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Ute Daniel erzählt eine faszinierende Geschichte vom Widerspruch zwischen Anspruch und Wirklichkeit der parlamentarischen Demokratie und fragt, wie diese Regierungsform so umgestaltet werden kann, d……続きを見る

This book takes an explicitly feminist approach to studying gender and social inequalities in island settings while deliberating on ‘islandness’ as part of the intersectional analysis. Though there ……続きを見る

FROM THE BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF MY SEDITIOUS HEART AND THE MINISTRY OF UTMOST HAPPINESS, A NEW AND PRESSING DISPATCH FROM THE HEART OF THE CROWD AND THE SOLITUDE OF A WRITER'S DESK The chant of 'Aza……続きを見る

This collection of readings has been complied on the assumption that for an adequate explanation of the success and failure, the strengths and weaknesses, of democracy, it is necessary to resort to ……続きを見る

Islamic sermon gatherings are a central form of public piety and public expression in contemporary Bangladesh. Held since the 19th century*, waz mahfils* became so popular that it is today possible ……続きを見る

In "Secret Enemies of True Republicanism," Andrew B. Smolnikar presents a penetrating exploration of the ideological undercurrents that threaten the foundations of genuine republicanism. Written in ……続きを見る

Recent years have seen a surge of populism across the Western world, exposing the vulnerabilities of liberal democracy and driving the international political agenda to the right. In Germany in 2017……続きを見る

An Australian Book Review Best Book of the Year A disturbing in-depth exposé of the antidemocratic practices of despotic governments now sweeping the world. One day they’ll be like us. That was once……続きを見る

O livro O diabo na corte: leitura crítica do Brasil atual faz uma leitura crítica da conjuntura brasileira a partir das eleições de 2018. Esta é uma obra que convida o leitor a um diálogo sobre as s……続きを見る

Setting a new benchmark for studies of technocracy, this book shows that a solution to the challenge of populism will depend as much on a technocratic retreat as democratic innovation. Esmark examin……続きを見る

Hace varios años, bajo la tutela de nuestra querida colega Cristina de la Torre, nos reunimos varios profesores que dictamos en algún momento los cursos de "Historia de las ideas políticas" e "Intro……続きを見る

Hate Speech and Human Rights. Democracies need to understand these terms to properly adapt their legal frameworks. Regulation of hate speech exposes underlining and sometimes invisible societal valu……続きを見る

Democratic Outcome State – Political Meritocracy and The Tyranny of Consent Distilling history, this book now poses an epochal challenge. Is Political Meritocracy the universal solution that Liberal……続きを見る

To shed light on the global reassertion of authoritarianism in recent years, this volume analyses transnational diffusion and international cooperation among non-democratic regimes. How and with wha……続きを見る

Is America broken? You be the judge. In the first 4 Secrets, we introduce you to the not-so-hidden problem. By the end of Secret 11, a solution takes shape. Good news - it's not partisan, and it's n……続きを見る

This book examines the changing relationship between social class and voting behavior in contemporary America. At the end of the 20th century, working-class white voters were significantly more Demo……続きを見る

This book is the first to outline the history of the tactic of ‘no platforming’ at British universities since the 1970s, looking at more than four decades of student protest against racist and fasci……続きを見る

Citizen participation is a central component of democratic governance. As participatory schemes have grown in number and gained in social legitimacy over recent years, the research community has ana……続きを見る

What sort of ethos does democratic politics demand? While many political thinkers argue that democratic ethics should shape political judgments, the concept of ethos remains underdeveloped. Appearan……続きを見る

Representative democracy has long been problematic and subject to erosion through the introduction of components of direct democracy (referenda, voter initiatives and systems of recall). Following t……続きを見る

Carl Schmitt is a key figure in modern political thought, but discussion of his work often focuses upon specific elements or themes within his texts. This book provides a wide-ranging discussion of ……続きを見る

Is democracy in crisis? On the one hand, it seems to be decaying under the leadership of political elites who make decisions behind closed doors. On the other hand, citizens are taking to the street……続きを見る

Identity plays an important part in terms of how we imagine our relationship with the state and governing bodies. If we know who we are, then we can know and articulate what we want as political act……続きを見る

Why might some students convert their political interests into activism when others do not? There is a strong need to understand the changing dynamics of contemporary youth participation: how they e……続きを見る

From the Arab uprisings to the indignados movement and the global Occupy sit-ins, recent protests and civil unrest have sparked new debates about political organisation, media representation and the……続きを見る

The book provides for a historical-materialist understanding of the multiple crises of capitalism, focusing on the ecological crisis and its interaction with other crisis phenomena (financial crisis……続きを見る

New waves of land grabbing are working to dispossess peasants in both the Global South and the Global North. But peasants are fighting back. They have come together to contest dispossession through ……続きを見る

Democracy is the apparent motor of globalization, binding together ideas and institutions such as citizenship, human rights, race, the free market, multiculturalism, development, politics and the ec……続きを見る

From discussions on democracy, to attempts to widen the scope of citizenship beyond the confines of the nation-state, Western thinking of the political community has continued to assume a unifying p……続きを見る

Have efforts to advance women’s and men’s commitments to democratic governance, women’s rights and gender equality been successful in the Caribbean? Do they reflect local as well as international co……続きを見る