Political structures: democracy

Von der verhüllten ultraorthodoxen Jüdin zur Designerin und Unternehmenschefin in New York: Eine mitreißende, wahre Geschichte aus der Welt des ultraorthodoxen Judentums – verfilmt von NetflixGeboren in eine streng religiöse jüdische Familie und mit 21 verheiratet an einen ultraorthodoxen Juden, kennt Julia Haart die ersten 42 Jahre ihres Lebens nur die Unterwerfung unter die strikten Gebote ihrer Religionsgemeinschaft: Unbedeckte Haare, kurzärmelige T-Shirts, Miniröcke, Bikinis – all dies gilt als Insignien des Teufels.

This book explores the challenge of crafting a democratic constitution under conditions of deep disagreement over a state''s religious or secular identity.

This book turns to political theory as a framework for understanding the rise of political and religious extremism, and in particular the Christian Nationalist position, identifying solutions to civic challenges, and arguing for the vital role that public schools play in providing the civic education that prepares young people for participation in democratic self-government.

In this definitive analysis of the Weimar Republic, Hans Mommsen surveys the political, social, and economic development of Germany between the end of World War I and the appointment of Adolf Hitler as chancellor in 1933.

How can political campaigns fight back against disinformation?

This book offers an analysis of values in Hungary.

Die meisten Juristen, Wissenschaftler, Unternehmer, Publizisten, Ärzte und Offiziere, die bis 1945 dem Naziregime treu ergeben waren, konnten in der Nachkriegszeit ihre Karrieren fortsetzen.

La Revolución francesa inauguró un Estado moderno como Estado de Derecho, en el que no solamente los gobernados sino también los gobernantes estarían sometidos al ordenamiento jurídico de cada nación.

This book delves into the life and work of President Donald Trump, who is arguably the most famous and controversial person in the world today.

The relationship between evil and public affairs, as well as other fields and professions in public life, has come to the fore as institutions of government seek new ways to operate in an environment of extreme mistrust.

This book is the first exploration of the remarkable odyssey of Thomas Aquinas in the Orthodox Christian world, from the Byzantine to the modern era.

This book covers the developing and important issue of the role and place of Islam in the increasingly complex dynamics of Russian politics.

Clientelism is a prominent feature of many of the world's democracies and electoral authoritarian regimes.

A major new history of how democracy became the dominant political force in Europe in the second half of the twentieth centuryWhat happened in the years following World War II to create a democratic revolution in the western half of Europe?

This book compares how British and Spanish media have covered the French ban on hijab wearing in public schools.

This timely 2 volume edited collection looks at the extent and nature of global jihad, focusing on the often-exoticised hinterlands of jihad beyond the traditionally viewed Middle Eastern 'centre'.

Finalist, Best LGBTQ Nonfiction Book, Lambda Literary Awards 2020 On October 14, 1998, five thousand people gathered on the steps of the U.

This book breaks new ground in understanding urban indigeneity in policy and planning practice.

This book examines the legal conundrum of reconciling international human rights law in a Muslim majority country and identifies a trajectory for negotiating the protection of religious minorities within Islam.

Using George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four as a guide for interpreting the role of the American state in the twenty-first century - paying particular attention to how the government responded to the life and death issues of terrorism, COVID-19, and climate change - this book presents eye-opening and compelling documentary evidence that suggests Orwellian policies have already been implemented by Republicans and Democrats.

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This resource helps readers navigate and better understand the religious, cultural, and political impact of American views of religious faith and scientific inquiry.

The concept of predistribution is increasingly setting the agenda in progressive politics.

Offers a comprehensive survey and interpretation of contemporary Christian political theology in a newly revised and expanded edition This book presents the latest thinking on the topic of contemporary Christian political theology, with original and constructive essays that represent a range of opinions on various topics.

Images of modern refugees often invoke images of the infant Christ and the historical circumstances of the holy family's flight to Egypt in the face of persecution.

Examines the interplay between the normative and empirical aspects of the deliberative model of democracy.

In this groundbreaking study, Zimmerman explores the town meeting form of government in all New England states.

Failed or weak states, miscarried democratizations, and economic underdevelopment characterize a large part of the world we live in.

Presents a new understanding of the Indonesian revolution and of Islam as a revolutionary ideology.

Despite howls for reform, the only thing separating us from another election disaster of the kind that hit Florida in 2000, and that almost struck again in Ohio in 2004, may simply be another close vote.

The French Calvinists or Huguenots entered the seventeenth century enjoying the rights grated to them as a religious minority by the Edict of Nantes.

Europe is stumbling from crisis to crisis.

Creating peace for a city's intimate enemies is harder than making war.

In several Western countries, expert commissions composed of academics, public figures, politicians and community organisers have been established by governments or civil society to reflect on the changes and challenges of an increasingly plural society.

From the earliest interactions of Christians with the Roman Empire to today's debates about the separation of church and state, the Christian churches have been in complex relationships with various economic and political systems for centuries.

This book examines the unintended consequences of top-down reforms in Iran, analysing how the Iranian reformist governments (1997-2005) sought to utilise gradual reforms to control independent activism, and how citizens responded to such a disciplinary action.

This book examines recent forms of secularisation to demonstrate that we are now witnessing a "e;fourth secularisation"e;: the autonomy of lifestyles.

This fully revised edition offers a comprehensive overview of the many theories of religion and politics and provides students with an accessible, in-depth guide to the subject's most significant debates, issues, and methodologies.

The Caribbean does not immediately come to mind when we think about ISIS – and yet, in 2017, Trinidad and Tobago ranked first place in the list of western countries with the highest rates of foreign-fighter radicalization, with over 240 nationals travelling to Syria and Iraq to join ISIS' caliphate.

This book compares the current status of democracy in selected Eastern European countries.

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Revealing unexpected truths about early desert spirituality, this volume argues that the lives of Barsanuphius and John relate closely to contemporary urban communities and how clergy tackle social challenges.

This book elucidates the complicated relationship between religion and national consciousness in the modern world, highlighting various cases within Central and Eastern Europe.

In the last thirty years of his life, Leo Tolstoy developed a moral philosophy that embraced pacifism, vegetarianism, the renunciation of private property, and a refusal to comply with the state.

The elections of Bill Clinton and Tony Blair in the 1990s saw the consolidation and completion of critical aspects of the Reagan-Thatcher fiscal agenda.

The Arab uprisings of 2011 have sparked much scholarly discussion with regards to democratisation, the resilience of authoritarian rule, mobilisation patterns, and the relationship between secularism and Islam, all under the assumption that politics has changed for good in North Africa and the Middle East.

Even casual acquaintances of the Bible know that the Truth shall set you free, but in the pursuit of that Truth in higher education--particularly in Christian or Jewish seminaries--there are often many casualties suffered along the way.