Voting is a habit. People learn the habit of voting, or not, based on experience in their first few elections. This book shows how voter turnout can serve as an indicator of the health of a democracy. Zobraziť viac
This title explains integration, the most significant European historical development in the past 50 years, eclipsing in importance even the collapse of the USSR. This movement toward economic and political union has not only helped revive, transform,... Zobraziť viac
In the debate on the enforcement of competition law, many take the view that Europe should avoid the traps US law has fallen into by admitting excessive litigation. European law should not pave the way for judicial proceedings which ultimately serve... Zobraziť viac
This book brings together leading scholars from a range of discipines to examine some of the most pressing questions asked of the role of human rights in international relations. The essays focus on the intersection between the role of judges, the... Zobraziť viac
This volume presents a theory of constitutionalization as well as comparative analyses and case studies to underscore the claim that the European integration process itself engenders a democratic self-healing mechanism... Zobraziť viac
Barrington Moore bequeathed comparativists a problem: how to reconcile his causal claim of 'no bourgeoisie, no democracy' with his normative 'dream of a free and rational society'. In this book, Mark I. Lichbach harmonizes causal methodology and... Zobraziť viac
"The Actors in Europe's Foreign Policy" is a timely survey of the interplay between the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy and the long-established national foreign policies of the Union's member states. Zobraziť viac
Nationalism Reframed is a theoretically and historically informed study of nationalism in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Zobraziť viac
This is the first general and comprehensive treatment of the political thought of ancient Greece and Rome ever to be published in English. It begins with Homer and ends in late antiquity with Christian and pagan reflections on divine and human order.... Zobraziť viac
What does EU law truly mean for the member states? Do they abide or don't they? This book presents the first encompassing and in-depth empirical study of the effects of 'voluntaristic' and (partly) 'soft' EU policies in all 15 member states. The... Zobraziť viac
In his major new work, David Boucher surveys the history of thinking about human rights and shows that far from being seen as universal and emancipatory, they have almost always privileged certain groups in relation to others. Zobraziť viac
While for many years scholars and journalists have focused on the more obvious manifestations of political life in the Middle East, one major theme has been consistently neglected. This is Pan-Syrian nationalism--the dream of creating a Greater Syria... Zobraziť viac
THE REVEALING, DEFINING ACCOUNT OF THE DARK NETWORK THAT BROKE OUR COUNTRY.'An exceptional broadcaster' - Guardian | 'Consistently, forensically, brilliant' - Emily MaitlisSomething has gone really wrong in Britain.Our economy has tanked, our freedoms... Zobraziť viac
The violence following the break-up of the former Yugoslavia has lasted for more than a decade and continues to mark the region. This volume analyses the causes of the conflict and describes its course from the onset of war in Croatia to intervention... Zobraziť viac
Via 100 entries or 'mini-chapters', the SAGE 21st Century Reference Series volumes on political science highlight the most important topics, issues, questions and debates any student obtaining a degree in this field need to master for effectiveness in... Zobraziť viac
Although we tend to use the terms 'representative democracy' and 'democracy' as synonyms, Michael Mezey maintains that they are not. Democracy means that the people govern; representative democracy means that the people elect others to govern for them... Zobraziť viac
Increasingly, political scientists use the term 'experiment' or 'experimental' to describe their empirical research. One of the primary reasons for doing so is the advantage of experiments in establishing causal inferences. The book discusses how... Zobraziť viac
Analyzes the political consequences of how modernization has changed cultural attitudes towards gender equality. Zobraziť viac
Bhabha, in his preface, writes 'Nations, like narratives, lose their origins in the myths of time and only fully encounter their horizons in the mind's eye'.From this seemingly impossibly metaphorical beginning, this volume confronts the realities of... Zobraziť viac
