Political Science category: 78432 books
Veto Players
How Political Institutions Work
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011
Political scientists have long classified systems of government as parliamentary or presidential, two-party or multiparty, and so on. But such distinctions often fail to provide useful insights. For example, how are we to compare the United States, a presidential bicameral regime with two weak parties,...
by David Sonius
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2017
In the wake of the most divisive presidential election in over a century, pundits, reporters and the public are increasingly aware of the deep and profound rifts that separate our society and threaten the fabric of American democracy. While media has obsessed with the nature of the divisions and some...
by Keith Crane, Rollie Lal
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2008
Iran is one of the United States' most important foreign policy concerns. It has also been an extraordinarily difficult country with which to engage. Ironically, while the leadership has been hostile to the United States, Iranian society has evolved in ways friendly to the United States and U.S. interests....
Monetary Divergence
Domestic Policy Autonomy in the Post-Bretton Woods Era
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2009
"In a meticulously researched study, David Bearce demonstrates that, contrary to predictions, financial globalization has not resulted in a systematic convergence of national monetary policies. The book is a must-read for students of the political economy of international finance. Highlighting...
Thinking Like a Political Scientist
A Practical Guide to Research Methods
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
Each year, tens of thousands of students who are interested in politics go through a rite of passage: they take a course in research methods. Many find the subject to be boring or confusing, and with good reason. Most of the standard books on research methods fail to highlight the most important concepts...
Negativity in Democratic Politics
Causes and Consequences
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
This book explores the political implications of the human tendency to prioritize negative information over positive information. Drawing on literatures in political science, psychology, economics, communications, biology, and physiology, this book argues that 'negativity biases' should be evident...
Climate Leviathan
A Political Theory of Our Planetary Future
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
How climate change will affect our political theory—for better and worse
Despite the science and the summits, leading capitalist states have not achieved anything close to an adequate level of carbon mitigation. There is now simply no way to prevent the planet breaching the threshold of two...
Fast Forward
Ethics and Politics in the Age of Global Warming
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2011
Fast Forward is equal parts science primer, history lesson, policy prescription, and ethical treatise. This pithy and compelling book makes clear what we know and don't know about global warming; why the threat demands prudent and urgent action; why the transition to a low-carbon economy will be the...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
Over the last decade or so, the field of science and technology studies (STS) has become an intellectually dynamic interdisciplinary arena. Concepts, methods, and theoretical perspectives are being drawn both from long-established and relatively young disciplines. From its origins in philosophical...
The State of Copyright
The complex relationships of cultural creation in a globalized world
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2014
This book seeks to make an intervention into the ongoing debate about the scope and intensity of global copyright laws.
While mapping out the primary actors in the context of globalization and the modern political economy of information ownership, the argument is made that alternatives to further...
Women and Congress
Running, Winning, and Ruling
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Explore the effects women have had on Congress!
Containing vital insights into the role women play in Congress, Women and Congress: Running, Winning, and Ruling is a unique look into the political standing of female candidates and congresswomen. Chapters written by noted political scientists...
by Susan Welch, John Gruhl
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2010
Affirmative action is one of the central issues of American politics today, and admission to colleges and universities has been at the center of the debate. While this issue has been discussed for years, there is very little real data on the impact of affirmative action programs on admissions to institutions...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2006
This book presents a fresh examination of the values and principles that inform EU foreign policy, exploring the implications of these values and principles on the construction of European Union identity today.
The authors show how current debates on European Union foreign policy and on European...
by Maria Victoria Dariano
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2016
Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Miscellaneous, University of the Philippines (Philippine Military Academy), course: Master of Arts in Social and Development Studies, language: English, abstract: Investing in water and sanitation access is...