This chapter discusses the changing roles of political organizations in contemporary
democracies, particularly political parties but also interest groups. While providing platforms …

Civil society organizations (CSOs) are a cornerstone of democracy in Europe.
Nonetheless,“civil society” and “political society” should not be equated as membership …

This article presents and empirically evaluates an analytical experiment in which we seek to
translate individual-level explanations of differences in political participation to an …

This chapter explores the evolving relationship between civic engagement and institutional
politics. Building on Ricoeur's distinction between the political (collective action) and politics …

This book provides the most comprehensive study of the Australian think-tank industry to
date. Drawing on empirical evidence, it first assesses the structure of the industry, the …

Recent scholarly work on higher education institutions (HEIs) within an EU context has
focused on how universities and their core activities have been affected by EU education …

Students of public policy have rightly spent considerable effort setting out the types of policy
instruments or tools available to policy makers, the way these are packaged up, and the …

Makt-og demokratiutredningen konkluderte pessimistisk når det gjaldt borgernes fremtidige
mulighet til å delta i demokratiet utenfor valgkanalen og få gjennomslag overfor det politiske …

In Political Species, Karsten Ronit expertly argues that evolutionary biology can provide
important sources of inspiration for analyzing the proliferation of private actors/organizations …

The transformative effect of digital innovation is at the core of many reflections and debates
exploring the wide impact produced by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) …