Political Science : Democracy

Traces the development of democracy in Europe from its origins in ancient Greece. The author considers the major watersheds in the development of democracy in modern Europe: the twenty-year crisis from 1789 to 1815; the explosion of democratic movements between 1830 and 1848; and the hijacking of democratic processes by Napoleon III. more...

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Providing an in-depth comparative study of democracy formation, the author traces Senegal's movement from a pre-colonial aristocratic order towards a modern democratic political order. He shows how centralized state structures and monopoly of political power stifled local initiative and perpetuated neo-patrimonial modes of governance. more...

Price: $75.00

How can we explain the type of cooperation that the EU is based on? What are the integrative forces in the EU? This is a presentation of a theoretical approach which enables us to think of democracy at a supra-national level. more...

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Three out of five Americans, both Republicans and Democrats, feel our country is headed in the wrong direction. America is at the edge, a critical place at which we can either renew and revitalize or give in and lose that most precious American ideal democracy and along with it the freedom, fairness, and opportunities it assures. more...

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A Democratic Audit of the European Union provides a systematic assessment of democracy in the EU against clearly defined criteria. Christopher Lord offers a double challenge to generalizations about a democratic deficit in the EU. On the one hand, it shows that standards of democratic performance in the EU may vary across Union institutions and decision-making processes. On the other hand, it shows that they can vary across key dimensions of democratic governance, including citizenship, rights, participation, representation, responsiveness, transparency and accountability. more...

Price: $90.00