The author defines the character of the Ottoman state in general and then interprets the state through various lenses: the state interpreted as a slave family (that is, as a macrocosmic family which includes slaves), as a missionary ...

Set against the cacophony over domineering and arrogant centralization from supporters of Quebec sovereignty/session on the one hand, and fears that excessive decentralization is fuelling an obsessively neo-liberal agenda on the other, ...

The book presents a number of examples from around the world, but focuses on South Asia countries -- some of the most challenging in the world.

"This report, based on an in-depth analysis of youth projects that use ICTs, concludes that digital technology has an important part to play - but only if young people are offered real power over decisions that affect them." - cover.

Authoritarian regimes of various sorts have crumbled worldwide to give way to liberal constitutional democracies.

La presente obra aborda uno de los interrogantes fundamentales para todos los interesados en la metodología de encuesta: ¿cuánto difieren los resultados proporcionados por las encuestas presenciales de los que se obtienen en las ...

An in-depth look at the five federal regimes and their approaches to disability.

Antes de publicar Vila dos Confins e Chapadão do Bugre– obras seminais da literatura brasileira – Mário Palmério já era considerado um mito no interior de Minas Gerais.

This important and challenging volume of essays draws on insights from leading academics and public servants from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Canada and elsewhere.

The aims of the essays in the collection document the extent and diverse nature of women’s social and political leadership across various pursuits and endeavours within democratic political structures.