The study of the impact of the economic crisis on attitudes toward democracy tends to be
focused on satisfaction with specific democratic institutions. This article expands upon …

In the post-World War II era, the emergence of'area studies' marked a signal development in
the social sciences. As the social sciences evolved methodologically, however, many …

Comparing Political Communication: A 2020 Update Page 1 1 Comparing Political
Communication: A 2020 Update Frank Esser (University of Zurich) and Barbara Pfetsch (Freie …

Political, social, and economic transformation is a complex historical phenomenon. It can
adequately be analysed only by a multidisciplinary approach. The Handbook brings …

Scholars have expressed concern over waning support for democracy worldwide. But what
do ordinary citizens mean by the term “democracy," and how do their definitions of …

The period of democratisation known as the Third Wave resulted in widespread
democratisation in diverse parts of the world. In this study we use data from the World …

Political communication is about the creation, shaping, dissemination, processing and
effects of information among actors from the political system, the media and the public. For …

It is likely that ten years of economic crisis have eroded the support of democracy in Europe.
But how much? The existing research is divided on this issue. Some claim that the degree of …

Regionalstudien („area studies “) haben in den letzten beiden Jahrzehnten wichtige
Umorientierungen erfahren. Von eher deskriptiven Ansätzen im Kontext des Kalten Krieges …

ABSTRACT AI-based technologies have changed the nature of the symbiosis between
humans and AI, and so strategic management of human-AI interaction in organizations …