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Patterns of Democracy(2012) LIJPHART, ARENDOffers an analysis of worldwide democratic institutions. Examining thirty-six democracies during period from 1945 to 2010, the author arrives at important - and unexpected - conclusions about what type of democracy works best.Vezava: Mehka34,90 €
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Democracy and Its Critics(1991) DAHL, ROBERT A.Winner of the 1991 Elaine and David Spitz Book Prize for the best book on liberal and/or democratic theory, this book discusses what democracy is and why it is important. It examines basic assumptions of democratic theory and tests them against the questiVezava: Mehka41,35 €
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Rationality and Power(1998) FLYVBJERG, BENTIn the Enlightenment tradition, rationality is considered well-defined. However, the author of this study argues that rationality is context-dependent, and that the crucial context is determined by decision-makers' political power. He uses a real-world DaVezava: Mehka44,10 €
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Revolution of the Mind(2011) ISRAEL, JONATHANDemocracy, free thought and expression, religious tolerance, individual liberty, political self-determination of people, sexual and racial equality - these values have firmly entered the mainstream in the decades since they were enshrined in the 1948 UN DVezava: Mehka39,05 €
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Making Democracy Work(1994) PUTNAM, ROBERT D.,LEONARDI, ROBERT,NANETTI, RAFFAELLA Y.Why do some democratic governments succeed and others fail? This book offers empirical evidence for the importance of 'civic community' in developing successful institutions. It focuses on an experiment begun in 1970 when Italy created new governments forVezava: Mehka54,67 €
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Deterring Democracy(1992) CHOMSKY, NOAMFrom World War II until the 1980s, the United States reigned supreme as both the economic and the military leader of the world.Vezava: Mehka20,32 €
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Inclusion and Democracy(2002) YOUNG, IRIS MARION (, PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO)In a follow-up to "Justice and the Politics of Difference", Young contributes to the debates about democracy in a multicultural society. She considers the ideals of political inclusion and exclusion and recommends ways of engaging in democratic politics iVezava: Mehka80,55 €
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Open Democracy(2022) LANDEMORE, HELENEHow a new model of democracy that opens up power to ordinary citizens could strengthen inclusiveness, responsiveness, and accountability in modern societies To the ancient Greeks, democracy meant gathering in public and debating laws set by a randomly selVezava: Mehka31,24 €
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Fight for Scottish Democracy(2020) ARMSTRONG, MURRAYA brand-new history of Scotland's radical war for democracy in 1820Vezava: Mehka25,37 €
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Voices of Dissent: An Essay(2021) THAPAR, ROMILAA powerful history of the long tradition of political dissent in India published at a moment when the very idea of dissent is under attack.Vezava: Trda22,38 €
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Essentials of UK Politics and Government(2021) HEYWOOD, ANDREW (FREELANCE AUTHOR, UK),SCHINDLER, KATHY,TOMES, ADAMVezava: Mehka44,78 €
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Virtual Walls?(2017)A reassessment of the journey Germans in East and West have taken during the past two and a half decades: even today, an open-ended, unfinished journey.Vezava: Trda133,88 €
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Trumplandia(2020) DIANU, TIBERIUPresents a collection of essays about the transformation of America, which has turned from a united nation to one more divided than ever under the presidency of Donald Trump. Author and attorney Tiberiu Dianu writes in the hope that America is mature enouVezava: Trda259,88 €
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Democracy in Decline?(2015)This short collection of essays is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the latest thinking on one of the most critical questions of our era.Vezava: Trda32,73 €