To assess the likely effects of population ageing on the outcomes of direct democracy, we analyze the effect of age on voting decisions in public referenda. To this end, we provide the first quantitative review of the literature and a case study of the Stuttgart 21 referendum on one of the...

This book is devoted to applying the data, methods, and theories of contemporary social science to the question of how political outcomes in democratic societies determine the quality of life that citizens experience. Benjamin Radcliff seeks to provide an objective answer to the perennial debate...

Finanzkrise, Energiekrise, Ressourcenkrieg, Klimawandel, globale Armut... Schafft der globalisierte Kapitalismus sich selbst ab? Ist der Kapitalismus am Ende? Oder ist am Ende alles Kapitalismus? Vom 6. bis zum 8. März 2009 fand in der Technischen Universität Berlin der Attac-Kongress...