Out-of-control debt. Populism. Political vitriol and corruption. Where did America go wrong? Or rather, when did America......more

Democracy is future-oriented and self-correcting: today’s problems can be solved, we are told, in tomorrow’s elections. ......more

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

Using an elite consensus/conflict analytical frame, this book examines why some majority Muslim countries perform much b......more

Legitimizing Authority places the American state apparatus back in the foreground to rethink the development of the coun......more

Prime Ministers (PMs) are the most influential, powerful, and visible politicians in parliamentary democracies. Their pr......more

The authors of this volume challenge conventional notions about Habsburg and Czechoslovak politics, arguing that they we......more

Thomas Jefferson was not chosen to write the Declaration of Independence merely because he was well-liked or could turn ......more

Much of the world today views America as an imperialist nation bent on global military, economic, and cultural dominatio......more

Do you ever wonder if modern democracy truly aligns with religious teachings? Can a system like Shariah law offer a more......more

Resulting from a collaborative approach, Doing Democracy in "Third Places" presents the results of multi-site ethnograph......more

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

Notes on Democracy by H. L. Mencken is a sharp, irreverent, and fearless dissection of democratic ideals from one of Ame......more

This book enquires into the state of health of contemporary democracies, offering a sociological reading of democracy to......more

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

The "philosopher of truth" (Jill Lepore, The New Yorker) shows why truth is an essential democratic value--and how it ca......more

How minority issues concern all of us, and why a new conception of justice grounded in solidarity can revitalize democra......more

What has gone wrong with the left--and what leftists must do if they want to change politics, ethics, and minds. Leftist......more

Imagine a world where democracy sparkles like a kaleidoscope, shifting and shining with every twist of history, technolo......more

"Americans live in the greatest representative republic in the history of the planet which is defined each day by ’We th......more

This introductory American politics textbook highlights political controversies and debates that make politics compellin......more

"Populism" is what democracy is called when the people vote for the "wrong" things, like Brexit or Donald Trump or Berni......more

"Populism" is what democracy is called when the people vote for the "wrong" things, like Brexit or Donald Trump or Berni......more

Canada Defies Annexation reveals the powerful and untold story of how Canada has repeatedly resisted American attempts t......more

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

Talking to Tyrants breaks new ground in the study of Classical Greek history and political thought, exploring the previo......more

USA Today bestseller American Booksellers Association bestseller "Kendzior is an absolutely terrific writer." --Sebastia......more

Bringing together experts from across the social sciences, this book examines the consolidation of authoritarianism in V......more

"William Jennings Bryan: A Concise But Complete Story of His Life and Services" offers a compelling look at one of the m......more

"William Jennings Bryan: A Concise But Complete Story of His Life and Services" offers a compelling look at one of the m......more

"The New Democracy: A handbook for Democratic speakers and workers" by Walter Vrooman offers a fascinating glimpse into ......more

H.L. Mencken’s "Notes on Democracy" remains a provocative and insightful exploration of democratic principles and their ......more

H.L. Mencken’s "Notes on Democracy" remains a provocative and insightful exploration of democratic principles and their ......more

"The Ghost in the White House" by Gerald Stanley Lee delves into the heart of American democracy and the challenges faci......more

Alexis de Tocqueville’s "Democracy In America, Vol. 1 of 2," remains a cornerstone of political science, offering profou......more

Alexis de Tocqueville’s "Democracy In America, Vol. 1 of 2," remains a cornerstone of political science, offering profou......more

Alexis de Tocqueville’s "American Institutions And Their Influence" remains a cornerstone of political science, offering......more

John Dewey’s "Democracy and Education" remains a cornerstone of educational and social philosophy. Dewey explores the vi......more

John Dewey’s "Democracy and Education" remains a cornerstone of educational and social philosophy. Dewey explores the vi......more

Explore the philosophical underpinnings of democracy during a time of global upheaval in Edward Howard Griggs’s "The Sou......more

Gerald Stanley Lee’s "Crowds: A Moving-Picture of Democracy" delves into the complexities of social problems and mass be......more

Gerald Stanley Lee’s "Crowds: A Moving-Picture of Democracy" delves into the complexities of social problems and mass be......more

"[A] bracingly original book." --Harold Holzer, Wall Street Journal How a band of antislavery leaders recovered the radi......more

Collector’s Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket What makes a republic thrive-or collapse? In this bold and provocativ......more

Government and market failures spur many citizens to practical action today. Around the globe people form renewable ener......more

What would the world look like if artificial intelligence held the reins of political power? In this provocative and tim......more

This book revitalizes the discourse on backsliding democracy and the global rise of autocracy, extending the consequence......more

This book revitalizes the discourse on backsliding democracy and the global rise of autocracy, extending the consequence......more

About the Book A COMPREHENSIVE PROFILING OF ALL THE MAJOR LEADERS OF THE INDIAN RIGHT-WING, NOW THE SINGLE BIGGEST FACTO......more

In recent years there has been great interest in new forms of citizen participation, such as citizens’ assemblies or del......more

In "Did I Hear You Right?", Stephen P. McCue delivers a biting compilation of jaw-dropping quotes from Democratic leader......more

This book carefully examines the constraints and possibilities for participatory governance under capitalism. Bridging c......more

"For the Left, FDR was a champion of the working class and the oppressed, suffering abuse as a ’traitor to his class.’ H......more

This book analyses the evolving nature of democratic threats and identifies strategies necessary to safeguard democratic......more

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

The future of Europe as a community of democratic states is deeply uncertain. The European Union, founded to promote ’ev......more

As one of the most influential ideas in modern European history, democracy has fundamentally reshaped not only the lands......more

This book brings together political philosophers, democratic theorists, empirical political scientists and policy expert......more

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

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Weaves together the arguments and evidence surrounding voting age to present a compelling case in favour of lowering the......more

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

This is a notebook from The Cranky Canuck series. A series created by Patriotic Canadians for like-minded lovers of Cana......more

Faith, Nationalism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy highlights the use of religious identity to fuel the rise of ill......more

This book argues that political communities are in a critical thinking crisis, which inhibits high-quality reasoning in ......more

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

"This book explores the Greek state’s attempts to build a mosque. Looking at the project’s decades-long history of failu......more

"This book explores the Greek state’s attempts to build a mosque. Looking at the project’s decades-long history of failu......more

Traditionally, democracies died in dramatic and violent ways. Military coups, armed insurrections, and sudden overthrows......more

Since the 2010s, populism and illiberal politics have been on the rise. Demagogue leaders preach simplified rhetoric to ......more

Why the crisis of Christianity has become a crisis for democracy "Concise and elegant. . . . Rauch applies careful resea......more

Things start to heat up in the national capital when protests erupt in the campus of JNU against the protestors of the j......more

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Creating Democracy brings into dialogue two important theorists of democracy: Hannah Arendt and Mikhail Bakhtin. This bo......more