Politikon

IAPSS Politikon is committed to demonstrating that Political Science has a lot to contribute to the analysis of the phenomena and issues in a world in turmoil. Volume 45 presents research into aspects of some of the most pertinent developments of our age, using the full range of publication formats (articles, review essays, research notes, book reviews).

Beyza Sarıkoç Yıldırım analyses municipal action plans that address climate change in Turkey. Ilia Viatkin invites us to reflect on the variables that explain the unexpected increase in voting for the German Green party during the 2019 European Parliament elections in the German East and the West. Peter Wedekind presents a review essay which emphasises the usefulness of the principles of liberalism in order to safeguard liberal democracies. Clara Ribeiro Assumpção's research note explores the tense relationship between intelligence services and democracy, which appears more conflictive in contexts in which there has been a shift from authoritarian regimes to consolidating democracies. In another research note, Serena Alonso García reflects on the 2014 Hepatitis C crisis that occurred in Spain, as a case in which the collective interest gave way to private interests. Sukhayl Niyazov reviews Harry Frankfurt’s book On Inequality.

Content

Editorial Note

Original Articles

Climate Justice at the Local Level: The Case of Turkey by Beyza Sarıkoç Yıldırım

Spatial Realignment of German Voters and Germany’s Regional Cleavage: The Case of the Green Party in the 2019 European Elections by Ilia Viatkin

Review Essay

From the 'End of History' to the 'End of Liberalism'? A Re-evaluation of the Merits of Liberal Democracies in Contemporary Global Political Philosophy by Peter Wedekind

Research Notes

Intelligence Oversight and Effectiveness in New Democracies: The Case of Brazil by Clara Ribeiro Assumpção

The Relationship between the Spanish Government and the Pharmaceutical Company (Gilead) during the Hepatitis C crisis in Spain by Serena Alonso García

Book Review

Why Equality Is a Flawed Moral Idea: A Review of “On Inequality” by Harry Frankfurt by Sukhayl Niyazov