Introduction / Pierre Ostiguy, Benjamin Moffitt, and Francisco Panizza -- Populism, hegemony and the political construction of "the people" : a discursive approach / Francisco Panizza and Yannis Stavrakakis -- Who would identify with an "empty signifier"? : the relational, performative approach...

What is the economic rationale for investing in science? Based on an open economy model of creative destruction, we characterize four key factors of optimal investment in basic research: the stage of economic development, the strength of the manufacturing base, the degree of openness, and the...

The histories of East and West Germany traditionally emphasize the Cold War rivalries between the communist and capitalist nations. Yet, even as the countries diverged in their political directions, they had to create new ways of working together economically. This book examines the material...