Political structures: democracy books

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Legitimacy in an Age of Global Politics

Legitimacy in an Age of Global Politics

Author: A. Hurrelmann ,  S. Schneider
ISBN: 9780230518100
Format: Hardback
$168.00

In spite of the lack of plausible alternatives to liberal democracy, the age of globalization has ushered in serious...  Read More >>

State Recognition and Democratization in Sub-Saharan Africa: A New Dawn for Traditional Authorities? Palgrave Studies in Governance, Security, and Development.

State Recognition and Democratization in Sub-Saharan...

Author: Lars Buur ,  Helene Maria Kyed
ISBN: 9786611845018
Format: Electronic book text
$475.20

This book explores the link between the present wave of democratization and contemporary state recognition of traditional...  Read More >>

Blatcherism - How much Thatcherism is in Blairism

Blatcherism - How much Thatcherism is in Blairism

Author: Sonja Cecar
ISBN: 9783836444545
Format: Paperback
$142.56

How did Tony Blair succeed to make Labour Party electable after it was believed to be in political wilderness and...  Read More >>

Democracy in Muslim Societies: The Asian Experience

Democracy in Muslim Societies: The Asian Experience...

Author: Zoya Hasan
ISBN: 9780761935667
Format: Hardback
$131.87

This book explores the character of the political transformation and democratic transition in the Asian Muslim world....  Read More >>

Democracy and Myth in Russia and Eastern Europe

Democracy and Myth in Russia and Eastern Europe

Author: Alexander Wöll (University of Regensburg, Germany) ,  Harald Wydra (University of Cambridge, UK)
ISBN: 9780415428224
Format: Hardback
$305.00

This book explores democracy and democratization in Eastern Europe, focusing on the influence of politically important...  Read More >>

The Politics of Participation in Sustainable Development Governance

The Politics of Participation in Sustainable Development...

Author: Jessica F. Green ,  W. Bradnee Chambers
ISBN: 9789280811339
Format: Paperback
$50.95

Explores the extent to which the system of governance allows for the participation of diverse actors. This work...  Read More >>

See Government Grow: Education Policy from Johnson to Reagan

See Government Grow: Education Policy from Johnson to...

Author: Gareth Davies
ISBN: 9780700618552
Format: Paperback
$79.17

An award-winning historian's pathbreaking book uses federal education policy from the Great Society to Reagan's...  Read More >>

The First Freedom: A History of Free Speech

The First Freedom: A History of Free Speech

Author: Robert Hargreaves
ISBN: 9780750929233
Format: Hardback
$51.75

This volume examines the history of free speech, from the execution of Socrates to the writings of Milton, Voltaire...  Read More >>

A Democracy Is Born: An Insider's Account of the Battle Against Terrorism in Afghanistan

A Democracy Is Born: An Insider's Account of the Battle...

Author: Matthew J. Morgan
ISBN: 9780275999995
Format: Hardback
$96.00

In October 2004, more than 8 million citizens of Afghanistan turned out to vote in the first democratic election...  Read More >>

Does American Democracy Still Work?

Does American Democracy Still Work?

Author: Alan Wolfe
ISBN: 9780300126105
Format: Paperback
$43.95

Identifies the political conditions that endanger the quality of our democracy. This book describes how politics...  Read More >>

On Political Equality

On Political Equality

Author: Robert A. Dahl
ISBN: 9780300126877
Format: Paperback
$26.95

Looks at the fundamental issue of equality and how and why governments have fallen short of their democratic ideals....  Read More >>

Thinking about Democracy: Power Sharing and Majority Rule in Theory and Practice

Thinking about Democracy: Power Sharing and Majority...

Author: Arend Lijphart (University of California, San Diego, USA)
ISBN: 9780415772686
Format: Paperback
$67.00

This book draws on Professor Arend Lijphart’s lifetime experience of research and publication in democracy and comparative...  Read More >>

Thinking about Democracy: Power Sharing and Majority Rule in Theory and Practice

Thinking about Democracy: Power Sharing and Majority...

Author: Arend Lijphart (University of California, San Diego, USA)
ISBN: 9780415772679
Format: Hardback
$252.00

This book draws on Professor Arend Lijphart’s lifetime experience of research and publication in democracy and comparative...  Read More >>

Democracy as Discussion: Civic Education and the American Forum Movement

Democracy as Discussion: Civic Education and the American...

Author: William M. Keith
ISBN: 9780739115084
Format: Paperback
$72.95

Using primary sources from archives around the country, Democracy as Discussion traces the early history of the...  Read More >>

Federalism and the British: Two Centuries of Thought and Action

Federalism and the British: Two Centuries of Thought...

Author: Stanley Henig
ISBN: 9781903403884
Format: Paperback
$46.55

Explores the theoretical and practical areas in which Federalism has made a significant contribution towards the...  Read More >>

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Author: Ross King ,  King, Andrew
ISBN: 9780979554520
Format: Undefined
$14.52

This Spanish edition discusses how changes in social justice and the protection of democracy can make the world...  Read More >>

Hegemony and Education: Gramsci, Post-Marxism, and Radical Democracy Revisited

Hegemony and Education: Gramsci, Post-Marxism, and Radical...

Author: Deb J. Hill
ISBN: 9780739121665
Format: Hardback
$146.95

Explores how the educational insights implicit in Antonio Gramsci's historical materialist outlook have been reconciled...  Read More >>

Deliberation, Participation and Democracy: Can the People Govern?

Deliberation, Participation and Democracy: Can the People...

Author: Professor Shawn W Rosenberg
ISBN: 9786611844578
Format: Electronic book text
$554.40

Political participation is falling and citizen alienation and cynicism is increasing. In response to evidence of...  Read More >>

Reading Tocqueville: From Oracle to Actor

Reading Tocqueville: From Oracle to Actor

Author: Raf Geenens ,  Annelien De Dijn (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium)
ISBN: 9786613190178
Format: Electronic book text
$300.96

This volume sets up a dialogue between the 'historical' and the 'contemporary' Tocqueville. How does a contextualization...  Read More >>

Contentious Politics and Democratization in Nepal

Contentious Politics and Democratization in Nepal

Author: Mahendra Lawoti
ISBN: 9780761936015
Format: Hardback
$131.87

After the restoration of democracy in 1990, Nepal witnessed collective political struggles identity and gender movements,...  Read More >>

Sustaining Human Rights: Women and Argentine Human Rights Organizations

Sustaining Human Rights: Women and Argentine Human Rights...

Author: Michelle D. Bonner ,  Michelle D Bonner
ISBN: 9780271032658
Format: Paperback
$67.99

The disappearance of many people during authoritarian regimes that ruled Latin American countries in the 1970s...  Read More >>

The Recall's Broken Promise

The Recall's Broken Promise

Author: Derek D Cressman ,  Walter Kleine
ISBN: 9780978640514
Format: Hardback
$79.07

Californians recalled Governor Gray Davis in 2003 and replaced him with a celebrity who pledged to clean up government....  Read More >>

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