What is the unique nature of social capital that differentiates itself from other forms of capital?
How should we conceptualize and operationalize social capital? What are the major drivers …

Research on democratic party competition in the formal spatial tradition of Downs and the
comparative-historical tradition of Lipset and Rokkan assumes that linkages of accountability …

Despite increasing interest in how involvement in local government can improve
governance and lead to civic renewal, questions remain about participation's real impact …

Over the past thirty-five years the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement (MST), one of the
largest social movements in Latin America, has become famous globally for its success in …

Moscow in Movement is the first exhaustive study of social movements, protest, and the state-
society relationship in Vladimir Putin's Russia. Beginning in 2005 and running through the …

Praise for the first edition:"... this masterful and concise volume overviews the range of
approaches social scientists have applied to explain events in the Third World."--Journal of …

Democracy, Citizenship and the Global City focuses on the controversial, neglected theme
of citizenship. It examines the changing role of citizens; their rights, obligations and …

While the literature on democratic backsliding has not yet systematically investigated how
civil society influences backsliding processes, it generally assumes that civil society …

When and why do the urban poor vote for opposition parties in Africa's electoral
democracies? The strategies used by political parties to incorporate the urban poor into the …

Tourism is speedily changing form, process, and structure. As a result of the globalization of
its supply and demand, many countries have felt the need to reconsider related structures …