Practical Politics category: 1369 books
Uncivil Agreement
How Politics Became Our Identity
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018
Political polarization in America is at an all-time high, and the conflict has moved beyond disagreements about matters of policy. For the first time in more than twenty years, research has shown that members of both parties hold strongly unfavorable views of their opponents. This is polarization...
by Matthew Levendusky
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
Forty years ago, viewers who wanted to watch the news could only choose from among the major broadcast networks, all of which presented the same news without any particular point of view. Today we have a much broader array of choices, including cable channels offering a partisan take. With partisan...
Democratic Transformations in Europe
Challenges and opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Democracies evolve. Their evolution is not only key to their survival; it is also a reflection of the changing environment in which they operate. This book contributes to the analysis and understanding of how democratic states have transformed over time by examining a number of challenges and opportunities...
Democracy and Delusion
10 Myths in South African Politics
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2017
South African politics is riddled with delusions. Many common political arguments come pre-packaged in an old and dusty box - but the self-evident truths are not, in fact, so indisputable. Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh sets out to dismantle that box. He argues that free education is far from impossible, the ANC's...
Tweeting to Power
The Social Media Revolution in American Politics
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2013
Online social media are changing the face of politics in the United States. Beginning with a strong theoretical foundation grounded in political, communications and psychology literature, Tweeting to Power examines the effect of online social media on how people come to learn, understand and engage...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
A series of EU accession referendums were held in nine candidate countries, eight post-communist states and Malta, between March and September 2003. These referendums provide us with an excellent comparative opportunity to deepen our understanding of the European integration issue and how it interacts...
2016 and Beyond
How Republicans Can Elect a President in the New America
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2015
“Whit Ayres provides both a diagnosis of the GOP's problems and a prescription for the cure. In plain language with do's and don'ts for Republican candidates and campaigns, Ayres has written the best analysis of current American politics I have read in years.” -- Charlie Cook,...
Launching the Grand Coalition
The 2005 Bundestag Election and the Future of German Politics
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2007
This edited volume, which brings together the leading experts in German politics from around the US and Germany, combines rich descriptive data with insightful analyses regarding one of the most dramatic and important election years in postwar Germany. A variety of more specialized issues and perspectives...
Lobbying the New President
Interests in Transition
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
Presidential transitions offer the chance for new ideas, policies, and people to inhabit the White House. Transitions have triggered policy change for decades and eager interest groups have sought ways to capitalize on this often chaotic phase of US politics. President-Elect Barack Obama declared...
by Gary M. Bowman
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 1992
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 1992
Bowman describes Governor Gerald L. Balies' attempt to address the transportation problems caused by rapid suburban growth by reorienting the highway program from rural to suburban areas. He describes the political background and the political consequences of the program change. This is the only recent...
The Politics of the New Europe
Atlantic to Urals
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
A pioneering textbook which explains the dynamics of politics across Europe in the post-Cold war era. Comparing democratisation, transition to a market economy and increasing economic and political integration in the countries of central and eastern Europe with experiences in Scandinavia, and southern...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2013
This Handbook provides an in-depth overview of how China is governed, how its domestic political system functions and the critical issues that it currently faces. Governed by the world’s largest political party in the world’s longest-ruling Communist regime, China is undergoing a transitional...
Couch Potato Politics
Why America Is Screwed Up And Why It's Our Own Damn Fault
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2013
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Uninformed
Why People Seem to Know So Little about Politics and What We Can Do about It
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
Research polls, media interviews, and everyday conversations reveal an unsettling truth: citizens, while well-meaning and even passionate about current affairs, appear to know very little about politics. Hundreds of surveys document vast numbers of citizens answering even basic questions about government...