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The design of electoral systems and executive types is increasingly being recognized the key lever of constitutional engineering to be applied in the interests of political accommodation and stability in ethnically divided societies. In this groundbreaking comparative...
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OUP Oxford
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1999-01-28
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The second half of the twentieth century has witnessed several waves of democratization in Europe, the Americas, and in other regions of the world, such as South East Asia. Although for the most part these democratic regimes are no longer haunted by the prospect of a...
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OUP Oxford
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1998-07-02
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From Moses to Nelson Mandela, speeches have changed the way we see the world and the way the world is shaped.The Penguin Book of Historic Speeches gathers together the world's greatest speeches, bringing together the words of over one hundred men and women. These...
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Penguin
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1996-09-26
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Constitutional Democracy systematically examines how the basic constitutional structure of governments affects what they can accomplish. This relationship is especially important at a time when Americans are increasingly disillusioned about government's fundamental...
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Oxford University Press
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1996-03-28
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Fears that representative democracy in western Europe is in crisis are examined on the basis of trends in mass attitudes over the past two or three decades. The evidence suggests not crisis but a changing relationship between citizens and the state. This change poses a...
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OUP Oxford
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1995-11-23
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This work shows in detail the emergence and consolidation of U.S. commercial broadcasting economically, politically, and ideologically.This process was met by organized opposition and a general level of public antipathy that has been almost entirely overlooked by...
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Oxford University Press
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1995-01-26
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The collapse of the Soviet Union would seem to sound the death knell for Marxism as a blueprint for social change. Why has this doctrine - the repository of so many hopes and dreams - failed in its grand ambition to liberate the human race from poverty and oppression?...
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Clarendon Press
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1993-06-24
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A LANDMARK WORK OF POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY.A GLOBAL BESTSELLER. STILL AS RELEVANT TODAY. With the fall of Berlin Wall in 1989 the threat of the Cold War which had dominated the second half of the twentieth century vanished. And with it the West looked to the future with...
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Penguin
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1993-01-28
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The War of Independence:The Founding of the American Republic, Volume II by Claude H. Van Tyne is the Pulitzer Prize–winning continuation of his authoritative exploration into the origins and realization of American independence. Building on the foundations laid in...
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Asimis Books
Parution :
2025-10-31
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Resulting from a collaborative approach, Doing Democracy in "Third Places" presents the results of multi-site ethnographic research in seven Quebec civil society organizations. It reports on observations, analyses and comparisons of a diversity of innovative citizenship...
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University of Ottawa Press
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2025-04-22
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Across North and South America, Indigenous people play a dual political role, building self-governing structures in their own nations and participating in the elections of settler states. Doing Democracy Differently asks how states are responding to demands for...
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University of Calgary Press
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2024-08-15
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Concerns over the rise of fascism have been preoccupied with the Trump presidency and the Brexit vote in the UK, yet, globally, we are witnessing a turn towards anti-democratic and illiberal forces. From the tragic denouement of the Egyptian Revolution to the...
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Between the Lines
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2020-06-15
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Allan Blakeney believed in government as a force for good. As premier of Saskatchewan, he promoted social justice through government intervention in the economy and the welfare state. He created legal and constitutional structures that guaranteed strong human rights,...
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U of R Press
Parution :
2019-08-24
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The wait forThe Mueller Report is over. This strikingly designed edition has been prepared by expert typographers – allowing for an optimised, immersive reading experience.
"From the moment [the report] was published, two separate news universes took shape. In one, the...
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Political Press
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2019-05-30
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Throughout human history, great and free nations have been built on noble dreams. Recently, in some once promising nations, dreams of betterment and possibility, have been effectively compromised. The current political landscape, featuring cold partisan interest,...
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Miroland
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2018-10-01
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In this time of economic, ecological and social crises, a diverse array of collective movements carry the possibilities of deep democratization and alternative futures. A World to Win brings these movements alive as agents of history-in-the-making. It situates Quebec...
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Arbeiter Ring Publishing
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2016-06-01
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