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43 produkter
43 produkter
Political Communication in Direct Democratic Campaigns
Enlightening or Manipulating?
Inbunden, Engelska, 2011
544 kr
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Analyzes the communication processes in direct democratic campaigns and their effect on the opinion formation of the voters. Based on a detailed analysis of the politicians' strategies, media coverage and the opinion formation of the public in three campaigns, this book argues that the campaigns are more enlightening than manipulating.
Citizens' Initiatives in Europe
Procedures and Consequences of Agenda-Setting by Citizens
Inbunden, Engelska, 2012
544 kr
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An exploration and analysis of the regulation and practices of citizens' initiatives in eleven European democracies and the EU. The contributors to this volume shed light on how citizens' initiatives influence patterns of political agenda-setting in representative democracies and how they can contribute to participatory democracy.
544 kr
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In the first study of comparative direct-democracy, Laurent Bernhard explores the nature of direct-democratic campaigning in Switzerland. The author examines four policy areas: immigration, healthcare, welfare and economic liberalism focussing on interviews with campaign managers to provide a comprehensive analysis of direct-democratic campaigning.
544 kr
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With contributions from experts on democracy promotion, this volume examines civil society development and external civil society promotion in post-socialist Europe. It focuses on countries with a failed or deficient process of democratic consolidation looking at unintended consequences of external democracy promotion on civil society development.
1 081 kr
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This book provides comprehensive coverage of the models of contemporary democracy; its social, cultural, economic and political prerequisites; its empirically existing varieties and its two major challenges - globalization and mediatization. The book also covers the global spread of democracy and its spread into supranational democracies.
1 081 kr
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This book provides comprehensive coverage of the models of contemporary democracy; its social, cultural, economic and political prerequisites; its empirically existing varieties and its two major challenges - globalization and mediatization. The book also covers the global spread of democracy and its spread into supranational democracies.
Comparing Mass Media in Established Democracies
Patterns of Media Performance
Inbunden, Engelska, 2014
544 kr
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This book examines the contribution of mass media to modern democracies, in comparative perspective. Part I deals with the conceptualization and implementation of a systematic framework to assess democratic media performance, both in terms of media systems and content. Part II studies media effects on the quality of democracy.
Democracy Promotion by Functional Cooperation
The European Union and its Neighbourhood
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
544 kr
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This book presents a novel 'governance model' of democracy promotion. In detailed case studies of EU cooperation with Moldova, Morocco, and Ukraine, it examines how the EU promotes democratic governance through functional cooperation in the fields of competition policy, the environment, and migration.
1 189 kr
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This in-depth study of the decision-making processes of the early 2000s shows that the Swiss consensus democracy has changed considerably. Power relations have transformed, conflict has increased, coalitions have become more unstable and outputs less predictable. Yet these challenges to consensus politics provide opportunities for innovation.
544 kr
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This book offers a comprehensive treatment of the timely question of the politicization of European integration. It shows how this issue's complex linkages with traditional political divides pose a tough challenge to politicians and lead to bitter framing contests about its actual meaning.
837 kr
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The book investigates the driving factors for high news performance in digital media environments. It develops a comprehensive theoretical model and empirically investigates 48 online news outlets with different types of ownership, located in 6 Western countries (France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Switzerland, and USA).
Political Communication in Direct Democratic Campaigns
Enlightening or Manipulating?
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
560 kr
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Analyzes the communication processes in direct democratic campaigns and their effect on the opinion formation of the voters. Based on a detailed analysis of the politicians' strategies, media coverage and the opinion formation of the public in three campaigns, this book argues that the campaigns are more enlightening than manipulating.
Citizens' Initiatives in Europe
Procedures and Consequences of Agenda-Setting by Citizens
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
544 kr
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An exploration and analysis of the regulation and practices of citizens' initiatives in eleven European democracies and the EU. The contributors to this volume shed light on how citizens' initiatives influence patterns of political agenda-setting in representative democracies and how they can contribute to participatory democracy.
544 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
In the first study of comparative direct-democracy, Laurent Bernhard explores the nature of direct-democratic campaigning in Switzerland. The author examines four policy areas: immigration, healthcare, welfare and economic liberalism focussing on interviews with campaign managers to provide a comprehensive analysis of direct-democratic campaigning.
544 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
With contributions from experts on democracy promotion, this volume examines civil society development and external civil society promotion in post-socialist Europe. It focuses on countries with a failed or deficient process of democratic consolidation looking at unintended consequences of external democracy promotion on civil society development.
544 kr
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This book examines the contribution of mass media to modern democracies, in comparative perspective. Part I deals with the conceptualization and implementation of a systematic framework to assess democratic media performance, both in terms of media systems and content. Part II studies media effects on the quality of democracy.
759 kr
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This book deals with post-Cold War processes of autocratization, that is, regime change towards autocracy.
616 kr
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They argue that the form of state-formation affects the probability for democratization in new states and that the initial regime that state-formation establishes at the time of independence has long-term effects on new states’ democratization.
1 081 kr
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This book addresses some of the most pressing questions of our time: Is democracy threatened by globalisation? Further insights are gained by examining the impact on democracy of the global screen culture of Television and the Internet, and by pointing out the lessons democracy should learn from diplomacy to fare better in the future.
920 kr
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This book provides the analytical framework for understanding the relationship between media scandals, executive accountability and the crisis of democracy.
920 kr
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This book provides the analytical framework for understanding the relationship between media scandals, executive accountability and the crisis of democracy.
920 kr
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This book develops a new theoretical framework for studying the interaction between political parties, the news media and citizens. The model addresses how political actors develop and push different arguments in a debate, how the news media select and communicate these arguments, and how they ultimately influence citizens’ democratic decisions.
652 kr
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This book develops a new theoretical framework for studying the interaction between political parties, the news media and citizens. The model addresses how political actors develop and push different arguments in a debate, how the news media select and communicate these arguments, and how they ultimately influence citizens’ democratic decisions.
1 390 kr
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This edited volume explores the relationship between constitutionalism and populism in the Italian context. Indeed, populism frequently relies on concepts and categories belonging to the language of constitutionalism (majority, democracy, people), offering a kind of constitutional counter-narrative.
1 390 kr
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This edited volume explores the relationship between constitutionalism and populism in the Italian context. Indeed, populism frequently relies on concepts and categories belonging to the language of constitutionalism (majority, democracy, people), offering a kind of constitutional counter-narrative.
544 kr
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This open access book carefully explores the relationship between social democracy and its working-class electorate in Western Europe.
Retreat of Liberal Democracy
Authoritarian Capitalism and the Accumulative State in Hungary
Inbunden, Engelska, 2020
1 511 kr
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This book is the product of three years of empirical research, four years in politics, and a lifetime in a country experiencing three different regimes.
Retreat of Liberal Democracy
Authoritarian Capitalism and the Accumulative State in Hungary
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
1 511 kr
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This book is the product of three years of empirical research, four years in politics, and a lifetime in a country experiencing three different regimes.
Contention and Regime Change in Asia
Contrasting Dynamics in Indonesia, South Korea, and Thailand
Inbunden, Engelska, 2020
974 kr
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In undemocratic settings, where modes of political participation and interest mediation are severely limited, protest may become a major form of political action.
Contention and Regime Change in Asia
Contrasting Dynamics in Indonesia, South Korea, and Thailand
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
974 kr
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In undemocratic settings, where modes of political participation and interest mediation are severely limited, protest may become a major form of political action.