Political structures: democracy

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.

Constitutional law is clearly shaped by judicial actors.

Why do some countries construct strong systems of social protection, while others leave workers exposed to market forces?

Populist Authoritarianism focuses on the Chinese Communist Party, which governs the world's largest population in a single-party authoritarian state.

In 2008, the collapse of the US financial system plunged the economy into the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

In 2008, the collapse of the US financial system plunged the economy into the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

Ben Ross Schneider's volume, New Order and Progress takes a thorough look at the political economy of Brazil.

Ben Ross Schneider's volume, New Order and Progress takes a thorough look at the political economy of Brazil.

What an intensely divisive election portends for American politicsThe year 2020 was a tumultuous time in American politics.

In a world that is increasingly unstable, intelligence services like the American CIA and the United Kingdom's MI6 exist to deliver security.

In a world that is increasingly unstable, intelligence services like the American CIA and the United Kingdom's MI6 exist to deliver security.

Free Market Criminal Justice explains how faith in democratic politics and free markets has undermined the rule of law in US criminal process.

Free Market Criminal Justice explains how faith in democratic politics and free markets has undermined the rule of law in US criminal process.

In this magnificent and encyclopedic overview, James T.

In this magnificent and encyclopedic overview, James T.

Policymaking in large bureaucracies is hardly a simple process.

What institutional arrangements should a well-functioning constitutional democracy have?

Political blogs have grown astronomically in the last half-decade.

Many critics attack federal judges as anti-democratic elitists, activists out of step with the mainstream of American thought.

"e;In modern nations, political disagreement is the source of both the gravest danger and the greatest security,"e; writes Cass Sunstein.

The banner of deliberative democracy is attracting increasing numbers of supporters, in both the world's older and newer democracies.

This spirited analysis--and defense--of American liberalism demonstrates the complex and rich traditions of political, economic, and social discourse that have informed American democratic culture from the seventeenth century to the present.

This volume collects some of the leading essays in contemporary democratic theory published in the past thirty years.

Constitutional law is clearly shaped by judicial actors.

Uprisings such as the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street signal a resurgence of populist politics in America, pitting the people against the establishment in a struggle over control of democracy.

Uprisings such as the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street signal a resurgence of populist politics in America, pitting the people against the establishment in a struggle over control of democracy.

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

Drawing from research conducted in Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda, Christianity, Islam, and Liberal Democracy offers a deeper understanding of how Christian and Islamic faith communities affect the political attitudes of those who belong to them and, in turn, prospects for liberal democracy.

Revolutionaries, counter-revolutionaries, and reformers the world over appeal to democracy to justify their actions.

Although many contemporary scholars have deepened our understanding of civil society through critiquing the limits of civil society discourse or seeking to offer empirical analyses of existing civil societies, none have attempted anything as bold or original as Jeffrey C.

For many Americans, the election of Barack Obama as the country's first black president signaled that we had become a post-racial nation - some even suggested that race was no longer worth discussing.

The Economics of Immigration summarizes the best social science studying the actual impact of immigration, which is found to be at odds with popular fears.

The Economics of Immigration summarizes the best social science studying the actual impact of immigration, which is found to be at odds with popular fears.

Why do some countries construct strong systems of social protection, while others leave workers exposed to market forces?

Revolution, reform, and resilience comprise the respective fortunes of modern Iran, Turkey, and Egypt.

Revolution, reform, and resilience comprise the respective fortunes of modern Iran, Turkey, and Egypt.

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.

The days of "e;revolutionary"e; campaign strategies are gone.

The days of "e;revolutionary"e; campaign strategies are gone.

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.

Drawing from research conducted in Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda, Christianity, Islam, and Liberal Democracy offers a deeper understanding of how Christian and Islamic faith communities affect the political attitudes of those who belong to them and, in turn, prospects for liberal democracy.

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

Revolutionaries, counter-revolutionaries, and reformers the world over appeal to democracy to justify their actions.

Few political concepts are as emblematic of our era as democratic accountability.

Thoroughly revised, this new edition of Critical Theory of Technology rethinks the relationships between technology, rationality, and democracy, arguing that the degradation of labor--as well as of many environmental, educational, and political systems--is rooted in the social values that preside over technological development.

"e;Liberal democracy"e; is the name given to a regime that much of the world lives in or aspires to, and both liberal and deliberative theorists focus much of their intellectual energy on working to reshape and perfect this regime.

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Populist Authoritarianism focuses on the Chinese Communist Party, which governs the world's largest population in a single-party authoritarian state.

Placed within the context of the past decade's war on terror and emergent Latino migrant movement, Reform without Justice addresses the issue of state violence against migrants in the United States.