Thad Kousser 
Term Limits and the Dismantling of State Legislative Professionalism [PDF ebook] 

Britain emerged from World War II dependent economically and militarily upon the US. Egypt was the hub of Britain”s imperial interests in the Middle East, but her inability to maintain a large garri …

Historically, Argentina has been one of the strongest, most independent countries of Latin America. It seems odd then, that Argentina should develop a foreign policy during the post-Cold War period c …

Full Circles describes the very different lives and expectations of women in post-industrial and developing countries from childhood to old age. Analysing how class, ethnicity, nationality and indivi …

This book explores how the policy-making process is changing in the very volatile conditions of present day mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It considers the overall background conditions – the …

In today’s complex and interconnected world, scholars of international relations seek to better understand challenges spurred by intensified global communication and interaction. The complex connecte …

In the context of growing global concerns about climate change, this book presents a regional and sub-continental synthesis of pastoralists” responses to past environmental changes and reflects on t …

Over the past two decades, legal thought and practice in Latin America have changed dramatically: new constitutions or constitutional reforms have consolidated democratic rule, fundamental innovation …

Media power is a crucial, although often taken for granted, concept. We assume, for example, that the media are ”powerful”; if they were not, why would there be so many controversies over the regul …

Ethnicity and Elections in Turkey attempts to understand the mobilization strategies of incumbent parties to consolidate and increase their support among swing voters of an ethnic group. By analyzing …

Philippine political history, especially in the twentieth century, challenges the image of democratic evolution as serving the people, and does so in ways that reveal inadequately explored aspects of …