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Democracy, the State and Protest: International Perspectives on Methods for the Study of Protest
Jenkins, Craig; Slomczynski, Kazimierz; Tomescu-Dubrow, Irina; Brantd, Patrick; Dalton, Russell; Van Deth, Jan; Earl, Jennifer; Vrablikova, Katerina; Kriesi, Hanspeter; Klandermans, Bert ( 2017-05-12 ) -
Water, Culture, and Society in Global Historical Perspective II
Breyfogle, Nicholas; Brown, Philip; Arch, Jakobina; Bender, Mark; Burton, Christopher; Costlow, Jane; Féaux de la Croix, Jeanne; Michinori, Hashimoto; Weifang, Gu; Kochetkova, Elena; de Kraker, Adriaan; Yawen, Ku; Laakkonen, Simo; Yushang, Li; Park, Albert; Perkiömäk, Mika; Reid, Patryk; Roberts, Flora; Ruder, Cynthia; Wilson, Roderick ( 2017-06-24 )"Water" constitutes a multi-faceted topic of overwhelming historical and contemporary significance. Water defines every aspect of life: from the ecological to the cultural, religious, social, economic, and political. Without ... -
The Crisis of Liberal Democracy
Diamond, Larry ( 2017-04-10 )For the past decade, the world has been in a modest but persistent recession of freedom and democracy. As more democracies in recent years have slipped back onto an authoritarian path--including Turkey, Thailand, Bangladesh, ... -
Military Frontiers Conference: A Graduate Student Symposium
Watson, Mason; Von Bargen, Max; Sheffield, Gary; Harris, Jim; Thompson, Peter; Kent, Daniel; Kurzon, Daniel; Bamford, Tyler; Boehm, Ben; Larson, Zeb; Knuppe, Austin; Crean, Jeff; Villanueva, Jim; Morton, Doug; Laughlin, Ben ( 2017-04-29 )In the last three months of 1918 the Western Allies finally defeated the Central Powers. Over the years, historians have been divided over the reasons for the Allied victory. In this lecture, Gary Sheffield argues that a ... -
Transparency, Protest, and Democratic Stability
Rosendorff, Peter ( 2017-04-06 )Democratic rule is maintained so long as all relevant actors in the political system comply with the institutional rules of the game – democratic institutions must be self-enforcing. We examine the role of transparency in ...