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Jacobin
(en)
The Society of the Friends of the Constitution, after 1792 renamed Society of the Jacobins, Friends of Freedom and Equality, commonly known as the Jacobin Club (Club des Jacobins) or simply the Jacobins; the most famous and influential political club in the development of the French Revolution
Keynesian
(en)
theories about how in the short run, and especially during recessions, economic output is strongly influenced by aggregate demand; developed by British economist John Maynard Keynes
Keynesian
(en)
theories about how in the short run, and especially during recessions, economic output is strongly influenced by aggregate demand; developed by British economist John Maynard Keynes
Keynesian
(en)
theories about how in the short run, and especially during recessions, economic output is strongly influenced by aggregate demand; developed by British economist John Maynard Keynes
Kleinstaaterei
(de)
a pejorative word mainly used to denote the territorial fragmentation in Germany and neighboring regions during the Holy Roman Empire
Laffer curve
(en)
a theory developed by supply-side economist Arthur Laffer to show the relationship between tax rates and the amount of tax revenue collected by governments (a typically conservative theory that believes that too much taxation will depress business investment)
late capitalism
(en)
a term used by neo-Marxists to refer to capitalism from about 1945 onwards, with the implication that it is a historically limited stage rather than a permanent
legitimation crisis
(en)
a decline in the confidence of administrative functions, institutions, or leadership; first introduced in 1973 by Jürgen Habermas, a German sociologist and philosopher
Länder
(de)
word for land/countries, plural
an agreement, among the 28 Member states of the European Union, to facilitate and maintain the stability of the Economic and Monetary Union; its two regulations went into force in 98-99
mandatary
(en)
(noun) a person or state receiving a mandate
Manichaeism
(en)
an ancient religious movement that has to do with duality? "an elaborate dualistic cosmology describing the struggle between a good, spiritual world of light, and an evil, material world of darkness"
Manichaeism
(en)
an ancient religious movement that has to do with duality? "an elaborate dualistic cosmology describing the struggle between a good, spiritual world of light, and an evil, material world of darkness"
Marktvolk
(de)
a neologism coined by Wolfgang Streeck in Buying Time, and defined as "the people of the market"; in contrast to the Staatsvolk, with their diffuse and politically expandable civil rights, Marktvolk have claims on the state that are in principle enforceable before a court of law and come to an end with the fulfilment of the relevant contract
Marxian
(en)
pertaining to Karl Marx and ideas he explicitly explored in his writings; differs from Marxist in that the latter includes ideas developed by others in the same vein of thought
Marxist
(en)
relating to or denoting the political and economic theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels (noun or adj)
mediatization
(en)
the theory that argues that the media shapes and frames the processes and discourse of political communication as well as the society in which that communication takes place
Mezzogiorno
(it)
the traditional term for the southern regions of Italy
neonationalist
(en)
a type of nationalism that rose in the mid-2010s, especially in Western Europe and North America; commonly associated with right-wing populism, anti-globalisation, nativism, protectionism, opposition to immigration, and euroscepticism
ordoliberal
(en)
the German variant of social liberalism that emphasizes the need for the state to ensure that the free market produces results close to its theoretical potential
ordoliberal
(en)
the German variant of social liberalism that emphasizes the need for the state to ensure that the free market produces results close to its theoretical potential
pace
(en)
(preposition) with due respect to (someone or their opinion), used to express polite disagreement or contradiction (e.g., "narrative history, pace some theorists, is by no means dead")
paradigmatic
(en)
of or relating to a paradigm
particularist
(en)
exclusive or special devotion to a particular interest; a political theory that each political group has a right to promote its own interests and especially independence without regard to the interests of larger groups
particularist
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exclusive or special devotion to a particular interest; a political theory that each political group has a right to promote its own interests and especially independence without regard to the interests of larger groups