Comparative politics
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Comparative politics
hardcover. This volume examines reform capacity and the ability of political decision-makers to resolve conflicts that might otherwise prevent governments from adopting desirable policies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JPB; JPH; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198766865
- ISBN
- 9780198766865
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€ 117.14
€ 117.14
Hardback. Students of democracy and institutional performance, both Latin Americanists and comparativists more generally, will find this essential reading. Editor(s): Brinks, Daniel M.; Leiras, Marcelo; Mainwaring, Scott. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 298 x 33. Weight in Grams: 742.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414591
- ISBN
- 9781421414591
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€ 70.63€ 63.47
€ 70.63
€ 63.47
Paperback. Students of democracy and institutional performance, both Latin Americanists and comparativists more generally, will find this essential reading. Editor(s): Brinks, Daniel M.; Leiras, Marcelo; Mainwaring, Scott. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414607
- ISBN
- 9781421414607
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€ 40.99€ 33.68
€ 40.99
€ 33.68
hardcover. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 425.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- SKU
- V9780312221010
- ISBN
- 9780312221010
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€ 118.95
€ 118.95
hardcover. Though geographically far apart, Turkey and Australia are much closer than many would think. This collection provides a relevant, comparative and comprehensive study of two countries seeking to reconcile their history with their geography. Editor(s): Michael, Michalis. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1MBF; JPB; JPS; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 535.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137493149
- ISBN
- 9781137493149
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€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Paperback. Framed around economic democracy and public participation in economic decision-making, Cumbers argues that a reconstituted public ownership is central to the creation of a more just and sustainable society. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPB; KCA; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780320069
- ISBN
- 9781780320069
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€ 35.99€ 30.39
€ 35.99
€ 30.39
paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13, 4 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings, 6 maps, 1 black & white tab. BIC Classification: JKS; JPA; JPB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 283 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781501700682
- ISBN
- 9781501700682
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€ 34.99€ 33.44
€ 34.99
€ 33.44
Hardcover. The authors suggest that some of the problems of the public sector are self-inflicted and that current policies may only deliver partial success 'at a price we cannot afford'. It proposes a radical alternative and discusses practical ways it could be implemented. It also explores the threats and opportunities that such an approach might face. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296503
- ISBN
- 9780230296503
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€ 63.15
€ 63.15
Public Sector Employment Regimes: Transformations of the State as an E...
Gottschall, Karin, Hils, Sylvia, Kittel, Bern...
Hardcover. This book explores the extent to which a transformation of public employment regimes has taken place in four Western countries, and the factors influencing the pathways of reform. It demonstrates how public employment regimes have unravelled in different domains of public service, contesting the idea that the state remains a 'model' employer. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 374 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; JPB; JPP; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230337152
- ISBN
- 9780230337152
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Condition: New
€ 120.05
€ 120.05
Hardback. Editor(s): Ngo Nyeck, Sybille. Series: Contemporary African Political Economy. Num Pages: 366 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations, 14 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPP; KCM; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 222 x 27. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137521361
- ISBN
- 9781137521361
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Condition: New
€ 119.97
€ 119.97
Paperback. Series: Social Movements, Protest and Contention. Num Pages: 256 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 18 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816691203
- ISBN
- 9780816691203
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€ 29.99€ 27.27
€ 29.99
€ 27.27
Paperback. European and American experts systematically compare US and EU strategies to promote democracy around the world - from the Middle East and the Mediterranean, to Latin America, the former Soviet bloc, and Southeast Asia. In doing so, the authors debunk the pernicious myth that there exists a transatlantic divide over democracy promotion. Editor(s): Magen, Amichai; Risse, Thomas; McFaul, Michael A. Series: Governance and Limited Statehood. Num Pages: 309 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 1QFG; JPB; JPHV; JPS; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137353962
- ISBN
- 9781137353962
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€ 62.20
€ 62.20
Hardback. European and American experts systematically compare U.S. and EU strategies to promote democracy around the world - from the Middle East and the Mediterranean, to Latin America, the former Soviet bloc, and Southeast Asia. In doing so, the authors debunk the pernicious myth that there exists a transatlantic divide over democracy promotion. Editor(s): Magen, Amichai; Risse, Thomas; McFaul, Michael. Series: Governance and Limited Statehood. Num Pages: 309 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPHV; JPS; LB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220065
- ISBN
- 9780230220065
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€ 63.00
€ 63.00
hardcover. Producing globalisation attempts to scrutinise the nature of the interplay between globalisation and national institutional settings. Rather than taking globalisation as a given, this book explores how concrete political actors produced the phenomenon of globalisation. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DVG; JFFS; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press Manchester
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719078446
- ISBN
- 9780719078446
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Condition: New
€ 146.05
€ 146.05
Paperback. Reveals how international institutions have played a seminal role in the development, diffusion, and implementation of pension reforms that are transforming the postwar social contract in more than thirty countries worldwide, including the United States. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 line illus. 22 tables. BIC Classification: JPB; JPH; LNTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 283 x 2. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136974
- ISBN
- 9780691136974
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.88
€ 29.99
€ 21.88
Hardcover. The increased targeting of civilians by militants raises serious and profound questions for policy-makers. Examining conflict in Northern Ireland, Israel and Palestine, this book focuses on ethno-nationalist militant groups and formulates a model to constrain violence against civilians. Series: Rethinking Political Violence. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1FBH; 1FBP; JFFE; JPB; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137433794
- ISBN
- 9781137433794
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Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Hardcover. This book is about the mundane, local, every day practices that constitutes democracy. Focusing on France and Finland, the book defines politicization as the key process in understanding democracy in different cultural contexts and shows a nuanced picture of two opposite models of European politics. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DNF; JPB; JPHV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230309296
- ISBN
- 9780230309296
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Condition: New
€ 63.04
€ 63.04
Paperback. Series: Indiana Series in Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 7 b&w illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253020765
- ISBN
- 9780253020765
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.75
€ 36.99
€ 33.75
Paperback. Orenstein, Marc F. Plattner, Charles Simkins, Alejandro Toledo, Ilcheong Yi Editor(s): Fukuyama, Francis; Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 216 pages, 11, 10 figures, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFA; JPB; JPHV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405704
- ISBN
- 9781421405704
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.28
€ 38.99
€ 32.28
Hardback. Num Pages: 157 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHV; JPP; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 220 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137525444
- ISBN
- 9781137525444
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Condition: New
€ 88.25
€ 88.25
Hardback. This book adopts novel theoretical approaches to study the diverse welfare pathways that have evolved across Central and Eastern Europe since the end of communism. It highlights the role of explanatory factors such as micro-causal mechanisms, power politics, path departure, and elite strategies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JKSB; JPB; JPP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 492.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230262
- ISBN
- 9780230230262
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Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Paperback. The first book in the series Rethinking Community Development is entitled Politics, Power and Community Development. As such it highlights and critically examines key political issues, and the associated power relationships, that are shaping contemporary community development. Editor(s): Meade, Rosie; Shaw, Mae; Banks, Sarah. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPB; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447317371
- ISBN
- 9781447317371
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
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Hardcover. This book offers a critique of the dominant conceptualization of heritage found in policy, which tends to privilege the white, middle and upper classes. Using Britain as an illustration, Waterton explores how and why recent policies continue to lean towards the predictable melding of cultural diversity with tendencies of assimilation. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFCX; JHBA; JPB; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230581883
- ISBN
- 9780230581883
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Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Hardcover. In small plural societies, cultural differences can be exaggerated, exploited and intensified during political contests. The survival of these societies as democracies - or even at all - hangs in the balance. Num Pages: 234 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230339873
- ISBN
- 9780230339873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.36
€ 62.36