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Title:The political Author(s):BARTOLINI, Stefano Date:2018Citation:London : Rowman & Littlefield, 2018, ECPR monographsType:BookAbstract:'Politics' is a noun that points to a field or sphere of human activity and interaction. 'Political' is an adjective that usually associates with other names to qualify and specify them. Political behaviour, political ...
Title:Political Accountability as a Radial Concept Author(s):STINGA, LaurentiuDate:2008Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI SPS; 2008/08Abstract:In the current article, I attempt to conceptualize political accountability in a disciplined fashion by proposing a strategy of conceptualization based on the internal radial structure of this difficult social science ...
Title:Political agency in the economy : cooperatives, solidarity and territory in Euskadi and Aquitaine Author(s):ITÇAINA, XabierDate:2013Citation:Bice MAIGUASHCA and Raffaele MARCHETTI (eds), Contemporary political agency : theory and practice, Abingdon : Routledge, 2013, Routledge series on global order studies ; 3, pp. 72-91Type:Contribution to bookAbstract:In the present global economic crisis, the ‘social economy’– i.e. those forms of economic organization located between the public sector and the private for-profit sector – has aroused considerable public and academic ...
Title:Political Allegiance after European Integration Author(s):WHITE, JonathanDate:2011Citation:Basingstoke/New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, Palgrave studies in European Union politicsVersion:Published version of EUI PhD thesis, 2007Type:BookAbstract:How should political community be seen in the context of European integration? This book combines a theoretical treatment of political allegiance with a study of ordinary citizens, examining how taxi-drivers in Britain, ...
Title:Political Allegiance and European Integration Author(s):VAN KERSBERGEN, KeesDate:2000Citation:European Journal of Political Research, 2000, 37, 1, 1-17Type:ArticleAbstract:Under what conditions and to what extent do national publics come to accept the increasing efforts of state elites to build new political institutions that transcend the constitutional frontiers of the nation-state and ...
Title:A political bond in Europe Author(s):WHITE, JonathanDate:2007Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2007Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis explores a new way to conceptualise political community in the contemporary European context. Its point of departure is the normative debate concerning the type of collective bond feasible and desirable as an ...
Title:Political Boundaries in a Multilevel Democracy Author(s):BAUBÖCK, Rainer Date:2007Citation:Seyla BENHABIB, Ian SHAPIRO (eds), Identities, Affiliations and Allegiances, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2007, 85-109Type:Contribution to book
Title:Political Charisma Revisited, and Reclaimed for Political Science Author(s):PAPPAS, Takis S.Date:2011Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2011/60; EUDO - European Union Democracy ObservatoryAbstract:This paper, initially prompted by the puzzles raised from the atypical emergence of charismatic politics in the otherwise ordinary political system that our contemporary democracy is supposed to be, seeks to bring political ...
Title:Political Communication in Direct Democratic Campaigns: Enlightening or manipulating? Editor(s):KRIESI, Hanspeter Date:2012Citation:Houndmills/Basingstoke/Hampshire/New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, Challenges to democracy in the 21st century seriesType:BookAbstract:The contributors to this volume analyze the communication processes in Swiss direct democratic campaigns and their effect on the information processing and opinion formation of the citizen public. The book adopts an ...
Title:Political communication networks : media and political elite interaction in France and the Federal Republic of Germany Author(s):VON ROHLAND, Hans-FriedrichDate:1989Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 1989Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD Thesis
Title:Political Communication: An integrated approach Author(s):KRIESI, Hanspeter Date:2012Citation:Hanspeter KRIESI (ed.), Political Communication in Direct Democratic Campaigns: Enlightening or manipulating?, Houndmills/Basingstoke/Hampshire/New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, Challenges to democracy in the 21st century series, 1-16Type:Contribution to book
Title:Political competition and contestability: a study of the barriers to entry in 21 democracies Author(s):BISCHOFF, Carina S.Date:2006Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2006Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:The thesis offers a theoretical clarification of the concept of political competition and an empirical study of one of its defining dimensions, namely contestability. In the first part, the relevant literature is subjected ...
Title:Political Conflict in Western Europe Author(s):KRIESI, Hanspeter ; GRANDE, Edgar; DOLEZAL, Martin; HELBLING, Marc ; HÖGLINGER, Dominic; HUTTER, Swen ; WÜEST, BrunoDate:2012Citation:Cambridge/New York, Cambridge University Press, 2012Type:BookSeries/Number:[COSMOS]Abstract:What are the consequences of globalization for the structure of political conflicts in Western Europe? How are political conflicts organized and articulated in the twenty-first century? And how does the transformation of ...
Title:Political conflict on immigration and democracy in Europe Author(s):GESSLER, Theresa Elena Date:2019Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2019Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:This thesis is a collection of five empirical studies that analyze political competition on immigration and democracy in Europe. The thesis investigates how policy issues related to these two policy domains become politicized, ...
Title:The political consequences of the Great Recession in Southern Europe crisis and representation in Spain Author(s):VIDAL, Guillem Date:2019Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2019Version:Chapter 2 'From Boom to Bust : A Comparative Analysis of Greece and Spain under Austerity' of the PhD thesis draws upon an earlier version published as chapter 'From boom to bust : a comparative analysis of Greece and Spain under austerity' (2018) in the book Living under austerity : Greek society in crisis.
Chapter 3 'Old versus new politics: The political spaces in Southern Europe in times of crisis' of the PhD thesis draws upon an earlier version published as an article 'Old versus new politics : the political spaces in Southern Europe in times of crises' (2018) in the journal 'Party politics'
Chapter 4 'Out with the Old: Restructuring Spanish Politics' of the PhD thesis draws upon an earlier version published as an article 'Challenging business as usual? : the rise of new parties in Spain in times of crisis' (2017) in the journal 'West European politics'Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:The Great Recession constituted a breaking point in several aspects of the cultural, economic and political life of southern European countries (i.e. Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain). This dissertation aims to shed light ...
Title:Political consumerism and the decline of class politics in Western Europe Author(s):FERRER-FONS, Mariona; FRAILE, Marta Date:2013Citation:International journal of comparative sociology, 2013, Vol. 54, No. 5-6, pp. 467-489Type:ArticleAbstract:This article examines whether social class influences the likelihood of engaging in political consumerism in Western Europe. Political consumption is the intentional buying or abstention from buying (boycotting) specific ...
Title:Political Corruption Author(s):DELLA PORTA, Donatella ; VANNUCCI, AlbertoDate:2012Citation:Edwin AMENTA, Kate NASH and Alan SCOTT (eds), The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology, Oxford, Wiley Blackwell, 2012, 130-144Type:Contribution to bookSeries/Number:[COSMOS]Abstract:This entry reviews social science literature on political corruption, privileging an institutionalist approach. In doing so, it looks at resources and mechanisms of hidden exchange as well as at its governance.
Title:Political corruption and the role of public prosecutors in Italy Author(s):ALBERTI, AdrianaDate:1995Citation:Crime law and social change, 1995, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 273-292Type:ArticleAbstract:This paper analyzes the problem of political corruption in Italy and the role public prosecutors have played in unraveling such a phenomenon. The factors that have contributed to fostering systemic corruption as well as ...
Title:A political culture unaccustomed to dialogue : the political constraints of the social contract Author(s):LEÓN, Margarita; ALVARIÑO VÁZQUEZ, Manuel ; SOLER-BUADES, LlorençDate:2022Citation:Luis AYALA CAÑÓN (ed.), Inequality and social contract, Valencia : Observatorio Social, La Caixa, 2022, pp. 165-180Type:Contribution to bookAbstract:Reaching lasting political agreements is vital for solving structural problems such as social inequality in Spain. There are several factors that can make it easier or more difficult for political parties, usually at odds ...
Title:Political cultures do matter : citizens and politics in Western Europe and East and Southeast Asia Author(s):BLONDEL, Jean ; INOGUCHI, TakashiDate:2002Citation:Japanese journal of political science, 2002, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 151-171Type:ArticleAbstract:This article is concerned with the examination of the attitudes of the 'common man' in two regions of the globe, both with respect to basic relations between citizen and state and with respect to the extent to which ...