Fino ad anni recenti la democrazia veniva considerata quasi una prerogativa dell'Occidente e gli studi sui regimi democratici, con rare eccezioni, si limitavano a tale ambito geografico. Uno scenario che sta rapidamente cambiando: oggi molti dei migliori specialisti di politica …
"Scholars of post-communist politics often argue that parties in new democracies lack strong organizations -- sizable membership, local presence, and professional management -- because they don't need them to win elections and they may hinder a party's flexibility and efficiency…
"The 'Future of freedom' is a modern classic that uses historical analysis to shed light on the present, examining how democracy has changed our politics, economics, and social relations"--Back cover.
"Moments of mass mobilization astound us. As a sea of protesters fills the streets, observers scramble to understand this extraordinary political act by 'ordinary' citizens. This study presents a paired comparison of two 'moments' of mass mobilization, in Ukraine and Argentina. …
"Despite the increasing frequency of truth commissions, there has been little agreement as to their long-term impact on a state's political and social development. This book uses a multi-method approach to examine the impact of truth commissions on subsequent human rights protec…
Zoltan Barany in The Soldier and the Changing State systematically explores, on a global scale, civil-military relations in democratizing and changing states. Looking at how armies supportive of democracy are built, he argues that military is most important institution that stat…
Zoltan Barany in The Soldier and the Changing State systematically explores, on a global scale, civil-military relations in democratizing and changing states. Looking at how armies supportive of democracy are built, he argues that military is most important institution that stat…
This book addresses the role of religion in the massive political changes that took place in Eastern Europe in 1989. In particular, it examines the role played by the East German church in that country's bloodless revolution. Drawing on his own research in East Germany and relyi…
