Comparative politics

The Council of Chalcedon in 451 divided eastern Christianity, with those who were later called Syrian Orthodox among the Christians in the near eastern provinces who refused to accept the decisions of the council.

A study of processes of political party formation and change in new democracies.

This book explains the aspirations and concerns of Islamist actors in the aftermath of the Arab Uprisings by looking at two sets of relationships between Turkey's ruling AKP and the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, and the AKP and Tunisia's Ennahda.

Originally published in 1969 and as a second edition in 1976, this book gives a general account of the major Yoruba kingdoms and provides a synthesis of Yoruba and Igbomina history, culture and archaeology.

It has been said that a major problem of our twenty-four-seven internet age is that people increasingly lack "e;purpose"e; and "e;meaning"e; in their lives.

The longest war the United States has ever fought is the ongoing war in Afghanistan.

Analyzes how increases in international trade, finance, and production have altered voter decisions, political party positions, and the issues that parties focus on in postindustrial democracies.

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This book examines how election news reporting has changed over the last half century in Ireland by means of a unique dataset involving 25m words from newspapers as well as radio and television coverage.

This book claims that in addition to autonomy, liberal tradition recognizes human flourishing as an ideal of the good life.

"e;Euchner's carefully researched and cogently argued study of morality politics in Europe adds an outstanding piece of research to the ever growing literature on religion and politics.

This best-selling textbook continues to lead the way in providing an approachable and wide-ranging introduction to politics.

This book argues that the relationship between political parties, civil service and party insider groups in Bulgaria is oligarchic.

Shakespeare and the Cultural Politics of Conversion takes a close look at Shakespeare's engagement with the flurry of controversy and activity surrounding the concept of conversion in post-Reformation England.

This book offers a general introduction to and analysis of the history, theory and public policy of Australian local government systems.

How can European societies more effectively promote the active engagement of immigrants and their children in the political and civic life of the countries where they live?

In spite of the debate about secularization or de-secularization, the existential-bodily need for religion is basically the same as always.

What is the role of legislatures in the budget process?

​Julia Bar untersucht die Korrelation zwischen der kooperationsverhindernden Politikformulierung der Anrainerstaaten hinsichtlich der Wassernutzung der internationalen Flusssysteme Amu Darja/Syr Darja und Tigris/Euphrat einerseits und dem existierenden regionalen Konfliktkonglomerat andererseits.

This book argues that Islam's role in state nationalism is the best predictor of the Islamization of government using two most different cases: Turkey, which was an aggressively secular country until recently, and Pakistan, a country that is synonymous with Islamization.

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Religious freedom is a cherished American value, universal human right, and a Trump administration foreign policy priority.

This edited collection considers Greek American formal and informal educational efforts, institutions, and programs, broadly conceived, as they evolved over time throughout the United States.

A rigorously argued and lively interpretation of the transformation of the Soviet system, the disintegration of the Soviet state, the end of the Cold War, and the role of Mikhail Gorbachev.

In this comparative, historical survey of three East Asian countries, Jong-sung You explores how inequality hinders democratic control of corruption.

The Preacher King investigates Martin Luther King Jr.

From the founding of Harvard College in 1636 as a mission for training young clergy to the landmark 1968 Supreme Court decision in Epperson v.

This book explores the transformation of the Japanese state in response to the challenges of governance by focusing on two case studies: ICT regulation and antimonopoly regulation after the 1980s, which experienced a disjuncture and significant transformation within the period with approaches embracing competition.

Einführung zum seit Ende 2006 vorliegenden Textband des erstmals kritisch herausgegebenen griechischen Mönchsromans Barlaam und Josaphat.

This book examines similarities and differences in 31 European governments' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Asks why some dissident movements adopt nonviolent strategies of resistance, while others choose to take up arms.

This timely volume discusses the much debated and controversial subject of the presence of religion in the public sphere.

His parting shot at opposing the storm of fanaticism breaking over our times Financial Times Dear Zealots is an essential collection of three essays written out of a sense of urgency, concern, and a belief that a better future is still possible.

Politics and Government in South Africa introduces readers to all aspects of government and politics in South Africa, from local, to provincial, national, and on to international considerations.

This comprehensive but accessible text provides students with a systematic introduction to the comparative political study of the leading nations of South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.

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This first study of faith-based development NGOs' (FBOs) political roles focuses on how U.

This book investigates the digital transformation of aid as a form of humanitarian extractivism.

Scotland's future in the Union is in question.

This book examines the manner in which the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount has been appropriated by both Palestinians and Israelis as a nationalist symbol legitimizing respective claims to the land.

The book offers a nuanced and innovative analyses of the emergence of an inclusive secular democratic state paradigm which incorporates the sacred within the framework of secular democracy in the Muslim World.

Examines the effect of prescribed multilingualism as expressed by women writers in colonial contexts What does it mean to be an heir, as a woman writer, to colonial and postcolonial cultures in which European language has become so thoroughly ingrained?

This book addresses the breakdown of failed democratic systems in Latin America and the Caribbean.

People need a creed and a cause, and today millions of patriotic Americans are finding their voices.

In conducting political science research today, one's methodology is of paramount concern.