Civics category: 1212 books
Birth of the European Individual
Law, Security, Economy
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
This book examines the birth of the European individual as a juridical problem, focusing on legal case dossiers from the European Court of Justice as an electrifying laboratory for the study of law and society. Foucault’s story of the modern subject constitutes the book’s main theoretical inspiration,...
Civil Rights and Liberties
Provocative Questions and Evolving Answers
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2015
For undergraduate courses in Constitutional Law, Civil Rights & Liberties, Introduction to American Government,Introduction to Law and Legal Process, and Judicial Process & Politics. Examining contemporary and perennial constitutional issues in civil liberties and rights, this text engages...
Democracy as a Way of Life in America
A History
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
The United States is a nation whose identity is defined by the idea of democracy. Yet democracy in the U.S. is often taken for granted, narrowly understood, and rarely critically examined. In Democracy as a Way of Life in America, Schneirov and Fernandez show that, much more than a static legacy from...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
New media forums have created a unique opportunity for citizens to participate in a variety of social and political contexts. As new social technologies are being utilized in a variety of ways, the public is able to interact more effectively in activities within their communities. The Handbook of...
The Global Illusion of Citizen Protection
Transnational Threats and Human Security
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2018
This book comprehensively analyzes the global illusion of citizen protection so common today. This text helps students understand a central puzzle in human security, which has two distinct components: (1) although it might be reasonable to assume that political leaders’ threat responses would almost...
by James Bovard
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
Does the people's need to believe in the president trump their duty to understand, to think critically, and demand truth? Have Americans been conditioned to ignore political frauds and believe the lies perpetuated by campaign ads? James Bovard diagnoses a national malady called "Attention Deficit...
Democracy Betrayed
How Superdelegates, Redistricting, Party Insiders, and the Electoral College Rigged the 2016 Election
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
An impassioned takedown of the undemocratic features of American electoral politics and their role in the 2016 election. Americans are taught to cherish our democracy, especially our right to vote. But after the 2016 presidential election, we are confronted, yet again, with the reality that our system...
Perspectives of National Elites on European Citizenship
A South European View
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014
Over the last two decades, the process of European integration has become interwoven with the theme of citizenship and the debate on the democratic quality of the EU and of its institutions has become more salient. What are the views about Europe which emerge when we interrogate the national elites...
Congress, Presidents, and American Politics
Fifty Years of Writings and Reflections
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2016
“A treasure trove of insightful, real-time commentaries from a consummate legislator highly respected by members of both parties.” —US Senator Olympia Snowe
When Lee H. Hamilton joined Congress in 1965 as a US Representative from southern Indiana, he began writing commentaries for his...
DIY Resistance
36 Ways to Fight Back!
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2018
DIY Resistance celebrates the power of the people and shows how readers can take inspiration from the actions and words of leaders, activists, and historical heroes; how we can learn to take care of ourselves physically and emotionally in troubled times, and do our part to look after the larger community...
E-Governance and Civic Engagement
Factors and Determinants of E-Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2011
Governments are increasingly turning to the Internet to provide public services. The move towards e-governance not only impacts the efficiency and effectiveness of public service, but also has the potential to transform the nature of government interactions with citizens. E-Governance and Civic Engagement:...
Philosophical Perspectives on Social Cohesion
New Directions for Educational Policy
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2013
What would the civic relationship between citizens in a socially cohesive society look like? What models might we use to educate young people to support developing these bonds? Do these different models have different implications for how we structure the bonds that support a civic relationship?
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by Rita Simon, Alison Brooks
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2009
In this eleventh volume in The World Over series, Simon and Brooks examine and compare the rights and responsibilities of citizenship across twenty-one countries. The countries included are Canada, the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Hungary, Poland,...
American Exceptionalism Reconsidered
U.S. Foreign Policy, Human Rights, and World Order
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2016
Is the US really exceptional in terms of its willingness to take universal human rights seriously? According to the rhetoric of American political leaders, the United States has a unique and lasting commitment to human rights principles and to a liberal world order centered on rule of law and human...