Cities in advanced democracies are commonly portrayed as centers of cosmopolitanism and
electoral strongholds of the left. I argue that the issue of crime can reshape urban politics by …

EU is a discursive field where multiple meanings and representations are created,
negotiated and contested. Research has shown that the concept possess an interpretive …

Cities in advanced democracies are commonly portrayed as centers of cosmopolitanism and
electoral strongholds of the Left. I argue that crime, which often becomes salient with …

Wahlen zum Europäischen Parlament finden im Spannungsfeld aus nationaler und
europäischer Arena statt. In den vergangenen Wahlkämpfen spielten dabei häufig nationale …

Inter-party communication is crucial in representative democracies, enabling information
exchange and dialogue among political parties. Despite its importance, research on this …

The performance of computational methods has been proven many times over. However,
special efforts may be needed to ensure access to the research results achieved by means …

Politics primarily focuses on decision-making and resource allocation. This resource
allocation may emerge from political parties and candidates' policy proposals. Numerous …

European solidarity as a fundamental value of the EU assumed even more relevance in the
last decades in the context of the various crises that hit the European continent. The impact …

This dissertation investigates the prevalence and nature of negativity in politics throughout
the electoral cycle. The research addresses three main questions:(i) who uses negative …

Ghana's decision to uphold participatory democracy over the last two decades has led to the
emergence of written public declarations of political parties' policies and intentions on a …