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The Citizen Lobbyist: A How-to Manual for Making Your Voice Heard in Government by Amanda Knief 9781939578013
RRP: $11.55$8.32A handbook for anyone who wants to learn about how to be active in local, state, and federal government, The Citizen Lobbyist shows how to have a voice in creating public policy. More citizen involvement is needed in our government processes to ensure... -
Federalism: History & Current Issues by Melissa V. Holdstedt 9781600211546
RRP: $86.42$57.20Since the ratification of the Constitution, which established a union of states under a federal system of governance, two questions have generated considerable debate: What is the nature of the union? What powers, privileges, duties, and responsibilities... -
The World We Want: Restoring Citizenship in a Fractured Age by Mark Kingwell 9780742512665
RRP: $32.25$25.10What does it mean to be a citizen in a world of fractured identities and crumbling nationalism—when people are withdrawing into consumerism, cultural separatism, and self-regarding isolation? Citizenship meets one of our deepest needs, the need to... -
Governing Affective Citizenship: Denaturalization, Belonging, and Repression by Marie Beauchamps 9781786606778
RRP: $153.51$133.88This book investigates politics of denaturalisation as a system of thought that influences seminal cultural political values, such as community, nationality, citizenship, selfhood and otherness. The context of the analysis is the politics of citizenship... -
Law in Conflict: The Judicialization of Mining Disputes in Peru by Angela Lindt 9783837669695
RRP: $64.50$52.52Peru's industrial mining sector is highly conflictual and characterized by social disputes. Many of these conflicts are fought not only in politics but also in the courts, as activists attempt to hold corporate and state actors liable for human rights... -
Fragments of Solidarity: An Ethnography of an Alternative Community in Modern Greece by Maria Giannoula 9783837666984
RRP: $64.50$52.52How is solidarity understood by the people who practice it actively and daily? What is the role of solidarity in reconciling the relationship of individuals with the collective demands of communities that fight for the rights of others? Based on a... -
Voice, Choice, and Action: The Potential of Young Citizens to Heal Democracy by Felton Earls 9780674987425
RRP: $30.90$26.52Compiling decades of fieldwork, two acclaimed scholars offer strategies for strengthening democracies by nurturing the voices of children and encouraging public awareness of their role as citizens.Voice, Choice, and Action is the fruit of the... -
The Politics of Immigration in Scotland by Aubrey Westfall 9781474491594
RRP: $32.24$26.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474491594Author Aubrey WestfallFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University Press -
RE: Constitutions: Connecting Citizens with the Rules of the Game by Beka Feathers 9781250235435
RRP: $29.66$25.39In order to coexist peacefully in society, humans must abide by certain norms, laws, and practices. But if we have different, conflicting ideas of who we are, what's acceptable, and what rights we deserve, how do we agree on anything? By drafting a... -
Illuminating the Alberta Order of Excellence by Allison Sivak 9780888644855
RRP: $109.64$90.96The Alberta Order of Excellence is the highest honour the Province of Alberta can bestow on a citizen. Members of The Alberta Order of Excellence come from all walks of life. Their careers range from medicine, science, engineering, law, and business to... -
Webster-Hayne Debate on the Nature of the Union by Herman Belz 9780865972728
RRP: $32.19$26.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865972728Author Herman BelzFormat HardbackPage Count 492Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 968g -
A Republic of Parties?: Debating the Two-Party System by Theodore J. Lowi 9780847686094
RRP: $45.15$39.93Americans have debated the efficacy of our two-party political system since the founding of the nation. Generations of political scientists have asked: Is the two- party system an antiquated arrangement, so entrenched in our political structure that any... -
Corporations and Citizenship by Greg Urban 9780812246025
RRP: $79.98$69.09President Theodore Roosevelt once proclaimed, "Great corporations exist only because they are created and safeguarded by our institutions, and it is therefore our right and duty to see that they work in harmony with those institutions." But... -
Everyday Politics: Reconnecting Citizens and Public Life by Harry C. Boyte 9780812219319
RRP: $30.95$26.88Increasingly a spectator sport, electoral politics have become bitterly polarized by professional consultants and lobbyists and have been boiled down to the distributive mantra of "who gets what." In Everyday Politics, Harry Boyte transcends partisan... -
Militants and Citizens: The Politics of Participatory Democracy in Porto Alegre by Gianpaolo Baiocchi 9780804751223
RRP: $117.39$101.81Brazil's democracy has frequently been described as unconsolidated, its citizens as apathetic and uninterested in politics. But in Porto Alegre, a host city to the World Social Forum, thousands of ordinary citizens participate in local governance,... -
Five Dollars And A Pork Chop Sandwich by Mary Framces Berry 9780807061985
RRP: $23.22$23.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807061985Author Mary Framces BerryFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press -
Managing Diversity: Practices of Citizenship by Linda Cardinal 9780776606545
$26.02Australia, Canada, and Ireland are all engaged in questions of multiculturalism and in the politics of recognition and reconciliation, the opportunities and pressures of geographic regionalism, shifts in political agendas associated with the impact of... -
Law and Citizenship by Law Commission of Canada 9780774812993
RRP: $112.23$97.43Long confined to the study of nationality, citizenship was not always considered a major concern of social scientists. In recent decades, however, the concept of citizenship has generated significant interest and intellectual debate in a variety of... -
Citizens Adrift: The Democratic Disengagement of Young Canadians by Paul Howe 9780774818766
RRP: $38.69$34.19This book will greatly enhance the understanding of students and policy-makers interested in voting and elections, Canadian politics, democratic disengagement, and civic involvement.Book InformationISBN 9780774818766Author Paul HoweFormat PaperbackPage... -
Greater Freedom: The Evolution of the Civil Rights Struggle in Wilson, North Carolina by Charles Wesley McKinney 9780761852308
RRP: $61.92$54.24Greater Freedom offers a groundbreaking long-term community study of Wilson County, North Carolina. Charting the evolution of Wilson's civil rights movement, Charles McKinney argues that African Americans in Wilson created an expansive notion of freedom... -
Social Movements and Ireland by Linda Connolly 9780719072437
RRP: $25.79$22.99Social movements and Ireland is an innovative new text which aims to provide a comprehensive introduction and critical analysis of collective action in Irish society. Participation in social protest in Ireland has become a widely utilized form of... -
The Activation of Citizenship in Europe by Thomas Pfister 9780719083310
RRP: $109.65$62.75This instructive study examines how a transnational discourse on 'modern' social policy - based the guiding principles of 'activation' and an 'activating welfare state' - intervenes in the concepts and practices of citizenship. What are the consequences... -
The Star and the Stripes: A History of the Foreign Policies of American Jews by Michael N. Barnett 9780691165974
RRP: $45.15$36.30How do American Jews envision their role in the world? Are they tribal--a people whose obligations extend solely to their own? Or are they prophetic--a light unto nations, working to repair the world? The Star and the Stripes is an original, provocative... -
Citizens and the State by Hans-Dieter Klingemann 9780198279556
$67.75Fears that representative democracy in western Europe is in crisis are examined on the basis of trends in mass attitudes over the past two or three decades. The evidence suggests not crisis but a changing relationship between citizens and the state. This... -
Specters of Belonging: The Political Life Cycle of Mexican Migrants by Adrian Felix 9780190879372
RRP: $27.08$26.10As the United States hardens its border with Mexico, how do migrants make transnational claims of citizenship in both nation-states? By enacting citizenship in both countries, Mexican migrants are challenging the meaning of membership and belonging from... -
When Students Protest: Secondary and High Schools by Judith Bessant 9781786611765
RRP: $116.10$106.58Student political action has been a major and recurring feature of politics across the globe throughout the past century. Students have been involved in a full range of public issues, from anti-colonial movements, anti-war campaigns, civil rights and... -
Daring to Dream: A Handbook for Hope in the Time of Trump by Angelo Bolotta 9781771833417
RRP: $33.53$19.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781771833417Author Angelo BolottaFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Guernica Editions,CanadaPublisher Guernica Editions,CanadaWeight(grams) 0g -
Breakfast with Leonard: A Conversation About the Psychological and Mental Liberation of Africa by Jaco Boettger 9781770090033
RRP: $11.55$9.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770090033Author Jaco BoettgerFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint JacanaPublisher Jacana -
Racism, Latinos, and the Public Policy Process by Henry Flores 9781498599733
RRP: $109.65$100.75Racism, Latinos, and the Public Policy Process traces the process through which race and racism are infused in the public policy process. It begins with a definition and short history of racism followed by a discussion of how individuals learn and... -
Fragmented Citizens: The Changing Landscape of Gay and Lesbian Lives by Stephen M. Engel 9781479809127
RRP: $95.46$83.66A sweeping historical and political account of how our present-day policy debates around citizenship and equality came to be The landmark Supreme Court decision in June 2015 legalizing the right to same-sex marriage marked a major victory in gay and... -
City Regions and Devolution in the UK: The Politics of Representation David Beel (Manchester Metropolitan University) 9781447355014
RRP: $103.20$78.52ePDF and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. In recent years, the 'city region' has seen a renaissance as the de facto spatial centre of governance for economic and social development. Rich in case study insights, this book provides a... -
Imagining Regulation Differently: Co-creating for Engagement Annie Oliver 9781447348023
RRP: $38.69$29.70There is an urgent need to rethink relationships between systems of government and those who are 'governed'. This book explores ways of rethinking those relationships by bringing communities normally excluded from decision-making to centre stage to... -
Imagining Regulation Differently: Co-creating for Engagement by Morag McDermont 9781447348016
RRP: $103.19$78.51There is an urgent need to rethink relationships between systems of government and those who are 'governed'. This book explores ways of rethinking those relationships by bringing communities normally excluded from decision-making to centre stage to... -
Debates on U.S. Immigration by Judith Gans 9781412996013
RRP: $154.80$138.08This issues-based reference work (available in both print and electronic formats) shines a spotlight on immigration policy in the United States. The U.S. is a nation of immigrants, yet while the lofty words enshrined with the Statue of Liberty stand as... -
Renewing America’s Civic Compact by Carol McNamara 9781666923452
RRP: $99.33$87.23Renewing America’s Civic Compact addresses the chief challenges and principal tensions in the operation of our civil society in order to consider possible paths forward. The meritocracy, multiculturalism, issues of race, technology, and populist... -
Analysing the Trust–Transparency Nexus: Multi-level Governance in the UK, France and Germany by Ian Stafford 9781447355229
RRP: $34.82$26.88Is transparency a necessary condition to build and restore citizen and civil society trust in governance and democracy? Throughout Europe, there is a growing demand for effective forms of citizen engagement and decentralisation in policy-making to... -
Citizen Democracy: Political Activists in a Cynical Age by Stephen E. Frantzich 9780742564459
$138.49Apathy and antipathy toward politics are epidemic. Citizen Democracy provides the antidote. In this revised and updated edition, Stephen E. Frantzich portrays citizens from every walk of life—rich and poor, old and young, black and white, male and... -
Citizenship and Identity in the Welfare State by Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski 9783832970611
RRP: $47.73$45.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783832970611Author Ireneusz Pawel KarolewskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 191Imprint Nomos VerlagsgesellschaftPublisher Nomos VerlagsgesellschaftWeight(grams)... -
American Catholics and Civic Engagement: A Distinctive Voice by Margaret O'Brien Steinfels 9780742531598
$64.81Sheed & Ward, in partnership with the Commonweal Foundation and with funding from the Pew Charitable Trust, proudly presents the first of two volumes in a groundbreaking series called American Catholics in the Public Square. The result of a three-year... -
Being a Young Citizen in Estonia: An Exploration of Young People's Civic and Media Experiences by Anne Kaun 9789949322749
RRP: $29.67$28.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789949322749Author Anne KaunFormat PaperbackPage Count 133Imprint University of Tartu PressPublisher University of Tartu PressWeight(grams) 145g