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by Johannes Lindner
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2006
Why did the European Union experience a stark variation in the levels of conflict between the late 1970s, when budgetary disputes dominated European politics, and the 1990s, when political actors were able to settle upon budgetary agreements without major conflicts?
This book responds to this...
The Politics of Climate Change
Environmental Dynamics in International Affairs
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
Climate change is now a mainstream part of the international political agenda. It has become clear that it is not solely a technical issue, to be resolved by scientists, but a political issue with political implications at all levels of global governance. Indeed, some may argue that few long-term...
David's Politics
Servant, Rebel, King
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2016
David’s Politics evaluates what we can learn about politics by studying David’s life as presented in the Books of Samuel through the first two chapters of 1 Kings. I begin by discussing the rules for kingship set forth in Deuteronomy and carry this through to the elders’ demand that the prophet...
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...
The Politics of West German Trade Unions
Strategies of Class and Interest Representation in Growth and Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
First published in 1986, this book assesses the politics of the West German trade unions in the context of their larger role as major actors in the polity. By focusing on the historical realities of the labour movement both before and after 1945, the study explains the extent to which organized labour...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
This volume discusses some of the factors determining the political impact of the city planner on community decision-making. Rabinovitz bases her book on case studies of planning decisions in six New Jersey communities that were chosen for reputations of both effective and ineffective planning. She...
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...
Swiss Politics for Complete Beginners - 2nd edition
How things work in this strange country where you can happily survive without knowing the name of the president, but where you vote on everything
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2015
If you need to learn quickly and efficiently about Switzerland, this essay is made for youDo you want to understand why the Swiss seem to spend their time voting on every imaginable issue?Why the housing shortage is so acute?Why Switzerland may be the only democratic country that has no majority and...
Politics in a Time of Crisis
Podemos and the Future of Democracy in Europe
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
A manifesto for a new, democratic left: a political programme poised to transform Europe
Since 2011, Pablo Iglesias has led Podemos, a new radical left party in Spain that is reframing the nature of modern politics. Under his guidance, the party has unmasked the ideological motives behind European...
A Century of Fiscal Squeeze Politics
100 Years of Austerity, Politics, and Bureaucracy in Britain
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2017
This volume identifies and compares 'fiscal squeezes' (major efforts to cut public spending and/or raise taxes) in the UK over a century from 1900 to 2015. The authors examine how different the politics of fiscal squeeze and austerity is today from what it was a century ago, how (if at all) fiscal...
by Sarra Jenkins, Nick Gallop
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2019
Hit the highest grades at A-level with contemporary examples from the last year in UK politics you can use in your exams
- Enhance your knowledge of the news with up-to-date case studies, clearly linked to the specifications
- Each chapter sets out tips for exam success, so you know what a...
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...
Planning Politics in Toronto
The Ontario Municipal Board and Urban Development
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
The Ontario Municipal Board is an independent provincial planning appeals body that has wielded major influence on Toronto’s urban development. In this book, Aaron A. Moore examines the effect that the OMB has had on the behavior and relationships of Toronto’s main political actors, including...