Traditional concepts of citizenship and sovereignty have come under pressure from the combined challenge of globalization and the subnational revolt. Against this background this article sets out an argument for new visions ...

This chapter, based on field research in Argentina in 2001, focuses on the relationship between citizens and political parties. It identifies two types of relationships promoted by parties: the patron model and the ...

One "front" of the Cold War consisted of the shadow war of clandestine and special operations. This dense but fascinating collection of essays sheds a great deal of light on such subjects as British support for Burmese ...

Democracy promotion in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remains a central pillar of the foreign policy the European Union (EU). Rather than concentrating on the relations between the incumbent authoritarian regimes ...