Kommunalpolitik in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland — eine Einführung

Wehling, Hans-Georg; Kost, Andreas

doi:10.1007/978-3-322-99404-2_1

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“…What motivates municipalities to become active and pass GMO cultivation bans? Research indicated that multiple factors can explain policy-making at the local level including actor-specific factors, such as the party-affiliation of mayors or structural factors, like, for instance, the size of a commune [45,46]. Theorizing all the possible factors would contradict the exploratory logic of this study as well as overstretch this piece of research.…”

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The Regulation of Genetically Modified Organisms on a Local Level: Exploring the Determinants of Cultivation Bans

Hartung

Schaub

2018

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This study investigates municipalities’ regulatory activities in the field of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) for agricultural use. To explore the determinants of these activities, the case of Germany was selected as in this country, municipalities have legal possibilities to impose local GMO cultivation bans. Using data from 131 local council resolutions, the combination of qualitative and quantitative content analysis shows that, in most cases, no single factors, but a variety of factors lead to regulatory activity. The study reveals that functional motivations to prevent negative socio-economic effects or impacts on the environment or human health are decisive for municipalities’ decisions to regulate. Furthermore, the results of the quantitative analysis unveil that municipalities often refer to both socio-economic reasons and risks for the environment and human health when justifying their decisions. Moreover, the results indicate that local policymakers impose popular cultivation bans to promote their own political success. Finally, the horizontal diffusion of regulations between municipalities, but also vertical diffusion from higher political levels can be observed. Overall, the results of this study on GMOs on a local level further emphasize the importance of analyzing the interdependencies between agroecosystems and socio-economic systems in their full complexity.

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The Regulation of Genetically Modified Organisms on a Local Level: Exploring the Determinants of Cultivation Bans

Hartung

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2018

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“…We propose that local newspaper exits induce a shift from local the national news consumption. While local politics is relatively consensual and bipartisan, national politics tend to be more partisan and adversarial, which is reflected in national news reporting (Holtkamp 2008;Wehling and Kost 2010). Strong partisan cues in national reporting could activate partisan identities, inducing a desire to seek out positions that confirm partisan preconceptions (Levendusky 2013a).…”

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“…Accordingly, consensus across party lines is more common in local politics. As Wehling and Kost (2010) describe, projects such as the construction of in-…”

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Local Newspaper Decline and Political Polarization - Evidence from a Multi-Party Setting

Ellger¹,

Hilbig²,

Riaz³

et al. 2021

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Shifting media diets are increasingly viewed as a key driver of political polarization. In particular, prior research has focused on greater choice between partisan outlets and the rise of online news. This paper sheds light on a heretofore understudied yet equally salient development: the decline of local news. We argue that local news exits can induce polarization by increasing exposure to news about national politics, where partisan and ideological differences are more salient than at the local level. To test our argument, we draw on a novel panel data set of the coverage areas of all German news- papers between 1980 and 2009. Using a difference-in-differences design, we demonstrate that local news exits increase electoral polarization. Consistent with our theoretical argument, we also find that local news exits lead to increased consumption of national news, higher degrees of partisan identification, and increased political engagement at the individual level.

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Präsenz und Erfolg Kommunaler Wählergemeinschaften im Bundesländervergleich

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Rademacher

Jaeck

Erfolgsbedingungen Lokaler Bürgerbeteiligung

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Kommunalpolitik in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland — eine Einführung

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The Regulation of Genetically Modified Organisms on a Local Level: Exploring the Determinants of Cultivation Bans

The Regulation of Genetically Modified Organisms on a Local Level: Exploring the Determinants of Cultivation Bans

Local Newspaper Decline and Political Polarization - Evidence from a Multi-Party Setting

Präsenz und Erfolg Kommunaler Wählergemeinschaften im Bundesländervergleich

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