Like other countries in East Central Europe, the Slovak Republic is facing new challenges which were not on the horizon at the time the communist system collapsed and there are worries that this country, with the pro-Russian Prime Minister Robert Fico now at the helm, might be at risk of democratic backsliding.
Like other countries in East Central Europe, the Slovak Republic is facing new challenges which were not on the horizon at the time the communist system collapsed and there are worries that this country, with the pro-Russian Prime Minister Robert Fico now at the helm, might be at risk of democratic backsliding.
Drawing upon extensive nationwide research in Hungary, this volume investigates how social media platforms operate as new spaces for local political interaction, community-building, and public discourse, and assesses their implications for democratic practices.
Drawing upon extensive nationwide research in Hungary, this volume investigates how social media platforms operate as new spaces for local political interaction, community-building, and public discourse, and assesses their implications for democratic practices.
This book analyzes Donald Trump's three electoral campaigns - 2016, 2020, and 2024 - and exposes the hidden networks of power that shape modern campaigns and politics.
This book analyzes Donald Trump's three electoral campaigns - 2016, 2020, and 2024 - and exposes the hidden networks of power that shape modern campaigns and politics.
Die Schweiz und Europa sind unvorbereitet in die Doppelkrise gegangen, die 2020 mit der Corona-Pandemie begann und sich 2022 mit dem russischen Überfall auf die Ukraine fortgesetzt hat.
Examining the relationship between elections and democracy, this book attempts to study the transformative nature of India's electoral democracy during 75-year of its working.
Examining the relationship between elections and democracy, this book attempts to study the transformative nature of India's electoral democracy during 75-year of its working.
Even before Boris Johnson's rollercoaster ride (2019-22), and the ensuing "e;blink and you missed it"e; premiership of Liz Truss, the high wastage-rate among Britain's prime ministers was becoming a cause for concern.
Even before Boris Johnson's rollercoaster ride (2019-22), and the ensuing "e;blink and you missed it"e; premiership of Liz Truss, the high wastage-rate among Britain's prime ministers was becoming a cause for concern.
First published in 1984, Sri Lanka: In Change and Crisis focuses on two major political events in Sri Lankan history- the presidential elections/referendum of 1982 and the communal riots of 1983.
First published in 1984, Sri Lanka: In Change and Crisis focuses on two major political events in Sri Lankan history- the presidential elections/referendum of 1982 and the communal riots of 1983.
This book examines retrospective pledge voting; the phenomenon of whether and under which conditions citizens are likely to withdraw their support for political parties that have failed to turn their pre-election pledges into tangible policies once they have joined government.
The book utilises Gramsci's concepts of hegemony, counter-hegemony, organic intellectuals, and integral state to interrogate how modes of engagement between the state and civil society have contributed to a polarised polity in Zimbabwe, and in turn how this has impacted democratisation processes.
This book seeks to explore a fundamental obscurity in electoral behavior literature: while socioeconomic status is typically robustly and positively associated with a higher propensity for voting worldwide, the relationship in Africa is either negative or non-existent.
From waking up in jail to flying on Air Force One less than four years later, this is the story of Tim Murtaugh's journey from desperate alcoholism to the top of the political world on the 2020 Trump campaign.
This book seeks to explore a fundamental obscurity in electoral behavior literature: while socioeconomic status is typically robustly and positively associated with a higher propensity for voting worldwide, the relationship in Africa is either negative or non-existent.
This book analyzes both local and national House and Senate campaigns in the 2022 midterm elections to reveal how distinctive campaign dynamics have a collective national impact.
In today's evolving democratic landscape, "e;The Perils of Populism: The End of the American Century"e; offers an extensive investigation into the phenomenon of populism and its potential threats to U.
In today's evolving democratic landscape, "e;The Perils of Populism: The End of the American Century"e; offers an extensive investigation into the phenomenon of populism and its potential threats to U.
