In recent decades Islamist political movements in many Arab countries have strategically invested in a political process that was stacked heavily against them. And to the surprise of many they have actually succeeded by gaining more seats in parliaments and demonstr... Lees meer.

At the outset of independence 18 years ago Kazakhstan s leaders promised that the country s rich natural resources with oil and gas reserves among the largest in the world would soon bring economic prosperity. It appeared that democracy was beginning to take hold in... Lees meer.

This complete history of one of the largest non-Slavic ethnic groups charts it from its emergence in the mid-fifteenth century to the present. Martha Brill Olcott details the major events that have shaped the character of the Islamic nation of Kazakhstan discussing the... Lees meer.

After more than a decade of democratic regression three major crises have acted to reshape global politics in recent years. climate change the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic legacy and geopolitical conflict. In Democratic Crossroads Richard Youngs argues these... Lees meer.

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Global power is shifting to Asia. The U.S. military is embarking on an American pivot to the Indo-Pacific region and the bulk of global arms spending is directed toward Asian theaters. India and Pakistan are thought to be building up their nuclear arsenals while que... Lees meer.

Pluralism in the Arab world has not yet matured into functional democratic politics. While ruling establishments Islamist movements and secular parties have introduced a much greater degree of pluralism into Arab societies the imbalance of power and interdependence... Lees meer.

India has fallen far and fast from the runaway growth rates it enjoyed in the first decade of the twenty-first century. In order to reverse this trend New Delhi must seriously reflect on its policy choices across a wide range of issue areas. Getting India Back on Tr... Lees meer.

This book aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the so-called endowment effect in the housing market. In a nutshell the phenomenon of overvaluing things we own which was first conceptualised in 1980 and has since been one of the most studied behavioural biases... Lees meer.

Profound changes were taking place in American society during the period of the 1960s and 1970s when legislation for the National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities was enacted and the agencies went into operation. It was a period of soul-searching by the Ameri... Lees meer.

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Adapted from the Russian edition this book analyzes the dominant stereotypes and myths that formed during the Putin presidency and that continue to hamper our understanding of Russia s current situation. Author Lilia Shevtsova explains the origins of such political... Lees meer.

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This book aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the so-called endowment effect in the housing market. In a nutshell the phenomenon of overvaluing things we own which was first conceptualised in 1980 and has since been one of the most studied behavioural biases... Lees meer.

Russian influence in Central Asia is waning. Since attaining independence Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have forged their own paths-building relationships with outside powers and throwing off the last vestiges of Soviet domination. B... Lees meer.