Political structures: democracy

Galtieri, Lukashenka, and Putin are some of the dictators whose untrammelled personal power has been seen as typical of the dog-eat-dog nature of leadership in authoritarian political systems.

How does one revitalize democracy in times of crisis?

How does one revitalize democracy in times of crisis?

Participatory Budgeting continues to spread across the globe as government officials and citizens adopt this innovative democratic program in the hopes of strengthening accountability, civil society, and well-being.

Participatory Budgeting continues to spread across the globe as government officials and citizens adopt this innovative democratic program in the hopes of strengthening accountability, civil society, and well-being.

Recent political events around the world have raised the spectre of an impending collapse of democratic institutions.

Democracy faces stern tests around the world in the twenty-first century.

Democracy faces stern tests around the world in the twenty-first century.

Conventional philosophical wisdom holds that no agent can invoke its own moral integrity -- no agent can invoke fidelity to its deepest ethical commitments -- as an independent moral consideration.

Conventional philosophical wisdom holds that no agent can invoke its own moral integrity -- no agent can invoke fidelity to its deepest ethical commitments -- as an independent moral consideration.

Citizen Support for Democratic and Autocratic Regimes takes a political-culture perspective on the struggle between democracy and autocracy by examining how these regimes fare in the eyes of their citizens.

Citizen Support for Democratic and Autocratic Regimes takes a political-culture perspective on the struggle between democracy and autocracy by examining how these regimes fare in the eyes of their citizens.

Democracy Past and Future is the first English-language collection of Pierre Rosanvallon's most important essays on the historical origins, contemporary difficulties, and future prospects of democratic life.

Democratic theory's deliberative turn has hit a dead end.

Democratic theory's deliberative turn has hit a dead end.

How have African rulers responded to the introduction of democratic electoral competition?

How have African rulers responded to the introduction of democratic electoral competition?

Security sector reform (SSR) is central to the democratic transitions currently unfolding across the globe, as a diverse range of countries grapple with how to transform militias, tribal forces, and dominant military, police, and intelligence agencies into democratically controlled and accountable security services.

Security sector reform (SSR) is central to the democratic transitions currently unfolding across the globe, as a diverse range of countries grapple with how to transform militias, tribal forces, and dominant military, police, and intelligence agencies into democratically controlled and accountable security services.

The functioning of representative democracy crucially depends on political parties that mediate between citizens and the state.

The functioning of representative democracy crucially depends on political parties that mediate between citizens and the state.

India is heralded as the world's largest democracy.

India is heralded as the world's largest democracy.

This book articulates a participatory conception of deliberative democracy that takes the democratic ideal of self-government seriously.

This book articulates a participatory conception of deliberative democracy that takes the democratic ideal of self-government seriously.

The euro crisis, rising Euroscepticism, and Brexit have once again highlighted the European Union's unresolved legitimacy deficit.

The euro crisis, rising Euroscepticism, and Brexit have once again highlighted the European Union's unresolved legitimacy deficit.

This book argues that explaining judicial independence-considered the fundamental question of comparative law and politics-requires a perspective that spans the democracy/autocracy divide.

This book argues that explaining judicial independence-considered the fundamental question of comparative law and politics-requires a perspective that spans the democracy/autocracy divide.

Why is cabinet government so resilient?

Why is cabinet government so resilient?

Democracy in a Time of Misery: From Spectacular Tragedy to Deliberative Action investigates how democratic politics can unfold in creative and unexpected of ways even at the most trying of times.

Democracy in a Time of Misery: From Spectacular Tragedy to Deliberative Action investigates how democratic politics can unfold in creative and unexpected of ways even at the most trying of times.

Long gone are the times when class-based political parties with extensive membership dominated politics.

Long gone are the times when class-based political parties with extensive membership dominated politics.

Presidential term limits restrict the maximum length of time that presidents can serve in office.

Presidential term limits restrict the maximum length of time that presidents can serve in office.

In many recent democracies, candidates compete for office using illegal strategies to influence voters.

In many recent democracies, candidates compete for office using illegal strategies to influence voters.

The process of electoral change is accelerating in contemporary democracies, and this book explains why.

The process of electoral change is accelerating in contemporary democracies, and this book explains why.

Political parties have long been recognized as essential institutions of democratic governance.

Political parties have long been recognized as essential institutions of democratic governance.

Legitimacy is central for the capacity of global governance institutions to address problems such as climate change, trade protectionism, and human rights abuses.

Legitimacy is central for the capacity of global governance institutions to address problems such as climate change, trade protectionism, and human rights abuses.

How do political regimes respond to the challenges emanating from youth mobilization?

How do political regimes respond to the challenges emanating from youth mobilization?

The Handbook of Political Representation in Liberal Democracies offers a state-of-the-art assessment of the functioning of political representation in liberal democracies.

The Handbook of Political Representation in Liberal Democracies offers a state-of-the-art assessment of the functioning of political representation in liberal democracies.

Democracy requires a connection to the 'will of the people'.