Political structures: democracy Books

Les partis populistes de droite radicale sont considérés comme étant une menace pour la démocratie, bien qu'ils soient omniprésents. Le but de l'ouvrage est d'estimer leur influence sur la fabrique des politiques publiques en démocratie, en interrogeant...

Churchill once said that "democracy is the worst form of government except for all others..." and in Popular Government, Henry Sumner Maine answers him 60 years in advance with "...unless you examine any part of history at all."In this book, one of the...

This inaugural Democracy Index for Botswana is intended to set a benchmark for democracy to be measured against. The tool, developed and honed by Idasa over many years, assesses the depth of democracy in a country through five focus areas: participation,...

Political constitutions alone do not guarantee democracy; a degree of economic equality is also essential. Yet contemporary economies, dominated as they are by global finance and political rent-seekers, often block the realization of democracy. The...

The Science Of Theocratic Democracy is a book written by Du Bois Henry Loux in 1920. The book explores the concept of theocratic democracy, which is a form of government where religious leaders hold significant power and influence in the decision-making...

This new book argues that sovereignty, generally defined as the supreme authority in a political community, has a neglected democratic dimension that highlights the expansion of substantive individual rights and freedoms at home and abroad.Offering an...

Since the end of the Cold War, the promotion of democracy has occupied centre stage in global politics and in the academic debate on international relations. Governments, intergovernmental agencies, and international donors have invested significant...

Famine is the most extreme manifestation of the existence of poverty, inequality and political apathy. Whereas poverty, hunger and diseases are not easily eradicated in the world today, famines are often perceived to be relatively simple to avert...

""Reminiscences of Alfred Kelley"" is a book written by Alfred Yaple in the year 1875. The book is a memoir of Alfred Kelley, who was a prominent figure in the early history of Ohio. Kelley was a successful businessman, politician, and philanthropist who...

Essai Sur La Democratie L�������Instruction Publique Et Les Universites (1897) est un livre �����crit par Knoepfler, L. qui explore les th�����mes de la d�����mocratie, de l'�����ducation publique et des universit�����s. L'auteur examine comment ces...

Il libro ""Contro il Parlamentarismo: Saggio di Psicologia Collettiva"" del 1895, scritto da Scipio Sighele, ����� un'analisi critica del sistema parlamentare italiano dell'epoca e della psicologia collettiva che lo sostiene. L'autore sostiene che il...

The Life of General Houston, 1793-1863 is a biographical account of the life of Sam Houston, a prominent American politician and military leader. Written by Henry Bruce and originally published in 1891, the book chronicles Houston's life from his birth...

""Letters to a Young Nobleman, Upon Various Subjects, Particularly on Government and Civil Liberty"" is a book written by George Pitt in 1784. The book is a collection of letters addressed to a young nobleman, offering advice and guidance on various...

Ghana's 2004 elections were another milestone in the country's transition to a mature democracy. The essays in this volume cover about 50 constituencies studied during the 2004 elections. They assess on the bases of evidence from each set of...

Ghana's 2004 elections were another milestone in the country's transition to a mature democracy. The essays in this volume assess various aspects of this transition. The various themes focus on problem areas that impinge directly or indirectly on the...

The myths of peace and democracy in Africa are at the heart of this volume. Democracy and peace have become buzz words across postcolonial Africa. The gospel of democracy and peace is preached by national governments and by civil society and...

The Cameroon Condition brings together three seminal essays by George Ngwane, one of the most renowned, committed and daring Anglophone Cameroon writers. 'The Mungo Bridge,' is a stinging indictment of the tenuous relations between La Republique du...

A book to understand Indian elections and politics.

Chanakya Neeti is the story of Chanakya, conventionally known as Kautilya or Vishnu Gupta. He was initially a professor of economics and political science at the ancient Takshashila University, and later on administered the first Maurya emperor,...

Nathaniel Scudder, a well-educated Presbyterian physician, was an idealistic early advocate of the rebellion. Like many of his fellow graduates of the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University) he believed in the Calvinist vision of a pious...

Globality, Democracy and Civil Society explores the relationship between the concepts of democracy and civil society through a comparison of their meaning and function in different historical and cultural contexts. This volume presents detailed...

The Temporality of Political Obligation offers a critique and reconceptualization of the ways in which our political obligations - what we owe to political authorities and communities, and the reasons why we ought to obey their rules - have been...

Leading experts and rising stars in the field explore whether cosmopolitanism becomes impossible in the theoretical framework that assumed the absence of a final ground. The questions that the volume addresses refer exactly to the foundational...

This book scrutinises how political actors in the Israeli parliament (the Knesset) have articulated the security-democracy nexus in their discourses. Security crises expose political leaders to an uncomfortable dilemma: guaranteeing the safety of...

This book examines Western efforts at democracy promotion, reactions by illiberal challengers and regional powers, and political and societal conditions in target states. It is argued that Western powers are not unequivocally committed to the promotion...

The Failure of Democracy in Iraq studies democratization in post-2003 Iraq, which has so far failed, due mainly to cultural and religious reasons. There are other factors, such as the legacy of the dictatorial regime, exclusionary policies, the problem...

Is voting out of fashion? Does it matter if voters don't show up at the polls? If yes, is legal enforcement of voting compatible with democracy? These are just a few of the questions linked to the thorny problem of electoral abstention. This book...

Neither a work concerned only with her Marxist writings nor a personal biography concerned with her private life, this book examines Rosa Luxemburg's ideas on revolution and democracy and how the two are bound together by her views on the importance of...

De La Democracia En Am�����rica es un libro escrito por el fil������sofo y pol������tico franc�����s Alexis de Tocqueville en 1854. En este libro, Tocqueville analiza la democracia en los Estados Unidos durante la d�����cada de 1830, despu�����s de...

""De Leer der Trias Politica sinds Locke en Montesquieu"" is een boek geschreven door Hendrikus Reuijl en gepubliceerd in 1886. Het boek gaat over de politieke theorie van de Trias Politica, die stelt dat de macht verdeeld moet worden tussen de...

Die Lehre von den Staatsdienstbarkeiten historisch dogmatisch entwickelt ist ein Werk des deutschen Juristen Immanuel Clauss, das im Jahr 1894 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch besch�����ftigt sich mit dem Thema der Staatsdienstbarkeiten, d.h. den...

Die Lehre von den Landst�����nden nach gemeinem deutschen Staatsrecht ist ein Buch von F. A. von Campe, das erstmals 1841 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Werk befasst sich mit der Rolle der Landst�����nde im deutschen Staatsrecht und beschreibt deren...

The Christian Basis Of World Democracy is a book written by Kenneth Scott Latourette and published in 1919. The book explores the idea that democracy is rooted in Christian principles and values. Latourette argues that democracy is not just a political...

The book titled ""The Republic as a Form of Government: Or The Evolution of Democracy in America"" was written by John Scott in 1890. This book provides a detailed analysis of the evolution of democracy in America. The author argues that the republic...

The Lives Of The English Regicides V1: And Other Commissioners Of The Pretended High Court Of Justice is a historical book written by Mark Noble and published in 1798. The book focuses on the lives of the English regicides, who were involved in the trial...

The Life and Speeches of John Bright is a book written by John Bright himself and published in 1882. It is a comprehensive account of his life and political career, including his early years as a Quaker, his involvement in the Anti-Corn Law League, and...

The Edwards Papers is a book published in 1884, featuring a portion of the collection of letters, papers, and manuscripts of Ninian Edwards. This book is a compilation of historical documents that offer a glimpse into the life and times of Ninian...

Jean Boyvin: President Du Parlement De Dole, Sa Vie, Ses Ecrits, Sa Correspondance Politique, Publiee Pour La Premiere Fois (1856) is a historical book written by Jean Boyvin. The book is written in French and is about the life, writings, and political...

The book titled ""George Paul Chalmers"" by Alexander Gibson was published in 1879. It is a biography of George Paul Chalmers, a prominent figure in Scottish society during the 19th century. The book provides a detailed account of Chalmers' life and...

The politics of corruption?With just a little sleaze.Walk the corridors of power. And some interesting back-alleys.The combined novels Corrupt and Sleaze as a single anthology"Electrifying""A crash course in manipulation""I worry about this...all the...

This book is a generalized aspect of a democratic system where public of the country gives the power to some special people to run a government. This book contains the basic and essential function of a public body in a democratic domain. This book is...