PVS Politische Vierteljahresschrift

This article investigates interdependencies between intervening powers and local dynamics in Afghanistan in general and with a focus on the Kunduz region between 2001 and 2015. Using the concept of „Social Order“ the authors analyse how...

Electoral turnout in Germany has not only substantially declined over the last two decades, but also increasingly grown unequal among social groups. This paper makes use of a new dataset on the local variation in parties’ mobilisation efforts....

Three hopes are associated with the new parliamentary early warnings system: It is hoped that the principle of subsidiarity will gain effectiveness, that the European political system will gain legitimacy, and that the pre-constitutional...