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Analysing the Trust-Transparency Nexus: Multi-level Governance in the UK, France and Germany by Ian Stafford 9781447355212
RRP: £80.00£60.87Is transparency a necessary condition to build and restore citizen trust in governance and democracy? This volume addresses the relationship between trust and transparency in the context of multi-level governance. Drawing on fieldwork from the UK, France... -
Broken Bonds: What Family Fragmentation Means for America's Future by Mitch Pearlstein 9781442236639
£50.42The United States has the highest family fragmentation rates in the industrial world. Nonmarital birth rates for the nation as a whole are 40%, with proportions dramatically higher in many communities as defined by race, ethnicity, or geography. Divorce... -
Civics in Colorado by Elise Wallace 9781087630298
RRP: £10.26£9.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781087630298Author Elise WallaceFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Teacher Created MaterialsPublisher Teacher Created Materials -
Canada Decentralized: Can Our Nation Survive? by Michael B. Davie 9780968580332
RRP: £11.99£7.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780968580332Author Michael B. DavieFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Manor House Publishing IncPublisher Manor House Publishing IncWeight(grams) 163g -
Narratives of Citizenship: Indigenous and Diasporic Peoples Unsettle the Nation-State by Aloys N. M. Fleischmann 9780888645180
RRP: £33.99£28.34Examining various cultural products-music, cartoons, travel guides, ideographic treaties, film, and especially the literary arts-the contributors of these thirteen essays invite readers to conceptualize citizenship as a narrative construct, both in... -
Webster-Hayne Debate on the Nature of the Union by Herman Belz 9780865972735
RRP: £11.95£10.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865972735Author Herman BelzFormat PaperbackPage Count 494Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 847g -
American Commonwealth, 2-Volume Set by James Bryce 9780865971172
£14.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865971172Author James BryceFormat PaperbackPage Count 1711Imprint Liberty Fund IncPublisher Liberty Fund IncWeight(grams) 2680g -
Classics of American Political and Constitutional Thought, Volume 1: Origins through the Civil War by Scott J. Hammond 9780872208834
£35.70Volume 1 of a 2-volume set. Volume 1 covers origins through the Civil War. Volume 2 covers reconstruction to the present. Together the two-volume set offers an unparalleled selection of key texts from the history of American political and constitutional... -
A Disquisition On Government and Selections from The Discourse by John C. Calhoun 9780872202948
RRP: £32.99£27.15The only student edition of Calhoun's writings available, this volume offers the Disquisition in its entirety along with two key selections from the Discourse: Formation of the Federal Period and A Plural Executive Proposed.Book InformationISBN... -
Sending Your Government a Message: E-mail Communication Between Citizen and Government by Carl Richard Neu 9780833027542
£18.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780833027542Author Carl Richard NeuFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint RANDPublisher RANDWeight(grams) 326g -
Communitarianism: A New Agenda for Politics and Citizenship by Henry Tam 9780814782361
£29.60Although communitarianism has a long history, it has only recently emerged to pose a major challenge to the traditional left-right divide in politics and the competing principles of individualism and collectivism. Communitarianism is the first... -
Communitarianism: A New Agenda for Politics and Citizenship by Henry Tam 9780814782354
£89.88Although communitarianism has a long history, it has only recently emerged to pose a major challenge to the traditional left-right divide in politics and the competing principles of individualism and collectivism. Communitarianism is the first... -
A Brief History of Citizenship by Derek Heater 9780814736722
£26.30From Plato to Rorty, A Brief History of Citizenship provides a concise survey of the idea of citizenship. All major periods are covered, beginning with Greece and Rome, continuing on to the Middle Ages, the American and French Revolutions, and finally to... -
A Brief History of Citizenship by Derek Heater 9780814736715
£89.88From Plato to Rorty, A Brief History of Citizenship provides a concise survey of the idea of citizenship. All major periods are covered, beginning with Greece and Rome, continuing on to the Middle Ages, the American and French Revolutions, and finally to... -
Democracy in Immigrant America: Changing Demographics and Political Participation by S. Karthick Ramakrishnan 9780804755924
RRP: £21.99£19.19Democracy in Immigrant America provides a comprehensive analysis of democratic participation among first- and second-generation immigrants in the United States, addressing the questions that are integral to understanding the present-day realities of... -
Borders and Migration: The Canadian Experience in Comparative Perspective by Asad G. Kiyani 9780776638065
RRP: £46.50£40.77Since 2015, the cross-border movement of migrants and refugees has reached unprecedented levels. War, persecution, destitution, and desertification impelled millions to flee their homes in central Asia, the Levant, and North Africa. The responses in the... -
Canadian Democracy from the Ground Up: Perceptions and Performance by Elisabeth Gidengil 9780774828253
RRP: £89.00£77.62An important new perspective for scholars and students interested in understanding the attitudes of ordinary Canadians towards their country's democratic structures and political leaders.Book InformationISBN 9780774828253Author Elisabeth GidengilFormat... -
Law and Citizenship by Law Commission of Canada 9780774813006
RRP: £31.00£27.36Long 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... -
Communication Technology by Darin Barney 9780774811835
RRP: £22.99£20.01When the Internet began to emerge as a popular new mode ofcommunication, many political scientists and social commentatorsbelieved that it would revolutionize our democratic institutions.Today, voter turnout is at an historic low and Internet usage is at... -
Insiders and Outsiders: Alan Cairns and the Reshaping of Canadian Citizenship by Philip Resnick 9780774810685
RRP: £94.00£81.88Insiders and Outsiders celebrates the work of Alan Cairns, one of the most influential Canadian social scientists of the contemporary period. Few scholars have helped shape so many key debates in such a wide range of topics in Canadian politics, from the... -
Citizens by Elisabeth Gidengil 9780774809191
RRP: £84.00£72.96Citizens are central to any meaningful definition of democracy. What does it say about the health of Canadian democracy when fewer citizens than ever are exercising their right to vote and party membership rolls are shrinking? Are increasingly... -
The Future of the First Amendment: The Digital Media, Civic Education, and Free Expression Rights in America's High Schools by Kenneth Dautrich 9780742562820
RRP: £48.00£42.05Findings from the high-profile John S. and James L. Knight Foundation-sponsored surveys of over 100,000 high school students in 2004 and 2006 provided a wake-up call to those interested in preserving the future of free expression rights in America. These... -
Civic Education in the Twenty-First Century: A Multidimensional Inquiry by Michael T. Rogers 9780739193495
RRP: £135.00£118.90Imagine an America where politicians, governmental institutions, schools, new technologies, and interest groups work together to promote informed, engaged citizens. Civic Education in the Twenty-First Century brings together scholars from various... -
Citizenship: The Civic Ideal in World History, Politics and Education by Derek Heater 9780719068416
RRP: £19.99£18.22This book describes, analyses and interprets the topic of citizenship in a global context as it has developed historically, in its variations as a political concept and status, and the ways in which citizens have been and are being educated for that... -
Citizenship 2.0: Dual Nationality as a Global Asset by Yossi Harpaz 9780691194059
RRP: £84.00£65.69Citizenship 2.0 focuses on an important yet overlooked dimension of globalization: the steady rise in the legitimacy and prevalence of dual citizenship. Demand for dual citizenship is particularly high in Latin America and Eastern Europe, where more than... -
The Citizen and the Alien: Dilemmas of Contemporary Membership by Linda Bosniak 9780691138282
RRP: £28.00£21.80Citizenship presents two faces. Within a political community it stands for inclusion and universalism, but to outsiders, citizenship means exclusion. Because these aspects of citizenship appear spatially and jurisdictionally separate, they are usually... -
True Faith and Allegiance: Immigration and American Civic Nationalism by Noah M. Jedidiah Pickus 9780691133966
RRP: £35.00£27.74True Faith and Allegiance is a provocative account of nationalism and the politics of turning immigrants into citizens and Americans. Noah Pickus offers an alternative to the wild swings between emotionally fraught positions on immigration and... -
The Character of American Democracy: Preserving Our Past, Protecting Our Future by Jill Long Thompson 9780253050427
RRP: £72.00£62.00"We live in an age that demonstrates the powerful need for ethics in government. Democracy is a privilege that carries with it important responsibilities for the people and their representatives. As we look back on this era and determine the future of... -
A Woman's Place: Us Counterterrorism Since 9/11 by Joana Cook 9780197506554
£52.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780197506554Author Joana CookFormat HardbackPage Count 592Imprint Oxford University Press, USAPublisher Oxford University Press, USAWeight(grams) 839g -
From Global to Grassroots: The European Union, Transnational Advocacy, and Combating Violence Against Women by Celeste Montoya 9780190244118
£32.34From Global to Grassroots looks at how transnational activism aimed at combating violence against women is used to instigate changes in local practice. Focusing on the case of the European Union, this book provides empirical and intersectional feminist... -
The Seven Democratic Virtues: What You Can Do to Overcome Tribalism and Save Our Democracy by Christopher Beem 9780271093949
RRP: £24.95£21.99The insurrection of January 6, 2021, clearly demonstrated that tribalism in the United States has become dangerous. The "other side" is no longer viewed as a well-intentioned opponent but as an existential threat. If we don't change course,... -
Democracy Assistance in Egypt: Risks & Lessons Learned by Elizabeth N. Spencer 9781634635349
RRP: £84.99£55.93For over 30 years, Egypt has been a key strategic partner of the United States and the recipient of billions of dollars of U.S. assistance. Starting with its revolution in January 2011, Egypt has undergone a series of political transitions. Shortly after... -
The Citizen Lobbyist: A How-to Manual for Making Your Voice Heard in Government by Amanda Knief 9781939578013
RRP: £8.95£6.58A 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: £66.99£44.34Since 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: £25.00£19.88What 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: £119.00£103.78This 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... -
Justice Rising: Robert Kennedy’s America in Black and White by Patricia Sullivan 9780674295520
RRP: £19.95£17.27“In most accounts of the tumultuous 1960s, Robert Kennedy plays a supporting role…Sullivan corrects this and puts RFK near the center of the nation’s struggle for racial justice.”—Richard Thompson Ford, Washington Post“A profound and uplifting account of... -
Law in Conflict: The Judicialization of Mining Disputes in Peru by Angela Lindt 9783837669695
RRP: £55.00£40.71Peru'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: £55.00£40.71How 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: £23.95£20.56Compiling 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...