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Routledge handbook of policy design

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"Uniting theoretical bases and advancements in practice, the Routledge Handbook of Policy Design brings together leading experts in the academic field of policy design in a pioneering effort of scholarship. Each chapter provides a multi-topic overview of the state of knowledge o…

Routledge handbook of policy design

fromRoutledge Handbooks

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Uniting theoretical bases and advancements in practice, the Routledge Handbook of Policy Design brings together leading experts in the academic field of policy design in a pioneering effort of scholarship. Each chapter provides a multi-topic overview of the state of knowledge on…

Civil society and political reform in Lebanon and Libya: transition and constraint

by Geha, Carmen

fromRoutledge studies in Mediterranean politics

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Lebanon and Libya have undergone critical political events in recent years. However, demands for reform from civic institutions during these transitions have not led to concrete political decisions. Civil Society and Political Reform in Lebanon and Libya reveals the deeply-entre…

Routledge handbook of Indian politics

fromRoutledge Handbooks

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"India's growing economic and socio-political importance on the global stage has triggered an increased interest in the country. This Handbook is a reference guide, which surveys the current state of Indian politics and provides a basic understanding of the ways in which the wor…

Routledge handbook of Indian politics

by Kohli, Atul, Singh, Prerna

fromRoutledge Handbooks

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"India's growing economic and socio-political importance on the global stage has triggered an increased interest in the country. This Handbook is a reference guide, which surveys the current state of Indian politics and provides a basic understanding of the ways in which the wor…

Elites and governance in China

by Zang, Xiaowei, Kou, Jianwen

fromRoutledge studies on China in transition

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"This book reveals the complex relationship between elite perceptions and behaviour, and governance, in China. It moves away from existing scholarship by focusing on functionaries, grass-roots elites, leading intellectuals, and opinion-makers in China and by looking beyond the t…

Deweyan experimentalism and the problem of method in political philosophy

by Forstenzer, Joshua

fromRoutledge studies in American philosophy

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This book proposes a pragmatist methodological framework for generating practically relevant political philosophy. It draws on John Dewey's social and political philosophy to develop an "experimentalist" method, thus charting a middle course between idealism and realism in polit…

Women and politics: a quest for political equality in an age of econo…

by Burrell, Barbara C.

fromRoutledge series on identity politics

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"This textbook for courses on women and politics thematically integrates two profound historical developments focusing on women's political participation in contemporary public life in the United States. The second wave of women's rights activism has now spanned a half century p…

Hindu fundamentalism and the spirit of capitalism in India: Hinduisation of tribals in Kalahandi during the n…

by Nayak, Bhabani Shankar

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The book makes serious theoretical contribution to the field of political economy in indigenous development, public policy, sociology and development studies.

The failure of democracy in Iraq: religion, ideology and sectarianism

by Alkifaey, Hamid

fromRoutledge studies in Middle Eastern democratization and gov…

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The Failure of Democracy in Iraq studies democratization in post-2003 Iraq that has so far failed due mainly to cultural and religious reasons. There are other factors, such as legacy of the dictatorial regime, exclusionary policies, stateness problem, interference by regional p…

A democratic theory of judgment

by Zerilli, Linda M. G., (Linda Marie-Gelsomina)

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In this sweeping look at political and philosophical history, Linda M.G. Zerilli unpacks the tightly woven core of Hannah Arendt's unfinished work on a tenacious modern problem: how to judge critically in the wake of the collapse of inherited criteria of judgment. Engaging a rem…

Authoritarian gravity centers: a cross-regional study of authoritarian promotion…

fromConceptualising Comparative Politics

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"Autocracies not only resist the global spread of democracy but are sources of autocratic influence and pressure. This book presents a conceptual model to understand, assess, and explain the promotion and diffusion of authoritarian elements. Employing a cross-regional approach, …

Women, peace and security in Myanmar: between feminism and ethnopolitics

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"This book describes women's efforts as agents for change in Myanmar and examines the potential of the peace process as an opportunity for women's empowerment. Following decades of political turbulence, the volume describes the contributions of women to contemporary Burmese poli…