The practice of developing and creating Free Software has been the centre of attention for studies related to economics, knowledge production, laws and the intellectual property framework. However, the practice that constitutes the initiative of Free Software also means a call to rethink current forms of political action and the in-depth meaning of what is understood as “political”. This consti...

This paper will explore the political biographies of social workers in a neoliberal era. The findings are based on a research project for a successfully completed professional doctorate in social work. The methodology deployed for the research is a combination of constructivist grounded theory and biographical inquiry. The paper will present findings from 14 biographical interviews and will foc...

The transposition of EU law into national law is a significant part of the EU policy process. However, political scientists haven’t devoted to it the attention that it deserves. The author, a political scientist, construes transposition as a part of the wider process of policy implementation. Following implementation theory from the field of public policy, the article outlines three sets of fac...

One of the core elements of the vision of ‘electronic democracy’ is the hope that the Internet permits free and equal access to political debates. Proponents of edemocracy assume that the technology of the Internet can be exploited to make the political process more inclusive and deliberative. However, experiences with online communication made so far raise doubts. The digital divide being one ...

This is a report on a long-term research project about the evolution of system of political organizations. An agent-based computer simulation model is developed with the aim of exploring the inter-connection between tools and concepts from the field of political science with the emerging field of complex systems analysis and the simulation of ecological processes. In political science, we can d...

the study of comparative politics ,in the field of political science, has a great significance. this article not only introduces schools of thought which have been phenomena in the history of comparative politics but also surveys the history behind this growth. the present article shall . deal with and subsequently explain the success of this field and its current status. the new conceptualizat...

In the ordinary debate about the political culture decline, social networks have recently changed the social scenario, showing its relevance in down-up social movements. Therefore, social networks are taken here as a potential place for the existence of active citizens ones that are able and keen about political action in a common world or community. Such recent political revitalization demonst...

for their valuable comments; however, all errors are my own. This is a work in progress; please do not cite or reference. Abstract: The existing literature on civic engagement in the United States has focused on face-to-face interactions as the key to acquiring both the desire and skills necessary to participate in civil society. However, few works have focused on the relationship between indiv...