En la última década del siglo XX, algunos países latinoamericanos comenzaron a incorporar enmiendas institucionales destinadas a hacer frente a la crisis de representación política en la región, la cual puso en entredicho el rol del Partido como principal instrumento que mediatiza la relación de los ciudadanos con el poder político.
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An illuminating look at the transformative role that rituals play in our political livesThe Politics of Ritual is a major new account of the political power of rituals.
Why some of Asia's authoritarian regimes have democratized as they have grown richer-and why others haven'tOver the past century, Asia has been transformed by rapid economic growth, industrialization, and urbanization-a spectacular record of development that has turned one of the world's poorest regions into one of its richest.
In this provocative book, Stein Ringen argues that the world's democracies are failing to live up to their ideals--the United States and Great Britain most especially.
A soldier's eye view of Vietnam's fiercest close-quarters battle upon its 50th anniversaryKhe Sanh's Hill Fights of 1967as experienced by co-author Bobby Maras and told in this hour-by-hour, day-by-day accountwere carnage on the ground, much of it hand-to-hand fighting in the dark.
Democracia y desplazamiento durante la guerra civil colombiana es uno de los pocos libros disponibles en inglés y en español que ofrecen una visión integral sobre la guerra civil colombiana y la guerra contra las drogas.
A través de diversas exploraciones del vínculo entre los cines latinoamericanos y el período de la transición democrática, este libro se propone abrir polémicas, plantear interrogantes, combatir contra lugares comunes, rever nociones y lecturas canonizadas, fomentar la emergencia de categorías analíticas que den cuenta de la complejidad del fenómeno focalizado.
En Teoría política e historia constitucional, Claudio Contreras sigue una línea de investigación que inició con su tesis doctoral defendida en la Universidad Nacional de Plata.
Clearing up the confusion about religion, re-visioning the core elements of spiritual traditions, and transcending the fault line of secular-versus-religious.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, updated with a new PrefaceThe essential blueprint for a better future, by Labour's economic mastermind Stellar: brilliant, incredibly pragmatic Rory Stewart Refreshingly optimistic The Times No one has done more to re-inject sanity into our national policy Emily Maitlis'Everyone should read this book if they care about our country' Tom BaldwinGreat Britain?
How cable television upended American political life in the pursuit of profits and influenceAs television began to overtake the political landscape in the 1960s, network broadcast companies, bolstered by powerful lobbying interests, dominated screens across the nation.
This book enhances critical perspectives on human rights through the lens of performance studies and argues that contemporary artistic interventions can contribute to our understanding of human rights as a critical and embodied doing.
This book explores political cynicism as a driving force at the heart of the current crisis of democracy in the United States, focusing on the crisis and the role of education, popular culture and news media in fostering and fighting cynicism.
This book enhances critical perspectives on human rights through the lens of performance studies and argues that contemporary artistic interventions can contribute to our understanding of human rights as a critical and embodied doing.
This book examines EU external border violence and the role of Frontex, and how it can be made legally and politically accountable for these incidents.
This book explores political cynicism as a driving force at the heart of the current crisis of democracy in the United States, focusing on the crisis and the role of education, popular culture and news media in fostering and fighting cynicism.
La Constitución Nacional reconoce el derecho de las autoridades indígenas para ejercer funciones jurisdiccionales dentro de su ámbito territorial, de conformidad con sus propias normas y procedimientos.
Este libro, a través de ahondar en los procesos políticos durante los gobiernos de Néstor y Cristina Kirchner, se propone entenderlos en sí mismos y sustentar una interpretación de la mutación de la democracia contemporánea.
This book examines EU external border violence and the role of Frontex, and how it can be made legally and politically accountable for these incidents.
The familiar problems of democratic capitalism have given way to a deep crisis challenging the basic forms of governance introduced around the late 18th century and then gradually expanded and developed until the late 20th century.
How Donald Trump laid waste to American politics, culture, and social orderAfter Donald Trump's rise to power, after the 2020 presidential election, after January 6, is American politics past the point of no return?
How reforms limiting electoral misconduct completed the process of democratizationBetween 1850 and 1918, many first-wave democracies in Europe adopted electoral reforms that reduced the incidence of electoral malfeasance.
How Tocqueville's ideas can help us build resilient liberal democracies in a divided worldHow can today's liberal democracies withstand the illiberal wave sweeping the globe?
El libro Cali, ciudad-región ampliada: Un territorio metropolitano es producto de un trabajo de investigación interdisciplinaria e interinstitucional realizado por la Alianza de Universidades para el Desarrollo Urbano Regional con Equidad, constituida por la Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, la Universidad ICESI, la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana-Cali, la Universidad de San Buenaventura-Cali y la Universidad del Valle.
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How China's political model could prove to be a viable alternative to Western democracyWesterners tend to divide the political world into "e;good"e; democracies and "e;bad"e; authoritarian regimes.
How Woodrow Wilson's vision of making the world safe for democracy has been betrayed-and how America can fulfill it againThe liberal internationalist tradition is credited with America's greatest triumphs as a world power-and also its biggest failures.
