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171. Oman - The Islamic Democratic Tradition

     By Hussein Ghubash

     Series: Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series

     Oman is the inheritor of a unique political tradition, the imama (imamate), and has a special place in the Arab Islamic world. From the eighth century and for more than a thousand years, the story of Oman was essentially a story of an original, minority, movement: the Ibadi. This long period was...

     Published March 29th 2006 by Routledge
172. Democracy, Nationalism and Multiculturalism

     Edited by Ramón Máiz, Ferrán Requejo

     Series: Routledge Innovations in Political Theory

     Democracy, Nationalism and Multiculturalism provides an up-to-date review of subnational and multicultural issues in Western multinational states. The book includes normative, institutional and comparative accounts of key issues such as:* politics and policies of accommodation* multiculturalism*...

     Published December 15th 2004 by Routledge
173. The Iraq War and Democratic Politics

     Edited by Alex Danchev, John MacMillan

     The Iraq War and Democratic Politics contains the work of leading scholars concerned with the political implications of the Iraq War and its relationship to and significance for democracy. The book shuns simplistic analysis and provides a nuanced and critical overview of this key moment in global...

     Published November 24th 2004 by Routledge
174. Paths to Democracy

     Revolution and Totalitarianism

     By Rosemary H. T. O'Kane

     How and why countries become democracies remain intriguing questions. This innovative volume provides a theoretically informed comparative investigation of the links between revolutions, totalitarianism and democracy. It will appeal to those interested in the relationship between history and...

     Published March 31st 2004 by Routledge
175. Electronic Democracy

     Mobilisation, Organisation and Participation via new ICTs

     Edited by Rachel Gibson, Andrea Römmele, Steven Ward

     Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

     Electronic Democracy analyses the impact of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) within representative democracy, such as political parties, pressure groups, new social movements and executive and legislative bodies. Arguing for the validity of social perspective in theory building...

     Published January 14th 2004 by Routledge
176. Fiscal Policy Convergence from Reagan to Blair

     The Left Veers Right

     By Arthur T. Denzau, Ravi K. Roy

     Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy

     The elections of Bill Clinton and Tony Blair in the 1990s saw the consolidation and completion of critical aspects of the Reagan-Thatcher fiscal agenda. This impressive book critically analyzes this process. It has been previously thought that this process of adopting common fiscal policies was...

     Published October 29th 2003 by Routledge
177. Democratization

     A Comparative Analysis of 170 Countries

     By Tatu Vanhanen

     Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

     This book examines the relationship between indicators of resource distribution and democratization in the group of 170 countries with data ranging from the 1850s to the present day. Vanhanen constructs a compelling argument, concluding that the emergence of democracy is closely linked to resource...

     Published September 3rd 2003 by Routledge
178. Elites and Democratic Development in Russia

     Edited by Vladimir Gel'man, Anton Steen

     Series: Routledge Studies of Societies in Transition

     The transformation from Communist rule towards democratic development in Russia cannot be fully understood without taking the elites into full consideration. Elites and Democratic Development in Russia examines how elites support and challenge democracy and why they are crucial to Russian democracy...

     Published May 21st 2003 by Routledge
179. Deliberative Democracy and the Environment

     By Graham Smith

     Series: Environmental Politics

     Contemporary democracies are frequently criticized for failing to respond adequately to environmental problems and our political institutions are often charged with misrepresenting environmental values in decision-making processes. In this innovative volume, Graham Smith argues that the enhancement...

     Published April 30th 2003 by Routledge
180. Concise Encyclopedia of Democracy

     Edited by the staff of Congressional Quarterly

     The Concise Encyclopedia of Democracy is a single-volume version of the award-winning Encyclopedia of Democracy. Not a condensation, the new Concise was created to address the special needs of smaller libraries. The more than 300 articles include concepts, countries, and individuals, emphasizing...

     Published January 31st 2000 by Routledge