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Political Communication in Direct Democratic Campaigns
Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 90.00Analyzes the communication processes in direct democratic campaigns and their effect on the opinion formation of the voters. Based on a detailed analysis of the politicians' strategies, media coverage and the opinion formation of the public in three campaigns, this book argues that the campaigns are more enlightening than manipulating. more...
Direct Democratic Choice
Lexington Books 2005; US$ 36.99Direct Democratic Choice sets out to understand how the citizens actually decide in direct-democratic votes. Author Hanspeter Kriesi has analyzed nearly twenty years of post-election surveys in Switzerland (1981-1999), which he has contextualized according to the various political issues and the relevant arguments provided by the political elites.... more...
The Politics of Switzerland
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 34.00Authoritative survey of the processes and policies of the Swiss political system, revealing the richness of its history and institutions. more...
New Social Movements in Western Europe
University of Minnesota Press 1995; US$ 120.00New social movements are defined as those that have arisen since the late sixties, and include the ecology, gay rights, peace, and women?s movements. This volume provides a cross-national comparison of the development, mobilization, and impact of new social movements in four Western European nations?France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. more...
The Blackwell Companion to Social Movements
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2008; US$ 204.95The Blackwell Companion to Social Movements is a compilation of original, state-of-the-art essays by internationally recognized scholars on an array of topics in the field of social movement studies. Contains original, state-of-the-art essays by internationally recognized scholars Covers a wide array of topics in the field of social movement... more...
Contemporary Switzerland
Palgrave Macmillan 2005; US$ 148.00This volume presents the major findings involved in a large scale research programme to describe and analyse the transformation of contemporary Swiss society. The contributions focus on three key areas: the Swiss way of life, the Swiss labour market and the country's political institutions. The chapters give an idea of current trends in Swiss society,... more...
West European Politics in the Age of Globalization
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 37.00Examines the new configuration of political power in Western Europe, as the radical right mobilises globalisation's losers. more...
Democracy in the Age of Globalization and Mediatization
Palgrave Macmillan 2013; US$ 35.99This book provides comprehensive coverage of the models of contemporary democracy; its social, cultural, economic and political prerequisites; its empirically existing varieties and its two major challenges - globalization and mediatization. The book also covers the global spread of democracy and its spread into supranational democracies. more...
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