Is the cure for the ills of democracy more democracy? Is it possible to have too much democracy in a well-functioning government? What should an…

Why has the integration of women into Congress been so slow? Is there a "political glass ceiling" for women? Although women use the same strategic…

Based on extensive original research and interviews with a wide variety of key players, this is a compelling assessment of the Labour Party in power.…

This is an excellent new contribution to current academic and policy debates, and will be of great interest internationally to all students, researchers, public sector…

This is a new assessment of the new parliaments that emerged as communism collapsed.

The sudden fall of the Soviet bloc stimulated both the rapid emergence…

This collection of original essays breaks new ground by examining the dynamics of ethnic politics at the local level, rather than following in the footsteps…

This book examines the role that political Islam plays in processes of democratization in the Muslim world, detailing the political processes that facilitate the collective…

Previously published as a special issue of Social Semiotics, this book grapples with such questions as: What does it mean to be a citizen in…

This volume questions whether ideas of revolution are still relevant in the postmodern and globalized world of the twenty-first century.

Featuring contributions from some of…

Starting from the principal-agent perspective, this book offers a new analysis of government. It interprets political institutions as devices designed to solve the omnipresent principal-agent…