Democracy & Freedom
Provoking Democracy
Provoking Democracy makes an exciting and compelling new argument: that democracies require art -challenging art -to ensure that they are acting as free societies.
Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
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Compares the economic and social background of modern democracies and dictatorships. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
Stabilising Fragile Democracies
The recent history of both Southern and Eastern Europe has demonstrated the key role that political parties play in the establishment of new parliamentary democracy.
Citizenship and Identity
Citizenship and Identity offers an analysis of contemporary politics and of the scepticism and apathy which characterise the political life of modern democracies.
Voter Turnout and the Dynamics of Electoral Competition in Established Democracies since 1945
Voting is a habit. People learn the habit of voting, or not, based on experience in their first few elections. This book shows how voter turnout can serve as an indicator of the health of a democracy.
Egalitarian Politics in an Age of Globalization
In recent years women's movements and democracy movements appear to have been more successful in promoting social equality than labour movements or development movements. Wage gaps between men and women have narrowed. New democracies have flourished.