La 4e de couverture indique : "Might creolization offer political theory an approach that would better reflect the heterogeneity of political life? After all, it describes mixtures that were not supposed to have emerged in the plantation societies of the Caribbean but did so thr…
« Nos régimes sont dits démocratiques parce qu'ils sont consacrés par les urnes. Mais nous ne sommes pas gouvernés démocratiquement, car l'action des gouvernements n'obéit pas à des règles de transparence, d'exercice de la responsabilité, de réactivité ou d'écoute des citoyens c…
In order to be effective, international tribunals should be perceived as legitimate adjudicators. European Consensus and the Legitimacy of the European Court of Human Rights provides in-depth analyses on whether European consensus is capable of enhancing the legitimacy of the Eu…
Many governmental functions today--from the management of prisons and welfare offices to warfare and financial regulation--are outsourced to private entities. Education and health care are funded in part through private philanthropy rather than taxation. Can a privatized governm…
"This book addresses a prime challenge facing the international community: how to address governance gaps in fragile states. When governments fail to provide law and order and other basic public services, their citizens suffer, and threats to international security can emerge. O…
Few would disagree that Western democracies are experiencing a crisis of representation. In the United States, gerrymandering and concentrated political geographies have placed the Congress and state legislatures in a stranglehold that is often at odds with public opinion. Campa…
Présentation de l'éditeur : "This book provides an account and explanation of a fundamental dilemma facing secular states: the 'legitimacy gap' left by the withdrawal of religion as a source of legitimacy. Legitimacy represents a particular problem for the secular state. The 'se…
Handbook on theories of governance
Handbook on theories of governance
"The thoroughly revised and updated Handbook on Theories of Governance brings together leading scholars in the field to summarise and assess the diversity of governance theories. The Handbook advances a deeper theoretical understanding of governance processes, illuminating the i…
Legitimacy: the state and beyond
La 4e de couverture indique : "The increasing transnationalisation of regulation - and social life more generally - challenges the basic concepts of legal and political theory today. One of the key concepts being so challenged is authority. This discerning book offers a plenitud…