Title:Democracy in the age of globalization and mediatization
Author(s):KRIESI, Hanspeter; LAVENEX, Sandra; ESSER, Frank; MATTHES, Jörg; BÜHLMANN, Marc; BOCHSLER, DanielDate:2013Type of Publication:BookAbstract:A new perspective on democracy and its challenges in the 21st century. - This book provides a comprehensive overview over the models of contemporary democracy, its social, cultural, economic and political prerequisites, ...
Title:The Democracy Makers: Human rights & international order
Author(s):GUILHOT, NicolasDate:2005Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Has the international movement for democracy and human rights gone from being a weapon against power to part of the arsenal of power itself? Nicolas Guilhot explores this question in his penetrating look at how the U.S. ...
Title:Democratisation in Turkey: The role of political parties
Author(s):TURSAN, HuriDate:2004Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Party politics has been undergoing a revival in many democracies. However, parties are much less studied in countries with unstable political regimes. Party interactions can help to provide explanations for the emergence ...
Title:Democrazie
Author(s):DELLA PORTA, DonatellaDate:2011Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Il volume presenta una sintesi critica e aggiornata delle diverse concezioni di democrazia che si contrappongono sulla scena politica contemporanea. Quella "liberale" presuppone identità già formate fuori dal processo ...
Title:Desafíos metodológicos en la investigación de la participación
Author(s):FONT, Joan; DELLA PORTA, Donatella; SINTOMER, YvesDate:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract: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:Devolution and Public Policy. A Comparative Perspective
Author(s):KEATING, Michael; MCEWEN, NicolaDate:2006Type of Publication:BookAbstract:The United Kingdom, Spain and Belgium have all undergone political devolution in recent years, with powers transferred from central government to regions and nations within these states. There is a rich literature on ...
Title:Diaspora and Transnationalism. Concepts, Theories and Methods
Author(s):BAUBOCK, Rainer; FAIST, ThomasDate:2010Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Diaspora and transnationalism are widely used concepts in academic as well as political discourses. Although originally referring to quite different phenomena, they increasingly overlap today. Such inflation of meanings ...
Title:Dismantling Public Policy: Preferences, strategies, and effects
Author(s):BAUER, Michael W.; JORDAN, Andrew; GREEN-PEDERSEN, Christoffer; HERITIER, AdrienneDate:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Policy dismantling is a distinctive form of policy change, which involves the cutting, reduction, diminution or complete removal of existing policies. The perceived need to dismantle existing policies normally acquires ...
Title:Do all Good Things Go Together? Conflicting objectives in democracy promotion
Author(s):FREYBURG, Tina; GRIMM, Sonja; LEININGER, JuliaDate:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract:The promotion of democracy in post-conflict or transition countries often does not prove to be successful. Trying to achieve peace, security, prosperity and other desirable goals at the same time often leads to conflicting ...
Title:Doing Succession in Europe. Generational Transfers in Family Businesses in Comparative Perspective
Author(s):STAMM, Isabell; BREITSCHMID, Peter; KOHLI, MartinDate:2011-01-01Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Family enterprises make up the majority of all businesses across Western Europe. Nonetheless, they are seen as an endangered species. Succession is an especially critical moment for their survival. The succession process ...