Two images of populism are well-established: it is either labelled as a pathological political
phenomenon, or it is regarded as the most authentic form of political representation. In this …

This book seeks to consistently explain the role of ideas and institutions in policy outcomes,
and addresses the problem of how resource nationalism causes a deficit of public …

Populism stands in tension with (liberal) democracy. In the opening chapter of this volume,
we maintained that in order to understand this tension, it is necessary to move from …

This article examines why the UK Government accepted the 2014 Scottish independence
referendum while the Spanish Government opposes a similar referendum in Catalonia …

To a great extent, this study has its roots in Southern Africa. It was during a semester abroad
at the University of Namibia when my interest in African politics, the state in Africa and …

1. Politisches Vertrauen und neue Demokratien Page 1 1. Politisches Vertrauen und neue
Demokratien Der Begriff Vertrauen ist aus dem öffentlichen Diskurs kaum noch wegzudenken …

The Federalism Reform I (2006) transferred some additional legal competences to the
German Länder to provide them with more autonomy. Our analysis is guided by the question …

This book addresses a timely, yet largely overlooked, issue in political science: the
integration of migrants in a multilevel polity. In a context characterised by the increasing …

Zusammenfassung Die Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft setzt systematisch, planvoll,
Kriterien geleitet und auf Theorien bezogen mindestens zwei Vergleichsobjekte, die …

Atmospheric concentrations of 'greenhouse gases'(GHGs), which trap heat in the earth's
atmosphere and therefore result in higher global temperatures, have risen significantly over …