Democracy & Freedom
Deliberative Politics
The banner of deliberative democracy is attracting increasing numbers of supporters, in both the world's older and newer democracies. This effort to renew democratic politics is widely seen as a reaction to the dominance of liberal constitutionalism.
Presidentialism, Parliamentarism, and Democracy
Are newly established presidential democracies doomed to fail? Advocates of parliamentarism point to the fact that these regimes tend to last longer than presidential ones in support of their positive answer to this question. This book takes a contrary view on this issue.
Reclaiming the Media
At the beginning of the 21st century, it hardly goes uncontested anymore that media organisations play an important role in democracy.
Social Capital and Associations in European Democracies
This unique book offers an empirical assessment of how social and political involvement relates to theories of citizenship and democracy, providing a detailed comparative assessment of the potential that voluntary organizations offer citizens for social and political participatio
Myth of Civil Society
Almost irrespective of the geographic setting, the debate about the future of democracy in post authoritarian societies is increasingly tied to the strength of civil society.
Gambling, Freedom and Democracy
As a consequence of the rapid proliferation of commercial gambling in Western-style democracies, governments and communities are encountering a complex array of economic, social and cultural harms associated with this expansion.