Comparative politics

The question if states should intervene in massive humanitarian emergencies without a legal right to do so, is still object of an important debate in the theory and practice of international relations.

Traditional understandings of the genesis of the separation of church and state rest on assumptions about "e;Enlightenment"e; and the republican ethos of citizenship.

This book examines the interpretation and application of the right to freedom of religion and belief of new minorities formed by recent migration by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC).

Since the 1990s, most African economies and public spheres have been liberalised, and new civil society actors have emerged.

How should Christians respond to terrorism and terrorists in their midst?

This book examines the failure of Islamic politics in becoming a hegemonic force in Indonesia and the far-reaching consequences for current practices of democracy and of Islam itself.

A unique historical and comparative analysis of the place of religion in the emergence of modern secular society.

Inhalt Inhalt Vorwort 7 Stefan Rinke und Klaus Stüwe Politische Systeme Amerikas: Ein Vergleich 9 Lars Hänsch und Michael Riekenberg Das politische System Argentiniens 59 Stefan Jost Das politische System Boliviens 86 Sérgio Costa Das politische System Brasiliens 114 Stefan Rinke Das politische System Chiles 138 Susanne Gratius Das politische System Costa Ricas 168 Sebastian Grundberger Das politische System der Dominikanischen Republik 182 Karl-Dieter Hoffmann Das politische System Ecuadors 199 Inga Luther Das politische System El Salvadors 226 Sebastian Grundberger und Karl-Dieter Hoffmann Das politische System Guatemalas 246 Oliver Gliech Das politische System Haitis 270 Wolfgang Dietrich Das politische System von Honduras 294 Falko Brede und Rainer-Olaf Schultze Das politische System Kanadas 315 Hans-Joachim König und Sven Schuster Das politische System Kolumbiens 342 Raimund Krämer und Dirk Krüger Das politische System Kubas 363 6 Inhalt Marianne Braig und Markus-Michael Müller Das politische System Mexikos 389 Kurt Schobel und Nina Elsemann Das politische System Nicaraguas 417 Karl-Dieter Hoffmann Das politische System Panamas 444 Barbara Potthast unter Mitarbeit von Artur Sosna Das politische System Paraguays 468 Ulrich Mücke Das politische System Perus 489 Christoph Wagner Das politische System Uruguays 509 Klaus Stüwe Das politische System der USA 540 Thomas Kestler Das politische System Venezuelas 583 Autorinnen und Autoren 603 Autorinnen und Autoren Vorwort 7 Vorwort Vorwort Bei den Amerikas handelt es sich um eine äußerst heterogene und politisch stark untergl- derte Weltregion, deren politische Traditionen sich aus ganz unterschiedlichen Quellen und historischen Erfahrungen speisen.

This book examines post-secession and post-transition state building in Somaliland, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan.

Examines and compares diplomatic practices and normative change in the African Union and ASEAN.

An examination of the meaning of neutrality in religion-state relations in the constitutional jurisprudence of the United States and Germany.

This book is a critical reading of contemporary interventionism, exploring how interventions shape the course of conflicts and reconciliation processes in Somalia.

The book examines  how the European Union, which in the past had tended to be seen by India as an undervalued partner, is now increasingly part of most conversations in fields like the economy, technology, standards, best practices, development, defence and security.

This book explores the contemporary Judaization of evangelical Christianity through the ethnography of a Messianic congregation in Northern Ireland.

Maluku in eastern Indonesia is the home to Muslims, Protestants, and Catholics who had for the most part been living peaceably since the sixteenth century.

Social policies can transform the lives of the poor, yet subnational politics and state capacity often inhibit their success.

Increasingly flexible labour markets and reforms of old-age pension systems are still ranking high on the political agenda of European countries.

African American candidates for state and federal office in the United States face unique challenges, given the nation's complicated racial dynamics.

Originally published in 1935, this volume Is War Obsolete?

Andreas Stifel befasst sich mit der politikwissenschaftlichen Analyse einer durch Widersprüche gekennzeichneten Partei und schließt die Erklärungslücke zwischen dem vielfach attestierten Scheitern der sozialen Bewegung und der gleichzeitigen erfolgreichen Etablierung der politischen Partei B90/Die Grünen.

Diese Einführung in die Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft integriert verschiedene Perspektiven: Ausgehend von zentralen Begriffen der Politikwissenschaft (z.

Calls attention to and analyzes the plight of people who cannot exercise full citizenship due to evidentiary deficiencies.

This book focuses on the written heritage of Muslims in the Philippines, the historical constitution of chancelleries within the Islamic sultanates, and the production of official letters to conduct local and international diplomacy.

As stable political alliances in democracies have dissolved, populism deepens social and economic divisions rather than addressing economic insecurity.

Trump, Wilders, Salvini, Le Pen - during the last decades, radical right-wing leaders and their parties have become important political forces in most western democracies.

Activism in any social movement group is, as Deborah Gould observes, a project of collective 'world-making'.

This edited collection gathers together Canadian and non-Canadian scholars to reflect on and celebrate the 20thanniversary of the Quebec Secession Reference, delivered by the Canadian Supreme Court in 1998.

Explains how bold efforts at profound progressive change provoked a powerful reactionary backlash that led to the imposition of brutal, regressive dictatorships.

This interdisciplinary anthology offers both theoretical reflections and empirical data on past, present and possible future war and crisis situations.

Minority special status arrangements figure prominently in efforts to articulate universality with territorialized difference in many parts of the world.

The Coptic Christians of Egypt have traditionally been portrayed as a 'beleaguered minority', persecuted in a Muslim majority state and by the threat of political Islam.

Religion has played a role in conflict throughout history, with religious scriptures often being used to justify violence.

Pursue a Biblical Basis for Your Political Engagement How do Bible passages written thousands of years ago apply to politics today?

This book investigates the ways in which the war on terror has transformed the postcolonial state in Africa.

This book offers an innovative study of UNESCO's religious heritage and nomination mechanisms.

This book provides tractable computational analyses of the crucial but complex processes of government formation and survival.

Departing from the idea that political controversies are embedded in the very framework of European integration, this volume focuses on the relationship between politicisation and European democracy.

This book proposes and tests a 'theory of separatism' to determine if there are key commonalities as to why separatist movements rise and what fuels them.

This book presents a novel 'governance model' of democracy promotion.

Using topical examples Anthony Bash explores how and when it is right to forgive.

Dieses Buch schließt eine bedeutsame Lücke der politikwissenschaftlichen Forschung.

Before military action, and even before mobilization, the decision on whether to go to war is debated by politicians, pundits, and the public.