Globalization, EU Democracy Assistance and the World Social Forum

Abstract

Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology addresses contemporary themes in the field of Political Sociology. Over recent years, attention has turned increasingly to processes of Europeanization and globalization and the social and political spaces that are opened by them. These processes comprise both institutional-constitutional change and new dynamics of social transnationalism. Europeanization and globalization are also about changing power relations as they affect people's lives, social networks and forms of mobility.The Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology series addresses linkages between regulation, institution building and the full range of societal repercussions at local, regional, national, European and global level, and will sharpen understanding of changing patterns of attitudes and behaviours of individuals and groups, the political use of new rights and opportunities by citizens, new conflict lines and coalitions, societal interactions and networking, and shifting loyalties and solidarity within and across the European space.We welcome proposals from across the spectrum of Political Sociology and Political Science, on dimensions of citizenship; political attitudes and values; political communication and public spheres; states, communities, governance structure and political institutions; forms of political participation; populism and the radical right; and democracy and democratization.More information about this series at

Political Freedom, Economic Freedom and Co2 Emission in Long Run: Evidence from ASEAN Countries

“…However, not all the countries are included in the report. The measures of political freedom variables are dependent on the civil and political freedo m indices of Freedom House (Fiedlschuster, 2018). It is measured through the political freedom index that the government has come to power in a democratic way or through use of strength.…”

Warum treffen sich soziale Bewegungen?

“…Es ist eingebettet in, bzw. basiert sogar auf Globalisierungsprozessen (Fiedlschuster 2018). Global ethnography verweist auf diese Einbettung, die in der Forschung immer mitreflektiert werden muss.…”

“…Die Diskussion um die Flüchtlingsaktivist*innen aus Choucha macht deutlich, welche Hürden selbst einige Anwesende noch überwinden müssen, um auf den WSF auf ihre Anliegen aufmerksam machen zu können. Dies führt zur -häufig recht unspezifischen -Kritik an den Machtstrukturen auf den WSF: Einige Gruppen, vor allem NGOs, hätten besseren Zugang und bessere Vermarktungschancen für ihre Anliegen, während anderen -der eigentlichen »Basis« -diese Chancen fehlen würden (Fiedlschuster 2018).…”

Warum treffen sich soziale Bewegungen?

“…Aber wie sieht diese Wirklichkeit eigentlich aus? Es gibt ein Ungleichgewicht zwischen vielen normativen -entweder affirmativen oder ablehnenden -Texten und wenigen empirischen Studien zum Weltsozialforum (siehe aber Schroeder 2015;Fiedlschuster 2018). Es wurde viel geschrieben über dieses Ereignis, aber recht wenig geforscht.…”

“…The organizers rely on a high degree of voluntary cooperation on the side of the participants. From this perspective it seems that partial organization is the result of scarce resources.« (Fiedlschuster 2018…”