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When can the Executive manipulate the composition of a Court? What political factors explain judicial instability on the bench? Using original field data from Argentina's National Supreme Court and ……続きを見る

This book assesses the foreign policy legacy of the Obama administration through the lens of national security and leadership. Timely, accessible chapters authored by leading scholars of presidentia……続きを見る

America is "currently fighting its second Civil War." Partisan politics are "ripping this country apart." The 2016 election "will go down as the most acrimonious presidential campaign of all." Such ……続きを見る

This book provides academics and lay persons with Kafkaesque readings of our memories of the 2007 Nisour Square shootings in Iraq. The author uses critical analyses of the rise of Blackwater, suppor……続きを見る

An exploration of how and why Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China and India have initiated and developed nuclear energy programs and what challenges they face today. Were the nuclear programmes driven……続きを見る

Explores the history and challenges of nuclear energy development in China, across five main areas: politics, economics, environment, technology transfer and the nuclear fuel cycle. It emphasizes th……続きを見る

El debat és obert, al carrer, als mitjans de comunicació en els cercles d'opinió. Però la pregunta ha d'anar més enllà: hauríem de tenir una política de defensa pròpia? En un món globalitzat i inter……続きを見る

Joan Lluhí i Vallescà (Barcelona, 1897 – Mèxic, 1944) és, potser, el polític català de major projecció més oblidat i desconegut. Figura pont entre Barcelona i Madrid, instigador de la fundació d'ERC……続きを見る

For reference librarians, journalists, social media managers, history buffs, and more, a treasure trove of information about the U.S. presidency for each day of the year from the popular, award-winn……続きを見る

Das Buch zur Nannen-Preis-gekrönten »Reportage des Jahres« Noch nie hat ein Politiker so einen rasanten Aufstieg und so einen tiefen Fall erlebt wie Martin Schulz. Während er zu Beginn des Wahlkampf……続きを見る

America’s number one citizen Ralph Nader’s latest book shows us how unchecked corporate power has led to the wrecking ball that is the Trump presidency. Nader brings together the outrages of the Tru……続きを見る

This book examines the changing dynamics of power in the international arena since the end of the Cold War. Brown engages in analysis of how the United States and the European Union have responded t……続きを見る

In Samenzwering onthult Luke Harding, onderzoeksjournalist van The Guardian, de ware aard van Trumps relatie met Rusland, die al sinds de jaren 80 bestaat. Harding heeft de hand weten te leggen op e……続きを見る

In an era of heightened partisanship and increased polarization, The Contemporary Congress offers a clear and concise introduction to legislative processes. Perfect as a brief core or supplementary ……続きを見る

Dysfunction in the contemporary Senate is driven by the deteriorating relationship between the majority and minority parties in the institution. In this environment, regular order is virtually nonex……続きを見る

Although the U.S. Constitution requires that the House of Representatives and the Senate pass legislation in identical form before it can be sent to the president for final approval, the process of ……続きを見る

Many books instruct readers on how to use the tools of policy analysis. This book is different. Its primary focus is on helping readers to look critically at the strengths, limitations, and the unde……続きを見る

Between 2002 and 2013, bilateral donors spent over $64 billion on AIDS intervention in low- and middle-income countries. During the same period, nearly 25 million died of AIDS and more than 32 milli……続きを見る

Against conventional wisdom, pervasive black-white disparities pair with vitriolic public conversation in politically progressive communities throughout America. Networked News, Racial Divides exami……続きを見る

This is the first and only comprehensive, book-length political history of national ID card proposals and developments in identity policing in the United States. The book focuses on the period from ……続きを見る

Following up on Donna Starr-Deelen's previous book Presidential Policies on Terrorism: From Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama (Palgrave, 2014), this book compares and contrasts the approach of the Obama……続きを見る

The topic of this book deals with a highly relevant empirical issue: East asian security and the dynamics of the respective governance structure or architecture are not only of regional but of globa……続きを見る

This book presents selected non-US views of the Barack Obama administration. Each chapter investigates eight years of the Obama presidency from a different national perspective. By bringing together……続きを見る

Reinhard Meier-Walser analysiert Hintergründe, Steuerungsmechanismen und Ergebnisse des Transformationsprozesses der NATO seit dem Ende des Kalten Krieges. Der Autor zeigt, dass die Veränderungen de……続きを見る

This book is a critical and multidisciplinary IPE of the unequal structures of South American development and uneven insertions in the global order following the decline of the commodities boom. The……続きを見る

This book addresses the obesity epidemic from a political, economic and social perspective. Examining the populations that suffer the greatest from political and economic decision-making associated ……続きを見る

The book interprets the Cuban revolutionary movement from 1868 to 1959 as a continuous process that sought political independence and social and economic transformation of colonial and neocolonial s……続きを見る

One of the leading figures in Latin American folk music and art during her lifetime, Violeta Parra was a vital force in the artistic, musical, visual, cultural, and social cultural production of the……続きを見る

Self-interest is an important human motive and this book explores its evolution in the United States and its consequences for politics, business, and personal relationships. In the postwar era Ameri……続きを見る

This book assembles six chapters by respected and emerging scholars in political science and communication to produce a first sustained look at Twitter's role in the 2016 US Presidential Election. W……続きを見る