Journal•ISSN: 1356-9775
Contemporary Politics
Taylor & Francis
About: Contemporary Politics is an academic journal published by Taylor & Francis. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Politics & Democracy. It has an ISSN identifier of 1356-9775. Over the lifetime, 728 publications have been published receiving 10448 citations.
Topics: Politics, Democracy, European union, Democratization, Authoritarianism
Papers published on a yearly basis
Papers
More filters
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss participation and non-participation among young people in contemporary politics, and propose a framework for young people to tune out or leave out of political discussion.
Abstract: (2003). Tuning out or left out? Participation and non-participation among young people. Contemporary Politics: Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 45-61.
222 citations
TL;DR: The modified and updated version of the authoritarian regime type dataset first introduced by Hadenius and Teorell is introduced and recognises the heterogeneous character of electoral regimes and provides a category corresponding to the theoretically interesting class of ‘electoral authoritarian’ regimes.
Abstract: This article introduces a modified and updated version of the authoritarian regime type dataset first introduced by Hadenius and Teorell. The basic logic and merits of this dataset is presented, pr ...
204 citations
TL;DR: The younger generation often complain about the supposed laziness and ineptitude of the younger generation, remonstrating their lack of respect for the traditions and seniority of the older population.
Abstract: People often complain about the supposed laziness and ineptitude of the younger generation, remonstrating their lack of respect for the traditions and seniority of the older population. These react...
194 citations
TL;DR: The authors provided a brief overview of key political developments in global lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organizing and advocacy over the past three decades as well as a summary of recent academic research and debates on these issues in politics, sociology and other disciplines.
Abstract: This introduction provides a brief overview of key political developments in global lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organizing and advocacy over the past three decades as well as a summary of recent academic research and debates on these issues in politics, sociology and other disciplines. It introduces the three questions addressed by the volume's subsequent contributions: (1) How can recent global developments related to LGBT human rights advocacy and organizing be explained by political and sociological theories? (2) What is at stake in focusing on ‘human rights’ rather than concepts such as ‘equality’, ‘justice’, ‘liberation’, ‘self-determination’ and/or ‘queer politics’? (3) How do transnational human rights networks and global norms of LGBT rights affect domestic politics in both the global North and global South? The article pays particular attention to the ‘human rights turn’ of the LGBT movements in the early 1990s and the political successes and failures that have ensued. Finally, ...
181 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a critique of the concepts "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" which are being employed to contest global human rights discourses by prevailing international lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) and human rights activist networks is presented.
Abstract: This article presents a critique of the concepts ‘sexual orientation’ and ‘gender identity’, which are being employed to contest global human rights discourses by prevailing international lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) and human rights activist networks – notably in the Declaration of Montreal (2006) and, especially, the Yogyakarta Principles (2007). Theoretical analysis, informed by social theory and queer theory, is presented of these key concepts shaping human rights debates, particularly in relation to the United Nations. Relationships between the discourses used by international governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academics and activists are analysed to discern the conceptions of subjectivity and identity operating. With reference to Judith Butler's ‘heterosexual matrix’, it is proposed that the entry of ‘sexual orientation’ and ‘gender identity’ into human rights discourse can be interpreted as installing a distinctive gender and sexuality matrix, but also that def...
119 citations