Books

20+ results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Comparative government and politics Comparative government and politics Rod Hague "Long established as the leading text in the field, the 8th edition has been comprehensively updated and rewritten. Accessible, student-friendly and truly international in its coverage, this edition … OL16113089W
Democratization and research methods Democratization and research methods Michael Coppedge "Democratization and Research Methods is a coherent survey and critique of both democratization research and the methodology of comparative politics. The two themes enhance each other: the democratiz… OL16499405W
Economic origins of dictatorship and democracy Economic origins of dictatorship and democracy Daron Acemoglu "This book develops a framework for analyzing the creation and consolidation of democracy. Different social groups prefer different political institutions because of the way they allocate political p… OL16936895W
Defunct federalisms Defunct federalisms Emilian Kavalski "This comparative volume looks at the track record of several defunct federalisms to identify options that have been overlooked and decisions that precipitated the collapse. By bringing together insi… OL16970725W
Transitions from authoritarian rule Transitions from authoritarian rule Laurence Whitehead,Philippe C. Schmitter,Guillermo O'Donnell Separately published volume III of hardback edition Transitions From Authoritarian Rule: Prospects for Democracy, edited by Guillermo O'Donnell, Phillippe C. Schmitter, and Laurence Whitehead, Baltim… OL17666369W
The Demon in Democracy The Demon in Democracy Ryszard Legutko Ryszard Legutko lived and suffered under communism for decades--and he fought with the Polish ant-communist movement to abolish it. Having lived for two decades under a liberal democracy, however, he… OL17896188W
Crossing boundaries Crossing boundaries Jeffrey John Kripal,G. William Barnard "The contemporary study of religion has witnessed a consistent interest in and concern about the relationship between the unitive, ascetic, and ecstatic tendencies of mystical traditions and the more… OL18208529W
Comparative human rights Comparative human rights Richard Pierre Claude xvi, 410 pages ; 24 cm OL18222624W
Decentralizing governance Decentralizing governance G. Shabbir Cheema,Dennis A. Rondinelli "Assesses the emerging concepts of decentralization (devolution, empowerment, capacity building, and democratic governance) in different contexts and regions. Details the factors driving the movement… OL18639279W
The Logic of Scientific Discovery The Logic of Scientific Discovery Karl Popper When first published in 1959, this book revolutionized contemporary thinking about science and knowledge. It remains the one of the most widely read books about science to come out of the twentieth c… OL1984582W
Renegotiating the welfare state Renegotiating the welfare state Gerhard Lehmbruch,Frans van Waarden This book examines the experiences of various countries in reforming their welfare states through renegotiations between the state and peak associations of employers and employees. OL19899530W
Democracy's double-edged sword Democracy's double-edged sword Catie Snow Bailard "As digital media becomes more omnipresent in our lives, it becomes ever more important for political scientists and communication scholars to understand its influence on all aspects of the political… OL19986563W
The demon in democracy The demon in democracy Ryszard Legutko "The book is written from a perspective of someone who, after having lived for many years under communism and then for more than two decades under a liberal democracy, has discovered that those two p… OL20022095W
Comparative politics Comparative politics Frank L. Wilson,Rolf H.W. Theen Theen profiles seven countries: Britain, France, Federal Republic of Germany, the Russian Federation, Japan, the People's Republic of China, and Nigeria. OL20435505W
Social Media, Parties, and Political Inequalities Social Media, Parties, and Political Inequalities Kristof Jacobs,Niels Spierings "How have social media transformed politics in Western democracies? This book examines this question focusing on the power balance between and within parties in the Netherlands from a comparative per… OL20691889W
Deliberate Discretion? Deliberate Discretion? Charles R. Shipan,John D. Huber "The laws that legislature adopt provide a crucial opportunity for elected politicians to define public policy. But the ways politicians use laws to shape policy vary considerably across polities. In… OL20991742W
Political Systems of East Asia Political Systems of East Asia Louis D. Hayes This introduction to East Asian politics uses a thematic approach to describe the political development of China, Japan and the Koreas since the mid-19th century. It seeks to analyse the social, poli… OL2169753W
Driving democracy Driving democracy Pippa Norris Proposals for power-sharing constitutions remain controversial, as highlighted by current debates in Iraq, Afghanistan, Nepal, and Sudan. This book updates and refines the theory of consociationalism… OL3278628W
Veto Players Veto Players George Tsebelis "Political scientists have long classified systems of government as parliamentary or presidential, two-party or multiparty and so on. But such distinctions often fail to provide useful insights. For … OL3343536W
Gendering Government Gendering Government Louise Chappell "What role do women activists play in shaping government institutions? How do state institutions, in turn, influence feminists' choices and engagement with political structures? Whether working towar… OL8680423W
Next page