Volume 57 (2016), Edition 2

During the last decades the dichotomy of a masculine public sphere and a femi- nine private sphere as well as the strict heteronormative character of the public have blurred. However, these changes have rarely been theorized in feminist political...

We analyze effects of physical appearance on electoral results. Existing work has so far mostly focused on direct effects of perceived attraction and paid little attention to both competence and likability and to the potential conditioning of...

Since its formation, the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has been subject to a lively debate. While it has been characterized as ‘Eurosceptical’ in public, the party is more and more accused of promoting conservative and right-wing positions...

Is the success of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) a protest phenomenon or the mobilization of a political potential? We test both hypotheses on the grounds of the German National Election Study 2013. The analysis reveals that disenchantment...

The article concentrates on the link between democracy and sustainability. Focusing at modern representative democracies and capitalist economies with their multiple principles of social and ecological externalization, there is the need to find ways...