Handbook of Political Economy highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics such as The various ways in which democratic politics is facing new challenges and having a difficulty to rising up to these challenges, Changing political cleavages across democracies around the world, Representation and populism, Malfunctioning Democracy, Clientelism, Race and dealing with racial (and ethnic) cleavages in the context of building democratic institutions, Digital dystopia, Politics and social media, The role of money (and power) in politics, and much more. Other sections cover Stability of authoritarianism, When repression succeeds in its objectives and when it backfires (and the various tools that authoritarian and repressive governments use), Democratic possibilities in history, Democracy over the Ages, The politics of change and critical junctures, Religion and politics, The Political Economy of Social Norms, Politics of the labor market, Cross cultural and global perspective on the empowerment of women and the political economy of gender disparities, and much more.
Table of Contents
1. The various ways in which democratic politics is facing new challenges and having a difficulty to rising up to these challenges.2. Changing political cleavages across democracies around the world
3. Representation and populism
4. Malfunctioning Democracy
5. Clientelism
6. Race and dealing with racial (and ethnic) cleavages in the context of building democratic institutions
7. Digital dystopia
8. Politics and social media
9. The role of money (and power) in politics
10. To be determined
11. Stability of authoritarianism
12. When repression succeeds in its objectives and when it backfires (and the various tools that authoritarian and repressive governments use)
13. Democratic possibilities in history
14. Democracy over the Ages
15. The politics of change and critical junctures
16. Religion and politics
17. The Political Economy of Social Norms
18. Politics of the labor market
19. Cross cultural and global perspective on the empowerment of women and the political economy of gender disparities
20. Women and Modernization: It’s Complicated
21. Female empowerment in the longue dur�e
22. Great power conflict
23. Politics and global public goods
24. The political economy of identity in a globalizing world (with a particular focus on refugees and migrant flows)
