’Charles Dunst’s deeply researched, timely and powerful book offers a blueprint for how democracies should fight back.’ ......more
The decade of democratic reforms in Afghanistan, 1963-1973, is often viewed as a golden era of stability and progress.......more
Gateway to the Social Contract brings together a selection of writings from political theorists Thomas Hobbes, John Lock......more
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Focusing on prominent accounts by 10 distinguished women writers, who travelled to the Ottoman Empire (in particular, to......more
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The Crisis of Israel’s Democracy, 1948 - 2025: Origins, Developments, and Consequences focuses on Israeli democracy, its......more
The monarchy is the heart of the United Kingdom’s social, political and constitutional construction. The King is a non-p......more
The monarchy is the heart of the United Kingdom’s social, political and constitutional construction. The King is a non-p......more
This book disentangles the complex processes of democratic transitions where regime change also requires a shift from a ......more
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Democracies are fragile. Freedoms that seem secure can be lost. Few historical events illustrate this as vividly as the ......more
Shifting Sands shows that Alberta is not the conservative monoculture people think it is. The Viewpoint Alberta dataset ......more
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National identity in sub-Saharan Africa is often portrayed as underdeveloped and less important than ethnic identity. Ye......more
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The definitive translation of Plato’s Republic, the most influential text in the history of Western philosophy "No one e......more
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A chilling and urgently needed exposé on the forces pushing American politics and religion toward a post-constitutional ......more
Supermajorities used to be the norm in American politics, yet today it seems unimaginable that our nation could break ha......more
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From the celebrated author of the international bestseller The End of History and the Last Man and other books on the mo......more
A renowned political theorist offers a road map to the dark forces that threaten democracy "Politics is different now be......more
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Analyzes how Taiwan’s #MeToo movement emerged from the Netflix series Wave Makers, showing how fictional storytelling mo......more
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Academics and activists debate current problems of democratic politics and seek ways to renew the ideals of democracy in......more
An overview of successive Canadian governments, from Confederation to the present, placed in the historical context of e......more
How Donald Trump laid waste to American politics, culture, and social order After Donald Trump’s rise to power, after th......more
Despite innovation to address ailing trust and rising inequalities, democratic reformers ignore the most common way that......more
An urgent case that the survival of democracy depends on reinventing the press, with ten pioneering reforms to help jour......more
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An eye-opening examination into a chilling paradox: our hunger for security--from border walls to video doorbells--is ma......more
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In Unions, Race, and Popular Democracy, Kim Scipes dives deep into the historical intricacies of labor organizing, focus......more
In Unions, Race, and Popular Democracy, Kim Scipes dives deep into the historical intricacies of labor organizing, focus......more
A lively, eye-opening account of the Roman Republic’s fall from democracy to dictatorship and the uncanny parallels to o......more
This collection of six volumes has shaped America, from colonial times to the present day. Since its founding, the Unite......more
A grounding exploration of how our online prowess shapes the very essence of democracy. The electronic age compels us to......more
This book explores the transformative role of open-source technologies and digital commons in fostering a cooperative an......more
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A much-needed defense of liberalism--what it is, why it is under threat, and why we need it more than ever--from one of ......more
An eye-opening look at the small communities of propagandists revolutionizing politics, culture, and society "Essential ......more
Herodotus and the Birth of Freedom examines Herodotus’ presentation of Persia in the History, arguing that Herodotus con......more
The Yellow Vests movement (’Les gilets jaunes’) occupied roundabouts across France in late 2018 and remains a puzzling p......more
European integration has been built on the promise of democracy. Not only should the Member States be founded on democra......more
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Do our political systems and democracies really reflect the complex reality of the 21st century? Or does politics seem t......more
Territorializing Democracy argues that the political control of space is key to understanding political participation in......more
Territorializing Democracy argues that the political control of space is key to understanding political participation in......more
Contributions by Anthony Bak Buccitelli, Richard Bauman, Norma Cantú, Miguel Díaz-Barriga, Margaret Dorsey, Ehsan Estiri......more
Contributions by Anthony Bak Buccitelli, Richard Bauman, Norma Cantú, Miguel Díaz-Barriga, Margaret Dorsey, Ehsan Estiri......more
The rise of the far right in the European Parliament and the institutional pushback it provoked In recent years, far-rig......more
The rise of the far right in the European Parliament and the institutional pushback it provoked In recent years, far-rig......more
From one of the most influential officeholders in Texas and one of the most influential power brokers in Washington over......more
From one of the most influential officeholders in Texas and one of the most influential power brokers in Washington over......more
Stephen K. Medvic’s Campaigns and Elections is a comprehensive yet compact core text that addresses two distinct but rel......more
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After being ousted by the team he founded, the Kansas City Crows, Professor Kevin Dempsey returns home to Wichita for a ......more
After being ousted by the team he founded, the Kansas City Crows, Professor Kevin Dempsey returns home to Wichita for a ......more
This book analyzes the political thought of Frederick Douglass within the larger Black Republican tradition of the ninet......more
Poverty, exclusion and lack of participation are symptomatic of state and market-based approaches to human rights. Oche ......more
Why do some democracies self-destruct? Using the collapse of democracy in ancient Athens and the Weimar Republic, as wel......more
Contemporary democracy is in crisis. People believe less and less in a system of democratic institutions that can cope w......more
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The construction, control and preservation of the Official Record is inherently contested. Those seeking greater opennes......more
A blueprint for rescuing our fragile democracy by harnessing AI Democracy is in retreat at home and abroad. Our institut......more
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INSIDE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE: A historian and former presidential speechwriter traces the origins and legacy o......more
Since the nation’s founding, Black Americans have had a unique perspective on the U.S. experience--a "second sight"--tha......more
Building on the work of key twentieth-century US and Indian thinkers, a bold argument that oppressed groups can--and sho......more
Hungary, once the poster-child of liberal democracy, is fast becoming an autocracy under Viktor Orbán. After winning an ......more
This part handbook, part history, and part personal narrative will open readers’ eyes to the oft-overlooked arm of gover......more
This timely book challenges seven widespread misconceptions about democracy that continue to shape public and academic d......more
The idea that a wave of distrust has swept over established democracies in recent years is commonly accepted. This book ......more
The idea that a wave of distrust has swept over established democracies in recent years is commonly accepted. This book ......more
In mainstream public economics it is tacitly implied that all facets of the public sector can be managed efficiently and......more