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Political Communication in Direct Democratic Campaigns
Enlightening or Manipulating?
Av H. Kriesi
Inbunden, 2011
552 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 …
Citizens' Initiatives in Europe
Procedures and Consequences of Agenda-Setting by Citizens
Av M. Setälä, T. Schiller
Inbunden, 2012
552 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 …
Campaign Strategy in Direct Democracy
Inbunden, 2012
552 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 …
Civil Society and Democracy Promotion
Av T. Beichelt, I. Hahn m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
552 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 in the Age of Globalization and Mediatization
Av H. Kriesi, D. Bochsler m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
1096 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 …
Democracy in the Age of Globalization and Mediatization
Av H. Kriesi, D. Bochsler m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
1096 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 …
Comparing Mass Media in Established Democracies
Patterns of Media Performance
Av L. Müller
Inbunden, 2014
552 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 …
Democracy Promotion by Functional Cooperation
The European Union and its Neighbourhood
Av Tina Freyburg, Sandra Lavenex m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
552 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 …
Political Decision-Making in Switzerland
The Consensus Model under Pressure
Av P. Sciarini, M. Fischer m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
1205 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 …
Politicizing European Integration
Struggling with the Awakening Giant
Inbunden, 2015
552 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.
Shaping Online News Performance
Inbunden, 2016
848 kr
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The author offers a comprehensive portrait of online news performance in Western countries in changing media environments. Drawing on a content analysis of 48 news outlets from different types of media organization in France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Switzerland, and USA, Edda Humprecht …
Political Communication in Direct Democratic Campaigns
Enlightening or Manipulating?
Av H. Kriesi
Häftad, 2012
568 kr
Lägg i varukorg
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 …
Citizens' Initiatives in Europe
Procedures and Consequences of Agenda-Setting by Citizens
Av M. Setälä, T. Schiller
Häftad, 2012
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
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 …
Campaign Strategy in Direct Democracy
Häftad, 2012
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
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 …
Civil Society and Democracy Promotion
Av T. Beichelt, I. Hahn m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
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 …
Comparing Mass Media in Established Democracies
Patterns of Media Performance
Av L. Müller
Häftad, 2014
552 kr
Lägg i varukorg
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 …
Autocratization in post-Cold War Political Regimes
Av Andrea Cassani, Luca Tomini
Inbunden, 2019
769 kr
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This book deals with post-Cold War processes of autocratization, that is, regime change towards autocracy. While these processes are growing in number and frequency, autocratization remains a relatively understudied phenomenon, especially its most recent manifestations. In this volume, the authors …
State-Formation and Democratization
A New Classification
Av Thomas Denk, Sarah Lehtinen
Häftad, 2019
624 kr
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This book examines the connection between two major developments in the world: state-formation and democratization. Since 1946, the number of states has increased from 66 to almost 200 independent states, but our knowledge of these state-formation processes is limited. The authors present a new …
Democracy under Threat
A Crisis of Legitimacy?
Häftad, 2019
1096 kr
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This book addresses some of the most pressing questions of our time: Is democracy threatened by globalisation? Is there a legitimacy crisis in contemporary democracies? Is the welfare state in individual countries under pressure from global trends? What are the implications of high-level migration …
Democracy Beyond Elections
Government Accountability in the Media Age
Inbunden, 2019
931 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. The empirical findings are based on an original database of 6000 media allegations and investigations in Russia, Germany and Bulgaria. …
Democracy Beyond Elections
Government Accountability in the Media Age
Häftad, 2020
931 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. The empirical findings are based on an original database of 6000 media allegations and investigations in Russia, Germany and Bulgaria. …
Origin of Dialogue in the News Media
Inbunden, 2019
931 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 …
Origin of Dialogue in the News Media
Häftad, 2020
659 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 …
Italian Populism and Constitutional Law
Strategies, Conflicts and Dilemmas
Av Giacomo Delledonne, Giuseppe Martinico m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
1409 kr
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This edited volume explores the relationship between constitutionalism and populism in the Italian context. Italian populism is of interest to comparative lawyers for many reasons. Firstly, the country has a long-lasting tradition of anti-parliamentarism over the course of its history as a unitary …
Italian Populism and Constitutional Law
Strategies, Conflicts and Dilemmas
Av Giacomo Delledonne, Giuseppe Martinico m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
1409 kr
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This edited volume explores the relationship between constitutionalism and populism in the Italian context. Italian populism is of interest to comparative lawyers for many reasons. Firstly, the country has a long-lasting tradition of anti-parliamentarism over the course of its history as a unitary …
Social Democratic Parties and the Working Class
New Voting Patterns
Inbunden, 2020
552 kr
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This open access book carefully explores the relationship between social democracy and its working-class electorate in Western Europe. Relying on different indicators, it demonstrates an important transformation in the class basis of social democracy. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, …
Retreat of Liberal Democracy
Authoritarian Capitalism and the Accumulative State in Hungary
Inbunden, 2020
1532 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. Transcending disciplinary boundaries, it provides a fresh answer to a simple yet profound question: why has liberal democracy retreated? Scheiring …
Retreat of Liberal Democracy
Authoritarian Capitalism and the Accumulative State in Hungary
Häftad, 2021
1532 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. Transcending disciplinary boundaries, it provides a fresh answer to a simple yet profound question: why has liberal democracy retreated? Scheiring …
Contention and Regime Change in Asia
Contrasting Dynamics in Indonesia, South Korea, and Thailand
Av Linda Maduz
Inbunden, 2020
987 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. When and why does popular upsurge occur in such a setting? What form does it take and what do people ask for? When does protest become …
Contention and Regime Change in Asia
Contrasting Dynamics in Indonesia, South Korea, and Thailand
Av Linda Maduz
Häftad, 2021
987 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In undemocratic settings, where modes of political participation and interest mediation are severely limited, protest may become a major form of political action. When and why does popular upsurge occur in such a setting? What form does it take and what do people ask for? When does protest become …
