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  • Electoral Democracy

    Australian Prospects

    by Joo-Cheong Tham, Brian Costar, Graeme Orr ...
    A healthy democracy relies on a healthy electoral system. Are the ways we run elections and political parties adapting to contemporary challenges and learning from international experience? Drawing together leading political scientists and legal scholars, Electoral Democracy examines pressing debates about the regulation of political finance, parties and representation in Australia. It does so by ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • The Law of Deliberative Democracy

    by Ron Levy, Graeme Orr ...
    Laws have colonised most of the corners of political practice, and now substantially determine the process and even the product of democracy. Yet analysis of these laws of politics has been hobbled by a limited set of theories about politics. Largely absent is the perspective of deliberative democracy – a rising theme in political studies that seeks a more rational, cooperative, informed, and ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Ritual and Rhythm in Electoral Systems

    A Comparative Legal Account

    by Graeme Orr ...
    Series series Election Law, Politics, and Theory
    ’Why do we vote in schools?’ ’What is the social meaning of secret balloting?’ ’What is lost if we vote by mail or computers rather than on election day?’ ’What is the history and role of drinking and wagering in elections?’ ’How does the electoral cycle generate the theatre of election night and inaugurations?’ Elections are key public events - in a secular society the only real coming together ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • The Cambridge Handbook of Deliberative Constitutionalism

    Edited by Ron Levy, Hoi Kong, Graeme Orr, Jeff King ...
    Deliberative democratic theory emphasises the importance of informed and reflective discussion and persuasion in political decision-making. The theory has important implications for constitutionalism - and vice versa - as constitutional laws increasingly shape and constrain political decisions. The full range of these implications has not been explored in the political and constitutional ... Read more

    $177.99 USD

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  • The Fragility of Law

    Constitutional Patriotism and the Jews of Belgium, 1940–1945

    by David Fraser ...
    The Fragility of Law examines the ways in which, during the Second World War, the Belgian government and judicial structure became implicated in the identification, exclusion and killing of its Jewish residents, and in the theft - through Aryanization - of Jewish property.David Fraser demonstrates how a series of political and legal compromises meant that the infrastructure for antisemitic ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • The Unbroken Machine

    Canada's Democracy in Action

    by Dale Smith ...
    The Hill Times: Best Books of 2017What if it is not our political system that is broken, but our understanding of it?Everybody thinks that it’s the system that’s broken in politics; but what if it’s not the system that’s broken but rather our understanding of it? What if everyone’s proposals to make the system “more democratic” only wind up making things worse, and weaken our systems of ... Read more

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  • Why Australia Prospered

    The Shifting Sources of Economic Growth

    by Ian W. McLean ...
    Series series The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
    This book is the first comprehensive account of how Australia attained the world's highest living standards within a few decades of European settlement, and how the nation has sustained an enviable level of income to the present. Why Australia Prospered is a fascinating historical examination of how Australia cultivated and sustained economic growth and success. Beginning with the Aboriginal ... Read more

    $22.39 USD

  • At the Centre of Government

    The Prime Minister and the Limits on Political Power

    by Ian Brodie ...
    "Canada's prime minister is a dictator." "The Sun King of Canadian government." "More powerful than any other chief executive of any other democratic country." These kinds of claims are frequently made about Canada's leader – especially when the prime minister's party holds a majority government in Parliament. But is there any truth to these arguments? At the Centre of Government not only presents ... Read more

    $29.69 USD

  • How Australian Democracy Works

    And why we need it more than ever

    The real story of how power works in this country ... In recent years, the trust in Australian politics and politicians has been at an all-time low. From political polarisation and the spread of disinformation to the lack of trust in the public institutions that underpin our government, the truth can often be hard to find. How Australian Democracy Works is a pulse check of our country's political ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Australian Politics in the Twenty-First Century

    Old Institutions, New Challenges

    by Stewart Jackson, Joff Lelliott, Shannon Brincat, Josephine Bourne, Nick Economou ...
    The global political environment in the twenty-first century is proving dynamic and challenging for Australian policymakers and political institutions. Australian Politics in the Twenty-first Century contextualises the Australian political landscape through an institutional lens. It examines the legislative and judicial bodies, minor parties, lobby groups, the media and the citizenry, providing ... Read more

    $79.59 USD

  • Pearson Edexcel A Level Politics 2nd edition: UK Government and Politics, Political Ideas and US Government and Politics

    by David Tuck, Sarra Jenkins, John Jefferies ...
    - Includes all core and non-core political ideas, with key thinkers integrated throughout the text- Builds confidence by highlighting key terms and explaining links between different topics in the specification- Provides opportunities to test your progress with quick knowledge-check questions.- Develops analysis and evaluation skills with 'stretch and challenge' activities and suggestions for ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • The People's House of Commons

    Theories of Democracy in Contention

    by David E. Smith ...
    Canada's House of Commons has come under considerable attack in recent years. Many critics have contended that the House has been unresponsive to public opinion, and that its party leaders have too much control, while leaving individual MPs essentially powerless. The House has also faced challenges by the courts since the introduction of the Charter, a powerful bureaucracy equipped with ... Read more

    $40.99 USD