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The Outrage Industry: Political Opinion Media and the New Incivility by Jeffrey M. Berry 9780190498467
RRP: €36.28€26.62In early 2012, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh claimed that Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown University law student who advocated for insurance coverage of contraceptives, "wants to be paid to have sex." Over the next few days, Limbaugh attacked Fluke... -
Amakomiti: Grassroots Democracy in South African Shack Settlements Trevor Ngwane 9780745342009
RRP: €27.36€21.35Can people who live in shantytowns, shacks and favelas teach us anything about democracy? About how to govern society in a way that is inclusive, participatory and addresses popular needs? This book argues that they can. In a study conducted in... -
Inside the Local Campaign: Constituency Elections in Canada by Alex Marland
RRP: €41.65€37.06Inside the Local Campaign reveals what goes on in constituency campaigns during a Canadian election. It brings to light the key roles of candidates and their supporters on the ground in an election, and demonstrates that local electioneering matters.For... -
Resistance: How Women Saved Democracy from Donald Trump by Jennifer Rubin
RRP: €23.80€20.97In the tradition of Shattered and Game Change, Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin provides an insider's look at how women across the political spectrum carried a revolution to the ballot box and defeated Donald Trump, based on interviews with key... -
Majority Judgment: Measuring, Ranking, and Electing by Michel Balinski 9780262545716
€52.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262545716Author Michel BalinskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 152g -
Human Rights and Development by Peter Uvin 9781565491854
€27.67In Human Rights and Development, award-winning author Peter Uvin extends the examination of development aid and human rights violations that he presented in his book on the Rwandan genocide, Aiding Violence. Whereas that book is diagnostic, Human Rights... -
The Meaning of Partisanship by Jonathan White 9780199684175
€117.12For a century at least, parties have been central to the study of politics. Yet their typical conceptual reduction to a network of power-seeking elites has left many to wonder why parties were ever thought crucial to democracy. This book seeks to... -
Bad Stories: What the Hell Just Happened to Our Country by Professor Steve Almond
RRP: €15.46€10.27Like a lot of Americans, Steve Almond spent the weeks after the 2016 election lying awake, in a state of dread and bewilderment. The problem wasn't just the election, but the fact that nobody could explain, in any sort of coherent way, why America had... -
Nativism and Slavery: The Northern Know Nothings and the Politics of the 1850s by Tyler Gregory Anbinder 9780195089226
RRP: €52.35€36.68Politicians have used immigrants as scapegoats for the nation's problems throughout American history. No group achieved more success with this tactic than the Know Nothing Party, which directed its attacks primarily against Catholic immigrants. Within a... -
Principles of Electoral Reform by Michael Dummett 9780198292463
€61.01A country's electoral system has a profound effect on its politics; its citizens ought therefore to ask themselves at frequent intervals whether that currently in force is satisfactory. This book does not argue for a particular answer, but aims to help... -
Stop at Nothing: The Life and Adventures of Malcolm Turnbull: Quarterly Essay 34 by Annabel Crabb 9781863958189
RRP: €17.84€16.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781863958189Author Annabel CrabbFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Black Inc.Publisher Black Inc.Weight(grams) 201gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 128mm * 16mm -
Tuesday Night Massacre: Four Senate Elections and the Radicalization of the Republican Party by Marc C. Johnson 9780806168548
RRP: €27.31€19.99While political history has plenty to say about the impact of Ronald Reagan's election to the presidency in 1980, four Senate races that same year have garnered far less attention - despite their similarly profound political effect. Tuesday Night... -
The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump by Gregg Jarrett 9780062872739
RRP: €14.27€11.33WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION AND AFTERWORD FOR THE PAPERBACK EDITION Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett reveals the real story behind Hillary Clinton's deep state collaborators in government and exposes their nefarious actions during and after the 2016... -
Identity Crisis: The 2016 Presidential Campaign and the Battle for the Meaning of America by John Sides 9780691196435
RRP: €17.84€13.88A gripping in-depth look at the presidential election that stunned the world Donald Trump's election victory resulted in one of the most unexpected presidencies in history. Identity Crisis provides the definitive account of the campaign that seemed to... -
What You Should Know about Politics . . . But Don't, Fifth Edition: A Nonpartisan Guide to the Issues That Matter by Jessamyn Conrad 9781648210075
RRP: €22.60€14.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648210075Author Jessamyn ConradFormat PaperbackPage Count 408Imprint Arcade PublishingPublisher Arcade PublishingWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 226mm *... -
Understanding Reform in Myanmar: People and Society in the Wake of Military Rule by Marie Lall
RRP: €29.75€26.22Marie Lall's book seeks to uncover and explain the recent political and economic reforms implemented in post-military Myanmar, focussing on key turning-points that ushered in the current transformation programme, particularly those affecting education,... -
Just Work?: Migrant Workers' Struggles Today Aziz Choudry 9780745335834
RRP: €29.74€19.49This book offers a vast range of grassroots perspectives on global migrant labour organisation in the twenty-first century. From workers' organisations in South African migrant worker resistance in the Gulf, from forest workers in the Czech Republic to... -
Political Negotiation: A Handbook by Professor Jane Mansbridge 9780815727293
RRP: €35.70€31.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815727293Author Jane MansbridgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 467gDimensions(mm)... -
Change and Continuity in the 2020 Elections by John H. Aldrich 9781538164822
€50.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538164822Author John H. AldrichFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Rowman & LittlefieldPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 152g -
The British General Election of 1931 by Andrew Thorpe 9780198202189
€56.13The British general election of 1931 marked the culmination of a period of political and economic crisis, and has long been regarded as a watershed in twentieth-century British history. In the summer of 1931 a struggling Labour government collapsed; its... -
Mexico's Drug War and Criminal Networks: The Dark Side of Social Media by Nilda M. Garcia
RRP: €47.59€41.72Mexico's Drug War and Criminal Networks examines the effects of technology on three criminal organizations: the Sinaloa cartel, the Zetas, and the Caballeros Templarios.Using social network analysis, and analyzing the use of web platforms Facebook,... -
The Disappearing Center: Engaged Citizens, Polarization, and American Democracy by Alan I. Abramowitz 9780300168297
€29.18Renowned political scientist Alan I. Abramowitz presents a groundbreaking argument that the most important divide in American politics is not between left and right but rather between citizens who are politically engaged and those who are not. It is the... -
The Myth of Russian Collusion: The Inside Story of How Donald Trump REALLY Won by Roger Stone 9781510749368
RRP: €22.60€14.34New York Times bestselling author Roger Stone's insider tell-all about the presidential campaign that shocked the world.) Stone continues to be front page news and his updated book responds to the charges made by Robert Mueller.Two years ago, Roger... -
Not in My Backyard: How Citizen Activists Nationalized Local Politics in the Fight to Save Green Springs by Brian Balogh 9780300253788
RRP: €35.70€34.81How a woman-led citizens’ group beat a Southern political machine by enlisting federal bureaucrats and judges to protect their neighborhood from unchecked economic development This social history of local political activism tells the story of the... -
Steadfast Democrats: How Social Forces Shape Black Political Behavior by Ismail K. White
RRP: €41.65€33.01A groundbreaking look at how group expectations unify Black Americans in their support of the Democratic partyBlack Americans are by far the most unified racial group in American electoral politics, with 80 to 90 percent identifying as Democrats-a... -
Digital Citizenship: The Internet, Society, and Participation by Karen Mossberger 9780262633536
€42.41This analysis of how the ability to participate in society online affects political and economic opportunity finds that technology use matters in wages and income and civic participation and voting. Just as education has promoted democracy and economic... -
Nothing Has Changed: The 2017 Election Diaries by Adrian Masters 9781912109753
€8.88`A terrific account of the surreal 2017 campaign in Wales with great access to the main players.' -Huw Edwards `Nothing has changed,' is what Theresa May repeatedly said at the Welsh Conservative manifesto launch in Gresford when she was accused of a... -
Slobbering Love Affair: The True (and Pathetic) Story of the Torrid Romance Between Barack Obama ... by Bernard Goldberg 9781596980907
RRP: €21.41€18.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781596980907Author Bernard GoldbergFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint Regnery Publishing IncPublisher Regnery Publishing IncWeight(grams) 386g -
The Community Leadership Handbook: Framing Ideas, Building Relationships, and Mobilizing Resources by James F. Krile 9780940069541
RRP: €34.50€26.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780940069541Author James F. KrileFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Fieldstone AlliancePublisher Fieldstone AllianceWeight(grams) 567g -
Algeria Modern: From Opacity to Complexity by Luis Martinez
RRP: €53.55€47.39Spared by the Arab revolts, Bouteflika's Algeria continues to intrigue observers. How does its political system function? Who really governs? Who are behind the protests? How strong are the Islamists? Are there alternatives to dependence on hydrocarbons?... -
European Party Politics in Times of Crisis by Swen Hutter
RRP: €124.95€112.70This comprehensive study of party competition in Europe since 2008 aids understanding of the recent, often dramatic, changes taking place in European politics. It addresses how the multiple crises that Europe faces have affected the intensity and... -
Buying the Vote: A History of Campaign Finance Reform by Robert E. Mutch 9780190627324
RRP: €22.00€20.25Are corporations citizens? Is political inequality a necessary aspect of a democracy or something that must be stamped out? These are the questions that have been at the heart of the debate surrounding campaign finance reform for nearly half a century... -
Dirty Rubles: An Introduction to Trump/Russia by Olear Greg 9781641849265
RRP: €15.46€9.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641849265Author Olear GregFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Gregory OlearPublisher Gregory OlearWeight(grams) 122gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 6mm -
Egypt: Contested Revolution Philip Marfleet (University of East London) 9780745335513
RRP: €20.22€13.73The tumultuous events that began in Egypt in 2011 have embraced revolution and counter-revolution. For Philip Marfleet, they are a complex and continuing process in which millions of people from a range of political formations and socio-economic and... -
Parties at War: Political Organization in Second World War Britain by Andrew Thorpe 9780199272730
RRP: €160.65€141.49Political parties formed the cornerstone of the liberal democracy for which Britain claimed it was fighting in the Second World War. However, that conflict represented the most sustained challenge to the British party system during the twentieth century... -
Conservative Radicalism: A Sociology of Conservative Party Youth Structures and Libertarianism 1970-1992 by Timothy Evans 9781571818720
RRP: €117.81€95.76If you share the commonly-held notions about the New Right, which typically associate it with a reactionary ideology of social and economic change, then you are in for a surprise: this study - the first to be carried out from the inside - shows that, at... -
Elections: A Very Short Introduction L. Sandy Maisel 9780197645758
RRP: €10.70€10.57Most citizens know how elections work in their own country, but not all elections are created equally. Elections occur in all democracies and many non-democratic regimes as well. They determine who will hold public office and who will have the power to... -
Why American Elections Are Flawed (And How to Fix Them) by Pippa Norris 9781501713408
RRP: €8.32€4.51The flaws in the American electoral process have become increasingly apparent in recent years. The contemporary tipping point in public awareness occurred during the 2000 election count, and concern deepened due to several major problems observed in the... -
An Uncivil War by Greg Sargent 9780062698452
RRP: €33.31€25.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062698452Author Greg SargentFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint William Morrow PaperbacksPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)... -
Democracy for Sale: Elections, Clientelism, and the State in Indonesia by Edward Aspinall
RRP: €36.89€32.56Democracy for Sale is an on-the-ground account of Indonesian democracy, analyzing its election campaigns and behind-the-scenes machinations. Edward Aspinall and Ward Berenschot assess the informal networks and political strategies that shape access to...