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2. The dysfunctional paradox of identity politics in liberal democracies
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Simon Bein
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Sociology and Political Science ,Anomie · Crisis of democracy · Liberalism · Hegemony · Collective identity ,ddc:320 ,320 Politik - Abstract
Liberal democracy, according to a popular criticism, cannot create a common identity from sources of itself, is only a means to the end of fulfilling individual identity and autonomy needs. So, what holds the society of a liberal democracy together? A necessary common, explicitly political identity seems inevitably fragile under these conditions. Thus, the central question, then, is whether this paradox generates dysfunctionalities that endanger current liberal democratic orders and, if so, how to ground a functional model of democratic political identity. To this end, the paper shows, first, that the current identity crisis is related with the concepts of modernity and liberalism. Second, in the central theoretical section, the cause of this must be explored, namely the paradox of identity politics in liberal democracies. In connection with this, third, an anomic state is discussed as a possible consequence, which can manifest itself on several levels through loss of identity and trust, radicalization, or withdrawal, thereby manifesting dysfunctionalities. In the concluding part, it will be argued for an imaginable solution handling this tension between democratic universalism and relational demarcation that can ultimately point towards the possibility of a common democratic identity and thus the avoidance of anomie.
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- 2022
3. How Is Collective Identity Possible in Democracies? Political Integration and the Leitkultur Debate in Germany
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Bein, Simon
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Integration, Political Culture, Identity Politics, Citizenship, Systems Theory ,Sociology and Political Science ,ddc:320 ,320 Politik - Abstract
The quest for a common collective identity has become a challenge for modern democracy: Liberal demands for greater inclusion and individual freedom, aspirations for a strong and solidaric political community, as well as nationalist or right-wing populist calls for exclusion and a preservation of hegemonic national identities are creating tensions that cannot be overlooked. This article therefore formulates the central question of how collective identity can be possible in a liberal democracy. Based on a case study on Germany, it will therefore be examined whetherLeitkulturas a model of political integration can serve in generating a functional democratic collective identity. The necessary benchmarks guiding the analysis will be defined beforehand from a systems-theoretical perspective, balancing inclusion and exclusion within three crucial dimensions: normative basics, historic continuity, and affirmative bindings. The results show that a static definition of a GermanLeitkulturwould in the long run neither achieve functional inclusion nor be able to generate the necessary cohesion of a political community, especially regarding the second and third identity dimensions.
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- 2022
4. Rezension zu: Müller, Jan-Werner: Democracy Rules. London 2021
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Zimmerling, Ruth
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320 Political science ,320 Politik - Published
- 2022
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5. Rezension zu: Disch, Lisa Jane: Making constituencies. Chigago 2021
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Landwehr, Claudia
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320 Political science ,320 Politik - Published
- 2022
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6. Left behind and united by populism? : Populism’s multiple roots in feelings of lacking societal recognition
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Nils D. Steiner, Christian H. Schimpf, and Alexander Wuttke
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Deprivation ,Populismus ,Sociology and Political Science ,Politikwissenschaft ,soziale Anerkennung ,Federal Republic of Germany ,ddc:150 ,Mikrozensus ,320 Political science ,Psychology ,microcensus ,gesellschaftliche Marginalisierung ,registrierter Bericht ,AfD ,Cultural backlash ,societal marginalization ,registered report ,GLES Querschnitt 2021, Vorwahl (ZA7700 v2.0.0) ,social recognition ,Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture ,Political science ,politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur ,Marginalität ,marginality ,Partei ,Bundesrepublik Deutschland ,populism ,Psychologie ,Persönlichkeitspsychologie ,ddc:320 ,Personality Psychology ,320 Politik ,party - Abstract
Eine bedeutende, aber unterentwickelte Erklärung für den Aufstieg des Populismus verweist auf das Gefühl, von der Entwicklung der Gesellschaft "abgehängt" zu sein. Im Kern steht die These, dass die Unterstützung des Populismus von der Wahrnehmung getrieben wird, nicht die gesellschaftliche Anerkennung zu erhalten, die man verdient. Dieser Beitrag baut auf der Erkenntnis auf, dass das Gefühl mangelnder Anerkennung auf unterschiedliche Weise und aus unterschiedlichen Gründen auftreten kann. Wir argumentieren, dass - aufgrund dieses facettenreichen Charakters - die gemeinsame Wahrnehmung einer fehlenden gesellschaftlichen Anerkennung ansonsten heterogene Bevölkerungsschichten in ihrer Unterstützung für den Populismus vereint. Basierend auf Daten aus der Vorwahlbefragung der German Longitudinal Election Study zur Bundestagswahl 2021 untersucht unsere präregistrierte Studie die multiplen Wurzeln populistischer Einstellungen in Gefühlen mangelnder gesellschaftlicher Anerkennung. Erstens weisen unsere Ergebnisse darauf hin, dass - von Individuen in ländlichen Regionen über solche mit soziokulturell konservativen Einstellungen bis hin zu solchen mit niedrigem Einkommen - scheinbar unverbundene Segmente der Gesellschaft Wahrnehmungen fehlender Anerkennung teilen - allerdings aus unterschiedlichen Gründen. Zweitens ist, wie erwartet, jedes dieser distinkten Gefühle fehlender Anerkennung mit populistischen Einstellungen assoziiert. Diese Ergebnisse unterstreichen die Relevanz scheinbar unpolitischer, tief in der menschlichen Psyche verwurzelter Faktoren, um gegenwärtige populistische Stimmungslagen zu verstehen. Durch die Integration zuvor auseinanderlaufender Perspektiven auf den Aufstieg des Populismus bietet die Studie eine neue Konzeptualisierung des "Abgehängtseins" und erklärt, wie Populismus - über traditionelle Cleavages hinweg - zu ungewöhnlichen Allianzen führen kann. A prominent but underspecified explanation for the rise of populism points to individuals' feelings of being "left behind" by the development of society. At its core lies the claim that support for populism is driven by the feeling of lacking the societal recognition one deserves. Our contribution builds on the insight that individuals can feel they lack recognition in different ways and for different reasons. We argue that - because of this multifaceted character - the common perception of being neglected by society unites otherwise heterogeneous segments of the population in their support for populism. Relying on data from the German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES) Pre-Election Cross-Section 2021, our preregistered study investigated the multiple roots of populist attitudes in feelings of lacking societal recognition in two steps. First, our results indicate that, from rural residents to sociocultural conservatives or low-income citizens, seemingly unrelated segments of society harbor feelings of lacking recognition, but for distinct reasons. Second, as anticipated, each of the distinct feelings of lacking recognition are associated with populist attitudes. These findings underscore the relevance of seemingly unpolitical factors that are deeply ingrained in the human psyche for understanding current populist sentiment. Overall, by integrating previously disparate perspectives on the rise of populism, the study offers a novel conceptualization of "feeling left behind" and explains how populism can give rise to unusual alliances that cut across traditional cleavages.
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- 2022
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7. Smith, Graham (2021): Can Democracy Safeguard the Future?
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Frinken, Julian
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320 Political science ,320 Politik - Published
- 2021
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8. Was determiniert Einstellungen zu den Folgen der Aufnahme von Flüchtlingen in Deutschland? . Ergebnisse auf Basis des GESIS-Panels 2016
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Peter Reinhardt and Cornelia Frings
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Sociology and Political Science ,300 Social sciences ,consequences ,kulturelle Faktoren ,migration ,sozioökonomische Faktoren ,Einstellung ,0504 sociology ,050602 political science & public administration ,refugee ,Political science ,panel ,Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie ,ethnocentrism ,05 social sciences ,Flüchtlingspolitik ,determinants ,Bundesrepublik Deutschland ,0506 political science ,Determinanten ,ddc:300 ,confidence ,contact ,Vertrauen ,050402 sociology ,Politikwissenschaft ,socioeconomic factors ,Federal Republic of Germany ,Folgen ,Soziales Vertrauen ,Immigration ,Migrationsskepsis ,GESIS-Panel 2016 (ZA5665, Version 23-0-0) ,Social trust ,Migrationscepticism ,320 Political science ,Ethnozentrismus ,Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture ,Migration, Sociology of Migration ,ALLBUS ,Social sciences, sociology, anthropology ,politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur ,attitude research ,Kontakt ,300 Sozialwissenschaften ,cultural factors ,Flüchtling ,attitude ,ddc:320 ,Einstellungsforschung ,320 Politik ,Humanities ,policy on refugees - Abstract
Die sogenannte Flüchtlingskrise ist eines der dominierenden Themen in Westeuropa und steht im Zusammenhang mit zunehmend erfolgreichen rechtspopulistischen Parteien und Bewegungen. Die deutsche Gesellschaft scheint gespalten zu sein in der Frage, ob die Aufnahme von Flüchtlingen für Deutschland mehr Chancen oder mehr Risiken mit sich bringt. Dieser Artikel analysiert die Frage nach den Gründen für eine optimistische bzw. pessimistische Sicht auf die Folgen der Flüchtlingsaufnahme. Anknüpfend an drei zentrale Erklärungsansätze der vergleichenden Forschung zu immigrationsbezogenen Einstellungen testen wir den Einfluss von sozioökonomischen Determinanten, kulturellen Determinanten (Ethnozentrismus und soziales Vertrauen) sowie von Kontakt mit Flüchtlingen. Datengrundlage bildet das GESIS-Panel 2016. Soziales Vertrauen, Ethnozentrismus und Kontakt erweisen sich als erklärungskräftige Determinanten. Insbesondere Ethnozentrismus hat einen starken Effekt auf die Einstellungen zu den Konsequenzen der Aufnahme von Flüchtlingen in Deutschland. Soziales Vertrauen wirkt offenbar weniger direkt, sondern eher indirekt, vermittelt über Ethnozentrismus. The so-called “refugee crisis” is one of the dominating issues in Western Europe and is associated with increasingly successful right-wing populist parties and movements. Moreover, the German population seems to be divided on whether receiving refugees brings more opportunities or more risks for Germany. This article analyzes the underlying reasons for an optimistic or pessimistic view of the consequences of incoming refugees. Following the three prominent theoretical perspectives in the comparative research on anti-immigrant attitudes, we test the influence of socio-economic determinants, cultural determinants (ethnocentrism and social trust) as well as the influence of contact with refugees. The basis for the data is the GESIS Panel 2016. Social trust, ethnocentrism, and contact seem to be key predictors. In particular, ethnocentrism has a strong effect on attitudes toward the consequences of accepting refugees into Germany. Social trust apparently has a less direct, or rather an indirect effect, mediated by ethnocentrism.
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- 2020
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9. Democracy without shortcuts : a participatory conception of deliberative democracy
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Landwehr, Claudia
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320 Political science ,320 Politik - Published
- 2020
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