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Introduction: representative democracy and parliamentary party groups Knut Heidar and Ruud Koole Chapter 1. Approaches to the study of parliamentary party groups Knut Heidar and Ruud Koole Chapter 2. …

geschrieben von Knut Heidar (Autor) und R. A. Koole (Autor)

Latin American societies have undergone fundamental changes in the past two decades, moving from capitalist economies with very wide-ranging state intervention to more market-driven systems. After a …

geschrieben von Evelyne Huber (Herausgeber)

This book examines the emergence, role and future of …

1. Theorizing Actorness 2. The EU as Economic Power and Trade Actor 3. International Environmental Policy 4. Development Co-operation and Humanitarian Assistance 5. Relations with 'Near-Abroad' 6. …

geschrieben von Charlotte Bretherton (Autor) und John Vogler (Autor)

Fighting for First Amendment rights is as popular a pastime in America as ever, but just because you can get on your soapbox doesn't mean anyone will be there to listen. Town squares have emptied out …

1. Introduction 2. Weapons of the Wobblies: The street speaking fights 3. The Public Forum Doctrine 4. The Mauling of Public Space 5. God, Caesar, and the Constitution 6. Brave New Neighborhoods 7. …

geschrieben von Margaret Kohn (Autor) und Kohn Margaret (Autor)

Anthony Seldon is the co-founder of the Institute of Contemporary British History, and is Headmaster of Brighton College and Master Elect of Wellington College. He is the author or editor of over …

Tony Blair's strong start to his third term has brought his relatively lacklustre second term into sharp relief. The second term should have been the time when New Labour fulfilled its manifesto …

Part I. Politics and Government: 1. The Blair premiership Dennis Kavanagh; 2. Parliament Philip Cowley and Mark Stuart; 3. Elections and public opinion Pippa Norris; 4. Local government Tony Travers; …

geschrieben von Anthony Seldon (Herausgeber) und Dennis Kavanagh (Herausgeber)

Recent electoral successes of the Freedom Party in Austria, List Pim Fortuyn in The Netherlands, the People's Party in Denmark and the National Front in France have demonstrated the appeal of parties …

List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical Background and Methodology; 2.1 Why examine Anti-Political Establishment Parties?; 2.2 Definitional Problems in the …

geschrieben von Amir Abedi (Autor)

Marcus Taylor is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University, Montreal. Writing on development studies, the World Bank and contemporary Latin America, …

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive analysis of three decades of neoliberal reforms in Chile. Chile is often described as a "model" of neoliberal development policy. Marcus Taylor shows …

Acknowledgements; Introduction: Neoliberalism and Social Transformation; Chapter 1: The Rise and Crisis of the Chilean National-Developmentalist State; Chapter 2: Chicago to the Rescue - The Emergence …

geschrieben von Marcus Taylor (Autor)

The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and …

Analyses the most important issues surrounding Iran's nuclear capability and its potential to develop atomic weapons; the changes and developments in Iran's nuclear program since the 2005 Iranian …

CONTENTS Foreword Jamal S. Al-Suwaidi Introduction: Iran's Nuclear Activities: Issues and Implications 1 Iran's Nuclear Capability and its Potential to Develop Atomic Weapons John Simpson 2 Iran's …

geschrieben von Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies an (Herausgeber)

Hauptseminararbeit aus dem Jahr 2002 im Fachbereich Politik - Int. Politik - Thema: Europäische Union, einseitig bedruckt, Note: 1,3, Universität Augsburg (Philosophische Fakultät), …

geschrieben von Tatjana Butorac (Autor)

Josiah Ober holds the Constantine Mitsotakis Chair in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University. His books include "Athenian Legacies, Political Dissent in Democratic Athens", and …

Understanding how democracy can lead to prosperity and security is among the most pressing political challenges of modern times. Democracy and Knowledge reveals how ancient Greek politics can help us …

List of Illustrations xi List of Tables xii Preface xiii List of Abbreviations xvii Athenian Money, Taxes, Revenues xviii CHAPTER ONE: Introduction: Dispersed Knowledge and Public Action 1 Theory …

In this pathbreaking work, Josiah Ober draws on the full array of modern social science to explain the amazing success of Athenian democracy. He argues persuasively that the Athenians were able to …

geschrieben von Josiah Ober (Autor)