Political structures: democracy

One of the most hotly-contested debates in contemporary democracy revolves around issues of political presence, and whether the fair representation of disadvantaged groups requires their presence in elected assemblies.

Party Reform is a new comparative study of the politics of party organization.

This book seeks to answer the question 'Which institutional architecture for which kind of democracy for the EU?

Before 1893 no woman anywhere in the world had the vote in a national election.

Before 1893 no woman anywhere in the world had the vote in a national election.

Calls by political leaders, social activists, and international policy and aid actors for accountability reforms to improve governance have never been more widespread.

We live in a time of crises - economic turmoil, workplace disempowerment, unresponsive government, environmental degradation, social disintegration, and international rivalry.

We live in a time of crises - economic turmoil, workplace disempowerment, unresponsive government, environmental degradation, social disintegration, and international rivalry.

Whereas some Western democracies have turned toward substantially tougher law and order policies, others have not.

Whereas some Western democracies have turned toward substantially tougher law and order policies, others have not.

How can an "e;ethics of listening"e; guide the media to contribute to the deepening of democracy in Africa?

How can an "e;ethics of listening"e; guide the media to contribute to the deepening of democracy in Africa?

During Latin America's third democratic wave, a majority of countries adopted a runoff rule for the election of the president, effectively dampening plurality voting, opening the political arena to new parties, and assuring the public that the president will never have anything less than majority support.

During Latin America's third democratic wave, a majority of countries adopted a runoff rule for the election of the president, effectively dampening plurality voting, opening the political arena to new parties, and assuring the public that the president will never have anything less than majority support.

Systems engineering offers a set of capabilities and competencies to design and manage complex systems as they evolve.

Systems engineering offers a set of capabilities and competencies to design and manage complex systems as they evolve.

The study of institutions, a core concept in comparative politics, has produced many rich and influential theories on the economic and political effects of institutions, yet it has been less successful at theorizing their origins.

The study of institutions, a core concept in comparative politics, has produced many rich and influential theories on the economic and political effects of institutions, yet it has been less successful at theorizing their origins.

In the past thirty years, women's representation and gender equality has developed unevenly in Latin America.

In the past thirty years, women's representation and gender equality has developed unevenly in Latin America.

America is at a crossroads.

Despite being one of the world's most vibrant democracies, police estimate between five and ten percent of the murders in South Africa result from vigilante violence.

Despite being one of the world's most vibrant democracies, police estimate between five and ten percent of the murders in South Africa result from vigilante violence.

Across the Muslim world, religion plays an increasingly prominent role in both the private and public lives of over a billion people.

Across the Muslim world, religion plays an increasingly prominent role in both the private and public lives of over a billion people.

Recent decades have seen growing concern regarding problems of electoral integrity.

Faithonomics uses economic theory to provide a new and unorthodox view of religion in today's world.

Faithonomics uses economic theory to provide a new and unorthodox view of religion in today's world.

The foundings of constitutional democracies are commonly traced to singular moments.

The Public's Law is a theory and history of democracy in the American administrative state.

The Public's Law is a theory and history of democracy in the American administrative state.

Recent decades have seen growing concern regarding problems of electoral integrity.

The rise of China will undoubtedly be one of the great spectacles of the twenty-first century.

The rise of China will undoubtedly be one of the great spectacles of the twenty-first century.

In this book Fred Dallmayr lays the groundwork for a new understanding of democracy.

In this book Fred Dallmayr lays the groundwork for a new understanding of democracy.

The first book length study of property-owning democracy, Republic of Equals argues that a society in which capital is universally accessible to all citizens is uniquely placed to meet the demands of justice.

Challenging the conventional narrative that the European Union suffers from a "e;democratic deficit,"e; Athanasios Psygkas argues that EU mandates have enhanced the democratic accountability of national regulatory agencies.

Challenging the conventional narrative that the European Union suffers from a "e;democratic deficit,"e; Athanasios Psygkas argues that EU mandates have enhanced the democratic accountability of national regulatory agencies.

Money is essential to the functioning of electoral politics, yet regulating its appropriate use raises complex and controversial challenges in countries around the world.

Seth Masket's The Inevitable Party is a study of anti-party reforms and why they fail.

The term coup d'etat--French for stroke of the state--brings to mind coups staged by power-hungry generals who overthrow the existing regime, not to democratize, but to concentrate power in their own hands as dictators.

The term coup d'etat--French for stroke of the state--brings to mind coups staged by power-hungry generals who overthrow the existing regime, not to democratize, but to concentrate power in their own hands as dictators.

A look inside the weaponization of social media, and an innovative proposal for protecting Western democracies from information warfare.

Money is essential to the functioning of electoral politics, yet regulating its appropriate use raises complex and controversial challenges in countries around the world.

The first book length study of property-owning democracy, Republic of Equals argues that a society in which capital is universally accessible to all citizens is uniquely placed to meet the demands of justice.

Scholars and lay persons alike routinely express concern about the capacity of democratic publics to respond rationally to emotionally charged issues such as crime, particularly when race and class biases are invoked.

The foundings of constitutional democracies are commonly traced to singular moments.

Historically speaking, our vices, like our virtues, have come in two basic forms: intellectual and moral.

In spite of America's identity as a liberal democracy, the vile act of lynching happened frequently in the Southern United States over the course of the nation's history.