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The birth of democracies owes much to the interventions and mobilizations of ordinary people. Yet many feel as though they have inherited democratic

Recent years have seen an enormous increase in protests across the world in which citizens have challenged what they see as a deterioration of democra

Financial crisis, economic globalization and the strengthening of neoliberal policies present stark challenges to traditional conceptions of represent

Financial crisis, economic globalization and the strengthening of neoliberal policies present stark challenges to traditional conceptions of represent

The birth of democracies owes much to the interventions and mobilizations of ordinary people. Yet many feel as though they have inherited democratic

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Given the focus on the challenges to representative democracy, and the search for institutions and procedures that can help to channel increasing part

This collection explores conceptions and practices of democracy of social movement organizations involved in global protest. Focusing on the global ju

This edited collection introduces conceptual innovations that critically engage with understanding refugee movements as part of the broader category o

Arguing that corruption increasingly appears a problem common to most, if not all democracies. This text develops a model to analyze corruption as a n

Given the focus on the challenges to representative democracy and the search for new institutions and procedures to help increase participation, this

Recent years have seen a new development in the growth and spread of popular protest: protests that began as local, homogeneous events-such as Occupy

Political corruption has traditionally been presented as a phenomenon characteristic of developing countries, authoritarian regimes, or societies in w

Although there is no overt ideological battle in the twenty-first century, citizens in every latitude register growing dissatisfaction with the result

Which elements do the Arab Spring, the Indignados and Occupy Wall Street have in common? How do they differ? What do they share with social movements

Which elements do the Arab Spring, the Indignados and Occupy Wall Street have in common? How do they differ? What do they share with social movements