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Eastern Christianity in the Digital Space
Existing through the ordeals of the Communist regimes of the last century and then facing the expansion of the Internet and the digitalization of the present one, East-European Orthodoxy seeks to re-establish itself on the geopolitical and religious map of today's world. Drago?-Ioan ?am?udean argues that, within this context, new religious actors such as Ortho-bloggers, manifest themselves in the digital environment of blogs and social media, driven not only by spiritual and religious motivations but also by political, economic and institutional ones. Caught between the inabilities of the Orthodox Church to offer them a safe religious online framework to express themselves and their various ...
Constitutional Politics in Central and Eastern Europe
The contributions to this edited volume discuss constitutional politics in 20 Central and Eastern European countries. The country chapters describe all constitutional amendments and new constitutions after the first post-communist constitution-making, all failed amendment attempts, and the political discourses about constitutional politics. Framed by a broad comparative chapter, the country studies are embedded in the established literature on constitutional politics. The book thus provides a better understanding of constitutional politics in the region and beyond.
Principles of Digital Democracy
Drawing on almost a decade of first-hand experience, Principles of Digital Democracy presents a unique look at digital democracy tools in action. Whether it is carbon budgeting in Canada, voting on legislation in Italy or policy consultation in Taiwan, this book explains not just what is possible to achieve with digital democracy tools today, but how to assess the life-cycle of civic engagement, as well as different approaches to security and policy implementation. Principles of Digital Democracy combines theory with practice, giving the reader an overarching theory of the components (Bestandteile) of digital democracy (e.g. ideation, deliberation, decision-making), as well as numerous case studies from around the world. Interviews with organizers and participants provide further insight into who participates in digital democracy and why they do so.
Nations in Transit 2014
Since 1995, Freedom House’s Nations in Transit series has monitored the status of democratic change from Central Europe to Eurasia, pinpointing the region’s greatest reform opportunities and challenges for the benefit of policymakers, researchers, journalists, and democracy advocates alike. Covering twenty-nine countries, Nations in Transit provides comparative ratings and in-depth analysis of electoral process, civil society, independent media, national and local democratic governance, judicial framework, and corruption. Nations in Transit 2014 evaluates developments in these areas from January 1 to December 31, 2013.
Neo-militant Democracies in Post-communist Member States of the European Union
This book examines contemporary militant democracies in post-communist states in the European Union. Examining, through case studies, their broader relevance to political, legal, and social structures, this book looks in revealing detail at the struggles between these democratic and anti-democratic actors that share similar historical experiences of contentious politics, communism, and political transformation. It importantly unravels the tension between them, determining which are already authoritarian, and which are teetering on the brink of an anti-democratic breakthrough. Analysing regimes’ continuance trajectories to capture how and what shaped the neo-militant aspects of democracies ...
Frivolous Politics
Examines how contemporary populism in the United States is the political expression of an underlying cultural decadence. By scrutinizing both the far left and the far right, and seeing them as sharing the same locus classicus, this book offers concrete recommendations for engaging in genuinely inclusive language that gets Americans back to doing the hard work that liberal democracy demands. With a new theoretical framework, built upon an exploration of cultural decadence and postmodern communication technology, O'Keefe brings a fresh approach to the field of populism studies. Both progressive and traditional-minded readers will be better equipped to engage with and understand the causes and draws of populism in today's increasingly polarized political culture.
Democratic Consolidation and Europeanization in Romania
This volume is a multi-dimensional analysis of Romaniaâ (TM)s political, economic, cultural and societal transformation after 1989. It synthetically depicts the main stages of the processes of democratic transition and consolidation, as well as the subsequent phenomena of Europeanization, but also the series of more recent democratic setbacks that affected the Romanian society. The overall perspective is integrative, providing the reader with a balanced and complete understanding of Romaniaâ (TM)s post-communist challenges without being spared of the most sensitive aspects. The volume gathers the contributions of some of the most distinguished experts in different sub-fields of transition studies, including political systems, societal transformations, minority rights, macro-economic dynamics, and foreign policy.
De la chute du mur de Berlin au conflit ukrainien
Depuis la chute du mur de Berlin, deux générations de leaders politiques et économiques se sont succédées en Europe Centrale et Occidentale. Au terme de trente années d’évolution, apparaît une nouvelle génération de leaders qui n’ont pas connu les régimes antérieurs et héritent d’une transition problématique. Se pose ainsi la question de l’homogénéité de sociétés qui ont parfois pris des trajectoires très différentes, mais n’en sont pas moins encore souvent assimilées de façon réductrice à des « pays de l’Est ». De même, tandis que la guerre marque son retour sur le sol européen avec l’offensive russe en Ukraine, l’importance accordée à la trajectoire de ces pays semble plus que jamais déterminante. Les cas explorés dans cet ouvrage collectif rassemblant des experts du monde francophone et d’Europe centrale et orientale explorent le phénomène du changement de génération et questionnent son impact réel sur l’évolution politique et économique, impactant la prise de décision en Europe de l’Est.
Science politique en Belgique francophone
A travers six thématiques (méthodes, genre, migrations, action publique, relations internationales, engagement) ce livre propose un état de la politologie francophoe dans notre pays et ouvre des perspectives sur l'avenir. Il propose une série de clés de lecture du champ politique contemporain.
