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    Cham : Springer International Publishing | Cham : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
    ISBN: 9783031356728
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 138 Seiten)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024
    Series Statement: Palgrave studies in European political sociology
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    Keywords: Europe ; Political sociology. ; Human geography. ; Cultural geography ; Staat ; Nationalstaat ; Territorium ; Geografischer Raum ; Demokratie
    Abstract: Borders, democratic legitimacy, multiscale statehood, governance : the covid crisis has shaken things up and emphasized both the contradictions and the central salience of territories. In this sharp volume Oscar Mazzoleni critically reviews the main debates about territories that have unfold over the last two decades, in particular in geography and political sociology. He makes a powerful insight for a critical territorial approach aiming to analyze democratic politics. Patrick Le Galès, CNRS research professor at Sciences Po, Paris, France Mazzoleni has contributed a brief but encompassing study of the concept of territory in social sciences. This well-written piece analyzes the concept of territory as multidimensional and interdisciplinary. His is a rigorous attempt to offer a systematic framework to make territorial politics part of the contemporary research agenda. In developing a territorial approach, he adds to the field by addressing essential gaps in the literature. Margarita Gomez-Reino Cachafeiro, full professor at the UNED University, Madrid, Spain The book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the uses of the concept of territory in the study of democratic politics. The author tests the limits of a literature which avoid territorial dimensions, and reasserts the relevance of the concepts of territory and territorial space in the understanding of contemporary politics. With a political sociological perspective, but engaging in an interdisciplinary dialogue, the book draws a new conceptual framework focusing on both traditional and innovative topics: state-building and the transformation of nation-states, the changes in democratic citizenship, the relevance of territory for voting behaviour, the territorial dimensions of populism and the experience of the pandemic, taken as a global territorial crisis. Oscar Mazzoleni is Director of the Research Observatory for Regional politics at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
    Note: Open Access , Literaturverzeichnisse , Why and how territory , Strength and limits of unterritorial approaches , Towards a territory-oriented approach , Beyond the territorial state? , Changing democratic citizenship , Territorial voting , Territorial populism , A global territorial crisis , Thinking democratic politics with territory
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    Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland | Cham : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
    ISBN: 9783031490743
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XV, 133 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism
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    Keywords: Political science. ; Economics. ; Identity politics. ; Political sociology.
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Classical Liberalism against Populism -- Chapter 2: Populism - defining characteristics -- Chapter 3: A Threat to Liberty, Free Markets, and the Open Society -- Chapter 4: Explaining Populism -- Chapter 5: The Populist Divisive, Activist Ideas -- Chapter 6: The Classical Liberal Ideas, Predicaments, and Potentials -- Chapter 7: Expose the Populist Strategies and Consequences -- Chapter 8: Defend and Develop the Liberal Institutions -- Chapter 9: Advance a Liberal Politics of Identity -- Chapter 10: Develop Liberal Statecraft -- Chapter 11: A Classical Liberal Revival.
    Abstract: “One cannot fight the collectivistic identity politics of populism with cost-benefit studies and policy analysis alone. As Nils Karlson argues in his riveting, essential book, the arts, and the humanities, “emotions. . . ethos . . . narratives,” are necessary to save us from 1984 in 2024.” ---Deirdre McCloskey, Professor emerita of Economics, History, English, And Communication, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA "Classical liberalism is better than populism, flat out. Nils Karlson will tell you why, both for the US and Sweden, and for the broader world." ---Tyler Cowen, Professor of Economics, George Mason University, USA This open access book by Nils Karlson explores the strategies used by left- and right-wing populists to make populism intelligible, recognizable, and contestable. It presents a synthesized explanatory model for how populists promote autocratization through the deliberate polarization of society. It traces the ideational roots of the core populist ideas and shows that these ideas form a collectivistic identity politics. Karlson argues that to fight back requires the revival of liberalism itself by defending and developing the liberal institutions, the liberal spirit, liberal narratives, and liberal statecraft. The book also presents and discusses an extensive list of counterstrategies against populism. Written within the tradition of political theory and institutional economics, this book uses a wide variety of sources, including results and analyses from social psychology, ethics, law, and history. Nils Karlson is the founder and former CEO of the Ratio Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. .
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    Cham : Springer International Publishing | Cham : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
    ISBN: 9783031497957
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIX, 293 p. 26 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Global Dynamics of Social Policy
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    Keywords: Social policy. ; Social choice. ; Welfare economics. ; Political sociology.
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Methods -- Chapter 3. Framework -- Chapter 4. Institutions -- Chapter 5. Employment -- Chapter 6. Protection -- Chapter 7. Incorporation -- Chapter 8. Clusters -- Chapter 9. Conclusion.
    Abstract: This open access book offers a comprehensive analysis of social protection in Latin America, its origins, institutions, and outcomes. The chapters are organised in three groups. The earlier chapters discuss in turn appropriate methods, an analytical framework, and core institutions. The book advocates a causal inference approach to the study of the institutions that have dominated social protection in the region: occupational insurance, individual retirement savings, and social assistance. The middle chapters study social protection’s main stratification effects, focussing on stratification effects on employment, protection, and worker incorporation. The later chapters then assess social protection outcomes and identify country groupings including their evolution over time. The book, and its approach and findings, contributes to the advancement of a theory of social protection amongst late industrialisers. Armando Barrientos is Professor Emeritus of Poverty and Social Justice at the Global Development Institute at the University of Manchester, UK. He was Research Director at the World Poverty Institute. .
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    ISBN: 9783031413636
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXIII, 305 p. 5 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Palgrave's Critical Policing Studies
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Governing police stops across Europe
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    Keywords: Criminology. ; Public administration. ; Human rights. ; Critical criminology. ; Crime ; Political sociology. ; Arrêt et fouille par palpation - Europe ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Europa ; Polizei ; Kontrolle
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Police Stops: a comparative perspective on governance -- Chapter 2: Stop in the name of the law: the legal regulation of police stops in Europe -- Chapter 3: Internal Governance of police stops: an unresolvable challenge? -- Chapter 4: External accountability: the limited influence of oversight bodies on the governance of police stops -- Chapter 5: Civil oversight practices in Europe: exploring the impact of civil movement against police stops -- Chapter 6: Legal remedies for victims of unlawful police stops: European and domestic contexts -- Chapter 7: The role of data in enhancing the governance of Police Stops in Europe -- Chapter 8: The possibilities and pitfalls of the use of accountability technologies in the governance of police stops -- Chapter 9: Conclusion: the three levels of governance of police stops.
    Abstract: "Governing Police Stops Across Europe should be essential reading for all those involved in police governance, scrutiny, and practice.” --Gill Imery, former Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary Scotland This book takes a critical and comparative approach to the analysis of the governance of police stops across Europe. It draws on an EU COST Action research network on Police Stops which engaged academics and practitioners from 29 countries to better understand the practice of police stops. It begins by examining how police stops are defined and the various legal rules and levels of accountability afforded. The chapters are arranged by theme to focus on a core aspect of the governance of police stops. These include: legal frameworks and police discretion; internal governance; external accountability and civilian oversight; possibilities for legal recourse; and the different roles of data and technology. Each compares the distinct approaches evident across Europe, often employing case studies. The book adopts a critical approach, acknowledging governance as contested and involving diverse (state, non-state and supranational) actors. It considers implications for policing in a rapidly changing environment globally. Elizabeth Aston is Professor of Criminology at Edinburgh Napier University, UK, and the Director of the Scottish Institute for Policing Research. Sofie De Kimpe is full time Professor of Criminology at the Department of Criminology at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium and was Chair of the EU COST Action on Police Stops. János Fazekas is Associate Professor at ELTE University, Budapest, Hungary. He was co-leader of the Governance Working Group of the EU COST Action on Police Stops. Genevieve Lennon is Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Strathclyde, UK. She was co-leader of the Governance Working Group of the EU COST Action Police Stops. Mike Rowe is Lecturer in Public Sector Management at the University of Liverpool, UK, and was Vice Chair of the EU COST Action on Police Stops.
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    Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland | Cham : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
    ISBN: 9783031588815
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VIII, 220 p. 4 illus., 3 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
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    Keywords: Europe ; Political sociology. ; Communication in politics.
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Portugal And The Far-Right -- Chapter 2: From Imperial Nationalism In The Portuguese Estado Novo To The Organization Causa Identitária: Right-Wing Groupuscules In Portugal And Their Ideological Lines -- Chapter 3: Surveillance Against Ethnic Enclaves And Dissemination Of The Publisher Contra Corrente: The Organization Associação Cívica Portugueses Primeiro Por Estado E Identidade (Portuguese 1) -- Chapter 4: Escudo Identitário: The Attempt To Create The Equivalent Of Casapound Italia In Portugal -- Chapter 5: From Skinhead Music Concerts “Oi!” To Youtube: The Trajectory Of The Organization Nova Ordem Social And Its Leader Mário Machado -- Chapter 6: Lusotropicalism And Cosmopolis: The Imperial Nationalism Of The Group Nova Portugalidade -- Chapter 7: Devolution Around Biogenetic Identity: The Cyber-Activism Of The Organization O Bom Europeu -- Chapter 8: Ethnonationalist And Imperial Nationalist News: Invictus Portucale And Notícias Viriato -- Chapter 9: From Siberia To Timor: Portugal Between Two Bloc Projects.
    Abstract: This book analyzes two types of nationalisms that are represented by the Portuguese groupuscular right, that is, the extra-party right. One faction is guided by ethnonationalism and nativism, looking at Portugal through an ethnically European prism. Small groups fight for a white Portugal linked to an imagined white world, rooted in ideas such as race and biology, following models from the US. The other faction looks for a future in a non-European confederation and wants Portuguese citizenship for non-European groups originating from the former colonies, while maintaining ties with the Portuguese extreme right, notably, the one that comes from the Salazar right-wing dictatorship (Estado Novo, 1926-1974). This faction suggests addressing questions of immigration by accepting immigration of non-European people from former imperial space and by initiating a confederation of countries, in which Portugal is the only state with a white majority. Guimarães analyzes the means of communication of these two factions, the language they use to articulate their viewpoints, and the worldviews of various groups in Portugal. He argues that the far right in Portugal is a space filled with radical styles of nationalism. Gabriel Fernandes Rocha Guimarães is Researcher at ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal.
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    Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland | Cham : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
    ISBN: 9783031592508
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(IX, 249 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series
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    DDC: 305.5
    Keywords: Social structure. ; Equality. ; Political sociology. ; Europe ; Economic sociology.
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Situating Idealist-Socialism -- Chapter 3: Defining the ‘working-class’ -- Chapter 4: Defining Alienation -- Chapter 5: Is the working class alienated? -- Chapter 6: The Ethics of British Idealism -- Chapter 7: Developing Idealist-Socialism -- Chapter 8: Progressive Nationalism -- Chapter 9: Progressive Nationalism applied to our economic life -- Chapter 10: An ethos for Civil Society -- Chapter 11: Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book explores the possibility of alienation amongst the British working-class and argues that the class is, in fact, alienated. Its point of departure is the right-communitarianism, who outline how the working class has become alienated as a result of a loss of its political agency, the breakdown of its communities, and the undermining of its dignity. However, where these scholars tend to propose solutions from a right-communitarian perspective, this book adopts a more inclusive, left-wing, position to address working-class concerns. Dr Sam Taylor Hill is an academic based at the University of Bristol, UK, focused on working-class issues in contemporary Britain. His thesis, titled Building a Community of Equals: Challenging Alienation in the British Working-Class presented a challenge to the prominent right-communitarian discourse on working-class issues and advocated for a Progressive Nationalism rooted in the ideas articulated by the Bristol School of Multiculturalism. His main research focuses look at late-19th and early-20th century political theory in the form of British Idealism and Guild and Ethical Socialism, the nature of alienation and its relevance again within contemporary society, and the place and usefulness of the ‘white working-class’ within multicultural and progressive frameworks.
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    Cham : Springer International Publishing | Cham : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
    ISBN: 9783031571442
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXV, 700 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
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    Keywords: Sex. ; Political sociology. ; Identity politics. ; Human rights. ; Social policy. ; Feminism. ; Feminist theory.
    Abstract: 1:Introduction: Intersectional and transnational approaches to gender and citizenship -- Part I: Perspectives and Approaches to Gender and Citizenship -- 2: Global Perspectives on Citizenship and Gender -- 3: The Language of (Un)Becoming: Raciolinguistics and Bordering In Europe -- 4: Decolonizing Trans/Gender Citizenship: Situated Intersections and Regimes of Violence -- 5: Masculinity, Citizenship and Intersectionality -- 6. Gender, Citizenship and Memory Activism – On intersectionality, transnational solidarity and Black Lives Matter -- Part II: Contextualizing gender and citizenship across time place and space -- 7: Re-nationalizing Citizenship in Illiberal Democracies: Central/Eastern Europe: The case of anti-gender movement in Central-Eastern Europe -- 8: Gender, Citizenship, and European Democracy -- 9: Gender and Power in the European Parliament: intersectional and transnational challenges -- 10: Russian LGBT Activists, the ‘Foreign Agent Law’ and Transnational Memory Politics: Locating agency and acts of citizenship -- 11: Indigenous Citizenship - Gender and Discrimination -- 12: Gender, Citizenship & Public Policy in the Caribbean -- 13: Marching 4 Justice: Gender, Citizenship and Intersectional Struggle in Australia -- 14: Resistance as Citizenship: Exploring the shifting contours of belonging in contemporary India -- 15: Convergences and Divergences: Dynamics of Layered Political Citizenship in Ghana and Uganda -- 16: The Americas: Intersectionality, Women and Violent Politics in the Americas -- 17: Feminist Foreign policy and Feminist Activism in Mexico -- Part III: Contemporary Issues and Challenges -- 18: Contested Citizenship in a Settler Colony: Lessons from Canada/Turtle Island -- 19: Mediated acts citizenship: a post-colonial perspective -- 20: Religion, Gender and Citizenship -- 21: Affective citizenship: Right-wing contestations of women’s and gender rights -- 22: Precarious Citizenship: Veiled Muslim Negotiating and Resisting Disenfranchmentin France and Switzerland -- 23: Right-wing populism, gender and neoliberal globalization -- 24: Citizenship and Solidarity in the Age of Identity Politics in South Africa -- 25: Intersex and Trans Citizenship: Insights from Queer Anthropological Literature -- 26: Gendered Academic Citizenship – A Critical Feminist Perspective -- 27: Part IV: Normative debates -- 28: Transgressive Cosmopolitanism and the Politics of Everyday Citizenship: Solidarity Activism with Syrian women in Turkey -- 29: Essential Citizenship: Practices of Women Agri-food Workers -- 30: Gender Equality, Development and Global Justice -- 31: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – a Southern perspective -- 32: Post-colonialism and Neocolonialism in LGBT Rights Movements in Asia -- Part V: Future directions for research and concluding remarks.-33: Future directions for research. .
    Abstract: This handbook provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of key theoretical, analytical and normative approaches, topics and debates in contemporary scholarship about gender and citizenship. It demonstrates how diverse historical, social, political, economic and legal dimensions have shaped the evolution of gendered citizenship in different parts of the world, as well as how these dimensions transform the interrelations between individuals, social groups and communities across time, place and space. Bringing together insights from scholars across gender studies, political science, law, sociology, philosophy and cultural studies, this book demonstrates how intersectional and transnational approaches can provide us with theoretical and methodological tools to understand gendered inequalities and injustices in societies. Chapters examine relations between gender, sexuality, populism and nationalism; transnational feminism during times of #MeToo and Black Lives Matter; the increasing political and popular support of LGBTQ+ claims as human rights issues; trans/gender citizenship; gendered indigenous citizenship; and the intersections of gender, religion and citizenship, among others. The handbook concludes with future directions for research guided by the main debates about intersectional and transnational approaches in the field of gender and citizenship. This handbook will be valuable reading for scholars, researchers, and policymakers around the globe in Gender Studies, Citizenship Studies, Sociology, Law, Political Science, and Cultural Studies.
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    ISBN: 9783031573774
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XI, 141 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2024.
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    DDC: 306
    Keywords: Culture. ; Political sociology. ; Intercultural communication.
    Abstract: 1. Accessing the Public Sphere: An Introduction to the Volume -- 2. Broken Understanding: Corrupted Participation in Emerging Public Spaces -- 3. Transcultural Communication During a Misinfodemic: How Antiquated Science Communication Models and Information Deserts Enhance Vulnerability to Beliefs in False Health and Science Information -- 4. Sacred Paths to Magnanimity in a Polarized World -- 5. Toward a New Set of Practices in Intercultural Communication -- 6. Ethical Challenges for Intercultural Mediators in Preventing and Remedying Potential Unequal Access to the Public Space -- 7. The Effect of Empathic Mediation in Conflict Resolution.
    Abstract: This edited volume focuses on the (un)equal access to the public space granted to the various groups that make up hybrid and multicultural societies: i.e. majority vs minority groups, immigrants vs non-immigrants, and so forth. With ‘access to public space’ the authors refer not only to participation through discursive practices in the public arena (e.g. political, social and institutional debates) but also to a full operationalization of the knowledge, habits and opportunities attached to true citizenship. Furthermore, in contexts of inequality and sociocultural conflict, the role of mediators has always been underscored as third-party figures (in)formally acknowledged and authorized–by participants in the interaction and/or external bodies–to set the ground for mutual understanding and foster balanced communication. Such mediation can range from interpreting in legal and medical encounters to dispute-resolution practices in situations of sociocultural clash among groups or individuals. Therefore, as is shown by the contributions in this volume, (intercultural) mediators are key agents in facilitating integration and providing disadvantaged groups with effective tools to gain access to the public sphere.
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    ISBN: 9783031116940
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXI, 283 p. 9 illus., 6 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Reform and Transition in the Mediterranean
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political sociology. ; Communication in politics. ; Political leadership. ; Europe
    Abstract: 1. Greek Parliamentary elites in transition (1989-2019) -- 2. Gender, representation and the politics of exclusion. Or, who represents, who is represented? -- 3. Politics and profession: continuities and discontinuities in the occupational composition of the Greek parliamentary elite -- 4. From Media to Politics: Journalists in the Greek Parliament -- 5. Young conservatives, media personalities or old-school elites? The many faces of New Democracy MPs across time -- 6. From Hegemony to Pasokification. Socialist MP’s in transition -- 7. Composition and Role of Parliamentary Elites as an Indicator of Party Transformation: The Case of SYRIZA -- 8. Mapping of the Extreme right MPs: From LAOS to Greek Solution -- 9. Candidates’ personal preference votes and changes in parliamentary representation -- 10. The emergence of “technocracy" in Greek ministerial elites -- 11. Make or Break? A Comparison of Parliamentary Representation in Cyprus and Greece in the Background of the Economic Crisis -- 12. Three generations of parliamentary elites. A proposed typology.
    Abstract: This edited volume contributes to a better understanding of parliamentary changes in times of political transition, and, specifically, the composition of the Greek Parliament before and after the debt crisis. It discusses the profiles of Greek MPs through the lens of continuity and renewal, starting with the first major political crisis after the Metapolitefsi in 1989 and ending with the last legislative elections of 2019. Greece attracted scholarly and international interest due to the transformations that the sovereign debt crisis provoked to its political and partisan system. It is one of the countries of the European periphery most severely hit during the great recession. However, no work so far has been devoted exclusively to the study of Greek parliamentary elites, their cultural and political characteristics, and the factors that shape their selection and election. The book is a multifaceted source of information for all those interested in understanding forms of political representation during normal times and times of crisis. Its distinctive advantage is that it offers an up to date and complete elite study in Greece comparable to similar European studies. Moreover, it is a useful tool for students, scholars and researchers interested in the study of political representation across Europe. Manina Kakepaki is a Principal Researcher at the National Centre for Social Research (EKKE)- Institute of Political Research, Greece. Fani Kountouri is Assistant Professor of Political Science-Political Communication at the Department of Political Science and History, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athina, Greece.
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    ISBN: 9783031192425
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(X, 302 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Hate Studies
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    Keywords: Critical criminology. ; Human rights. ; Political sociology. ; Law and the social sciences. ; Public law . ; Identity politics.
    Abstract: 1 Introduction -- 2 Myth, Identity, Order -- 3 Peace and Liberty: The Public Order Act 1936 -- 4 Race and Order: Stirring Up Racial Hatred -- 5 Class and Control: The Public Order Act 1986 -- 6 Being and Believing: Stirring Up Religious Hatred -- 7 Progress and Tradition: Stirring Up Hatred on Grounds of Sexual Orientation -- 8 Conclusions: From Myth to Fantasy.
    Abstract: This book critically examines the development of the ‘stirring up hatred’ offences which are currently found within the UK’s Public Order Act 1986. Through a critical discourse analysis of key excerpts of parliamentary Hansard, the book constructs a detailed genealogy of the offences from the perspectives that shaped them. A novel application of theory on 'myth' is used to navigate the complex arguments and to trace ideas about identity and order across parliamentary debates, from fears of Fascism in the 1930s to condemnations of homophobia in the early 21st century. The story of the stirring up hatred offences told in this book therefore extends far beyond the traditional frame of a dilemma between regulating hate speech and safeguarding free speech: it is inextricably entwined with myths about law, race and national identity, and speaks to wider themes of coloniality, neoliberalism, white entitlement, British-Christian exceptionalism and the innocence of law. Written in an accessible and engaging style, this book challenges a wide range of assumptions about hate speech law and raises a series of considerations for developing forms of accountability that are less complicit in the harms that they are supposed to redress. Jen Neller is Lecturer in Law at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, where she teaches Public Law and research methods. She is a co-author of the last two editions of Pearson’s Law of the European Union textbook and has published in Critical Discourse Studies and the International Journal of Crime, Justice and Social Democracy. Jen obtained a PhD in law from Birkbeck University of London in 2020.
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    ISBN: 9783031122095
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXI, 246 p. 5 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Gender and Politics
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Rubio Grundell, Lucrecia Security meets gender equality in the EU
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Identity politics. ; Security, International. ; Europe ; Europäische Union ; Sicherheitspolitik ; Frau ; Menschenhandel ; Prostitution ; Feminismus
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Internal Security and the EU: The Securitisation by Contagion of Trafficking in Women for Sexual Exploitation -- 3. Prostitution and the EU: Neoliberalism, Vulnerability and Security -- 4. The Intersection of Security and Neo-abolitionism in the EU’s Anti-trafficking Policies -- 5. Desecuritising Trafficking in Women for Sexual Exploitation Through a Neo-Abolitionist Approach? the European Women’s Lobby -- 6. Desecuritising Trafficking in Women for Sexual Exploitation Through a Sex Work Approach? Aradau Post-anarchism and Whore-Walks -- 7. Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book explores the triangular dynamics of securitisation and desecuritisation that underpin the EU’s approach to trafficking in women for sexual exploitation. That is, its progressive securitisation within the EU’s anti-trafficking policies and the existence of two distinct and competing approaches that coexist among feminist struggles against such trend: a neo-abolitionist approach, on the one hand, that is increasingly defended from within EU institutions, and has thus become increasingly entangled with the securitisation of trafficking in women; and a sex work approach, on the other, that has been largely relegated to the domains of academia and civil society. As such, this book addresses the intersection of security and feminist neo-abolitionism within the EU’s anti-trafficking policies, as well as the desecuritising potential of the anti-trafficking advocacy of both transnational neo-abolitionist and sex worker organisations. This book unprecedentedly brings together three bodies of literature that rarely interact: Critical Security Studies, EU Gender Studies and the feminist literature on prostitution and trafficking in women and demonstrates their fruitful interaction in an extensive empirical analysis of the EU’s internal security, violence against women and anti-trafficking policies. Lucrecia Rubio Grundell is UNA4CAREER Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
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    ISBN: 9783031168482
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VIII, 352 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Global Political Sociology
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    Keywords: International relations. ; Political sociology. ; Ideologie ; Populismus ; Internationale Politik ; Außenpolitik ; Innenpolitik ; Politischer Prozess ; Internationalisierung ; Wirkung ; Auswirkung ; Erde
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction: Populism and International Relations -- Chapter 2: The Populist Challenge to International Relations: Concept-Stretching, Methodological Nationalism and the Omission of Popular Sovereignty -- Chapter 3: Theorizing the Relations between Populism and Foreign Policy: A Discursive, Poststructuralist Approach -- Chapter 4: Addressing Shortcomings in the Laclauian Discursive Approach to Populism: Ontology, Radical Contingency, Affect and the Role of Populist Leaders and Antagonism -- Chapter 5: Right-wing Populism and Foreign Policy in the United States, Germany and India -- Chapter 6: Left-wing Populism and Foreign Policy in the United States, Europe and Venezuela -- Chapter 7: International and Transnational Populism: Cross-border Collaboration and Identity Construction -- Chapter 8: Conclusion: Re-Conceptualizing and De-centring Populism in International Relations.
    Abstract: Populism has lately experienced a meteoric rise to become one of the most widely used terms in academic and wider public discourses and a supposedly defining feature of both domestic and world politics. Situated at the intersection of International Relations (IR), Political Theory and Comparative Politics, this book makes a critical intervention into the burgeoning IR scholarship on populism and problematizes the often hyperbolic and sweeping usage of the term as a general descriptor for non-centrist politics of different persuasions. The book seeks to move into a different theoretical direction and broaden the empirical focus of existing IR research. Theoretically, it bridges the gap between theories of populism and IR by bringing the Laclauian, discursive approach and IR poststructuralism together in a theoretical framework. The proposed framework moves away from the search for the policy preferences and impact of populism, and instead conceptualizes foreign policy and world politics as potential sites for practicing populism, ranging from the articulation of societal grievances to the construction of populist identities such as ‘the people’. Empirically, the book takes IR scholarship beyond the predominant focus on the populist radical right and single-country and -region studies. Building on the discourse analysis of an original data set, it offers a comparative analysis of right-wing and left-wing populist discourses in different world regions as well as populist cross-border collaboration and identity construction. Thorsten Wojczewski is Lecturer in International Relations at Coventry University, UK.
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    ISBN: 9783031205934
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XII, 238 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political planning. ; Energy policy. ; Energy and state. ; Economic development. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Introduction: Introduction: EU Renewable Energy Policy in Context -- Chapter 2. Analytical Framework -- Chapter 3. EU Energy policymaking: Actors and Processes -- Chapter 4. The Emergence of EU Renewable Energy Policy: Unpacking Policymaking Dynamics of RES-E Directive -- Chapter 5. Consolidation of EU Renewable Energy Policy: Renewable Energy Directive (RED) -- Chapter 6. Shaping EU Renewable Policy beyond 2020: RED II -- Chapter 7. Conclusion: Dynamics of EU Energy Policy Integration: Insights from EU’s Renewable Energy Policy. .
    Abstract: “The European Union is a global leader in using public policy to drive the transition to renewable energy. This book provides the best comprehensive overview of how those policies were made and how they work. Scholars of European integration will also find in her study that the case of renewable energy provides a clear lens to see how far integration has progressed during the past two decades.” —Professor Robert Henry Cox, University of South Carolina, USA. This book provides a comprehensive account of EU’s renewable energy policy development as it traces the agenda-shaping, policy formulation and decisionmaking phases of the EU’s secondary legislation on renewable energy – that is the three successive directives of 2001 (RES-E), 2009 (RED), and 2018 (RED II). It also explores the EU’s energy policymaking dynamics and assess integration outcomes of these three policymaking instances in the renewable energy field from a comparative perspective. Enriched with elite interviews with the Brussels policy community, and drawing on European integration and public policy literature, the proposed book will resonate with and offer relevant insights to students, scholars, stakeholders, and policymakers interested in EU energy policy, in particular, and European integration, in general. Mariam Dekanozishvili is Associate Professor of International Relations and European Politics at the Department of Politics, Coastal Carolina University, USA.
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    ISBN: 9783031131271
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXIV, 701 p. 35 illus., 18 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
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    Keywords: Women—History. ; World history. ; Identity politics. ; Labor. ; History. ; Social history. ; Political sociology. ; Women
    Abstract: 1. Introduction: Towards a Global History of Communist Women; Francisca de Haan -- Part I: Global Foremothers -- 2. Clara Zetkin (1857–1933): A Rebel Building the Socialist and Communist International Women's Movements; Florence Hervé -- 3. Alexandra Kollontai (1872–1952): Communism as the Only Way Towards Women’s Liberation; Natalia Novikova and Kristen Ghodsee -- 4. A Right to be Radical: Claudia Jones (1915–1964) and the “Super-Exploitation of the Black Woman"; Carole Boyce Davies -- Part II: Europe -- 5. Helen Crawfurd (1877–1954): Scottish Suffragette and International Communist; Kiera Wilkins -- 6. Ana Pauker (1893–1960): The Infamous Romanian Woman Communist Leader; Stefan Bosomitu and Luciana Jinga -- 7. Dolores Ibárruri, Pasionaria (1895–1989): Communist Woman of Steel, Global Icon; Mercedes Yusta Rodrigo -- 8. Teresa Noce (1900–1980): A Communist “Professional Revolutionary” in Twentieth-Century Italy; Eloisa Betti and Debora Migliucci -- 9. Edwarda Orłowska (1906–1977): A Story of Communist Activism in Poland Told in Words and Silences; Katarzyna Stańczak-Wiślicz -- 10. Nina Vasilievna Popova (1908–1994): “Woman in the Land of Socialism”; Alexandra Talaver -- Part III: Asia -- 11. Deng Yingchao (1904–1992): A Feminist Leader in the Chinese Communist Party; Wang Zheng -- 12. Pak Chŏng-ae: From Red Labor Unions to the Korean Democratic Women’s Union; Suzy Kim -- 13. Iijima Aiko (1932–2005): A Feminist’s Fight Against Discrimination in Japan; Akiko Takenaka -- 14. Nguyễn Thị Bình (b. 1927): “The Flower and Fire of the Revolution”; An Thuy Nguyen -- 15. Umi Sardjono (1923–2011) and the Quest to Build a New Society for Indonesian Women; Katharine McGregor and Ruth Indiah Rahayu -- 16. Behice Boran (1910–1987): A Committed Communist Woman in Cold War Turkey; Sercan Çınar -- Part IV: Africa and the Middle East -- 17. Naziha al-Dulaimi (1923–2007) and the Anticolonial Struggle in Iraq; Noga Efrati -- 18. “Not Only the Country’s Independence, Mine Too!” Arlette Bourgel, an Algerian Jewish Communist (b. 1928); Pierre-Jean Le Foll-Luciani -- 19. Aoua Keita (1912–1980): Anti-Colonial Activist, Nationalist Politician, and Feminist in Mali (West Africa); Pascale Barthélémy and Ophélie Rillon -- Part V: Oceania -- 20. “A Key Person Internationally”: Freda Brown (1919–2009), Australian Activist; Lisa Milner -- 21. Dancing for the Revolution: Rona Bailey, New Zealand Artist Activist (1914–2005); Cybèle Locke -- Part 6: The Americas -- 22. Jeanne Corbin (1906–1944): A Canadian Communist Militant in a Man’s World; Andrée Lévesque -- 23. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890–1964): Mortal Enemy of Capitalism; Lara Vapnek -- 24. Gachita Amador (1891–1961), Between Two Loves: Communist Action and Guignol Theater; Verónica Oikión Solano -- 25. Vilma Espín (1930–2007): Forging a New Woman Within the Cuban Revolution; Ailynn Torres Santana and Michelle Chase -- 26. “When My Life Goes Out ...” Biography of the Argentinian Communist Activist Fanny Edelman (1911–2011); Adriana Valobra and Natalia Casola.
    Abstract: This Handbook addresses the role of women in communism as a global, social and political movement for the first time, exploring their lives, forms of activism, political strategies and transnational networks. Comprising twenty-five chapters, based on new and primary research, the book presents the lives of self-identified communist women from a truly international perspective and outlines their struggles against fascism and colonialism, and for women’s emancipation and national liberation. By using the lens of transnational political biography, the chapters capture the broader picture of these women’s lives, unpacking the links between the so-called public and private, the power structures and inequalities of their societies, the formal networks and politics in which they were involved, and the informal connections and friendships that supported their activism both at the national and international level. Challenging androcentric and Eurocentric narratives about communism, this Handbook reveals the active and significant roles of women in nineteenth- and twentieth-century communist movements and regimes, and highlights the importance of communist women in shaping the agenda for women’s rights worldwide.
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    ISBN: 9783031242359
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVI, 346 p. 18 illus., 16 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in Political Psychology
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Comparative government. ; Political psychology. ; Political sociology. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1 Anatomy of democratic frustration -- Chapter 2 Democratic desire and delivery deficit: Operationalising democratic frustration -- Chapter 3 Narratives of democratic frustration -- Chapter 4 Causes of democratic frustration -- Chapter 5 Withdrawal, anger, and aggression: the behavioural consequences of democratic frustration -- Chapter 6 Democratic frustration amongst youth: the case of first time voters -- Chapter 7 An experiment on democratic frustration -- Chapter 8 Conclusions.
    Abstract: At a time of widespread disillusion, citizens keep telling us how “frustrated” they feel with their democracies. However, whilst scholars and commentators alike have heard that complain millions of times, we may not have taken it as seriously as we should. The author takes the concept of democratic frustration literally and puts it under an unprecedented analytical and empirical microscope. She applies insights from the psychology and political science literatures and uses a mixture of panel studies, surveys, interviews, and experiments to understand its sources, nature, dimensions, and consequences. The book sheds unprecedented light on pathologies of democratic frustration in the US, UK, Australia, and South Africa with a double focus on the general population, and on young people. Doing so, it reveals new thought-provoking insights on the true nature of contemporary democratic crises, and not least on how citizens’ actual desire for democracy uniquely shapes their dissatisfaction. Sarah Harrison is Deputy Director of the Electoral Psychology Observatory and Assistant Professorial Research Fellow, Department of Government, LSE, UK. .
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    ISBN: 9783031265303
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XI, 255 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political science. ; Political sociology. ; Social justice. ; Social structure. ; Equality. ; World politics. ; Europe
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. The First Structural Experiment: Communist-era Homogenisation -- 3. Consequences of the Experiment: the Division between Society and the nomenklatura -- 4. The Second Experiment: the Differentiation of the Social Structure -- 5. Consequences of the Second Experiment: the ‘winners’ – ‘losers’ Division -- 6. The Formation of Social Divisions and the Theory of Practices of Repartition -- 7. Conclusion.
    Abstract: The monograph examines the sources of Polish social divisions. It explains their emergence and discusses the mechanisms behind their evolution from 1945-2022. The findings corroborate the idea that divisions were formed irrespective of the current state of social hierarchy, or the accepted interpretation of justice, and that they existed both in totalitarian and democratic systems alike. The book distinguishes the category of divisions from the practices of repartition, and demonstrates that the repartitions discussed in a political discourse do not generate divisions, but constitute the politicization of the latter. Repartitions are understood as discursive, dichotomic juxtapositions that result from the existence of divisions and can be used as political tools. It has been demonstrated that they can also function as analytical categories used with a view to determining the state of social inequalities. The notions of divisions and repartitions discussed in this volume confirm the existence of the continuity of changes and describe the evolution of Polish society has a consequence. Piotr Borowiec is Head of the Department of Theory and Methodology of Politics at the Institute of Political Science and International Relations, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland. He is the editor-in-chief of the international journal Teoria Polityki and author and co-author of over 70 articles on the sociology of politics, political theory, and methodology, as well as seven monographs. .
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    ISBN: 9783031064203
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(xii, 318 Seiten)
    Series Statement: Palgrave studies in European Union politics
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; International relations. ; Europe ; Internationale Organisation ; Politik ; Außenpolitik ; Staatensystem ; Internationale Kooperation ; Internationale Politik ; Diplomatie ; Verhandlung ; Auftrag ; Entwicklungspolitik ; Außenhandelspolitik ; Entwicklung
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Theorising the EU as an International Actor -- 3. Development Negotiations -- 4. Trade Negotiations -- 5. Enlargement Negotiations -- 6. Withdrawal Negotiations -- 7. Conclusion.
    Abstract: “Magdalena Frennhoff Larsén’s book makes a welcome and significant contribution to the sparse literature on the EU as an international negotiator. It fills a major gap in our understanding of EU negotiation behaviour by examining the interplay between internal and external bargaining games. The four case- studies brilliantly illustrate the intricacies and complexity of external negotiations. The book will serve as a major reference point for students and scholars alike.” —Ole Elgström, Professor emeritus, Lund University, Sweden “This book is an important and pioneering contribution to our understanding of the EU’s global role. Based on high level interviews with negotiators, it combines a compelling qualitative analysis informed empirically from four case-studies with an insightful application of theories. The analysis is theoretically rigorous and the writing style refreshingly articulate and clear. It is highly recommended and an essential addition to all EU Studies library collections.” —Professor Martin Holland, University of Canterbury, New Zealand “The EU in International Negotiations breaks new ground in providing a comprehensive account of the practices of the EU as an international negotiator. In its cogent analysis drawing comparisons and contrasts between negotiations on trade, development, enlargement and withdrawal negotiations undertaken by the EU it deserves to be widely read by scholars of the EU.” —Professor Richard Whitman, University of Kent, UK This book, which is aimed at scholars, practitioners, advanced under-graduate and post-graduate students, seeks to contribute to the understanding of the EU as an international negotiator by analysing a number of external policy areas where the EU to a great extent engages internationally through negotiations, including development, trade, enlargement, and withdrawal. Magdalena Frennhoff Larsén is Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences, University of Westminster, UK. She teaches EU studies, and her research interests are in the areas of EU external relations. She has published articles on the topic in leading journals, including European Comparative Politics, Journal of Common Market Studies, Journal of European Public Policy, Policy and Politics, and International Negotiation.
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    ISBN: 9783031225918
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXI, 293 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Marx, Engels, and Marxisms
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    Keywords: Political science—Philosophy. ; Political science. ; Marxian school of sociology. ; Political sociology. ; Political science
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Introduction to the English Edition- Part 1: Dialectics and History -- Chapter 2. Dialectics as a Methodological Principle -- Chapter 3. History as the Object of Totality -- Part 2: The History and Logic of Marx’s Concept of the Individual -- Chapter 4. The Concept of the Individual in the Context of the Young Hegelian School -- Chapter 5. The Concept of the Individual in Marx’s Theory of Estrangement -- Chapter 6. The Concept of the Individual From the Perspective of History -- Chapter 7. The Concept of the Individual and Marx’s Philosophy. -- Part 3: The Normative Significance of Marx’s Concept of the Individual -- Chapter 8. Theoretical Criticism and the Concept of the Individual -- Chapter 9. A Critical-Based Theory of Individual Emancipation -- Chapter 10. Moral Criticism and the Good -- Part 4: Situating the Marx’s Concept of the Individual in the Present -- Chapter 11. Chinese Socialist Practice and the Revival of Marx’s Concept of the Individual -- Chapter 12. Studies on Marx’s Concept of the Individual and China’s Modernisation.
    Abstract: This book reconstructs the concept of the individual in Marx as the key to a fresh interpretation of Marxian philosophy. Marx moved from an examination of the contingency and indeterminacy of individual consciousness in his early years to a critique of the atomistic individual and materialised social relations in his later years. His thought proposes that ‘real individuals’ are the basis for an understanding of human society that promotes the emancipation of humankind. Marx’s philosophy has often been misunderstood as lacking a concept of the individual. In China this misunderstanding not only relates to cultural and linguistic particularities (the word ‘individual’ is seldom used in Chinese), but also relates to a misleading view of socialism and communism. This book helps remedy this misunderstanding and draws important comparisons and contrasts between Marx’s concept of the individual with that of liberalism, and between Western and Eastern Marxism. Zhi Li works at School of Philosophy, Wuhan University, China, and was previously Visiting Scholar at KU Leuven, Belgium, and University of Bristol, UK. His previous publications include: The Concept of the Individual in the Thought of Karl Marx (2014), and The Ethical Critique: Karl Marx and Present World (2022).
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    ISBN: 9783031122057
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 258 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Macmillan Series in Global Public Diplomacy
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    Keywords: Civilization—History. ; Europe—Politics and government. ; Diplomacy. ; Communication in politics. ; International relations. ; Civilization ; Europe
    Abstract: 1. Studying Finland’s Cultural Diplomacy from World War II to the CSCE -- 2. Defining Finland’s Cultural Diplomacy from Postwar to Cold War -- 3. Developing State Agencies and Centralizing International Cultural Relations -- 4. Coordinating and Facilitating Bilateral Cultural Contacts -- 5. Participating in Multilateral Cultural Cooperation -- 6. The Finnish State and International Cultural Relations, 1945–1975.
    Abstract: This open access book explores the organization and evolution of Finland’s Cold War cultural diplomacy (1945-1975) as the basis for a reflection on the country’s foreign relations, the link between culture and politics, small states’ autonomy during the Cold War, and the porosity of the East-West divide. The book offers a historical survey of the development of Finland’s cultural diplomacy as part of the Finnish state’s foreign activities. In its empirical parts, it focuses on archives drawn from the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Education in order to explain Finland’s cultural diplomacy as the result of the country’s foreign policy orientations, interactions between domestic and foreign policy, and the expansion of state activities in the artistic, educational, and cultural sectors. Various reflections and reports on foreign cultural relations highlight the role of identity concerns, cultural relations, geopolitics and economic imperatives in the development of a specifically Finnish cultural diplomacy. Furthermore, the book focuses on specific aspects and events, considering for instance the organization and evolutions of Finland’s cultural relations with the USSR, the role of cultural treaties, academic exchanges and scientific cooperation, “cultural exports” and the marketization of culture, overlaps between cultural relations and high politics. Louis Clerc is Professor in Contemporary History in the Department of Contemporary History, Philosophy and Political Science at the University of Turku, Finland. His current research projects deal with the history of public and cultural diplomacy and the study of diplomatic relations.
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    ISBN: 9783031207730
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXXVII, 248 p. 13 illus., 12 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Emigration and immigration—Government policy. ; Security, International. ; International relations. ; Identity politics. ; Europe ; Emigration and immigration ; Politischer Wandel ; Sicherheitspolitik ; Einflussgröße ; Internationaler Konflikt ; Geschichtsbild ; Name ; Innenpolitik ; Außenpolitik
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Macedonia’s Long Transition: An overview of the key issues -- 3. Macedonia’s Revolving Security Threats: Perpetual Instability on the Edge of Europe -- 4. The Impossible Reconciling of Historical Narratives: The Macedonian name dispute and prospects for the future -- 5. The Economic Transition of Macedonia -- 6. Privatisation in Macedonia and Communities in Transition -- 7. Political Parties and the Trials of Democracy -- 8. Euro-Atlantic Integrations on Hold -- 9. Migration Movements and their Implications for Macedonia -- 10. The Identity Shift: Claims on Antiquity in Macedonian Fiction and Drama -- 11. The Dissonant Narratives of the Skopje 2014 Project -- 12. An Analysis of Bulgaria’s Rejection of the Macedonian Ethno-Linguistic Identity and its Implications.
    Abstract: “This is a most worthy and timely contribution which will clearly have an impact on regional studies of the Balkans, the new Eastern Europe, and post communism.” — Martyn Rady, Masaryk Professor Emeritus of Central European History, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, UK This book provides a broad, interdisciplinary analysis of events impacting on North Macedonia since its independence, particularly during the last decade. In the past thirty years, the country has gone through deep political, social and economic transition, along with a name change from ‘Macedonia’ to the ‘Republic of North Macedonia’ following the Prespa Agreement signed with Greece. The contributors consider Macedonia’s challenges, its multi-ethnic make-up and its ambition to enter the European mainstream through the auspices of the European Union and NATO. The volume includes chapters on international politics and North Macedonia’s place in the region’s security architecture as well as the difficulties of the privatisation of socially owned enterprises, political corruption, state capture and backsliding. The book also covers the controversial ‘Skopje 2014’ project in addition to the impact of migration along the ‘Balkan Route’ and the current wranglings with Bulgaria over identity politics. Robert Hudson is Emeritus Professor in European History and Cultural Politics at the University of Derby, UK, Professor honoris causa at University American College Skopje, North Macedonia and the former Director of the Identity, Conflict, and Representation Research Centre. Ivan Dodovski is Professor in Critical Theory and Dean of the School of Political Science at University American College Skopje, North Macedonia.
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    ISBN: 9783031214646
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 344 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political leadership. ; Political science. ; World politics. ; Europe
    Abstract: 1. Introduction (Matt Beech and Simon Lee) -- Part 1: Ideas, Leadership and Elections -- 2. Conservative Party Ideology in the Age of Brexit (Matt Beech) -- 3. Prime Ministerial Leadership in the Age of Brexit (Roderick Crawford) -- 4. The General Elections: 2015, 2017, 2019 (Christopher Fear) -- 5. The EU Referendum and British Politics (Jasper Miles) -- 6. Parliament and the Constitution (Philip Norton) -- Part 2: Continuity and Change in Public Policy -- 7. Two Steps Backwards: UK Economic Policy in the Ages of Austerity and Brexit, 2015 to 2020 (Simon Lee) -- 8. Conservative Governments and Education Policy in the Age of Brexit, 2015 to 2020 (Joseph Tiplady) -- 9. The Submerged Welfare State: Health and Social Care Policy in England from 2015 to 2020(Holly Jarman) -- 10. Conservative Welfare Policies: Ideational Oscillation in the Age of Brexit (Daniel Pitt) -- 11. Consistently inconsistent? Assessing UK Climate Action in the Age of Brexit (Jeremy F.G. Moulton) -- 12. British Defence Policy and Brexit: Finding Stability During a Period of Uncertainty (Philip Mayne) -- 13. Foreign Policy and International Development from Cameron to Johnson (James R. Pritchett) -- Part 3: Four Nation Politics -- 14. A Much-Misgoverned Nation: England in the Age of Brexit (Simon Lee) -- 15.Scotland, Conservatism and the British Union, 2015-20 (Margaret Arnott) -- 16. Wales and the Conservative Government, 2015-20 (Roger Awan-Scully) -- 17. Alienation and Destabilization: Northern Ireland in the Age of Brexit (Cillian McGrattan). .
    Abstract: This book provides the first evaluation of the three Conservative administrations which have been affected, shaped and determined by the age of Brexit. It breaks new ground by collectively analysing the Cameron, May and Johnson governments in an era of political and social shock and disruption, caused by the phenomenon of Brexit. As an edited collection, the book brings experts together who explain the complexities of ideas, leadership, votes, policy areas and territorial politics in an accessible and concise fashion. Contributors consider the continuities and discontinuities in Conservative Party ideas and political action. Matt Beech is Reader in Politics & Director of the Centre for British Politics at University of Hull, UK, and IES Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley, USA. Simon Lee is Senior Lecturer in Politics at University of Hull, UK.
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    ISBN: 9783031282713
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVI, 253 p. 24 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Central and Eastern European Perspectives on International Relations
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Comparative government. ; International relations. ; Europe
    Abstract: 1: Introduction (Krzysztof Zuba) -- Part 1. Determinants of stability and cohesion -- 2: Social determinants (Robert Geisler) -- 3: Selection and election (Anna Pacześniak) -- 4: Euro-sceptics and cohesion of the Polish delegation (Anna Pacześniak) -- 5: Career paths (Krzysztof Zuba) -- Part 2. Stability of the delegation -- 6: Political stability (Błażej Choroś) -- 7: Membership stability (Krzysztof Zuba) -- 8: Group switching (Krzysztof Zuba) -- Part 3. Cohesion of the delegation -- 9: Ideological and political cohesion (Aleksandra Trzcielińska-Polus, Kamil Weber) -- 10: Voting cohesion (Michał Niebylski) -- 11: Parliamentary questions (Aleksandra Trzcielińska-Polus, Kamil Weber) -- Conclusion 12. Conclusion (Krzysztof Zuba).
    Abstract: Based on the example of the Polish delegation to the European Parliament, the book examines the factors influencing the cohesion and stability of EP national delegations. It takes into account the impact of institutional arrangements such as the electoral law and the candidate selection process, the ideological and programmatic profiles of political parties, the career paths of MEPs, affiliation to political groups in the EP, group switching, as well as the significance of Euroscepticism and national divisions transferred to the European level. It is not a typical case study, as the regularities discovered through the in-depth analysis of the Polish national delegation are compared with those characteristic of other national delegations in the EP. The book fills a gap in studies devoted to the EP, in which the importance of national delegations has not so far been the subject of thorough analyses. Krzysztof Zuba is a professor of political sciences. He is the head of European Study chair in the Institute of Political Science and Administration, University of Opole. His areas of research include: Politics in Poland, religion and politics, European integration. He is the author and editor of eight books.
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    ISBN: 9783031286827
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(IX, 248 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Italian and Italian American Studies
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    Keywords: Italy—History. ; Europe—Politics and government. ; World War, 1939-1945. ; Italy ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Where it all began -- Chapter 3: Fieldwork -- Chapter 4: Propaganda -- Chapter 5:The long liberation -- Chapter 6: Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book proposes a significant new interpretation of the relations between Italian partisans and British forces during the Italian campaign of 1943-1945. The core of the argument challenges many assumptions that are today still present both in Italian and in the Anglophone historiography on the subject. In current historiography, the debate is still ongoing as to whether the British were a hostile force to the Italian Resistance, trying to weaken it to better control it, or a genuine and committed ally. Instead of a clear-cut and artificial dichotomy between the 'Italians' and the 'British' this book posits the idea that lines were often blurred, and relations existed on a scale that included lots of grey and overlapping areas. Thanks to an original approach that examines the Italo-British interaction from a point of view as close as possible to the ‘action’, it proposes a new interpretation based on the way the British image was cast in Italy. Politics is left in the background in favour of an analysis of the concrete problems and difficulties that Italians and the British had to face when working together and how these processes influenced the image of Great Britain in Italy in the following decades. This produces a final interpretation that enriches current historiography and pushes forward our understanding of the relationship between Italian partisans and British forces.
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    ISBN: 9783031246432
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXI, 178 p. 18 illus., 12 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political science. ; Education, Higher. ; Education and state. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1. European political science: the magnitude, heterogeneity and relevance of a divided discipline -- 2. The legacies. Explaining the richness and heterogeneity of European political science -- 3. The current scenario. Mapping fragmentation and transformation in European political science -- 4. The future of European Political Science.
    Abstract: The Fate of Political Scientists in Europe not only draws a comprehensive picture of today’s political science and of its scholars, but also reflects in a refreshing and challenging way on what it should be. - Kris Deschouwer, Emeritus Professor, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium. Giliberto Capano and Luca Verzichelli take us into a fascinating intellectual journey that sheds light on how European scholars conceive of the profession and what attitudes and values animate their research activities. - Manuela Moschella, Associate professor in Political Science, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy. Every so often academic disciplines should take stock of where they have come from, what they are, and what they want to be. This thorough study of European political science is an excellent example of such a stock-taking. - B. Guy Peters, Maurice Falk Professor of American Government, University of Pittsburgh, USA. This open access book offers a systematic survey of the attitudes and values of European political scientists. It builds a structural interpretation based on empirical data, as well as offering reflections on the future structure of the discipline. In the middle of a delicate phase of changes marked by the effects of pandemic and the war in Ukraine, we need to pay attention to the factors that are affecting not only the ‘objects’ of Political Science as a discipline but also its interactions with the world around it. First, this book asks to what extent the work of European political scientists is impacted by the current change. Second, their attitudes and predisposition about the future goals of the discipline are analysed. In the final chapter, the authors seek to understand to what extent a diffuse but still not completely institutionalized academic discipline will be able to produce a comprehensive impact around the European society, in order to be more visible and effective in policy making and policy processes. Giliberto Capano is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Bologna, Italy. Luca Verzichelli is Professor of Political Science at the University of Siena, Italy.
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    ISBN: 9783031312649
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVI, 222 p. 20 illus., 19 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Emigration and immigration—Government policy. ; Emigration and immigration—Social aspects. ; Political sociology. ; Human rights. ; Europe ; Emigration and immigration ; Emigration and immigration
    Abstract: Chapter 1: European Societies, EU Politics and Social In/Exclusions of minorities -- Chapter 2: Euro-/Refugee-/Security/Fragmentation/Environment/Corona-Crises: the new Europeanized ‘normal’? -- Chapter 3: Identity Politics, Political Mobilization and Social In/Exclusions -- Chapter 4: The politics of in/exclusion in the EU: Gender and sexuality minorities -- Chapter 5: Political Mobilizations regarding gender & LGBT+: Spain, Sweden, Germany and Poland -- Chapter 6: The politics of in/exclusion in the EU: refugees and migrants’ -- Chapter 7: Political Mobilizations regarding refugees and migrants: Spain, Sweden, Germany and Poland -- Chapter 8: Conclusion: Social In/Exclusions of minorities in an uncertain European future.
    Abstract: “Moving beyond a market-centric paradigm of social in/exclusion, this book critically interrogates the push/pull socio-political factors by which marginalised groups are simultaneously included and excluded across the EU. This sensitive and thought-provoking account highlights the progress being made, the obstacles that remain, and the need for all EU students to rethink conceptualisations and understandings of equality.” –Paul Copeland, School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London, UK This volume provides an updated analysis of the most significant constitutive aspects for the political sociology of the EU. It examines in detail how civic and political activism regarding the inclusion and integration of gender and sexual minorities, as well as migrants and refugees, have become substantial forces in Europe today. It exhibits a political sociology perspective that moves away from the predominant state-centrism and institutional focus in mainstream analyses of European politics. It brings to the fore the role of citizens, civil society and identity politics as well as transnational societal phenomena impacting on the ambivalent civic in/exclusion tendencies prevalent in the EU. The book highlights the linkage of EU institutions and policies to established and new societal actors in response to recent challenges of the EU. Markus Thiel is Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations and Director of the EU-Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, Florida International University, USA. Ernesto Fiocchetto is Research Assistant at the EU-Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, Florida International University, USA. Jeffrey D. Maslanik is Visiting Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Vietnam National University, Vietnam.
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    ISBN: 9783031307928
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXII, 230 p. 29 illus., 26 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Comparative government. ; Europe
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. The Visegrád discomfort: understanding the predicaments of and the prospects for progressivism -- 3. The state of social democracy in the Czech Republic -- 4. The state of social democracy in Hungary -- 5. The state of social democracy in Poland -- 6. The state of social democracy in Slovakia.
    Abstract: This path-breaking volume examines the transformation of social democracy in the four countries of Visegrád. Rich in detail and cogently argued, the work is a major contribution to debates about the changing nature of social democracy across Europe, and will be required reading for scholars and students alike. Patrick Diamond, Professor of Public Policy, Queen Mary University of London A group of renowned NGO experts from progressive think-tanks have authored a must-read primer for everyone interested in the challenges of contemporary politics in Europe. From progressivism to illiberalism, the book delivers a particularly insightful glimpse at the political currents of Central Europe. An important contribution to the debate on the future of social democracy in Europe. Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland (1995-2005) This volume is an essential contribution to the European debate about the state and future of social democracy in Central and Eastern Europe. Being completed with academic precision and an excellent understanding of the socio-economic reality of the country case studies, the book is a long-awaited, absolute must-read. Biljana Borzan, Vice-President of the S&D Group in the European Parliament and MEP This book provides an in-depth analysis of the social democratic parties in the four member states of the so-called “Visegrád Group”- Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. The timeline spans the last two decades, which saw the parties in question come to power, govern and collapse. The case studies of all four countries are structured in the same way, offering: explanation of the historical background (including electoral results), analyses of the context, structures, membership and voters; evaluation of the programmes and hypotheses for potential future trajectories. Given the European relevance of the topic, the fifth chapter provides a comparative analysis, with a handful of explanations as to why Visegrád Group countries have proved to be tough partners in European integration processes. Ania Skrzypek is Director for Research and Training at the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), Belgium. András Bíró-Nagy is Director of Policy Solutions and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Sciences, Hungary. .
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    ISBN: 9783031315435
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XV, 193 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Federalism and Internal Conflicts
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Europe
    Abstract: Federalism, regionalism, sub-state nationalism: some theoretical insights -- Italian regionalism. From Risorgimento to the 2001 constitutional reform -- Italian regionalism. The 2001 constitutional reform and beyond -- Theorising economic regionalism -- Reconciling economic regionalism and solidarity -- Conclusion. Federalism, (economic) regionalism, solidarity.
    Abstract: This monograph thoroughly illustrates the debate on federalism and regionalism as it emerged in Italy in the years preceding the unification of 1861 and then again in the early 1990s, a debate mainly centred on the deep socio-economic differences between the North and the South of the country. Torn between centripetal and centrifugal forces, the Italian regional model implemented with the 1948 constitution and strengthened in 2001 provokes questions that intersect with topical debates engaging scholars globally, potentially stimulating comparative discussions. While the future of Italian regionalism remains unclear, the Italian regional model combines lessons coming from different theoretical experiences, including federalism, sub-state nationalism, and the European unification process, representing a novel experiment fashioned by those who were looking for a compromise between unitary and federal schemes. Erika Arban is Senior Research Associate in the Laureate Program in Comparative Constitutional Law at Melbourne Law School, Australia. .
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    ISBN: 9783031225048
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXII, 334 p. 8 illus., 5 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Marx, Engels, and Marxisms
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political science. ; Marxian school of sociology. ; World politics. ; Political sociology. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part I: A third road in Eastern Europe? -- Chapter 2. The interdependence of socialist Hungary’s external and internal balances: The bridge model and the consolidation of the Kádár era (Tamás Gerőcs and András Pinkasz) -- Chapter 3. The neoliberalism as a legal project in state socialist Hungary (Attila Antal) -- Chapter 4. Dance around a “sacred cow”: Women’s night work and the gender politics of the mass worker in state-socialist Hungary and internationally (Susan Zimmermann) -- Chapter 5. Emancipated or excluded?: Women workers and the gender regime in state socialist Hungary (Eszter Bartha) -- Part II: System change and the alternatives -- Chapter 6. System change and property relations: On Soviet perestroika’s historical experiences (Tamás Krausz) -- Chapter 7. The rise and fall of red Halas, 1944–2019 (Chris Hann) -- Part III: The new canon -- Chapter 8. Imagining state socialism in Slovakia after 1989: Public discourse and history education practices (Slávka Otčenášová) -- Chapter 9. Between goulash Communism and dictatorship: The image of the Hungarian state socialism in secondary school textbooks (published after 1990) (Bálint Mezei) -- Part IV: Concluding Essays -- Chapter 10. The socialist transition in the materialist view of history and the state socialist systems (György Wiener) -- Chapter 11. State socialist experiments – Historical lessons (Péter Szigeti).
    Abstract: This volume brings together a diverse set of scholars to address the long theoretical, conceptual and political debate on the interpretation of “actually existing” socialism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. While the major paradigms – totalitarianism, neo-totalitarianism, revisionism, post-revisionism, modernization, and the world-system analysis – are well known in the Western (English-language) literature, the concept of state socialism, which has strong theoretical roots in Hungary (going back to the works of György Lukács and István Mészáros) received less international attention. This book contributes to a productive discussion about viable alternatives to capitalism by introducing and theoretically elaborating on the concept and practice of state socialism, highlighting the historical significance of Hungary’s experiment with the “new economic mechanism” of 1968. It generates a common point of reference for various generations of anti-systemic thinkers, scholars, and activists to move beyond Cold War simplifications and ideological divides, and contributes to the discussion about anti-capitalist alternatives, which are relevant today for the global left. The chapter “Dance Around a ‘Sacred Cow’: Women’s Night Work and the Gender Politics of the Mass Worker in State-Socialist Hungary and Internationally” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International License via link.springer.com. Eszter Bartha is Associate Professor at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary. She has published extensively on the state socialist era and the working class. Tamás Krausz is Professor Emeritus at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary. He is an internationally renowned scholar of the Soviet and Russian history in the 20th century, with a special focus on the history of left-wing ideas. Bálint Mezei is Associate Professor at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary. The main subjects of his publications are the interparty relations of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, Eurocommunism and studies based on oral history. .
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    ISBN: 9783031388743
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 193 p. 11 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Russia—History. ; Europe, Eastern—History. ; Soviet Union—History. ; Europe ; Russia ; Europe, Eastern ; Soviet Union
    Abstract: 1. Introduction: Mosaics of the post-Soviet economic transition in Russia -- 2. Early concepts of economic growth and implications for Russia -- 3. Endogenous economic growth and human capital -- 4. Sustainable economic growth and development -- 5. Economic crises and sustainable growth in Russia -- 6. Economic growth in Russia in the 1990s and 2000s -- 7. Economic growth in Russia in the 2010s and 2020s -- 8. Consumption, Investment, Debt, Inflation, and Unemployment in Russia -- 9. Structure of foreign trade in Russia -- 10. Conclusion: Transition to sustainable economic growth.
    Abstract: This book presents a theoretical and empirical investigation of sustainable economic growth in Russia. The ill-planned transition in the 1990s from planned economy to market economy resulted in a sharp decline in national production; however, Russian economic growth was evident in the 2000s and 2010s. Osipian here analyses whether Russia has potential to achieve sustainable economic growth, filling a gap between the continuous presence of volatile economic growth in Russia and the lack of scholarly literature in the field. This book considers Russia’s economic transition within the set of early, modern, classical, exogenous, and endogenous theories of economic growth. At the same time, this book considers the phenomenon of sustainable economic growth in the context of the post-Soviet transition. Such a contextualization allows for finding and highlighting certain features and processes within economic transition that were earlier neglected by the scholars, including primarily the possibility of not only recovering after economic and financial crises, but also initiating sustainable economic growth. It identifies the place and role of human capital in economic growth within the market-type post-transitional Russian economy and concludes that human capital accumulation is key for sustainable economic growth. Ararat L. Osipian is fellow of Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, USA.
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    ISBN: 9783031436505
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIV, 268 p. 2 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe ; World politics. ; Political sociology.
    Abstract: 1.Britain: a decade of crises, 2008-2022 -- 2. The British Empire: finessing the collapse, 1942-56 -- 3. European Union: particular anxieties, deeper issues, 2008-22 -- 4. Britain’s Financial Crisis: debts, bail-outs and austerity, 2008-10 -- 5. European Union: the migration crisis, 1999-2015 -- 6. Brexit Crisis: unpacking some of the lessons, 2016-22 -- 7.The Covid-19 Pandemic, 2020 -- 8. The Disaster in Ukraine: tracking the failures of political elites, 1991-2022 -- 9. Re-imagining Britain: crises, identity and representation,1973-98 -- 10. On Living in a Rich Country. - 11. Afterword.
    Abstract: The period 2008–2022 has seen the British state/government embroiled in a number of full-blown crises, each impacting the fundamental operations of the state and demanding, therefore, urgent responses from the government of the day. In the first case, the 2008 near-collapse and partial nationalization of the banking system consequent upon decades of irresponsible credit creation coupled to permissive regulation; in the second , the migration crisis of 2015, which saw waves of refugees moving through Europe, provoking anxious responses from European Union member states and opening-up related political debates in Britain; thus, third , the 2016 referendum in regard to membership of the European Union, which the London-based elite clearly thought they would navigate easily before, to their evident shock, losing, an event itself precipitating further extraordinary Westminster manoeuvring; and then fourth the 2020 Covid- 19 pandemic, met with an initial casual sangfroid before the government, its actions informed by epidemiological modelling, made an abrupt shift to ‘lockdown’, with dramatic social and economic consequences. To these episodes, whose impacts run down to the present, could be added, fifth, the 2022 disaster in Ukraine where the British state/government has chosen to involve itself by supporting one set of combatants in a conflict where presently, after more than a year of fighting, there is little sign of a means to the resolution of the violence. This book examines the crises and tracks how each developed; how state/ government failings in one case were rehearsed in the next; and, more generally, how these crises have been amplified by the decades-long celebration of globalization theory; and, finally, at how following the most recent crisis the future might unfold, hence the ideas of deglobalization, resilience and, more speculatively, the possibilities of democratization. P. W. Preston is Emeritus Professor of Political Sociology in the Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham, UK.
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    ISBN: 9783031463792
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XV, 219 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Criminology. ; Political sociology. ; Human rights. ; Emigration and immigration ; Emigration and immigration
    Abstract: 1 Researching the links between police, politics, immigration and crime -- 2 Police, politics, immigration and crime: A state of the art -- 3 The crime that travels -- 4 The language of the numbers -- 5 Mean streets -- 6 Violence -- 7 Change of attitudes -- 8 The role of politics -- 9 Vulnerability.
    Abstract: This book examines the relationship between immigration, crime, police and politics in the city of Buenos Aires during the Cambiemos ("Let's Change") administration, which took place in Argentina between 2015 and 2019. It draws on semi-structured interviews with migrants to offer insights into interactions between police and migrants, narratives of police violence, police attitudes towards migrants, the nexus between police and politics and the perception of the vulnerability of the migratory community of belonging to police action. Using a mixed methods approach, it also draws on secondary quantitative data regarding police practices of detention of migrants and examines political discourses around the immigration-crime association. In essence, it discusses the changes in attitude of the police towards different ethnic-national groups during the administration Cambiemos. In this sense, it presents empirical research and methodological insights from the Global South. Federico Luis Abiuso is Postdoctoral Fellow at Instituto de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales del Litoral, in Social Sciences (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Professor of Social Research Methodology at the University of Buenos Aires and University of Belgrano, Argentina.
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    ISBN: 9783031162626
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(IX, 225 p. 3 illus., 2 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Europe ; Regionalkonflikt ; Territorialer Anspruch ; Minderheitenfrage ; Internationaler Konflikt ; Ursache ; Verlauf ; Armenien
    Abstract: Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 The Historical Background to the Continuing Conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh -- Chapter 3 The Causes of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War -- Chapter 4 The Consequences of the First War on Armenia and Azerbaijan -- Chapter 5 Failed Negotiations -- Chapter 6 Self-Determination or Territorial Integrity? International Legal/Political Doctrines in Opposition & Their Implications for Karabakh -- Chapter 7 The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Causes and Consequences -- Chapter 8 Conclusions.
    Abstract: “This is a comprehensive and timely study by two eminent political scientists, Professors Yavuz and Gunter, on the recent war over Nagorno-Karabakh. It is essential reading for anyone interested in ethnic conflict and the failure of the international system of conflict resolution, specifically the so-called OSCE’s Minsk Group. In eight detailed chapters the authors deal with the history, causes and consequences of the war, expertly covering the failed diplomacy. They also approach future peace prospects in a rational and realistic manner.” --Ozay Mehmet, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, Carleton University, Ottawa “The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has significant relevance for ethnic conflict studies in general, post-Soviet conflict studies in particular, and great power struggles involving Russia, Turkey, Iran, and even further afoot the United States and the European Union. Yavuz and Gunter’s cause, event, and consequence methodology eases the difficulty of making sense of a very complex situation. Moreover, their multi-disciplinary narrative includes not just Caucasian history but brings in a deep understanding and explanation of international law, “clash of civilizations” theory, diaspora narratives, great power proxy involvement, and media perception and manipulation. In doing so, they open new avenues for understanding these important events and issues going forward.” --Edward Erickson, Professor of Military History Emeritus, Department of War Studies, U.S. Marine Corps University This project deals with the historical, social and political aspects of the Karabakh issue regarding its origins, development and the current status of the conflict and its precedents and implications for other secessionist wars subsequent to the war in the autumn of 2020. This book also explores the international legal precedents of self-determination versus territorial integrity and the latest successful weapons developments lessons from the recent war involving drones and Azerbaijan’s rich oil reserves. M. Hakan Yavuz is Professor of Political Science at the University of Utah, USA. Michael M. Gunter is Professor of Political Science at Tennessee Technological, University in Cookeville, USA.
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    ISBN: 9783031092893
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 138 p. 4 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Comparative government. ; International relations. ; Europe
    Abstract: 1. Imagined States: Nationalism and Internationalism -- 2. At the Crossroads: Ireland's Path to Europe -- 3. Hopes and Handouts: Adapting to Membership -- 4. A Tiger in the Zoo: Growth and Greed -- 5. The Bonds that Tie: Crisis and Cooperation -- 6. Four Green Fields and 12 Gold Stars: Nationalism in Internationalism.
    Abstract: This book interprets the relationship between Ireland and the European Union (EU). We are coming up to 50 years since Ireland acceded to the EU (2023), and the links between the two are unique and distinctive. This volume presents an original interpretation of Irish-EU relations, and this in turn has implications for a wider understanding of the EU. Its aim is to analyse the Irish-EU relationship from the idea of two apparently contradictory political ideas – internationalism (as represented by European integration in this particular instance) and nationalism (long the dominant value in Irish politics). The authors argue that to date the contradictions have been managed with considerable ease, leading us to characterise the Irish-EU relationship as “nationalism within internationalism.” Michael Holmes is Associate Professor of Political Science at ESPOL (European School of Political and Social Sciences) at the Catholic University of Lille, France. His research focuses mainly on Ireland and the EU and on the impact of European integration on political parties. Kathryn Simpson is Associate Professor of Economics and Politics of the European Union at Keele Business School and School of Social, Political and Studies at Keele University, UK. Her research focuses on public opinion, political behaviour and attitudes towards the EU, in particular in Ireland and the UK in the context of Brexit.
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    ISBN: 9783031191497
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIV, 276 p. 1 illus.)
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    Series Statement: Critical Criminological Perspectives
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    Keywords: Technology—Sociological aspects. ; Human rights. ; Crime. ; Technology. ; Political sociology. ; Political planning. ; Artificial intelligence. ; Technology
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Impacts of Artificial Intelligence: An Overview (Aleš Završnik, PhD, Katja Simončič, PhD) -- PART I: AI IN DIFFERENT DOMAINS -- Chapter 2: Confusing prevention with prediction: the open challenges of AI applied to criminal justice (Michele Miravalle, PhD) -- Chapter 3: Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights Safeguards Examined through the Lens of Criminal Justice Covert Surveillance Operations (Ger Coffey, PhD) -- Chapter 4: Artificial Intelligence and Sentencing from a Human Rights Perspective (Felix Butz, Stephan Christoph, PhD, Stefan Harrendorf, PhD, Katrin Höffler, PhD, Johannes Kaspar, PhD, Lucia Sommerer, PhD) -- Chapter 5: Modern warfare, artificial intelligence and the threat to human rights (Kristian P. Humble, PhD) -- Chapter 6: Border control goes digital and profiles you: Insights from the new ETIAS regulation (Valeria Ferraris, PhD) -- Chapter 7: Technical and legal challenges of automated facial recognition technologies (Patricia Faraldo Cabana, PhD) -- Chapter 8: Artificial intelligence and prohibition of discrimination (Karmen Lutman, PhD) -- Chapter 9: The educational AI system: Which potential for children’s autonomy? (Deborah De Felice, PhD, Mariavittoria Catanzariti, PhD) -- PART II: HOW TO TACKLE AI: POLICY, REGULATION, GOVERNANCE -- Chapter 10: In defence of ethics: How ethics assessment of AI systems can complement the international human rights law? (Aleš Završnik, PhD) -- Chapter 11: A Survey of Approaches to Computational Ethics (Ljupčo Todorovski, PhD) -- Chapter 12: The role and responsibilities of businesses under international human rights law (Lane Lottie, PhD) -- Chapter 13: The Automated Surveillance Marketplace (Yung Au, PhD) -- Chapter 14: Issues and Best Practices in Using Artificial Intelligence for Public Policy Decision-Making (Marko Drobnjak, Teja Pristavec, PhD) -- Chapter 15: Democratizing the Governance of AI: From Platform Monopolies to Platform Cooperatives (Katja Simončič, PhD) -- Chapter 16: When AI fails, can AI incident databases improve accountability and support human rights? (Rowena Rodrigues, PhD, Nicole Santiago, Anaïs Rességuier).
    Abstract: T his book critically explores how and to what extent artificial intelligence (AI) can infringe human rights and/or lead to socially harmful consequences and how to avoid these. The European Union has outlined how it will use big data, machine learning, and AI to tackle a number of inherently social problems, including poverty, climate change, social inequality and criminality. The contributors of this book argue that the developments in AI must take place in an appropriate legal and ethical framework and they make recommendations to ensure that harm and human rights violations are avoided. The book is split into two parts: the first addresses human rights violations and harms that may occur in relation to AI in different domains (e.g. border control, surveillance, facial recognition) and the second part offers recommendations to address these issues. It draws on interdisciplinary research and speaks to policy-makers and criminologists, sociologists, scholars in STS studies, security studies scholars and legal scholars. Dr Aleš Završnik is Senior Researcher at the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana and Full Professor at the Faculty of Law University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Dr Katja Simončič is a researcher who researches the topic of social harm, white-collar crimes and other social justice issues.
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XX, 497 p. 24 illus.)
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political planning. ; Political science. ; Europe ; Gemeindeverwaltung ; Privatisierung
    Abstract: 1. Corporatisation in Local Government: An Introduction -- 2. Municipally Owned Corporations in Canada -- 3. Municipally Owned Corporations in England and Wales: A Tale of Two Countries -- 4. Municipally Owned Corporations in Israel: Local Initiative and the Pursuit of Flexibility in a Centralised Context -- 5. Municipally Owned Corporations in Hungary -- 6. Municipally Owned Corporations in Delivery of Local Public Services in Poland -- 7. Private Law, Public Control: Municipally Owned Corporations in Slovakia -- 8. Municipally Owned Corporations in Austria: High Popularity, Low Transparency -- 9. Corporatised Public Service Provision of Local Governments in Germany: A Key Topic for UN-SDGs and Promising Public Corporate Governance Developments -- 10. Corporatisation in Swiss Local Government -- 11. Municipally Owned Corporations in France: An Emerging Tool of Public Engineering -- 12. Municipally Owned Corporations in Greece: Historical Evolution and the Current Situation -- 13. Municipal Corporatisation in Italy -- 14. Municipal Corporatisation in Portugal: From Mania to Depression -- 15. Corporatisation in Spanish Local Government: Governing the Diversity -- 16. Corporatisation in Local Government: The Case of Turkey -- 17. Municipally Owned Corporations in Denmark: Historical Continuity and Contemporary Complexities in a Local State-Centred Reform Trajectory -- 18. Municipal Corporatisation in the Netherlands: A Vehicle for Inter-municipal Cooperation -- 19. Corporatisation in Norwegian Local Government -- 20. Municipally Owned Corporations in Sweden -- 21. Corporatised Local Public Service Provision: Comparative Evidence from 19 Countries and Research Agenda.
    Abstract: Systematic, thorough, and informative, this volume offers a very welcome contribution to the field of local government studies and, more generally, public administration. The authors show how apparently mundane organisational choices of service provision may raise fundamental questions of democratic accountability. Thus, this volume provides a solid platform for numerous future research projects about the role of corporations in public governance. — Jacob Aars, Professor, Department of Government, University of Bergen “Municipally owned corporations are the invisible entities that shape our local public services. This insightful analysis draws on rich empirical material to provide a much-needed comparative picture of corporatisation in local government across 19 countries. An essential book for students of public management.” — Steven Van de Walle, Professor, Public Governance Institute, KU Leuven This book provides a comprehensive comparison of municipal corporatisation in nineteen countries belonging to five different administrative traditions. Municipal corporatisation is the act of delivering public services at arm’s length from local government through municipally owned corporations. Although it has become an increasing trend in recent years, we still know little about cross-country differences in what these municipally owned corporations look like, what legislation applies to them, and how they are governed. This book seeks to fill this gap. Going beyond the national context, the book provides an overview of what unites countries in terms of municipally owned corporations, and what differentiates them. It offers a critical comparison that will make finding regional and global trends easier for researchers, and will help practitioners to better understand the differences and similarities between countries to allow for greater collaborative policy learning. Rhys Andrews is Professor of Public Management at Cardiff University, UK. Marieke van Genugten is Assistant Professor of Public Administration at Radboud University, the Netherlands. Ulf Papenfuß is Professor of Public Management and Public Policy at Zeppelin University, Germany. Harald Torsteinsen is Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at the Arctic University of Norway. Bart Voorn is Assistant Professor of Public Management at Radboud University, the Netherlands.
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    ISBN: 9783031261329
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVIII, 141 p. 15 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Communication in politics. ; Political leadership. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Brothers of Italy and right-wing populism in Italy -- Chapter 2: The Ideology and Programmatic Positions -- Chapter 3: Party Organisation and Leadership -- Chapter 4: Friends and Enemies -- Chapter 5: Brothers of Italy in the Electoral Arena and Representative Institutions -- Chapter 6: Conclusion: A New Populist Wave?.
    Abstract: “Vampa has written a beautifully concise book that explains with clarity and sophistication the origins, nature and prospects of Italy’s latest political party innovation – the Brothers of Italy – locating the party in a comparative political context. Replete with interesting data and penetrating insights, this book should be read by anyone wanting to understand the Italian, and European, far right” —Professor Martin Bull, University of Salford, UK This volume examines the origins, ideology, organisation, leadership, political alliances, electoral performance and institutional role of the right-wing party Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d’Italia, Fdl). FdI’s meteoric rise is only the latest in a series of shocks that have hit Italy’s unstable political system in recent years. However, it would be a mistake to brand FdI as yet another Italian anomaly. Indeed, the party stands at the crossroads between an established political tradition, that of the post-fascist and conservative right, and the more recent populist waves that have affected many mature democracies. By placing Giorgia Meloni’s party in a comparative analytical framework, the author shows that its success stems from a mix of past legacies and current developments seen in much of Europe (and beyond): the growing role of right-wing female leaders and their reliance on new media; the mainstreaming of the far right mixed with populist repertoires; the de-alignment and (partial) re-alignment of voters; the reconfiguration of electoral geographies; and ultimately the emergence of an illiberal model of democracy. In short, rather than being an exception, FdI can be seen as one of the most recent and advanced manifestations of a broader process of political change sweeping the West. Davide Vampa is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Aston University, UK. His work focuses on transformations in democratic representation, rising populism and the links between territorial party politics and public policy.
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    ISBN: 9783031292989
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVIII, 162 p. 23 illus., 8 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Elections. ; Communication in politics. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter. 1. Introduction. -Italian Voters: Where They Have Come and Where They Are Going -- Chapter. 2. The Outcome: Electoral Trends and The Geopolitics of Voting.-Chapter 3. Grappling With a Difficult Decision: How Voters Made Their Choices -- Chapter 4. Citizens’ Engagement With the 'Seaside Campaign' on Instagram and Facebook -- Chapter 5. New and Old (Global) Cleavages, Crises and Wars -- Chapter 6. Outside the Box: Who Is the Italian Abstainer?.
    Abstract: “This book provides an excellent description of the outcome of the 2022 election in Italy, which saw the rise of Giorgia Meloni and her far right party, Brothers of Italy, to the helm of government. The phenomenon is even more important given that Italy has often been a laboratory for future trends in European politics. The authors make good use of media, survey and official electoral data to analyse the campaign and electoral geography, as well as voting choices and their timing, to provide a vivid account of the election outcome in a country where instability and uncertainty have become the norm.” —Marina Costa Lobo, University of Lisbon, Portugal “This book provides an impressive first analysis of the 2022 Italian elections, the third most volatile elections in Italy’s post-war history, after 1994 and 2013. Its authors document how the widespread economic, cultural and political malaise influenced Italians’ electoral choices. They help us understand how, in the fluid Italian political context, widespread insecurity among voters and resentment against the political elites led to a massive shift to the right and an exceptionally high abstention rate.” —Hanspeter Kriesi, European University Institute, Italy Italian politics has changed course yet again. Thanks to the outcome of the 2022 general election, a coalition dominated, for the first time, by a party of the far right has taken office under Giorgia Meloni, the first woman to serve as prime minister in Italy’s republican history. Italy has always been a kind of ‘political laboratory’ for Western democracies – one in which new political phenomena have developed with considerable potency. Consequently, the electoral analyses presented in this book make it possible for the reader to understand the challenges and related consequences that established democracies are currently facing, beyond Italy. Fabio Bordignon is Associate Professor at the University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy Luigi Ceccarini is Professor at the University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy James L. Newell is Adjunct Professor at the University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy .
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    ISBN: 9783031206948
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXVI, 238 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Marx, Engels, and Marxisms
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    Keywords: World politics. ; Political sociology. ; Political science. ; Labor. ; History.
    Abstract: Introduction -- Chapter 1. Proletarian Youth Organizations Before the Stuttgart Conference -- Chapter 2. The Birth of a Socialist Youth International -- Chapter 3. The Anti-Militarist Struggle -- Chapter 4. The Organization of Educational Work -- Chapter 5. Unionization and the Economic Struggles of Socialist Youth -- Chapter 6. The Function and Activities of the Vienna International Secretariat from 1907 TO 1914 -- Chapter 7. The Danger of WAR: International Youth Initiatives from 1912 TO 1914 -- Chapter 8.The Youth International During World War I -- Conclusions: The End of a History and the Beginning of a Historiography.
    Abstract: “Patrizia Dogliani’s new history of the International Union of Socialist Youth draws fresh air into the often claustrophobic spaces of the history of socialism.” —Glenda Sluga, Professor of International History,European University Institute, Florence, Italy “With this new book, Patrizia Dogliani once again demonstrates why she is one of the preeminent scholars of modern international and transnational history…It is an impressive achievement.” —Talbot Charles Imlay, Professor, University of Laval, Quebec, Canada “Long recognized as a pioneering historian of youth, Patrizia Dogliani offers a rich transnational panorama of socialist youth. With an impressive command of sources, Dogliani provides an essential guide to political activism among youth across class, gender, and nationality.” —Mary Gibson, Professor of History, City University of New York, USA This book represents a valuable contribution to the history of European socialism between the Great Depression of the 1880s and WWI. It comes to fill a gap in the scholarship, insofar as it investigates the history of the Socialist Youth International. Capitalizing on an approach based on social, quantitative and political history, and on an analysis of mentalities and languages, the book reconstructs the many-sidedness of the “school of recruits” of the social-democratic parties and revolutionary movements. The working conditions of youth in Europe, its unionization and economic struggles, the fight against militarism, the pedagogical work, the internationalism and the commitment to maintain peace, and the attitude of young militants towards revolution are some of the themes investigated in the book. It also clarifies the role and the engagement with the issue of the new generation shown by prominent figures of Marxism such as Karl Liebknecht, Jean Jaurès, Henri De Man, Willi Münzenberg, Henriette Roland Holst, and Robert Danneberg. Finally, the book constitutes also a page of European social and political history, reconstructed through the relationship of youth working class movement with the Marxist tradition. Patrizia Dogliani is Full Professor of Contemporary History at Bologna University, Italy, and Visiting Professor in Academic institutions in France and in USA. .
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    ISBN: 9783031294792
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVI, 243 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: New Perspectives in German Political Studies
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political planning. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Higher education policy -- Chapter 3: Care homes policy -- Chapter 4: Prisons and justice policy -- Chapter 5: Reform of public service regulation -- Chapter 6: The changing face of German parties in the federal system -- Chapter 7: Germany and the Covid-19 pandemic -- Chapter 8: Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book provides an account of the reforms undertaken in German federalism throughout the 2000’s. It explores the consequences of the historic changes made to the German federal order through detailed analysis of a set of unique case study areas. It also evaluates the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic on German federalism, and the relationship between party politics and federalism in Germany. The authors investigate what happens when policy responsibility is decentralized. The reforms undertaken in Germany fundamentally altered the roles played by the federal and state-level governments in several policy fields, and the question as to what kind of impact this has for policy itself is a global one. In a world that sees an increasing trend towards the decentralization of political authority, this book offers insights and lessons that have a practical application on a global scale. It will find the interest of students and scholars in countries worldwide which are grappling with the nature of policy responsibility across levels of political authority. Carolyn Rowe is Reader in Politics at Aston University, UK, where she is also Co-Director of the Aston Centre for Europe (ACE). Her research interests are in issues of federalism, decentralisation, and the politics of territory in Europe. She has recently completed a DAAD-funded investigation (with Dr Ed Turner) into the new dimensions of German federalism and is author of the 2011 monograph Regional Representations in the European Union: Between Diplomacy and Interest Representation (Palgrave). Her research activities are tweeted through the ACE twitter feed, Aston_ACE and on the ACE Facebook page. Ed Turner is Reader in Politics and International Relations at Aston University, UK, is Co-Director of the Aston Centre for Europe (ACE) and is acting chair of the International Association for the Study of German Politics (IASGP). He is author of Political Parties and Public Policy in the German Länder (Palgrave, 2011), as well as editor, with Simon Green, of The Transformation of Germany’s CDU (2014), and numerous other papers on German political parties and federalism, and he is currently working on a study of Germany’s Social Democratic Party. .
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    ISBN: 9783031257995
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIX, 310 p. 10 illus., 2 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Reform and Transition in the Mediterranean
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Middle East—Politics and government. ; International relations. ; Middle East ; Europe
    Abstract: Introduction -- Transformation of Party and Election System in Turkey -- Transformation and challenges in Government System in Turkey: ‘The Turkish Type of Presidentializm” -- Transformation of Judiciary for a Turkey in Transition: Dynamics and Consequences -- Turkey’s Political Economy in International Context -- Transformation of Secularism in Turkey -- Gender Equality in Turkey -- The Changing Dynamics of Protests under Turkey’s Authoritarian Transformation: Actors, Repertoires and Strategies of Repression -- (De)Securitization of the Kurdish Issue in Turkey: The Nexus between Foreign Policy and Domestic Politics in the Twenty-First Century -- The Transformation of Migration Governance in Turkey -- Transformation of Turkey’s Environmental Policy: A Case of Selective Europeanization? -- Transformation and Challenges in Turkey-EU Relations: A Case of Foreign Policy with Domestic Political Implications -- An Agent-Based Bounded Rationality Analysis Turkey’s Relations with Greece -- Turkey-US Relations: From the Catalyst of the Model Country Image to the Reference Point of Defensive Discourses -- Transformation and Challenges in Turkish Foreign Policy: Turkey Russia Relations -- Turkey and the Middle East: The Rise and Fall of Turkey’s Power -- Cooperation Amid Transformation: Turkey and International Organizations.
    Abstract: This book analyzes the transformation of Turkey’s international and domestic politics in the past two decades through a comprehensive domestic- international nexus. It examines the domestic system and the main historical challenges without neglecting their international drivers and looks into main foreign policy areas and issues by accounting for the domestic developments that affected them. Looking inside Turkey’s transformation on the basis of an interplay of external and internal factors, through the prism of critical scholars who all agree on the interdependency of national and international politics, it is designed to provide a thoughtful look into the future of Turkey through themes and regions. Harun Arikan is Professor of International Relations at Çukurova University, Turkey. He was a research fellow at Oxford University in the UK, and a visiting scholar at the University of Southern Maine in the USA. Zeynep Alemdar is Professor of Political Science at Istanbul Okan University, Turkey, where she currently acts as Dean of the Business and Administration Faculty and directs the Gender Studies Research Center.
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    ISBN: 9783031316098
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxv, 228 Seiten) , Illustrationen, Karte
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Human rights. ; Economic development. ; Europe ; Autonomie ; Selbstverwaltung ; Konzeption ; Minderheitenrecht ; Indigenes Volk ; Stammesgesellschaft ; Rechtsstellung ; Grundwerte ; Non-territorial autonomy ; Erde
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. The Concept of Non-Territorial Autonomy: Origins, Developments, and Subtypes -- 3. Origins and Early Implementations of Non-Territorial Autonomy -- 4. NTA and International Minority Rights -- 5. NTA as a Democratization Tool -- 6. Normative Principles and Non-territorial autonomy -- 7. The Politics of NTA -- 8. The legal and institutional context of NTA -- 9. The Many Faces of Minority Non-Territorial Autonomy -- 10. Cultural Autonomy as Non-Territorial Autonomy -- 11. Operationalizing Non-Territorial Autonomy: Indicators Assessing Mobilization For Empowerment.
    Abstract: This Open Access textbook is a result of the work of ENTAN – the European Non-Territorial Autonomy Network. It provides students with a comprehensive analysis of the different aspects and issues around the concept of non-territorial autonomy (NTA). The themes of each chapter have been selected to ensure a multi- and interdisciplinary overview of an emerging research field and show both in theory and in practice the possibilities of NTA in addressing cultural, ethnic, religious and language differences in contemporary societies. This is an open access book. Marina Andeva is Associate Professor at the School of Political Science, University American College Skopje (UACS), North Macedonia, and Research Fellow at the Institute of International Sociology in Gorizia (ISIG), Italy. Balázs Dobos is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Minority Studies within the Centre for Social Sciences in Budapest, Hungary. Ljubica Djordjević is Senior Researcher and Head of the ‘Justice and Governance’ Cluster at the European Centre for Minority Issues in Flensburg, Germany. Börries Kuzmany is a historian and Slavicist by training, an assistant professor at the Department for East European History at the University of Vienna, Austria. Tove Malloy is Professor of European Studies at the Europa-Universität Flensburg, Germany, and External Lecturer at Roskilde University, Denmark.
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    ISBN: 9783031275449
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VIII, 230 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political science. ; Discourse analysis. ; Technology. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Democracy with an ‘E’ -- Chapter 3: The Enlightenment & Beyond -- Chapter 4: Representative Democracy & Crisis -- Chapter 5: The Public Sphere & Global Capital -- Chapter 6: Deliberative Democracy -- Chapter 7: Therorising the Cyberdemocratic Terrain -- Chapter 8: Civic Engagement & the Privitisation of the Public Sphere -- Chapter 9: The Westminster Model: Points & Issues -- Chapter 10: Cyberdemocracy and the Public Sphere -- Chapter 11: The Cyberdemocratic Future: Some Final Thoughts.
    Abstract: This book is explicitly modernist at a time when many scholars have either forgotten the emancipatory promise of the Enlightenment or railed against it in the name of postmodernism. The book, broadly, adopts a hybrid epistemology that utilises the critical insights of Geisteswissenschaften Tradition (Weberian ‘Ideal-Type Analysis’) and the Habermas (1988) notions of the ‘public sphere’ and deliberative/dialogic democracy (‘ideal speech’) to advance a general proposition of democratic renewal by way of cyberdemocracy. Curiously, as democracy spreads across the world in the age of globalisation, it has also been accompanied by increased discontent with democratic systems. To that end, this book is not overly concerned with saving democracy beyond the liberal representative model, rather the focus is on how modern representative democracy has failed and how cyberdemocracy might function as a more effective model that truly represents the people by broadening participation and reflexive deliberation. Harem Karem has recently obtained his Ph.D. in the United Kingdom. He is currently the executive director of a national NGO that focuses on research, training, and media. Formerly, Harem worked as a journalist covering the Middle East and worked as a researcher with a particular focus on democracy and elections. .
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    ISBN: 9783031200892
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VII, 183 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: New Security Challenges
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    Keywords: America—Politics and government. ; Asia—Politics and government. ; Europe—Politics and government. ; Security, International. ; International relations. ; America ; Asia ; Europe ; Internationale Politik ; Kollektive Sicherheit ; Postkommunismus ; Internationales politisches System ; Politischer Wandel ; Politischer Prozess ; Liberalismus ; Demokratie ; Autoritarismus ; Erde
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Management of the Liberal International Order -- 3. Russian – Western Relations: A Trust Never Built -- 4. The Rise of China and the China – Russia Relationship -- 5. The Limits of Liberal Universalism and the Crisis in Ukraine -- 6. Pluralism and Pragmatism in International Relations. .
    Abstract: ❝An exceptionally well-informed, balanced and perceptive analysis of the origins and course of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. Essential reading.❞ — Richard Sakwa, Emeritus Professor of Russian and European Politics, University of Kent, UK ❝As war rages in Ukraine yet the prospect of a world after Putin becomes more thinkable, this is an essential moment to examine the way naive assumptions about the triumph of liberalism after the Cold War led to renewed confrontation. This book unpicks the power but also the limits of liberal hegemony, and makes a clear-eyed pitch for a more pragmatic approach in the future.❞ — Prof. Mark Galeotti, author of 'Putin's Wars: from Chechnya to Ukraine' This book analyzes international affairs in the post-Cold War era by taking a special look at identity, norms and interests and the limits of liberal normative universalism. The book assesses the causes of the deterioration of Russian – Western relations, the management of the liberal international order, the challenges liberal democracies face today, the rise of China and its consequences on global governance, and the war in Ukraine as an outcome of the dynamics described throughout the book. China and Russia represent different normative frameworks, have their own national interests, have increased their relative strength and influence and represent alternative economic and diplomatic partners for the Global South. Meanwhile, rising populist sentiment in western liberal democracies reflects important dissatisfaction with establishment policies. This research is particularly important for crafting creative solutions to the dynamic changes of the 21st century and the rise of nonwestern powers with different identities, interests and norms. Suzanne Loftus is Research Fellow in the Russia/Eurasia program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Her publications include “Legitimacy and Societal Consent under Putin’s Leadership: State Capacity and National Identity,” in Russian Politics, and her book, Insecurity and the Rise of Nationalism in Putin’s Russia (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018). .
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    ISBN: 9783031247972
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXI, 402 p. 4 illus., 2 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Peace. ; Human rights. ; Europe ; Friedenskonsolidierung ; Friede ; Konfliktlösung ; Beilegung ; Konfliktregelung ; Friedensverhandlung ; Internationale Organisation ; Förderung ; Unterstützung ; Kolumbien
    Abstract: Chapter 1. EU support for peace in Colombia. Contributions from the territorial approach, the strengthening of civil society and the defence of human rights. (Karlos Pérez de Armiño. University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU) -- Chapter 2. The recent context in Colombia in historical and territorial perspective: Armed conflict, the Havana Agreements and their implementation (Jerónimo Ríos. Complutense University of Madrid) -- Chapter 3. EU development cooperation in Colombia and support for peacebuilding. A historical perspective. (Juana García Duque. University of the Andes, Bogotá) -- Chapter 4. Multilevel support for the process for the reincorporation of FARC-EP: The experience of the EU Trust Fund (Carlos Madridejos. University of the Basque Country) -- Chapter 5. A review of the European Union's gender approach in its support to the peace process in Colombia (Irantzu Mendia. University of the Basque Country) -- Chapter 6. The European Union’s contribution to the implementation of the ethnic approach within the Colombian Peace Agreement (2016-2021) (Alba Linares, University of the Basque Country), etc.
    Abstract: “A truly original contribution to our understanding of peacebuilding in the 21st Century. This detailed analysis of the role of the European Union in Colombia’s struggle to make and build peace gives us vital insights into whether and how International actors can contribute seriously to both.” — Jenny Pearce, Research Professor, Latin America and Caribbean Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom This open access book provides a comprehensive analysis of the EU's crucial support for the implementation of the Havana Peace Agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP. It explores the use of new approaches and instruments that, despite some limitations and criticisms, could go beyond conventional liberal peace and provide useful lessons. Particular attention is paid to three axes: strengthening civil society, protection of human rights and a territorial peace perspective, as a contribution to the "local turn" in peace policies. The book first outlines the background of the conflict, the EU's two-decade defense of a negotiated peace, and the complexities of the peace process. Then, it analyses the development cooperation and political support provided in different areas: the collective reinsertion of ex-guerrillas, women and gender initiatives, the rights of ethnic communities, the sophisticated transitional justice system, as well as activities on reconciliation, victims and protection of human rights defenders. Karlos Pérez de Armiño is Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao. Research fellow and former director (2015-2021) of Hegoa, Institute for International Cooperation and Development Studies. His research interests include critical approaches to peacebuilding, EU peacebuilding policies, human security, humanitarian action, and conflicts and famines.
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    ISBN: 9783031324727
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXIII, 420 p. 11 illus., 8 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political leadership. ; Political planning. ; World politics. ; Legislation. ; Europe
    Abstract: Introduction: The May Premiership.-Part I: Electoral Issues. Chapter 1.The Conservative Leadership Election of 2016.Chapter 2. I’m Not Going to Call a Snap Election’ – Theresa May and the 2017 General Election -- Chapter 3. Attempting to Secure a Sympathetic Press: May and the Media -- Part II: Policy Implementation. Chapter 4. Miscalculations and Constraints: Brexit and the Failed Statecraft of Theresa May -- Chapter 5. Foreign Policy -- Chapter 6.‘An Economy That Works for Everyone’? An Evaluation of The May Government’s Economic Policies and Statecraft -- Chapter 7. Theresa May and Mental Health Policy: A Legacy Unfinished? -- Chapter 8. Theresa May, Statecraft, and the Environment -- Chapter 9. Friends and Allies? Theresa May and the DUP -- Chapter 10. Race Relations Policy -- Part III: Political Debates. Chapter 11. Theresa May’s mode of Conservatism: ‘soft’ One Nation Toryism -- Chapter 12. From Workers on Company Boards to Representatives of ‘Workers Voices’: Explaining May’s Failed ‘One Nation’ Industrial Policy -- Chapter 13. Theresa May as a Political Leader -- Chapter 14. Women political leaders are all feminists, aren’t they? Theresa May and Feminism -- Chapter 15. Theresa May and LGBT Equality -- Chapter 16. Theresa May and Religion – The Vicar’s Daughter in Downing Street -- Chapter 17. Theresa May and the Constitution: A Failure of Statecraft -- Chapter 18. Theresa May and Britishness: Towards a Psychological Dimension of Statecraft -- Chapter 19. Theresa May’s Team: Statecraft and the Cabinet -- Conclusion: Statecraft, Policies, and Politics of Prime Minister Theresa May.
    Abstract: “Theresa May’s short-lived Premiership is a cautionary tale for politicians. These authoritative and compelling essays provide fascinating insights into why it unfolded and ended as it did, while also pinpointing May’s strengths and achievements as a political leader as well as her weaknesses and failures. It is an important addition to our understanding of this Prime Minister and the contemporary Conservative party.” —Andrew Gamble, Professor and Chair in Politics, University of Sheffield, UK “This important volume brings together senior and emerging scholars to provide a critical and comprehensive evaluation of Theresa May’s premiership. Highly readable, engaging, informative and comprehensive, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in contemporary political history and learning more about a prime minister who was frequently misunderstood.” —Rainbow Murray, Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London, UK This book examines the statecraft of former UK Prime Minister, Theresa May as a means of deconstructing her leadership of the United Kingdom. Alongside the inescapable issue of Brexit that dominated her Premiership, it takes a wider view of her record in government by looking at how and why she stood for the leadership of the Conservative Party; scrutinizes her approach to economic, social, and foreign policy; interrogates her attitudes towards Northern Ireland and the DUP; and her longstanding records on race relations, LGBT+ issues, and feminism, as well as more traditional concerns such as faith, constitution, and Britishness. This volume is the first of its kind to adopt such a systematic approach in its evaluation of May’s leadership. Andrew S. Roe-Crines is Senior lecturer in British Politics in the Department of Politics at the University of Liverpool, UK, and the author of several academic journal articles on political rhetoric/oratory, alongside his most recent books Corbynism in Perspective: The Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn (2021) and (with P. Dorey & A. Denham) Choosing Party Leaders: Conservative and Labour Party Compared (2020). David Jeffery is Senior Lecturer in British Politics in the Department of Politics at the University of Liverpool, UK, and is the co-editor (with S. Farrall and A. Mullen) of Thatcherism in the 21st Century: The Social and Cultural Legacy (Palgrave, 2020). He is the author of Whatever Happened to Tory Liverpool? (2023), as well as the author of several journal articles in leading academic journals.
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    ISBN: 9783031308970
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXXV, 309 p. 11 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: International relations. ; Political sociology. ; Criminology.
    Abstract: Introduction José Pedro Zúquete -- SECTION I Conceptual/Empirical Issues -- 1. Left-wing Extremism: the conceptual dimension Uwe Backes -- 2. The Evolution of Left-Wing Extremism Garth Davies and Vanja Zdjelar -- 3. Radicalization and Left-Wing Extremism Katharina Krüsselmann and Daan Weggemans -- 4. Women in Left-Wing Extremism Irina Jugl and Daniel Kohler -- 5. Vanguardism and Left-Wing Extremism Phillip W. Gray -- 6. Left-Wing Extremism and Violence Ignacio Sánchez-Cuenca -- 7. Guerrilla and Cognitive Warfare in Transnational Leftwing Extremism Josh Vandiver -- 8. The Measurement of Left-Wing Extremist Attitudes Sebastian Jungkunz -- 9. Research Techniques in the Study of Left-Wing Extremism Arije Antinori -- SECTION II Manifestations of Left-Wing Extremism -- Europe -- 10. Germany Eckhard Jesse -- 11. France Isabelle Sommier -- 12. United Kingdom Luke March -- 13. Greece Lamprini Rori and Vasiliki Georgiadou -- 14. Spain Carles Viñas -- 15. Italy Francesco Marone -- 16. Scandinavia Jan Jämte, Måns Lundstedt, Magnus Wennerhag.
    Abstract: “A first full-scale, remarkably broad conceptual and historical study of left-wing extremism. An indispensable reading in the field”. Azar Gat, Ezer Weitzman Professorial Chair, School of Political Science, Tel Aviv University, Israel “An essential reading for those serious about understanding the contemporary challenges faced by liberal representative democracy”. Professor Matt Goodwin, University of Kent, UK “This handbook breaks with the underestimation of a polymorphic phenomenon that can now be observed all over the world and promises to become an indispensable working tool and a precious source of reflection on the new world disorder.” Pierre-André Taguieff, Director of the Centre for Political Research at Sciences Po, Paris "A work of impressive originality, this remarkably comprehensive book is badly needed, providing broad comparative perspective and objective analysis of the extreme left around the world. It will be an indispensable handbook not merely for scholars but also for all those interested in contemporary affairs, for it has no equal in the current literature." Professor Stanley Payne, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA This handbook provides a broad overview of left-wing extremism and its associated key issues and themes. It breaks new ground by assembling in a single volume a comparative analysis of the phenomenon that is both multidimensional and multidisciplinary. Gathering a wide range of influential scholars who have worked at length in the field of extremism studies from different perspectives, backgrounds, and geographical settings, the Palgrave Handbook of Left-Wing Extremism presents an array of thought-provoking and innovative as well as informative analyses and discussions – both historical and contemporary – about the phenomenon of left-wing extremism and of how researchers conceive of and approach it in their study. The Handbook is designed to be, for the foreseeable future, the reference work for all students, researchers, and general readers interested in achieving a comprehensive understanding of left-wing extremism in all its manifestations, subtleties, and dynamics, and both its current and its potential directions. José Pedro Zúquete is Research Fellow at the Social Sciences Institute of the University of Lisbon, Portugal. He is the author of Missionary Politics in Contemporary Europe (2007), The Struggle for the World (co-authored with Charles Lindholm, 2010), and The Identitarians (2018). .
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    ISBN: 9783031418662
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIX, 198 p. 7 illus., 2 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Critical criminology. ; Political sociology. ; Human rights. ; Criminology. ; Public health. ; Economics. ; Social choice.
    Abstract: Introduction: The story so far -- 1 Freedom withdrawals and the trade-off for compliance -- 2 Harmalogical pharmacology and the Covid-19 vaccine -- 3 Technocratic feudalism and the new surveillance governance -- 4 Digital apartheids and the ‘Other’ -- 5 Asymptomatic freedom, resistance and the ‘anti-vaxxers’ -- 6 Heavy hands and iron fists against high social fevers -- 7 The new futures of exclusion.
    Abstract: "This book is a fundamental contribution to the academic literature on the Covid-19 pandemic, offering a much-needed critical counterbalancing to the orthodox view. But, even more importantly, it is a dramatic appeal: as much as we all just want to move on, we need to collectively confront the global trauma of 2020-2022, as difficult as it may be, or we will pay an even higher price down the road.” - Thomas Fazi, Journalist, and author of The Covid Consensus “A compelling critique of pandemic authoritarianism.” - Lee Jones, Professor of Political Economy and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London Based upon global data and following on from Lockdown: Social Harm in the COVID-19 Era, this book discusses the rise of surveillance capitalism and new forms of control and exclusion throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. It particularly addresses the use of vaccine passports, mandates and the new forms of capital extraction and political control that emerged throughout the pandemic. The book also explicates how the ‘vaccine hesitant’ became marginalized in both mainstream discourse and through regulatory interventions. Whilst the book addresses the wider political economy within which so-called ‘anti-vaxxers’ were ostracized, it also explores the complex nature of their sentiments. The book closes by considering The New Futures of Exclusion, outlining the forms of surveillance and control that may be implemented in the future particularly in light of the challenges brought by global warming and the energy transition. It is a broadly accessible text, particularly appealing to policymakers, general readers and academics in sociology, political sociology, politics, human geography, political economy, criminology, social policy, psychology, history, and infectious diseases and medicine. Daniel Briggs is Professor of Criminology at Northumbria University, UK. Luke Telford is Lecturer in Criminal Justice & Social Policy at the University of York, UK. Anthony Lloyd is Associate Professor in Criminology and Sociology at Teesside University, UK. Anthony Ellis is Associate Professor in Criminology at the University of Lincoln, UK. .
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    ISBN: 9783031448614
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 199 p. 44 illus., 32 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023
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    Keywords: Mass media and crime. ; Political sociology. ; Terrorism. ; Political violence. ; Computer crimes. ; Social justice. ; Human rights.
    Abstract: 1. Gender, Protest and Precarity in the Digital Era – Media and Resistance in Authoritarian Contents -- 2. Digitalized Action Repertoires – Cultural Production as Protest -- 3. Mapping the Farsi Twittersphere - Tracing, Mapping and Archiving Transnational Connections -- 4. Sex, Drugs and Control - Corruption in Contemporary Iran -- 5. Publishers to Platforms – Social Media as Data.
    Abstract: This book provides an analysis of social media and women’s resistance in Iran with relevance to similar polities. The author examines how Iranian women continue to fight against the regime’s gender discriminatory laws and protest the government in public squares and in virtual spaces. The book presents a critical approach to technology’s role in politics and society and an in-depth analysis of authoritarianism and its relationship to social media harms and state violence. With a particular focus on images, hashtags, and other digital content, it calls for a rethinking of the concepts of crime, culture, and control in the technosocial world. The author draws on conceptual contributions from the fields of criminology, philosophy, psychology, technology and media studies. Layla May is a researcher and data analyst based in the United States. Her work explores the intersection of technology, media, and human rights.
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    ISBN: 9783031227981
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XI, 215 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: St Antony's Series
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Ethnology—Great Britain. ; Fiction. ; Culture. ; Ethnology ; Europe
    Abstract: 1 -- Introduction: Brexit! -- 2 Defending the Nation -- 3 Taking Back Control -- 4 Remaining or Leaving? -- 5 Conclusion: Breturn?
    Abstract: This book looks at the cultural, political and economic conditions of British Euroscepticism. Focusing on eight British dystopian novels, published in the years before the decisive In/Out-Referendum, and taking into account cultural, political and economic contexts, Lisa Bischoff shows how the novels’ stance towards the integration project range from slight criticism to outright hostility. The wide availability of the novels, and the prominence of both its authors and readers, among which are political figures David Cameron, Nigel Farage and Daniel Hannan, amplify the power of literary Euroscepticism. Drawing on cultural studies, literature and social science, British Novels and the European Union reveals the many facets of British Euroscepticism. Lisa Bischoff is a science editor and writer at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany. She is a contributing author to The Road to Brexit: A cultural perspective on British attitudes to Europe (2020). Her research interests include cultural narratives, dystopian fiction, British-EU relations and EU studies.
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    ISBN: 9783031178757
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXVII, 428 p. 19 illus., 17 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Russia—History. ; Europe, Eastern—History. ; Soviet Union—History. ; Europe ; Russia ; Europe, Eastern ; Soviet Union
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Introduction - Examining Pan-Slavism: Conceptual Approach, Methodological Framework, and State of the Art -- Chaper 2. Structure of the Volume -- Section I: Pan-Slavism as History -- Chapter 3. Russian Pan-Slavism: A Historical Perspective -- Chaper 4. A Short History of Pan-Slavism and its Impact on Central Europe in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries -- Chapter 5. Pan-Slavism in the Balkans: A Historical View -- Section II: Pan-Slavism as a (Political) Tool -- Chapter 6. New Wine in an Old Wineskin: Slavophilia and Geopolitical Populism in Putin’s Russia -- Chapter 7. Ideational Travels of Slavophilia in Belarus: From Tsars to Lukashenka -- Chapter 8. On Pan-Slavism, Brotherhood, and Mythology: The Imagery of Contemporary Geopolitical Discourse in Serbia -- Chapter 9. Intermarium or Hyperborea? Pan-Slavism in Poland after 1989 -- Section III: On Pan-Slavism, Identity, and Other Issues -- Chapter 10. A Distant Acquaintance: Reflecting on Croatia’s Relationship with Pan-Slavism -- Chapter 11. On Pan-Slavism(s) and Macedonian National Identity -- Chapter 12. Invented ‘Europeanness’ versus Residual Slavophilism: Ukraine as an Ideological Battlefield -- Section IV: On Pan-Slavism, East vs. West Divide, and Orthodoxy -- Chapter 13. Bulgaria’s Backlash against the Istanbul Convention: Slavophilia as the Historical Frame of Pseudo-Religious Illiberalism -- Chapter 14. Montenegrin Squaring of the Circle: Between Russophilia, Pan-Orthodoxia, and Competing Nationalism -- Chapter 15. Pan-Slavism and Slavophilia in the Czech Republic within the Context of Hybrid Threats -- Chapter 16. Slovakia: Emergence of an Old-New Pseudo-Pan-Slavism in the Context of the Conflict between Russia and Ukraine after 2014 -- Section V: An Ethnographic Look on Pan-Slavism -- Chapter 17. Manifestations of Pan-Slavic Sentiments among South Slavic Diaspora Communities in the United States of America -- Chapter 18. Interethnic Ritual Kinship as Pan-Slavism in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Afterword.
    Abstract: This collection is an important contribution in both the historical and contemporary analysis of Pan-Slavism. It places this concept in context of Yugoslavism, as well as Russian appeals to Slavic and Orthodox solidarity and competing European identity. This book will become a standard study on the topic through its comprehensive and systematic approach, covering most Slavic countries and not treating Pan-Slavism as just a type of failed meta nationalism, but as an important idea informing the Slavic world today. - Florian Bieber, Professor of Southeast European History and Politics, University of Graz, Austria The heyday of Pan-Slavism may be long gone, but the idea of the brotherhood of Slavs continues to inspire a range of cultural, civilisational and geopolitical imaginations in Europe. This book is a veritable treasure trove for anyone interested in the curious evolution of this understudied phenomenon and its contemporary ramifications. - Filip Ejdus, Associate Professor, Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade, Serbia This book explores origins, manifestations, and functions of Pan-Slavism in contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, arguing that despite the extinction of Pan-Slavism as an articulated Romantic-era geopolitical ideology, a number of related discourses, metaphors, and emotions have spilled over into the mainstream debates and popular imagination. Using the term Slavophilia to capture the range of representations, the volume analyses how geopolitical discourses shape the identity and policies of a community, providing a comparative analysis that covers a range of Slavic countries in order to understand how Pan-Slavism works and resonates across geographic and political contexts. Mikhail Suslov is Assistant Professor in the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Marek Čejka is Associate Professor in the Department of Territorial Studies at Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic. Đorđević Vladimir is Assistant Professor in the Department of Territorial Studies at Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic. .
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    ISBN: 9783031306051
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 194 p. 4 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: New Perspectives in German Political Studies
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Executive power. ; Europe
    Abstract: This book investigates the parliamentary negotiation of executive secrecy. Parliaments depend on information to fulfil their roles as the people’s representatives, legislators and overseers of the executive. However, there are examples of executive secrecy across all policy fields. How, then, do parliamentary actors try to reconcile secrecy and the normative demands of an open, democratic society? This volume analyses parliamentary arguments, conflicts and patterns of agreement around this topic in the case of Germany. Based on two case studies – intelligence agencies secrecy and Public Private Partnership secrecy – it argues that substantive justifications of secrecy focusing on necessity are highly contested. By contrast, procedural legitimation of secrecy, namely deciding about it democratically, is crucial. Still, there are inherent limits to the legitimation of executive secrecy. The book therefore underlines the fragility of secrecy’s legitimation, and its need for constant actualisation. Dorothee Riese is a political scientist currently working at Fernuniversität Hagen after appointments at Leipzig University and Universiteit Leiden, The Netherlands. She studied at Leipzig University and Sciences Po Paris and obtained her PhD from Leiden University. Dorothee is the 2017 Rudolf-Wildenmann-Prize winner for a paper on Public Private Partnership secrecy.
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    ISBN: 9783031228957
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 263 p. 1 illus.)
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    Series Statement: Marx, Engels, and Marxisms
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    Keywords: Political science. ; Marxian school of sociology. ; World politics. ; Political sociology.
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction: The Post-Soviet Topography: Marxism as a ‘Field” -- Chapter 2: The Maoist Moment: Peasantry and the Agrarian Question -- Chapter 3: Racial Capitalism, Slavery and Patriarchy -- Chapter 4: The Late Marx, Transitions and ‘Modes of Production’ -- Chapter 5: Climate Crisis and the Question of the Commons -- Chapter 6: ‘Socialism’ is not the ‘After’ of Capitalism.
    Abstract: This book engages with the diverse traditions within non-Western Marxisms, as they emerge across the Global South, positioning itself against calls for a “pure” Marxism. The author views Marxism as a conceptual “field,” similar to electromagnetic or gravitational fields, where bodies and objects impact other bodies and objects without necessarily coming in contact with them. So too, in the “field” of Marxism, people behave in specific ways and deploy languages and concepts with their own specific inflections and accents. While rejecting the view of Marxism as an inherently European and fully-formed doctrine that is corrupted by contact with alien contexts, Nigam simultaneously acknowledges the residual force of certain elements of the theory and the gravitational pull that the authoritative figures continue to have on the evolution of the field in non-Western contexts. He argues that since a large part of Marxism’s earthly journey was undertaken in the Global South, it is that experience that needs to be rendered legible, by setting aside the conceptual lens of Western Marxism that repeatedly misreads such experience. Ultimately, the book invites a fruitful and challenging re-examination of a variety of phenomena arising from the contemporaneous co-existence of pre-capitalist and capitalist social relations that have been an inextricable part of the majority of the world—what the author terms “untimely encounters.” Aditya Nigam was formerly Professor at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi, India.
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    ISBN: 9783031297045
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXI, 159 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Studies in Diplomacy and International Relations
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    Keywords: America—Politics and government. ; Europe—Politics and government. ; Diplomacy. ; International relations. ; World politics. ; America ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: American Philhellenism and “The Greek Fire” -- Chapter 3: The Tradition of Neutrality in America -- Chapter 4: The Origins and Promulgation of the Monroe Doctrine -- Chapter 5: Lessons for Greek American Relations.
    Abstract: This book attempts to explain why despite widespread popular support (the “Greek Fire”) in the United States of America for the Greek Revolution, the promulgation in 1823 of the Monroe Doctrine led to Washington D.C.’s non-recognition of the Hellenic efforts. It examines the origins and tradition of the diplomatic doctrine of neutrality and argues that the Monroe Doctrine represents its full realization. The new foreign policy doctrine is placed within its proper diplomatic framework, while the role of Secretary of State John Quincy Adams is highlighted. What remains remarkable, is how high on the U.S. policy agenda the Greek War of Independence was and how close it came to being politically vindicated. The epilogue of this book demonstrates based on specific historical episodes, that the “Greek Fire” and the Monroe Doctrine set in many ways the political framework that came to define Hellenic-American relations for almost the next two centuries.
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    ISBN: 9783031322051
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXIV, 452 p. 26 illus., 25 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: New Perspectives on South-East Europe
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political planning. ; International relations. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1: The perceptions of European Union – Western Balkan integration prospects. Introduction and overview -- Part I: Perceptions From the West -- Chapter 2: The drivers of EU financial assistance to the Western Balkans: economic, altruistic or democracy promotion motives? -- Chapter 3: Moving the Western Balkans towards the European Union: The daunting case of Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Chapter 4: Yugoslav partition and post-war EU integration: the role of Italy, 1990-2022 -- Chapter 5: The Western Balkans, a German view -- Chapter 6: Imagining Europe in a new and small state: the case of Croatia -- Chapter 7: The United States in the Western Balkans: reluctant, late and distant involvement vs. quick radical fix -- Part II: Regional Perceptions -- Chapter 8: The image of the European Union in the Western Balkans -- Chapter 9: Perceptions and misperceptions of EU conditionality in the Western Balkans: a case of a “capability-expectations gap”? -- Chapter 10: European Union – Western Balkan misperceptions and paradoxes -- Chapter 11: Perceptions of regional cooperation in the Western Balkans -- Chapter 12: The foggy future of the Balkans: in or out of the European Union? -- Part III: Perceptions in Individual Countries -- Chapter 13: European Union and the Western Balkans, an endless story. The case of Albania -- Chapter 14: The role of mis-coordinated European integration mechanisms in decelerating progress in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU accession -- Chapter 15: Pro-EU, no matter what: European Union (mis)perceptions in Kosovo -- Chapter 16: The perception of the EU and its policies: a view from Montenegro -- Chapter 17: Reinforcing or conflicting? EU conditionality and political socialization during the 2015-2017 political crisis in the Republic of North Macedonia -- Chapter 18: Love and hate relationship: media framing of the official political communication about the EU in Serbia’s media -- Chapter 19: Bridging the perceptions-based gap between the European Union and the Western Balkan.
    Abstract: Only Milica Uvalic could gather such a stellar group of authors on relations between countries in Southeastern Europe and the European Union; their wide range of perspectives is both timely and extremely valuable for scholars and policy makers alike. ---Susan L. Woodward, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, USA This book is crucial reading for anyone who wants to understand why it is taking so long to integrate the Western Balkans countries into the European Union. It addresses the misconceptions on both sides by scholars from a variety of disciplines, providing real understanding and insight. ---Saul Estrin, London School of Economics, UK Among the main stumbling blocks of European Union-Western Balkan integration are the differences in perceptions on both sides. Today, the gap between what the Western Balkan politicians and citizens think about the European Union and what the politicians and citizens in the EU member states think about the Western Balkans is probably wider than ever. This volume offers fresh insights about these misperceptions and how to possibly bridge the gap. It examines perceptions about the region’s “European perspectives” both on the side of the six Western Balkan countries - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia – and the key European Union member states (Italy, Germany, Croatia), international donors, USA. An analysis of the diverse views regarding the prospects of EU – Western Balkan integration is today highly relevant, in view of the current uncertainties regarding European Union’s enlargement policy, particularly after the attack of Russia on Ukraine and candidate status granted to Ukraine and Moldova. Milica Uvalic is Professor at the University of Perugia, Italy. She was also member of the UN Committee for Development Policy and Assistant Minister in the first post-Milošević government in FR Yugoslavia. Recent publications include Towards Economic Inclusion in the Western Balkans coedited with W. Bartlett (Palgrave, 2022) and The Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans co-authored with W. Bartlett and M. Bonomi (European Parliament, 2022).
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    ISBN: 9783031371820
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXVII, 351 p. 15 illus., 12 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Sustainable Development Goals Series
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    Keywords: Crime ; Community development. ; Social service. ; Welfare state. ; Family policy. ; Critical criminology. ; Political sociology.
    Abstract: Section 1: defining the poverty issue.-1 Introduction -- 2 Defining Poverty -- 3 A History of Poverty -- 4 The Stigmatisation of Poverty -- 5 Families in poverty -- 6 Addictions, Sexual Exploitation and Poverty -- 7 Poverty as a Public Health and Community Safety Concern -- 8 Welfare Reform: A Solution or Driver of Poverty? -- 9 Supply and demand: the need for debt advice specialists and how we create them -- 10 Poverty and precarious work -- 11 Lived experience of prison and probation and employment challenges -- 12 Experiencing homelessness and attempts to eliminate homelessness -- 13 Seeking asylum and refuge -- 14 Carbon pathways: The interplay between Poverty and climate change in the UK -- Section 2: anti-poverty work examples -- 15 The Hull We Want -- 16 The role Children’s Hospices can play in tackling poverty in the UK -- 17 Addressing children’s food poverty in a rural county -- 18 Trussell Trust – food poverty and Jo Hill Joanna Ralphs-Hill -- 19 Addressing digital poverty through community engagement -- 20 Housing First in England – an uncertain future -- 21 Preventing food poverty: light at the end of the tunnel? 22. 'Period poverty’ in Stoke-on-Trent, UK: new insights into gendered poverty and the lived experiences of austerity -- 23 Raising Voices: Acting against poverty through lived experiences and creativity -- 24 Insight through experience: Who decides what positive practice looks like? -- 25 Faith Based Work to Tackle Poverty -- 26 The 100 Year Plan: Planning for Change, Long Term -- 27 Visioning for the Future. .
    Abstract: “The book will appeal to academics across the social sciences, as well as policymakers and practitioners grappling notions and experiences of poverty and hardship. I applaud the editors in bringing together such a rich mix of contributing authors with different backgrounds and life-trajectories, which has resulted in a brilliant toolbox-offering of lived experiences from some places, with lessons for other places.” -Professor Martin Jones, VC of Staffordshire University, UK Action on Poverty in the UK is an original and significant statement on the lived experiences of contemporary capitalism. Edited by academics at Staffordshire University with a shared and important project of co-production and participatory practice, this book is the start of the action on poverty conversation—a conversation that covers novel conceptual, methodological, political and policy strands. It is grounded in the real-world struggles and strategies of social and economic development. This book speaks to academics and professionals working on the anti-poverty agenda and to students in Sociology, Criminology, Law, Politics, Social Welfare Law, Social Work, Community Development, Community Nursing and Public Health. Sarah Page is Senior Lecturer in Criminology and teaches on the MA Leadership in Action on Poverty, at Staffordshire University, UK. Martin Coates is Lecturer on the MA Leadership in Action on Poverty, and Social Welfare Law, Policy and Advice Practice degree at Staffordshire University, UK. Martin has over 20 years of experience of working social welfare field of law, policy and advice. Julie Tipping is Senior Lecturer and the Course Leader for the MA Leadership in Action on Poverty at Staffordshire University, UK; she also teaches on the Social Welfare Law, Policy and Advice Practice degree. Juliette Frangos is Senior Lecturer at Staffordshire University, UK, and Course Leader for the Certificate of Credit in Money Advice Practice; she also teaches on the MA Leadership in Action on Poverty and the Social Welfare Law, Policy and Advice Practice degree. Katy Goldstraw is Senior Lecturer in Health and Social Care at Staffordshire University, UK.
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    ISBN: 9783031321726
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXIII, 361 p. 12 illus.)
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    Series Statement: Frontiers of Globalization
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    Keywords: Environmental policy. ; Political sociology. ; Human geography. ; Cultural geography.
    Abstract: Part I: Theorizing and Contextualizing Extractive Bargains -- Chapter 1:Extractive Bargains and the State-Society Nexus: One World, Many Bargains -- Chapter 2: From Extractivism to Sustainability: Scenarios and Lessons from Latin America -- Chapter 3: Extractive Bargains and Indigenous Peoples: A Comparative Perspective -- Part II: Global North Case Studies -- Chapter 4: The Legacy of Sweden’s Social Democratic State for Extractive Bargains with Indigenous Sami Reindeer Herding Communities -- Chapter 5: Extractive Settler Colonialism: Navigating Extractive Bargains on Indigenous Territories in Canada -- Chapter 6: Self-government and Resource Extraction in Greenland: From Independence to Diverse Bargains? -- Chapter 7: Keeping Oil in the Soil: National Bans on Oil Extraction as the Future of Global Climate Policy? -- Part III: Global South Case Studies -- Chapter 8: Extractive Policies in Mexico under López Obrador: Bargains for Whom? -- Chapter 9: Colombia: Contradictions of the Territorial Peace Extractive Bargain -- Chapter 10: Embedding Extractive Industries in Local Communities: The Chinese State’s Response to the Local Resource Curse -- Chapter 11: Creating a Gender-Sensitive Extractive Bargain in Tanzania through Local Content and Women’s Economic Empowerment -- Chapter 12: Contradictions of Privatized Developmentalist Bargains: Offshore Petroleum Extraction and Corporate Social Responsibility in Ghana -- Chapter 13: Extractive Bargains Reconciling Postcolonial Pluralism? Plural Economies in Bolivia and Ecuador -- Part: IV Beyond the National: Bargains at Other Scales -- Chapter 14: Global Extractive Bargains for Green New Deals -- Chapter 15: Conclusion: Debates and Extractive Bargains at Different Scales.
    Abstract: “This impressive volume takes a deep dive into the ways states design and promote ‘extractive bargains’, exposing the search for a (post)extractive consensus within fluid state-society relations. A must-read on resource governance, supply security, and climate politics.” —Philippe Le Billon, University of British Columbia and Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton “The book makes a major contribution to the burgeoning study of extractivisms, and illustrates in detail how extractive bargains in the state-society nexus do not have a singular or predetermined outcome.” —Barry K. Gills, Professor of Global Development Studies, Helsinki University, Finland “Through a collaborative methodology, Andrews, Bowles and volume contributors offer a conceptually innovative typology of the kinds of conditions that facilitate, normalize and constrict extractive activities within and between states … Highly recommended!” —Anna Zalik, Associate Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada This book is the first to focus on state-led ‘extractive bargains,’ designed to reach a social consensus on the extent of extractive activities, how they should be governed and their negative consequences mitigated. These state-led ‘bargains’ have taken a number of different forms and offer varying degrees of promise in meeting environmental and social concerns. The book critically examines ‘bargains’ in states across the Global North and the Global South, incorporates Indigenous issues, and judiciously assesses their prospects for promoting long-term sustainability. It focusses on mineral and fossil fuel extraction in particular including bargains designed to govern the former as the demand for minerals used in “green energy” increases and to limit the use of the latter. The book will be of interest to students and researchers of global studies, global political economy, political science, political sociology, sustainability, environmental sociology, development studies and geography. Chapter 1 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com. Paul Bowles is Professor of Global and International Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia, Canada. Nathan Andrews is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at McMaster University, Canada. .
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    ISBN: 9783031523076
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    Keywords: America ; Political sociology. ; Europe ; Political leadership.
    Abstract: 1. Avoiding Calamity -- 2. Western Elites and Populists -- 3. Representative Government’s Prospects -- 4. Democracy as Rationalization and Panacea -- 5. Anticipations of Parousia in Western Societies -- 6. Intellectual Elites and Realities of Work -- 7. Plutocracy and Demagogy in a Weak State -- 8. The Democracy Ideal Reconsidered.
    Abstract: This book focuses on threats to the continued viability of Western institutions and practices for which it is not easy to conceive remedies consistent with the Western tradition. Higley argues that structural difficulties in postindustrial societies, particularly the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and elsewhere, threatened troubles that political manipulation by elites might not be sufficient to contain or resolve. Struggling against lethal climate change, politically explosive waves of migrants and refugees, the likelihood of further pandemics, populist nationalism, and destabilizing effects of social media, elites must consider new demographic, economic, social, political, and international policies. Higley offers a powerful and provocative analysis of the elite’s ability to sustain Western societies in their current social and political forms. John Higley is Emeritus Professor of Government & Sociology, University of Texas at Austin, USA.
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    ISBN: 9783031256097
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXIV, 401 p. 3 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: New Perspectives on South-East Europe
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Comparative government. ; Political sociology. ; Europe
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Populism, Clientelism and Corruption and the International Crisis of Democracy -- 3. The Pendulum of Democracy in Post-Yugoslav Successor States: Causes of the Backsliding of Democracy -- 4. Economy, Culture and Party System: Preconditions for State-Society Relations Eroding Democracy -- 5. Populism as a Type of State-Society Relations Eroding Democracy -- 6. Political clientelism as a Type of State-Society Relations Eroding Democracy -- 7. Political corruption as a Type of State-Society Relations Eroding Democracy -- 8. How Elected Governments Make Democracies Backslide: the Case of Serbia -- 9. How Elected Governments Make Democracies Backslide: the Case of Montenegro -- 10. How Elected Governments Make Democracies Backslide: the case of North Macedonia -- 11. Prolonging or Halting Democratic Erosion in Serbia, Montenegro and North Macedonia: a Comparison -- 12. Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book is a "Must-Read" for those interested to grasp the fluidity of dynamics marking the Yugoslav successor states, and particularly Serbia, Montenegro and North Macedonia. The author insightfully describes how corruption, clientelism, and populism dramatically squeeze these countries in a vice grip between democratization and its reversal. The image of the "irregular pendulum of democracy" helps focusing on key mechanisms causing the backsliding of democracy in this European region. Stefano Bianchini, University of Bologna, Italy The first original contribution of this book is a productive analytical merge of populism, clientelism and corruption with specific strategies that elites employ to push democracy downhill. The second one is a refined analysis of an “irregular pendulum of democracy” in Serbia, Montenegro and North Macedonia. Sotiropoulos’ arguments are clear and convincing. His sophisticated empirical analysis is firmly based in theory and sovereign knowledge of post-Yugoslav politics. Jovan Teokarević, University of Belgrade, Serbia, and College of Europe, Belgium The author offers a lucid account of the weakening of democratic institutions in the Western Balkans and a theoretical explanation of the causal mechanisms enabling authoritarian-minded leaderships to hold on power. Drawing on democratization theory and extensive fieldwork, the book presents a deeply thought-out analytical scheme of authoritarian trends that is worth testing in other regions as well. Nikolaos Tzifakis, University of the Peloponnese, Greece This book interprets the backsliding of democracy through a metaphor, the 'irregular pendulum of democracy', suggesting that regimes may swing between liberal democracy and competitive authoritarianism. Irregular movements may occur back and forth, particularly when democracy is not consolidated. The book analyses the swing of unconsolidated democracy away from the democratic end in the cases of today’s Serbia and Montenegro and the tentative swing back towards liberal democracy in the case of North Macedonia after 2017. Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos is Professor of Political Science at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Banwell, Stacy The war against nonhuman animals
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    Keywords: Animal welfare—Moral and ethical aspects. ; Critical criminology. ; Political sociology. ; Sex. ; Human rights. ; International criminal law. ; Animal welfare ; Tierschutz ; Tierquälerei ; Tierrecht ; Personenrecht ; Recht auf Leben ; Speziesismus ; Rassismus ; Sexismus ; Gewalttätigkeit
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction - The war against nonhuman animals -- Chapter 2: Granting nonhuman animal legal personhood: the implications for human and nonhuman animals -- Chapter 3: Assaults on fertility and motherhood: Gendered reproductive violence and reproductive coercion against human and nonhuman animals- Chapter 4: Male-directed conflict-related sexual and reproductive violence against human and nonhuman animals -- Chapter 5: The nature, motivations and consequences of the animal-industrial complex -- Chapter 6: Conclusion.
    Abstract: “The War Against Nonhuman Animals is a well written, rich and thought-provoking book…The book will likely provoke debate but it can hardly be overlooked. I strongly recommend it to readers who are interested in human-nonhuman animal relations.” – Ragnhild Sollund, Professor in Criminology, Norway “A hugely thought-provoking response to the question of the animal. Against the backdrop of the triple-planetary crisis and contemporary scientific and moral perspectives, Banwell’s analysis is a very welcome contribution with interdisciplinary relevance.” – Opi Outhwaite, Environmental Law Specialist, UNEP-WCMC, UK “This is a challenging and fascinating study.” – Steven Haines, Professor of International Law, UK We are currently engaged in an existential species war against nonhuman animals. This book argues that, during this war, nonhuman animals should be granted legal personhood and treated as ‘protected persons’ rather than the property of ‘protected persons.’ The main argument is that War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity – rape, forced pregnancy and other acts of sexual violence – are being committed within the meat, egg and dairy industries. Avoiding ‘dreaded comparisons’, the book explores shared sources of oppression between human and nonhuman animals who are subject to the expressions and consequences of reproductive violence. It asks: what drives and facilitates the war against nonhuman animals? And what are the global consequences of this war? Throughout, it demonstrates how racism, sexism, and speciesism informs both intrahuman violence and the violence(s) of the animal-industrial complex. Ultimately the book asks us to reconsider what it means to be human. Stacy Banwell is Associate Professor in Criminology at the University of Greenwich, UK. Her research addresses the gendered impact of war and armed conflict. She is currently writing a book called Climate Change and Atrocity Crimes. .
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    ISBN: 9783031255311
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIX, 200 p. 7 illus., 5 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Political Corruption and Governance
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political science. ; Business. ; Management science. ; Europe
    Abstract: Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Concepts -- 3. Context and methodology -- 4. Practices in practice -- 5. Drivers of continuity -- 6. Drivers of change -- 7. Evaluating exclusive situationalism and its broader horizons -- 8. Conclusions .
    Abstract: “A welcome and relevant study with an innovate approach, this book provides a sharp insight into processes of business-politics relations within Lithuanian society and does so from a wide perspective. A well-designed research that gives the ability to grasp the depth of the problems and makes a useful reading both for researchers and international policy makers.” Laurynas Pakštaitis, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania Ainius Lašas reveals the world of informal networks and shady arrangements that represent the blind spots of mainstream political science. He guides us through “backstage democracy” in a theoretically competent and empirically responsible manner. His understanding of informal politics is unique and his conclusions make us hope that the marriage of business and politics does not inevitably result in “dirty togetherness.” Jan Zielonka, Professor of European Politics at the University of Oxford, UK, and Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy This book investigates how the actual dynamics of business-state relations work in a democracy and their changes overtime. The focus is limited to one country because access to high-level sources, who are able to openly discuss the nature of the business-politics nexus, cannot be easily replicated. The study is distinctive in a number of ways. First, its focus on politics and business touches upon a number of academic disciplines – business sciences, political science, public policy and administration. Second, it is not limited to a static picture of a relatively new democracy, but instead examines the dynamics of change over the last twenty years. As such, it talks to situations in a number of other countries, especially those in Central and Eastern Europe and the post-Soviet space. Third, the methodological approach, which combines anonymous interviews, mass media sources, governmental and non-governmental reports, is not very typical and thus provides a relatively fresh perspective on studying such social phenomena. Finally, the study offers original theoretical and analytical frames that can be conveniently applied and tested in other national/regional contexts. Ainius Lašas is the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania. His research focuses on informal political culture and its practices in transitional democracies. .
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    ISBN: 9783031327032
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIV, 229 p.)
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    Series Statement: Central and Eastern European Perspectives on International Relations
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Security, International. ; International relations. ; Political sociology. ; Europe ; Sicherheitspolitik ; Verteidigung ; Planung ; Änderung ; Außenpolitik ; Strategie ; Sicherheit ; Bedrohungsvorstellung ; Geopolitik ; Einflussgröße ; Internationale Politik ; Diskussion ; Innenpolitik ; Politische Willensbildung ; Tschechien
    Abstract: 1. Introduction: The Problematic Politics of ‘hybrid warfare’ -- 2. Liminal Insecurities: Crises, Geopolitics and the Logic of War -- 3. Formation: Emergence of the ‘hybrid warfare’ Assemblage in Czechia (2014–2016/17) -- 4. Politicisation, Institutionalisation, Internationalisation: The Czech ‘hybrid warfare’ Assemblage in 2017–2021 -- 5. Differentiation: Three Main Narratives of ‘hybrid warfare’ -- 6. Boundaries: Expertise, Authority and Contestation in the Czech ‘hybrid warfare’ Debate -- 7. Conclusion: Reclaiming Politics from the Logic of War.
    Abstract: This book offers a timely and trenchant addition to the vanguard of critical political thought in Central Europe. Reclaiming politics from the logic of war, the book provides a sobering cut into the political work of hybrid warfare discourse. With its theoretical sophistication and thick empirical embeddedness in the stories from the ‘in-between zone’ of Czechia, this is a must-read for untangling the lazy causality between the problems with Western democracies and Russian subversive actions. -Maria Mälksoo, University of Copenhagen This is a first book-long analysis showing how the notion of ‘hybrid warfare’ was used to transform security policies and discourses in an EU/NATO country. Building on current debates in International Political Sociology, Critical Security Studies, and Critical Geopolitics, it provides a novel account of how crisis, geopolitics, uncertainty, and expertise are intertwined in the social construction of threats. Based on extensive and original empirical research of large textual archive and elite interviews in the Czech Republic and Brussels, the book shows how officials, bureaucrats, journalists, activists, and experts all participate in the reshaping of security in a new geopolitical environment. Zooming on the case of Czechia and its specific Central European context, it complements the predominantly Western-centric studies of insecurity with an account of how the liminal position on an East/West boundary influences security politics. As a first study of its kind and scope, it will be of interest to academics and students interested in Central European politics, practices and discourses of hybrid warfare, as well as critical approaches to security and geopolitics. Jakub Eberle is Research Director and Senior Researcher at the Institute of International Relations Prague. He works on IR theory, Czech and German foreign policy, and politics of Central Europe. He is the author of Discourse and Affect in Foreign Policy: Germany and the Iraq War (2019). Jan Daniel is Senior Researcher at the Institute of International Relations Prague. His research mostly draws on International Political Sociology and Critical Security and Peace Studies and focuses on politics of (in)security in Central Europe and the Middle East.
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    ISBN: 9783031259777
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 203 p. 6 illus., 5 illus. in color.)
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    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in Presidential Politics
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political leadership. ; Legislation. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1: The Presidentialisation and the party of power in Post-Soviet States -- Chapter 2: The presidentialisation of Russian political parties -- Chapter 3: The presidentialisation of Belarus political parties -- Chapter 4: The presidentialisation of Kazakh political parties -- Chapter 5: The presidentialisation in Post-Soviet States: theoretical challenges.
    Abstract: This book analyses the presidentialization of parties in three countries of the post-Soviet space - Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan - and the role of this phenomenon in their recent political history. The concept of presidentialization of politics means that parties tend to adjust by becoming ‘presidentialised’ in the sense that parties delegate their leaders-as- Presidents to shape both their electoral and governing strategies. The presidentialization of parties refers to institutional resources, constraints and opportunities. It can be also described both as centralization of leadership and a style of government, overlapping with that of personalization of politics that it consists of personal characteristics, attitudes, personal capital and charisma in making politics, instead. Since their introduction, the concept of presidentialization have been mostly analysed within the Western or other democratic countries. Very little attention, however, has been paid to the phenomenon presidentialization of political parties in non-democratic countries or in countries with a transitional form of government . This volume enhances our theoretical understanding of the political role of the Presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus in controlling the legislative space and elected officials. Marina Glaser is Professor of Philosophy, Department of International Relations, HSE University, Moscow, Russia. Ivan Krivushin is Professor of Modern History, Department of International Relations, HSE University, Moscow, Russia. Mara Morini is Associate Professor, PhD in Political Science, Department of Political and International Sciences (DISPI), University of Genoa, Italy.
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    ISBN: 9783031278563
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    Series Statement: Marx, Engels, and Marxisms
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    Keywords: Political science—Philosophy. ; Political science. ; Marxian school of sociology. ; Marxian economics. ; Political sociology. ; Political science
    Abstract: 1.Introduction -- Part I: Democratic Criticism of Work -- 2. Chapter 1 : The Political Meaning of the Critique of Work -- 3.Chapter 2. Neoliberalism versus Democratic Work -- Part II: Theoretical Models and Political Issues -- 4.Chapter 3. The class struggle : revolutionising institutions to democratise labour -- 5.Chapter 4. Industrial democracy: democratising work to transform institutions -- 6.Chapter 5. Materialist feminism: the democratic stakes of the definition of work-for -- 7.Chapter 6. Political ecology : what kind of work does the critique of productivism lead to ? -- Part III: Work, democratic experiments -- 8.Chapter 7. Self-management: towards a revolution in the process, organisation and division of labour -- 9.Chapter. 8. Workers’ councils and council democracy: towards a democratic transformation of the company, the State, and the municipality -- 10. Conclusion. .
    Abstract: "This book is an exceptionally rich study that will mark a major intervention in the live discussions on the social and political centrality of work. Cukier investigates the many ways in which democratic life depends on the democratic control of the economy, from workplaces to the economy as a whole." –Jean-Philippe Deranty, Professor of Philosophy, Macquarie University, Australia. This book proposes a radical transformation of labour institutions, in order to lay the foundation for the democratization of society rather than capitalist accumulation. Using an empirical analysis of the contemporary world of work, Alexis Cukier examines the democratic meaning of today’s critique of work organization and questions the theoretical models (linked to class struggles and to industrial democracy) to conceive of a "democratic work." Considering particular historical experiments (such as cooperatives, self-management, worker’s councils) that try to realize democracy at work, this book also analyzes the political issue of "democratic work" in relation to issues such as labour law, feminist struggles and political ecology. Ultimately, this book proposes some institutional paths that could overtake the divide between the rights of the citizens and the rights of the workers, arguing finally: if we really want to radicalize democracy, we should begin with democratizing work. Alexis Cukier is Associate Professor of Moral and Political Philosophy and member of the research laboratory Métaphysique Allemande et Philosophie Pratique, University of Poitiers, France. .
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    ISBN: 9783031291876
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXVIII, 337 p. 70 illus., 3 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Elections. ; Communication in politics. ; Political sociology. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Holding Europe Accountable Nationally -- Chapter 2: News vs. Opinion Articles on the European Union. The politicization of the EU in the mainstream press -- Chapter 3: Parties acting Strategically: National Parliaments’ role in holding the EU Accountable -- Chapter 4: Polity or Policies? The European Union in Parliamentary debates and the media -- Chapter 5: Experimental Evidence of EU issue voting -- Chapter 6: The Left-Right dimension, Europe and Voting in Bailout Europe -- Chapter 7: EU issue voting in simultaneous elections: The case of Belgium -- Chapter 8: The importance of EU issues in German elections -- Chapter 9: After the crisis: EU issue voting in Greece -- Chapter 10: Salient but not polarized: The role of the EU in the Irish electoral arena -- Chapter 11: Portugal: EU issue voting in Mainstream and Challenger Parties -- Chapter 12: A broken national consensus? EU issue voting and the radical right in Spain -- Chapter 13: Consequences of EU Politicisation for Voting in National Elections. .
    Abstract: “This book makes a major contribution to our understanding of how the European Union influences national politics and how the national response to Europe can serve as a channel of accountability in the European Union. The authors engage fundamental questions relating to national elections and European issues with an eye to explaining the dynamics of EU political support and opposition in Belgium, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain. The authors come to grips with these questions using extensive original data on EU coverage in the national media, parliamentary debates, and online surveys. In short, this volume is a signal contribution to our understanding of EU politicization.” -- Gary Marks, Burton Craige Professor, UNC Chapel Hill, USA, and Professor, Robert Schuman Centre, EUI, Italy. This open access book focuses on the importance that EU politicization has gained in European democracies and the consequences for voting behaviour in six countries of the EU: Belgium, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain. Most of the studies which research the way the EU is being legitimised focus on the European Parliament elections. In this book we argue that to understand how EU accountability works, it is necessary to focus instead on national elections and the national political environment. Through a detailed, multimethod analysis this book establishes rigorously the paths of European accountability at the national level, its propitious contexts in the media and parliamentary debates, and whether the paths are similar from Greece to Germany. The findings have implications for both national and European Union democracy, underlining the importance that national institutions have in enabling citizens to hold the EU accountable. Marina Costa Lobo is Research Professor at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon in Portugal, and Director of the European Political Science Review.
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    Keywords: Political science—Study and teaching. ; Comparative government. ; Identity politics. ; Sociology. ; Social groups. ; Political sociology. ; Political science
    Abstract: Introduction -- Black Youth Activism Was Pivotal to the Civil Rights Movement: How Black Lives Matter is Inspiring Education Activists Today -- Political Participation of Young People in Serbia: Activities, Values, and Capability -- The 2018 Road Safety Protest in Bangladesh: How a Student Crown Challenged (or Could not Challenge) the Repressive State -- From the Streets to the Campus: The Institutionalization of Youth Anti-Sexual Harassment Activism in Post-Coup Egypt -- When David Defeats Goliath. The Case of MeToo University: The Solidarity Network of Victims of Gender-Based Violence in Universities -- Practising Sectarianism: Lebanese Youth Politics and the Complexity of Youth Political Engagement -- Interrogating Vulnerability within the University: A Case Study of Undocumented/DACAmented Students at a Jesuit Institution -- Making Visible Intersectional Black Pain: Embodied Activism and Affective Communities in Recent South African Youth Movements -- Existential Activism: The Complex Contestations of Trans Youth -- Critical Literacies and the Conditions of Decolonial Possibility -- Conclusion: International Perspectives on Youth Political Mobilizations.
    Abstract: At a time when political mobilisation is a symptom of social dissatisfaction, young people’s participation in political decision-making, practice and ideological change, make foregrounding and investigating their political practices a necessity. The title of this book, Young People Shaping Democratic Politics: Interrogating Inclusion, Mobilising Education clearly announces its intention, subject, and mission. This collection has been inspired by topical youth mobilisations that aim to address injustices and inequalities which are rooted in poverty, austerity, violence, increased surveillance, climate change, dislocation, xenophobia, the rise of authoritarian regimes, and a global turn to the political right. Whereas young people are politicised in moments of conflict and become symbolic conduits for the future of their nation, they represent a category most often relegated to the apolitical sphere before and after such moments of crisis. This edited collection seeks to expand our engagement with inclusion beyond educational institutions by situating young people at the centre of our inquiry, as agents of political processes that promote, problematise and re-imagine inclusive societies. The chapters engage in contemporary case-studies, which are mapped across a wide range of countries from Europe (Serbia, Spain and United Kingdom), North Africa (Egypt), South Africa, North America (United States), South-Asia (Bangladesh), and West Asia (Lebanon). Ian Rivers is Associate Principal and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Strathclyde, UK. C. Laura Lovin is an independent scholar and artist whose work centers on the intersections of feminist, queer and critical race theories within contexts of social movements, labor justice activism, cities and migration, art and visual cultures.
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Barrett, Vickie Politics, punitiveness, and problematic populations
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    Keywords: Crime—Sociological aspects. ; Corrections. ; Punishment. ; Political sociology. ; Criminology. ; Mass media and crime. ; Social policy. ; Crime
    Abstract: Chapter 1: What Do We Know About Punitiveness? -- Chapter 2: Exploring Trends in Punitiveness -- Chapter 3: Generational effects of attitudes towards rulebreakers -- Chapter 4: Using cognitive interviewing to explore contemporary attitudes towards ‘rulebreakers’ -- Chapter 5: A Quantitative Framework -- Chapter 6: The Need to Punish? Punitive attitudes towards Rulebreaking School Pupils -- Chapter 7: Cheating the System? Punitive attitudes towards Rulebreaking Welfare Claimants -- Chapter 7: Cheating the System? Punitive attitudes towards Rulebreaking Welfare Claimants -- Chapter 9: The Relationship between Social and Political Attitudes and Punitiveness -- Chapter 10: Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book speaks to those interested in topics related to punitiveness and public attitudes to crime and punishment. Punitiveness has been the focus of increasing criminological attention in recent decades. This book extends this focus by taking a multi-disciplinary approach to examining punitiveness in the criminal justice system, the welfare system, and the education system in British society today. In doing so, this study uses new survey data (n=5,781) applying ordinal and linear regression and structural equation modelling to examine the relationship between public punitiveness towards ‘rulebreakers’ and political values. This is explored through assessing punitive attitudes towards the treatment of i) school pupils who break school rules, ii) towards the treatment of benefit recipients who fail to comply with the rules, and iii) towards people who break the law. It examines the relationship between political attitudes (neo-conservative values, neo-liberal values), nostalgic values (social, economic, and political), and public punitive attitudes towards the three rule-breaking groups. This book’s appeal may extend to an interdisciplinary audience including welfare, education, and social policy disciplines. Vickie Barrett is Lecturer in Criminology in the Department of Behavioural and Social Sciences at the University of Huddersfield, UK. She worked as a teacher and a probation officer before returning to academia to undertake her PhD at the University of Sheffield. Emily Gray is Assistant Professor of Criminology at the University of Warwick in the Sociology Department, UK. She is a mixed methods researcher who specialises in examining long-term trends in relation to crime, politics and society. Stephen Farrall is Professor of Criminology in the School of Sociology & Social Policy at the University of Nottingham, UK. His recent book Respectable Citizens – Shady Practices (OUP, 2020) won the Outstanding Book Award from the American Society of Criminology’s Division of White-Collar and Corporate Crime. .
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    ISBN: 9783031325854
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXII, 245 p. 28 illus., 2 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Interest Groups, Advocacy and Democracy Series
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political planning. ; Political science. ; Europe
    Abstract: Introduction -- 1. The study of interest groups -- 2. The system of interest representation in Portugal -- 3. Associational involvement and political participation in Portugal: Insights from a longitudinal and comparative study -- 4. Interest groups, political representation and citizen preferences -- 5. Seeking access to policy-makers: Interest group strategies -- 6. Interest groups in the parliamentary arena -- 7. Interest groups in the media -- 8. Portuguese interest groups and the European Union -- 9. Conclusions.
    Abstract: “An indispensable addition to the literature on interest group and political representation. This book provides a unique perspective on the role of interest groups in Portugal and their implications for political representation, and it does so from a rich comparative perspective that illuminates the challenges and prospects for the study of Portuguese interest groups and beyond. A must read for anyone interested in political representation.” —Sebastián Royo, Provost and Professor of Political Science, Clark University, USA “Based on considerable collective research, Marco Lisi and his research team can provide new theoretical insights into the relationship between interest intermediation and political representation. Furthermore, the book is the most comprehensive empirical study of the field in Portugal from a comparative perspective to date. The work also highlights Portuguese interest groups' changing logic of action in an increasingly integrated European Union multilevel arena. This new book is an indispensable, comprehensive addition to the still under-researched field of interest groups and lobbying in southern Europe.” —José M. Magone, Professor in Regional and Global Governance, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany This book examines the characteristics and evolution of interest groups in Portugal. Drawing from a wide array of sources - including surveys, parliamentary activities, media coverage and interviews with MPs and lobbyists – it systematically assesses interest group politics. The book analyses the main features of group population, the strategies utilised by organised interests, their interactions with key decision-makers, and citizens’ opinions regarding their role in the political system. The original data provided in this book frames the Portuguese case in a broader European context, and will be extremely useful for international comparisons. It will appeal to scholars and students of European politics, interest groups, democratic theories, and public policy. Marco Lisi is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Studies, Nova University of Lisbon, and researcher at IPRI-NOVA, Portugal. His research interests include political parties, interest groups, electoral behavior, party systems, political representation and election campaigns. .
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    ISBN: 9783031383809
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XV, 273 p. 13 illus., 11 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political sociology. ; Political leadership. ; Comparative government. ; Communication in politics. ; Europe
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Introducing women leaders: Merkel and Solberg -- Chapter 3: Angela Merkel’s approach to the pandemic -- Chapter 4: Erna Solberg’s approach to the pandemic -- Chapter 5: Introducing techno-populist leaders and their alternative: Conte and Macron faced to Sánchez -- Chapter 6: Giuseppe Conte’s approach to the pandemic Chapter 7: Emmanuel Macron’s approach to the pandemic -- Chapter 8: Pedro Sánchez’s approach to the pandemic -- Chapter 9: The Pandemic Turn: Populist government leaders facing the virus Chapter 10: Boris Johnson’s approach to the pandemic Chapter 11: Viktor Orbán’s approach to the pandemic -- Chapter 12: Conclusions.
    Abstract: European leaders faced the Covid-19 pandemic by adopting very different leadership styles, characterized by diverging approaches to crisis communication, power management, and relationship-building with actors and stakeholders in the public sphere. The pandemic also highlighted the importance of the already-existing cleavage between populism and technocracy, positioning it at the centre of the political scene. These complex circumstances required a multidisciplinary perspective grounded in political sociology and communication studies. To address these issues, this book analyses the communication and leadership styles of seven European leaders, grouped into ‘political families’. It analyses the cases of Angela Merkel and Erna Solberg to understand if and how female leaderships differentiated from their male counterparts. It then analyses the relationship between techno-populism and professional politics by comparing the cases of Giuseppe Conte, Emmanuel Macron and Pedro Sanchez. Finally, it focuses on populist leaders Boris Johnson and Victor Orbán, who represent emblematic cases with opposite outcomes. Flaminia Saccà is Full Professor of Political Sociology at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; President of the International Sociological Association Research Committee ‘Sociotechnics-Sociological Practice’; board member of the ESA Political Sociology Research Network; and Director of the Science, Politics and Society Lab. Her latest publications focus on female leadership and gender violence. Donatella Selva is Assistant Professor in Sociology of Communication at the University of Florence, Italy. She works in the field of political communication, media and cultural studies. She has recently published a monograph to explore the relationship between social media, information disorders and the processes of emotionalization of the public sphere.
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    ISBN: 9783031362682
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXXV, 374 p. 6 illus., 4 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
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    Keywords: International relations. ; Political sociology. ; Criminology.
    Abstract: Introduction José Pedro Zúquete North-America -- 17. Anarchist Violence in the United States: 1900 to the Present Richard Bach Jensen -- 18. Antifa: Anatomy of a Movement George Michael -- 19. Are Right-Wing Americans Really More Tolerant of Political Violence? George Hawley -- 20. Examining Equity, Extremism, and Left-Right Reciprocal Radicalization Jacob Zenn -- 21. The Revolutionary Left in Central America Alberto Martín Álvarez -- South-America -- 22. Colombia Juan Federico Pino-Uribe and Andrea Marcela Cely Forero -- 23. Peru Martin Tanaka -- 24. Venezuela Margarita Lopez Maya and Neller Ochoa Hernandez -- Asia-Pacific -- 25. China Barbara Mittler -- 26. Southeast Asia Matthew Galway -- 27. India Niranjan Saho -- 28. Australia Kristy Campion -- Africa -- 29. Left-Wing Revolutionary Violence in Africa John LeJeune -- GLOBE -- 30. Left-Wing Extremism and the War on Civilization José Pedro Zúquete -- 31. Eco-Extremism and Apocalypticism Miroslav Mareš -- PART III CONTENTIOUS ISSUES – THE MAINSTREAMING OF LEFT-WING EXTREMISM -- 32. Left-Modernism Extremism Eric Kaufmann -- 33. The Woke Phenomenon: Its Impact and Different Responses Pierre Valentin -- 34. Ideological Corruption of Science: Is the Right always wrong? John Staddon -- 35. The Radicalization of the American Academy Lee Jussim, Nathan Honeycutt, Pamela Paresky, Akeela Careem, Danica Finkelstein, Joel Finkelstein.
    Abstract: “A first full-scale, remarkably broad conceptual and historical study of left-wing extremism. An indispensable reading in the field”. Azar Gat, Ezer Weitzman Professorial Chair, School of Political Science, Tel Aviv University, Israel “An essential reading for those serious about understanding the contemporary challenges faced by liberal representative democracy”. Matt Goodwin, Professor of Politics, University of Kent, UK “This handbook breaks with the underestimation of a polymorphic phenomenon that can now be observed all over the world and promises to become an indispensable working tool and a precious source of reflection on the new world disorder.” Pierre-André Taguieff, Director of the Centre for Political Research at Sciences Po, Paris "A work of impressive originality, this remarkably comprehensive book is badly needed, providing broad comparative perspective and objective analysis of the extreme left around the world. It will be an indispensable handbook not merely for scholars but also for all those interested in contemporary affairs, for it has no equal in the current literature." Stanley Payne, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA This handbook provides a broad overview of left-wing extremism and its associated key issues and themes. It breaks new ground by assembling in a single volume a comparative analysis of the phenomenon that is both multidimensional and multidisciplinary. Gathering a wide range of influential scholars who have worked at length in the field of extremism studies from different perspectives, backgrounds, and geographical settings, the Palgrave Handbook of Left-Wing Extremism presents an array of thought-provoking and innovative as well as informative analyses and discussions – both historical and contemporary - about the phenomenon of left-wing extremism and of how researchers conceive of and approach it in their study. The Handbook is designed to be, for the foreseeable future, the reference work for all students, researchers, and general readers interested in achieving a comprehensive understanding of left-wing extremism in all its manifestations, subtleties, and dynamics, and both its current and its potential directions. José Pedro Zúquete is Research Fellow at the Social Sciences Institute of the University of Lisbon, Portugal. He is the author of Missionary Politics in Contemporary Europe (2007), The Struggle for the World (co-authored with Charles Lindholm, 2010), and The Identitarians (2018).
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    ISBN: 9783031361678
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 279 p. 1 illus.)
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    Series Statement: Political Philosophy and Public Purpose
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    Keywords: Political science. ; Political sociology. ; Political science ; Law and the social sciences. ; Law ; Law
    Abstract: 1. Introduction Rob Hunter, Rafael Khachaturian, Eva Nanopoulos -- 2. State, Capital, Nature: State Theory for the Anthropocene Alyssa Battistoni -- 3. ‘Bursting Asunder the Integument’: Democracy, Digitalisation, and the State Dimitrios Kivotidis -- 4. Crisis, Social Reproduction, and the Capitalist State: Notes on an Uncertain Conjuncture Rafael Khachaturian -- 5. From Economic to Political Crisis: Trump and the Neoliberal State Stephen Maher and Scott Aquanno -- 6. Soldiers and the State in Marx and Engels Jasmine Chorley-Schulz -- 7. To Embrace or Reject: Marxism and the ‘War-Emergency Paradigm’ Eva Nanopoulos -- 8. Socially Reproductive Workers, ‘Life Making’, and State Repression Kirstin Munro -- 9. Social Murder: Capitalism’s Systematic and State-Organised Killing Nate Holdren -- 10. Beyond Abstractionism: Notes on Conjunctural State Theory Michael A. McCarthy -- 11. The Marx Revival and State Theory: Towards a Negative-Dialectical Critical Social Theory of the State Chris O’Kane -- 12. The Capitalist State as Historically-Specific Social Form Rob Hunter.
    Abstract: “This collection from a younger generation of scholars brings forward not only the theoretical and analytical richness of the Marxist tradition but also its indispensability for any project of radical social transformation.” — Panagiotis Sotiris, Hellenic Open University, Greece and author of A Philosophy for Communism: Rethinking Althusser (2020) “From the Covid pandemic to global warming to vulnerable supply chains, it has become commonplace to observe the ‘return of the state.’ This volume adds much-needed rigor to such discussions. There is no better moment to revisit and advance Marxist state theory.” —Thea Riofrancos, Associate Professor of Political Science, Providence College, USA “This volume contains a masterfully orchestrated set of arguments and insights for a materialist theory of the state and will undoubtedly serve as a reference point for future debate.” — Marco Goldoni, Senior Lecturer in Legal Theory, Glasgow University, UK This book builds on the recent revival of interest in Marx and Marxism, calling for a renewal and refinement of Marxist state theory. It aims to encourage new debates and critiques that build on—but also update and extend—the rich tradition of Marxist analyses of the capitalist state, including the well-known debates of the 1970s. The chapters present a dynamic and diverse constellation of arguments and perspectives on a range of topics, from general re-appraisals of the capitalist state to investigations of contemporary challenges—including digitalisation, the ecological crisis, the coronavirus pandemic, social reproduction, and critical political economy. What they share is a commitment to an understanding of the specifically capitalist character of the modern state and its significance for any serious discussion of the causes of our current age of global catastrophe and the overcoming of capitalist social relations. Rob Hunter holds a PhD in Politics from Princeton University, USA. He is a member of the Legal Form editorial collective. Rafael Khachaturian is a Lecturer in Critical Writing at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Eva Nanopoulos is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Queen Mary, University of London UK.
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    ISBN: 9783031413971
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XI, 296 p. 3 illus., 2 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century
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    Keywords: Political science. ; Political sociology. ; Political science ; World politics.
    Abstract: 1 Introduction -- PART I Trust, Distrust, and Democracy -- 2 Trust in Science Revisited. Social-Epistemic Challenges in Democratic and Digital Societies -- 3 Suspicious Minds: Towards a Typology of Political Distrust -- 4 Distrust and Democracy -- PART II Authoritarianism and Democracy -- 5 Whose populism? What democracy? On the Conceptual and Normative Connections of Populism and Democracy -- 6 Carl Schmitt and the Political Theology of Populism -- 7 Between Democracy and Authoritarianism: The Illiberal Challenge -- 8 The Grey Areas of Democracy: Indifference and the Erosion of Democratic Principles from Within -- 9 Constitutional Thought, Democracy and Crisis Government -- PART III Democracy—The Will of the People? -- 10 From the Democracy of Opinions to the Democracy of Procedures -- 11 The Agenda Problem in Referendum Democracy -- 12 On the Concept and Practice of Democracy in Late Modern Mass Conditions: An Oakeshottian Update.
    Abstract: Is it possible, in the complex modern world, to have a government ‘by the people’? Does, for example, digital technology help us to bring the reality closer to the ideal? Or does it actually make the ideal unattainable? The volume brings together conceptual historians, philosophers, political theorists and sociologists to discuss the criticisms and crises of democracy with fresh approaches to the idea of democracy, democratic theory, democratic institutions, trust and distrust, populism, and advancement of technologies in Western societies. Eerik Lagerspetz is Professor of Practical Philosophy at the University of Turku, Finland. Oili Pulkkinen is a historian, who is currently researching artificial intelligence, democracy, political subjectivity and time.
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    ISBN: 9783031385834
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 270 p. 3 illus., 2 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology
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    Keywords: Europe ; Political sociology. ; Comparative government. ; Political science.
    Abstract: Chapter 1- Passive revolutions and the future of the EU: democratic theorising and the ‘decolonial multitude’ -- Chapter 2- From a European ‘people(s)’ to the decolonial multitude: Democratising the EU’s political imaginary -- Chapter 3-The political and ideological genealogy of the ‘citizen’ turn in the EU: The European Citizen Consultations, the citizen dialogues and the antipolitical imaginary -- Chapter 4-Democracy without politics in the Conference on the Future of Europe: The political architecture, process and recommendations -- Chapter 5- The presence of the absence of the EU people(s): Individualised Technodeliberation in the CoFoE European Citizens’ Panels -- Chapter 6- The institutional ‘success’ of the CoFoE via the ‘new generation’ citizen panels: The European Commission leads the public-private ‘citizen turn’ -- Chapter 7- “The lost art of organising (transnational) solidarity”: Articulating the decolonial multitude in the EU (and beyond) -- Chapter 8-The contrast between the EU’s technocratic conception of ‘citizen participation’ and the democratic pluralism of the decolonial multitude.
    Abstract: “If you want to understand how we might move from political passivity to unlock decolonial and revolutionary action at a European scale, this is a book for you”. —Niccolò Milanese, European Alternatives “Combining innovative democratic theory with empirically rich narratives, Oleart has found an ingenious way of contrasting the depoliticized nature of the EU’s ‘citizen turn’ with fully politicized transnational social movements. A real tour de force and a must-read for all those interested in the question of how to democratize the EU.” —Vivien A. Schmidt, Boston University, USA “Through the original and powerful concept of the ‘decolonial multitude’, Oleart provides an empirically grounded critique of the ‘citizen turn’ in European politics.” —Jan Orbie, Ghent University, Belgium How does the dominant understanding(s) of the demo(i)cratic subject in the EU, and of democracy more broadly, shape the EU’s democratic innovations on ‘citizen participation’? What are the politically and normatively preferable alternatives, both in terms of the conceptualisation of the democratic subject in the EU and in the ensuing political practices? The book addresses these questions combining a political theory with a political sociology perspective, contrasting the Democracy Without Politics approach of the EU in the context of the Conference on the Future of Europe and its institutional follow-up with that of ongoing transnational activist processes. In doing so, it develops an agonistic alternative to ‘the people(s)’ as the political imaginary of democracy in the EU, which is based on the idea of the ‘decolonial multitude’. Thus, the book puts forward a diagnosis of current debates on EU democratic legitimacy as well as proposing an alternative. Alvaro Oleart is a researcher at the Department of Political Science and the Institute for European Studies of the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. He is the author of Framing TTIP in the European Public Spheres: Towards an Empowering Dissensus for EU integration (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021), also published in the Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology series. .
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    ISBN: 9783031332913
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIV, 199 p. 9 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in Political Psychology
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    Keywords: Middle East ; Identity politics. ; Political sociology. ; Political science. ; World politics. ; Minderheit ; Kurden ; Internationaler Konflikt ; Politisches Verhalten ; Sozialverhalten ; Politisches Bewusstsein ; Gesellschaftliches Bewusstsein ; Widerstand ; Selbstbild ; Fremdbild
    Abstract: Chapter 1- Introduction -- Chapter 2- An overview of the Turkish-Kurdish conflict narratives and their effects on intergroup relations -- Chapter 3- Understanding the Implications of Victimhood Identity in Turkey’s Kurdish Conflict -- Chapter 4- Collective Identity in Kurds: From Collective Memory of Rights Violations to Rights Consciousness -- Chapter 5- Oath to Death: An Analysis of Sait Kırmızıtoprak’s Contested Memory -- Chapter 6- The other of the other: Syrian refugees from the perspective of Kurdish minority in Turkey -- Chapter 7- From Collective Action to Collective Resistance: Working with the Saturday Mothers -- Chapter 8- Reflexivity and Positionality in Qualitative Research: On Being an Outsider in the Field -- Chapter 9- How did ‘Turkish’ psychology become the mainstream? A discourse analysis on the trajectory of its colonial legacy -- Chapter 10- Conclusion.
    Abstract: Research into Kurdishness touches on many of the important global issues within contemporary social and political psychology - questions about the rigors of methodology, the importance of reflexivity, issues of replicability, and the role of decolonization in research on actors in intractable conflicts. This volume will provide an in-depth account of historical and contemporary research on Kurdishness in Turkey, including research on social identity, conflict and conflict resolution, as well as collective action and resistance. It will also address methodological issues, including fieldwork in conflict zones, reflexivity in research, and intersectionality. This volume also provides lessons from related disciplines such as Kurdish studies and sociology to provide political psychologists some insight into their own research practices from disciplines wherein questions of intersectionality and reflexivity have long been ongoing.
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    ISBN: 9783031319600
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXV, 325 p. 23 illus., 19 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Faith-based organizations and social welfare
    Keywords: Religion and politics. ; Political planning. ; Social policy. ; Political science. ; Political sociology.
    Abstract: Part 1: Theoretical Considerations -- Chapter 1. Religion, Faith-Based Organizations and Welfare Delivery in Contemporary Africa and Latin America (Miguel Glatzer, Paul Christopher Manuel, and Christine A. Gustafson) -- Chapter 2. The Complex Context for Social Welfare and Human Capacity Strategies in Africa (Katherine Marshall) -- Chapter 3.“Africa is not a country”: General Overview of Faith-based Services and Social Welfare in Africa (Nadine Bowers Du Toit and Barnabe Anzuruni Msabah) -- Part 2: Societies With a Dominant Religious Marketplace -- Chapter 4. Muslim NGOs in Contemporary Ghana (Holger Weiss) -- Chapter 5. Faith-based Organizations and the Challenge of Developmental Social Welfare in Democratic South Africa (Ignatius Swart) -- Chapter 6. Evolutionary Effectiveness of Faith-based Organizations Public Agency in Kenya (Richard Muko Ochanda, and Humphrey Waliang’i Wafula) -- Chapter 7. From Prominence to Derision? Chile’s Religious Actors Confront a Turning Point in their Social Welfare Roles (Mathew Carnes and Raimundo Salas Schweikart) -- Chapter 8. The Church of the Poor, Civil Society, and Democracy in Southern Mexico: Oaxaca 1960s–2010s (Juan Manuel Lombera) -- Part 3: Societies with Mixed Religious Marketplaces -- Chapter 9. Faith-based Organizations, Society, and the State in Chad (Mayke Kaag) -- Chapter 10. Faith-based Organizations and Social Welfare: Associational Life and Religion in Nigeria (Omobolaji O. Olarinmoye) -- Chapter 11. Faith-based Organizations, Society, and the State in Mozambique (Victoria Armando Chifeche) -- Chapter 12. The Contributions of Faith-based Organizations in Uruguay: The most Secularized Sountry in Latin America (Néstor Da Costa).
    Abstract: The case studies in this volume examine the activities of faith-based institutions in a representative sample of African and Latin American countries, including societies with and without a dominant religious tradition, and states with different levels and types of government-provided social services. Among other questions, the chapters examine the types of social service activities faith-based organizations engage in; their effect on civil society and democratic processes; their influence on the character of local and national communities; and what new pressures would be brought to bear on state-provided services if these faith-based organizations ceased to exist. Miguel Glatzer is professor of political science at La Salle University in Philadelphia. Christine A. Gustafson is professor of politics at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. Paul Manuel is a research fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Cornwell, David J. Prisons, politics and practices in England and Wales 1945-2020
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    Keywords: Geschichte 1945-2020 ; Corrections. ; Punishment. ; Criminology. ; Legislative bodies. ; Political sociology. ; Public policy. ; Political science. ; Strafjustiz ; Strafvollzug ; Politisches System ; England ; Wales
    Abstract: Foreword -- Introduction -- PART ONE – PRISONS AND PENOLOGY: A SURVEY OF POST-WAR ENGLAND AND WALES 1945-2020 -- Chapter 1 – Change and Uncertainty in Penal Strategies 1945-1991 -- Chapter 2 – Prisons, Managerialism & Privatisation 1991-1997 -- Chapter 3 – Re-Branding the ‘TOC’ Image: New Labour 1997-2007 -- Chapter 4 – Penality and the Ministry of Justice Era 2007-2020 -- PART TWO – A VISION FOR PRISONS OF THE FUTURE -- Chapter 5 – Strategic Management of Prisons: Structure & Style -- Chapter 6 – Towards ‘Doing Justice Better’ -- Chapter 7 – Making Prisons Fit for Purpose -- Chapter 8 – Beyond the Prison Walls -- Chapter 9 – Summation and Conclusions -- APPENDIX 1 – CRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF CRIMINAL -- JUSTICE LEGISLATION, PRIME MINISTERS, HOME & JUSTICE SECRETARIES 1945-2020 -- APPENDIX 2 – COMMUNITY JUSTICE FORUMS – SUGGESTED COMPOSITION -- APPENDIX 3 – SUGGESTED TOPICS FOR SEMINAR -- DISCUSSION AND/OR WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS -- Bibliography -- Index.
    Abstract: This book presents both a survey of and commentary upon the penal process of England and Wales between 1945 and 2020 from the primary perspective of prisons and their operational management. Part I focusses on the extent to which governmental polities, changing concepts in penology and significant events affected the performance and management of prisons during four key periods: 1945-1991; 1991-1997; 1997-2007 and 2007-2020. Part II presents a vision for more effective operation of prisons within the wider penal process in the 2020s and beyond. It draws upon the author's academic insights and his experience as a former prison governor. This book speaks to those in the social sciences, law and politics and to professionals in government and in the penal system who are interested in reform. David J. Cornwell is former Prison Governor and Consultant Criminologist focusing predominantly on issues in penal philosophy, criminal punishment, restorative justice and mediation. He is the author of seven previous books in the fields of criminology, penology and philosophy. He completed both his Master’s and Doctoral degrees at York University, UK. .
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    Keywords: Translating and interpreting. ; Political science. ; Europe—Politics and government. ; Literature. ; Russia—History. ; Europe, Eastern—History. ; Soviet Union—History.
    Abstract: Part 1: Introduction -- Chapter 1. Introduction (Christopher Rundle, Anne Lange, and Daniele Monticelli) -- Chapter 2. Translation and the History of Communism (Anne Lange, Daniele Monticelli, and Christopher Rundle) -- Part 2: The Soviet Union -- Chapter 3. Translation and the Formation of the Soviet Canon of World Literature (Nataliia Rudnytska) -- Chapter 4. Censorship, Permitted Dissent, and Translation Theory in the USSR: The Case of Kornei Chukovsky (Brian James Baer) -- Chapter 5. Translating Inferno: Mikhail Lozinskii, Dante and the Soviet Myth of the Translator (Susanna Witt) -- Chapter 6. Translation in Ukraine during the Stalinism Period: Literary Translation Policies and Practices (Oleksandr Kalnychenko and Lada Kolomiyets) -- Part 3: Communist Europe -- Chapter 7. The Politics of Translation in Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1952 (Maria Rita Leto) -- Chapter 8. Ideological Control in a Slovene Socialist State Publishing House: Conformity and Dissent (Nike K. Pokorn) -- Chapter 9. “Anyone who isn’t against us is for us”. Science Fiction Translated from English during the Kádár Era in Hungary (1956–89) (Anikó Sohár) -- Chapter 10. The Impact of the Cultural Policy of the GDR on the Work of Translators (Hanna Blum) -- Chapter 11. The Allen Ginsberg ‘Case’ and Translation (in) History: How Czechoslovakia Elected and then Expelled the King of May (Igor Tyšš) -- Chapter 12. Literary Translation in Communist Bulgaria (1944-1989) (Krasimira Ivleva) -- Chapter 13. Underground Fiction Translation in People’s Poland, 1976–1989 (Robert Looby) -- Part 4: Response -- Chapter 14. A Battle for Translation (Vitaly Chernetsky).
    Abstract: This book examines the history of translation under European communism, bringing together studies on the Soviet Union, including Russia and Ukraine, Yugoslavia, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and Poland. In any totalitarian regime maintaining control over cultural exchange is strategically important, so studying these regimes from the perspective of translation can provide a unique insight into their history and into the nature of their power. This book is intended as a sister volume to Translation Under Fascism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010) and adopts a similar approach of using translation as a lens through which to examine history. With a strong interdisciplinary focus, it will appeal to students and scholars of translation studies, translation history, censorship, translation and ideology, and public policy, as well as cultural and literary historians of Eastern Europe, Soviet communism, and the Cold War period. Christopher Rundle is Associate Professor in Translation Studies at the University of Bologna, Italy; and Research Fellow in Italian and Translation Studies at the University of Manchester, UK. He has published extensively on the history of translation, including Publishing Translations in Fascist Italy (2010) and Translation Under Fascism (2010). He is co-editor of the book series Routledge Research on Translation and Interpreting History, and is coordinating editor of the translation studies journal inTRAlinea. Anne Lange is Associate Professor in Translation Studies at Tallinn University, Estonia. She has published on translation in Estonia at the backdrop of its cultural and intellectual history. She initiated the series of international conferences Between Cultures and Texts: Itineraries in the History of Translation held in Tallinn and Tartu. She is co-editor of The Routledge Handbook of the History of Translation Studies (forthcoming). Daniele Monticelli is Professor of Translation Studies and Semiotics at Tallinn University, Estonia. His research focuses on the ideological aspects of translation and the role of translation in cultural and social change. He is co-editor of the volume Between Cultures and Texts: Itineraries in Translation History (2011) and the Project Leader of the Research Grant “Translation in History, Estonia 1850-2010: Texts, Agents, Institutions and Practices”.
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXIII, 246 p. 12 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022
    Series Statement: Memory politics and transitional justice
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Historiography. ; Political science. ; Kollektives Gedächtnis ; Geschichtsbewusstsein ; Geschichtsbild ; Geschichtsschreibung ; Geschichte ; Europa
    Abstract: "In European Memory and Conflicting Visions of the Past, Mano Toth traces the manifold ways in which diverse conceptions of the past shape the present. Theoretically innovative and empirically rich, it is an important contribution to the study of both social memory and contemporary European politics." --Professor Duncan Bell, University of Cambridge, UK This book discusses a number of ways in which the dialogue about Europe’s past and future could be rendered more inclusive, such as the promotion of critical and sentimental education and the creation of virtual and actual social spaces in which citizens and organised identity groups can participate. The discussion about European memory is far from being a “merely” symbolic issue with no political consequences. Imagining Europe and its past in different ways will lead to different real political outcomes. For instance, thinking about European integration as an embodiment of the values of the Enlightenment (such as human rights, liberal democracy, and reason), as a guarantor of peace on the continent, as a guarantor of prosperity, or as a guarantor that massive human rights violations like genocide will “never again” be committed on its soil, all entail different political objectives. Similarly, conflicting understandings of European memory as either a thing or a social construct, as either one memory or a plurality of memories, as either the end point of deliberation or a dialogical process, represent not merely inconsequential cultural “froth on the tides of society,” but crucially important issues with real political consequences. The book is intended to contribute to this discussion about the common European approach to the past (and thus to the future). Mano Toth is Visiting Lecturer at the Central European University, Austria. He earned his PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK, and specialises in European memory politics. His work has been previously published in Millennium, the Journal of Common Market Studies, and Memory Studies.
    Note: Tabellen, Literaturverzeichnisse, Index , Introduction , The misleading metaphor of memory , Reflexivist social theory of memory , Pluralist ethics of memory , Disciplinary approaches to the idea of European memory , Historical trajectories of the idea of European memory , European institutions and the idea of European memory , Conclusion
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    ISBN: 9783030790547
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIV, 281 p. 4 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
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    Keywords: Comparative politics. ; Higher education. ; Political science. ; Europe—Politics and government. ; Comparative government. ; Education, Higher.
    Abstract: Chapter 1 Introduction: The Formation and Aims of the Book, COST and WG1, Gabriella Ilonszki and Christophe Roux -- Chapter 2 Institutionalisation of political science in East Central Europe: Connecting Theory to the Ground, Gabriella Ilonszki -- Chapter 3 Continuities and New Beginnings in the Post-Yugoslav States, Davor Boban, Ivan Stanojevic, Simona Kukovic -- Chapter 4 Political Science in Central European Democracies under Pressure, Darina Malova, Aneta Vilagi, Dobrinka Kostova -- Chapter 5 Is small beautiful? Institutionalization of Political Science in small states, Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir, Irmina Matonyte -- Chapter 6 From Scientific Communism to Political Science: Development of the Profession in the Post-Soviet States, Dangis Gudelis, Irmina Matonyte, Serghei Sprincean, Tatsiana Chulitskaya -- Chapter 7 On the Way to Relevance: At the crossroads of recognition and performance, Gabriella Ilonszki, Davor Boban, Dangis Gudelis -- Chapter 8 Adjusting of New Countries into Existing (Old) Institutional Frameworks, Erkki Berndston -- Chapter 9 Conclusion: Political Science Between Opportunities and Challenges, Christophe Roux.
    Abstract: “The volume demonstrates that political science on the European fringes has seized opportunities and shown a remarkable development. On the other hand, perils of deinstitutionalization mainly caused by lack of resources and democratic backsliding may darken the discipline’s future. It is a must read for all those interested in political science as a discipline and for policy-makers as well.” ⁠—Hans-Dieter Klingemann, Emeritus Professor, Berlin Social Science Centre, Germany “As Gabriel Almond famously noted, political science has always been a discipline divided into a great variety of schools and sects. This volume brings a perspective on this perennial theme which is as fresh as it is fascinating. What this reveals is the essential fragility of the discipline due to its power-challenging foundations - an insight which is of increasing significance for the discipline in all parts of the world.” ⁠—Matthew Flinders, Professor of Politics at the University of Sheffield, UK "This volume shows how the autonomous status reached by political science in the analysed countries cannot be guaranteed against persistent threats and significant risks of de-institutionalization. A book that deserves to be read by all those who have at heart both the future of the discipline and the quality of democracy.” ⁠—Giliberto Capano, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, University of Bologna, Italy This open access book offers an updated examination of the institutionalisation of political science in sixteen latecomer or peripheral countries in Europe. Its main theme is how political science as a science of democracy is influenced and how it responds to the challenges of the new millennium. The chapters, built upon a common theoretical framework of institutionalisation, are evidence-based and comparative. Overall, the book diagnoses diversity among the country cases due to their take-off points and varied political and economic trajectories. Gabriella Ilonszki is Professor Emerita of Political Science at Corvinus University Budapest, Hungary. Christophe Roux is Professor of Political Science at the University of Montpellier, France.
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    ISBN: 9783030824129
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXIII, 415 p. 5 illus., 4 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in Green Criminology
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    Keywords: Critical criminology. ; Civil law. ; Public safety. ; Human rights. ; Political sociology. ; Criminal law. ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Umweltkriminalität ; Umweltrecht ; Planet ; Menschenrecht ; Tierrecht ; Tierschutz ; Umweltverschmutzung ; Indigenes Volk
    Abstract: Introduction -- Chapter 1 - It Isn’t Easy Being Green: The Trials and Triumphs of the Green Criminology-Law Nexus -- Section I - Reconsidering Legal Actors and Institutional Mechanisms. Chapter 2 - Standard Concerns: An Examination of Public-Interest Considerations with Respect to Prosecutions of Environmental Advocates and Indigenous Land Defenders -- Chapter 3 - Green Criminology, Policing and Protecting the Environment -- Chapter 4 - Environmental Crime, Ecological Expertise and Specialist Environment Courts -- Chapter 5 - Standing Trial for Lily: How Open Rescue Activists Mobilize Their Criminal Prosecutions for Animal Liberation -- Section II - Challenging Legislation and Legal Regulations. Chapter 6 - Fish Farms in Canada: Where is the Law? -- Chapter 7 - Plastic: From Miracle Material to Detritus and Disaster: A History of Benefits, Harms, Pandemics and the Limitations of Regulation -- Chapter 8 - Criminalizing Environmentally Beneficial Activities: Hemp and Canada’s Cannabis Act -- Chapter 9 - Dirty Legislation for Dirty Work -- Section III - Retracing Legal Rights and Responsibilities. Chapter 10 - Palliative Animal Law: The War on Animal Cruelty -- Chapter 11 - Responsibility in End Time: Environmental Harm and the Role of Law in the Anthropocene -- Chapter 12 - Te Awa Tupua: An Exemplary Environmental Law? Sarah Monod de Froideville and Rebekah Bowling -- Chapter 13 - Mother Earth in Environmental Activism: Indigeneity, Maternal Thinking, and Animism in the Keystone Pipeline Debate -- Section IV - Future Directions for Green Criminology and Law. Chapter 14 - Widening the Scope of ‘Earth’ Jurisprudence and ‘Green’ Criminology? Towards Preserving Extra-Terrestrial Heritage Sites on Celestial Bodies -- Chapter 15 - Red, White and Green: White Paper Assimilation Strategies in an Era of Environmental Crisis -- Chapter 16 - Restorative Justice Conferencing: A Vehicle for Repairing Harm Emanating from Lawful but Awful Activity -- Chapter 17 - Green Criminology and an International Law Against Ecocide: Using Strict Liability and Superior Responsibility to Prevent State and Corporate Denial of Environmental Harms.
    Abstract: "This illuminating and invaluable collection draws together international and interdisciplinary contributors to explore the Green Criminology-Law nexus. Covering topics from plastics to policing, activism to ecocide, the chapters provide a survey of what we can learn and use as the basis for moving forward in education, politics and practice." —Nigel South, Professor of Sociology, University of Essex, UK. "Green Criminology and the Law is a fantastic collection of insightful chapters, all of which offer crucial theoretical and empirical insights on vitally important topics. A much needed intervention that will make the field even more relevant to students, scholars and the wider public in these times of ecological crisis." —Damien Short, Professor, University of London, UK This edited collection is grounded in a green criminological approach to understand whether the law, both in effect and implications, reflects, refracts, or sublimates the social, political and ecological conditions of our times. Since its initial proposal in the 1990s, green criminology has focused the criminological gaze on a wide array of harms and crimes affecting humans, animals other than humans, ecological systems, and the planet as a whole. As a continuously blossoming field of criminological inquiry, green criminology recognizes and examines behaviours that are both illegal and legal (yet detrimental), and in varying ways has made great efforts to provide insight into harms in a more fulsome manner. At the same time, there have been many significant legal instances, domestic, and international, including case law, legislation, regulation, treaties, agreements and executive directives which have troubled the law’s understanding of green harms, illegal and legal activity, pushing legal boundaries in the process. Recognizing that humanity and nature are inextricably integrated, Green Criminology and the Law reflects the range and depth of high-quality research and scholarship, combining contributions from established scholars willing to explore new topics and recent entrants who are breaking new scholarly ground. James Gacek is Assistant Professor in the Department of Justice Studies at the University of Regina, Canada. Richard Jochelson is Professor and Dean of Law at Robson Hall Law School, Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba, Canada.
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    ISBN: 9783030911775
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXI, 372 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    Series Statement: Reform and Transition in the Mediterranean
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; International relations. ; Peace.
    Abstract: Part 1: Historical Background, Concepts and Foreign Policy Drivers -- Chapter 1: Introduction: The Foreign Policy of the Republic of Cyprus. The Age of Maturity? -- Chapter 2: The Republic of Cyprus and its Foreign Policy: A Historical Overview, 1960-2004 -- Chapter 3: All the President’s Decisions: Foreign Policy in the Republic of Cyprus after 2004 -- Part 2: Between East and West – The International Orientation -- Chapter 4: Stuck in the Middle: Constructing Maturity and Restoring Balance in RoC-EU Relations -- Chapter 5: The Republic of Cyprus and the USA: A Revamped Relationship with key Limitations -- Chapter 6: Russia’s Place in the Foreign Policy of the Republic of Cyprus: Will ‘Pragmatic Idealism’ Survive in the 2020s? -- Part 3: A Newly-Discovered Identity in the Eastern Mediterranean? -- Chapter 7: Assessing Maturity in the RoC’s Eastern Mediterranean Foreign Policy -- Chapter 8: The Eastern Mediterranean Disputes in the RoC’s Foreign Policy: A Socio-Psychological Account -- Chapter 9: Towards a Foreign Policy Actor? Turkish Cypriot Perceptions of Cyprus in European Affairs and the Eastern Mediterranean -- Part 4: Foreign Policymaking, Institutional Capacities & Grand Strategic Concerns -- Chapter 10: International law and the Republic of Cyprus’ Foreign Policy -- Chapter 11: Gender Mainstreaming in the Foreign Policy of the Republic of Cyprus -- Chapter 12: The Republic of Cyprus in International and Regional Organisations: Towards a Mature Small State Status-Seeking Strategy? -- Chapter 13: Defence Diplomacy by the Republic of Cyprus: A Dynamic Policy in the Process of Maturation -- Chapter 14: Foreign Policy Maturity and Grand Strategy: The Way Forward for the Republic of Cyprus -- Index.
    Abstract: This book examines the foreign policy of the Republic of Cyprus, particularly since 2004—the year of its accession to the European Union and of the failed Annan Plan V of the United Nations which aimed to solve the decades-old Cyprus Problem. Scholarly work about the politics and foreign policy of the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) has been almost entirely analyzed through the prism of the Cyprus Problem. This is not without justification since the Cyprus Problem is indeed central to the social, political, and economic life of Cyprus. However, Cyprus is located in a highly neuralgic area of historical and geopolitical importance that is, more often than not, characterized by rapid developments, instability, and insecurity. Therefore, the RoC’s politics and foreign policy go well beyond the confines of the Cyprus Problem, or so they should. Although the subject of the book is not international by definition, the book touches upon many regional and international dimensions that render it relevant for anyone who wants to better understand not just Cyprus but also the broader region and its importance for regional and international actors. Zenonas Tziarras is Researcher at PRIO Cyprus Centre focusing on Eastern Mediterranean geopolitics. He holds a Ph.D. in politics and international studies from the University of Warwick, UK, and has taught at the University of Cyprus, UCLan Cyprus, the University of Warwick, and Cyprus Police Academy. He completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Cyprus and participates in the editorial board of New Middle Eastern Studies. Among other publications, he authored Turkish Foreign Policy: The Lausanne Syndrome in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. .
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    ISBN: 9783031040320
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVIII, 172 p. 2 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Comparative government. ; Political leadership. ; Elections.
    Abstract: Introduction.-Chapter 1. Theoretical and methodological framework -- Chapter 2. The loser has to fall : party leadership after electoral defeat -- Chapter 3. The bigger wound the smaller bandage - revisions of the programme discourse -- Chapter 4. Abandoning a sinking ship (?): party membership change -- Chapter 5. The story of electoral defeat – how subjective experience shapes party change -- Political parties after a defeat: retouch instead of makeover - conclusions.
    Abstract: “This book looks into the subjective black box of electoral defeat and offers important insights for our understanding of when and how parties react to electoral losses.” —Thomas Poguntke, Chair of Comparative Politics, Universität Düsseldorf, Germany “Adopting a nuanced framework that combines objective elements of organisational change with subjective accounts of the consequences of defeat from key party actors, this book convincingly shows that it is not just the defeat itself, but how actors’ own beliefs and subjective assessments of that defeat shape the organisational decisions made by parties.” —Anika Gauja, Professor, University of Sydney, Australia “This book is a must-read for scholars and students who want to understand what electoral defeat is doing to parties and how different degrees of party change can be one of the answers.” —Kris Deschouwer, Research Professor in the Department of Political Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium This book examines the factors determining the character, depth, scope and outcomes of changes made by political parties in the aftermath of electoral losses. It considers not only the objective aspects of party organisation and its features and structure, in explaining post-defeat party change, but also includes findings on the perceptions and interpretations of electoral results within political parties. Based on an extensive fieldwork, the authors propose a new analytical perspective to establish whether and under what conditions and circumstances an electoral defeat leads to a profound party makeover. Anna Pacześniak is Professor of Political Science at the University of Wrocław, Poland. Maciej Bachryj-Krzywaźnia is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Wrocław, Poland. Małgorzata Kaczorowska is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Warsaw, Poland.
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    ISBN: 9783031046209
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIV, 207 p. 1 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    Series Statement: Global Political Transitions
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    Keywords: Political science. ; Europe—Politics and government. ; Comparative government. ; World politics.
    Abstract: 1. Democratisation Theory and Comparative Politics -- 2. From 'Organic Democracy' to 'Democracy without Adjectives': Spain 1976-77 -- 3. From Dictatorship to Dictatorship: Greece 1973 -- 4. From Dictatorship to 'Difficult Democracy': Turkey 1983 -- 5. Is 'Democracy Out of Tyranny' Feasible and Viable?.
    Abstract: This book examines three cases of democratic transitions by self-transformation of the non-democratic regimes in Southern Europe—the Spanish reforma pactada-ruptura pactada of 1976-77, the Greek “Markezinis experiment” of 1973, and the Turkish democratic transition of 1983—in a comparative perspective. The author argues that a democratic transition initiated by the regime elites is, in contrast to widely held assumptions and notwithstanding some reservations on whether democracy can be (re-)introduced by non-democrats, worth viewing as a “window of opportunity” for democratisation. It is up to the democratic counter-elites to respond to it, using the civil society and the international factor as allies to achieve their goal of acquiring more concessions from the regime. Ioannis Tzortis is Teaching Fellow in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK.
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    ISBN: 9783031107726
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIV, 207 p. 39 illus.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    Series Statement: Political Corruption and Governance
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    Keywords: Political planning. ; Europe—Politics and government. ; Social sciences.
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Public Spending and the Response of the Public -- 3. Pork-barrel Politics in a Multi-layer Perspective -- 4. Benefits v. Fairness – Priorities in Public Attitudes -- 5. The Shadow of Ethnicity – Rewarding the Others -- 6. Can Trust Be Bought? The Effects of the EU Subsidies Given to Municipalities on Trust in Local, National and European Authorities in the Czech Republic -- 7. Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the distribution of public money and its political and societal implications. Drawing on evidence from central and eastern Europe, it offers an innovative insight into public responses to various strategies of public spending. Given that public expenditures are funded mainly from tax revenues, it also assesses public attitudes to politically motivated allocations of funds. The book seeks to identify how people evaluate the material benefits of funding in light of the fairness - or lack thereof - of the distribution process, whether popular acceptance of variations in public spending depends on the framing of the beneficiaries, and the implications of money allocation for political trust in political institutions. Peter Spáč is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Masaryk University, Czech Republic. Petr Voda is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, Masaryk University, Czech Republic. Michal Tóth is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, Masaryk University, Czech Republic. Miroslav Nemčok is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, Norway. Lenka Hrbková is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, Masaryk University, Czech Republic.
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    ISBN: 9783030789152
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XV, 270 p. 3 illus., 2 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    Series Statement: International Political Economy Series
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    Keywords: International economic relations. ; International relations. ; Europe—Politics and government.
    Abstract: Preface (Hilary Wainwright and Daniel Chavez) -- Chapter 1. Introduction: East European new left perspectives on postsocialist transformation (Ágnes Gagyi) -- Chapter 2. A clear cut? The restoration of capitalism and the contradictions of socialism in Yugoslavia (Vladimir Simović, Tanja Vukša) -- Chapter 3. Capitalist restoration and development in Slovenia and Croatia (Marko Kržan, Dimitrije Birač) -- Chapter 4. Ukraine and the (dis)integrating empire of capital (Yuliya Yurchenko) -- Chapter 5. Reconfiguring regimes of capitalist integration: Hungary between 1970-2020 (Ágnes Gagyi, Tamás Gerőcs) -- Chapter 6. Czechia 30 years on: The (im)perfect oligarchy and the misery of emancipatory alternative (Ondřej Slačálek, Daniel Šitera) -- Chapter 7. Bosnia and Herzegovina after the transition: forever postwar, postsocialist and peripheral? (Danijela Majstorović, Zoran Vučkovac) -- Chapter 8. Life in transition and in crisis. The political autobiography of a generation (Dana Dömsödi, Florin Poenaru), etc.
    Abstract: By the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, in most parts of Eastern Europe, high expectations associated with postsocialist transition have been substituted by disillusionment. After 1990, Eastern Europe has been internationally treated with a low-interest acknowledgement of what was understood as a slow and erratic, but unquestionable process of integration in a Western-dominated world order. In the context of today’s geopolitical reorganization, East European examples of authoritarian politics once again become discussed as significant reference points for Western and global politics. This book represents a contribution to this debate from a distinctive East European perspective: that of new left scholars and activists from the region, whose lifetime largely corresponds to the transformations of the postsocialist period, and who came to develop an understanding of their environment in terms of its relations to global capitalist processes. A both theoretical and empirical contribution, the book provides essential insights on topics conventionally associated with East European transition from privatization to the politicized slogans of corruption or civil society, and analyzes their connection to the newest reconfigurations of postsocialist capitalist regimes. As a contribution to contemporary debates on the present global socio-political transformation, this collection does not only seek to debate analytical statements, but also to change the field where analytical stakes are set, by adding perspectives that think Eastern Europe’s global relations from within the regional context and its political stakes. Agnes Gagyi works on East European politics and social movements from the perspective of the region’s long-term global integration. She is researcher on East European social movements at the University of Gothenburg, and member of the Working Group for Public Sociology “Helyzet” in Budapest. Ondřej Slačálek is a political scientist and journalist, he focuses on East European politics, nationalism and social movements. He works at Charles University, Prague. He is a regular collaborator of Czech new left journal A2/A2larm.
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    ISBN: 9783031181849
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(IX, 396 p.)
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    Series Statement: Marx, Engels, and Marxisms
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    Keywords: Simmel, Georg ; Benjamin, Walter ; Cities and towns ; Sociology, Urban ; Civilization, Modern Philosophy ; Marxian school of sociology. ; Political sociology. ; Sociology. ; Social sciences—Philosophy. ; Sociology, Urban. ; Simmel, Georg 1858-1918 ; Benjamin, Walter 1892-1940 ; Großstadt ; Moderne ; Soziologische Theorie
    Abstract: 1. Introduction: Investigating Postmodernity through Modernity. -- 2. Metropolis as general Form of Modernity -- 3. Georg Simmel’s Theory of Knowledge -- 4. Sociological Aesthetic of Modernity.-5. Metropolis, Money and the Style of Modern Life -- 6. Metropolization of Social Life: How is Society Possible? -- 7. What is The Arcades Project? -- 8. Walter Benjamin’s Theory of Knowledge -- 9. The Phantasmagoria of Modernity: Benjamin on Commodity Fetishism -- 10. Benjamin and Baudelaire as the lyric poet in the age of mature capitalism -- 11. Metropolis as Tragedy, Metropolis as Trauerspiel -- .
    Abstract: This book reconstructs and compares the social theories of modernity of George Simmel and Walter Benjamin, two classic thinkers in German social thought. The author focuses in on five main topics: the historical-sociological method through which they investigate modernity; how are the concepts of history and society possible; the consequences of modern metropolis on the construction of individual subjectivity; the aestheticization of everyday life caused by the expansion of commodity culture; the female culture as a counter-power to the domination of masculine objective culture. In the decades since Simmel and Benjamin, urban reality has undergone profound changes and we may even question the very existence of the subject of analysis: what is the city, the metropolis in today’s context of globalization and capital flows? Simmel’s and Benjamin’s metropolis has thus become an “endless city”, beyond the physical and geographical confines of urban reality.
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    ISBN: 9783030855888
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VII, 203 Seiten)
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    Series Statement: The Palgrave Macmillan Series in International Political Communication
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    Keywords: International relations. ; Political communication. ; Europe—Politics and government. ; Journalism. ; Social sciences. ; Internationale Politik ; Narrativität ; Stereotyp ; Fremdbild ; Ausland ; Geschichtsbild ; Politisches Verhalten ; Nationalcharakter ; Westliche Welt
    Abstract: Chapter 1 Representing the International -- Chapter 2 From Beliefs to Traditions -- Chapter 3 Turkey Getting Lost -- Chapter 4 Turkey at a Perpetual Crossroads -- Chapter 5 Strongmen Embodying Turkey -- Chapter 6 Continuously Creeping Islamisation -- Chapter 7 Conclusion: A long Conversation about Turkey and the West. .
    Abstract: “In her valuable and theoretically rich study, Vuorelma insightfully explores Western narrative representations of Turkey, tracing certain narrative traditions from the early years of the Turkish Republic to the present. This is an important contribution to IR scholarship, particularly given the recent ‘narrative turn’ in the field.” —Catherine MacMillan, Yeditepe University, Turkey This book introduces the concept of narrative tradition to study representation in international politics. Focusing specifically on the case of Turkey, the book shows how narrative traditions are constructed, maintained, and passed on by a loose epistemic community that involves practitioners and experts including scholars, journalists, diplomats, and political representatives. Employing an interpretative approach, the book distinguishes between four narrative traditions in the study of Turkey: Turkey as a state that is (1) getting lost, (2) standing at a decisive crossroad, (3) led by strongmen, and (4) struggling with a creeping Islamisation.These narrative traditions carry enduring beliefs that not only describe, moralise, judge, and stigmatise Turkey, but also contribute to the idea of the West. The book focuses on knowledge that is produced from a Western perspective, showing that Turkey provides a channel through which the Western self can be debated, challenged, celebrated, and judged. Johanna Vuorelma is a researcher at the Centre for European Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland. She holds a PhD from the Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, UK. Her current research project (2021–2024), funded by the Kone Foundation, examines irony in international politics.
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    ISBN: 9783030941635
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XI, 130 p. 4 illus.)
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    Series Statement: French Politics, Society and Culture
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political sociology. ; Sociology. ; Terrorism. ; Political violence. ; Frankreich ; Islam ; Fundamentalismus ; Terrorismus ; Attentat ; Geschichte 2015-2016
    Abstract: Chapter 1. Introduction (Florence Faucher and Gérôme Truc) -- Chapter 2. At the Centre of the Attack: from Individual Fear to Mutual Assistance (Guillaume Dezecache) -- Chapter 3. Out in the Street: Ephemeral Memorials to Express Mourning (Maëlle Bazin) -- Chapter 4. On Television: Journalists Caught between Rival Demands (Pierre Lefébure and Claire Sécail) -- Chapter 5. On the Internet: From Conflicting Values to Counter-Publics (Romain Badouard) -- Chapter 6. In the Schools: Bringing Pupils into the National Community of Mourning (Sébastien Ledoux) -- Chapter 7. French Muslims: A Silent Community? (Vincent Geisser) -- Chapter 8. At the Upper Echelons of the State: Symbols to Build National Unity (Laurie Boussaguet and Florence Faucher) -- Chapter 9. In People’s minds: An Authoritarian Dynamic or the Spread of Tolerance? (Vincent Tiberj) -- Chapter 10. Social sciences in a time of terror (Gérôme Truc).
    Abstract: “France has been the target of more terrorist attacks than any other Western country. In this major contribution to the burgeoning new field of ‘terrorism studies’, these attacks are subjected to intense social scientific analysis.” – Jolyon Howorth, Harvard University, USA “This timely and important volume presents a compelling analysis of terrorism's impacts and the responses needed to counteract these effects.” – Bruce Hoffman, Georgetown University, USA “Taking a very original perspective, this precious collection investigates the learning and healing processes that followed the Charlie Hebdo’s attacks.” – Donatella della Porta, Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy “This fine, wide-ranging collection on the 2015 Paris attacks takes stock of what we know while charting future directions of research.” – Stéphane Gerson, New York University, USA “By bringing together perspectives from political science, sociology, psychology, and media studies, the editors produce the most complete treatment of a society’s reaction to these horrific events that I have seen.” – Marc J. Hetherington, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, USA From Charlie Hebdo to the Bataclan, the terrorist attacks perpetrated in Paris in 2015 shocked France and the world. This book offers a unique interdisciplinary approach on the complex responses of French society to these events: from the individual level (survivors of the Bataclan attack, emotional citizens paying homage to the victims, French Muslims) to the meso level of civic association and web communities, and the macro level of the State and public opinion. Florence Faucher is Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po, Paris, France and Associate Fellow at Nuffield College, University of Oxford, UK. Gérôme Truc is Research Fellow in Sociology at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), France. He is the author of Shell Shocked: The Social Response to Terrorist Attacks (2018).
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XV, 307 p.)
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    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in Compromise after Conflict
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    Keywords: Human rights. ; Criminology. ; Peace. ; Political sociology.
    Abstract: Introduction -- Chapter 1. Authoritarianism and Past Atrocity in Mexico, 1929-2000 -- Chapter 2. Transitional Justice: A Field of Practice and Knowledge -- Chapter 3. Neither Inevitable, Nor Necessary: The Emergence of Mexico’s Transitional Justice Process -- Chapter 4. Making Up Transitional Justice: Defining, Classifying, and Acting on Past Human Rights Abuses -- Chapter 5. The Retributive Goals of the Special Prosecutor’s Office: A De Facto Amnesty -- Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book critically examines transitional justice in Mexico. It explores how the Mexican democratic regime dealt with the grave human rights violations perpetrated by security forces during the authoritarian era (1929-2000) through a Special Prosecutor’s Office. It offers a complete account of the diverse factors that facilitated the emergence (and policing) of Mexico's transitional justice process. Whilst transitional justice should contribute to the advancement of liberal democracy and, consequently, generate the following benefits: truth, justice, political reconciliation, peace, this book argues that Mexico is a case of transitional injustice. It is an example of how in some societies transitional justice mechanisms are intentionally implemented in ways that, instead of generating justice, produce impunity. It seems to make important contributions to some of the broader debates addressed by scholars on transitional justice and give them reason to re-examine transitional justice processes in other countries in a new light. Javier Trevino-Rangel is Associate Professor in the Centre of Research and Literary Studies of Aguascalientes at the University of the Arts of Aguascalientes, Mexico. He’s also visiting fellow in the Department of Sociology at LSE, UK. He has been Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences at Northumbria University, UK, and Assistant Professor in the Drugs Policy Programme at the Center of Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE) in Aguascalientes, Mexico. His research interests include: human rights discourses and atrocities, narratives of violence, and justice in contemporary Mexico.
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    ISBN: 9783030977412
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 134 Seiten) , Illustrationen
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    Series Statement: Development, justice and citizenship
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    Keywords: Africa—Politics and government. ; Citizenship—Study and teaching. ; Political sociology. ; Political psychology. ; Political science. ; Economic development. ; Politisches Verhalten ; Sozialverhalten ; Zivilgesellschaft ; Politische Beteiligung ; Motivation ; Ursache ; Demokratie ; Fallstudie ; Ghana
    Abstract: Chapter 1 - Introduction -- Chapter 2 – Literature on Civic Engagement -- Chapter 3 – Measuring Civic Engagement -- Chapter 4 – Demographics -- Chapter 5 – Sense of Community -- Chapter 6 – Trust -- Chapter 7 – Political Knowledge -- Chapter 8 – Personality -- Chapter 9 – Women -- Chapter 10 – Community Engagement, Civic Education, and Democratic Governance.
    Abstract: This book explores how community influences civic engagement, focusing on the case of Ghana. It offers an interdisciplinary perspective to those studying psychology, political development and civic engagement in African countries. Previous research has shown that the social and economic context in which an individual interacts influences their political behaviors and attitudes, and that personal characteristics account for differences in political behavior and attitudes. This work moves away from the cultural demographics of a person, which often take center stage in existing investigations of partisan political behavior in the African context, and addresses the following five questions:(1) To what extent do individual traits influence civic engagement in Ghana? (2) To what extent is community identity similar or different in small rural villages versus large metropolitan areas in Ghana and how does community identity influence civic engagement? (3) To what extent does trust influence civic engagement in Ghana? (4) What factors and activities influence political knowledge and how does political knowledge influence civic engagement? (5) What is the status of women in civic engagement? Mary R. Anderson is Professor Political Science at the University of Tampa, Florida, where she specializes in research on public opinion and civic engagement. Her research has appeared in the American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, Political Psychology, Political Behavior, Journal of Women, Politics and Policy, and the Journal of Human Rights. She is the author of Community Identity and Political Behavior (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010) and co-author/co-editor of Meta-Analysis for Public Management and Policy (2013). She teaches courses on public opinion, public policy, and political psychology Kevin S. Fridy is Professor of Political Science at the University of Tampa, Florida. He specializes in West African politics and works on projects dealing with the interactions between society and political institutions. His work has been published in African studies and political science journals such as Journal of Modern African Studies, Democratization, African Affairs, African Studies Quarterly, Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, and Journal of African Elections. He has traveled extensively throughout West Africa conducting his research. He teaches courses on African politics, as well as a travel course to Ghana with a focus on political and economic develop development.
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    ISBN: 9783030940126
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXI, 290 p. 3 illus., 1 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als European Parliament's political groups in turbulent times
    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Executive power. ; Identity politics.
    Abstract: 1. Introduction: European Parliament's Political Groups in Turbulent Times -- 2. Negotiating Power and Democracy in Political Groups Formation in the European Parliament -- 3. The Political Groups as Organisations: The Institutionalisation of Transnational Party Politics -- 4. Democratic Practices and Political Dynamics of Intra-Group Policy Formation in the European Parliament -- 5. Eurosceptic Contestation and Legislative Behaviour in the European Parliament -- 6. When Words Do Not Follow Deeds: An Analysis of Party Competition between Centre-Right and Eurosceptic Radical-Right Parties in the European Parliament? -- 7. How Do Eurosceptics Wage Opposition in the European Parliament? Patterns of Behaviour in the 8th Legislature -- 8. Shaping the EU's Future? Europarties, European Parliament's Political Groups and the Conference on the Future of Europe -- 9. (Disap)pointing in the Mirror: The European Parliament's Obligations to Protect EU Basic Values in Member States and at EU Level -- 10. Parliamentary Politics and Polarisation around Gender: Tackling Inequalities in Political Groups in the European Parliament -- 11. 'Ethno, Ethno, What?': Using Ethnography to Explore the European Parliament's Political Groups in Turbulent Times -- 12. Turbulent Times for the European Parliament's Political Groups? Lessons on Continuity and Change.
    Abstract: This open access book provides the first ever authoritative collection of scholarly insights, based upon original research, into the political groups of the EP tackling the fundamental changes since the Lisbon Treaty and the upsurge of radical right parties. It analyses political groups and their importance from multiple perspectives critically assessing their role and significance in EU politics. Each chapter is authored by leading scholars in the field, working on key topics in relation to political groups: political group formation and function, their role in parliamentary and EU policy-making, the way that Eurosceptic MEPs influence (or not) the Parliament, and the nature and form of interactions with external actors. In doing so, each chapter opens hitherto unexplored ‘black boxes’ in the political work of the EP, such as the internal practices of, and power relations within the political groups, and informal arenas of intra-group decision-making. Petra Ahrens is Senior Researcher in the Faculty of Social Science, Tampere University, Finland. Anna Elomäki is Senior Researcher in the Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Finland. Johanna Kantola is Professor of Gender Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Finland. .
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    ISBN: 9783031040597
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 259 Seiten) , Illustrationen
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022
    Series Statement: Palgrave studies in European Union politics
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; America—Politics and government. ; Communication in politics. ; Political science. ; Internationaler Umweltschutz ; Klimaänderung ; Internationale Organisation ; Politisierung ; Umwelt ; Diskussion ; Erwärmung ; USA
    Abstract: ‘This comparative analysis of contemporary climate change discourse in the EU and the US impresses through its sound theoretical grounding and systematic empirical investigation. It makes an outstanding contribution to understanding the critical role of ideas and their framing in climate politics. It also provides new insights into the deep-rooted transatlantic differences in this policy field. Recommended reading!’ —Sebastian Oberthür, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium and University of Eastern Finland, Finland ‘This book provides the first comprehensive comparison of climate action in the EU and the US after the Paris Agreement. Contrasting policy development in both cases, it shows the power of ideas in explaining different approaches to tackling climate change.’ —Jon Birger Skjærseth, Fridtjof Nansens Institute, Norway ‘This book makes a novel contribution to our understanding of different discourses in climate change policy-making on the EU level and in the US. The book makes an important and very timely contribution to the literature. It provides a comprehensive assessment of core ideas and discourses which shape EU and American climate policy-making.’ —Rüdiger Wurzel, University of Hull, UK Political responses to climate change are shaped by beliefs and ideas. How does discourse on climate action and its contestation affect policy-making? Addressing this question, the book compares EU and US policy-making since the Paris Agreement and its framing by key political institutions. The empirical part analyses the structure, linkages and contestation of frames to evaluate the contrasting spaces of climate politics in both systems. As the first direct comparison of EU and US climate governance since the Paris Agreement, the book advances current research on the politics of climate change, the politicization of multi-level governance and the role of discourse for policy change. Frank Wendler is Senior Faculty Member (Privatdozent) at the Department of Social Sciences and Lead Researcher for the project 'How Ideas Frame the Politics of Climate Change', funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG) and based at the Center for Sustainable Society (CSS) of the University of Hamburg, Germany.
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    ISBN: 9783031096037
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXIX, 221 p. 34 illus., 31 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government.
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The International Energy Landscape -- Chapter 3: The Energy Security of Europe -- Chapter 4: The Energy Security in Mediterranean region -- Chapter 5: Conceptual Framework and Research -- Chapter 6: Case Studies (Cyprus and Israel) -- Chapter 7: Conclusions and Recommendations.
    Abstract: This book aims to provide an overview of crucial aspects related to the interconnection between the political economy of energy security and national security, which is of great importance globally due to high volatility and complexity. In this book, contemporary energy issues in relation to the energy security are examined, along with main vulnerabilities and challenges that have appeared lately with an impact beyond country borders and with a particular focus on the Eastern Mediterranean region. Energy security is studied on both International and European level and finally the Eastern Mediterranean region with special reference to the countries of the State of Israel and the Republic of Cyprus. The rapidly changing geopolitical environment makes energy security one of the critical areas of immediate interest that need a holistic approach. The importance of energy security in the Eastern Mediterranean region is constantly growing and requires the proper vision to enhance security in the region. Energy is now linked to the issues of sustainable development and tackling climate change, which is also taken into account. Finally, this book is expected to contribute to the existing literature and provide an in-depth study that gives a fresh approach to the academic and political community. Floros Flouros is an Assistant Professor in International Political Economy: Energy, Environment and Climate Change at the University of Neapolis Pafos, Cyprus.
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    ISBN: 9783030916428
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XVII, 269 p. 4 illus.)
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    Series Statement: Marx, Engels, and Marxisms
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
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    Keywords: Political science. ; Political sociology. ; Religion and sociology. ; Religion and politics. ; Political science—Philosophy.
    Abstract: 1. Theology after Marxism -- 2. Marxism, theology and the meanings of ‘critique’ -- 3. Secular Redemption -- 4. Marxism and Buddhism: A History and Appraisal -- 5. Marxism and Sikhism: A reciprocal relationship -- 6. Marxism and the question of ‘political religions’: can Marxism be understood as a religious phenomenon? -- 7. Zapatismo and Theology of Liberation -- 8. Liberation Theology and Non-Dogmatic Marxism in the Philippines -- 9. From Freedom of Religion to Environmentalism and Democracy: Understanding the Political Praxis of Christian Activists in the Communist Party-State Vietnam -- 10. Marxism and Confucianism in China -- 11. The (im)possibilities of a Hindu Left in contemporary India -- 12.The Popular Movement of the Rif; towards a class analysis of popular Islam in the contemporary Maghreb -- 13. Marxism, Islam and the Iranian Revolution -- 14. Political Islam as Counterhegemony: The Muslim Brotherhood and the Limits of Appropriating Gramsci to the Egyptian Context.
    Abstract: This edited collection evaluates the relationship between Marxism and religion in two ways: Marxism’s treatment of religion and the religious aspects of Marxism. Its aim is to complicate the superficial understanding of Marxism as a simple rejection of religion both in theory and practice. Divided into two parts (Theory and Praxis), this book brings together the three different themes of Marxism, religion, and emancipation for the first time. The first part explores the more theoretical discussions regarding the relationship between Marxism and various themes (or currents) within religious thought, to highlight points of compatibility as well as incompatibilities/conflicts. The studies in the second part of the collection refer to how Marxist ideas are received in different parts of the world. They show that as soon as Marxism arrives in a new place, the theory interacts and bonds with a pre-existing stock of ideas, each changing the other reciprocally. Graeme Kirkpatrick is Professor of Social and Cultural Theory at the University of Manchester, UK. Peter McMylor is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Manchester, UK. Simin Fadaee is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Manchester, UK.
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXIII, 356 p. 3 illus.)
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    Series Statement: Marx, Engels, and Marxisms
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    Keywords: World politics. ; Marxian school of sociology. ; Europe—Politics and government. ; Political science.
    Abstract: 1. Origin and Formation of a New Party -- 2. Bolsheviks “à la française” 1921-1933 -- 3. The time of the Popular Front -- 4. The CPF in the War -- 5. The First Party of France -- 6. Joining the Cold War -- 7. An Uncertain Party 1953-1958 -- 8. The PCF and Gaullism 1958-1968 -- 9. 1968-1972 Between Two Springs -- 10. From the Common Agenda to the Departure of the Government 1972-1984 -- 11. 1984-2002: An Irresistible Setback -- 12. 2002-2019: Conjuring Decline.
    Abstract: The Communist Party appeared a hundred years ago on the French political and social scene. According to opinions and moments, it has been the party of Moscow, of those shot, of the working class, of the union of the left, the party of the foreigner or that of the nation. It has been underground, in government, in town halls, in factories or in the streets. Some considered it too revolutionary, others not enough. More than others, it aroused passions, positive or negative. It attracted many and repelled just as many. After the fall of the USSR, it decided to remain a communist party, while many others gave it up. But it no longer has the place it once had, in reality as in the imagination. This book does not intend to judge, but to provide keys to understanding. It is based on a considerable number of archives that are now available and is an ordered and distanced look at an object that is not lacking in complexity and no doubt even in mystery. Roger Martelli is an independent scholar and historian, based in France. Jean Vigreux is Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Burgundy-Franche-Comte, Dijon, France. Serge Wolikow is Professor Emeritus at the University of Burgundy, France.
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    ISBN: 9783031063534
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(X, 285 p. 1 illus.)
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    Series Statement: Marx, Engels, and Marxisms
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    Keywords: Political science. ; Political sociology. ; Political science—Philosophy. ; Marxian school of sociology.
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Human Development as a Normative Commitment -- 3. Freedom and Human Development -- 4. The First Critique of Alienation -- 5. Democracy -- 6. From Realisation-Oriented to Agent-Centred Political Theory -- 7. Alienation and Unfreedom -- 8. The Socialist Alternative -- 9. Radical Theory and Revolutionary Praxis -- 10: Towards a New World.
    Abstract: “This is an important and ambitious piece of work. It develops a number of large-scale and bold theses about Marx’s method in political theory, his critique of capitalism and his vision of a better society. It is well researched and well argued. It will have a significant impact on debates about these issues.” —Sean Sayers, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Kent, UK “This sober and wide-ranging work is a clear and thoughtful account of some of Marx's central concepts and theses, and a spirited defense of their relevance as tools for understanding and criticising contemporary society. It will be of interest to anyone who wishes to know where we are and where we might go.” —Raymond Geuss FBA, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge, UK This book offers the first realist reconstruction of Marx’s critique of capitalism. Reading Marx through a realist lens enables us to make sense of the connections between (1) Marx’s positive concept of freedom, rooted in a theory of human development, (2) his understanding of alienation as diagnosing capitalist unfreedom, and (3) his conceptions of democracy and socialism, respectively, as the cures for this unfreedom. Along the way, it discusses and responds to some of Marx’s most insightful critics, such as Max Weber and Friedrich Hayek. This clarifies Marx’s ideas for a new generation of political thinkers; explains the challenge they pose to contemporary debates about freedom, democracy, and future economic institutions; and demonstrates that these ideas remain both defensible and compelling. Paul Raekstad is an Assistant Professor of Political Theory at the University of Amsterdam working on radical political theory, in particular Marxism, anarchism, prefigurative politics, and direct action. They co-authored Prefigurative Politics: Building Tomorrow Today (2020). .
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(VI, 173 p.)
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Comparative government. ; Political sociology. ; Identity politics.
    Abstract: 1. Constructing EU's Political Identity in Policy Making (Sabine Saurugger & Mark Thatcher) -- 2. Constructing and De-constructing the European Political Identity: The Contradictory Logic of the EU's Institutional System (Sergio Fabbrini) -- 3. Affirming Europe with Trade: Deal Negotiations and the Making of a Political Identity (Francesco Duina & Ezekiel Smith) -- 4. Transforming Identity in International Society: The Potential and Failure of European Integration (Thomas Diez) -- 5. Do Central Bankers Dream of Political Union? From Epistemic Community to Common Identity (Erik Jones) -- 6. The EU's Legal Identities and the Court of Justice of the EU (Sabine Saurugger & Fabien Terpan) -- 7. Common Market, Normative Power or Super-State? Conflicting Political Identities in EU Asylum and Immigration Policy (Sandra Lavenex) -- 8. Direct and Market Governance Paths for the Creation of an EU Political Identity: Cultural Heritage Policy (Mark Thatcher) -- 9. Understanding the Identity of a Policy Field: The European Commission and Liberal Modernization in the Doman of Labour and Social Policy (Georg Menz) -- 10. Comment: The EU and European Identity (Neil Fligstein) -- 11. EU Political Identity, Integration and Top-down Analysis: A Reply to Neil Fligstein (Sabine Saurugger & Mark Thatcher).
    Abstract: This book examines the construction of the EU’s political identity (or identities), variations in its strength, and the nature of its content. Drawing on studies both on European nation-state formation and on the EU’s identity, the chapters take a top-down approach and analyse how EU institutions in different major policy domains have themselves sought to create political identity through policy making. The authors define the construction of EU political identity and set out empirically applicable indicators to assess political identity in policy making. They analyse the construction of identity through a process-oriented approach that explicitly includes contestation and the existence of rival political identities. Comparing across policy domains, the contributions suggest that the ability of EU institutions to construct an EU political identity has been limited not only by existing national identities but also by the coexistence of rival EU political identities within policy domains. Hence, it has been difficult for EU institutions to establish a strong identity, with identity being strongest where there are clear external alternatives and limited rival identities within the EU. Sabine Saurugger is Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po Grenoble, France, and Research Fellow at the Institut Universitaire de France. Mark Thatcher is Professor of Political Science at Luiss University Rome, Italy, and Visiting Professor at LSE, UK.
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXI, 239 p. 4 illus., 3 illus. in color.)
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    Series Statement: Palgrave Studies in Young People and Politics
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Political sociology. ; Sociology.
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Youth Political Participation in Greece: A Comparative, Multiple Methods -- Perspective -- Part I: Youth Political Participation: Socialization, Attitudes and Intentions -- Chapter 2: Young Greeks Taking to the Streets: How Protest Shapes Political Socialisation in Times of Crisis? -- Chapter 3: Engendering Political Participation among Greek Youth in Times of Crisis -- Chapter 4: Youths’ Cultural Orientations, Attributions to Inequality and Political Engagement Attitudes and Intentions -- Part II: Youth Political Participation: Precarity, Organizational and Spatial Aspects -- Chapter 5: Youth Political Participation and Precarity during Times of Crisis: Greece in a Comparative Perspective -- Chapter 6: For Youth or by Youth? Exploring Youth Action Organisations in Greece -- Chapter 7: Political Participation of Greek Youth: Exploring Rural, Semi-urban and Urban Disparities -- Chapter 8: Conclusions: Modes and Determinants of Youth Political Participation in Greece from a Multiple Methods Perspective.
    Abstract: “This volume shines a light on the vitality of Greek young people's political participation, including in institutional and protest politics…This is a critical work for scholars interested in the variety of young people’s political experiences in Europe today.” —Jennifer Earl, Professor of Sociology & (by courtesy) Government and Public Policy, University of Arizona, USA “This book provides the first comprehensive account on the changing nature of youth political participation in Greece, with the use of an extensive material and a multi methods perspective.” —Manina Kakepaki, Principal Researcher, Institute of Political Research, National Centre for Social Research, Greece “A must read for any academic, practitioner or organization interested in Greek youth’s political engagement. It provides with a comprehensive overview of the forms, patters, and recent changes in youth participation in the aftermath of the Great Recession...I highly recommend it!” — Gema García Albacete, Associate Professor at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and research fellow at the IC3JM, Spain The overarching aim of this edited volume is to investigate different modes, patterns and determinants of youth political participation in Greece, since the economic crisis, by incorporating a variety of quantitative and qualitative methods. The chapters examine different forms of youth political participation, from institutionalized (such as voting, or membership in political parties) to non-institutionalized (such as signing petitions, protesting through demonstrations or occupations, and political consumerism). Moreover, the chapters shed light on diverse aspects of youth political participation, such as the interlinkages between occupational precarity and political behaviour, the spatial portrait of youth political engagement in rural, suburban and urban Greek contexts, the engendered aspects of political involvement, the pivotal role of protest events in youth political socialization and in mobilization in contentious political actions, the different impacts of priming inequality on youth’s political beliefs, depending on different modes of thinking, as well as the key features of youth-related and youth-led (non-state) organisations operating in Greece. The aforementioned aspects are examined at the micro, meso or/and macro level through distinct methodological approaches including panel survey, experimental survey, biographical interviews, in-depth interviews and action organization analysis, carried out in the context of the EURYKA (European Commission) project. Stefania Kalogeraki is Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Crete, Greece. Maria Kousis is Professor of Sociology at the Department of Sociology, University of Crete, Greece. .
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    Series Statement: Political Campaigning and Communication
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Communication in politics. ; Political leadership. ; Elections.
    Abstract: 1. Permanent Campaigning in Greece -- 2. Antonis Samaras: The Permanent Campaign Strategy of a Center-Right Prime Minister -- 3. Alexis Tsipras: The Permanent Campaign Strategy of a Left-Wing Prime Minister -- 4. Kyriakos Mitsotakis: The Permanent Campaign Prime Minister -- 5. The Permanent Campaign Revisited.
    Abstract: This book investigates the phenomenon of permanent campaigning in Greece over the last decade. It explores the political communication strategies of three recent successive Greek prime ministers from 2012 until the early months of 2022 to deal with economic, migration and pandemic crises, from a permanent campaigning perspective. Moreover, it evaluates and measures, for the first time, their permanent campaign strategies using the proposed framework of Lilleker and Joathan (2020) and the three following indicators: capacity building and strategy, paid and owned media and earned media. The need for presidents to communicate with public opinion and their dependence on public support is anything but new. Τhe difference in the case of the permanent campaign is that the campaign tools, methods, techniques and personnel follow the elected leader in office in order to back his constant efforts to retain or even increase public approval as well as advance their re-election prospects. This book aims to extend the research on the permanent campaigning applied by prime ministers in European parliamentary systems and will be of interest to political communication and campaigning students and researchers. Panos Koliastasis is Postdoctoral Researcher in Politics at the University of Athens and Lecturer (adjunct) at the University of Peloponnese, Greece.
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIX, 249 p. 4 illus., 2 illus. in color.)
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    Series Statement: The European Union in International Affairs
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; International organization. ; Emigration and immigration—Government policy.
    Abstract: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Part I: The Legislative Adoption of Asylum Norms in Ukraine: A Process Driven by International Actors -- Chapter 2: An Unfavourable Domestic Context for Asylum Policies -- Chapter 3: Norm Transfer into Law: Delaying, Selecting, Translating -- Chapter 4: Why Adopt International Norms? Legislators between Contestation and Submission to International Organisations -- Part II: Transforming State Practices: Norm Promoters Adapt to Obstacles -- Chapter 5: Policy Implementation in Practice: Political Power Struggles, Lack of Money, and the Role of Street-Level Bureaucrats -- Chapter 6: The Transfer Chain: the Capital, Control, and Contacts of Norm Promoters -- Chapter 7: Contentious Approaches to Counter Resistance to Transfer: Multi-Scalar Complaints -- Chapter 8: Conclusion.
    Abstract: This book analyses how international and non-governmental organisations have transferred international asylum norms to Ukraine despite the country’s low number of asylum seekers over the last 30 years. Various actors, local and international, state and non-state, participate in multi-scalar transfer, which involves translating, spreading, and sometimes resisting the norms. Analysing the support of and subtle forms of resistance to the legislative adoption of international norms in Ukraine’s Parliament, this research shows that adoption is shaped largely by domestic politicians’ pursuit of recognition and conditionality of international organisations such as the European Union and the Council of Europe. Non-state actors seek to influence administrative practices by adapting to resistance and structural obstacles, using top-down and horizontal confrontational and conciliatory, formal and informal approaches, often relying on personal contacts. While norm promoters try to formalise changes, the effects of the transfer attempts on state practices remain heterogeneous and unstable across actors, space, and time. Irina Mützelburg is Researcher at the Centre for East European and International Studies in Berlin, Germany. Her research interests include NGO-donor relations, administrative practices, and migration and education policies in Ukraine. She has taught, among others, at the Humboldt University, Germany, the European University Viadrina, Germany, and Sciences Po, France.
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    Cham : Springer International Publishing | Cham : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
    ISBN: 9783031050350
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XIII, 325 p. 17 illus., 11 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    Series Statement: St Antony's Series
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    Keywords: Europe—Politics and government. ; Communication in politics. ; Journalism.
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Measurement and Methods of Data Collection -- 3. Historical Overview – Establishment of Formal Particularism and the First Transition in the 1990s -- 4. Ivica Račan and Jadranka Kosor: Steps to Universalism -- 5. Ivo Sanader and Zoran Milanović: Regression to Particularism -- 6. Quantitative Text Analysis -- 7. What Motivated the Shifts between Particularism and Universalism? -- 8. Conclusions.
    Abstract: This book explores the form, dynamics, and main reasons for media capture and conspiracy between editors and executive politicians in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) since 2000. Situated in the literatures on Europeanization, democratization, party studies, and media studies, the book aims to connect these fields by showing that internal party dynamics play an important role in motivating executive politicians to hijack or collaborate with media. Against this backdrop, the book tells the story of Croatian journalism in the context of media-mafia conglomerates, political corruption, and media hijacking, and examines how “traditional” democratic drivers that the literature frequently cites, such as Europeanization and party competition, failed to prevent systematic transgressions by politicians. Methodologically, the book takes a two-pronged approach. First, nearly 50 interviews were conducted with Croatian investigative journalists, from which the narratives about the relationships between government politicians and editors over 15 years were reconstructed. In a second step, a sample of 40,000 media articles was subjected to a computational sentiment analysis, covering the same 15-year period and showing high levels of cooperation between corrupt politicians and corrupt media outlets. This interdisciplinary work offers rich scholarly analysis through a compelling narrative of corrupt collaboration in Croatia. It will appeal to a wide academic audience across the fields of Europeanization studies, party studies, and media studies. Tomislav Maršić is a political and media scientist with a professional background in political consulting.
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