TY  - JOUR
A1  - Spies, Dennis
A1  - Franzmann, Simon T.
T1  - A two-dimensional approach to the political opportunity structure of extreme right parties in Western Europe
JF  - West European politics
N2  - Previous studies on the electoral fortunes of extreme right parties (ERPs) have pointed to the importance of variables of party competition for the success - or failure - of ERPs. These studies vary greatly when it comes to describing the political opportunity structure of the extreme right. Apart from their methodological differences, existing studies differ especially with regard to the assumed underlying dimension of party competition. This article tests the impact of three frequently discussed variables in the political opportunity structure of ERPs (mainstream party convergence, position of the established right and party system polarisation) on the vote share of ERPs in Western Europe. In addition to examining previous studies in this field, it focuses on the interplay between the economic and the cultural dimensions as part of the political opportunity structure. The authors show that a decrease in polarisation with regard to economic questions is accompanied by a growing salience of ERPs' core issues, leading in the end to an increase in ERPs' vote share.
Y1  - 2011
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2011.591096
SN  - 0140-2382
VL  - 34
IS  - 5
SP  - 1044
EP  - 1069
PB  - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
CY  - Abingdon
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Stahlberg, Tim
A1  - Lahmann, Henning
T1  - A Paradigm of Prevention Humpty Dumpty, the War on Terror, and the Power of Preventive Detention in the United States, Israel, and Europe
JF  - The American journal of comparative law
N2  - A decade into the proclaimed "global war on terror," states are still struggling with the phenomenon's locus and definition under the effective laws. Remarkably, preventive detention of suspected terrorists fluctuates between various legal regimes: In Europe, criminal law is predominantly used but special security orders are occasionally issued as well; Israel applies in part the law of international armed conflicts; and in the United States, detention under a new war premise has been claimed.
 This Article analyzes the response of the U.S. Supreme Court, the Israeli Supreme Court, and the European Court of Human Rights to legislative and executive policies asserting the power of preventive detention in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. The comparison exposes significant differences with regard to the application of international law, and most prominently concerning the underlying question of whether the struggle against terrorism should be considered a "war," or, perhaps more traditionally, a fight against crime.
 Despite the substantial discrepancies in these three jurisdictions, this Article argues that the similarities are actually more striking. Whereas no court has accepted any attempt to fight terrorism outside the bounds of law, the judges have not hesitated to stretch and blur the pertinent frameworks by extensive interpretation. Ultimately, it is questionable whether on account of the individual's rights the resulting flexibilities and uncertainties are justifiable.
 "I don't know what you mean by 'glory'," Alice said. Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. "Of course you don't till I tell you. I meant 'there's a nice knock-down argument for you!" "But 'glory' doesn't mean 'a nice knock-down argument" Alice objected. "When I use a word," Humpty Dumptysaid, in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less." "The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean different things." "The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master that's all."
Y1  - 2011
U6  - https://doi.org/10.5131/AJCL.2010.0034
SN  - 0002-919X
VL  - 59
IS  - 4
SP  - 1051
EP  - 1087
PB  - American Society of Comparative Law
CY  - Berkeley
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Sorge, Arndt
T1  - A failure of capitalism the crisis of '08 and the descent into depression
JF  - Socio-economic review
KW  - financial crisis
KW  - financial institutions
KW  - financial markets
KW  - capitalism
KW  - globalization
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 1475-1461
VL  - 9
IS  - 1
SP  - 169
EP  - 186
PB  - Oxford Univ. Press
CY  - Oxford
ER  -