Book abstract: China has experienced a tremendous turn-around over the past three decades from the ethos of sacrificing life to the…
Book abstract: Secularization traces the decline of religion and the rise of secular belief systems. But it also touches on the transition…
Book abstract: Now in a new edition, Comparative Politics provides an exciting and authoritative introduction to all of the core areas of…
Although the positive association between religiosity and life satisfaction is well documented, much theoretical and empirical controversy…
This study examines the stability of religious preference among people who claim no religious preference in national surveys (i.e.,…
Governance indicators have come under fire in
recent years, especially the World Governance Indicators. Critics
present these…
Corruption always grabs the headlines and the processes of political contention that created the modern state have done much to shape our…
Political compromise is difficult in American democracy even though no one doubts it is necessary. It is difficult for many reasons,…