This lively and accessible new text provides a uniquely broad-ranging Introduction to the governance and politics of Pacific Asia. Thematically structured around the key institutions and issues, it is genuinely comparative in its approach to the whole region. A range of representative countries (China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philipp…
Is liberal democracy a universal ideal? Proponents of "Asian values" argue that it is a distinctive product of the Western experience and that Western powers shouldn't try to push human rights and democracy onto Asian states. Liberal democrats in the West typically counter by questioning the motives of Asian critics, arguing that Asian leaders are merely trying to rationalize human rights viola…
This book, an analysis of Gorbachev's brand of Soviet socialist democracy, tells the story of his attempt to revive the soviets and, through them, the Soviet Union.
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The Soviet Union is changing, and its future is uncertain. For seventy years the country has been controlled by the Communist party. No organized opposition was allowed, and during most of that period the party tolerated no alternative philosophy to Marxism-Leninism, the official ideology.
The book offers a valuable case study of a country coming back to Europe, but it also provides an opportunity for analyzing the influence of communism on what had been a significant interwar European state. The book's strong comparative element will make it invaluable as well for those seeking to understand contemporary Central and Eastern Europe.
The Routledge Handbook of German Politics and Culture offers a wide-ranging and authoritative account of Germany in the 21st century. It gathers the expertise of internationally leading scholars of German culture, politics, and society to explore and explain historical pathways to contemporary Germany the current ‘Berlin Republic’ society and diversity Germany and Europe Germany and …
The Presentational style of the book is designed to make it immediately accessible and stimulating. The text illustrated throughtout ny a wealth of tables, diagrams, photohgraphs and summary boxes.
"We are living through a period of dramatic political change - Brexit, the election of Trump, the rise of extreme right movements in Europe and elsewhere, the resurgence of nationalism and xenophobia and a concerted assault on the liberal values and ideals associated with cosmopolitanism and globalization. Suddenly we find ourselves in a world that few would have imagined possible just a few ye…
This study of democratization in South-East Europe is one of four books produced by the produced by the Project on Democratization and Political Participation in Postcommunist Societies. The project has been sponsored jointly by the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of The Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland at College Park.. It draws on the talents of s…