Comparative politics

This book explores the relational dynamic of religious and nonreligious positions as well as the tensions between competing modes of nonreligion.

This edited book is about child poverty in Wales, specifically in a local school-community that identified its causes and effects, the challenges it poses for schooling future generations, and a series of local solutions that personify Wales's devolved governments' social democratic social imaginary.

Migrants fleeing economic hardship or violence are entitled to a range of protections and rights under domestic and international law, yet they are often denied such protections in practice.

Provides the answer to the enduring puzzle why India lags behind China in offering public goods to its people.

This Palgrave Handbook provides a definitive account of women's political rights across all major regions of the world, focusing both on women's right to vote and women's right to run for political office.

At a time of growing concern over the fate of contemporary democracy this book shows how vast differences between countries in forms of political conduct, and taken for granted assumptions, determine what democracies actually accomplish.

Urban Politics After Apartheid presents an understanding of gendered urban politics in South Africa as an interactive process.

Examines the entrenchment of Salafism in Lebanese society while also highlighting the movement''s transnational links to the Persian Gulf.

Diese Einführung in das junge Feld der transkulturellen Politischen Theorie richtet sich an Studierende und Lehrende der Politikwissenschaft und insbesondere der Politischen Theorie.

Alone among the creatures of the world, man suffers a pang both bitter and sweet.

Immigration is a key concern in British society; however, the ethical implications of the issue are often overlooked.

Österreich und Europe durchleben turbulente Zeiten.

What causes some countries to naturalize large numbers of foreigners, while others keep them at arm''s length?

This book focuses on the continued impact of British colonial legacy on the rule of law in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

Marketization is one of the most powerful reform doctrines reshaping the organization of public service delivery throughout the last four decades.

The book represents original research in a field of study rarely pursued while analysing the intellectual dimensions of disputes over ethically sensitive issues that occur in European Union politics.

In this intriguing book, professors Fasano, Natale and Newell offer a comprehensive and compelling discussion of the European left's evolution.

This book analyzes the limitations in the Europeanization of Spanish security and defense policy.

This volume is the first to analyze populism's international dimension: its impact on, and interaction with, foreign policy and international politics.

This book is an introduction to right-wing populist movements outside the West, looking at four key case studies, their commonalities and differences.

Through a series of conversations with prominent theorists and leading political activists in different parts of the world, this book explores the causes of the setbacks of both the reformist and revolutionary strategies of the socialist Left.

Investigating the political transition after the 2011 Tunisian revolution, this book explores whether civil society is fulfilling its democratic functions.

A syncretistic and millenarian religious movement, the Yiguandao (Way of Pervading Unity) was one of the major redemptive societies of Republican China.

Situating the church within the context of post-World War II globalization and the Cold War, American Catholicism Transformed draws on previously untapped archival sources to provide deep background to developments within the American Catholic Church in relationship to American society at large.

Historic Myanmar elections in November 2015 paved the way for an NLD government led by Aung San Suu Kyi to take office in March 2016, and saw the country deepen its graduated transition away from authoritarian rule.

Is the performance of western democracies in decline?

DEUTSCHLAND IST KEIN KIRCHENSTAAT.

This book examines public oath taking as an anti-corruption strategy that has been implemented with successful results in Nigeria and that has applications for other countries struggling with similar problems.

This unique volume is about how ordinary people construct political meanings, form political emotions and identities, and become involved in or disengaged from political contests.

A humorous critique of the Hollywood liberals from the New York Times bestselling author of Obama Zombies.

This book seeks to answer the question 'Which institutional architecture for which kind of democracy for the EU?

Welche Neuerungen brachte die Europawahl 2014?

Examines why people feel disconnected from contemporary politics and suggests what might be done to address current political discontent.

Territory, Democracy and Justice brings together experts from six countries to ask what territorial decentralization does and what it means for democracy, policymaking and the welfare state.

The biblical story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden is a cornerstone of Western civilization, yet there are still many mysteries concerning its origins and meaning.

A Christian Approach to Political Decision Making: Introducing Whisper Ethics presents a new way of thinking about religion and politics.

This book demonstrates why states'' behavior varies so widely across different international negotiations, analyzing multiple real-world cases in the process.

This book highlights various cutting-edge topics and approaches to cooperation and regional integration in South Asia.

The book chronicles the evolution of the church's political power throughout Poland's unique history.

Religious and Philosophical Traditions of Korea addresses a wide range of traditions, serving as a guide to those interested in Buddhism, Confucianism, Shamanism, Christianity and many others.

Im Mittelpunkt dieser Einführung in die französische Politik, die für die 5.

This book explores the ways in which political settlements can contribute to positive changes in Africa's agricultural and manufacturing sectors.

Der Band thematisiert das in vielerlei Hinsicht spannungsreiche und auch demokratietheoretisch heikle Zusammentreffen der territorialen mit der funktionalen Repräsentation, das sich in vielfältigen Formen institutionalisierter und informeller Kontakte zwischen Interessengruppen und Parlamentariern äußert.