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Advanced Democracies, Electoral System Reform in
Matthew Shugart, Justin Reeves
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Electoral System Reform in Advanced Democracies Introduction The electoral system is the set of rules and procedures used to translate votes ca...
Advanced Democracies, Public Opinion and Public Policy in
Christopher Wlezien
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Public Opinion and Public Policy in Advanced Democracies Introduction The representation of public opinion in public policy is of obvious impor...
Advertising and Election Campaigns in the United States
Michael Hagen
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Advertising and Election Campaigns in the United States Introduction Americans invest a great deal in choosing political leaders. In each e...
Africa, Comparative Politics of
Alex Thomson
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Comparative Politics of Africa Introduction More than is the case with other continents, scholars of African politics have frequently employed ...
Arab-Israel Conflict, The
Alan Dowty
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2013-05-28
The Arab-Israel Conflict Introduction The sheer volume of literature on the Arab-Israel conflict is enormous. Most of these writings are, howe...
Arendt, Hannah
Steven Maloney
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
Hannah Arendt Introduction Hannah Arendt (b. 1906–d. 1975) was a singular political theorist and a voracious reader. Arendt’s works show trace...
Australia and New Zealand, Comparative Politics of
Marian Sawer, Kirsty McLaren, Norm Kelly
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Comparative Politics of Australia and New Zealand Introduction Australia and New Zealand have many commonalities, apart from both having nation...
Bicameralism in Stable Democracies
David Fisk
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Bicameralism in Stable Democracies Introduction Bicameralism refers to legislative systems that include two chambers. In presidential systems, ...
Brazilian Political Development
Barry Ames
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
Brazilian Political Development Introduction The study of politics in Brazil is arguably the most advanced of all non–Organization for Economi...
Channels of Electoral Representation in Advanced Industrialized Democracies
Marcus Kreuzer
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
Channels of Electoral Representation in Advanced Industrialized Democracies Introduction Electoral systems and political parties not only are ...
China-Taiwan Relations
Steven Goldstein
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
China-Taiwan Relations Introduction The complex relationship between the Republic of China (ROC) on the island of Taiwan and the People’s Repub...
China's One-Child Policy
Tyrene White
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
China’s One-Child Policy Introduction In 1979 China’s “one-child-per-couple” policy, or one-child policy, was launched. The policy was part of ...
Civil War in Sub-Saharan Africa
Zachariah Mampilly
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Civil War in Sub-Saharan Africa Introduction The study of African civil wars has boomed since 2000 as scholars have recognized the predominance...
Civil-Military Relations in Latin America
Brian E. Loveman
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2013-05-28
Civil-Military Relations in Latin America Introduction Before the wave of military coups and military governments from the early 1960s until 1...
Comparative Capitalism Theory
Geoffrey Wood
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2013-05-28
Comparative Capitalism Theory Introduction The 1990s saw a revival of interest in comparative institutionalist approaches, building on pioneer...
Cosmopolitan Political Thought
Farah Godrej
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
Cosmopolitan Political Thought Introduction Cosmopolitan political thought is an emerging subfield of political theory. It is motivated by a t...
Crisis of European Integration in Historical Perspective, The
George Ross
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
The Crisis of European Integration in Historical Perspective Introduction Today’s Eurozone disaster is often called the worst crisis in the hi...
Democracy and Authoritarianism in Sub-Saharan Africa
Douglas A. Yates
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2013-02-26
Democracy and Authoritarianism in Sub-Saharan Africa Introduction The end of colonial rule in Africa brought into existence new independent st...
Democracy and Dictatorship in Central Asia
Mariya Y. Omelicheva
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2013-02-26
Democracy and Dictatorship in Central Asia Introduction The fall of Communism in Europe and the demise of the Soviet Union were met with jubil...
Democratic Citizenship
Rick Valelly
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Democratic Citizenship Introduction Democratic citizenship is membership in a political democracy. The unit for democratic membership does not ...
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