@article{SenaratneMuehlbauerKiefletal.2023,
  author    = {Senaratne, Hansi and M{\"u}hlbauer, Martin and Kiefl, Ralph and C{\´a}rdenas, Andrea and Prathapan, Lallu and Riedlinger, Torsten and Biewer, Carolin and Taubenb{\"o}ck, Hannes},
  title     = {The Unseen — an investigative analysis of thematic and spatial coverage of news on the ongoing refugee crisis in West Africa},
  series = {ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information},
  volume    = {12},
  journal   = {ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information},
  number    = {4},
  issn      = {2220-9964},
  doi       = {10.3390/ijgi12040175},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-313607},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {The fastest growing regional crisis is happening in West Africa today, with over 8 million people considered persons of concern. A culmination of identity politics, climate-driven disasters, and extreme poverty has led to this humanitarian crisis in the region and is exacerbated by a lack of political will and misplaced media attention. The current state of the art does not present sufficient investigations of the thematic and spatial coverage of news media of this crisis in this region. This paper studies the spatial coverage of this crisis as reported in the media, and the themes associated with those locations, based on a curated dataset. For the time frame 12 March to 15 September 2021, 2017 news articles related to the refugee crisis in West Africa were examined and manually coded based on (1) the geographical locations mentioned in each article; (2) the themes found in the articles in reference to a location (e.g., Relocation of people in Abuja). The dataset introduces a thematic dimension, as never achieved before, to the conflict-ridden areas in West Africa. A comparative analysis with UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) data showed that 96.8\% of refugee-related locations in West Africa were not covered by news during the considered time frame. Contrastingly, 80.4\% of locations mentioned in the news do not appear in the UNHCR repository. Most news articles published during this time frame reported on Development aid or Political statements. Linear multiple regression analysis showed GDP per capita and political stability to be among the most influential determinants of news coverage.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KestlerLuccaKrause2016,
  author    = {Kestler, Thomas and Lucca, Juan Bautista and Krause, Silvana},
  title     = {'Break-In Parties' and Changing Patterns of Democracy in Latin America},
  series = {Brazilian Political Science Review},
  volume    = {10},
  journal   = {Brazilian Political Science Review},
  number    = {1},
  doi       = {10.1590/1981-38212016000100004},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-171333},
  pages     = {e0004},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {Although Lijphart's typology of consensus and majoritarian democracy can be regarded as the most widely used tool to classify democratic regimes, it has been rarely applied to Latin America so far. We try to fill this gap by adapting Lijphart's typological framework to the Latin American context in the following way. In contrast to previous studies, we treat the type of democracy as an independent variable and include informal factors such as clientelism or informal employment in our assessment of democratic patterns. On this basis, we aim to answer the following questions. First, how did the patterns of democracy evolve in Latin America over the two decades between 1990 and 2010 and what kind of differences can be observed in the region? Second, what are the institutional determinants of the observed changes? We focus on the emergence of new parties because of their strong impact on the first dimension of Lijphart's typology. From our observations we draw the following tentative conclusions: If strong new parties established themselves in the party system but failed to gain the presidency, they pushed the system towards consensualism. Conversely, new parties that gained the presidency produced more majoritarian traits.},
  language  = {en}
}
@techreport{MohamadKlotzbach2020,
  type      = {Working Paper},
  author    = {Mohamad-Klotzbach, Christoph},
  title     = {Zum Zusammenhang von Staatlichkeit und lokalen Selbstregelungen: Einige theoretische {\"U}berlegungen},
  issn      = {2698-2684},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-21951},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-219514},
  pages     = {18},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Dieses Working Paper widmet sich dem Zusammenhang von Staatlichkeit und lokalen Selbstregelungen. Mittels eines deduktiven Zugangs werden verschiedene theoretische Szenarien dieses Zusammenhangs durchgespielt. Hierbei handelt es sich neben den generellen Zusammenh{\"a}ngen der beiden Regelungsformen um den Umfang der Regelungen, die Beziehungsformen zwischen den Regelungsvarianten, den Voraussetzungen zur Implementierung von Regelungen sowie der Verkn{\"u}pfung der Regelungsformen mit dem Konzept der Staatlichkeit. Die Studie erweitert das Forschungsfeld um drei wesentliche Erkenntnisse: Erstens, dass es neben dem postulierten negativen Zusammenhang von staatlichen Regulierungen und lokalen Selbstregelungen noch weitere hypothetisch anzunehmende Zusammenh{\"a}nge geben kann. Zweitens, dass neben staatlicher Regulierung und lokalen Selbstregelungen auch regelungsfreie Regelungsbedarfe existieren und st{\"a}rker in den Blick genommen werden sollten. Drittens, dass der Grad der Staatlichkeit unabh{\"a}ngig vom Ausmaß staatlicher Regulierung betrachtet werden sollte.},
  subject      = {Begrenzte Staatlichkeit},
  language  = {de}
}
@techreport{LauthFischerKruegeretal.2019,
  type      = {Working Paper},
  author    = {Lauth, Hans-Joachim and Fischer, Doris and Kr{\"u}ger, Dominique and Mohamad-Klotzbach, Christoph and Pfeilschifter, Rene and Rothfuß, Eberhard and Schachner, Andreas and Schmitz, Barbara and Werthmann, Katja},
  title     = {Interdisziplinarit{\"a}t. Eine Grundlegung zu Begriffen, Theorien und Methoden in einer geistes- und sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschungsgruppe},
  edition   = {1. Aufl.},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-19348},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-193483},
  pages     = {50},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Interdisziplinarit{\"a}t markiert ein Forschungsprogramm, das unterschiedliche Konjunkturen erlebt hat. Auch wenn es aktuell wieder an Zuspruch gewinnt, bleiben oftmals die Konturen der Vorstellung von Interdisziplinarit{\"a}t verschwommen. Wenn eine Forschungsgruppe dezidiert die interdisziplin{\"a}re Perspektive aufgreift, ist es daher zwingend geboten, sich {\"u}ber den Begriff und seine Implikationen zu verst{\"a}ndigen. Darauf aufbauend zeigen wir, wie sich die DFG-Forschungsgruppe 2757 interdisziplin{\"a}r aufstellt und vernetzt, um eine komplexe Fragestellung zu kl{\"a}ren, die durch Einzelforschung nicht befriedigend behandelt werden kann. Dazu erl{\"a}utern wir zun{\"a}chst die in interdisziplin{\"a}rer Reflexion gewonnenen und ausgew{\"a}hlten begrifflichen Grundlagen, Theorien und Methoden und pr{\"a}sentieren die entsprechenden Grundideen unserer Forschungsgruppe. Auf dieser Basis beschreiben wir deren organisatorische Tektonik sowie die inhaltlichen und methodischen Verbindungen der einzelnen Teilprojekte. Somit pr{\"a}zisieren wir unsere Vorstellung von interdisziplin{\"a}rer Zusammenarbeit im Sinne einer vernetzten Forschung. Wir erarbeiten mit unserem Vorgehen in interdisziplin{\"a}rer Hinsicht einen angemessenen Zugang zur Thematik, der es erlaubt, die grundlegenden Fragen aus unterschiedlichen epistemologischen Perspektiven zu beleuchten und damit umfassender zu erfassen, als es aus einer rein disziplin{\"a}ren Sicht m{\"o}glich w{\"a}re. Weiterhin streben wir eine Erweiterung und Vertiefung unseres methodischen Vorgehens an, indem verschiedene fachspezifische Methoden verwendet und kombiniert werden. Auf dieser Grundlage versprechen wir uns innovative Ergebnisse, die theoretische und methodologische Aspekte betreffen.},
  subject      = {Interdisziplinarit{\"a}t},
  language  = {de}
}
@masterthesis{Hoffmann2018,
  type      = {Bachelor Thesis},
  author    = {Hoffmann, Felix},
  title     = {Volksgesetzgebung und politischer Entscheidungsprozess},
  issn      = {2193-9179},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-16191},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-161919},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  pages     = {1-61},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Seit den 1990er-Jahren kommt direktdemokratischen Verfahren in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland auf Landes- wie auch auf kommunaler Ebene eine wachsende Bedeutung zu. Mit einer sukzessiven institutionellen {\"O}ffnung ging eine kontinuierlich ansteigende Anwendung dieser Beteiligungskan{\"a}le einher. Dabei l{\"a}sst sich auf subnationaler Ebene eine Vielzahl an Verfahrenskonstruktionen vorfinden, denen sich die vergleichende Direktdemokratieforschung in breiter Weise angenommen hat. Studien, die an Effekten und Wirkungen auf den politischen Entscheidungsprozess ansetzen, lassen sich bisher nur vereinzelt ausmachen. Die vorliegende Arbeit st{\"o}ßt in diese Forschungsl{\"u}cke und untersucht die Effekte von Volksgesetzgebungsverfahren auf den politischen Entscheidungsprozess in den Bundesl{\"a}ndern Brandenburg und Schleswig-Holstein. Auf zentralen konzeptionellen Modellierungen aufbauend, wird ein Analyseraster entwickelt, um policy-Effekte wie auch Modi der politischen Entscheidungsfindung zu identifizieren. Diese werden in Zusammenhang zur Zielrichtung der jeweiligen Verfahren gebracht (Agenda-Setting/Veto), um eine prozessuale Determination von policy-Effekten und eine inhaltliche Determination des Modus der politischen Entscheidungsfindung zu {\"u}berpr{\"u}fen.},
  subject      = {Direkte Demokratie},
  language  = {de}
}
@techreport{Stanka2023,
  type      = {Working Paper},
  author    = {Stanka, Hans},
  title     = {Autonomy Reconsidered: Conceptualising a Phenomenon on the Verges of Self-Government and Self-Governance},
  issn      = {2698-2684},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-32077},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-320771},
  pages     = {28},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {For decades autonomy has been utilised as a concept in various social sciences, like sociology, political science, law and philosophy. Certain concepts of autonomy have always reflected the needs of the respective disciplines that made use of the term, but also ever infringed on the interpretation of autonomy in other disciplines. Most notably, conceptualisations of international and constitutional law have found their way into bordering sciences, like political science. The result: a legal positivist view prevailing in the conceptualisations of autonomy within political and administrative sciences. As this working paper points out, this perspective does not do justice to the complex phenomenon autonomy is or may be in social and political reality. Hence, the paper argues for a differentiated concept of autonomy, splitting it into autonomy claims, actors, process, rights and powers, regimes, and their institutions. The empirical world suggests a salience of formally and informally lived types of autonomy, especially in Latin America, due to the region's indigenous population often living outside of, or within the limited reach of the state. Therefore, the paper aims to incorporate the dimension of informality - lacking in previous legal positivist approaches. Autonomy regimes could be entrenched in international, constitutional, or secondary law, or they could be tolerated by the state or seized by autonomy claimants by force. From a theoretical or conceptual perspective, the dimension of (in)formality facilitates the incorporation of autonomy into the discussion on governance and government, mostly on the local or regional level. Thus, the paper establishes autonomy regimes as a concept located at the verges of (self-)government and (self-)governance.},
  subject      = {Staat},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Kestler2023,
  author    = {Kestler, Thomas},
  title     = {Exploring the Relationship Between Social Movement Organizations and the State in Latin America},
  series = {Politics and Governance},
  volume    = {11},
  journal   = {Politics and Governance},
  number    = {2},
  issn      = {2183-2463},
  doi       = {10.17645/pag.v11i2.6383},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-321152},
  pages     = {346-356},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Under conditions of weak statehood, societal actors are supposed to assume functions usually attributed to the state. Social self-organization is expected to emerge when the state leaves important social problems unattended. Should social self-organization, therefore, be regarded as a reaction to state weakness and as compensation for state failure in the provision of basic services? Does society organize itself on its own in areas where the state is absent or ineffective? By the example of two Latin American social movements, this article aims to show that social self-organization—at least on a larger scale—is not independent of the state, but rather a result of a dynamic interaction with the state. The two examples this article explores are the middle-class Venezuelan neighborhood movement and the Argentine piquetero movement of unemployed workers. Both movements emerged as reactions to the state's failure and retreat from essential social functions and both developed into extensive and influential social actors. For that reason, they can be regarded as crucial cases for observing the patterns and conditions of social self-organization and autonomous collective action within the specific Latin American context. Despite their different backgrounds and social bases, the two cases reveal remarkable similarities. They show that the emergence and development of self-organized social groups cannot be conceived simply as a reaction to state weakness, but rather should be viewed as a dynamic interaction with the state.},
  language  = {en}
}
@techreport{Schmidt2022,
  type      = {Working Paper},
  author    = {Schmidt, Jo{\~a}o Pedro},
  title     = {Local Self-Organization and the Third Sector: Between the Philanthropic and the Associative Approaches},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-28280},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-282803},
  pages     = {18},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Civil society organizations only started to be considered a sector in the 1970s in the United States. Amitai Etzioni pioneered the use of the expression third sector, which became common in academic and political literature. However, in the United States, the non-profit sector concept gradually became more robust and was spread internationally based on the studies conducted by Lester Salomon and associated researchers. The theory built on the concept of the non-profit sector is strongly related to the North American cultural context, marked by the tradition of philanthropy and volunteerism, but with little importance given to associative and cooperative organizations. The non-profit sector is implicitly or explicitly conceived as part of the private sphere. In contrast, theoretical currents such as liberal communitarianism, the theories of cooperation, common goods, social capital, European social economy, and the Latin American solidarity economy highlight the primacy of cooperation in solving collective problems. These theories underpin the associative approach of the third sector and link it to the community, not to the market. This paper argues that the associative approach is more appropriate for international studies on the third sector and the relevance of self-organization. The third sector, i.e., the set of organizations created and maintained by civil society, is the inheritor of the millennial associative tradition, including both entities whose values are compatible with the common good and those with particularistic values, authoritarian and contrary to human rights. The third sector is not entirely virtuous, but it is a vital sector for solving great human problems.},
  subject      = {Kommunitarismus},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Stawski2021,
  author    = {Stawski, Theresa Paola},
  title     = {The state-regime-nexus: law and legal order},
  series = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft},
  volume    = {15},
  journal   = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft},
  number    = {3},
  issn      = {1865-2654},
  doi       = {10.1007/s12286-021-00508-2},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-270118},
  pages     = {357-373},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {The aim of this paper is to illuminate the interdependent relation and connectivity between state and regime known as the state-regime-nexus. To conceptualize the reciprocal institutional relation between state and regime and to deepen the understanding of the state-regime-nexus, I focus on law and legal order as one mutual linkage between state and regime in both democratic and autocratic regimes. To do so, this conceptual paper addresses two points that are part of the same topic: the relation between state, regime and law and different variants of legal order in democratic and autocratic regimes. This creates a theoretical basis to gain more conceptual and analytical clarity in the complex realm of the state-regime-nexus.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Schroeder2021,
  author    = {Schr{\"o}der, Lina},
  title     = {Miller, Tilly: Konstruktivismus und Systemtheorie (Soziale Arbeit und ihre erkenntnistheoretischen Zug{\"a}nge, Bd. 7), 130 S., Beltz Juventa, Weinheim 2021},
  series = {Neue Politische Literatur},
  volume    = {66},
  journal   = {Neue Politische Literatur},
  number    = {3},
  issn      = {2197-6082},
  doi       = {10.1007/s42520-021-00381-z},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-271732},
  pages     = {372-374},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Kein Abstract vorhanden.},
  language  = {de}
}