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A Field Guide to Democratized Living provides the tools to empower people to create a more just and desirable future for......more

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

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How neoliberal governments neutralize democracy by treating citizens as a set of social enemies Why do neoliberal polici......more

An illuminating account of how Americans have been divided by the very value that unites them. America today is being to......more

In Winning It Back, David A. Crockett explores why presidents who promise to set things aright--to "restore"--so often u......more

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

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Challenging the notion that populism is an anomaly in European politics, this book argues that its nationalist rhetoric ......more

Reframing Tocqueville’s ideas through an Eastern lens: what democracy and freedom mean in China. This book adopts an Eas......more

A powerful analysis of Brazil’s authoritarian resurgence and the dynamic strategies of dissent that redefined political ......more

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How the everyday habits and attitudes of ordinary liberals and conservatives shape the health of American democracy. In ......more

How the everyday habits and attitudes of ordinary liberals and conservatives shape the health of American democracy. In ......more

A new theory of democracy that emphasizes equal accountability and explains the crisis of democracy and authoritarianism......more

An analysis and guide on when institutions should take stances on public issues. Universities and colleges face increasi......more

Why debunked political rumors persist and how to combat them Political rumors and misinformation pollute the political l......more

In the tradition of Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny, the author of the vital "battle-cry of a book" (The Guardian) Rage Beco......more

Gabrielle Appleby is a professor of constitutional law at the UNSW Faculty of Law & Justice and is currently a Professor......more

’This is a must read book for all those who love America and want it to be healed.’ -- Justin Webb, presenter of the BBC......more

A major history from the Founding to our embittered present that "explains the void" (Politico) at the center of America......more

From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Hacker’s Mind and Data & Goliath, an informative and wide-ranging expl......more

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The New Conservatism and its Critics examines the pressing issue of contemporary conservatism in the United States in li......more

This book examines how journalists should deal with the growing tide of political disinformation and public scepticism t......more

Exploring the idea of Persia as a means of investigating the soul of this fascinating nation. In 1721, the French philos......more

Examines Nigeria’s challenges with consolidating democracy and the crisis of governance arising from structural errors o......more

In this open access book, Kofi Anani finds ways forward through the Blended Representation Principle (BRP), which stipul......more

A tech insider who has been hailed by The New Yorker for her "forceful critique" of Big Tech describes what must be done......more

Many Americans believe that the United States is in decline. They see a country that has become unrecognizable: where in......more

Forensic political biography of the Labour Party leader Hailed as a human-rights champion and political outsider, what s......more

McGuinty holds up a torch, lighting the way for politicians struggling to be a "good one." Politics can seem like a roug......more

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THE FIRST EXAMINATION OF DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA AND WHY IT WORKED IN AMERICA AND FAILED IN MOST OTHER PLACES. Alexis de To......more

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The performative arts of political communication and representation in Mumbai In an era of global political passions, ma......more

The Heritage Guide to the Constitution A fully revised third edition of The Heritage Guide to the Constitution, a landma......more

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Enlargement is often considered to be the strongest foreign policy tool available to the European Union, and is instrume......more

Saerom Han provides a reassessment of Tunisian democratisation by exploring why and how unemployed protesters became art......more

Political parties are caught in the crossfire of contemporary criticism. Some are accused of being excessively technocra......more

Why is there a sense of unease about Australian politics? William Maley argues that a key reason is that while Australia......more

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

Since it was published in 1776, the Declaration of Independence has been used to advocate for social justice and to main......more

A penetrating account of how, over many decades, conservative backlash to the administrative state led to the rise of a ......more

The election of populist politicians in recent years seems to challenge the commitment to democracy, if not its ideal. T......more

A bold case for reimagining the American project and making American democracy real--from a formidable new voice in poli......more

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Democratic dysfunction can arise in both ’at risk’ and well-functioning constitutional systems. It can threaten a system......more

An urgent and gripping look at the erosion of voting rights and its implications for democracy, told through the stories......more

A philosophical and historical analysis of the paradox of French democracy that illuminates the challenges of the curren......more

Imagine an American president who imprisoned critics, spread a culture of white supremacy, and tried to upend the law so......more

How Tocqueville’s ideas can help us build resilient liberal democracies in a divided world How can today’s liberal democ......more

The Psychology of Attack Politics explores the use of political attacks in election campaigns, and the way in which thei......more

Ongoing struggles over core principles of democratic governance The regime question--often boiled down to "democracy or ......more

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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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