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Presents cutting-edge research on the crisis of democracy
Offers a comparative perspective on political participation and representation in established democracies
Covers a wide range of crisis phenomena, including participation, globalization, and capitalism
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Representation
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Front Matter
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Governance
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The book is divided into three parts, the first of which highlights various aspects of political participation, such as political inequality in voting. In turn, Part II focuses on problems of political representation, while Part III assesses whether processes such as globalization, deregulation, and the withdrawal of the state from important policy areas have limited the political control and legitimacy of democratically elected governments.
Editors and Affiliations
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WZB Berlin Social Science Center and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Wolfgang Merkel
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WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Berlin, Germany
Sascha Kneip
About the editors
Dr. Sascha Kneip is senior research fellow in the “Democracy and Democratization” unit at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center. His main research interest lies in the field of democratic theory, democratic legitimacy, rule of law and multi-level governance. In several publications, he has analyzed the role of Constitutional Courts in Western democracies and discussed the judiciary’s impact on the quality of democracy. His most recent publications include Demokratie, Diktatur, Gerechtigkeit (2017, ed., with Aurel Croissant and Alexander Petring), “Rekonvaleszenz der Demokratie? Die Erholung bürgerlicher Freiheitsrechte im internationalen Vergleich“ (2017, in: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft; with Aiko Wagner), and „The Impact of the Federal Constitutional Court on the Consolidation and Quality of German Democracy” (2016, in: Constitutional Courts in Comparison. The U.S. Supreme Court and the Federal Constitutional Court, Rogowski/Gawron eds.).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Democracy and Crisis
Book Subtitle: Challenges in Turbulent Times
Editors: Wolfgang Merkel, Sascha Kneip
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72559-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-72558-1Published: 20 March 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10225-8Published: 09 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-72559-8Published: 08 March 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 373
Topics: Democracy, Electoral Politics, Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy, Political Theory, Comparative Politics