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This book traces the social and political history of the Muslims of south India from the later nineteenth century to Independence in 1947, and the contours that followed. It describes a community in search of political survival amidst an ever-changing...

Friedrich Kratochwil is the author of the classic book: Rules, Norms and Decisions (1989), which introduced constructivism to international relations and has had a profound and significant impact on the discipline.The Puzzle of Politics brings together...

Michael Dillon is internationally regarded for his contributions by political philosophers, international relations scholars and security studies experts, as well as by philosophers more broadly. It is difficult to overrate his importance to the...

This first volume of the Official History studies the background to privatisation, and the privatisations of the first two Conservative Governments led by Margaret Thatcher from May 1979 to June 1987. First commissioned by the then Prime Minister Tony...

On July 1st, 2007, Hong Kong celebrated the 10th anniversary of its return to the People's Republic of China, but the past decade has been a bumpy ride for both the Hong Kong people and the central leaders in China. In fact, in 2003 Beijing had already...

Sikh Nationalism and Identity in a Global Age examines the construction of a Sikh national identity in post-colonial India and the diaspora and explores the reasons for the failure of the movement for an independent Sikh state: Khalistan. Based on a...

This new study powerfully asserts the pivotal importance of the interplay between language and ethnicity, which is often underestimated as a component for political stability. These leading scholars present five key case studies of South Africa, Algeria,...

Those with a belief in open society base the demand for liberty on the recognition of human ignorance; we need to be free because we are ignorant and fallible. Free social cooperation permits us to mobilize our knowledge and develop methods of discovery...

Focusing on the forces underlying headlines, this volume examines the processes and outcomes of political socialization-the ways in which an individual acquires the attitudes, beliefs, and values of the political culture from the surrounding environment,...

In their evolution of political structures and life, countries often undergo significant conjunctures, major events that reorder political structures and norms. The examination of such conjunctures offers an important methodological framework to uncover...

"Multinational Cooperation in Peacekeeping: Lessons from the 2020 Operation Alba in Venezuela's Borders" is a comprehensive examination of the collaborative international peacekeeping effort undertaken in the volatile regions along Venezuela's borders...

"The Effeciveness of Efforts Against ISIS in Iraq and Sytia" offers a rigorous and detailed analysis of the multi-national efforts to combat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. This comprehensive book critically examines the strategies, successes, and failures of...

"The Shadow Economy: North Korea's Illicit Businesses Supporting the Communist Dictatorship" is a revealing exploration into the clandestine economic activities that have become a cornerstone for the survival of North Korea's regime. This book provides a...

Wie wirkt sich die Unterstützung des politischen Systems durch die Gesellschaftsmitglieder auf deren politische Partizipation aus? Bislang ging die Forschungsliteratur davon aus, dass Personen mit einer ausgeprägten...

Die Demokratietheorie kennzeichnet ein merkwürdiges Paradox. Während die kapitalistische Marktwirtschaft zumeist als ermöglichende Bedingung liberaler Demokratie verstanden wird, gelten die radikalen Ungleichheiten, die sie...

Der Kern des vorliegenden Buches widmet sich der Frage, wie sich Südafrikas politischesSystem in den letzten 20 Jahren seit der Transition ab Mitte der 1990er Jahre entfaltet hat. Dabei soll der Fokus zum einen auf die grundlegenden institutionellen und...

In jüngster Zeit haben sich neue Begriffe und Ansätze in der demokratisch-politischen Bildung in den Vordergrund geschoben. Dazu gehören der BLK-Ansatz „Demokratie lernen & leben" und das Förderprogramm „Demokratisch Handeln",...

Durch das Forschungsmodell der Didaktischen Rekonstruktion werden bisherige Erkenntnisweisen der Politikdidaktik gleichsam "vom Kopf auf die Füße" gestellt. Alltägliche und wissenschaftliche Vorstellungen zur Politischen Urteilsbildung werden dabei als...

1.1 Gegenstand und Erkenntnisinteresse Eine der traditionellen politikwissenschaftlichen Fragen ist die nach den Funk- onsbedingungen und -weisen von organisierten Gemeinwesen, wie sie u.a. in Form von modernen Nationalstaaten...

Dieses Buch gibt einen erstklassigen Überblick über die Forschungen von Shmuel N. Eisenstadt. Anschaulich stellt Eisenstadt dabei seine Positionen über den sozialen Wandel, über die Einheit und die Vielfalt der Moderne vor. Im...

Die Autorin widmet sich mit dem Thema des institutionellen Wandels einer zentralen Frage der gegenwärtigen politikwissenschaftlichen Forschung. Aufbauend auf neo-institutionalistische Ansätze untersucht sie einen neuen und derzeit besonders intensiv...

Legitimität und begründeter Legitimitätsglaube sind aus Sicht der liberalen politischen Philosophie nicht voneinander zu trennen: Die Regeln zur Ordnung einer Gesellschaft sind nur dann normativ gerechtfertigt, wenn die Bürger,...

In den einzelnen Beiträgen dieses Bandes werden die soziologischen Grundbegriffe Max Webers unter verschiedenen Gesichtspunkten behandelt. Zum einen wird das Verhältnis der verstehenden Soziologie Max Webers zu benachbarten...

Das Konzept des Gesellschaftsvertrags gehört seit langem zum Grundbestand der normativen Selbstwahrnehmung moderner Gesellschaften. Aber auch im Kontext der gegenwärtigen Umbrüche in Staat und Gesellschaft erfreuen sich...

Handlungs- und Entscheidungstheorien gelten als erfolgversprechende Ansätze zur Erklärung sozialen Handelns. Individuelles Handeln wird dabei als das Ergebnis eines Abwägungsprozesses gesehen: Menschen wählen aus den ...

The controversial issue of secession has received little attention from experts of federalism. The best federal studies either evade it or dismiss it in a few lines. However, this issue has been present throughout the history of federations. This book is...

Unlock the transformative power of democracy in "The Power of Democracy: Principles, Practice, and Governance." With expert insights spanning Europe to Australasia, this book unveils the profound connection between democratic ideals, effective...

"Il nemico di Washington è più da temere di quello di Mosca". È un'opinione che ho espresso più volte. Il comunismo non ha distrutto la protezione tariffaria istituita dal presidente George Washington. Il comunismo non ha costretto gli Stati...

La maggior parte degli americani sa che esiste un'epidemia di droga, ma solo una piccola minoranza è consapevole che è stata inflitta alla nostra società dai "dominatori delle tenebre, i malvagi nelle alte sfere, che preferiscono le tenebre alla luce...

Per iniziare a comprendere gli eventi mondiali, dobbiamo renderci conto che i molti eventi tragici ed esplosivi del XX secolo non sono accaduti da soli, ma sono stati pianificati secondo uno schema ben definito. Chi sono stati i pianificatori e i...

Nel corso della storia, è stato spesso sottolineato che l'uomo medio, nella maggior parte dei Paesi, ha poco o nessun tempo da dedicare a qualcosa che non sia guadagnarsi da vivere, allevare la propria famiglia e avere un lavoro che gli permetta di...

La storia della creazione delle Nazioni Unite è un classico caso di diplomazia dell'inganno. Le Nazioni Unite succedettero alla defunta Società delle Nazioni, il primo tentativo di istituire un unico governo mondiale sulla scia della Conferenza di pace...