Despite criticism of inefficiencies and unlimited growth, bureaucracies still fill crucial positions... more

Discusses gender quota reform from an economic, political and philosophical point of view. This titl... more

How can the existence of elites be compatible with democratic governance? Any democratic society is ... more

The papers that comprise this study explore how power structures are created within a society, espec... more

Despite the growing awareness of globalization, the main bulk of empirical work in the social scienc... more

Part of a series on social research, this book presents an analysis of regional cultures. It covers ... more

This volume contains an Open Access chapter. The present volume of Comparative Social Research offer... more

After the optimism following the fall of the Berlin Wall, the world has seen more of a democratic ba... more

This book scrutinizes Nordic - in particular Norwegian - working life and welfare states from the pe... more

The yearbook Comparative Social Research aims at furthering the international orientation in the soc... more

The central theme of the collective memory is explored in this volume through examinations of other ... more

In an age where vast global forces are bringing massive change, can social democratic development be... more

Challenging Situatedness contends that the production of knowledge is just that a production, and o... more