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  • Elites and People

    Challenges to Democracy

    Edited by Fredrik Engelstad, Trygve Gulbrandsen, Marte Mangset, Mari Teigen ...
    Series Book 34 - Comparative Social Research
    This volume contains an Open Access chapter.Relationships between elites and democracy have always been strained. The very concept of elites - of 'chosen people' - stands in contradiction to democratic ideals of political equality. Simultaneously, they are necessary parts of democratic societies. In any large-scale society, democracy is unthinkable without large organizations, be they political ... Read more

    $117.99 CAD

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    by Göran Therborn ...
    Inequality is not just about the size of our wallets. It is a socio-cultural order which, for most of us, reduces our capabilities to function as human beings, our health, our dignity, our sense of self, as well as our resources to act and participate in the world. This book shows that inequality is literally a killing field, with millions of people dying premature deaths because of it. These ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Political Science

    A Global Perspective

    by Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Bertrand Badie, Leonardo A. Morlino ...
    From the award-winning team behind the International Encyclopaedia of Political Science...Moving beyond mainstream "traditional" approaches to bring you a new advanced-level introduction to political science.A perfect introduction for postgraduates who are new to political science, as well as upper-level undergraduates looking to broaden and deepen their understanding of core topics, this ... Read more

    $89.99 CAD

  • Key Concepts in Migration

    by David Bartram, Maritsa Poros, Pierre Monforte ...
    Series series SAGE Key Concepts series
    "Demonstrates that the study of international migration has really come of age. From acculturation to undocumented immigration, the authors consider more than three dozen concepts at the heart of migration studies. Clearly written in a highly readable style, the book is a valuable resource for students and scholars alike."- Nancy Foner, City University of New York"This very useful and ... Read more

    $78.99 CAD

  • Bringing the State Back In

    Edited by Peter B. Evans, Dietrich Rueschemeyer, Theda Skocpol ...
    Until recently, dominant theoretical paradigms in the comparative social sciences did not highlight states as organizational structures or as potentially autonomous actors. Indeed, the term 'state' was rarely used. Current work, however, increasingly views the state as an agent which, although influenced by the society that surrounds it, also shapes social and political processes. The contributors ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • Thinking about Democracy

    Power Sharing and Majority Rule in Theory and Practice

    by Arend Lijphart ...
    Arend Lijphart is one of the world's leading and most influential political scientists whose work has had a profound impact on the study of democracy and comparative politics.Thinking about Democracy draws on a lifetime's experience of research and publication in this area and collects together for the first time his most significant and influential work. The book also contains an entirely new ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD

  • Trust beyond Borders

    Immigration, the Welfare State, and Identity in Modern Societies

    by Markus M. L. Crepaz ...
    Series series Contemporary Political And Social Issues
    Will immigration undermine the welfare state? Trust beyond Borders draws on public opinion data and case studies of Germany, Sweden, and the United States to document the influence of immigration and diversity on trust, reciprocity, and public support for welfare programs. Markus M. L. Crepaz demonstrates that we are, at least in some cases, capable of trusting beyond borders: of expressing faith ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • A Community of Europeans?

    Transnational Identities and Public Spheres

    by Thomas Risse ...
    In A Community of Europeans? a thoughtful observer of the ongoing project of European integration evaluates the state of the art about European identity and European public spheres. Thomas Risse argues that integration has had profound and long-term effects on the citizens of EU countries, most of whom now have at least a secondary "European identity" to complement their national identities. Risse ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • Social Democracy

    A Comparative Account of the Left-Wing Party Family

    by Hans Keman ...
    The Social Democratic party family is a central part of political life in the West. This book focuses on this party family as well as a unique political force in the industrialised world. It provides a critical comparative survey of when, where, how and why Social Democracy developed within established capitalist democracies.The book explains the electoral fortunes of Social Democratic parties, ... Read more

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  • Industrial Relations

    Origins and Patterns of National Diversity

    by Michael Poole ...
    This comparative study of industrial relations provides an analysis of a wide range of phenomena, with a view to uncovering the origins of national diversity. It takes into account the notion of strategic choice, set within a series of constraints of environment, organizational and institutional conditions and power relationships. The book: * Covers a wide range of examples from the UK, USA, ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD

  • Geopolitics at the End of the Twentieth Century

    The Changing World Political Map

    Edited by Nurit Kliot, David Newman ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Geopolitics
    An excellent examination of how the collapse of the Soviet Union and the impact of globalization have brought about changes not only to the territorial configuration sovereignty of states and their boundaries, but also to traditional notions of state, boundaries, sovereignty and social orderThese essays focus on the key regional and geopolitical characteristics of this global reordering, with an ... Read more

    $73.99 CAD

  • Introduction to Migration Studies

    An Interactive Guide to the Literatures on Migration and Diversity

    Edited by Peter Scholten ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This open access textbook provides an introduction to theories, concepts and methodological approaches concerning various facets of migration and migration-related diversities. It starts with an introduction to migration studies and continues with an introductory reading of migration drivers, migration infrastructures, migration flows, and several transversal topics such as gender and migration. ... Read more

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