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Craftsmanship and Storytelling in Joseph Roth's Der Leviathan
The German Quarterly, Volume 95, Issue 1, Page 38-51, Winter 2022., 2022 Joseph Roth's novella Der Leviathan (1934) about the coral merchant Nissen Piczenik has been understood as an allegory of the conditions of literature in a modern capitalist market, and most readings focus on the eponymous mythical creature of the Leviathan. This study instead explores poetical implications of Piczenik's artisanal practice and material
Linda K. Hammarfelt
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Swiss Political Science Review, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 778-798, December 2021., 2021 Abstract More and more Western European radical right‐wing populist parties participate in the governments of their respective countries. At least some of these parties moderate—that is, become less radical—once they join the government; others, however, do not.
Raphael Capaul, Christian Ewert
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Parading Staurothekes in Norman Sicily: Relics, Community, and the Conversion of the Other†
Journal of Religious History, Volume 45, Issue 2, Page 304-334, June 2021., 2021 This article explores the liturgical functions of cross‐shaped staurothekes, reliquaries of the True Cross, in twelfth‐century Sicily. These luxurious objects were once at the centre of the devotion of the growing Christian communities on an island undergoing dramatic social changes.
Jesús Rodríguez Viejo
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Populist Attitudes and Direct Democracy: A Questionable Relationship
Swiss Political Science Review, Volume 27, Issue 2, Page 496-505, June 2021., 2021 Abstract Earlier research links citizens’ populist attitudes with the support for referendums. However, the foundations and meaning of this relationship remain unclear. This research note proposes a theoretical, conceptual and methodological discussion that identifies three main problems: studies linking populist attitudes with support for referendums ...
Sergiu Gherghina, Jean‐Benoit Pilet
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The Tree of Chivalry and the Black Lady: Juana of Castile's 1496 Joyous Entry into Brussels☆
Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Kupferstichkabinett MS 78D5 (Staatliche Museen Berlin) presents an iconographic account of the Joyous Entry of Juana of Castile into Brussels on 9 December 1496. In this article, we newly identify a rare visual record of a civic contribution to a tournament within the manuscript.
Nadia T. van Pelt +2 more
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The Political Maturity of Youths and Young Adults: Empirical Evidence from Switzerland
Swiss Political Science Review, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 771-788, December 2025.Abstract The debate on voting age 16 is intensifying all over Europe, raising important empirical questions about the political maturity of underage citizens. Building on a survey of 4,000 young citizens aged 16 to 25 years, we shed light on the Swiss context.
Robin Gut, Juri Ezzaini, Daniel Kübler
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ChatGPT as a voting application in direct democracy
Swiss Political Science Review, Volume 31, Issue 3, Page 511-532, September 2025.Abstract The study examines the potential role of ChatGPT as a tool for popular voting. It assesses ChatGPT's positions on four voting objects (three initiatives and one referendum) by simulating various Swiss voter profiles (neutral, centrist, left, right, progressist, and conservative) and comparing these to its default stance.
Maud Reveilhac, Davide Morselli
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Taking Their Game to the Next Level: Why Members Support Party Digitalization
Swiss Political Science Review, Volume 31, Issue 1, Page 122-141, March 2025.Abstract The scholarship on party digitalization discusses why, how and with what consequences parties use digitalization. Such a detailed account of the supply side contrasts sharply with the limited information we have about the demand side. We know little about party members' support for digitalization.
Sergiu Gherghina, Claudiu Marian
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Shared Class, Shared Opinion? Policy Preference Congruence Between Citizens and Legislators
Swiss Political Science Review, Volume 30, Issue 4, Page 428-445, December 2024.Abstract Recent studies have shown that policymakers and policy outcomes in advanced democracies are biased against the preferences of less affluent and working‐class citizens. One reason for this inequality in substantive representation might be that most policymakers are well‐off themselves.
Reto Wüest +2 more
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Expressió social i ús polític de la cultura popular: festes a Barcelona (1550-1650)
Pedralbes: revista d'història moderna, 1986 --
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