Comparative politics

Following India's general election in May 2009, this book undertakes a critical evaluation of the performance of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).

This book is the first collection of scholarship featuring both Canadian and American scholarship on the resurgent right-wing extremist movement in the two countries.

Andrews-Lee offers a novel explanation for the persistence of charismatic movements and highlights the resulting challenges for democracy.

This book develops a new political-institutional explanation of South America''s ''two lefts'' and the divergent fates of the region''s democratic regimes.

Drawing together leading scholars, the book provides a revealing new map of the US political economy in cross-national perspective.

This book looks at the fundamental components of national identity as understood by ordinary nation members, and the way in which it is mobilised by political elites.

This text challenges existing writing on 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri which divides his life into two juxtaposed phases separated by narratives of conversion: from Francophobia to Francophilia, from militarism to pacifism, from activism to quietism, from Islamism to pluralism, from politics to religion.

Originally published in 1950, Harold A.

Rights are part of our everyday moral and political vocabulary.

This book provides a detailed account of the political economy around investment deal negotiations between African governments and private Chinese investors.

Women and Power in Africa: Aspiring, Campaigning, and Governing examines women's experiences in African politics as aspirants to public office, as candidates in election campaigns, and as elected representatives.

This book provides a comparative historical study of the rise and evolution of anti-colonial movements in South Africa and Israel/Palestine.

First published in 1960, International Conflict in the Twentieth Century considers how to solve the problem of human relations for external affairs.

For many years religion has been the neglected component of international relations and yet in an age of globalization and terrorism, religious identity has become increasingly important in the lives of people in the West as well as the developing world.

This book assesses which work-family policies work best, and explains why they are unlikely to be adopted everywhere.

Home to the largest Muslim minorities in Western Europe and Asia, France and India are both grappling with crises of secularism.

American Juvenile Justice is a definitive volume for courses on the criminology and policy analysis of adolescence.

Dieser Band befasst sich mit einem Vergleich der Regierungssysteme der deutschen Länder aus politikwissenschaftlicher Sicht.

Wahhabism has been generating controversy since it first emerged in Arabia in the 18th century.

How, in the absence of institutional mechanisms, do Maoist rebels in India quit an ongoing insurgency without getting killed?

Sam Haselby offers a new and persuasive account of the role of religion in the formation of American nationality, showing how a contest within Protestantism reshaped American political culture and led to the creation of an enduring religious nationalism.

Tales of Brexits Past and Present: Understanding the Choices, Threats and Opportunities In Our Separation from the EU provides a compelling insight into the Brexit process in a uniquely historical context.

Evidence suggests that economies with technology transfer initiatives provide a better supply of high-quality jobs and tend to be characterized by entrepreneurs with higher innovation contributions.

Gender is being marginalized with the increased attention to "multiple discrimination" and civil society landscape at the transnational level is increasingly diversified.

American democracy differs greatly from other democracies around the world.

Examines the policies and performance of left-wing governments that have risen to power in Latin America during the last decade.

EU enlargement - to countries in Central and Eastern Europe in 2004, the inclusion of Bulgaria and Romania in 2007, and increasing debates on Turkey's membership - has dramatically transformed the European Union into a multi-religious space.

This volume documents and explains the remarkable resilience of emerging market nations in East Asia and Latin America when faced with the global financial crisis in 2008-2009.

This new edition covers everything students need to know about the key institutions, people, parties and policies in Russian government and politics, as well as covering political behaviour, participation and communication.

Norris counters current pessimism about the effectiveness of democratic programs monitoring and assisting elections worldwide, arguing for international engagement.

Minority religions, not only New Religious Movements, are explored in this innovative book including the predicament of ancient religions such as Zoroastrianism, 'old new' religions such as Baha'i, and traditional religions that are minorities elsewhere.

Developments in European Politics considers what Europe is, where it came from, and what European citizens can make of it.

This Element addresses the ways in with the health emergency had an impact on progressive social movements.

According to current polls, about 85 percent of Americans identify with some religious faith and more than 40 percent say they attend religious services at least once a week.

This book analyses faith-based development action in the Philippines by studying Catholic social movements and development studies in Southeast Asia.

This book offers the first comparative monograph on the management of elections.

This timely book explores the causes and consequences of the growing conflict between Israel''s Jewish majority and its Palestinian-Arab minority.

Globalization is a dominant feature and force in the contemporary world, impacting all areas of business, economics, and society.

This book investigates how African countries respond to socioeconomic shocks, drawing out lessons to help to inform future policy and development efforts.

Sunni Islam has played an ambivalent role in Turkey's Kurdish conflict--both as a conflict resolution tool and as a tool of resistance.

Malešević shows how the recent escalation of populist nationalism is not an anomaly, but the result of globalisation and nationalism developing together through modern history.

Examines Israeli identity by exploring its historical narratives, such as crusader and Canaanite challenges, and proposes a new meta-narrative - Mediterraneanism.

A rich and compelling analysis of how cultural globalization occurs, including the structural conditions, personal meanings and social interactions involved.

The new edition of Mark Lewis Taylors award-winning The Executed God is both a searing indictment of the structures of Lockdown America and a visionary statement of hope.

This comprehensive investigation into the involvement of ordinary Christians in Church activities and in anti-clerical dissent, explores a phenomenon stretching from Britain and Germany to the Americas and beyond.