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"Anlässlich der letzten drei Vertragsreformen wurden Reformen hinsichtlich der gesetzgebenden Interaktionen zwischen dem Europäischen Parlament, der Kommission und dem Rat implementiert. Ob die Einführung des Zusammenarbeitsverfahrens (1987), des Mitenscheidungsverfahrens (1994) und der Reform des Mitentscheidungsverfahrens (1999) ein lineares Anwachsen der Macht des EP darstellen, war Gegenstand der Diskussion. Außer Streit stand hingegen, dass diese drei Verfahren gegenüber dem Konsultationsverfahren dem EP eine beachtliche Gesetzgebungsrolle zukommen lassen. Um diesen Machtzuwachs des EP zu erklären, nimmt dieses Papier seinen Ausgangspunkt in der kausalen Verknüpfung zwischen institutionellen Wahlmöglichkeiten und institutionellen Folgen. Unter Zuhilfenahme der 'spatial theory' und des historischen Institutionalismus wird ein analytisches Modell eingeführt, welches auf zwei Ebenen operiert, der Ebene der Tagespolitik und der Ebene der Vertragsreformen. Zwei Hauptpunkte werden herausgestrichen. Erstens, das EP war, indem es sich strategisch an diese gesetzlich vorgesehenen Gesetzgebungsverfahren angepasst hat, in der Lage, diese auch in der Praxis in Verfahren umzusetzen, die ihm eine substantielle Rolle im Gesetzgebungsverfahren zukommen lassen. Zweitens, hat dieser Machtzuwachs das EP und die Kommission in die Lage versetzt, eine pro-integrationistische Politik im Zwei-Ebenen-Spiel von Gesetzgebung und Umsetzung zu verfolgen." (Autorenreferat)

The book examines the intellectual history of the concept of sovereignty from a sociological perspective. Informed by the sociologists Max Weber and Niklas Luhmann, it addresses the concept as the centre of constitutional controversy and as a resource to deal with paradoxes of power in constitutional democracies. It discusses the dilemmas of sovereignty that appear in the wake of the emphasis on political representation, human rights and European integration. The book marks a significant contribution to the scholarly debate on the foundation of constitutional democracy

Introduction -- Diversions of political idealism -- Political and sociological realism -- Max Weber : legitimacy by leadership -- Weberian ideas of structural legitimacy -- Legitimation demand, value pluralism and modus vivendi -- Niklas Luhmann : legitimacy as political self-production -- Postscript.

"Developing Competencies for Recovery aims to help people struggling with addiction realize recovery by developing core competencies that will equip, enable, and empower them to master addiction, live well, and do good. Competencies are clusters of related knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) that prepare a person to act effectively and reflect cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains of learning. This book provides a cutting-edge guide to recovery by clearly depicting these core competencies in a manner that will prepare the reader with the ability to clearly understand and develop a course of action on how to manage recovery successfully. The first section of each chapter presents facts, concepts, principles, and theories about a particular competency, and it shares real stories about real people and their own recovery journeys. The following section suggests applications of the competency with questions, worksheets, exercises, and projects. In the final section, readers can evaluate their recovery work and competency development. Resources for recovery and references can be found at the end of the book. Behavioral health practitioners and instructors and students of addiction studies will find this book a best-practice template for recovery work"--

"This book explores the concept of political legitimacy, the nature of the normative foundation of politics and the state. With particular attention to the broad theoretical approach of political realism within political theory and political sociology, it examines the work of figures including Bernard Williams, Raymond Geuss, John Grey, Max Weber, and Niklas Luhmann, among others. Contending that in the face of the waning influence of political idealism, the insights of political realism constitute a promising way forward, the author also advances the view that realist political theory would benefit from sociological insights, particularly on the nature of the state. As such, Political Legitimacy: Realism in Political Theory and Sociology will appeal to scholars and students of social and political theory, political sociology and political philosophy"--

"By adopting ideas like 'development,' members of a Papua New Guinean community find themselves continuously negotiating what can be expected of a relative or a community member. Nearly half the people born on the remote Mbuke Islands become teachers, businessmen, or bureaucrats in urban centers, while those who stay at home ask migrant relatives 'What about me?' This detailed ethnography sheds light on remittance motivations and documents how terms like 'community' can be useful in places otherwise permeated by kinship. As the state withdraws, Mbuke people explore what social ends might be reached through involvement with the cash economy"--Provided by publisher

When socialist barrister and aspiring member of parliament Maurice Blackburn met Doris Hordern, ardent feminist and campaign secretary to Vida Goldstein, neither had marriage in their imagined futures. But they fell in love-with each other as much as with their individual aspirations to change the world for the better. Theirs would be an exacting partnership as they held one another to the highest ideals. They worked as elected members of parliaments and community activists, influencing conscription laws, benefits for working men and women, atomic bomb tests, civil rights and Indigenous recognition. Together, they shook Australia