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Decentralization and Reform in Latin America
Edward Elgar Publishing 2013; US$ 40.00Decentralisation and Reform in Latin America analyses the process of intergovernmental reform in Latin America in the last two decades and presents a number of emerging issues. These include the impacts of decentralization and the response of countries in the region to challenge such as social cohesion, interregional and interpersonal disparities,... more...
The Scramble for Citizens
Stanford University Press 2013; US$ 45.00It is commonly assumed that there is an enduring link between individuals and their countries of citizenship. Plural citizenship is therefore viewed with skepticism, if not outright suspicion. But the effects of widespread global migration belie common assumptions, and the connection between individuals and the countries in which they live cannot... more...
Populism in Venezuela
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 130.00Populism in Venezuela analyses the emergence, formation, reproduction and resistance to a left-wing populist project in a major world oil producer. For readers who seek to understand the historical, economical and sociological contexts that gave rise to a 38 year-old mestizo-mulato Lieutenant Colonel who stormed the presidential palace in a bloody... more...
Party-System Collapse
Stanford University Press 2012; US$ 60.00Most party systems are relatively stable over time. Yet in the 1980s and 1990s, established party systems in Peru and Venezuela broke down, leading to the elections of outsider Alberto Fujimori and anti-party populist Hugo Chavez. Focusing on these two cases, this book explores the causes of systemic collapse. To date, scholars have pointed to economic... more...
Democracy Undone
Bitingduck Press 2012; US$ 4.99How the 2000 and 2004 elections were stolen, and how Americans must be vigilant in 2012. more...
Reconquering Canada
D & M Publishers 2012; US$ 24.95Fourteen Quebec federalists dare to re-imagine the province and its defining role within a stronger Canada Quebecers have been debating their future relative to Canada since before Confederation, though the discussions have been most heated during the past four decades. In this time the debate has gone around in circles. Now, instead of presenting... more...
The Canadian Federal Election of 2011
Dundurn 2011; US$ 19.99The Canadian Federal Election of 2011 is a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of the campaign and election outcome. The chapters, written by leading academics, examine the strategies, successes, and failures of the major political parties. more...
Neoliberalism and National Culture
BRILL 2011; US$ 136.00Canada and Québec are presented in historical comparative context as examples of how neoliberal states achieve global political economic integration while relying on cultural legitimation to maintain social policies working to mitigate social changes resulting from increased global integration. more...
Mehrheitsdemokratie versus Konsensdemokratie: Eine komparative Analyse der Demokratiemodelle von Argentinien, Brasilien, Chile und Uruguay
Diplomica Verlag 2011; US$ 21.56Hauptbeschreibung Lateinamerikanische Demokratien gleichen einem Luxusliner: Die Gewinner können sich wie in einem Supermarkt bedienen, die große Mehrheit muss jedoch als Mannschaft das Schiff in Fahrt halten. Diese Aussage trifft der Politikwissenschaftler und Lateinamerikaexperte Detlef Nolte und beklagt damit den Mangel an Rechtstaatlichkeit und... more...
Bürgerhaushalt im Kräftedreieck Politik-Verwaltung-Bürgerschaft
Diplomica Verlag 2011; US$ 26.95Hauptbeschreibung Die Öffnung von Staat und Verwaltung gegenüber der Bürgerschaft kann zu mehr Transparenz, zu mehr Teilhabe, zu einer intensiveren Zusammenarbeit und zu einer Stärkung von gemeinschaftlichen Interessen beitragen. Viele Kommunen versuchen durch die Öffnung ein System kommunaler Selbstverwaltung zu schaffen. Dieses System soll mehr... more...









