Political Science - General

Have you ever wondered why politicians reach for democratic innovations? How do they evaluate deliberative practices involving ordinary citizens and what political value do they ascribe to them? Do they want to put citizens' perspectives at the centre of decision-making processes in the face...

Latin America has been a major focal point for analysis of the global class war over land and labor. Taking the region as a useful window for understanding the conditions generated by the global advance and dynamics of free market and corporate capitalism at...

Based on presentations given at the New York Southeast Asia Network conference held at Pace University November 2023. The conference, Democracy, Youth Activism and Resistance in Southeast and East Asia, had virtual sessions and an in-person conference. The conference brought together academics and activists...

The Welfare Workforce is a thought-provoking exploration of mental health care in the United States and beyond. Although all the affluent democracies pursued deinstitutionalization, some failed to provide adequate services, while others overcame challenges of stigma and limited resources and successfully expanded care. Isabel...

Author: Theodore SorensenISBN-10: 0440504066ISBN-13: 9780440504061Publisher: Random House Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/05/1991Pages: 450Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.46lbsSize: 8.54h x 6.46w x 1.13d

Mankind is on a crash course with destiny and doesn't seem to have a clue! We are witnessing rapidly accelerating global warming of our own making that could potentially result in species extinctions, including our own. Witness widespread signs of the impending disaster including...

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated long-standing inequities, both in the United States and throughout the world. As studies emerge to help us understand the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on every facet of modern life, it is critical that the effect of...

Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject Politics - Region: Russia, grade: 2,4, course: History of international Relations, language: English, abstract: This paper asks the following questions: How did this politically controversial country nevertheless become one of the EU's most important energy...

Value of a LifeBy: Janet Farmer-Selden"This is a fine piece of work and reminds me of the importance of "bearing witness." History has a way of repeating itself when the real stories of tragedy are relegated to the annals of yesteryear. It was informative,...

Seminar paper from the year 2020 in the subject Politics - Region: South Asia, grade: 1,3, University of Heidelberg, language: English, abstract: This paper addresses a theoretical and an empirical question. First, the paper argues that general theories of comparative analysis of political systems...

Addressing the interaction between military operations and the activities of civilian government agencies, intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) during and after conflict, this study traces the development of civil military operations from their origin during World War II as Civil Affairs and...

In the 21st century, higher education faces a number of challenges: We need to prepare students for the complexities of a highly interconnected world so that they can act as responsible citizens within a global society as change agents. Transnational collaboration projects offer unique...

The disintegration of the USSR was one of the greatest management failures of the twentieth century, but is never considered from that standpoint. This monograph uniquely does so, using insights from complexity theory to elucidate the problems Gorbachev faced as "CEO of the Soviet...

American political theorist Robert Dahl's 1961 work of political theory exhibits deep levels of creative thinking. When Dahl wrote, the American system of liberal democracy was generally considered to be shaped by a small group of powerful individuals who dominate because they are wealthy...

'The Responsibility of Intellectuals' propelled Noam Chomsky onto the US political scene half a century ago. This book revisits the seminal work, and features six new essays written to celebrate and explore its relevance in today's world, including Chomsky's recollections of the background to...

Mary is on her way to the state of Maryland. She is as happy as can be. But the capital city, Annapolis, is very near to the sea. In Where Are the Children?, a retired elementary school teacher uses poetry, illustrations, and fun-filled facts...

During WW II the Command and General Staff Colleges primary mission was to train large numbers of captains and majors to be staff officers in battalions, brigades, divisions, and corps. To that end, the Army provided copies of documents produced by field units to...

In the 1970's the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was made to manage our oceanic and atmospheric resources. The Southwest Fisheries Science Center is the research arm of NOAA's Southwest Region. Scientists study all areas from the Pacific Ocean to the Antarctic to...

Beginning in 1999, the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) added new questions about several categories of consumption expenditure. The PSID now covers items that constitute more than seventy percent of total expenditure measured in the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE). We show that expenditure...

The Colorado State Publications Library (CoSPL) was established by the General Assembly in 1980 as a part of the Colorado State Library and the Colorado Department of Education. The mission of the library is to provide Colorado residents with permanent public access to information...

The Naval War College Review was established in 1948 and is a forum for discussion of public policy matters of interest to the maritime services. The forthright and candid views of the authors are presented for the professional education of the readers. Articles published...

Monograph was prepared in June 1947 by lt. Col. Sasumu Tozuka and was based on his diary notes. A staff officer with the Eastern Detachment which conducted operations on Ambon and Timor, Col. Tozuka has augmented his narrative with recollections. Discusses the organization of...

This is the final statistical record of battle casualties and nonbattle deaths incurred during World War II by United States Army military personnel, including members of the Army Air Forces. The period covered is 7 December 1941 through 31 December 1946. Battle casualties are...

U.S. dairy production is consolidating into fewer but larger farms. This report uses data from several USDA surveys to detail that consolidation and to analyze the financial drivers of consolidation. Specifically, larger farms realize lower production costs. Although small dairy farms realize higher revenue...

The BiblioGov Project is an effort to expand awareness of the public documents and records of the U.S. Government via print publications. In broadening the public understanding of government and its work, an enlightened democracy can grow and prosper. Ranging from historic Congressional Bills...

The BiblioGov Project is an effort to expand awareness of the public documents and records of the U.S. Government via print publications. In broadening the public understanding of government and its work, an enlightened democracy can grow and prosper. Ranging from historic Congressional Bills...

The BiblioGov Project is an effort to expand awareness of the public documents and records of the U.S. Government via print publications. In broadening the public understanding of government and its work, an enlightened democracy can grow and prosper. Ranging from historic Congressional Bills...

The BiblioGov Project is an effort to expand awareness of the public documents and records of the U.S. Government via print publications. In broadening the public understanding of government and its work, an enlightened democracy can grow and prosper. Ranging from historic Congressional Bills...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

Gustav Le Bon's The Crowd is not only a classic, but one of the best-selling scientific books in social psychology and collective behavior ever writtenAuthor: Gustave Le BonISBN-10: 1138534943ISBN-13: 9781138534940Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/20/2017Pages: 238Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.08lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d

Author: Michael KerenISBN-10: 0875800947ISBN-13: 9780875800943Publisher: Northern Illinois University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/1984Pages: 220Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d

This is a collection of scholarly essays on state, society and politics in the Third World, with cases drawn from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. The introductory chapter outlines the theoretical approach of the contributors and the concluding chapter summarizes the...

This book examines Islam and women's everyday life, focusing in particular on the highly controversial issue of polygamy. It discusses the competing interpretations of the Qur'anic verses that are at the heart of Muslim controversies over polygamy, with some groups believing that Islam enshrines...

This classic book is a powerful indictment of contemporary attitudes to race. By accusing British intellectuals and politicians on both sides of the political divide of refusing to take race seriously, Paul Gilroy caused immediate uproar when this book was first published in 1987....

Author: Mahmood MamdaniISBN-10: 2869781032ISBN-13: 9782869781030Publisher: CodesriaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2000Pages: 52Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.11d

Because globalization is expressed in many ways and evokes complex responses, it demands various lines of analysis. Globalizing Education shows how this phenomenon is mediated and mitigated by a range of educational policies, pedagogies, and politics. It identifies the forms of educational governance associated...

Each year, millions of people are uprooted from their homes by wars, repression, natural disasters, and climate change. In Uprooted, Volha Charnysh presents a fresh perspective on the developmental consequences of mass displacement, arguing that accommodating the displaced population can strengthen receiving states and...

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is an office that is part of the Cabinet departments and independent agencies of the United States federal government as well as some state and local governments. Each office includes an Inspector General and employees charged with...

"This book will foster an environment for a healthy discussion on a sensitive topic. Highly recommend.""SIS is trying to create bridges, not only to each other, but hopefully to our society.""The stories will both break your heart and fill you with hope for the...

Like its African neighbors, Eritrea attained colonial statehood under a European power, in this case Italy. Yet, during decolonization, its people were singularly excluded from the right to self-determination, for external reasons: superpower rivalry over the country's strategic position on the Red Sea; a...

Rogue State and its author came to sudden international attention when Osama Bin Laden quoted the book publicly in January 2006, propelling the book to the top of the bestseller charts in a matter of hours.It is an essential guide to the crimes and...

Some politicians want to change the name "India." They are embarrassed by the fact that the name and the idea of "India" came from the Bible. In 1492, Columbus sailed and failed to find the sea route to "India." Vasco da Gama reached Calicut...

Maitreya and the Struggle Against Global PovertyBy Jack L. SchauerMaitreya and the Struggle Against Global Poverty offers a profound exploration of one of humanity's most pressing issues-global poverty-through a unique blend of philosophical, political, economic, and social perspectives. Jack L. Schauer's qualitative study is...

Now is the time for the new, the beautiful and the humane. In Together, award-winning political thinker, author and poet Ece Temelkuran provides an inspiring manifesto for change by revealing fresh possibilities for the better world we might want to live in and gives...

The surreptitious actions of the CIA Shadow Government has suppressed our civilization by keeping secret one of the greatest scientific advancements for more than half a century - the knowledge and use of zero-point energy. To have all countries use free energy will give...

Wartime leaders should understand the link between violent means and political ends. They should also have a sense of how strategic decisions will affect the post-war peace. Yet they often fail to make these connections. Mistaking strategy for grand strategy, or misunderstanding the relationship...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been playing the authoritarian's game for some time now. Under the polarizing, tense and uncertain conditions of this regime, segments of society in Turkey are still actively resisting to the onslaught of authoritarian measures, coalescing at diverse sites of...

For a thinker whose revolutionary ideas have had such a decisive impact on the world, it is ironic that Marx's own political writings remain so neglected. His political writings are often seen as texts written instrumentally to earn money, which he often desperately needed,...

The COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread disruption and rapid change, impacting public policy with unprecedented impact globally, nationally, regionally, and locally. All facets and groups within society were affected, and the aftermath of this is still being felt. Stemming from the international meeting, "Disaster Management:...

This volume contains some selected papers from the "International Conference on Peace Economics, Peace Science and Development", held at the Mahatma Gandhi Center for Conflict Prevention and Management in Bangalore, India on July 11 to 13, 2024. The chapters cover the topics of social...