ilość książek w kategorii: 8300
Arguing Comparative Politics
ISBN: 9780198299974 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Assembling articles by one of the foremost scholars in comparative politics, this volume covers the important works and ideas in the field from the last thirty years, most notably the nature of contemporary democracy and its prospects. It begins with a personal analysis of the intellectual, and often political, reasons why and how Stepan chose to engage in certain critical arguments over the last thirty years. Dividing into three sections, the volume then explores state and society, constructing polities, and varieties of democracies. It contains articles on civil society, political society,...
Assembling articles by one of the foremost scholars in comparative politics, this volume covers the important works and ideas in the field from the la...
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431,25 zł |
The Classical Athenian Democracy
ISBN: 9780198721369 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This critical study, designed for the modern reader, explains what the institutions of the classical Athenian democracy were, how they worked, and on what assumptions they were founded. Incorporating important recent work by historians, epigraphists, and archaeologists, Stockton traces the broad development of the Athenian constitution from the reforms of Solon in the early sixth century to those of Ephialtes in the late 460s B.C., carefully examining the fully-developed democratic system of the post-Ephialtic period. Stockton translates all Greek terms and explains difficult essays making...
This critical study, designed for the modern reader, explains what the institutions of the classical Athenian democracy were, how they worked, and on ...
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315,36 zł |
Regimes and Democracy in Latin America: Theories and Methods
ISBN: 9780199219902 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume focuses on democracy in Latin America and assesses the state of current knowledge on the topic and identifies new research frontiers in the study of Latin American politics. It provides an overview of research agendas and strategies used in the literature over the past four decades. It tackles a series of central questions--What is democracy? Is democracy an absolute value? Are current conceptualizations of democracy adequate? How and why does democracy work or fail in Latin America?--and spells out the implications of answers to these questions for current research agendas. It...
This volume focuses on democracy in Latin America and assesses the state of current knowledge on the topic and identifies new research frontiers in th...
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225,97 zł |
Political Parties in Advanced Industrial Democracies
ISBN: 9780199240555 / Angielski / Twarda / 488 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on the expertise of an impressive team of internationally known specialists, the book engages systematically with the evidence to show that, while a degree of popular cynicism towards them is often chronic, though rarely acute, parties have adapted and survived as organizations, remodelling themselves to the needs of an era in which patterns of linkage and communication with social groups have been transformed.
Drawing on the expertise of an impressive team of internationally known specialists, the book engages systematically with the evidence to show that, w...
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387,79 zł |
Comparative Politics
ISBN: 9780199240562 / Angielski / Miękka / 488 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on the expertise of an impressive team of internationally known specialists, the book engages systematically with the evidence to show that, while a degree of popular cynicism towards them is often chronic, though rarely acute, parties have adapted and survived as organizations, remodelling themselves to the needs of an era in which patterns of linkage and communication with social groups have been transformed.
Drawing on the expertise of an impressive team of internationally known specialists, the book engages systematically with the evidence to show that, w...
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479,54 zł |
The Politics of Memory: Transitional Justice in Democratizing Societies
ISBN: 9780199240807 / Angielski / Twarda / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the most important political and ethical issues faced during a political transition from authoritarian or totalitarian to democratic rule is how to deal with legacies of repression. This book explores the important aspect of transitional politics, assessing how Portugal, Spain, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Germany after reunification, Russia, the Southern Cone of Latin America and Central America, as well as South Africa, have confronted legacies of repression.
One of the most important political and ethical issues faced during a political transition from authoritarian or totalitarian to democratic rule is ho...
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694,43 zł |
The Politics of Memory: Transitional Justice in Democratizing Societies
ISBN: 9780199240906 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the most important political and ethical issues faced during a political transition from authoritarian or totalitarian to democratic rule is how to deal with legacies of repression. This book explores the important aspect of transitional politics, assessing how Portugal, Spain, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Germany after reunification, Russia, the Southern Cone of Latin America and Central America, as well as South Africa, have confronted legacies of repression.
One of the most important political and ethical issues faced during a political transition from authoritarian or totalitarian to democratic rule is ho...
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513,35 zł |
Arguing Comparative Politics
ISBN: 9780199242702 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Assembling articles by one of the foremost scholars in comparative politics, this volume covers the important works and ideas in the field from the last thirty years, most notably the nature of contemporary democracy and its prospects. It explores state and society, constructing polities, and varieties of democracies; contains articles on civil society, political society, economic society, and a usable state; and compares and contrasts the incentive systems and political practices of parliamentarianism, presidentialism, and semi-presidentialism.
Assembling articles by one of the foremost scholars in comparative politics, this volume covers the important works and ideas in the field from the la...
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706,50 zł |
The International Dimensions of Democratization: Europe and the Americas
ISBN: 9780199243754 / Angielski / Miękka / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In recent years, and especially following the end of the cold war, democratization has become one of the most crucial issues on the international political scene. Here, highly respected scholars from around the world explore the role and importance of international relations in the democratic development of states in the Americas and Europe, combining theoretical approaches with a rich set of empirical case studies.
In recent years, and especially following the end of the cold war, democratization has become one of the most crucial issues on the international poli...
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479,54 zł |
Institutions and Democratic Citizenship
ISBN: 9780199244294 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Divided into two parts, this highly informative work first contributes to the debate on democracy's preconditions, then explores the historical development of state structures. Its primary conclusion is that democracy is not the product of social and economic forces, yet, to a greater extent, it is the consequence of prevailing institutional conditions, i.e. the nature of the state. In the second section, Hadenius maintains that the differing modes of state have displayed a variable capacity for governance and economic development. Thus, the evolution of state structures has consequences...
Divided into two parts, this highly informative work first contributes to the debate on democracy's preconditions, then explores the historical develo...
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887,59 zł |
Institutions and Democratic Citizenship
ISBN: 9780199246663 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Divided into two parts, this highly informative work first contributes to the debate on democracy's preconditions, then explores the historical development of state structures. Its primary conclusion is that democracy is not the product of social and economic forces, yet, to a greater extent, it is the consequence of prevailing institutional conditions, i.e. the nature of the state. In the second section, Hadenius maintains that the differing modes of state have displayed a variable capacity for governance and economic development. Thus, the evolution of state structures has consequences...
Divided into two parts, this highly informative work first contributes to the debate on democracy's preconditions, then explores the historical develo...
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146,30 zł |
Federalism, Democratization, and the Rule of Law in Russia
ISBN: 9780199246991 / Angielski / Twarda / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How has Russia's political elite struggled to build a federal system of government out of the rubble of the Soviet empire? This ground-breaking book examines the public debates, official documents, and political deals that built Russia's federal house, and analyzes the strength of its troubled foundation.
How has Russia's political elite struggled to build a federal system of government out of the rubble of the Soviet empire? This ground-breaking book e...
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803,08 zł |
Deliberative Democracy and Beyond Liberals, Critics, Contestations
ISBN: 9780199250431 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this ground-breaking study, John Dryzek argues that democratic theory is now dominated by a deliberative approach. As one of those responsible for this turn, John Dryzek now takes issue with the direction it has taken. Discussing the models of democracy advocated by both friends and critics of the deliberative approach, Dryzek shows that democracy should be critical of established power, transitional in extending beyond national boundaries, and dynamic in its openness to changing constraints upon and opportunities for democratization.
In this ground-breaking study, John Dryzek argues that democratic theory is now dominated by a deliberative approach. As one of those responsible for ...
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233,22 zł |
Democracy Transformed?: Expanding Political Opportunities in Advanced Industrial Democracies
ISBN: 9780199264995 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The popular pressures for reforms of the democratic process have mounted across the OECD nations over the past generation. In response, democratic institutions are changing, evolving, and expanding in ways that may alter the structure of the democratic process. These changes include reforms of the electoral process, the expansion of referendums, introduction of open government provisions, and more access points for direct political involvement. Indeed, some observers claim that we are witnessing the most fundamental transformation of the democratic process since the creation of mass democracy...
The popular pressures for reforms of the democratic process have mounted across the OECD nations over the past generation. In response, democratic ins...
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392,62 zł |
Subnational Democracy in the European Union: Challenges and Opportunities
ISBN: 9780199270910 / Angielski / Miękka / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book deals with the theoretical implications of the changing nature of the European Member states and with the concept of new regionalism. Not only does it explore the historical and philosophical background of democracy in various countries, but also it offers an exposition of the institutional expression of democracy at different levels. In addition, it examines the role of pressure groups, policy networks, and political parties; includes a survey of critiques of sub-national democracy; and examines innovative approaches to improving regional and local democracy.
This book deals with the theoretical implications of the changing nature of the European Member states and with the concept of new regionalism. Not on...
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199,41 zł |
The Performance of Democracies: Political Institutions and Public Policy
ISBN: 9780199286423 / Angielski / Twarda / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Is the performance of western democracies in decline? Which countries show the best performance? What type of democracy works best? This book offers a comprehensive analysis of twenty-one OECD countries, systematically examining all major domestic policy areas--domestic security policy, economic policy, social policy, and environmental policy. The findings confront widely held assumptions about the performance of democracies and the role of democratic institutions.
Is the performance of western democracies in decline? Which countries show the best performance? What type of democracy works best? This book offers a...
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827,22 zł |
Democracy Transformed?: Expanding Political Opportunities in Advanced Industrial Democracies
ISBN: 9780199291649 / Angielski / Miękka / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The popular pressures for reforms of the democratic process have mounted across the OECD nations over the past generation. In response, democratic institutions are changing, evolving, and expanding in ways that may alter the structure of the democratic process. These changes include reforms of the electoral process, the expansion of referendums, introduction of open government provisions, and more access points for direct political involvement. Indeed, some observers claim that we are witnessing the most fundamental transformation of the democratic process since the creation of mass democracy...
The popular pressures for reforms of the democratic process have mounted across the OECD nations over the past generation. In response, democratic ins...
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204,24 zł |
Representation
ISBN: 9780202308852 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume, offers the thoughts of twenty scholars on the theory, history, and practice of representation. Two developments make a new appraisal of this subject timely. One is the decision of the United States Supreme Court requiring representation to be democratic in the sense of affording every voter an equal voice in government. The other, that some governments that are not democratic, in the sense of having freely competitive political parties, are now, nevertheless, "representative."
This volume, offers the thoughts of twenty scholars on the theory, history, and practice of representation. Two developments make a new appraisal of t...
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229,32 zł |
Prometheus Wired
ISBN: 9780226037462 / Angielski / Miękka / 354 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The author debunks claims that a networked society will provide the infrastructure for a political revolution and shows that the resources we need for understanding and making sound judgements about this technology are surprisingly close at hand.
The author debunks claims that a networked society will provide the infrastructure for a political revolution and shows that the resources we need for...
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150,23 zł |
Reading Public Opinion: How Political Actors View the Democratic Process
ISBN: 9780226327471 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Public opinion is one of the most elusive and complex concepts in democratic theory, and we do not fully understand its role in the political process. Reading Public Opinion offers one provocative approach for understanding how public opinion fits into the empirical world of politics. In fact, Susan Herbst finds that public opinion, surprisingly, has little to do with the mass public in many instances.
Herbst draws on ideas from political science, sociology, and psychology to explore how three sets of political participants--legislative staffers, political activists, and... Public opinion is one of the most elusive and complex concepts in democratic theory, and we do not fully understand its role in the political process....
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160,97 zł |