Jared Sonnicksen
Biographic Data
| ID | 1244902 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jared Sonnicksen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jared |
| FAMILY NAME | Sonnicksen |
| SIGNATURE | SONNICKSEN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Technische Universität Darmstadt |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7573-2722 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Putting Federalism in Its Place: The Territorial Politics of Social Policy Revisited , by Scott L. Greer, Daniel Béland, André Lecours, and Kenneth A. Dubin
Journal Article Putting Federalism in its Place: The Territorial Politics of Social Policy Revisited, by Scott L. Greer, Daniel Béland, André Lecours, and Kenneth A. Dubin Get access Putting Federalism in its Place: The Territorial Politics of Social Policy Revisited, by Scott L. Greer, Daniel Béland, André Lecours, and Kenneth A. Dubin. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2023. 248 pp. $29.95 paperback. Open access at https://www.press.umic…
Can the EU be a federal democracy? Assessing the horizontal and vertical dimension of the EU government from comparative perspective
The European Union remains an ambivalent polity. This uncertainty complicates the assessment of its democratic and federal quality. Drawing on comparative federalism research can contribute not only to making sense of whether, or rather which kind of federalism the EU has developed. It can also enable addressing such a compounded, but necessary inquiry into the federal and democratic character of the EU and how to ascertain which type of democrat…
The double bailout: Assessing new intergovernmentalism in the euro-crisis and the implications for European integration and democracy
The Euro-crisis, the subsequent bailout efforts and ‘institution-building’ have triggered intense contestation. How these measures have changed the dynamics of integration, but also their democratic implications remain uncertain. This article examines the responses taken by the EU and its member state governments, the financial mechanisms, EFSM, EFSF, and ESM in particular. Their institutional character and how they conform to or diverge from pre…
Towards an Antifederalist Theory of the EU: Democratic Federal Lessons for the European Union
Several recent crises and the increasing populism and Euroscepticism across member states have intensified debates on the nature of the EU. While researchers have looked to US federal experience and theory, a bias remains towards the federalism of the Federalists and ‘Madisonian' lessons for the EU. In contrast, we argue that the federalism of the Antifederalists provides an alternative, more appropriate frame for assessing the EU's federal chall…
Advancing Backwards: Why Institutional Reform of German Federalism Reinforced Joint Decision-Making
A series of recent reforms in German federalism have created a dynamic development unprecedented in the Federal Republic. They aimed at increasing federal and Länder governments' autonomy by decentralization and separating powers. Being negotiated in established structures of joint decision-making, significant change could hardly be expected. However, change evolved in a sequential process triggered by particular conditions: decisions of the cons…
Patterns of federal democracy: Tensions, Friction, or Balance Between Two Government Dimensions
Democracy and federalism are commonly viewed as complementary components of a political system. Conversely, a long-standing discourse claims the incompatibility of inevitable intergovernmental coordination in federalism with democracy, the former being viewed as an impediment or disruption to democratic governing. However, neither are the two inherently compatible nor inevitably incongruous. Instead, research and practice of democratic federation…
Democracy With Dementia: Problematising democratic theoretical and practical implications
There are currently millions of people with Alzheimer and other dementia-related conditions. Considering relatives and caregivers among others, this means additional millions of people affected. Despite expansive research also on the impact on welfare and health-care systems, the question of dementia from a democratic perspective has been neglected thus far. However, the current situation and projected developments require us to reflect on how pa…
Noch auf dem Pfad zu einem präsidentiellen System? Eine Analyse der horizontalen Gewaltenteilung der EU-Polity nach der Europawahl 2014
Ein Präsident für Europa
Ein Präsident für Europa: Zur Demokratisierung der Europäischen Union
Präsident Für Europa: Zur Demokratisierung der Europäischen Union
An Alternative Approach to European Union Democratization: Re-Examining the Direct Election of the Commission President
A successful reform of any system of governance must be well informed of the system's own functional logic. In the context of its democratization, this article explores whether the institutional arrangement of the European Union has developed or behaves more like a presidential than a parliamentary system. Building on that, the authors re-examine the opportunities and feasibility of realizing that model as a step towards more democracy in Europea…
Coalitions and Camps in the German Party System after the 2009 Bundestag Election
The recent Bundestag election in Germany warrants consideration for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that the results are indicative of several trends developing since unification and that will continue to play an important, if not ever increasing role in German politics. These developments include the intensifying fragmentation of the German party system and German voters' growing electoral volatility, both of which are hampering t…
Advancing Backwards: Why Institutional Reform of German Federalism Reinforced Joint Decision-Making
A series of recent reforms in German federalism have created a dynamic development unprecedented in the Federal Republic. They aimed at increasing federal and Länder governments' autonomy by decentralization and separating powers. Being negotiated in established structures of joint decision-making, significant change could hardly be expected. However, change evolved in a sequential process triggered by particular conditions: decisions of the cons…
Patterns of federal democracy: Tensions, Friction, or Balance Between Two Government Dimensions
Democracy and federalism are commonly viewed as complementary components of a political system. Conversely, a long-standing discourse claims the incompatibility of inevitable intergovernmental coordination in federalism with democracy, the former being viewed as an impediment or disruption to democratic governing. However, neither are the two inherently compatible nor inevitably incongruous. Instead, research and practice of democratic federation…
An Alternative Approach to European Union Democratization: Re-Examining the Direct Election of the Commission President
A successful reform of any system of governance must be well informed of the system's own functional logic. In the context of its democratization, this article explores whether the institutional arrangement of the European Union has developed or behaves more like a presidential than a parliamentary system. Building on that, the authors re-examine the opportunities and feasibility of realizing that model as a step towards more democracy in Europea…
Can the EU be a federal democracy? Assessing the horizontal and vertical dimension of the EU government from comparative perspective
The European Union remains an ambivalent polity. This uncertainty complicates the assessment of its democratic and federal quality. Drawing on comparative federalism research can contribute not only to making sense of whether, or rather which kind of federalism the EU has developed. It can also enable addressing such a compounded, but necessary inquiry into the federal and democratic character of the EU and how to ascertain which type of democrat…
Towards an Antifederalist Theory of the EU: Democratic Federal Lessons for the European Union
Several recent crises and the increasing populism and Euroscepticism across member states have intensified debates on the nature of the EU. While researchers have looked to US federal experience and theory, a bias remains towards the federalism of the Federalists and ‘Madisonian' lessons for the EU. In contrast, we argue that the federalism of the Antifederalists provides an alternative, more appropriate frame for assessing the EU's federal chall…
Democracy With Dementia: Problematising democratic theoretical and practical implications
There are currently millions of people with Alzheimer and other dementia-related conditions. Considering relatives and caregivers among others, this means additional millions of people affected. Despite expansive research also on the impact on welfare and health-care systems, the question of dementia from a democratic perspective has been neglected thus far. However, the current situation and projected developments require us to reflect on how pa…
Coalitions and Camps in the German Party System after the 2009 Bundestag Election
The recent Bundestag election in Germany warrants consideration for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that the results are indicative of several trends developing since unification and that will continue to play an important, if not ever increasing role in German politics. These developments include the intensifying fragmentation of the German party system and German voters' growing electoral volatility, both of which are hampering t…
An Alternative Approach to European Union Democratization: Re-Examining the Direct Election of the Commission President
A successful reform of any system of governance must be well informed of the system's own functional logic. In the context of its democratization, this article explores whether the institutional arrangement of the European Union has developed or behaves more like a presidential than a parliamentary system. Building on that, the authors re-examine the opportunities and feasibility of realizing that model as a step towards more democracy in Europea…
Ein Präsident für Europa: Zur Demokratisierung der Europäischen Union
Präsident Für Europa: Zur Demokratisierung der Europäischen Union
Ein Präsident für Europa
Democracy With Dementia: Problematising democratic theoretical and practical implications
There are currently millions of people with Alzheimer and other dementia-related conditions. Considering relatives and caregivers among others, this means additional millions of people affected. Despite expansive research also on the impact on welfare and health-care systems, the question of dementia from a democratic perspective has been neglected thus far. However, the current situation and projected developments require us to reflect on how pa…
Noch auf dem Pfad zu einem präsidentiellen System? Eine Analyse der horizontalen Gewaltenteilung der EU-Polity nach der Europawahl 2014
Advancing Backwards: Why Institutional Reform of German Federalism Reinforced Joint Decision-Making
A series of recent reforms in German federalism have created a dynamic development unprecedented in the Federal Republic. They aimed at increasing federal and Länder governments' autonomy by decentralization and separating powers. Being negotiated in established structures of joint decision-making, significant change could hardly be expected. However, change evolved in a sequential process triggered by particular conditions: decisions of the cons…
Patterns of federal democracy: Tensions, Friction, or Balance Between Two Government Dimensions
Democracy and federalism are commonly viewed as complementary components of a political system. Conversely, a long-standing discourse claims the incompatibility of inevitable intergovernmental coordination in federalism with democracy, the former being viewed as an impediment or disruption to democratic governing. However, neither are the two inherently compatible nor inevitably incongruous. Instead, research and practice of democratic federation…
The double bailout: Assessing new intergovernmentalism in the euro-crisis and the implications for European integration and democracy
The Euro-crisis, the subsequent bailout efforts and ‘institution-building’ have triggered intense contestation. How these measures have changed the dynamics of integration, but also their democratic implications remain uncertain. This article examines the responses taken by the EU and its member state governments, the financial mechanisms, EFSM, EFSF, and ESM in particular. Their institutional character and how they conform to or diverge from pre…
Towards an Antifederalist Theory of the EU: Democratic Federal Lessons for the European Union
Several recent crises and the increasing populism and Euroscepticism across member states have intensified debates on the nature of the EU. While researchers have looked to US federal experience and theory, a bias remains towards the federalism of the Federalists and ‘Madisonian' lessons for the EU. In contrast, we argue that the federalism of the Antifederalists provides an alternative, more appropriate frame for assessing the EU's federal chall…
Can the EU be a federal democracy? Assessing the horizontal and vertical dimension of the EU government from comparative perspective
The European Union remains an ambivalent polity. This uncertainty complicates the assessment of its democratic and federal quality. Drawing on comparative federalism research can contribute not only to making sense of whether, or rather which kind of federalism the EU has developed. It can also enable addressing such a compounded, but necessary inquiry into the federal and democratic character of the EU and how to ascertain which type of democrat…
Putting Federalism in Its Place: The Territorial Politics of Social Policy Revisited , by Scott L. Greer, Daniel Béland, André Lecours, and Kenneth A. Dubin
Journal Article Putting Federalism in its Place: The Territorial Politics of Social Policy Revisited, by Scott L. Greer, Daniel Béland, André Lecours, and Kenneth A. Dubin Get access Putting Federalism in its Place: The Territorial Politics of Social Policy Revisited, by Scott L. Greer, Daniel Béland, André Lecours, and Kenneth A. Dubin. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2023. 248 pp. $29.95 paperback. Open access at https://www.press.umic…
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