Practical Politics category: 1369 books
Imagination in Politics
Freedom or Domination?
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2014
Imagination is a complex and ambiguous culture-making power, which, while central to politics, is a rather marginal concept in contemporary political theory. By drawing on works of modern and contemporary Continental political philosophers, this book addresses how imagination can be both a source...
Wise Democracy
Discovering Solutions to Intractable Problems
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2014
Jim Rough interviewed by Psychiatrist Dr Nicholas Beecroft. Jim is an expert in Wise Democracy. He originated the technique called dynamic facilitation which he now uses with Wisdom Councils, a social process designed to empower large systems of people. In this interview Jim describes how the quality...
by José M. Magone
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2004
Contemporary Spanish Politics gives fresh insight into the formal and informal workings of this dynamic southern European democracy. It thoroughly discusses the history, politics, institutions, parties, economy and foreign policy of Spain at an introductory level ideal for an undergraduate audience....
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Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
The sixth edition of Canadian Politics offers a comprehensive introduction to Canadian government and politics by a highly respected group of political scientists. For this edition, the editors have organized the book into six parts. Part I examines Canadian citizenship and political identities, while...
Women Presidents of Latin America
Beyond Family Ties?
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2015
Women are gaining ground as presidents of Latin America. Women leaders in presidential systems (particularly women directly elected by the public) were generally limited to daughters and wives of male executives or opposition leaders. With the election of Michelle Bachelet in Chile, these traditional...
Honest Politics
Seeking Integrity in Canadian Political Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2011
Honest Politics provides a framework for distinguishing right from wrong in politics and supplies some ideas for ensuring that ethical decision-making can be enforced.
Greene and Shugarman look at the ethical issues raised by conflicts of interest, patronage, party financing, and lobbyists....
The Politics of Local Government
Governing in Small Towns and Suburbia
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2017
Combining scholarly literature with elected experience at the local governmental level, Barry E. Truchil addresses the inner workings and politics of local government in small town and suburban settings in The Politics of Local Government. This book explores issues involving development and implementation...
Living Legislation
Durability, Change, and the Politics of American Lawmaking
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2012
Politics is at its most dramatic during debates over important pieces of legislation. It is thus no stretch to refer to legislation as a living, breathing force in American politics. And while debates over legislative measures begin before an item is enacted, they also endure long afterward, when...
Politics in Contemporary Southeast Asia
Authority, Democracy and Political Change
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
The countries of Southeast Asia continue to change, evolve and chart courses that sometimes leave outside observers puzzled. Politics in Contemporary Southeast Asia thoroughly assesses the political challenges and changes faced by the countries of Southeast Asia in the 21st century. Focusing on political...
Black Electoral Politics
Participation, Performance, Promise
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
The official publication of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS), this annual publication includes significant scholarly research reflecting the diverse interests of scholars from various backgrounds who use a variety of models, approaches, and methodologies. The central...
The Transformation of American Politics
Activist Government and the Rise of Conservatism
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2011
The contemporary American political landscape has been marked by two paradoxical transformations: the emergence after 1960 of an increasingly activist state, and the rise of an assertive and politically powerful conservatism that strongly opposes activist government. Leading young scholars take up...
Jammu and Kashmir
Politics of identity and separatism
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the complex conflict situation in Kashmir. Through an internal perspective, it charts the shift in the Kashmiri response towards the Centre and offers a detailed examination of the background in which separatist politics took roots in Kashmir,...
Issues in American Politics
Polarized politics in the age of Obama
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
This wide ranging book provides readers with a reliable and lively guide to contemporary American political practices, processes and institutions.
Essays in the proposed volume will cover phenomena such as the Tea Party upsurge in the Republican Party, Obama’s health care reforms, recent...
Politics in Malaysia
The Malay Dimension
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2007
Examining some of the most critical issues in Malaysian politics today, including human rights, law and democracy, gender and Islam, this book explores the contours of the contemporary landscape of Malaysian politics, focusing especially on politics among the majority ethnic Malay community.
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