Comparative politics

In der weltweiten Ökumene wird das Konzept des gerechten Friedens gegenwärtig intensiv diskutiert.

How do states succeed or fail in managing crises together?

Im Rahmen des Konzeptes des gerechten Friedens gilt zivile Konfliktbearbeitung als vorrangige Aufgabe.

Islam's relationship to liberal-democratic politics has emerged as one of the most pressing and contentious issues in international affairs.

This book affords a new perspective on Syria as it stands at the crossroads of political, social and religious fragmentation.

Written by a prominent figure in the field, this book provides an accessible introduction to comparative methodology.

Is contemporary Black British gospel music a coloniality?

This book is the first to systematically examine the connection between religion and transitional justice in post-communism.

This book looks at the historical context and political philosophy of the Grand Ayatollah Montazeri, a key figure in the Iranian revolution of 1978–9.

A Black-Jewish dialogue lifts a veil on these groups unspoken history, shedding light on the challenges and promises facing American democracy from its inception to the presentIn this uniquely structured conversational work, two scholarsone of African American politics and religion, and one of contemporary American Jewish cultureexplore a mystery: Why aren't Blacks and Jews presently united in their efforts to combat white supremacy?

This book provides unique and detailed perspectives on different aspects of dissent, protest and disputes and how these have, in turn, continued to pose challenges in Africa.

Surrounded by steep escarpments to the north, south and east, Ethiopia has always been geographically and culturally set apart.

Providing an intensive and up-to-date analysis of far-right, ethno-purist and nationalistic currents as well as the inclusive visions for social and ecological change, this book explores the complexities of contemporary Slavic and Germanic Paganisms.

Vor iele wor Atbschluss- und sonstige Studienarbeiten werden in dem Bereich der vergl- chenden Politikwissenschaft geschrieben.

The introduction of electoral gender quotas in diverse contexts around the globe has attracted a great deal of scholarly and political interest.

Shallow capital markets are a key bottleneck for private sector development in Latin America.

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Politicians and pundits regularly invoke the Bible in social and political debates on a host of controversial social and political issues, including: abortion, stem-cell research, gay marriage, the death penalty, separation of church and state, family values, climate change, income distribution, teaching evolution in schools, taxation, school prayer, aid for the poor, and immigration.

This edited book explores the link between institutional reforms, governance and services delivery in the Global South, mapping how and to what extent resource-poor governments deliver public services to their citizens.

The essays in this book contribute to emerging debates in political science and sociology on institutional change, providing a theoretical framework and empirical applications.

Using the historic Minnesota state government shutdown of 2011 as a backdrop, Interfaith Advocacy describes the work of the Joint Religious Legislative Coalition, an interfaith advocacy group that brings together leaders from Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim traditions to advocate on behalf of a range of policies.

This book assesses which work-family policies work best, and explains why they are unlikely to be adopted everywhere.

Reinhold Niebuhr's ideas about ethics, social justice, and foreign policy have been hugely influential for American political thought, and this has been true across the political spectrum, from progressive social justice activists to neo-conservatives.

This collective work aims to critically reflect upon contemporary citizenship aspirations and practices in sub-Saharan Africa.

This cutting-edge analysis of Islamic politics and economics shows how Islam builds trust in communities and serves as a collective identity.

The Oxford Handbook of Italian Politics provides a comprehensive look at the political life of one of Europe's most exciting and turbulent democracies.

One of the perennial questions in political theology is how the concept of truth is defined and how such is grounded theologically.

Climate change, economic crises, migration, and terrorism are among the many problems that challenge public governance in modern societies.

In its comparison of two major emerging nations, India and Brazil, this book approaches the subject through an innovative theoretical combination of developmental states theory and theories of the changing nature of global capitalism.

While many introductory public administration textbooks contain a dedicated chapter on ethics, The Public Administration Profession is the first to utilize ethics as a lens for understanding the discipline.

Die Bedeutung von Mega-Events wie Fußball-Weltmeisterschaften, EXPOs, Weltjugendtage, Olympische Spiele oder auch Pilgerfahrten nach Mekka (Hadsch) hat in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten stetig zugenommen.

White evangelicals occupy strange property on the ideological map in America, exhibiting a pronounced commitment to the principle of limited government, and yet making a significant exception for issues relating to personal morality - an exception many observers take to be paradoxical at best.

This book explores why new social movement tactics spread to some places and not others.

Haynes looks at religious transnational actors in the context of international relations, with a focus on both security and order.

Provides the first scholarly and comprehensive book on the national renewable energy laws of every country that has them (113 countries).

Sebastian Hartmann aims at answering the question whether socioeconomic policies implemented by governments are generally rather similar or whether their content actually varies with the ideological background of governments.

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.

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the 'technocratic shift' in ministerial recruitment, measuring its extent and variations over time in fourteen European countries.

New Parties in Old Party Systems addresses a pertinent yet neglected issue in comparative party research: why are some new parties that enter national parliament able to defend a niche on the national level, while other fail to do so?

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Shows how elections, cabinet formations, and government dissolutions affect asset markets.