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Money talks Money talks Martin H Redish "Many have argued that soft money and special interests are destroying the American electoral system. Yet the clarion call for campaign reform only touches on the more general belief that money and e… OL12013120W
Iberia and Latin America Iberia and Latin America Howard J. Wiarda "Good concise introduction to complex connection of Spain and Portugal's histories, cultures, and policies with Latin America over past two decades; raises important questions regarding democratizati… OL15074345W
Downsizing Democracy Downsizing Democracy Benjamin Ginsberg "In Downsizing Democracy, Matthew A. Crenson and Benjamin Ginsberg describe how the powerful idea of a collective citizenry has given way to a concept of personal, autonomous democracy, in which poli… OL15315927W
How democratic is the American Constitution? How democratic is the American Constitution? Robert Alan Dahl "In this book, one of our most eminent political scientists poses the question, "Why should we uphold our Constitution?" The vast majority of Americans venerate the American Constitution and the prin… OL16027350W
Punishment, participatory democracy, and the jury Punishment, participatory democracy, and the jury Albert W. Dzur Focusing contemporary democratic theory on the neglected topic of punishment, Punishment, Participatory Democracy, and the Jury argues for increased civic engagement in criminal justice as an antidot… OL16499399W
Challenges to democracy in India Challenges to democracy in India Rajesh M. Basrur Lectures delivered between November 2005- February 2007. OL18769543W
What Democracy Looks Like What Democracy Looks Like Christina R. Foust 1 online resource OL20210443W
Democracy at work Democracy at work Richard D. Wolff Wolff shows why and how to make democratic workplaces real. He speaks to those who realize that capitalism economics and politics as usual have become intolerable and who seek a concrete action progr… OL20547712W
A laboratory for public scholarship and democracy A laboratory for public scholarship and democracy Rosa A. Eberly,Jeremy Cohen "This volume addresses the academy's increased interest in contributing to the public good in more than just a superficial way ... The authors of this volume examine an alternative way of thinking th… OL20911341W
Agonistics Agonistics Chantal Mouffe Political conflict in our society is inevitable, and the results are often far from negative. How then should we deal with the intractable differences arising from complex modern culture? Developing … OL20955879W
Next generation democracy Next generation democracy Jared Duval Duval describes a new approach to solving complex problems that draws on the resources, voices, and flexibility of vast networks of citizens-- all with unprecedented speed. OL21196090W
L'idee de l'Inde L'idee de l'Inde Sunil Khilnani Un portrait politique de l'Inde depuis 1947. L'Union indienne, fruit du postcolonialisme, est une democratie issue des Lumieres anglaises, mais complexe et paradoxale dans une region regie par le sys… OL24282137W
Of the people, by the people Of the people, by the people Roger Osborne Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time'. Churchill had more reason than most to rue the power of democracy, having been thr… OL24289623W
Schwankender Westen Schwankender Westen Udo Di Fabio Udo Di Fabios Buch analysiert die Fundamente der westlichen Gesellschaft, zeigt deren Gefährdungen auf und plädiert für ein neues Gesellschaftsmodell. Untersucht werden die Auswirkungen, die instabil… OL27036918W
The Problem of the Media The Problem of the Media Robert Waterman McChesney Examines the media system in the U.S., discussing corporate control and hyper-commercialism, and argues that informed public participation in media policy making is needed to ensure the health of Ame… OL3000593W
Christian Faith and Modern Democracy Christian Faith and Modern Democracy Robert P. Kraynak "In Christian Faith and Modern Democracy, Robert Kraynak challenges the commonly accepted view that Christianity is inherently compatible with modern democratic society. Contrary to conventional wisd… OL4467774W
Framing Democracy Framing Democracy John Glenn "At the close of the twentieth century, democracy appeared to have overcome the Cold War partition of the world, as countries across the globe had deposed autocratic regimes and held free elections. … OL4983082W
Standing up to the madness Standing up to the madness David Goodman,Amy Goodman Standing Up to the Madness not only is a timely, inspiring, and even revolutionary look at who wields the greatest power in America—everyday people who take a chance and stand up for what they believ… OL5724622W
World on Fire World on Fire Amy Chua The New York Times bestseller. In the current affairs/globalisation tradition of Naomi Klein and Noreena Hertz; the most original contribution to the globalisation debate in years.Amy Chua's remarkab… OL5746292W
Die postnationale Konstellation Die postnationale Konstellation Jürgen Habermas "Does a global economy render the traditional nation-state obsolete? Does globalization threaten democratic life, or offer it new forms of expression? What are the implications of globalization for o… OL8027097W
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