Building Global Democracy? shows how citizen groups can make global governance more democratic. Combining intellectual depth with political relevance, and providing thirteen revealing and practical case studies, this compelling and accessibly written... Zobraziť viac
This book proposes a new theoretical and methodological approach to the study of welfare state change through an analysis of pension reforms in continental Europe. It shows that governments were able to construct support for pension reform by taking... Zobraziť viac
Focuses on the countries of post-communist Europe, with in-depth case studies of Eastern Germany and Russia whilst containing a broader cross-national comparison with findings from over 30 countries worldwide. It examines civil society and seeks to... Zobraziť viac
Laboratory experiments, survey experiments and field experiments occupy a central and growing place in the discipline of political science. This volume provides the first comprehensive overview of how political scientists have used experiments to make... Zobraziť viac
From being largely ignored in research, corruption has recently become one of the most important social issues. Yet defining corruption has resulted in profound disagreement. This book presents a bold and innovative solution to this problem, which will... Zobraziť viac
The return of Hong Kong to China in July 1997 has the potential to benefit China's rapidly expanding economy. China's handling of the transition will have enormous implications for her international standing. This is the first study to analyse the... Zobraziť viac
Arguably the most influential of all contemporary English-speaking philosophers, Richard Rorty has transformed the way many philosophers think about the discipline and the traditional ways of practicing it. The essays in this volume offer a balanced... Zobraziť viac
Negotiations are central to the ethos and functioning of the European Union, yet the dynamics of EU negotiations have received far too little systematic scholarly attention. This volume offers a thematic and forward-looking survey of cutting-edge... Zobraziť viac
Gandhi's cross-national study examines the political uses of nominally democratic institutions by non-democratic states. Zobraziť viac
" Expertly tracing the current conundrum through its many historical routes, Bush illuminates the sometimes bizarre logic that animates the cross-strait dynamic. His commonsensical contemplations on how to manage this volatile problem should be... Zobraziť viac
The astonishing success of the natural sciences in the modern era has led many thinkers to assume that similar feats of knowledge and power should be achievable in human affairs. That assumption, and the accompanying notion that the methods of modern... Zobraziť viac
Gradually since 2002, Turkey's autocratic leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sought to make Turkey a great power in the tradition of past Turkish leaders from the late Ottoman sultans to Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. Erdogan has attempted to cast... Zobraziť viac
Previously published as a special issue of the Journal of Legislative Studies, this volume offers a broad comparative assessment of the many faces of parliamentary opposition in different political, legal and cultural settings... Zobraziť viac
In Roman Catholic Political Philosophy author James V. Schall tries to demonstrate that Roman Catholicism and political philosophy---revelation and reason--are not contradictory. It is his contention that political philosophy, the primary focus of the... Zobraziť viac
Discusses how a distinctive 'European' identity has grown over the centuries, especially with the EU. Zobraziť viac
Michael D. Pearlman retired in 2006 as a professor of history at the United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth. He is author of Warmaking and American Democracy: The Struggle over Military Strategy, 1700 to the Present and... Zobraziť viac
How are decisions taken in the European Union? How important are the formal decision-making procedures in defining decision outcomes and the bargaining that takes place among the actors involved? This volume addresses questions that are central to... Zobraziť viac
Examines the impact of sex role stereotyping on the electability of women candidates, and as a central factor in the conduct and consequences of statewide campaigns. Zobraziť viac
From the 494 B.C. plebeians' march out of Rome to gain improved status, to Gandhi's nonviolent campaigns in India, to the liberation of Poland and the Baltic nations, and the revolutions in North Africa, nonviolent struggles have played pivotal roles... Zobraziť viac
