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What Kind of Democracy?
Participation, Inclusiveness and Contestation
Häftad, 2018
754 kr
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The broad expansion of non-electoral political participation is considered one of the major changes in the nature of democratic citizenship in the 21st century. Most scholars – but also governments, transnational and subnational political institutions, and various foundations – have adopted the …
End of Communist Rule in Albania
Political Change and The Role of The Student Movement
Inbunden, 2019
2600 kr
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This book provides a comprehensive examination of the Albanian Student Movement of 1990–1991. To date, there are no thorough studies of the first year of the post-Communist transition in Albania, which constitutes the most critical period of transition. The lessons to be learned are vast and of …
Shaping Citizenship
A Political Concept in Theory, Debate and Practice
Av Claudia Wiesner, Anna Björk m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
798 kr
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Citizenship is a core concept for the social sciences, and citizenship is also frequently interpreted, challenged and contested in different political arenas. Shaping Citizenship explores how the concept is debated and contested, defined and redefined, used and constructed by different agents, at …
Manipulating Political Decentralisation
Africa's Inclusive Autocrats
Av Lovise Aalen, Ragnhild L. Muriaas
Häftad, 2019
798 kr
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Can autocrats establish representative subnational governments? And which strategies of manipulation are available if they would like to reduce the uncertainty caused by introducing political decentralisation? In the wake of local government reforms, several states across the world have introduced …
Authoritarian Gravity Centers
A Cross-Regional Study of Authoritarian Promotion and Diffusion
Av Marianne Kneuer, Thomas Demmelhuber
Inbunden, 2020
2525 kr
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Autocracies not only resist the global spread of democracy but are sources of autocratic influence and pressure. This book presents a conceptual model to understand, assess, and explain the promotion and diffusion of authoritarian elements.Employing a cross-regional approach, leading experts …
Politics as a Science
A Prolegomenon
Av Philippe C. Schmitter, Marc Blecher
Häftad, 2020
651 kr
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In Politics as a Science, two of the world's leading authorities on Comparative Politics, Philippe C. Schmitter and Marc Blecher, provide a lively introduction to the concepts and framework to study and analyze politics.Written with dexterity, concision and clarity, this short text makes no claim …
Politics as a Science
A Prolegomenon
Av Philippe C. Schmitter, Marc Blecher
Inbunden, 2020
2525 kr
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In Politics as a Science, two of the world's leading authorities on Comparative Politics, Philippe C. Schmitter and Marc Blecher, provide a lively introduction to the concepts and framework to study and analyze politics.Written with dexterity, concision and clarity, this short text makes no claim …
Authoritarian Gravity Centers
A Cross-Regional Study of Authoritarian Promotion and Diffusion
Av Marianne Kneuer, Thomas Demmelhuber
Häftad, 2021
695 kr
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Autocracies not only resist the global spread of democracy but are sources of autocratic influence and pressure. This book presents a conceptual model to understand, assess, and explain the promotion and diffusion of authoritarian elements.Employing a cross-regional approach, leading experts …
Populism in Global Perspective
A Performative and Discursive Approach
Av Pierre Ostiguy, Francisco Panizza m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
2525 kr
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Pathbreaking theoretically and innovative in treatment, Populism in Global Perspective is a seminal addition to the literature on arguably the most controversial and fervently discussed topic in political science today.The book brings together established and rising stars in the field of populism …
Populism in Global Perspective
A Performative and Discursive Approach
Av Pierre Ostiguy, Francisco Panizza m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
651 kr
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Pathbreaking theoretically and innovative in treatment, Populism in Global Perspective is a seminal addition to the literature on arguably the most controversial and fervently discussed topic in political science today.The book brings together established and rising stars in the field of populism …
Trust and Terror
Social Capital and the Use of Terrorism as a Tool of Resistance
Häftad, 2020
695 kr
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Why do some individuals choose to protest political grievances via non-violent means, while others take up arms? What role does whom we trust play in how we collectively act? This book explores these questions by delving into the relationship between interpersonal trust and the nature of the …
From Religious Empires to Secular States
State Secularization in Turkey, Iran, and Russia
Av Birol Başkan
Inbunden, 2014
2525 kr
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In the 1920s and the 1930s, Turkey, Iran and Russia vehemently pursued state-secularizing reforms, but adopted different strategies in doing so. But why do states follow different secularizing strategies? The literature has already shattered the illusion that secularization of the state has been a …
Moments of Truth
The Politics of Financial Crises in Comparative Perspective
Av Francisco Panizza, George Philip
Inbunden, 2013
2525 kr
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The current financial and sovereign debt crisis of the European Union and the United States can be regarded as the most recent of a wave of financial and sovereign debt crises that have affected different regions of the world over the past quarter century. While there is a large and growing body of …
End of Communist Rule in Albania
Political Change and The Role of The Student Movement
Häftad, 2021
716 kr
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This book provides a comprehensive examination of the Albanian Student Movement of 1990–1991. To date, there are no thorough studies of the first year of the post-Communist transition in Albania, which constitutes the most critical period of transition. The lessons to be learned are vast and of …
Right-Wing Populism in Latin America and Beyond
Häftad, 2023
651 kr
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With contributions from 22 scholars and empirical material from 29 countries within and beyond Latin America, this book identifies subtypes of populism to further understand right-wing populist movements, parties, leaders, and governments. It seeks to examine whether the term populism continues to …
Right-Wing Populism in Latin America and Beyond
Inbunden, 2023
2526 kr
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With contributions from 22 scholars and empirical material from 29 countries within and beyond Latin America, this book identifies subtypes of populism to further understand right-wing populist movements, parties, leaders, and governments. It seeks to examine whether the term populism continues to …
Populism in Power
Discourse and Performativity in SYRIZA and Donald Trump
Inbunden, 2023
2526 kr
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Shifting attention away from policy achievements and effects on democracy, this book focuses on the charismatic function of populist discourse – comprising antagonistic narratives, transgressive style and appeals to the common people.The book puts forward an integrative approach that brings …
Populism in Power
Discourse and Performativity in SYRIZA and Donald Trump
Häftad, 2024
651 kr
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Shifting attention away from policy achievements and effects on democracy, this book focuses on the charismatic function of populist discourse – comprising antagonistic narratives, transgressive style and appeals to the common people.The book puts forward an integrative approach that brings …
Is There Such a Thing as Populism?
3 Provocations and 5 1/2 Proposals
Häftad, 2024
607 kr
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Is There Such a Thing as Populism? calls into question our common understanding of populism. Taken on their own, commonplace references to the people, leaders, or elites are more like dog whistles or false positives of populism than part of a serious attempt to address the phenomenon. Scholars …
Is There Such a Thing as Populism?
3 Provocations and 5 1/2 Proposals
Inbunden, 2024
2144 kr
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Is There Such a Thing as Populism? calls into question our common understanding of populism. Taken on their own, commonplace references to the people, leaders, or elites are more like dog whistles or false positives of populism than part of a serious attempt to address the phenomenon. Scholars …
Making of China’s Working Class
A World to Lose
Av Marc Blecher
Häftad, 2026
607 kr
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Marc Blecher presents a seminal analysis of the development of the urban working class in China. Chinese workers have been the subjects of a great deal of analysis by scholars, documentation by journalists and activists, and portrayal by writers, filmmakers, and artists. The Making of China’s …
Making of China’s Working Class
A World to Lose
Av Marc Blecher
Inbunden, 2026
2525 kr
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Marc Blecher presents a seminal analysis of the development of the urban working class in China. Chinese workers have been the subjects of a great deal of analysis by scholars, documentation by journalists and activists, and portrayal by writers, filmmakers, and artists. The Making of China’s …
Politics of Governance
Actors and Articulations in Africa and Beyond
Av Lucy Koechlin, Till Förster
Inbunden, 2014
2525 kr
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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 arrangements institutionalized?This book seeks to …
Trust and Terror
Social Capital and the Use of Terrorism as a Tool of Resistance
Inbunden, 2017
2525 kr
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Why do some individuals choose to protest political grievances via non-violent means, while others take up arms? What role does whom we trust play in how we collectively act? This book explores these questions by delving into the relationship between interpersonal trust and the nature of the …
Manipulating Political Decentralisation
Africa's Inclusive Autocrats
Av Lovise Aalen, Ragnhild L. Muriaas
Inbunden, 2017
2525 kr
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Can autocrats establish representative subnational governments? And which strategies of manipulation are available if they would like to reduce the uncertainty caused by introducing political decentralisation? In the wake of local government reforms, several states across the world have introduced …
Politics of Governance
Actors and Articulations in Africa and Beyond
Av Lucy Koechlin, Till Förster
Häftad, 2016
622 kr
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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 arrangements institutionalized?This book seeks to …
Migration Governance across Regions
State-Diaspora Relations in the Latin America-Southern Europe Corridor
Häftad, 2017
505 kr
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Migration policies are rarely effective. Examples of unintended and undesirable outcomes abound. In Latin America, very little is known about the impact and long-term sustainability of state policies towards emigrants. Following a world-wide trend, Ecuador, Uruguay, Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil …
What Kind of Democracy?
Participation, Inclusiveness and Contestation
Inbunden, 2016
2525 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The broad expansion of non-electoral political participation is considered one of the major changes in the nature of democratic citizenship in the 21st century. Most scholars – but also governments, transnational and subnational political institutions, and various foundations – have adopted the …
From Religious Empires to Secular States
State Secularization in Turkey, Iran, and Russia
Av Birol Başkan
Häftad, 2016
695 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In the 1920s and the 1930s, Turkey, Iran and Russia vehemently pursued state-secularizing reforms, but adopted different strategies in doing so. But why do states follow different secularizing strategies? The literature has already shattered the illusion that secularization of the state has been a …
Shaping Citizenship
A Political Concept in Theory, Debate and Practice
Av Claudia Wiesner, Anna Björk m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
2760 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Citizenship is a core concept for the social sciences, and citizenship is also frequently interpreted, challenged and contested in different political arenas. Shaping Citizenship explores how the concept is debated and contested, defined and redefined, used and constructed by different agents, at …
