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Democratic Transition in the Middle East
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 46.95Popular uprisings and revolts across the Arab Middle East have often resulted in a democratic faragh or void in power. How society seeks to fill that void, regardless of whether the regime falls or survives, is the common trajectory followed by the seven empirical case studies published here for the first time. This edited volume seeks to unpack... more...
Hamas
Wiley 2013; US$ 19.95Declared a terrorist menace yet elected to government in a free election, Hamas now stands as the most important Sunni Islamist group in the Middle East. How did Hamas grow to be so powerful? Who supports it? What is its future? This essential insight into Hamas answers these questions. Milton-Edwards and Farrell have between them spent decades researching... more...
The Middle East
Zed Books 2009; US$ 29.95Amidst recent hype about events in the Middle East, there have been few attempts to get below the surface and develop a fuller understanding of what politics means there. The Middle East: The Politics of the Sacred and Secular redresses this balance and provides essential historical and theoretical context. more...
Fighting Corruption in Transition Economies, Azerbaijan 2005
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2005; US$ 42.00This book presents the outcomes of a review of legal and institutional frameworks for fighting corruption in Azerbaijan, which was carried out in the framework of the Anti-Corruption Network for Transition Economies based at the OECD. The review examined national anti-corruption policy and institutions currently in place in Azerbaijan, national anti-corruption... more...
Fighting Corruption in Transition Economies, Georgia 2005
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2005; US$ 56.00This book presents the outcomes of a review of legal and institutional frameworks for fighting corruption in Georgia, which was carried out in the framework of the Anti-Corruption Network for Transition Economies based at the OECD. The review examined national anti-corruption policy and institutions currently in place in Georgia, national anti-corruption... more...
Iraq Constitution: Petroleum Resources Legislation and International Policy
Diplomica Verlag 2010; US$ 48.52Hauptbeschreibung This book covers policy proposals and interim contracts, assesses the positions of various Iraqi political actors and examines the potential significance for international foreign policy goals in Iraq. Despite a lack of progress in reaching agreements on the hydro-carbon sector and revenue sharing legislation to set new conditions... more...
Democracy and Power-Sharing in Stormy Weather
Springer Fachmedien 2009; US$ 64.99Eine sowjetische Nation
Campus Verlag 2012; US$ 39.88Inhaltsverzeichnis Inhalt Einleitung............................................................................................9 >Nation Dissidenz Forschungsperspektiven auf das sowjetische Vielvölkerreich..........13 Fragen, Untersuchungsfelder, Probleme ........................................26 Heuristische Begriffe: Repräsentation und Hybridität... more...
Zivile Bürgergesellschaft und Demokratie
Springer 2013; US$ 69.95?Diese Festschrift zu Ehren Oscar W. Gabriels versammelt eine Vielzahl von Beiträgen zu unterschiedlichen Themengebieten, mit denen sich der Politikwissenschaftler in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten beschäftigt hat. Die Bandbreite seines Wirkens findet ihren Niederschlag in der thematischen Vielfalt der Beiträge von Freunden, Kollegen und... more...
Modernization, Democracy, and Islam
ABC-CLIO 2005; US$ 161.00The Islamic world has a poor record in terms of modernization and democracy. However, the source of this situation is not religion, but factors including colonialism, international economic and trading systems, and the role of the military, among others. Recognizing these themes allows the consideration of possible remedies for change in the Muslim... more...









