Did Labour's landslide victory in 1997 mark a critical watershed in British party politics? Did the radical break with 18 years of Conservative rule reflect a fundamental ...

During recent decades, radical right parties have been surging in popularity in many nations, gaining legislative seats, enjoying the legitimacy endowed by ministerial office ...

This book develops a new theoretical framework for understanding cosmopolitan communications and identifies the conditions under which global communications are most likely to ...

Asking why some politicians succeed in moving into the highest offices of state while others fail, this text examines the relative lack of women, black and working class ...

This book, first published in 2000, challenges the idea that the news media and political parties are responsible for civic malaise.

Recruitment to legislative office is one of the core functions of political systems, yet we know little about how the process varies from one country to another. Passages to ...

A vigorous and healthy system of representative government does not live by competitive elections alone, conclude political scientists from North America and Europe, but also ...

Contains 12 contributions, including some original research, by scholars, journalists, and media executives at Harvard's Joan Shorenstein Center. Contributions focus on the ...

This book, first published in 2005, explains why radical right parties have advanced in a diverse array of democracies.