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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “stefano rombi”
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  • Peripheralization and Political Behaviour

    Spatial and Socioeconomic Dynamics in Southern Italy

    by Stefano Rombi, Marco Valbruzzi, Laura Azzolina, Fulvio Venturino ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This open access book examines how socioeconomic distress and geographical marginalization shape political behaviour in Southern Italy, one of Europe’s most disadvantaged regions. Covering the period from the 2001 to the 2022 Italian elections, it investigates how living in “left-behind” places influences voting patterns, political disengagement, and protest behaviour. Combining political science ... Read more

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  • Making Democracy Work

    Civic Traditions in Modern Italy

    by Robert D. Putnam, Robert Leonardi, Raffaella Y. Nanetti ...
    Why do some democratic governments succeed and others fail? In a book that has received attention from policymakers and civic activists in America and around the world, Robert Putnam and his collaborators offer empirical evidence for the importance of "civic community" in developing successful institutions. Their focus is on a unique experiment begun in 1970 when Italy created new governments for ... Read more

    $56.99 CAD

  • Comparative Welfare State Politics

    by Kees van Kersbergen, Barbara Vis ...
    Welfare state reform occurs in all advanced capitalist democracies, but it does not occur in identical ways, to the same degree or with similar consequences. In Comparative Welfare State Politics, Kees van Kersbergen and Barbara Vis explain the political opportunities and constraints of welfare state reform by asking 'big' questions. Why did we need a welfare state in the first place? How did we ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • Democratic Deficit

    Critical Citizens Revisited

    by Pippa Norris ...
    Many fear that democracies are suffering from a legitimacy crisis. This book focuses on 'democratic deficits', reflecting how far the perceived democratic performance of any state diverges from public expectations. Pippa Norris examines the symptoms by comparing system support in more than fifty societies worldwide, challenging the pervasive claim that most established democracies have experienced ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • Cities, Economic Inequality and Justice

    Reflections and Alternative Perspectives

    by Edwin Buitelaar, Anet Weterings, Roderik Ponds ...
    Series series Routledge Focus on Economics and Finance
    Increasing economic inequality in cities, and the spatial translation of that into more segregated neighbourhoods, is top of the political agenda in developed countries. While the overall living standards have increased in the last century, the focus has now shifted from poverty to economic differences, with a particular focus on the gap between the very poor and the (ultra-)rich.The authors ... Read more

    $49.99 CAD

  • The Political Attitudes of Divided European Citizens

    Public Opinion and Social Inequalities in Comparative and Relational Perspective

    by Christian Lahusen ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Political Sociology
    The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003046653, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.This book unveils the significant impact of the European integration process on the political thinking of European citizens. With close attention to the interrelation between social and ... Read more

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  • The Oxford Handbook of Transformations of the State

    Edited by Stephan Leibfried, Evelyne Huber, Matthew Lange, Jonah D. Levy, Frank Nullmeier, John D. Stephens ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    This Handbook offers a comprehensive treatment of transformations of the state, from its origins in different parts of the world and different time periods to its transformations since World War II in the advanced industrial countries, the post-Communist world, and the Global South. Leading experts in their fields, from Europe and North America, discuss conceptualizations and theories of the state ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • The Foreign Policy of Irregular Migration Governance

    State Security and Migrants’ Insecurity in Italy and Australia

    by Gabriele Abbondanza ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics
    Irregular migration is one of the most momentous phenomena of the 21st century. While it is a life‑changing process for migrants themselves, it also entails a number of significant challenges for destination countries and their local populations. Consequently, irregular migration is now a heavily debated and polarising issue in most receiving states. However, the multiple perspectives on this ... Read more

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  • Euroscepticism and the Future of European Integration

    by Catherine E. De Vries ...
    The European Union (EU) is facing one of the rockiest periods in its existence. No time in its history has it looked so economically fragile, so unsecure about how to protect its borders, so divided over how to tackle the crisis of legitimacy facing its institutions, and so under assault of Eurosceptic parties. The unprecedented levels of integration in recent decades have led to increased public ... Read more

    $95.99 CAD

  • The Path to Gay Rights

    How Activism and Coming Out Changed Public Opinion

    by Jeremiah J. Garretson ...
    An innovative, data-driven explanation of how public opinion shifted on LGBTQ rightsThe Path to Gay Rights is the first social science analysis of how and why the LGBTQ movement achieved its most unexpected victory—transforming gay people from a despised group of social deviants into a minority worthy of rights and protections in the eyes of most Americans. The book weaves together a narrative of ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Ideas, Interests and Foreign Aid

    by A. Maurits van der Veen ...
    Series Book 120 - Cambridge Studies in International Relations
    Why do countries give foreign aid? Although many countries have official development assistance programs, this book argues that no two of them see the purpose of these programmes in the same way. Moreover, the way countries frame that purpose has shaped aid policy choices past and present. The author examines how Belgium long gave aid out of a sense of obligation to its former colonies, The ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Political Disaffection in Contemporary Democracies

    Social Capital, Institutions and Politics

    by Mariano Torcal, José Ramón Montero ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
    Citizens of many democracies are becoming more critical of basic political institutions and detached and disaffected from politics in general.This is a new comparative analysis of this trend that focuses on major democracies throughout Latin America, Asia and Central Europe. It brings together leading scholars to address three key areas of the current debate:the conceptual discussion surrounding ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD