The Ashgate Research Companion to the politics of democratization in Europe

concepts and histories

Eds. Kari Palonen, Tuija Pulkkinen, José María Rosales. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'Democratization' is a concept often used in academic book titles. Yet not many of them deal with the initial breakthrough of democratization. This research companion presents an alternative view to the widespread assumption that Western democracies should ...

On the presidency

teacher, soldier, shaman, pol

In an election year in which everyone seems to be looking for change, Tom Cronin reminds us that it is important to look back at presidential precedents and pitfalls, carrying forward these lessons as we look ahead in the "search for the perfect president." America ...

Bailén

Cualquier persona que empieza la lectura de 'Bailén' sin previo conocimiento de los 'Episodios' anteriores tiene, al principio, algunas dificultades para entrar de lleno en la narración. En particular, no puede identificar con precisión la voz narradora, un yo que está recordando lo que cuenta ...

The myth of digital democracy

Is the Internet democratizing American politics? Do political Web sites and blogs mobilize inactive citizens and make the public sphere more inclusive? "The Myth of Digital Democracy" reveals that, contrary to popular belief, the Internet has done little to broaden political discourse but in fact ...

Le régime politique de la Ve République

Né en 1958 d'une crise politique dont la guerre d'Algérie est le révélateur dramatique, le régime de la Ve République rompt ostensiblement avec la tradition parlementaire. Désormais, l'autonomie et l'efficacité du pouvoir exécutif priment sur la confrontation et la délibération des ...

The triumph of order

democracy and public space in New York and London

In an effort to create a secure urban environment in which residents can work, live, and prosper with minimal disruption, New York and London established a network of laws, policing, and municipal government in the nineteenth century aimed at building the confidence of the citizenry ...

Democracy as problem solving

civic capacity in communities across the globe

Complexity, division, mistrust, and "process paralysis" can thwart leaders and others when they tackle local challenges. In "Democracy as Problem Solving", Xavier de Souza Briggs shows how civic capacity - the capacity to create and sustain smart collective action - can be developed and used. In an ...

Routledge handbook of political management

Ed. Dennis W. Johnson. "The Routledge Handbook of Political Management" is a comprehensive overview of the field of applied politics, encompassing political consulting, campaigns and elections, lobbying and advocacy, grass roots politics, fundraising, media and political communications, the role of the parties, political leadership, and ...

La ciencia española del Derecho político-constitucional en sus textos

(1808-1939)

En este Libro se analiza la historia de la Ciencia española del Derecho político-constitucional desde 1808 hasta 1939 a través de una serie de textos escritos por los maestros españoles de esta disciplina: Flórez Estrada, Arguelles, Nicolás Garelli, Eudaldo Jaumeandreu, Ramón de Salas, Donoso Cortés ...

Bad for democracy

how the presidency undermines the power of the people

Throughout our history, Americans have been simultaneously inspired and seduced by the American presidency and concerned about the misuse of presidential power - from the time of Lincoln, Wilson, and FDR to Nixon, Reagan, and George W. Bush - as a grave threat to the United States ...

Conspiracy theories

secrecy and power in american culture

JFK, Karl Marx, the pope, Aristotle Onassis, Howard Hughes, Fox Mulder, Bill Clinton, both George Bushes - all have been linked to vastly complicated global (or even galactic) intrigues. Two years after Mark Fenster first published Conspiracy Theories, the attacks of 9/11 stirred the imaginations ...

Latin American neostructuralism

the contradictions of post-neoliberal development

CONTENTS: List of Acronyms Introduction Latin Americas Post-neoliberal Turn 1 Conceptual Innovation: Combining Growth, Equity, and Democracy 2 Methodological Retreats 3 Historicizing Latin American Neostructuralism 4 Neostructuralism in Chile and Brazil 5 Foundational Myths, Acts of Omission 6 Effacing the Deep Structure of Contemporary Latin ...

De la injusticia penal a la justicia social

¿Qué tipo de ciudadanos termina tras las rejas? ¿Cómo actúa el Estado, a través del sistema punitivo, en sociedades marcadas por una fuerte desigualdad? ¿Corremos el riesgo de que se use el aparato coercitivo estatal para mantener un estado de cosas injustificado que sistemáticamente beneficia ...

Teoría general del Derecho y del Estado

El presente libro tiene por objeto formular nuevamente, más bien que volver a publicar, pensamientos e ideas anteriormente expuestos en alemán y en francés. El propósito ha sido doble: en primer término, presentar los elementos esenciales de lo que el autor ha denominado la #teoría ...

Entre el pasado definitivo y el futuro posible

ejercicios de reflexión política en clave democrática

Este libro ofrece una serie de reflexiones sobre diversos episodios de la vida pública mexicana que el autor conoció de manera directa y cercana; muestra la importancia de cualidades como la capacidad de autocrítica y pluralidad que deben mostrar los políticos en cualquier parte del ...

The Constitution of equality

democratic authority and its limits

What is the ethical basis of democracy? And what reasons do we have to go along with democratic decisions even when we disagree with them? And when do we have reason to say that we may justly ignore democratic decisions? These questions must be answered ...

Cognición y subjetividades políticas

perspectivas estéticas para la ciudadanía global

Los conceptos de cognición y subjetividad política son abordados en este libro como la experiencia estética de cambios significativos en cognición, especialmente por los procesos de percepción resultantes de la virtualización e interacción de las redes tecnológicas y electrónicas, por medio de los cuales se ...

El palo y la zanahoria

política lingüística y educación en Irlanda (1922-1939) y el País Vasco (1980-1998)

Ley de partidos políticos y Derecho penal

una nueva perspectiva en la lucha contra el terrorismo

Legislative, executive and judicial governance in federal countries

Comparative studies examine the constitutional design and actual operation of governments in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, India, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States. Contributors analyze the structures and workings of legislative, executive, and judicial institutions in each sphere of government. They ...