The emergence of Green parties throughout Europe during the 1980s marked the arrival of a new form of political movement......more

Gives you the scoop on how the Court reaches its decisions Get involved and track a case through the system This fun and......more

Record numbers of Americans describe themselves as independents and reject the conventional agendas of Left and Right.......more

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Revered and reviled in almost equal amounts since its inception, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has been ......more

Through much of the 1990s, a newly hatched snake wreaked political havoc in the South. When North Carolina gained a seat......more

Understanding the impact of constitutional rights in the real world depends on understanding the law of constitutional r......more

This completely revised third edition of Smith’s classic text on Arizona politics and public policy brings its examinati......more

This volume brings together the innovative ideas of 21 of America’s leading governors and mayors expressed in their own ......more

This book explores the emergence of the fundamental political concepts of medieval Jewish thought, arguing that alongsid......more

American Power and the New Mandarins is Noam Chomsky’s first political book, widely considered to be among the most coge......more

Metropolitan Governance and Spatial Planning explores the relationship between metropolitan decision-making and strategi......more

Manning examines issues of democratization and conflict resolution through the lens of the Mozambican experience from 19......more

Ethnic identity groups-defined broadly to include ethnic, religious, linguistic, or racial identities-have long played a......more

Sperlich examines the ideological foundations of the socialist regime of the former German Democratic Republic. He provi......more

Two leading authors challenge the assumption that France has a well coordinated government. The constitutional, politica......more

War After September 11 considers the just aims and legitimate limits of the United States’ response to the terrorist att......more

War After September 11 considers the just aims and legitimate limits of the United States’ response to the terrorist att......more

When theorists explain how democracies conduct foreign policy, they tend to ignore or downplay differences and assume th......more

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall the countries of Central and Eastern Europe have had to deal with a completely new set......more

Provides in-depth case studies of the ’state’ of e-government today. The book chronicles the ’early days’ of e-governmen......more

Over the past several years, while visible protests against the World Bank and the I.M.F. made front-page news, there ha......more

Election campaigns in small and mid-sized electoral districts have been run from the grass roots from the beginning of t......more

Across the globe, the domain of the litigator and the judge has radically expanded, making it increasingly difficult for......more

The author maintains that American politics, institutional arrangements, and political culture have prevented the develo......more

As the 2000 presidential election suggests, the particular type of voting system employed in a given venue can impact th......more

This collection examines the political themes and strategies utilized by candidate Bush in 1988 and President Bush in 19......more

From 1960, SWAPO of Namibia led the organised and later armed struggle for independence. In late 1989, the liberation mo......more

This is the first book length assessment of the executive agency revolution in UK central government, part of the New Pu......more

The current approach toward U.S. securities regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission should be revamped by i......more

Governing Scotland explores the origins and development of the Scottish Office in an attempt to understand Scotland’s po......more

Most people believe that criminal justice in Colombia is rife with impunity and corruption. Elvira María Restrepo delves......more

Republican legal theory developed out of the jurisprudential and constitutional legacy of the Roman res publica as inter......more

Martin Elvins’ book is the first to trace the evolution of anti-drugs policies at European Union level from the late 196......more

Ilaria Favretto presents a detailed study which traces the origins of the Third Way by comparing the European Left’s con......more

This book is the first study of the power of the Russian Parliament in the policy process from 1994-2001, within the con......more

The Power of the Ballot Box analyzes the impact on Taiwanese politics of the "Third Wave" of democratization that swept ......more

This book examines a variety of comparative and historical experiences in which irregular armed forces (ranging from mil......more

A Voting Rights Odyssey is the story of the efforts of the white leadership in Georgia to maintain white supremacy by de......more

Some of the most massive and persistent violations of human rights occur in African nations. In Human Rights Under Afric......more

This groundbreaking, interdisciplinary volume brings together diverse analyses of state space in historical and contempo......more

The first sustained examination of the process by which justices elect to leave the United States Supreme Court....more

The aim of this work is two-fold. First it attempts to construct a more solid critique of the European Union principle o......more

The concept of good governance is of increasing importance, and is used by international organizations to ensure reaso......more

The State of the Nations 2003 is the third publication of a major research programme into devolution in the United Kingd......more

The first sustained examination of the process by which justices elect to leave the United States Supreme Court....more

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The domestic phase of Washington’s war on drugs has received considerable criticism over the years from a variety of ind......more

J. Patrick Boyer draws together new patterns that help explain why Canadians who care deeply about our country neverthel......more

This review of the accomplishments and future agendas of comparative historical research in the social sciences explores......more

The concept of governance’ has become a central catchword across the social and political sciences. In Governing as Gove......more

To understand Latin America’s political culture, and to understand why it differs so greatly from that of the United Sta......more

This review of the accomplishments and future agendas of comparative historical research in the social sciences explores......more

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" Compared with other developed nations, the United States is unique in its high rates of both gun ownership and murder.......more

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To provide a comprehensive evaluation of the internet in American democracy, Bruce Bimber sets the contemporary informat......more

To provide a comprehensive evaluation of the internet in American democracy, Bruce Bimber sets the contemporary informat......more

" Gridlock is not a modern legislative condition. Although the term is said to have entered the American political lexic......more

The Regulators is a fresh look at how the regulatory system works in Washington and how it affects the life of every Ame......more

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This volume brings together ten original essays by leading Chinese law experts in the United States and beyond. Employin......more

Why do governments turn to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and with what effects? In this book, James Vreeland exa......more

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Are there any commonalities between such phenomena as soccer hooliganism, sabotage by peasants of landlords property, r......more

In December 1991, the Soviet Union passed into history as a legal entity, breaking apart into 15 successor states. This ......more

This book presents ten alarmingly candid interviews by some of the most prominent members of what co-editors Carol M. Sw......more

This book presents ten alarmingly candid interviews by some of the most prominent members of what co-editors Carol M. Sw......more

The administrative state is the nexus of American policy making in the postwar period. The vague and sometimes conflicti......more

A supporter of the American rebellion and advocate of radical ideas on religion, philosophy, education, law, medicine, a......more

Hira explores the impact of the neoliberal revolution in Latin America, which claims the superiority of markets that are......more

Traditional leadership is a factor that has long been overlooked in evaluations of rural local government in much of con......more

United States judges are criticized for making law when they should be following the laws made by elected officials. Thi......more

Informed by historical scholarship and media analysis, this book takes a critical look at the award-winning show from a ......more

A study of how civic culture shaped policy responses to the demographic and economic transformations of Dallas, Texas. C......more