Practical Politics category: 1369 books
The Politics of Historic Districts
A Primer for Grassroots Preservation
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2006
The worst thing in politics is to be right and to lose. This how-to guide will give citizens who are fighting to designate a local historic district the political know-how to win the support of fellow residents and city hall. Everything is here: learning to think politically, mastering the political...
Transpartisan Politics
The Power of Integrating Diversity
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2014
Joseph McCormick interviewed by Dr Nicholas Beecroft on Transpartisan Politics. In this interview Joseph describes this personal journey and shares his experience as a pioneer of Transpartisan politics in the United States. Transpartisan Politics is an approach to politics which is integral and holistic....
Running from Office
Why Young Americans are Turned Off to Politics
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2015
The past two decades of politics in Washington have seen increased partisanship, prolonged stalemates, and numerous scandals. For today's teenagers and young adults, years of ineffective and inefficient political leadership have completely eroded any sense that politicians or government have the ability...
Fighting Corporate Abuse
Beyond Predatory Capitalism
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2014
Fighting Corporate Abuse demonstrates, through compelling and revelatory analysis, the legislation and regulation needed to deal with the abuses in the corporate sector that have been revealed in recent years. It highlights the more general contribution of company law and practice to the current crisis...
by Sidney Waldman
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2007
America and the Limits of the Politics of Selfishness examines Congress, the Presidency, the public, and public policy, demonstrating the important impact of the public's selfishness, morality, compassion, and religious beliefs on the American political system. The influence of public opinion on our...
Defending Politics
Why Democracy Matters in the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2012
If the twentieth century witnessed the triumph of democracy then something appears to have gone seriously wrong. Citizens around the world have become distrustful of politicians, sceptical about democratic institutions, and disillusioned about the capacity of democratic politics to resolve pressing...
Applebee's America
How Successful Political, Business, and Religious Leaders Connect with the New American Community
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2006
In this era of technology, terror, and massive social change, it takes a deft touch to connect with Americans. Applebee's America cracks the twenty-first-century code for political, business, and religious leaders struggling to keep pace with the times.
A unique team of authors -- Douglas B....
Analyzing American Democracy
Politics and Political Science
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016
How can political science help you understand the world you live in? Modern approaches to the study of politics analyze why Congress, the president, the courts, and other political actors do what they do. Learning to think critically about power, institutions, and rules helps citizens engage constructively...
Taking power back
Putting people in charge of politics
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Faith in the UK’s political system has reached new lows. Politicians and commentators are lining up to offer answers, but what if the problem goes beyond left and right, trust and bureaucracy? What if the system puts too much power in the hands of politicians in London and not enough in the hands...
When the People Speak:Deliberative Democracy and Public Consultation
Deliberative Democracy and Public Consultation
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2009
All over the world democratic reforms have brought power to the people-but under conditions where the people have little opportunity to think about the power that they exercise. Do we want a democracy inspired by Madison or by Madison Avenue? A democracy animated by deliberation or by manipulation?...
by Robert Dale
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
To some, they are the graduates grasping the first rung on the ladder to power, to others, the unsung heroes of the British parliamentary system. But whether your notion of parliamentary researchers is more The Thick of It than The West Wing, more Yes Minister than House of Cards, there is no doubt...
Old Ghosts in New Sheets
European Populist Parties and Foreign Policy
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2011
This research paper analyses the foreign policy positions of five populist parties of the Right and Left in Western Europe. It focuses on foreign policy, an often ignored dimension of their ideas. It aims to fill a hole in policy debates by showing that European populism poses a coherent threat to...
An Introduction to Australian Public Policy
Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2013
The public policy arena is a complex framework of actors, politics and instruments. An Introduction to Australian Public Policy, Second Edition examines the broad range of models, influences and players that shape the development of public policy in Australia, and equips students with a working knowledge...
The Birmingham Political Machine
Winning elections for Joseph Chamberlain
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2018
The British electorate swelled dramatically with the passing of the Second Reform Act in 1867. This presented the political class with a significant challenge. Here was a large, new electorate which needed to be understood, managed, enthused, and persuaded to vote for the right candidate in local...