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This title presents an overview of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's work from a political science perspective. Was Rousseau - the great theorist of the French Revolution - really a conservative? The text argues that the author of "The Social Contract" was a constitutionalist much closer to Madison, Montesquieu and Locke than to revolutionaries. Outlining his profound opposition to Godless materialism and revolutionary change, this book finds parallels between Rousseau and Burke, as well as showing that Rousseau developed the first modern theory of nationalism. The book presents an integrated political analysis of Rousseau's educational, ethical, religious and political writings, and should be of value to students of politics, philosophy and the history of ideas.

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We live in an age of democracy. Very few people challenge the virtues of 'government by the people', yet politicians and commentators are fond of decrying the 'crisis of democracy'. How do these views square up?This book provides the answer by surveying the philosophical history of democracy and its critics and by analysing empirical data about citizen participation in Britain and other developed democracies. In addition to analysis of major political thinkers like Plato, Machiavelli and J.S. Mill, the book analyses how modern technology has influenced democracy.Among the issues discussed in t

Political participation. --- Democracy --- Public opinion. --- Political participation --- Referendum --- Philosophy. --- Philosophy --- History. --- Ballot initiatives --- Ballot measures --- Initiative and referendum --- Initiatives, Ballot --- Propositions (Referendum) --- Referenda --- Referendums --- Elections --- Representative government and representation --- Direct democracy --- Plebiscite --- Citizen participation --- Community action --- Community involvement --- Community participation --- Involvement, Community --- Mass political behavior --- Participation, Citizen --- Participation, Community --- Participation, Political --- Political activity --- Political behavior --- Political rights --- Social participation --- Political activists --- Politics, Practical --- Opinion, Public --- Perception, Public --- Popular opinion --- Public perception --- Public perceptions --- Judgment --- Social psychology --- Attitude (Psychology) --- Focus groups --- Reputation --- Self-government --- Political science --- Equality --- Republics --- Britain. --- J.S. Mill. --- Machiavelli. --- Plato. --- citizen participation. --- democracy. --- demonstrations. --- modern technology. --- political behaviour. --- riots.

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This updated and revised edition of Referendums and Ethnic Conflict features recent referendums, including Scotland (2014), Catalonia (2017), and the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom (2016), among others, through 2020. The book's political framework also addresses new developments such as identity politics, social media, and populism.

Ethnic conflict --- Identity politics. --- Referendum. --- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections. --- Ballot initiatives --- Ballot measures --- Initiative and referendum --- Initiatives, Ballot --- Propositions (Referendum) --- Referenda --- Referendums --- Democracy --- Elections --- Representative government and representation --- Direct democracy --- Plebiscite --- Identity (Psychology) --- Politics of identity --- Political participation --- Conflict, Ethnic --- Ethnic violence --- Inter-ethnic conflict --- Interethnic conflict --- Ethnic relations --- Social conflict --- Government policy. --- Political aspects. --- Political aspects --- Political Science. --- Public Policy.

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Political sociology --- Political systems --- National movements --- Colonisation. Decolonisation --- International relations. Foreign policy

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The aim of this short book is to understand which countries do well on key indicators and why. After a short philosophical and historical survey of the literature to put the book into context, the Better-Place Index is developed. This is subsequently tested against a number of policy variables, such as levels of taxation, immigration, and democratic institutions, and other measures. The book provides statistical evidence that these factors are correlated with higher scores on the Better Place Index.