Comparative politics Books

Book SynopsisThe book focuses on the cities and urban policy systems analysed in the strategic (long-term) perspective. Due to this unique perspective, the book enables the multifactorial analysis of the conditions and mechanisms of creating the urban policy system in the Visegrad Group states and Ukraine. Undoubtedly, there is a lack of studies presenting the strategic approach to creating urban policy system discussed in the broad context of the transformations of the modern democratic state and, what is connected with it, through the prism of the processes of decentralization, Europeanization and regionalization. The monograph, in the intention of the editor and the team of authors, is to fill this undeniable gap.Table of ContentsUrban development: Spatial and technological context – National interpretations of urban policy – V4 towards Ukraine's urban policy – Urban policy in action.

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Book SynopsisThe agenda of the 11th CEE Forum Conference in Bratislava, Slovakia, held on 25-26 April 2019 was focused on the reassessment of the Central and Eastern European position in Europe and in the world, seeking for the specificities of this region, being often perceived as a double periphery – of the West and of the East. Since thirty years have passed since the disintegration of the bipolar world, the time has come for a critical reconsideration of the earlier scholarly findings or commonplaces and the formulation of more nuanced and refined conclusions. The selection of papers offered by the organizers in this volume provides an up-to-date view of the CEE region and issues and problems shared by the CEE countriesTable of ContentsCentral and Eastern Europe and Double Peripherality; Migrating Legal Concepts; Freedom, Respect and Reason in Central and Eastern Europe; Social Policy : The Showcase of the CEE Region; Darker Legacies oft he CEE Region

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Book SynopsisWhile most of the scholarship on populism and populist political communication is focused on Western European countries with a long tradition of populist parties’ appearance on the political scene (such as Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, or Sweden), this volume offers an insight into populist political communication in countries less frequently covered in the English-language literature, namely Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bulgaria, France, Israel, Poland, and Romania. With the main focus on Eastern and Southern Europe, this book contributes to answering key questions regarding the relations between populist actors, media, and citizens. The publication represents an interdisciplinary approach to the populist political communication. The co-existence of different research methods and tools in that book allows us to capture the multi-dimensional nature of populism.Table of Contentspopulist communication in Europe – populism – Bosnia and Hercegovina – Bulgaria – France – Israel – Poland – Romania – social factors fostering populism – role of traditional and social media in populist political communication – populist rhetoric in election messages

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Book SynopsisThis book is a very valuable and timely collection of original essays with brand new and refreshing ideas on alternative solutions for the Cyprus issue from leading experts including academics, policy-makers, politicians, including the current foreign minister and deputy prime minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, former foreign minister of Turkey and former MPs, diplomats, bureaucrats and top-ranking military officers. The book also makes a significant contribution to the literature on recent developments including the energy security and hydrocarbon problems in the Eastern Mediterranean. It is also unique in terms of analyzing the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus as a self-proclaimed internationally unrecognized state that is neglected by the international community and scholarly literature. The book has a wide spectrum of readership including, but not limited to, scholars, students, and readers who are interested in Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey, Greece, energy politics, and the hydrocarbon issue.Table of ContentsPart I: History and Background of Turkish-American Relations Part II: Turkish-American Relations in Terms of Identity, Security, Economy, and Development Part III: Turkish-American Relations in Key Political Areas

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Book SynopsisThe book presents a collection of articles authored by several members of the Warsaw School of Political Theory, affiliated with the University of Warsaw. The team of scholars, whose roots extend to the 1970s when professor Artur Bodnar founded the Political Theory Research Group at University of Warsaw’s Methodical Centre for Political Science (COM SNP), has been conducting research under the leadership of professor Miros³aw Karwat. The school’s most distinguishing features include: the acceptance of the directives and principles of methodological holism, the acceptance and creative development of holistic integral definitions, the application of sociocentric spatial analyses, and a critical approach to the “cratocentric” tradition.Table of Contentspolitical theory – theoretical school – political sciences – objects of study in political science – scope of study in political science – metaphor as a research tool – aspectuality – self-interest in politics – flawless disagreement – power – political anthropology – political subjectivity

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Book SynopsisMemories contribute to the construction of the image or interpretation of the past and the present. This book focuses on the topic of memory in the Middle and Far East societies by highlighting non-European cases of practicing collective and historical memory. The Far East cases include the memory of the Japanese occupation of Korea, issues of Japanization policies within the Taiwanese society, the role of museums in Chinese patriotism, the issue of contemporary Japanese nationalists, and public memory evaluation in India. The Middle Eastern contexts concentrate on the impact of the Arab Spring, historical memory in the politics of Muslim movements and interpreting aspects of heritage.Table of Contentspracticing collective and historical memory – memory of the Japanese occupation of Korea – the issues of Japanization policies within the Taiwanese society – the role of museums in strengthening Chinese patriotism – the issue of contemporary Japanese extreme nationalists – disintegration as an aspect of public memory evaluation in India

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Book SynopsisSecurity relations between Japan and its East Asia neighbors have been complicated for decades. Entering the third decade of the 21st century, Japan will have to face new security challenges posed by COVID-19 and manage its current relations with the United States, China and South Korea. Mitigating local and global security threats will be one of the most critical challenges for the future. This book focuses on internal and external factors that are influencing current Japanese security policy and analyses the security issues from numerous perspectives, including social issues and their effect on security policies, bilateral relations between Japan and its partners in Asia, and the significance of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.Table of ContentsThe Changing Security Policy in 21st Century Japan An Aging Demography and Foreign and Security Policy Normalization” of Japanese Defense Policy from the Perspective of IR Theories South Korea and Japan Bilateral Relations in the Times of COVID-19 South Korea in the Quad-plus Group Japan-India Strategic Partnership

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Book SynopsisWhat is the economic order of state capitalism? Furthermore,how can its significant performance differences be explained? The firstquestion is tackled with the help of New Institutional Economics by developinga model of state capitalism. This topic is furthermore dealt with in Chapter 3 wherea taxonomy of state capitalism is presented. This chapter already explains someof the performance differences. In the last chapter with the help ofsemi-structured interviews and literature surveys – in four case studies –propositions are forwarded as to why state capitalist orders vary so widely intheir performances. Two points stick out: the quality of the bureaucracy aswell as a varying degree of commitment of the political leadership to adevelopmental course.Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations – 1 Introduction – 2 Modeling State Capitalism – 3 A Taxonomy of Modern State Capitalism – 4 Case Studies – 5 Conclusion: Comparative Analysis of Case Studies – 6 Annex – 7 Literature

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Book SynopsisThe articles included in this book deal with various aspects of international migration analyzed from different methodological perspectives. What unites this collection of articles is that they deal with peripheral borders, separating rich and poor regions of our globe. They analyze the challenges and problems faced by the European Union and its member states, including Spain and Poland – states with external sea and land borders of the EU. The position of a peripheral country causes a number of problems related to illegal immigration, experienced by Poland and Spain alike. The United States face a similar problem on the border with Mexico. Undoubtedly, as a result of migration pressure, both the European Union and the United States increasingly resemble a besieged fortress.Table of ContentsCybersecurity – Biometric Systems Application to Enhance Border Security of the European Union – Unaccompanied Migrant Minors Legislation – Social Intervention – Violent Radicalization – Sociocultural Identification of Immigrants – Religiosity and the Perception of Immigration – Undocumented Immigrants and Disaster Management – Binational Disease Surveillance and Prevention along the border – Deportees – Violence

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Book SynopsisThe monograph is focused on three essential research problems identified by the key terms used in its title. The analysis covers concepts that previously were not subject to in-depth research projects: the MediaPolis, a MediaEgo and evolution of the political communication paradigm, observed and analysed on the political scene in Poland. Evolution of the public sphere and the media requires consideration of the causes of ongoing changes and of forecast transformations initiated by those changes. Hence, the research project focused on the sphere that emerged in an intersection of known discourse areas – public, political, meta-political and media discourses. The monograph summarizes years of research into the proposed concepts of a MediaEgo politician and the MediaPolis public sphere.Table of ContentsAn innovative, media-studies analysis of qualitative changes in communication between political leaders and their audiences – An outline of evolution of the political communication paradigm in Poland (2015-2019) – Marking a new age of political communication with distinct domination of discourse aimed at image creation.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents the economic populism in British and American political discourse providing a current insight into the way Boris Johnson and Donald Trump communicate with the general public by raising fears over national security, immigration and technological advances. It shows how politicians asked for populism despite its poor economic record by using the same narrative of Conservatism. Unlike other books in the field which broadly discuss different aspects of populism, this book is the first in-depth analysis of economic populism containing political discourse studies. The recent populist discussion has started dominating the political arena in many countries. Hence, it seems that there is a need for a book that will explain the economic populism by showing its true nature.Table of Contentseconomic populism – political discourse – Conservatism – Boris Johnson – Donald Trump – national security – immigration – technological advances – globalization

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Book SynopsisThe book presents the reader with an applied analysis of how the concepts of information and manipulation were illustrated in the Romanian press when the Securitate files were revealed, based on the case of Mona Muscă, a controversial topic that was widely debated by most dailies at the time. One of the most important roles played by the press is agenda setting – the role of setting priorities on the individual’s agenda. Journalists draw up an imaginary list of topics of primary interest for public debate and forming different currents of opinion. The analyzed press segment revealed the predilection for a speech condemning Mona Muscă. The message received by the target audience was not a balanced, objective one, but one that contradicts the deontology of the journalistic profession.Table of ContentsInformation – Disinformation – Manipulation – Politics and the Press – Media Approach of the Topic of Mona Muscă – Development of Events in the Case of Mona Muscă – Information and Manipulation in the Case of Mona Muscă: Content Analysis – Analysis of the Headlines that Accompany the Studied Articles

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Book SynopsisNeither instruments nor methodologies are available to measure the development of CoI over long periods of time. Therefore, it is impossible to state whether CoI increase or decrease. The Member States of the EU have no statistics and figures about the development of Conflicts of Interest (CoI). However, ever new scandals, growing media attention and changing concepts of governance create ever new ethical challenges and conflicts of interest. As such, detecting, managing and measuring CoI policies involve some of the greatest challenges and difficulties in legal, political, organizational, behavioural and administrative sciences. This international and empirical research examines the causes of conflicts of interest and discusses concepts, innovative instruments and new ideas how to enhance the effectiveness of policies.Table of ContentsEffectiveness of Ethics Policies in the Member States of the EU − Institutionalisation of Ethics Management for Ministers and Directors-General − Implementation of Conflicts of Interests Policies in the EU Member States

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Book SynopsisDue to the financial situation in the professional road peloton, many cycling teams struggle to find their sponsors. This situation is an opportunity for undemocratic politicians to promote their countries via cycling. Thus, some of them decided to create and support their own cycling teams. Generally, four WorldTour teams supported by undemocratic regimes and their governments have existed in professional cycling history. This book focuses on all of them; it reflects the existence of the Kazakh Astana Pro Team, the Russian Team Katusha (supported by the Russian government until the end of the 2015 season), the Bahrain Victorious (formerly called Bahrain Merida and Bahrain McLaren) or the UAE Team Emirates and the way they are/were used as sports diplomacy instruments.Table of ContentsCycling diplomacy – sports diplomacy – sports sponsorship – soft power – undemocratic regimes – Astana Pro Team – Team Katusha – Bahrain McLaren – UAE Team Emirates

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Book SynopsisEnvironmental and climate problems have gained a global dimension and constituteone of the important issues of world politics and economies. The necessity of allstates to act together on these problems, which threaten the present and future of humanity,and find the solution has revealed the “global” character of the process. Theinterdependence created by economic development and environmental problemsbrought a new meaning and dimension to both national and international politics.Especially the recent pandemic has made the global nature of environmental issuesmore understandable. In this context, it seems necessary to create a work that dealswith current debates in the field, which will help identify the problems in the fieldand find solutions to them.Table of ContentsOmer Ugur and Emre Cengiz — Introduction —Muhammed Yunus Bilgili : Recommendations for the Post- Corona Era Within the Scope of Preventive and Reactive Environmental Policies —Nisa Erdem : Network Governance in Urban Environmental Management —Suna Ersavaş Kavanoz : Environmental Governance: From International Environmental Regimes to Multi- stakeholder/ Multi- level Collaborations — Kamber Güler : Climate Change and Migration: Positions of the Political Groups in the European Parliament on Climate Refugees — Candan Yılmaz Ugur : Environmental Policies, Climate Change Perception and Trust —Gökhan Zengin : Wind as a Renewable Energy Resource: The Outlook and Incentive Policies in Turkey —Merve Suna Özel Özcan : Rethinking Environment and Fossil Energy in COVID- 19 Era — Kadir Caner Doğan : Ombudsman as an Actor in Environmental Governance: A Conceptual Introduction — Sıla Turaç Baykara : Competitive Powers in the Arctic Region and the Effect of the Climate Change — Hatice Çelik : The Environmental Politics in East Asia: Issues and Discussions through Covid- 19 Pandemic —Pelin Pınar Giritlioğlu : Invasive Urbanization and It’s Environmental Impacts: Istanbul Case : Elif Acuner : Tourism and Environment: Environmental Impacts, Ecological Footprint, Transport Capacity of Tourism, and Its Relation with Global Warming — Pelin Pinar Giritlioglu : From Mega- Projects and Environmental Sustainability Perspective an Artificial Waterway Project Overview: Canal Istanbul Project .

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Book SynopsisThe problem of preventing mass human-rights violations and atrocity crimes is one of the key issues in international relations. The book presents the capacity of the international community in the field. The available instruments of early warning, preventive diplomacy as well as legal, economic, and military measures of prevention are included. Cases of Chechnya, Rwanda, Côte d'Ivoire and Libya allowed the analysis of international engagement in typical situations involving mass human-rights violations and atrocity crimes related to self-determination, ethnic tensions, power struggles and attempts to overthrow a dictatorship. They show that although the international community has significantly increased its capacity to prevent, it has not created a coherent system of prevention.Table of ContentsPrevention of mass human-rights violations and atrocity crimes – Responsibility to Protect – Human Rights – Genocide – International Institutions – United Nations – European Union – Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe – Council of Europe – Chechnya – Rwanda – Cote d’Ivoire – Libya

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Book SynopsisThe issue of increasing migration is still relevant even after years of international efforts to address and stabilize the socio-economic increase in migration in the European context. The media are still the main source of information on distant topics, including the migration crisis, and are a mediator of people's access to social reality. Media discourses about migrants are essential for the public to form implicit attitudes towards them and can thus negatively influence the process of integration of refugees in the EU and contribute to strengthening prejudices among citizens. The publication presents a transdisciplinary view of the issue in the Trans-European context, i.e. in an area that has historically served as a buffer zone of migratory pressures.Table of ContentsCrisis and its (re)presentation – Analysis of narration about the so called migration crisis – Historical sources of hate speech – From Anti-germanism to the Advent of Anti-islamism – Nationalism and xenophobia in the political communication of far right – Thematization of migration in the elections – Semantic maps and social perception – Inclusive strategies on migration

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Book SynopsisThe book introduces readers to the basic knowledge about changes in the political party system, which started to take place after the parliamentary elections in 2010.The introductory part introduces the basic development of the political party system in the Czech Republic, discusses the characteristics of new actors and described the two concepts used, i.e. the business firm-party and the far-right populist parties. On the basis of this introductory chapter, new political parties are introduced in more detail, namely Public Affairs, the Dawn of Direct Democracy and Freedom and Direct Democracy (associated with Tomio Okamura) and Andrej Babiš’s ANO movement.Table of ContentsNew political parties in the countries of the Visegrad Group New political parties in the Czech Republic after 2010 Public Affairs: Populism against political dinosaurs and for economic interests Political party ANO: Technocratic politics or a turn towards illiberalism? Tomio Okamura’s Dawn of Direct Democracy and Freedom and Direct Democracy

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Book SynopsisThis study considers the multidimensional nature of the construction of the active civil society in the post-totalitarian reality of Central and Eastern Europe, covering the period of systemic transformations in the region in 1989 to the EU accession of 2004. The analysis was carried out using a multidisciplinary research perspective which incorporates historical, sociological, and legal insights, as well as those from political science. The volume illustrates the dynamic character of the process of constructing an active civil society process in a broader comparative perspective against the background of post-totalitarian societies, Germany and Italy, which underwent the process of democratic transformation in 1945 and went on to actively forge the European Community in the 1950s.Table of ContentsPost-totalitarian Societies in Western Europe Models of Systemic-Economic Transformation in Central and Eastern Europe Reconstruction of the Rule of Law Politics of Memory Shaping Active European Citizenship in Post-totalitarian Societies

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Book SynopsisThe book presents the subject of the Polish political system, which, not unlike many others, is subject to dynamic political and social change. The ever-modernizing Polish state seeks ways to improve its institutions and increase coordination of crucial policies. Poland also exhibits effects symptomatic of a crisis of liberal democracy, undermining the legacy of its democratic transformation. The authors of this volume answer questions on identity of Polish systemic solutions, the nature of change in constitutionalism and the modern political system of Poland, all in the light of Polish political tradition. Moreover, they analyze the roles of various state authorities, political leadership dilemmas, the legitimization of power, and the question of Polish membership in the EU.Table of ContentsPolish political system – Constitution of the Republic of Poland – Polish political leadership – government – president – Council of Ministers – legal authorities – public administration – Poland in the European Union – foreign policy – state security

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Book SynopsisThe book provides the main principles of Nation-State Building. It explores the applications of these principles to many states, including Poland, South-Africa, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Iraq. It also gives insight on the role of the US-led coalition in Iraq after the fall of Saddam’s Regime in 2003. It covers the fields Political System, Legislation and Judiciary System, New Constitution, and Security. The author employed additional research methods to provide a deep understanding of the political situation following the changes of regime, including interviews and surveys, namely in Iraq. Finally, the book provides a method of evaluating the success or failure of the Nation-Building process of other nations by using the main principal rules of Nation-Building theories.

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Book SynopsisThe presidency of Tsai Ing-wen coincided with momentous shifts in Taiwan's domestic and international affairs. On the back of a growing popular mandate, President Tsai sought to assert the autonomy and independence of Taiwan. These moves were mirrored by an increasing nationalization under the grip of Xi Jinping who asserted China’s right to “unify” the island by force if necessary. These dynamics have propelled Taiwan to the limelight of international attention. This book offers a timely, detailed, and much needed analysis of the multitude of internal and external factors that have impacted the domestic and international affairs of Taiwan. The thoughtful and convincing analyses would be appreciated by policy-makers, think-tankers, and scholars alike. Professor Emilian KavalskiTable of ContentsTaiwan – China – democracy diplomacy – foreign policy – Tsai Ing-wen – Xi Jinping – Indo-Pacific region – New Southbound Policy – One China – One Country – Two Systems – 1992 Consensus – Democratic Progressive Party – Kuomintang – Communist Party of China – Chinese Dream – Belt and Road – COVID-19

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Book SynopsisThe subject of the publication is the European Union's (EU) policy towards the countries of the Global South. The book focuses on the EU's external response to COVID-19 intentionally ignoring the topic of pandemic management in relation to Member States and the EU's single market. The publication aims to validate the hypothesis that the European Union has tapped into the pandemic to increase its role in international relations and influence the countries of the Global South. The goal of the publication was to highlight EU actions supporting Global South countries in combating the pandemic regionally dimension. Research methods characteristic of social studies were applied in the publication, including observation, source and statistical methods.Table of ContentsEuropean Union – foreign policy – international relations – Covid-19 pandemic – Covid-19 response – narrative battles – political science – COVAX – role of the EU on the world stage

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Book SynopsisThe monograph it attempts to identify the definitions of the past, present, and future used by Polish political elites in electoral discourse from 1989 to 2015. It aims not just to identify these definitions, but to compare and contrast them, and show how they evolved over this period. At all times, the dominant definitions were a resource of temporal consciousness for society. For this reason, they can be taken as a basis for scholarly "diagnosis." They can reveal key insights not only into social imaginations of the three dimensions of time, but into social change itself. Therefore, the fundamental aim of this work is to show how society developed its approach to the past, present, and future from 1989 to 2015.Table of ContentsKey words: social time – the past – the present – the future – politics – communism – post-communism – social change – transformation Part I THE PAST: DOMINANCE OF COMMUNISM Part II THE PRESENT: FROM TIME TOGETHER TO “HERE AND NOW” Part III THE FUTURE: TIME TO REMEDY THE PRESENT

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Book SynopsisThe book evaluates the importance of constitutional rules and property rights for the German economy in 1990–2015. It is an economic historical study embedded in institutional economics with main references to positive constitutional economics and the property rights theory. This interdisciplinary work adopts a theoretical-empirical dimension and a qualitative-quantitative approach. Formal institutions played a fundamental role in Germany’s post-reunification economic changes. They set the legal and institutional framework for the transition process of Eastern Germany and the unification, integration and convergence between the two parts of the country. Although the latter process was not completed, the effects of these formal rules were positive, especially for the former GDR.Table of Contents 1. Category of institution in selected disciplines 2. Opening balance. Two German economies towards reunification 3. Constitutional rules in the GDR and the FRG. Implementation of West German solutions 4. Relationship of the FRG Constitution to the German economy 5. The institution of property rights. Property regulations in the GDR and implementation of West German solutions 6. Regulations of property rights in Germany after reunification and their relationship to the economy

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Book SynopsisThe book analyses the diplomatic recognition of individual countries using the caseof divided nations, offering new insights into our understanding of the evolutionof the international system. Combining large-N quantitative analysis and in-depthcomparative study, it is rich in empirical and theoretical material.Table of ContentsIntroduction — Theoretical Review — Hypotheses — Quantitative Analysis — Comparative Study — General Conclusion — Abbreviations — Bibliography .

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Book SynopsisThis volume is a collection of papers written over the course of forty years. It examines political attitudes, patterns of political behavior, and institutional framework of transition to democracy in Poland. Its contents have been shaped by and provide commentary on the often-dramatic political developments in Poland: the emergence of the massive liberation movement “Solidarity” in 1980–81; the dissent against the communist regime in the 1980s; the struggles to pave the roads toward consolidated democracy in the 1990s; and the problems with adaptation to European liberal values in the 21st century that led to democratic backsliding. In conclusion, it presents the cultural and structural background of the cleavage between the proponents of open society and its enemies.Table of ContentsPart I Toward Democracy - Part II The Vicissitudes of Democracy: Institution Building - Part III The Vicissitudes of Democracy: Popular Attitudes - Part IV Democratic Backsliding

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Book Synopsis In modern political science, the phenomenon of political leadership is described and explained using diverse theoretical models, different analytical perspectives, or different research scales. Keeping in mind this theoretical and research pluralism, the author suggests applying an original integral explanatory strategy, which defines the relational leadership asymmetry between the leader and followers in terms of a dialectical subject–object relationship (co-determination); that is to say, in terms of a dynamic and complex political process in which the interdependencies and mutual influences of the leader and followers fall under analysis. In this sense, leadership is treated as a processual phenomenon in which the form, content, and shape of leadership depend not only on the talents, qualities, or abilities of the political leader, but also – and in a gradable manner – on the external environment and followers, their collective expectations, aspirations, goals, needs, etc.; or, speaking more broadly, the particular-political conditions in which the complex leadership mechanism takes place. Table of ContentsIntroduction – Chapter I: Integral Explanation in Political Science – Chapter II: The Systemic- Functional Level – Chapter III: The Consciousness Level – Chapter IV: The Emotional Level – References – List of Figures

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Book SynopsisThe main objective of this book - New Political Parties in the Party System of Poland is to analyse and investigate new political parties that were successful in the parliamentary elections of 2011, 2015 and 2019 in Poland, as well as to analyse the Polish and Czech party systems in a comparative manner. The entry of new groups into Parliament has led to significant changes in the Polish party system, sparking discussions about business parties, populism and the role of social media in election campaigns. The book includes the following political parties: Palikot Movement, Modern, Kukiz’15, Robert Biedroń’s Spring and Confederation.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a critical analysis of literature regarding nuclear policy and nuclear waste disposal while presenting major arguments in favor of retracing the regulative profile of concurrent diversification processes in the context of renewable energy policies. The book focuses on public knowledge transfers in governance, which allows for identification of emerging factors in regional and state regulations, along with institutional industrial energy planning. Moreover, Amato scrutinizes current patterns of governmental knowledge transitions to explain how nuclear power policy and nuclear waste disposal facilities are regionally assessed. All of this happens in the context of a progressive, regulative integration of scientific policy directions, local knowledge innovation, nuclear energy policy, and more.Table of ContentsKnowledge Transfers – Ecological modernization – Environmental cooperation – Public risk perceptions – Nuclear power industry – NWM Nuclear waste

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Book SynopsisThis book analyzes how the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, one of the most well-known actors within the humanitarian sector, has responded to the expanding humanitarian needs. The Movement of today not only cares for the wounded and the sick on the battlefields, but also responds to disasters triggered by natural and man-made hazard, engaging in a wide health and social program, as well as in rehabilitation and recovery efforts. Recent debate has forced the Movement to reflect on the scope of its current response. The analysis of the issues currently shaping the provision of humanitarian assistance is followed by a discussion of how they affect the Movement, its operational work in armed conflict, emergencies linked to natural hazards, as well as in times of peace. Table of Contents Evolving humanitarianism and the the work of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Accounting for the choices and decisions made by organisations The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: Structure, Functioning and Modus Operandi. Humanitarian assistance in contemporary international relations International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in Action: Departing from an Ideal-Typical Humanitarianism? Expanding humanitarianism from an operational perspective

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Book SynopsisPoland and Taiwan: two parts of the world distant from each other, differing culturally and socially, and yet facing kind of similar challenges in the late 1980s and early 1990s – characterised by the transition from an authoritarian political system to liberal democracy. This book seeks to present the process of democratisation of Poland and Taiwan from the point of view of shared perspectives. Invoking the classical literature of transitology, it is possible to explore similarities and differences between the democratisation of Poland and Taiwan among socioeconomic factors, fragmentation in society, political culture, meso- structures (e.g. political groups, social movements), political institutions, historical and national- identity aspects, and international influences. Table of ContentsThe process of democratization of Taiwan and Poland Historical and identity – related perspectives Social and economic perspectives Elites of power and opposition The role of student movements The geopolitics of democratization Changes in the political system Challenges of the political transition

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Book SynopsisThe book is a collection of studies on the war in Ukraine. The considerations focus on different contexts of the first phase of the armed conflict. The authors try to answer questions about the motives and results of Russian disinformation and blaming Ukraine, the US and NATO for the invasion, as well as of the position of third countries towards the Russian aggression. One of the issues addressed is sexual violence in wartime and the image of women in armed conflict. The authors also analyze the aid provided by certain nations and Ukrainian national minorities in selected countries. Some chapters also examined public opinions on various war-related issues. Such a broad approach provides multidimensional view of the war while complementing earlier images of the conflict in Ukraine.Table of ContentsWar in Ukraine, NATO, USA, Russia, Kremlin, refugees, V4 leaders, national minorities, Russian invasion of Ukraine, fake news, sexual violence

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Book SynopsisThe monograph explores the heritage of Central and Eastern Europe, which is particularly important nowadays in the era of globalization, on the one hand, and nationalism, on the other, and the war on the third hand. It can indicate ways to "face" the challenges Europe is currently facing. The research on the heritage issue aims to foster a greater understanding of the various mechanisms of today’s social and political decision-making. This publication is the result of the work of a team of scholars whose research explores the subject of the heritage and who represent countries and cultures belonging to the region. This is, therefore, research done from within according to the Latin principle: "Nihil novi nisi commune consensu" (Nothing new without the common consent). The publication allows defining terms and shows the distinctive features of the culture and value system characteristic of Central and Eastern Europe. It deals with issues related to the commemoration of the region’s heritage and the issue of what is excluded from the heritage, what is forgotten, and what is overlooked.Table of ContentsIntroduction - Heritage and Identity of Central and Eastern Europe – definition and identification attempt - Eastern Europe as a Community of Values - Liberty of Republic as Central European Inheritance? The Political Debates over True Freedom in the Polish- Lithuanian Commonwealth - Performing the Victory and ‘Liberation’ –Soviet War Memorials in the Capitals of Central and Eastern Europe - Among Homo Sovieticus, “Jammerossi” and Counter- Cosmopolitan: Transformations in East German Ostalgia - Lost & Found – The Case of Adopted Post- Industrial German Heritage in the Post- War Poland. Towards New Cultural Functions and Social Participation - “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past” Historical Narrative and Nation Building in Hungary - Between Resistance and State Violence: The Co- Belonging and Non-Exclusivity of the Pomak Heritage - The Republic of Tarnobrzeg– heritage non grata - The Central European Legacy of the House of Liechtenstein - The “Easternisation” of History and Memory

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Book SynopsisConsidered by many the most talented continuator of the Nashville Agrarians, Melvin E. Bradford occupies a special place in the history of modern Southern conservatism. Bradford challenged established views of the founding, nature, and political tradition of the American Union and, most controversially, the "myth" of Abraham Lincoln. His writings substantially expanded the cultural and intellectual vision of the Agrarians by adding a new political dimension, and provided vitality and intellectual weight to the Southern conservative tradition. Bradford’s scholarship can significantly contribute to a more multifaceted and nuanced understanding of American history, tradition, and identity. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of Bradford’s political thought.Table of ContentsThe Southern Tradition - The Trouble with Lincoln - Original Intentions

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Book SynopsisThe Maastricht Treaty remains a crossroad in the history of European integration. Since its ratification, policy areas at the core of the national sovereignties have been included in the Brussels agenda, the power balance between the European institutions has started to mutate, and the European Union affairs have progressively become a controversial issue in the public debate. The goal of the book is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the politicization of European affairs. The final aim is to assess the institutional and socio-political impact of EU politicization, detecting how the European elites could exploit the saliency gained by European affairs to enhance the legitimacy and effectiveness of the European institutions.Table of ContentsThe politicized post-Maastricht era. The EU in the spotlight: the politicization of the European governance. The causes of politicization: a top-down and bottom-up assessment. The consequences of the politicization of European affairs. Power and legitimacy in the politicized European Union. A vision for the politicized European Union.

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Book SynopsisThis publication responds to the need for providing fresh insights into the new international order, the Russian Federation’s aggressive war against Ukraine, the protection of people and borders, armaments, and finally, the threats caused by digitalisation, artificial intelligence and cyberspace. It is also a reflection of the achievements made in the field of security studies by the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw – Poland’s leading academic centre. Three departments in the Faculty actively pursue this area of research: the Department of Internal Security, the Department of Strategic Studies and International Security and the Department of Information Technologies.Table of ContentsThe Issues of Security as a Research Subject Within Social Sciences - Security Policy in the Era of Information, Digitalisation, and Artificial Intelligence - The Twilight of the Liberal Order versus International Security - Unmanned and Autonomous Weapons and the Functioning of Alliances: Mapping a Research Field Based on the Example of the NATO - The Russian Vision of the World: Was the West Aware of the Threat? - The Defence Industry and National Security: The Identification of Challenges Based on the Case of Poland - Public Administration Cooperation for the Preservation of Public Order and Security in Polish Border Areas – the Current Situation with a Proposal of a Model Solution - The Private Security Sector in Poland and State Security in Risk Situations - Big Data in Social Science Research - A Sentiment Analysis Concerning the Perception of Poland in Russian Media in the Context of the Migration Crisis at the Polish- Belarusian Border - Cybersecurity – Challenges for the Future - Poles and Cyberthreats: Attitudes, Fear, Victimisation, Countermeasures.An Empirical Study

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Book SynopsisInsider espionage has destabilized governments, jeopardized national security and critical infrastructures, diminished the economic strength of nations, and cost lives. Deterrence and detection the two methods most used to combat this threat often prove ineffective.

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Book SynopsisVolatility is one of the most characteristic features of contemporary security.The level of threats increases or decreases, completely new phenomena appearand quickly disturb the global balance and threaten the durability of securitysystems. This dynamic nature of security verifies both the state and process, aswell as their understanding by researchers.The monograph refers to key aspects of the contemporary understanding ofsecurity, in its military, political, social, and informational context, as wellas other dimensions. It presents and analyzes the identification criteria anddeterminants of security and characterizes the nature of contemporary threatsand the dynamics of their changes. Armed conflicts, terrorism, migration,digital threats, loss of national identity, and populist use of security categoriesto justify the use of extraordinary measures to combat threats are among theselected areas discussed by the authors. The monograph also raises the issuesof cooperation for security, its management and education for security as a keyactivity to ensure it.

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Book SynopsisThe book examines the electoral processes that took place at the regional level in the Slovak Republic between 2001 and 2022. It focuses on the elections to the Regional Assemblies and elections of Župans, which reflect the legislative conditions for holding elections in the regions, the structure of regional self-government, and the course of regional elections. The book highlights the main electoral cleavages that emerged from the results of the most recent regional elections in 2022. These are 1. Slovak politics vs. Hungarian minority, 2. Party vs. independent deputies, and 3. Political and geographical fragmentation on the regional level.

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Book SynopsisDas Handbuch Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft stellt - erstmals im deutschsprachigen Raum - Beträge zu den wichtigsten Aspekten der Vergleichenden Politikwissenschaft zusammen. Neben der Darstellung der zentralen Begriffe und Kategorien sowie konzeptionellen und methodischen Ausführungen bietet der Band zudem Übersichten über die relevanten komparativen Forschungen und Forschungsergebnisse in den jeweiligen Bereichen. Mit über sechzig Beträgen wird ein umfassender Überblick zur Entwicklung und aktuellen Situation dieser Teildisziplin gegeben.Table of ContentsHistorische Entwicklungen des Faches.- Methodische Grundlagen und Verfahren: Vergleichsdesigns und komparative Auswertungsverfahren.- Theorien und Konzepte: Systemwandel, Regime, Regierungssysteme, Governance, Institutionen, Gender, Entwicklung, Theorien.- Polities: Staat und Staatsstruktur, Rechtsstaat, Verwaltung u.a.- Politics: Parteien, Wahlen und Partizipation (direkte Demokratie), Parlamente, Verbände und Zivilgesellschaft, politische Kultur, Wertewandel, öffentliche Kommunikation/neue Medien).- Policies: Sozialstaat, Umwelt, Bildung, Steuern, Finanzen, Migration, Militär, Wirtschaftspolitik.- Globalisierung Regionalisierung. Mit Beiträgen von: Kai Arzheimer, Timm Beichelt, Andreas Blätte, Helmut Breitmeier, Matthijs Bogaards, Stephan Bröchler, Aurel Croissant, Jan van Deth, Frank Decker, Tobias Debiel und Andrea Gawrich, Nico Dose, Markus Freitag und Till Heinsohn Franziska Deutsch, Gero Erdmann, Georg Fuchs, Steffen Ganghof, Brigitte Geißel, Philipp Genschel, Manuela Glaab, Sebastian Harnisch, Christof Hartmann, Ludger Helms, Detlef Jahn, Anja Jetschke, Steffen Kailitz, Norbert Kersting, Ralf Kleinfeld, Sascha Kneip, Marianne Kneuer, Michele Knodt und Michael Stoiber, Karl-Rudolf Korte, Sabine Kuhlmann, Hans-Joachim Lauth, Sabine Kropp, Daniel Lambach, Antonius Liedhegener, Astrid Lorenz, Frank Marcinkowski und Klaus Kamps, Stefan Marschall, Andreas Mehler, Wolfgang Muno, Wolfgang Merkel, Ferdinand Müller-Rommel und Florian Grotz, Rita Nicolai und Kerstin Rothe, Birgit Oldopp, Gert Pickel, Susanne Pickel, Ulrich Rosar, Friedbert Rüb, Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Josef Schmid und Daniel Buhr, Manfred G. Schmidt, Peter Thiery, Claudius Wagemann, Uwe Wagschal, Christian Welzel, Claudia Wiesner, Taylan Yildiz, Reimut Zohlnhöfer.​

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Book SynopsisCorruption is usually understood as hampering political development, economic growth and democratic participation of citizens, but comparing the effects of corruption for different political regimes presents astonishingly complex findings. The ongoing persistence of corruption underlines that it is not only dysfunctional, but can be highly functional as well. This special issue brings together contributions from comparative politics, political science and economics which precisely focus on these (dys) functionalities of corruption in political regimes across various world regions. The question of methodological pluralism is especially important for studying corruption comparatively. While on an international level a trend towards an increased use of quantitative methods in political science as well as in economics can be observed, the special issue underlines the importance of having a pluralistic approach for grasping the complex and multi-layered effects of the phenomenon. Of similar importance is the adoption of a comparative perspective that includes different world regions in order to understand the different roles of corruption in developing, transforming and developed countries alike.Dr. Tobias Debiel is Director of the Centre for Global Cooperation Research and of the Institute for Development and Peace (INEF). Since 2006, he is also Professor in International Relations and Development Policy, Institute of Political Science, University of Duisburg-Essen.Dr. Andrea Gawrich is Professor for International Integration at the University of Gießen.

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Book SynopsisDie Hoffnung, dass die Globalisierung und Demokratisierung der osteuropäischen Staaten in Europa zu einer Verringerung kultureller Unterschiede und der damit verbundenen Probleme führt, hat sich bislang nicht bewahrheitet. Im Gegenteil: Sowohl nationale Minderheiten als auch Einwandererminderheiten befinden sich nach wie vor in einem Dilemma zwischen Selbstbestimmung und Integration. Der Band umfasst vier Themenbereiche: Im ersten Teil sollen theoretische Aspekte der Multikulturalismusdebatte aufgezeigt werden, um anschließend im zweiten Teil allgemeine Migrations- und Integrationsaspekte von Einwandererminderheiten zu veranschaulichen. Im dritten und vierten Teil illustrieren einige Minderheitenbeispiele in Ost- und Westeuropa die Problematik ausschnitthaft und ermöglichen verschiedene Perspektiven auf die Auseinandersetzung zwischen Integration und Selbstbestimmung.Table of ContentsTheoretische Aspekte der Multikulturalismusdebatte.- Migrations- und Integrationsaspekte von Einwandererminderheiten.- Einwandererminderheiten und nationale Minderheiten in Westeuropa.- Einwandererminderheiten und nationale Minderheiten in Osteuropa.

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Book SynopsisDieser Band zieht eine politikwissenschaftliche Bilanz der zweiten Amtszeit von Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel. In den Beiträgen ausgewiesener Experten werden die Rahmenbedingungen des Regierens zwischen 2009 und 2013 analysiert, so etwa die strategische Positionierung von Regierungs- und Oppositionsparteien, die Rolle des Bundesrates, das Koalitionsmanagement oder der Einfluss von Verbänden. Im zweiten Teil werden die wichtigsten Entscheidungen der christlich-liberalen Koalition analysiert, erklärt und bewertet. Besonderes Augenmerk widmet der Band der Eurokrise und der deutschen Reaktion auf diese Herausforderung, aber auch alle anderen relevanten Politikfelder werden unter die Lupe genommen. Die betrachteten Politikfelder reichen von der Außen- bis zur Finanzpolitik, von der Sozial- bis zur Umweltpolitik. Dabei wird die Frage beantwortet, wo die Regierung weitreichende Reformen durchsetzte und wo Stillstand vorherrschte und mit welchen Einflussfaktoren beides zu erklären ist. Trade Review“… eine beeindruckende Analyse hinsichtlich der Parteien und Wählerforschung (I.) sowie der Policy Forschung (II.). ... ein Muss für Politikwissenschaftler, die die Verbindung von Theorie und Praxis schätzen.” (Christian Heuser, in: Portal für Politikwissenschaft, pw-portal.de, 16. April 2015)Table of ContentsEinleitung.- Bundestagswahl.- Wahlrecht.- CDU.- CSU.- FDP.- Parteienwettbewerb.- Politische Führung.- Koalitionsmanagement.- Verbände.- Die Reform des Föderalismus.- Verfassungsgericht.- Bundespräsident.- Finanzpolitik.- Schuldenkrise.- Arbeitsmarkt- und Beschäftigungspolitik.- Sozialpolitik.- Gesundheit.- Familienpolitik.- Bildungspolitik.- Innen- und Rechtspolitik.- Umweltpolitik.- Außenpolitik.- Europapolitik.- Verteidigung/Reform der Bundeswehr.- Fazit.​

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Book SynopsisBy studying the influence of the two main external actors in post-Soviet space, the EU and Russia, this study contributes to the increasing body of literature that studies the causes of democratic recession and authoritarian backlash in post-Soviet states and the role of regional actors in these processes. Empirically, the study finds the EU to be both a democracy-promoting and democracy-hindering actor in post-Soviet states. Russia’s impact, on the other hand, is far more negative than the literature on democratization and autocracy promotion typically suggests. It negatively affects both the quality of democracy of post-Soviet states and limits the EU's options for promoting democracy in its neighborhood.Table of ContentsRegime outcomes and degree of democracy in the post-Soviet states.- Domestic prerequisites for democratization.- Russia, EU and their vulnerable neighbors: Measuring the external leverage in the post-Soviet states.- Between neighborhood and colony: European and Russian strategies in the post-Soviet space.- Direct external influence: Elections in the post-Soviet states.

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Book SynopsisCognitive-strategic capabilities of a country are decisive for overcoming the strong path dependence in climate-related policies and to achieve ecological and economic modernization. This is the result of a unique comparison approach focusing on four highly intertwined policy areas (Automobiles, Nuclear Energy, Renewables and Rare Earth) in Japan and Germany. Both countries have in principle sufficient economic, technological and institutional capacities for an ecological transformation, but they are lacking an integrated policy strategy to mobilize and organize the existing capacities in favor of structural changes. The focused four policy areas are analyzed in depth and compared by experts from political science. Table of ContentsEcological Modernization.- Environmental Capacity Building.- Path Dependence.- Nuclear Energy.- Renewables.- Rare Earth.- Automobile Policy.- Environmental Policy in Japan and Germany.

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Book SynopsisDer Band präsentiert aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse des Zentrums für Rechtsextremismusforschung, Demokratiebildung und gesellschaftliche Integration (KomRex) der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena. Im ersten Teil werden neben Analysen zum Thema Rechtsextremismus und Radikalisierung aktuelle Befunde der politischen Einstellungsforschung vorgestellt, die u. a. auf Daten des jährlich durchgeführten Thüringen-Monitors basieren. Der zweite Teil fragt nach Grundlagen für eine zeitgemäße Demokratiepädagogik und Extremismusprävention sowie nach den Voraussetzungen für eine erfolgreiche Integration von Migrant*innen.Table of ContentsRechtsextremismus und politische Einstellungsforschung.- Demokratiebildung, Prävention und gesellschaftliche Integration.

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Book SynopsisHandlungs- und Entscheidungstheorien gelten als erfolgversprechende Ansätze zur Erklärung sozialen und politischen Handelns. Handeln wird dabei als das Ergebnis eines Prozesses gesehen, bei dem Akteure aus verschiedenen verfügbaren Handlungsalternativen diejenige auswählen, die bei gegebenen Rahmenbedingungen und erwarteten Handlungen anderer Akteure ihre Ziele am besten zu verwirklichen verspricht. Band 12 des Jahrbuchs vereint innovative Beiträge zur Handlungs- und Entscheidungstheorie, die sich mit der gesamten Breite des Feldes befassen.Table of ContentsAktuelle theoretische Entwicklungen in der Sozial- und Politikwissenschaft.- Innovative methodische Ansätze der Erklärung politischer Entscheidungsprozesse.- Aktuelle Befunde aus dem Bereich „Computational Social Science“.

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