Argues that the class perspective has become a political straightjacket, which obstructs understanding of contemporary social, cultural and political processes. This book guides the reader through the essentials of the class debate and asks whether class analysis still has validity.
Argues that the class perspective has become a political straightjacket, which obstructs understanding of contemporary social, cultural and political ...
In today s liberal democracies, does the political process focus on the people, or on the political leaders representing them? In Toward Leader Democracy, Jan Pakulski and Andras Korosenyi argue that there is a trend toward an increasingly pronounced focus on political leaders, or leader democracy, which is reinforced by the prominence of electronic media, the decline of major parties, the centrality of electoral competitions, and the frequently aggressive actions taken by our political elites. This trend is compatible with predictions made by elite theorists such as Max Weber and Joseph...
In today s liberal democracies, does the political process focus on the people, or on the political leaders representing them? In Toward Leader Dem...
This book analyses the changing political recruitment of the Australian federal parliamentary elite. It argues that the elite's quality has been reduced to a worrisome degree, especially since the 1990s. It suggests that the declining quality of the Australian 'political class' is a major factor behind the declining public trust in politicians.
This book analyses the changing political recruitment of the Australian federal parliamentary elite. It argues that the elite's quality has been reduc...
In providing a counterweight to the notion that political violence has irrevocably changed in a globalised world, Violence and the state offers an original and innovative way in which to understand political violence across a range of discipline areas. It explores the complex relationship between the state and its continued use of violence through a variety of historical and contemporary case studies, including the Napoleonic Wars, Nazi and Soviet 'eliticide', the consolidation of authority in modern China, post-Soviet Russia, and international criminal tribunals. It also looks at...
In providing a counterweight to the notion that political violence has irrevocably changed in a globalised world, Violence and the state offers an ori...
