Comparative Politics

Electoral gender quotas have emerged as one of the most critical political reforms of the last two decades, having now been introduced in more than 130 countries worldwide. This volume maps new directions in research on gender quotas and political representation, seeking to better understand the eme..

_x005F_x000D_ Genocide, Ethnonationalism, and the United Nations examines a series of related crises in human civilization growing out of conflicts between powerful states or empires and indigenous or stateless peoples...

This title was first published in 2001. Why did Ghana fail to promote and sustain development in the postcolonial era? Ghana in Search of Development offers a much needed self-assessment of the postcolonial development experience and contends that governance, economic management and institution buil..

This title was first published in 2002: The first book of its kind to focus on the foreign policy-making process of Southern African countries in the era of globalization, these instructive and rewarding case studies contextualize the increasing involvement of other internal actors in African states..

This book offers the most comprehensive, cross-national analysis of portfolio allocation in the Americas to date. In doing so, it contributes to the development of theories about portfolio allocation in presidential systems...

This book is premised on tentative conclusions that Magara and her research collaborators have reached as a result of three years of study related to our previous project on economic crises and policy regimes. Recognising the need to analyse fluid and unstable situations, we have set up a new resear..

Ann Wall explores the continuing quest for solutions to apparently intractable problems, examining the ways in which health care is organized and delivered in Australia, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, the UK and the US...

Offering a unique opportunity to make conceptual connections between neoliberalism and political authority, this book examines the transformation in the world economy  as an outcome of historically specific social relations. _x005F_x000D_  ..

This title was first published in 2003. Examines the human-environment interaction in Africa, with a focus on the economic, social and political processes that generate environmental change and problems in this region. A major strength of this book is that it is based on a blend of knowledge and per..

Identity, Conflict and Cooperation in International River Systems..

Leading international experts and aspiring researchers from the fields of political science and sociology use a range of case studies from North America, Europe and Australia to guide the reader through the complexities of this debate offering an unprecedented comparative examination of public opini..

This title was first published in 2003. The edited diary of one of the first Western economists to serve as an adviser in the government of an independent African country. It gives a brutally frank appraisal of Nigeria’s then political leaders and their economic advisers. It anticipates many of the ..