Civics category: 1212 books
The People's Verdict
Adding Informed Citizen Voices to Public Decision-Making
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2017
We live in a time when trust in government and politicians is in short supply. People claim to be tired of ‘experts’ and the divide between facts and opinion has been blurred. The art of offering simple solutions to complex problems is tipping the scale away from nuanced, multifaceted answers...
House of Lords Reform: A History
Volume 1. The Origins to 1937: Proposals Deferred- Book One: The Origins to 1911- Book Two: 19111937
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2014
One of the peculiarities of British history is the development of a constitution headed by the Crown and the two Houses of Parliament. This system emerged to become a balance of democracy, efficiency and moderation that became the admiration of the world.
The contribution of the House of Lords to...
by Marie Louise Berneri
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2016
A forensically critical and scholarly assessment of the most important utopian writings from Plato’s ‘Republic’ to Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’. What is ‘utopian’? Is it the desire for a ‘just’, equitable and cooperative society free of moral and physical compulsion, or the economists’,...
Make a Difference
The Ultimate Volunteer Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
A comprehensive guide to civic participation and the best opportunities for volunteering.
We are proud residents of the land of the free and the home of the brave, but how often do we actually get involved and do anything to make a difference? The lifeblood of democracy is volunteering, and...
Managing the Spiritual Neighborhood
How to Restore the Conscience of America's Communities - A Grass Roots Approach
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2015
Managing the Spiritual Neighborhood unravels the tangle of opinions, policies and ideology to reveal the essence of divinely inspired administration. A gritty work, but also deeply philosophical, it takes the reader on two parallel journeys: superficially through a crime-plagued DC suburb, but more...
Un'altra strada
Idee per l'Italia di domani
Language: Italian
Release Date: February 15, 2019
Le idee del presente e le scelte per un futuro da costruire. IL NUOVO LIBRO DI MATTEO RENZI. Come può ripartire un percorso riformista per l’Italia? Come fare tesoro degli errori commessi e delle mosse vincenti in un racconto che rinnovi il senso di una sfida? Come disegnare il futuro opponendosi...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2001
Many saw it as a gamble for Jean Chretien: against the advice of party members, he called an early election. But the gamble paid off, and the Liberal Party cruised to their third straight majority government.
The Canadian General Election of 2000 is the authoritative study of the campaign and...
Democratic Destiny and the District of Columbia
Federal Politics and Public Policy
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
This book contributes substantially to urban affairs and public policy literature by presenting an introduction to the complex politics and public policy issues of Washington, D.C. The uniqueness of the city, as elaborated in this volume, provides background for understanding the non-traditional congressional...
by Frederick J. Fletcher
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1991
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1991
Media, Elections and Democracy examines campaign communication in selected industrial democracies. Klaus Schoenbach, Karen Siune, Doris Graber and a host of authors around the world contribute critical overviews of the systems in their countries. The studies deal with a wide range of issues in modern...
Ignition
What You Can Do to Fight Global Warming and Spark a Movement
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2007
The evidence is irrefutable: global warming is real. While the debate continues about just how much damage spiking temperatures will wreak, we know the threat to our homes, health, and even way of life is dire. So why isn’t America doing anything? Where is the national campaign to stop this catastrophe?It...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1991
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1991
This volume presents five studies on the relationship between the media and voters. Each examines some aspects of the flow of information to voters during election campaigns and all reflect the assumption that the right to vote must include the right of access and sufficient information to make an...
The Ipinions Journal
Commentaries on Current Events Volume Ii
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2007
The iPINIONS Journal Commentaries Vol. II
In this volume of political and social commentaries, Anthony Livingston Hall synthesizes the most critical developments of 2006 with remarkable clarity and inimitable wit. But, unlike more celebrated columnists who trade in partisan political talking...
by Thomas R. Meinders
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2011
America Can Recover from the past few years of reckless spending programs that the people have not endorsed. Everyone needs to contact their representatives in the Congress and make it known what the American people want. It is not too late if we take actions. Remember if you dont voice your opinions...
by Willem Maas
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2007
Exploring a key aspect of European integration, this clear and thoughtful book considers the remarkable experiment with common rights and citizenship in the EU. Governments around the world traditionally distinguish insiders (citizens) from outsiders (foreigners). Yet over the past half-century, an...