Browsing Department of Political and Social Sciences (SPS) by Type "Book"
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Title:Engineers of Jihad : the curious connection between violent extremism and education Author(s):GAMBETTA, Diego; HERTOG, SteffenDate:2016Citation:Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2016Type:BookAbstract:The violent actions of a few extremists can alter the course of history, yet there persists a yawning gap between the potential impact of these individuals and what we understand about them. In Engineers of Jihad, Diego ... -
Title:Party politics and democracy in Europe : essays in honour of Peter Mair Editor(s):MÜLLER-ROMMEL, Ferdinand; CASAL BÉRTOA, FernandoDate:2016Citation:Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, 2016, West European politicsType:BookAbstract:This edited collection, in honour of the late political scientist Peter Mair, contains original chapters that are directly linked to his theoretical and/or methodological ideas and approaches. Peter Mair demonstrated that ... -
Title:Methodological issues of longitudinal surveys : the example of the national panel study Editor(s):BLOSSFELD, Hans Peter; VON MAURICE, Jutta; BAYER, Michael; SKOPEK, JanDate:2016Citation:Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, 2016Type:BookAbstract:This book addresses a broad array of pressing challenges of longitudinal surveys and provides innovative solutions to methodological problems based on the example of the NEPS. It covers longitudinal issues such as sampling, ... -
Title:How Europeans view and evaluate democracy Editor(s):FERRÍN, Mónica; KRIESI, HanspeterDate:2016Citation:Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016, Comparative politicsType:BookAbstract:Based on a new data-set covering 29 European and neighboring countries, this volume shows how, Europeans view and evaluate democracy: what are their conceptions of democracy, how do they assess the quality of democracy in ... -
Title:Saving the people : how populists hijack religion Editor(s):MARZOUKI, Nadia; MCDONNELL, Duncan; ROY, OlivierDate:2016Citation:London : Hurst & Company, 2016Type:BookSeries/Number:[RELIGIOWEST]Abstract:Western democracies are experiencing a new wave of right-wing populism that seeks to mobilise religion for its own ends. With chapters on the United States, Britain, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, Poland and ... -
Title:Symbolic patterns of childbirth Author(s):HÄNSCH, AnjaDate:2016Citation:Bern : Peter Lang, 2016Version:Published version of EUI PhD thesis, 2000Type:BookAbstract:This study investigates long-lasting cultural constructions of childbirth. Four symbolic patterns of childbirth emerge from the analysis of a variety of texts ranging from myths, philosophy, literature and religion to ... -
Title:EU's global engagement : a database of CSDP military operations and civilian missions worldwide. Codebook Author(s):DI MAURO, Danilo; KROTZ, Ulrich; WRIGHT, KaterinaDate:2016Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2016Type:BookAbstract:The EU's Global Engagement database provides a comprehensive overview of EU military operations and civilian missions under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) from the first CSDP operation in January 2003 to ... -
Title:When states come out : Europe's sexual minorities and the politics of visibility Author(s):AYOUB, Phillip M.Date:2016Citation:New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016, Cambridge studies in contentious politicsType:BookAbstract:In the last two decades, the LGBT movement has gained momentum that is arguably unprecedented in speed and suddenness when compared to other human rights movements. This book investigates the recent history of this ... -
Title:Policy frames on spousal migration in Germany : regulating membership, regulating the family Author(s):BLOCK, LauraDate:2016Citation:Wiesbaden : Springer, 2016, Studien zur Migrations- und IntegrationspolitikVersion:Published version of EUI PhD thesis, 2012Type:BookAbstract:Laura Block asks how liberal democracies manage to restrict migration in spite of liberal constraints. She analyses the political debates surrounding spousal migration policies from 2005-2010 in Germany and reveals government ... -
Title:Trading with the enemy : the making of US export control policy toward the People's Republic of China Author(s):MEIJER, HugoDate:2016Citation:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2016Type:BookAbstract:In light of the intertwining logics of military competition and economic interdependence at play in US-China relations, Trading with the Enemy examines how the United States has balanced its potentially conflicting national ... -
Title:Politicising Europe : integration and mass politics Editor(s):HUTTER, Swen; GRANDE, Edgar; KRIESI, HanspeterDate:2016Citation:Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016, Collection of new essaysType:BookAbstract:Politicising Europe presents the most comprehensive contribution to empirical research on politicisation to date. The study is innovative in both conceptual and empirical terms. Conceptually, the contributors develop and ... -
Title:Education, occupation and social origin : a comparative analysis of the transmission of socio-economic inequalities Editor(s):BERNARDI, Fabrizio; BALLARINO, GabrieleDate:2016Type:BookAbstract:Questioning the assumption that education is the 'great social equalizer', this book takes a comparative approach to the social origin–education–destination triangle by examining advantage in 14 different countries, including ... -
Title:The politics of migration in Italy : perspectives on local debates and party competition Author(s):CASTELLI GATTINARA, PietroDate:2016Citation:Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2016, Extremism and DemocracyVersion:Published version of EUI PhD thesis, 2014Type:BookAbstract:Migration represents one of the key issues in both Italian and European politics, and it has triggered EU-wide debates and negotiations, alongside alarmist and often sensationalist news reporting on the activities of ... -
Title:Solidarity in diverse societies : beyond neoliberal multiculturalism and welfare chauvinism Editor(s):BAUBÖCK, Rainer; SCHOLTEN, PeterDate:2016Citation:Special issue of Comparative migration studies, 2016, Vol. 4, No. 1Type:BookAbstract:This issue will focus on the role of nationhood and solidarity in reconciling immigration and welfare states. In the lead essay in this volume, the Canadian political philosopher Will Kymlicka, well known for his work on ...
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Title:Global free expression : governing the boundaries of internet content Author(s):WAGNER, BenjaminDate:2016Citation:[Switzerland] : Springer Verlag, 2016, Law, governance and technology series ; Vol. 28Version:Published version of EUI PhD thesis, 2013Type:BookAbstract:This book examines the changes in the governance of human expression as a result of the development of the Internet. It tells the story of the emergence of a global regime that almost completely lacks institutions, and ... -
Title:History and foreign policy in France and Germany Author(s):KROTZ, UlrichDate:2015Citation:Houndmills ; Basingstoke ; Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015Type:BookAbstract:Why do states similar in size, resources and capabilities significantly differ in their basic orientations and actions across major domains in foreign policy, security and defense? This book addresses this important question ... -
Title:Gender, education and employment : an international comparison of school-to-work transitions Editor(s):BLOSSFELD, Hans Peter; SKOPEK, Jan; TRIVENTI, Moris; BUCHHOLZ, SandraDate:2015Citation:Cheltenham ; Northampton : Edward Elgar, 2015, eduLIFE Lifelong Learning seriesType:BookSeries/Number:eduLIFEAbstract:For much of the twentieth century, women lagged considerably behind men in their educational attainment. However, in recent decades, young women have become an important source of human capital for labor markets in modern ... -
Title:Experiencing European integration : transnational lives and European identity Author(s):KUHN, TheresaDate:2015Citation:Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015Version:Published version of EUI PhD thesis, 2011Type:BookAbstract:European integration has generated a wide array of economic, political, and social opportunities beyond the nation state. European citizens are free to obtain their academic degree in Germany, earn their money in London, ... -
Title:Comparing super-diversity Editor(s):MEISSNER, Fran; VERTOVEC, StevenDate:2015Citation:Special issue of Ethnic and racial studies, 2015, Vol. 38, No. 4Type:BookAbstract:Reflecting a broadening interest in finding new ways to talk about contemporary social complexity, the concept of ‘super-diversity’ has received considerable attention since it was introduced in this journal in 2007. Many ...
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Title:Dépolitiser l'Europe : comment les partis dominants évitent le conflit sur l'intégration européenne Author(s):PETITHOMME, MathieuDate:2015Citation:Paris : L'Harmattan, 2015, Questionner l'EuropeVersion:Published version of EUI PhD thesis, 2011Type:BookAbstract:Comment les partis politiques se saisissent-ils des questions européennes ? Ce livre est une étude comparée des manières avec lesquelles différents types de partis en France, en GrandeBretagne, en Irlande et en Espagne, ...
