Political Process

An electoral system is the most fundamental element of representative democracy, translating citizen's votes into representatives' seats. It is also the most potent practical instrument available to democratic reformers. This systematic and comprehensive...

Social media technology is having a dramatic impact on social and political dynamics around the world.The contributors to this book document and illustrate this "techtonic" shift on violent conflict and democratic processes. They present vivid examples...

From hashtag activism to the flood of political memes on social media, the landscape of political communication is being transformed by the grassroots circulation of opinion on digital platforms and beyond. By exploring how everyday people assist in the...

Leading political scientists analyze the presidency of Donald Trump and its impact on the future of American politics In virtually all respects, the Trump presidency has disrupted patterns of presidential governance. However, does Trump signify a...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789888552672Author Alice PoonFormat PaperbackPage Count 354Imprint Earnshaw Books LimitedPublisher Earnshaw Books Limited

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781627300919Author M Frederic BastiatFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint Stonewell PressPublisher Stonewell PressWeight(grams) 104g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781695450226Author Surreylass PromptsFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 145g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398417724Author Zubair MullaFormat HardbackPage Count 88Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley PublishersWeight(grams) 127g

"The mainstream media's obsessive hatred for President Trump outruns his anti-media fixation by a country mile, argues this evenhanded and incisive study of press relations with the Trump administration." -Publishers Weekly "'Defiance Disorder': Another...

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From Gandhi's salt march to the US civil rights movement and Occupy Wall Street, nonviolent campaigns to promote democracy, human rights and social justice have long played an important transformative role in local, national and global politics. Some...

The Reasoning Voter is an insider's look at campaigns, candidates, media, and voters that convincingly argues that voters make informed logical choices. Samuel L. Popkin analyzes three primary campaigns-Carter in 1976; Bush and Reagan in 1980; and Hart,...

In 2016, Donald Trump broke almost all the rules of politics to win the Republican nomination and, even more improbably, to edge out heavily favored Hillary Clinton in one of the great upsets in presidential campaign history. In Trumped: The 2016...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781929194735Author Sun TzuFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint Clearbridge PublishingPublisher Clearbridge PublishingWeight(grams) 304gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

An illuminating introduction to how the Lander function not only within the country itself but also within the wider context of European political affairs. Looks at the Lander in the constitutional order of the country, and the political and...

Comparative Politics is a series for students and teachers of political science that deals with contemporary issues in comparative government and politics. The General Editors are Max Kaase, Professor of Political Science, Vice President and Dean, School...

On 25 January 2011, tens of thousands of Egyptians came out on the streets to protest against emergency rule and police brutality. Eighteen days later, Mubarak, one of the longest sitting dictators in the region, had gone. How are we to make sense of...

The sixth general election since the arrival of democracy occurs at a critical moment in South Africa's history. The immediate question this book poses is will the ANC manage to manufacture a sixth electoral victory despite its disastrous record in...

Primary elections have been used for the past century for most U.S. elective offices and their popularity is growing in other nations as well. In some circumstances, primaries ensure that citizens have a say in elections and test the skills of candidates...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905379750Author Mary MinihanFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint Maverick HousePublisher Maverick HouseWeight(grams) 417g

Political parties are the defining institutions of representative democracy and the darlings of political science. Their governing and electoral functions are among the chief concerns of the field. Yet most political theorists--including democratic...

Media pundits and students of Canadian politics alike have strived to interpret the relevance of the 2021 federal election, held in the midst of a global pandemic and reinforcing the existing parliamentary balance of power. This timely volume explains...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910170632Author David BellFormat PaperbackImprint Five Leaves PublicationsPublisher Five Leaves Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780260846Author Amy LangFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint New Internationalist Publications LtdPublisher New Internationalist Publications...

How is critical thinking taught? How will the next generation cope with an ever-changing and increasingly complex world? These are questions that the Grand Strategy program at Yale seeks to address. The Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy seeks to...

This edited collection builds directly upon the recently published book by Harmel, Svasand, and Mjelde (Institutionalisation (and De-Institutionalisation) of Right-Wing Protest Parties: The Progress Parties in Denmark and Norway) and applies their...

If you paid even a moment's attention during high-school history class, you probably know that 1910 brought about the Union of South Africa, that the 1948 general election ushered in apartheid, and that the Rainbow Nation was born when Madiba triumphed...

This book is about the politics of Myanmar under the reformist president Thein Sein. After taking office in March 2011, Thein Sein initiated the bloodless Myanmar Spring. He was able to transform Myanmar into a more transparent and dynamic society, bring...

Rage revenue-addicted news companies are plagued by shoddy reporting, sensationalism, groupthink, and brain-dead partisan tribalism. Newsrooms rely on emotion-driven blabber to entrance conflict-addled super users.In Broken News, Chris Stirewalt,...

In 1899, Carrie Chapman Catt, who succeeded Susan B. Anthony as head of the National American Women Suffrage Association, argued that it was the "duty" of U.S. women to help lift the inhabitants of its new island possessions up from "barbarism" to...

Congressional debates are increasingly defined by gridlock and stalemate, with partisan showdowns that lead to government shutdowns. Compromise in Congress seems hard to reach, but do politicians deserve all the blame? Legislators who refuse to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807057674Author Mary Frances BerryFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press

During Latin America's third democratic wave, a majority of countries adopted a runoff rule for the election of the president, effectively dampening plurality voting, opening the political arena to new parties, and assuring the public that the president...

The 2000 election showed that the mechanies of voting, such as ballot design, can make a critical difference in the accuracy and fairness of our elections. But as Dennis F. Thompson persuasively shows, more fundamental issues must be addressed to ensure...

The term 'nation-building' has experienced a remarkable renaissance since the early 1990s. It has been used to describe and to justify the military interventions in Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq. Linked to the idea of 'failed' or 'failing' states, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307385888Author Robert G. KaiserFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 425gDimensions(mm)...

This is a study of popular political behaviour both before and after the Great Reform Act of 1832, the impact of which has long divided historians, some heralding it as the dawn of a new age, others dismissing it as an irrelevance. Professor Phillips...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912568048Author Stephen TuckFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint CONNELL PUBLISHING LTDPublisher CONNELL PUBLISHING LTD

"This penetrating study asks whether the actual evidence concerning alleged Russian interference in the US elections of 2016 justifies the enormous hue and cry it has elicited ... A highly instructive inquiry into our current malaise." - Noam ChomskyCold...