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Li-Ann Thio,

The Rule of Law in Singapore

This book examines the operation of the rule of law in the non-liberal democracy of Singapore.The rule of law in Singapore has been both lauded for anchoring efficient and effective government and lambast…

Francis L. F. Lee

Pro-Democracy Contention in Hong Kong

Elucidates the political dynamics that link the Umbrella Movement to the anti-extradition protests and helps explain the key character of the latter movement. Presenting an analytical account of the relat…

Gissur Ó Erlingsson, David Karlsson, Richard Öhrvall, Jessika Wide

Swedish Local Democracy at the Crossroads

As democratic systems come under increasing strain worldwide, assessing their strength and resilience is more urgent than ever. Some argue that local democracy can serve as a bulwark against democratic ba…

Iuliia Mendel

The Fight of Our Lives

For readers interested in the events preceding Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, a timely and wholy unique view from inside Ukraine President Zalensky's administration, by his former Press Secretary Iuli…

Local Election Administrators in the United States

This book focuses on the more than 8,000 local elections administrators in counties, municipalities, and townships who largely manage the key administrative processes of elections, work with campaigns and…

Thomas König, Xiao Lu, Thiago N Silva

Learning to Govern Together in Representative Democracy

A major new theory explaining the nature and behaviour of governing coalitions over time.

Francis L. F. Lee

Pro-Democracy Contention in Hong Kong

Elucidates the political dynamics that link the Umbrella Movement to the anti-extradition protests and helps explain the key character of the latter movement. Presenting an analytical account of the relat…

Erica Benner,

Ist das noch Demokratie oder kann das weg?

Durch die Brille einer Frau, einer Philosophin, einer "Ausländerin", die auf fünf Kontinenten zu Hause war: Erica Benner führt uns zu den wunden Punkten der Demokratie. Geboren und aufgewachsen …

Eric Beecher

The Men Who Killed the News

Readings Best Books of 2024, Non-Fiction Nominated for the 2025 Sperber PrizeNever before has the media played such an active part in our politics, with Elon Musk using X to affect world elections and dir…

Bill Adair

Beyond the Big Lie

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning founder of Politifact and Duke University Professor Bill Adair, a history of America's 21st-century political liars and a vision for how to make them stop.

Mattia Cacciatori

The International Criminal Court and the Prosecution of Sitting Heads of State

The practice of prosecuting sitting Heads of State (SHoS) by the International Criminal Court (ICC) represents a revolutionary and morally compelling pursuit of justice for those who commit the most heino…

Dani Rodrik,

Das Globalisierungs-Paradox

'Dani Rodrik führt uns pointiert vor Augen, dass wir uns in einem Dreieck der Unvereinbarkeiten bewegen: Zwischen den Zielen mehr Demokratie, mehr nationale Selbstbestimmung und mehr wirtschaftliche Globa…

Bernd Reiter

The African Origins of Democracy

The African Origins of Democracy challenges the myth that democracy was born in ancient Greece. Drawing on archaeology, anthropology, and political science, Bernd Reiter shows that egalitarian African soc…

Elliot Sweeney

We Don't Use Words Like 'Crazy'

A professional confessional from a mental health nurse

Brett J. Kyle, Tricia D. Olsen, Andrew G. Reiter

State Violence and Democracy in Latin America

This book explores why state violence has proliferated across Latin America despite the adoption of extensive political and legal reforms intended to deter such violence. The authors argue that legacy con…

Quinn Slobodian

Kapitalismus ohne Demokratie

Freiheit und Demokratie, so der Investor Peter Thiel 2009, seien nicht länger kompatibel. Wer die Freiheit liebe, müsse daher versuchen, der Politik in all ihren Formen zu entkommen. Zuflucht suchen könnt…

Michael J. Sandel,

Das Unbehagen in der Demokratie

Michael J. Sandels bahnbrechende Kritik am globalen Kapitalismus - erstmals in deutscher ÜbersetzungUnsere Gegenwart hat ein Demokratie-Problem. Zum einen sind unsere Gesellschaften gespalten wie nie zuvo…

Guns N' Roses

Chinese Democracy (500 Piece Puzzle)

Wendy A. Booth

Educating for Community Cohesion

This book demonstrates how tolerance and ethnocultural empathy can be taught in secondary school citizenship classrooms through the application of sociology and social psychology. Combining theoretical, p…