Political Parties category: 994 books
by Godfrey P. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2014
Once described as the ‘prime minister who wanted to be a priest’, George Price was one of the most enigmatic and secretive leaders of the modern Caribbean and Central American sub-region. Little is known of his personal life and his long political career was often mired in controversy. Now, his...
Power Play
The Rise of Modern Sinn Féin
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
This is the first comprehensive analysis of how Sinn Féin has transformed itself from ‘political wing’ of the Republican movement to a mainstream force in Irish politics. In this book by one of Ireland’s leading political journalists, Deaglán de Bréadún provides an incisive account of how...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
This work peels back the curtain on how political campaigns influence America, covering everything from social media to getting to the Oval Office.
• Covers a wide variety of topics related to American political campaigns
• Investigates political campaigns and theories of campaigning...
The Anti-Pelagian Imagination in Political Theory and International Relations
Dealing in Darkness
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
This volume draws together some of the key works of Nicholas Rengger, focusing on the theme of the 'anti-Pelagian imagination' in political theory and international relations.
Rengger frames the collection with a detailed introduction that sketches out this 'imagination', its origins and character,...
by Chris Hanretty
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2011
Public broadcasters, like the BBC and the Italian broadcaster RAI, are some of the most important media organisations in the world. Politicians are often tempted to interfere in the workings of these broadcasters and when this happens, the results are highly controversial, as both the Blair and Berlusconi...
Richard E. Flathman
Situated Concepts, Virtuosity Liberalism and Opalescent Individuality
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
Richard E. Flathman is a ground-breaking theorist of key political concepts, a fierce defender of individuality, a close and original reader of Hobbes and an advocate of a willful conception of liberalism.
In this volume P E Digeser draws together some of his key works. The collection is framed...
The Hizbullah Phenomenon
Politics and Communication
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2014
Hizbullah is not only a leading political actor in Lebanon and a dynamic force in the Middle East, but it is also distinguished by a sophisticated communication strategy. From relatively humble beginnings in the 1980s, Hizbullah's political clout and its public perception have followed an upward trajectory,...
Color Coded
Party Politics in the American West, 1950–2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2018
The now–staunchly red state of Texas was deep blue in 1950 and had virtually no functioning Republican Party. California, on the other hand, was reliably red. Today, both states have jumped to the opposite end of the political spectrum. Texas is one of the most conservative states, while California...
The Politics of Migration in Italy
Perspectives on local debates and party competition
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
Migration represents one of the key issues in both Italian and European politics, and it has triggered EU-wide debates and negotiations, alongside alarmist and often sensationalist news reporting on the activities of government, party and social movement actors.
The Politics of Migration in...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2017
Covering key issues ranging from education to political mobilization to racial stratification, this book provides a comprehensive examination of the Obama Presidency.
• Investigates linkages among micro and macro political issues, including voting rights, patterns, and Get Out the Vote (GOTV)...
Connected by Commitment
Oppression and Our Responsibility to Undermine It
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Saying that political and social oppression is a deeply unjust and widespread condition of life is not a terribly controversial statement. Likewise, theorists of justice frequently consider our obligation to not turn a blind eye to oppression. But what is our culpability in the endurance of oppression?...
Changing Youth Values in Southeast Europe
Beyond Ethnicity
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2017
What shapes the cultural, political and ideological values of young people living in Southeastern Europe? Which identities matter to them? How are their values changing, and how can they be changed? Whois changing them? Europe’s periphery is the testing ground for the success of European values...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
This edited volume examines concepts of sincerity in politics and international relations in order to discuss what we should expect of politicians, within what parameters they should work, and how their decisions and actions could be made consistent with morality.
The volume features an international...
The Foundations of the British Conservative Party
Essays on Conservatism from Lord Salisbury to David Cameron
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
This book provides a range of essays on aspects of the British Conservative Party from the late 19th century to the present day. It offers fresh perspectives on Margaret Thatcher and Thatcherism; Britain and Europe; UK policy towards Ireland; Conservatism and reform, and the conservative ideology,...