Comparative politics Books

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Politik - Politische Systeme - Politisches System Deutschlands, Note: 2,3, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (Institut für Politikwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Die deutschen Parteien nach Wahlkampf und...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Politik - Politische Systeme allgemein und im Vergleich, Note: 2,3, Technische Universität Chemnitz (Institut für Politikwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Rechtsextremismus in Europa, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract:...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Politik - Politische Systeme - Politisches System Deutschlands, Note: 1,3, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus, Veranstaltung: Sozialwissenschaftliche Umweltfragen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract:...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich Politik - Grundlagen und Allgemeines, Note: 1,7, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit enthält einen umfassenden Blick auf die Stellung der Staatspräsidenten in...

Understanding the role of ethics in political science begins with the founding fathers. This book provides discussion surrounding select Federalist Papers, John Locke's Social Contract theory, and the first presidential speeches that defined...

This book introduces a new theory as a response to what has been considered as the universal model of political order with which there exist three institutional elements, namely a state, the rule of law, and government accountability. The theory also...

Thatcherism Hayek & the Political Economics of the Conservative Party explores the extent to which Hayek influenced the economic policies of Mrs Thatcher and its effect on the Conservative and Unionist Party.With the rise of fascism and Nazism...

In 2018, 10 years after the damaging recession of 2008, America struggled to hang onto its democratic values, shaken by a profound mistrust in government, with freedom of speech under attack and thousands of refugees seeking asylum in America...

Do NOT read this book if you want your passionate convictions admired or your enemy's stupidity mocked. Do NOT read this book if you have emotionally charged reactions to hot-button topics like trigger warnings, cancel culture, patriotism, fake news,...

In the past few decades, the change in China's welfare system has been characterised by a balanced distribution of benefits across social sectors and the institutionalization of welfare redistribution. This process has occurred without significant...

This book analyses changes in intelligence governance and offers a comparative analysis of intelligence democratisation.Within the field of Security Sector Reform (SSR), academics have paid significant attention to both the police and military. The...

The battle for control of the Republican Party has been ongoing for decades; however, it has been especially intense over the last few years, the time period chronicled in this book. On the one side are the party bosses and insiders, and on the other...

The purpose of this book is to understand the rise, future and implications of two important new kinds of "integrity warriors" - official anti-corruption agencies (ACAs) and anti-corruption NGOs - and to locate them in a wider context and history of...

From Fringe to Forefront: The Tumultuous Journey of American PoliticsEmbark on an odyssey through one of the most turbulent periods in recent American political history with "Tea Party to Trump: A Political Revolution Unveiled." This riveting narrative...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Politik - Allgemeines und Theorien zur Internationalen Politik, Note: 2,0, Freie Universität Berlin (Otto-Suhr-Institut für Politikwissenschaft), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Wenn man liest, welche Art von...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich Politik - Internationale Politik - Region: Russland, Länder der ehemal. Sowjetunion, Note: 1,7, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Politkwissenschaft), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit beschäftigt...

Master's Thesis from the year 2018 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: European Union, grade: 1,0, University of Cologne (Lehrstuhl für internationale Politik und Außenpolitik), language: English, abstract: At the beginning of the...

Uses an innovative theoretical framework to comparatively explore the dynamics of state expansion and contraction in Syria (1976-2005), Morocco (since 1975), and Israel (since 1967).

Elections are a fundamental element of democracy, since elected governments reflect voter preferences. At the same time, it is inevitable that policies pursued by any government closely resemble the preferences of some citizens, while alienating others...

From bans on religious symbols in public spaces, to the provision of abortion by doctors, recent cases across Europe have highlighted acute dilemmas about how best to respond to the claims of individuals or groups feeling that their values or beliefs are...

For the first time, this new collection brings together country specialists, researchers on the European Union, and leading international relations scholars to tackle a crucial question: how compatible are today's new patterns of 'policy networks' and...

This volume draws together leading experts from academia, think-tanks and donor agencies, to examine the impact of transnational knowledge networks in the formulation of local, national and global policy in the field of international development and...

The onset of a new millennium has given renewed impetus to the study of religion and its place in the secular world. Religion and Mass Electoral Behaviour in Europe is an innovative, cutting-edge study, which focuses on the question of whether - and how...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Politik - Politisches System Deutschlands, Note: 2,3, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: 1. Atomkraft - nein danke?! In den letzten Wochen bekam der Slogan „Atomkraft, nein...

Europeanization of Judicial Review argues that the higher complexity of the political framework in which laws are made today leads to less well-designed laws and loop-holes, allowing politicians to leave decisions to the courts. The higher complexity of...

How do government arrangements emerge? When and how does individual agency turn into collective agency? How do sensory experiences of violence, instability, etc affect the configuration of governance arrangements? When, why, and how are governance...

This book examines the processes of transition from authoritarian rule in Tunisia and Egypt between 2011 and 2014, arguing that differences between the two countries can be explained by the conduct of their respective political parties.

A vision of the first decade of socialism in the United States. The diverse multinational working class has achieved political supremacy and is actively eliminating bigotry, racism, and national oppression as it expands economic, social, and political...

If America falters and states secede, what kind of constitution would they use? My belief is that people will want to create a new constitution that attempts to solve all of our problems. That is what I have done. I completely started from scratch...

Legislatures are political bodies essential to democracy and the rule of law. They present social scientists with numerous intriguing puzzles, with far-reaching implications for our understanding of political institutions. Why, and how, have these...

Populist Parties and Democratic Resilience focuses on populist parties as the main agents of populism and examines when these parties turn anti-democratic and when they remain loyal to the democratic system.Following the Brexit referendum, the election...

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of how, and under which conditions, regulators in the social sectors are able to influence political agendas and issue definitions.In these political processes, agencies may become the policy entrepreneurs...

Households and Financialization in Europe develops a processual, relational and critical transdisciplinary approach to household financialization in Europe, utilizing a range of national and local case studies. It does so by drawing on debates in...

This book creates a comprehensive understanding of the status of national security in the Middle East. The essays break new ground by integrating five variables into a new national security paradigm: political legitimacy, ethnic and religious tolerance,...

Drawing upon systematic research using Q Methodology in seven countries - Denmark, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands and Sweden - this volume presents the results of the most extensive effort yet at cross-cultural, subjective...

This book investigates the ethical challenges the internet presents to contemporary parliamentary democracy in Europe and how these challenges are being addressed. It fills an important gap: current literature until now has largely focused on the study...

This volume brings together some of the most recent scholarship on government and civil society. It examines the axis of the relationship between national governments and civil society organisations (NGOs) by highlighting commonalities as well as...

This book investigates Parliaments' capacity to oversee government activities, policies and expenditures. Utilising a comparative approach, the book presents a new examination of oversight tools and discusses the conditions under which such tools are...

Decentralization is a curious policy for a central government to pursue. If politics is essentially about the struggle for power, why would anyone want to give away the power that one struggled for and won? This book argues that it is precisely party...

The first major study of General Juan Vicente Gómez's regime in Venezuela from 1908 to 1935 and the efforts of Gómez's enemies to overthrow him.

Renowned historian Andrzej Walicki here challenges the conventional understanding of the rise of nationalism and the nation-building process in East-Central Europe. Arguing that the views advanced by Hans Kohn and others are marred by an inadequate...