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Tag: Political Sciences

Projects

9 January 2023

Where Cold War warriors talked to one another

The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) was a dialogue and negotiating forum during the Cold War. An international research project with Austrian involvement is now investigating the details of this process and what its significance came to be in the second half of the 1980s. Continue reading “Where Cold War warriors talked to one another”

Projects

5 December 2022

The pitfalls of “vulnerability”

Hearing the term “vulnerable group” quickly evokes a mental image. Political scientist Monika Mayrhofer explores who is meant by “vulnerable” in the context of human rights and the climate crisis, and shows what risks this attribution entails. Continue reading “The pitfalls of “vulnerability””
Austrian Finance Minister Gernot Blümel presents the draft budget for 2022.

Projects

16 August 2022

Balancing the budget discourse

Governments in the Eurozone have the challenging task of both using the national budget for the benefit of their constituents and complying with fiscal policy guidelines set by international institutions. The political scientist Johannes Karremans is examining the justifications given for government spending in five countries between 2008 and 2020. Together with the introduction of […] Continue reading “Balancing the budget discourse”

Projects

11 July 2022

No alternatives to the ‘slog circuit’?

Who becomes a top politician in Austria? And what biographical details do they have in common? The sociologist Philipp Korom from Graz, and his team, intend to answer this question by analysing the CVs of all members of the National Council of the past 70 years. Their special focus: not only do they examine whether […] Continue reading “No alternatives to the ‘slog circuit’?”

Projects

18 March 2019

How to form a coalition (and get it right)?

In the past, research on coalition governments in Central and Eastern Europe was limited to looking at how they begin and end. An international team of experts has now been the first to explore how they behave while in office. Instability and the strong influence of the party system are characteristic of Eastern European countries. Continue reading “How to form a coalition (and get it right)?”

Projects

25 February 2019

Emotions are always part of the truth

The establishment of scientific knowledge is often associated with controversies. There is, however, little appreciation of the importance of emotions in this context. With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, the political scientist Anna Durnová has now analysed the role of emotions in various discourses starting with Semmelweis’s discovery till “post-truth”. Continue reading “Emotions are always part of the truth”

Interview & Opinion

21 January 2018

“People want to have a greater say”

Interview: Ingrid Ladner

Wherever things are likely to get emotional, as in political discussions, Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik is ready to help out with facts and figures. This political scientist researches and blogs about voting behaviour, parties and elites. In an interview with scilog he explains why he is sceptical about more direct democracy, why there is no such thing […] Continue reading ““People want to have a greater say””

Projects

28 November 2016

Voters’ choices …

More and more voters decide on the basis of issues. Just how credibly political parties make such issues their own and communicate them will determine their success. A group of researchers from Vienna documents developments and decision-making processes with support from the Austrian Science Fund FWF. Continue reading “Voters’ choices …”

Projects

21 March 2016

Vaccination policy: Understanding political processes

Health topics polarise people. Funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research project relating to HPV vaccination demonstrates to what extent important decisions are informed by politics. Continue reading “Vaccination policy: Understanding political processes”

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