The decade of democratic reforms in Afghanistan, 1963-1973, is often viewed as a golden era of stability and progress.......more

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Why women’s voices are outnumbered online and what we can do about it, by a New York Times comment moderator. If you’ve ......more

Since the 1980s the American chief executive has shifted from a paradigm of the "modern presidency" to the "partisan pre......more

Since the 1980s the American chief executive has shifted from a paradigm of the "modern presidency" to the "partisan pre......more

Following the Arab Uprisings, new ways of understanding sectarianism and sect-based differences emerged. But these persp......more

The authoritarian regime in China is a prime target of the US-led war on autocracy; however, the regime claims a majorit......more

The authoritarian regime in China is a prime target of the US-led war on autocracy; however, the regime claims a majorit......more

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The era when theorists could urge democrats to whistle their way through the world with an air of "philosophical superfi......more

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Since the constitutional separation of powers often leads to delay or obstruction rather than coordinated policymaking, ......more

Since the constitutional separation of powers often leads to delay or obstruction rather than coordinated policymaking, ......more

Suffering Victory recounts the commitment of Soviet liberal intellectuals to democratic transition during the effervesce......more

On the essential role of higher education and academic freedom in thriving democracies. Higher education is facing an ex......more

Voter turnout in local elections is paradoxical. It is where government is closest to those governed and where many firs......more

"Voting rights journalist Ari Berman has been detailing threats to our democracy for years, and his new book Minority Ru......more

How Black activism has helped achieve and maintain democracy for all Americans  In 2020, Black Americans continued a ce......more

In a divided America, the biggest solvable problem fueling political extremism and dysfunction is hiding in plain sight:......more

The New York Times bestselling author of They Knew, Hiding in Plain Sight, and The View from Flyover Country navigates a......more

A searing argument--and work of meticulous scholarship--about how American political scientists misinterpreted the elite......more

This is a story about a dangerous idea--one which ignited revolutions in America, France, and Haiti; burst across Europe......more

This book disentangles the complex processes of democratic transitions where regime change also requires a shift from a ......more

An ethnography of a long-unbuilt mosque in Greece that explores government operations and contemporary democracy Why Not......more

An ethnography of a long-unbuilt mosque in Greece that explores government operations and contemporary democracy Why Not......more

Academics and activists debate current problems of democratic politics and seek ways to renew the ideals of democracy in......more

From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in the he......more

This book presents the results of a collaborative research project through which our team completed a multisite ethnogra......more

This book presents the results of a collaborative research project through which our team completed a multisite ethnogra......more

An eye-opening portrait of the gun sellers who navigated the social turmoil leading up to the January 6 Capitol attack G......more

This book mainly seeks to explain, define and update the recurring forms of populism in the 21st century. Examples used ......more

Votes at 16 weaves together arguments and evidence to present a compelling case in favour of lowering the voting age in ......more

A provocative exploration about the architecture of power, the forces that stifle us from getting things done, and how w......more

Since the overthrow of absolute monarchy in 1932, Thailand’s political history has conventionally been interpreted as a ......more

Inside the rise of the political party, once subordinate to the IRA, that is on the brink of taking power in Ireland Sin......more

An intimate and powerful rumination on American gun violence by Paul Auster, one of our greatest living writers and "gen......more

Why the crisis of Christianity has become a crisis for democracy What happens to American democracy if Christianity is n......more

How race shapes expectations about whose losses matter In democracies, citizens must accept loss; we can’t always be on ......more

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Creating Democracy brings into dialogue for the first time two important theorists of democracy: Hannah Arendt (1906-197......more

Originally published in 1985, Retrieving Democracy offers a thorough and systematic answer to the familiar objection tha......more

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"Here, Jon Hoffman analyzes the differing ways in which political considerations impact how religion is marshaled as a t......more

"Here, Jon Hoffman analyzes the differing ways in which political considerations impact how religion is marshaled as a t......more

This book presents the legislative networks in charge of drafting democratic reforms as gatekeepers to the actual adopti......more

This book presents the legislative networks in charge of drafting democratic reforms as gatekeepers to the actual adopti......more

While many scholars, policymakers, and development practitioners view decentralization as a way to increase participatio......more

Using George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four as a guide for interpreting the role of the American state in the 21st ......more

Using George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four as a guide for interpreting the role of the American state in the 21st ......more

The Polycentric Republic presents a compelling and innovative critique of modern social contract theory. It reveals how ......more

Do our political systems and democracies really reflect the complex reality of the 21st century? Or does politics seem t......more

This book argues that, under certain societal and institutional conditions, party-, interest group- and bureaucracy-base......more

Brazil has experienced a political crisis over the last decade, starting with massive street demonstrations in 2013and c......more

This book explores the long-term impact on democracy and institution-building in post-conflict and transitory societies,......more

Traditional institutions are often considered inadequate to govern for the long term as their politicians promote short-......more

Traditional institutions are often considered inadequate to govern for the long term as their politicians promote short-......more

Explores the political philosophy of Dr B R Ambedkar and analyses his ideas on deploying political power for human cause......more

The world of post-truth is a world of intense disinformation, an offensive of pseudoscience and widespread scepticism ab......more

This book explores the challenges climate change poses to the endurance of democracy, situating this theme within the co......more

The myths about Franklin Delano Roosevelt live on. For the left, FDR was a champion of the working class and the oppress......more

Most people equate democracy with discussion, speech, and making one’s voice heard. But where does silence fit in? Democ......more

Gateway to the Social Contract brings together a selection of writings from political theorists Thomas Hobbes, John Lock......more

In today’s rapidly evolving political landscape, the intersection of democracy, leadership, and governance with artifici......more

Why do some people conceive their vote choices as mostly against, rather than for a given party/candidate? Who are these......more

Reveals how corporate greed led to scandal, corruption, and the January 6th insurrection--and how we can stop it from ha......more

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Those who keep a finger on the pulse of British democracy often announce that the patient is in a critical state. In the......more

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It is easy to be in favor of a government that reflects the will of people you like. It is more difficult to be in favor......more

Is the Kuomintang - the nationalist party of China - the villain it is sometimes portrayed to be? Or is it the embodimen......more

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at......more

It is easy to be in favor of a government that reflects the will of people you like. It is more difficult to be in favor......more

In many countries, the political backlash against neoliberalism has mainly been a retreat from democracy, with a decline......more

For readers of Hood Feminism and Against White Feminism An incisive examination of why the pillars of feminism have erod......more