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The last two decades have been marked by momentous changes in forms of governance throughout the post-Soviet region. Ukraine's political system, like those of other formerly socialist states of East……続きを見る

In the 1990s, Nigeria, like several countries in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America, underwent transition programs to return the country to democracy. Nigeria’s democratization in the 19……続きを見る

Human rights and their principles of interpretation are the leading legal paradigms of our time. Freedom of religion occupies a pivotal position in rights discourses, and the principles supporting i……続きを見る

The liberal representative model of democracy is in a crisis. In protest camps, neighbourhood assemblies and through other non-hierarchical initiatives, the Occupy movement as well as other recent a……続きを見る

The papers presented in this volume analyze the civil uprising known as Euromaidan that began in central Kyiv in late November 2013, when the Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych opted not to sign ……続きを見る

The book brings together leading academics and expert practitioners who have a wealth of knowledge and insights relating to why and how state and citizens should cooperate to improve democracy and p……続きを見る

Everyday resistance is about the many ways people undermine power and domination through their routine and everyday actions. Unlike open rebellions or demonstrations, it is typically hidden, not pol……続きを見る

Deliberative democracy – whereby people debate competing ideas before agreeing upon political action – must surely rest on its capacity to include all points of view. But how does this inclusive fra……続きを見る

This book is a response to the need for scientific research on one of the components of quality of democracy, id est accountability. The author analyses thoroughly in cross-section the accountabilit……続きを見る

Neste 13º título da Coleção Feminismos Plurais, a promotora de justiça Lívia Sant'Anna Vaz apresenta um estudo das cotas raciais no Brasil e do seu impacto no ensino superior e nos concursos público……続きを見る

Ending Terrorism in Italy analyses processes of disengagement from terrorism, as well as the connected issues of reconciliation, truth and justice. It examines in a critical and original way how ter……続きを見る

Europe Undivided analyzes how an enlarging EU has facilitated a convergence toward liberal democracy among credible future members of the EU in Central and Eastern Europe. It reveals how variations ……続きを見る

This book examines what role regions play in European (dis)integration and European identity building. Filling a glaring gap in our understanding of regions, the book considers what the scope and ob……続きを見る

Why churches in some democratic nations wield enormous political power while churches in other democracies don't In some religious countries, churches have drafted constitutions, restricted abortion……続きを見る

The 2020 Presidential Election in the South details how the 2020 presidential election developed in the twelve states of the South. This edited volume features preeminent scholars of Southern politi……続きを見る

Post-factual politics has united scientists and civil society in a public defence of truth, however, the battle may already have been lost to a binarity of facts and emotions. Analysing and comparin……続きを見る

According to various independent research institutions Poland is now seen as the fastest destabilizing democracy. After 1989, Poland was often presented in the international public discourse as an e……続きを見る

The notion of 'the public sphere' has become increasingly central to theories and studies of democracy, media, and culture over the last few decades. It has also gained political importance in the c……続きを見る

Oferece uma nova dimensäo às relaçöes entre democracia e questäo social, entre políticas de ajuste e reformas governamentais, conduzindo ao urgente "re-pensar" acerca das possibilidades e alcances d……続きを見る

Powerful and enlightening. How to Overthrow the Government is an impassioned call to arms from one of America's sharpest and most independent commentators. In its pages Huffington breaks away from t……続きを見る

In this chaotic world of fake news, alternative facts and a daily diet of threatening tweets, ordinary people are facing a serious crisis of trust in their leaders. Who is telling us the truth, who ……続きを見る

This book analyses the political transition in West Bengal, India, which witnessed longest democratically elected Left regime of the world. It examines and compares micro-dynamics of political pract……続きを見る

This is the story of a young liberal who saw the light after getting more experience, and she #WalkedAway! It is the author's journey from a betrayed and manipulated democrat to an independent-think……続きを見る

From Nick Capodice & Hannah McCarthy, the hosts of New Hampshire Public Radio’s Civics 101, and New Yorker cartoonist Tom Toro, A User's Guide to Democracy is a lively crash course in everything you……続きを見る

Il Sessantotto è ormai storia e resta al centro della discussione culturale e politica. È stato l’origine di tutti i mali contemporanei o la straordinaria stagione di speranza che ci illumina ancora……続きを見る

«Le elezioni presidenziali del 2016 hanno rivelato che la democrazia così come è praticata negli Stati Uniti è uno strumento in grado tanto di dividere i cittadini quanto di unirli. Due anni di camp……続きを見る

The House of Commons is increasingly held in contempt by the British public. From attending parties during the Covid-19 lockdown to taking payment for lobbying, MPs undermine their credibility by ac……続きを見る

From industrialisation to the present day, Overripe Economy is a genealogy of the emergence of a finance-ridden, authoritarian, austerity-plagued American capitalism. This panoramic political-econom……続きを見る

Hungary, once the poster-child of liberal democracy, is fast becoming an autocracy under Viktor Orbán. After winning an absolute majority in 2010, Orbán launched a series of ‘reforms’, fundamentally……続きを見る

A spectre is haunting Europe and America: the spectre of anti-democratic, right-wing nationalism. This has finally exposed as ill- based the astonishingly widely shared belief that unleashing capita……続きを見る