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  • 1
    Book
    Book
    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9781107189812 , 9781316639436
    Language: English
    Pages: xxv, 474 Seiten
    Series Statement: Cambridge companions
    Series Statement: Philosophy
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The Cambridge companion to Democracy in America
    DDC: 306.2092
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    Keywords: Tocqueville, Alexis de ; Democracy ; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Tocqueville, Alexis de 1805-1859 ; Tocqueville, Alexis de 1805-1859 De la démocratie en Amérique ; Demokratie ; USA
    Abstract: "Originally published in two volumes in 1835 and 1840, and translated into English in multiple recent editions, Alexis de Tocqueville's classic Democracy in America is among the most widely cited accounts of the distinctiveness of American democracy. US presidents as different as Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama have all invoked the authority of Tocqueville's Democracy in support of divergent visions of the American regime"--
    Note: Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 432-461
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  • 2
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    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9781316995761
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxv, 474 Seiten)
    Series Statement: Cambridge companions
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 306.2092
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    Keywords: Tocqueville, Alexis de / 1805-1859 / De la démocratie en Amérique ; Tocqueville, Alexis de ; Tocqueville, Alexis de ; Democracy / United States ; Demokratie ; USA ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Tocqueville, Alexis de 1805-1859 ; Tocqueville, Alexis de 1805-1859 De la démocratie en Amérique ; Demokratie ; USA
    Abstract: This collection of essays is an invaluable companion for understanding the composition, reception, and contemporary legacy of Alexis de Tocqueville's classic work Democracy in America. Chapters by political theorists, intellectual historians, economists, political scientists, and community organizers explore the major intellectual influences on Tocqueville's thought, the book's reception in its own day and by subsequent political thinkers, and its enduring relevance for some of today's most pressing issues. Chapters tackle Tocqueville's insights into liberal democracy, civil society and civic engagement, social reform, religion and politics, free markets, constitutional interpretation, the history of slavery and race relations, gender, literature, and foreign policy. The many ways in which Tocqueville's ideas have been taken up - sometimes at cross-purposes - by subsequent thinkers and political actors around the world are also examined. This volume demonstrates the enduring global significance of one of the most perceptive accounts ever written about American democracy and the future prospects for self-government
    Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Mar 2022) , Introduction : revisiting democracy in America in the twenty-first century / Richard Boyd -- Tocqueville and the philosophy of the Enlightenment / Ryan Patrick Hanley -- Tocqueville's Dialogues / Aurelian Craiutu - Fugitive aristocracy : Tocqueville's search for remnants of the ancien r�egime / Richard Avramenko -- Tocqueville's conservatism and the conservative's Tocqueville / Richard Boyd -- Tocqueville and the political left in America : heeding a call for decisive action / Robert T. Gannett, Jr. -- Tocqueville and anti-Americanism / Alan Levine -- Democracy in the (other) America / Jose Antonio Aguilar Rivera -- Tocqueville in Japan and China : readings and questions / James T. Schleifer -- "Ideas for the intellect and emotions for the heart" : the literary dimensions of Democracy in America / Christine Dunn Henderson -- Tocquevillean association and the market / Rachael K. Behr and Virgil Henry Storr -- Tocqueville on the federal constitution / Jeremy D. Bailey -- Religion in Democracy in America / Carson Holloway -- Tocqueville's Puritans / Joshua Mitchell -- Tocqueville's American girls : women, manners, and the Engendering of democracy / Eileen Hunt Botting -- Picturing American democracy : Tocqueville, Morrison, and the "three races" / Lawrie Balfour -- Democracy in America in the twenty-first century : new challenges of diversity and inequality / Rogers M. Smith
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  • 3
    ISBN: 9781009013963 , 9781316515556
    Language: English
    Pages: xiv, 291 Seiten
    Series Statement: Cambridge studies in contentious politics
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Tarrow, Sidney G., 1938 - Movements and parties
    DDC: 306.2/60973
    Keywords: Political participation History ; Political culture History ; Political parties History ; Social movements History ; Social change Political aspects ; History ; POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General ; POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General ; United States Politics and government 1945-1989 ; United States Politics and government 1989- ; United States Politics and government 1865-1933 ; United States Politics and government 1933-1945 ; USA ; Demokratie ; Politische Bewegung ; Soziale Bewegung ; Politische Wirksamkeit ; Partei ; Wechselwirkung ; Geschichte 1865-2020
    Abstract: List of tables -- List of figures and maps -- Preface and acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Movements and parties in contentious politics -- Part one: the "Party period" -- Mass politics in the civil war crucible -- The Agrarian revolt, populism, and the gilded age party system -- Part two: the transitional period -- Women, war, and the vote -- Labor and civil rights from the new deal to the war on poverty -- Part three: hollowing parties in a movement society -- The long new right -- The hybridization of the party system -- Part four: contemporary conjunctions -- Trumpism and the movements he madeH -- Learning about America from comparison -- Conclusions.
    Abstract: "Between November 3rd, 2020 and January 20th 2021, the United States experienced a combination of events that will be remembered as a tragic episode in American history. In the midst of a devastating pandemic, one President was soundly defeated and another sworn in; the first one refused to accept the results of the election while the second calmly took the reins of a government that was struggling to cope with the pandemic and the resulting economic crisis. In the midst of all this, the country was shaken by an attempted coup and by an attendant riot.1 Although it may not turn out that this political and institutional shock "changed everything," it certainly marked the peak -or the nadir - of what will surely be remembered as a "critical juncture"2 in American history. But another "critical connection" that was exposed by the events of those two months was the enduring, but ever changing, and often overlooked juncture between political parties and social movements"--
    Note: Includes bibliographical references
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  • 4
    ISBN: 9781108792462
    Language: English
    Pages: 77 Seiten , Diagramme
    Series Statement: Elements in campaigns and elections
    DDC: 303.38
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    Keywords: Umfrage ; Wahl ; Politik ; Demokratie
    Note: Literaturverzeichnis Seite [60]-77
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  • 5
    ISBN: 9781108844987 , 9781108949347
    Language: English
    Pages: xi, 257 Seiten
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Dryzek, John S. Democratizing global justice
    DDC: 303.372
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    Keywords: Social justice ; Democracy ; Equality ; Soziale Gerechtigkeit ; Demokratie ; Soziale Gerechtigkeit ; Demokratie ; Gleichheit
    Note: Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 226-249. - Index
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  • 6
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    Online Resource
    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9781108567213
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 378 Seiten)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 305.8
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    Keywords: Multiculturalism ; Human rights ; Deliberative democracy ; Liberalism ; Demokratie ; Liberalismus ; Menschenrecht ; Gruppenidentität ; Multikulturelle Gesellschaft ; Demokratie ; Liberalismus ; Multikulturelle Gesellschaft ; Gruppenidentität ; Menschenrecht
    Abstract: This book explores the main challenges against multiculturalism. It aims to examine whether liberalism and multiculturalism are reconcilable, and what are the limits of liberal democratic interventions in illiberal affairs of minority cultures within democracy. In the process, this book addresses three questions: whether multiculturalism is bad for democracy, whether multiculturalism is bad for women, and whether multiculturalism contributes to terrorism. Just, Reasonable Multiculturalism argues that liberalism and multiculturalism are reconcilable if a fair balance is struck between individual rights and group rights. Raphael Cohen-Almagor contends that reasonable multiculturalism can be achieved via mechanisms of deliberate democracy, compromise and, when necessary, coercion. Placing necessary checks on groups that discriminate against vulnerable third parties, the approach insists on the protection of basic human rights as well as on exit rights for individuals if and when they wish to leave their cultural groups
    Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Jul 2021) , Just liberal democracy -- Reasonable multiculturalism -- Compromise and deliberative democracy -- Coercion -- Murder and torture for tradition and honour -- Male circumcision -- Discrimination of women and apostates -- Denying education to children -- Multiculturalism v. security considerations : behind French veil of ignorance -- Multiculturalism v. security considerations : Israeli discrimination of its Arab/Palestinian citizens
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  • 7
    ISBN: 9781108835558 , 9781108812894
    Language: English
    Pages: xvii, 345 Seiten , Diagramme
    Series Statement: SSRC anxieties of democracy
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Social media and democracy
    DDC: 302.23/1
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    Keywords: Social media Political aspects ; Online social networks Political aspects ; Information society Political aspects ; Information technology Political aspects ; Democracy ; Political participation Technological innovations ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Demokratie ; Social Media ; Desinformation ; Hassrede ; Politische Werbung
    Abstract: Introduction / Nathaniel Persily and Joshua A. Tucker -- Misinformation, disinformation, and online propaganda / Andrew M. Guess and Benjamin A. Lyons -- Social media, echo chambers, and political polarization / Pablo Barbera -- Online hate speech / Alexandra A. Siegel -- Bots and CompBots computational propaganda : automation for communication and controlutational propaganda / Samuel C. Woolley -- Online political advertising in the United States / Erika Franklin Fowler, Michael M. Franz, and Travis N. Ridout -- Democratic creative destruction? : the effect of a changing media landscape on democracy / Rasmus Kleis Nielsen and Richard Fletcher -- Misinformation and its correction / Chloe Wittenberg and Adam J. Berinsky -- Comparative media regulation in the US and Europe / Francis Fukuyama and Andrew Grotto -- Facts and where to find them: empirical research on Internet platforms and online speech / Daphne Keller and Paddy Leerssen -- Dealing with disinformation : evaluating the case for CDA 230 amendment / Tim Hwang -- Democratic transparency in the platform society / Robert Gorwa and Timothy Garton Ash -- Conclusion : the challenges and opportunities for social media research / Nathaniel Persily and Joshua A. Tucker.
    Note: Literaturangaben. - Index
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  • 8
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    Book
    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9781108472425 , 9781108459662
    Language: English
    Pages: xiv, 314 Seiten , Diagramme
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Mungiu-Pippidi, Alina Europe's burden
    DDC: 353.4/6094
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    Keywords: Europäische Union ; Government accountability ; Political corruption Prevention ; Public administration Corrupt practices ; Prevention ; Mitgliedsstaaten ; Internationale Politik ; Good Governance ; Demokratisierung ; Internationale Organisation ; Politisches Ziel ; Politische Bildung ; Demokratie ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Effektivität ; Entwicklungspolitik ; Staatensystem ; Normung ; European Union countries Politics and government
    Abstract: "There is one country in the world which is everybody's dream: Switzerland. The small Alpine Republic is universally perceived as the world's highest achievement in democracy, human rights, the rule of law and economic competitiveness. The end results of such achievements, of course, are prosperity and happiness, for which Switzerland also leads in global charts. Legend has it that some inner Swiss qualities have fashioned this miracle; perhaps some deeply engrained virtue that the nation of clock makers possesses has spilled over into their splendid governance. Once achieved, the only other thing needed was protection from outside influence so that they could develop peacefully, which the Swiss then managed by means of their famous neutrality. The Swiss seem exceptional in having solved the main problem that nobody else, or only very few, have managed to solve and which is the kernel of the state building challenge of our time. That solution is impartiality of the state to private interest, with the resulting capacity of balancing between various ethnic, religious or economic groups so as to ensure ethical universalism as the norm - in other words everybody is treated equally and fairly. Building a Switzerland in Bosnia - or Iraq - has been many a reformer's dream but ultimately all have failed"--
    Note: Tabellen, Literaturverzeichnis Seite 274-310, Literaturhinweise, Index
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  • 9
    Book
    Book
    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9781108826815
    Language: English
    Pages: 84 Seiten , Diagramme
    Series Statement: Cambridge elements in international relations
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Kreps, Sarah E., 1976 - Social media and international relations
    DDC: 302.231
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    Keywords: Social Media ; Beeinflussung ; Kriegsziel ; Schutzvorrichtung ; Demokratie ; Zensur
    Abstract: The 2016 US election highlighted the potential for foreign governments to employ social media for strategic advantages, but the particular mechanisms through which social media affect international politics are underdeveloped. This Element shows that the populace often seeks to navigate complex issues of foreign policy through social media, which can amplify information and tilt the balance of support on these issues. In this context, the open media environment of a democracy is particularly susceptible to foreign influence whereas the comparatively closed media environment of a non-democracy provides efficient ways for these governments to promote regime survival.
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  • 10
    ISBN: 9781108675949 , 9781108493147 , 9781108717335
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xix, 353 Seiten) , digital, PDF file(s).
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Wampler, Brian Democracy at work
    DDC: 306.20981
    Keywords: Democracy Social aspects ; Income distribution ; Public health ; Women and democracy ; Education and state ; Politische Beteiligung ; Ursache ; Erziehung ; Bildung ; Gesundheit ; Frau ; Soziale Gerechtigkeit ; Sozioökonomischer Wandel ; Entwicklung ; Humankapital ; Auswirkung ; Wirkung ; Demokratisierung ; Democracy ; Social aspects ; Brazil ; Income distribution ; Brazil ; Public health ; Brazil ; Women and democracy ; Brazil ; Education and state ; Brazil ; Brazil ; Social policy ; Brazil ; Social conditions ; 21st century ; Brazil Social policy ; Brazil Social conditions 21st century ; Brasilien ; Brasilien ; Sozialpolitik ; Demokratie
    Abstract: One of the greatest challenges in the twenty-first century is to address large, deep, and historic deficits in human development. Democracy at Work explores a crucial question: how does democracy, with all of its messy, contested, and, time-consuming features, advance well-being and improve citizens' lives? Professors Brian Wampler, Natasha Borges Sugiyama, and Michael Touchton argue that differences in the local robustness of three democratic pathways - participatory institutions, rights-based social programs, and inclusive state capacity - best explain the variation in how democratic governments improve well-being. Using novel data from Brazil and innovative analytic techniques, the authors show that participatory institutions permit citizens to express voice and exercise vote, inclusive social programs promote citizenship rights and access to public resources, and more capable local states use public resources according to democratic principles of rights protections and equal access. The analysis uncovers how democracy works to advance capabilities related to poverty, health, women's empowerment, and education.
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  • 11
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    Online Resource
    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9781108665537 , 9781108472425 , 9781108459662
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (xiv, 314 pages) , digital, PDF file(s).
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Mungiu-Pippidi, Alina, 1964 - Europe's burden
    DDC: 353.4/6094
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    Keywords: Europäische Union ; Government accountability ; Political corruption Prevention ; Public administration Corrupt practices ; Prevention ; Mitgliedsstaaten ; Internationale Politik ; Good Governance ; Demokratisierung ; Internationale Organisation ; Politisches Ziel ; Politische Bildung ; Demokratie ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Effektivität ; Entwicklungspolitik ; Staatensystem ; Normung ; Government accountability ; European Union countries ; Political corruption ; European Union countries ; Prevention ; Public administration ; Corrupt practices ; European Union countries ; Prevention ; European Union countries ; Politics and government ; European Union countries Politics and government
    Abstract: The EU is many things: a civilization ideal to emulate, an anchor of geopolitical stabilization, a generous donor and a historical lesson on cooperation across nations. A fixer of national governance problems, however, it is not. In this book, Mungiu-Pippidi investigates the efficacy of the European Union's promotion of good governance through its funding and conditionalities both within EU proper and in the developing world. The evidence assembled shows that the idea of European power to transform the quality of governance is largely a myth. From Greece to Egypt and from Kosovo to Turkey, EU interventions in favour of good governance and anti-corruption policy have failed so far to trigger the domestic political dynamic needed to ensure sustainable change. Mungiu-Pippidi explores how we can better bridge the gap between the Europe of treaties and the reality of governance in Europe and beyond. This book will interest students and scholars of comparative politics, European politics, and development studies, particularly those examining governance and corruption.
    Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 21 Nov 2019)
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  • 12
    ISBN: 9781108692793
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxvi, 216 pages) , digital, PDF file(s)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als When democracy trumps populism
    DDC: 973.933092
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    Keywords: Trump, Donald Political and social views ; Populism History ; Populism History ; Populism ; Democracy ; Trump, Donald ; 1946- ; Political and social views ; Populism ; United States ; Democracy ; United States ; Populism ; Europe ; History ; Populism ; Latin America ; History ; United States ; Politics and government ; 2017- ; Europe ; Politics and government ; 1989- ; Latin America ; Politics and government ; 1980- ; United States Politics and government 2017- ; Europe Politics and government 1989- ; Latin America Politics and government 1980- ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; USA ; Demokratie ; Populismus ; Europa ; Lateinamerika
    Abstract: The victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 election left specialists of American politics perplexed and concerned about the future of US democracy. Because no populist leader had occupied the White House in 150 years, there were many questions about what to expect. Marshaling the long-standing expertise of leading specialists of populism elsewhere in the world, this book provides the first systematic, comparative analysis of the prospects for US democracy under Trump, considering the two regions - Europe and Latin America - that have had the most ample recent experiences with populist chief executives. Chapters analyze the conditions under which populism slides into illiberal or authoritarian rule and in so doing derive well-grounded insights and scenarios for the US case, as well as a more general cross-national framework. The book makes an original argument about the likely resilience of US democracy and its institutions
    Abstract: Donald Trump's populism: what are the prospects for U.S. democracy? / by Kurt Weyland and Raúl L. Madrid -- Dealing with populism in Latin America: lessons for Donald Trump's populist presidency in the United States / by Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser -- Donald Trump and the lessons of East-Central European populism / by Kevin Deegan-Krause -- Has populism eroded the quality of European democracy? Insights from Italy and the Netherlands / by Bertjan Verbeek and Andrej Zaslove -- Trump's populism: the mobilization of nationalist cleavages and the future of U.S. democracy / by Bart Bonikowski -- Parties, populism, and democratic decay: a comparative perspective on political polarization in the United States / by Kenneth M. Roberts -- Why U.S. democracy will survive Trump / by Raúl L. Madrid and Kurt Weyland
    Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Jan 2019)
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  • 13
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    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9781108355001
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 398 Seiten)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Prior, Markus, 1974 - Hooked
    DDC: 324.01/9#23
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    Keywords: Democracy Psychological aspects ; Political participation Psychological aspects ; Political psychology ; Political psychology ; Political participation ; Psychological aspects ; Democracy ; Psychological aspects ; Democracy ; Political participation ; Political psychology ; Demokratie ; Politisches Interesse ; Politische Einstellung ; Politisches Verhalten ; Politische Psychologie
    Abstract: Political interest is the strongest predictor of 'good citizenship', yet hardly anything is known about it. For the first time in over three decades, here is a study explaining what political interest is, where it comes from, and why it matters. Providing the most thorough description available of political interest in four Western democracies this study analyzes large household panel data sets rarely used in political science to explain how interest develops in people's lives. In an accessible manner, the book's analytical approach pushes applied social scientists to consider how panel data can be used to better understand political behavior. It does so in a way that doesn't gloss over complexities, and explains them in straightforward language. Advanced statistical methods are presented informally, accompanied by graphical illustrations that require no prior knowledge to understand the methods used
    Abstract: Why political interest matters and how to understand its origins -- The psychology of political interest -- Measuring political interest -- The impact of elections -- 60 years of political interest -- Political interest over the life course: the population average -- Stability and variation in political interest -- Differences in age trajectories -- The big benefits of panel data analysis -- Education -- Parents -- Money, health, and happiness -- Encounters with politics -- The impact of political attitudes and identities -- Conclusion
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  • 14
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    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9781139022385
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 296 Seiten)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 320.9561
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    Keywords: Political culture / Turkey ; Democracy / Turkey ; Authoritarianism / Turkey ; Islam and politics / Turkey ; Autoritarismus ; Demokratie ; Sozioökonomischer Wandel ; Politisches System ; Turkey / Politics and government / 1980- ; Türkei ; Türkei ; Politisches System ; Sozioökonomischer Wandel ; Demokratie ; Autoritarismus
    Abstract: Since the 1980 military coup in Turkey, much of the history and politics of the country can be described as a struggle between democracy and authoritarianism. In this accessible account of the country's politics, society and economics, the authors delve into the causes and processes of what has been called a democratic 'backsliding'. In order to explore this, Yeşim Arat and Şevket Pamuk, two of Turkey's leading social scientists, focus on the mutual distrust between the secular and Islamist groups. They argue that the attempts by a secular coalition to circumscribe the Islamists in power had a boomerang effect. The Islamists struck back first in self-defence, then in pursuit of authoritarian power. With chapters on urbanization, Kurdish nationalism, women's movements, economic development and foreign relations, this book offers a comprehensive and lively examination of contemporary Turkey and its role on the global stage
    Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 26 Aug 2019) , Introduction -- A long wave of urbanization -- From military rule to civilian politics -- Islamists in power -- Uneven economic development and domestic politics -- The Kurdish revolt : nationalism and ethnicity -- Between Europe and the Middle East -- Women's call for democracy -- Conclusion
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  • 15
    ISBN: 9789264429208 , 9789264580145 , 9789264924338
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (112 Seiten) , 21 x 28cm
    Series Statement: OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training
    Keywords: Education ; Employment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Germany
    Abstract: The German vocational education and training (VET) system is admired around the world for its ability to prepare young people for skilled employment. In Germany, VET smooths transitions into work and is closely aligned with labour market demand. This report focuses on an unprecedented test of the German VET system: how to respond to the significant increase in migrants who arrived in the country in 2015-16. The study explores both the opportunities and the challenges presented by migration. Germany has already devoted significant attention to VET as a mechanism for enabling integration – and for good reason. Work-based learning assists integration because it demonstrably gives learners skills that employers want in real-world settings. The report assesses the barriers faced by learners in their journeys into and through VET, exploring how such challenges can be addressed. In addition, the study looks at system-wide issues in relation to how VET provision and integration policy is governed. Lastly, it explores opportunities for increased flexibility in the German VET system of relevance to all youth at risk of not succeeding in VET. In responding to migrant needs, German VET can become more inclusive without reducing quality
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  • 16
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264802377 , 9789264930346 , 9789264880122
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (100 p.) , 21 x 28cm.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Talent abroad
    Keywords: Arbeitsmigranten ; Brain Drain ; Auswanderung ; Rumänien ; Employment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Romania ; Rumänien ; Braindrain ; Auswanderung
    Abstract: In recent years, Romania has undergone major economic, social and political transformations. Given the significant emigration of the Romanian population and the recognition of the contributions of the diaspora, Romanian authorities are seeking to better understand this pool of talent residing abroad, which has great potential to contribute to the economic and social development of Romania. This review provides the first comprehensive portrait of the Romanian diaspora in OECD countries. By profiling Romanian emigrants, this review aims to strengthen knowledge about this community and thus help to consolidate the relevance of the policies deployed by Romania towards its emigrants.
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  • 17
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264293595 , 9789264574021 , 9789264929722
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (76 Seiten) , 21 x 28cm
    Keywords: Employment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Urban, Rural and Regional Development ; Italy
    Abstract: This report focuses on the local level integration of migrants in Rome, and provides information on the national framework for integration in Italy. While the study assumes that local authorities are at the forefront of migrant integration - providing information and essential services, ensuring access to education and the labour market, overcoming the barriers for full inclusion in the host society, and managing conflicts - local authorities are not alone. This report stresses the importance of multi-level governance of migrant integration, highlighting the key role of third sector enterprises, NGOs, business, faith-based organisations and unions. It identifies and shares selected local actions and governance practices to manage the short- and long-term effects of migration flows, and provides an international comparative of practices implemented by other EU cities, highlighting the most effective measures and lessons learned
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  • 18
    ISBN: 9781108483544 , 9781108728829
    Language: English
    Pages: xxvi, 216 Seiten
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als When democracy trumps populism
    DDC: 973.933092
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    Keywords: Trump, Donald 1946- Political and social views ; Populism United States ; Democracy United States ; Populism History ; Europe ; Populism History ; Latin America ; Ideologie ; Populismus ; Demokratie ; Politische Einstellung ; Politischer Prozess ; Internationale Politik ; Innenpolitik ; Entwicklung ; Tendenz ; United States Politics and government ; 2017- ; Europe Politics and government ; 1989- ; Latin America Politics and government ; 1980- ; Europa ; Lateinamerika ; USA ; USA ; Demokratie ; Populismus ; Europa ; Lateinamerika
    Abstract: Klappentext: The victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 election left specialists of American politics perplexed and concerned about the future of US democracy. Because no populist leader had occupied the White House in 150 years, there were many questions about what to expect. Marshaling the long-standing expertise of leading specialists of populism elsewhere in the world, this book provides the first systematic, comparative analysis of the prospects for US democracy under Trump, considering the two regions - Europe and Latin America - that have had the most ample recent experiences with populist chief executives. Chapters analyze the conditions under which populism slides into illiberal or authoritarian rule and in so doing derive well-grounded insights and scenarios for the US case, as well as a more general cross-national framework. The book makes an original argument about the likely resilience of US democracy and its institutions.
    Note: Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 187-210 und Index , Foreword , Introduction : Donald Trump's populism : what are the prospects for US democracy? , Dealing with populism in Latin America : lessons for Donald Trump's populist presidency in the United States , Donald Trump and the lessons of East-Central European Populism , Has populism eroded the quality of European democracy? : Insights from Italy and the Netherlands , Trump's populism : the mobilization of nationalist cleavages and the future of US democracy , Parties, populism, and democratic decay : a comparative perspective on political polarization in the United States , Conclusion : why US democracy will survive Trump
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    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9781108420679 , 9781108430746
    Language: English
    Pages: xvii, 398 Seiten , Diagramme
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Prior, Markus, 1974 - Hooked
    DDC: 324.01/9
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    Keywords: Political psychology ; Political participation Psychological aspects ; Democracy Psychological aspects ; Political psychology ; Political participation Psychological aspects ; Democracy Psychological aspects ; Democracy ; Political participation ; Political psychology ; Demokratie ; Politisches Interesse ; Politische Einstellung ; Politisches Verhalten ; Politische Psychologie
    Abstract: Why political interest matters and how to understand its origins -- The psychology of political interest -- Measuring political interest -- The impact of elections -- 60 years of political interest -- Political interest over the life course: the population average -- Stability and variation in political interest -- Differences in age trajectories -- The big benefits of panel data analysis -- Education -- Parents -- Money, health, and happiness -- Encounters with politics -- The impact of political attitudes and identities -- Conclusion
    Note: Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 375-392 und Index
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  • 20
    ISBN: 9781108419369
    Language: English
    Pages: viii, 171 Seiten , 24 cm
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Montanaro, Laura Who elected Oxfam?
    Dissertation note: Dissertation
    DDC: 321.8
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    Keywords: Representative government and representation ; Protest movements ; Political participation ; Non-governmental organizations Political aspects ; Democracy ; Representative government and representation ; Protest movements ; Political participation ; Non-governmental organizations Political aspects ; Democracy ; Hochschulschrift ; Hochschulschrift ; Oxfam GB ; Nichtstaatliche Organisation ; Demokratie ; Repräsentation ; Oxfam GB ; Nichtstaatliche Organisation ; Demokratie ; Repräsentation
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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    Online Resource
    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9781108355087
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 149 Seiten)
    Series Statement: Cambridge studies in contentious politics
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 303.48/4
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    Keywords: Multiculturalism ; Democracy ; Social movements ; Soziale Bewegung ; Demokratie ; Multikulturelle Gesellschaft ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Multikulturelle Gesellschaft ; Demokratie ; Soziale Bewegung
    Abstract: At a time when the legitimacy of democracies is in question, calls to improve the quality of public debate and deliberative democracy are sweeping the social sciences. Yet, real deliberation lies far from the deliberative ideal. Theorists have argued that linguistic and cultural differences foster inequality and impede democratic deliberation. In this empirical study, the author presents the collective practices of political translation, which help multilingual and culturally diverse groups work together more democratically than homogeneous groups. Political translation, distinct from linguistic translation, is a set of disruptive and communicative practices developed by activists and grassroots community organizers in order to address inequities hindering democratic deliberation and to entreat powerful groups to work together more inclusively with disempowered groups. Based on ten years of fieldwork, Political Translation provides the first systematic comparative study of deliberation under conditions of linguistic difference and cultural misunderstandings
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    Online Resource
    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9781108297721
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 171 pages) , digital, PDF file(s)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Montanaro, Laura Who elected Oxfam?
    DDC: 321.8
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    Keywords: Non-governmental organizations Political aspects ; Democracy ; Political participation ; Protest movements ; Representative government and representation ; Representative government and representation ; Protest movements ; Political participation ; Non-governmental organizations ; Political aspects ; Democracy ; Hochschulschrift ; Hochschulschrift ; Oxfam GB ; Nichtstaatliche Organisation ; Demokratie ; Repräsentation
    Abstract: Non-elected actors, such as non-governmental organizations and celebrity activists, present themselves as representatives of others to audiences of decision-makers, such as state leaders, the European Union, the United Nations, and the World Trade Organization. These actors are increasingly included in the deliberation and decision-making processes of such institutions. To take one well-known example, the non-governmental organization, Oxfam, presses decision-makers and governments for fair trade rules on behalf of the world's poor. What entitles such 'self-appointed representatives' to speak and act for the poor? As The Economist asked, 'Who elected Oxfam?'. Montanaro claims that such actors can, and should, be conceptualized as representatives, and that they can - though do not always - represent others in a manner that we can recognize as democratic. However, in order to do so, we must stretch our imaginations beyond the standard normative framework of elections
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    Online Resource
    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9781108685245
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 261 Seiten)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 306.2098
    Keywords: Civil society / Latin America ; Democracy / Latin America ; Zivilgesellschaft ; Demokratie ; Latin America / Social conditions / 1945-1982 ; Latin America / Social conditions / 1982- ; Lateinamerika ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Lateinamerika ; Zivilgesellschaft ; Demokratie
    Abstract: Social thinkers have criticized Latin American development as incomplete, backward, and anti-modern. This volume demonstrates that, while often deeply compromised and fragmented, Latin American civil spheres have remained resilient, institutionally and culturally, generating new oppositional movements, independent journalism, rebellious intellectuals, electoral power, and critical political parties. In widely different arenas, dissidents have employed the coruscating language of the civil sphere to pollute their oppressors in the name of justice. In the 1970s and 1980s, political thinkers heralded the resurrection of Latin American civil society, envisioning a new world of freedom and stability. Corruption, inequality, racism, and exclusion become pressing and urgent 'social problems', not despite the promises of democracy, but because of them. The premise of this volume is that Latin American civil spheres are powerful, even as they are compromised, creating challenges to anti-civil culture and institutions that trigger social reform. It is the first of three volumes that place civil sphere theory in a global context
    Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Apr 2018) , For democracy in Latin America / Jeffrey C. Alexander and Carlo Tognato -- The civil sphere in Mexico : between democracy and authoritarianism / Nelson Arteaga and Javier Arzuaga -- Shaping solidarity in Argentina : the power of the civil sphere in repairing violence against women / Maria Luengo -- Civil indignation in Chile : recent collusion scandals in the retail industry / M. Angelica Thumala -- La joven Cuba : confrontation, conciliation, and the quest for the civil through blogging / Liliana Martinez Perez -- "La clase media en positivo" : the civil and uncivil uses of "the middle class" in Venezuela, 1958-2016 / Celso M. Villegas -- The civil life of the university : enacting dissent and resistance on a Colombian campus / Carlo Tognato -- Police officers in contradiction : anti-civility in the Sao Paulo State Military Police / Mayumi Shimizu -- Citizenship and the established civil sphere in provincial Mexico / Trevor Stack -- Is civil society dangerous for democracy? : new directions for civil sphere theory in Latin America / Isabel Jijon -- Democracy and the civil sphere in Latin America / Peter Kivisto and Giuseppe Sciortino
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    Online Resource
    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9781108686518
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (76 pages) , digital, PDF file(s)
    Series Statement: Cambridge elements
    Series Statement: Politics and society in Southeast Asia
    Parallel Title: Print version
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Davidson, Jamie Seth, 1971 - Indonesia
    DDC: 320.9598
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    Keywords: Democratization ; Democracy ; Politisches System ; Demokratie ; Demokratisierung ; Politischer Wandel ; Entwicklung ; Regierung ; Politische Ökonomie ; Planwirtschaft ; Nationalbewusstsein ; Tendenz ; Democratization ; Indonesia ; Democracy ; Indonesia ; Indonesia ; Politics and government ; 1998- ; Indonesia ; Economic conditions ; 1998- ; Indonesia Economic conditions 1998- ; Indonesia Politics and government 1998- ; Indonesien ; Indonesien ; Politischer Wandel ; Demokratisierung ; Geschichte 1998-2018
    Abstract: This Element argues that after twenty years of democratization, Indonesia has performed admirably. This is especially so when the country's accomplishments are placed in comparative perspective. However, as we analytically focus more closely to inspect Indonesia's political regime, political economy, and how identity-based mobilizations have emerged, it is clear that Indonesia still has many challenges to overcome, some so pressing that they could potentially erode or reverse many of the democratic gains the country has achieved since its former authoritarian ruler, Soeharto, was forced to resign in 1998
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    Online Resource
    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264305250
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (196 Seiten) , 16 x 23cm
    Keywords: Education ; Employment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Finland
    Abstract: While Finland's foreign-born population remains small by international standards, growth has been amongst the fastest in the OECD. Finland's foreign-born population have lower employment rates than native-born Finns, and women, in particular, are struggling to integrate and face incentives to stay in the home. Indeed, the employment gap among those arriving from outside the European Union is among the largest in the OECD. This risks long-term implications for the integration of their children, many of whom are struggling to thrive in the Finnish school system. Large inflows of asylum seekers in 2015 put integration squarely on the agenda, and Finland developed a number of innovative integration policies in response. Yet, numbers have since fallen dramatically, raising questions of how to respond to the needs of a large cohort without scaling up the integration system on a permanent basis. This review, the second in a series on the skills and labour market integration of immigrants and their children, provides an assessment of these and other challenges. It includes a holistic assessment of Finland's integration services - such as the new modular integration training, and the Social Impact Bond - as well as challenges related to settlement, early labour market contact and workplace segregation. An earlier review in the series looked at integration policies in Sweden (2016)
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264305236
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (88 Seiten) , 21 x 28cm
    DDC: 330
    Keywords: Employment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Urban, Rural and Regional Development
    Abstract: Berlin has long been a diverse, multicultural city and today about 1 million - or 30% - of its inhabitants have a migration background, meaning that they - or at least one of their parents - were born without German nationality. Berlin's authorities perceive diversity as generally accepted in Berlin's society. This case study takes a close look at the city's migrant integration programmes and services, examining how all levels of government participate in these programmes, as well as the growing role played by third-sector agencies. It considers how Berlin's administration reacted to the sharp rise in asylum applications in 2015-16, rapidly updating existing integration measures as well as developing emergency ones. The integration of these newcomers needs to be monitored in order to demonstrate policy impact and to help establish whether such policies can be expanded to help other migrant groups that still experience wide socio-economic gaps compared to native population
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264301085
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (352 Seiten) , 21 x 28cm
    DDC: 305.513
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    Keywords: Social Issues/Migration/Health
    Abstract: This report provides new evidence on social mobility in the context of increased inequalities of income and opportunities in OECD and selected emerging economies. It covers the aspects of both social mobility between parents and children and of personal income mobility over the life course, and their drivers. The report shows that social mobility from parents to offspring is low across the different dimensions of earnings, education, occupation and health, and that the same prevails for personal income mobility over the life course. There is in particular a lack of mobility at the bottom and at the top of the social ladder - with "sticky floors" preventing upward mobility for many and "sticky ceilings" associated with opportunity hoarding at the top. The lack of social mobility has economic, societal and political consequences. This report shows that there is space for policies to make societies more mobile and protect households from adverse income shocks. It discusses the options and measures that policy makers can consider how to improve social mobility across and within generations
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    ISBN: 9781108402514 , 9781108415934
    Language: English
    Pages: xiii, 291 Seiten , Diagramme
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 303.66
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    Keywords: Political development ; Institution building ; Peace-building ; Legitimacy of governments ; Human security ; Government accountability ; Civil society ; Corruption Prevention ; Political participation ; Equality before the law ; Friedenspolitik ; Kriegsverhütung ; Demokratie ; Governance ; Demokratie ; Governance ; Friedenspolitik ; Kriegsverhütung
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  • 29
    ISBN: 9781108415132
    Language: English
    Pages: xii, 299 Seiten , Illustrationen , 23 cm
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Morgenstern, Scott, 1963 - Are politics local?
    DDC: 324.2
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    Keywords: Political party organization ; Politics, Practical ; Party affiliation ; Representative government and representation ; Comparative government ; Political party organization ; Politics, Practical ; Party affiliation ; Representative government and representation ; Comparative government ; Wahlergebnis ; Ursache ; Lokalisation ; Nation ; Qualitativ vergleichende Analyse ; Statistische Analyse ; Partei ; Parteiprogramm ; Parteiensystem ; Party systems ; Erde ; Kommunalpolitik ; Partei ; Organisation ; Affiliation ; Repräsentation ; Verstaatlichung ; Demokratie
    Abstract: "Are politics local? Why? Where? When? How do we measure local versus national politics? And what are the effects? This book provides answers to these questions, within an explicitly comparative framework, including both advanced and developing democracies. It does so by using a statistically-based and graphical account of party nationalization, providing methodology and data for legislative elections covering scores of parties across dozens of countries. The book divides party nationalization into two dimensions - static and dynamic - to capture different aspects of localism, both with important implications for representation. Static nationalization measures the consistency in a party's support across the country and thus shows whether parties are able to encompass local concerns into their platforms. Dynamic nationalization, in turn, measures the consistency among the districts in over-time change in electoral results, under the presumption that where districts differ in their electoral responses, local factors must drive politics. Each of the two dimensions, in sum, considers representation from the perspective of the mix of national versus local politics"--
    Abstract: "I operationalize "local politics" as the inverse of party nationalization, which I measure across two dimensions, termed static and dynamic, using analyses of district-level data from legislative elections. A central thesis is that together the two dimensions provide a window into the relative importance to voters of local versus national concerns, and thus explain much about representation, legislative elections, party strategy and organization, and parliamentary politics. To explore this and subordinate theories, the book uses the data to detail the levels of localism across the world, explores sources of the variation, and evaluates the impacts on electoral accountability and collaboration among legislators"--
    Abstract: Machine generated contents note: Part I. Describing, Measuring, and Comparing the Two Dimensions: 1. Dimensions of party nationalization: static and dynamic; 2. A typology of party nationalization; 3. Measuring static and dynamic nationalization; 4. Applying the model: patterns of static and dynamic nationalization; Part II. Explaining Party Nationalization; 5. Explaining static and dynamic nationalization; 6. Institutions, ethnic heterogeneity and party nationalization: a statistical analysis; Part III. Implications: Nationalization as an Explanatory Variable: 7. Regionalism, accountability, and party nationalization; 8. The role of party nationalization on party unity and retrospective voting; 9. The role of party nationalization on collective action and dissent among co-partisan legislators: roll call voting and bill co-sponsorship; Part IV. Conclusion: 10. Summary and Conclusions
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    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9781107194526 , 9781316646250
    Language: English
    Pages: ix, 213 Seiten
    Series Statement: Theories of institutional design
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Moore, Alfred James Critical elitism
    DDC: 321.8
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    Keywords: Democracy Philosophy ; Expertise ; Elite (Social sciences) ; Demokratie ; Experte ; Klimatologie ; Deliberative Demokratie
    Abstract: "Democracies have a problem with expertise. Expert knowledge both mediates and facilitates public apprehension of problems, yet it also threatens to exclude the public from consequential judgments and decisions located in technical domains. This book asks: how can we have inclusion without collapsing the very concept of expertise? How can public judgment be engaged in expert practices in a way that does not reduce to populism? Drawing on deliberative democratic theory and social studies of science, Critical Elitism argues that expert authoritydepends ultimately on the exercise of public judgment in a context in which there are live possibilities for protest, opposition and scrutiny. This account points to new ways of looking at the role of civil society, expert institutions, and democratic innovations in the constitution of expert authority within democratic systems. Using the example of climate science, Critical Elitism highlights not only the risks but also the benefits of contesting expertise"--
    Abstract: Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Two faces of epistemic democracy; 2. Democracy and problem of expertise; 3. Political and epistemic authority; 4. The problem of judgment; 5. Contestation; 6. Consensus; 7. Institutional innovations; Conclusion; References; Index
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  • 31
    ISBN: 9781108227865
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Morgenstern, Scott, 1963 - Are politics local?
    DDC: 324.2
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    Keywords: Representative government and representation ; Comparative government ; Party affiliation ; Politics, Practical ; Political party organization ; Political party organization ; Politics, Practical ; Party affiliation ; Representative government and representation ; Comparative government ; Wahlergebnis ; Ursache ; Lokalisation ; Nation ; Qualitativ vergleichende Analyse ; Statistische Analyse ; Partei ; Parteiprogramm ; Global Wahlergebnis/Abstimmungsergebnis ; Bestimmungsfaktoren ; Lokal ; National ; Vergleichende Analyse ; Statistische Analyse ; Politische Partei ; Parteiprogramm ; Global Voting results ; Determinants ; Local ; National ; Comparative analysis ; Statistical analysis ; Political parties ; Party programmes ; Parteiensystem ; Party systems ; Political party organization ; Politics, Practical ; Party affiliation ; Representative government and representation ; Comparative government ; Erde ; Kommunalpolitik ; Partei ; Organisation ; Affiliation ; Repräsentation ; Verstaatlichung ; Demokratie
    Abstract: Are politics local? Why? Where? When? How do we measure local versus national politics? And what are the effects? This book provides answers to these questions, within an explicitly comparative framework, including both advanced and developing democracies. It does so by using a statistically-based and graphical account of party nationalization, providing methodology and data for legislative elections covering scores of parties across dozens of countries. The book divides party nationalization into two dimensions - static and dynamic - to capture different aspects of localism, both with important implications for representation. Static nationalization measures the consistency in a party's support across the country and thus shows whether parties are able to encompass local concerns into their platforms. Dynamic nationalization, in turn, measures the consistency among the districts in over-time change in electoral results, under the presumption that where districts differ in their electoral responses, local factors must drive politics. Each of the two dimensions, in sum, considers representation from the perspective of the mix of national versus local politics
    Abstract: Machine generated contents note: Part I. Describing, Measuring, and Comparing the Two Dimensions: 1. Dimensions of party nationalization: static and dynamic; 2. A typology of party nationalization; 3. Measuring static and dynamic nationalization; 4. Applying the model: patterns of static and dynamic nationalization; Part II. Explaining Party Nationalization; 5. Explaining static and dynamic nationalization; 6. Institutions, ethnic heterogeneity and party nationalization: a statistical analysis; Part III. Implications: Nationalization as an Explanatory Variable: 7. Regionalism, accountability, and party nationalization; 8. The role of party nationalization on party unity and retrospective voting; 9. The role of party nationalization on collective action and dissent among co-partisan legislators: roll call voting and bill co-sponsorship; Part IV. Conclusion: 10. Summary and Conclusions
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    Online Resource
    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9781108159906
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 213 pages) , digital, PDF file(s)
    Series Statement: Theories of institutional design
    Parallel Title: Print version
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Moore, Alfred Critical elitism
    DDC: 321.8
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    Keywords: Elite (Social sciences) ; Democracy Philosophy ; Expertise ; Democracy ; Philosophy ; Expertise ; Elite (Social sciences) ; Demokratie ; Experte ; Klimatologie ; Deliberative Demokratie
    Abstract: Democracies have a problem with expertise. Expert knowledge both mediates and facilitates public apprehension of problems, yet it also threatens to exclude the public from consequential judgments and decisions located in technical domains. This book asks: how can we have inclusion without collapsing the very concept of expertise? How can public judgment be engaged in expert practices in a way that does not reduce to populism? Drawing on deliberative democratic theory and social studies of science, Critical Elitism argues that expert authority depends ultimately on the exercise of public judgment in a context in which there are live possibilities for protest, opposition and scrutiny. This account points to new ways of looking at the role of civil society, expert institutions, and democratic innovations in the constitution of expert authority within democratic systems. Using the example of climate science, Critical Elitism highlights not only the risks but also the benefits of contesting expertise
    Abstract: Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Two faces of epistemic democracy; 2. Democracy and problem of expertise; 3. Political and epistemic authority; 4. The problem of judgment; 5. Contestation; 6. Consensus; 7. Institutional innovations; Conclusion; References; Index
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    ISBN: 9789264295667 , 9789264272224 , 9789264272217
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (176 Seiten) , 16 x 23cm
    Series Statement: OECD Development Pathways
    Keywords: Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Development ; Georgia
    Abstract: Interrelations between Public Policies, Migration and Development in Georgia is the result of a project carried out by the Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC-Georgia) and the OECD Development Centre, in collaboration with the State Commission on Migration Issues (SCMI) and with support from the European Union. The project aimed to provide policy makers with evidence on the way migration influences specific sectors – the labour market, agriculture, education and investment and financial services – and, in turn, how sectoral policies affect migration. The report addresses three dimensions of the migration cycle that have changed remarkably in Georgia over the last 20 years: emigration, remittances and return. The results of the empirical work confirm that even though migration contributes to the development of Georgia, the potential of migration is not fully exploited. One explanation is that, despite headway in the field of migration and development through the creation of the SCMI, not all policy makers in Georgia take migration sufficiently into account in their respective policy areas. Georgian authorities therefore need to adopt a more coherent policy agenda and better integrate migration into their sectoral strategies to enhance the contribution of migration to development in the country
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    ISBN: 9789264295841 , 9789264273726 , 9789264273634
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (116 Seiten) , 16 x 23cm
    Series Statement: OECD Development Pathways
    Keywords: Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Development ; Cambodia
    Abstract: Interrelations between Public Policies, Migration and Development in Cambodia is the result of a project carried out by the Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI) and the OECD Development Centre, in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior and with support from the European Union. The project aimed to provide policy makers with evidence on the way migration influences specific sectors – the labour market, agriculture, education and investment and financial services – and, in turn, how sectoral policies affect migration. The report addresses three dimensions of the migration cycle that have become an important part of the country's social and economic contexts: emigration, remittances and return. The results of the empirical work confirm that even though migration contributes to the development of Cambodia, the potential of migration is not fully exploited. One explanation is that migration only appears to a very limited extent in the National Strategic Development Plan. Many policy makers in Cambodia do not sufficiently take migration into account in their respective policy areas. Cambodia therefore needs to adopt a more coherent policy agenda to do more to integrate migration into its National Strategic Development Plan, improve co-ordination mechanisms and strengthen international co-operation. This would enhance the contribution of migration to development in the country
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264264281
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (180 Seiten) , 16 x 23cm
    Keywords: Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Development ; Morocco
    Abstract: Close to 3 million people who were born in Morocco lived in OECD countries in 2010/11. To assess the potential that this group represents for the Moroccan economy, this review looks at the distribution of Moroccan emigrants over OECD countries, as well as their age, sex, and educational attainment. It analyses the labour market outcomes of Moroccan emigrants and documents the characteristics of return migrants in Morocco. Moroccan emigrants primarily reside in France, followed by Spain and Italy, where their numbers grew strongly before flows were affected by the economic crisis. Moroccan emigrants have lower educational attainment and less favourable labour market outcomes than native-born persons in destination countries, and many work in low-skill occupations. Those who have returned to Morocco are often retired, but they are also especially likely to become entrepreneurs there
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    ISBN: 9789264276529 , 9789264276826
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (136 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: OECD Development Pathways
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Interrelations between public policies, migration and development in the Dominican Republic
    Keywords: Internationale Migration ; Entwicklung ; Politik ; Wirkungsanalyse ; Migrationsökonomie ; Volkswirtschaft ; Dominikanische Republik ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Development ; Dominican Republic ; Statistik ; Statistik ; Statistik ; Dominikanische Republik ; Staatstätigkeit ; Migration ; Entwicklung
    Abstract: Interrelations between Public Policies, Migration and Development in the Dominican Republic is the result of a project carried out by the Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Sociales (CIES) in the Dominican Republic and the OECD Development Centre, in collaboration with the Ministerio de Economía, Planificación y Desarollo (MEPD) and with support from the European Union. The project aimed to provide policy makers with evidence on the way migration influences specific sectors – the labour market, agriculture, education, investment and financial services and social protection and health – and, in turn, how sectoral policies affect migration. The report addresses four dimensions of the migration cycle that have become an important part of the country's social and economic contexts: emigration, remittances, return and immigration. The results of the empirical work confirm that even though migration contributes to development in the Dominican Republic, the potential of migration is not fully exploited. One explanation is that many policy makers in the Dominican Republic do not sufficiently take migration into account in their respective policy areas. The Dominican Republic therefore needs to adopt a more coherent policy agenda to do more to integrate migration into development strategies, improve co-ordination mechanisms and strengthen international co-operation. This would enhance the contribution of migration to development in the country.
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    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9780521172998 , 9781107001626
    Language: English
    Pages: xv, 427 S. , Kt., graph. Darst. , 23 cm
    Series Statement: Cambridge studies in comparative politics
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Ziblatt, Daniel, 1972 - Conservative parties and the birth of modern democracy in Europe
    DDC: 320.94#23
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    Keywords: Conservatism Europe ; Democracy Europe ; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General ; Political parties Europe ; Europe Politics and government ; Europa ; Demokratisierung ; Demokratie ; Konservative Partei ; Geschichte 1830-1933 ; Europa ; Demokratisierung ; Demokratie ; Konservative Partei ; Geschichte 1830-1933
    Abstract: A bold re-interpretation of democracy's historical rise in Europe, Ziblatt highlights the surprising role of conservative political parties with sweeping implications for democracy today.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264251632
    Language: German
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (76 Seiten) , 16 x 23cm
    DDC: 330
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    Keywords: Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Soziale Integration ; Flüchtling ; Flüchtling ; Soziale Integration
    Abstract: Die OECD-Publikationsreihe "Erfolgreiche Integration" beruht auf zentralen Erkenntnissen aus den Arbeiten der OECD zur Integrationspolitik, insbesondere den Länderstudien der Reihe Jobs for Immigrants. Ziel ist es, in leicht verständlicher, überblicksartiger Form die wichtigsten Herausforderungen und empfehlenswerten politischen Praktiken bei der Förderung der dauerhaften Integration von Zuwanderern und ihren Kindern für ausgewählte wesentliche Zielgruppen und Integrationsbereiche darzustellen. Jeder Band enthält zehn Empfehlungen sowie Beispiele für empfehlenswerte Praktiken, die durch synthetische Vergleiche des integrationspolitischen Rahmens in den einzelnen OECD-Ländern ergänzt werden, die sich auf bisherige Erfahrungen stützen. Der erste Band befasst sich mit Flüchtlingen und sonstigen schutzbedürftigen Personen, die als humanitäre Zuwanderer bezeichnet werden
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264231160
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (204 Seiten) , 21 x 28cm
    DDC: 305.26
    Keywords: Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Urban, Rural and Regional Development
    Abstract: This book examines trends in ageing societies and urban development before assessing the impact of ageing populations on urban areas and strategies for policy and governance. It includes nine case studies covering Toyama, Japan; Yokohama, Japan; Lisbon, Portugal; Calgary, Canada; Cologne, Germany; Brno, Czech Republic; Manchester, United Kingdom; Philadelphia, United States and Helsinki, Finland
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264231702
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (145 p.)
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Talente im Ausland; Ein Bericht über deutsche Auswanderer
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Talent abroad
    DDC: 304.843
    Keywords: Brain Drain ; Hochqualifizierte Arbeitskräfte ; Arbeitsmarkt ; Deutschland ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Germany ; Deutschland ; Arbeitsmarkt ; Braindrain ; Abwanderung
    Abstract: More than three million individuals who were born in Germany lived in another OECD country in 2010/11. To assess the potential that this group represents for the German labour market, this review establishes the distribution of German emigrants over OECD countries, as well as their age, sex, and educational attainment. Shifts in the German diaspora towards European destination countries and higher educational attainment are documented. The largest German diaspora still resides in the United States, but the diaspora in Switzerland and Spain has grown particularly quickly. International students from Germany have even come to represent the largest group of international students from any OECD country. While German emigrants experience less favourable labour market outcomes than their peers in Germany, the emigrants work disproportionately often in high-skill occupations. Survey evidence suggests that many Germans in Germany consider emigration and that many German emigrants are open to return. Those who have returned in recent years, however, appear to have a lower educational attainment than those leaving.  
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264239845 , 9789264246515
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (460 Seiten) , 21 x 28cm
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    Keywords: Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Development ; Statistik 2015 ; Statistik 2015 ; Statistik 2015
    Abstract: This publication describes the size and characteristics of emigrant populations by origin countries with a special focus on educational attainment and labour force status. It offers origin countries a detailed picture of the size and composition of their diasporas, as well as their evolution since 2000. It contains an overview chapter and six regional chapters, covering: Asia and Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean; OECD countries; Non-OECD European and Central Asian countries; Middle East and North Africa; and Sub-Saharan Africa. Regional chapters are followed by a regional note and country notes
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    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9781107030398 , 9781107641969 , 9781139343442
    Language: English
    Pages: 490 p.
    Series Statement: Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics
    Series Statement: Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 306.2
    Keywords: Democracy ; Civil society ; Citizenship ; Community organization Philosophy ; Community organization ; Philosophy ; Citizenship ; Democracy ; Civil society ; Demokratie ; Zivilgesellschaft ; Organisation
    Abstract: Through a case study of community organizing in the global city of London and an examination of the legacy of Saul Alinsky around the world, this book develops a constructive account of the relationship between religious diversity, democratic citizenship, and economic and political accountability. Based on an in-depth, ethnographic study, Part I identifies and depicts a consociational, populist and post-secular vision of democratic citizenship by reflecting on the different strands of thought and practice that feed into and help constitute community organizing. Particular attention is given to how organizing mediates the relationship between Christianity, Islam and Judaism and those without a religious commitment in order to forge a common life. Part II then unpacks the implications of this vision for how we respond to the spheres in which citizenship is enacted, namely, civil society, the sovereign nation-state, and the globalized economy. Overall, the book outlines a way of re-imagining democracy, developing innovative public policy, and addressing poverty in the contemporary context
    Abstract: The origins of organizing : an intellectual history -- Faith & citizenship in a world city -- Re-imagining the cecular : inter-faith relations as a civic practice -- An anatomy of organizing I : listening, analysis & building power -- An anatomy of organizing II : capacity, action & representation -- Civil society as the body politic -- Sovereignty and consociational democracy -- Economy, debt and citizenship
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    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9781139540919
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XXX, 441 Seiten)
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    DDC: 303.3/72
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    Keywords: Democracy ; Liberty ; Social values ; Social values ; Liberty ; Democracy ; Demokratie ; Emanzipation ; Freiheit der Person
    Abstract: This book presents a comprehensive theory of why human freedom gave way to increasing oppression since the invention of states - and why this trend began to reverse itself more recently, leading to a rapid expansion of universal freedoms and democracy. Drawing on a massive body of evidence, the author tests various explanations of the rise of freedom, providing convincing support of a well-reasoned theory of emancipation. The study demonstrates multiple trends toward human empowerment, which converge to give people control over their lives. Most important among these trends is the spread of 'emancipative values', which emphasize free choice and equal opportunities. The author identifies the desire for emancipation as the origin of the human empowerment trend and shows when and why this desire grows strong; why it is the source of democracy; and how it vitalizes civil society, feeds humanitarian norms, enhances happiness, and helps redirect modern civilization toward sustainable development
    Abstract: Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Part I. Understanding Emancipative Values: 1. A theory of emancipation; 2. Mapping differences; 3. Multi-level drivers; 4. Tracing change; Part II. Emancipative Values as a Civic Force: 5. Intrinsic wellbeing; 6. Benign individualism; 7. Collective action; Part III. Democratizing Impulses of Emancipative Values: 8. Entitling people; 9. The rights revolution; 10. The paradox of democracy; Part IV. Emancipative Values in Human Civilization: 11. The redirection of civilization; 12. The sustainability challenge; Conclusion
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    ISBN: 9781107042209 , 9781107324909 , 9781107660397
    Language: English
    Pages: 344 p.
    Series Statement: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
    Series Statement: Cambridge studies in comparative politics
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Brokers, voters, and clientelism
    DDC: 324
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    Keywords: Political science Economic aspects ; Finance, Public Political aspects ; Economic policy ; Political ethics ; Politics, Practical Economic aspects ; Political planning Economic aspects ; Political planning ; Economic aspects ; Politics, Practical ; Economic aspects ; Political science ; Economic aspects ; Finance, Public ; Political aspects ; Economic policy ; Political ethics ; Demokratie ; Klientelismus ; Wahlverhalten ; Verteilungspolitik ; Internationaler Vergleich ; Wahl ; Manipulation ; Broker
    Abstract: Brokers, Voters, and Clientelism addresses major questions in distributive politics. Why is it acceptable for parties to try to win elections by promising to make certain groups of people better off, but unacceptable - and illegal - to pay people for their votes? Why do parties often lavish benefits on loyal voters, whose support they can count on anyway, rather than on responsive swing voters? Why is vote buying and machine politics common in today's developing democracies but a thing of the past in most of today's advanced democracies? This book develops a theory of broker-mediated distribution to answer these questions, testing the theory with research from four developing democracies, and reviews a rich secondary literature on countries in all world regions. The authors deploy normative theory to evaluate whether clientelism, pork-barrel politics, and other non-programmatic distributive strategies can be justified on the grounds that they promote efficiency, redistribution, or voter participation
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264191655
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (290 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als OECD OECD guidelines on measuring subjective well-being
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    Keywords: Zufriedenheit ; Sozialer Indikator ; OECD-Staaten ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Economics ; Glück ; Zufriedenheit ; Ratgeber ; OECD
    Abstract: Being able to measure people’s quality of life is fundamental when assessing the progress of societies. There is now widespread acknowledgement that measuring subjective well-being is an essential part of measuring quality of life alongside other social and economic dimensions. As a first step to improving the measures of quality of life, the OECD has produced Guidelines which provide advice on the collection and use of measures of subjective well-being. These Guidelines have been produced as part of the OECD Better Life Initiative, a pioneering project launched in 2011, with the objective to measure society’s progress across eleven domains of well-being, ranging from jobs, health and housing, through to civic engagement and the environment. These Guidelines represent the first attempt to provide international recommendations on collecting, publishing, and analysing subjective well-being data. They provide guidance on collecting information on people's evaluations and experiences of life, as well as on collecting “eudaimonic” measures of psychological well-being. The Guidelines also outline why measures of subjective well-being are relevant for monitoring and policy making, and why national statistical agencies have a critical role to play in enhancing the usefulness of existing measures. They identify the best approaches for measuring, in a reliable and consistent way, the various dimensions of subjective well-being, and provide guidance for reporting on such measures. The Guidelines also include a number of prototype survey modules on subjective well-being that national and international agencies can use in their surveys.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264171534
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (173 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Trouver ses marques ; Les indicateurs de l'OCDE sur l'intégration des immigrés 2012
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Integration von Zuwanderern; OECD-Indikatoren 2012
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Settling in
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    Keywords: 2000-2012 ; Migranten ; Integration ; Soziale Integration ; OECD-Staaten ; Education ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; OECD ; Einwanderung ; Soziale Integration
    Abstract: This publication highlights how immigrants and their children are integrating into OECD societies, judging their progress against key indicators. Many areas are considered (material living conditions, health, education, labour market, civic engagement) as integration is a multi-dimensional issue. Measures of outcomes, as well as of progress made over the past decade, are presented in comparison with outcomes of a reference group (the population born in the country of residence). Three series of questions are addressed: 1) To what extent does the average performance of immigrants differ from that of the native-born?; 2) Can these differences be explained by structural effects (different distributions by age, educational level, etc.)?; 3) How has integration record evolved over the past decade? An introductory chapter provides a detailed description of the populations under review (foreign-born persons and households, as well as native-born offspring of immigrants). The final chapter gives an overview on discrimination issues, as this is one possible source of persistent disadvantages of immigrants and their children.  
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264179370
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (352 Seiten) , 21 x 28cm
    DDC: 305.42
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    Keywords: Education ; Employment ; Governance ; Social Issues/Migration/Health
    Abstract: Gender gaps are pervasive in all walks of economic life and imply large losses in terms of foregone productivity and living standards to the individuals concerned and the economy. This new OECD report focuses on how best to close these gender gaps under four broad headings: 1) Gender equality, social norms and public policies; and gender equality in 2) education; 3) employment and 4) entrepreneurship. Key policy messages are as follows:-Greater gender equality in educational attainment has a strong positive effect on economic growth;-Stereotyping needs to be addressed in educational choices at school from a young age. For example, adapt teaching strategies and material to increase engagement of boys in reading and of girls in maths and science; encourage more girls to follow science, engineering and maths courses in higher education and seek employment in these fields;-Good and affordable childcare is a key factor for better gender equality in employment. But change also has to happen at home as the bulk of housework and caring is left to women in many countries. Policy can support such change, for example, through parental leave policies that explicitly include fathers.-Support policies for women-owned enterprises need to target all existing firms, not just start-ups and small enterprises. Equal access to finance for male and female entrepreneurs needs to be assured
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264177949
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (380 p.)
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Resserrer les liens avec les diasporas ; Panorama des compétences des migrants
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg.: Resserrer les liens avec les diasporas: Panorama des compétences des migrants
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Connecting with emigrants
    Keywords: Migranten ; Welt ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Development ; Statistik 2012 ; Statistik 2012 ; Statistik 2012 ; Migration ; Internationaler Vergleich
    Abstract: The potential of diasporas as a source of economic and social development in origin countries and whether diasporas could help foster development depend on their characteristics, such as size, composition, skill levels and degree of concentration, but also on the degree of integration into the destination countries and the economic, political and social environment in origin countries. Governments of origin and destination countries can indeed facilitate the involvement of diasporas, by supporting networks, by facilitating communication channels with the country of origin, by creating an enabling environment, or – more directly – by easing skill mobility and use. In this regard, the capacity to characterise the profile of diasporas is instrumental. This joint OECD/AFD publication includes 140 country notes summarising diaspora sizes, including the number of children of migrants born in the destination countries; the characteristics of emigrant populations (gender, age, education, labour market outcomes); the numbers and main destinations of international students; recent migrant flows to OECD countries; and information on the desire to emigrate of different population groups. The country note information is grouped into six regions: Asia and Oceania; Latin America and the Caribbean; OECD countries; Non-OECD Europe and Central Asia; Middle East and North Africa; and Sub-Saharan Africa. The situation in each region is introduced by a separate chapter, which looks at historical migration trends, the main characteristics of diasporas originating from the region, and likely future developments and challenges.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264119536
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (388 Seiten) , 21 x 28cm
    DDC: 339.209177
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    Keywords: Employment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Economics
    Abstract: In the three decades to the recent economic downturn, wage gaps widened and household income inequality as measured by GINI increased in a large majority of OECD countries. This occurred even when countries were going through a period of sustained economic and employment growth. This report analyses the major underlying forces behind these developments. It examines to which extent economic globalisation, skill-biased technological progress and institutional and regulatory reforms have had an impact on the distribution of earnings. The report further provides evidence of how changes in family formation and household structures have altered household earnings and income inequality. And it documents how tax and benefit systems have changed in the ways they redistribute household incomes. The report discusses which policies are most promising to counter increases in inequalities and how the policy mix can be adjusted when public budgets are under strain. "Analyses rely on simple statistical techniques that are accessible to a large readership... the graphic and charts are of great help to gain a quick visual grasp of the various issues addressed." -Choice
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    ISBN: 9789264126398
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (160 p.)
    Series Statement: Development Centre Studies
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Gagnon, Jason Tackling the policy challenges of migration
    DDC: 325
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    Keywords: Internationale Migration ; Migrationspolitik ; Arbeitsmigranten ; OECD-Staaten ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Development
    Abstract: This book contributes to the current debate on migration policy, focusing on three main elements in the standard migration policy dialogue: the regulation of flows, the integration of immigrants and the impact of labour mobility on development. In particular it argues that the current governance of international migration is both insufficient and inefficient. Restrictive and non-cooperative migration policies not only affect development in sending countries but also have counterproductive effects in the countries that implement them. Likewise, the lack of integration policies generates costs for society. In this respect, the book focuses on South-South migration and highlights the specific risks of neglecting integration in developing countries. It also analyses the effects of emigration on origin-country labour markets and underlines the externalities of immigration policies in migrant-sending countries. The book explores the feasibility of implementing a coherent governance framework centred on three complementary objectives: i) a more flexible regulation of international migration flows; ii) a better integration of immigrants in developing countries; and iii) a higher impact of labour mobility on development.
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    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9780521515467 , 9780511744457 (Sekundärausgabe)
    Language: English
    Pages: 426 p.
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource ISBN 9780511744457
    Edition: [Online-Ausg.]
    DDC: 304.6408832095
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    Keywords: Sozialpolitik ; Medizinische Versorgung ; Demokratie ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Ostasien ; Lateinamerika ; Electronic books
    Abstract: James W. McGuire explores why some East Asian and Latin American societies have done better than others at raising life expectancy and reducing infant mortality.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264107113 , 9789264055780
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (172 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: OECD Insights
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Les migrations internationales ; Le visage humain de la mondialisation
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Internationale Migration; Die menschliche Seite der Globalisierung
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Keeley, Brian International migration
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    Keywords: OECD ; Internationale Migration ; Welt ; Mitgliedsstaaten ; Internationale Migration ; Geschichte ; Globalisierung ; Bedeutung ; Rolle ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Einwanderer ; Überweisung ; Braindrain ; Wirtschaftsindikator ; Sozialer Indikator ; Entwicklung ; Tendenz ; Employment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Entwicklungsländer ; OECD ; Internationale Migration ; Globalisierung
    Abstract: About 190 million people around the world live outside their country of birth. These migrants bring energy, entrepreneurship and fresh ideas to our societies. But there are downsides: young migrants who fail in education, adults who don’t find work and, of course, unregulated migration. Such challenges can make migration a political lightning rod and a topic for angry debate. Drawing on the unique expertise of the OECD,this book moves beyond rhetoric to look at the realities of international migration today: Where do migrants come from and where do they go? How do governments manage migration? How well do migrants perform in education and in the workforce? And does migration help – or hinder – developing countries?
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264059344
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (192 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Doing better for children
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Assurer le bien-être des enfants
    DDC: 305.23091722
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    Keywords: Kinder ; OECD-Staaten ; Education ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Electronic books ; Graue Literatur ; Electronic books ; Graue Literatur ; OECD ; Kind
    Abstract: Drawing on a wide range of data sources, this publication constructs and analyses different indicators of child well-being across the OECD. These indicators cover six key areas: material well‑being; housing and environment; education; health and safety; risk behaviours; and quality of school life. They show that no one OECD country performs well in all areas and that every OECD country can do more to improve children’s lives. How much countries are spending on children and when is also closely considered, the first time such a comparative exercise has been undertaken across the OECD. Additional chapters offer detailed examinations of countries’ policies for children under age three, the impact of single parenthood on children and the effect of inequalities across generations. The publication concludes with broad policy recommendations for improving child well-being.
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    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 0511261489 , 0511810997 , 9780511261480 , 9780511810992
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 256 pages)
    Edition: [Place of publication not identified] HathiTrust Digital Library 2010 Electronic reproduction
    Series Statement: Communication, society, and politics
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Baker, C. Edwin Media concentration and democracy
    DDC: 302.230973
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    Keywords: Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer ; Mass media Ownership ; Freedom of the press ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Media Studies ; Mass media ; Ownership ; United States ; Freedom of the press ; United States ; Freedom of the press ; Mass media ; Ownership ; Demokratie ; Massenmedien ; Unternehmenskonzentration ; Eigentümer ; Pressefreiheit ; Mediekoncentration ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: "Objections to concentrated ownership of the mass media are widespread. Often, however, critics merely point to the fact of huge and growing media conglomerates without explaining precisely why this is bad. This book fills the gap in the critique of concentration. Firmly rooting its argument in democratic and economic theory, the book argues that a more democratic distribution of communicative power within the public sphere and a structure that provides safeguards against abuse of media power provide two of three primary arguments for ownership dispersal. It also shows that dispersal is likely to result in more owners who will reasonably pursue socially valuable journalistic or creative objectives rather than a socially dysfunctional focus on the "bottom line." The middle chapters answer those, including the current Federal Communications Commission, who favor "deregulation" and who argue that existing or foreseeable ownership concentration is not a problem. The final chapter evaluates the constitutionality and desirability of various policy responses to concentration, including strict limits on media mergers."--Jacket
    Abstract: Democracy at the crossroads: why ownership matters -- Not a real problem: many owners, many sources -- Not a real problem: the market or the internet will provide -- The First Amendment guarantee of a free press: an objection to regulation? -- Solutions and responses -- Postscript: policy opportunism.
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    ISBN: 9789264037410
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (89 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Faire des migrations un atout ; Pour un nouveau système de mobilité
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Gaining from migration
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    Keywords: Arbeitsmigranten ; Welt ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Development ; Internationale Migration ; Migration
    Abstract: This report presents a summary of recommendations on how we can all gain from migration. They are the result of a multi-faceted project undertaken in partnership with the European Commission to rethink the management of the emerging mobility system. New ideas, based on an exhaustive review of past policy experiences in Europe and elsewhere, are offered for policies related to labour markets, integration, development co-operation and the engagement of diasporas.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264034181
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (132 p.)
    Series Statement: CERI collection
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Comprendre l'impact social de l'éducation
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Schuller, Tom Understanding the social outcomes of learning
    DDC: 306.432
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    Keywords: Bildungsinvestition ; Bildungsertrag ; Soziale Folgen ; Education Social aspects ; OECD countries ; Education ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Lebenslanges Lernen ; Humankapital ; Gesundheit ; Fähigkeit ; Soziales Engagement
    Abstract: Education is vital for economic success, both at the national and the individual level. But education also has significant social effects. This report is OECD’s first attempt to gather and synthesise developments in measuring these social effects. The report focuses on two broad areas: health, and civic and social engagement. In general, better educated people are healthier, and take more part in civic activities. Why should this be so? This publication draws on findings from 13 OECD countries (Austria, Flemish Belgium, Canada, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom [England and Scotland] and the United States) to provide new models and insights into these important contemporary issues.
    Note: Franz. Ausg. u.d.T.: Comprendre l'impact social de l'éducation
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264028968
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (322 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. De l'immigration à l'intégration ; Des solutions locales à un défi mondial
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als From immigration to integration
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    Keywords: Soziale Integration ; OECD-Staaten ; Migranten ; Employment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Urban, Rural and Regional Development ; Einwanderer ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Arbeitsmarkt ; Einwanderung ; Integration ; Internationaler Vergleich
    Abstract: For the potential advantages of migration to be harnessed, it is crucial that immigration be accompanied by integration, or effective mechanisms for ensuring that immigrants are incorporated into labour markets, the economy and society. While immigration policy is often determined, designed and funded at the national level, its impact on migrants and society is more strongly felt at the local level where other policies interact. This publication highlights principles and factors which are important in supporting integration locally. A comparison of local initiatives implemented in five OECD countries - Canada, UK (London), Spain, Italy, and Switzerland - answers key questions facing all policy makers and stakeholders working in this field. This book provides a set of concrete policy recommendations for implementation at both local and national levels.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264008472
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (172 p.)
    Series Statement: Vieillissement et politiques de l'emploi/Ageing and Employment Policies
    Series Statement: Vieillissement et politiques de l'emploi
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Ageing and Employment Policies/Vieillissement et politiques de l'emploi; France 2005
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Ageing and Employment Policies/Vieillissement et politiques de l'emploi: France 2005
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    Keywords: Employment ; Finance and Investment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; France ; Frankreich ; Älterer Arbeitnehmer ; Arbeitsmarkt ; Beschäftigungspolitik ; Anreizsystem ; Rentenversicherung
    Abstract: Pour faire face au vieillissement rapide de la population, il est nécessaire de promouvoir de meilleures opportunités d'emploi pour les travailleurs âgés. On a déjà beaucoup fait état du besoin de réformer les régimes de pension de retraite et de préretraite. Pourtant, cela ne sera sans doute pas suffisant en soi pour relever significativement les taux d'emploi des plus âgés ni pour réduire le risque futur de pénurie de travailleurs. Les autorités publiques et les entreprises doivent sans tarder prendre des mesures pour adapter la fixation des salaires à une main-d'œuvre plus âgée, pour s'attaquer aux discriminations du fait de l'âge et pour améliorer les qualifications et les conditions de travail des travailleurs âgés. Un changement d'attitude s'impose aussi de la part des individus quant au travail à un âge plus tardif et à l'acquisition de nouvelles compétences. On sait relativement peu de choses sur ce que les différents pays de l'OCDE sont en train de faire ou devraient faire dans ces domaines. Afin d'y remédier, l'OCDE a lancé une série de rapports dans une vingtaine de pays, dont la France. Chaque rapport national fait le tour des principales barrières qui existent concernant l'emploi des travailleurs âgés, évalue la pertinence et l'efficacité des mesures existantes pour contrer ces barrières et présente une série de recommandations sur les politiques que les autorités publiques et les partenaires sociaux devraient mener. La version anglaise du résumé et des principales recommandations a été incluse dans ce volume. Dans la même série : Belgique Czech Republic Finland Italy Japan Korea Luxembourg Norway Spain Suisse Sweden United Kingdom
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264106475
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (148 p.)
    Series Statement: Ageing and Employment Policies/Vieillissement et politiques de l'emploi
    Series Statement: Ageing and Employment Policies
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    DDC: 305.26
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    Keywords: Employment ; Finance and Investment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Japan
    Abstract: This report, part of a series covering around 20 OECD countries, contains a survey of Japan's main barriers to employment for older workers, an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to overcome these barriers, and a set of policy recommendations to further action by public authorities and social partners.  These recommendations are designed to alleviate some of the pension and health care pressures governments are facing because of ageing populations.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264020467
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (128 p.)
    Series Statement: Ageing and Employment Policies/Vieillissement et politiques de l'emploi
    Series Statement: Ageing and Employment Policies
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    Keywords: Employment ; Finance and Investment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Norway ; Konferenzschrift 2003 ; Konferenzschrift 2003 ; Konferenzschrift 2003 ; Norwegen ; Älterer Arbeitnehmer ; Beschäftigungspolitik
    Abstract: This report, part of a series covering around 20 OECD countries, contains a survey of Norway's main barriers to employment for older workers, an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to overcome these barriers, and a set of policy recommendations to further action by public authorities and social partners.  These recommendations are designed to alleviate some of the pension and health care pressures governments are facing because of ageing populations.
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    ISBN: 9789264016620
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (116 p.)
    Series Statement: Ageing and Employment Policies/Vieillissement et politiques de l'emploi
    Series Statement: Ageing and Employment Policies
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    DDC: 305.26
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    Keywords: Employment ; Finance and Investment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Czech Republic ; Tschechoslowakei ; Beschäftigungspolitik ; Älterer Arbeitnehmer
    Abstract: This report, part of a series covering around 20 OECD countries, contains a survey of the Czech Republic's main barriers to employment for older workers, an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to overcome these barriers, and a set of policy recommendations to further action by public authorities and social partners.  These recommendations are designed to alleviate some of the pension and health care pressures governments are facing because of ageing populations.
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    ISBN: 0511214332 , 0511216122 , 0511790864 , 9780511214332 , 9780511216121 , 9780511790867
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 342 pages) , illustrations
    Edition: [Place of publication not identified] HathiTrust Digital Library 2010 Electronic reproduction
    Series Statement: Communication, society, and politics
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Hallin, Daniel C Comparing media systems
    DDC: 302.23
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    Keywords: Mass media Political aspects ; Communication in politics ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Media Studies ; Communication in politics ; Mass media ; Political aspects ; Massenmedien ; Demokratie ; Politieke communicatie ; Massamedia ; Overheidsbeleid ; Modellen ; Vergelijkend onderzoek ; Electronic books ; Europa ; USA ; Electronic books
    Abstract: "This book proposes a framework for comparative analysis of the relation between the media and the political system. Building on a survey of media institutions in eighteen West European and North American democracies, Hallin and Mancini identify the principal dimensions of variation in media systems and the political variables that have shaped their evolution. They go on to identify three major models of media system development, the Polarized Pluralist, Democratic Corporatist, and Liberal models; to explain why the media have played a different role in politics in each of these systems; and to explore the force of change that are currently transforming them. It provides a key theoretical statement about the relation between media and political systems, a key statement about the methodology of comparative analysis in political communication, and a clear overview of the variety of media institutions that have developed in the West, understood within their political and historical context."--Jacket
    Abstract: Concepts and models -- Comparing media systems -- The political context of media systems -- Media and political systems, and the question of differentiation -- The three models -- The Mediterranean or polarized pluralist model -- The North/Central European or democratic corporatist model -- The North Atlantic or liberal model -- The future of the three models -- The forces and limits of homogenization.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-327) and index , Electronic reproduction , English
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    ISBN: 9780511550331
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (xvi, 262 pages)
    Series Statement: Cambridge studies in public opinion and political psychology
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    DDC: 306.2/0968
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    Keywords: Political culture / South Africa ; Democracy / South Africa ; Toleration / South Africa ; Politische Kultur ; Politik ; Demokratie ; Toleranz ; Südafrika (Staat) ; Südafrika ; Südafrika ; Toleranz ; Demokratie ; Südafrika ; Toleranz ; Politik ; Südafrika ; Politische Kultur
    Abstract: Overcoming Intolerance in South Africa investigates the degree to which the political culture of South Africa - the beliefs, values, and attitudes toward politics held by ordinary people - impedes or promotes the consolidation of democratic reform. One set of values is of particular concern in this study - political tolerance. The authors contend that political tolerance is a crucial element of democratic political cultures in general, but that in the South African case, tolerance is perhaps more important than any other democratic value. Since South Africa is one of the most polyglot countries in the world, the only viable strategy for survival is tolerance toward the political views of others. The overwhelming emphasis throughout this book is on finding ways to enhance the willingness of South Africans to 'put up with' their political enemies, to allow open and widespread political competition, and to coexist in their diversity
    Description / Table of Contents: Political tolerance in new South Africa -- The South African context -- South African Intolerance As It Is -- The nature of political intolerance in South Africa -- Social identities, threat perceptions, and political tolerance -- Making tolerance judgments: the effect of context, local and national -- South African Intolerance As It Might Be -- The pliability of tolerance and intolerance -- The law and legal institutions as agents of persuasion -- Becoming tolerant? Short-term changes in South African political culture -- Conclusions: experimenting with tolerance in New South Africa
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    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | New Delhi : Foundation Books
    ISBN: 9788175961081 , 8175961082
    Language: English
    Pages: 330 Seiten
    Edition: 1. South Asian ed.
    DDC: 306.2
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    Keywords: Civil society ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Zivilgesellschaft ; Demokratie ; Bürgerliche Gesellschaft
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    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9780511613227
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (xiv, 377 pages)
    Series Statement: Communication, society and politics
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    DDC: 302.23
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    Keywords: Massenmedien ; Politik ; Mass media / Marketing ; Mass media / Political aspects ; Democracy ; Freedom of the press ; Demokratie ; Massenmedien ; Presse ; Massenmedien ; Demokratie ; Demokratie ; Presse
    Abstract: Government interventions in media markets are often criticized for preventing audiences from getting the media products they want. A free press is often asserted to be essential for democracy. The first point is incorrect and the second is inadequate as a policy guide. Part I of this book shows that unique aspects of media products prevent markets from providing for audience desires. Part II shows that four prominent, but different, theories of democracy lead to different conceptions of good journalistic practice, media policy, and proper constitutional principles. Part II makes clear that the choice among democratic theories is crucial for understanding what should be meant by free press. Part III explores international free trade in media products. Contrary to the dominant American position, it shows that Parts I and II's economic and democratic theory justify deviations from free trade in media products
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    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9781139164887
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 303 pages) , digital, PDF file(s)
    Series Statement: Communication, society and politics
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    DDC: 320/.0285/4678
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    Keywords: Internet Social aspects ; Political participation Computer network resources ; Internet Political aspects ; Digital divide ; Internet ; Informationstechnik ; Kommunikationstechnik ; Medienkonsum ; Information ; Zugang ; Zivilgesellschaft ; E-Government ; Demokratie ; Politische Beteiligung ; Digital divide ; Internet ; Political aspects ; Internet ; Social aspects ; Political participation ; Computer network resources ; Internet ; Demokratie ; Bürgerbeteiligung
    Abstract: There is widespread concern that the growth of the Internet is exacerbating inequalities between the information rich and poor. Digital Divide examines access and use of the Internet in 179 nations world-wide. A global divide is evident between industrialized and developing societies. A social divide is apparent between rich and poor within each nation. Within the online community, evidence for a democratic divide is emerging between those who do and do not use Internet resources to engage and participate in public life. Part I outlines the theoretical debate between cyber-optimists who see the Internet as the great leveler. Part II examines the virtual political system and the way that representative institutions have responded to new opportunities on the Internet. Part III analyzes how the public has responded to these opportunities in Europe and the United States and develops the civic engagement model to explain patterns of participation via the Internet.
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    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 0511012217 , 0511031580 , 0511046855 , 0511510152 , 0521791669 , 9780511012211 , 9780511031588 , 9780511046858 , 9780511510151 , 9780521791663
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xx, 409 pages)
    Series Statement: Communication, society, and politics
    DDC: 302.2/0968
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    Keywords: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies ; Communication policy ; Democracy ; Massamedia ; Overheidsbeleid ; Democratie ; Démocratie / Afrique du Sud ; Politique de la communication / Afrique du Sud ; Médias / Afrique du Sud ; Demokratisierung ; Kommunikation ; Demokratie ; Medien ; Politik ; Communication policy ; Democracy ; Demokratisierung ; Kommunikationspolitik ; Südafrika (Staat) ; Südafrika ; Südafrika ; Kommunikationspolitik ; Demokratisierung
    Note: Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 , Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-393) and index , Tables; Preface and Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview; Chapter 2 The Ancien Régime in the South African Communications Sector; Chapter 3 Sharing Power without Losing ControlŽ: Reform Apartheid and the New Politics of Resistance; Chapter 4 Control Will Not Pass to UsŽ: The Reform Process in Broadcasting; Chapter 5 All Shall CallŽ: The Telecommunications Reform Process; Chapter 6 Free but ResponsibleŽ: The Battle over the Press and the Reform of the South African Communication Service , The book examines the reform of the communication sector in South Africa in the transition from apartheid to democracy. It studies the complex political process by which broadcasting, telecommunications, the state information agency, and the print press were transformed from apartheid-aligned apparatuses to accountable democratic institutions
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    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 0511041659 , 9780511041655 , 9780521804356 , 0521804353
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 377 pages)
    Series Statement: Communication, society, and politics
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    DDC: 302.23
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    Keywords: Médias / Marketing ; Médias / Aspect politique ; Démocratie ; Liberté de la presse ; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies ; Democracy ; Freedom of the press ; Mass media / Marketing ; Mass media / Political aspects ; Massenmedien ; Politik ; Mass media Marketing ; Mass media Political aspects ; Democracy ; Freedom of the press ; Demokratie ; Massenmedien ; Presse ; Electronic books ; Massenmedien ; Demokratie ; Demokratie ; Presse
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-364) and index
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    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9781139175289
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (xv, 496 pages)
    Series Statement: Communication, society and politics
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    DDC: 302.23
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    Keywords: Massenmedien ; Politik ; Mass media / Political aspects ; Democracy ; Medien ; Demokratie ; Internationaler Vergleich ; Politischer Wandel ; Massenmedien ; Politisches System ; Vergleich ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Konferenzschrift ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Konferenzschrift ; Massenmedien ; Demokratie ; Internationaler Vergleich ; Demokratie ; Medien ; Vergleich ; Massenmedien ; Politischer Wandel ; Internationaler Vergleich ; Massenmedien ; Politisches System ; Internationaler Vergleich
    Abstract: This book presents a systematic overview and assessment of the impacts of politics on the media, and of the media on politics, in authoritarian, transitional and democratic regimes in Russia, Spain, Hungary, Chile, Italy, Great Britain, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United States. Its analysis of the interactions between macro- and micro-level factors incorporates the disciplinary perspectives of political science, mass communications, sociology and social psychology. These essays show that media's effects on politics are the product of often complex and contingent interactions among various causal factors, including media technologies, the structure of the media market, the legal and regulatory framework, the nature of basic political institutions, and the characteristics of individual citizens. The authors' conclusions challenge a number of conventional wisdoms concerning the political roles and effects of the mass media on regime support and change, on the political behavior of citizens, and on the quality of democracy
    Description / Table of Contents: The media in democratic and nondemocratic regimes, a multilevel perspective / Anthony Mughan and Richard Gunther -- The media and politics in Spain, from dictatorship to democracy / Richard Gunther, José Ramón Montero, and José Ignacio Wert -- Institutional incapacity, the attentive public, and media pluralism in Russia / Ellen Mickiewicz -- Democratic transformation and the mass media in Hungary, from Stalinism to democratic consolidation / Miklós Sükösd -- The modernization of communications, the media in the transition to democracy in Chile / Eugenio Tironi and Guillermo Sunkel -- Media influence in the Italian transition from a consensual to a majoritarian democrarcy / Carlo Marletti and Franca Roncarolo -- The United States, news in a free-market society / Thomas E. Patterson -- Japan, news and politics in a media-saturated democracy / Ellis S. Krauss -- The Netherlands, media and politics between segmented pluralism and market forces / Cees van der Eijk -- Great Britain, the end of news at ten and the changing news environment / Holli A. Semetko -- Germany, a society and a media system in transition / Max Kaase -- The political impact of the media, a reassessment / Richard Gunther and Anthony Mughan
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264188198
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (220 p.) , ill.
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    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Des réformes pour une société vieillissante
    DDC: 305.26 21
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    Keywords: Employment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; OECD ; Mitgliedsstaaten ; Altenpolitik ; OECD ; Altersversorgung ; Reform ; OECD ; Gesundheitsvorsorge ; Reform
    Abstract: This book reviews recent trends, reforms and lessons learned in the 29 OECD countries as they relate to ageing. Recent reforms have been driven mainly by fiscal factors - to adjust systems such as pensions and long-term care to the ageing of the baby boom generation. This remains a main concern in many countries. A new reform agenda is emerging, however, that marries fiscal objectives with broader social and economic policy goals. It focuses on active ageing, providing opportunities and incentives for people to contribute more actively in the labour market and society as they grow older. This involves slowing, or reversing, trends towards ever-longer periods of time spent in retirement. This agenda is associated with likely trends towards a more diversified system of retirement income in most OECD countries - with more reliance on private pensions and a likely increase of earnings as a source of income among older people. Familiar policy debates -- such as the balance between public and private pensions -- may need to be recast to take account of the likely future growth in the role of earnings in the retirement income system. Interesting new questions arise. In the longer-term future, what should be the role of government policy in influencing the balance between work and leisure in older years? What priority should be attached to policies that support very long periods of passivity in the last third of life?
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    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9780511813245
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (xv, 271 pages)
    Edition: Second edition
    Series Statement: Cambridge studies in comparative politics
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    DDC: 303.48/4/09
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    Keywords: Geschichte ; Social movements / History ; Collective behavior / History ; Social change / History ; Bürgerinitiative ; Demokratie ; Soziale Gerechtigkeit ; Soziale Bewegung ; Politischer Wandel ; Sozialer Wandel ; Sozialer Wandel ; Soziale Bewegung ; Soziale Bewegung ; Politischer Wandel ; Soziale Gerechtigkeit ; Demokratie ; Bürgerinitiative
    Abstract: Unlike political or economic institutions, social movements have an elusive power, but one that is no less real. From the French and American revolutions through the democratic and workers' movements of the nineteenth century to the totalitarian movements of today, movements exercise a fleeting but powerful influence on politics and society. This study surveys the history of the social movement, puts forward a theory of collective action to explain its surges and declines, and offers an interpretation of the power of movement that emphasises its effects on personal lives, policy reforms and political culture. While covering cultural, organisational and personal sources of movements' power, the book emphasises the rise and fall of social movements as part of political struggle and as the outcome of changes in political opportunity structure
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    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9780511802072
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (xxxiv, 248 pages)
    Series Statement: Cambridge texts in the history of political thought
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    Keywords: Arnold, Matthew ; Geschichte 1800-1900 ; Geschichte 1869 ; Culture ; Democracy ; Criticism ; Equality ; Industrielle Revolution ; Kulturkritik ; Kultur ; Sozioökonomischer Wandel ; Demokratie ; Individuum ; Anarchie ; Gesellschaftskritik ; Staat ; Großbritannien ; Great Britain / Social conditions / 19th century ; Großbritannien ; Bibliografie ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Quelle ; Bibliografie ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Quelle ; Großbritannien ; Industrielle Revolution ; Sozioökonomischer Wandel ; Staat ; Individuum ; Kultur ; Anarchie ; Großbritannien ; Kulturkritik ; Geschichte 1869 ; Arnold, Matthew 1822-1888 Culture and anarchy ; Demokratie ; Gesellschaftskritik
    Abstract: Matthew Arnold's Culture and Anarchy (1869) is one of the most celebrated works of social criticism ever written. It has become an inescapable reference-point for all subsequent discussion of the relations between politics and culture, and it has exercised a profound influence both on conceptions of the distinctive nature of British society, and on ideas about education and the teaching of literature more generally. This edition establishes the authoritative text of this much-revised work, and places it alongside Arnold's three most important essays on political subjects - Democracy, Equality, and The Function of Criticism at the Present Time. The editor's substantial introduction situates these works in the context both of Arnold's life and other writings, and of nineteenth-century intellectual and political history. This edition also contains a chronology of Arnold's life, a bibliographical guide and full notes on the names, books, and historical events mentioned in the texts
    Description / Table of Contents: Democracy (1861) -- The function of criticism at the present time (1864) -- Culture and anarchy (1867-9) -- 'Preface' to Culture and anarchy (1869) -- Equality (1878)
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    ISBN: 9780511528767
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (x, 189 pages)
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    DDC: 305.5/62/097309034
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    Keywords: Geschichte 1800-1900 ; Geschichte 1800-1900 ; Geschichte ; Kapitalismus ; Working class / United States / History / 19th century ; Political parties / United States / History / 19th century ; Civil rights / United States / History / 19th century ; Capitalism / United States / History / 19th century ; Democracy / United States / History / 19th century ; Arbeiterklasse ; Demokratie ; Arbeiterbewegung ; Kapitalismus ; USA ; USA ; USA ; Arbeiterbewegung ; Demokratie ; Geschichte 1800-1900 ; USA ; Arbeiterklasse ; Demokratie ; Geschichte 1800-1900 ; USA ; Kapitalismus ; Arbeiterklasse ; Geschichte 1800-1900
    Abstract: This book discusses the relationship between workers and the government by focusing not on the legal regulation of unions and strikes, but on popular struggles for citizenship rights. This discussion includes the role of democracy in the dismantling of indentured servitude, judicial decisions shaping the rights and obligations of the development of vagrancy law and of municipal police forces. The book also examines the role of the Democratic, Republican, and Know Nothing parties in shaping popular political culture and in mobilising and channeling the political activity of white and black workers
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Wage Labor, Bondage, and Citizenship. The Right to Quit. Free Labor in the Shadow of Slavery. Quitting and Getting Paid. Citizenship and the Terms of Employment -- 2. Policing People for the Free Market. The Definition and Prosecution of Crime. The Privatization of Poor Relief. The Crime of Idleness. Arms and the Man. Police Powers and Workers' Homes -- 3. Political Parties. Black Workers and the Republicans in the South. Industrial Workers and Party Politics. Workers and Tammany Hall. Labor Reform and Electoral Politics. Citizenship and the Unseen Hand
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  • 74
    ISBN: 9780511898273
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (xi, 259 pages)
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    DDC: 306/.2/09415
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    Keywords: Geschichte 1900-2000 ; Geschichte 1922-1932 ; Geschichte 1922-1949 ; Geschichte ; Politik ; Constitutional history / Ireland ; Representative government and representation / Ireland / History / 20th century ; Demokratie ; Politisches System ; Irland ; Ireland / Politics and government / 1922-1949 ; Irland ; Irland ; Politisches System ; Geschichte 1922-1949 ; Irland ; Demokratie ; Geschichte 1922-1949 ; Irland ; Geschichte 1922-1932
    Abstract: Most of the independent nations of the twentieth century have been racked by political disorder and social instability. Ireland is one of the few to have successfully established a stable democratic order. In this book, Jeffrey Prager examines the first decade of Irish independence in order to explain how the Republic of Ireland achieved democracy. In so doing, he provides a deeper understanding of the Irish case while shedding light on the process of democratic consolidation in modern state-building. His combination of political and cultural approaches also contributes to the development of a political sociology that encompasses the problem of cultural meaning as a crucial domain of analysis. By exploring the interconnections between political structures, social activities, and cultural legacies, he promotes an awareness of the vital dimensions of political life and institutions
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    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
    ISBN: 9780511598302
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (xvi, 502 pages)
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    DDC: 306/.2
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    Keywords: State, The ; Politische Theorie ; Demokratie ; Staatslehre ; Gesellschaft ; Kapitalismus ; Staat ; Staat ; Gesellschaft ; Kapitalismus ; Demokratie ; Staatslehre ; Politische Theorie
    Abstract: Existing theories of the nature of the state in Western capitalist democracies have been mostly propounded from one of three major theoretical perspectives, each emphasising a particular aspect of the state: the 'pluralist', which emphasises its democratic aspect: the 'managerial', which emphasises its bureaucratic elements: and the 'class', which focuses on its capitalistic aspect. Each of these theoretical perspectives has contributed something to our understanding of the state, but each also has its limitations. In this book, Alford and Friedland evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each perspective and present a new, synthetic framework for a more comprehensive theory of the state. Impartially reviewing the major historical and empirical works within each theoretical tradition, they reveal how empirical study has been shaped by theoretical assumptions. They agree that each perspective has a distinctive 'power' to understand part of the reality of the modern state, although it is powerless to explain other parts. In each case, the part that can be explained is the perspective's 'home domain', or the aspect of the state that it emphasises, while other aspects are either rejected or reinterpreted. The authors argue that the state cannot be adequately understood unless full account is taken of each of these home domains, and they suggest how the contributions of each perspective to the explanation of its own domain can be integrated into a new, and more powerful, theory
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