Title:The Politics of Civic Combinations
Author(s):BRUSZT, Laszlo; VEDRES, BalazsDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:In this article, we explore the ways in which partnerships with the state within state-led developmental programs might effect the autonomy of civic organizations (COs) and their readiness to enter in political action. To ...
Title:Portugal, 2011 : Une victoire de la droite néoliberale et une defáite de la gauche
Author(s):FREIRE, André; SANTANA PEREIRA, JoséDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Cet article analyse les élections parlementaires portugaises du 5 juin 2011. Il en présente l’arrière-plan issu de la législature précédente, de la crise économique, du renflouement de la dette portugaise et de la campagne ...
Title:Portugal, 2011: Une victoire de la droite néoliberale et une defáite de la gauche
Author(s):FREIRE, André; SANTANA PEREIRA, JoséDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Cet article analyse les élections parlementaires portugaises du 5 juin 2011. Il en présente l’arrière-plan issu de la législature précédente, de la crise économique, du renflouement de la dette portugaise et de la campagne ...
Title:Positioning Accountability in European Governance: An Introduction
Author(s):CURTIN, Deirdre; MAIR, Peter; PAPADOPOULOS, YannisDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The special issue of which this paper forms the introduction takes as its central focus one particular aspect of democratic governance: accountability. It attempts to position a broad understanding of the notion of ...
Title:Praktisch Gedacht! Praxistheoretischer Konstruktivismus in den Internationalen Beziehungen
Author(s):BÜGER, Christian; GADINGER, FrankDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Practice as an analytical category has received re-renewed attention in the discipline of International Relations (IR). We discuss the shared assumptions and disagreements among theories of practice in IR and the challenges ...
Title:Predispositions to discriminatory immigration policies in western Europe: an exploration of political causes
Author(s):MARTINEZ-HERRERA, Enric; MOUALHI, DjaouidaDate:2006Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:We analyze citizens' predispositions concerning policies of immigrant selection and models of immigrant accommodation as observed by the 2002-3 European Social Survey. We focus on some of the EU's major countries, namely: ...
Title:Presentación. Desafíos metodológicos en la investigación de la participación
Author(s):FONT, Joan; DELLA PORTA, Donatella; SINTOMER, YvesDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleSeries/Report no.:[COSMOS]Abstract:Participation is a well-established subject in the social sciences. Individual participation, non-governmental organizations, interest groups, and social movements have all been important fields of research for years, at ...
Title:Prospettive per una democrazia post-sovranista
Author(s):FERRARA, PasqualeDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Neither in its exercise nor in theoretical debate is the state’s sovereignty absolute any more. Indeed, a certain “fragility” can be observed in the traditional concept of sovereignty based on the definition of an impermeable ...
Title:Protest and policing on October 15th, global day of action : the Italian case
Author(s):DELLA PORTA, Donatella; ZAMPONI, LorenzoDate:2013Type of Publication:ArticleSeries/Report no.:[COSMOS]Abstract:Fifteenth October 2011, a global day of anti-austerity action called for by the Spanish indignados, saw hundreds of thousands of protestors converging on Rome for a national march. One of the largest, this Rome event was ...
Title:Protest on Unemployement: Forms and Opportunities
Author(s):DELLA PORTA, DonatellaDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The “return” of poor people movements pushes towards more reflection on the impact of changes in the social structure, the availability of organizational resources, and political and discursive opportunities for collective ...