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Political Communication in Direct Democratic Campaigns
Enlightening or Manipulating?
AvH. Kriesi
Inbunden, Engelska, 2011
559 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
AvM. Setälä,T. Schiller
Inbunden, Engelska, 2012
559 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.
Campaign Strategy in Direct Democracy
AvLaurent Bernhard
Inbunden, Engelska, 2012
559 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.
Civil Society and Democracy Promotion
AvT. Beichelt,I. Hahnm. fl.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2014
559 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.
Democracy in the Age of Globalization and Mediatization
AvH. Kriesi,D. Bochslerm. fl.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2013
1 111 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.
Democracy in the Age of Globalization and Mediatization
AvH. Kriesi,D. Bochslerm. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
1 111 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
AvL. Müller
Inbunden, Engelska, 2014
559 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
AvTina Freyburg,Sandra Lavenexm. fl.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
559 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.
Political Decision-Making in Switzerland
The Consensus Model under Pressure
AvP. Sciarini,M. Fischerm. fl.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
1 221 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.
Politicizing European Integration
Struggling with the Awakening Giant
AvDominic Hoeglinger
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
559 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
AvEdda Humprecht
Inbunden, Engelska, 2016
860 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 investigates the complex interplay of systemic and organizational dynamics and their impact on online news content, showing that the performance of online news media strongly varies among different media outlets. Less profit oriented outlets and those with a focus on information generally perform well offering hard news, diversity, critical distance, or analytical depth. This suggests that the divide between high and low-performing outlets is tied to the news outlet's capacity and willingness to strike a balance between their profit orientation and their normative role as information providers. Furthermore, the findings demonstrate that different dimensions of news performance are more pronounced in certain countries. This book provides new theoretical perspectives and methods for political and media scholars, and insights for journalists, policymakers, and concerned citizens.
Political Communication in Direct Democratic Campaigns
Enlightening or Manipulating?
AvH. Kriesi
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
576 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
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
AvM. Setälä,T. Schiller
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
559 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
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.
Campaign Strategy in Direct Democracy
AvLaurent Bernhard
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
559 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.
Civil Society and Democracy Promotion
AvT. Beichelt,I. Hahnm. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
559 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.
Comparing Mass Media in Established Democracies
Patterns of Media Performance
AvL. Müller
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
559 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
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.
Autocratization in post-Cold War Political Regimes
AvAndrea Cassani,Luca Tomini
Inbunden, Engelska, 2019
780 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 offer one of the first cross-regional comparative analyses of the recent processes of regime change towards autocracy. Building on an original conceptual framework, the two authors engage in the empirical investigation of the spreading of this political syndrome, of the main forms that it takes, and of the modes through which it unfolds in countries ruled by different political regimes, with different histories and belonging to different regional contexts. The research is conducted through a mix of research techniques that include descriptive statistical analysis, Qualitative Comparative Analysis and case study. This book will be of interest to a heterogeneous readership that encompasses thebroader community of scholars, analysts, observers, journalists, and practitioners interested in political development and regime change in different geographical areas.
State-Formation and Democratization
A New Classification
AvThomas Denk,Sarah Lehtinen
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
632 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 database on state-formation and democratization, which enables novel classifications and analyses of these processes on the global level. 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.
Democracy under Threat
A Crisis of Legitimacy?
AvUrsula van Beek
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
1 111 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 and rising populism for democracy? Does authoritarianism pose a challenge? The volume builds on a cross-cultural study of democracy conducted by the Transformation Research Unit (TRU) at Stellenbosch University in South Africa for nearly twenty years. Three of the countries studied – South Africa, Turkey and Poland – receive individual attention as their respective democracies appear to be the most vulnerable at present. Germany, Sweden, Chile, South Korea and Taiwan are assessed in their regional contexts. 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. The book will appeal to both students and practitioners of democracy as well as the general reader.
Democracy Beyond Elections
Government Accountability in the Media Age
AvGergana Dimova
Inbunden, Engelska, 2019
945 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. Observations gained from the case studies are then placed in relation to a systematic analysis and critique of more than 100 models of the transformation and crisis of democracy. The book will be of particular interest to researchers focusing on democratic theory and political thought, as well as those working empirically in the field of democratic systems.
Democracy Beyond Elections
Government Accountability in the Media Age
AvGergana Dimova
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
945 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. Observations gained from the case studies are then placed in relation to a systematic analysis and critique of more than 100 models of the transformation and crisis of democracy. The book will be of particular interest to researchers focusing on democratic theory and political thought, as well as those working empirically in the field of democratic systems.
Origin of Dialogue in the News Media
AvRegula Hänggli
Inbunden, Engelska, 2019
945 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. The author promotes dialogue as a convincing concept for analyzing the quality of public debate and advances a series of arguments for why and how this concept helps improve our understanding of key processes in democracy. Based on a detailed analysis of rich empirical data collected from referendum campaigns in Switzerland, the book is relevant beyond the specific context and applicable to election campaigns and public debates more broadly.
Origin of Dialogue in the News Media
AvRegula Hänggli
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
669 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. The author promotes dialogue as a convincing concept for analyzing the quality of public debate and advances a series of arguments for why and how this concept helps improve our understanding of key processes in democracy. Based on a detailed analysis of rich empirical data collected from referendum campaigns in Switzerland, the book is relevant beyond the specific context and applicable to election campaigns and public debates more broadly.
Italian Populism and Constitutional Law
Strategies, Conflicts and Dilemmas
AvGiacomo Delledonne,Giuseppe Martinicom. fl.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2020
1 428 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 state. After the 2018 general election, it has turned into the first European country in which two self-styled populist parties formed a coalition government. Although it collapsed in August 2019, many issues that it had raised remain. Secondly, as Italy is a founding member of the European Communities, the constitutional implications of populist politics have to be considered not only within the national framework but also in a wider context. This book argues that the relationship between populism and constitutionalism should not be seen in terms of mutual exclusion and perfect opposition. Indeed, populism frequently relies on concepts and categories belonging to the language of constitutionalism (majority, democracy, people), offering a kind of constitutional counter-narrative.
Italian Populism and Constitutional Law
Strategies, Conflicts and Dilemmas
AvGiacomo Delledonne,Giuseppe Martinicom. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
1 428 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 state. After the 2018 general election, it has turned into the first European country in which two self-styled populist parties formed a coalition government. Although it collapsed in August 2019, many issues that it had raised remain. Secondly, as Italy is a founding member of the European Communities, the constitutional implications of populist politics have to be considered not only within the national framework but also in a wider context. This book argues that the relationship between populism and constitutionalism should not be seen in terms of mutual exclusion and perfect opposition. Indeed, populism frequently relies on concepts and categories belonging to the language of constitutionalism (majority, democracy, people), offering a kind of constitutional counter-narrative.
Social Democratic Parties and the Working Class
New Voting Patterns
AvLine Rennwald
Inbunden, Engelska, 2020
559 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, the working-class vote is strongly fragmented and social democratic parties face competition on multiple fronts for their core electorate – and not only from radical right parties. Starting from a reflection on ‘working-class parties’ and using a sophisticated class schema, the book paints a nuanced and diversified picture of the trajectory of social democracy that goes beyond a simple shift from working-class to middle-class parties. Following a detailed description, the book reviews possible explanations of workers' new voting patterns and emphasizes the crucial changes in parties' ideologies. It closes with a discussion on the role of the working class in social democracy's future electoralstrategies.
Retreat of Liberal Democracy
Authoritarian Capitalism and the Accumulative State in Hungary
AvGábor Scheiring
Inbunden, Engelska, 2020
1 535 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 argues that Hungary’s new hybrid authoritarian regime emerged as a political response to the tensions of globalisation. He demonstrates how Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz exploited the rising nationalism among the working-class casualties of deindustrialisation and the national bourgeoisie to consolidate illiberal hegemony.As the world faces a new wave of autocratisation, Hungary’s lessons become relevant across the globe, and this book represents a significant contribution to understanding challenges to democracy. This work will be useful to students and researchers across political sociology, political science, economics and social anthropology, as well democracy advocates.
Retreat of Liberal Democracy
Authoritarian Capitalism and the Accumulative State in Hungary
AvGábor Scheiring
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
1 552 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 argues that Hungary’s new hybrid authoritarian regime emerged as a political response to the tensions of globalisation. He demonstrates how Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz exploited the rising nationalism among the working-class casualties of deindustrialisation and the national bourgeoisie to consolidate illiberal hegemony.As the world faces a new wave of autocratisation, Hungary’s lessons become relevant across the globe, and this book represents a significant contribution to understanding challenges to democracy. This work will be useful to students and researchers across political sociology, political science, economics and social anthropology, as well democracy advocates.
Contention and Regime Change in Asia
Contrasting Dynamics in Indonesia, South Korea, and Thailand
AvLinda Maduz
Inbunden, Engelska, 2020
989 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 regime-threatening? And how does the authoritarian government react? This book explains the dynamics we observe during regime change facing high contention, in which much is at stake both for those in power and their challengers. Focussing on the experiences of democratizing countries in Asia, the author shows that even in the chaotic context of regime change there are regularities in when and how people mobilize. The book applies concepts and methods used in social movement research to the study of regime change and is based on a newly collected protest event dataset of 20 years for Indonesia, South Korea, and Thailand.
Contention and Regime Change in Asia
Contrasting Dynamics in Indonesia, South Korea, and Thailand
AvLinda Maduz
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
989 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
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 regime-threatening? And how does the authoritarian government react? This book explains the dynamics we observe during regime change facing high contention, in which much is at stake both for those in power and their challengers. Focussing on the experiences of democratizing countries in Asia, the author shows that even in the chaotic context of regime change there are regularities in when and how people mobilize. The book applies concepts and methods used in social movement research to the study of regime change and is based on a newly collected protest event dataset of 20 years for Indonesia, South Korea, and Thailand.

Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century – serie

Political Communication in Direct Democratic Campaigns

Citizens' Initiatives in Europe

Campaign Strategy in Direct Democracy

Civil Society and Democracy Promotion

Democracy in the Age of Globalization and Mediatization

Democracy in the Age of Globalization and Mediatization

Comparing Mass Media in Established Democracies

Democracy Promotion by Functional Cooperation

Political Decision-Making in Switzerland

Politicizing European Integration

Shaping Online News Performance

Political Communication in Direct Democratic Campaigns

Citizens' Initiatives in Europe

Campaign Strategy in Direct Democracy

Civil Society and Democracy Promotion

Comparing Mass Media in Established Democracies

Autocratization in post-Cold War Political Regimes

State-Formation and Democratization

Democracy under Threat

Democracy Beyond Elections

Democracy Beyond Elections

Origin of Dialogue in the News Media

Origin of Dialogue in the News Media

Italian Populism and Constitutional Law

Italian Populism and Constitutional Law

Social Democratic Parties and the Working Class

Retreat of Liberal Democracy

Retreat of Liberal Democracy

Contention and Regime Change in Asia

Contention and Regime Change in Asia