This book explores the institutionalization process with regard to the Parliament in Bangladesh, and seeks to identify the main constrains that hinder the Parliament from serving as the uppermost representative body for all segments of society.
This book, the result of more than a decade of research, focuses on the socio-political dynamics and civil-military relations in a little studied country: Mauritania, located in the troubled North-western part of Africa.
Die erheblich erweiterte und aktualisierte dritte Auflage dieses Lehrbuchs bietet die bislang weitreichendste und detaillierteste Studie über die politischen Systeme Ostasiens.
This book guides the reader through the many complications and contradictions that characterize popular contestation today, focusing on its socio-political, cultural, and aesthetic dimensions.
Milan Svolik explores two fundamental conflicts that shape the politics of dictatorships: the problems of authoritarian control and authoritarian power-sharing.
This theoretically rooted and research-based book provides insights on the JESSICA funding model which - unlike the traditional non-repayable aid - focuses on supporting sustainable urban development projects in a repayable and recyclable way.
Originally published in 1959 by a former Governor of Uganda and Head of the Africa Division of the former Colonial Office, this book is a concise exposition of British aims and methods in colonial Africa and the extent of British influence, and the way the region was administered before the war with insufficient staff and money.
A bold re-interpretation of democracy''s historical rise in Europe, Ziblatt highlights the surprising role of conservative political parties with sweeping implications for democracy today.
In this book, Marc Morjé Howard addresses immigrant integration, exploring the far-reaching implications of one of the most critical challenges facing Europe.
The ancient Indian text of Kautilya's Arthasastra comes forth as a valuable non-Western resource for understanding contemporary International Relations (IR).
New Challenges for Maturing Democracies in Korea and Taiwan takes a creative and comparative view of the new challenges and dynamics confronting these maturing democracies.
This handbook offers diverse perspectives on queer Africa, incorporating scholarly contributions on themes that reflect and inflect the trajectories of queer contributions to African studies within and outside academia.
The book explores the pressing problem of rural violence in contemporary Nigeria by assessing the changing patterns of conflict and response across the country.
Diese bewährte Gesamtdarstellung zur wirtschaftlichen, gesellschaftlichen und politischen Entwicklung seit der Demokratisierung Spaniens liegt in einer vollkommen überarbeiteten und aktualisierten Auflage vor.
A comprehensive treatment of regional transformation, offering insights from different theoretical perspectives and generating a range of policy-relevant ideas.
Dieses Buch bietet eine Analyse der Politik des Konsums und zeigt, wie der "gebildete Verbraucher" eine entscheidende Rolle bei der Förderung verantwortungsvoller Marktpraktiken und des Konsums spielt.
First published in 1981, Libya: The Experience of Oil provides a comprehensive overview of Libya' s socio-economic development since the reform of 1961.
Michael Oswald untersucht anhand vorliegender Studie die Tea Party als eine strategische Bewegung, mit der ein konservatives Netzwerk einen massiven Einfluss auf die Politik in den USA erzeugen konnte.
Mit dem Zerfall der alten Zivilgesellschaft löste sich auch der christliche Grundkonsens auf, der in der älteren Theorie der Politik vielfach noch herrschte.