Political Science category: 78432 books
Arts of the Political
New Openings for the Left
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
In the West, "the Left," understood as a loose conglomeration of interests centered around the goal of a fairer and more equal society, still struggles to make its voice heard and its influence felt, even amid an overwhelming global recession. In Arts of the Political: New Openings for the...
Michael J. Shapiro
Discourse, Culture, Violence
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012
Michael J. Shapiro’s writings have been innovatory with respect to the phenomena he has taken to be political, and the concomitant array of methods that he has brilliantly mastered. This book draws from his vast output of articles, chapters and books to provide a thematic yet integrated account...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2010
Writing about ideas, John Maynard Keynes noted that they are "more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else." One would expect, therefore, that political science--a discipline that focuses specifically on the nature of power--would have a healthy respect for the...
The Political Economy of Managed Migration
Nonstate Actors, Europeanization, and the Politics of Designing Migration Policies
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2010
European governments have re-discovered labour migration, but are eager to be perceived as controlling unsolicited forms of migration, especially through asylum and family reunion. The emerging paradigm of managed migration combines the construction of more permissive channels for desirable and actively...
More than a Historian
The Political and Economic Thought of Charles A.Beard
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Charles A. Beard (1874-1948) was one of America's most influential historians and political scientists. He played a major role in founding the disciplines of history and political science, helped shape the teaching of social studies in the nation's public schools, and was one the nation's most popular...
Winning Women's Votes
Propaganda and Politics in Weimar Germany
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2003
In November 1918, German women gained the right to vote, and female suffrage would forever change the landscape of German political life. Women now constituted the majority of voters, and political parties were forced to address them as political actors for the first time.
Analyzing written...
Mobility and Environment
Humanists versus Engineers in Urban Policy and Professional Education
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2011
Mobility and Environment calls for a mobility revolution which does not simply mean taking a bus instead of a car: it implies a dramatic shift in the political debate from a technical to a political culture. The author introduces his book by disputing “non-political” Sustainable Development policies...
by Karen Owen
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2016
Recent electoral seasons in American politics demonstrate women’s keen interest, involvement, and influence as candidates and officeholders. Women possess political ambition, albeit in varying degrees, and as such, women seek opportunities to be politically engaged and affect America's representative...
The Internet and National Elections
A Comparative Study of Web Campaigning
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2007
This volume provides a comparative analysis of the use of the World Wide Web in countries around the world for political campaign purposes.
Drawing upon a common conceptual framework - the ‘Web sphere,’ and a shared methodological approach called Web feature analysis - in order to examine...
The Organization of Political Interest Groups
Designing advocacy
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Interest groups form an important part of the development of political and social systems. This book goes beyond current literature in examining the survival and ‘careers’ of such groups beyond their formation.
The author introduces the concept of organizational form and develops a framework...
Democratization in China, Korea and Southeast Asia?
Local and National Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
Rapid economic pluralization in East Asia has empowered local and medial groups, and with this change comes the need to rethink usual notions regarding ways in which "democracies" emerge or "citizens" gain more power. Careful examination of current developments in China, Korea,...
Acceptable Risks
Politics, Policy, and Risky Technologies
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2010
Complex and risky technologies--technologies such as new drugs for the treatment of AIDS that promise great benefits to our society but carry significant risks--pose many problems for political leaders and the policy makers responsible for overseeing them. Public agencies such as the Food and Drug...
by Robert C. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
Hanes Walton Jr. (1941-2013) was a pioneering and prolific scholar of African American politics, and the architect of the modern scientific study of the subject.The first person to earn a PhD in political science from Howard University, Walton devoted his career to laying the intellectual foundations...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
Technological, cultural and economic forces are transforming political communication, posing challenges and opportunities for politicians and media organisations, while at the same time many governments and civil society express concerns about the extent and nature of political empowerment and civic...