A new political moment is underway. Although there are significant differences in how this is
constituted in different places, one manifestation of the new moment is the rise of distinct …

This clear and nuanced introduction explores the Philippines' ongoing and deeply charged
dilemma of state-society relations through a historical treatment of state formation and the …

From the Ballot to the Blackboard provides the first comprehensive account of the political
economy of education spending across the developed and developing world. The book …

Through a case study of community organizing in the global city of London and an
examination of the legacy of Saul Alinsky around the world, this book develops a …

Contemporary ref er ences to neopatrimonialism reveal a sharp contrast between what may
be de scribed as their quasi-hegemonic acceptance when it comes to analysing African polit …

Over the past quarter century new ideologies of participation and representation have
proliferated across democratic and non-democratic regimes. In Participation without …

Traditional theories of democracy suggest that political representation of excluded groups
can reduce their incentives to engage in conflict and lead to lower violence. However, this …

Decentralization has swept across the developing world in recent years. Although the speed
and scope of the shift toward more decentralized practices is striking, decentralization is …

Over the past decade, and especially over the past few years, political corruption, fraud and
violence in the Philippines have reached such alarming levels that many Filipinos have …

It is increasingly evident that the Third Wave of democracy had a strong undemocratic
undertow. Despite the fact that an unprecedented number of countries experienced …