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  • 1
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    ISBN: 9783658022136
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XVI, 290 p. 19 illus, digital)
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
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    Keywords: Social sciences ; Social Sciences ; Social sciences ; Europäische Union ; Politische Willensbildung ; Zivilgesellschaft ; Nichtstaatliche Organisation ; Online-Ressource
    Abstract: The role of civil society organisations in Brussels is debated. Some view them as representatives of their members and thus as legitimising agents for policy-making in the European Union. Others see them as being elitist and out of touch with their membership bases, therefore ill-suited to promote democracy at the EU level. Taking civil society organisations in the EU’s external relations as an example, Meike Rodekamp submits these controversial views to a reality check. Interviews with representatives of civil society organisations in Brussels and their member organisations in the EU show that the Brussels offices have not lost contact with their members. However, member organisations differ substantially in their participation in internal decision-making processes, which raises doubts about the legitimacy gains through civil society participation in EU policy-making. Contents · The Representative Role of Civil Society Organisations in Democracy · Methods, Case Selection, and the Civil Society Organisation Sample · The Formal and the Relational Dimension of Civil Society Organisation Representativeness Target Groups · Researchers and students of political science, in particular in the fields of EU integration, global governance, NGO research, and democratisation · Practitioners of EU politics, in particular EU institution officials, NGO and business association representatives, government representatives, lobbyists in general The Author Dr. Meike Rodekamp works as a policy analyst for the German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat) in Cologne, Germany
    Description / Table of Contents: Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Two Stories about Civil Society Organisations; 1.2 The Research Question; 1.3 Defining Civil Society Organisations; 1.4 Structure of the Study; 2 The Representative Role of CSOs in Democracy - Origins of the Debate and the EU Context; 2.1 The Contributions of CSOs to Democracy; 2.1.1 The Tocquevillian Heritage - Education and Representation; 2.1.2 The Representative Role of CSOs; 2.1.3 Other Democratising Functions of CSOs; 2.1.4 CSOs as a Threat to Democracy
    Description / Table of Contents: 2.1.5 The Representative Role of CSOs and the Sceptics2.1.6 A Democratic Structure: Sine Qua Non for Contributing to Democratic Governance?; 2.2 The Changing Perspective on CSOs in the EU Context; 2.2.1 The Academic Debate - From an Analytical to a Normative Perspective; 2.2.2 The EU's Democratic Deficit - Diagnoses and Remedies; 2.2.3 CSOs as a Remedy for the Democratic Deficit; 2.2.4 CSOs and Representation; 2.2.5 Critical Voices; 2.2.6 European Institutions and CSO Participation; 2.3 Conceptualising and Operationalising CSO Representativeness - Combining Formal and Relational Aspects
    Description / Table of Contents: 2.3.1 Sketching CSO Representativeness - The Academic Debate2.3.2 CSO Representativeness in the EU Context; 2.3.3 A Two-Dimensional Framework for Investigating Representativeness; 2.3.4 Analysing the Formal Dimension of CSO Representativeness; 2.3.5 Analysing the Relational Dimension of CSO Representativeness; 3 Methods, Case Selection, and the CSO Sample; 3.1 Methodological Choices: A Qualitative, Explorative Study; 3.1.1 Why Undertake A Case Study? - Advantages and Pitfalls; 3.1.2 Research Methods and Data; 3.1.3 The Interview Data
    Description / Table of Contents: 3.2 Case Selection: Policy Fields, CSOs, and Member Organisations3.2.1 Selecting EU Policy Fields: External Trade Policy and Security and Defence Policy; 3.2.2 The Logic of the Case Selection; 3.2.3 Selecting CSOs: Member-Based Umbrella Organisations with Institutional Access; 3.2.4 The CSO Sample; 3.2.5 Selecting CSOs for Detailed Analysis and Their Member Organisations; 3.3 The CSO Sample and Professionalisation; 3.4 The CSO Sample and the CSO Environment - Making the Connection; 3.4.1 The CSO Sample and the CSO Population in the EU
    Description / Table of Contents: 3.4.2 The CSO Sample and the CSO Populations in ETP and CSDP4 The Formal Dimension of CSO Representativeness; 4.1 Organisational Form, Membership Structure, and Formal Internal Governance; 4.1.1 Organisational Form; 4.1.2 Membership Structure; 4.1.3 Formal Rules for Internal Governance; 4.2 Constituency Size and Geographic Scope; 4.3 Summary and Discussion; 5 The Relational Dimension of CSO Representativeness - Assessing Accountability, Participation, and Satisfaction; 5.1 The Perspective of EU-Level Representatives; 5.1.1 Accountability to Members; 5.1.2 Member Participation
    Description / Table of Contents: 5.1.3 Staff Satisfaction
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  • 2
    ISBN: 9783658046637
    Language: German
    Pages: Online-Ressource (VIII, 319 S. 49 Abb, online resource)
    Series Statement: Veröffentlichungen der Sektion Religionssoziologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Zwischen Säkularisierung und religiöser Vitalisierung
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    Keywords: Social Sciences ; Social sciences ; Culture. ; Comparative politics. ; Konferenzschrift 2011 ; Deutschland ; Polen ; Religiosität ; Religiöser Wandel ; Religionssoziologie
    Abstract: Ob sich Religion in der Gegenwart durch Bedeutungsverlust oder eine Rückkehr des Religiösen auszeichnet, ist umstritten. Konsens ist, dass Religion in verschiedenen Kulturen und Ländern unterschiedliche Bedeutungen besitzt. In der Erkenntnis, dass Polen und Ostdeutschland diesbezüglich zwei Extreme darstellen, stellen sich hier erstmals deutsche und polnische Sozialwissenschaftler die Aufgabe, Ähnlichkeiten wie Differenzen zwischen Polen, Westdeutschland und Ostdeutschland herauszuarbeiten - und entfalten vergleichende und weiterführende Perspektiven des Forschungsgebietes. Das umfasst die Frage, ob man trotz der Unterschiede in der verankerten Religiosität nicht in allen Gebieten Säkularisierungsprozesse feststellen kann genauso, wie Fragen nach dem Verhältnis der jüngeren Generation zu Religion und dessen politische Konsequenzen: Geht mit Säkularisierungsprozessen soziales Engagement zurück – und soziales Kapital verloren? Der Inhalt Theoretische und disziplingeschichtliche Perspektiven Religiöser Wandel in Polen und Deutschland im internationalen Vergleich Religion in Politik, Öffentlichkeit und Gesellschaft Die kirchliche Verfasstheit des Religiösen Neue religiöse Phänomene und jugendliche Religiosität Die Zielgruppen Dozierende und Studierende der Soziologie, Religions- und Kulturwissenschaft Forscherinnen im Gebiet Osteuropaforschung und mit Interesse an Polen Die Herausgeber Dr. Michael Hainz S.J. ist Dozent für Sozialwissenschaften an der Hochschule für Philosophie München und Lehrbeauftragter an der Philosophisch-Pädagogischen Hochschule Ignatianum in Krakau. Dr. Gert Pickel ist Professor für Religions- und Kirchensoziologie an der Universität Leipzig. Dr. Detlef Pollack ist Professor für Religionssoziologie an der Wilhelms-Universität Münster. Dr. Maria Libiszowska-Żółtkowska ist Professorin für Soziologie räumlicher Strukturen an der Universität Warschau. Dr. Elżbieta Firlit ist Professorin für Soziologie an der Warsaw School of Economics.
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  • 3
    ISBN: 9783658000547 , 1283908603 , 9781283908603
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XVII, 255 p. 6 illus, digital)
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    Parallel Title: Buchausg. u.d.T. Ziegler, Oliver, 1979 - EU regulatory decision making and the role of the United States
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    Keywords: Social sciences ; Social Sciences ; Social sciences ; Europäische Union ; USA ; Wirtschaftliches Verhalten ; Beeinflussung ; Wirtschaftslenkung ; Politische Entscheidung ; Verbraucherschutz ; Umweltschutz ; Europäische Union ; Verbraucherschutz ; Umweltschutz ; Regulierung ; Politische Entscheidung ; USA ; Einfluss
    Abstract: Oliver Ziegler raises the question of what role economic interests of the United States play in the regulatory decision making process of the European Union. Critics often assume that U.S. dominance in the world economy, fueled by a powerful business elite, has significantly affected EU regulations at the expense of environmental and consumer protection standards. The author falsifies this proposition. He shows, first, that the EU often adopts regulations against the explicit opposition of the U.S. thereby ignoring the principles of transatlantic regulatory cooperation. Second, he demonstrates that business interests in the EU are usually not homogenous and often come second to environmental and consumer concerns. In addition, the author shows the increasing role of the European Parliament in EU regulatory decison making
    Abstract: Oliver Ziegler raises the question of what role economic interests of the United States play in the regulatory decision making process of the European Union. Critics often assume that U. S. dominance in the world economy, fueled by a powerful business elite, has significantly affected EU regulations at the expense of environmental and consumer protection standards. The author falsifies this proposition. He shows, first, that the EU often adopts regulations against the explicit opposition of the U. S. thereby ignoring the principles of transatlantic regulatory cooperation. Second, he demonstrates that business interests in the EU are usually not homogenous and often come second to environmental and consumer concerns. In addition, the author shows the increasing role of the European Parliament in EU regulatory decison making.
    Description / Table of Contents: Acknowledgment; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Part I: Introduction and theory; 1. Introduction and research problem; 1.1 Regulatory cooperation vs. regulatory coordination; 1.2 EU-U.S. regulatory cooperation; 1.3 Environmental and consumer protection standards; 1.4 Overview of this study; 1.5 The research problem; 1.5.1 The policy areas; 1.5.2 Product standards and process standards; 1.5.3 Prevention-focused regulatory cooperation; 1.5.4 The countries involved in the process; 1.5.5 The time period; 1.5.6 The dependent variable; 1.5.7 The explanatory variables; 1.5.8 The research question
    Description / Table of Contents: 1.6 The research design1.6.1 The selection of cases; 1.6.2 The use of sources; 1.7 Outline of the study; 2. A theoretical framework; 2.1 Level I: Intergovernmental negotiations; 2.1.1 Bargaining and arguing; 2.1.2 Conclusion; 2.2 Level II: Preferences and coalitions; 2.2.1 Defenders of the status quo vs. Pro-change groups; 2.2.2 Mattli's and Woods' model of regulatory capture; 2.2.3 Conclusion; 2.3 Level III: Political institutions and veto players; 2.3.1 EU decision making and veto players; 2.3.2 Risk governance; 2.3.3 Conclusion; 2.4 Summary
    Description / Table of Contents: 3. The institutional structure of transatlantic regulatory cooperation3.1 History, data, and structure; 3.2 Intergovernmental relations; 3.3 Transgovernmental relations; 3.4 Transnational relations; 3.5 The Early Warning System; 3.6 Institutions; 3.6.1 The regulatory procedures; 3.6.2 Precaution versus economic analysis; Part II: Case Studies; 1. Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment; 1.1 Background, terminology, and actors; 1.1.1 Contested issues and terminology; 1.1.2 Policy context and historical background; 1.1.3 Actors and preferences at a glance
    Description / Table of Contents: 1.2 The genesis of the Commission proposal1.2.1 The relevant actors in the Commission; 1.2.2 Five different drafts highlight tensions within the Commission; 1.2.3 Summary; 1.3 Negotiations in the Parliament; 1.3.1 The relevant actors in the EP; 1.3.2 The initial situation and the expectations of interested groups; 1.3.3 In the run up to the first reading MEPs turn to stakeholders; 1.3.4 The Florenz report proposes two directives; 1.3.5 The first reading in plenum espouses individual responsibility; 1.3.6 Summary; 1.4 Negotiations in the Council; 1.4.1 The relevant actors in the Council
    Description / Table of Contents: 1.4.2 The initial situation and the expectation of interested groups1.4.3 The French presidency achieves a common orientation; 1.4.4 The Swedish presidency achieves a political agreement; 1.4.5 Summary; 1.5 Negotiations in the Parliament II; 1.5.1 The second reading in the ENVI committee discloses dissent; 1.5.2 The second reading in plenum strengthens the proposal; 1.6. The Conciliation Committee; 1.6.1 The final outcome; 1.6.2 Stakeholders are appeased; 1.7 Analysis; 1.7.1 Did U.S. economic interests prevail in EU regulatory decision making?; 1.7.2 What factors may account for this outcome?
    Description / Table of Contents: 1.8 General conclusion
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    ISBN: 9783658018573
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (X, 270 p. 37 illus, digital)
    Series Statement: Urban and Regional Research International 14
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    Parallel Title: Buchausg. u.d.T. Local Councillors in Europe
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    Keywords: Social sciences ; Social Sciences ; Social sciences ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Europa ; Gemeinderat ; Demokratie
    Abstract: Councillors are the essence of local representative democracy, linking ordinary citizens and decision-makers in municipal arenas. In cross-national perspective, and taking in countries from across Europe, this book analyses the recruitment patterns, career, party associations, role perceptions, and attitudes to democracy, representation, and participation of local councillors. Matters such as gender, parties, institutions, municipal reform, functions in governance networks, and councillor influence are considered using data collected in an international survey, covering some 12,000 members of the local political elite. Drawing on diverse and eclectic literature, the contributions in this volume comprise a comprehensive and revealing analysis of modern councillors. ContentLocal Councillors in Comparative Perspective.- Political Recruitment and Career Development of Local Councillors in Europe.- Councillors and their Parties.- The Roles Councillors Play.- Councillors and Democracy.- Who do the Local Councillors of Europe Represent?- Councillors, Participation, and Local Democracy.- Municipal Councillors as Interest Mediators.- European Mayors and Councillors - The gender gap among local representatives - Local councillors in different governance network arrangements - Local councillors and administrative reforms - Municipal priorities in urban planning and local development Target Groups· Academics and practitioners in the fields of political sciences EditorsBjörn Egner is Senior Researcher at the Institute for Political Science at Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany. He is the head of the research group for Methodology in Political Science and Philosophy of Science. David Sweeting is Senior Lecturer in Urban Studies in the Centre for Urban and Public Policy Research at the University of Bristol, UK.Pieter-Jan Klok is Assistant Professor for Policy Science at the Department of Public Administration in the School of Management and Governance of the University of Twente, The Netherlands
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents; List of Tables and Figures; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Local councillors in comparative perspective; 1.1 The local councillor; 1.2 Broader trends and developments; 1.3 Structure of the book; 1.4 The survey; References; 2 Political recruitment and career development of local councillors in Europe; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Theoretical framework: pathways to and in the council; 2.3 Inside the puzzle box: modelling recruitment and career development; 2.4 Layman and professional: two ideal-types of recruitment and career development
    Description / Table of Contents: 2.5 A shifting structure of opportunities? Between professionalisation and democratisation2.6 The social base of councillor recruitment; 2.7 The activation and apprenticeship of local councillors; 2.8 The career development of local councillors; 2.9 Conclusion: Between Layman and Professional; References; 3 Councillors and their parties; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Party affiliation; 3.3 Conclusions; References; 4 The roles councillors play; 4.1 Research questions and conceptualisation; 4.2 The role perceptions of European councillors; 4.3 The role behaviour of European councillors
    Description / Table of Contents: 4.4 The relation between role perceptions and role behaviour4.5 Conclusions; References; 5 Councillors and democracy: What do they think, and how can differences in their views be explained?; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Councillors' understandings of democracy: Representative democracy versus participatory governance; 5.3 How to explain differences in the notion of democracy among councillors; 5.4 Conclusion; References; 6 Who do the local councillors of Europe represent?; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Representation style; 6.3 Representation focus; 6.4 When does active social representation occur?
    Description / Table of Contents: 6.5 Active class representation6.6 Identity, gender and sector party representation; 6.7 Width of representation focus; 6.8 Conclusions; References; 7 Councillors, participation, and local democracy; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Representation and participation in local democracy; 7.3 Results; 7.4 Conclusions; References; 8 Municipal councillors as interest mediators: Roles, perceptions and enactment; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Councillors in context; 8.3 Research methodology; 8.4 Interest mediation: Perception, Assessment and Enactment; 8.5 Executive or Ordinary: Power influences, roles and attitudes
    Description / Table of Contents: 8.6 Party soldiers, delegates and trustees: Electoral support and role enactment8.7 Conclusions; References; 9 European mayors and councillors: Similarities and differences; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Councillors and mayors: Two rungs on one political ladder or laymen vs. professional?; 9.3 Notes on comparability; 9.4 First comparison - the influence over local authority activities; 9.5 Second comparison - time spent performing selected activities of mayors and councillors; 9.6 Third comparison - experience and length of career in local politics; 9.7 Fourth comparison - future ambitions
    Description / Table of Contents: 9.8 Differences inside and outside - are there typical career patterns for councillors?
    Description / Table of Contents: Local Councillors in Comparative Perspective -- Political Recruitment and Career Development of Local Councillors in Europe -- Councillors and their Parties -- The Roles Councillors Play -- Councillors and Democracy -- Who do the Local Councillors of Europe Represent? -- Councillors, Participation, and Local Democracy -- Municipal Councillors as Interest Mediators -- European Mayors and Councillors: The gender gap among local representatives -- Local councillors in different governance network arrangements -- Local councillors and administrative reforms -- Municipal priorities in urban planning and local development.
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  • 5
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    ISBN: 9783658009526
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XIV, 411 p. 5 illus, digital)
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    Parallel Title: Buchausg. u.d.T. Nofri, Sara, 1978 - Cultures of environmental communication
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    Keywords: Social sciences ; Social Sciences ; Social sciences ; Deutschland ; Großbritannien ; Italien ; Schweden ; Zeitung ; Umweltschutz ; Kommunikation ; Kulturvergleich ; Deutschland ; Großbritannien ; Italien ; Schweden ; Zeitung ; Umweltschutz ; Kommunikation ; Kulturvergleich
    Abstract: Sara Nofri combines several research methods (multilingual bibliographic research, quantitative content analysis, semiotic text analysis, interviews to journalists) and a cross-cultural, interdisciplinary perspective for investigating environmental communication in the daily quality press of Germany, Italy, Sweden and UK. She provides an in-depth portrait of the features, the focus, the themes and stakeholders involved, individuates different "cultures of environment" and "cultures of communication", and provides insights and practical tools to analyze and then evaluate environmental communication. The methodological approach of this study can be readily transposed to studies investigating other contexts, cultures and media. Der Inhalt· Environmental Communication in the Press· European Media Comparison· Cultures of Environment· Cultures of Communication · Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Study· Multilingual Information Retrieval and Research Die Zielgruppen· Researchers, scholars, and students in the fields of communication science, journalism, media and cultural studies, and environmental studies, among others.· Environmental journalists and communicators, lobbyists and activists, policy makers. Die Autorin Dr. Sara Nofri completed her doctoral project under the supervision of Prof. Hans J. Kleinsteuber at the University of Hamburg and is currently working as an international media analyst and researcher, with a focus on digital media
    Description / Table of Contents: Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Pictures and Tables; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Reasons for Carrying out this Study; 1.2 An Introductory Remark to the Chosen Methodology; 1.3 State of the Art(s); 1.3.1 Cultures (and Languages), Environment and Communication; 1.3.2 Environment in the Media and Environmental Journalism; 1.4 Research Design, Hypotheses and Questions; 1.5 Structure of the Study; 1.6 What the Study Does and What it Does not; 2 Culture; 2.1 The Concept of 'Culture' in Different Disciplines; 2.1.1 Communication Science; 2.1.2 Cultural Studies and Cultural Anthropology
    Description / Table of Contents: 2.1.3 Linguistics2.1.4 Political Science; 2.1.5 Semiotics; 2.1.6 Sociology and Social Sciences; 2.2 The Language Perspective in Defining 'Culture'; 2.3 Choosing a Definition of 'Culture': Some Philosophical Background; 2.3.1 Cultural Materialism; 2.3.2 The Nature-Culture Dichotomy; 2.4 What 'Culture' Means in this Study; 2.5 Cultures in Europe: a Framework; 2.5.1 Territory; 2.5.2 Language; 2.5.3 Why 'Cultures' and not 'Identities'; 2.6 Cultures of Environment and Cultures of Communication; 3 Cultures of Environment; 3.1 Defining the Term 'Environment'
    Description / Table of Contents: 3.2 Four Pillars for Looking at the Role of Environment in Different Cultures3.2.1 The Concept of Sustainability; 3.2.2 The Four Pillars; 3.3 The 'Environment' Framework: Different Role of the Environment in the Countries Selected; 3.3.1 Italy and the Ambiente; 3.3.2 Germany and the Umwelt; 3.3.3 Sweden and the Miljö; 3.3.4 The UK and the Environment; 3.3.5 Cultures of Environment; 4 Cultures of Communication; 4.1 Different Cultures of the Media in Europe; 4.1.1 Hallin and Mancini: Comparing Media Systems; 4.1.2 Media Cultures - but which ones?; 4.2 Different Journalistic Cultures in Europe
    Description / Table of Contents: 4.2.1 Hahn and Schröder: Comparing Journalistic Cultures4.2.2 Comparing Press Cultures; 4.3 The 'Communication' Framework: An Overview of the Media Situation and Press Cultures in the four Countries; 4.3.1 Italy; 4.3.2 Germany; 4.3.3 Sweden; 4.3.4 The UK; 4.4 Cultures of Communication; 4.5 Environmental Communication; 4.5.1 A Few Remarks on Journalistic Quality and Environmental Communication; 4.5.2 Good Environmental Communication; 4.6 The Wheel is Come Full Circle; 5 Methodology and Methods; 5.1 Meta-questions, or Methodology; 5.1.1 Information Retrieval.
    Description / Table of Contents: 5.1.2 Approach. How could the research questions be answered and why?5.2 Practical Questions, or Methods; 5.2.1 How to Choose the Perspective the Empirical Study Should Be Carried out from?; 5.2.2 Which Groupings and Why These Groupings and not Others?; 5.2.3 Which Countries and Why These and not Others?; 5.2.4 Why the Printed Press and not Other Media?; 5.2.5 Which Empirical Methods and Why?; 5.2.6 How Could a Content Analysis Best Help Achieve the Desired Results?
    Description / Table of Contents: 5.2.7 Which Units and Categories in the Quantitative and Qualitative Content Analysis Would Best Help Achieve the Desired Result?
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    ISBN: 9783531194431 , 1283908735 , 9781283908733
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XXI, 290 p. 20 illus, digital)
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    Parallel Title: Buchausg. u.d.T. Casertano, Stefano, 1978 - Our land, our oil!
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    Keywords: Social sciences ; Social Sciences ; Social sciences ; Erdöl ; Nationalismus ; Natürliche Ressourcen ; Separatismus ; Natürliche Ressourcen ; Erdöl ; Nationalismus ; Separatismus
    Abstract: Stefano Casertano explores the connections between the presence of energy natural resources and the development of 'local nationalism' in the producing regions. In particular, he applies a specific focus on those cases where such nationalism leads to secession attempts. The research is based on eight case studies in Bolivia, Sudan, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Iran, Angola, and Nigeria.
    Abstract: Stefano Casertano explores the connections between the presence of energy natural resources and the development of "local nationalism" in the producing regions. In particular, he applies a specific focus on those cases where such nationalism leads to secession attempts. The research is based on eight case studies in Bolivia, Sudan, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Iran, Angola, and Nigeria
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Preface; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; 1. The case for "Local Oil Nationalism"; 1.1 Secession-prone regions; 1.2 Why oil fuels nationalism; 1.3 What is known about oil and civil conflict; 1.4 Oil conflict to oil development; 2. From peace to conflict (and back); 2.1 The Conflict Matrix; 2.2 The impact of policies; 2.3 What triggers conflicts; 3. Bolivia and Sudan: a perfect split; 3.1 Bolivia; The pendulum of nationalization; Poverty, inequality and coups; The waltz of gas profits; Between chart and conflict; 3.2 Sudan; The longest conflict in the world
    Description / Table of Contents: 600 tribes for 400 languagesNorth, South and oil in between; Inventing in a war-free Sudan; 3.3 What can we learn from Bolivia and Sudan; 4. Indonesia & Malaysia: islands, ethnicities, oil; 4.1 Indonesia; War and Peace; Militarizing a country; Between corruption and development; The line of oil; Different cultures, different rebellions; Thirty years, two histories; 4.2 Malaysia; The Malay dominance; The British factor and the White Rajas; Few oil royalties and social stability; 4.3 What can we learn from Indonesia and Malaysia; 5. China and Iran: the risk for peripheral producing enclaves
    Description / Table of Contents: 5.1 ChinaThe Uighurs revolt and the oil factor; Failed attempts of appeasement; 5.2 Iran; The gold of Iran; A rift on the line of oil; 5.3 What can be learned from China and Iran; 6. Angola and Nigeria: tribal fragmentation in Sub-Saharan Africa; 6.1 Angola; A post-Cold War conflict; A perfect case of oil-fuelled conflict; Ethnic tensions and the oil spark; 6.2 Nigeria; 140 million people, 2 million barrels per day (and both growing); Tribal oil wars; The fuel of war; 6.3 What can be learned from Angola and Nigeria; 7. Natural resources and the question of ethnic nationalisms
    Description / Table of Contents: 7.1 Four observations about the "Clash of Nationalisms"7.2 The "Acehnese Syndrome" and the "Conflict Trap"; 7.3 Resources, nationalism and identity; 8. Three Provocative Considerations; 8.1 Does repression work?; 8.2 Does social engineering work?; 8.3 Is private property better than nationalization?; Conclusion; Appendix 1 - Duplets comparison elements; Appendix 2 - Cross-cluster comparisons (main ones); Bibliography; About the Author
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    ISBN: 9783658006815 , 1283935554 , 9781283935555
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XXV, 382 p. 17 illus, digital)
    Series Statement: Energiepolitik und Klimaschutz
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    Parallel Title: Buchausg. u.d.T. Steuwer, Dagmar Sibyl, 1980 - Energy efficiency governance
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    Keywords: Social sciences ; Social Sciences ; Social sciences ; Europäische Union ; Frankreich ; Großbritannien ; Italien ; Umweltzertifikat ; Energieeffizienz ; Energieeinsparung ; Energiewirtschaft
    Abstract: Energy efficiency contributes to the main objectives of energy policy in the European Union: energy security, cost effectiveness and environmental benefits. However, the efficiency potential remains widely untapped. Will White Certificate Instruments, a new framework instrument to foster end-use energy efficiency, help to close the energy efficiency gap? The analysis compares the political process of choosing and designing White Certificate Instruments in Italy, France and Great Britain. Dagmar Sibyl Steuwer shows that the type of policy instrument as well as its image has an influence not only on agenda-setting but also on the policy instrument’s effectiveness due to interactions with existing energy efficiency discourses, regulatory traditions and the prevailing policy style. Der Inhalt· White Certificate Instruments as Hybrid Instruments: Design Choices and Additionality· Constructivist Institutionalism: Strategic Action and Unintended Outcomes· Policy Instruments: Tools, Indicators or Agents?· Energy Efficiency - the Complexity Challenge· Methodological Approach: Process and Perception Tracing· Research on White Certificate Instruments· Comparison of White Certificate Instruments in France, Italy and Great Britain Die Zielgruppen· Political scientists with a special interest in energy policy analysis· Policy-makers and stakeholders in the field of end-use energy efficiency Die AutorIn Dagmar Sibyl Steuwer is Research Associate at the German Advisory Council on the Environment
    Description / Table of Contents: Acknowledgement; Overview of contents; Detailed table of contents; Figures; Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Motivation; 1.2 Inductive-deductive research process; 1.3 White Certificate Instruments; 1.3.1 How do WCIs work?; 1.3.2 Two sources of WCIs; 1.3.3 Measurement of savings; 1.3.4 Design Choices: Determining the WCI's mode of action; 1.3.5 Additionality; 1.3.6 WCIs in practice - deriving the research question; 2 Theoretical framework; 2.1 Studying WCIs: A policy analysis perspective
    Description / Table of Contents: 2.2 Ideas in context - expanding Historical Institutionalism to Constructivist Institutionalism2.2.1 Strategic action and goals; 2.2.2 Fostering change: Framing the problem and creating a policy image; 2.2.3 Policy entrepreneurs as agents of strategic action; 2.2.4 Unintended outcomes and prevailing tensions; 2.3 Policy instruments and change: tools, indicators, or agents?; 2.3.1 Explaining policy instrument choice and change; 2.3.2 Implications of a historical-constructivist institutionalism perspective for models explaining policy instrument choice
    Description / Table of Contents: 2.4 Understanding market-based policy instruments2.4.1 MBIs as 'technical tools': a variety of categorizations; 2.4.2 Strategies and misconceptions: Ideas about market and market-based policy instruments; 2.4.3 WCI - a hybrid in disguise; 2.5 Energy efficiency - The complexity challenge; 2.5.1 Multiple goals; 2.5.2 Multiple solutions; 2.5.3 Multiple actors; 3 Methodological Operationalization; 3.1 Introduction: Two levels of analysis; 3.2 Process tracing; 3.2.1 Archival research; 3.2.2 Semi-structured expert interviews; 3.3 Perception tracing; 3.3.1 Qualitative content analysis
    Description / Table of Contents: 3.3.2 Participatory observation3.4 Putting the pieces together: multidimensional comparison; 4 Research on WCIs; 4.1 Introduction: Analysing the WCI expert community; 4.2 Identifying and selecting sources for analysis; 4.3 Delineating and characterizing the expert community; 4.4 2004-2007: European and international research projects; 4.4.1 Research Consortia; 4.4.2 Objectives and research focus; 4.4.3 Results and design recommendations; 4.4.4 The three research projects in a nutshell; 4.5 Major Publications; 4.5.1 Literature presenting the 'big picture'; 4.5.2 Literature on WCIs and trading
    Description / Table of Contents: 4.5.3 Comparing WCIs with other policy instruments4.6 Knowledge development: Preliminary summary of written material; 4.7 Conferences; 4.7.1 IEA workshop on WCIs in Milan; 4.7.2 JRC Workshop on 'White ertificates, utility and supplier obligation' in Brussels; 4.7.3 ECEEE summer study 2009; 4.7.4 Exchanging knowledge at conferences: Summary; 4.8 Concluding analysis; 4.8.1 Focal issues over time; 4.8.2 Preliminary conclusions; 5 France; 5.1 The French energy structure; 5.1.1 Energy savings in the 2006 investment plans; 5.1.2 Energy savings in the 2009 investment plans
    Description / Table of Contents: 5.1.3 Slowly liberalizing energy markets
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    ISBN: 9783658011680
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (VI, 401 p, digital)
    Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
    Series Statement: Schriftenreihe des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr 13
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Strategic cultures in Europe
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    Keywords: Social sciences ; Social Sciences ; Social Sciences ; Social sciences ; Europäische Union ; Mitgliedsstaaten ; Sicherheitspolitik
    Abstract: European countries work together in crisis management, conflict prevention and many other aspects of security and defence policy. Closer cooperation in this policy arena seems to be the only viable way forward to address contemporary security challenges. Yet, despite the repeated interaction, fundamental assumptions about security and defence remain remarkably distinct across European nations. This book offers a comparative analysis of the security and defence policies of all 27 EU member states and Turkey, drawing on the concept of ‘strategic culture’, in order to examine the chances and obstacles for closer security and defence cooperation across the continent. Along the lines of a consistent analytical framework, international experts provide case studies of the current security and defence policies in Europe as well as their historical and cultural roots. Contents- Strategic Culture - Security and Defence Policy - European Integration - Comparative Policy Analysis Target GroupsAcademics and practitioners in the field of social sciences The EditorsDr. Heiko Biehl is Research Director at the Bundeswehr Center for Military History and Social Sciences and lecturer at the University of Potsdam. Dr. Bastian Giegerich is Research Fellow at the Bundeswehr Center for Military History and Social Sciences and Consulting Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.Alexandra Jonas, M.A., is Research Fellow at the Bundeswehr Center for Military History and Social Sciences and lecturer at the University of Potsdam.
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    ISBN: 9783658018986
    Language: German
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    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Schütte, Johannes D. Armut wird "sozial vererbt"
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    Keywords: Armut ; Soziale Mobilität ; Generationengerechtigkeit ; Soziale Ungleichheit ; Soziale Integration ; Deutschland ; Social sciences ; Social Sciences ; Political science. ; Social structure. ; Social inequality. ; Social sciences ; Hochschulschrift ; Deutschland ; Bildung ; Gesundheit ; Unterschicht ; Soziale Ungleichheit ; Sozialer Aufstieg ; Ausgrenzung ; Deutschland ; Unterschicht ; Inklusion ; Förderung ; Reform
    Abstract: Gesellschaftliche Aufstiegschancen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland -- Der sozialwissenschaftliche Diskurs über die Entstehung sozialer Ungleichheit -- Deprivationsmechanismen im Bildungs- und Gesundheitswesen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland -- Aktuelle Förderstrategien zur Bekämpfung der sozialen Ausgrenzung in Deutschland.
    Abstract: In Deutschland setzt sich die soziale Exklusion über Generationen hinweg fort, dies gilt gerade auch im Bildungs- und Gesundheitsbereich. Da dieser Prozess nicht auf die genetischen Anlagen rückführbar ist, muss davon ausgegangen werden, dass der sozioökonomische Status in der Bundesrepublik "sozial vererbt" wird. Über die Zusammenführung der theoretischen Ansätze von Pierre F. Bourdieu und Hartmut Esser wird es nicht nur möglich, den Dualismus zwischen Autonomie und Heteronomie zu überwinden, sondern auch die wirkenden Selektionsmechanismen zu beschreiben. Aus dieser Analyse ergeben sich neue Perspektiven für eine Habitusmodifikation und damit ebenfalls Ansatzpunkte für die Förderung besonders benachteiligter Personen (active inclusion). Dass ein gesellschaftlicher Aufstieg in Deutschland nicht für alle gleichermaßen möglich ist, obwohl eine vergleichsweise große Summe in das deutsche Wohlfahrtssystem investiert wird, ist nach den Befunden dieser Untersuchung in erster Linie darin begründet, dass das Fördersystem insgesamt weniger auf soziale Inklusion als auf die Konservierung des gesellschaftlichen Status Quo ausgerichtet ist. Der Inhalt Der sozialwissenschaftliche Diskurs über die Entstehung sozialer Ungleichheit • Deprivationsmechanismen im deutschen Bildungs- und Gesundheitswesen • Aktuelle Förderstrategien zur Bekämpfung der sozialen Ausgrenzung in Deutschland Die Zielgruppen DozentInnen und StudentInnen der Politikwissenschaft, der Soziologie, der Sozialen Arbeit, der Erziehungswissenschaft und der Gesundheitswissenschaften Der Autor Johannes D. Schütte promovierte am Fachbereich Sozial- und Kulturwissenschaften (Institut für Politikwissenschaft) der Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen.
    Description / Table of Contents: Abstract; Inhalt; 1. Gesellschaftliche Aufstiegschancen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland; 1.1 Kausale Wirkungszusammenhänge oder Scheinkorrelationen; 1.2 Autonomie oder Heteronomie; 2. Der sozialwissenschaftliche Diskurs über die Entstehung sozialer Ungleichheit; 2.1 Der Zusammenhang zwischen Gesellschaftsstruktnr und individuellem Handeln; 2.1.1 Der historisch-materialistische Ansatz nach Karl Marx; 2.1.2 Die Handlungstheorie von Max Weber; 2.1.3 Die subjektive Definition der Situation - die Auflösung des Dualismus' zwischen Autonomie und Heteronomie?
    Description / Table of Contents: 2.2 Der konflikttheoretische Ansatz nach Pierre Félix Bourdieu2.2.1 Die theoretischen Grundlagen des Bourdieu'schen Ansatzes; 2.2.2 Der Prozess der ‚sozialen Vererbung' nach Pierre F. Bourdieu; 2.3 Die neuen Varianten der Theorie der rationalen Entscheidung; 2.3.1 Erklärung der Ungleichheiten im Bildungssystem anhand der individuellen Bildungsentscheidungen; 2.3.2 Die Theorie der Frameselektion von Hartmut Esser; 2.4 Theoretische Bindeglieder zur Erklärung sozialer Ausgrenzungsprozesse; 2.5 Modell zur Beschreibung der ‚sozialen Vererbung' des gesellschaftlichen Status'
    Description / Table of Contents: 3. Deprivationsmechanismen im Bildungs- und Gesundheitswesen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland3.1 Einfluss der Gene auf die kognitive und gesundheitlicheEntwicklung; 3.1.1 Der Einfluss der Gene auf die Intelligenzentwicklung; 3.1.2 Der Einfluss der Gene auf die Lebensqualität und den Gesundheitszustand; 3.2 Der ‚soziale Vererbungsprozess' des gesellschaftlichen Status'; 3.2.1 Soziale Ausgrenzungsmechanismen vor der Geburt und im frühen Kindes- und Vorschulalter
    Description / Table of Contents: 3.2.2 Die intergenerative Weitergabe von Frames und Habits innerhalbdes familialen Kilntextes und die institutionelle Bewertung desschichtspezijischen Lebensstils3.2.3 Festschreibung des sozialen Status' aufgrund individueller Handlungsentscheidungen im Jugend- und Erwachsenenalter; 3.2.4 Typologie der Armut; 3.3 Deprivationsmechanismen und Schutzfaktoren; 4. Aktuelle Förderstrategien zur Bekämpfung der sozialen Ausgrenzung in Deutschland; 4.1 Soziale Inklusion: Eine Frage des Blickwinkels?; 4.2 Wie ist es theoretisch möglich, die Kapitalaneignung zu fördern?
    Description / Table of Contents: 4.3 Analyse der Inklusionsfördermaßnahmen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland4.3.1 Förderung der isolierten Inaktiven; 4.3.2 Förderung der eingebundenen Hasardeure; 4.3.3 Förderung der entfremdeten Einzelkämpfer; 4.3.4 Förderung der vernetzten Macher; 4.4 Schlussfolgerungen für die Inklusionsförderung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland; 5. Diskussion der Ergebnisse und Resümee; Abbildungs- und Tabellenverzeichnis; Abbildungen; Tabellenverzeichnis; Literaturverzeichnis
    Description / Table of Contents: Abstract; Inhalt; 1. Gesellschaftliche Aufstiegschancen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland; 1.1 Kausale Wirkungszusammenhänge oder Scheinkorrelationen; 1.2 Autonomie oder Heteronomie; 2. Der sozialwissenschaftliche Diskurs über die Entstehung sozialer Ungleichheit; 2.1 Der Zusammenhang zwischen Gesellschaftsstruktnr und individuellem Handeln; 2.1.1 Der historisch-materialistische Ansatz nach Karl Marx; 2.1.2 Die Handlungstheorie von Max Weber; 2.1.3 Die subjektive Definition der Situation - die Auflösung des Dualismus' zwischen Autonomie und Heteronomie?; 2.2 Der konflikttheoretische Ansatz nach Pierre Félix Bourdieu2.2.1 Die theoretischen Grundlagen des Bourdieu'schen Ansatzes; 2.2.2 Der Prozess der ‚sozialen Vererbung' nach Pierre F. Bourdieu; 2.3 Die neuen Varianten der Theorie der rationalen Entscheidung; 2.3.1 Erklärung der Ungleichheiten im Bildungssystem anhand der individuellen Bildungsentscheidungen; 2.3.2 Die Theorie der Frameselektion von Hartmut Esser; 2.4 Theoretische Bindeglieder zur Erklärung sozialer Ausgrenzungsprozesse; 2.5 Modell zur Beschreibung der ‚sozialen Vererbung' des gesellschaftlichen Status'; 3. Deprivationsmechanismen im Bildungs- und Gesundheitswesen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland3.1 Einfluss der Gene auf die kognitive und gesundheitlicheEntwicklung; 3.1.1 Der Einfluss der Gene auf die Intelligenzentwicklung; 3.1.2 Der Einfluss der Gene auf die Lebensqualität und den Gesundheitszustand; 3.2 Der ‚soziale Vererbungsprozess' des gesellschaftlichen Status'; 3.2.1 Soziale Ausgrenzungsmechanismen vor der Geburt und im frühen Kindes- und Vorschulalter; 3.2.2 Die intergenerative Weitergabe von Frames und Habits innerhalbdes familialen Kilntextes und die institutionelle Bewertung desschichtspezijischen Lebensstils3.2.3 Festschreibung des sozialen Status' aufgrund individueller Handlungsentscheidungen im Jugend- und Erwachsenenalter; 3.2.4 Typologie der Armut; 3.3 Deprivationsmechanismen und Schutzfaktoren; 4. Aktuelle Förderstrategien zur Bekämpfung der sozialen Ausgrenzung in Deutschland; 4.1 Soziale Inklusion: Eine Frage des Blickwinkels?; 4.2 Wie ist es theoretisch möglich, die Kapitalaneignung zu fördern?; 4.3 Analyse der Inklusionsfördermaßnahmen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland4.3.1 Förderung der isolierten Inaktiven; 4.3.2 Förderung der eingebundenen Hasardeure; 4.3.3 Förderung der entfremdeten Einzelkämpfer; 4.3.4 Förderung der vernetzten Macher; 4.4 Schlussfolgerungen für die Inklusionsförderung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland; 5. Diskussion der Ergebnisse und Resümee; Abbildungs- und Tabellenverzeichnis; Abbildungen; Tabellenverzeichnis; Literaturverzeichnis
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