Elections and referenda / suffrage

This is the first book that critically examines the reform of the Appellate Body (AB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in light of the current crisis resulting from the U.

Logical or psycho-logical?

This book centres on the ways in which the concept of imperativeness has found expression in private international law (PIL) and discusses "e;imperative norms"e;, and "e;imperativeness"e; as their intrinsic quality, examining the rules or principles that protect fundamental interests and/or the values of a state so as to require their application at any cost and without exceptions.

This Pivot explores the mechanism of election manipulation in ostensibly democratic but essentially authoritarian systems called the hybrid regime, using the 2018 parliamentary elections in Bangladesh as an example.

Following the Lisbon Treaty, the powers of the European Parliament in external relations have gradually expanded and it is increasingly influencing the foreign policy of the European Union.

This book examines the history of the generational gap in American politics, with an emphasis on the remarkable contemporary gap.

The Rise and Decline of Modern Democracy assesses the rise of, subsequent political challenges to, and decline of, contemporary liberal democratic processes, in particular since the 'third wave' of democratization from the 1990s.

How did Republicans manage to hold the White House through much of the past half century even as the Democratic Party held the hearts of most American voters?

Unterscheidet sich die CDU im Saarland in ihren programmatischen Standpunkten und ihrem Themenprofil von den Christdemokraten in Schleswig-Holstein oder in den Stadtstaaten Berlin, Bremen und Hamburg?

The central argument of this book explores the disillusionment that Australians feel with regard to the way politics is conducted.

"e;Why does my congressional district look like a salamander?

The New Campaign Finance Sourcebook has been integrated with the award-winning and frequently visited Brookings website to provide a timely, interactive tool for policymakers, journalists, and scholars.

This book provides one of the most comprehensive and compelling analysis of Non-Market Economies (NMEs) and their treatment under the current world trading system.

Germany's landmark 1998 election saw for the first time in the Republic's fifty-year historyan incumbent Chancellor and his entire government replaced.

Winner, 2024 RUSA Outstanding Reference AwardAn indispensable resource for understanding trends and issues in African American political organizing; the history of Black Liberation movements in the United States; and the fortitude, determination, reliance, beauty and influence of Black culture and community.

This book is the first in a planned trilogy by Pippa Norris on challenges of electoral integrity.

Electoral systems matter.

This work provides an authoritative overview of the composition of public opinion in America, the methodologies by which public opinion is measured, and the importance of polling to U.

This book examines the significance of the 2015 elections in consolidating Nigeria's democracy, in the context of the difficulty of routinizing democracy since the attainment of nationhood in 1960 and the return to civil rule in May 1999, in particular.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the Catalonian crisis in Spain from a historical, political and legal perspective.

The book provides a comprehensive discussion of the major issues and events surrounding all American presidential elections, from the earliest years of the Republic through the campaign of 2008.

The New York Times-bestselling memoir by a journalist covering the female presidential candidate is "e;The Devil Wears Prada meets The Boys on the Bus"e; (New York Times).

British women who resisted their own enfranchisement were ridiculed by the suffragists and have since been neglected by historians.

Seize the benefits of the five-generation workforce.

A gripping in-depth look at the presidential election that stunned the worldDonald Trump's election victory resulted in one of the most unexpected presidencies in history.

Hmong American immigrants first came to the United States as refugees of the Vietnam War.

This book presents in-depth analyses of the wave of political protest and unrest that spread throughout Latin America between 2010 and 2015 in order to answer a question that has been challenging social scientists all over the region: why some countries have faced a divorce between their social movements and political parties while others have not?

Franklin Roosevelt was not only the first US president to be covered by public opinion polls, but his ratings have consistently exceeded those of all subsequent sitting presidents, save for John F.

The most authoritative study of a landmark British General Election - the fifteenth book in the renowned Nuffield series of election studies.

This book demonstrates that the generally assumed dichotomy between referendums and representative democracy does not do justice to the great diversity of referendum types and of how referendums are used in European democracies.

This book focuses on the intricacies of elections within Russian ethnic republics and political loyalty in these regions.

Examining the notion, nature, and extent of consent in both commercial arbitration and investment arbitration, this book provides practitioners and academics with a thorough, case-related analysis of an issue which raises many questions.

This book looks at how digital technologies are revolutionizing electoral campaigns and democratization struggles in Africa.

In The Gun Gap, Mark R.

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the voting criteria of selectors in Greek political parties' leadership elections, focusing on open and semi-open primaries.

This book analyses the determinants behind the openings in party leader selection rules (leaders' selectorate) in 10 Western European countries and more than 55 parties between the mid-1980s and the mid-2010s.

Taking Our Country Back presents the previously untold history of the uptake of new media in Democratic electoral campaigning over the last decade.

This book addresses the process and principles of contract management in construction from an international perspective.

This book uses a multi-method approach to explain why recent Iowa governors have been able to stay in office significantly longer than their peers.

Political Campaigning in the U.

This book examines how existing arbitration procedures can be adapted to cope with disputes stemming from internet transactions.

Nigeria's Stumbling Democracy and its Implications for Africa's Democratic Movement is the first book to recount and analyze Nigeria's controversial general elections of April 2007.

This book explores the conflict between the Catalan project to become independent and the Spanish state's opposition to any attempt of secessionism.

This book concentrates on the leaders of the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats in British general election campaigns between 2010 and 2019, by exploring where they visit during the campaign and why, the impact they have, and how leadership is represented in the Press.

'The Britain at the Polls series always asks-and answers, often with new insights-the key questions about British general elections.

During the early 1990s the Department of Justice used its Voting Rights Act power to object to racially unfair redistricting laws to force states to maximize minority congressional districts.