Comparative politics

How do parties survive when newness is their only selling point?

While many solutions have been proposed to combat misinformation on social media, most are either ineffective, expensive, or do not work at scale.

'A leading figure in critical legal studies and renowned scholar of comparative constitutionalism, Frankenberg urges us forward, offering a new taxonomy for critical work.

Why is American politics so intense and emotionally competitive today, and how did we get here?

Why do some militaries support and others thwart transitions to democracy?

Prime Ministers (PMs) are the most influential, powerful, and visible politicians in parliamentary democracies.

The first half of the 20th century saw the rise of political organizations characterized by clearly identifiable ideologies rooted in local communities, the so-called mass parties; however, this organizational model is now widely assumed to belong to the past.

In Protestant Relics in Early America, Jamie L.

China and African Parliaments maps the political controversies surrounding the designing, making, and utilisation of three parliament buildings in Southern Africa that were financed and constructed by the People's Republic of China (China).

Mistrust of the democratic electoral process has become rampant among Americans, particularly Republican voters.

Human history is full of examples of continuously maintained shared infrastructure.

This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the many different facets of the Swiss political system and of the major developments in modern Swiss politics.

Offshore financial centers such as Luxembourg, the Cayman Islands or the City of London provide non-residents with a legal framework that is strong on property rights and soft on taxation and regulation.

Offshore financial centers such as Luxembourg, the Cayman Islands or the City of London provide non-residents with a legal framework that is strong on property rights and soft on taxation and regulation.

In the last half century since the height of the rights revolution - a period marked by significant rights expansions but limited government capacity to enforce them - efforts to defend individuals' and communities' rights have hinged on the effectiveness of the "e;litigation state:"e; a fragile but sometimes powerful mode of governance that relies on private litigants and their attorneys, rather than agencies, to enforce the laws of the land.

This book offers new insights into the political representation of young people globally.

This book offers new insights into the political representation of young people globally.

The new generation of African constitutions crafted in the 1990s marked the beginning of a trend that promised a radical transformation of the continent's governance landscape.

Over the past two decades, the field of comparative constitutional law has emerged as a major domain of scholarly inquiry.

Protestants on Screen explores the Protestant contributions to American and European film from the silent era to the present day.

Protestants on Screen explores the Protestant contributions to American and European film from the silent era to the present day.

Civil Society Activism in the Middle East analyzes the impact of repression on civil society activism in the Middle East through analyzing the cases of Egypt and Jordan.

Democracy is in decline and the share of world's population living in freedom under democratic government has decreased considerably as authoritarian practices proliferate.

Over the past two decades, the field of comparative constitutional law has emerged as a major domain of scholarly inquiry.

Access to minimum social rights for EU citizens who move across member state borders is highly contested in the EU.

Social media has become a key space for young people to experiment with their political voice and to hone it through interaction with others.

The Cairo School of an Islamic Civilizational Paradigm in International Relations: The Building Process traces the intellectual evolution of a multi-generational scholarly project developed at Cairo University's Faculty of Economics and Political Science over four decades.

'A leading figure in critical legal studies and renowned scholar of comparative constitutionalism, Frankenberg urges us forward, offering a new taxonomy for critical work.

Why are some authoritarian regimes highly competitive and others highly unified?

The Apostates is the first major study of apostasy from Islam in the western secular context.

The Apostates is the first major study of apostasy from Islam in the western secular context.

Prime Ministers (PMs) are the most influential, powerful, and visible politicians in parliamentary democracies.

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Why are some authoritarian regimes highly competitive and others highly unified?

The second edition of Drones: What Everyone Needs to Know(R) provides a comprehensive and updated look at the rapidly evolving world of drones, otherwise known as unmanned or uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Many coalition cabinets negotiate lengthy coalition contracts outlining the agenda for the time in office.

The second edition of Drones: What Everyone Needs to Know(R) provides a comprehensive and updated look at the rapidly evolving world of drones, otherwise known as unmanned or uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Since its foundation in 1923, the Republic of Turkey has had a complex and often misunderstood relationship with religion.

In Monopoly Politics, Erik Peinert provides a macro-historical explanation for why American and international markets are today monopolized by an ever-narrowing group of companies.

Access to minimum social rights for EU citizens who move across member state borders is highly contested in the EU.

What can gender tell us about political parties?

In Protestant Relics in Early America, Jamie L.

The Cairo School of an Islamic Civilizational Paradigm in International Relations: The Building Process traces the intellectual evolution of a multi-generational scholarly project developed at Cairo University's Faculty of Economics and Political Science over four decades.

In the 1930s, American government began to transform in a way that its Founders simply could not foresee.

In the 1930s, American government began to transform in a way that its Founders simply could not foresee.

Natural resource extraction, once promoted by international lenders and governing elites as a promising development strategy, is beginning to hit a wall.

Many coalition cabinets negotiate lengthy coalition contracts outlining the agenda for the time in office.

Natural resource extraction, once promoted by international lenders and governing elites as a promising development strategy, is beginning to hit a wall.

This book challenges the assumption that authoritarianism is necessarily a phenomenon located at the level of the state, and that states as a whole are therefore either democratic or authoritarian.

Political parties are nothing without their people and candidates are essential to parties' core functions - contesting elections, filling political offices, and shaping policy.