Democracy in the Age of Globalization and Mediatization

1. Introduction — The New Challenges to Democracy
Hanspeter Kriesi

Part I. Democracy, a Moving Target of Great Complexity and Variability

2. Democracy as a Moving Target
Hanspeter Kriesi

3. Models for Democracy
Marc Bühlmann, Hanspeter Kriesi

4. Varieties of Democracy
Daniel Bochsler, Hanspeter Kriesi

Part II. The Challenges of Globalization and Mediatization

5. Globalization and the Vertical Challenge to Democracy
Sandra Lavenex

6. Globalization and the Horizontal Promotion of Democracy
Sandra Lavenex

7. Mediatization as a Challenge: Media Logic Versus Political Logic
Frank Esser

8. Mediatization Effects on Political News, Political Actors, Political Decisions, and Political Audiences
Frank Esser, Jörg Matthes

9. Conclusion: An Assessment of the State of Democracy Given the Challenges of Globalization and Mediatization
Hanspeter Kriesi

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, European Union Politics, Comparative Politics, Political Sociology, Political Science, Democracy, Globalization