Comparative politics

This provocative book is anchored on the insurgent and resurgent spirit of decolonization of the twenty-first century.

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.

The first comparative analysis of the political behaviour of older people, using evidence from 20+ European democracies.

This book examines constructions of 'national' citizenship in the context of perceived internal division, including devolution, multiculturalism, ethno-religious conflict, post-conflict and refugees, drawing on a wide range of countries such as Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the UK, Ukraine, Canada and Palestinians in Lebanon.

Around the world, faith in democracy is falling.

This book contains case studies of economic reform in eight developing and industrial federal countries.

This book provides original and controversial contributions into specific areas of Johannine studies, along with defenses of various traditional theological interpretations of John that are commonly overlooked in New Testament scholarship.

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Negotiating Corruption demands that we think again about corruption in Africa.

This book addresses the role of domestic courts in the enforcement of international trade agreements by examining the experiences of Brazilian and the European Union courts.

This book develops a comparative study on violence in Jamaica, El Salvador, and Belize based on a theoretical approach, extensive field research, and in-depth empirical research.

There are saints in Orthodox Christian culture who overturn the conventional concept of sainthood.

Religion as Securitization in Central and Eastern Europe examines the significance of securitization theory as a reference point in understanding current religious, socio-cultural, and political processes in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

Since the 1990s, private military and security companies (PMSCs) have intervened in civil wars around the globe.

This book brings together scholars from diverse backgrounds to provide interdisciplinary perspectives on national healing, integration, and reconciliation in Zimbabwe.

The last decade has witnessed a growing perception of ethical crisis in public life.

Today's global economy was largely established by political events and decisions in the 1980s and 90s, when scores of nations opened up their economies to the forces of globalization.

This book reveals how taken-for-granted political structures have shaped the fate of religion in Australian and American public life.

There are few movements more firmly associated with civil disobedience than the Civil Rights Movement.

The election of Barack Obama in 2008 was startling, as was the victory of Donald Trump eight years later.

Through contemporary case studies of strategic management at work in the US and Europe, this collection shows that it can no longer be seen as a discipline for long term decisions but has become a central feature of the public sector.

This handbook provides an authoritative study of European decentralisation, taking into account, from a territorial perspective, the different political and administrative traditions in Europe (Continental, Anglo-Saxon and Ex-communist States) and the cleavages North-South and East-West.

Despite the devastation caused by the magnitude 9.

Das Buch bietet eine Einführung in die quantitative Datenanalyse mit dem Statistikprogramm SPSS.

Democracy and Interest Groups assesses the contribution that interest groups make to the democratic involvement of citizens and the generation of social capital.

The advent of the all-volunteer force and the evolving nature of modern warfare have transformed our military, changing it in serious if subtle ways that few Americans are aware of.

Religion and Conspiracy Theories: An Introduction is the first accessible volume to systematically examine the relationship between religion and conspiracy theories in the contemporary world in critical and historical perspective.

This book provides a conceptual, historical and contemporary context to the relationships between gender, religion and cities.

Self and City in the Thought of Saint Augustine explores the analogy between the self and political society in the thought of St.

This book develops an institutionally embedded framework for analyzing voter choice, examining three electoral arenas: parliamentary, presidential, and federal.

Insights of comparativist political scholars explore how populism impacted the 2016 U.

This book assesses the construction of citizenship as an identity, a performance, and a shared rationality.

There is long-standing constitutional protection of the right to marry that applies to same-sex couples.

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.

A comparative treatment of European and Asian responses to German and Japanese occupation during the Second World War.

This book studies the construction of self-styled white men''s countries from South Africa, to North America and Australasia.

In 1979, the Chinese government famously introduced The Single Child Policy to control population growth.

A complete translation of Trialogus, John Wyclif''s three-way dialogue which familiarized priests and layfolk with complex issues underlying Christian doctrine.

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.

The Idea of Nicaea in the Early Church Councils examines the role that appeals to Nicaea (both the council and its creed) played in the major councils of the mid-fifth century.

This book focuses on two key aspects of hate crime in the UK since 1945: those motivated by racial and religious prejudices.

This book examines the Europeanisation of party politics in Malta.

The television broadcasting culture of Pakistan was changed dramatically in 2002.

Per-Erik Nilsson takes a religious studies approach to analyse the intersections of secularism, nationhood and populism in contemporary France.