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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Gender and Choice after Socialism
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Language Attitudes and Minority Rights: The Case of Catalan in France
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The World Community and the Arab Spring
Book SynopsisThis edited volume offers an understanding of how the international community, as a collection of significant actors including major states and intergovernmental institutions, has responded to the important political and social development of the Arab Spring. Contributors analyze the response by international organizations (UN, EU, NATO), big powers (US, Russia, China, UK), regional powers (Turkey, Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia) and small powers (Kuwait, Qatar). The book thus makes a sound contribution to the existing literature on the Arab Spring in form of foreign policy analysis and provides an overview of the current shape and outlook of global politics.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Maintaining Relevance between Study of International Society and Arab SpringCenap Çakmak and Ali Onur Özçelik2. The United Nations and the Arab SpringCenap Çakmak3. A Litmus Test for Europe: EU Mediterranean Politics after the Arab SpringAli Onur Özçelik 4. The Arab Spring and Unconstitutional Changes of Government in AfricaMüge Dalar5. Cultural Heritage and the Arab Spring: A Review of (Inter)national responses towards Safeguarding Heritage under FireNour A. Munawar 6. How the Gulf Cooperation Council Responded to Arab SpringGülşah Neslihan Akkaya7. The United States and Arab Spring: A Mixed Approach of Cautious Optimism and Indifference Cenap Çakmak8. Russia and the Arab Spring: A Counter-Revolutionary Power in the MENA RegionVanda Amaro Dias and Maria Raquel Freire9. Six Years after the Arab Spring: China Foreign Policy in the Middle East-North Africa Mordechai Chaziza 10. French Foreign Policy in Libya and Syria (2003-17): Strategic Adaptability in Quickly Changing EnvironmentsJulien Theron11. The Arab Spring and Response from IndiaMd. Abdul Gaffar12. Turkey and the Arab SpringYoko Nakamura13. Iran’s Unscrupulous Role in Arab Spring: A March Back to Authoritarianism?Shams uz Zaman 14. An Israeli Perspective on the Popular Uprisings in the Arab Middle EastYusri Hazran15. The Arab Spring and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG): Analogies to the Arab State Crisis?Jason E. Strakes16. Defending the Heartland: Saudi Arabian Response to the Arab SpringJames Bowden 17. Foreign Policy by Stealth: Kuwait and the Arab SpringJames Bowden 18. The UAE and the Arab Spring: Rethinking Foreign PolicyWilliam Guéraiche19. ConclusionCenap Çakmak and Ali Onur Özçelik
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Independent Television Production in the UK: From Cottage Industry to Big Business
Book SynopsisThis book is the first authoritative account of the UK’s independent television production sector, following the creation of Channel 4 in 1982. It examines the rise of a global industry, increasingly interconnected through format development, distribution, ancillary sales and rights. Drawing on case studies, interviews and policy analysis; the author considers the cultural politics behind the growth of the ‘indies’, the labour conditions for workers in this sector, and some of the key television programmes that have been created within it. Filling an important gap in our understanding, this book constitutes a comprehensive account of this vital cultural industry for students, academics and researchers working in the areas of the cultural and creative industries, media and cultural policy and television studies. Table of Contents1. Chapter 1: Introduction: Situating Independent Television in the cultural economy.- 2. Part I: Independent transformations. The politics of independence: Contextualising independent television production in the UK - Chapter 2. The creation of the independent sector in the UK.- 3. Chapter 3. Creative Industries policy and the rise of the ‘mega-indies’; Independent television production in the age of New Labour.- 4. Part II: Working in independent television - Chapter 4: Creative labour and social change.- 5. Chapter 5 Working in the Indies: Precarity, value and burnout.- 6. Chapter 6 Networks, social capital and the burden of performativity.- 7. Part III: Cultural Value - Chapter 7 Independent Creativity.- 8. Chapter 8: Commercialisation, consolidation and cultural value: The restructuring of the British independent television industry, and the implications for production.- 9. Chapter 9. Conclusion: towards a moral economy of independent television production.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Spain After the Indignados/15M Movement: The 99% Speaks Out
Book SynopsisSpain After the Indignados/15M Movement explores how the aftershocks of the 2007 Great Recession restructured Spain’s political sphere and political imaginary. It brings together a representative sample of Spain’s leading progressive voices, including two of the five founding members of the Podemos party. The essays herein explore the areas of economics, politics, ecology, social change, media, and cultural politics in order to present a broad, critical account of contemporary Spain, with a special emphasis on emerging forms of sociopolitical contestation, self-organizing, democratic participation, and radical politics. The edited volume argues that Spanish cultural studies—which originally gravitated toward celebratory accounts of capitalist modernization, the cultural Movida and the advent of a postmodern Spain—must continue to build a new cultural politics that not only challenges the accepted narrative of the Spanish Transition to democracy, but that is committed to confronting the civilizatory challenges currently faced.Table of ContentsPart I. A New Cultural Politics for Spain1. Introduction: A New Cultural Politics for Spain; Óscar Pereira-Zazo and Steven L. TorresPart II. Political Crisis2. 15-M and Indignant Democracy: Legitimation Problems within Neoliberal Capitalism; Juan Carlos Monedero3. ‘Populism’ as the Task of Constructing a People for Change; Luis Alegre Zahonero4. Podemos in Spain: Limits and Possibilities for Change; Santiago Alba RicoPart III. Economic Failure5. Speculation and Corruption in the DNA of the Spanish Economy; José Manuel Naredo6. The 15-M and the Financialization of Spanish Society; Armando Fernández-Steinko7. Basic Income: A Rational Proposal Guaranteeing the Material Existence of the Population; Daniel Raventós and Julie WarkPart IV. Environmental Crossroads8. Feminism and Environmentalism in Dialogue with the 15-M and the New Political Cycle in Spain; Yayo Herrero9. The Podemos Phenomenon and the Crisis of Civilization; Emilio Santiago-Muiño10. Toward a Postindustrial Left in Spain: Political Parties and Social Movements Facing the Collapse of Civilization; Manuel Casal-LodeiroPart V. Media Control11. Media Control and Emancipation: The Public Sphere in Post-15-M Spain; Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín12. The Press is Dead… Long Live the Press; Pascual Serrano13. Breaking the Walls of the Palace. The 15-M Facing the Mass Media and the Culture Industry; César Rendueles and Jorge SolaPart VI. Social Mobilization14. From the Politicization of Life to the New Politics; Marina Garcés15. Post-15-M Grassroots Interventions in and for Public Space—Resurgence in Everyday Forms of Control and Resistance; Megan Saltzman16. PAH; Jordi Mir-GarciaPart VII. Culture in Transition17. Cultura a la Contra: Toward Alternatives to the Civilizational and Ecological Crisis; Palmar Álvarez-Blanco18. Reasons to Celebrate; Alberto San Juan19. Ending the Culture of Fear Once and for All: Notes on NegraBlanca and Other Forms of Post-15-M Empowerment; Luis Moreno-Caballud and Helena de Llanos20. Broken Authorities; Belén Gopegui21. A Specter Is Haunting the Recent Spanish Novel; David Becerra-Mayor
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG British Think Tanks After the 2008 Global Financial Crisis
Book SynopsisThis book examines the intellectual and institutional transformations of four British think tanks in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis. In the context of a crisis of expert authority, González Hernando demonstrates how these organisations modified their mode of public engagement to be seen as authoritative as possible by an ever more mistrustful public. British Think Tanks After the 2008 Global Financial Crisis connects sociological thinking on knowledge with research on policy change and the economic debate, through careful analysis of interviews, public accounts, and the ‘products’ of think tanks themselves. González Hernando argues that demands for knowledge and advice that arose after the crisis energised the work of all four think tanks while also exposing internal tensions, affecting their sources of funding, transforming their institutional structure, and shaping how they engage with their audiences. It will appeal to students and scholars of sociology of knowledge, political sociology, policy studies, economic history, communication, political economy, organisational sociology, and British politics Table of Contents1. Thinking Under Pressure: Think Tanks and Policy Advice After 2008.- 2. How Thinking Takes Place in Think Tanks.- 3. The New Economics Foundation: Crisis as a Missed Opportunity.- 4. The Adam Smith Institute: The Free Market's Praetorian Guard.- 5. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research: The Shifting Fortunes of Expert Arbiters.- 6. Policy Exchange: The Pros and Cons of Political Centrality.- 7. Conclusions: Intervening on Shifting Sands.- Afterword: For a Comparative Sociology of Intellectual Change.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The African National Congress and Participatory Democracy: From People's Power to Public Policy
Book SynopsisThis book examines the development of democratic thought in the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa, with a focus on the movement’s ideas about participatory democracy. It makes particular reference to two key periods: the 1980s ‘people’s power’ movement and the subsequent years of policy formulation from 1990 when the ANC began to design and implement a system of participatory democracy alongside a representative government. Through the examination of historic documents and in-depth interviews with former ANC activists, government officials and those involved in policy development, the author explores the inspiration for the party’s commitment to establishing participatory democracy. The book combines democratic theory and political and intellectual history to look at the role of popular participation as part of a broader trajectory of the ANC’s democratic thought. It critically engages with concepts used in the party’s participatory discourse with a view to deepening our understanding of how ideas have shaped the construction of South Africa’s democracy.Table of Contents1. Introduction: A Battle of Ideas1.1. The Intertwining of Movement and Democracy1.2. South Africa’s Landscape of Participatory Traditions1.3. Approaching the Study of Ideas1.4. The Role of Theory in Shaping Democracy1.5. Currents of Participation and their Intellectual Origins1.6. The ANC’s Theory of Participatory Democracy2. Participation in the History of ANC Democratic Thought2.1. From Conservative Liberalism to African Nationalism2.2. Participation through Mass Movement Politics 2.3. Revolutionary Theory and the Popular Role2.4. Conclusion3. Discourses of ‘People’s Power’3.1. The Context for a Popular Movement3.2. Themes and Ideas in the Conception of ‘People’s Power’3.3. Ideologues and Influences 3.4. Implications for Participatory Democracy 3.5. Conclusion4. The People Shall Govern: The Codification of Ideas4.1 Participation and Constitutionalism4.2. Participation and the Local4.3. Conclusion5. Post-1994 Policy and Movement Discourse5.1. Participatory Policy in New Local Government5.2 Participation in Movement Discourse5.3. Conceptual Tensions and Parallels5.4 Conclusion6. Conclusion: The Power of Ideas6.1. Vanguardism and Democracy
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Political Participation in Iran from Khatami to
Book SynopsisThis book examines the unintended consequences of top-down reforms in Iran, analysing how the Iranian reformist governments (1997–2005) sought to utilise gradual reforms to control independent activism, and how citizens responded to such a disciplinary action. While the governments successfully ‘set the field’ of permitted political participation, part of the civil society that took shape was unexpectedly independent. Despite being a minority, independent activists were not marginal: without them, in fact, the Green Movement of 2009 would not have taken shape. Building on in-depth empirical analysis, the author explains how autonomous activism forms and survives in a semi-authoritarian country. The book contributes to the debate about the implications of elite-led reforms for social reproduction, offering an innovative interpretation and an original analysis of social movements from a political science perspective.Table of ContentsChapter 1 - Reformism and political participation in Iran Chapter 2 - Political participation in context: Reformism and elite factionalism after the Iran-Iraq war Chapter 3 - Reformism as a governmental project: The ‘reform discourse’ and political participationChapter 4 - Civil society: Crafting consensus from above, appropriating reformism from belowChapter 5 - The formation of residual counterpower and autonomous subjectivity during and after the reform eraChapter 6 - Cycles of hope, eslahat, and the state
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The French Centre Right and the Challenges of a
Book SynopsisThis book argues that the defeat of the main French Centre Right party in the 2017 presidential and legislative elections, and its subsequent disintegration, were the result of a failure to respond effectively to the challenges posed by a continuing realignment of the party system. By the start of the Hollande presidency, many sections of the electorate had lost faith in the traditional parties of government and the ideologies which they represented and were adopting a more individualist approach to politics. The Left/Right divide, which had determined relations between parties since the creation of the Fifth Republic in 1958, gave way to a new arrangement, based on three axes – identity, liberal economics and Europe. These policy areas would provoke major differences of opinion among supporters of the Centre Right, and lead a significant number of them to abandon Les Républicains, which was a major factor in the election of Emmanuel Macron.Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1: A changing French society and the rise and fall of consensus (c.1981-2012)Chapter 2: Parties, party systems and the electorateChapter 3: Axis 1: Identity: Division within the French Centre Right during the Hollande Presidency: the case of cultural insecurity.Chapter 4: Axis 2: Economic Liberalism: The Centre Right and the challenges of economic reformChapter 5: Axis 3: Europe: Europe and the realignment of the French Party SystemChapter 6: In search of a leader: The Centre Right and its leadership crisis, 2012-2017Conclusion
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Political Participation on Social Media: The
Book SynopsisThis book explores people’s lived experience of discussing politics online. Based on original research involving in-depth conversations with 85 participants around the UK, it asks people about their own understanding of their online engagement, focusing on major UK political events and related debates –the Scottish Independence Referendum, the EU Referendum and the UK Labour Party leadership contests. It shows how people’s experiences are varied and influenced by many factors, but with a focus on personal feelings, needs and concerns as much as wider political ones. Participants struggle with self-awareness and understanding the motives and actions of others, which has an impact on their behaviour and perceived efficacy. They can have profound emotional responses owing to the constraints of using social media but still value it as a medium for political learning and self-expression. Communication effects in this environment are complex and unpredictable – there is much ‘crosstalk’. Social media itself is proving to be an unprecedented learning environment, where people begin to better understand their own behaviour and that of others and adapt over time.Trade Review“The greatest contribution of Political Participation on Social Media: The Lived Experience of Online Debate is that it provides a clear interdisciplinary context for future scholarship on the many human factors that affect political participation. It is a highly recommended resource with several implications in an academic and political context in politics, communication, media, psychology, and journalism disciplines and professions alike.” (Jade Larson, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Vol. 100 (2), 2023)Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The internet, social media, and politics Chapter 3 Human factorsChapter 4 BehaviourChapter 5 Belief, identity, and the presentation of selfChapter 6 Crosstalk: Emotion and misunderstanding in online debate Chapter 7 Self-understanding of participationChapter 8 Perceptions of efficacyChapter 9 Experience of major UK debatesChapter 10 Into the labyrinth: Media through a social media lensChapter 11 Conclusion
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG China and Global Governance: A New Leader?
Book SynopsisThis book proposes a new concept of “International Leadership with Chinese Characteristics” (ILCC) to interpret China’s role in global governance. The author illustrates how the concept of ILCC is built on the basis of the discussion of Chinese political culture and Chinese worldview of international relations and develops a four-step interpretive process as a guidance for conducting the empirical analysis of the ILCC. The book also shows how Chinese elites conceptually construct and practically implement the ILCC in four case studies – G20, BRICS, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)Table of ContentsCh 1: China's Rise and the Existing World OrderCh 2: The Sources of Chinese Worldview and Their Impact on Chinese Understanding of Contemporary IRCh 3: International Leadership with Chinese Characteristics (ILCC): An Approach to Understanding China's Role in IRCh 4: ILCC in the G20Ch 5: ILCC in the BRICSCh 6: ILCC in the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) Ch 7: ILCC in the BRI (Belt and Road Initiative)Ch 8: Conclusion
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Terror and the Dynamism of Islamophobia in 21st
Book SynopsisThis book provides powerful insights into the dynamics, nature, and experiences of the terrors of counter-terrorism measures in the UK. Abbas links her analysis to wider concerns of nation construction and belonging; racial profiling and policing; the state of exception and pre-emptive counter-terrorism measures; community-based counter-terrorism measures; and restrictions to political engagement, freedom of speech and hate speech. What makes this work distinct is its advancement of an original framework - the Concentrationary Gothic - to delineate the racialised mechanisms of terror involved in the governance of Muslim populations in the ‘war on terror’ context. The book illuminates the various ways in which Muslims in Britain experience terror through racialised surveillance and policing strategies operating at state, group (inter- and intra-), and individual levels in diverse contexts such as the street, workplace, public transport and the home. Abbas situates these experiences within wider racial politics and theory, drawing connections to anti-Semitism, anti-blackness, anti-Irishness and whiteness, to provide a complex mapping of the ways in which racial terror has operated in both historical and contemporary contexts of colonialism, slavery, and the camp, and offering a unique point of analysis through the use of Gothic tropes of haunting, monstrosity and abjection. This vital work will be of interest to students and scholars across sociology, criminology, anthropology, terrorism studies, Islamic studies, and critical Muslim studies, researching race and racialisation, security, immigration, nationhood and citizenship.Table of Contents1. Introduction: The Emergence of the Concentrationary Gothic Environment.- 2. Nation Construction and Affective (Un)Belongings.- 3. The Gothic Technology of the Monstrous Muslim.- 4. (In)Securitisation of Everyday Spaces: State of Exception, Spaces of Terror.- 5. Fracturing Muslim Relations: Producing ‘Internal Suspect Bodies’.- 6. The Terror of Voice(lessness): Restrictions to Freedom of Speech and Political Engagement within a Culture of Fear.- 7. The Promise of the Concentrationary Gothic: Advancing a New Visual Schema.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Palgrave Handbook of Populism
Book SynopsisThis handbook assesses the phenomenon of populism—a concept frequently belabored, but often misunderstood in politics. Rising populism presents one of the great challenges for liberal democracies, but despite the large body of research, the larger picture remains elusive. This volume seeks to understand the causes and workings of modern-day populism, and plumb the depths of the fears and frustrations of people who have forsaken established parties. Although the main focus of this volume is political science, there are more disciplines represented in order to get a whole picture of the debate. It is comprised of strong empirical and theoretical papers that also bear social relevance.Table of ContentsPart I Populism : Introduction to & some Reflections on the Concept.- Chapter 1: The New Age of Populism – Reapproaching a Diffuse Concept.- Part II : Theoretical Critique.- Chapter 2: The Past and Present of Populism.- Chapter 3: Populism is Hegemony is Politics? Ernesto Laclau’s Theory of Populism.- Chapter 4: An Antipodean Populism? Winston Peters, New Zealand First, and the Problems of Misclassification.- Chapter 5: A Critique of Left-Wing Populism – Critical Materialist and Social-Psychological Perspectives.- Part III: The Political Psychology of Populism & its Affective Underpinnings.- Chapter 6: The Psychology of Populism.- Chapter 7: The Affective Underpinnings of Right-Wing Populist Party Support.- Chapter 8: From Specific Worries to Generalized Anger – The Emotional Dynamics of Right-Wing Populist Party Support.- Part IV: Authoritarian Populism & Fascism.- Chapter 9: Fascism and Populism.- Chapter 10: Populism and Authoritarianism.- Chapter 11: Authoritarian Populism and Collective Memory Manipulation.- Chapter 12: The (almost) Forgotten Elitist Sources of Right-Wing Populism.- Part V: Economic Populism, Inequality & Crises.- Chapter 13: Populism and the Economics of Antitrust.- Chapter 14: The Red Herring of ‘Economic Populism’.- Chapter 15: Populist Mobilization in the United States: Adding Political Economy to Cultural Explanations.- Part VI: Populism & Gender.- Chapter 16: Right-Wing Populism and Gender.- Chapter 17: The Gendered Politics of Right-Wing Populism and Intersectional Feminist Contestations”.- Chapter 18: Popular Sovereignty and (Non)Recognition in Venezuela: On the Coming into Political Being of El Pueblo.- Part VII: New Populisms and Cleavages.- Chapter 19: Environmental Populism.- Chapter 20: Medical populism.- Chapter 21: Global Populism.- Chapter 22: Populism and the Cosmopolitan-Communitarian Divide.- Chapter 23: (Populism and) the Recasting of the Ideological Landscape of Liberal Democracies.- Part VIII: Populism Discourses.- Chapter 24: The Political Language of Islamic Populism.- Chapter 25: Populism, Anti-populism and Post-truth.- Chapter 26: Experience Narratives and Populist Rhetoric in US Congressional Primaries.- Chapter 27: The Framing of Right-Wing Populism. Intricacies of ‘Populist’ Narratives, Emotions, and Resonance.- Chapter 28: Populism and Collective memory.- Part IX: Populists in Office.- Chapter 29: Populism in Southeast Asia.- Chapter 30: Populism in Africa and the Anti-Corruption Trope in Nigeria’s Politics.- Chapter 31: Populism Under Former Liberation Movements as Governments in Southern Africa: The Cases of Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.- Chapter 32: Venezuela- The Institutionalization of Authoritarian Populism.- Chapter 33: Populist Neo-Imperialism: A New Take on Populist Foreign Policy.- Part X: Strategic Populism & Societal Support.- Chapter 34: Populism as an Implementation of National Biopolitics. The Case of Poland.- Chapter 35:Understanding the Infiltration of Right-Wing Populist Positions Within Unsuspected Groups: The Case of Professional Social Workers.- Chapter 36: Clarifying our Populist Moment(s): Right-Wing and Left-Wing Populism in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election.- Part XI: Consequences of Populism & Anti-Populist Discourse.- Chapter 37: Polarization as a Result of Populism? Evidence from Plenary Debates in the Bundestag.- Chapter 38: The Enemy in my House: How Right-Wing Populism Shifted the Debate About Citizenship in France.- Chapter 39: The Democracy’s ‘Resolved’ Dilemma. A Theory of Turnout Inequality Reducing (Right) Populist Parties.- Chapter 40: Counter Strategies in Dealing with Populism.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Feminist and LGBTI+ Activism across Russia,
Book SynopsisWhat do struggles for women’s and LGBTI+ rights in Russia, Turkey and the Scandinavian countries have in common? And what can actors who struggle for rights and justice in these contexts learn from each other? Based on a multisited ethnography of feminist and LGBTI+ activisms across Russia, Turkey and the Scandinavian countries, this Open Access book explores transnational struggles on various levels, from the micro-scale of the everyday to large-scale, spectacular events. Drawing on ethnographic insights and encounters from various sites, this book conceptualizes resistance as situated in the grey zone between barely perceptible, even hidden or covert, forms of mundane activist practices and highly visible street protests, gathering large crowds. Taking the reader beyond the dichotomies of visible/invisible and public/private, this book advances new understandings of resistance, solidarity, and activism in transnationalizing feminist and queer struggles, illustrated by rich ethnographic case studies from Russia, Scandinavia and Turkey.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Transnational spaces of resistance.- Transforming conditions of feminist and LGBTI+ activism.- Solidarities across. Borders, belongings, movements.- Spaces of appearance and the right to appear. Transnational aspects of March 8 in local bodily assemblies.- Conclusion.
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Springer International Publishing AG Deforming the Reform: The Impact of Elites on Romania’s Post-accession Europeanization
Book SynopsisThis open access book presents an actor-centered study on Europeanization, based on the assumption that EU-driven reforms are highly dependent on the behavior and interests of the key domestic actors. Whether or not a state pursues a European and democratic agenda depends on domestic lawmakers. Further, political elites are pre-eminent in deciding on the nature, form and content of any law, and on the extent to which the rule of law is actually enforced. Elites can overcome structural or institutional barriers that stand in the way of achieving their goals. The empirical study on Romania presented here lends this observation a more profound meaning: it shows how, in contexts where high level corruption is the norm rather than the exception, self-serving political elites cannot be expected to genuinely commit to adopting sound anti-corruption reform. The book is an inquiry into the motivations that drive legislators to make particular decisions, but also into the structural characteristics and dynamics of the elite that invite a selfish rather than responsible and responsive behaviour.This publication was supported by funds from the Publication Fund for Open Access Monographs of the Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: The European Paradox of Expecting Corrupt Political Elites to Lead the Fight Against Corruption.- Chapter 2. Towards a Theory of De-Europeanization, an Elite-based Approach.- Chapter 3. Fragmentation: A Trait of the Romanian Political Elite.- Chapter 4. Romania’s Justice and Anti-corruption Reform: A Stubborn Divergence from European Norms in Pursuit of Personal Gains.- Chapter 5. Romania’s Nature Conservation Reform: A Surprising Convergence with European Law in Response to Societal Concerns.- Chapter 6. Conclusion: Civism Against Cynicism.
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Springer International Publishing AG Japan Decides 2021: The Japanese General Election
Book SynopsisRecent elections in Japan have been dramatic, and the 2021 general election was no exception. Worldwide turmoil caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as domestic uncertainty following the resignation of long-serving Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Prime Minister Abe Shinzō, left many voters and political observers wondering whether his successors were up to the task of leading the country through the crisis. In the end, the LDP and coalition partner Kōmeitō eked out an electoral victory—but one that masks important changes in the party system and nuanced changes in voter behavior and preferences. This fourth volume in the Japan Decides series features a comprehensive collection of analyses from leading experts, covering the legacy of Abe’s tenure in office, the state of the LDP and other parties, the impact of COVID-19 and the postponed 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, and many other important topics in contemporary party politics and domestic and foreign policy.Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Japanese Politics 2017 to 2021.- 3. The 2021 Election Results: Continuity and Change.- 4. How the Liberal Democratic Party Avoided a Loss in 2021.- 5. The Opposition in 2021: A Second Party and a Third Force.- 6. Kōmeitō in 2021: Strategizing between the LDP and Sōka Gakkai.- 7. Abe's legacy.- 8. Candidate Selection for the 2021 General Election.- 9. Generational Change or Continuity in Japan’s Leadership?.- 10. Should I Stay or Should I Go? Party Switching in Japan.- 11. Ministerial Selection under Abe, Suga, and Kishida.- 12. Public opinion and COVID-19.- 13. Social media in the 2021 Election Campaign.- 14. Are the Kids Alright? Young People and Turnout in Japan.- 15. Did COVID-19 Impact Japan’s 2021 General Election?.- 16. Japan’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.- 17. Economic Policy Trilemma: Macroeconomic Politics in the 2021 Election.- 18. Does Income Inequality Matter in Japan?.- 19. Women’s representation and the gendered impact of COVID-19 in Japan.- 20. Black Lives Matter in Japan: The Specter of Race and Racism Haunting Japan.- 21. Constitutional Revision in the 2021 Election.- 22. Covid-19: The International Dimension.- 23. Foreign Policy and Defense Issues in Japan’s 2021 Election.- 24. China in Japan’s 2021 Elections.- 25. The Olympics in the 2021 Election.- 26. Conclusion: The 2021 Japanese Election in the Shadow of the Coronavirus Pandemic.
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Springer International Publishing AG Green Energy: Meta-analysis of the Research
Book SynopsisThis book presents novel research that represents a multidimensional approach to green energy. Each chapter addresses its subject from diverse perspectives, including financial, technological, and social. The results shown also consider various approaches to the collection and processing of data on green energy. The book also reports on analyses of data from official records and databases, as well as the analysis of primary data obtained directly. The book will be of interest to those working in green energy as well as researchers interested in the methods of scientific research.Table of ContentsGreen energy – a review of the definitions and the main directions of development.- Green energy in the political debate.- The role of green energy in the world's economic development.- Green energy and its impact on environmental protection.- The social aspects of the green transformation.- The directions of financing the green energy transformation.- Green energy transformation models – main areas and further directions of development.- The study of disproportions in the area of green energy in EU countries.
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Springer International Publishing AG Legal Issues of International Law from a Gender
Book SynopsisThis book offers a new perspective on international law, which was, for centuries, male-dominant and gender-blind. However, this gender blindness has led to many injustices, the failure to recognize certain rights, and to impunity for serious crimes. The book examines the development of gender perspectives in various branches of international law, while also discussing and explaining certain universal standards. However, particular attention is paid to the European human rights system. Accordingly, the book provides detailed explanations of the EU’s external policies in relation to sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Also, there is a special focus on the relevant jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights in relation to gender and sexual orientation, female reproduction, and sexuality. The authors explain not only the importance of an adequate legal framework for combating gender inequality but also the detrimental effects of deeply rooted gender stereotypes and prejudices. Subsequently, the development of particular branches is presented, such as a gender-sensitive approach to the prevention of war crimes, gender perspectives in refugee law, and the evolution of gender-sensitive environmental law. In addition, the problematic situation of discrimination in the workplace is addressed from various perspectives. Many discussions, especially among EU member states, are reserved for the issue of women’s participation in managerial boards, while the growing awareness of gender equality in international trade agreements represents another interesting topic. Lastly, the book offers a historical perspective on the development of international law in the interwar period, with a particular focus on the situation in Yugoslavia. The book critically reconsiders the dominant molds of legal knowledge and presents innovative gender-sensitive and gender-competent insights on a variety of issues in international law, in order to introduce readers to new research topics relevant to gender equality and to stimulate the development of an international legal and institutional framework for achieving greater gender equality in practice. The collection of essays presented here will be of interest to all those working in the field of international law, as well as students and academics looking to broaden and deepen their research on a range of issues in international law from gender perspectives.Trade Review“No law student should go without being exposed to probably all the volumes in this series, as they are source of enlightenment that will shift their point of view … . It should also be recommended … those engaged in human rights protection, such as judges, public prosecutors and public officials, for it is an eye-opening, captivating read … . the book is an undeniable contribution to the broader legal aspiration of equal respect and protection for all … .” (Ana Zdravković, Analysis PFB, Issue 3, 2023)Table of ContentsThe Fight against Discrimination on the Grounds of Sex, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the External Relations of the European Union.- Feminist Justice and the European Court of Human Rights.- Female Reproduction and Sexuality: The Impact of Gender Stereotypes on Women’s Rights in International Jurisprudence.- Workplace Discrimination Towards LGBTQ Employees and Employee Candidates in the Job Market: A European Approach to the Workplace Discrimination Towards LGBTQ.- A Gender-Sensitive Reading of the Obligation to Prevent War Crimes under the Law of Armed Conflict.- The Recognition of Refugee Women in International Law.- Screening International Environmental Law through Gender Lenses – Already Gender-Sensitive, still not Gender-Responsive?.- Putting Women’s Rights to Work: The Participation of Women on Company Boards as a Human Rights Law Issue.- Promoting Gender Equality in International Trade Agreements: Pioneering or Pipe dream?.- Standing Alone but Standing Tall: A Female Perspective of International Law from the Interwar Yugoslavia.
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Springer International Publishing AG Europe in the Age of Post-Truth Politics: Populism, Disinformation and the Public Sphere
Book SynopsisThis open access book is the product of three years of academic research that has been carried out in the EU-funded Jean Monnet Network on “Post-Truth Politics, Nationalism and the Delegitimation of European Integration” since 2019. Drawing on the multidisciplinary expertise of the network’s members, the book explores the impact of the phenomenon of post-truth politics on European integration and the European Union. It places particular emphasis on how post-truth politics has played out in the public sphere and asks what impact the phenomenon has had on public deliberation, but reflects also on its implications for democracy in a wider sense. This book is primarily written for audiences with an interest in politics and policy making, including academics, policy makers and civil-society actors. Thanks to its accessible style, the book should however also be an asset to wider audiences.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Europe in the Age of Post-Truth Politics (Maximilian Conrad Guðmundur Hálfdanarson)Section I. Post-Truth Politics, Democracy and the Public Sphere 2. Post-Truth, Postmodernism and the Public Sphere (Saul Newman)3. The Context of Fake News, Disinformation and Manipulation (john Erik Fossum)4. Journalism, Truth and the Restoration of Trust in Democracy: Tracing the EU 'Fake News' Strategy (Asimina Michailidou, Hans-Jörg Trenz & Elisabeth Eike)Section II. Post-Truth Populism and the Disintegration of Europe5. From Denouncing to Defunding: The Post-Truth Populist Challenge to Public-Service Media (Maximilian Conrad)6. Post-Truth Politics, Brexit and European Disintegration (Vittorio Orlando)7. "Europe is Christian, or it is not Europe": Post-Truth Politics and Religion in Matteo Salvini's Tweets (Giulia Evolvi)Section III. Mediatization and Politicization of Immigration8. Claiming Authority over 'Truths' and 'Facts': Information Risk Campaigns to Prevent Irregular Migration (Verena Katharina Brändle)9. Facts, Narratives and Migration: Tackling Disinformation at the European and UN Level of Governance (Anna Björk)10. Sheeding Light on People's Social Media Concerns Through Political Party Preference, Media Trust, and Immigration Attitudes (Sanna Malinen, Aki Koivula, Teo Keipi, Arttu Saarinen)11. In Search for Unexpected Allies? Radical Right Remediation of 'the 2015 Refugee Crisis' on Social Media (Gwenaëlle Bauvois & Niko Pyrhönen)12. Concluding Reflections on Europe in the Age of Post-Truth Politics (Guðmundur Hálfdanarson & Maximilian Conrad)
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Springer International Publishing AG The Emergence and Development of LGBT Protest
Book SynopsisThis book draws on social movement theories and rich empirical data to analyze LGBT protest activity in Russia. It offers a critical examination of the conditions under which LGBT protest activity arises and declines in authoritarian states - including state repression and socio-political discrimination of LGBT people; policy changes that negatively affect the LGBT community; and the motivations of the activists themselves. The author argues that a combination of political opportunity structures, resources, and activists’ perceptions establish necessary conditions for protesting. If any of these factors are negatively affected, then LGBT activists would not be motivated to protest. The volume concludes with a discussion of the implications of Russian LGBT activism in hostile conditions. This book will be of interest to scholars engaged in human rights, social movement studies, gender studies, LGBT rights, and post-Soviet politics and societies.Table of Contents1. Russian LGBT Movement and Protest Activity2. Factors Affecting LGBT Protest Activity in Authoritarian Regimes3. Establishment of Necessary Conditions for LGBT Protest Activity in Russia4. Emergence of LGBT Protest Activity in Russia5. Development of LGBT Protest Activity in Russia6. Russian LGBT Protest Activity at the Crossroads7. Conclusion
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Springer International Publishing AG The EU's Response to Brexit: United and Effective
Book SynopsisThis book is the first detailed analysis of how the EU responded to Brexit. It is an important reference point for future studies of the Brexit negotiations. The authors conducted in-depth interviews with key institutional players in Brussels and in several member states to document how the EU handled the first-ever exit of one of its members. The Brexit shock came at a time when the EU had barely recovered from the Euro crisis and was struggling to manage an unprecedented inflow of refugees. The immediate fear was that Brexit might be the final straw that broke the camel ’s back.Eurosceptics were jubilant, and Europhiles were distraught. In reality, the EU reacted to Brexit with resolve and a determination to protect the polity. The book argues that getting the process right was crucial. The EU mobilised its collective capacity to negotiate effectively and with one voice.Table of ContentsIntroductionI Creating Frames Chapter 1 Framing BrexitChapter 2 Brexit as Differentiated Integration Not Disintegration II Creating Capacity Chapter 3: Organising for BrexitChapter 4: Structuring the Negotiation Process III Mobilising Frames and Institutions to protect and promote Interests Chapter 5: EU Interests: Money and MarketsChapter 4: Structuring the Negotiation Process III Mobilising Frames and Institutions to protect and promote Interests Chapter 5: EU Interests: Money and Markets Chapter 6: Citizens and Borders IV Forging a Future Chapter 7: The Future Relationship Chapter 4: Structuring the Negotiation Process III Mobilising Frames and Institutions to protect and promote Interests Chapter 5: EU Interests: Money and MarketsChapter 6: Citizens and Borders IV Forging a Future Chapter 7: The Future Relationship Chapter 8: Conclusion
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Springer International Publishing AG Power Beyond Constitutions: Presidential
Book SynopsisThis research monograph examines presidential constitutional conventions and the role they play in the political systems of four Central European countries – the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Poland. As primarily unwritten rules of constitutional practice, constitutional conventions represent political arrangements and as such are political in origin. Not only this, constitutional conventions, in general, and presidential constitutional conventions, in particular, have significant political implications. They shape both the everyday operation and character of regimes. Central Europe represents a particularly useful example on which this role of constitutional conventions can be studied and assessed.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: What Are Presidential Constitutional Conventions?Chapter 3: Presidents in Constitutions Chapter 4: Presidential Constitutional Conventions in Central Europe Chapter 5: Constitutional Conventions and Constitutional Courts Chapter 6: Conclusion
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Palgrave Macmillan PostSoviet Women
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Palgrave Macmillan Maroon Claims to Sovereignty in Jamaican
Book SynopsisCHAPTER 1 The Prime Minister and the Maroon Chief.- CHAPTER 2 The Maroon Treaty of 1739.- CHAPTER 3 Post-Treaty Practice in Jamaica.- CHAPTER 4 International Law Considerations.- CHAPTER 5 Regional Precedents.
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Palgrave Macmillan Shifting Paradigms
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Springer Trump 2.0
Book SynopsisChapter 1. A few words of introduction.- Chapter 2. Trump 1.0.- Chapter 3. The misery of Trumponomics and Trumpism.- Chapter 4. Ugliness of the most beautiful word.- Chapter 5. Political voluntarism and economic laws.- Chapter 6. Geopolitical reshuffling.- Chapter 7. Chinism, MAGA, and Rússkiy mir.- Chapter 8. Harmful politics.- Chapter 9. Efficiency and justice.- Chapter 10. Sense and nonsense.- Chapter 11. Glimpses of common sense.- Chapter 12. The imperative of a new development strategy.- Chapter 13. How to miss an opportunity.- Chapter 14. New pragmatism.- Chapter 15. Labyrinth of contradictions and conflicts.- Chapter 16. World without wars?.- Chapter 17. The end of NATO as we know it?.- Chapter 18. Russian-Ukrainian clinch.- Chapter 19. What will happen next?.- Chapter 20. Crisis of democracy.
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Springer International Publishing AG The 2016 US Presidential Campaign: Political
Book SynopsisThis volume focuses on the 2016 Presidential campaign from a communication perspective, with each chapter considering a specific area of political campaign communication and practice. The first section includes chapters on the early candidate nomination campaigns, the nominating conventions, the debates, political advertising and new media technologies. The second section provides studies of critical topics and issues of the campaign to include chapters on candidate persona, issues of gender, wedge issues and scandal. The final section provides an overview of the election with chapters focusing on explaining the vote and impact of new campaign finance laws and regulations in the 2016 election. All the contributors are accomplished scholars in their areas of analysis. Students, scholars and general readers will find the volume offers a comprehensive overview of the historic 2016 presidential campaign.Trade Review“The latest volume in Robert E. Denton's quadrienniel works on presidential campaigns is a solid and worthy contribution to the literature on this subject. … students and scholars will find much of value in this volume.” (Eric M. Appleman, Democracy in Action, p2016.org, August, 2017)Table of ContentsPreface by Robert E. Denton, Jr.- Part I Political Campaign Communication in 2016 Presidential Campaign.- Chapter 1 The Early Campaign of 2016: And They Just Kept Coming by Judith Trent.- Chapter 2 The Nomination Game: 2016 by Henry C. Kenski and Kate M. Kenski.- Chapter 3 The 2016 Presidential Nominating Conventions by Rachel L. Holloway.- Chapter 4 Presidential Debates 2012 by Ben Voth.- Chapter 5 Political Advertising in the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election by John Tedesco and Scott Dunn.- Chapter 6 The New Media Campaign of 2016 by John Allen Hendricks, Stephen F. Austin State University and Dan Schill.- Part II Studies of Communication in the 2016 Presidential Campaign.- Chapter 7 ’Personae’ in the 2016 Republican Nomination Campaign by Dennis D. Cali.- Chapter 8 A Gendered Influence in Campaign Debates? Exploring Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Presidential Debate Performance by Mitchel S. McKinney and Mary C. Banwart.- Chapter 9 Issues of Gender in the 2016 Presidential Campaign by Robert E. Denton.- Chapter 10 The Politics of Hate: The Creation and Response to Wedge Issues by Rita Kirk and Stephanie Ann Martin.- Chapter 11 Political Scandals in the 2016 Presidential Campaign by David R. Dewberry.- Part III The 2016 Presidential Election.- Chapter 12 Campaign Finance and its Impact in the 2016 Presidential Campaign by Cacey Myers.- Chapter 13 Explaining the Vote in 2012 by Henry C. Kenski and Kate M. Kenski
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Springer International Publishing AG Religion and the American Presidency
Book SynopsisThis book chronologically analyzes thirteen key US Presidents, from Washington to Trump, to highlight how religion has informed or influence their politics and policies. For years, leading scholars have largely neglected religion in presidential studies. Yet, religion has played a significant role in a number of critical presidencies in US history. This volume reveals the deep religious side to such presidents as Truman, Eisenhower, and Reagan, among others, and the impact that faith had on their administrations. Now in its third edition, this work also provides a fresh look at the legacy of Obama’s faith-based administration, as well as a new chapter on the 2016 Trump campaign’s dependence on religious voters to provide a timely update to a key text in the study of religion and the presidency. Table of Contents1. The Importance of Religion in Understanding the American Presidency.- 2. The Faith of George Washington – Gary Scott Smith.- 3. Thomas Jefferson and the Myth of Separation.- 4. Religion in the Life, Thought, and Presidency of James Madison.- 5. Lincoln’s Political Religion and Religious Practice.- 6. “We Must Put on the Armor of God”: Harry Truman and the Cold War.- 7. Dwight D. Eisenhower: Civil Religion and the Cold War.- 8. Secular Icon or Catholic Hero: Religion and the Presidency of John F. Kennedy.- 9. Jimmy Carter and the Politics of Faith.- 9. Ronald Reagan’s Faith and Attack on Soviet Communism.- 10. The Religion of Bill Clinton – James Penning.- 11. The Faith of George W. Bush.- 12. The Faith of Barack Obama.- 13. Donald J. Trump, the 2016 Election and the Enduring Role of Religion in the American Presidency.
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Springer International Publishing AG International Practice Theory
Book SynopsisInternational Practice Theory is the definitive introduction to the practice turn in world politics, providing an accessible, up-to-date guide to the approaches, concepts, methodologies and methods of the subject. Situating the study of practices in contemporary theory and reviewing approaches ranging from Bourdieu’s praxeology and communities of practice to actor-network theory and pragmatic sociology, it documents how they can be used to study international practices empirically. The book features a discussion of how scholars can navigate ontological challenges such as order and change, micro and macro, bodies and objects, and power and critique. Interpreting practice theory as a methodological orientation, it also provides an essential guide for the design, execution and drafting of a praxiographic study. Table of Contents1. Introducing International Practice Theory2. Situating Practice in Social Theory and International Relations3. Approaches in International Practice Theory I4. Approaches in International Practice Theory II5. Conceptual challenges of International Practice Theory6. Doing Praxiography: Research Strategies, Methods and Techniques7. Conclusion: Completing the Practice Turn
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Springer International Publishing AG American Presidential Candidate Spouses: The
Book SynopsisThe book offers a comprehensive analysis of public opinion toward presidential candidate spouses over the course of three decades, drawing on multiple theoretical frameworks including the concept of “new traditionalism” and a plethora of empirical data to explore why some spouses engender greater support than others—and what these reactions reveal about the American public and the gendered nature of the American presidency. Recognizing that presidential candidate spouses are important but understudied political actors, this book provides extensive analysis of public evaluations of Bill Clinton and Melania Trump during the 2016 presidential election as well as the presidential candidate spouses in the 1992 and 2012 elections and places public reaction to these individuals in historical context. The book considers important trends in U.S. elections including party polarization from the distinctive vantage points of candidate spouses and explores the symbolic importance of historic firsts including the first African American candidate spouse and the first male candidate spouse. No other work provides a systematic exploration of public opinion towards candidate spouses as distinct political entities across the modern political era. Trade Review“This is an interesting, succinct and enjoyable read, relevant to scholars of the presidency as well as those with an interest in political and gender history more broadly.” (Sarah Thomson, Presidential History Network, January, 2020)Table of ContentsChapter 1- An Introduction to American Presidential Candidate SpousesChapter 2: Understanding Public Opinion towards Presidential Candidate SpousesChapter 3: Hillary Clinton v. Barbara Bush: Tradition Meets Change in the 1992 Presidential CampaignChapter 4: Historic Firsts: Public Opinion toward Michelle Obama and Ann Romney in the 2012 Presidential Election Chapter 5: Breaking with the Past: Public Opinion towards Melania Trump and Bill Clinton in the 2016 Presidential ElectionChapter 6: The Future of Public Opinion and Presidential Candidate Spouses
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Springer International Publishing AG China’s New Foreign Policy: Military
Book SynopsisThis book analyses how China overcame its meagre reputation in the early 1990s to become an aggressively growing military power and rising threat to the international system. The author focuses on China’s new multilateral foreign policy approach, ambitious military build-up programme and economic cooperation initiatives. This book presents a much-needed comparative perspective of China in terms of foreign policy, seeking to develop analytical tools to assess China’s motivations and moves. The author suggests that understanding China’s new foreign policy, its tactics in multilateral organisations, and approaches to conflict resolutions are elementary to grasp the new realities of international relations, particularly relevant to newly established institutions in the evolving Asian political system which require basic knowledge for analysing the politics in this continent. This book uses an innovative approach, a qualitative analysis of China’s foreign policy addressing criteria of reputation management, to overcome the perceived ‘China threat’.Table of Contents
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Springer International Publishing AG European Civil Service in (Times of) Crisis: A Political Sociology of the Changing Power of Eurocrats
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Springer International Publishing AG Human Rights Policies in Chile: The Unfinished Struggle for Truth and Justice
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Springer International Publishing AG Squatters and the Politics of Marginality in Uruguay
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Springer International Publishing AG Globalization and Africa’s Transition to Constitutional Rule: Socio-Political Developments in Nigeria
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Springer International Publishing AG Public Control of Armed Forces in the Russian Federation
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Springer International Publishing AG Art and Politics under Modern Dictatorships: A Comparison of Chile and Romania
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Springer International Publishing AG The Principle of Equality in EU Law
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Springer International Publishing AG Towards Digital Enlightenment: Essays on the Dark
Book Synopsis This new collection of essays follows in the footsteps of the successful volume Thinking Ahead - Essays on Big Data, Digital Revolution, and Participatory Market Society, published at a time when our societies were on a path to technological totalitarianism, as exemplified by mass surveillance reported by Edward Snowden and others. Meanwhile the threats have diversified and tech companies have gathered enough data to create detailed profiles about almost everyone living in the modern world - profiles that can predict our behavior better than our friends, families, or even partners. This is not only used to manipulate peoples’ opinions and voting behaviors, but more generally to influence consumer behavior at all levels. It is becoming increasingly clear that we are rapidly heading towards a cybernetic society, in which algorithms and social bots aim to control both the societal dynamics and individual behaviors. Table of ContentsPreface.- The World Today: A Net Assessment, by Dirk Helbing.- Why Our Innovation System Is Failing - and How to Change This, by Dirk Helbing- and How to Change This, by Dirk Helbing.- The Hidden Danger of Big Data, by Carlo Ratti and Dirk Helbing.- Machine intelligence: Blessing or curse? It depends on us!, by Dirk Helbing.- An Extension of Asimov’s Robotics Laws, by Jan Nagler, Jeroen van den Hoven and Dirk Helbing.- Societal, Economic, Ethical and Legal Challenges of the Digital Revolution: From Big Data to Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Manipulative Technologies, by Dirk Helbing.- Will Democracy Survive Big Data and Artificial Intelligence?, by Dirk Helbing, Bruno S. Frey, Gerd Gigerenzer, Ernst Hafen, Michael Hagner, Yvonne Hofstetter, Jeroen van den Hoven, Roberto V. Zicari, Andrej Zwitter.- Digital Fascism Rising?, by Dirk Helbing.- The Birth of a Digital God, by Dirk Helbing.- To the Elites of the World: Time to Act, by Dirk Helbing.- Why We Need Democracy 2.0 and Capitalism 2.0 to Survive, by Dirk Helbing.- How to Make Democracy Work in the Digital Age, by Dirk Helbing and Stefan Klauser.- The Blockchain Age: Awareness, Empowerment and Coordination, by Jeroen van den Hoven, Johan Pouwelse, Dirk Helbing and Stefan Klauser.- From War Rooms to Peace Rooms: A Proposal for the Pro-Social Use of Big Data Intelligence, by Dirk Helbing and Peter Seele.- New Security Approaches for the 21st Century: How to Support Crowd Security and Responsibility, by Dirk Helbing.- Homo Socialis: The Road Ahead, by Dirk Helbing.- Social Mirror: More Success through Awareness and Coordination, by Dirk Helbing.- Digitization 2.0: A New Game Begins, by Dirk Helbing.
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Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Convincing Political Stakeholders: Successful
Book SynopsisIn the new edition of his standard work, the founder of one of the most successful lobbying companies in the European Union (EU), Prof. Klemens Joos, bundles experience acquired over more than three decades to form a scientific theory on governmental relations. It focusses on the insight that, in view of the increasingly complex decision-making structures of the EU, the most precise possible knowledge of decision-makers and decision-making processes is at least equally as important to success as the content aspects of interest representation. In a new chapter, the author sets out the formula for science-based interest representation developed by him from his practical experience. With the Treaty of Lisbon, which entered into force on 1 December 2009, the EU de facto became a state territory stretching from Portugal to Finland and from Ireland to Cyprus. The European Parliament became an equal-status decision-maker alongside the Council of the European Union (Council). The previous co-decision procedure was elevated to become the standard procedure ("ordinary legislative procedure"). The so-called qualified majority (55 percent of the EU member states which simultaneously represent at least 65 percent of the EU population) was introduced for all important areas in the Council. As a result, the outcome of decision-making processes has become largely incalculable for the actors on the "European Union stage" - the EU member states, EU regions, companies, associations and organisations. The second edition includes a new chapter, in which Prof. Klemens Joos makes the variables of successful interest representation even more tangible on the basis of his scientific formula: at the latest since the Treaty of Lisbon, the basic prerequisite for successful interest representation in the EU involves the continuous and close intermeshing of the affected party's content competence (of the four "classic instruments" of interest representation: corporate representative offices, associations, public affairs agencies, law firms) with process structure competence (i.e. the EU-wide maintenance of the required spatial, personnel and organisational capacities as well as strong networks across institutions, political groups and member states) on the part of an independent intermediary. The likelihood of success can be increased exponentially if success is achieved, firstly, in committing to the concern of an affected party through a change of perspective such that the positive effects on the common good are shifted into the foreground for the decision-makers in the EU (perspective change competence) and, secondly, in successfully integrating the concern into the crucial decision-making processes at the political level and continuously supporting it (process support competence). Guest authors: This work includes guest contributions from Prof. Christian Blümelhuber (Berlin University of the Arts), Prof. Anton Meyer (formerly LMU Munich), Prof. Armin Nassehi (LMU Munich) and Prof. Franz Waldenberger (Director of the German Institute of Japanese Studies, Tokyo) as well as a foreword by Prof. Gunther Friedl (Dean of the TUM School of Management) and a preface by Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann (President of TU Munich).Trade ReviewThe president of Germany's most distinguished university, Prof. Hofmann (TUM), recommends buying the second edition of "Convincing Political Stakeholders": "Based on competencies and international experience obtained over a number of decades in politics, business and academia, Prof. Klemens Joos and his co-authors impressively show in this book how successful lobbyists in complex decision-making systems - companies in the multi-level system of the European Union, for instance - have to structure their negotiating strategy and procedural organisation. In doing so, the authors add flexibility to the previous concepts of rigid sociological, political science and economic functional mechanisms of lobbying work and skilfully combine theoretical and methodological bases with specific orientation aids for business practice." Prof. Friedl, Dean of Germany's most distinguished university, recommends buying the second edition of "Convincing Political Stakeholders": "Klemens Joos succeeds once again in treading new ground with this second edition of his book. He tangibly packs the important distinction between content competence and process competence, without which successful interest representation is not possible, into a formula that reduces the complex task of interest representation to its core and the central relationships."Table of ContentsPreface 17 Welcome to the second edition 19 Foreword to the second edition 21 Introduction 23 1 Set down in a formula: successful representation of interests in complex decision-making processes 31 1.1 Ways out of the complexity trap of political decision-making structures 31 1.1.1 Problem-solving in complex situations: process trumps content 31 1.1.2 Stakeholder versus shareholder approach 32 1.1.3 Decisions without decision-makers: complex multi-level system of the European Union (EU) 33 1.2 Political rebirth of the EU 33 1.2.1 Treaty of Lisbon as the background to a paradigm shift 33 1.2.2 Reorganisation of decision-making processes due to the Treaty of Lisbon 34 1.2.3 Effects on interest representation from the changed framework conditions of the Treaty of Lisbon 35 1.3 Successful representation of interests in the complex EU decision-making system 36 1.3.1 Formula for success 36 1.3.2 Example of applying the formula for success – the “mountain example” 37 1.3.2.1 Pre-Lisbon: successes for content-oriented interest representation 40 1.3.2.2 Post-Lisbon: process barriers to content-oriented interest representation 40 1.3.2.3 Overcoming the process barrier through process-oriented interest representation 43 1.3.2.4 Elements of process competence 45 1.3.2.5 Importance of process structure competence (PStC) 45 1.3.2.6 Importance of perspective change competence (PCC) 47 1.3.2.7 Importance of process support competence (PSuC) 53 1.4 Conclusion 55 2 Fundamental thoughts on the topic of interest representation and stakeholders 57 2.1 Differences of interest, stakeholders and translation conflicts 57 2.1.1 Complexity and differentiation 58 2.1.2 One theory of the “stakeholder” 64 2.1.3 Translation conflicts 65 2.2 Stakeholder orientation: perspectives of corporate management beyond the classic shareholder value approach in the face of more complex framework conditions 66 2.2.1 “Be ahead of change”: challenge of stakeholder orientation 66 2.2.2 Drivers of stakeholder orientation 67 2.2.2.1 Internet and digitisation 67 2.2.2.2 Climate change and demographic trend 69 2.2.2.3 Critical trends and globalisation and in a fully networked economic and financial world 70 2.2.2.4 New organisational structures for the representation of civil interests 71 2.2.2.5 Interim result 72 2.2.3 Ideal of the honourable merchant: a stakeholder-oriented concept? 73 2.2.4 Complex and dynamic perspectives of stakeholder orientation 74 2.2.5 Stakeholder theory: central contributions, development stages and selected key findings 76 2.2.5.1 Central contributions to the stakeholder theory 76 2.2.5.2 Three stakeholder theory development stages 77 2.2.5.3 Maturity phase as part of stake holder management 83 2.2.6 Stakeholder management and strategies 89 2.2.7 Example applications of the stakeholder view in marketing 95 2.2.8 Summary and outlook 99 2.2.9 Closing remarks 100 2.3 Importance of the intermediary in interest representation derived from mutual market relationship theories 101 2.3.1 Intermediaries 101 2.3.1.1 Definitions 101 2.3.1.2 Intermediaries explained using economic theories 103 2.3.1.2.1 Transaction cost theory 104 2.3.1.2.2 Search theory 106 2.3.1.2.3 Intermediation theory of the firm 107 2.3.1.2.4 Principal agent theory 108 2.3.1.3 Behavioural theories 110 2.3.1.3.1 Structural hole theory 110 2.3.1.3.2 Social exchange theory 111 2.3.2 Summary 112 3 Representation of interests: an approach. Fundamentals and introduction 115 3.1 Introduction 115 3.2 The representation of interests as a structured communication process 116 3.2.1 Question and definition 116 3.2.2 Concepts of interest representation: from investor relations to governmental relations 119 3.2.3 Representation of interests as an indispensable element of corporate communication 123 3.2.3.1 Representation of interests as an early warning system: identification of issues and trends 123 3.2.3.2 The representation of interests as a long-term project: structural support of decision-making processes 127 3.2.3.2.1 General 127 3.2.3.2.2 Information management 128 3.2.3.2.3 Strategy consulting 129 3.2.3.2.4 Events 130 3.2.3.2.5 Integration of corporate interests 131 3.2.3.3 The representation of interests as political crisis management: interest representation as “fire-fighting” 131 3.3 Legitimation of interest representation 134 3.3.1 Politics as the contest between various interests with the objective of consensual solutions 137 3.3.2 Interest representation as the aggregation of interests 140 3.3.3 Interest representation as a tool for forming communication interfaces between politics and the affected parties: necessity of an intermediary 142 3.3.4 Political science concepts for analysing and evaluating interest representation: overview 146 3.3.4.1 Neo-pluralism 146 3.3.4.2 Neo-corporatism 148 3.3.4.3 Exchange theory 150 3.3.4.4 Governance approach 152 3.3.5 Fundamentals of European law 154 3.3.5.1 Primary legal fundamentals 155 3.3.5.2 Regulations for lobbyists (code of conduct) and European Union officials 155 3.3.5.2.1 Regulations for lobbyists 156 3.3.5.2.2 Regulations for European Union officials 157 3.3.5.3 Further legal regulations and voluntary commitment of lobbyists 159 3.4 Summary 160 4 Politics as a process: paradigm shift from content competence to process competence in interest representation 165 4.1 Introduction and question 165 4.2 Content as the key element of politics? 167 4.3 Classic dimensions of politics: polity, policy, politics 170 4.4 Procedural dimension of politics 173 4.4.1 “Complexity trap” of polity: process competence for the political system in the European Union 173 4.4.2 Policy cycle 174 4.4.2.1 Problem definition 176 4.4.2.2 Agenda setting 177 4.4.2.3 Policy formulation and decision 178 4.4.2.4 Policy implementation 179 4.4.2.5 Policy evaluation 180 4.4.2.6 Policy termination 181 4.5 Temporal dimension of politics 182 4.5.1 Endogenous time slots 183 4.5.2 Exogenous time slots 184 4.5.3 Structural time slots 185 4.6 Political actors 186 4.6.1 Individual actors 188 4.6.2 Collective and corporate actors 190 4.6.3 Institutional actors 191 4.7 Political networks 194 4.8 Laws of (political) decisions 198 4.8.1 Homo economicus or homo politicus? 199 4.8.2 Decision-making by homo politicus 203 4.9 Summary 211 5 European Union as the target of interest representation: political system and peculiarities in comparison with member state systems 217 5.1 Introduction and question 217 5.2 Short history of European integration 218 5.3 Fundamental changes due to the Treaty of Lisbon 226 5.3.1 “Lisbon”: Treaty or Constitution? 227 5.3.1.1 Genesis of the Treaty of Lisbon 228 5.3.1.1.1 Context: genesis of the Constitutional Treaty and constitutional crisis 228 5.3.1.1.2 Way out of the constitutional crisis 230 5.3.1.2 How the chosen process determined the substance of the Treaty of Lisbon 232 5.3.1.2.1 Base camp and game of chess 233 5.3.1.2.2 Berlin Declaration and Sherpa consultations: informal processes as the way to success 234 5.3.1.2.3 A negotiating mandate without freedom to negotiate 236 5.3.1.2.4 Conclusion 238 5.3.1.3 Evaluation of the differences between the Constitutional Treaty and the Treaty of Lisbon 238 5.3.2 Strengthening the EU externally: the EU as a global player 241 5.3.3 Strengthening the EU internally: transition from the principle of unanimity to the majority principle in the Council of the EU is becoming the usual case 245 5.3.4 Strengthening of the European Parliament 248 5.4 Integration theories and the multi-level system of the European Union 249 5.4.1 Federalism 250 5.4.1.1 Federalism as a political objective 251 5.4.1.2 Federalism as a political science integration theory 251 5.4.2 Neo-functionalism 252 5.4.3 Liberal intergovernmentalism 255 5.4.4 Supranationalism 257 5.4.5 Multi-level governance 258 5.4.6 Conclusion 263 5.5 Political stakeholders in the European Union 263 5.5.1 European (supranational) level: overview of the institutions of the European Union 264 5.5.1.1 European Parliament 264 5.5.1.2 European Council 269 5.5.1.3 Council of the European Union (Council of Ministers) 269 5.5.1.4 European Commission 272 5.5.1.5 Court of Justice of the European Union 276 5.5.1.6 European Central Bank 276 5.5.1.7 European Court of Auditors 277 5.5.1.8 Other institutions 278 5.5.1.8.1 European Economic and Social Committee 278 5.5.1.8.2 Committee of the Regions 280 5.5.2 Member state (national) level 280 5.5.2.1 Member state (“permanent”) representations 282 5.5.2.2 Regional representations 283 5.5.3 Civil society (non-state) level 286 5.5.3.1 Associations 288 5.5.3.2 Organisations and public interest groups 289 5.5.3.3 Media 291 5.6 Summary 293 6 Legislative procedure and other legal regulations as the framework of interest representation in the European Union 297 6.1 Introduction and question 297 6.2 Bases of legislation in the EU after Lisbon 297 6.2.1 General 298 6.2.2 Classification of legislative acts after the Treaty of Lisbon 299 6.2.3 Legislative procedures in the European Union 300 6.2.3.1 General 300 6.2.3.2 Ordinary legislative procedure 301 6.2.3.2.1 Introduction of the legislative procedure: right of initiative of the EU Commission 302 6.2.3.2.2 Further procedure in the Council and Parliament: readings, opinions and conciliation procedures 304 6.2.3.2.3 First reading in the European Parliament 304 6.2.3.2.4 First reading in the Council 305 6.2.3.2.5 Second reading in the Parliament and Council, opinion of the Commission 305 6.2.3.2.6 Procedure in the conciliation committee 307 6.2.3.2.7 Third reading in the Council and Parliament 307 6.2.3.2.8 Publication, announcement and entry into force 308 6.2.3.3 Legislation by the EU Commission according to Articles 290 and 291 TFEU, particularly comitology 308 6.2.3.3.1 Delegated legislation (Article 290 TFEU) 309 6.2.3.3.2 Implementing legislation by the EU Commission according to Article 291 (2) TFEU 310 6.3 Access to the institutions of the European Union 312 6.3.1 General 312 6.3.2 Legal bases of regulation 314 6.3.3 Legal framework of access to the individual institutions 316 6.3.3.1 Regulation of access to the Council of the EU 316 6.3.3.2 Regulation of access to Commission members and civil servants 316 6.3.3.3 Transparency Initiative/Transparency Register 317 6.3.3.3.1 Boundary conditions and content of the Transparency Register 317 6.3.3.3.2 Alternatives to the Transparency Register: binding quality criteria for interest representation 319 6.3.3.4 Regulation of access to Members of the European Parliament 321 6.3.3.5 Regulation of access to the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the Economic and Social Committee (EESC) 322 6.3.4 Consequences for the practice of interest representation 322 6.3.4.1 Decisions without decision-makers? 323 6.3.4.1.1 European Union “complexity trap”: is there the one decision-maker? 323 6.3.4.1.2 Ordinary legislative procedure (Article 294 TFEU): the number of decision-makers is increasing 323 6.3.4.1.3 Informal trialogue as an additional – informal – decision-making level 324 6.3.4.1.4 Complexity and multi-dimensionality of the procedures and process competence in interest representation 326 6.3.4.2 Majority decisions amongst 27 member states as a strategic risk for companies: necessity of “European coalition building”? 326 6.4 Summary 329 7 Governmental relations: process management in practice 331 7.1 Introduction and question 331 7.2 General 331 7.3 Essential element of successful interest representation: stakeholder management 334 7.3.1 Concept of stakeholder management in the area of political interest representation 334 7.3.2 Stakeholder management in practice 337 7.3.2.1 Step 1: identification of relevant stakeholders 338 7.3.2.2 Step 2: stakeholder mapping – categorisation and hierarchical structure 341 7.3.2.3 Step 3: information management – establishment and administration of a stakeholder database 342 7.4 Interest representation instruments 344 7.4.1 Structural instruments 345 7.4.1.1 Collective forms of organisation: interest representation through associations 345 7.4.1.1.1 General heterogeneity problem 345 7.4.1.1.1.1 Compulsion to reach a compromise at association level 345 7.4.1.1.1.2 Consequence: conflict between membership logic and influence logic 348 7.4.1.1.2 Association-based interest representation “from the inside” and “from the outside” 350 7.4.1.1.3 Cultural differences between the EU level and member states as a problem for associations 351 7.4.1.1.4 European and national associations 351 7.4.1.1.4.1 European associations 351 7.4.1.1.4.2 National associations 353 7.4.1.2 Non-collective forms of organisation 354 7.4.1.2.1 In-house interest representation: own corporate representative office 355 7.4.1.2.1.1 Role and activities of an in-house lobbyist 356 7.4.1.2.1.2 Personal requirements for a lobbyist 356 7.4.1.2.1.3 Central problem: trust cannot be bequeathed 357 7.4.1.2.2 External service providers 357 7.4.1.2.2.1 Public affairs agencies 358 7.4.1.2.2.2 Law firms 358 7.4.1.2.2.3 Governmental relations agencies 360 7.4.1.2.2.4 Project-related or structural (long-term) approach? 362 7.4.1.2.2.5 Think tanks 363 7.4.1.2.2.6 Posting internal employees to the institutions 364 7.4.1.3 Costs of the various instruments 365 7.4.1.3.1 Costs of an association 365 7.4.1.3.2 Costs of a corporate representative office in Brussels 366 7.4.1.3.3 Costs of an external service provider 369 7.4.1.3.3.1 Public affairs agencies 370 7.4.1.3.3.2 Law firms 371 7.4.1.3.3.3 Governmental relations agencies 371 7.4.2 Process-oriented instruments 374 7.4.2.1 Mono process-oriented instruments 374 7.4.2.1.1 Telephone call 374 7.4.2.1.2 SMS 375 7.4.2.1.3 E-mail 376 7.4.2.1.4 Personal discussion 377 7.4.2.1.5 Briefing 377 7.4.2.1.6 Opinion in the legislative procedure 378 7.4.2.1.7 OnePager 378 7.4.2.2 Poly process-oriented instruments 380 7.4.2.2.1 Workshop 380 7.4.2.2.2 Parliamentary evening 382 7.5 Implementation in practice: overall model for structuring effective and efficient interest representation 383 7.5.1 Setting quality benchmarks: key elements of effective interest representation for a company 383 7.5.2 Co-ordination of the instruments by the company 387 7.5.3 Documentation of the starting point and objective: definition of a general corporate requirement profile in the field of interest representation 389 7.5.4 Implementing and successfully undertaking interest representation projects: fundamental steps 391 7.5.4.1 Documentation of the content-related objective and continuous checking of political feasibility 391 7.5.4.2 Process-oriented situation assessment and strategy planning 393 7.5.4.3 Drafting and submitting one or more OnePagers 393 7.5.4.4 Flanking the OnePager with other structural and process-oriented instruments (mutual information transparency) 394 7.5.4.5 Supporting decision-making processes at legislative and executive level 395 7.5.5 Conclusion 396 7.6 Summary 396 8 Training: ways to becoming a governmental relations manager 403 8.1 Introduction and question 403 8.2 Framework conditions and general requirements on a lobbyist 403 8.2.1 Breaking down and controlling increasing complexity 403 8.2.2 Deciphering the complex multi-level system of the European Union 408 8.3 Requirements on a lobbyist 410 8.3.1 Knowledge of the world of politics and the world of stakeholder groups 410 8.3.1.1 Interest representation as an intermediary system 410 8.3.1.2 Requirements on the part of stakeholder groups 413 8.3.1.2.1 Information 413 8.3.1.2.2 Commercial management thinking and implementation of the clients’ (political) objectives 414 8.3.1.2.3 Professional representation of clients’ interests 415 8.3.1.2.4 Technical know-how and good contacts 416 8.3.1.2.5 Soft skills as essential tools: social skills, intercultural and linguistic skills, integrity 417 8.3.1.2.6 Integrity and compliance 419 8.3.1.3 Requirements on the part of politicians 419 8.3.1.3.1 Information 419 8.3.1.3.2 Information transparency and professional information mediation 421 8.3.1.3.3 Understanding of political processes and culture 422 8.3.1.3.4 Integrity and compliance 423 8.3.1.4 Conclusion 425 8.3.2 Development of skills for the structural and long-term support of political processes 426 8.3.2.1 Process competence and an understanding of complex political systems 427 8.3.2.2 Reduction of complexity for politicians and stakeholder groups 429 8.3.2.3 Revolving door as an answer? 431 8.3.2.3.1 Switch from politics to commerce 432 8.3.2.3.2 Problems of the different socialisation of politicians and decision-makers from commerce 433 8.3.2.3.3 Revolving door as a dead end? Image problems for politicians and stakeholder groups 435 8.4 Status quo of vocational education and further training for lobbyists 436 8.4.1 Existing methods of education and further training 436 8.4.2 Objectives and content of the current education and further training 439 8.5 New approaches in education and further training 441 8.5.1 European law module 443 8.5.2 Political science module 444 8.5.3 Process competence and complexity reduction module 445 8.5.4 Intercultural skills module 446 8.5.5 Language module 446 8.5.6 Practical module 447 8.6 Summary 448 9 Case studies on interest representation projects with structural process support 451 9.1 Case 1: “advertising bans for spirits, beer and wine?” 452 9.1.1 Circumstances/initial situation 452 9.1.2 Step 1: documentation of the (content-related) objective and continuous checking of political feasibility 455 9.1.3 Step 2: procedural situation assessment and strategy planning 456 9.1.4 Step 3: drafting a OnePager and submitting it to previously identified addressees at the legislative and executive level 459 9.1.5 Steps 4 and 5: implementation of the OnePager and supporting decision-making processes at legislative and executive level 461 9.1.5.1 Representation of interests vis-à-vis the European Commission 461 9.1.5.2 Representation of interests vis-à-vis the Council 461 9.1.5.3 Representation of interests vis-à-vis the European Parliament 462 9.1.6 Result: achievement of objectives 463 9.2 Case 2: “regulation for defining the modalities for achieving the objective of reducing the CO 2 emissions of new passenger cars by 2020” 463 9.2.1 Circumstances/initial situation 463 9.2.2 Step 1: documentation of the (content-related) objective and continuous checking of political feasibility 465 9.2.3 Step 2: procedural situation assessment and strategy planning 466 9.2.4 Step 3: drafting one or more OnePagers and submitting them to previously identified addressees 467 9.2.5 Step 4: flanking the OnePager with other structural and process-oriented instruments (mutual information transparency) 468 9.2.6 Step 5: supporting decision-making processes at legislative and executive level 469 9.2.6.1 Representation of interests vis-à-vis the European Commission 469 9.2.6.2 Representation of interests vis-à-vis the Council 470 9.2.6.3 Representation of interests vis-à-vis the European Parliament 471 9.2.7 Result: achievement of objectives 472 10 Future challenges 473 10.1 Professionalism means translation competence 473 10.1.1 Classic professions 473 10.1.2 A new form of professionalism? 477 10.1.3 Professionalism as translation competence 481 10.1.4 Brief appendix: interest representation re-thought 483 10.2 Knowledge infrastructures 484 10.2.1 Access to external knowledge is now more important than ever before 484 10.2.2 Knowledge infrastructures are the solution, but also the problem at the same time 486 10.2.3 Knowledge infrastructures influence the cohesion and the future viability of our societies 487 10.3 Open policy – on a foundation of interest representation 488 10.3.1 Let’s open up then: everything “open” or what? 488 10.3.1.1 Access 489 10.3.1.2 Epistemic dimension 490 10.3.1.3 Structural dimension 491 10.3.1.4 Dimension of legitimacy 491 10.3.2 Then go for it: strategic stimuli for interest representation 492 10.3.2.1 Process 492 10.3.2.2 Opportunity 493 10.3.2.3 Cascade 493 11 Summary and outlook 495 11.1 Interest representation as a business management asset for companies, associations and organisations 495 11.2 Objectives of interest representation (involvement in decision-making processes) 496 11.3 Framework conditions – reform due to the Treaty of Lisbon 497 11.3.1 Treaty of Lisbon: de facto United States of Europe! 498 11.3.2 Strengthening the European Union 500 11.3.2.1 Outwardly 500 11.3.2.2 Inwardly 501 11.3.3 Multi-level system, ordinary legislative procedure, informal trialogue 501 11.3.3.1 Multi-level system 501 11.3.3.2 Ordinary legislative procedure (Article 294 TFEU): the number of decision-makers is increasing 502 11.3.3.3 Informal trialogue: an additional decision-making level 502 11.3.4 Paradigm shift from content to process competence 503 11.3.5 Conclusion and outcome 504 11.3.5.1 Increase in the complexity of European decision-making processes 504 11.3.5.2 Paradigm shift in interest representation: process competence 505 11.4 Outlook: urgent need for reform to overcome the governance crisis within the EU 507 Appendix 511 List of abbreviations 511 List of figures 515 References and further reading 519 Index 567 About the authors 575
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