Turning Points

Download or read book Turning Points written by Holger Janusch and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2023-12-18 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turning Points: Challenges for Western Democracies in the 21st Century centers around the strikingly under-researched concept of turning points and its application in political science, including various theories, fields, and sub-disciplines. The chapters provide theoretical discussion and conceptual clarity by distinguishing a set of turning points at different analytical levels. Based on a wide range of case studies, the authors illustrate where, when and how different types of turning points occur (or not) against the backdrop of current challenges in and for Western democracies. The conceptual and empirical variety of the volume allows scholars and practitioners in policymaking to develop and apply their own frameworks when dealing with turning point dynamics.