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The governance of Japan presents a puzzle: it is a democracy yet is dominated by a single party that wins almost all elections. Stanger still, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its policies are……続きを見る

How extreme polarization undermines the advantages that democracies have when formulating foreign policy Polarization is a defining feature of politics in the United States and many other democracie……続きを見る

Why has China grown so fast for so long despite vast corruption? In China's Gilded Age, Yuen Yuen Ang maintains that all corruption is harmful, but not all types of corruption hurt growth. Ang unbun……続きを見る

This book challenges the conventional North-to-South direction of policy diffusion by examining how policy learning flows from the Global South to the Global North. Through a series of global case s……続きを見る

The America/Iran War in persepective of Media and Reality and Government Hype and Propaganda and Manipulation of Facts and Figures published on Both Sides. 続きを見る

An incisive examination of free speech's global decline and a framework for preserving expression in democratic societies. The Future of Free Speech confronts a stark truth: the right to speak freel……続きを見る

This book offers the first transnational history of white nationalism in Britain, the US and the formerly British colonies of Rhodesia, South Africa and Australia from the post-World War II period t……続きを見る

In this book, published for the first time with Routledge in 2025 and including some previously unpublished papers, the renowned professor of public administration Ladipo Adamolekun argues powerfull……続きを見る

What are the origins of nationalism and why is it capable of arousing such intense emotions? In this major study, Azar Gat counters the prevailing fashionable theories according to which nations and……続きを見る

The Routledge Handbook of Autocratization in Southeast Asia examines how global and domestic forces of autocratization affect regional and local politics. It analyzes how the interactions of interna……続きを見る

**"A world-class intellectual. . . . [Colin Woodard’s] research can help Americans rediscover their common identity in spite of all the attempts to divide them." ーGarry Kasparov "A powerful paradig……続きを見る

The Routledge Handbook of Peripheries in European Studies critically and systematically explores peripheries – in their various notions, definitions, and possibilities – within the European sphere. ……続きを見る

This enlightening book scrutinizes the shifting and overlapping governance paradigms that inform public administration reforms. Exploring the models that shape and reshape the daily operation of pub……続きを見る

Direct, persuasive, and historically transformative, Common Sense ignited public support for American independence. Thomas Paine's powerful arguments challenged monarchy and inspired a nation to emb……続きを見る

〓 "A specter is haunting Europe ー the specter of Communism." First published in 1848, The Communist Manifesto stands as one of the most influential and provocative political works ever written. In……続きを見る

〓 "Workers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains." 〓 Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels's The Communist Manifesto is one of the most influential political documents ever writte……続きを見る

The Dravidian Pathwayis a timely contribution to public and scholarly understanding of South Indian politics, examining a pivotal period in the rise to power of the Tamil Nadu party Dravida Munnetra……続きを見る

This best-selling textbook continues to lead the way in providing an approachable and wide-ranging introduction to politics. It covers the key concepts, theories and debates, actors and institutions……続きを見る

Apartheid and Fragmented Protest in Contemporary Southern Africa examines protest movements through the lens of Apartheid Studies, the first general theory of apartheid which explores how oppression……続きを見る

This open access book provides a comprehensive mapping of anti-gender mobilizations in Italy, Slovenia, France, Spain, Turkey, Poland, Greece, and Denmark. In recent years, Europe has witnessed the ……続きを見る

In studies of comparative politics and public policy specifically, interpersonal friendship has been generally regarded as a matter that belongs to the private domain, rather than a site for governm……続きを見る

This book challenges the assumption that authoritarianism is necessarily a phenomenon located at the level of the state, and that states as a whole are therefore either democratic or authoritarian. ……続きを見る

This important book offers an original perspective on the rule of law, development, and democracy in Latin America, establishing a new approach in recognizing the realities of political economy as o……続きを見る

From the rise of populist leaders and the threat of democratic backsliding to the rejection of open markets and the return of great power competition, the backlash against the political, economic, a……続きを見る

This open access book unveils the elite of Italy's third sector, offering a rare glimpse into the lives and minds of civil society's most influential leaders. Bridging elite and civil society studie……続きを見る

This open access book approaches the history of tribes and their role in the formation of the modern states of Kuwait and Qatar by blending historical, political, and sociological perspectives. Trad……続きを見る

This open access book deals with the backsliding of the rule of law in Poland and Hungary as one of the main problems of the EU. What began as a national phenomenon has become a general threat for t……続きを見る

This open access book focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on well-being, happiness and quality of life, taking into account the mediating effects of social inequalities. The volume brings……続きを見る

Written by a team of experts, this text introduces all of the main competing theoretical approaches to the study of the state, including pluralism, Marxism, institutionalism, feminism, green theory ……続きを見る

For decades, scholars and politicians have vigorously debated whether Confucianism is compatible with democracy, yet little is known about how it affects the process of democratization in East Asia.……続きを見る