"Using detailed and empirically grounded analysis, examines the changing relationship between the Chinese state and the society it governs, how governance choices made affect the country and the rest of the world, and how local Chinese authorities have responded to the challenge…
"Using detailed and empirically grounded analysis, examines the changing relationship between the Chinese state and the society it governs, how governance choices made affect the country and the rest of the world, and how local Chinese authorities have responded to the challenge…
"IPolitics provides a current analysis of new media's effect on politics. Politicians rely on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube to exercise political power. Citizens around the world also use these tools to vent political frustrations, join political groups, and organize revolution…
Voting for Hitler and Stalin: elections under 20th century dictatorships
by Heumos, Peter, Zeuske, Michael, Smith, Mark, Ó Beacháin, Donnacha, Richter, Hedwig, Corner, Paul, Schedler, Andreas, Shi, Tianjian, Bohn, Thomas, Fimiani, Enzo, Goldman, Wendy, Machcewicz, Pawel, Omland, Frank, Patzelt, Werner J., Tarau, Virgiliu, Tsipursky, Gleb, Urban, Markus, Weber, Gudrun
Non-competitive elections in 20th century dictatorships : some questions and general considerations / Ralph Jessen and Hedwig Richter -- The self-staging of a plebiscitary dictatorship : the NS-Regime between uniformed Reichstag, referendum and Reichsparteitag / Markus Urban -- …
With engaging contributions from the major figures in the field, 'The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior' provides the key point of reference for anyone working in American politics today.
With engaging contributions from the major figures in the field, 'The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior' provides the key point of reference for anyone working in American politics today.
Fresh from the first $10 billion election campaign, two award-winning authors show how unbridled campaign spending defines our politics and, failing a dramatic intervention, signals the end of our democracy. Blending vivid reporting from the 2012 campaign trail and deep perspect…
Diagnoses what is wrong with our elections and proposes a radically new and simple solution, a Democracy Index that would rate the performance of state and local election systems. A rough equivalent to the U.S. News and World Report ranking of colleges and universities, the Inde…
