Political Science category: 78432 books
Political Psychology
Critical Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2013
This book provides an introduction to political psychology through a focus on European politics and topics. It describes a style of doing political psychology in Europe that has developed out of dialogue with as well as critique of North American approaches. By emphasising the theoretical and methodological...
Conservatism in the Black Community
To the Right and Misunderstood
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2013
Conservatism in the Black Community examines the contemporary meanings of Black Conservatism and its influence on black political behavior, providing a basis for understanding the impact this phenomenon has on black political behavior. Lewis analyzes conservatism within the black ideological framework,...
by Jane Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2017
Based on in-depth interviews conducted with British politicians, this book analyses the different impacts of leaving political office. Representative democracy depends on politicians exiting office, and yet while there is considerable interest in who stands for and gains office, there is curiously...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2018
Islam has become a potent political force around the world since it reemerged in the late 1960's and 1970's as a religio-political alternative to failed nationalist ideologies. In countries throughout the world, individuals and movements have attempted to reconstruct the political, economic, and social...
Iranian Identity and Cosmopolitanism
Spheres of Belonging
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2014
Since cosmopolitanism has often been conceived as a tenet of 'Western civilization' that emanates from its Enlightenment-based origins in a humanist age of modernity, Iranian Identity and Cosmopolitanism: Spheres of Belonging advances a highly innovative gesture by contemplating the implications and...
Political Islam in Central Asia
The challenge of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2009
The terrorist attacks in the United States on 9/11 and the U.S.-led military campaign against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan have intensified scrutiny of radical Islamic groups across Central Asia. This books offers one of the first comprehensive studies of the activities of one of the most feared...
Political Conflict and Exclusion in Jerusalem
The Provision of Education and Social Services
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015
The political conflict over the city of Jerusalem has resulted in the breach of Palestinian Jerusalemites’ civil, political and social rights. While Israel claims sovereignty over East Jerusalem, it neglects to provide adequate services to the Palestinian residents of the city. The Israeli Jerusalem...
Political Action in Václav Havel's Thought
The Responsibility of Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2011
Political Action in Vaclav Havel’s Thought: The Responsibility of Resistance, by Delia Popescu, examines resistance to oppression and individual responsibility in political action, all in the context of Vaclav Havel’s political philosophy. The famous anti-communist dissident, acclaimed playwright,...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
Subnational political units are growing in influence in national and international affairs, drawing increasing scholarly attention to politics beyond national capitals. In this book, leading Russian and Western political scientists contribute to debates in comparative politics by examining Russia’s...
Allegories of America
Narratives, Metaphysics, Politics
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2018
Allegories of America offers a bold idea of what, in terms of political theory, it means to be American. Beginning with the question What do we want from a theory of politics? Dolan explores the metaphysics of American-ness and stops along the way to reflect on John Winthrop, the Constitution, 1950s...
US Military Innovation since the Cold War
Creation Without Destruction
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
This book explains how the US military reacted to the 'Revolution in Military Affairs' (RMA), and failed to innovate its organization or doctrine to match the technological breakthroughs it brought about.
Many called for the transformation of the US military in the years after the end of the...
by Ian Jeffries
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2007
There is currently widespread interest in the Chinese economy, due to its huge and rapid growth, and the consequent impact on world business and the world economy. At the same time, there are concerns about China's political system, China's human rights record and the degree to which reform - the...
Regionalizing Oman
Political, Economic and Social Dynamics
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2013
This volume addresses the historical structures and current dynamics of Oman’s regionalization processes and their political, economic and social dimensions. It is based on an interdisciplinary and trans-regional dialogue between scholars from different social sciences and area studies such as political...
Pax Gandhiana
The Political Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
Notwithstanding his contributions to religion, nonviolence, civil rights, and civil disobedience, among other areas, Gandhi's most significant contribution is that as a political philosopher. While he is not often treated as such, Gandhi was, as Anthony J. Parel argues, a political philosopher sui...