Elections & Referenda

In the summer of 1864, the American Civil War had been dragging on for over three years with no end in sight. Things had not gone well for the Unio...

In this work of daring and immersive contemporary anthropology, Carl Hoffman, who has written about the most dangerous and remote corners of the wo...

The mechanisms that lead to the final selection of a president are complex. Some procedures are sketched out in the original Constitution and its a...

Between one third and half of voters in Sub-Saharan Africa do not vote for their ethnic group's party. The magnitude of these numbers suggests that...

How violent events and autocratic parties trigger democratic changeHow do democracies emerge? Shock to the System presents a novel theory of democr...

An in-depth look at the partnership between Barack Obama and Joe Biden that changed the face of American politics. The bromance between Obama and B...

This book shines a light on the many areas of female activity in and around Watford, both in the home and at work, in traditional rural employment ...

In The Tribe, Caitríona Perry is on familiar ground, returning to Washington and the green strongholds of the United States. Irish Americans were ...

The story of the struggle for women's suffrage is not just that of the Pankhursts and Emily Davison. Thousands of others were involved in peaceful...

A gripping in-depth account of the 2016 presidential election that explains Donald Trump's historic victory Donald Trump's election victory stunne...

Elections ask voters to choose between political parties. But voters across the UK are increasingly being presented with fundamentally different, a...

Wall Street Journal Bestseller | USA Today BestsellerReally an interesting read, would make a great Christmas gift! Get your copy of The Return: Tr...

Frequent and fair elections, open to all, are fundamental elements of a democracy. The United States, through its local, state, and national contes...

Frequent and fair elections, open to all, are fundamental elements of a democracy. The United States, through its local, state, and national contes...