Political Structures: Democracy

Mobilizing for Democracy is an in-depth study into how ordinary citizens and their organizations mobilize to deepen democracy. Featuring a collecti...

This little book is written for Canadians who care about our democracy and the future of our planet. The Senate, surprisingly, could make major con...

Are our ''''democracies'''' truly democratic? In the Name of the People examines the myth of modern democracy and finds it wanting. The various oli...

A short, sharp intervention in the crucial debate about the future of democracy, which has been brought to a head by events from Brexi...

Currently, parliament as a political institution does not enjoy the best reputation. This book aims to recover less known political resources of th...

Judge Baltasar Garzon achieved international prestige in 1998 when he pursued the perpetrators of crimes committed in Argentina against Spanish cit...

Since its emergence in 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran has remained a conundrum for observers, particularly in the West. In this rigorously rese...

The Lawrence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal, presented by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, recognizes outstanding individuals...

Jesus Christ has made an indelible mark on human history and he continues to do so through his followers. Yet many people do not realise that the v...

Scotlands Democracy Trail goes from Edinburgh Castle, Greyfriars, down the High Street, across North Bridge to Calton Hill, and then on down to the...

When President F.W. de Klerk announced the unbanning of the liberation movements on 2 February 1990, he opened the door to negotiations that would ...

How referendums can diffuse populist tensions by putting power back into the hands of the peoplePropelled by the belief that government has slipped...