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"Wo man nur wählen, nicht aber abwählen kann, ist der demokratische Machtkreislauf außer Kraft gesetzt", so meint der Soziologe Armin Nassehi und legt in seinem Beitrag in Kursbuch 174 die Bedeutsam……続きを見る

Dirk Lüddecke, Professor für Politische Theorie, fragt in seinem Beitrag in Kursbuch 174 nach der Rolle der FDP in einer immer freieren Gesellschaft – und warum es so schwer ist, liberal zu sein. De……続きを見る

Eine Wahl haben wir immer – nicht nur zu Wahlzeiten. Nur welche ist die richtige? Bevor sich Michael Zöller, Julian Nida-Rümelin, Dirk Lüddecke, Ralf Fücks, Rainer Rilling und Florian Süssenguth all……続きを見る

The period of the union between the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada which preceded the general federation of the British North American provinces in 1867 is a fruitful field of investigation for……続きを見る

In an age when men have come to believe that their destinies can be determined by human actions rather than by fate, the question looms large of what a leader can do to fulfill the aspirations of th……続きを見る

Sierra Leona is unique among African states in the extent of its commitment to competition between individuals and parties for political office. Until 1967 it maintained a political system marked by……続きを見る

Since the day Aaron Burr, the sitting vice president of the United States, shot and killed Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers, the Democratic Party has been at war with America. With a ……続きを見る

Donald Trump, who rocketed to the top of the polls in the early GOP primary race, is an unlikely Republican front-runner: a longtime supporter of Democratic politicians with a history of taking view……続きを見る

James Burnham’s 1964 classic, Suicide of the West, remains a startling account on the nature of the modern era. It offers a profound, in depth analysis of what is happening in the world today by put……続きを見る

Jo Spiegel revient sur son parcours et propose un renouveau démocratique. Maire de Kingersheim (Haut-Rhin), Jo Spiegel refusa en 2014 la Légion d’honneur, pour dénoncer « une démocratie en panne ». ……続きを見る

The Green Party struck its “deal with the devil” by entering coalition with Fianna Fáil in 2007. The junior partner secured control of the Environment and Energy ministries, irritating some in the l……続きを見る

This Fight Is Our Fight: Elizabeth Warren's Passionate Call to Save America's Middle Class In This Fight Is Our Fight, #1 New York Times bestselling author and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren offers a……続きを見る

How do presidential candidates in new democracies choose their campaign strategies, and what strategies do they adopt? In contrast to the claim that campaigns around the world are becoming more simi……続きを見る

Over the last four decades, members of Congress have increasingly embraced media relations as a way to influence national policymaking and politics. In 1977, nearly half of congressional members had……続きを見る

The general elections held in 2014 in India ー the largest democracy in the world ー to elect the 16th Lok Sabha brought in dramatic results. This important volume explains not only the startling vi……続きを見る

This book is the first conceptual and comparative empirical work on the relation between corporatism and dictatorships, bringing both fields under a joint conceptual umbrella. It operationalizes the……続きを見る

Die richtige Alternative für Deutschland – Eine Streitschrift von Christian Ude Zum Höhepunkt des Wahlkampfs meldet sich ein starker, unbestechlicher politischer Praktiker zu Wort und spart nicht mi……続きを見る

By bringing together two bodies of literature - the presidency and political parties - this book makes two important contributions. First, it addresses the gap between presidential public actions an……続きを見る

The recent global expansion of Protestant Christianity, and the increase in multiparty democracies, has led to the multiplication of Protestant political parties. One cannot talk of Protestant parti……続きを見る

Despite the African National Congress being at the height of its powers, its future is today less certain than at any time in its long history. In the past, the liberation movement went through two ……続きを見る

This is an EMPTY joke book. This BLANK book makes a satirical statement for the politically-minded on your gift list! Sometimes saying nothing says it all... Makes a great gag-gift! (The paperback v……続きを見る

This is an EMPTY joke book. This BLANK book makes a satirical statement for the politically-minded on your gift list! Sometimes saying nothing says it all... Makes a great gag-gift! (The paperback v……続きを見る

"Those who feel that like lemmings they are being led over a cliff would be well-advised not to read this book. They may discover that they are right."ーNoam Chomsky “Jeffrey St. Clair and Joshua Fr……続きを見る

Liberal candidates, scholars, and activists mainly promote pragmatism rather than large and powerful narratives - which may be called 'alpha stories' for their commanding presence over time. Alterna……続きを見る

The Evolution of Migration Management in the Global North explores how the radically violent migration management paradigm that dominates today's international migration has been assembled. Drawing ……続きを見る

This is the first comprehensive examination of Leon Trotsky's view on revolutionary organizational principles, and the dynamic interplay of democratic initiative and principled centralism. Mostly in……続きを見る

Democracy requires conversations about how its practice can be improved. This is an enduring theme in American politics, and demands for change in how we conduct elections are highly salient today. ……続きを見る

In Europe today, staunchly nationalist parties such as France’s National Front and the Austrian Freedom Party are identified as far-right movements, though supporters seldom embrace that label. More……続きを見る

This book is augmented by an interactive website (neodelhi.net). During research trips to Delhi and Gurgaon between 2008 and 2015 the author produced a multi-media urban archive that includes full c……続きを見る

"[T]hose people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it." This is how writer Douglas Adams neatly expressed the common view of political ambition. And yet, it’s har……続きを見る