Political Science category: 78432 books
The Dissident Mullah
Ayatollah Montazeri and the Struggle for Reform in Revolutionary Iran
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2015
The Iranian cleric Ayatollah Montazeri (1922-2009) played an integral role in the founding of the Islamic Republic in the wake of the Iranian Revolution of 1978/9. Yet at the time of his death, Montazeri was considered one of the Islamic Republic's fiercest critics. What made this man, who was once...
Political Corruption
In Beyond the Nation State
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2003
This book, combining scholarship with readability, shows that political corruption must itself be analysed politically. Spectacularly corrupt politicians - the exception rather than the rule - are usually symptoms, not causes, and much political corruption is simply normal politics taken to excess....
Political Islam, World Politics and Europe
From Jihadist to Institutional Islamism
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2014
The new and updated editionof Political Islam, World Politics and Europe focusses on the shift within political Islam, in light of 9/11 and the events of the Arab Spring, from a jihadist struggle, to institutional Islamism.
Refuting what has often been referred to by commentators as the ‘moderation,’...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2016
The Oxford Handbook of French Politics provides a comprehensive and comparative overview of the French political system through the lens of political science. The Handbook is organized into three parts: the first part identifies foundational concepts for the French case, including chapters on republicanism...
The Color of Representation
Congressional Behavior and Black Interests
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2010
The central domestic issue in the United States over the long history of this nation has been the place of the people of color in American society. One aspect of this debate is how African-Americans are represented in Congress. Kenny J. Whitby examines congressional responsiveness to black interests...
The Labour Party in Scotland
Religion, the Union, and the Irish Dimension
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2016
This book makes a timely contribution to our understanding of the dramatic political changes that have recently affected Scotland and thrown into doubt the country’s future position within the United Kingdom. Its focus is on the Labour Party and the loss of its traditional electoral support base....
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Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2007
The application of the Political Question Doctrine is at a crucial crossroads as the Supreme Court continues to test new 'War on Terrorism' initiatives. Historically, the political question doctrine has held the courts from resolving constitutional issues that are better left to other departments...
More Women Can Run
Gender and Pathways to the State Legislatures
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2013
Women remain dramatically underrepresented in elective office, including in entry-level political offices. While they enjoy the freedom to stand for office and therefore have an equal legal footing with men, this persistent gender imbalance raises pressing questions about democratic legitimacy, the...
Stagecraft and Statecraft
Advance and Media Events in Political Communication
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2009
Media events are a central communication tactic used by political communicators in political campaigns and in governmental affairs. Each president has an advance staff that creates mediagenic events to influence the news media, generate coverage and excitement, construct favorable political images,...
Political Philosophy and Political Action
Imperatives of Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2016
Political philosophers have long taken inspiration from political movements when crafting their theories, which they hoped would address the universal problems of democracy. Political Philosophy and Political Actioninvestigates the relationship between political practices of popular resistance and...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
Why does the Civil War still speak to us so powerfully? If we listen to the most thoughtful, forceful, and passionate voices of that day we find that many of the questions at the heart of that conflict are also central to the very idea of America—and that many of them remain unresolved in our own...
The State
Its History and Development Viewed Sociologically
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
The State represents the epitome of Franz Oppenheimer's thinking. It integrates political and historical philosophy on the one hand, with economic philosophy on the other. Oppenheimer believed the future progress of nations would be in the direction of liberal socialism. He foresaw a society free...
Intolerance
Political Animals and Their Prey
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
Aristotle accurately characterized humans as political animals. Whether through birth or from choice, people naturally cluster into groups for protection, advancement, and the pursuit of well-being. But Aristotle’s description does not hint at the powerful binary tension within this human tendency....
Latino National Political Coalitions
Struggles and Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
This study examines Latino national political coalitions in the United States with a focus on Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans. It argues that Latino national political coalitions are an avenue of political empowerment for the Latino Community, but face social, economic, and political challenges in the Latino community.