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“irina khmelko”

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  • Legislative Decline in the 21st Century

    A Comparative Perspective

    Edited by Irina Khmelko, Rick Stapenhurst, Michael L. Mezey ...
    Irina Khmelko, Frederick Stapenhurst, and Michael L. Mezey have assembled an authoritative guide to the declining institutional capacities of legislatures around the world.Case studies represent a diverse sample of countries, ranging from newer democracies emerging from the post-communist world to more established but at times fragile democracies in Asia. Although largely focused on newer ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

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  • The BRICS

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    by Andrew F. Cooper ...
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  • The United Nations

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  • Backsliding

    Democratic Regress in the Contemporary World

    by Stephan Haggard, Robert Kaufman ...
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  • Policy-Making Processes and the European Constitution

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    Edited by Thomas König, Simon Hug ...
    Series series Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science
    This new volume presents a wealth of fresh data documenting and analyzing the different positions taken by governments in the development of the European Constitution.It examines how such decisions have substantial effects on the sovereignty of nation states and on the lives of citizens, independent of the ratification of a constitution. Few efforts have been made to document constitution building ... Read more

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  • Opening the Door?

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    by Vit Novotny ...
    Series series Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies Research Papers
    Migration into the EU and the integration of immigrants are matters that will be decisive for the future of Europe. Debates on these issues have been taking place at all levels within European society and government. These debates have also been held within the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) and are playing a prominent role in many election campaigns. This has strengthened the need for ... Read more

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  • Erosion of Democracy

    Democracy -, #1

    by J. Dhopte ...
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    Identity Determination Dilemmas and the Blurring of Rights

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    Towards a Federal Europe

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