Title:A Reconstruction of Constructivism in International Relations
Author(s):GUZZINI, StefanoDate:2000Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:In order to avoid both theoretically eclectic and redundant approaches to constructivism, this article proposes one possible and coherent reconstruction of constructivism understood as a reflexive meta-theory. This ...
Title:Recruitment of members of Dutch noble and high-bourgeois families to elite positions in the 20th century
Author(s):SCHIJF, Huibert; DRONKERS, Jaap; BROEKE-GEORGE, Jennifer van denDate:2004Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article offers a counter-example of the modernization theory by looking at the elite positions of the nobility in the Netherlands in the 20th century. We compare the elite positions of the parents and the children, ...
Title:Reflexive Accountability and Direct Democracy
Author(s):TRECHSEL, Alexander H.Date:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The concept of democratic accountability is almost exclusively discussed in the context of representative forms of democracy, and with a strong focus on the electoral realm. This means that a large part of the literature ...
Title:Relational Dynamics and Processes of Radicalization: A comparative framework
Author(s):ALIMI, Eitan Y.; BOSI, Lorenzo; DEMETRIOU, CharesDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:We propose an explanatory framework for the comparative study of radicalization that focuses on its “how” and “when” questions. We build on the relational tradition in the study of social movements and contentious politics ...
Title:Religion and Democracy: International, transnational and global issues
Author(s):FERRARA, PasqualeDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Growing attention is given in IR theory and diplomatic circles to the ambivalent role of religion in world politics. However, there is a need for more analytical clarity, identifying at least four different domains: religions ...
Title:Religious Revivals as a Product and Tool of Globalization
Author(s):ROY, OlivierDate:2010-01-01Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The debate on the role of religions in international relations tends to revolve around the clash or dialogue alternative. Religion is seen either as a part of an ethno-national culture or as a supra national factor that ...