Al 30 jaar lang zorgt ‘de kloof met de burger’ voor wanhoop in de Wetstraat. Sinds die beruchte Zwarte Zondag in 1991, is nog niemand erin geslaagd die kloof ook maar een beetje te dichten. Ze lijkt een structureel onderdeel geworden van de democratie.

Waarom mislukken alle pogingen om die zogenaamde kloof te dichten? Met recente en minder recente voorbeelden – federale kieskring, verlaging van de stemgerechtigde leeftijd, afschaffing gemeentelijke opkomstplicht, hervorming Senaat… â€...

De Verenigde Staten veranderen continu en de Amerikaanse politiek verandert mee

De Democratische en de Republikeinse partij zijn tegenwoordig ongeveer even sterk en sinds 2000 is menige verkiezing met zeer smalle marges gewonnen of verloren. Hierdoor speelt de werking van de verkiezingen een doorslaggevende rol. 

De wetgevende, uitvoerende én rechterlijke macht van elke Amerikaanse staat zijn van grote invloed op het verkiezingsproces – en dus ook op de uitslag in die staat....

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The Globalization of World Politics is the bestselling introduction to international relations, and offers the most complete coverage of the key theories and global issues in world politics. The ninth edition has been thoroughly updated to explore the most pressing topics and challenges that dominate international relations today, including a brand-new chapter on global health, which explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tailored pedagogical features help students to consider key inte...

The late 20th century saw a remarkable flourishing of philosophy in France. The work of French philosophers is wide ranging, historically informed, often reaching out beyond the boundaries of philosophy; they are public intellectuals, taken seriously as contributors to debates outside the academy. Gary Gutting tells the story of the development of a distinctively French philosophy in the last four decades of the 20th century.

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We have two choices. We can be pessimistic, give up, and help ensure that the worst will happen. Or we can be optimistic, grasp the opportunities that surely exist, and maybe help make the world a better place. Not much of a choice. From peerless political thinker Noam Chomsky comes an exploration of rising neoliberalism, the refugee crisis in ...

Logically organized and accessible, this updated Fifth Edition of Gujarati's classic text provides students with an overview of the basics of econometric theory from ordinal logistic regression to time series.

Crisis management has become a defining feature of contemporary governance. In times of crisis, communities and members of organizations expect their leaders to minimize the impact, while critics and bureaucratic competitors make use of social media to blame incumbent rulers and their policies. In this extreme environment, policymakers must somehow establish a sense of normality, and foster collective learning from the crisis experience.

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This accessible guide to the major concepts in politics has now been revised and expanded to include over 60 international relations terms to take account of the increasing influence of globalization upon politics. Each concept is defined clearly and fully, and its significance for political understanding is explored.