Title:In Defence of Pluralism in the Social Sciences
Author(s):KEATING, Michael; DELLA PORTA, DonatellaDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:There are five levels in social inquiry: ontology; epistemology; approaches; methodology; and methods, which we see as means of gathering information. There is no determinate relationship such that one school will consistently ...
Title:In difesa del pluralismo. Conclusione: pluralismo sì ma ‘ragionevole’
Author(s):KEATING, Michael; DELLA PORTA, DonatellaDate:2009-01-01Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The article aims at conceptualizing methodological pluralism, at different levels. The social sciences have been racked by arguments about ontology, epistemology, approaches, methods and methodology. There is a tendency ...
Title:In movimento: 'contamination' in action and the Italian global justice movement
Author(s):DELLA PORTA, Donatella; MOSCA, LorenzoDate:2007Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:In this article we explore the process of `contamination' (namely cross-fertilization) in the development of the Global Justice Movement in Italy during the 1990s. We focus on two specific organizational sectors of this ...
Title:In Search of Gender Differences in Access to Continuing Training: Is There a Gender Gap and If Yes, Why?
Author(s):DIECKHOFF, Martina; STEIBER, NadiaDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:WZB Discussion PaperAbstract:Gender differences in access to continuing training are often argued to be a central cause of persisting gender inequalities in occupational attainment. Yet, existing empirical work has presented rather mixed evidence ...
Title:In the Corridors and in the Streets: A comparative study of the impacts of social movement campaigns in the EU
Author(s):PARKS, LouisaDate:2009Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:This doctoral thesis aims to trace the impacts of campaigns carried out by coalitions of social movement organisations in the transnational arena of the EU. In order to accomplish this task, an original approach to process ...
Title:In the Name of the Prophet? Danish Muslim Mobilization During the Muhammad Caricatures Controversy
Author(s):LINDEKILDE, Lasse E.Date:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The twelve Muhammad caricatures published in September 2005 led to unforeseen Muslim mobilization and claim making in Denmark. Several academics, public intellectuals, and politicians have explained this by referring to ...
Title:The Independence of Scotland: Self-government and the Shifting Politics of Union
Author(s):KEATING, MichaelDate:2009Type of Publication:BookAbstract:After three hundred years, the Anglo-Scottish Union is in serious difficulty. This is not because of a profound cultural divide between England and Scotland but because recent decades have seen the rebuilding of Scotland ...
Title:Individual and systemic determinants of electoral abstention in Western Europe
Author(s):ANDUIZA PEREA, EvaDate:1997Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:Este libro analiza las causas de la abstención electoral en el marco de las elecciones parlamentarias considerando simultáneamente las variables individuales y las características del sistema político y de la elección como ...