From the award-winning team behind the International Encyclopaedia of Political Science... Moving beyond mainstream "traditional" approaches to bring you a new advanced-level introduction to political science. A perfect introduction for postgraduates who are new to political science, as well as upper-level undergraduates looking to broaden and deepen their understanding of core topics, this progressive account: Guides you through all key areas of political science: origins, methodological foundations, key topics, and current issues Takes an international and pluralist perspective with all issu

Political Science

After decades of democratization around the world this is a major new analysis of all its processes in three important areas: Southern Europe, Eastern Europe, and Latin America.

Changes for Democracy

The protracted economic crisis since 2008, terrorist attacks, and mass immigration have been changing our democracies during the first decades of this century. The crucial questions which emerge are how and why these phenomena had an impact on the effective implementation of the two critical democratic values, freedom and equality, as well as the impact of the European Union. The book analyses France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom in the 1990-2020 period, and reveals a pattern of relative decline in these values. The book explores the demand for equalities and freedoms 

Equality, Freedom, and Democracy

The second half of the twentieth century has witnessed several waves of democratization in Europe, the Americas, and in other regions of the world, such as South East Asia. Although for the most part these democratic regimes are no longer haunted by the prospect of a return to authoritarianism, severe economic and social problems have posed serious challenges, creating a situation where change is often achieved through alternating periods of consolidation and crisis. Drawing on a systematic, empirical analysis of four key Southern European countries, Portugal, Spain, Greece, and Italy, Morlino

Democracy Between Consolidation and Crisis

This book questions whether and to what extent a conjunctural phenomenon such as an economic crisis can bring about lasting political consequences. It focuses on the parties and party systems of four South European countries (Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Greece) between 2008-15. The authors also consider how elections, protests, and interests are affected by the crisis in these four democracies, before assessing how to define the impact of the economic crisis on political participation and competition. In this vein the book analyzes relevant aspects of party systems, the notion of neo-populism 

The Impact of the Economic Crisis on South European Democracies

When looking at the US from a European perspective a sort of paradox immediately emerges. On the one hand, the ‘American way of life’ has been penetrating in depth our everyday life and, even more, our Western culture through the music, the movies, the literature and all possible consumerist habits. But, on the other hand, all recurrent statements have been emphasizing the ‘American exceptionalism’ of political institutions, that is, how different and distant the North American institutions are from the European ones with regards to the government leadership, the relationships between existing

The American Exceptionalism Revisited

Comparison is an essential research method in political science. This book helps students to understand comparison as a scientific instrument, to grasp its necessity and its effective purpose for research. For that reason, it replies to three ‘simple’ questions: why compare, what to compare, and how to compare. The introduction distinguishes itself by considering not only the comparative tradition but also by taking methodological innovations of the last two decades into account.

Comparison

Toute recherche qui se veut « scientifique », même au sens le plus large du terme, ne peut faire abstraction d’une analyse préalable de ses aspects méthodologiques. Il faut commencer par déterminer un sujet qui suscite notre intérêt et notre curiosité ; puis se poser une question qui le concerne ; procéder à la formulation d’une ou de plusieurs hypothèses de travail ; puis au choix des cas à étudier et, enfin, au recueil des données nécessaires pour répondre à la question soulevée et vérifier la ou les hypothèses formulées. Comparer est donc important, à tel point que l’on compare souvent impl

Introduction à la politique comparée

Democrazie e democratizzazioni

Los procesos de democratización constituyen el fenómeno político de mayor relieve de las últimas décadas, después del fracaso de las tres principales "alternativas" a la democracia que aparecieron en el siglo veinte: el totalitarismo de derecha, derrotado con la Segunda Guerra Mundial; los regímenes autoritarios de distinto tipo, minados por el empuje de las transformaciones económicas y sociales; el totalitarismo de izquierda, que se agotó con la caída del muro de Berlín. Además, las democratizaciones no siempre tienen una evolución lineal: pueden conocer momentos de incertidumbre, bloqueos e

Democracias y democratizaciones

Disuguaglianza e democrazia

Scienza politica

Fondamenti di scienza politica

Este libro trata sobre el modo en que la pandemia del Covid-19 ha impactado y sigue impactando sobre la política, en particular, sobre la agenda y los procesos políticos en las democracias de América Latina. Las alteraciones que la pandemia ha impreso a la política se relacionan con el modo en que los actores de gobierno y de la sociedad han reaccionado ante la emergencia. La pandemia ha implicado regulaciones colectivas que han vulnerado libertades y acrecentado desigualdades, afectando la calidad de las democracias. Estos efectos se han traducido en severos deterioros sociales y políticos en