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Comparative National Elections Project 2009
Gunther, Richard ( 2009 )The Comparative National Elections Project (CNEP) is a multi-year, multi-county examination of how citizens in democracies around the world receive information about policies, parties, candidates, and politics during the ... -
Presidential-Congressional Conflict in Domestic and Foreign Policy Making
Mughan, Anthony ( 2009 )The American form of government was founded on the key principle of checks and balances. By separating powers between the president and Congress, the founding fathers hoped that each would provide a counterweight to rein ... -
Politics and Primacy: How Dictatorship and Development Set the Stage for Democratization
Crenshaw, Edward ( 2009 )How does a society move from dictatorship to democracy? Social theorists usually explain this using political modernization theory. PMT asserts that industrialization leads to urbanization, creating a class structure in ... -
Designing Effective Climate Change Mechanisms for Developing Countries
Keeler, Andrew ( 2009 )Climate change is widely recognized as one of humankind’s greatest challenges in the 21st century. If left unchecked, rising temperatures caused by greenhouse gas emissions could seriously harm economies, societies and ... -
The Performance of International Organizations
Thompson, Alexander ( 2009 )International organizations (IOs) are essential but controversial actors in world politics. They are expected to rebuild war-torn societies, reduce poverty, stop the spread of disease, prevent financial crises, address ...