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What is the relationship between the strength of a country's democracy and the ability of its courts to address deficiencies in the electoral process? Drawing a distinction between democracies that can be characterised as 'dominant-party' (for example Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong), 'dynamic' (for example India, South Korea, and Taiwan), and 'fragile' (for example Thailand, Pakistan ,and Bangladesh), this book explores how democracy sustains and is sustained by the exercise of judicial power. In dominant-party systems, courts can only pursue 'dialogic' pathways to constrain the government's authoritarian tendencies. On the other hand, in dynamic democracies, courts can more successfully innovate and make systemic changes to the electoral system. Finally, in fragile democracies, where a country regularly oscillates between martial law and civilian rule, their courts tend to consistently overreach, and this often facilitates or precipitates a hostile take-over by the armed forces, and lead to the demise of the rule of law.

"This book examines steadily-growing increases in inequality within Western capitalist democracies, examining with care the differences between these democracies rooted in their culture and institutions. It highlights the differences in growth and inequalities between different countries, pointing to the role of endogenous institutions that affect social inequalities as well as the relationship between redistribution and economic growth. The book presents extensive comparative research on institutional factors such as industrial relations, welfare systems, training and innovation policies. Paying attention to diverse types of democracies and to the main features of left-wing parties, the book highlights the importance of politics, and of different types of democracies, in shaping social inequalities and diverse development paths. It will appeal to students and scholars interested in economic and labour sociology, welfare studies, comparative political economy, comparative welfare, varieties of capitalism, and comparative politics"--

This book examines steadily-growing increases in inequality within Western capitalist democracies, examining with care the differences between these democracies rooted in their culture and institutions. It highlights the differences in growth and inequalities between different countries, pointing to the role of endogenous institutions that affect social inequalities as well as the relationship between redistribution and economic growth. The book presents extensive comparative research on institutional factors such as industrial relations, welfare systems, training and innovation policies. Paying attention to diverse types of democracies and to the main features of left-wing parties, the book highlights the importance of politics, and of different types of democracies, in shaping social inequalities and diverse development paths. It will appeal to students and scholars interested in economic and labour sociology, welfare studies, comparative political economy, comparative welfare, varieties of capitalism, and comparative politics.

This book examines steadily-growing increases in inequality within Western capitalist democracies, examining with care the differences between these democracies rooted in their culture and institutions.

It highlights the differences in growth and inequalities between different countries, pointing to the role of endogenous institutions that affect social inequalities as well as the relationship between redistribution and economic growth. The book presents extensive comparative research on institutional factors such as industrial relations, welfare systems, training and innovation policies.

Paying attention to diverse types of democracies and to the main features of left-wing parties, the book highlights the importance of politics, and of different types of democracies, in shaping social inequalities and diverse development paths. It will appeal to students and scholars interested in economic and labour sociology, welfare studies, comparative political economy, comparative welfare, varieties of capitalism, and comparative politics.

The machinery of Peace.--Three dictatorships and three democracies.--the foundations of their domestic and foreign policies

Intro -- Frontespizio -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgment -- Foreword: Towards a Science of Gamification and Its Relationship to Governance and Democracy -- 1. What if Government Was a Game? -- 1. Not your average tetris -- 2. Imagining the future of public power -- 3. Gamification, governance and regulators -- 4. Innovation and tradition -- 5. Technologies and public power -- 6. Increased convergence, higher expectations -- 7. Escaping anachronism -- 8. Conceptual shifts -- 9. Gamification at crossroads no. 1 - nudging -- 10. Gamification at crossroads no. 2 - democratic Innovations -- 11. Gamification at crossroads no. 3 - crowdsourcing -- 12. Gamification at crossroads no. 4 - civic tech -- 13. The era of disbelief -- 14. Regulators in crisis -- 15. The odd paradox -- 16. The participatory makeover -- 17. Fiscal austerity, the costs of (non-)innovating -- 18. Regulatory complexity, obliged to innovate -- 19. The open questions of gamified governance -- 20. The structure of the volume -- 2. A Cursory Investigation into Gamification -- 1. Gamification in political communication -- 2. The politicisation of games -- 3. Gamification and the business sector -- 4. Gamified media -- 5. Games and universities -- 6. Gamified activism -- 7. The gamification of climate change activism -- 3. Games, Rewards and the Exercise of Public Power -- 1. Mayor for a day -- 2. Design is key -- 3. Civic currencies -- 4. Where is the red balloon? -- 5. Be kind to your neighbours -- 6. Participated budgets -- 7. Taxonomy of national gamified governance -- 8. Vultures with GoPros -- 9. Speed camera lotteries and melodic highways -- 10. Incumbent and critical democracies -- 4. Gamification Beyond Borders -- 1. Gamified supranational governance -- 2. Social innovators and young scientists -- 3. Storytellers, innovators, connectors and includers.

Is the dominance of one political party a problem in an emerging democracy, or simply an expression of the will of the people? Why has one-party dominance endured in some African democracies and not in others? What are the mechanisms behind the varying party-system trajectories? Considering these questions, the authors of this collaborative work use a rigorous comparative research design and rich case material to greatly enhance our understanding of one of the key issues confronting emerging democracies in sub-Saharan Africa

When citizens take to the streets, pack assembly halls or share their ideas through the press, they give voice to truths and logic that have otherwise been given little or no airing through available institutional channels. This collection explores the tensions between democratic states and the dynamics of citizen voice.

"European Democracies is an introduction to the politics and governments of Western, Central, and Eastern Europe. Organized thematically rather than country-by-country, this fully revised edition examines topics such as electoral systems, the European Union, refugees and the welfare state, and asks how to explain variations in policy outcomes, and how globalization is affecting European Democracies, among others. Throughout, the author treats Europe as a single but diverse entity and asks readers to compare what they learn about European politics with the politics of their own country. Key features in this new edition include: An updated thematic introduction to the politics and governments of Europe; Fully revised to include comprehensive coverage of recent electoral politics and political events in Europe, such as Brexit, the refugee crisis, and terrorist attacks; New chapters on immigration and the nature of European political culture and welfare state. New comparative sections covering topics such as political parties, and financial and political differences in governments between Europe and the USA."-- Provided by publisher.

"Donald Trump's presidency has raised a question that many of us never thought we'd be asking: Is our democracy in danger? Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt have spent more than twenty years studying the breakdown of democracies in Europe and Latin America, and they believe the answer is yes. Democracy no longer ends with a bang--in a revolution or military coup--but with a whimper: the slow, steady weakening of critical institutions, such as the judiciary and the press, and the gradual erosion of long-standing political norms. Drawing on decades of research and a wide range of historical and global examples, from 1930s Europe to contemporary Hungary, Turkey, and Venezuela, to the American South during Jim Crow, Levitsky and Ziblatt show how democracies die--and how ours can be saved."--

Why do democracies win wars? This is a critical question in the study of international relations, as a traditional view--expressed most famously by Alexis de Tocqueville--has been that democracies are inferior in crafting foreign policy and fighting wars. In Democracies at War, the first major study of its kind, Dan Reiter and Allan Stam come to a very different conclusion. Democracies tend to win the wars they fight--specifically, about eighty percent of the time.

Why do democracies win wars? This is a critical question in the study of international relations, as a traditional view--expressed most famously by Alexis de Tocqueville--has been that democracies are inferior in crafting foreign policy and fighting wars. In Democracies at War, the first major study of its kind, Dan Reiter and Allan Stam come to a very different conclusion. Democracies tend to win the wars they fight--specifically, about eighty percent of the time. Complementing their wide-ranging case-study analysis, the authors apply innovative statistical tests and new hypot

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- 1 Introduction / Democracy, Parties, and Performance -- 2 Political Performance / The Initial Comparison -- 3 The Social and Economic Environment -- 4 The Constitutional Setting -- 5 Party Systems and Election Outcomes -- 6 Citizen Involvement / Participation or Turmoil -- 7 Government Performance / Executive Stability -- 8 Managing Violence and Sustaining Democracy -- 9 Democratic Performance / Liberty, Competition, Responsiveness -- 10 Conclusion / Constraint and Creativity in Democracies -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index