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Title: The Mobilization of the Unemployed in Europe: From acquiescence to protest? Author(s): CHABANET, Didier; FANIEL, Jean Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: In the face of high unemployment in Europe for the past thirty years, the unemployed have organized themselves and mobilized at levels ranging from the local to the transnational. These contentious movements invite us to ...
Title: Media Practices and Protest Politics: How precarious workers mobilise Author(s): MATTONI, Alice Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Series/Report no.: [COSMOS] Abstract: How do precarious workers employed in call-centres, universities, the fashion industry and many other labour markets organise, struggle and communicate to become recognised, influential political subjects? "Media Practices ...
Title: Fighting Discrimination in Europe. The case for a race-conscious approach Author(s): MOSCHEL, Mathias; HERMANIN, Costanza; GRIGOLO, Michele Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: The member states of the EU have only very recently begun to consider race and racism in the framework of equality legislation and policies. As opposed to an established Anglo-Saxon tradition of naming races and using ...
Title: Special Responsibilities: Global problems and American power Author(s): BUKOVANSKY, Mlada; CLARK, Ian; ECKERSLEY, Robyn; PRICE, Richard; REUS-SMIT, Christian; WHEELER, Nicholas J. Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: The language of special responsibilities is ubiquitous in world politics, with policymakers and commentators alike speaking and acting as though particular states have, or ought to have, unique obligations in managing ...
Title: Professionalisierung in der Frühpädagogik. Qualifikationsniveau und –bedingungen des Personals in Kindertagesstätten. Gutachten Author(s): BLOSSFELD, Hans Peter; Vereinigung der Bayerischen Wirtschaft Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: Die öffentlichen Erwartungen an frühpädagogische Einrichtungen haben sich im vergangenen Jahrzehnt deutlich gewandelt: Kindertageseinrichtungen werden nicht mehr nur als Betreuungs-, sondern viel mehr als zentrale ...
Title: Dismantling Public Policy: Preferences, strategies, and effects Author(s): BAUER, Michael W.; JORDAN, Andrew; GREEN-PEDERSEN, Christoffer; HERITIER, Adrienne Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: 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: Que reste-t-il des partis? Une étude de l'influence des partis de gouvernement sur les politiques publiques en France entre 1981 et 2009 Author(s): FROIO, Caterina Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: La compétition entre partis et projets partisans est communément citée comme étant un élément constitutif de toute démocratie représentative. Pour le citoyen, voter un parti plutôt qu’un autre signifie aussi choisir entre ...
Title: Do all Good Things Go Together? Conflicting objectives in democracy promotion Author(s): FREYBURG, Tina; GRIMM, Sonja; LEININGER, Julia Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: 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: State Reform and Development in the Middle East: Turkey and Egypt in the post-liberalization era Author(s): ADLY, Amr Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: The economies of Turkey and Egypt, remarkably similar until the early 1980s, have since taken divergent paths. Turkey has successfully implemented a policy of export led industrialisation whilst Egypt’s manufacturing ...
Title: International Responsibility and Grave Humanitarian Crises: Collective provision for human security Author(s): PELTONEN, Hannes Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: This book examines responsibility in grave humanitarian crises, focusing on the international community's collective responsibility to take action in such cases as genocide or ethnic cleansing. The idea of collective ...
Title: Media Power and the Transformation of War Author(s): DE FRANCO, Chiara Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: Do the news media have any role in the transformation of war and warfare? This book argues that the news media alter the cognitive and strategic environment of the actors of war and politics and change the way these interact ...
Title: Party Patronage and Party Government in European Democracies Author(s): KOPECKÝ, Petr; MAIR, Peter; SPIROVA, Maria Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: This book brings together insights from the worlds of party politics and public administration in order to analyze the role of political parties in public appointments across contemporary Europe. Based on an extensive new ...
Title: Erwachsen werden in der Einwanderungsgesellschaft. Der Auszug aus dem Elternhaus bei jungen Erwachsenen türkischer und deutscher Herkunft Author(s): WINDZIO, Michael; AYBEK, Can Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: In this volume the results of a comparative analysis are presented that deal with processes of leaving the parental home among young adults who grew up in Germany. Using the first wave data of the German Generations and ...
Title: The Problem-Centred Interview: Principles and practice Author(s): WITZEL, Andreas; REITER, Herwig Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: Interviewing is among the most commonly used methods in qualitative research. It is a pragmatic and reliable tool for collecting information and can be adapted to diverse situations and purposes. The discursive-dialogic ...
Title: The EU as an Actor in International Environmental Negotiations: Mixed agreements and the conservation of marine living resources Author(s): COUTTO, Tatiana Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: The mechanisms that allow for the joint participation of the European Union (EU) and its Member States in multilateral environmental negotiations are much more complex than what the three-pillar structure (abolished by the ...
Title: Politica in Italia: i fatti dell'anno e le interpretazioni. Edizione 2012 Author(s): BOSCO, Anna; MCDONNELL, Duncan Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: This volume examines and analyzes events in Italy during 2011: a year which saw the fall of the Berlusconi government amidst a severe financial crisis and its replacement by a cabinet of unelected technocratic ministers, ...
Title: Desafíos metodológicos en la investigación de la participación Author(s): FONT, Joan; DELLA PORTA, Donatella; SINTOMER, Yves Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book 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: An Audit of Democracy in the European Union Author(s): BANDUCCI, Susan; FRANKLIN, Mark; GIEBLER, Heiko; HOBOLT, Sara; MARSH, Michael; VAN DER BRUG, Wouter; VAN DER EIJK, Cees Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Series/Report no.: EUDO Abstract: This eBook contains some of the first fruits of a large collaborative project funded by the EU’s DG Research under their FP7 Programme: an “infrastructure design study” whose ultimate goal is “Providing an Infrastructure ...
Title: La servitude volontaire aujourd'hui : esclavages et modernité Author(s): CHAIGNOT, Nicolas Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: Au centre de la crise de la modernité que traversent nos sociétés actuelles se trouve la question du travail. Les transformations récentes du capitalisme, notamment les nouvelles formes d’organisation du travail, remettent ...
Title: Pension Reforms in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. From Post-Socialist Transition to the Global Financial Crisis Author(s): GUARDIANCICH, Igor Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Book Abstract: This book traces and analyzes the legislation and implementation of pension reforms in four Central, Eastern and Southeastern European countries: Croatia, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia. By comparing the political economy ...