Political structure and processes

This comprehensive sourcebook covers the evolution of LGBTQ engagement in American politics, from the emergence of gay rights as a political issue in the early 1970s to the present day, when LGBTQ issues occupy a prominent place in politics.

This book assesses the many changes that have occurred within the European Parliament and in its external relations since the Lisbon treaty (2009) and the last European elections (2014).

After the collapse of communism, some thirty countries scrambled to craft democratic constitutions.

Issue intensity explains why some politicians propose policies that frustrate majorities and some voters do not participate in politics.

Examines the models, influences and players that shape public policy in Australia, addressing both theory and real-world challenges.

Ontario is the most populous province in Canada and perhaps the most complex.

Religious repression--the non-violent suppression of civil and political rights--is a growing and global phenomenon.

Constitutional reform is a topic of perennial academic debate, perhaps now more than ever amid sharp polarization in the electorate and government.

The presidency of Bill Clinton has an intrinsic historical significance: a marker of generational change, as he was the first 'baby boomer' to reach the White House; the first president whose personal life received no less attention than his policies; and the first elected Democrat President to win re-election since Franklin Roosevelt.

This book examines the vision and strategy of the EU's Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ), which has become one of the key objectives of the European Union (EU).

This book examines the contribution of the European Commission to the process of transformation of EU borders.

Which socializing agents are influential in people joining terror groups?

This book describes the levels of unequal electoral participation in thirty-six countries worldwide.

The 21st century is on the verge of a possible total economic and political revolution.

Discover a fascinating and novel look at the U.

Francis Fukuyama claims that liberal democracy is the end of history.

For the last seventy years, experts have tried to define the nature of Turkey's partnership with the US.

The first study to use Jomo Kenyatta''s political biography and presidency as a basis for examining the colonial and postcolonial history of Kenya.

A ready-reference encyclopedia, now in its Third Edition, detailing the workings and personalities of the U.

Until the late 1980s, there were very few democratically elected governments in the developing world.

International Organizations (IOs) were designed to provide global public goods, among which security for all, trade for the richest, and development for the poorest.

Islam has become a potent political force around the world since it reemerged in the late 1960's and 1970's as a religio-political alternative to failed nationalist ideologies.

This book explores people's lived experience of discussing politics online.

In recent years, Europe has been buffeted by a series of contested crises that seemingly undermine and overwhelm its institutions and ideals: the economic shocks of 2008, the open disputes over migration, the political uncertainty generated by Brexit and the inroads made by various populist and nationalist parties into government.

Wie liest man eine Landschaft?

A comprehensive assessment of the nature and evolving character of authoritarian regimes, their changing character and the main theoretical explanations of their incidence, character and performance.

A bold new approach to combatting the inherent corruption of representative democracyThis provocative book reveals how the majority of modern liberal democracies have become increasingly oligarchic, suffering from a form of structural political decay first conceptualized by ancient philosophers.

This book is a comprehensive compilation of all reports, testimony, correspondence; and other publications issued by the Congressional Research Service during the month of August, grouped according to topics.

Reflects on developments in trade practices law in Australia over the last 30 years.

With the rise of both populist parties and social movements in Europe, the role of emotions in politics has once again become key to political debates, and particularly in the Spanish case.

What role do the church fathers play in the life of a modern Christian?

This book examines the history, theological beliefs and current contextual practices of faith-based NGOs who work in the area of human trafficking that involves the sex industry.

This volume attempts to examine the many possible causes of Brexit.

Canada and the United States: Differences that Count investigates why and how the United States and Canada—while so close and seemingly so similar—remain different in so many ways.

What adventure novelist could have invented the life of Giuseppe Garibaldi?

This book evaluates the record of the Left in Brazil and Venezuela, two key cases of the "e;pink tide"e; wave.

The Routledge Handbook of Political Parties provides a systematic and comprehensive overview of the study of political parties provided by leading experts in the field.

Contemporary security has expanded its meaning, content and structure in response to globalisation and the emergence of greatly improved world-wide communication.

In 13th century, the Szeklers were granted a territory (Terra Sirulorum) on the eastern border of the kingdom of Hungary.

This book investigates the relationship of secrecy as a social practice to contemporary media, news cultures and public relations.

Neither given nor granted, democracy requires conflict, often violent confrontations, and challenges to the established political order.

This book investigates state supreme court elections in the United States, from World War II to the present.

Despite notable socio-economic development in the Arab region, a deficit in democracy and political rights has continued to prevail.

Women need to be significantly more qualified than men to win political office.

This innovative edited collection provides a comprehensive analysis of modern secularism across Asia which contests and expands prevailing accounts that have predominantly focused on the West.