Browsing Department of Political and Social Sciences (SPS) by Type "Book"
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Title:Social movements and civil war : when protests for democratization fail Author(s):DELLA PORTA, Donatella; DONKER, Teije Hidde; HALL, Bogumila; POLJAREVIC, Emin; RITTER, Daniel P.Date:2018Citation:London : Routledge, 2018Type:BookAbstract:The main aim of this volume is to develop a theoretical explanation of the conditions under which and the mechanisms through which social movements’ struggles for democracy end up in civil war. While the empirical evidence ... -
Title:Managing Islam and religious pluralism : governing Islam in plural societies Editor(s):ELBASANI, Arolda; ROY, OlivierDate:2017Citation:Special issue of Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern studies, 2017, Vol. 19, No. 1Type:BookSeries/Number:[RELIGIOWEST]Abstract:This issue highlights the role of old and new dilemmas in shaping institutional arrangements for governing Islam and religious diversity in different cases. The empirical analysis revolves around a set of common questions: ... -
Title:Childcare, early education and social inequality : an international perspective Editor(s):BLOSSFELD, Hans Peter; KULIC, Nevena; SKOPEK, Jan; TRIVENTI, MorrisDate:2017Citation:Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017Type:BookAbstract:Recognizing that social change over recent decades has strengthened the need for early childhood education and care, this book seeks to answer what role this plays in creating and compensating for social inequalities in ... -
Title:What does suburbia vote for? : changed settlement patterns and political preferences in three European countries Author(s):STRÖBELE, Maarit FelicitasDate:2017Citation:Baden-Baden : Nomos, 2017, Politik und Demokratie in den kleineren Ländern Europas ; Politics and governance in the smaller European democracies ; Bd. 14Version:Published version of EUI PhD thesis, 2013Type:BookAbstract:Is there such a thing as suburban political preference in Western Europe, and if so, how would such a finding be related to political cleavages? To answer these questions, this book combines approaches from political science ... -
Title:Jihad and death : the global appeal of Islamic State Author(s):ROY, OlivierDate:2017Citation:London : Hurst Publishers, 2017Version:Translated into English by Cynthia SCHOCH from the French original published by Le Seuil (2016).Type:BookAbstract:How has ISIS been able to muster support far beyond its initial constituency in the Arab world and attract tens of thousands of foreign volunteers, including converts to Islam, and seemingly countless supporters online? ... -
Title:Centripetal democracy : democratic legitimacy and political identity in Belgium, Switzerland, and the European Union Author(s):LACEY, JosephDate:2017Citation:Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017Version:Published version of EUI PhD thesis, 2015Type:BookAbstract:Centripetal democracy is the idea that legitimate democratic institutions set in motion forms of citizen practice and representative behaviour that serve as powerful drivers of political identity formation. Partisan modes ... -
Title:In the shadow of the iron curtain : Central and Eastern European alterglobalists Author(s):PIOTROWSKI, GrzegorzDate:2017Citation:Frankfurt am Main ; New York : Peter Lang, 2017Version:Published version of EUI PhD thesis, 2011Type:BookAbstract:This book examines the alterglobalist activists in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary. Based on lengthy ethnographic fieldwork and numerous in-depth interviews with key figures of the movement, it covers mobilizations ... -
Title:Reforming democracy : institutional engineering in Western Europe Author(s):BEDOCK, CamilleDate:2017Citation:Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017, Comparative politicsVersion:Published version of EUI PhD thesis, 2014Type:BookAbstract:When, why, and how are democratic institutions reformed? This is the broad question guiding this research, rooted in a context of crises of representative democracy. Core democratic rules can be understood as the formal ... -
Title:Uses of social investment Editor(s):HEMERIJCK, AntonDate:2017Citation:Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017Type:BookAbstract:The Uses of Social Investment' provides the first study of the welfare state, under the new post-crisis austerity context and associated crisis management politics, to take stock of the limits and potential of social ... -
Title:Electoral integrity and political regimes : actors, strategies and consequences Editor(s):GARNETT, Holly Ann; ZAVADSKAYA, MargaritaDate:2017Citation:Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, 2017Type:BookAbstract:Following a normative approach that suggests international norms and standards for elections apply universally, regardless of regime type or cultural context, this book examines the challenges to electoral integrity, the ... -
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:Clientelism and economic policy : Greece and the crisis Author(s):TRANTIDIS, ArisDate:2016Citation:London; New York : Routledge, 2016, Routledge advances in European politicsType:BookAbstract:With its deep economic crisis and dramatic political developments Greece has puzzled Europe and the world. What explains its long-standing problems and its incapacity to reform its economy? Using an analytic narrative and ... -
Title:The Palgrave handbook of critical international political economy Editor(s):CAFRUNY, Alan; TALANI, Leila Simona; POZO MARTIN, GonzaloDate:2016Citation:London : Palgrave, 2016, Palgrave handbooks in IPEType:BookAbstract:Challenging the assumptions of 'mainstream' International Political Economy (IPE), this Handbook demonstrates the considerable value of critical theory to the discipline through a series of cutting-edge studies. The field ... -
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: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: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:Competition policy enforcement in EU member states : what is independence for? Author(s):GUIDI, MattiaDate:2016Citation:London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016, European administrative governanceVersion:Published version of EUI PhD thesis, 2012Type:BookAbstract:This book investigates the crucial EU policy of competition, which is enforced by the Commission and by national agencies that enjoy various degrees of autonomy from their governments. More and more policy-making activities ... -
Title:Education, occupation and social origin : a comparative analysis of the transmission of socio-economic inequalities Editor(s):BERNARDI, Fabrizio; BALLARINO, GabrieleDate:2016Citation:Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing, 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: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: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 ...
