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Civilizing the State
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Civilizing the State

Reclaiming Politics for the Common Good

Across the world, the liberal nation state is on its knees. Rising inequality, deep political polarization, and the pervasive power of corporations are tearing apart the social contract and … 226 View
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Civilizing the State: Principles and Policies
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Civilizing the State: Principles and Policies

From: Civilizing the State

Civilizing the State: Principles and Policies further articulates the previous chapter’s vision for a Partner State by looking at what principles and policies support its implementation. 7 $0.70 Add
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Complexity Regained

Complexity Regained

From: Turning the World Right-Side Up

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Conclusion

Conclusion

Towards better political decisions-and then what?

From: Too Dumb for Democracy?

In the Conclusion, the author reflects on his hopes for the book. In this century, we face the threats of climate change and the disasters that flow from it — such as flooding, drought, … 7 $0.70 Add
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Conclusion - Capitalism and Democracy, Not a Love Story
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Conclusion – Capitalism and Democracy, Not a Love Story

From: Myths of Modern History

The author explores the fraught relationship between capitalism and democracy. 30 $3.00 Add
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Conclusion: Reforming Responsible Government

Conclusion: Reforming Responsible Government

From: Democratizing the Constitution

Outline of proposals for reforming responsible government to democratize the Canadian constitution by controlling the executive powers of the prime minister. 51 $5.10 Add
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Consumerism and Democracy

Consumerism and Democracy

From: Turning the World Right-Side Up

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Could the Hungarian Revolution Have Succeeded in 1956? Myths, Legends, and Illusions

Could the Hungarian Revolution Have Succeeded in 1956? Myths, Legends, and Illusions

From: The 1956 Hungarian Revolution

Whether it could have been otherwise is the most frequent and poignant question for contemporaries and posterity alike when a revolution or an uprising has failed. Was defeat inevitable, or might … 21 $2.73 Add
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Crossing the carbon divide

Crossing the carbon divide

From: Oil’s Deep State

Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft provides an overview of the arguments presented in previous chapters outling the oil industry’s hold on democratic institutions and concludes … 14 $1.40 Add
Cuba and Its Neighbours

Cuba and Its Neighbours

Democracy in Motion

In this groundbreaking book, Arnold August explores Cuba’s unique form of democracy, presenting a detailed and balanced analysis of Cuba’s electoral process and the state’s … 285 View
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Darkness at Noon
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Darkness at Noon

Part II: The Insurgency

From: Has Populism Won?

The authors conclude with four lessons that have come from the global insurgency of the populist movement and how the movement has impacted democratic politics. The authors discuss the success of … ; 24 $2.40 Add
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Deciding in democracies

Deciding in democracies

The long road to self-government

From: Too Dumb for Democracy?

Chapter Two explores the context in which we make good or bad political decisions. You cannot separate a decision from the time and place in which it is made. Our personalities and brains, our … 26 $2.60 Add
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Democracy and Civil Disobedience

Democracy and Civil Disobedience

From: Damming the Peace

Legendary B.C. broadcaster and former politician Rafe Mair sets out the argument that the fight to stop the Site C dam under construction in B.C.’s Peace River Valley is a conflict about … 13 $1.30 Add
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Democracy, Elections and the New State

Democracy, Elections and the New State

A Rebellion Against Dogmatism of the Left and the Batista Dictatorship (1953)

From: Cuba and Its Neighbours

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Democracy in the U.S.

Democracy in the U.S.

From: Cuba and Its Neighbours

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Democracy, Technology, and Communication in Canada

Democracy, Technology, and Communication in Canada

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

Excerpt of a 2005 book by Darin Barney, Communication Technology, exploring the effect of information and communication technologies on Canadian democracy. ; ; 5 $0.50 Add