Democracy category: 2250 books
by James Bovard
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
Does the people's need to believe in the president trump their duty to understand, to think critically, and demand truth? Have Americans been conditioned to ignore political frauds and believe the lies perpetuated by campaign ads? James Bovard diagnoses a national malady called "Attention Deficit...
by Laurent Bernhard
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
In the first study of comparative direct-democracy, Laurent Bernhard explores the nature of direct-democratic campaigning in Switzerland. The author examines four policy areas: immigration, healthcare, welfare and economic liberalism focussing on interviews with campaign managers to provide a comprehensive analysis of direct-democratic campaigning.
The Third Wave
Democratization in the Late 20th Century
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2012
Between 1974 and 1990 more than thirty countries in southern Europe, Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe shifted from authoritarian to democratic systems of government. This global democratic revolution is probably the most important political trend in the late twentieth century. In The Third...
Democratic Governance and Social Entrepreneurship
Civic Participation and the Future of Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
This book explores the connection between strong democracy and neoliberal development schemes based on the concept of ‘social entrepreneurship’ in Thailand and Southern India.
With an original approach, this book addresses the intersection between emerging approaches to development; namely...
One Nation Under Siege
Congress, Terrorism, and the Fate of American Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2010
Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, America's political institutions underwent radical changes as they adapted to comprehensive security reforms. While the media exhaustively covered new security protocols in the executive office, little attention was paid to other federal agencies and branches...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
The transformation from Communist rule towards democratic development in Russia cannot be fully understood without taking the elites into full consideration. Elites and Democratic Development in Russia examines how elites support and challenge democracy and why they are crucial to Russian democracy...
Transformation and Trouble
Crime, Justice and Participation in Democratic South Africa
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2009
Crime is one of the major challenges to any new democracy. Violence often increases after the lifting of authoritarian control, or in the aftermath of regime change. But how can a fledgling democracy fight crime without violating the fragile rights of its citizens? In Transformation and Trouble, accomplished...
The Quality of Democracy in Africa
Opposition Competitiveness Rooted in Legacies of Cleavages
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
This book shows that democratization in sub-Saharan Africa can be successful, even if the government remains dominated by one major political party. If an institutionalized and strong opposition party – even when too weak to take power – challenges the dominant government party, the quality of...
Democracy, Constitutionalism, and Politics in Africa
Historical Contexts, Developments, and Dilemmas
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
This volume explores contemporary political developments in various parts of Africa in the age of democracy, constitutionalism, the securitization of development, and global terrorism. The contributions by leading observers of constitutionalism and African politics in the context of a global political...
Israel's Higher Law
Religion and Liberal Democracy in the Jewish State
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2006
In Israel's Higher Law, Steven V. Mazie draws on the voices of Israeli citizens to shed new light on the relationship between liberal democracy and religion. By analyzing Israelis' perspectives on a number of divisive issues—including Jewish state symbols, marriage law, public Sabbath observance...
Democracy and Social Peace in Divided Societies
Exploring Consociational Parties
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2014
This unique comparative study examines minority representation and powersharing in Canada, Kenya, South Africa, Fiji, India, Malaysia, and Yugoslavia. Presenting a new concept of the 'consociational party', Bogaards explores how diversity differs within parties and why it matters for social peace and democracy.
Contemporary Political Philosophy and Religion
Between Public Reason and Pluralism
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
What is the place of religion in a pluralist democracy? The continuous presence of religion in the public sphere has raised anew normative and practical issues related to the role of religion in a democratic polity, generating spirited political debates in Western and non-Western contexts. Contemporary...
by Tom Ginsburg, Aziz Z. Huq
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Democracies are in danger. Around the world, a rising wave of populist leaders threatens to erode the core structures of democratic self rule. In the United States, the election of Donald Trump marked a decisive turning point for many. What kind of president calls the news media the “enemy of the...
Democracy Bytes
New Media, New Politics and Generational Change
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
This study is about new media, the crisis of democracy and political renewal. It asks: What is the political? How can we understand politics in a network age? Can we talk sensibly about generational change? Analysing four international case studies, this book gives an optimistic assessment of how digital media supports new forms of politics