Bernhard Weßels

Oscar W. Gabriel

Jürgen W. Falter

Die "Blaue Reihe" präsentiert seit ihrem Beginn 1980 umfassend und systematisch Analysen zu Bundestagswahlen und zu international relevanten Ergebnissen der Wahl- und Wählerforschung. Der neueste Band der Reihe widmet sich der Bundestagswahl 2005.

Analysen aus Anlass der Bundestagswahl 2005

Wahlen und Wähler

Everhard Holtmann

Das Buch vermittelt in ausführlicher Form Grundkenntnisse über das politisch-administrative System der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Behandelt werden zum einen das parlamentarische Regierungssystem im engeren Sinne, zum anderen weitere ihm vorgelagerte Akteure bzw. Teilsysteme von öffentlicher Bedeutung sowie die Einbettung des gegenwärtigen deutschen Politikgeschehens in Gesellschaft und historisch geprägte Tradition.

Handbuch Politisches System der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Eric Kerrouche

Suzanne S. Schüttemeyer

Notwithstanding its contemporary critics, political representation remains at the core of democratic politics. Based on a comparative research project that gathered data from observations, surveys, experiments and expert interviews, this book examines the process and the quality of political representation in France and Germany from a dual perspective. First, it analyzes MPs’ behavior during their district activities. Second, it investigates the perceptions and evaluations of the represented, the French and German citizens. In ten chapters different facets of MPs’ activities as well as citizens’ attitudes are comparatively investigated. The book is relevant for Politics scholars and practitioners at national parliaments to better understand representative democracies, and it may also contribute to improve representation itself.

Attitudes and Activities of Citizens and MPs

Political Representation in France and Germany

In bewährter Weise der "Blauen Reihe" werden auch in diesem Band alle relevanten Aspekte der Bundestagswahl 2002 von den führenden Experten analysiert. Gleichzeitig werden wichtige Ergebnisse zur Wahlforschung anderer Länder präsentiert.

Analysen aus Anlass der Bundestagswahl 2002

Silke I. Keil

This comparative study examines what kinds of societal forces shape European relationships towards democratic political life in contemporary Europe. Drawing on data from the European Social Survey (ESS), the book develops a theoretical perspective on the relationship between social structure and democracy and links this to research on social capital and political behaviour. The authors explore the impact of individual social characteristics on a broad range of the Europeans' political attitudes and behaviours. They investigate how the social position of the individuals in the European societies contributes to the explanation of the national and cross-national patterns of political engagement, addressing trust in the social and political environment, life satisfaction, party preferences and attitudes towards migration and migrants. Providing detailed descriptions of the similarities and differences among the various European publics at the beginning of the 21st century, Society and Democracy in Europe will be of strong interest to students and scholars of European politics, political participation and political sociology.

Oscar W. Gabriel

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