Demonstrates why elections fail to promote democracy when countries lack democratic experience and are held during civil conflict.

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A comparative study of how citizens define their civic duty in response to current threats to advanced democracies.

This book analyses the Spanish parliamentary elites in a comparative perspective within southern Europe. What has been the impact of the Great Recession on the

The school gym is a polling place and Bailey, Ren, David, Meg, Aiden, and Isabella know all about Election Day and voting! Bailey helped her Aunt Julia run for