Political structures: democracy books

This comprehensive discussion of the problems inherent in constitutional democracy will be of interest to students...  Read More >>

With data-sets from three new democracies in Europe and Latin America, the authors probe support for governments...  Read More >>

This book argues that a political and legal philosophy based on pluralism is best suited to confront the problems...  Read More >>

In this study, Atul Kohli analyzes political change in India from the late 1960s to the late 1980s.  Read More >>

A systematic assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of various forms of presidential systems, it draws on recent...  Read More >>

It is sometimes assumed that voting is the central mechanism for political decision-making. The contributors to...  Read More >>

A distinguished group of scholars examine recent transitions to democracy and the prospects for democratic stability...  Read More >>

This study constitutes the first comprehensive analysis of democratic transitions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Michael...  Read More >>

This book examines whether the mechanisms of accountability characteristic of democracies, are sufficient to induce...  Read More >>

This 1997 book addresses the current debate regarding the liabilities and merits of presidential government. The...  Read More >>

Democracy is increasingly seen as the only legitimate form of government, but few people would regard international...  Read More >>

Emphasizes the difference between religion and science as means for understanding causal relationships, but it focuses...  Read More >>

Samuels and Shugart provide an analysis of the way that the separation of powers shapes parties' relationships with...  Read More >>

Relations between the public and political figures are in a period of flux. New expectations and meanings of citizenship...  Read More >>

Political parties often seek to attract new voters and risk losing existing voters. The Northeast has changed from...  Read More >>

The question of whether democratization is an elite-led process from above or a popular triumph from below continues...  Read More >>

Russia is not an example of a failed democracy but of a regime that has succeeded in becoming undemocratic. This...  Read More >>

Examines how citizens get government officials to provide them with the roads, schools, and other public services...  Read More >>

The Islamist Justice and Development Party swept to power in Turkey in 2002. Since then it has shied away from a...  Read More >>

An integrated set of contributions on the subject of representation, representative democracy and their future written...  Read More >>

This book raises and addresses questions about the consequences of democratic institutions for economic performance....  Read More >>

This book provides a normative critique of mass media ownership concentration. It emphasizes a democratic need to...  Read More >>

Democracy identifies the general processes causing democratization and de-democratization at a national level across...  Read More >>

The authors find that in electoral systems in which the seat share of parties is highly sensitive to their vote...  Read More >>

This book, first published in 2007, analyses the relationship between culture and politics, focusing on democracy,...  Read More >>