Political structures: democracy

Hard right-wing politics is growing in popularity in America, marked by Donald Trump's success in the 2016 election, and it is worth questioning what this means for the American democratic system.

Hard right-wing politics is growing in popularity in America, marked by Donald Trump's success in the 2016 election, and it is worth questioning what this means for the American democratic system.

Spain has become a remarkable democratic laboratory in which millions of citizens are experimenting with new forms of political expression.

Spain has become a remarkable democratic laboratory in which millions of citizens are experimenting with new forms of political expression.

The Routledge Handbook of Human Rights and Disasters provides the first comprehensive review of the role played by international human rights law in the prevention and management of natural and technological disasters.

The Routledge Handbook of Human Rights and Disasters provides the first comprehensive review of the role played by international human rights law in the prevention and management of natural and technological disasters.

The contributions to this volume Politics, Social Movements and Extremism take serious the fact that populism is a symptom of the crisis of representation that is affecting parliamentary democracy.

The contributions to this volume Politics, Social Movements and Extremism take serious the fact that populism is a symptom of the crisis of representation that is affecting parliamentary democracy.

There is no threat to Western democracies today comparable to the rise of right-wing populism.

There is no threat to Western democracies today comparable to the rise of right-wing populism.

Political compromise is emerging as a preferred solution for numerous apparently intractable problems.

Political compromise is emerging as a preferred solution for numerous apparently intractable problems.

The agenda of external actors often includes a number of objectives that do not necessarily and automatically go together.

The agenda of external actors often includes a number of objectives that do not necessarily and automatically go together.

Examining the conditions that not only blocked attempts to make America great again but also actively made the country worse, Why America Didn't Become Great Again identifies those organizations, institutions, politicians, and prominent characters in the forefront of the economic and social policies - ultimately asking who is responsible.

When Nelson Mandela was elected President of South Africa in 1994, the world looked on at themiracle of racial reconciliation that unfolded in South Africa.

When Nelson Mandela was elected President of South Africa in 1994, the world looked on at themiracle of racial reconciliation that unfolded in South Africa.

Although Roosevelt had no single plan to alter Congress's role, the incremental changes adopted during the New Deal transformed Congress.

Although Roosevelt had no single plan to alter Congress's role, the incremental changes adopted during the New Deal transformed Congress.

In this landmark effort to understand African American people in the New World, Gunnar Myrdal provides deep insight into the contradictions of American democracy as well as a study of a people within a people.

In this landmark effort to understand African American people in the New World, Gunnar Myrdal provides deep insight into the contradictions of American democracy as well as a study of a people within a people.

The representative assembly, or parliament, as it is most widely called, is at once an old, a ubiquitous, and a controversial political institution.

The representative assembly, or parliament, as it is most widely called, is at once an old, a ubiquitous, and a controversial political institution.

Increasingly, the religious leaders of the world are addressing problems of political economy, expressing concern about the poor.

Increasingly, the religious leaders of the world are addressing problems of political economy, expressing concern about the poor.

Covering the Courts shows how writers and journalists deal with present-day major trials, such as those involving Timothy McVeigh and O.

Covering the Courts shows how writers and journalists deal with present-day major trials, such as those involving Timothy McVeigh and O.

"e;In what must be ranked as a foremost classic of twentieth-century political philosophy, George Santayana, in the preface to his last major work prior to his death, makes plain the limits as well as the aims of Dominations and Powers: "e;"e;All that it professes to contain is glimpses of tragedy and comedy played unawares by governments; and a continual intuitive reduction of political maxims and institutions to the intimate spiritual fruits that they are capable of bearing.

"e;In what must be ranked as a foremost classic of twentieth-century political philosophy, George Santayana, in the preface to his last major work prior to his death, makes plain the limits as well as the aims of Dominations and Powers: "e;"e;All that it professes to contain is glimpses of tragedy and comedy played unawares by governments; and a continual intuitive reduction of political maxims and institutions to the intimate spiritual fruits that they are capable of bearing.

The First Amendment is perhaps the most important - and most debated - amendment in the US Constitution.

The First Amendment is perhaps the most important - and most debated - amendment in the US Constitution.

One of the most important modern developments in American constitutional law has been the extension of the Bill of Rights to the states.

One of the most important modern developments in American constitutional law has been the extension of the Bill of Rights to the states.

Politicians and pundits often scorn polarization and compromise-the intransigence of the former and the feebleness of the latter-without suggesting an alternative way.

Politicians and pundits often scorn polarization and compromise-the intransigence of the former and the feebleness of the latter-without suggesting an alternative way.

Stevens sees three crises in American judicial statesmanship.

Stevens sees three crises in American judicial statesmanship.

There are few issues as controversial as where to draw the line between church and state.

There are few issues as controversial as where to draw the line between church and state.

In this major new work, Dominique Schnapper continues her investigation into changes in contemporary democracy.

In this major new work, Dominique Schnapper continues her investigation into changes in contemporary democracy.

Joseph de Maistre had no doubt that the root causes of the French Revolution were intellectual and ideological.

Joseph de Maistre had no doubt that the root causes of the French Revolution were intellectual and ideological.

The 1910s was a decade in which theories of socialism, pacifism, and collectivism flowered.

The 1910s was a decade in which theories of socialism, pacifism, and collectivism flowered.

When The New Democracy first appeared in 1912, it was widely regarded as one of the most influential works of the Progressive Era.

When The New Democracy first appeared in 1912, it was widely regarded as one of the most influential works of the Progressive Era.

In this age of large cities, mass culture, and ever more massive events, people must struggle against an overwhelming crowd of their own creations to maintain human integrity.

In this age of large cities, mass culture, and ever more massive events, people must struggle against an overwhelming crowd of their own creations to maintain human integrity.

Although it was written at a time of national self-criticism, The Supreme Court on Trial remains a classic examination of the place of the Supreme Court in the American political system.