Why Bother?: Rethinking Participation in Elections and Protests

With the collapse of traditional parties around the world and with many pundits predicting a "crisis of democracy", the value of elections as a met...

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Why Mugabe Won: The 2013 Elections in Zimbabwe and their Aftermath - Stephen Chan, Julia Gallagher

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Professor Daniel Q. GillionIllustration(s): 17 b/w illus. 7 tables.Number of pages: 224Collection: ...

Reducere. The flaws in the American electoral process have become increasingly apparent in recent years. The contemporary tipping point in public awareness o...

DescriptionUnderstanding the explosive protests over police killings and the legacy of racismFollowing the high-profile deaths of eighteen-year-old...

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Understanding the explosive protests over police killings and the legacy of racismFollowing the high-profile deaths of eighteen-year-old Michael Br...

This book explains how and why information literacy can help to foster critical thinking and discerning attitudes, enabling citizens to play an inf...

This Guide highlights the often-shocking examples of VAWE around the world, and showcases the innovative prevention and response measures being tes...

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Embracing mindlessness, procrastination, laziness, ingratitude and bad habits in a world obsessed with being perfect

This edited collection provides a balanced conceptual framework to demonstrate not only the power of autonomous communication networks, but also th...

In this timely, carefully reasoned social history of the United States, the New York Times bestselling author of Religious Literacy and God Is Not ...

DescriptionWhen the protests are over, a guide to creating long-lasting social change beyond the barricades From the Women's March in D.C. to #Blac...

Matt Ryan draws on ten years of research to deliver this landmark comparative review of participatory budgeting, or collective decisions on spendin...

Offers an overview of sustainability and communication issues - including community mobilization, information technologies, gender and social norms...

Provides an account of the theatrical strategies used by consumers, farmers, agricultural laborers, and the federal government to negotiate competi...

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Presenting extensive new research, this ground-breaking study addresses the critical dimensions of participatory and democratic processes in the fi...

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Given the interdisciplinary nature of the book's subject matter, it will be of interest to historians, political scientists, and sociologists. In p...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: Iris MoralesForeword by: Deborah ParadezLatinas: Struggles & Protests in 21st Century USA is a timely collection of poetry ...

The very popular Statistical Rethinking: A Bayesian Course with Examples in R and Stan, Second Edition builds readers' knowledge of and confidence ...

DescriptionIn a world of fake news and populist politics, elections can seem like theatre. Taking ten examples, this book argues that elections do ...

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons LtdAuthor(s): M CondeNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 151 x 227 x 16Cover type: Paperback / sof...

This bookexamines barrier-breaking figures across various types of elective offices and constituent groups. For students of politics across the cur...

Comprising the study, documentation, and comparison of plant-level workers' participation around the world, this volume meets the challenge of offe...

Reducere. Historians have long been engaged in telling the story of the struggle for the vote. In the wake of recent contested elections, the suppression of ...

Few ideas have excited greater interest among theologians in recent decades than the idea of 'participation': the idea that everything comes from, ...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdNumber of pages: 280Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 171 x 284 x 23Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): Grete...

Recent years have seen a rise in interest in the musical ensemble as an exemplary form of creative group behavior. This volume explores the organiz...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Costas (Fordham University, USA) PanagopoulosIllustration(s): 27 Line drawings, black and white; 26 Table...

This book compares patronage politics in Southeast Asia, examining the sources and implications of cross-national and sub-national differences. It ...

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The idea of voting is simple, but the administration of elections in ways that ensure access and integrity is complex. In How We Vote, Kathleen Hal...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 72 bw illusNumber of pages: 344Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 139 x 216 x 24Cover type: Pap...