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Handelt es sich bei dem Mitgliederschwund deutscher Volksparteien um ein unaufhaltsames Niedergangsszenario oder um ein umkehrbares Phänomen? In einer ersten systematischen Untersuchung der Strategien der CDU und SPD bei der Anwerbung neuer Parteimitglieder zeigt Jakobs, dass es sich lohnt, in ein völlig neues Forschungsfeld vorzudringen. Die vergleichende Analyse macht deutlich, dass der Mitgliederverlust in deutschen Parteien zwar gestoppt werden kann, aber die weitere Professionalisierung der Parteimitglieder notwendig macht. Is the loss of members of German popular parties an unstoppable scenario of decline or a reversible phenomenon? The first systematic research shows in a comparative analysis of the strategies of the German parties CDU and SPD in recruiting new party members that it is worthwhile to enter a completely new field of investigation. The study reveals that the loss of members can be stopped at the cost of further professionalization of party members. Simon Jakobs' Band zur "Neumitgliederwerbung von SPD und CDU im Vergleich" ist vorbildlich für alle, die eine wissenschaftliche Arbeit verfassen wollen und nützlich für die, die schnell und sicher eine Übersicht zum Stand der Forschung über die Mitgliederfrage suchen. Er kann auch den Praktikern empfohlen werden, die die organisatorischen Voraussetzung ihrer Partei verbessern wollen, um Mitglieder zu gewinnen. Das Buch könnte wegweisend für alle Parteienforscher sein, die die Folgen der widersprüchlichen komplexen Aufgaben von Parteien im Kontext demokratischer Gesellschaften besser verstehen wollen. Darüber hinaus ist die Lektüre ein Gewinn für alle, die sich für intellektuelle Herausforderungen begeistern können.ZParl, 3/2021Simon Jakobs Band zur "Neumitgliederwerbung von SPD und CDU im Vergleich" ist vorbildlich für alle, die eine wissenschaftliche Arbeit verfassen wollen und nützlich für die, die schnell und sicher eine Übersicht zum Stand der Forschung über die Mitgliederfrage suchen. Er kann auch den Praktikern empfohlen werden, die die organisatorischen Voraussetzung ihrer Partei verbessern wollen, um Mitglieder zu gewinnen. Das Buch könnte wegweisend für alle Parteienforscher sein, die die Folgen der widersprüchlichen komplexen Aufgaben von Parteien im Kontext demokratischer Gesellschaften besser verstehen wollen. Darüber hinaus ist die Lektüre ein Gewinn für alle, die sich für intellektuelle Herausforderungen begeistern können.Rezensiert von Ingrid Reichart-Dreyer im Februar 2021

Freiwilligenarbeit --- member recruitment --- membership --- Mitgliederrekrutierung --- Mitgliederwerbung --- participation --- Partizipation --- popular parties --- recruitment strategy --- Recruitmentforschung --- Recruitmentstrategien --- Strategie --- Volksparteien --- volunteer work

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This substantially updated and revised edition offers a comprehensive overview of the challenges confronting the political system as well as the international politics of the European Union. It draws from a rich spectrum of regional integration theories to determine what the Union actually is and how it is developing. The book examines constitutional politics of the European Union, from the Single European Act to the Treaty of Nice and beyond. The ongoing debate on the future of Europe links together questions of democracy and legitimacy, competences and rights, and the prospects for European polity-building. The aim is to contribute to a better understanding of the emerging European polity and the questions that further treaty reform generate for the future of the regional system. The authors also assess the evolving European security architecture, the limits and possibilities of a genuine European foreign, security and defence policy, and the role of the European Union in the post-Cold War international system. Common themes involve debates about stability and instability, continuity and change, multipolarity and leadership, co-operation and discord, power capabilities and patterns of behaviour. The book traces the defining features of the 'new order' in Europe and incorporates an analysis of the post-September 11 context. This major new edition will be of particular interest to academics, policy-makers and students with an interest in the politics and governance of contemporary Europe, as well as to those pursuing a career in international affairs.

National security --- Constitutional law --- Law reform --- European Union. --- Treaty on European Union --- Europe --- European Union countries --- Economic integration. --- Economic policy. --- Politics and government --- diplomacy --- politics --- eu --- europe --- Member state of the European Union --- NATO --- Polity --- Western European Union

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Following the most significant party reform in Japanese history, this book analyses the most recent national elections of 1996 and 2000 that have been held under a new electoral system, examining voter behaviour and how it is influenced.

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The capacity to abuse, or in general affect the enjoyment of human, labour and environmental rights has risen with the increased social and economic powerthat multinational companies wield in the global economy. At the same time,it appears that it is difficult to regulate the activities of multinational companiesin such a way that they conform to international human, labour and environmentalrights standards. This has partially to do with the organization of companiesinto groups of separate legal persons, incorporated in different states, aswell as with the complexity of the corporate supply chain. Absent a businessand human rights treaty, a more coherent legal and policy approach is required.Faced with the challenge of how to effectively access the right to remedy inthe European Union for human rights abuses committed by EU companies innon-EU states, a diverse research consortium of academic and legal institutionswas formed. The consortium, coordinated by the Globernance Institute forDemocratic Governance, became the recipient of a 2013 Civil Justice ActionGrant from the European Commission Directorate General for Justice. A mandatewas thus issued for research, training and dissemination so as to bringvisibility to the challenge posed and moreover, to provide some solutions forthe removal of barriers to judicial and non-judicial remedy for victims of business relatedhuman rights abuses in non-EU states. The project commenced inSeptember 2014 and over the course of two years the consortium conductedresearch along four specific lines in parallel with various training sessions acrossEU Member States.The research conducted focused primarily on judicial remedies, both jurisdictionalbarriers and applicable law barriers; non-judicial remedies, both to company based grievance. The results of this research endeavour make up the content ofthis report whose aim is to provide a scholarly foundation for policy proposalsby identifying specific challenges relevant to access to justice in the EuropeanUnion and to provide recommendations on how to remove legal and practicalbarriers so as to provide access to remedy for victims of business-related humanrights abuses in non-EU states. Published

Liability for human rights violations --- Tort liability of corporations --- Tort liability of nonprofit organizations --- Corporations --- Nonprofit organizations --- Liability (Law) --- multinationals --- european union --- human rights --- Conflict of laws --- Equinor --- Member state of the European Union --- Permanent Court of Arbitration --- Rome II Regulation --- Siemens --- Tort

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Why did the European Union experience a stark variation in the levels of conflict between the late 1970s, when budgetary disputes dominated European politics, and the 1990s, when political actors were able to settle upon budgetary agreements without major conflicts? This book responds to this key question with a two-step argument: Its first part shows that decision-making rules can be regarded as a key determinant of the level of conflict in EU budgetary politics. It details far-reaching reform in 1988 reduced conflict, because it introduced an institutional setting for

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