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By: Erica Frantz

ISBN: 9781137407115
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Oct 2015
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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An introduction to the contemporary challenges states in the developing world face, and to the ways in which they can build capacity to handle them. It examines the key institutions of the state, the challenges of institutional reform, and the importance of institutional reform in achieving development.


(Hardback)

By: Erica Frantz

ISBN: 9781137407122
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Oct 2015
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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An introduction to the contemporary challenges states in the developing world face, and to the ways in which they can build capacity to handle them. It examines the key institutions of the state, the challenges of institutional reform, and the importance of institutional reform in achieving development.


(Hardback, 10th edition)

By: Richard Heffernan

ISBN: 9781137494733
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Sep 2016
UK Publication Date: 9th September 2016
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bringing together an all-new set of chapters by leading authorities, Developments in British Politics 10 provides a systematic, accessible and state of the art account of the legacy of Britain's first coalition government in over thirty years and of politics following the return of the Conservative Party to government in 2015.


(Hardback)

By: Colin Knox

ISBN: 9780719074363
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Nov 2010
Publisher: Manchester University Press
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The most up to date account of the devolved government in Northern Ireland. -- .


(Paperback)

By: Professor Natasha M. Lindstaedt

ISBN: 9781441173966
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Apr 2011
Publisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation
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Discusses how dictatorships work, looking at leaders, elites, and regime dynamics, synthesizing foundational and cutting-edge research on authoritarian politics, and integrating theory with case studies. This title argues that political outcomes in dictatorships are largely a product of leader-elite relations.


(Hardback)

By: Colton C. Campbell

ISBN: 9780275975111
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Nov 2001
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The author provides a framework for understanding congressional delegation to commissions. He transcends the common focus on the re-election motive to examine information needs and workload considerations as a motivation for legislative behaviour.


(Hardback)

By: John Theilmann

ISBN: 9780275936952
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Sep 1991
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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In an interdisciplinary study, John Theilmann and Al Wilhite examine the role of campaign contributions in the election of blacks and women to the U.S. House of Representatives during the 1980s.


(Paperback)

By: Ezra N. Suleiman

ISBN: 9780691122519
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Oct 2005
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Bureaucracy is a much-maligned feature of contemporary government. This book is about good governance as much as it is about bureaucratic organizations. It asks: is democratic governance hindered without an effective instrument in the hands of the legitimately elected political leadership


(Hardback)

By: Katherine Krimmel

ISBN: 9780691257952
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Oct 2024
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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(Paperback)

By: Katherine Krimmel

ISBN: 9780691257969
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Oct 2024
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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(Hardback)

By: Adrian Basora

ISBN: 9781538101841
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Mar 2017
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Through an exploration of soft power, the authors of this book examine available knowledge and necessary new research agendas that will help us better understand both democratization efforts and authoritarian pushback in todays difficult context.


(Paperback)

By: Adrian Basora

ISBN: 9781538101858
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Mar 2017
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Through an exploration of soft power, the authors of this book examine available knowledge and necessary new research agendas that will help us better understand both democratization efforts and authoritarian pushback in todays difficult context.


(Paperback)

By: Robert W McChesney

ISBN: 9781568589534
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2014
Publisher: Avalon Publishing Group
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"John Nichols and Bob McChesney make a compelling, and terrifying, case that American democracy is becoming American dollarocracy. Even more compelling, and hopeful, is their case for a radical reform agenda to take power back from the corporations and give it to the people." -Naomi Klein


(Hardback)

By: Arthur Paulson

ISBN: 9781498561723
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: May 2018
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This book covers the nomination and election of Donald Trump to the presidency. It places the 2016 election in historic perspective, examines todays polarized party system, and considers the outlook for American democracy in the twenty-first century.


(Hardback)

By: Marc Geddes

ISBN: 9781526136800
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Nov 2019
Publisher: Manchester University Press
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This is a book that provokes a debate about accountability in the House of Commons. Based on unprecedented access, it reveals different ways that MPs and officials interpret scrutiny. Some of their approaches are more conducive to effective scrutiny than others, which raises interesting questions about the effectiveness of Parliament. -- .


(Hardback)

By: Robert W. Compton

ISBN: 9780275964467
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Sep 2000
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Therefore, democracy as a symbol and practice can provide new sources of legitimacy to these political systems.

Compton's Asian political development model is tested with quantitative indicators and through a series of case studies.


(Hardback)

By: Pam Parry

ISBN: 9780739189290
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Oct 2014
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Dwight D. Eisenhower is this nations most transformative public relations president, not because he was the best practitioner to occupy the Oval Office but because he embraced public relations as vital to American democracy. Understanding his belief in public relations is crucial to further understanding the man, the general, and the president.


(Paperback)

By: Pam Parry

ISBN: 9781498505888
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Apr 2016
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Dwight D. Eisenhower is this nations most transformative public relations president, not because he was the best practitioner to occupy the Oval Office but because he embraced public relations as vital to American democracy. Understanding his belief in public relations is crucial to further understanding the man, the general, and the president.


(Hardback)

By: Robert J. Dinkin

ISBN: 9780313322204
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Sep 2002
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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From the beginning of the Republic to the controversial outcome in 2000, election day has been a time of great importance-the climax of a multifaceted drama that has escalated and intensified for several months.


(Paperback)

By: Emilee Booth Chapman

ISBN: 9780691239088
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Nov 2024
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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(Hardback)

By: Emilee Booth Chapman

ISBN: 9780691239095
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Nov 2022
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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(Paperback)

By: R. Michael Alvarez

ISBN: 9780815701392
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: May 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Allegations of fraud have marred recent elections around the world, from Russia and Italy to Mexico and the United States. Such charges raise fundamental questions about the quality of democracy in each country.


(Hardback)

By: Thomas Molony

ISBN: 9781350439429
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Oct 2025
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The first book-length contribution to ongoing debates around how election monitors can best support genuine democratic elections in Africa.


(Paperback, 3rd ed. 2012)

By: David Denver

ISBN: 9780230241619
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Mar 2012
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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  • How do voters in Britain decide which party to vote for in elections
  • Why do smaller parties get more support than they used to
  • How do the mass media influence political opinions
The authors examine these and other questions in the third edition of this popular text.

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