Political structures: democracy books

14970 books were found.

The Conception of Citizen Knowledge in Democratic Theory

The Conception of Citizen Knowledge in Democratic Theory...

Author: L. Rapeli
ISBN: 9781137322852
Format: Hardback
$84.99

What according to democratic theorists should the ordinary citizen know about politics? What does several decades...  Read More >>

A Mere Machine: The Supreme Court, Congress, and American Democracy

A Mere Machine: The Supreme Court, Congress, and American...

Author: Anna Harvey
ISBN: 9780300171112
Format: Hardback
$109.95

Textbooks on American government tell us that the Supreme Court is independent from the elected branches, and that...  Read More >>

Changing Societies, Changing Party Systems

Changing Societies, Changing Party Systems

Author: Heather Stoll (University of California, Santa Barbara)
ISBN: 9781107030497
Format: Hardback
$316.80

Stoll studies how society shapes democratic political competition, focusing on the number of political parties....  Read More >>

Democracy and Leadership: On Pragmatism and Virtue

Democracy and Leadership: On Pragmatism and Virtue

Author: Eric Thomas Weber
ISBN: 9780739151228
Format: Hardback
$160.95

In Democracy and Leadership, Weber draws from Plato’s virtues of the ideal city, updated with democratic values...  Read More >>

Who's Afraid of the Black Blocs?: Anarchy in Action Around the World

Who's Afraid of the Black Blocs?: Anarchy in Action...

Author: Francis Dupuis-Deri ,  Lazer Lederhendler
ISBN: 9781771130370
Format: Paperback
$60.59

The history, philosophy, strategy, and controversy of Black Blocs  Read More >>

The Rights of Man

The Rights of Man

Author: Thomas Paine
ISBN: 9781494769284
Format: Paperback
$39.57

Rights of Man, Paine's most widely read work, is considered a classic statement of faith in democracy. First appearing...  Read More >>

Opposition and Democracy in South Africa

Opposition and Democracy in South Africa

Author: Roger Southall
ISBN: 9781306344746
Format: Electronic book text
$570.24

This collection examines the nature, scope and prospects for political opposition under African National Congress...  Read More >>

Theory of Militant Democracy, A: The Ethics of Combatting Political Extremism

Theory of Militant Democracy, A: The Ethics of Combatting...

Author: Dr Alexander S Kirshner (Yale University, Connecticut)
ISBN: 9781306370530
Format: Electronic book text
$92.40

How should pro-democratic forces safeguard representative government from anti-democratic forces? By granting rights...  Read More >>

Democratization in China, Korea and Southeast Asia: Local and National Perspectives

Democratization in China, Korea and Southeast Asia:...

Author: Kate Xiao Zhou (University of Hawaii, USA) ,  Shelley Rigger (Davidson College, USA)
ISBN: 9781306375757
Format: Electronic book text
$382.80

Rapid economic pluralization in East Asia has empowered local and medial groups, and with this change comes the...  Read More >>

Oman - The Islamic Democratic Tradition

Oman - The Islamic Democratic Tradition

Author: Hussein Ghubash (UNESCO, Paris, France)
ISBN: 9781306423038
Format: Electronic book text
$435.47

Oman is the inheritor of a unique political tradition, the imama (imamate), and has a special place in the Arab...  Read More >>

Democracy, Dictatorship, and Term Limits

Democracy, Dictatorship, and Term Limits

Author: Alexander Baturo
ISBN: 9781306463515
Format: Undefined
$132.00

Exploring the factors that lead some presidents to hold on to power beyond their term limits  Read More >>

Making China Strong: The Role of Nationalism in Chinese Thinking on Democracy and Human Rights

Making China Strong: The Role of Nationalism in Chinese...

Author: Robert Weatherley (University of Cambridge, UK)
ISBN: 9781306484152
Format: Electronic book text
$237.60

Robert Weatherley argues that Chinese perceptions of democracy and human rights have been heavily influenced by...  Read More >>

Muslim Struggle for Civil Rights in Spain

Muslim Struggle for Civil Rights in Spain

Author: Aitana Guia
ISBN: 9781306494533
Format: Electronic book text
$79.17

This book looks at how Muslims in Spain have changed legislation linked to religious pluralism and immigration and...  Read More >>

Foucault on the Politics of Parrhesia

Foucault on the Politics of Parrhesia

Author: Torben Bech Dyrberg
ISBN: 9781306493741
Format: Electronic book text
$178.20

Foucault saw the notion of parrhesia (truth-telling) as the most important factor for how governments could and...  Read More >>

Religion and Politics in the United States

Religion and Politics in the United States

Author: Kenneth D Wald ,  Allison Calhoun-Brown
ISBN: 9781306512480
Format: Electronic book text
$153.09

A comprehensive guide to the political mobilization of religious organizations in the USA, their impact at the ballot...  Read More >>

Philosophical Perspectives on Democracy in the 21st Century

Philosophical Perspectives on Democracy in the 21st...

Author:
ISBN: 9781306700948
Format: Electronic book text
$340.56

This work offers a timely philosophical analysis of fundamental principles of democracy and the meaning of democracy...  Read More >>

Infostorms: How to Take Information Punches and Save Democracy

Infostorms: How to Take Information Punches and Save...

Author:
ISBN: 9781306701679
Format: Electronic book text
$52.77

The information society is upon us and with it comes the constant barrage of information accessible wherever, whenever....  Read More >>

Growing Democracy in Japan

Growing Democracy in Japan

Author: Associate Chair and Director of Graduate Programs Brian Woodall (Georgia Institute of Technology)
ISBN: 9781306770378
Format: Electronic book text
$132.00

The world's third largest economy and a stable democracy, Japan remains a significant world power; but its economy...  Read More >>

Democracy and Security in the 21st Century: Perspectives on a Changing World

Democracy and Security in the 21st Century: Perspectives...

Author: Valentin Naumescu
ISBN: 9781306637121
Format: Electronic book text
$261.97

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ASEAN's Engagement of Civil Society: Regulating Dissent

ASEAN's Engagement of Civil Society: Regulating Dissent...

Author: Kelly Gerard
ISBN: 9781306837484
Format: Electronic book text
$250.80

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Manufacturing Civil Society: Principles, Practices and Effects

Manufacturing Civil Society: Principles, Practices and...

Author: Taco Brandsen (Nijmegen University, the Netherlands) ,  Willem Trommel
ISBN: 9781306837781
Format: Electronic book text
$277.20

Faced with falling social cohesion governments have sought to revitalise society by trying to reconstruct local...  Read More >>

Democracy, Identity and Foreign Policy in Turkey: Hegemony Through Transformation

Democracy, Identity and Foreign Policy in Turkey: Hegemony...

Author: E Fuat Keyman ,  Sebnem Gumuscu
ISBN: 9781306837798
Format: Electronic book text
$250.80

Through critical analysis of Turkey's transformation under the AKP, this book explores the relationship between...  Read More >>

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