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Book SynopsisIdentifying a crisis for representative democracy in Western European party systems, this essential book studies the widening gap between political parties’ ideological economic Left-Right rhetoric and their increasing convergence on policymaking. Addressing whether these ideologies are converging or diverging, it answers whether these changes are initiated by the parties themselves, aligned with voter demand, or forced by economic globalization.The crisis of representative democracy in Western Europe is a prevalent issue in comparative politics. This comprehensive study assesses the problems faced by representative democracy by analysing ideological polarization and inter-party conflict in relation to the changing linkage between citizens, parties, and public policies, and the implications this has for representative democracy. Considering both supply-side and demand-side theories, it analyses five major theoretical themes central to the ideological convergence and polarization within party systems, including the cartel party thesis, the median voter theorem, realignment theory, consensus democracy theory, and globalization theory. Going beyond theory, chapters use five decades of empirical research to present new and unique longitudinal and comparative data sets covering eight party systems, ultimately providing a more accurate diagnosis of the vitality of representative democracy in contemporary Western Europe.Combining in-depth theoretical analysis with empirical research, this comprehensive book will prove invaluable to students and scholars of politics and political science, and policymakers concerned with party systems.Trade Review‘An innovative study of the changing forces reshaping party competition in Western Europe, the authors argue that electoral realignment, combined with globalization’s constraints on national politics, provide new challenges for political parties in representative democracies. The book will be essential reading for students of elections and political parties.’ -- Pippa Norris, Harvard University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. A crisis for representative democracy? An introduction 2. Selected countries and party systems: similarities and contrasts 3. Empirical approach to studying party system change: data and measurements 4. Ideological contestation in Western European party systems 5. Conflict levels in Western European party systems 6. Parties, voters, and representation 7. Public policies and globalization 8. Conclusions: polarizing party systems and converging policymaking References Index

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Book SynopsisIn this timely book, Hans-Georg Betz rethinks the concept of populism, to address crucial questions around this complex, multifaceted and enduring political phenomenon. Betz provides a novel interpretative framework based on the extant theoretical and empirical literature and supported by primary sources.

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Book SynopsisMaking a significant, novel contribution to the burgeoning international literature on the topic, this Handbook charts the various methodological, theoretical, comparative and empirical dimensions of a future research agenda on ministerial and political advisers.With an international approach, a diverse range of expert and emerging scholars perform a thorough sociodemographic analysis of political and ministerial actors across different administrative traditions around the globe. Chapters examine their emergence on the executive stage, the circumstances and various institutional arrangements in which they operate, their contributions as policy workers and their turbulent relationship with the media. Questioning normative stances surrounding corruption in political–administrative relations, this transdisciplinary Handbook provides a constructive, nuanced understanding of the nature and agency of ministerial and political advisers.Addressing both historical and contemporary matters relevant to ministerial and political advisers, this innovative Handbook will prove vital to students and scholars of politics, regulation and governance, public administration, policy and management, and international politics. With fresh and constructive analyses of the field, it will also be a useful resource for private-sector and governmental practitioners seeking insights into the roles and impacts of these advisers.Trade Review‘Shaw has curated a welcome and important contribution to our understanding of Ministerial and Political Advisers. Comprehensive in scope, theoretically and methodologically innovative, and empirically satisfying, this collection has a great deal to offer researchers and practitioners.’ -- Helen Sullivan, Australian National University‘This is an indispensable guide for scholars interested in how ministerial and political advisers shape public policy. With a clear and accessible style, contributors draw on a broad range of countries to describe the key controversies over the role of advisers and mark the path for new research on this critical topic.’ -- Alasdair Roberts, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, US‘Fifty years ago they started coming on the scene as scattered and shadowy “assistants”. Now, ministerial and political advisers are ubiquitous and institutionalised in many democracies. Are they indispensable lubricants in executive government, or an annoying and unaccountable force for politicising the public service? This impressive Handbook is the go-to place for state-of-the-art research on who these “powers behind the throne” are, how they operate and what influence they wield.’ -- Paul ’t Hart, Utrecht University and Scientific Council for Government Policy, the Netherlands‘Drawn together by one of the leading authors in the field, this outstanding collection of articles moves the study of political staff and ministerial advisers several large steps forward. Featuring contributions from prominent international scholars, the Handbook examines the location, content and nature of the high-level political and policy advice which often drives executive action in most contemporary governments. Unlike other work on the subject, the collection is explicitly comparative and its case studies of continental European, Westminster, Scandinavian, American, Asian and Latin American systems, especially, are at the leading edge of research on the subject. It is a must-read for students of executive government worldwide.’ -- Michael Howlett, Simon Fraser University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: PART I SETTING THE SCENE 1 Introduction to the Handbook on Ministerial and Political Advisers 2 Richard Shaw and Chris Eichbaum 2 Of ideal-types and images: advisers and political-administrative relations 13 Alexandre Belloir and Caspar van den Berg 3 The story so far: what we know (and don’t know) about ministerial advisers 26 Athanassios Gouglas PART II THEORISING THE FIELD 4 Institutions matter: new institutionalist approaches to the study of ministerial advisers 46 Fabrizio Di Mascio and Alessandro Natalini 5 Public service bargains: advisers in the executive ménage à trois 61 Richard Shaw and Heidi Houlberg Salomonsen 6 Policy advisory systems: location, agency, and influence 76 Sylvia Veit 7 From institutionalism to court politics and all points between: the theoretical context of executive government 89 R. A. W. Rhodes PART III EMPIRICAL METHODS AND METHODOLOGIES 8 Survey research and ministerial advisers’ scholarship 110 Kristoffer Kolltveit, Rune Karlsen, and Jostein Askim 9 Using the interpretivist methodology 123 Amalie Trangbæk and Mathilde Cecchini 10 The comparative method in ministerial adviser research 137 Heath Pickering, Marleen Brans, and Guy Peters 11 Studying ministerial advisers’ careers and profiles: the prosopographic method 155 Marleen Brans, Arthur Meert, Pieter Moens, and Pierre Squevin 12 Systematic literature reviews: opportunities and limits in ministerial adviser research 173 Arthur Meert, Heath Pickering, Marleen Brans, and Athanassios Gouglas PART IV ADVICE AND ADVISERS AROUND THE WORLD 13 Traditions in Asia 197 Wei Li 14 Ministerial advisers in central and eastern Europe: transition belts or something else? 208 Katar’na Staroňov‡ and Marek Ryb‡ř 15 The Continental tradition of ministerial advice: no institutional home for ministerial advisers? 221 Thurid Hustedt 16 Ministerial advisers in political systems of the Napoleonic administrative tradition: the ministerial cabinet 232 Arthur Meert, Marleen Brans, Fabrizio Di Mascio, Athanassios Gouglas, Alessandro Natalini, and Patrícia Silva 17 Ministerial advisers in the Scandinavian tradition 251 Jostein Askim, Kristoffer Kolltveit, and Eivind Smith 18 Conceptualising the ministerial adviser in Latin America: roles and relationships with the bureaucracy 266 Diego Salazar-Morales 19 ‘31 Flavors’: the American system of ministerial (secretarial) advisers 282 Evan T. Haglund 20 The Westminster tradition 296 Bernadette Connaughton, Charis Rice, and Richard Shaw PART V MATTERS ARISING 21 Advising political leaders: history matters 313 Andrew Blick 22 Ministerial advisers and policy-making 326 Jonathan Craft 23 Policy-making in the executive triangle: a comparative perspective on ministers, advisers, and civil servants 338 Tobias Bach and Thurid Hustedt 24 Politics and politicisation: bane or boon companion? 352 Dennis C. Grube 25 Keeping them honest: accountability and regulation 365 Yee-Fui Ng 26 Ministerial advisers and the media 378 Rune Karlsen and Kristoffer Kolltveit 27 The biographies of ministerial advisers: why and how gender and career trajectories matter 390 Maria Maley PART VI WHERE TO FROM HERE FOR MINISTERIAL AND POLITICAL ADVISERS? 28 For better or for worse? Into the future 406 Richard Shaw Glossary: common terms and concepts found in the literature on ministerial advisers 419 Heath Pickering

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Book SynopsisThis thoroughly revised Handbook presents an up-to-date political and philosophical history of global constitutionalism. By exploring the constitutional-like qualities of international affairs, it provides key insights into the evolving world order.Through a sustained examination of current events, as well as an acknowledgement of the significance of early constitutional history, this erudite Handbook brings together contributions from world-leading academics. New chapters offer timely commentaries on important developments in methodology such as postcolonial and feminist approaches. By providing additional scope for analysis, this updated edition further emphasises the central message of the first: that the global order cannot be understood without a clear comprehension of constitutional theory.The Handbook on Global Constitutionalism will act as an essential resource for scholars and academics of law, politics and human rights. Due to its comprehensive examination of vital concepts such as legal theory, it will additionally be beneficial for practitioners and policy makers.Trade Review‘The revised and expanded edition of the already valuable Handbook on Global Constitutionalism shows the continuing vigor and development of this no-longer “emerging” field of scholarship. New essays on postcolonial and feminist approaches to global constitutionalism extend the field in interesting directions, as do essays on constituent power and transnational litigation networks. Even those who have used the first edition will find much more to think about in this new one.’ -- Mark Tushnet, Harvard Law School, US‘This book not only provides a comprehensive overview over global constitutionalism as a field of research. In times where it may seem to be under extreme pressure, it also serves as a hopeful reminder that global constitutionalism is deeply rooted historically, a force still to be reckoned with.’ -- Mathias Albert, Bielefeld University, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface and acknowledgments xvii 1 Introduction to the Handbook on Global Constitutionalism: protecting rights and democracy while binding power 1 Anthony F. Lang, Jr. and Antje Wiener PART I HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS 2 Global constitutionalism: the ancient worlds 24 Jill Harries 3 Medieval constitutionalism 36 Francis Oakley 4 Global constitutionalism in the early modern period: the role of empires, treaties and natural law 47 Martine van Ittersum 5 The Enlightenment and global constitutionalism 60 Chris Thornhill 6 Modern historical antecedents of global constitutionalism in theoretical perspective 77 Michel Rosenfeld PART II POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORIES 7 Cosmopolitanism and global constitutionalism 90 Garrett Wallace Brown 8 Liberal theory 102 Iain Ferguson 9 Constructivism and global constitutionalism 116 Jan Wilkens 10 Realist perspectives on global constitutionalism 130 Oliver Jütersonke 11 Critical theory 141 Gavin W. Anderson 12 The English School and global constitutionalism 153 Filippo Costa Buranelli 13 Postcolonial global constitutionalism 167 Sigrid Boysen 14 Feminist approaches to global constitutionalism 186 Ruth Houghton PART III LEGAL THEORIES 15 Natural law at the foundation of global constitutionalism 209 Mary Ellen O’Connell 16 International legal constitutionalism, legal forms and the need for villains 226 Jean d’Aspremont 17 Interactional legal theory, the international rule of law and global constitutionalism 241 Jutta Brunnée and Stephen J. Toope 18 The shifting relationship between functionalism and global constitutionalism 254 Jeffrey L. Dunoff 19 Global constitutionalism and international public authority in the crisis of liberal internationalism 266 Armin von Bogdandy, Matthias Goldmann and Ingo Venzke PART IV PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES 20 Global constitutionalism and the rule of law 295 Mattias Kumm 21 Balance of powers 309 Eoin Carolan 22 Constituent power in global constitutionalism 319 Peter Niesen 23 Human rights as transnational constitutional law 332 Samantha Besson 24 Proportionality as a global constitutional principle 347 Anne Peters 25 Written versus unwritten: two views on the form of an international constitution 364 Bardo Fassbender 26 Transnational litigation networks: agents of change in the global constitutional order 374 Jill Bähring 27 Human rights, sovereignty and the use of force 396 Sassan Gholiagha PART V INSTITUTIONS AND FRAMEWORKS 28 International judicial review 410 Başak ‚alõ 29 Legislatures 424 M.J. Peterson 30 Executive and exception 437 William E. Scheuerman 31 Federalism: from constitutionalism to constitutionalization? 448 Thomas O. Hueglin 32 The UN Charter and global constitutionalism? 460 Michael W. Doyle 33 Functionalism, constitutionalism and the United Nations 477 Jan Klabbers 34 The European Union and global constitutionalism 490 Jo Shaw 35 The International Criminal Court and global constitutionalism 508 Andrea Birdsall and Anthony F. Lang, Jr. 36 Global commercial constitutionalization: the World Trade Organization 519 Joel P. Trachtman PART VI NEW HORIZONS 37 Global constitutionalism and outer space governance 529 Adam Bower 38 The political economy of global constitutionalism 542 Christine Schwöbel-Patel 39 Global religion in a post-Westphalia world 556 Susanna Mancini 40 Constitutionalism and pluralism 568 Neil Walker Index

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Book SynopsisThis insightful and timely book introduces an explanatory theory for surveying global and international politics. Describing the nature and effects of democracy beyond the state, Hans Agné explores peace and conflict, migration politics, resource distribution, regime effectiveness, foreign policy and posthuman politics through the lens of democratism to both supplement and challenge established research paradigms. Transcending the conventional limitations of domestic politics in empirical studies, Agné presents novel ways of thinking about democracy, reconstructing received normative theories of democracy in global and international politics into an innovative framework for causal explanation. Rigorously testing this framework both empirically and theoretically, this book goes to the very heart of contemporary political issues, illustrating new solutions to problems of inequality, social recognition, global governance, environment politics and human rights protections. Opening up new avenues for exploring contemporary paradigms in international studies, this book is crucial reading for scholars and students of political science, particularly those interested in democratic and international theory. It will also benefit policymakers and political analysts, offering a wealth of new ideas concerning the key drivers of modern democratic politics and critical insights for changing its direction.Trade Review‘Democratism: Explaining International Politics with Democracy Beyond the State is a truly remarkable and ambitious book. It argues that democratism affects almost all outcomes in world politics and international policy processes. It is a most important theoretical contribution to IR, and it develops a fresh perspective on the concept of democracy – both on a very high level.’ -- Michael Zürn, WZB Berlin Social Science Center, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction: democratism in international studies PART I THE CONCEPT OF DEMOCRACY BEYOND THE STATE 1. Conceptual expansions: the meaning of democracy beyond the state 2. Conceptual delimitations: the meaning of democracy beyond the state PART II EXPLANATIONS OF GLOBAL AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS 3. Democracy’s independent effects: from domestic to international theory 4. Democracy’s complex effects: subsuming international theories PART III EMPIRICAL TESTS AND APPLICATIONS 5. Global conflict and human survival 6. Rising powers and foreign policy strategies 7. Human rights and environmental protection 8. Migration, redistribution and enlargement 9. Political influence in global governance 10. Reaction speed in global crisis management PART IV SYNERGIES AND IMPLICATIONS 11. Democratism as a paradigm in IR: structures, subjects, processes 12. Democratism beyond IR paradigms: new wars, inner conflicts, post-humans Conclusion: democratism, politics and science References Index

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Book SynopsisInnovative in its approach, Rethinking Public Choice reviews the concept of public choice since the 1950s post-war period and the application of economics to political practices and institutions, as well as its evolution in recent years attracting contributions from political science and philosophy. Examining the growing variety of theoretical orientations on the topic, such as entangled political economy and additive political economy, the book provides new analytical insights into combining the old and new to establish a more unified political economy. Richard E. Wagner expertly highlights the key issues an entangled economy can bring, including incomplete information and its constant evolution as it reflects ever changing public choice ideas. Wagner seeks to extend the reach of public choice by distinguishing the formal idea of rationality that has dominated public choice from the immensely varied practice of human action that opens up now directions for public choice. This insightful approach will prove an excellent resource for academics and scholars of economics and political science, as well as those within the field of public administration as it offers an excellent blend of all subjects.Trade Review‘Richard Wagner adds insight to public choice theory by depicting the complex relationships among political and economic actors that social scientists often overlook. Wagner’s approach to public choice will lead readers to a more realistic and complete understanding of the nature of political processes.’ -- Randall Holcombe, Florida State University, US‘Rethinking Public Choice is an elegantly written book of thoughtful and deep insights that present a powerful vision of economics as a social science. Wagner's modern framework of entangled political economy unifies public choice theory, constitutional economics, political economy and evolutionary economics. This is the perfect companion for students of public choice.’ -- Jason Potts, RMIT University, Australia‘Critics of Public Choice often attack absurdly simplified, “straw man” versions of the approach. Wagner offers an important and timely corrective, giving the intellectual (and, importantly, MORAL) foundations of public choice and its offspring, “entangled” political economy. This fascinating book is an essential overview of where public choice came from, and where it might go next.’ -- Michael Munger, Duke University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Public choice as the economics of politics: its post-war origin 2. Rational action, human association, and the primacy of the social in human affairs 3. Thinking with models: an inescapable conundrum 4. Concepts and categories: how they influence where we look and what we see 5. Simple stipulation vs. complex emergence as modes of inquiry 6. Parasitical tectonics within entangled systems of political economy 7. The peculiar language of the public policy shell game 8. The multiple faces of federal government 9. Bureaucracy and the economic organization of political enterprise 10. What do central banks do within an entangled system of political economy? 11. Public choice, redistribution, and the relevance of the “Social Question” today 12. Eden, Babel, and some dialectics of constituting social order References Index

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Book SynopsisProviding practical, concrete teaching strategies alongside relevant methodology and scholarship, this book offers a pedagogical approach for centering students' democratic citizenship and political engagement in American government courses.Teaching American Government and Politics proposes a radically different orientation to teaching in this field, moving away from the dominant focus on political knowledge and turning towards an understanding of what students as political citizens should be able to do. A. Lanethea Mathews-Schultz and Jennie Sweet-Cushman introduce five citizenship competencies for successful political engagement, providing constructive teaching strategies for each. These include the skills to navigate and hold institutions accountable (institutional competency); the propensity to act strategically with different political tools (participatory competency); the willingness to talk to others about politics (deliberative competency); the confidence to discern the trustworthiness of political information and to use media responsibly (informational competency); and the ability to recognize the affective dimensions of politics and to take care of one's own emotional health as a citizen (emotional competency).Pairing teaching scholarship with practical tools and guidance, this book will be invaluable for instructors of American government courses, alongside broader courses on politics and government, democracy studies, and governance and the political process. Political scientists whose research interests include the scholarship of teaching will also find this book highly informative.Trade Review‘Mathews-Schultz and Sweet-Cushman offer a refreshing take on the seminal introductory course in American politics and government that serves as a gateway to the discipline at many institutions. Reacting to a widely-felt but not always widely acknowledged frustration with the practical limitations of the traditional, knowledge-oriented approach to the course, Teaching American Government and Politics serves as an effective guide for cultivating students’ capacity for civic action now, instead of merely (and only potentially) in the future.’ -- Eric D. Loepp, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, US‘This book will be an important resource for faculty. All-too-often, students are unable to use the knowledge they gain in US politics courses to engage effectively in the political process. The attention to civic skills and motivations that this book provides is an important corrective – one that is required if we are to strengthen representative democracy and citizen engagement in the United States.’ -- Elizabeth A. Bennion, Indiana University South Bend, USTable of ContentsContents Preface ix 1 Teaching American government and politics for the 21st century A. Lanethea Mathews-Schultz and Jennie Sweet-Cushman 2 Where does change happen? A. Lanethea Mathews-Schultz and Jennie Sweet-Cushman 3 What are the best tools for change? A. Lanethea Mathews-Schultz and Jennie Sweet-Cushman 4 How can we talk to others? A. Lanethea Mathews-Schultz and Jennie Sweet-Cushman 5 When can we trust political information? A. Lanethea Mathews-Schultz and Jennie Sweet-Cushman with Jennifer Jarson 6 Why does it matter? A. Lanethea Mathews-Schultz and Jennie Sweet-Cushman 7 Teaching American politics to unconventional students in unconventional times A. Lanethea Mathews-Schultz and Jennie Sweet-Cushman Appendix: flipped classroom introduction to American government syllabus template References

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Book SynopsisDespite the recent wealth of literature on national populism, research has often overlooked one crucial aspect: the border. This innovative book bridges these key concepts, providing a new theoretical conceptualisation of the interplay between populism, nationalism and territorial borders.In this book, borders are not considered as mere institutional boundaries between nation states; on the contrary, the authors adopt a multi-dimensional view of borders as narratives, issues and territorial spaces of mobilisation. Reconsidering the contemporary politicisation of borders in Western Europe, the authors investigate how national populism deals with territorial borders and the various meanings they embody. Empirical case studies focusing on the Swiss borderlands explore parties’ programmes and discourses, representatives’ attitudes, as well as public opinion and voting behaviour, offering key insights into how political actors and citizens react to trends such as growing transnational flows, globalisation and European integration. This timely book, based on original party sources and surveys, will be an essential resource for students and scholars of political science, political sociology, border studies, European integration, Euroscepticism and Swiss politics. Its context-oriented analysis will also prove beneficial to practitioners and representatives involved in cross-border cooperation.Trade Review‘This book investigates instrumentalisation of borders by national-populist parties from different interdisciplinary perspectives while focusing on a single case study, i.e. Switzerland during the COVID-19 crisis. The theoretical approach which distinguishes between borders as issues, narratives and territorial spaces of mobilisation is innovative and should be applied to other contested regions and crises. A must-read for everybody who would like to understand the intricacies of globalised border- and body politics.’ -- Ruth Wodak, Lancaster University, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: national populism and the politicisation of borders in a changing Europe 1 Oscar Mazzoleni PART I NATIONAL POPULISTS’ CONSTRUCTION OF BORDERS 2 The politicisation of borders in national-populist discourse: Geneva and Ticino during the COVID-19 pandemic 17 Cecilia Biancalana and Grégoire Yerly 3 Convergence without conflict? Trans-border national-populist strategies in multi-scalar spaces of mobilisation 37 Cecilia Biancalana and Oscar Mazzoleni 4 Framing the people and the elites: two models of national-populist border politicisation. The case of the Geneva and Basel cross-border regions 55 Grégoire Yerly 5 Do bordering preferences affect the populist attitudes of citizens? 78 Laurent Bernhard PART II BORDERS AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION 6 What drives elite opinions on European integration? Examining the territorial dimension 96 Lukas Lauener and Laurent Bernhard 7 Breaking down public opinion on European integration: the role of national borders 119 Lukas Lauener 8 Direct democracy, border residence and Euroscepticism: evidence from a proposition to terminate the free movement of persons between Switzerland and the European Union 143 Laurent Bernhard and Lukas Lauener PART III CITIZENS’ ATTITUDES IN CROSS-BORDER SPACES OF MOBILISATION 9 Cross-border relations and national-populist politicisation: a citizen perspective 166 Andrea Pilotti and Oscar Mazzoleni 10 Between economy and constituency: ambivalent attitudes towards cross-border workers 193 Oscar Mazzoleni and Andrea Pilotti 11 Not really a “left-behind” place: national-populist re-bordering in a rich but declining periphery 210 Oscar Mazzoleni and Andrea Pilotti 12 Conclusions: multi-scalar national populism and border politicisation 229 Cecilia Biancalana and Oscar Mazzoleni Index

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Book SynopsisHow can we interpret and respond to the rise of populist regimes that infringe on human rights? This incisive book analyses illiberal, repressive, and patriarchal logics of rule, identifying critical catalysts in the meteoric growth of populist agendas. Contributors scrutinise the records of authoritarian and nationalist leaders in Brazil, Hungary, India, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, Turkey and the United States. This topical book treats populism as a multi-faceted, performative phenomenon that claims to improve social rights while suppressing civil liberties and substitutes the promise of cultural citizenship for the loss of self-determination in a turbulent era of globalization. The chapters bring attention to understudied dimensions of populism including gender dynamics, bureaucratic politics, and the co-construction of foreign policy. Going beyond normative appeals to human rights, this innovative book urges advocates to contest populism at the national, social, and ideological levels in novel ways.Interweaving historical, political, comparative, statistical and discursive analysis, this interdisciplinary book will be vital to students and scholars of human rights, comparative politics, democracy, sociology and international studies. It will also prove invaluable to policymakers looking to address future populist regimes.Trade Review‘This edited volume provides an often terrifying account of how the rise of far-right populism is quickly eroding the international human rights regime that was painstakingly built in the last century. Across regions and regimes, Brysk and the contributors put current human rights abuses in context and provide us with research-informed insights to help protect and preserve human rights in this new environment, where advocacy backlash seems to appear around every corner. A must read for students and scholars of human rights, democratic backsliding, and social movements.’ -- Amanda Murdie, University of Georgia, US‘This collection offers not only an overarching theoretical framework for analyzing populism, but also a richly detailed set of case studies that vividly illustrate why populism has burgeoned, the risks it poses, and what can be done in response to “rebuild the indivisibility of rights in a post-liberal world.” An urgently needed contribution.’ -- Shareen Hertel, University of Connecticut, US'Alison Brysk has assembled an excellent group of scholars to discuss populism, a key issue of our times, from a human rights perspective in Europe and key countries (the US, India, Turkey, the Philippines, Mexico, Brazil). The book offers a fresh perspective and is unfailingly thought-provoking.' -- Gerardo Munck, University of Southern California, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: populism and the politics of human rights 1 Alison Brysk 2 Nationalism and conservative populism in the CEE bloc: a political economy and historical institutional approach 12 Oldrich Krpec and Carol Wise 3 When do opponents of LGBT human rights mobilize in Europe? Explaining political participation in times of populism 44 Phillip M. Ayoub and Douglas Page 4 Mexico: populism versus feminism 68 Kathleen Bruhn 5 “Local and national”: the rise of populism and foreign policy as a two-dimensional process in Turkey 87 Şevin Gülfer Sağnıç 6 Democratic backsliding and threats to human rights in Duterte’s Philippines 105 Sharmila Parmanand 7 Administrative backsliding in India 126 Satyajit Singh 8 Gendering populism: the rise of right-wing populism and anti-gender politics in Brazil 148 Vitória Moreira 9 Human rights under American populism 166 Gershon Shafir Index 191

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Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking book investigates the increasingly important subject of constitutional idolatry and its effects on democracy. Focused around whether the UK should draft a single written constitution, it suggests that constitutions have been drastically and persistently over-sold throughout the years, and that their wider importance and effects are not nearly as significant as constitutional advocates maintain.Analysing a number of issues in relation to constitutional performance, including whether these documents can educate the citizenry, invigorate voter turnout, or deliver ‘We the People’ sovereignty, the author finds written constitutions consistently failing to meet expectations. This innovative book also examines how constitutional idolatry may frustrate and distort constitutional change, and can lead to strong forms of constitutional paternalism emerging within the state. Ultimately, the book argues that idolising written constitutions is a hollow endeavour that will fail to produce better democratic outcomes or help solve increasingly complicated societal problems.Engaging and accessible, Constitutional Idolatry and Democracy will be a key resource for both new and established scholars interested in comparative constitutional law, constitutional theory, law and democracy and written vs. unwritten constitutions.Trade Review‘It is a thought-provoking book, and contains a huge array of ideas, information and literature, some of it slightly out of the way. The author argues his case powerfully, often convincingly, and commendably concisely. . . every public lawyer and student of public law would benefit from reading it to test their assumptions.’ -- David Feldman, Law Quarterly Review‘This is an important and timely intervention.’ -- Tanzil Chowdhury, Public Law‘The distinctive value in Jones’s contribution here is the breadth and depth with which he engages with and analyzes one of the core (but often overlooked) distinctions in constitutional theory.’ -- Edward Willis, I•CON‘What Jones does in this book is to make a bold statement: written constitutions have become idols, and the time is past due for us to put aside the false faith that they are the saviours of society.’ -- Renato Saeger M Costa, University of Queensland Law Journal‘Jones systematically asks the sceptical questions that must be asked in any serious conversation about constitutional codification.’ -- Asanga Welikala, JOTWELL‘Constitutional Idolatry and Democracy is a thought-provoking and timely work that presents its case in an accessible manner.’ -- James R Zink, Governance‘I can’t imagine a better book to discuss in a seminar, whether of students or senior academics.’ -- Sanford Levinson, IACL-AIDC blog'This is a timely intervention in the debates over the necessity, sufficiency and desirability of written constitutions and one which speaks directly to both United States and United Kingdom audiences.' --Janet McLean, University of Auckland, New Zealand'This powerful book explores the limits of written constitutions and the ways in which we idolise them. Jones develops an impressive critique of dominant constitutional thinking, assessing the broader impact of written constitutions on our democracy, our politics and our citizens. The book offers an important challenge to those who assume a written constitution is the best way to reform the UK's political system, and clearly reveals the risks of overstating what written constitutionalism can achieve.' --Michael Gordon, University of Liverpool, UK'In this wide-ranging, innovative, and truly excellent study of constitutional forms, Brian Christopher Jones challenges the conventional wisdom that codified constitutions hold decisive advantages over uncodified ones. From one chapter to the next, Jones takes readers on a voyage around the world, drawing from his rich repository of deep comparative insights to identify, elaborate, and theorize the dangerous consequences of constitutional idolatry that inhere in master-text constitutions. From now on, no defense of constitutional codification will ever be complete without confronting the compelling arguments in this important work.' -- Richard Albert, The University of Texas at Austin, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. What is constitutional idolatry? 2. Venerating a text: some positive aspects of constitutional idolatry 3. Educating the citizenry? 4. The reality of ‘We the People’ constitutional claims 5. Invigorating democracies? 6. A ‘good’ constitution is essential to state survival 7. Constitutional paternalism: the rise and problematic use of constitutional guardian rhetoric 8. Idolatry and constitutional change 9. Constitutional idolatry and democracy: a preliminary conclusion Index

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Just 25 years ago, Europe was engaged in a process of democratization and integration. The EU, with an expanded number of member-states, became a symbol of a democratic, peaceful and prosperous Union. However, recent years have seen the reversal of democratization in many of the countries that went through political transition in the 1990s. Even in established democracies, growing authoritarian tendencies have been apparent in the rise of populism and political polarisation and questions over the rule of law. Focusing on threats to Swedish liberal democracy in a time of autocratization to explore wider crises democracy is currently facing around the globe, Problems in Paradise? explores eight interactive sub-societies crucial for a dynamic and persistent liberal democracy: the political, the judicial, the bureaucratic, the economic, the educational, the media, the civil, and the international. Fully embracing the wide range of challenges liberal democracy has faced in recent years, this book offers a deepened understanding of contemporary changes and challenges to liberal democracy.

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook on Democracy and Security offers an insightful new interpretation of the topic that reframes the contemporary challenge of democracy away from competing ideologies or external existential threats, and centres on the security of democracy in the minds and lived experience of its citizens. With a global focus, it provides a cutting edge understanding of contemporary developments in democratic breakdown, investigating the role of new media, social media and the Internet. Expert contributors explore how democracy is affected by the resurgence of populism, terrorism and migration alongside the decline of independent mass media and associated conspiracy theories. The Handbook further argues that the security of government by the people is best understood through the security of people and examines the analysis of democratic security. Providing a diverse range of perspectives on how democratic breakdown occurs, this Handbook will be an excellent read for political scientists interested in human security and the effect of social media on democracy. Policymakers interested in policy prescriptions and stabilizing democratic backsliding will also find this an illuminating and informative resource.Trade Review‘This Handbook on Democracy and Security provides a fascinating analysis of the predominant causes of democratic erosion facing the world today. The book's contributors define and bound new threats – such as the double-edged sword of “militant democracy” – as well as reexamine long-standing threats – such as the triumphs and pitfalls of democracy assistance. Part IV of the book, in particular, offers keen insights regarding how online media both bolster and undermine democracy. This Handbook should be required reading for any democratization student, scholar or practitioner.’ -- Brigitte Seim, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, US‘In light of the current “third wave” of autocratization worldwide, understanding the factors that sustain democracy is more critical than ever. This volume makes a valuable contribution to that understanding by exploring this at a micro level, focusing on the human factors and security of individual citizens that undergird democratic institutions. It is an extremely timely and very important work.’ -- Staffan I. Lindberg, University of Gothenburg, SwedenTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Handbook on Democracy and Security xi Nicholas A. Seltzer and Steven Lloyd Wilson PART I POLITICS NOT AS USUAL 1 Democratic Whack-a-Mole: the implications of militant democracy 2 Mika Hackner 2 Does globalization hurt liberal democracy? An application of saliency theory to the globalization–democracy nexus 16 Nataliia Kasianenko 3 The regional adoption of elite rejection and populism 31 Keely Eshenbaugh 4 The impacts of water scarcity on the security of democracies 45 Elizabeth A. Koebele and Karen Simpson PART II COMPARATIVE POLITICS 5 International threat and democratic breakdown in new democracies 65 Michael Masterson 6 Democracy assistance by international organizations 84 Inken von Borzyskowski and Mert Kartal 7 Democracy promotion and democracy assistance: approaches from the north and alternatives from the south 112 Luiza Rodrigues Mateo 8 Authoritarian media abroad: the case of Russia and RT News 126 Megan MacDuffee Metzger PART III COMPLEXITY AND CHANGE IN THE ELECTORATE 9 The parliamentarian democracy and its digital enemies: how democracy is facing three challenges from digitalisation 142 Volker Boehme-Neßler 10 Hyper-polarization and the security of democracy 165 Jennifer McCoy 11 Attitudes towards immigrants and refugees in Europe 188 Constanza Sanhueza Petrarca and Sandra Horvath 12 Why do populists flip-flop on soldiers? The drug war’s civil–military commitment problem 211 Ned Littlefield, Omar O. Dumdum and Oliver Lang PART IV EVOLVING MEDIA AND INFORMATION-SCAPES 13 Broken-windows journalism: a rationale for democratic repair and media reform 231 Michael McDevitt 14 The rise of cable news 251 Dimitri Kelly 15 Internet policy in South Korea: liberal imperialism and paradox 270 Julia Eggleston and Steven Lloyd Wilson 16 Conspiracy thinking 289 April A. Johnson PART V UNCONVENTIONAL PERSPECTIVES 17 Democracy and health 310 Robert L. Ostergard, Jr. 18 Leadership, democracy, and security in sub-Saharan Africa: insights from the Republic of Uganda 329 Jeffrey A. Griffin 19 Terrorism and threats to democracy 344 Susanne Martin Index 360

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Book SynopsisHow can we create and sustain an America that never was, but should be? How can we build a truly multiracial democracy in which everyone is valued and possesses the needed political, economic and social capital so that democracy becomes a meaningful way of life, for all citizens? By critically probing these questions, the editors of Community Wealth Building and the Reconstruction of American Democracy seize the opportunity to bridge the gap between our democratic aspirations and our current reality. In a moment of democratic disappointment and anxiety, politicians, policy officials, scholars and citizens desire an effective response. This book assembles new voices and novel perspectives that offer a compelling vision for democracy and the prospects and possibilities afforded by community wealth building, an emerging policy paradigm focused on community-based, creative solutions to systemic problems. The contributors explore how, by cultivating the capacities of citizens, American democracy can be revived - indeed, created - as a veritable practice of everyday life. Scholars of democracy in political science, history, sociology, public policy, economics, African-American studies and related topics as well as policy practitioners, journalists and students will appreciate the cutting-edge work by leading scholars and the contributions from impactful practitioners from the White House to City Halls, in this discussion of the challenges facing contemporary American democracy and the prospects for reform and change.Table of ContentsContents: PART I COMMUNITY WEALTH BUILDING AND THE PROMISE OF DEMOCRATIC RECONSTRUCTION 1 Introduction: can we make American democracy work? 3 Melody C. Barnes, Corey D.B. Walker and Thad M. Williamson 2 Becoming the American community we should be—but have never been 11 Melody C. Barnes and Thad M. Williamson PART II RACIAL JUSTICE AND AMERICAN DEMOCRACY 3 Repairing American democracy? 39 Lawrie Balfour 4 Paidea , politics, and the people: deep democracy and the new urban commons 58 Corey D.B. Walker PART III POLITICAL ECONOMY AND COMMUNITY WEALTH BUILDING 5 Capitalism and the future of democracy 78 Isabel Sawhill 6 Community wealth building: lessons from Italy 102 Margaret Kohn 7 A place to call home? Property, freedom, and the commonwealth 117 Richard Dagger PART IV THE POLITICS OF DEMOCRATIC REFORM 8 Achieving accountability—or not—in contemporary times 132 Kenneth P. Ruscio 9 Ranking ballots and policy juries: institutional reforms in America 147 Jason S. Maloy 10 Gendered (and racialized) partisan polarization 161 Nicholas J.G. Winter 11 “Many new barriers”: democracy and resistance to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 181 Julian Maxwell Hayter PART V TOWARD A PRACTICAL POLITICS OF COMMUNITY WEALTH BUILDING 12 Targeted universalism in urban communities: racial discourse and policy rhetoric as harmony 198 Ravi K. Perry 13 Identifying structural racism as a barrier to community wealth building 220 Risha R. Berry 14 The university as anchor institution in community wealth building: snapshots from two Virginia universities 244 Barbara Brown Wilson and Meghan Z. Gough 15 Conclusion: the promise of 21st-century democratic renewal 259 Corey D.B. Walker and Thad M. Williamson Index

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Book SynopsisThis innovative book proposes a new institutional arrangement for government to fulfil the needs of its citizens as well as possible. Existing aspects of federalism and direct democracy in Europe are strengthened, and as a result future developments arising in the region are coped with better.In this book Bruno Frey and Reiner Eichenberger propose a new model of federalism which includes new types of governmental units established by citizens from below. These units are called functional, overlapping and competing jurisdictions as they extend over task-specific areas and therefore overlap. They also provide competitive governance via direct and representative democratic institutions, and as jurisdictions they have independent power over taxation policy. This new model is more responsive to citizens' preferences and adjusts more dynamically to provide public services efficiently. The authors suggest that this new system should be allowed to develop in Europe to safeguard diversity and ensure that decentralization emerges effectively. It would also allow for the flexible integration of East European transition economies into the European Union and may also combine with traditional modes of government in developing countries.This book will be warmly welcomed by economists, political scientists and sociologists interested in the future of the European Union, by all those studying federal systems of government, and by those interested in the prospects for improving democratic institutions throughout the world.Trade Review'. . . this is a stimulating pioneer work. They should extend it and the rest of us should act as missionaries.' -- Gordon Tullock, Public Choice'. . . the authors not only provide an implicit discussion of the problems of the nation-state, but they also outline an alternative, with a defence of why and how it would work effectively. . . the book provokes thought and debate. It is a welcome creative addition to an already rich literature.' -- Journal of International Law and PoliticsTable of ContentsContents: Part I: The Idea 1. Functional, Overlapping and Competing Jurisdictions (FOCJ) 2. The Advantages of FOCJ 3. FOCJ Implemented 4. FOCJ Compared 5. Bastard FOCJ Part II: FOCJ for Europe 6. Federalism in Today’s Europe 7. FOCJ in Europe Part III: Beyond Europe 8. Europe and the World 9. FOCJ and Developing Countries 10. Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThe euphoria evidenced in the aftermath of the collapse of communist regimes in the late 1980s and early 1990s sometimes conveyed the impression that the process of democratization would be achieved without difficulty or tribulation. This book sets out to provide a thorough comparative analysis of the challenges which face the emerging democracies of Central and Eastern Europe and considers the impact of political change. Drawing heavily on available survey data, the book provides an in-depth account of how the new democracies of Central and Eastern Europe have coped with four major challenges: political fragmentation, nationalism, lack of respect for human rights, and poorly developed civil service systems. The book demonstrates that although the first few years of the 1990s were marked by increasing disenchantment with the new regimes, the change of governments as a direct result of the electoral process and the prospects for European integration have served to reverse this negative trend. Indeed, the authors find that the new political systems have managed to cope with the challenges so effectively that striking similarities with Western democracies are now apparent.Offering new insights into democratic transition, Challenges to Democracy will appeal to political scientists, diplomats and policymakers, and economists with an interest in European and comparative politics.Trade Review'The book is written in a systematic, clear and accessible style and provides an excellent introduction to the state of democracy in contemporary postsocialist Europe. . . . Recommended for undergraduate, graduate, research, and faculty collections.' -- P. Rutland, ChoiceTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Consolidation of Democracy 3. Societal Fragmentation and Post-Communist Party Politics 4. Democratization and Nationalism 5. The Challenge of Human Rights 6. Civil Society 7. Changing Perspectives on Political Challenges Index

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Book SynopsisEconomic Institutions and Democratic Reformrigorously and systematically explores the political effects and consequences of economic reform in more than 20 post-communist countries. By using primary quantitative data and stringent statistical analyses, Ole Norgaard demonstrates that there is no universally applicable economic reform strategy and that popular democracy is often the foundation of a successful economy, rather than a powerful executive or president, as is popularly asserted. The book also shows that generalised models are not productive when studying the complexity of post-communist transformation. The author argues that the danger to democracy comes from the alienation of citizens and the collapse of public service and education systems instigated by individuals who, with few democratic credentials, capture the political playing field. These leaders have often been encouraged by Western governments who believe democracy can only be imposed on reluctant societies by newborn capitalist elites. This book will be essential and challenging reading for political scientists and economists as well as policymakers in NGOs, such as aid agencies and the institutions of the EU.Trade Review'The excellent series Economies and Societies in Transition continues with a major contribution to the analysis of dramatic transformations taking place in the latest decade, in post-communist countries, that of Ole Norgaard. . . From a theoretical perspective, Ole Norgaard's book is a major contribution to development of transitology in general, of post-communist one, in particular. From a pragmatic perspective, it is an essential and challenging lecture for political scientists and politicians, economists, sociologists, civic actors, public servants and officials from international institutions. If all those involved in the battle for democracy will read this book, the democracy will be less threatened. Through his study, Ole Norgaard is a great defender of democracy.' -- Doina Catana, Journal for East European Management StudiesTable of ContentsContents: 1. Emerging Democracies and the Market 2. Finding the Building Blocks and Draft Designs 3. The Research Agenda: Old Ideas in New Bottles 4. Institutional Strategies and their Outcomes 5. Context or Institutional Strategies: The Role of First Order Initial Conditions 6. Transcending the Structural Constraints of Socialism 7. Agents of Institutional Change 8. Emerging Markets – and Democracy A Note on Data References Index

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Book SynopsisThe design of an electoral system is fundamental to any democracy. It is through electoral systems that the commitment of a society to a political system is achieved. The peculiarities of an electoral system assume significant importance in periods in which democratic polities seem caught between a crisis of confidence in their representative systems and mass apathy over the product of government - as has recently occurred in Italy.Electoral rules constrain available choice alternatives and therefore have profound effects on governance of a country since different electoral rules generate different outcome patterns even with no change in the identity of candidates. The two most common electoral schemes are proportional representation and plurality. The theoretical debate concerning these two systems is of intense interest not least because of the importance of finding a stable, democratic and representative institutional structure that can be employed worldwide. This topical book analyses the change of electoral rules in Italy from proportional representation toward plurality. While Italy is used as the illustrative case, the analysis has far-ranging theoretical and practical implications, and will therefore be of interest to academics and researchers of political economy, constitutionalism and public choice.Trade Review'The book reaches well beyond an evaluation of the immediate public choice consequences of operating under alternative voting rules. . . . This book offers insights into the dynamics of electoral reform and the political consequences of such reform that should fascinate all serious students of public choice and political science.' -- From the foreword by Charles K. Rowley, The Locke Institute and George Mason University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Charles K. Rowley Part I: Introduction 1. Overview 2. A History of the Italian Political System – 1913 to the Present Part II: Economics and Elections: The Key Tools 3. The Economics of Elections – A Review of the Literature 4. Electoral Systems, Electoral Formulae and Italian Electoral Rules Part III: Choices Between Rules 5. Information and Voting in Municipal Elections 6. Information, Proportionality and Power Dilution in Provisional Elections Part IV: Choices Subject to Rules 7. Party Electoral Strategies under the New Rules 8. Political Coalition Formation under the New Rules Part V: Rules, Choice and Strategy 9. Election Simulation and the Nature of Constitutional Choices 10. Summary and Evaluation Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe implementation of a democratic order embedded in a market economy environment has proved immensely difficult. Furthermore, this process is subject to tremendous variety within Central and Eastern Europe. Ten years after the collapse of communism it was apparent that only Poland and Slovenia surpassed their 1989 levels of GDP. This book scrutinises the arrangements to enforce good governance in this area both by means of external help and domestic political leadership.From the popular assumption that transformation is a collective good, it follows that the problem of free-riding has to be faced. Consequently there is a danger that transformation may never be completed. This book empirically tests the relationship between economic performance and good governance focusing upon voluntary coercion as a means to prevent free-riding behaviour. The author examines the role of international organisations and discusses elite formation as an important element of good governance - something often ignored in the economic analysis of economic performance.Scholars and researchers of political and economic transformation in Central and Eastern Europe as well as those from the fields of political economy, international relations and political science will find this book enlightening.Trade Review'Undeniably Good Governance in Central and Eastern Europe provides many insights in the political economy of institutional reform and constitutes an important contribution to the growing literature on "second-generation" reforms.' -- Carlos Santiso, DemocratizationTable of ContentsContents: 1. Taking Stock on Transformation: Market Reform and Democratisation in Central and Eastern Europe 2. Good Governance and the First Decade of Transition: An Overview 3. Recovery and Growth in Transition Economies, 1990–97: A Stylised Regression Analysis 4. Governance, Conditionality and Transformation in Post-socialist Countries 5. International Finance Institutions and Conditionality in Eastern Europe 6. Transformation in the Czech and Slovak Republics: Elite Receptions and Responses 7. 1+1=? The Post-unification East German Elite: Analytical Caveats Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn one of the first attempts to link the expanding field of leadership studies with classic works in political theory, Kenneth Ruscio places the study of political leadership squarely within the field of democratic thought and argues that claims about the legitimate duties and responsibilities of leaders depend upon claims about principles of democracy.It is impossible to imagine effective democracies without effective leaders. Yet leaders are often seen as the problem democratic governance is designed to solve, not the solution. Through a careful but lively critique of some of the classic works in modern democratic thought - from Machiavelli to Locke and from The Federalist Papers to Rawls - The Leadership Dilemma in Modern Democracy explains what is meant by effective political leadership in a system and culture of government where the power and discretion of leaders are severely limited. A compelling and provocative study, this volume will be of interest to scholars of leadership studies, political scientists, democratic theorists, and all those interested in concepts of democracy and the challenges faced by leaders.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction: The Dilemma of Leadership and Democracy 1. Why Democratic Theory is Essential for Leadership Theory 2. The Road to Public Reason 3. Locke’s Prerogative, Jay’s Pirouette: Why Trust Still Matters in Contemporary Democratic Leadership 4. On Disney, Presidents, and the Problem of the Parts and the Whole 5. Public and Private Interest: The Development of an Idea 6. Madison’s Fears and Aspirations 7. The ‘Parts and the Whole’ in Contemporary Times 8. Conclusion: Is Good Politics Bad Leadership? Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis distinguished collection of Dennis Mueller's papers discusses the economic challenges faced as a result of events in the latter third of the twentieth century; the formation of the European Union, the collapse of Communism in East Europe, and the deregulation and privatization movement that spread from North America to Europe and then across the rest of the world. The book explores the design of political institutions and the functioning of economies, and goes on to prescribe the types of fiscal and competition policies that are required as we enter the twenty-first century, posing questions such as: What should a new democracy's constitution comprise? Should the European Union be organized as a federal system? What should a global competition policy consist of? Academics specializing in public choice theory, political economy, and industrial organization will warmly welcome this outstanding volume, as will those with an interest in globalization and the European Union.Trade Review'Mueller is, of course, a prominent public choice scholar, indeed he is a past president of the Public Choice Society. He is also, however, an expert on antitrust law and its economic implications. Both of these areas are covered in the book and in both areas he makes a significant contribution. Some of these articles have been published before, but sometimes in major journals and sometimes in highly specialized journals. In my case, I had read the articles in the main journals before but they well repaid rereading. The articles published in the specialized journals were new to me as were of course the articles which had never been published before. Altogether, it is a major contribution to both public choice and antitrust economics. Living as he does in Europe but with a strong American background, professor Mueller is particularly interested in the current expansion of the Common Market. His ability to apply both the economics of antitrust and the economics of public choice to this area, means that his contribution is significant. I can honestly recommend the book to not only people in those two fields, but to the general scholar who is interested in developments in Europe in general. I learned a good deal from reading it and I'm sure that other readers will do the same.' -- Gordon Tullock, George Mason University, US'Dennis Mueller has a profound understanding of the rules by which the market and the government are organized. An American by education and a European by choice, he is especially qualified to evaluate the proposed EU constitution. Anyone who has an opportunity to advise or comment on this proposed constitution would increase the prospects for a more perfect European Union by understanding the Mueller articles on constitutional processes in this volume.' -- William Niskanen, The Cato Institute, US'Dennis Mueller's Capitalism and Democracy is an outstanding addition to Elgar's Economists of the Twentieth Century series. Over a distinguished and remarkably productive scholarly career, Professor Mueller has made major contributions to the literatures of industrial organization, public choice and constitutional economics. Collected herein is a vital sample of his recent work, comprising journal articles and book chapters published since 1996, along with two previously unpublished papers, in which Mueller brings his deep learning and analytical talents to bear on some of the critical challenges confronted by political and economic institutions in an increasingly interdependent new world order. Ranging widely across the United States, Asia and Europe, Mueller explores, in rational-choice perspective, how the relationships between the individual and the state are now being shaped, for good or ill, by national and international responses to the opportunities opened by the collapse of communism and to the limits imposed by emergent global integration, paying special attention to the implications of these events for centralized versus federal government structures, tax policy and competition policy. Capitalism and Democracy is a capstone volume of enormous value to economists, political scientists and, not least, the members of the body engaged in writing a new constitution for the European Union.' -- William F. Shughart II, University of Mississippi, US'In this collection of papers, a noted public choice scholar applies his insights and wisdom to the important changes in political and economic organization that have taken place across the world over the last third of the twentieth century. I know of no better source of intelligent discussion of these issues and their implications for the future. Dennis Mueller has done us all a favor by putting this work under one cover.' -- Robert D. Tollison, Clemson University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Challenges Part II: Constitutional Processes Part III: Tax and Subsidy Responses Part IV: Competition Policy Responses Index

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Book SynopsisJudge Baltasar Garzon achieved international prestige in 1998 when he pursued the perpetrators of crimes committed in Argentina against Spanish citizens and began proceedings for the arrest of the Chilean ex-dictator Augusto Pinochet. But when he transferred his attention to his Spanish homeland he was put on trial for opening an investigation into crimes committed by Francoists. As result he now (February 2012) finds himself on the point of being expelled from the judiciary. The Garzon case is neither so absurd nor so difficult to understand if the record of the Spanish judiciary is examined through the prism of a series of representative cases since the transition to democracy. Key is the way the judiciary has dealt with those who have investigated cases of people murdered by the military rebels from July 1936 onwards. This book relates thirteen judicial cases that took place between 1981 and 2012. They range from the banning of the documentary film Rocio by Fernando Ruiz Vergara, because it named the person responsible for one of the massacres in southwest Spain, to the recent trial of Judge Garzon. The judicial outcome in each case reflected the prejudices and ideology of the judge in charge. The Francoist repression still constitutes a dead weight in Spanish politics as heavy as the gravestone that covers the remains of the dictator in the Valle de los Caidos. The nature of the transition from autocracy to democracy has made it difficult to overcome a black past that not even the post-Franco democratic governments -- Rodriguez Zapatero's "memory" policy included -- have dared confront. The potential defrocking of Judge Garzon puts the Spanish polity/judiciary back in the realm of Franco's end-of-year message on December 30, 1969, with what became the nautical catch-phrase of his twilight years, "all is lashed down and well lashed down" (todo ha quedado atado, y bien atado).Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Disequilibrium of German Identity; An Overview of Holocaust Studies & Its Causes; The Roots: Anti-Semitism or German Theory of Race?; The First Apex: The Problematic Nature of the German National Identity; The Second Apex: Race Theory Re-examined; The Third Apex: German Jewry; The Fateful Triangle: Some Insights for the Future; A Changing Self-Image vis-a-vis the Holocaust; Post-War German Structure, Attitudes & Identity; Conclusion: The Force of Nationality in the Past & in the Future; Index.

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Book SynopsisIn opposition to the PA, liberal as well as Islamic social forces promote policies of protest and resistance, through media tools, against the authoritarian policies of the PA. The media is viewed as a public sphere in which these forces compete. Media institutions play an important role in setting the parameters of communication in processes of state building: promoting public debate and forming public spheres influence the modes of statecivil society relations. Combining concepts of political communication with social movement theory, the author examines the extent to which public opinion plays a role in determining the character of the political regime. The rising tension between the Palestinian Authority's attempts to deepen its control over society and the reaction to this development by opposition groups informs the analysis of each civil institution: the role of NGOs, the Islamic movement, the women's movement and Palestinian feminism, and the liberal-democratic intellectual elite, are all assessed through their media institutions and communication policies, to reveal the character of the emerging Palestinian public sphere.

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Book SynopsisElectoral and parliamentary arenas play a crucial role in the configuration and dynamics of modern polities. This book explores the practices of citizenship and unveils the fabric of representation in the Iberian countries, during a significant period of liberal politics, that is, from its apogee to its collapse (from the 1870s to the 1920s). Part One examines the evolution of electoral norms and behaviour, as well as the recruitment profile of MPs. Portugal and Spain share fundamental features, such as the extensive clientelistic mobilisation of voters, the dissemination of fraud and corruption, the supremacy of governmental parties and the prevalence of the politics of notables. Part Two focuses on Parliament, questioning constitutional models, internal procedures, legislative action and political activity, as well as coetaneous perceptions and images of the institution and its actors as portrayed in novels, newspaper chronicles, cartoons and photographic reports. This collection of essays offers a detailed and cogent analysis, as well as a vivid picture, of the politics of representation in Portuguese and Spanish liberalism, revealing significant similarities and differences through cross-country comparisons.Trade ReviewThis excellent volume, by leading authorities in the field, is a welcome addition to the steadily growing interest in the history of elections and parliaments in the Iberian world. -- Professor Eduardo Posada-Carbo, Oxford UniversityThe book opens a window onto political life that transforms our understanding of the emergence of modern politics in the southern edge of Europe. -- Professor Daniel Ziblatt, Harvard UniversityAn excellent, professional account of elections and parliaments in Spain and Portugal before democracy. -- Professor Jose Varela Ortega, Chairman of Jose Ortega y Gasset-Gregorio Maranon Foundation

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Book SynopsisAs the power and scope of the European Union moves further, beyond traditional forms of international cooperation between sovereign states, it is important to analyse how these developments are impacting upon national institutions and processes of democratic representation and legitimacy in the member countries. The authors in this book identify four core processes of democratic governance present in any democratic political system that link societal and state processes of decision-making: opinion formation, interest intermediation, national executive decision-making and national parliamentary scrutiny. From a normative perspective they discuss what impacts this process of Europeanization has on democracy in the evolving system. They conclude that more changes are seen within the state-centric than in the societal-centred processes of democracy, thus the public seems to have been 'left behind' in the process of constructing Europe. The empirical research and normative discussion presented in this book are designed to further our knowledge concerning the Europeanization of social and state processes of democracy and to contribute to the continuing dialogue on democracy in the European Union.This book will be of great interest to academics and researchers of political science, public policy and international relations, as well as those interested in European studies and comparative politics.Trade Review'. . . the book brings together a very competent group of scholars who cover the volume's theme rather comprehensively, and whose contributions are, at the same time, assembled into a coherent whole. The volume impresses particularly through its empirical richness. It constitutes a valuable contribution to knowledge and should be of interest to scholars and students working on democratic governance, Europeanization and European integration, more generally.' -- Arne Niemann, Acta Politica'This volume adds a significant new angle to the debate about democracy in Europe. In going beyond the well-established institutional politics at the European level, the contributions to this book take things further by covering in some detail what happens before decisions are taken in Brussels. In particular, the focus on issues such as the role of the media, the involvement of national administrations or the scrutiny of EU decisions by national parliaments provides a more comprehensive picture than we have had so far of "European democracy". This book will be of great interest to scholars and students of European integration.' -- Thomas Christiansen, European Institute of Public Administration, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction: Democratic Governance and European Integration Ronald Holzhacker and Erik Albæk PART I: OPINION FORMATION AND INTEREST INTERMEDIATION IN MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE 2. Visibility and Framing of European Integration in the Media Claes de Vreese 3. Europeanization of Expert References in the Media? Researchers as Sources in Danish Daily Newspapers 1961–2001 Erik Albæk, Peter Munk Christiansen, and Lise Togeby 4. National Election Campaigns and European Issues Ronald Holzhacker and Andrea Römmele 5. Resisting Change: European Integration and National Party Systems Tapio Raunio 6. Interest Organizations and European integration Ove K. Pedersen PART II: EXECUTIVE DECISION-MAKING AND NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY SCRUTINY 7. Undermining Democratic Governance in the Member States? The Europeanization of National Decision-Making Tanja A. Börzel and Carina Sprungk 8. The Europeanization of National Executives: Changing Capacities and Ambivalent Effects on Democracy Ignacio Molina and César Colino 9. Adapting to Europe: Strategic Europeanization of National Parliaments Katrin Auel 10. National Parliamentary Scrutiny: Comparing Rules, Institutions and Behaviour Ronald Holzhacker 11. A Model for the Strictest Scrutiny? The Danish European Affairs Committee in a Party Group Perspective Henrik Jensen 12. The Southern European Pattern of Parliamentary Scrutiny of EU Legislation: Emulating the French Model José M. Magone 13. The Role of the ECE Parliaments in EU Integration Attila Ágh Index

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Book SynopsisAt a time when democratization and the state of democracy are at the forefront of attention in many parts of the world, this book examines the state-of-the-art on this vital political issue.Revisiting the now classical literature on neo-corporatism in light of current research and theory, the contributors illustrate the enormous influence of the 'neo-corporatist debate' on modern political science, political sociology, and political economy. Reflecting on a major part of the recent history of social science, they shed light on some of its current core concepts, such as governance, policy networks, and varieties of capitalism. The book traces the evolution of political conflicts concerning social order; from the class conflicts in Europe in the of 1970s Europe to the subsequent Latin American and Eastern European battles over democratization and democratic transition, to the debate on the 'democratic deficit' of the European Union.Paying tribute to the work of Philippe Schmitter, which bridges the themes discussed in the book and which has provided inspiration to an entire generation of social scientists, The Diversity of Democracy will be invaluable to academics, students and researchers with an interest in political science, democratic theory, European integration and the study of democratic transitions as well as Latin American and Eastern European studies.Trade Review'This is an important volume by authoritative authors that raises important questions about democracy. It demands extended attention and will stimulate debate.' -- Wyn Grant, Political Studies Review'This timely book fills a void in the literature on interest group representation in democracies. Contributors address various topics in democratic development and interest group representation in a manner that is both broadly comparative and attentive to in-depth case studies. . . . Overall, this is a great addition to the literature on democratic consolidation with a neo-corporatistic focus. Highly recommended.' -- B.A Yesilada, ChoiceTable of ContentsContents: Preface Colin Crouch and Wolfgang Streeck Part I: Corporatism and Democracy 1. The Study of Organized Interests: Before ‘the Century’ and After Wolfgang Streeck 2. Neo-Corporatism and Democracy Colin Crouch 3. From Corporatist Unions to Protest Unions? On the (Difficult) Relations between Organized Labour and New Social Movements Donatella della Porta Part II: Democratic Transitions and Consolidation 4. From Democracy to Democratization: Before and After Transitions from Authoritarian Rule Terry Karl 5. Democratization and the Popular Interest Regime in Latin America Ruth Berins Collier 6. Making Capitalism Compatible with Democracy: Tentative Reflections from the ‘East’ László Bruszt Part III: Democracy and European Integration 7. The Problem of Legitimacy in the European Polity: Is Democratization the Answer? Claus Offe and Ulrich K. Preuss 8. The Neo-Functionalists Were (Almost) Right: Politicization and European Integration Liesbet Hooghe and Gary Marks 9. Collective Participation in the European Union: The ‘Euro Corporatism’ Debate Gerda Falkner Postscriptum: Working with Philippe Guillermo O’Donnell Index

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Book SynopsisPublic choice theory has become an increasingly significant aspect of public law scholarship. A more comprehensive knowledge of public institutions and their activities can illuminate our understanding of how legal rules shape the behavior of these institutions. This volume gathers together key papers highlighting the fundamental issues in the evolution of this subject. Besides providing an appreciation of the institutional complexity and potential weak points of democracies, public choice theory promises to show how political structures and processes shape outcomes for better or for worse. It thereby aids understanding and improvements to institutional design. Much of that design is expressed in the form of law, so the subject is of particular importance to legal scholars. This authoritative selection of articles provides a firm foundation to this important area of study.Trade Review'Dan Farber has assembled a diverse and challenging set of readings that lay out the grounds of agreement and disagreement in theories of public choice and law. This collection will be valuable to students and others seeking an introduction to this difficult and contentious subject.' -- John Ferejohn, Stanford University and New York University, USTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Daniel A. Farber PART I INTEREST GROUP THEORIES 1. George J. Stigler (1971), ‘The Theory of Economic Regulation’ 2. William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner (1975), ’The Independent Judiciary in an Interest-Group Perspective’ 3. Einer R. Elhauge (1991), ‘Does Interest Group Theory Justify More Intrusive Judicial Review?’ PART II INSTITUTIONALIST AND AGENCY THEORIES 4. Tom Ginsburg (2002), ‘Ways of Criticizing Public Choice: The Uses of Empiricism and Theory in Legal Scholarship’ 5. Keith Krehbiel (2004), ‘Legislative Organization’ 6. Daryl J. Levinson (2005), ‘Empire-Building Government in Constitutional Law’ PART III PUBLIC CHOICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW 7. Jerry L. Mashaw (1985), ‘Prodelegation: Why Administrators Should Make Political Decisions’ 8. McNollgast (1999), ‘The Political Origins of the Administrative Procedure Act’ 9. Terry M. Moe and William G. Howell (1999), ‘The Presidential Power of Unilateral Action’ PART IV PUBLIC CHOICE AND STATUTORY INTERPRETATION 10. Frank H. Easterbrook (1983), ‘Statutes’ Domains’ 11. William N. Eskridge, Jr. (1988), ‘Politics Without Romance: Implications of Public Choice Theory for Statutory Interpretation’ 12. Kenneth A. Shepsle (1992), ‘Congress Is a “They,” Not an “It”: Legislative Intent as Oxymoron’ 13. McNollgast (1994), ‘Legislative Intent: The Use of Positive Political Theory in Statutory Interpretation’ Name Index

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Book SynopsisExplores various aspects of chiefly authority in South Sudan from its historical origins and evolution under colonial, postcolonial and military rule, to its current roles and value in the newly independent country. South Sudan became Africa's newest nation in 2011, following decades of armed conflict. Chiefs - or 'traditional authorities' - became a particular focus of attention during the international relief effort and post-war reconstruction and state-building. But 'traditional' authority in South Sudan has been much misunderstood. Institutions of chiefship were created during the colonial period but originated out of a much longer process of dealing with predatory external forces. This book addresses a significant paradox in African studies more widely: if chiefs were the product of colonial states, why have they survived or revived in recent decades? By examining the long-term history ofchiefship in the vicinity of three towns, the book also argues for a new approach to the history of towns in South Sudan. Towns have previously been analysed as the loci of alien state power, yet the book demonstrates that thesegovernment centres formed an expanding urban frontier, on which people actively sought knowledge and resources of the state. Chiefs mediated relations on and across this frontier, and in the process chiefship became central to constituting both the state and local communities. Cherry Leonardi is Senior Lecturer in African History at Durham University, a former course director of the Rift Valley Institute's Sudan course, and a member of the council of the British Institute in Eastern Africa Published in association with the British Institute in Eastern Africa.Trade ReviewWell written and intellectually engaging, this book is a significant and timely piece of scholarship and a must-read for all scholars with an interest in any element of socio-political life in either of the Sudanese states, or even state formation in eastern or central Africa more widely. * AUSTRALASIAN REVIEW OF AFRICAN STUDIES *This highly readable and engaging book offers new insights into southern Sudanese experiences. * COMMONWEALTH AND COMPARATIVE POLITICS *[A] masterful book. * GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA *This highly informed and informative volume is a great addition to the literature on state-society relations in South Sudan. ... Likely to become a measuring stick for future anthropological works on South and should also be of interest to scholars of state-society relations and traditional authorities in other parts of Africa. * JOURNAL OF MODERN AFRICAN STUDIES *The first thorough study that has been done on the institution of chiefships in South Sudan. [Leonardi] has laid a firm foundation for the further study of this topic by other scholars. ... This book is a valuable resource for graduate students, academics, researchers, policy makers, civil societies, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). * INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORICAL STUDIES *[Employs] a well-considered multi-disciplinary approach in tackling this lively issue and, as such, it would be of interest to students and scholars of African studies and particularly to those in the fields of anthropology, political science, history, law and economics. * SUDAN STUDIES *Leonardi's book will for a long time be central to any deeper understanding of political structures in the newest African country. . . . This is an important book which should be read widely among all those concerned with African history and politics, not just Sudan specialists. * AFRICAN STUDIES REVIEW *[Leonardi] combines an impressive mastery of the scholarship on South Sudan and Sudan, with very thorough archival research and fieldwork. At the same time, she brings to bear wide reading in related literatures, to connect the issues that she documents with broader scholarly debates. ... a quite original contribution to the study of politics and the state in modern Africa. -- Professor Charles Ambler, University of Texas at El PasoTable of ContentsIntroduction: the making of chiefship, state and community in South Sudan - PART I: From zariba to merkaz: the creation of the nodal state frontier, c. 1840-1920 Frontier societies and the political economy of knowledge in the nineteenth century Colonial frontiers and the emergence of government chiefs, c. 1900-20 - PART II: From makama to mejlis: the making of chiefship and the local state, 1920s-50s Constituting the urban frontier: chiefship and the colonial labour economy, 1920s-40s Claiming rights and guarantees: chiefs' courts and state justice, c. 1900-56 Containing the frontier: the tensions of territorial chiefdoms, 1930s-50s Uncertainty on the urban frontier: chiefs and the politics of Sudanese independence, 1946-58 - PART III: From malakiya to medina: the fluctuating expansion of the urban frontier, c. 1956-2010 Trading knowledge: chiefship, local elites and the urban frontier, c. 1956-2010 Regulating depredation: chiefs and the military, 1963-2005 Reprising 'tradition': the mutual production of community and state in the twenty-first century Knowing the system: judicial pluralism and discursive legalism in the interim period, 2005-10 Conclusion

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Book SynopsisEssential reading for scholars of Sudan, of Africa and of local governance, as well as policy-makers and practitioners, this study explores chiefly authority in South Sudan from its historical origins and evolution under colonial,postcolonial and military rule, to its current roles and value in the newly independent country. The creation of Africa's newest state, South Sudan, in 2011, involved national and international recognition of "traditional authorities", or chiefs. Chiefship has often been misunderstood to be a timeless or non-state institution, but this book argues for the mutual constitution of chiefship and the state since the mid-nineteenth century, based on research in the vicinity of three towns. The book also demonstrates that while South Sudanese towns have previously been analysed as centres of alien state power, people came to the urban "frontier" to seek the resources, regulation and justice of the state. Located conceptually - and sometimes spatially - upon this frontier, chiefshipbecame central to local relations with the state, and to state definitions of the local. The book thus addresses broader debates over the role of traditional authorities and the nature of urban-rural and state-society relations inAfrica. Cherry Leonardi is a Senior Lecturer in African History at Durham University, a former course director of the Rift Valley Institute's Sudan course, and a member of the council of the British Institute in Eastern Africa Published in association with the British Institute in Eastern Africa.Trade ReviewA detailed and rich account of the historical development of chiefship and of the state in southern Sudan... challenges lazy conceptions that represent South Sudan as lacking a political culture and history...particularly relevant to the current period. * AFRICA AT LSE BLOG *This highly readable and engaging book offers new insights into southern Sudanese experiences. * COMMONWEALTH AND COMPARATIVE POLITICS *[A] masterful book. * GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA *This highly informed and informative volume is a great addition to the literature on state-society relations in South Sudan. ... Likely to become a measuring stick for future anthropological works on South and should also be of interest to scholars of state-society relations and traditional authorities in other parts of Africa. * JOURNAL OF MODERN AFRICAN STUDIES *The first thorough study that has been done on the institution of chiefships in South Sudan. [Leonardi] has laid a firm foundation for the further study of this topic by other scholars. ... This book is a valuable resource for graduate students, academics, researchers, policy makers, civil societies, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). * INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORICAL STUDIES *[Employs] a well-considered multi-disciplinary approach in tackling this lively issue and, as such, it would be of interest to students and scholars of African studies and particularly to those in the fields of anthropology, political science, history, law and economics. * SUDAN STUDIES *Leonardi's book will for a long time be central to any deeper understanding of political structures in the newest African country. . . . This is an important book which should be read widely among all those concerned with African history and politics, not just Sudan specialists. * AFRICAN STUDIES REVIEW *[Leonardi] combines an impressive mastery of the scholarship on South Sudan and Sudan, with very thorough archival research and fieldwork. At the same time, she brings to bear wide reading in related literatures, to connect the issues that she documents with broader scholarly debates. ... a quite original contribution to the study of politics and the state in modern Africa. -- Professor Charles Ambler, University of Texas at El PasoTable of ContentsIntroduction: the making of chiefship, state and community in South Sudan - PART I: From zariba to merkaz: the creation of the nodal state frontier, c. 1840-1920 Frontier societies and the political economy of knowledge in the nineteenth century Colonial frontiers and the emergence of government chiefs, c. 1900-20 - PART II: From makama to mejlis: the making of chiefship and the local state, 1920s-50s Constituting the urban frontier: chiefship and the colonial labour economy, 1920s-40s Claiming rights and guarantees: chiefs' courts and state justice, c. 1900-56 Containing the frontier: the tensions of territorial chiefdoms, 1930s-50s Uncertainty on the urban frontier: chiefs and the politics of Sudanese independence, 1946-58 - PART III: From malakiya to medina: the fluctuating expansion of the urban frontier, c. 1956-2010 Trading knowledge: chiefship, local elites and the urban frontier, c. 1956-2010 Regulating depredation: chiefs and the military, 1963-2005 Reprising 'tradition': the mutual production of community and state in the twenty-first century Knowing the system: judicial pluralism and discursive legalism in the interim period, 2005-10 Conclusion

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Book SynopsisAnalyses on-going movements against inequality and injustice in South Africa to show how these are rooted in its early history, anti-apartheid resistance and struggles for independence. In 1994, the first non-racial elections in South Africa brought Nelson Mandela and his African National Congress to office; elections since have confirmed the ANC's hold, both popular and legitimate, on power. Yet, at the same time, South Africa has one of the highest rates of protest and dissent in the world - underscored by the police shooting of 34 striking miners at Marikana in 2012 - regions of deep poverty and environmental degradation, rising inequality and high unemployment rates. This book looks at this paradox by examining the precise character of the post-apartheid state, and the roots of the hope that something better than the semi-liberation that the ANC has presided over must not be long delayed - both within the ANC itself and within the broader society of South Africa. The authors present a history of South Africa from earliest times, with today's post-apartheid society interpreted andunderstood in the context of and through the lens of its earlier history. Following the introduction, which offers an analytical background to the narrative that follows, they track the course of South African history: from its origins to apartheid in the 1970; through the crisis and transition of the 1970s and 1980s to the historic deal-making of 1994 that ended apartheid; to its recent history from Mandela to Marikana, with increasing signs of social unrest and class conflict. Finally, the authors reflect on the present situation in South Africa with reference to the historical patterns that have shaped contemporary realities and the possibility of a 'next liberation struggle'. Shortlisted for the 2014 Tamara and Isaac Deutscher Prize John S. Saul is Professor Emeritus at York University (Canada). Patrick Bond is Senior Professor of Development Studies and Director of the Centre forCivil Society at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Durban). Southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland & Botswana): JacanaTrade ReviewReaders are presented with illuminating, insightful, and fascinating scholarly discussions of the evolution of white settler colonialism and the brutal politics of segregation and white supremacist politics. Saul and Bond provide excellent historiographic references to many sides of the debate in this frank, iconoclastic, rigorous scholarly discourse. Highly recommended. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsIntroduction: South Africa in History by John S. Saul and Patrick Bond - PART I WHAT'S PAST IS PROLOGUE: FROM THE BEGINNINGS TO 1994 - John S. Saul The Making of South Africa ... and Apartheid, to 1970 - John S. Saul The Transition: The Players Assemble, 1970-1990 - John S. Saul The Apartheid Endgame, 1990-1994 - John S. Saul PART II THE PRESENT AS HISTORY: POST-APARTHEID & POST-1994 - Patrick Bond Contradictions Subside then Deepen: Accumulation and Class Conflict, 1994-2000 - Patrick Bond Consolidating the Contradictions: From Mandela to Marikana, 2000-2012 - PART III CONCLUSIONS: THE FUTURE AS HISTORY - Patrick Bond Uneven and Combined Resistance: Marikana and The Trail to 'Tunisia Day' 2020 - Patrick Bond Liberating Liberation: The Struggle against Recolonization in South Africa - John S. Saul

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Book SynopsisFirst scholarly treatment of Uganda's first elected ruler; offers new insights into the religious and political history of modern Uganda. Assassinated by Idi Amin and a democratic ally of J.F. Kennedy during the Cold War, Benedicto Kiwanuka was Uganda's most controversial and disruptive politician, and his legacy is still divisive. On the eve of independence, he led the Democratic Party (DP), a national movement of predominantly Catholic activists, to end political inequalities and religious discrimination. Along the way, he became Uganda's first prime minister and first Ugandan chief justice. Earle and Carney show how Kiwanuka and Catholic activists struggled to create an inclusive vision of the state, a vision that resulted in relentless intimidation and extra-judicial killings. Focusing closely on the competing Catholic projects that circulated throughout Uganda, this book offers new ways of thinking about the history of democratic thought, while pushing the study of Catholicism in Africa outside of the church and beyond the gaze of missionaries. Drawing on never before seen sources from Kiwanuka's personal papers, the authors upend many of the assumptions that have framed Uganda's political and religious history for over sixty years, as well as repositioning Uganda's politics within the global arena. Fountain: UgandaTrade ReviewThe book is an important work of intellectual history. It is likewise an important work for Uganda, helping to reveal the connections between controversies and contexts that are often seen and studied in isolation. * Africa is a Country *The sources that Earle and Carney have been able to make use of here take us well beyond the traditional institutional archives used to examine religion and politics ... it is difficult to imagine a more complete biography of Kiwanuka being published. -- Journal of Ecclesiastical HistoryThe authors [...] address oversimplifications that DP was "simply a sectarian 'Catholic Party' that sought to upend political Protestantism in the Kingdom of Buganda." [...] They make clear the fact that "Catholic politics constituted a dynamic moral economy of competing regional historiographies and disputations." -- Robert Madoi * Monitor *For a few short months Benedicto Kiwanuka wielded power as Uganda's first prime minister. Most of his political career, however, was spent in the opposition; and at the end he was martyred by President Idi Amin. In this insightful biography, Earle and Carney draw from Kiwanuka's private library and illuminate the logic of his politics. Here we see Uganda's history as Kiwanuka saw it: as a drama that demanded both principled clarity and pragmatic flexibility. This book gives religious history an exciting new vocation, and greatly expands the scope and scale of political biography. -- Derek R. Peterson, University of MichiganEarle and Carney's work sheds radically new understanding on the dramatic history of Uganda. It is centred on the Democratic Party and its staunch Catholic leader Ben Kiwanuka, who led the country to independence before being jailed by Obote and murdered by Idi Amin. Roman Catholics, the largest religious group in Uganda, have been politically discriminated against since the 1890s. This book challenges brilliantly Uganda's biased historical narrative and puts back "Contesting Catholics" where they belong, at the centre of the country's nation building. -- Henri Médard, Aix Marseille Université - Institut des Mondes AfricainsBy drawing on hitherto unused sources, and paying careful attention to regional complexities, Jay Carney and Jonathon Earle tell a new story of how religion inflected politics in twentieth century Uganda. Contesting Catholics is not merely about Catholic politics in the home of Africa's first canonized martyrs, rather it reframes our understanding of Ugandan history in the late colonial and postcolonial periods writ large. Moreover, the book delivers compelling insights about how to conceptualize the place of religion in politics in Africa and beyond. -- Elizabeth A. Foster, Tufts UniversityThe authors of this book have mined personal papers, especially of their major subject, Benedicto Kiwanuka and other decolonization political actors in Uganda. They interviewed key witnesses of the late colonial and early post-colonial period, mastered local languages, including Luganda and Ateso, in order to read the literature first-hand. They also utilized archives in Uganda, Britain and the United States, in order to write an outstanding book on one of the leading Ugandan nationalists, Benedicto Kiwanuka, a leader of the Democratic Party who sought to build a united Uganda. I highly recommend this book for any student or researcher wishing to understand Uganda's religious and political history. -- Samwiri Lwanga-Lunyiigo, Makerere UniversityThis study throws a powerful searchlight on a critical population in Uganda struggling for political and social freedoms in the country immediately before and after Independence from Britain. -- Michael Twaddle, Institute of Commonwealth StudiesThis carefully researched and elegantly written story of admirable twentieth-century Ugandan Catholic layman Benedicto Kiwanuka shows how the political party he led was thwarted in Uganda's early years. Regional and ethnic differences stretched its pursuit of Catholic values while seeking national unity and blocked its electoral hopes. Carney and Earle demonstrate the oversimplification of earlier accounts of how religiously inflected politics tragically undermined Uganda's first few decades. -- Paul Kollman, CSC, University of Notre Dame...covers the religious milieu of the 1950s and 1960s, and the era's complicated politics, connecting Kiwanuka and Catholicism to party formation, ethnicity, and the making of a new Uganda and new Ugandan political elite and set of practices. ... a well-researched, careful exploration of a complex, understudied, fascinating time. * Carol Summers, University of Richmond *In a context in which thinking about current politics and the history of politics in Uganda fall into well-worn, fundamentally unproductive habits of thought, the authors prove that basic assumptions about religion in Ugandan politics are deeply flawed. ... a superb book, meticulously evidenced and insightfully contextualized. * Holly Hanson, Mount Holyoke College *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Catholic Democracy and Political Duress in Colonial Uganda Benedicto Kiwanuka, Catholic Uganda and the Gospel of Democracy Republicanism and Secession in Tesoland and Rwenzururu Catholic Violence and Political Revolution in Bunyoro and Kigezi Acholi Alliances and Party Insurrection in Ankole Catholic Patronage and Royalist Alternatives in Buganda "I offer today my body and blood": Violence, Resistance, and Martyrdom Conclusion: Memory and Memorialisation

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Book SynopsisAnalyses the structural and institutional obstacles to democratization in transitional societies - fractured societies, fragmented economies and institutions of governance, weak or deformed state structures - and how to overcome these. In the early 1990s, a wave of democratization swept through many African countries, but its prevailing election-centred liberal approach failed to result in sustainable democracies. Why should this be and what can be done about it? This multi-disciplinary work on the Greater Horn investigates the impact on the efforts to bring greater democratization of the characteristically complex socio-economic state structures of the countries of the Greater Horn of Africa and, importantly, suggests an alternative, more effective, approach. Detailed studies of Ethiopia, Somaliland, Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda reveal the difficulties posed by institutional structures that are often weak and lack accountability; fragmented economies - which range from modern capitalist to subsistence farming and pastoral systems; and governance marked by differing conceptions of property rights and conflict adjudication practices and varied resource allocation systems. Chronic violent ethnic-based civil wars and social conflicts and deep-rooted ethnic divisions only exacerbate the states' ability to foster democratic governance, or even to manage diversity properly. The contributors examine why the countries of the Horn have been unable to overcome these obstacles to democratization and explore how and why an alternative approach is more likely tobe compatible with the socioeconomic realities and cultural values in transitional societies. Kidane Mengisteab is Professor of African Studies and Political Science at Pennsylvania State University. He is co-editor ofRegional Integration, Identity and Citizenship in the Greater Horn of Africa (James Currey, 2012) and, most recently, Traditional Institutions in Contemporary African Governance (2017).Trade ReviewThis edited volume by Kidane Mengisteab brings together a range of scholars of and from the Horn of Africa to produce a rare scholarly work with pragmatic intent. -- H-Net ReviewsTable of ContentsIntroduction: Structural and Institutional Factors in the Crisis of Democratization in the Greater Horn of Africa - Kidane Mengisteab Problematizing "Liberation" and Democratization in Post-independenceEritrea - Gaim Kibreab Prospects for Democracy in the Newest Country, South Sudan - Leben Nelson Moro and Kuyang Harriet Logo The Quest for Alternatives in Overcoming the Democratization Deficit in Ethiopia - Kassahun Berhanu Parliament-Public Engagement in Ethiopia: A Weak Link in Democratic Transformation - Meheret Ayenew Challenges and Prospects of Democratization in Sudan - Amr M A Mahgoub Mahgoub A Caring Patronage System for the Sudanese Democratization Process: Compilation of Incompatibles? by Asma Hussein M. Adam - Asma Hussein M. Adam Contestation of Democracy in Kenya - Macharia Munene Understanding the Three Paradoxical Trajectories: Democracy, Clan, and Islam in the State-Building Process of Somaliland - Mohamed A. Mohamoud Mohamoud Developing an Alternative Approach to Democratization in the Transitional Societies of the Greater Horn - Kidane Mengisteab Conclusion - Kidane Mengisteab

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Book SynopsisPAPERBACK FOR SALE IN AFRICA ONLY Analyses the structural and institutional obstacles to democratization in transitional societies - fractured societies, fragmented economies and institutions of governance, weak or deformed state structures - and how to overcome these. In the early 1990s, a wave of democratization swept through many African countries, but its prevailing election-centred liberal approach failed to result in sustainable democracies. Why should this be and what can be done about it? This multi-disciplinary work on the Greater Horn investigates the impact on the efforts to bring greater democratization of the characteristically complex socio-economic state structures of the countries of the Greater Horn of Africa and, importantly, suggests an alternative, more effective, approach. Detailed studies of Ethiopia, Somaliland, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda reveal the difficulties posed byinstitutional structures that are often weak and lack accountability; fragmented economies - which range from modern capitalist to subsistence farming and pastoral systems; and governance marked by differing conceptions of property rights and conflict adjudication practices and varied resource allocation systems. Chronic violent ethnic-based civil wars and social conflicts and deep-rooted ethnic divisions only exacerbate the states' ability to foster democratic governance, or even to manage diversity properly. The contributors examine why the countries of the Horn have been unable to overcome these obstacles to democratization and explore how and why an alternative approach is morelikely to be compatible with the socioeconomic realities and cultural values in transitional societies. Kidane Mengisteab is Professor of African Studies and Political Science at Pennsylvania State University. He is co-editor of Regional Integration, Identity and Citizenship in the Greater Horn of Africa (James Currey, 2012) and, most recently, Traditional Institutions in Contemporary African Governance (2017). FOR SALE IN AFRICA ONLYTable of ContentsIntroduction: Structural and Institutional Factors in the Crisis of Democratization in the Greater Horn of Africa - Kidane Mengisteab Problematizing "Liberation" and Democratization in Post-Independence Eritrea - Gaim Kibreab Prospects for Democracy in the Newest Country, South Sudan - Leben Nelson Moro and Kuyang Harriet Logo The Quest for Alternatives in Overcoming the Democratization Deficit in Ethiopia - Kassahun Berhanu Parliament-Public Engagement in Ethiopia: A Weak Link in Democratic Transformation - Meheret Ayenew Challenges and Prospects of Democratization in Sudan - Amr M A Mahgoub Mahgoub A Caring Patronage System for Sudanese Democratization Process: Compilation of Incompatibles? - Asma Hussein M. Adam Contestation of Democracy in Kenya - Macharia Munene Understanding the Three Paradoxical Trajectories: Democracy, Clan and Islam in the State-Building Process of Somaliland - Mohamed A. Mohamoud Mohamoud Developing an Alternative Approach to Democratization in the Transitional Societies of the Greater Horn - Kidane Mengisteab Conclusion - Kidane Mengisteab

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Book SynopsisAn innovative examination of our understanding of political legitimacy in Mali, and its wider implications for democratization and political modernity in the Global South. The 2012 coup d'état in Mali, and the political destabilization that followed, brought an abrupt end to the country's success story as a "donor darling" and as a model of successful democratization. In spite of signing a peace treaty, Muslim militants continue to launch attacks in the country's northern and central territories and to challenge Mali's government and state institutions. The challenge is compounded by the massive opposition mobilized by protagonists of Salafi- inspired readings of Islam in the capital Bamako. Why should this be, and how can it be that these actors, particularly those employing the language of Islam, have emerged as a serious challenge to the political order and government in Mali, and garner support among the country's urban and rural populations? Against the background dynamics of the political turmoil that has shaken Mali in recent years and the uncertainties surrounding the present government, this book looks to the nature and extent of legitimacy of Mali's postcolonial state and also explores more general questions regarding the nature of political legitimacy. Schulz examines the attitudes, judgments and practices by which inhabitants of a rural area in south-western Mali attribute or disclaim the legitimacy of the state political order and of individual representatives. Countering the tendency of some scholars to adopt a belief-centered approach or to use a broad approach to legitimacy, she suggests a more comprehensive and systematic approach to legitimation that takes into account the subjective attitudes of actors as well as their material circumstances and the state of institutional governance.Table of ContentsIntroduction Demokrasi as the 'rule of envy' Cultural Performance and Political Legitimacy: The Political Biography of Jeli Praise, 1960-91 Decentralization and Political Legitimacy in Mali Staging 'culture' and Political Legitimacy in the Era of Liberalization Legitimacy in Question: The Challenge of Islamic Renewal Conclusion: In Pursuit of Legitimacy Postscript: 'Rest in peace, democracy'? Glossary Bibliography

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Book SynopsisIn-depth account of the Marikana massacre, based on the voices of the miners and their families themselves, from the build up to the strike to attempts to hold the state to account and its lasting significance. In August 2012 the South African police - at the encouragement of mining capital, and with the support of the political state - intervened to end a week-long strike at the Lonmin platinum mine in Marikana, in South Africa's NorthWest Province. On the afternoon of Thursday, 16 August, the police shot and killed 34 men. Hundreds more were injured, some shot as they fled. None posed a threat to any police officer. Recognised by many as an event of international significance in stories of global politics and labour relations, the perspectives of the miners has however been almost missing from published accounts. This book, for the first time, brings into focus the mens' lives - and deaths - telling the stories of those who embarked on the strike, those who were killed, and of the family members who have survived to fight for the memories of their loved ones. It places the strike in the context of South Africa's long history of racial and economic exclusion, explaining how the miners came to be in Marikana, how their lives were ordinarily lived, and the substance of their complaints. It shows how the strike developed from an initial gathering into a mass movement of more than 3,000 workers. It discusses the violence of the strike and explores the political context of the state's response, and the eagerness of the police to collaborate in suppressing the strike. Recounting the events of the massacre in unprecedented detail, the book sets out how each miner died and everything we know about the police operation. Finally, Brown traces the aftermath: the attempts of the families of the deceased to identify and bury their dead, and then the state's attempts to spin a narrative that placed all blame on the miners; the subsequent Commission of Inquiry - and its failure to resolve any real issues; and the solidarity politics that have emerged since. Southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland and Botswana): Jacana.Trade ReviewIn Marikana: A People's History, Julian Brown, a political studies professor at Wits University, has crafted what is probably the most comprehensive account to date of the Marikana massacre and its aftermath. -- Ed Stoddard * DAILY MAVERICK *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Introduction PART I: THE LIVES OF WORKERS 1. Migrant Lives 2. A Company Town 3. Politics Underground PART II: THE STRIKE AND THE MASSACRE 4. The Strike Begins 5. Monday, 13 August 2012 6. Tightening the Screws 7. The Massacre at Scene One 8. The Massacre at Scene Two PART III: AFTER THE MASSACRE 9. Burying the Dead 10. The Farlam Commission 11. Communities of Resistance 12. 'Let us Not Lose Hope' Conclusion: The Work of Mourning Sources and Interpretation Bibliography

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Book SynopsisA new history of the 1976 Soweto Uprising and the events leading to it in the preceding decade, that will transform our understanding of the historical evolution of the struggle against apartheid. This revisionary account of the Soweto Uprising of June 1976 and the decade preceding it transforms our understanding of what led to this crucial flashpoint of South Africa's history. Brown argues that far from there being "quiescence" following the Sharpeville Massacre and the suppression of African opposition movements, during which they went underground, this period was marked by experiments in resistance and attempts to develop new forms of politics that prepared the ground for the Uprising. Students at South Africa's segregated universities began to re-organise themselves as a political force; new ideas about race reinvigorated political thought; debates around confrontation shaped the development of new forms of protest. The protest then began to move off university campuses and onto the streets: through the independent actions of workers in Durban, and attempts by students to link their struggles with a broader agenda. These actions made protest public once again, and helped establish the patterns of popular action and state response that would come to shape the events in Soweto on 16 June 1976. Julian Brown is a Lecturer in the Department of Political Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland & Botswana): Jacana 'throws new light on the background to the Soweto Uprising, providing insight into white and black student politics, worker protest and broader dissent' - William Beinart, University of Oxford 'an extremely important contribution to the historiography on protest in South Africa. It links black and white student protests (too often studied in isolation from one another) to workers' movements by looking at the changing forms of protest during the 1960s and 1970s, and the apartheid government's changing responses.' - Anne Heffernan, University of the Witwatersrand 'By showing how the Soweto Uprising served as a precursor for later historical and political events, the author convincingly shows the continuity from one from one protest and decade to the next.' - Dawne Curry, University of Nebraska-LincolnTrade ReviewJulian Brown's analysis of the pre-history of the Soweto uprising seeks to break new ground. * ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW *Julian Brown's thoughtful book is chock-full of insights while still under 200 pages of text. Important in its own right, a study on student and mass protest in South Africa could not be timelier. On the fortieth anniversary of the legendary Uprising, yet again South Africa finds itself bitterly divided over a student protest movement exploding onto the scene. Brown's book deserves receives wide readership for these reasons and more. * SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORICAL JOURNAL *The strength of Brown's book is that it encapsulates the long build-up of unrest in the black community. He carefully describes the range of events that led to a growing sense of frustration and anger...Situating the uprising in this context is a powerful corrective to previous attempts to consider it in relative isolation. * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT *The Road to Soweto is an important, moving, and encouraging book, which revises our understanding of crucial decades of South African history, and puts forward an argument that both emerges from and explains that story. -- African Studies QuarterlyTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Road to Soweto White Student Activism in the 1960s: 'The Choice Between Silence and Protest' The Formation of the South African Students' Organisation: 'Carving Out their Own Destiny' Confrontation, Resistance and Reaction: 'The Minister... Cannot Ban Ideas from Men's Minds' The Durban Strikes: 'Souls of their Own' Reimagining Resistance in the Face of Violence: 'Cast off the Students-only Attitude' The Pro-Frelimo Rallies of 1974: 'Stand up and be Counted' Event and Aftermath: The Soweto Uprising Conclusion: Consequences

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Book Synopsis'Today we are taking a decisive step on the path of democracy,' the newly sworn-in President Olusegun Obasanjo told Nigerians on 27 May 1999. 'We will leave no stone unturned to ensure sustenance of democracy, because it is good for us, it is good for Africa, and it is good for the world.' Nigeria's Fourth Republic has survived longer than any of the previous three Republics, the most durable Republic in Nigeria's more than six decades of independence. At the same time, however, the country has witnessed sustained periods of violence, including violent clashes over the imposition of Sharia'h laws, insurgency in the Niger Delta, inter-ethnic clashes, and the Boko Haram insurgency. Despite these tensions of, and anxieties about, democratic viability and stability in Nigeria, has democratic rule come to stay in Africa's most populous country? Are the overall conditions of Nigerian politics, economy and socio-cultural dynamics now permanently amenable to uninterrupted democratic rule? Have all the social forces which, in the past, pressed Nigeria towards military intervention and autocratic rule resolved themselves in favour of unbroken representative government? If so, what are the factors and forces that produced this compromise and how can Nigeria's shallow democracy be sustained, deepened and strengthened? This book attempts to address these questions by exploring the various dimensions of Nigeria's Fourth Republic in a bid to understand the tensions and stresses of democratic rule in a deeply divided major African state. The contributors engage in comparative analysis of the political, economic, social challenges that Nigeria has faced in the more than two decades of the Fourth Republic and the ways in which these were resolved - or left unresolved - in a bid to ensure the survival of democratic rule. This key book that examines both the quality of Nigeria's democratic state and its international relations, and issues such as human rights and the peace infrastructure, will be invaluable in increasing our understanding of contemporary democratic experiences in the neo-liberal era in Africa.Trade ReviewThis book is the most comprehensive, dispassionate and critical evaluation of the trials and tribulations of Nigeria's democratic development in the Fourth Republic, undertaken by some of the most distinguished scholars on/of Nigeria. Fresh insights are offered by the contributors, towards a better understanding of the complex issues which constrain or obstruct progress and development, and which require the most urgent consideration and resolution. Reading this book is intellectual exciting and immensely beneficial. * Attahiru Jega, professor of political science and former Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) *Nigeria's Fourth Republic has lasted longer than its three predecessors combined, yet it is highly contested. What explains the paradox? Wale Adebanwi has assembled a dream team of scholars and analysts to explore key issues in government, politics, and public affairs: federalism, ethnicity, elections, human rights and economy. The contributors to this important volume explain the dynamics of party politics and the evolution of the federal system without major constitutional revision. During a period of heightened instability in west Africa, and global challenges such as the pandemic, Russia-Ukraine war, rising fuel and food prices, and climate change, much depends on the resilience of Africa's largest electoral democracy. An extensive bibliography complements the chapters in this vital sourcebook on Africa's pivotal nation. * Richard Joseph, author of Democracy and Prebendal Politics: The Rise and Fall of Nigeria’s Second Republic *Table of ContentsForeword: Democratization and Nigeria's Fourth Republic: Successes and Challenges Kayode Fayemi, Governor of Ekiti State of Nigeria Nigeria's Fourth Republic: An Introduction Wale Adebanwi PART I: DEMOCRACY AND THE NIGERIAN STATE 1. Reconstructions, Resilience and Relevance: Political Elites and Ethnic Mobilization, 1999-2019 Eghosa E. Osaghae 2. Federalism, Constitutional Reform, and the Elusive Quest for "Political Restructuring" in Nigeria's Fourth Republic Rotimi Suberu 3. Democracy in Nigeria: Crises and Consequences of Military Dictatorship Browne Onuoha PART II: PARTY POLITICS, THE PRESIDENCY AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY 4. Democratic Regression, Political Parties and the Negation of the Popularity Principle Jibrin Ibrahim 5. A Republic of Dashed Hopes? Party Politics and the Travails of Democracy in Nigeria's Fourth Republic Adigun Agbaje 6. Governing Party Constituency-building in Nigeria's Fourth Republic Sa'eed Husaini 7. Presidential Leadership Styles in the Fourth Republic Aliyu Modibbo Umar and V. Adefemi Isumonah 8. Double Standards or Different Lenses? Comparing US Approaches to the Buhari and Abacha Governments Matthew T. Page PART III: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY: OIL AND ECONOMIC REFORMS 9. We live in the Future: Is Nigeria no longer an Oil State? Sarah Burns and Olly Owen 10. Economic Reforms and Human Development in Post-Military Nigeria: A Critical Assessment Eyene Okpanachi PART IV: ELECTORAL GOVERNANCE, CIVIL-POLITICAL SOCIETY AND CONFLICT 11. The Promise and Problems of Electoral Reforms Nkwachukwu Orji 12. From a Human Rights Movement to Civil Society: Changing Contours of Civic Groups Idayat Hassan 13. Communal Conflicts, State Responses, and Local Peace Infrastructure Gbemisola Animasawun Afterword: Nigeria's Long Search for a Viable Political Order Larry Diamond

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Book SynopsisFirst scholarly treatment of Uganda's first elected ruler; offers new insights into the religious and political history of modern Uganda. Assassinated by Idi Amin and a democratic ally of J.F. Kennedy during the Cold War, Benedicto Kiwanuka was Uganda's most controversial and disruptive politician, and his legacy is still divisive. On the eve of independence, he led the Democratic Party (DP), a national movement of predominantly Catholic activists, to end political inequalities and religious discrimination. Along the way, he became Uganda's first prime minister and first Ugandan chief justice. Earle and Carney show how Kiwanuka and Catholic activists struggled to create an inclusive vision of the state, a vision that resulted in relentless intimidation and extra-judicial killings. Focusing closely on the competing Catholic projects that circulated throughout Uganda, this book offers new ways of thinking about the history of democratic thought, while pushing the study of Catholicism in Africa outside of the church and beyond the gaze of missionaries. Drawing on never before seen sources from Kiwanuka's personal papers, the authors upend many of the assumptions that have framed Uganda's political and religious history for over sixty years, as well as repositioning Uganda's politics within the global arena. Fountain: UgandaTrade ReviewThe book is an important work of intellectual history. It is likewise an important work for Uganda, helping to reveal the connections between controversies and contexts that are often seen and studied in isolation. * Africa is a Country *The sources that Earle and Carney have been able to make use of here take us well beyond the traditional institutional archives used to examine religion and politics ... it is difficult to imagine a more complete biography of Kiwanuka being published. -- Journal of Ecclesiastical HistoryThe authors [...] address oversimplifications that DP was "simply a sectarian 'Catholic Party' that sought to upend political Protestantism in the Kingdom of Buganda." [...] They make clear the fact that "Catholic politics constituted a dynamic moral economy of competing regional historiographies and disputations." -- Robert Madoi * Monitor *For a few short months Benedicto Kiwanuka wielded power as Uganda's first prime minister. Most of his political career, however, was spent in the opposition; and at the end he was martyred by President Idi Amin. In this insightful biography, Earle and Carney draw from Kiwanuka's private library and illuminate the logic of his politics. Here we see Uganda's history as Kiwanuka saw it: as a drama that demanded both principled clarity and pragmatic flexibility. This book gives religious history an exciting new vocation, and greatly expands the scope and scale of political biography. -- Derek R. Peterson, University of MichiganEarle and Carney's work sheds radically new understanding on the dramatic history of Uganda. It is centred on the Democratic Party and its staunch Catholic leader Ben Kiwanuka, who led the country to independence before being jailed by Obote and murdered by Idi Amin. Roman Catholics, the largest religious group in Uganda, have been politically discriminated against since the 1890s. This book challenges brilliantly Uganda's biased historical narrative and puts back "Contesting Catholics" where they belong, at the centre of the country's nation building. -- Henri Médard, Aix Marseille Université - Institut des Mondes AfricainsBy drawing on hitherto unused sources, and paying careful attention to regional complexities, Jay Carney and Jonathon Earle tell a new story of how religion inflected politics in twentieth century Uganda. Contesting Catholics is not merely about Catholic politics in the home of Africa's first canonized martyrs, rather it reframes our understanding of Ugandan history in the late colonial and postcolonial periods writ large. Moreover, the book delivers compelling insights about how to conceptualize the place of religion in politics in Africa and beyond. -- Elizabeth A. Foster, Tufts UniversityThe authors of this book have mined personal papers, especially of their major subject, Benedicto Kiwanuka and other decolonization political actors in Uganda. They interviewed key witnesses of the late colonial and early post-colonial period, mastered local languages, including Luganda and Ateso, in order to read the literature first-hand. They also utilized archives in Uganda, Britain and the United States, in order to write an outstanding book on one of the leading Ugandan nationalists, Benedicto Kiwanuka, a leader of the Democratic Party who sought to build a united Uganda. I highly recommend this book for any student or researcher wishing to understand Uganda's religious and political history. -- Samwiri Lwanga-Lunyiigo, Makerere UniversityThis study throws a powerful searchlight on a critical population in Uganda struggling for political and social freedoms in the country immediately before and after Independence from Britain. -- Michael Twaddle, Institute of Commonwealth StudiesThis carefully researched and elegantly written story of admirable twentieth-century Ugandan Catholic layman Benedicto Kiwanuka shows how the political party he led was thwarted in Uganda's early years. Regional and ethnic differences stretched its pursuit of Catholic values while seeking national unity and blocked its electoral hopes. Carney and Earle demonstrate the oversimplification of earlier accounts of how religiously inflected politics tragically undermined Uganda's first few decades. -- Paul Kollman, CSC, University of Notre Dame...covers the religious milieu of the 1950s and 1960s, and the era's complicated politics, connecting Kiwanuka and Catholicism to party formation, ethnicity, and the making of a new Uganda and new Ugandan political elite and set of practices. ... a well-researched, careful exploration of a complex, understudied, fascinating time. * Carol Summers, University of Richmond *In a context in which thinking about current politics and the history of politics in Uganda fall into well-worn, fundamentally unproductive habits of thought, the authors prove that basic assumptions about religion in Ugandan politics are deeply flawed. ... a superb book, meticulously evidenced and insightfully contextualized. * Holly Hanson, Mount Holyoke College *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Catholic Democracy and Political Duress in Colonial Uganda Benedicto Kiwanuka, Catholic Uganda and the Gospel of Democracy Republicanism and Secession in Tesoland and Rwenzururu Catholic Violence and Political Revolution in Bunyoro and Kigezi Acholi Alliances and Party Insurrection in Ankole Catholic Patronage and Royalist Alternatives in Buganda "I offer today my body and blood": Violence, Resistance, and Martyrdom Conclusion: Memory and Memorialisation

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Book SynopsisDemocracy has long been established as an enduring and stable system of governance in advanced developed countries. In more recent years, however, social, cultural and political divides have emerged that threaten the democratic way of life, emphasizing the vulnerability of even the most successful political regimes. This timely and important volume addresses the serious challenges faced by democracy in contemporary society.With contributions from some of the world's most prestigious scholars of public choice and political science, this comprehensive collection presents a complete overview of the threats democracy must confront, by both contesting accepted ideas and offering new approaches. Employing both theoretical and empirical evidence, the book tackles a broad range of concerns including the inherent problems of democratic life, faulty institutional arrangements, defective voting rules and fiscal issues that affect the ability to govern democratic nations. It will undoubtedly be a significant addition to the current literature. Presenting original and enlightening perspectives on the theory of democracy, this volume will be a fascinating read for students and scholars of public choice, public finance and public economics. It will also find appeal amongst political scientists and government policymakers.Table of ContentsContents: INTRODUCTION by José Casas Pardo and Pedro Schwartz PART I: GENERAL PROBLEMS OF DEMOCRACY 1. Threats Democracy Faces: An Overview José Casas Pardo 2. Social Justice Examined: With a Little Help from Adam Smith Anthony de Jasay 3. Affective Public Choice Frans van Winden 4. Bentham and Public Choice: Utility, Interests and the Agency Problem in Democracy Pedro Schwartz PART II: INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF DEMOCRACY 5. Towards a More Consistent Design of Parliamentary Democracy and its Consequences for the European Union Charles B. Blankart and Dennis C. Mueller 6. Democracy, Citizen Sovereignty and Constitutional Economics Viktor J. Vanberg 7. Diffuse and Popular Interests versus Concentrated Interests: The Fate of Environmental Policies in Divided Government Giorgio Brosio 8. Should the Democratic Model Be Applied to Non-Governmental Organizations and Firms? Pascal Salin 9. Citizenship and Democracy in International Organizations Bruno S. Frey and Alois Stutzer 10. Law and Economic Development: Common Law versus Civil Law Francisco Cabrillo PART III: VOTING ISSUES 11. A Reformulation of Voting Theory William A. Niskanen 12. Informational Limits to Public Policy: Ignorance and the Jury Theorem Roger D. Congleton 13. Democratic Decision, Stability of Outcome and Agent Power, with Special Reference to the European Union Manfred J. Holler and Stefan Napel 14. The Unequal Treatment of Voters Under a Single Transferable Vote: Implications for Electoral Welfare with an Application to the 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly Elections Vani K. Borooah PART IV: DEMOCRACY ACROSS THE WORLD 15. The Pattern of Democracy in the Twentieth Century: A Study of the Polity Index Peter Sandholt Jensen and Martin Paldam 16. Democracy in Low-Income Countries Arye L. Hillman PART V: FISCAL ISSUES AND DEMOCRACY 17. A Theory of the Democratic Fiscal Constitution Francesco Forte and Domenico D’Amico 18. (When) Do Tax Increases Cause Electoral Damage? The Case of Local Property Taxes in Spain Núria Bosch Roca and Albert Solé-Ollé KEYNOTE ADDRESS 19. The Mystery of Brazil Gordon Tullock Index

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Book SynopsisThe essence of democratic power lies in the capacity to protect individual freedom while organizing the necessary coercion associated with any form of government. Yet, as the authors of this book maintain, developing coercion in order to protect freedom, and containing coercion in order to further protect freedom, is an arduous task, and one that faces any democratic Leviathan. The aim of this book is to explore this paradox and to analyse the intricate balance of freedom and coercion in developing states. In so doing it considers the legal and institutional conditions under which coercion and violence are admitted and/or permitted, and how these conditions should be organized in order to preserve and develop freedom as far as possible.Democracy, Freedom and Coercion comprehensively covers both private and public law, both applied and theoretical issues, and will therefore be of great interest to students studying law and economics. It will also serve as a reference tool to those academics in the field of legal competition, especially from the perspective of European issues.Trade Review‘Democracy, Freedom and Coercion is a welcome addition to the public choice literature. It steps outside of the often used contractarian perspective and recognizes that all governments are ultimately based on coercion. . . the volume's chapters make important contributions that should be of interest to public choice scholars engaged in this research program.' -- Benjamin Powell, Public Choice'The big picture here is the tension between coercion and freedom within democracy. Each essay offers a view of this big picture through a different lens: empirical, theoretical, comparative, etc.; and also offers a different focus: on the conceptualisation and measurement of power, the legitimacy of economic democracy, the identification of the developing pattern of democracy, the impact of political violence etc. But the essays combine well so that together they illuminate the big picture from a variety of perspectives. Thought provoking and challenging - an excellent read for anyone interested in the more detailed analysis of the issues that make up the big picture.' -- Alan Hamlin, University of Manchester, UK'So much of the academic analysis of democracy focuses on agreement and ignores the fact that all government action ultimately is backed by coercion. This volume offers a thoughtful examination of the inherent tensions between liberty and coercion that are an inevitable part of democratic government.' -- Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University, US'States need to be strong in order to enforce private property rights; yet, this very strength can cause problems as representatives of the state can misuse it for their individual goals. This "dilemma of the strong state" has been occupying political philosophers for centuries. In this volume, to which economists but also political scientists have contributed, a number of new and unexpected variations on the topic are explored. This makes the volume an exciting read.' -- Stefan Voigt, University of Hamburg, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Jean-Michel Josselin and Alain Marciano PART I: DOES POWER (AND THE DEMOCRATIC USE OF POWER IN PARTICULAR) NECESSARILY MEAN COERCION? 1. Variations on the Lupus et Agnus Story: In Search of the Homo Sapiens Giuseppe Euseppi and Alessandra Cepparulo 2. Freedom of Choice, Power, and the Responsibility of Decision Makers Manfred J. Holler 3. Hayek and Economic Policy (The Austrian Road to the Third Way) Enrico Colombatto PART II: IS LEGITIMATE COERCION REALLY LEGITIMATE? 4. Defining Economic Democracy: A Challenge. An Institutionalist Framework Christian Barrère 5. The Big Pattern of Democracy: A Study of the Gastil Index Martin Paldam 6. Violence and its Impact on Democracy in Colombia Giorgio Brosio and Roberto Zanola PART III: DEMOCRATIC SAFEGUARDS AGAINST ILLEGITIMATE COERCION 7. Language as Platform: A Theory of Subsidiarity and the Nation State Leonard Dudley 8. Leviathan or Geryon? Power Abuse in Democratic Societies Louis M. Imbeau 9. Political Institutions and Political Innovations: Theoretical Thoughts and Evidence on Labor Market Regulation Lars P. Feld and Jan Schnellenbach 10. Compliance in the EU Enlargement Process: Institutional Reform and the Limits of Conditionality Bernard Steunenberg and Antoaneta Dimitrova Conclusion: Hobbes and the Political Economy of Power Donald Wittman Index

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Book SynopsisThis edited translation of Katutugu Yoshida's Jiyuno Nigaiaji analyses the gradual process of reform in Taiwan over the past 100 years. It pays particular attention to the dilemmas, compromises and pitfalls that have faced reformists as they have strived to bring democratic change under a series of brutal dictatorships. The author discusses the historical background to Taiwan's current constitutional issues and its difficult relationship with the People's Republic of China. It explores in detail the way in which local political activism has transformed national politics, providing original analysis of democratic political thought in East Asia and a rich explanation of the social, historical and political context of democratization in Taiwan. The book makes a significant theoretical contribution to the literature on political reform by using the Taiwanese context to explore debates between reformists and revolutionaries and to consider the development of the concept of the right to self-determination.This challenging and stimulating book will strongly appeal to scholars and students with an interest in Asian studies, politics, public policy and public choice.Trade Review'. . . an intriguing and educational dissection of the Taiwan/China political system conflict and how Taiwan has gained its own identity and has become one of the most free countries in the world, Katutugu Yoshida provides a highly educational and informative read. Taiwan's Long Road to Democracy is a core and vital addition to any history collection focusing on Asian politics.' -- The Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Preface to the English Version: The Politics of Gradualism Introduction Part I: Middle Way Gradualism in Taiwanese Minpon Thought 1. Rivalry between Democracy and Dictatorship: The Three Principles of the People and the Five Yuan Constitution 2. The Chinese Magna Carta: The May Fifth Draft Constitution and its 12 Amendments 3. Taisho Democracy and Taiwanese Minpon (The Primacy of the People) Thought 4. ‘Party-State Dictatorship’ and the Republic of China Constitution 5. Peaceful System Change and the Democratic Magna Carta 6. The Constitution and the Common People Part II: Taiwan: Civil Rights and Self-Determination 7. The Penghu Archipelago and Taiwanese Nationalism 8. Taiwanese Nationalism and Civil Determination Rights 9. Common Issues for Independence and Unification: An Interview with Yuan T. Lee 10. Bitter Taste of Freedom: Questions to Lee Teng-hui Postscript References Index

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Book SynopsisIn one of the first attempts to link the expanding field of leadership studies with classic works in political theory, Kenneth Ruscio places the study of political leadership squarely within the field of democratic thought and argues that claims about the legitimate duties and responsibilities of leaders depend upon claims about principles of democracy.It is impossible to imagine effective democracies without effective leaders. Yet leaders are often seen as the problem democratic governance is designed to solve, not the solution. Through a careful but lively critique of some of the classic works in modern democratic thought - from Machiavelli to Locke and from The Federalist Papers to Rawls - The Leadership Dilemma in Modern Democracy explains what is meant by effective political leadership in a system and culture of government where the power and discretion of leaders are severely limited. A compelling and provocative study, this volume will be of interest to scholars of leadership studies, political scientists, democratic theorists, and all those interested in concepts of democracy and the challenges faced by leaders.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction: The Dilemma of Leadership and Democracy 1. Why Democratic Theory is Essential for Leadership Theory 2. The Road to Public Reason 3. Locke’s Prerogative, Jay’s Pirouette: Why Trust Still Matters in Contemporary Democratic Leadership 4. On Disney, Presidents, and the Problem of the Parts and the Whole 5. Public and Private Interest: The Development of an Idea 6. Madison’s Fears and Aspirations 7. The ‘Parts and the Whole’ in Contemporary Times 8. Conclusion: Is Good Politics Bad Leadership? Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis fresh and fascinating book adds an organizational perspective to the analysis of governance and democracy. It argues that a number of organizational factors challenge the notion of agency assumed by a governance model. The expert contributors criticize the governance model for resting on the rational myth and the assumption that democratic ideals can be translated to specified democratic values, which in turn can be adhered to by democratic agents. By adding an organizational perspective to the analysis of governance and democracy, the book proves that theories about organizing and the construction of agency can be used to explain how and why democratic values are attended to in governance structures.Organizing Democracy will prove essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students in public management, organizational studies, political science and sociology. Practitioners with an interest in public management policy will also find this book invaluable.Trade Review‘Governance has emerged a central concept in the fields of both political theory and public administration. But it has not done so without controversy and this book examines one of the primary concerns associated with the theory and practice of government - namely, its relationship to democratic values and their practical realization. Moreover, it does this through a neglected perspective. Whereas most research on governance has taken a top down approach, these essays look at specific empirical experiences from the bottom up. The book thus offers a new and useful discussion on an essential question in contemporary debates about governance.’ -- Frank Fischer, Rutgers University, US‘Nationally and supra-nationally, political decision-making shifts from democratic fora to decentralized organizations of what is called “governance”. Questions arise about the survival of democratic values in unaccountable structures that assign agency to special interests and to professional and non-governmental expertise. Organizing Democracy provides detailed case studies of these new forms, and assesses how they carry or deflect democratic values. It will be of great interest to students of new organizational forms, and those concerned with the maintenance of democracy.’ -- John W. Meyer, Stanford University, US‘The proliferation of interactive forms of governance may challenge and problemematize the predominant model of liberal representative democracy. Nevertheless, the new governance arrangements may also contribute to a reinvigoration of democracy in the face of the growing democratic disenchantment. Instead of continuing the endless theoretical debates on this issue, this book presents a number of empirical studies of how democracy is articulated and re-articulated by a plethora of actors in the new interactive governance arenas. As such, the book provides a most welcome analysis of the embryonic reinvention of democracy in our increasingly complex, fragmented and multi-layered societies.’ -- Jacob Torfing, Roskilde University, DenmarkTable of ContentsContents: 1. Democracy, Governance and the Problem of the Modern Actor Göran Sundström, Staffan Furusten and Linda Soneryd 2. Organizing Participation. Establishing a Discourse of Local Democratic Governance for Young People in Sweden Adrienne Sörbom 3. Completed Responsibility? Delegation, Organization and Accountability in Swedish Export of Military Equipment Catrin Andersson 4. The Use of Democratic Values in the ISO 26000 Process on Social Responsibility Kristina Tamm Hallström 5. Public Purchasing of Complex Services. Balancing Democratic and Market Values Staffan Furusten 6. In Search of Democracy. The Process Behind the Swedish Forest-sector Objectives Göran Sundström 7. Democratic Priority Setting? Organizing Multiple Stakeholders to Make Decisions in the Healthcare Sector Ebba Sjögren and Karin Fernler 8. By a Stretch of the Imagination. Public Involvement in Nuclear Waste Management Linda Soneryd 9. Democratic Values and the Organizing of Actors in Governance Structures Linda Soneryd, Staffan Furusten and Göran Sundström References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book documents the search for a workable model of democracy in Asia. It begins with two conceptual chapters that explore the role of electoral democracy as a governance mechanism in the light of other governance mechanisms, then reviews the various forms of Asian democracy, including those that many may consider to be in name rather than in substance, that have been practiced to date, and indicates where these models may have failed or succeeded. Underpinned by extensive case studies, valuable insights into governance and democracy in Asia ?- arguably one of the most fascinating and dynamic regions in the world ?- are provided.The contributors chart the historical development of democracy (or democratic aspirations) within their respective countries/territories, and analyse both the positive and the negative influences on democratization. They assess whether the particular form of democracy (or lack of, as the case may be) that has developed brings benefit or harm to the people living in the countries and why. The extent to which policy-making has been able to produce benefits for the population, regardless of the degree of democratic development, is then addressed. Finally, the book evaluates whether lessons can be learnt from Asia?s experiences with democracy for other areas of the world.Concluding that sound governance mechanisms, in particular the rule of law, ? is the key to effective democratic systems, this book will strongly appeal to those with an interest in democracy, comparative politics, political economy and Asian studies and will be a timely reference or text in courses related to these areas.Trade Review‘The global financial crisis has demonstrated that good governance is not guaranteed by democracy; it has also shown that the capacity of electoral democracies to manage major issues of public policy has varied widely. This excellent comparative collection probes these questions through analysis of ten political systems in Asia, all of which have experienced major changes in recent years. By focussing on the concept of public governance as the key to preventing abuses of power and promoting the public interest, Bridges, Ho and their co-authors have moved the debate on Asian democratization beyond the narrow focus on electoral machinery to the wider issue of governance as the principal means to serve the public good.’ -- James Cotton, Australian Defence Force Academy, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introduction: Democracy and Governance Lok Sang Ho and Brian Bridges PART I: CONCEPTUALISING DEMOCRACY 2. Public Governance and the Ideal of Government for the People Lok Sang Ho 3. Beyond Electoral Democracy: Promoting Good Governance in East Asia Baohui Zhang PART II: MAJOR ASIAN POWERS 4. Political Reform and Democratization in China under the Leadership of Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao Yiu-chung Wong 5. Japan: Political Longevity and Troubled Governance Brian Bridges 6. Governance in Federal India: Democracy and Economic Development Eric M. Jepsen PART III: NEWLY INDUSTRIALIZED ECONOMIES 7. A Short History of Taiwan’s Democracy Movement Byron S.J. Weng 8. Democratization in Hong Kong Joseph Y.S. Cheng 9. Democracy and Governance in Singapore: The Sustainability of Singapore’s Political System Lay Hwee Yeo 10. A Long and Winding Road: Democratization in Korea Brian Bridges PART IV: SOUTH-EAST ASIA 11. Democracy, Governance, and Regime Cycling in Thailand William Case 12. Challenging the Transitologist Approach: Myanmar’s Troubled Democratization Process Paul Chi-yuen Chan and Simon Shen 13. From Marcos to Arroyo – What Went Wrong for Democracy in the Philippines? James A. Rice 14. Conclusions: Towards More Effective and Better Governance Brian Bridges and Lok Sang Ho Index

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Book SynopsisThe editors of this volume bring together an impressive cast of scholars on the critical relationship of democracy and governance in sustainable development. It offers an outstanding and timely contribution to the literatures in sustainability, political science, and comparative environmental politics.'- Daniel J. Fiorino, American University, US'This very timely and important collection draws together some of the world's leading thinkers on environment and development to debate one of the most important issues of our time: sustainable development. They very usefully remind us all that in order to be politically sustainable, the sustainability transition will have to find a way to maximise policy synergies in a democratically legitimate manner.'- Andy Jordan, University of East Anglia, UKThis insightful book deals with governance of the environment and sustainable development. The contributors explore the difficulties developed countries are experiencing in coming to terms with environmental limits and the resultant challenges to the democratic polity. They engage with different dimensions of the governance challenge including norms, public attitudes, citizen engagement, political conflict, policy design, and implementation, and with a range of environmental problems such as climate change, biodiversity/nature protection, and water management. The book concludes with an essay by William Lafferty that explores the flawed character of the contemporary democratic polity and offers his reflections on possible pathways to reform.This book will interest researchers, academics, and graduate students in environmental politics and public policy. It is ideal for use as supplementary reading in a wide range of university courses, while NGOs and policy-makers will also find it of considerable value.Contributors: C. Aall, S. Baker, E. Bomberg, H.T.A. Bressers, P.-O. Busch, F.H.J.M. Coenen, K. Eckerberg, H. Jörgens, W.M. Lafferty, O. Langhelle, L.J. Lundqvist, J. Meadowcroft, G. Mullally, M. Narodoslawsky, A. Ruud, M.A. SchreursTrade Review‘The editors of this volume bring together an impressive cast of scholars on the critical relationship of democracy and governance in sustainable development. It offers an outstanding and timely contribution to the literatures in sustainability, political science, and comparative environmental politics.’ -- Daniel J. Fiorino, American University, US‘This very timely and important collection draws together some of the world’s leading thinkers on environment and development to debate one of the most important issues of our time: sustainable development. They very usefully remind us all that in order to be politically sustainable, the sustainability transition will have to find a way to maximise policy synergies in a democratically legitimate manner.’ -- Andy Jordan, University of East Anglia, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Governance, Democracy and Sustainable Development: Moving Beyond the Impasse James Meadowcroft, Oluf Langhelle and Audun Ruud 2. A Changing Energy Resource Base and the Re-invention of the Region Michael Narodoslawsky 3. Trends, Drivers and Dilemmas in the Transition Towards Sustainable Water Management Frans H.J.M. Coenen and Hans T.A. Bressers 4. Local Participation and Learning in Nature Protection: A Swedish Success Story Katarina Eckerberg 5. Early Experiences of Local Climate Change Adaptation in Norwegian Society Carlo Aall 6. ‘Think Globally, Act Locally!’ But What on Earth Can Local Governments Do About Global Climate Change? Lennart J. Lundqvist 7. Moving Beyond the Impasse: Climate Change Activism in the US and the EU Elizabeth Bomberg 8. Governance and Participation for Sustainable Development in Ireland: ‘Not So Different After All?’ Gerard Mullally 9. Measuring What? National Interpretations of Sustainable Development – The Case of Norway Oluf Langhelle and Audun Ruud 10. Breaking the Impasse on Global Environmental Protection Miranda A. Schreurs 11. Governance by Diffusion: Exploring a New Mechanism of International Policy Coordination Per-Olof Busch and Helge Jörgens 12. Climate Change, the Common Good and the Promotion of Sustainable Development Susan Baker 13. Pushing the Boundaries: Governance for Sustainable Development and a Politics of Limits James Meadowcroft 14. Governance for Sustainable Development: The Impasse of Dysfunctional Democracy William M. Lafferty Index

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Book Synopsis`This book offers an exciting new approach to assess and remedy the deficiencies of international rule making. The existing system is prone to the epistemic failings of elites and suffers from the lack democratic responsiveness. Both flaws ought to be corrected by introducing governing rules that allow for challenge and dissent. The book is perfect reading for scholars and practitioners who are interested in placing the international order on a more secure footing.' - Beate Kohler-Koch, University of Mannheim, Germany `A thoughtful and authoritative work on international rule making and a fresh approach to the challenges it poses to democracy.' - John Braithwaite, Australian National University Frank Vibert examines the fundamental issues involved in attempts to rethink international institutions and their rule making procedures. He analyses the basic problems with the existing system and the main approaches to its reform. The book repudiates the idea that there are any simple institutional `fixes' for current problems, such as relying on the G20 to coordinate global rule making, and also rejects more ambitious attempts to prescribe new general organising principles for world governance. It calls instead for specific remedies for specific problems. The author recommends new procedures for all international rule making, so that both expert groups and governments are subject to much stronger external checks on what they do. Democracy and Dissent will be essential reading for both academics and postgraduate students of risk management and regulation in economics, international relations, international business, political science and international law for the discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of expert rulemaking groups and their procedures. Practitioners in international organisations, NGOs and domestic regulatory bodies will also find this timely resource invaluable. The book opens up new areas for empirical investigation and in the discussion of theory.Trade Review‘This is a book that has been crying out to be written for a very long time. . . Frank Vibert’s work is a valuable contribution to the debate. . . the book is a very worthwhile read with many interesting ideas to contribute to the future development of international rule-making, and for those involved in policy formation and regulation, whether at national or international level, the book should be compulsory reading.’ -- Richard Parlour, Central Banking‘This book offers an exciting new approach to assess and remedy the deficiencies of international rule making. The existing system is prone to the epistemic failings of elites and suffers from the lack democratic responsiveness. Both flaws ought to be corrected by introducing governing rules that allow for challenge and dissent. The book is perfect reading for scholars and practitioners who are interested in placing the international order on a more secure footing.’ -- Beate Kohler-Koch, University of Mannheim, Germany‘A thoughtful and authoritative work on international rule making and a fresh approach to the challenges it poses to democracy.’ -- John Braithwaite, Australian National UniversityTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. ‘How False were our Postulates’ 2. Managing Strain – Styles of International Rule Making 3. Analytic Frameworks 4. The Choice of Venue 5. The Choice of Instruments 6. The Sources of Failure 7. Diagnosing the Democratic Deficit 8. Challenge Systems and the Rule Makers 9. Dissonance and Democracy 10. Conclusions Appendix A: Transaction Costs and Styles of Organising Appendix B: Definitions of Selected Cognitive Terms Bibliography Index

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Book Synopsis`This book offers an exciting new approach to assess and remedy the deficiencies of international rule making. The existing system is prone to the epistemic failings of elites and suffers from the lack democratic responsiveness. Both flaws ought to be corrected by introducing governing rules that allow for challenge and dissent. The book is perfect reading for scholars and practitioners who are interested in placing the international order on a more secure footing.' - Beate Kohler-Koch, University of Mannheim, Germany `A thoughtful and authoritative work on international rule making and a fresh approach to the challenges it poses to democracy.' - John Braithwaite, Australian National University Frank Vibert examines the fundamental issues involved in attempts to rethink international institutions and their rule making procedures. He analyses the basic problems with the existing system and the main approaches to its reform. The book repudiates the idea that there are any simple institutional `fixes' for current problems, such as relying on the G20 to coordinate global rule making, and also rejects more ambitious attempts to prescribe new general organising principles for world governance. It calls instead for specific remedies for specific problems. The author recommends new procedures for all international rule making, so that both expert groups and governments are subject to much stronger external checks on what they do. Democracy and Dissent will be essential reading for both academics and postgraduate students of risk management and regulation in economics, international relations, international business, political science and international law for the discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of expert rulemaking groups and their procedures. Practitioners in international organisations, NGOs and domestic regulatory bodies will also find this timely resource invaluable. The book opens up new areas for empirical investigation and in the discussion of theory.Trade Review‘This is a book that has been crying out to be written for a very long time. . . Frank Vibert’s work is a valuable contribution to the debate. . . the book is a very worthwhile read with many interesting ideas to contribute to the future development of international rule-making, and for those involved in policy formation and regulation, whether at national or international level, the book should be compulsory reading.’ -- Richard Parlour, Central Banking‘This book offers an exciting new approach to assess and remedy the deficiencies of international rule making. The existing system is prone to the epistemic failings of elites and suffers from the lack democratic responsiveness. Both flaws ought to be corrected by introducing governing rules that allow for challenge and dissent. The book is perfect reading for scholars and practitioners who are interested in placing the international order on a more secure footing.’ -- Beate Kohler-Koch, University of Mannheim, Germany‘A thoughtful and authoritative work on international rule making and a fresh approach to the challenges it poses to democracy.’ -- John Braithwaite, Australian National UniversityTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. ‘How False were our Postulates’ 2. Managing Strain – Styles of International Rule Making 3. Analytic Frameworks 4. The Choice of Venue 5. The Choice of Instruments 6. The Sources of Failure 7. Diagnosing the Democratic Deficit 8. Challenge Systems and the Rule Makers 9. Dissonance and Democracy 10. Conclusions Appendix A: Transaction Costs and Styles of Organising Appendix B: Definitions of Selected Cognitive Terms Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA just society guarantees its members rights to basic civil liberties protecting the political liberties associated with democratic governance, while ensuring state accountability and responsiveness to citizens. Despite broad agreement on these abstract requirements, the conditions that foster justice, thus understood, are a matter of long-standing controversy in political theory.This important collection addresses these controversies with over fifty articles on basic political institutions such as the rule of law, judicial review, federalism, separation of powers, freedom of speech, elections and parties, direct democracy, organized social groups, and administrative agencies.Trade Review'Contemporary political theorists and political scientists have good reasons to compliment Cohen and Fung on compiling this extremely useful and thought provoking set of volumes.'Table of ContentsContents: Volume I: Acknowledgements Part I: The Rule of Law Part II: Protecting Rights Through Judical Review Part III: Federalism and The Separation of Powers Index • Volume II: Acknowledgements Part I: Freedom of Speech as an Instrument of Democracy Part II: Voting, Parties, and Popular Control of Government Index • Volume III: Acknowledgements Part I: Direct Democracy Part II: Group Politics and Democratic Governance Index • Volume IV: Acknowledgements Part I: Democracy, and Administrative Power Part II: Constitutionalism, Democracy and War Powers Part III: Beyond the State Index

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