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This book examines security in three cities that suffer from chronic violence: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Medellin, Colombia; and Kingston, Jamaica. In each, democratic states contend with subnational ……続きを見る

Reconfiguring European States in Crisis offers a ground-breaking analysis by some of Europe's leading political scientists, examining how the European national state and the European Union state hav……続きを見る

The figure of the renegade - a European Christian or Jew who had converted to Islam and was now serving the Ottoman sultan - is omnipresent in all genres produced by those early modern Christian Eur……続きを見る

Persuasive Attacks on Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential Primary investigates the nature of persuasive attacks on Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential primary campaign. It begins by extendin……続きを見る

**台灣總是跳脫我們的預測，讓我們看得頭暈目眩。 這種巨大流動所帶來的爽快感，也正是台灣政治的魅力所在。 2016年樫山純三賞　一般書部門最優秀作品 筑摩書房首刷上市10,000冊 出版後一年內受邀演講超過30場 日……続きを見る

Being the public voice of over 180 member organisations across nearly 90 countries, La Vía Campesina, the global peasant movement, has planted itself firmly on the international scene. This book exp……続きを見る

Over time and across Western democracies, the media has become increasingly influential, and a great deal more political processes have become altered, shaped or structured by the media and the perc……続きを見る

Critical theory and popular wisdom are rife with images of surveillance as an intrusive, repressive practice often suggestively attributed to eastern powers and opposed to western liberalism. Hollyw……続きを見る

This Handbook provides the most comprehensive overview of the role of electoral advertising on television and new forms of advertising in countries from all parts of the world currently available. T……続きを見る

The study of voting behaviour remains a vibrant sub-discipline of political science. The Handbook of Electoral Behaviour is an authoritative and wide ranging survey of this dynamic field, drawing to……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

As the UK negotiates Brexit, what are the effects, implications and challenges that lie ahead? Janice Morphet takes a long term view on the range of institutional and operational options that may be……続きを見る

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Theodore Roosevelt in next to no time with this concise guide. 50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Theodore Rooseve……続きを見る

Ongoing transformations of the political organization of Europe, where both the nation-state and the European Union are challenged, make it possible to explore phenomena that are difficult to see in……続きを見る

At its core, politics is all about relations of rule. Accordingly one of the central preoccupations of political theory is what it means for human beings to rule over one another or share in a proce……続きを見る

Zoom sur 170 ans de course à la présidence ! Entre 1848 et 2017, la France a connu vingt-quatre présidents de la République et vingt-neuf élections présidentielles. L’élection de 1848 se déroule au ……続きを見る

Éveil de consciences panafricaines Le but principal de ce livre est la conscientisation des jeunes Africains, renforcer leur optimiste et leur estime de soi, leur niveau de conscience politique, soc……続きを見る

This volume deals with questions of political and constitutional principle and theory that affect the law and regulation of content in new media that are based on digital technology. In the light of……続きを見る

L'àmbit acadèmic de la comunicació i l'opinió pública és l'eix central d'aquest llibre, que també tracta d'una branca de coneixement propera i estretament relacionada amb aquesta com és la comunicac……続きを見る

When one thinks about how collective decisions are made, voting is the method that comes naturally to mind. But other methods such as random process and consensus are also used. This book explores j……続きを見る

Political accountability forms a cornerstone of modern democracy: it directs the political system towards the public interest and allows the exercise of the principles of autonomy and self-determina……続きを見る

The representation of women in parliament is a subject of extensive research and a focus for political action in the last decade. The wide variation in women's parliamentary presence contradicts the……続きを見る

Bringing together the most seminal articles written by leading international experts, this volume discusses all aspects of freedom of the press. The papers in the first part of this volume discuss t……続きを見る

La descentralización consiste en traspasar poder desde los peldaños superiores de una institución a unidades más pequeñas y autónomas. Es un proceso hoy general en la mayoría de estados del bienesta……続きを見る

Qu’ils le comprennent alors que gouverner c’est prévoir... Et, si le peuple choisit de demeurer dans l’ignorance conformiste pour continuer à se complaire des lacunes et de l’excusisme, et ose s’att……続きを見る

In From Inclusion to Influence, Walter Wilson addresses urgent questions regarding the political incorporation of Latinos in America. First, he demonstrates that Latino representatives in the U.S. C……続きを見る

‘Nevertheless, she persisted’ has become a rallying cry for millions of those fed up with phony promises and governments that no longer serve their people. In this inspiring #1 New York Times bestse……続きを見る

Depuis près de 40 ans, la France s’enfonce dans une crise multiforme, aujourd’hui approfondie par le terrorisme et la montée du radicalisme politique et religieux. Comment en est-on arrivé là et sur……続きを見る

Winner, ISHS Annual Award for a Scholarly Publication, 2018 In Lincoln and Congress, William C. Harris reveals that the relationship between the president and Congress, though sometimes contentious,……続きを見る

Corruption is a significant problem for democracies throughout the world. Even the most democratic countries constantly face the threat of corruption and the consequences of it at the polls. Why are……続きを見る