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Moved to Action

Motivation, Participation, and Inequality in American Politics

by Hahrie C. Han
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2009

Wealthy, educated, and more privileged people are more likely to participate and be represented in politics than their poorer, less educated, and less privileged counterparts. To reduce these inequalities, we need a better understanding of how the disadvantaged become motivated to participate. Moved...
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Social Movements and the New State

The Fate of Pro-Democracy Organizations When Democracy Is Won

by Brian K. Grodsky
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012

The world's democracies cheered as the social movements of the Arab Spring ended the reigns of longstanding dictators and ushered in the possibility of democracy. Yet these unique transitions also fit into a broader pattern of democratic breakthroughs around the globe, where political leaders emerge...
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Presidential Leverage

Presidents, Approval, and the American State

by Daniel E. Ponder
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017

For scholars, pundits, the public, and presidents themselves, presidential approval is an evergreen subject. Its actual impact, however, is often unclear: all too frequently approval is reported in a vacuum, dissociated from the American state writ large. Presidential Leverage reaffirms the importance...
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Campaigning to the New American Electorate

Advertising to Latino Voters

by Marisa Abrajano
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2010

Presuming that a strong relationship exists between one's identity and political behavior, American politicians have long targeted immigrant and ethnic communities based on their shared ethnic or racial identity. But to what extent do political campaign messages impact voters' actual decisions and...
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Party-System Collapse

The Roots of Crisis in Peru and Venezuela

by Jason Seawright
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012

Most party systems are relatively stable over time. Yet in the 1980s and 1990s, established party systems in Peru and Venezuela broke down, leading to the elections of outsider Alberto Fujimori and anti-party populist Hugo Chavez. Focusing on these two cases, this book explores the causes of systemic...
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Between Law and Diplomacy

The Social Contexts of Disputing at the World Trade Organization

by Joseph Conti
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2010

Between Law and Diplomacy crafts an insider's look at international trade disputes at one of the most important institutions in the global economy—the World Trade Organization. The WTO regulates the global rules for trade, and—unique among international organizations—it provides a legalized...
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Refugees, Women, and Weapons

International Norm Adoption and Compliance in Japan

by Petrice R. Flowers
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2009

In a world dominated by considerations of material and security threats, Japan provides a fascinating case for why, and under what conditions, a state would choose to adopt international norms and laws that are seemingly in direct conflict with its domestic norms. Approaching compliance from within...
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The Challenge of Political Islam

Non-Muslims and the Egyptian State

by Rachel Scott
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2010

The rise of political Islam has provoked considerable debate about the compatibility of democracy, tolerance, and pluralism with the Islamist position. As The Challenge of Political Islam reveals, Egyptian Islamists today are more integrated into the political arena than ever, and are voicing a broad...
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The Not-So-Special Interests

Interest Groups, Public Representation, and American Governance

by Matt Grossmann
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2012

"Lobbyist" tends to be used as a dirty word in politics. Indeed, during the 2008 presidential primary campaign, Hillary Clinton was derided for even suggesting that some lobbyists represent "real Americans." But although many popular commentators position interest groups as representatives...
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Digital Militarism

Israel's Occupation in the Social Media Age

by Adi Kuntsman, Rebecca L. Stein
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015

Israel's occupation has been transformed in the social media age. Over the last decade, military rule in the Palestinian territories grew more bloody and entrenched. In the same period, Israelis became some of the world's most active social media users. In Israel today, violent politics are interwoven...
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Shifting Ethnic Boundaries and Inequality in Israel

Or, How the Polish Peddler Became a German Intellectual

by Aziza Khazzoom
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2008

Why do racial and ethnic groups discriminate against each other? The most common sociological answer is that they want to monopolize scarce resources—good jobs or top educations—for themselves. This book offers a different answer, showing that racial and ethnic discrimination can also occur to...
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Trust, but Verify

The Politics of Uncertainty and the Transformation of the Cold War Order, 1969-1991

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Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016

Trust, but Verify uses trust—with its emotional and predictive aspects—to explore international relations in the second half of the Cold War, beginning with the late 1960s. The détente of the 1970s led to the development of some limited trust between the United States and the Soviet Union, which...
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Men of Capital

Scarcity and Economy in Mandate Palestine

by Sherene Seikaly
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2015

Men of Capital examines British-ruled Palestine in the 1930s and 1940s through a focus on economy. In a departure from the expected histories of Palestine, this book illuminates dynamic class constructions that aimed to shape a pan-Arab utopia in terms of free trade, profit accumulation, and private...
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British Lions and Mexican Eagles

Business, Politics, and Empire in the Career of Weetman Pearson in Mexico, 1889–1919

by Paul Garner
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2011

Between 1889 and 1919, Weetman Pearson became one of the world's most important engineering contractors, a pioneer in the international oil industry, and one of Britain's wealthiest men. At the center of his global business empire were his interests in Mexico. While Pearson's extraordinary success...
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