Elections and referenda / suffrage

International investment law today consists of a network of multifaceted, multilayered international treaties that, in one way or another, involve virtually every country of the world.

This book focuses on the varied support for the populist radical right in the Benelux countries: Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

The study of the informal dimension of EU politics is more important than ever in order to understand how the EU system works.

This book brings together the established field of political communication and the emerging field of critical event studies to develop new questions and approaches.

This book explores multiple stories of the 2018 US midterm elections.

The 2008 elections were by any standard historic.

This third volume in the Japan Decides series remains the premier venue for scholarly research on Japanese elections.

This book argues that the relationship between political parties, civil service and party insider groups in Bulgaria is oligarchic.

Polsby and Wildavsky's classic text, now updated by Stephen Schier and David Hopkins, argues that the institutional rules of the presidential nomination and election processes, in combination with the behavior of the mass electorate, structure the strategic choices faced by politicians in powerful and foreseeable ways.

The complex and ever-changing rules governing American presidential nomination contests are continuously up for criticism, but there is little to no consensus on exactly what the problems are or on how to fix them.

Peter Wilding offers an arresting answer, plotting out a new course for Britain's troubled relationship with Europe.

This book brings together the expertise of two authors involved in initiating the development of Online Family Dispute Resolution (OFDR), while also examining the unique Australian system.

Never before has the story been told of the dramatic turning point when Ronald Reagan found his voice as a presidential contender and overcame the Republican establishment.

The book offers a theoretically justified and pragmatic concept of the so-called 'lex mercatoria' contributing to the debate concerning the existence of this law as an autonomous, a-national and universal legal system established by trade practice.

There are an astonishing variety of election laws across contemporary democratic societies.

Risk Management in Outer Space Activities assesses selected risks associated with space activities, from an Australian and New Zealand perspective.

Every ten years political representation in the U.

This book examines the use of game elements to encourage citizens to participate in political decision-making and the planning of large-scale public sector projects.

Shareholder treaty claims risk multiple recovery and prejudice to third parties.

Language and the Right to Fair Hearing in International Criminal Trials explores the influence of the dynamic factor of language on trial fairness in international criminal proceedings.

The 2018 Malaysian General Election will stand as a major defining event in Malaysian history, when the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition unexpectedly lost power in the country they had ruled for over half a century.

Often neglected in the study of far right organisations, post-communist Europe recently witnessed the rise and fall of a number of populist radical right parties.

Seventeen of the most widely seen and heard speakers in history all have one thing in common: they were all seen and heard while engaged in national political debates as they sought the two highest offices Americans can bestow upon their countrymen.

This book focuses on American political discourse connected to war, dissent, and empathy.

Choice Outstanding TitleImagine a presidential election with four well-qualified and distinguished candidates and a serious debate over the future of the nation!

A unique article-by-article commentary on the WTO Anti-Dumping Agreement, offering an essential and comprehensive insight into WTO case-law.

The 1970s era of rapid change, economic and social, made constant demands on the adaptability of a constitutional system.

The Yearbook on International Investment Law & Policy is an annual publication which provides a comprehensive overview of current developments in the international investment law and policy field, focusing on recent trends and issues in foreign direct investment (FDI), investment treaty practice, and investor-state arbitration.

A brief overview of the 1989 European Parliament elections in each of the member states.

This edited volume looks at supreme courts in China and the West.

Prisoner enfranchisement remains one of the few contested electoral issues in twenty-first-century democracies.

The study of German electoral politics has been neglected of late, despite being one of the most pervasive elements of the German political process.

Elections have been used as a mechanism to institutionalize a new political order following internal conflict in Cambodia, El Salvador, Angola, Mozambique, Bosnia, and now Liberia.

This revised and updated edition remains the only book-length rhetorical analysis of national political debates from 1960 to the present.

"e;Almond draws on everything from The Grapes of Wrath to the voting practices of his babysitter to dismantle the false narratives about American democracy.

Although the phenomenon of authoritarian elections has been a focal point for the literature on authoritarian institutions for more than a decade, our understanding of the effect of authoritarian elections is still limited.

This examination of the role of gender stereotyping in media coverage of executive elections uses nine case studies from around the world to provide a unique comparative perspective.

This book examines the development of party politics in the region of Western Balkans, describing party politics and analyzing inter-ethnic or inter-party cooperation and competition.

While primary elections are most often associated with presidential candidates in the United States, similar methods for selecting party leaders and candidates are becoming increasingly common in parliamentary democracies around the world.

"e;Those who feel that like lemmings they are being led over a cliff would be well-advised not to read this book.

A repeat of the Florida debacle in the 2000 presidential election is the fear of every election administrator.

This book explores the dynamics of electoral system choice and raises questions about the democratic credentials of the early processes of democratization.

Battle-scarred political warrior David Horowitz says its time for conservatives to take the gloves offand take our country back.

Das Praxishandbuch für angehende Mediatoren, praktizierende Mediatoren und Ausbilder für Mediation enthält:- eine Einführung in die Supervision,- eine ausführliche Beschreibung von Ausbildungssupervision,- Informationen über das Verfahren und die Standards guter Fallsupervision,- Empfehlungen für die optimale Einbindung von Supervision in das Ausbildungssystem,- praktische Anleitungen für die professionelle Begleitung von Ausbildungskandidaten bei den ersten eigenen Praxisfällen,- Begriffsklärungen von Supervision, Ausbildungssupervision, Peer-Supervision/Intervision.

Mediationsgesetz von 2012 geht über die rechtliche Regelung der Mediation weit hinaus: Von einem Paradigmenwechsel ist die Rede und auch einem Jahrhundertgesetz, das die Rechtskultur verändere.

Arbitration is facing revolutionary changes due to new technologies' irruption into the entire arbitration proceeding.

The shocking election of President Trump spawned myriad analyses and post-mortems, but they consistently underestimate the crucial role of the Tea Party on the GOP and Republican House members specifically.

In light of the growing support for populist political actors, this book examines political party behavior and political positions towards the integration process in the European Union.