Foreign Legal Systems category: 1801 books
by Julia Scheffler
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2009
Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject Politics - Political Systems - Germany, grade: 1,3, University of Economics, Prague (Institut für Sozialwissenschaften), course: European Policy and Practice towards Ethnic Minorities, 29 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: This...
by Kathrin Baumann
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2016
Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Politics - Political Systems - General and Comparisons, grade: 1.3, University of Mannheim, language: English, abstract: The research question of this paper will be the following: how is central bank transparency bringing benefits to autocrats? Over...
Canada and the Trans-Pacific Partnership
A Two-Level Game
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Politics - Political Systems - General and Comparisons, grade: A+, Webster University, language: English, abstract: The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), formerly titled the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership, is a free trade agreement currently...
Mosque and State
Comparative Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2009
Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject Politics - Political Systems - General and Comparisons, grade: 1,0, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna - School of International Studies, course: Intensive Seminar Comparative Politics , 39 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Globalisation...
The Narcissism of Minor Differences
How America and Europe Are Alike
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2009
There is much heated rhetoric about the widening gulf between Europe and America. But are the US and Europe so different? Peter Baldwin, one of the world's leading historians of comparative social policy, thinks not, and in this bracingly argued but remarkably informed polemic, he lays out how similar...
Civil Society in Modern Democracies
Definition, Impact on Democracy and Critical Assessment
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2009
Essay from the year 2009 in the subject Politics - Political Systems - General and Comparisons, grade: 9 out of 10 points, University of Amsterdam (The Hague University, School for European Studies), course: Contemporary Political Issues, 12 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract:...
Chinese Models of Development
Global, Local, and Comparative Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
This book approaches Chinese development from theoretical, historical, and comparative perspectives. Scholars in political science, sociology, economics, and history will find it useful for teaching and research purposes, and it is appropriate for courses in Chinese politics, comparative politics, foreign policy analysis, and political economy of East Asia.
Muslim Democratic Parties in the Middle East
Economy and Politics of Islamist Moderation
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2016
A.Kadir Yildirim and other scholars have used the term "Muslim Democrat" to describe moderate Islamist political parties, suggesting a parallel with Christian Democratic parties in Europe. These parties (MDPs) are marked by their adherence to a secular political regime, normative commitment to the...
Legislator Success in Fragmented Congresses in Argentina
Plurality Cartels, Minority Presidents, and Lawmaking
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2014
Plurality-led congresses are among the most pervasive and least studied phenomena in presidential systems around the world. Often conflated with divided government, where an organized opposition controls a majority of seats in congress, plurality-led congresses are characterized by a party with fewer...
by Matthias Mayer
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2006
Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2005 in the subject Politics - Political Systems - Germany, grade: sehr gut, London School of Economics, 60 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Economic globalisation seems to have intensified the claims that an extensive national welfare state is...
Explaining Federalism
State, society and congruence in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany and Switzerland
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2007
This book deals with the theoretical and empirical questions of federalism in the context of five case studies: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany and Switzerland.
The central argument is that in the long run the political institutions of federalism adapt to achieve congruence with the underlying...
Climate Policy Changes in Germany and Japan
A Path to Paradigmatic Policy Change
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012
Climate Policy Changes in Germany and Japan compares two decades of climate policy development in Germany and Japan. It examines whether there is any difference between the types and levels of policy change in the two countries, and, if so, what factors account for the difference. Using a comparison...
by R. A.W. Rhodes, John Wanna, Patrick Weller
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2009
This book explores how the governmental elites in Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa understand their Westminster system. It examines in detail four interrelated features of Westminster systems. Firstly, the increasing centralisation in collective, responsible cabinet government....
by Christina Zimmer
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2005
Seminar paper from the year 2002 in the subject Politics - Political Systems - Germany, grade: 1,0, Leiden University, course: Comparative Government and Civil Service Reforms, 14 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Institutional choice and design are currently important topics...