Political structures: democracy books

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Ernesto Laclau: Post-Marxism, Populism and Critique

Ernesto Laclau: Post-Marxism, Populism and Critique...

Author: David Howarth (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
ISBN: 9780415870870
Format: Paperback
$96.99

Ernesto Laclau has blazed a unique trail in political theory and philosophy since the early 1970s. In so doing,...  Read More >>

Political Parties and the Concept of Power: A Theoretical Famework

Political Parties and the Concept of Power: A Theoretical...

Author: D. Rye
ISBN: 9781137331595
Format: Hardback
$215.95

An original investigation of the nature of the forces that make members and representatives both loyal and beneficial...  Read More >>

From Solidarity to Geopolitics: Support for Democracy among Postcommunist States

From Solidarity to Geopolitics: Support for Democracy...

Author: Tsveta Petrova
ISBN: 9781107049987
Format: Hardback
$316.80

This book theorizes a mechanism underlying regime-change waves, the deliberate efforts of diffusion entrepreneurs...  Read More >>

Emerge!: The Rise of Functional Democracy and the Future of the Middle East

Emerge!: The Rise of Functional Democracy and the Future...

Author: Elza S. Maalouf ,  Don E. Beck, Ph.D.
ISBN: 9781590792865
Format: Hardback
$65.87

In the Middle East, turmoil has spread quickly. Oppression, inequality, and violence have been keyed in to the very...  Read More >>

Anatomy of the State

Anatomy of the State

Author: Murray Rothbard
ISBN: 9781607967729
Format: Paperback
$25.85

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Watching the Watchers: Parliament and the Intelligence Services

Watching the Watchers: Parliament and the Intelligence...

Author: H. Bochel ,  A. Defty
ISBN: 9781137270429
Format: Hardback
$215.95

This study offers the first detailed examination of the varied means by which parliament through its committees...  Read More >>

Anatomy of the State

Anatomy of the State

Author: Murray Rothbard
ISBN: 9781607967736
Format: Hardback
$38.79

"Murray Rothbard was known as the state's greatest living enemy, and this book is his most powerful statement on...  Read More >>

Persuaded by Reason: Joan Kennedy Taylor and the Rebirth of American Individualism

Persuaded by Reason: Joan Kennedy Taylor and the Rebirth...

Author: Jeff Riggenbach
ISBN: 9780991417100
Format: Hardback
$82.80

When Ayn Rand was forging her Objectivist movement, Joan Taylor was there; when the Koch Brothers began trying to...  Read More >>

Liberal Peacebuilding and the Locus of Legitimacy

Liberal Peacebuilding and the Locus of Legitimacy

Author: David Roberts
ISBN: 9781138801356
Format: Hardback
$194.00

Liberal peacebuilding too often builds neither peace nor Liberalism. In a growing number of cases, people aren’t...  Read More >>

Women and the Vote: A World History

Women and the Vote: A World History

Author: Jad Adams (Associate Research Fellow, Associate Research Fellow, School of Advanced Study, University of London)
ISBN: 9780198706847
Format: Hardback
$76.95

The first genuinely global history of how women won the vote - written by a man. A book with controversial conclusions....  Read More >>

Size and Local Democracy

Size and Local Democracy

Author: Bas Denters ,  Michael Goldsmith
ISBN: 9781843766728
Format: Hardback
$361.00

Size and Local Democracy investigates this subject in four countries where local governments play an important role...  Read More >>

Politics and Democracy in Microstates

Politics and Democracy in Microstates

Author: Wouter Veenendaal (the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University, the Netherlands.)
ISBN: 9781138792593
Format: Hardback
$305.00

Why are small states statistically more likely to have a democratic political system? By addressing this question...  Read More >>

Party Organization and Electoral Volatility in Central and Eastern Europe: Enhancing voter loyalty

Party Organization and Electoral Volatility in Central...

Author: Sergiu Gherghina (Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany.)
ISBN: 9780415737166
Format: Hardback
$305.00

Political parties in post-communist countries have very high levels of electoral volatility. In these environments,...  Read More >>

Rights of Man

Rights of Man

Author: Thomas Paine
ISBN: 9781502839442
Format: Paperback
$15.81

This seminal work on freedom and equality, written by Thomas Paine, one of the most influential writers and reformers...  Read More >>

Canadian Democracy from the Ground Up: Perceptions and Performance

Canadian Democracy from the Ground Up: Perceptions and...

Author: Elisabeth Gidengil ,  Heather Bastedo
ISBN: 9780774828260
Format: Paperback
$72.42

The first of its kind, this book approaches the “democratic deficit” by assessing the performance of Parliament...  Read More >>

Critical Theory and Democracy: Civil Society, Dictatorship, and Constitutionalism in Andrew Arato’s Democratic Theory

Critical Theory and Democracy: Civil Society, Dictatorship,...

Author: Enrique Peruzzotti ,  Martin Plot
ISBN: 9781138830431
Format: Paperback
$105.00

This book focuses on Andrew Arato’s democratic theory and its relevance to contemporary issues such as processes...  Read More >>

Encyclopedia of Democratic Thought

Encyclopedia of Democratic Thought

Author: Paul Barry Clarke ,  Joe Foweraker
ISBN: 9780415862721
Format: Paperback
$110.00

Containing almost 200 entries the Encyclopedia of Democratic Thought explores all the ideas that matter to democracy.It...  Read More >>

Society and Democracy in Europe

Society and Democracy in Europe

Author: Silke Keil (University of Stuttgart, Germany) ,  Oscar W. Gabriel (University of Stuttgart, Germany)
ISBN: 9781138830233
Format: Paperback
$105.00

This comparative book draws on the European Social Survey to examine what kinds of societal forces shape an individuals’...  Read More >>

Ethnic Politics and Democratic Transition in Rwanda

Ethnic Politics and Democratic Transition in Rwanda...

Author: David Kiwuwa (University of Nottingham Ningbo, China)
ISBN: 9781138822146
Format: Paperback
$92.99

This book offers an examination of how a deeply divided post-conflict society embarks on democratic transition....  Read More >>

European Governmentality: The Liberal Drift of Multilevel Governance

European Governmentality: The Liberal Drift of Multilevel...

Author: Richard Münch
ISBN: 9781138829879
Format: Paperback
$69.99

The book provides a sociologically grounded explanation of the changing features of governance and democracy within...  Read More >>

A Middle Class Without Democracy: Economic Growth and the Prospects for Democratization in China

A Middle Class Without Democracy: Economic Growth and...

Author: Jie Chen (Professor and Chair of Political Science, Professor and Chair of Political Science, Old Dominion University)
ISBN: 9780199385614
Format: Paperback
$70.95

What kind of role can the middle class play in potential democratization in such an undemocratic, late developing...  Read More >>

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