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Protecting Immigrant Rights in Mexico
Understanding the State-Civil Society Nexus
Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
The state-civil society relationship to migration policy is an area both largely unexplored and little understood in current scholarly literature. Laura González-Murphy offers a timely analysis of the changing role played by civil society in the formulation and implementation of government policies...
Published February 28th 2013 by Routledge
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Immigration and Public Opinion in Liberal Democracies
Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
Although ambivalence characterizes the stance of scholars toward the desirability of close opinion-policy linkages in general, it is especially evident with regard to immigration. The controversy and disagreement about whether public opinion should drive immigration policy are among the factors...
Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
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Political Disaffection in Contemporary Democracies
Social Capital, Institutions and Politics
Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
Citizens of many democracies are becoming more critical of basic political institutions and detached and disaffected from politics in general. This is a new comparative analysis of this trend that focuses on major democracies throughout Latin America, Asia and Central Europe. It brings together...
Published December 3rd 2012 by Routledge
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Russia's Regions and Comparative Subnational Politics
Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
Subnational political units are growing in influence in national and international affairs, drawing increasing scholarly attention to politics beyond national capitals. In this book, leading Russian and Western political scientists contribute to debates in comparative politics by examining Russia’s...
Published November 15th 2012 by Routledge
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International Security, Conflict and Gender
'HIV/AIDS is Another War'
Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
This book challenges the conventional security-based international policy frameworks that have developed for dealing with HIV/AIDS during and after conflicts, and examines first-hand evidence and experiences of conflict and HIV/AIDS. Since the turn of the century international policy agenda on...
Published June 18th 2012 by Routledge
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Young People and Politics
Political Engagement in the Anglo-American Democracies
Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
This book examines young people’s political engagement in the Anglo-American democracies. It is often alleged that young people are disengaged from politics on a number of levels. The commonly held view is that young people don’t vote, they do not trust politicians and have low levels of political...
Published May 23rd 2012 by Routledge
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Rewards for High Public Office in Europe and North America
Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
Anyone observing the recent scandals in the United Kingdom could not fail to understand the political importance of the rewards of high public office. The British experience has been extreme but by no means unique, and many countries have experienced political over the pay and perquisites of public...
Published May 16th 2012 by Routledge
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Comparative Metropolitan Policy
Governing Beyond Local Boundaries in the Imagined Metropolis
Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
How are metropolitan regions governed? What makes some regions more effective than others in managing policies that cross local jurisdictional boundaries? Political coordination among municipal governments is necessary to attract investment, rapid and efficient public transit systems, and to...
Published February 8th 2012 by Routledge
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New Challenger Parties in Western Europe
A Comparative Analysis
Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
This book provides a systematic and comparative account of the rise of ‘new challenger parties’ across Western Europe. It analyses how parties that challenge the conventional party system by addressing issues neglected by existing parties can succeed and fail. Systematically comparing 229 elections...
Published January 18th 2012 by Routledge
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Parliamentary Oversight Tools
A Comparative Analysis
Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
This book investigates Parliaments’ capacity to oversee government activities, policies and expenditures. Utilising a comparative approach, the book presents a new examination of oversight tools and discusses the conditions under which such tools are employed effectively. The result of a 9-year...
Published December 19th 2011 by Routledge
Forthcoming Books
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Party Politics in the Western Balkans
To Be Published May 31st 2013 -
Post-communist Regime Change: A Comparative Study
To Be Published May 31st 2013 -
Political Leadership, Parties and Citizens: The personalisation of leadership
To Be Published May 31st 2013 -
The Origin of Electoral Systems in the Postwar Era: A worldwide approach
To Be Published May 31st 2013 -
The Rise of Regionalism: Causes of Regional Mobilization in Western Europe
To Be Published May 31st 2013 -
Politics and the Internet in Comparative Context: Views from the cloud
To Be Published July 17th 2013 -
State Performance and Reform in Developing Countries: Pockets of Effectiveness
To Be Published August 29th 2013 -
Determinants of the Death Penalty: A Comparative Study of the World
To Be Published September 26th 2013 -
Electroral Systems and Governance: Diversity and Policy-Making
To Be Published December 30th 2013 -
Equal Pay for Women: Trends and Prospects in Cross-National Perspective
To Be Published February 28th 2014


