Political Science - B - Oxford Bibliographies
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...
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 ...
Democratic Peace Theory
Dan Reiter
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2012-10-25
Democratic Peace Theory Introduction Democratic peace is the proposition that democracies are more peaceful in their foreign relations. This i...
Democratization
David Samuels
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Democratization Introduction Democratization is defined as a change in political regime within a sovereign state from nondemocracy to democracy...
Democratization in Central America
Fabrice Lehoucq
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Democratization in Central America Introduction Even as late as the 1980s, no one would have thought of writing about democratization in Centra...
Development of Survey Research
Richard Johnston
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Development of Survey Research Introduction Survey research and empirical political science grew up together. Although the bills for commercial...
East Africa, Politics of
George Nyabuga
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Politics of East Africa Introduction The focus of this article is Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, although countries including Rwanda, Burundi, So...
Eurasia, Comparative Politics of
Peter Rutland
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Comparative Politics of Eurasia Introduction The rise and fall of the Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]) was one of the ...
European Social Democracy
Jonathan Hopkin
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2012-10-25
European Social Democracy Introduction European social democracy is at once a political theory, a political movement, and a set of institution...
European Union, Politics of the
John McCormick
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Politics of the European Union Introduction The European Union (EU) has become a critical new actor on the global stage, containing twenty-seve...
Failed and Weak States in Theory and Practice
Robert I. Rotberg
Subject: Political Science »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
Failed and Weak States in Theory and Practice Introduction A failed state is a country with a government that cannot or will not deliver essen...
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