Political structure and processes

Advocates within the human rights movement have had remarkable success establishing new international laws, securing concrete changes in human rights policies and practices, and transforming the terms of public debate.

The 2016 elections took place under intense political polarization and uncertain economic conditions, to widely unexpected results.

Nero was negligent, not tyrannical.

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is known for his populist Islamist ideology, charismatic personality, and for ushering in new forms of communication strategies in Turkey.

This book demonstrates that the effect of registration laws is not as profound as either reformers would hope or previous studies suggest.

This book explores the deterioration of the promise of the American dream, particularly for Black Americans.

An indispensable resource for understanding religion's place in American schools and in matters concerning the separation of church and state in the United States.

Explores the ways in which the activities of civil society can make global governance more democratic.

In his national bestseller Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam illuminated the decline of social capital in the US.

In the coming presidential primaries, no state is as important in setting the stage - or affecting the odds - as New Hampshire.

This book explores the dynamics of party politics in Taiwan and cross-Strait relations over the past decade.

Holding local office as a magistrate was almost essential for further prominence, but holding a commission in the militia was equally if not more important.

This groundbreaking work tells the true story behind Franklin D.

Drawing on data from the Scottish Referendum Study and subsequent Scottish Election Studies, this book provides the first in depth analysis of how voters engaged with the independence referendum in 2014 and what impact this has had on vote choice, polarisation and engagement in Scotland since then.

This 2006 work examines how elections get called mandates, how elected officials respond to these claims, and how public policy changes as a result.

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Progressive Justice in an Age of Repression provides a much-needed engagement with questions of justice and reform within the current phase of global capitalism, one that is marked not only by significant social inequality, but also political bifurcation.

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

By any measure, the 2008 presidential race has been historic.

At the same time that the Civil Rights Movement brought increasing opportunities for blacks, the United States liberalized its immigration policy.

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Confessions of a Civil Servant is filled with lessons on leading change in government and the military.

Religious fundamentalism is a powerful force not only in American domestic politics but also in the way America acts abroad.

The investigation of the internal workings of interest groups opens the view on the behavioural dynamics within these organisations.

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

In the summer of 1813, as war with Britain intensified, President James Madison secretly dispatched an envoy to the Regency government of Spain with the urgent goal of thwarting a feared British bid to use Spanish Florida as a base from which to attack the United States, and with the further hope of acquiring that territory for America.

This book discusses in detail the great historical and social significance of the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

This book revisits and analyzes three of the most accomplished twentieth century Black Diaspora activists: Malcolm X (1925-1965), Stokely Carmichael (1941-1998) and Walter Rodney (1942-1980).

The Kisan Andolan or the Indian farmers' protest of 2020-2021 is one of the longest and biggest (and victorious) social movements in the history of independent India.

The Routledge Handbook of Autocratization comprehensively and systematically explores the current understanding, and unchartered research paths, of autocratization.

This book investigates the emerging practices of science and technology librarians specific to maintaining collections, providing access to resources, and ensuring that informed decisions are made regarding limited financial resources.

Foreign investors are drawn abroad by the lure of profits, but they also face significant risks.

Palestine is often characterised, from afar, as being plagued by insurmountable difference and violent conflict along religious and ethnic lines.

Providing a comprehensive view of the constitutional architecture of federations, contributors address change and development in federal states from the standpoint of constitutional revision and reform.

This book explores whether a beleaguered press in recent years has been developing an emotive, Eurosceptic post-truth rhetoric of its own - competing for attention with populist politicians.

He, Breen, and Allison-Reumann combine qualitative and quantitative research to compare the successes and failures of attempts at federalism in Asian countries.

This book combines various theoretical approaches to explore how Finland and its people responded to the European Union (EU) refugee crisis.

In the wake of same-sex marriage legalization, most religious conservatives realize that they now share a minority viewpoint on many social issues.

The searing inside story of our broken politics from the former Cabinet minister and co-host of The Rest Is Politics.

Although humans have always migrated, the present phenomenon of mass migration is unprecedented in scale and global in reach.

Since the end of the Cold War, considerable scholarly debates have been devoted to the nature and scope of international state-building interventions in 'fragile', post-colonial states and their effectiveness in instituting democratic rule.

This book aims to advance the understanding of cultural property in armed conflict, and its significance for anti-terrorism and peace-building strategies.