Democracy in the age of globalization and mediatization / Hanspeter Kriesi, Chair in Comparative Politics, European University Institute, Florence ; Sandra Lavenex, Professor of International Politics, Department of Political Science, University of Lucerne ; Frank Esser, Professor of International and Comparative Media Research, Department of Mass Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich ; Jörg Matthes, Professor, Department of Communication, University of Vienna ; Marc Bühlmann, Director of the Swiss Political Yearbook, Institute of Political Science, University of Berne ; Daniel Bochsler, Associate Professor of Democratisation, NCCR Democracy, University of Zurich.

"This book provides a comprehensive overview over the models of contemporary democracy, its social, cultural, economic and political prerequisites, empirically existing varieties, and the two major challenges - globalization and mediatization - confronting established democracies today. As the...

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Main Author:	Kriesi, Hanspeter
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, [2013]
Series:	Challenges to democracy in the 21st century series.
Subjects:	Democracy. Globalization. World politics > 21st century.