This article explores the relationship between ICTs and politics. The first part of the article
briefly looks back over the literature reconstructing the framework within which this …

In this book, Folke Tersman explores what we can learn about the nature of moral thinking
from moral disagreement. He explains how diversity of opinion on moral issues undermines …

The political and economic transformation now emerging in Latin America, as some
countries eschew rigid ideologies and adopt a more pragmatic combination of neoclassical …

The stage is set for the Beijing Olympiad to be the greatest mega-event, sporting or
otherwise, in history. Still, the issues taxing many minds include whether the Beijing Games …

Over 40 years ago, Daniel Bell made the provocative claim that ideological polarization was
diminishing in Western democracies, but new ideologies were emerging and driving politics …

A large body of research by political scientists, psychologists and historians suggests that
“existential security”—the feeling that survival can be taken for granted—is conducive to …

What does it mean to be a citizen in America today? The special nature of the American
political experience is central to our ideas about nation and citizenship. From John …

East Asia is one of the most dynamic areas of political change in the world today-what role
do citizens play in these processes of change? Drawing upon a unique set of coordinated …

Despite major differences, prevailing approaches in democratization research have one
thing in common: they downplay the role of mass attitudes. This article criticizes the neglect …

Democracies represent an institutional framework and a way of life that is, almost by
definition, nonviolent. Contrasting with this ideal are two simultaneous global trends: an …