Democracy

Edited by Michael Saward

Democracy refers both to a political system and a political idea. As a name for a political system, it refers to the fact that the...

Published December 7th 2006 by Routledge.

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Law Reform in Developing and Transitional States

By Tim Lindsey

Law reform in developing countries has become an increasingly topical subject in recent years. A critical issue is why so many law reform projects in developing...

Published December 7th 2006 by Routledge.

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Women, Quotas and Politics

Edited by Drude Dahlerup

This is the first world-wide, comparative study of the controversial new trends of gender quotas now emerging in global politics, presenting a comprehensive overview of...

Published December 5th 2006 by Routledge.

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International Cooperation and Arctic Governance

Regime Effectiveness and Northern Region Building

Edited by Olav Schram Stokke, Geir Hønneland

A new exploration of the impacts of Arctic regimes in such vital areas as pollution, biodiversity, indigenous affairs, health and climate change.

The post-Cold War...

Published November 30th 2006 by Routledge.

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Social Capital and Associations in European Democracies

A Comparative Analysis

Edited by William A. Maloney, Sigrid Rossteutscher

This unique book offers an empirical assessment of how social and political involvement relates to theories of citizenship and democracy, providing a detailed comparative assessment...

Published October 19th 2006 by Routledge.

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Party Policy in Modern Democracies

By Kenneth Benoit, Michael Laver

A new and wide-ranging empirical overview of party policy in 47 modern democracies, including all of the new democracies of Eastern Europe.

It updates and radically extends...

Published October 5th 2006 by Routledge.

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Participatory Democracy and Political Participation

Can Participatory Engineering Bring Citizens Back In?

Edited by Thomas Zittel, Dieter Fuchs

A detailed new examination of the initiatives governments are exploring to reform the institutions and procedures of liberal democracy in order to provide more opportunities...

Published October 5th 2006 by Routledge.

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Global Environmental Institutions

By Elizabeth R. DeSombre

There has been a concurrent growth in interest in the institutions that deal with global environmental issues. A vast number of international organizations address these...

Published September 14th 2006 by Routledge.

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Democratic Politics and Party Competition

Edited by Judith Bara, Albert Weale

This new book introduces innovative research on democracy from the leading Comparative Manifestos Project (CMP).

It details the key achievements of the project to date, illustrates how its findings...

Published August 24th 2006 by Routledge.

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Comparing Welfare Capitalism

Social Policy and Political Economy in Europe, Japan and the USA

Edited by Bernhard Ebbinghaus, Philip Manow

This book challenges the popular thesis of a downward trend in the viability of welfare states in competitive market economies.
With approaches ranging from historical case...

Published August 14th 2006 by Routledge.

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