With the weakening of the structural determinants of politics in Western democracies, it is
commonly assumed that individual politicians and politicians as individuals have come to …

This article describes two opposing types of political personalization: centralizing and
decentralizing personalization. The first implies the centralization of political power in the …

This book explores how the governmental elites in Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand,
and South Africa understand their Westminster system. It examines in detail four interrelated …

Lesbian and gay citizens today enjoy a much broader array of rights and obligations and a
greater ability to live their lives openly in both the US and Canada. However, while human …

Populism stands in tension with (liberal) democracy. In the opening chapter of this volume,
we maintained that in order to understand this tension, it is necessary to move from …

Though they serve in many roles and under many titles, no one doubts that political staffs
now wield substantial influence in the making of government policy. Backrooms and Beyond …

A study of prime ministerial leadership in Britain and Australia. Tony Blair and John Howard
were election winning leaders in two similar countries. They succeeded in dominating …

The effects of old and new media on governing and executive leadership have remained
curiously under-studied. In the available literature, assessments prevail that consider the …

Threats of social media manipulation during elections have become a central concern for
modern democracies. This study tackles the problem of identifying the purpose and origins …

Scholars widely agree that a federal system cannot work effectively without democracy. As a
result of the division or sharing of powers between levels of government, there remains …