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2. Elites and Leadership in Russian Politics : Selected Papers From the Fifth World Congress of Central and East European Studies, Warsaw, 1995
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Graeme Gill and Graeme Gill
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- Europe—Politics and government, Political science
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The fall of the Communist regime in the USSR and Russia's search for a democratic and prosperous market-based future is one of the most compelling episodes of the end of the twentieth century. A central part in this drama is being played by political elites. These essays, written by some of the leading scholars in the field, analyse various aspects of the role being played by elites and leaders in Russian politics. Among the issues dealt with are: the origins of the Russian elites, including the issue of continuity with the Soviet past; the relationship between political and economic elites; the means taken by elites to structure politics and their relations; the dynamic of elite politics, and the nature of post-communism. These essays deal with many of the crucial questions facing Russia today.
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- 2016
3. Regime and Society in Twentieth-Century Russia : Selected Papers From the Fifth World Congress of Central and East European Studies, Warsaw, 1995
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Ian D. Thatcher and Ian D. Thatcher
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- Europe—Politics and government, Sociology, Political science
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This book contains fresh approaches to the interaction between regime and society in twentieth-century Russia. It offers new answers to familiar questions: • How useful is'totalitarianism'as a model to categorise authoritarian regimes? • What chances existed for tsarism to establish itself as a constitutional monarchy? • Were Trotsky and Lenin dictators in waiting? • How did the Bolsheviks make the Lenin cult? • What opposition did intellectuals offer in the Soviet regime? • What is the nature of contemporary Russian constitutionalism? It is required reading for historians, political scientists, sociologists and everyone interested in modern Russia.
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- 2016
4. Wild Man : The Life and Times of Daniel Ellsberg
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T. Wells and T. Wells
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- Political science, Literature, Europe—Politics and government, United States—History, History, Modern, World politics
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On September 4, 1971, the office of Lewis Fielding, a psychiatrist practicing in Los Angeles, was broken into. It looked like a run of the mill drug raid. A month later, a homeless man was charged with burglary and the case was considered closed. On June 17, 1972, five men were charged with breaking and entering at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. With these two burglaries, one seemingly innocuous while the other was more serious because of the venue, the scandal known as Watergate was born. As the tale of Richard Nixon and his Plumbers began to unfold, it was discovered that one of Lewis Fielding's patients was Daniel Ellsberg, the man who released the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times. Ellsberg was high on Nixon's list of enemies and he vowed to destroy him at all costs. In Wild Man, Tom Wells explores the life of Daniel Ellsberg to discover what makes an individual enact the most severe breach of government security ever to occur in the United States. As Wells follows Ellsberg from his early days as a piano prodigy to his years of great promise at Harvard, we see the development of a volatile, narcissistic loner with a voracious sexual appetite, a highly developed intelligence and, most importantly, the overwhelming need to take centre stage in the pageant known as America. In Wild Man, Tom Wells creates an unforgettable picture of Daniel Ellsberg, an American Everyman for the seventies who embodied the promise and paranoia of that uncertain time. This is a thrilling piece of biography that will stand as one of the great American portraits.
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- 2016
5. Politisches Wissen: Korrekte Kenntnisse, Fehlvorstellungen und Ignoranz
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Bettina Westle, Markus Tausendpfund, Bettina Westle, and Markus Tausendpfund
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- Political sociology, Elections, Europe—Politics and government, Comparative government, Political science
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Wissenschaftliche Arbeiten zu politischem Wissen der Bevölkerung in Deutschland konzentrieren sich zumeist auf die Analyse vorhandener Faktenkenntnisse und stellen diesen die zusammengefassten fehlenden und falschen Antworten gegenüber. Damit wird die Differenzierung zwischen Fehlvorstellungen (falsche Antworten) und Ignoranz (fehlende und „weiß nicht“ Antworten) vernachlässigt. Die Beiträge dieses Bands greifen diese Differenzierung mit unterschiedlichen Untersuchungsdesigns und zu verschiedenen Politikbereichen auf. Die Befunde zeigen, dass falsche und fehlende substanzielle Antworten nicht zusammengefasst werden sollten, da sie sowohl mit unterschiedlichen Determinanten als auch verschiedenen Folgen verbunden sind. Neben der Begutachtung durch die beiden Herausgeber haben alle Beiträge ein double-blind Begutachtungsverfahren durchlaufen. Deshalb möchten sich die Herausgebenden an dieser Stelle nochmals herzlich bei den Gutachtern für ihre Hinweise und Kommentare bedanken: Ursula Hoffmann-Lange, Toni Ihme, Raphael Kruse, Jürgen Maier, Uwe Remer, Rüdiger Schmitt-Beck, Christian Schnaudt, Harald Schoen, Thomas Schübel und Ulrich Sieberer.
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- 2024
6. Constitutional Debates, Rhetoric, and Political Philosophy in Spain’s Parliamentary History
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Francisco J. Bellido and Francisco J. Bellido
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- Europe—Politics and government, Communication in politics, World politics, Political science—Philosophy
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This book examines the conceptual contributions of constituent representatives in Spain during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Spanish Parliament has been the stage for the political modernisation of the country. Constitutional debates have historically led to the gradual acknowledgement and broadening – usually unevenly – of citizens'rights. At the same time, constitutional debates have created opportunities to design institutions and settle legal mechanisms to enforce rights and distribute state resources. The book identifies and analyses rhetorical and conceptual innovations produced in such debates from a historical perspective.
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- 2024
7. The Rule of Law in the EU : Challenges, Actors and Strategies
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Luisa Antoniolli, Carlo Ruzza, Luisa Antoniolli, and Carlo Ruzza
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- Europe—Politics and government, Law—Europe, Political sociology, Private international law, Conflict of laws, International law, Comparative law, World politics
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This book reflects on the nature of the rule of law in the European Union and the present and future consequences of the attacks that are undermining it. Presenting various case studies, it analyses violations of the rule of law and their impact on the quality of European democracy and on the workings of civil and political society. Written from an interdisciplinary perspective, the book connects legal aspects related to infringements of the rule of law with their political and sociological consequences at both a general and the EU level.The book is divided into three parts. The first focuses on the rule of law in the European context and the threats to democracy posed by its violations. It examines how populist movements and parties utilize the erosion of the checks and balances in liberal democracies to weaken resisting intermediate bodies, such as dissenting civil society groups. The second part concentrates on the political perspectives, which it approaches both in terms of its general features and through a set of case studies related to violations of the rule of law. The third part provides a legal perspective on these issues and examines the impact of the rule of law and its infringement in several areas, impacting both the internal and external dimensions of the EU.
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- 2024
8. The Groupuscular Far-Right in Portugal : Nationalism and The Reach of Digital Communication
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Gabriel Fernandes Rocha Guimarães and Gabriel Fernandes Rocha Guimarães
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- Europe—Politics and government, Political sociology, Communication in politics
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This book analyzes two types of nationalisms that are represented by the Portuguese groupuscular right, that is, the extra-party right. One faction is guided by ethnonationalism and nativism, looking at Portugal through an ethnically European prism. Small groups fight for a white Portugal linked to an imagined white world, rooted in ideas such as race and biology, following models from the US. The other faction looks for a future in a non-European confederation and wants Portuguese citizenship for non-European groups originating from the former colonies, while maintaining ties with the Portuguese extreme right, notably, the one that comes from the Salazar right-wing dictatorship (Estado Novo, 1926–1974). This faction suggests addressing questions of immigration by accepting immigration of non-European people from former imperial space and by initiating a confederation of countries, in which Portugal is the only state with a white majority. Guimarães analyzes the means of communication of these two factions, the language they use to articulate their viewpoints, and the worldviews of various groups in Portugal. He argues that the far right in Portugal is a space filled with radical styles of nationalism.
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- 2024
9. Political Psychology Perspectives on Populism
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Gilda Sensales and Gilda Sensales
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- Europe—Politics and government, Communication in politics, Identity politics
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This book explores the different forms of populism in European countries. Starting from a theoretical point of view, the authors outline the various psychosocial precursors of populisms that have emerged from empirical investigations. Using both mainstream and critical perspectives, the book shows how the field has driven multiple research programmes and methodologies. The authors draw on questionnaires and political communication via social media to analyse the opinions, attitudes, and representations of laypeople and populist leaders. The volume is aimed at researchers, students, and readers with expertise on the subject. It collects contributions from scholars of social psychology, proposing an innovative reading of the social-cognitive, motivational, and emotional processes that can fuel populism.
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- 2024
10. Ferne Eliten : Die Unterrepräsentation von Ostdeutschen und Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund
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Raj Kollmorgen, Lars Vogel, Sabrina Zajak, Raj Kollmorgen, Lars Vogel, and Sabrina Zajak
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- Political sociology, Comparative government, Europe—Politics and government, Identity politics
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Fern – so erscheinen vielen Menschen, insbesondere Ostdeutschen und Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund, die Eliten in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Die Beiträge des Bandes untersuchen aus sozialwissenschaftlicher Perspektive, ob dieser verbreitete Eindruck zutrifft und warum es ihn gibt. Die Analysen zeigen einerseits auf, in welchen Sektoren der Gesellschaft und warum Ostdeutsche und Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund unterrepräsentiert sind. Andererseits wird diskutiert, welche Folgen das für die politischen Einstellungen hat und wieso das ein gesellschaftliches Problem ist. Dafür wurden u.a. mehr als 2.800 Lebensläufe von Inhaber•innen wichtiger Führungspositionen erhoben sowie Interviews mit Elitenangehörigen und eine repräsentative Bevölkerungsbefragung durchgeführt. Den Band beschließen Handlungsempfehlungen für den weiteren gesellschaftspolitischen Umgang mit der Unterrepräsentation dieser, aber auch anderer unterprivilegierter Bevölkerungsgruppen.
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- 2024
11. EU Council Presidencies in Times of Crises
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Ramona Coman, Vivien Sierens, Ramona Coman, and Vivien Sierens
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- Europe—Politics and government, Political leadership, Communication in politics
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The Council of the EU is a powerful institution whose centrality has been challenged by the Treaty of Lisbon. More than ten years after this major institutional revision, this book examines its role within the EU political regime and its interactions with other institutions. It explores how the Council Presidency has navigated major crises over the past decade and addressed internal challenges. The various chapters discuss key timely questions: How has the relationship between the Council and the European Council evolved over time? To what extent have the recent crises reshaped the relationship between the Council and the European Parliament, as well as its interactions with the Commission? Is the Council Presidency still a powerful mediator? What are its internal challenges? What are the prospects for the rotating presidency system?
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- 2024
12. Politische Expertenkultur in Deutschland und Polen : Politik, Beratung und Lobbyismus im Vergleich
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Artur Kopka, Dorota Piontek, Artur Kopka, and Dorota Piontek
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- Comparative government, Political science, Europe—Politics and government, Communication in politics, Legislation
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Dieser Band analysiert das Selbstverständnis politischer Berater bezüglich ihrer Rolle in politischen Beratungsprozessen sowie ihre Sicht auf die Maßstäbe für die Legitimität und Legalität unterschiedlicher Beratungsvorgänge im politischen Entscheidungsprozess in Deutschland und Polen im Vergleich. Zudem werden auch weitere Aspekte aus dem Bereich der Politikberatung und Lobbyismus, wie die zunehmende Rolle der Medien in Beratungsprozessen, die Unterschiede in der Struktur und Beratungsressourcen der Abgeordnetenbüros, die Wahrnehmung des sogenannten „Drehtür-Effekts“ in beiden Ländern sowie die Möglichkeiten der Bürgerbeteiligung an politischen Konsultationsprozessen, aufgegriffen.
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- 2024
13. Challenging Alienation in the British Working-Class : Building a Community of Equals
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Sam Taylor Hill and Sam Taylor Hill
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- Social structure, Equality, Political sociology, Europe—Politics and government, Economic sociology
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This book explores the possibility of alienation amongst the British working-class and argues that the class is, in fact, alienated. Its point of departure is the right-communitarians, who outline how the working class has become alienated as a result of a loss of its political agency, the breakdown of its communities, and the undermining of its dignity. However, where these scholars tend to propose solutions from a right-communitarian perspective, this book adopts a more inclusive, left-wing, position to address working-class concerns.
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- 2024
14. Die Parteien nach der Bundestagswahl 2021 : Neueste Entwicklungen des Parteienwettbewerbs in Deutschland
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Uwe Jun, Oskar Niedermayer, Uwe Jun, and Oskar Niedermayer
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- Elections, Political sociology, Europe—Politics and government, Communication in politics, Comparative government
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Das Buch hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, eine systematische Bestandsaufnahme der neuesten Entwicklungen der Parteien unter Einschluss der Bundestagswahl 2021 und ihrer Folgen für die Parteienlandschaft zu liefern. Es enthält sowohl einen Überblick über die Entwicklung des Parteiensystems insgesamt als auch ausführliche Analysen aller relevanten Parteien in Einzelbeiträgen.
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- 2023
15. Digital Communication and Populism in Times of Covid-19 : Cases, Strategies, Examples
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Magdalena Musiał-Karg, Óscar G. Luengo, Magdalena Musiał-Karg, and Óscar G. Luengo
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- Communication in politics, Comparative government, Elections, Political science, Europe—Politics and government, Public administration
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This book examines different dimensions of digital communication and populism in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. While doing so, it discusses views, opinions, and research results regarding the conditions, experiences, constraints, benefits, and challenges related to the topic - not only using theoretical and methodological approaches but also practical perspectives. The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic significantly accelerated the technological revolution presenting many social, economic, and political challenges, as it pushed the world into cyberspace to ensure social distancing. At the same time, many populist protests expressed in the digital public sphere massively gained importance during the lockdowns. As a result, one of the most significant consequences of using electronic tools is not only greater e-participation of citizens, but - especially evident through elections during a pandemic - even greater transfer of political communication and election campaigns into the space of new media. The book broadly analyses various contexts of digitalization of communication processes and populist politics from both theoretical and empirical perspectives in various case studies on the digitalization of information, communication, or participation processes during the COVID-19 pandemic in selected European countries and beyond. This book will appeal to students, researchers, and scholars of political communication, political science, electoral studies, digital politics, and democracy, as well as policy-makers interested in a better understanding of digital communication and populism during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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- 2023
16. The Palgrave Handbook of Radical Left Parties in Europe
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Fabien Escalona, Daniel Keith, Luke March, Fabien Escalona, Daniel Keith, and Luke March
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- Europe—Politics and government, Comparative government, World politics, Political sociology
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This profound and insightful handbook aims to promote critical reflection on the way we conceptualise and study the radical left and to advance research by asking new questions. Radical left parties in Europe have been the subjects of significant study in the last decade, aided by the demonstrable success of newer parties like the Greek Syriza and Spanish Podemos, as well as the persistence of more established actors like the German Die Linke. Nevertheless, the emergent literature remains patchy and many elements of the party family still poorly understood. This handbook brings together a range of leading analysts to provide a definitive compendium, one that provides both students and scholars with an informative and easy-to-use guide to the radical left in Europe. Through utilising a common analytical framework to analyse the radical left in 19 European countries (within and outside the EU), the Palgrave Handbook of Radical Left Parties in Europe provides a wealth of comparable data on a wide number of cases to provide a sound basis for future studies. This rigorous comparative framework, allied with the unprecedented in-depth overview of the development of the European radical left over the past two decades, makes this handbook an essential starting place for those interested in all aspects of the radical left as a party family.
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- 2023
17. The Fate of Political Scientists in Europe : From Myth to Action
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Giliberto Capano, Luca Verzichelli, Giliberto Capano, and Luca Verzichelli
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- Political science, Education, Higher, Europe—Politics and government, Education and state
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This open access book offers a systematic survey of the attitudes and values of European political scientists. It builds a structural interpretation based on empirical data, as well as offering reflections on the future structure of the discipline. In the middle of a delicate phase of changes marked by the effects of pandemic and the war in Ukraine, we need to pay attention to the factors that are affecting not only the ‘objects'of Political Science as a discipline but also its interactions with the world around it. First, this book asks to what extent the work of European political scientists is impacted by the current change. Second, their attitudes and predisposition about the future goals of the discipline are analysed. In the final chapter, the authors seek to understand to what extent a diffuse but still not completely institutionalized academic discipline will be able to produce a comprehensive impact around the European society, in order to be more visible and effective in policy making and policy processes.
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- 2023
18. Die Bundestagswahl 2021 : Analysen der Wahl-, Parteien-, Kommunikations- und Regierungsforschung
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Karl-Rudolf Korte, Maximilian Schiffers, Arno von Schuckmann, Sandra Plümer, Karl-Rudolf Korte, Maximilian Schiffers, Arno von Schuckmann, and Sandra Plümer
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- Elections, Europe—Politics and government, Comparative government, Executive power, Communication in politics
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Dieses Handbuch bündelt umfassende Analysen zur Bundestagswahl 2021 in Deutschland. Die Beiträge thematisieren zentrale Forschungsbereiche der Wahl-, Parteien-, Kommunikations- und Regierungsforschung. Das Handbuch kann daher als ideales Nachschlagewerk dienen und richtet sich an Lehrende und Forschende sowie an Wissenschaftsinteressierte aus der politischen Praxis.
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- 2023
19. The Political System of Germany
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Tom Mannewitz, Wolfgang Rudzio, Tom Mannewitz, and Wolfgang Rudzio
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- Political science, Executive power, Legislation, Europe—Politics and government, Elections, Political sociology
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The textbook introduces the self-understanding, institutional structure and practice of the political system of the Federal Republic of Germany. The work provides a problem-oriented overview of the basic constitutional and foreign policy decisions that have constituted German democracy; the political field of forces formed by interest groups, citizens'initiatives, parties and mass media; the political institutions at the federal, state and local levels; the social reach and administrative enforcement of political decisions; the political culture including the structure of the political ruling class. The new edition also addresses, among other things, the consequences of the Corona crisis for the political system, the changing party system and the crisis of the EU after the 2021 federal election.
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- 2023
20. Brothers of Italy : A New Populist Wave in an Unstable Party System
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Davide Vampa and Davide Vampa
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- Europe—Politics and government, Communication in politics, Political leadership
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This volume examines the origins, ideology, organisation, leadership, political alliances, electoral performance and institutional role of the right-wing party Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d'Italia, Fdl). FdI's meteoric rise is only the latest in a series of shocks that have hit Italy's unstable political system in recent years. However, it would be a mistake to brand FdI as yet another Italian anomaly. Indeed, the party stands at the crossroads between an established political tradition, that of the post-fascist and conservative right, and the more recent populist waves that have affected many mature democracies. By placing Giorgia Meloni's party in a comparative analytical framework, the author shows that its success stems from a mix of past legacies and current developments seen in much of Europe (and beyond): the growing role of right-wing female leaders and their reliance on new media; the mainstreaming of the far right mixed with populist repertoires; the de-alignment and (partial) re-alignment of voters; the reconfiguration of electoral geographies; and ultimately the emergence of an illiberal model of democracy. In short, rather than being an exception, FdI can be seen as one of the most recent and advanced manifestations of a broader process of political change sweeping the West.
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- 2023
21. Parteianhängerschaft in Deutschland : Eine Analyse der Parteien und ihrer Anhängerschaften in Bund und Ländern
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Jakob Lempp, Oliver Serfling, Jan Niklas Rolf, Jakob Lempp, Oliver Serfling, and Jan Niklas Rolf
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- Elections, Comparative government, Political sociology, Europe—Politics and government
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Das Buch bietet eine umfassende empirische Analyse der Anhängerschaft der deutschen Parteien auf Bundes- und Länderebene. Aufbauend auf einführenden Kapiteln zur politikwissenschaftlichen Parteien- und Wählerforschung analysiert das Buch in sechs Einzelkapiteln die Anhängerschaften der im 20. Deutschen Bundestag vertretenen Parteien (CDU/CSU, SPD, Bündnis90/Die Grünen, FDP, Die Linke, AfD). Grundlage dafür ist eine repräsentative Erhebung in Kooperation mit dem Markt- und Meinungsforschungsunternehmen Civey.
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- 2023
22. The Migration Turn and Eastern Europe : A Global Historical Sociological Analysis
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Attila Melegh and Attila Melegh
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- Political science, Europe—Politics and government, Political sociology, Political science—Philosophy
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Using Marxist and Polanyian frameworks, this book examines the structural and discursive transformation that can explain the polarization of migration debates and within the rise of nationalist anti-migrant discourses in Europe with a special attention to Eastern Europe and Hungary. It goes beyond the mainstream explanations of these phenomena that uses nationalist propaganda as causal factors and instead argues that the rise of anti-immigration currents cannot be understood without a dialectical and historical analysis of the material and discursive transformations, most importantly marketization and related reification. Drawing from thinkers such as Lukács, Polanyi, and Gramsci as well as diverse empirical sources including demographic studies, historical modelling, and discourse analyses, Migration Turn and Eastern Europe is a unique and rigorous study of one of the most pressing and puzzling political and sociological questions of ourtime.
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- 2023
23. Guide to Qualitative Research in Parliaments : Experiences and Practices
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Valentine Berthet, Barbara Gaweda, Johanna Kantola, Cherry Miller, Petra Ahrens, Anna Elomäki, Valentine Berthet, Barbara Gaweda, Johanna Kantola, Cherry Miller, Petra Ahrens, and Anna Elomäki
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- Political science, Europe—Politics and government
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This open access book is a hands-on guide on doing qualitative research in parliaments, exploring achievements and drawbacks for all. From early-career scholars looking for an ‘in'to start their research to senior academics interested in methodological details, the book offers a novel approach to discussing qualitative methodologies. It presents unique insights based on a large-scale qualitative study in the European Parliament using interview and ethnographic data. Comprehensive yet accessible, the book accounts the step-by-step process of qualitative research in parliaments, offering a reflexive and analytical perspective that moves beyond a textbook or theory-only format.
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- 2023
24. Die Landtagswahl 2018 in Bayern : Analysen zum Wahlverhalten und zur politischen Kultur im Freistaat
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Melanie Walter-Rogg, Tassilo Heinrich, Melanie Walter-Rogg, and Tassilo Heinrich
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- Elections, Political sociology, Communication in politics, Europe—Politics and government, Political science
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Dieses Buch liefert neue Erkenntnisse über das Wahlverhalten und die politische Kultur im Freistaat Bayern, indem es die Ergebnisse der Landtagswahl2018 aus verschiedenen Perspektiven analysiert. So ist die prädominante Stellung der CSU durch die deutlichen Gewinne von Bündnis90/Die Grünen und der AfD nicht mehr existent. Der Band profitiert von einer umfassenden Datenbasis im Rahmen eines Lehrforschungsprojektes, an dem drei bayerische Universitäten beteiligt waren.
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- 2023
25. State Socialism in Eastern Europe : History, Theory, Anti-capitalist Alternatives
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Eszter Bartha, Tamás Krausz, Bálint Mezei, Eszter Bartha, Tamás Krausz, and Bálint Mezei
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- Political science, Marxian school of sociology, World politics, Political sociology, Europe—Politics and government
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This volume brings together a diverse set of scholars to address the long theoretical, conceptual and political debate on the interpretation of “actually existing” socialism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. While the major paradigms – totalitarianism, neo-totalitarianism, revisionism, post-revisionism, modernization, and the world-system analysis – are well known in the Western (English-language) literature, the concept of state socialism, which has strong theoretical roots in Hungary (going back to the works of György Lukács and István Mészáros) received less international attention. This book contributes to a productive discussion about viable alternatives to capitalism by introducing and theoretically elaborating on the concept and practice of state socialism, highlighting the historical significance of Hungary's experiment with the “new economic mechanism” of 1968. It generates a common point of reference for various generations of anti-systemic thinkers, scholars, and activists to move beyond Cold War simplifications and ideological divides, and contributes to the discussion about anti-capitalist alternatives, which are relevant today for the global left. The chapter “Dance Around a ‘Sacred Cow': Women's Night Work and the Gender Politics of the Mass Worker in State-Socialist Hungary and Internationally” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
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- 2023
26. Politischer Extremismus : Struktur und Ursachen links- und rechtsextremer Einstellungen in Deutschland
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Sebastian Jungkunz and Sebastian Jungkunz
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- Europe—Politics and government, Identity politics, Elections, Political science
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Das Buch gibt einen systematischen Überblick über die Verbreitung, die Ursachen und die Stabilität von links- und rechtsextremen Einstellungen in Deutschland zwischen 1994 und 2017. Es zeigt, dass es viele Gemeinsamkeiten zwischen Links- und Rechtsextremisten gibt, sowohl in Bezug auf ihre Ideologien als auch auf ihre individuellen Erfahrungen. Insgesamt lassen sich diese Ursachen auf drei Faktoren zurückführen: unbefriedigte individuelle Bedürfnisse (z.B. Deprivation oder Politikverdrossenheit), der Zugang zu ideologischen Narrativen, die vereinfachte Lösungen für individuelle Probleme versprechen, und die größeren gesellschaftlichen Lebensumstände (z.B. Transformationsprozesse, Arbeitslosigkeit oder Zuwanderung). Obwohl extremistische Einstellungen relativ selten sind, erweisen sie sich als sehr stabil: Einmal erworben, sind sie nur schwer wieder auf den demokratischen Weg zu bringen. Dieses Buch vergleicht erstmals systematisch linksextreme und rechtsextreme Einstellungen, leistet einen intensiven methodischen Beitrag zur Messbarkeit solcher Einstellungen und setzt deren Ursachen und Stabilität in Beziehung.
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- 2023
27. Politics of Hybrid Warfare : The Remaking of Security in Czechia After 2014
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Jakub Eberle, Jan Daniel, Jakub Eberle, and Jan Daniel
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- Europe—Politics and government, Security, International, International relations, Political sociology
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This is a first book-long analysis showing how the notion of ‘hybrid warfare'was used to transform security policies and discourses in an EU/NATO country. Building on current debates in International Political Sociology, Critical Security Studies, and Critical Geopolitics, it provides a novel account of how crisis, geopolitics, uncertainty, and expertise are intertwined in the social construction of threats. Based on extensive and original empirical research of large textual archive and elite interviews in the Czech Republic and Brussels, the book shows how officials, bureaucrats, journalists, activists, and experts all participate in the reshaping of security in a new geopolitical environment. Zooming on the case of Czechia and its specific Central European context, it complements the predominantly Western-centric studies of insecurity with an account of how the liminal position on an East/West boundary influences security politics. As a first study of its kind and scope, it will be of interest to academics and students interested in Central European politics, practices and discourses of hybrid warfare, as well as critical approaches to security and geopolitics.
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- 2023
28. Handbuch Policy-Forschung
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Georg Wenzelburger, Reimut Zohlnhöfer, Georg Wenzelburger, and Reimut Zohlnhöfer
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- Comparative government, Political science, Europe—Politics and government
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Das Handbuch bietet in der 2. aktualisierten und erweiterten Auflage einen Überblick über den aktuellen Stand der Policy-Forschung. Theorie-Beiträge präsentieren die Annahmen, Grundideen, Hauptargumente und Hypothesen der jeweiligen Theorieansätze zur Erklärung von Policies und diskutieren die empirische Eignung der Theorien durch einen Überblick über den Forschungsstand. Die Beiträge „Methoden der Policy-Forschung“ stellen Grundzüge, Stärken und Schwächen sowie Anwendungsfelder einschlägiger Methoden dar. Anhand ausgewählter Politikfelder werden Ergebnisse der Policy-Forschung in unterschiedlichen Bereichen der Staatstätigkeit aufgezeigt und Querverbindungen sowohl zu den unterschiedlichen theoretischen Zugängen als auch zu unterschiedlichen Methoden gezogen.
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- 2023
29. Fridays for Future : Einordnung, Rezeption und Wirkung der neuen Klimabewegung
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Jan Pollex, Anna Soßdorf, Jan Pollex, and Anna Soßdorf
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- Environmental policy, Political sociology, Political science, Europe—Politics and government, Communication in politics, Family policy
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Der Sammelband verfolgt das Ziel, eine erste umfassende Bilanz zur Rezeption und Wirkung der'Fridays for Future'-Bewegung vorzunehmen. Im ersten Teil stellen die Autor•innen in verschiedenen Kapiteln den Stand der sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschung zur Bewegung dar. Im zweiten Teil des Bandes widmen sich die Autor•innen den Wirkungen, die'Fridays for Future'auf unterschiedlichen Dimensionen der Gesellschaft hat. Die Beiträge in diesem Teil gehen der Frage nach, wie die Bewegung u.a. politische Parteien, lokale und regionale Akteure oder auch die Wissenschaft insgesamt beeinflusst hat, bzw. welche Impulse sie setzen konnte.
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- 2023
30. Territory and Democratic Politics : A Critical Introduction
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Oscar Mazzoleni and Oscar Mazzoleni
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- Europe—Politics and government, Political sociology, Human geography, Cultural geography
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The book provides a comprehensive and updated introduction to concept of territory in the study of democratic politics. Territory plays a rather marginal role in the traditional conceptions of democracy that in many ways still prevail today. Democratic politics is often analysed from the point of view of its institutions, citizens and voters, while little is said about the territory through which it is expressed – at most it provides a broader perimeter or context of political and institutional action. The book offers, instead, an introductory theoretically-oriented discussion of crucial issues such as the genesis of state-nation, the transformation of democratic citizenship, the current borders'policies, the rising of territorial populism and the experience of 19-covid pandemic.This is an open access book.
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- 2023
31. Democracy Without Politics in EU Citizen Participation : From European Demoi to Decolonial Multitude
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Alvaro Oleart and Alvaro Oleart
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- Europe—Politics and government, Political sociology, Comparative government, Political science
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How does the dominant understanding(s) of the demo(i)cratic subject in the EU, and of democracy more broadly, shape the EU's democratic innovations on ‘citizen participation'? What are the politically and normatively preferable alternatives, both in terms of the conceptualisation of the democratic subject in the EU and in the ensuing political practices? The book addresses these questions combining a political theory with a political sociology perspective, contrasting the ‘democracy without politics'approach of the EU in the context of the Conference on the Future of Europe with that of ongoing transnational activist processes. In doing so, it develops an agonistic alternative to ‘the people(s)'as the political imaginary of democracy in the EU, which is based on the idea of the ‘decolonial multitude'. Thus, the book puts forward a diagnosis of current debates on EU democratic legitimacy as well as proposing an alternative.
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- 2023
32. Politikwandel in der Netzneutralität auf europäischer Ebene : Mobilisierung, Koalitionen, Konflikte und Vermittlungsprozesse im Vergleich
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Lavinia Zinser and Lavinia Zinser
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- Europe—Politics and government, Political sociology
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Mit dem Telekompaket und der TSM-Verordnung wurden auf europäischer Ebene zwischen den Jahren 2005 und 2016 zwei Policies zur sukzessiven Stärkung der Netzneutralität erlassen. Dieses Buch untersucht vergleichend die Wege zu Politikwandel in der Netzneutralität auf EU-Ebene. Es zeichnet gleichzeitig die Etablierung des Subsystems der Netzneutralität im Zeitverlauf nach und leistet ein umfassendes Mapping aller beteiligten Akteure und Positionen im Kontext der EU-Telekommunikations- und Netzpolitik. Mittels des Advocacy-Koalitionen-Ansatzes (ACF) und einer Methoden-Kombination samt Prozess- und Diskurs-Netzwerk-Analyse ist der Wandel der EU-Politik über eine Kombination von Wegen festzustellen: Unterstützer-Mobilisierung, Subsystem- und Koalitions-Veränderungen, Policy-Lernen sowie Broker als vermittelnde Akteure begünstigten in beiden Fällen auf unterschiedliche Art und Weise die Politikveränderungen beim Policy-Problem der Netzneutralität.
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- 2023
33. The 2021 German Federal Election
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Ross Campbell, Louise K. Davidson-Schmich, Ross Campbell, and Louise K. Davidson-Schmich
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- Europe—Politics and government, Elections, Communication in politics, Executive power, World politics
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The German Federal Election of 2021 was one of the most open and competitive in the post-war era. This book provides a systematic analysis of its domestic and international context, the shifting balance of the political parties, the election strategies and campaign themes, along with the challenges of government formation. An international array of scholars from Europe, North America and Australasia have contributed specially commissioned chapters on their principal areas of research. The discussion of individual topics is combined with sufficient background information so as to be accessible to readers who may not have detailed knowledge of German politics. In addition, by including links to multimedia election-related content we enhance the value of this volume and make it an indispensable reference tool.
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- 2023
34. The Impact of EU Politicisation on Voting Behaviour in Europe
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Marina Costa Lobo and Marina Costa Lobo
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- Elections, Europe—Politics and government, Communication in politics, Political sociology
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This open access book focuses on the importance that EU politicization has gained in European democracies and the consequences for voting behaviour in six countries of the EU: Belgium, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain. Most of the studies which research the way the EU is being legitimised focus on the European Parliament elections. In this book we argue that to understand how EU accountability works, it is necessary to focus instead on national elections and the national political environment. Through a detailed, multimethod analysis this book establishes rigorously the paths of European accountability at the national level, its propitious contexts in the media and parliamentary debates, and whether the paths are similar from Greece to Germany. The findings have implications for both national and European Union democracy, underlining the importance that national institutions have in enabling citizens to hold the EU accountable.
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- 2023
35. Mechanismen des institutionellen Antiziganismus : Kommunale Praktiken und EU-Binnenmigration am Beispiel einer westdeutschen Großstadt
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Tobias Neuburger, Christian Hinrichs, Tobias Neuburger, and Christian Hinrichs
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- Political science—Study and teaching, Urban policy, Europe—Politics and government, Emigration and immigration—Social aspects, Community development, Social service
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Unter Schlagworten wie'Armutszuwanderung aus Südosteuropa'entwickelte sich verstärkt seit 2013 ein politischer Abwehrdiskurs in Bezug auf die EU-Binnenmigration aus Rumänien und Bulgarien in deutsche Großstädte. In diesem Buch gehen die Autoren anhand einer Einzelfallstudie der Frage nach, wie dieser Diskurs die kommunale Praxis in einer westdeutschen Großstadt strukturierte. Durch umfangreiche empirische Erhebungen konnten sie einen Prozess des institutionellen Antiziganismus rekonstruieren, in dessen Zuge die Diskriminierung von sogenannten'Armutszuwanderern'– ein verwaltungssprachliches Substitut für das Stigma'Roma'– sukzessive ausgeweitet wurde. Dieser Prozess besteht aus wechselseitig sich verstärkenden Grenzziehungs- und Ausschlusspraktiken, die aus Geschichte und Gegenwart des Antiziganismus bestens bekannt sind und an die Tradition kommunaler Gefahrenabwehr anknüpfen.
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- 2023
36. Politische Mündigkeit durch digital-forschendes Lernen im Politikunterricht : Zum Umgang mit offenen Daten und öffentlichen Statistiken
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Peer Egtved and Peer Egtved
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- Political science—Study and teaching, Education and state, Political science, Europe—Politics and government
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Ständig stoßen wir auf quantitative Daten, Statistiken und Diagramme im Internet, in Zeitungen und Fernsehen. Dieser Band beschäftigt sich mit dem „digital-forschenden Lernen“ mit offenen Daten und öffentlichen Statistiken im Politikunterricht. Es werden Datenquellen hinsichtlich ihrer Verwendbarkeit im Rahmen des Politik- und Wirtschaftsunterrichts anhand von fachdidaktischen Kriterien untersucht. Ziel ist die Förderung der politischen Mündigkeit der Schüler durch quantitative Daten bzw. Urteils- und Handlungsfähigkeit sowie Datenkompetenz.
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- 2023
37. Active Borders in Europe : Identity and Collective Memory in the Cross-Border Space
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Karel B. Müller and Karel B. Müller
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- Europe—Politics and government, Political sociology, Culture—Study and teaching, Ethnopsychology
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This book explores how identities, public spheres and collective memories are being transformed in cross-border areas, contributing to the broad sociological context of Europeanization. Offering case studies on the German-Czech-Austrian, and Czech-Polish-German borderlands, the book introduces original primary data on cross-border cooperation. This data is interpreted using the concept of active borders, which approaches borders as a source of multicultural competence and cognitive capacity. In turn, the authors argue that Europeans need to treat borders, both territorial and symbolic, as specific cultural forms. Active borders allow an unprecedented level of cross-border cooperation and integration, and foster a better understanding of differences, rather than re-embedding them or constructing others. Accordingly, the authors contend that active borders promote more dynamic, open and resilient societies, and represent crucial prerequisites for the success of the European integration project.
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- 2023
38. EU Citizenship Beyond Urban Centres : Perceptions and Practices of Young People in East Central European Peripheral Areas
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Astrid Lorenz, Lisa H. Anders, Astrid Lorenz, and Lisa H. Anders
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- Comparative government, Europe—Politics and government, Political science—Study and teaching, Political science, Family policy
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This open access book provides in-depth and comparative analyses of how young people in peripheral areas in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania perceive EU citizenship. It also informs the reader about the challenges faced by EU Youth Dialogue projects that aim at promoting active (EU) citizenship in these areas and it offers context-specific recommendations for local, regional, national and European policymakers and people working with young people. The contributions are based on new qualitative data collected within the framework of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at Leipzig University. It will be of interest to practitioners and scholars working on Europe and the EU, citizenship and the promotion of an active EU citizenship beyond urban centres.
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- 2023
39. Consumer Policy From Below : Paradoxes, Perspectives, Problematizations
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Kai-Uwe Hellmann, Ansgar Klein, Bernward Baule, Kai-Uwe Hellmann, Ansgar Klein, and Bernward Baule
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- Political sociology, Social structure, Equality, Economic sociology, Europe—Politics and government, Political science
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Since its existence in the 1950s, consumer policy in Germany has been understood and pursued primarily as a bundle of actions and measures initiated and institutionalised by the state. In many cases, the state has also issued corresponding mandates and set up support models, which has created the impression that we are basically dealing with a'consumer policy from above'imposed by macro-politics. Not that there have not been repeated attempts in the past decades to give impetus to consumer policy from the middle of civil society - often in the form of small citizens'initiatives. And in recent years in particular, a number of new consumer organisations have emerged which operate much closer to the grass roots. Nevertheless, the impression seems to have taken root among the large, government-related'players'in the field, who have been in the'business'for decades, not to mention government-internal consumer policy, that consumer policy concerns a policy field that is essentiallyordered by a collaboration of the state on the one hand, and consumer protection organisations representing all consumers equally on the other, while the many small consumer initiatives, not even started by individual committed consumers, regularly fall behind in comparison. This perspective refers largely to the view of and from the centre of politics. This volume is intended to go some way towards countering the institutionally prevailing impression that, in principle, there is only'consumer policy from above'that is really effective and assertive.The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.
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- 2023
40. Vormoderne, Totalitarismus und die Nicht-Banalität des Bösen : Ein Vergleich zwischen Deutschland, Spanien, Schweden und Frankreich
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Steven Saxonberg and Steven Saxonberg
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- Religion and sociology, Religion and politics, Political sociology, Europe—Politics and government, World politics, Comparative government
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Dieses Buch bietet eine vergleichende und historische Analyse des Totalitarismus und geht der Frage nach, warum Spanien während der Inquisition totalitär wurde, Frankreich aber nicht; und warum Deutschland im vergangenen Jahrhundert totalitär wurde, Schweden aber nicht. Der Autor verlegt das Konzept des Totalitarismus zurück in die Vormoderne und stellt Hannah Arendts Vorstellung von der Banalität des Bösen in Frage. Stattdessen stellt er einen alternativen Rahmen vor, der erklären kann, warum manche Staaten totalitär werden und warum sie Menschen zu bösen Handlungen verleiten.
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- 2023
41. Macedonia’s Long Transition : From Independence to the Prespa Agreement and Beyond
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Robert Hudson, Ivan Dodovski, Robert Hudson, and Ivan Dodovski
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- Europe—Politics and government, Security, International, International relations, Identity politics, Emigration and immigration—Government policy
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This book provides a broad, interdisciplinary analysis of events impacting on North Macedonia since its independence, particularly during the last decade. In the past thirty years, the country has gone through deep political, social and economic transition, along with a name change from ‘Macedonia'to the ‘Republic of North Macedonia'following the Prespa Agreement signed with Greece. The contributors consider Macedonia's challenges, its multi-ethnic make-up and its ambition to enter the European mainstream through the auspices of the European Union and NATO. The volume includes chapters on international politics and North Macedonia's place in the region's security architecture as well as the difficulties of the privatisation of socially owned enterprises, political corruption, state capture and backsliding. The book also covers the controversial ‘Skopje 2014'project in addition to the impact of migration along the ‘Balkan Route'and the current wranglings with Bulgaria over identitypolitics.
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- 2023
42. Wertorientierungen und Wahlverhalten : Effekte gesellschaftlicher Wertorientierungen bei den Bundestagswahlen 2009 - 2017
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L. Constantin Wurthmann and L. Constantin Wurthmann
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- Political sociology, Elections, Europe—Politics and government, Political science
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In diesem Open-Access-Buch untersucht L. Constantin Wurthmann die sehr enge Beziehung zwischen Wertorientierungen und Wahlverhalten. Obwohl Wertorientierungen und gesellschaftliche Wertorientierungen im Speziellen zu den zentralsten Konzepten empirischer Sozialforschung gehören, wurde ihre Wirkungsweise im Wahlverhalten bisweilen stiefmütterlich behandelt. Die vorliegende Studie entwickelt einen Vorschlag zur konzeptionellen Erfassung gesellschaftlicher Wertorientierungen und deren Einfluss auf das Wahlverhalten der bundesdeutschen Bevölkerung, welcher anschließend mit Daten der German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES) für die Bundestagswahlen 2009, 2013 und 2017 überprüft wird. Dabei lassen sich strukturelle Veränderungen gesellschaftlicher Wertorientierungen in den Wählerschaften deutscher Parteien nachweisen.
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- 2022
43. Europa und die deutsche Frage : Wiederkehr der Geschichte?
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Luc Kerren and Luc Kerren
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- Europe, Central—History, Economic history, Political sociology, Europe—Politics and government
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Mit der Wiedervereinigung schien die deutsche Frage, welche bis 1990 über Jahrhunderte das europäische Mächtegleichgewicht bestimmt hatte, eine endgültige Antwort erhalten zu haben, da das Land in der Mitte des Kontinents erstmals in seiner Geschichte „von Freunden umzingelt“ war. Spätestens mit dem Aufkommen der Eurokrise verdeutlichte sich jedoch, dass die Größe und Stärke des vereinten Deutschlands innerhalb Europas weiterhin als ambivalent wahrgenommen wurde: Einerseits kam es nicht umher, als „unverzichtbare Nation“ die Initiative zu übernehmen, gleichzeitig wurde es aber verdächtigt, hegemoniale Ambitionen an den Tag zu legen. Luc Kerren zeigt in diesem Buch, dass dieses Muster in der Folge ebenfalls während der Migrationskrise 2015/16 sowie im Verhältnis zu Russland zu beobachten war. Somit ist auch die Berliner Republik mit der Herausforderung konfrontiert, innerhalb Europas die Balance zu wahren: Zwischen einer „rücksichtslosen Führung“ und einer „führungslosen Rücksicht“.
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- 2022
44. Smart Cities, Digitalisierung und Bürgerbeteiligung : Die Sicht von Politik und Verwaltung
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Frank Brettschneider and Frank Brettschneider
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- Urban policy, Political science, Communication in politics, Europe—Politics and government, Public administration
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Der Band beschäftigt sich mit Aspekten von Smart Cities, Digitalisierung und Bürgerbeteiligung. Digitalisierung mit Bürgerbeteiligung und Bürgerbeteiligung mit digitalen Instrumenten und Formaten – das sind zwei Seiten einer Medaille. Smart Cities erproben zahlreiche Facetten kommunaler Digitalisierung. Dialogorientierte Kommunikation ist notwendig, damit Politik, Verwaltung, Verbände sowie Bürgerinnen und Bürger dabei gemeinsam tragfähige Lösungen finden. Auch digitale Kommunikationsinstrumente sind hilfreich. Landesregierungen setzen Messenger-Dienste erfolgreich ein, und kommunale Bauämter nutzen Social-Media-Kanäle. Gemeinderäte und Bürgermeister•innen stehen digitalen Formaten der Bürgerbeteiligung aufgeschlossen gegenüber, wünschen sich aber oft mehr Informationen über deren Möglichkeiten und Grenzen.
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- 2022
45. Rechte Akteure im Betrieb : Sechs EU-Länder im Vergleich
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Seongcheol Kim, Samuel Greef, Wolfgang Schroeder, Seongcheol Kim, Samuel Greef, and Wolfgang Schroeder
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- Comparative government, Europe—Politics and government, Political sociology, Communication in politics
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Dieses Buch ist die erste vergleichende Studie über rechte Kommunikations- und Organisierungsbestrebungen auf betrieblicher Ebene sowie gewerkschaftliche Gegenreaktionen. Im Rahmen eines europäischen Sechs-Länder-Vergleichs (Belgien, Deutschland, Frankreich, Italien, Polen, Ungarn), der auch eine Betriebsfallstudie für jedes Land umfasst, wird eine Klassifikation rechter Aktivitäten und gewerkschaftlicher Reaktionen herausgearbeitet. Der Band beruht auf einem in Zusammenarbeit mit Gewerkschaften durchgeführten Forschungsprojekt und damit auf einem Theorie-Praxis-Dialog zu diesem hochaktuellen Thema.
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- 2022
46. Corona und Korruption : Gesellschaftswissenschaftliche Analysen
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Sebastian Wolf, Peter Graeff, Sebastian Wolf, and Peter Graeff
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- Europe—Politics and government, Public administration, Legislation, Comparative government, Political sociology, Political science
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Der Sammelband analysiert aus einer interdisziplinären Perspektive Auswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie auf Korruptionsformen, Korruptionsbekämpfung und Korruptionsforschung. So werden insbesondere spezifische Korruptionsgefahren durch die weitreichenden staatlichen Maßnahmen zur Eindämmung der Pandemie und ihrer Folgen in den Blick genommen. Theoretische und überblicksartige Erörterungen werden ergänzt durch empirische Fallstudien zu Brasilien und Deutschland. Ein Beitrag thematisiert Gemeinsamkeiten von COVID-19 und Korruption hinsichtlich der Erhebung von Umfragedaten. Der Band versammelt vor allem politikwissenschaftliche, soziologische und rechtswissenschaftliche Untersuchungen.
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- 2022
47. Routes to a Resilient European Union : Interdisciplinary European Studies
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Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt, Per Ekman, Anna Michalski, Lars Oxelheim, Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt, Per Ekman, Anna Michalski, and Lars Oxelheim
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- Europe—Politics and government, Political planning, Emigration and immigration—Government policy, Political sociology
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The fifth volume of the Interdisciplinary European Studies series aims to explore the EU's pursuit of societal resilience and its role in the transition to a green economy. It brings together scholars from economics, law, and political science to provide insights related to climate change and the protection of the environment, the role of innovation in the green economy, resilience of national public health systems after the COVID-19 pandemic, regulatory resilience in the face of financial instability, and immigration. All chapters are based on up-to-date research, succinct assessment of the current state of affairs, and ongoing debates. They conclude with policy recommendations for decision-makers on European and national levels.Legal Preconditions for an Environmentally Sustainable European Union” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
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- 2022
48. Die motivationale Macht von Ideen : Theoretische und empirische Grundlegungen eines ideenbasierten Neoinstitutionalismus
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Thomas Kestler and Thomas Kestler
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- Comparative government, Political science, Elections, Europe—Politics and government, Communication in politics
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Dieses Buch behandelt die motivationale Bedeutung von Ideen in kollektiven Handlungszusammenhängen. Es entwickelt ein motivationspsychologisch und sozialphilosophisch begründetes Modell, das dem ideenbasierten Neoinstitutionalismus eine handlungstheoretische Mikrofundierung verschafft. Der Zusammenhang zwischen Ideen und kollektivem Handeln wird anhand dreier Untersuchungsfälle – der Partei Bündnis 90/Die Grünen aus Deutschland, der brasilianischen Arbeiterpartei und der Tea Party-Bewegung in den USA - in historisch-vergleichender Perspektive rekonstruiert.
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- 2022
49. Politik und Verwaltung in deutschen Diktaturen : Eine vergleichende Analyse des Nationalsozialismus und des SED-Regimes
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Bastian Strobel and Bastian Strobel
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- Europe—Politics and government, Political science
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Bastian Strobel beschäftigt sich in diesem Buch mit dem Verhältnis von Politik und Verwaltung im Nationalsozialismus und im SED-Regime. Auf Basis des in der Verwaltungswissenschaft gut etablierten Konzepts der Verwaltungspolitisierung untersucht er beide Systeme im Rahmen von Einzelfallstudien sehr detailliert. Der Vergleich der beiden Regime zeigt, dass sich die Vorgehensweise der NSDAP und der SED bezüglich der Politisierung des jeweiligen Verwaltungspersonals in vielen Punkten gleichen, beide Parteien jedoch auch eigene Akzente gesetzt haben und sich einige Entwicklungen unterscheiden.
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- 2022
50. Hermann Hellers demokratischer Konstitutionalismus
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Verena Frick, Oliver W. Lembcke, Verena Frick, and Oliver W. Lembcke
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- Political science, World politics, Political sociology, Europe—Politics and government, Constitutional law
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Von Haus aus Jurist und Staatsrechtslehrer, vertritt Hermann Heller einen demokratischen Konstitutionalismus, der die Wirklichkeit der Demokratie mit der Normativität des Rechts zusammendenkt. Was Hellers Werk dabei in besonderer Weise fruchtbar erscheinen lässt, ist die Verbindung von Staatsrechtslehre, Politikwissenschaft und Soziologie, die erst die komplexe Wirklichkeit der Demokratie erfahrbar macht. In seinen späten Weimarer Schriften – etwa zum Autoritären Liberalismus – zeigt sich Heller als Analytiker der Krise, der uns heute den Blick für die Herausbildung autoritärer Politikstrukturen insbesondere auf europäischer Ebene schärft. Neben dieser kritischen Perspektive auf die Konstellationen und Dynamiken der (zum Teil schleichenden) Autokratisierung politischer Prozesse lassen sich auf Grundlage des Hellerschen Werkes auch die Voraussetzungen gelingender demokratischer Stabilität benennen. Die Rekonstruktion dieses Ansatzes eines dezidiert demokratischen Konstitutionalismus steht im Zentrum des geplanten Sammelbandes.
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- 2022
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