Civics category: 1212 books
by Christina Oelgemoller
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
The Evolution of Migration Management in the Global North explores how the radically violent migration management paradigm that dominates today's international migration has been assembled. Drawing on unique archive material, it shows how a forum of diplomats and civil servants constructed the 'transit...
by Peter Nyers
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2018
Deportation has again taken a prominent place within the immigration policies of nation-states. Irregular Citizenship, Immigration, and Deportation addresses the social responses to deportation, in particular the growing movements against deportation and detention, and for freedom of movement and...
The Gospel of Self
How Pat Robertson Stole the Soul of the GOP
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2019
The inside story of how, using deliberate and strategic social engineering, The 700 Club moved Christians steadily into the Republican Party―and moved the party itself to the right.
How did Evangelical Christians become the American right wing’s attack troops?
Televangelist Pat Robertson...
Participation and Non-Participation in Student Activism
Paths and Barriers to Mobilizing Young People for Political Action
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2017
There is a strong need to understand the changing dynamics of contemporary youth participation: how they engage, what repertoires are considered efficacious, and their motivations to get involved.
This book uses the 2010/11 UK student protests against fees and cuts as a case study for analysing some...
The Tea Party Divided: The Hidden Diversity of a Maturing Movement
The Hidden Diversity of a Maturing Movement
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2015
Unlike previous books on the Tea Party, this work looks at the second phase of party growth to show that what was once considered a monolithic movement is truly a collection of different opinions.
• Looks at the differences in Tea Party organizations around the country, including their funding...
Nocturno de la democracia mexicana
Ensayos de la transición
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 30, 2018
Nocturno de la democracia mexicana son tres libros en uno. Un análisis ágil y novedoso sobre los lastres que nos impone la historia; una puntual recapitulación de nuestra aún inacabada transición a la democracia, y una advertencia sobre las pulsiones autoritarias del nuevo gobierno.
"La...
Unpacking Fake News
An Educator's Guide to Navigating the Media with Students
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Since the 2016 presidential election, the term fake news has become part of the national discourse. Although some have appropriated the term for political purposes, actual fake news represents an inherent threat to American democracy given the ease through which it is consumed and shared via social...
La rivoluzione, ma a partire da sé
Un sogno ancora praticabile
Language: Italian
Release Date: March 22, 2014
Vecchie e nuove generazioni sembrano oggi accomunate dal medesimo senso di impotenza e di rinunzia: il mondo è storto e non ci si può fare nulla. Bisogna rassegnarsi a cavarsela da soli navigando a vista, evitando il peggio. Qualcuno, però, non ha gettato la spugna e a sessant’anni suonati ritiene...
A piccoli passi
Minori non accompagnati e cittadinanza attiva
Language: Italian
Release Date: June 7, 2017
Le migrazioni, e in particolare quelle che riguardano i Minori stranieri non accompagnati, non sono solo dei flussi da monitorare ma fenomeni complessi di cui bisogna comprendere in profondità le dinamiche.
Questo saggio parte da una ricerca sul campo svolta in diverse città italiane e – analizzando...
Anti-Gender Campaigns in Europe
Mobilizing against Equality
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017
After decades of steady progress in terms of gender and sexual rights, several parts of Europe are facing new waves of resistance to a so-called ‘gender ideology’ or ‘gender theory’. Opposition to progressive gender equality is manifested in challenges to marriage equality, abortion, reproductive...
by Keith J. Bybee
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2016
Is civility dead? Americans ask this question every election season, but their concern is hardly limited to political campaigns. Doubts about civility regularly arise in just about every aspect of American public life. Rudeness runs rampant. Our news media is saturated with aggressive bluster and...
by Henry Flores
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2019
Racism, Latinos, and the Public Policy Process traces the process by which race and racism are infused into the public policy process. This book provides a definition and short history of racism with a discussion of how individuals learn and absorb racial ideas and how these ideas become essential...
Migration and Integration in Singapore
Policies and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
Between 2000 and 2010, Singapore witnessed a huge influx of foreign migrants. The proportion of permanent residents in the total population increased from 7% to 11%, while the share of non-resident foreigners has risen from 19% to 25%. This was as much the result of the spontaneous movement of labour...
A Profile of the American Electorate
Partisan Behavior and the Need for Reform
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2018
A Profile of the American Electorate takes an extensive look at the political foundations and behaviors of citizens, yesterday and today. Presenting decades of data on voter choice, voter turnout, and public opinion in a way that is clear and accessible for students of political science, the book...