Vladimir Gel'man, "Authoritarian Russia: Analyzing Post-Soviet Regime Changes "
English | ISBN: 082296368X | 2015 | 224 pages | EPUB | 509 KB
Russia today represents one of the major examples of the phenomenon of "electoral authoritarianism" which is characterized by adopting the trappings of democratic institutions (such as elections, political parties, and a legislature) and enlisting the service of the country's essentially authoritarian rulers. Why and how has the electoral authoritarian regime been consolidated in Russia? What are the mechanisms of its maintenance, and what is its likely future course? This book attempts to answer these basic questions.

Vladimir Gel'man, "Authoritarian Modernization in Russia: Ideas, Institutions, and Policies "
English | ISBN: 1472465415 | 2016 | 214 pages | EPUB | 1085 KB
Post-Communist Russia is an instance of the phenomenon of authoritarian modernization project, which is perceived as a set of policies intended to achieve a high level of economic development, while political freedoms remain beyond the current modernization agenda or are postponed to a distant future. Why did Russia (unlike many countries of post-Communist Europe) pursue authoritarian modernization after the Soviet collapse? What is the ideational agenda behind this project and why does it dominate Russia's post-Communist political landscape? What are the mechanisms of political governance, which maintain this project and how have they adopted and absorbed various democratic institutions and practices? Why has this project brought such diverse results in various policy arenas, and why have the consequences of certain policies become so controversial? Why, despite so many controversies, shortcomings and flaws, has this project remained attractive in the eyes of a large proportion of the Russian elite and ordinary citizens? This volume intended to place some of these questions on the research agenda and propose several answers, encouraging further discussions about the logic and mechanisms of the authoritarian modernization project in post-Communist Russia and its effects on Russia's politics, economy, and society.

André Bank, "Authoritarian Diffusion and Cooperation: Interests vs. Ideology "
English | ISBN: 1138322334 | 2018 | 128 pages | EPUB | 406 KB
To shed light on the global reassertion of authoritarianism in recent years, this volume analyses transnational diffusion and international cooperation among non-democratic regimes. How and with what effect do authoritarian regimes learn from each other? For what purpose and how successfully do they cooperate? The volume highlights that present-day autocrats pursue mainly pragmatic interests, rather than ideological missions. Consequently, the connections among authoritarian regimes have primarily defensive purposes, especially insulation against democracy promotion by the West. As a result, the authors do not foresee a major recession of democracy, as occurred with the rise of fascism during the interwar years.

Jose Mauricio Domingues, "Authoritarian Collectivism and 'Real Socialism': Twentieth Century Trajectory, Twenty-First Century Issues "
English | ISBN: 183998077X | 2022 | 96 pages | EPUB | 339 KB
The book discusses so-called real socialism and offers an alternative conceptualization of it as authoritarian collectivism, making use of an analytical methodology, as well as dwelling on its genesis, development and demise. The political dimension stands out in the conceptual articulation, with 'democratic centralism' and the prominence of the Communist Party, working from the top down, hierarchically. The book concentrates on the principles of 'real socialism', particularly in the Soviet Union but also globally, analysing also its present embrace of capitalism, particularly in China, but also elsewhere, taking account of how these political principles remain however in place today.

Geoffrey Brahm Levey, "Authenticity, Autonomy and Multiculturalism "
English | ISBN: 1138845213 | 2015 | 212 pages | EPUB | 487 KB
The concept of "authenticity" enters multicultural politics in three distinct but interrelated senses: as an ideal of individual and group identity that commands recognition by others; as a condition of individuals' autonomy that bestows legitimacy on their values, beliefs and preferences as being their own; and as a form of cultural pedigree that bestows legitimacy on particular beliefs and practices (commonly called "cultural authenticity"). In each case, the authenticity idea is called on to anchor or legitimate claims to some kind of public recognition. The considerable work asked of this concept raises a number of vital questions: Should "authenticity" be accorded the importance it holds in multicultural politics? Do its pitfalls outweigh its utility? Is the notion of "authenticity" avoidable in making sense of and evaluating cultural claims? Or does it, perhaps, need to be rethought or recalibrated?

Attic Oratory and Performance (Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies)
by Andreas Serafim
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1138828351 | 156 Pages | True PDF | 2.45 MB

Alexander Lanoszka, "Atomic Assurance: The Alliance Politics of Nuclear Proliferation "
English | ISBN: 1501729187 | 2018 | 216 pages | EPUB | 822 KB
Do alliances curb efforts by states to develop nuclear weapons? Atomic Assurance looks at what makes alliances sufficiently credible to prevent nuclear proliferation; how alliances can break down and so encourage nuclear proliferation; and whether security guarantors like the United States can use alliance ties to end the nuclear efforts of their allies.

Andrew P. Winterstein PhD ATC, "Athletic Training Student Primer: A Foundation for Success"
English | 2018 | pages: 395 | ISBN: 1617110922 | PDF | 23,2 mb
Athletic Training Student Primer: A Foundation for Success, Third Edition is a dynamic text that provides students with a foundation upon which they can build their athletic training knowledge and develop an authentic understanding of the rewards and challenges of the athletic training profession.

Athens Transformed, 404-262 BC : From Popular Sovereignty to the Dominion of Wealth
by Phillip E. Harding
English | 2015 | ISBN: 0415873924 | 203 Pages | True PDF | 1.61 MB

Ascending Order: Rising Powers and the Politics of Status in International Institutions
English | 2022 | ISBN: 1009186817 | 353 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
Why do rising powers sometimes challenge an international order that enables their growth, and at other times support an order that constrains them? Ascending Order offers the first comprehensive study of conflict and cooperation as new powers join the global arena. International institutions shape the choices of rising states as they pursue equal status with established powers. Open membership rules and fair decision-making procedures facilitate equality and cooperation, while exclusion and unfairness frequently produce conflict. Using original and robust archival evidence, the book examines these dynamics in three cases: the United States and the maritime laws of war in the mid-nineteenth century; Japan and naval arms control in the interwar period; and India and nuclear non-proliferation in the Cold War. This study shows that the future of contemporary international order depends on the ability of international institutions to address the status ambitions of rising powers such as China and India.