Political Structures: Democracy

Atop broad stone stairs flanked by statues of ancient lawgivers, the U.S. Supreme Court building stands as a shining temple to the American idea of...

How elites shape the use of force in American foreign policyOne of the most widely held views of democratic leaders is that they are cautious about...

How elites shape the use of force in American foreign policyOne of the most widely held views of democratic leaders is that they are cautious about...

Is Voting for Young People? explores the reasons why young people are less likely to follow politics and vote in the United States and other establ...

Is Voting for Young People? explores the reasons why young people are less likely to follow politics and vote in the United States and other establ...

Guillermo O'Donnell here brings together a collection of significant recent essays in which he considers both the method for and substance of criti...

A compelling account of one mans journey across hundreds of miles of Virginia wilderness and a moving testament to the optimistic spirit of America...

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Begin Again, a politically astute, lyrical meditation on how ordinary Black Americans can shake of...

Democracy is neither inevitable nor guaranteed to last. To survive, democracy needs people adequately prepared to enact it. Such preparation for ef...

Failed or weak states, miscarried democratizations, and economic underdevelopment characterize a large part of the world we live in. Much work has ...

Proposes both quantitative and qualitative research approaches.Straddles multiple subject areas, including political philosophy, political history,...

Over the past quarter century new ideologies of participation and representation have proliferated across democratic and non-democratic regimes. In...

A renowned political philosopher updates his classic book on the American political tradition to address the perils democracy confronts today.The 1...