This essa, first, presents a short overview of various discussions and research trends in the field of politcal interest mediation; send, it clarifies some basic categories in this field; third, it locates parties, pressure groups and movements in a model of the political sphere; fourth, the paper...

On the basis of the Eurobarometer survey data of 1982, 1984, 1986, and 1989, trends as well as levels of support for new social movements are analysed comparatively. The countries involved are France, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and Great Britain. The analysis is based on a concept of...

Dieses Buch geht in einer Reihe von exemplarischen Fällen der Frage nach, ob und wie Wirtschaftseliten in Zeiten globaler Umbrüche und sozialer Verwerfungen ihrer gesellschaftlichen Verantwortung gerecht werden. Auf der Basis eines Kategorienschemas, das unterschiedliche Stufen und Typen von...