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What was ancient democracy like? Why did it spread in ancient Greece? An astonishing number of volumes have been devoted to the well-attested Athenian case, while non-Athenian democracy - for which ……続きを見る

EUGAGER is a project proposal submitted to the EU in response to the ICT Call 4 under the 7th Framework Programme in April 2009. It proposed the research, design and prototype implementation of a we……続きを見る

Constitutional Patriotism offers a new theory of citizenship and civic allegiance for today's culturally diverse liberal democracies. Rejecting conventional accounts of liberal nationalism and cosmo……続きを見る

When it comes to new media, political candidates need to know all their options, in order to make the right decisions on how to use the internet and social networks for their election efforts. To ge……続きを見る

De la democratie en Amerique (published in two volumes, the first in 1835 and the second in 1840) is a classic French text by Alexis de Tocqueville on the United States in the 1830s and its strength……続きを見る

The politics of the future is here. Meritocracy represents the end of the democratic hegemony. Join the Revolution. The Meritocracy Party campaigns to replace democracy with meritocracy. Democracy h……続きを見る

Since the end of the Cold War, the assumption among most political theorists has been that as nations develop economically, they will also become more democraticーespecially if a vibrant middle clas……続きを見る

An urgent and provocative account of the modern 'militant', a transformative figure at the front line of emancipatory politics. Around the world, recent events have seen the creation of a radical ph……続きを見る

Available in paperback for the first time, these three volumes represent the definitive biography of Andrew Jackson. Volume One covers the role Jackson played in America's territorial expansion, bri……続きを見る

Ending Terrorism in Italy analyses processes of disengagement from terrorism, as well as the connected issues of reconciliation, truth and justice. It examines in a critical and original way how ter……続きを見る

Political theorists Jeremy Elkins and Andrew Norris observe that American political culture is deeply ambivalent about truth. On the one hand, voices on both the left and right make confident appeal……続きを見る

The end of the twentieth century saw an unprecedented coincidence of electoral success for social democratic parties in western Europe leading to intensive discussion on the future of this new Europ……続きを見る

Nothing is more integral to democracy than voting. Most people believe that every citizen has the civic duty or moral obligation to vote, that any sincere vote is morally acceptable, and that buying……続きを見る

Having risen to national attention with his first book, For Common Things*,* Jedediah Purdy now cements his claim to being one of the most arresting public intellectuals of his generation. In Being ……続きを見る

Despite howls for reform, the only thing separating us from another election disaster of the kind that hit Florida in 2000, and that almost struck again in Ohio in 2004, may simply be another close ……続きを見る

Are there laws that govern anarchy? Isn't that a contradiction in terms? It is, but it is Horvath's premise that intellectual anarchy is unhindered by such trivialities, with consequences that are f……続きを見る

A lively history of the peculiar math of voting Since the very birth of democracy in ancient Greece, the simple act of voting has given rise to mathematical paradoxes that have puzzled some of the g……続きを見る

This book is part of the Towards the New Millennium Series, featuring the works of thoughtful Canadians who are profoundly interested in the future of Canada and the world. Most democracies do not u……続きを見る

Poliitikas armastatakse sageli rääkida pendlist, mis kõigub vasakpoolsete ja parempoolsete ideoloogiate vahel. Käesoleva raamatu koostajad ning autorid on seda meelt, et libera……続きを見る

Technology and the Internet are changing democracy. TechPresident is one hub for the conversation already underway between political practitioners and technologists - we provide a daily pulse of rep……続きを見る

Written by an established scholar in the field, this text examines the nature of emergency powers and their use in the Russian constitution. It explores the use of such powers in Russian history, co……続きを見る

Benjamin Franklin and his contemporaries brought the Enlightenment to America-an intellectual revolution that laid the foundation for the political one that followed. With the “first Drudgery” of se……続きを見る

World leaders have not been able to find solutions to the growing problem of global insecurity associated with failed and failing states in many regions. "Governance and Security As A Unitary Concep……続きを見る

This book investigates the disparity between rhetoric and performance in the European Union response to abuses of human rights and transgression of democracy. With the Arab spring putting the spotli……続きを見る

Why are some regimes democratic while others are not? Specifically, how have Spain and Italy managed to become democratic while Turkey, which shares many similar characteristics, has not? Spain, Ita……続きを見る

This volume queries the state and effect of the global decentralization movement through the study of natural resource decentralizations in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The case studies presented……続きを見る

This unique book offers an empirical assessment of how social and political involvement relates to theories of citizenship and democracy, providing a detailed comparative assessment of the potential……続きを見る

Sarah Oates gives a detailed examination on a central theme in political science: the relationship between democracy and the mass media. This significant book contains a wealth of information and da……続きを見る

“A work of tremendous originality and insight. ... Makes you see the world differently.”ーWashington Post A modern classic that uses historical analysis to shed light on the present, The Future of F……続きを見る

". . . a wise prince should establish himself on that which is in his own control and not in that of others; he must endeavour only to avoid hatred, as is noted." Presenting a controversial yet real……続きを見る