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This book explains how electoral “democracy” is inherently undemocraticーenshrining rule by elites rather than popular self-ruleーand argues that sortition (the use of random selection to form genui……続きを見る

Trust Thyself and Awaken the Divinity Within. Ralph Waldo Emerson was the "Sage of Concord" and the intellectual father of the American Renaissance. At a time of rigid social and religious tradition……続きを見る

Michael Sandel's Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? invites readers of all ages and political persuasions on a journey of moral reflection, and shows how reasoned debate can illuminate our lives……続きを見る

The birth of philosophy ー wisdom that shaped civilization. Plato, student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, remains one of the most important thinkers in history. His dialogues explore justice,……続きを見る

Since the adoption of the 1947 Constitution of Japan, the document has become a contested symbol of contrasting visions of Japan. Japanese Constitutional Revisionism and Civic Activism is a volume w……続きを見る

Allegories of America offers a bold idea of what, in terms of political theory, it means to be American. Beginning with the question What do we want from a theory of politics? Dolan explores the met……続きを見る

Philippa Strum, our foremost authority on Louis Brandeis, gathers together for the first time a sterling selection from his most provocative and profound writings. A kind of “Portable Brandeis,” thi……続きを見る

Ce livre est une présentation condensée des découvertes, des conclusions et de l'appel à l'action (mais PAS aux armes) de mon précédent livre en anglais, "The Cure: Of, By, and For The People", mais……続きを見る

Emphatically revisionist, Bob Pepperman Taylor reveals a Thoreau most people never knew existed. Contrary to conventional views, Taylor argues that Thoreau was one of America's most powerful and lea……続きを見る

To be a U.S. citizen is to be a member of a constitutional order that requires political unity but is also committed to social and cultural diversity. How do we solve the riddle of the one and the m……続きを見る

Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Experts from across the globe review leading social policy scholarship in this new volume in the Social Policy Review series. Specialists e……続きを見る

Robert B. Reich makes a powerful case for the expansion of America’s moral imagination. Rooting his argument in common sense and everyday reality, he demonstrates that a common good constitutes the ……続きを見る

“Oligarchy is a system in which a small number of extremely wealthy individuals control the economic, political, and media life of a nation. It is a system in which ordinary people have very little ……続きを見る

The "Kuwait Constitution" represents a foundational legal framework that outlines the principles of governance, civil rights, and the structure of the Emirate's political institutions. Written in a ……続きを見る

The Constitution of Finland, a pivotal document in the modern governance of Finland, encapsulates the nation's values, principles, and legal framework. Written in a clear and accessible literary sty……続きを見る

The "Constitution of the State of Chuuk" is a pivotal legislative document that outlines the governance framework and fundamental principles guiding the State of Chuuk, one of the four states in the……続きを見る

In "Considerations on Representative Government," John Stuart Mill presents a rigorous analysis of democratic structures and the principles underlying representative governance. Written during the m……続きを見る

The Magna Carta, a seminal document from 1215, encapsulates the struggle between the monarchy and the feudal barons, heralding the beginning of constitutional governance. Written in a direct and aut……続きを見る

Wir sind nicht klüger als die Menschen, die erlebt haben, wie überall in Europa die Demokratie unterging und Faschismus, Nationalsozialismus und Kommunismus kamen. Aber einen Vorteil haben wir. Wir ……続きを見る

This book examines in detail the state of the art on census taking to spark a more vivid debate on what some may see as a rather technical – and hence uncontroversial – field of inquiry. Against the……続きを見る

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. In the latest edition of Social Policy Review, experts review the leading social policy scholarship from the past year. The book addres……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Collected Political Works: Leviathan + De Cive (On the Citizen) + The Elements of Law + Behemoth, or The Long Parliament " contains 4 books in one volume and is fo……続きを見る

This book is a first part of the series - DEMOCRACY, a series of three books. Democracy during the last decade has suffered a dramatic decline.The constitutional democracies are being overthrown and……続きを見る

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The motivations of migrants for travelling to Europe vary, and the quality of the processes involved in their settlement and contributi……続きを見る

This book presents a critical account of how citizenship unfolds among socially marginalised groups in democratic welfare states. Legal, political and sociological perspectives are applied to offer ……続きを見る

African legislatures remain understudied, yet democratisation, development and peacebuilding all depend on these key political institutions. This book provides an in-depth analysis of Ethiopia’s par……続きを見る

This book offers a truly interdisciplinary exploration of our patterns of engagement with politics, news, and information in current high-choice information environments. Putting forth the notion th……続きを見る

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The story of citizenship as a tale not of liberation, dignity, and nationhood but of complacency, hypocrisy, and domination. The glorification of citizenship is a given in today's world, part of a c……続きを見る

In "The Political Institutions of the Ancient Greeks," Basil Edward Hammond meticulously explores the intricate frameworks that underpinned ancient Greek governance. Employing a scholarly yet access……続きを見る