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Democratic Governance: A New Paradigm for Development? by Severine Bellina
RRP: $52.50$47.10'Governance' has become a key word in the lexicon of international relations over the last twenty years. It is used, loosely, and invariably in a liberal idiom, by scholars, activists, civil society organizations, politicians and the voluntary sector. In... -
Democracy and Brazil: Collapse and Regression by Bernardo Bianchi
RRP: $283.50$246.29Democracy and Brazil: Collapse and Regression discusses the de-democratization process underway in contemporary Brazil.The relative political stability that characterized domestic politics in the 2000s ended with the sudden emergence of a series of... -
The Two Faces of Institutional Innovation: Promises and Limits of Democratic Participation in Latin America by Leonardo Avritzer
$183.98Many democratic theorists have viewed the recent innovations adopted throughout Latin America in a positive light. This evaluation has engendered the idea that all innovations are democratic and all democratic innovations are able to foster citizenship... -
Politics of Dialogue: Non-consensual Democracy and Critical Community by Leszek Koczanowicz
RRP: $189.00$172.14This book uses the concept of dialogue in Bakhtin and others to productively move democratic theory forward. Contemporary democracy is in crisis. People believe less and less in a system of democratic institutions that can cope with today's social... -
The Last Days in Israel: Understanding the New Israeli Democracy by Abraham Diskin
RRP: $104.98$91.35During the 1990s many dramatic changes influenced the basic characteristics of the Israeli democracy. This volume examines the challenges and circumstances the country has faced and addresses both the public's and leadership's singular goal of... -
In Defense of Liberal Democracy: What We Need to Do to Heal a Divided America Mauel Hinds 9781623545093
RRP: $48.30$36.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623545093Author Mauel HindsFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Imagine Publishing, IncPublisher Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. -
The Muslim Brotherhood: The Arab Spring and its future face Beverley Milton-Edwards 9780415660013
RRP: $92.38$80.72The Muslim Brotherhood is the most significant and enduring Sunni Islamist organization of the contemporary era. Its roots lie in the Middle East but it has grown into both a local and global movement, with its well-placed branches reacting effectively... -
Broadening and Deepening Democracy: Political Innovation in Karnataka by E. Raghavan
RRP: $178.48$155.09This book examines certain changes in the political make-up of Karnataka, between the early 1970s and the late 1980s, which, in turn, led to the birth of a unique democracy in the state. In a departure from most studies on political science and... -
Japan and East Asian Monetary Regionalism: Towards a Proactive Leadership Role? by Shigeko Hayashi
RRP: $79.78$70.10Based on original fieldwork including interviews held with Japanese officials, this text provides important new insight into Japan and East Asian relations, principally through the close examination of changes in Japan's regional policy. Furthering... -
Tunisian Civil Society: Political Culture and Democratic Function Since 2011 by Alexander P. Martin
RRP: $283.50$246.29Investigating the political transition after the 2011 Tunisian revolution, this book explores whether civil society is fulfilling its democratic functions. Examining the existence of a civil political culture, that is identified through the presence of... -
Democratization, National Identity and Foreign Policy in Asia by Gilbert Rozman
RRP: $77.68$68.31How can democratization move forward in an era of populist-nationalist backlash? Many countries in Asia, and elsewhere, face the challenge of navigating between China and the United States in a period of intensifying polarization in their policies tied... -
Mexico's Political Awakening by Vikram K. Chand
RRP: $33.58$29.90True democracy has been long in coming to Mexico, but citizen rebellion and the work of social leaders helped bring about dramatic changes at the end of the twentieth century. The traditional dominance of the one-party state has yielded to a more... -
Issues in Democratic Consolidation: The New South American Democracies in Comparative Perspective by Scott Mainwaring
RRP: $58.78$50.69Since 1974 there has been an unprecedented wave of democratization in the world. This trend has been particularly extensive in South America. But the problems confronting these new democracies are staggering, and the prospects for building consolidated... -
Aspects of the Orange Revolution IV - Foreign Assistance and Civic Action in the 2004 Ukrainian Presidential Elections by Ingmar Bredies
RRP: $62.79$50.61The fourth volume of "Aspects of the Orange Revolution" continues the previous volume's discussion on the impact of foreign actors on Ukrainian politics. It provides both scholarly analyses and first-hand accounts. The collection not only... -
Identities and Politics During the Putin Preside - The Foundations of Russia`s Stability by Philipp Casula
RRP: $71.19$58.70How could an undemocratic regime manage to stabilise Russia? What is Putin's success formula? What are the symbolic and diskursive underpinnings of Russia's new stability? Many outside observers of Russia regarded the authoritarian tendencies during the... -
Islamic Sermons and Public Piety in Bangladesh: The Poetics of Popular Preaching by Max Stille
$246.88Islamic sermon gatherings are a central form of public piety and public expression in contemporary Bangladesh. Held since the 19th century, waz mahfils became so popular that it is today possible to participate in them on a daily basis in many regions of... -
Democracy in the Post-Truth Era: Restoring Faith in Expertise by Janusz Grygienc
RRP: $178.50$145.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474497305Author Janusz GrygiencFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University PressWeight(grams) 467g -
America the Virtuous: The Crisis of Democracy and the Quest for Empire by Claes G. Ryn
RRP: $220.50$190.81Urged on by a powerful ideological and political movement, George W. Bush committed the United States to a quest for empire. American values and principles were universal, he asserted, and should guide the transformation of the world. Claes Ryn sees this... -
Perils of Populism by Sarah Tobias
RRP: $46.18$40.30From Donald Trump in the U.S. to Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, Viktor Orban in Hungary, and Narendra Modi in India, right-wing populist leaders have taken power in many parts of the world. While each country's populist movement is distinct, they are united... -
Four Threats: The Recurring Crises of American Democracy by Suzanne Mettler
RRP: $29.38$23.37"An important work of scholarship that should be read by anyone concerned with America's future." --Fareed Zakaria, author of The Post-American World An urgent, historically-grounded take on the four major factors that undermine American democracy,... -
Social Capital and Democratisation: Roots of Trust in Post-Communist Poland and Ukraine by Martin Aberg
RRP: $60.88$53.53Contributing an impressive historical basis for path dependency analysis and the role of social capital in newly established democracies, this book offers a fascinating and ground-breaking analysis of the role of social capital in the democratic context... -
The Political Thought of Jacques Ranciere: Creating Equality by Todd May
RRP: $220.50$200.32Equality is not something that we must expect from state institutions. It is something that we must both presuppose and create through collective action. Todd May investigates in depth the philosophical grounds, ethical implications and practical... -
Democracy in Suburbia by J. Eric Oliver
RRP: $79.80$63.02Suburbanization is often blamed for a loss of civic engagement in contemporary America. How justified is this claim? Just what is a suburb? How do social environments shape civic life? Looking beyond popular stereotypes, Democracy in Suburbia answers... -
The Unfinished Transition to Democracy in Latin America by Juan Carlos Calleros-Alarcon
RRP: $283.50$246.29This book examines the political evolution of the judiciary - a usually overlooked political actor - and its capacity to contribute to the process of democratic consolidation in Latin America during the 1990s. Calleros analyzes twelve countries in order... -
Chieftaincy, the State, and Democracy: Political Legitimacy in Post-Apartheid South Africa by J. Michael Williams
RRP: $41.98$22.01As South Africa consolidates its democracy, chieftaincy has remained a controversial and influential institution that has adapted to recent changes. J. Michael Williams examines the chieftaincy and how it has sought to assert its power since the end of... -
The Overseas Chinese Democracy Movement: Assessing China's Only Open Political Opposition by Jie Chen
$200.78The overseas Chinese democracy movement (OCDM) is one of the world's longest-running and most difficult exile political campaigns. This unique book is a rare and comprehensive account of its trajectory since its beginnings in the early 1980s, examining... -
Paramilitarism and the Assault on Democracy in Haiti by Jeb Sprague
RRP: $126.00$88.70In this path-breaking book, Jeb Sprague investigates the dangerous world of right-wing paramilitarism in Haiti and its role in undermining the democratic aspirations of the Haitian people. Sprague focuses on the period beginning in 1990 with the rise of... -
The Great Democracy: How to Fix Our Politics, Unrig the Economy, and Unite America by Ganesh Sitaraman
RRP: $52.50$34.40Over the last four decades, neo-liberalism has been the force shaping America and the world, its logic of the market applied to every aspect of life. But now, amid a new Gilded Age of inequality and economic stagnation, and in the wake of Donald Trump's... -
Hans Kelsen's Political Realism by Robert Schuett
RRP: $210.00$190.93In a lively account of Kelsen's life and political thinking, Robert Schuett introduces him as a political realist and brings his thought on human nature, the state and war into productive tension with today's Schmittians and conventional views of foreign... -
Democratic Citizenship in Flux – Conceptions of Citizenship in the Light of Political and Social Fragmentation by Markus Bayer,
RRP: $94.48$77.99Traditionally, citizenship has been defined as the legal and political link between individuals and their democratic political community. However, traditional conceptions of democratic citizenship are currently challenged by various developments like... -
Transatlantic Democracy Assistance: Promoting Different Models of Democracy Jan Hornat (Charles University, Czech Republic) 9781032401768
RRP: $83.98$73.63The approaches of EU institutions and the US to democracy assistance often vary quite significantly as both actors choose different means and tactics. The nuances in the understandings of democracy on the part of the EU and the US lead to their promotion... -
Democratic Dilemmas: Why democracies ban political parties by Angela K. Bourne
RRP: $283.50$246.29This book examines how democratic communities resolve dilemmas posed by anti-system parties or, more specifically, the question of why democracies take the grave decision to ban political parties. On the one hand, party bans may 'protect' democracies,... -
Radical Democracy by C.Douglas Lummis
RRP: $50.38$43.76C. Douglas Lummis writes as if he were talking with intelligent friends rather than articulating political theory. He reminds us that democracy literally means a political state in which the people (demos) have the power (kratia). The people referred to... -
Taiwan in the 21st Century: Aspects and Limitations of a Development Model by J. Megan Greene
RRP: $92.38$80.72Throughout the twentieth century Taiwan was viewed as a model - whether in terms of a model colony, a model China or a development model. This perception was based on the notion of Taiwan undergoing an economic miracle and political developments. Yet... -
Deliberation Day by Bruce A. Ackerman
$62.18Two leading political thinkers offer an audacious proposal to energize the electoral process Bruce Ackerman and James Fishkin argue that Americans can revitalize their democracy and break the cycle of cynical media manipulation that is crippling public... -
The Quality of Democracy: Theory and Applications by Guillermo O'Donnell
RRP: $174.30$151.43The primary goal of this collection is to present the rationale and methodology for implementing a citizen audit of democracy. This book is an expression of a growing concern among policy experts and academics that the recent emergence of numerous... -
Counterpoints: Selected Essays on Authoritarianism and Democratization by Guillermo O'Donnell
RRP: $174.30$152.27The central, driving theme of this volume is democracy, its vicissitudes and its possibilities in Latin America. Guillermo O'Donnell considers the pattern of political and social alliances that have shaped Argentina's agitated history, and focuses on the... -
Democracy in Canada: The Disintegration of Our Institutions by Donald J. Savoie
RRP: $65.10$54.29Canada's representative democracy is confronting important challenges. At the top of the list is the growing inability of the national government to perform its most important roles: namely mapping out collective actions that resonate in all regions as... -
Aspects of the Orange Revolution II - Information and Manipulation Strategies in the 2004 Ukrainian Presidential Elections by Bohdan Harasymiw
RRP: $62.79$50.61In Ukraine's presidential elections of 2004, the establishment candidate Viktor Yanukovych had the advantages of a solid regional base, access to administrative resources, dominance in the media, help by Russian spin-doctors, and support of Moscow. Yet... -
Funding Democratization by Milton R. Konvitz
RRP: $92.38$80.72Democracy is a fine political system, but an expensive economic venture. Political parties and election campaigns cost money. Where does the money come from and at what sacrifice? Issues connected with political finance are significant but often...