Although democracy is a widely held value, concrete measurement of it is elusive. Gerardo L Munck's constructive assessment of the methods used to measure democracies promises to bring order to the debate in academia and in practice. Drawing on his years of academic research on democracy and measurement and his practical experience evaluating ......
Although democracy is a widely held value, concrete measurement of it is elusive. Gerardo L Munck's constructive assessment of the methods used to measure democracies promises to bring order to the debate in academia and in practice. Drawing on his years of academic research on democracy and measurement and his practical experience evaluating ......
This book provides a distinctive new introduction to the study of comparative politics at undergraduate level. Rich in case study material and global in coverage, Comparative Politics sets out the basic theoretical and methodological foundations for studying different political systems as well as the key structures and actors of which they are ......
This book provides a distinctive new introduction to the study of comparative politics at undergraduate level. Rich in case study material and global in coverage, Comparative Politics sets out the basic theoretical and methodological foundations for studying different political systems as well as the key structures and actors of which they are ......
Examines patterns of income inequality among 16 advanced democracies from the mid 1970s to the early 2000s and explains why some societies have a large and growing divide between the rich and the poor while others, facing similar global economic pressures, maintain more egalitarian income distributions.
This ambitious volume chronicles and analyzes from a critical globalization perspective the social, economic, and political changes sweeping across Latin America from the 1970s through the present day. Sociologist William I. Robinson summarizes his theory of globalization and discusses how Latin America's political economy has changed as the ......
This volume gathers essays by leading scholars and principals of regional public-opinion surveys, known as "barometers," which are making possible the first systematic, worldwide study of how citizens think about democracy and weigh it against other forms of government.Originally published in the Journal of Democracy, the essays cover ......
This volume gathers essays by leading scholars and principals of regional public-opinion surveys, known as barometers, which are making possible the first systematic, worldwide study of how citizens think about democracy and weigh it against other forms of government. Originally published in the Journal of Democracy, the essays cover topics from ......
Winner of the International Association for Conflict Management Outstanding Book Award 2008-2009 Multiparty negotiation is a rapidly developing but complex field whose literature is scattered across a broad range of disciplines and sources. This four-volume collection consolidates this knowledge by bringing together classic works and cutting-edge papers from law, environmental studies, international relations, diplomacy and organization studies. It is a vital resource for researchers and students of politics, industrial relations, business, public administration and more. The articles have been selected and arranged according to the following themes: Volume One: Multiparty Negotiation: An Introduction to Theory and Practice Volume Two: Theory and Practice of Public Dispute Resolution Volume Three: Complex Legal Transactions Volume Four: Organizational and International Negotiation
