Ekkehard Thümler
Biographic Data
| ID | 6806123 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ekkehard Thümler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ekkehard |
| FAMILY NAME | Thümler |
| SIGNATURE | THÜMLER E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Heidelberg University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Citizens vs. Markets
1. Introduction - Accountability, democracy and sustainability: what role for civil society? Part 1 - Explaining the crisis: three approaches 2. Civil Society and Financial Markets: What is Not Happening and Why 3. Democracy Lost: The Financial Crisis in Europe and the Role of Civil Society 4. Rethinking the Role of the Economy and Financial Markets Part 2 - What civil society? What response? 5. The Role of Civil Society in Holding Financial Powe…
Philanthropy and Education
Philanthropic foundations play an increasingly important role in attempts to enhance the performance of school systems. Based on case studies from Germany, Switzerland and the US, this book develops a
Civil Society, Crisis, and Change
This concluding essay frames the actual and potential role of civil society actors in terms of institutional theory, complemented by Gramscian thought. Global finance is conceived as an institutionalized field in need of structural change triggered by institutional entrepreneurs. Reviewing the nature of problems, it becomes clear that only a wide—if probably quite loose—coalition of different actors will effect the necessary profound change. Howe…
Accountability, Democracy, and Post-growth
Since the fall of the investment bank Lehman Brothers, the economic downturn has taken a heavy toll on many countries. In the public and academic discourse on necessary remedies and reforms, the spotlight is on the role of political elites and business. The actual and potential role of civil society is hardly mentioned in these debates. Yet, it is within civil society that an alternative paradigm and fundamental rethinking of conventional wisdom …
Civil Society, Crisis, and Change
This concluding essay frames the actual and potential role of civil society actors in terms of institutional theory, complemented by Gramscian thought. Global finance is conceived as an institutionalized field in need of structural change triggered by institutional entrepreneurs. Reviewing the nature of problems, it becomes clear that only a wide—if probably quite loose—coalition of different actors will effect the necessary profound change. Howe…
Accountability, Democracy, and Post-growth
Since the fall of the investment bank Lehman Brothers, the economic downturn has taken a heavy toll on many countries. In the public and academic discourse on necessary remedies and reforms, the spotlight is on the role of political elites and business. The actual and potential role of civil society is hardly mentioned in these debates. Yet, it is within civil society that an alternative paradigm and fundamental rethinking of conventional wisdom …
Civil Society, Crisis, and Change
This concluding essay frames the actual and potential role of civil society actors in terms of institutional theory, complemented by Gramscian thought. Global finance is conceived as an institutionalized field in need of structural change triggered by institutional entrepreneurs. Reviewing the nature of problems, it becomes clear that only a wide—if probably quite loose—coalition of different actors will effect the necessary profound change. Howe…
Accountability, Democracy, and Post-growth
Since the fall of the investment bank Lehman Brothers, the economic downturn has taken a heavy toll on many countries. In the public and academic discourse on necessary remedies and reforms, the spotlight is on the role of political elites and business. The actual and potential role of civil society is hardly mentioned in these debates. Yet, it is within civil society that an alternative paradigm and fundamental rethinking of conventional wisdom …
Philanthropy and Education
Philanthropic foundations play an increasingly important role in attempts to enhance the performance of school systems. Based on case studies from Germany, Switzerland and the US, this book develops a
Citizens vs. Markets
1. Introduction - Accountability, democracy and sustainability: what role for civil society? Part 1 - Explaining the crisis: three approaches 2. Civil Society and Financial Markets: What is Not Happening and Why 3. Democracy Lost: The Financial Crisis in Europe and the Role of Civil Society 4. Rethinking the Role of the Economy and Financial Markets Part 2 - What civil society? What response? 5. The Role of Civil Society in Holding Financial Powe…
Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Civil society (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Accountability (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Civil society (1 work)