Political structure and processes

How much does money really matter in American politics?

About a quarter of all democracies today legally oblige their citizens to vote, making this an important aspect of electoral systems in many settings.

First Published in 1995.

Christianity Today 2020 Book Award (Award of Merit, Theology/Ethics)Outreach 2020 Recommended Resource of the Year (Theology and Biblical Studies)The question of what makes life worth living is more vital now than ever.

This book provides a clear, systematic and up-to-date picture of the vast and dynamic industry of lobbying and Public Affairs in Europe, not only at EU level, but specifically in each of the 28 EU Member States.

Andreas Friedel lokalisiert die Ursachen der Funktionsschwächen des mit der Kontrolle der Nachrichtendienste des Bundes (BND, BfV und MAD) beauftragten Parlamentarischen Kontrollgremiums (PKGr) des Deutschen Bundestages.

“Now, more than ever, Americans are realizing that their votes count.

The dilemma of democracy arises from two contrasting trends.

Since the mid-1990s, Morocco has sought to present itself as a model of genuine and gradual reform, with decentralisation as a key tenet of this.

Tomas Young's War is the tragic yet life affirming story of a paralyzed Iraq War veteran who spent his last ten years battling heroically with his injuries, while courageously speaking against America's wars.

Both Truman and Eisenhower combined bully pulpit activity with presidentially directed messages voiced by surrogates whose words were as orchestrated by the administration as those delivered by the presidents themselves.

Political uncertainty and instability characterise many regions around the world and, increasingly, can be observed in more established democracies.

In Constitutional Revolutions Robert Justin Lipkin radically rethinks modern constitutional jurisprudence, challenging the traditional view of constitutional change as solely an extension or transformation of prior law.

This book examines democracy and governance from the unconventional and largely under researched vantage point of information.

Explores how China has reached a threshold where continued success requires re-invention of its economy and politics.

Less and less Christian demographically, America is now home to an ever-larger number of people who say they identify with no religion at all.

While a positive correlation between capitalism and democracy has existed in Western Europe and North America, the example of late-industrializing nations such as Turkey has demonstrated that the two need not always go hand in hand, and sometimes the interests of business coincide more firmly with anti-democratic forces.

This comparative study deals with the important social phenomenon of sectarianism in four medium-sized cotton towns of northwest England -- Bolton, Preston, Stockport, and Blackburn -- between 1832 and 1870.

This, the first of two volumes of Liberty and Union, is a comprehensive constitutional history of the United States from the Anglo-American origins of the Constitution through the colonial and antebellum periods, to the Civil War and the consequent restructuring of the nation.

This book analyzes and explains the ways in which major developing world cities respond to the challenge of urban violence.

Challenges tradition to show how developments in international relations repeat themselves; we may soon experience a return to past trends.

This book addresses the meaning of contemporary social democracy and how the centre-left is navigating through its current identity crisis, through a series of cases of social democratic and labour parties across Europe and the Anglosphere.

'The perfect accompaniment to a year of forest walks'Gardens Illustrated 'Books of the Year'A seductive mix of science, history and culture'Tracy Chevalier'I love this book'Lauren Laverne, as featured on BBC Radio 6 MusicA wondrous seasonal journey through Britain and Ireland's trees.

The study of voting behaviour remains a vibrant sub-discipline of political science.

This comprehensive investigation into the involvement of ordinary Christians in Church activities and in anti-clerical dissent, explores a phenomenon stretching from Britain and Germany to the Americas and beyond.

Remember when Trump was a great boss, a great father, and a great businessman, before the liberal media rewrote that narrative?

Nach der Auflösung der Sowjetunion durch die stalinistische Bürokratie sind trotz zahlreicher historischer Detailstudien weder der Charakter der Oktoberrevolution noch die Degeneration und das Scheitern des aus ihr hervorgegangenen Arbeiterstaates einer breiteren Öffentlichkeit klar, obwohl die Existenz der Sowjetunion die gesamte Geschichte des 20.

A public intellectual known for his deeply humane approach to social and urban issues, Hugh Stretton's thinking has influenced Australian public debates for many decades.

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Italy is a country of recent decline and long-standing idiosyncratic traits.

The Global Commonwealth of Citizens critically examines the prospects for cosmopolitan democracy as a viable and humane response to the challenges of globalization.

In Memory Eternal, Sergei Kan combines anthropology and history, anecdote and theory to portray the encounter between the Tlingit Indians and the Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska in the late 1700s and to analyze the indigenous Orthodoxy that developed over the next 200 years.

Ireland's relationship with the European Union has been determined by the behaviour, actions and discourse of political parties.

Adopting a multidisciplinary perspective, this book explores the key challenges associated with the proliferation of cyber capabilities.

This book provides a systematic overview and in-depth analysis of the effects of rebel group inclusion on democracy following the end of conflict across the globe.

In recent years, political parties and national legislatures in more than one hundred countries have adopted quotas for the selection of female candidates to political office.

This early work by G.

Examines constitutional change in Latin America from 1900 to 2008 and provides the first systematic explanation of the origins of constitutional designs.

This book discusses the role of grant-making foundations in supporting local communities, and how effective governance can contribute to greater success of the social projects they finance.

Since 1952, the social bases of the Democratic and Republican parties have undergone radical reshuffling.