Comparative politics

This book compares the relatively peaceful relationship between the Berbers and the Moroccan state with the violent relationship between the Kurds and the Turkish state.

This accessible study explores the impact of political language and campaigning upon public opinion towards European integration.

This book identifies the main factors shaping the fortunes of democracy globally.

This book investigates Nigeria's soft power capabilities in West Africa, demonstrating the extent to which the power of attraction may serve the country's foreign policy interests.

Analyses the relation of preventive and curative health policy and its evolution over time.

Post-Soviet Russia in the 1990s saw a surge in civic participation.

This book provides a comprehensive account and analysis of the Rwenzururu movement in Western Uganda.

This book argues that liberalization of industrial relations has been a universal tendency among European countries over the last thirty-five years.

The book is devoted to the subject of Venezuela's politics and the different dimensions of its longstanding crisis, with various researchers exchanging ideas on the current problems affecting the country.

This book explores the variations in the transformation of the Asian developmental state in South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan.

This book studies the rollercoaster first year in office of the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA), which for many Europeans constituted the hope for a different Europe, beyond austerity and national egocentrism.

Describes developments in healthcare systems over nearly four decades.

Dänemark, Deutschland und die USA repräsentieren drei verschiedene Typen von Wohlfahrtsstaatlichkeit.

This book argues that the combination of a growing middle class and intense political competition leads local politicians to opt out of clientelism.

Rwanda and Burundi are strikingly similar countries that underwent democratization in the early 1990s.

The literature on the fall of communism contains numerous interpretations of the changes that took place in Central and Eastern Europe in 1989, while debates about how best to characterize the fall of the communist regimes have raged for many years.

This book examines notions of procedural fairness applicable to truth commissions.

Trump won the presidency not because of partisanship, policy, or economic factors but because of how he makes people feel.

Contemporary public administration reflects its historical roots, as well as contemporary ideas about how the public bureaucracy should be organized and function.

What are the markers of authoritarian and democratic states and all those that fall somewhere in-between?

Originally published in 1976, this book was the first comprehensive analysis in English of the post-independence developments in the West African Republic of Guinea.

This book examines and evaluates various private initiatives to enforce fair labor standards within global supply chains.

For years, scholars hypothesized about what Islamists might do if they ever came to power.

Comprising case studies of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, this edited volume explores the key characteristics of democratic governance in Northeast Asia.

Explorative Studien weisen seit langem darauf hin, dass die Führungsstile von Regierungschefs im internationalen Vergleich deutlich variieren.

Tobias Frese untersucht in dieser Arbeit die Anwendung zwei verschiedener Logiken der Entscheidungsfindung, die während der Gründungsphase von Unternehmen angewendet werden können.

This volume examines the gap between agreements and actual peace.

For millions of Africans, the social situation is dire.

Reconfiguring European States in Crisis offers a ground-breaking analysis by some of Europe's leading political scientists, examining how the European national state and the European Union state have dealt with two sorts of changes in the last two decades.

Environmental protection has not equally established itself as a permanent fixture in the political systems of all countries: to date, governments and entire societies have responded to environmental challenges in a variety of ways, and concrete environmental policy is still a highly national matter.

Race is one of the most elusive phenomena of social life.

This book uses surveys, statistics, and case studies to explain why and how cultural norms affect political attitudes and behavior.

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 the histories of the US government, the Catholic Church, General Motors, and the European Union as examples of federated systems that centralized power.

Explore the intricate tapestry of memory and heritage in Eastern Europe with this compelling collection of scholarly articles.

Discusses some of the most significant ideological debates that have animated the Arab world over the last two decades.

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

This volume presents evidence-based research on citizens' experiences and reactions to the Great Recession in Europe.

Describes the creation and evolution of Chinese security and intelligence agencies as well as their role in influencing Chinese Communist Party politics throughout the party''s history.

The book focuses on the legal framework for the use of the bridging clauses of Article 48(7) TEU as well as on parliamentary participation in the process of activating these clauses.

Ordering Power draws on theoretical insights to develop a unified framework for explaining the tremendous variation in state capacity and authoritarian durability in Southeast Asia.

Devoted to exploring elections as the central act in a democracy, Duty and Choice: The Evolution of the Study of Voting and Voters is animated by a set of three overarching questions: Why do some citizens vote while others do not?