Comparative politics

Race, Ethnicity, and the Participation Gap begins with the argument that political institutions in settler and culturally diverse societies such as Australia, the United States, and Canada should mirror their culturally diverse populations.

Why do some governments try to limit immigrants' access to social benefits and entitlements while others do not?

Why do some governments try to limit immigrants' access to social benefits and entitlements while others do not?

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

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

This edited collection brings together scholars from Canadian and international institutions to discuss educationalization, a trend in modern societies that involves transferring social responsibilities onto the school system.

This edited collection brings together scholars from Canadian and international institutions to discuss educationalization, a trend in modern societies that involves transferring social responsibilities onto the school system.

Filipinos make up one of the largest immigrant groups in Canada and the majority continue to retain their Roman Catholic faith long after migrating.

Filipinos make up one of the largest immigrant groups in Canada and the majority continue to retain their Roman Catholic faith long after migrating.

Focusing on the three Scandinavian countries, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, Policy Learning from Canada is a systematic study of the international relevance of the Canadian immigration and integration policy model.

Focusing on the three Scandinavian countries, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, Policy Learning from Canada is a systematic study of the international relevance of the Canadian immigration and integration policy model.

Since around 2000, a growing number of women in Dakar, Senegal have come to act openly as spiritual leaders for both men and women.

Since around 2000, a growing number of women in Dakar, Senegal have come to act openly as spiritual leaders for both men and women.

Public Security in Federal Polities is the first systematic and methodical study to bring together the fields of security studies and comparative federalism.

Public Security in Federal Polities is the first systematic and methodical study to bring together the fields of security studies and comparative federalism.

One of the most persistent puzzles in comparative public policy concerns the conditions under which discontinuous policy change occurs.

One of the most persistent puzzles in comparative public policy concerns the conditions under which discontinuous policy change occurs.

The Second Vatican Council (Vatican II), called by Pope John XXIII in 1959, produced sixteen documents that outlined the Church's attempts to meet increasing calls for modernization in the wake of  social and cultural changes that were taking place in the twentieth century.

The Second Vatican Council (Vatican II), called by Pope John XXIII in 1959, produced sixteen documents that outlined the Church's attempts to meet increasing calls for modernization in the wake of  social and cultural changes that were taking place in the twentieth century.

In Constructing Policy Change, Linda A.

In Constructing Policy Change, Linda A.

While health system decentralization is often associated with federations, there has been limited study on the connection between federalism and the organization of publicly financed or mandated health services.

While health system decentralization is often associated with federations, there has been limited study on the connection between federalism and the organization of publicly financed or mandated health services.

Dealing with Peace presents the struggles of the Guatemalan campesino (peasant) social movement during the country's post-conflict transition from 1996 to the present, focusing on efforts to obtain land and improve livelihoods within a shifting, yet consistently hostile, political-economic environment.

Dealing with Peace presents the struggles of the Guatemalan campesino (peasant) social movement during the country's post-conflict transition from 1996 to the present, focusing on efforts to obtain land and improve livelihoods within a shifting, yet consistently hostile, political-economic environment.

This book chronicles and explains the role of suburbs in North American cities since the mid-twentieth century.

This book chronicles and explains the role of suburbs in North American cities since the mid-twentieth century.

Originally published in 1950, Harold A.

Originally published in 1950, Harold A.

Courts are key players in the dynamics of federal countries since their rulings have a direct impact on the ability of governments to centralize and decentralize power.

Courts are key players in the dynamics of federal countries since their rulings have a direct impact on the ability of governments to centralize and decentralize power.

The Tower of Babel narrative is one of the most memorable accounts of the Bible, and its interpretative potential has produced a vast array of literary adaptations.

The Tower of Babel narrative is one of the most memorable accounts of the Bible, and its interpretative potential has produced a vast array of literary adaptations.

Western society has become saturated with scientific and technological modes of thinking that impact our lives and our relationships.

Western society has become saturated with scientific and technological modes of thinking that impact our lives and our relationships.

The impact of science and technology on culture raises a number of questions about the ways in which people relate to each other and to their environment.

The impact of science and technology on culture raises a number of questions about the ways in which people relate to each other and to their environment.

In The Givenness of Desire, Randall S.

In The Givenness of Desire, Randall S.

Poverty and Austerity amid Prosperity puts a sharp focus on rising levels of poverty and homelessness in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Poverty and Austerity amid Prosperity puts a sharp focus on rising levels of poverty and homelessness in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

In this second Book, I am proposing new ways to advance Nigerias Governance from the current level that many people view as Ungovernable to a more Governable level .

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The history of Mexico in the twentieth century is marked by conflict between church and state.

Security, Religion, and the Rule of Law argues that true, substantive, and sustainable national security is only possible through respect for the rule of law, human rights, and religious freedom.

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

Leviathan - Thomas Hobbes - "e;Leviathan"e; is a work of political philosophy.

Managing Public Services: Competition and Decentralization is intended for public sector managers to help them assess their situation and assist them to think creatively about different approaches for the future.

This volume aims to rethink the intersections of gender and religion, as well as the secular and religious, in implementing and challenging gender equality at individual, institutional, and societal levels in the regions around the Baltic Sea.

Many new development initiatives have been introduced in Africa over the past few decades.