Political structures: democracy

This third edition of the successful Routledge Handbook of Religion and Politics provides a definitive global survey of the interaction of religion and politics.

This third edition of the successful Routledge Handbook of Religion and Politics provides a definitive global survey of the interaction of religion and politics.

Building on the success of Stereotyping Religion: Critiquing Clich s, this follow up volume dismantles a further 10 widespread stereotypes and clich s about religion, focusing on clich s that a new generation of students are most familiar with.

In Ancient Echoes, Walter Brueggemann -- one of our most influential biblical scholars -- responds to eight "e;truth claims"e; made by the radical right in US politics.

Quakers bring a special approach to political action that draws on 360 years of activism.

Liberals have been arguing for nearly a century that racism is fundamentally an individual problem of extremist beliefs.

This book analyses the compatibility of data retention in the UK with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

Esta obra se centra en el analisis de la crisis del constitucionalismo, estudio que transita por los regimenes autoritarios, hasta anclar en el constitucionalismo erigido en la postguerra mundial.

"Lo nuestro es reír, dibujar, gozar de nuestras libertades, vivir con la cabeza muy alta frente a los fanáticos que querrían imponernos su mundo de neurosis y frustraciones, en conjunto con universitarios cebados de comunitarismo anglosajón e intelectuales, herederos de aquellos que apoyaron a algunos de los peores dictadores del siglo XX, de Stalin a Pol Pot.

Ningún fenómeno político internacional nace de la nada.

With socialism in eclipse and market economies gaining acceptance worldwide, a new kind of ethics is needed to address social injustice and inequity.

In the wake of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, the Christian Right expected major victories in the 1998 elections.

Once described by Trygve Lie as the "e;most impossible job on earth,"e; the position of UN Secretary-General is as frustratingly constrained as it is prestigious.

This book is an introduction to Pablo Gonzalez Casanova, giant of Latin American sociology.

The Rise and Decline of Modern Democracy assesses the rise of, subsequent political challenges to, and decline of, contemporary liberal democratic processes, in particular since the 'third wave' of democratization from the 1990s.

This Handbook analyzes elections in the Middle East and North Africa and seeks to overcome normative assumptions about the linkage between democracy and elections.

Contrary to the common belief that peace and democracy go hand in hand after a civil war, Pereira Watts argues they are, in fact, at a crossroads.

The objective of Arab Criminology is to establish a criminological subfield called 'Arab Criminology.

The objective of Arab Criminology is to establish a criminological subfield called 'Arab Criminology.

This book is an introduction to Pablo Gonzalez Casanova, giant of Latin American sociology.

This Handbook analyzes elections in the Middle East and North Africa and seeks to overcome normative assumptions about the linkage between democracy and elections.

Contrary to the common belief that peace and democracy go hand in hand after a civil war, Pereira Watts argues they are, in fact, at a crossroads.

Die »Letzte Generation« löst Beifallsstürme und Spendenfluten aus.

Scholars across several social science disciplines have indicated that the behavior described by the term "e;civic engagement"e; is girded by a set of attitudes that show knowledge about, and positive evaluations of, government and politics.

While China's economic rise is being watched closely around the world, the country's changing political landscape is intriguing, as well.

During the 1990s, international democracy promotion efforts led to the establishment of numerous regimes that cannot be easily classified as either authoritarian or democratic.

In recent years the United States and many other international donors have embraced civil society aid as a key tool of democracy promotion.

Why are Americans so angry with each other?

Embark on a Journey Through Americas Strategic DividesIn a nation where E Pluribus Unum stands as a historic motto, the tremors of division have never seemed more palpable.

The United States has been described as a nation with the soul of a church.

In the late 1970s when Mao's Cultural Revolution ushered in China's reform era, religion played a small role in the changes the country was undergoing.

In recent years, assistance aimed at promoting democracy abroad has become a major component of U.

In the modern era, political leaders and scholars have declared the rule of law to be essential to democracy, a necessity for economic growth, and a crucial tool in the fight for security at home and stability abroad.

Demand for practical knowledge and lessons about how the United States and other countries can more effectively promote democracy around the world has never been higher.

In the great tradition of moral argument about the nature of the economic market, Rebecca Blank and William McGurn join to debate the fundamental questionsequality and efficiency, productivity and social justice, individual achievement and personal rights in the workplace, and the costs and benefits of corporate and entrepreneurial capitalism.

The United States faces no greater challenge today than successfully fulfilling its new ambition of helping bring about a democratic transformation of the Middle East.

What role should religion play in shaping and implementing U.

A team of scholars examine the radical political changes that have taken place since 1990 in eleven key countries in Africa.

This book examines three ironic phenomena of South Korean democracy that have developed after its democratic transition in 1987.

This book examines three ironic phenomena of South Korean democracy that have developed after its democratic transition in 1987.

This book investigates the racism against Southern Italian children attending North-Western primary schools between the 1950s and the 1970s.

The Element argues that with public administration, representative democracy can work well when designed according to its values.

This book investigates the racism against Southern Italian children attending North-Western primary schools between the 1950s and the 1970s.

This book is the first collection to bring together scholars and activists working to end criminal and immigration detention.

This book is the first collection to bring together scholars and activists working to end criminal and immigration detention.