Comparative politics

First published in 1977, A History of Rhodesia is a history of the origins and course of modern European occupation of 'Southern Rhodesia', 'Rhodesia' as it has been termed since the old 'Northern Rhodesia' became independent under the name Zambia in 1963.

This book analyzes Buddhist discussions of the Aryan myth and scientific racism and the ways in which this conversation reshaped Buddhism in the United States, and globally.

Maximilian Schiffers entwickelt in dieser Studie das Argument für eine indirekte Forschungsstrategie, um die Frage des Interessengruppeneinflusses zu behandeln.

This book introduces a new perspective on risk seeking behaviour, developing a framework based on various cognitive theories, and applying it to the specific case-study of Turkey's foreign policy toward Syria.

To the surprise of both academics and policy-makers, religion has not been relegated entirely to the private sphere; quite the contrary.

Originally published in 1958 at a time when many African and Asian nations were newly independent or going through the process of independence, this book sets out the facts and arguments which have to be considered in designing and running electoral systems.

Evaluates two influential models that explain variation in Latin American TJ outcomes: the Huntingtonian and Justice Cascade approaches.

This collection brings together prominent thinkers from numerous disciplines to address the legacy of Gillian Rose for political theology today.

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Leading political theorists Jason Brennan and Lisa Hill debate the drawbacks and benefits of voter turnout.

It is well known that energy is a fundamental concept in physics.

This book describes and compares the circumstances and lived experiences of religious minorities in Tunisia, Morocco, and Israel in the 1970s, countries where the identity and mission of the state are strongly and explicitly tied to the religion of the majority.

From fear and anxiety, to celebration, China's rise has provoked a variety of responses across the world.

Prayer is an important religious practice that is rarely studied from the perspective of politics - and yet it should be.

Delving inside the state, Hassan shows how leaders politicize bureaucrats to maintain power, even after the introduction of multi-party elections.

This book provides comprehensive survey-based data regarding the powers of national legislatures worldwide.

By addressing the major contemporary challenges to globalization, this study explains why and how the global continues to matter in our unsettled world.

How do people in poverty and homelessness change their lives and get back on their feet?

This book explores both historical and contemporary Christian sources and dimensions of global law and includes critical perspectives from various religious and philosophical traditions.

In Paris in the autumn of 1989 three Muslim girls, observing their own religious custom, went to school wearing Muslim headscarves.

Having started out as a new and alternative way of thinking about policy making and governing more broadly, governance is now established as a dominant paradigm in understanding national, subnational and global politics.

This book examines the origins of Australia's constitutional religious freedom provision.

The success or failure of China's development will impact not only its own citizens but also those of the world.

This fully revised edition offers a comprehensive overview of the many theories of religion and politics and provides students with an accessible, in-depth guide to the subject's most significant debates, issues, and methodologies.

This book examines how the competition between religious and secular forces influenced state religion policy between 1990 and 2008.

For several years now, sigillography as an independent subarea in the field of Byzantine studies has received increasing attention from both Byzantine studies and related disciplines, as it is the only area still able to provide academia with large amounts of material not previously analysed.

This book focuses on a little-studied yet virulent and devoted fascist faction that was active within Zionist circles during the 1920s and 1930s.

The political history of Italy has been an undeniably turbulent one.

India's over 200 million Dalits, once called "e;untouchables,"e; have been mobilized by social movements and political parties, but the outcomes of this mobilization are puzzling.

Sam Cherribi is a Moroccan Muslim who became a naturalized Dutch citizen and member of the Dutch Parliament.

This book explains why neoliberal economic ideas have not just survived, but thrived since the 1980s - taking Europe from boom to bust.

Peaceful protest is a strong driver for democratization across the globe.

This anthropological work thoroughly illustrates the novel synthesis of Christian religion and New Age spirituality in Greece.

Nearly every common law jurisdiction in the world has adopted a charter or bill of rights.

Psychoanalytic Insights into Fundamentalism and Conviction: The Certainty Principle examines the role of, and need for, certainty in mental life, addressing questions raised by fundamentalism and extremism and exploring its relation to human nature.

Although religion is almost never a root cause, it often gets pulled into conflict as a powerful element, especially where conflicting parties have different religious identities.

A provocative account of the state of Asian geopolitics and US foreign policy in Asia.

This book argues that corruption levels today depend largely upon the level of education in a country over a century ago.

This volume is the first work to emerge from a major international comparative research project exploring the political economy of globalization.

This book examines the nexus between political borders, pastoral nomadism, and human security in Africa.

This book examines ten reasons for global jihad today.