Political structures: democracy Books

This book examines the enduring influence of four major political thinkers; Carl Schmitt, Louis Althusser, Ernesto Laclau, and Jacque Rancière; and through themes like modernity, constituent power, decisionism, ideology, hegemony, populism, and...

Red, White, & Bruised is not just a poetry collection-it's a literary alarm bell.With searing verse and unflinching clarity, it rips through the myths of the American dream to expose the machinery beneath: generational poverty, political theater,...

About the BookA RARE VIEW OF INDIA'S EVOLVING POLITICAL TERRAIN OFFERED BY ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED JOURNALISTS, ASHUTOSH.In 2024, India cast perhaps its most important vote to date. There was a palpable fear that a clear majority for the Bharatiya...

This innovative volume provides a theoretically informed comparative investigation of the links between revolutions, totalitarianism and democracy.

This book delves into the core of representative democracy in order to explain its main features - institutional and imaginary - and to show the reasons for its increasing dysfunctionality. It explores the constitutional imaginaries of representation,...

Interest-group lobbying is a controversial activity in American politics and this book provides a study of group power. This edition includes expanded coverage of the changing dynamics of power politics in America; new media venues and grassroots...

Elections, Parties and Representation in Post-Communist Europe 1990-2002 stresses the ways in which the development of political parties affected the quality of democracy, the nature of political representation, and political accountability in the early...

There are four philosophical elements within religious\political philosophy: Capitalism, Moralism, Humanism, and Socialism. Between these all-political parties exist: Such as Capitalism + Moralism = Republican Political Philosophy. Socialism + Humanism =...

This book is the first to outline the history of the tactic of 'no platforming' at British universities since the 1970s, looking at more than four decades of student protest against racist and fascist figures on campus.The tactic of 'no platforming' has...

In the aftermath of the cold war, political commentators spoke ebulliently of the triumph of liberal democracy over its ideological rivals. Shortly thereafter, however, a surge of ethnic and religious violence raised doubts about whether democracy could...

Timothy Kersey's book asserts that the widespread utilization of internet communications technologies, especially social media applications, has brought forth a variety of new communicative behaviors and relationships within liberal polities. Through...

In the early 19th century, Henry Hunt became one of the most stirring orators of English Radicalism. His speech following the "Peterloo" massacre cost him three years in prison and gave him a reputation for inciting the rabble to violence. This book...

This book presents cutting-edge commentaries by leading scholars that address issues of public ethics in the current period of broken politics and challenged legitimacy.

This book tackles the important issue of what happened to Asia's political systems after the fall of various political strongmen? It is generally assumed that once strongmen who dictate a nations' politics with a dictatorial or...

Ending Terrorism in Italy analyses processes of disengagement from terrorism, as well as the connected issues of reconciliation, truth and justice.

What kind of Europe do social democratic parties prefer? What is the origin of their preferences? Are they shaped by interests, institutions or ideas? If so, how? Why do social democratic political parties respond differently to the crucial question of...

This book discusses right-wing extremism by analysing Germanophone research on this topic for the first time in English, including unique survey data from Germany and Austria. Highlighting how questions of terminology can become complicated when country...

The liberal representative model of democracy is in a crisis. In protest camps, neighbourhood assemblies and through other non-hierarchical initiatives, the Occupy movement as well as other recent anti-austerity movements are redefining democracy as a...

This book analyses social movements and radical political parties' strategies in Spain, Greece, Portugal and Italy from 2008 to today. Events in 2011 such as the Arab Spring and the indignados movement in Spain initiated a new cycle of social protest...

Do aesthetic appeals to senses and emotions in political debate necessarily marginalise political reason and reduce citizens to consumers - thus dangerously undermining democracy? Or is sensuous-emotional engagement, on the contrary, a basic fact of the...

The successful Brexit referendum campaign; Donald Trump's election; and the rise of right-wing nationalist-populist political parties and movements - all of these events have incited renewed interest in public communication and the internetised media,...

This handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of the dynamics and prospects of democratization in East Asia. A team of leading experts in the field offers discussion at both the country and regional level, including analysis of democratic attitudes and...

""A Sermon Preached Before Francis Bernard, Governor; Thomas Hutchinson, Lieutenant-Governor; His Majesty�������s Council, And The House Of Representatives"" is a historical book written by Daniel Shute. The book was originally published in 1748 and...

""A Relation Of The Proceedings Concerning The Affairs Of The Kirk Of Scotland: From August 1637 To July 1638"" is a historical book written by James Nairne and published in 1830. The book covers the events that took place in the Kirk of Scotland during...

Jean-Joseph Mounier: Sa Vie Politique Et Ses Ecrits (1887) est un livre �����crit par De Laborie et Leon De Lanzac qui explore la vie politique de Jean-Joseph Mounier. Ce dernier �����tait un homme politique fran�����ais qui a jou����� un r�����le...

""Erinnerungen aus der Paulskirche"" ist ein Buch des deutschen Autors Karl Biedermann, das im Jahr 1849 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch beschreibt die politischen Ereignisse im Jahr 1848 in Frankfurt am Main, insbesondere die Sitzungen der...

Das Buch ""Die Volkssouver�����nit�����t in ihrer wahren Gestalt"" wurde 1833 von Ludwig Thilo ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine Abhandlung �����ber die Volkssouver�����nit�����t, also die Herrschaft des Volkes, und ihre wahre Gestalt. Thilo...

Die Verfassungspartei und das Ministerium Hohenwart (1871) ist ein Buch von Carl Siegmund Hohenwart. In diesem Werk untersucht der Autor die Rolle der Verfassungspartei im ������sterreichischen Ministerium unter seiner Leitung. Das Ministerium Hohenwart...

Comparatio Platonis Doctrinae de Vero Reipublicae Exemplo cum Christiana de Regno Divino Doctrina, scripta a Iulio Guilielmo Ludovico Mehliss anno MDCCCXLV, est opus quod comparationem facit inter doctrinam Platonis de vera re publica et doctrinam...

Das Buch ""Beitr�����ge zur Lehre vom Staatsgesetz und Staatsvertrag V1-2 (1886)"" von Ernst Seligmann ist eine umfassende Studie �����ber die Theorie des Staatsgesetzes und des Staatsvertrags. Es ist in zwei B�����nden unterteilt und wurde erstmals 1886...

""The Rights of Man to Property"" is a thought-provoking book written by Thomas Skidmore in 1829. The book is a proposition to make property rights equal among all adults in the present generation. Skidmore argues that the current system of property...

The Protest of Richard Bassett is a historical document written by Richard Bassett in 1802. The book is a first-hand account of the political turmoil and controversy that surrounded the election of Thomas Jefferson as the third President of the United...

The Problem of Freedom is a philosophical treatise written by George Herbert Palmer and originally published in 1911. In this book, Palmer explores the concept of freedom and its implications for human existence. He delves into the philosophical and...

The Present Relations of Church and State in England: In Accordance with the Teachings of Political Science is a book written by George Guerard Lawrence in 1867. The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between the Church of England...

The People's Charter is a historical document that was published in 1848 by the Working Men's Association. It includes the text of the People's Charter, which was a political manifesto that outlined six demands for political reform in Great Britain and...

The Preachers' Protests is a collection of lectures delivered in 1909 by Daniel I. McDermott. The lectures explore the intersection of religion, politics, and bigotry in the United States at the turn of the 20th century. McDermott examines the role of...

""The Politics of Michigan, 1865-1878"" is a historical book written by Harriette May Dilla in 1912. The book examines the political landscape of the state of Michigan during the Reconstruction era following the end of the Civil War. Dilla delves into...

The People's Sovereignty Versus Trustocracy is a book written by George Henry Shibley in 1904. The book discusses the concept of democracy and how it is being threatened by the rise of trustocracy, a system where power is concentrated in the hands of a...