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Nigeria
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2010; US$ 28.99Nigeria is the African country of greatest strategic importance to the United States. And it is in danger of failing as a state. John Campbell, former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, in Nigeria: Dancing on the Brink, analyzes the hollowing out of Nigerian governance, the insurrection in the oil patch, and religious and ethnic conflict in the North. Looking... more...
Governance and Politics in Post-Military Nigeria
Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 95.00Democratic governance constitutes an enduring challenge for Africa's most populous country, Nigeria. The book reflects on the form, trajectory and content of democratic governance in post-military Nigeria from 1999. Nigeria's democracy remains fragile, conflict sensitive and possibly reversible as the legacy of praetorianism and illiberal political... more...
Wahlprognosen im Internet
Diplomica Verlag 2007; US$ 52.40Hauptbeschreibung In der Bundesrepublik sorgten jahrzehntelange feste Bindungen sozialstruktureller Formationen an bestimmte Parteien für eine hohe politische Stabilität. Traditionelle Stammwählerschaften aber lösen sich auf und anstelle dessen tritt der Wechselwähler, der bereit ist, ständig seine politische Präferenz zu ändern. Zunehmend mobile... more...
From Subjects to Citizens
University of Ottawa Press 2004; US$ 16.99Australia and Canada are both lively, multicultural societies with British constitutional traditions. Historically, they have faced similar challenges in defining and sustaining citizenship that reach back into a common past. They also have similar approaches to address contemporary issues and anticipate the challenges of a 21st century future. New... more...
All That's Left
University of New South Wales Press 2010; US$ 29.95Following Australia?s 2010 election, this invaluable discussion allows key political players and commentators to ask pointed and practical questions about what progressive politics in Australia mean today. Candid and surprising, this analysis covers a wide range of topics, including What Should Labor Stand For? How Should Australia?s Governments... more...
The Lure of Politics
The University of Western Australia Publishing 2010; US$ 14.99Geoff Gallop?s government; Personal insights into power; The evolution of Premier?s departments in WA over the last 100 years. more...
90 Not Out
University of New South Wales Press 2010; US$ 34.95Focusing on the National Party, this history shares the extraordinary story of a political organization?large in grassroots members, yet small in parliamentary terms?that has made an enormous and largely unrecognized contribution to Australia?s social and economic development. A colorful and interesting read, this comprehensive study highlights the... more...
Exorcising Devils from the Throne
Algora Publishing 2011; US$ 21.95This political treatise is a passionate portrait of the nation of Sao Tome and Principe (STP) and an analysis of the specific problems of this small island cluster, a beautiful post-colonial country which is slowly but surely being sunk by a battle of politics and perks. Charting the nation's fortunes since achieving independence from Portugal... more...
Rethinking State Politics in India
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 130.00Focusing on the twin issues of identity and development that are often signifiers of the unravelling politics in the federal polity, the book make a concerted attempt to look at (and beyond) the states by exploring the specificities of the regions within these states. It does so through a comparative study from the vantage point of democratic politics... more...
Democracy and Diversity
OUP Oxford 2006; US$ 48.99Is there an Asia-Pacific model of democracy? Over the past two decades, more than a dozen Asian and Pacific states have made the transition to democratic rule. But many of these states are also ethnically, linguistically, and regionally diverse, creating real challenges for effective government. This book explains how the Asia-Pacific's political... more...









