[ecrea] New book summarizing the NCCR Democracy's main research results

New book summarizing the NCCR Democracy's main research results


Kriesi, Hanspeter; Daniel Bochsler; Jörg Matthes; Sandra Lavenex; Marc 
Bühlmann and Frank Esser: Democracy in the age of globalization and 
mediatization. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013, 264 pages.

The book provides a comprehensive overview over the models of 
contemporary democracy, its social, cultural, economic, and political 
prerequisites and existing varieties. It examines the transformation of 
democracy today as national political communities increasingly dissolve 
and, in addition, democratic systems confront the increasingly powerful 
role of the media in politics. Furthermore, it covers the global spread 
of democracy to areas and institutions in which democratic governance 
has thus far been absent or has had only a very tenuous hold. In this 
way, it confronts the perpetually unsatisfactory quest to make ?real, 
existing democracy? conform better to ?potentially ideal democracy?.

?Democracy in the age of globalization and mediatization? is an 
important contribution to the literature on the ? assumed ? crisis of 
democracy. It will be of interest to the research community, 
practitioners and policy makers, media, and informed readers.


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Other books in the series "Challenges to democracy in the 21st century":



Kriesi, Hanspeter (ed.). "Political communication in direct democratic 
campaigns: enlightening or manipulating?" Basingstoke: Palgrave 
Macmillan, 2012, 288 pages.

Setälä, Maija and Theo Schiller (eds.). "Citizens' initiatives in Europe 
- procedures and consequences of agenda-setting by citizens." 
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, 280 pages.

Bernhard, Laurent. "Campaign strategy in direct democracy." Basingstoke: 
Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, 256 pages.



NCCR Democracy is a multi-disciplinary research program that examines 
the challenges to democracy in the 21st century. Managed from the 
University of Zurich and supported by the Swiss National Science 
Foundation, the network comprises approximately 90 members from seven 
disciplines working at 20 partner institutions. More information on the 
NCCR Democracy website at www.nccr-democracy.uzh.ch.







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