Comparative Politics

Why do some individuals choose to protest political grievances via non-violent means, while others take up arms? What role does whom we trust play in how we collectively act?..

Unlike most studies that focus their attention on established democracies or countries exclusively within one world region, this book presents a rigorous and innovative analysis of voting in elections in both old and new democracies in 18 countries on five continents between 1992 and 2007.  Includin..

_x005F_x000D_ This book examines the question of when terrorism works. Determining if political violence is effective and if it is vital for both intellectual and practical reasons. The volume contains chapters from scholars at the forefront of this debate and argues terrorism can be effective in de..