Comparative politics

Western moral and political theory in the last two centuries has widely held that morality and politics are independent of a divine reality.

This book presents the first large-scale study of lobbying strategies and outcomes in the United States and the European Union, two of the most powerful political systems in the world.

Promoting Islam as a defender of human rights is laden with difficulties.

As early as the sixteenth century the liberal democratic state has been forced to confront the question of religion in politics.

After World War II, the United States and Canada, two countries that were very similar in many ways, struck out on radically divergent paths to public health insurance.

Before military action, and even before mobilization, the decision on whether to go to war is debated by politicians, pundits, and the public.

In Radical Arab Nationalism and Political Islam, Lahouari Addi attempts to assess the history and political legacy of radical Arab nationalism to show that it contained the seeds of its own destruction.

On November 10, 2017, Pope Francis became the first pontiff in the nuclear era to take a complete stand against nuclear weapons, even as a form of deterrence.

Salafism, comprised of fundamentalist Islamic movements whose adherents consider themselves the only saved sect of Islam, has been little studied, remains shrouded in misconceptions, and has provoked new interest as Salafists have recently staked a claim to power in some Arab states while spearheading battles against infidel Arab regimes during recent rebellions in the Arab world.

What is driving political extremism in Pakistan?

A unique interreligious dialogue provides needed context for deeper understanding of interfaith relations, from ancient to modern timesFreedom is far from straightforward as a topic of comparative theology.

In Religion and the Struggle for European Union, Brent F.

Cultural factions are an intrinsic part of the fabric of American politics.

The human rights regime is one of modernity's great civilizing triumphs.

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This book contributes to emerging debates about Levelling Up the UK Economy, considering these alongside the nature of, and trends in, both the political economy and spatial disparities.

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?

In this original and provocative book, Nahed Artoul Zehr explores the theological underpinnings of al-Qaeda and related Islamic movements such as ISIS.

Sovereignty generally refers to a particular national territory, the inviolability of the nations borders, and the right of that nation to protect its borders and ensure internal stability.

Pakistans 2018 general elections marked the second successful transfer of power from one elected civilian government to anothera remarkable achievement considering the countrys history of dictatorial rule.

Im vorliegenden Buch wird eine eingehende Analyse der historischen Entwicklung und Struktur politischer Parteien präsentiert.

Actualmente el proceso de integración del MERCOSUR experimenta una situación de parálisis que pone en riesgo su futuro debido a un conjunto de factores, entre ellos, la escasa aplicación efectiva del derecho común, derecho obligatorio para los Estados parte pero dependiente en la práctica de las voluntades unilaterales de cada uno de estos, quienes pueden bloquear tanto para sí mismos como para los demás Estados la aplicación y la efectividad del derecho común.

Paul Harvey uses four characters that are important symbols of religious expression in the American South to survey major themes of religion, race, and southern history.

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

This comprehensive book brings together reflections, lessons and insights relating to the post Covid-19 era in Zimbabwe.

Focusing on Russia and Eastern Europe, Hall argues that democracies can preserve their norms and values by better understanding how authoritarian regimes learn.

This book adopts the multidimensional nature of innovation as its point of focus and offers a comprehensive analysis of contemporary governance issues in Bangladesh.

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

Humanism is appealed to today whenever we want to tackle the conditions of dehumanization in the contemporary world.

Quels sont les aspects philosophiques et juridiques de la laïcité au Québec ?

Die Corona-Pandemie ist eine Herausforderung für Christinnen und Christen weltweit.

This book explores the indigenous peace cultures of the major ethnic groups in South Sudan (Dinka, Nuer, Anuak and Acholi) and analyses their contribution to resolving the civil war.

This book explores the indigenous peace cultures of the major ethnic groups in South Sudan (Dinka, Nuer, Anuak and Acholi) and analyses their contribution to resolving the civil war.

Ever since PlatosRepublic, the study of statecraft has been a staple of Western discourse, and so has the study of particular leaders.

The global trend of increasing violence against the press has spurred research interest into the questions of where, why, and how communicators are repressed.

The Protestant and Catholic Reformations thrust the nature of conversion into the center of debate and politicking over religion as authorities and subjects imbued religious confession with novel meanings during the early modern era.

The last decade has seen an unexpected return of the religious, and with it the creation of new kinds of social forms alongside new fusions of political and religious realms that high modernity kept distinct.

Humanity lives inside 4 unyielding constraints, the speed of light, conservation of mass-energy, inefficiency in conversion of heat to work, and the law of demand.

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Through sections containing overview essays and reference entries related to particular religions, this resource explores the rise of religious violence, hate crime, and persecution around the world.

A powerful indictment of Pope Benedict and the Vatican, and a searing assessment of the future of the Catholic Church.

More than 25 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, European integration remains a work in progress, especially in those Eastern European nations most dramatically reshaped by democratization and economic liberalization.

In Scandinavia, there is separation in the electorate between those who embrace diversity and those who wish for tighter bonds between people and nation.

Among the tremendous changes affecting Europe in recent decades, those concerning political frontiers have been some of the most significant.

With its rapid industrialization, modernization, and gradual democratization, Imperial Germany has typically been understood in secular terms.

While social scientists, beginning with Weber, envisioned a secularized world, religion today is forthrightly becoming a defining feature of life all around the globe.

Social policy is a subject that helps develop our understanding of the meaning of human wellbeing, and of the systems by which wellbeing must be promoted.