Presenting a variety of methodological approaches, this book examines the link between representative roles, institutional settings and parliamentary behaviour. It features case studies on Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, France, Austria, Norway, Hungary, Australia, New Zealand and the European Parliament.
Presenting a variety of methodological approaches, this book examines the link between representative roles, institutional settings and parliamentary ...
This volume explores how citizens participate in democratic politics and the development of new participatory forms. It demonstrates that while the benefits of an active citizenry appear great in advanced democracies, many citizens don't find political involvement attractive and opt for individualized modes of collective action.
This volume explores how citizens participate in democratic politics and the development of new participatory forms. It demonstrates that while the be...
This text takes perspectives from political sociology and political science to look at the role of religion in the EU integration process and Western European countries. Contributors examine the interaction between EU-integration processes and Western European countries, such as Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Austria, Scandinavia, Italy, and the UK, and shine fresh light on the economic and cultural contexts brought about by relationships between politics and religion, including immigrant religions and new religious movements. This volume combines theoretical perspectives from political...
This text takes perspectives from political sociology and political science to look at the role of religion in the EU integration process and Western ...
This volume brings together an expert set of scholars from Europe and North America to investigate generational politics and public policies within an approach explicitly focusing on comparative political science.
This volume brings together an expert set of scholars from Europe and North America to investigate generational politics and public policies within an...
Scholarship on NATO is often preoccupied with key episodes in the development of the organisation and so, for the most part, has remained inattentive to theory.
This book addresses that gap in the literature. It provides a comprehensive analysis of NATO through a range of theoretical perspectives that includes realism, liberalism and constructivism, and lesser-known approaches centred on learning, public goods, securitisation and risk. Focusing on NATO's post-Cold War development, it considers the conceptualisation, purpose and future of the Alliance.
This bookwill...
Scholarship on NATO is often preoccupied with key episodes in the development of the organisation and so, for the most part, has remained inattenti...
Migrant organizations are of vital importance for countries of residence and countries of origin, but the empirical and theoretical knowledge of the cross-border character of migrant organizations remains incomplete.
It is clear that migrant transnationalism challenges the governance of nation-states on the local and national levels. This book, the outcome of an ECPR joint session, systematically and empirically analyzes the differing roles that transnational migrant organizations play in their countries of residence and origin. Drawing on research conducted in Belgium, England,...
Migrant organizations are of vital importance for countries of residence and countries of origin, but the empirical and theoretical knowledge of th...
This book examines how civil society actors operate under authoritarian constraints, and examines how this is linked to regime change. This book moves beyond traditional notions of civil society and explains the complexity of state-society relations in authoritarian contexts outside the framework of democratization. Rejecting a wholly normative approach, the contributors focus on the whole range of civic activism under authoritarianism, from resistance to support for the political system in place. They explain how activism under authoritarianism is subject to different structures, and...
This book examines how civil society actors operate under authoritarian constraints, and examines how this is linked to regime change. This book moves...
This volume analyses how the use of referendums affects the central functions and characteristics of representative democracy. It provides a balanced account of the interaction between referendums and representative institutions and actors, seeking to evaluate whether referendums supplement or undermine representative democracy. Considering both normative and empirical questions, the volume also examines the particular circumstances under which referendums strengthen or weaken representative democracy.
Providing a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches used in the...
This volume analyses how the use of referendums affects the central functions and characteristics of representative democracy. It provides a balanc...
The issue of policy dynamics is a key one in policy studies and one which is particularly amenable to comparative policy research. This edited volume brings together some of the leading scholars in the field to examine the definition, conceptualization and operationalization of policy change. Drawing on empirical materials from a variety of longitudinal studies of Europe and North American policy development, this book assesses some of the major existing and unresolved issues currently challenging the discipline. It assesses existing approaches to understanding the multiplicity of drivers of...
The issue of policy dynamics is a key one in policy studies and one which is particularly amenable to comparative policy research. This edited volume ...
