Democracy

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Christopher Dague
Discussions and Democracy
Discussions and Democracy: Motivation, Growth, and the New Social Studies Classroom is written in a vernacular that will springboard and support teachers’ understandings of implementing discussion-based approaches in their classrooms. Moreover, Discussions and Democracy drills down more deeply ...
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Daniel M. Smith
Dynasties and Democracy: The Inherited Incumbency Advantage in Japan (Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center)
Although democracy is, in principle, the antithesis of dynastic rule, families with multiple members in elective office continue to be common around the world. In most democracies, the proportion of such "democratic dynasties" declines over time, and rarely exceeds ten percent of all legislators. Ja...
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Miguel Díaz-Barriga
Fencing in Democracy: Border Walls, Necrocitizenship, and the Security State (Global Insecurities)
Border walls permeate our world, with more than thirty nation-states constructing them. Anthropologists Margaret E. Dorsey and Miguel Díaz-Barriga argue that border wall construction manifests transformations in citizenship practices that are aimed not only at keeping migrants out but also at enmes...
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John B. Judis
The Paradox of American Democracy: Elites, Special Interests, and the Betrayal of Public Trust
John B. Judis, one of our most insightful political commentators, most rational and careful thinkers, and most engaged witnesses in Washington, has taken on a challenge that even the most concerned American citizens shrink from: forecasting the American political climate at the turn of the century. ...
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Marjorie O. Rendell
A Democracy, If We Can Teach It: Educating the Next Generation of Citizens (Brown Democracy Medal)
The Laurence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal, awarded by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State University, recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce innovations to further democracy in the United States or around the world. The Rendell Center for Civic...
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Ingu Hwang
Human Rights and Transnational Democracy in South Korea (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights)
The first account of the historical intersection between South Korea's democratic transition and the global human rights boom in the 1970s Drawing on previously unused or underutilized archival sources, this book offers the first account of the historical intersection between South Korea's democra...
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David Neuman
Patriots' Wake: When Democracy's Guardians Become Its Greatest Threat
PATRIOTS' WAKE: When Democracy's Guardians Become Its Greatest Threat In this explosive political thriller, retired CIA analyst Michael Collier thought his decades of witnessing democracy's collapse in foreign nations had prepared him for anything. He was wrong. When his daughter Emily, a dedicat...
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Mr Abraham J. Palakudy
Is modern democracy a fake coin ?: Why reinventing democracy a dire need of our age?
The word 'democracy' gives out vibrant images of an open, transparent, free world of equal men. But is the bottom substance and spirit of modern democracy truthful to these images ? A close look reveals that modern democracy is a fake coin, that has nothing to do with the above noble images. Passion...
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Jim Garrison
Reconstructing Democracy, Recontextualizing Dewey: Pragmatism and Interactive Constructivism in the Twenty-first Century
Leading scholars challenge and reinvigorate the pragmatic method of John Dewey. Focusing on issues of diversity, difference, and inclusion, leading scholars explore John Dewey's pluralistic, deliberative, and communicative theory of democracy. They discuss the tensions between Dewey's two criteria...
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Peter J. Sandys
The Western Crisis: Democracy, Identity, and the Ideological Woke War
The Western Crisis: Democracy, Identity, and the Ideological Woke War Suggestion for cover: Lady Justice with her blindfold falling off and the snake resting on her sword hand or arm DESCRIPTION per email Lisa suggestion 9/23/24 For decades, the Western world has embraced "liberal democracy" and "h...
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Jacques Maritain
Christianity and Democracy: The Rights of Man and The Natural Law
Few political philosophers have laid such stress upon the organic and dynamic characters of human rights, rooted as they are in natural law, as did the great 20th century philosopher, Jacques Maritain. As this important work reveals, the philosophy of Maritain on natural law and human rights is com...
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Björkman
Drama of Democracy: Political Representation in Mumbai
The performative arts of political communication and representation in Mumbai In an era of global political passions, many have wondered whether some sort of natural affinity exists between political style and substance. Does liberal democracy speak the language of rationality and sincerity while ...
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Robert Walker
Look at CHAD - Saving Democracy
What if the survival of democracy depends not on defeating young men, but on saving them? In Redefining C.H.A.D. , Robert Walker confronts one of the most urgent and overlooked crises of our time: the collapse of the political center, driven by the alienation of an entire generation of young men. O...
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Giuseppe Mazzini
A Cosmopolitanism of Nations: Giuseppe Mazzini's Writings on Democracy, Nation Building, and International Relations
This anthology gathers Giuseppe Mazzini's most important essays on democracy, nation building, and international relations, including some that have never before been translated into English. These neglected writings remind us why Mazzini was one of the most influential political thinkers of the nin...
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Ultaro
Ultaro Protect Democracy Garden Flag 12x18 Double Sided Blue 2024 Yard Flag
Durable Polyester Fabric: The Protect Democracy garden flag is made of machine washable Spun Polyester that is weather resistant and long lasting. Double Sided: Design is double sided with the image printed and visible from both sides and text also reads correctly from both sides. 12"x18" Decorative...
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Valerie J. Bunce
Global Challenges to Democracy: Comparative Perspectives on Backsliding, Autocracy, and Resilience
Following democracy's global advance in the late 20th century, recent patterns of democratic erosion or 'backsliding' have generated extensive scholarly debate. Backsliding towards autocracy is often the work of elected leaders operating within democratic institutions, challenging conventional think...
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Alexander N. Christakis
The Thread: Within the Deliberative Democracy Labyrinth
The Thread: Within the Deliberative Democracy Labyrinth brings together the pioneering work of Alexander N. Christakis, the recent contributions of Maria Kakoulaki, and collaborative projects spanning five decades. It showcases the critical need for inclusive democratic processes to tackle complex ...
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Anne O'Byrne
The Genocide Paradox: Democracy and Generational Time
We regard genocidal violence as worse than other sorts of violence―perhaps the worst there is. But what does this say about what we value about the genos on which nations are said to be founded? This is an urgent question for democracies. We value the mode of being in time that anchors us in the...
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John Reed
Why Political Democracy Must Go: The Origins of Socialism in the United States
Why Political Democracy Must Go is an insightful analysis of the origins of the socialist movement in the United States, written by famed journalist John Reed , one of the most distinguished American writers on the subject. One of socialism’s fiercest proponents, Reed exposes the myth of ‘demo...
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Andranik Tangian
Mathematical Theory of Democracy (Studies in Choice and Welfare)
The mathematical theory of democracy deals with selection of representatives who make decisions on behalf of the whole society. In this book, the notion of representativeness is operationalized with the index of popularity (the average percentage of the population whose opinion is represented on a n...
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