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Democratization and the Judiciary: The Accountability Function of Courts in New Democracies

Democratization and the Judiciary: The Accountability...

Author: Roberto Gargarella ,  Siri Gloppen
ISBN: 9780714655680
Format: Hardback
$252.00

This title examines the political role of courts in new democracies in Latin America and Africa, focusing on their...  Read More >>

Democracy and Ethnic Conflict: Advancing Peace in Deeply Divided Societies

Democracy and Ethnic Conflict: Advancing Peace in Deeply...

Author: Adrian Guelke
ISBN: 9786610565245
Format: Electronic book text
$528.00

This text addresses the problem of establishing durable democratic institutions in societies afflicted by ethnic...  Read More >>

The Limits of Pure Democracy

The Limits of Pure Democracy

Author: William H Mallock
ISBN: 9781410211330
Format: Paperback
$47.49

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Spinoza and Republicanism

Spinoza and Republicanism

Author: Professor Raia Prokhovnik
ISBN: 9786611360108
Format: Electronic book text
$607.20

Dutch republicanism represents a crucially important context within which to discuss Spinoza's political theory...  Read More >>

Being America: Liberty, Commerce, and Violence in an American World

Being America: Liberty, Commerce, and Violence in an...

Author: Jedediah Purdy
ISBN: 9780375727559
Format: Paperback
$21.99

Liberty, Commerce, and Violence in an American World With the publication of his first book, For Common Things,...  Read More >>

Polls and Politics: The Dilemmas of Democracy

Polls and Politics: The Dilemmas of Democracy

Author: Michael A. Genovese ,  Matthew J. Streb
ISBN: 9780791460849
Format: Paperback
$79.07

A provocative examination of the use and abuse of public opinion polls.  Read More >>

Democratizing Global Politics: Discourse Norms, International Regimes, and Political Community

Democratizing Global Politics: Discourse Norms, International...

Author: Rodger A. Payne ,  Nayef H. Samhat
ISBN: 9780791459270
Format: Hardback
$118.80

Argues that international institutions are becoming increasingly democratized.  Read More >>

Democratic Deficit?: Institutions and Regulation in the European Union, Switzerland, and the United States

Democratic Deficit?: Institutions and Regulation in...

Author: Thomas D. Zweifel, PhD
ISBN: 9780739108123
Format: Paperback
$61.95

This work provides a rigorous, comparative examination of the European Union and the federal democracies of Switzerland...  Read More >>

Good Governance, Democratic Societies and Globalization

Good Governance, Democratic Societies and Globalization...

Author: Surendra Munshi ,  Biju Paul Abraham
ISBN: 9780761998488
Format: Hardback
$208.43

Discusses good governance in democratic societies in the context of globalisation from a cross-cultural perspective....  Read More >>

Deliberation Day

Deliberation Day

Author: Bruce A Ackerman ,  James S Fishkin
ISBN: 9780300101010
Format: Hardback
$92.40

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Social Movements and Symbolic Power: Radicalism, Reform and the Trial of Democracy in France

Social Movements and Symbolic Power: Radicalism, Reform...

Author: J. Girling
ISBN: 9781403933799
Format: Hardback
$168.00

"The important theories of Pierre Bourdieu and Alain Touraine, discussed in this book, seek to explain and resolve...  Read More >>

Democratization and Identity: Regimes and Ethnicity in East and Southeast Asia

Democratization and Identity: Regimes and Ethnicity...

Author: Susan J. Henders ,  Daniel A. Bell
ISBN: 9780739106891
Format: Hardback
$156.95

Do authoritarian regimes manage ethnic pluralism better than democracies? Is the process of democratisation itself...  Read More >>

Education for Democratic Citizenship: Issues of Theory and Practice

Education for Democratic Citizenship: Issues of Theory...

Author: Bernard Crick ,  Andrew Lockyer
ISBN: 9780754639596
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This volume provides a comprehensive study on the concept of democratic citizenship, its conditions and pre-requisites,...  Read More >>

Confucian Democracy: A Deweyan Reconstruction

Confucian Democracy: A Deweyan Reconstruction

Author: Sor-hoon Tan
ISBN: 9780791458891
Format: Hardback
$172.92

Using both Confucian texts and the work of American pragmatist John Dewey, this book offers a distinctly Confucian...  Read More >>

Fujimori’s Coup and the Breakdown of Democracy in Latin America

Fujimori’s Coup and the Breakdown of Democracy in Latin...

Author: Charles D. Kenney
ISBN: 9780268031725
Format: Paperback
$79.20

This text explores why and how democracy broke down in Peru in 1992. The author's argument is that institutional...  Read More >>

Electronic Democracy: Mobilisation, Organisation and Participation via new ICTs

Electronic Democracy: Mobilisation, Organisation and...

Author: Rachel Gibson ,  Andrea Römmele
ISBN: 9780415324823
Format: Hardback
$196.00

'Electronic Democracy' analyses the impact of new information and communication technologies within representative...  Read More >>

Deliberative Democracy in America: A Proposal for a Popular Branch of Government

Deliberative Democracy in America: A Proposal for a...

Author: Ethan J. Leib
ISBN: 9780271023632
Format: Hardback
$92.27

While the President and Congress as elected by popular vote are representative, can they really reflect the will...  Read More >>

Democracy in Action: Community Organizing and Urban Change

Democracy in Action: Community Organizing and Urban...

Author: Kristina Smock
ISBN: 9780231126731
Format: Paperback
$61.95

In cities across the US, grass-roots organizations are working to revitalize popular participation in disenfranchised...  Read More >>

Democracy in Action: Community Organizing and Urban Change

Democracy in Action: Community Organizing and Urban...

Author: Kristina Smock
ISBN: 9780231126724
Format: Hardback
$198.95

In cities across the US, grass-roots organizations are working to revitalize popular participation in disenfranchised...  Read More >>

The Politics of Asian Americans: Diversity and Community

The Politics of Asian Americans: Diversity and Community...

Author: Pei-te Lien ,  M. Margaret Conway
ISBN: 9780415934657
Format: Paperback
$70.00

Through the perspectives of mass politics, this book challenges popular misconceptions about Asian Americans as...  Read More >>

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