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How Globalisation and Mediatisation Challenge Democracy
Democracy was the most successful political idea of the 20th century, as the high number of democratic governments around the world bears out. Today, though, it seems that it is experiencing a reversal of fortunes. Populist parties are on the rise in democratic states. At the same time, some countries are sliding towards autocracy. Elsewhere, politicians reframe election victories as a claim to absolute power. There is no denying that democracy is under pressure. Globalisation, populism and mediatisation, the growing influence of the media on politics, are testing its limits. Launched by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the University of Zurich in 2005, the National Centre of Competence in Research on Democracy (NCCR Democracy) examined how and why this is happening and the consequences it has for democracy. The final report details the key findings of the 12-year research programme.
Urban Mobilizations and New Media in Contemporary China
Popular protests are on the rise in China. However, since protesters rely on existing channels of participation and on patronage by elite backers, the state has been able to stymie attempts to generalize resistance and no large scale political movements have significantly challenged party rule. Yet the Chinese state is not monolithic. Decentralization has increased the power of local authorities, creating space for policy innovations and opening up the political opportunity structure. Popular protest in China - particularly in urban realm- not only benefits from the political fragmentation of the state, but also from the political communications revolution. The question of how and to what ex...
Law and Legalization in Transnational Relations
Complex legalization and the many moves to law / Christian Britsch and Dirk Lehmkuhl -- Transnational legalization of accounting : the case of international financial reporting standards / Jens Wistemann and Sonja Kierzek -- The harmonization of private commercial law : the case of secured finance / Edward S. Cohen -- Multi-stakeholder initiatives to combat money laundering and bribery / Mark Pieth -- Legalization, transnationalism, and organic agriculture / William D. Coleman and Austina J. Reed -- Beyond Westphalia : competitive legalization in emerging transnational regulatory systems / Errol Meidinger -- Beyond legalization? : how global standards work / Bas Arts and Dieter Kerwer -- International standards, functions, and links to law / Erich Schanze -- Beyond legalization : reading the increase, variation, and differentiation of legal and law-like arrangements in international relations through world society theory / Mathias Albert -- The role of the transnational corporation in the process of legalisation : insights from economics and corporate social responsibility / Andreas Georg Scherer and Dorothe Baumann.
Conflict Prevention
Offering a new perspective, the authors show how efforts to prevent violent civil wars could be much more effective if they incorporate the business sector.
Wie Globalisierung und Mediatisierung die Demokratie verändern
Während die Demokratie im 20. Jahrhundert die erfolgreichste politische Idee war und sich als Regierungsmodell weltweit immer stärker durchgesetzt hat, scheint sie heute auf dem Rückzug zu sein: Populistische Parteien verzeichnen in demokratischen Staaten zunehmend Wahlerfolge. Einige Länder entwickeln sich Schritt für Schritt zu Autokratien, Wahlsiege werden dort zu einem absoluten Machtanspruch umgedeutet. Ohne Zweifel steht die Demokratie heute unter Druck: Globalisierung, Populismus sowie Mediatisierung, d.h. der wachsende Einfluss der Medien auf die Politik, fordern sie heraus. Wie und warum das geschieht und welche Folgen sich für die Demokratie abzeichnen, wurde im Forschungsschwerpunkt NCCR Democracy des Schweizerischen Nationalfonds und der Universität Zürich untersucht. Dieser Schlussbericht fasst die wichtigsten Ergebnisse des 12-jährigen Forschungsprogrammes zusammen.
International Discourses of Authoritarian Populism
International Discourses of Authoritarian Populism provides 15 cutting-edge chapters probing into the diversity of present-day populist discourse from across the world. Not adhering to any particular school, the volume explores populism from a variety of disciplines and perspectives, with contributions characterized by heuristic openness as called for by the manifold manifestations of populism. The chapters balance theoretical and empirical studies, as well as quantitative and qualitative surveys and case studies, to offer readings on historical and new types of populism, and the politicians associated with these variates. Authors draw on a variety of print, digital, textual, and visual sour...
Comment la mondialisation et la médiatisation ont changé la démocratie
La démocratie a été l’idée politique la plus porteuse du 20e siècle. Pour preuve, son expansion dans le monde entier comme modèle de gouvernement. Il semble pourtant aujourd’hui qu’elle soit sur le déclin. On assiste à une montée de partis populistes dans les États démocratiques. Certains pays se transforment progressivement en autocraties, qui interprètent les victoires électorales comme autant de prétentions au pouvoir politique absolu. Il ne fait aucun doute que la démocratie est aujourd’hui sous pression ; la mondialisation, le populisme et la médiatisation, soit l’influence croissante des médias sur la politique, la mettent à rude épreuve. Dans le cadre du Pôle de recherche national sur la démocratie (« PRN Démocratie – Défis posés à la démocratie au 21e siècle ») mené par le Fonds national suisse et l’Université de Zurich de 2005 à 2017, des chercheuses et des chercheurs ont analysé le pourquoi et le comment de cette évolution, ainsi que ses répercussions pour la démocratie. Le présent ouvrage résume les résultats les plus importants de ce programme de recherche d’une durée de douze ans.
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The Law and Practice of the United Nations
The Law and Practice of the United Nations examines the law of the United Nations through an analysis of the Organization’s practice from its inception until the present, in particular to the transformations the UN has undergone since the end of the Cold War. Special consideration is given to Chapter VII of the UN Charter and its interpretation, the United Nations’ membership and organs’ competences, along with the peaceful settlement of disputes, and coercive action for the maintenance of international peace and security. In addition, this important new edition explores such areas as economic sanctions, peacekeeping, authorizations of the Security Council, territorial administrations, self-determination, human rights, financing of the Organization, acts adoptable by the UN organs, and a review of their legality. Offering a fully revised and updated analysis of the main legal issues surrounding the United Nations’ practice, The Law and Practice of the United Nations will be of interest to all those involved with legal issues surrounding the United Nations, the analysis of said issues, and their impacts on international practice
