Practical Politics 59

There’s a revolution going on, as ever-accelerating developments in digital information technologies change nearly every aspect of how we live, work, play, do business and engage in politics. Share ……続きを見る

The Evolution of Migration Management in the Global North explores how the radically violent migration management paradigm that dominates today's international migration has been assembled. Drawing ……続きを見る

An in-depth look at two decades of a movement that aims to challenge the ethical foundations of the global market. Transnational corporations look for the cheapest suppliers, while the fair trade mo……続きを見る

A collection of political essays and correspondence by the writer Jonathan Bayliss (1926-2009) addressing crucial questions in American politics, including: why political parties matter, why citizen……続きを見る

Democracy requires conversations about how its practice can be improved. This is an enduring theme in American politics, and demands for change in how we conduct elections are highly salient today. ……続きを見る

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 pre……続きを見る

According to postmodern scholars, subjects are defined only through their relationship to institutions and social norms. But if we are only political people insofar as we are subjects of existing po……続きを見る

Are populist radical right (PRR) parties the only alternatives for voters seeking restrictive and assimilationist outcomes? Or is a mainstream choice available? Popular opinion and social media comm……続きを見る

Dall'esordio sulla Repubblica alla direzione dell'Unità. Vent'anni di storia italiana attraverso le cronache di Concita De Gregorio. Concita De Gregorio (Pisa, 1963) ha scritto dal 1989 al 2008 per ……続きを見る

I roghi dei rifiuti ammassati sulle strade di Napoli si sono appena spenti, quando in un locale per banchetti sulla tangenziale si festeggia il compleanno di una diciottenne. Arriva un ospite "a sor……続きを見る

During his years in office, from 2009 to 2017, Barack Obama signed more landmark legislation than any Democratic president since Lyndon Baines Johnson. This collection presents the legacy of Barack ……続きを見る

During his years in office, from 2009 to 2017, Barack Obama signed more landmark legislation than any Democratic president since Lyndon Baines Johnson. His main reforms include the "Obamacare", chan……続きを見る

More than a legal obligation, voting is our right as citizens and defines our democracies. The lies or intellectual laziness of our economists, administrations, and judicial systems creates a façade……続きを見る

This book is augmented by an interactive website (neodelhi.net). During research trips to Delhi and Gurgaon between 2008 and 2015 the author produced a multi-media urban archive that includes full c……続きを見る

Partez à la découverte des démocraties populaires avec ce Grand Article Universalis ! Le terme démocratie populaire a été utilisé par les partis communistes pour qualifier les nouveaux régimes polit……続きを見る

Partez à la découverte de la cité grecque avec ce Grand Article Universalis ! « La cité grecque (polis) est une communauté de citoyens entièrement indépendante, souveraine sur les citoyens qui la co……続きを見る

The Politics of Crisis in Europe explores the resilience of the European Union in the face of repeated crises perceived to threaten its very existence. While it is often observed after the fact that……続きを見る

'Democracy in India is only a top-dressing on an Indian soil, which is essentially undemocratic', warned Bhimrao Ambedkar, the principal architect of the country's constitution, a year into independ……続きを見る

Building and sustaining solidarity is a compelling challenge, especially in ethnically and religiously diverse societies. Recent research has concentrated on forces that trigger backlash and exclusi……続きを見る

This book examines recent political and psychological changes in Russian society during Vladimir Putin’s third term. Instability in 2011–2012 and new domestic and international contexts make this a ……続きを見る

"Politics in the Pews probes the internal dynamics of political decision making within the Black church." ---William E. Nelson, Jr., Research Professor, Department of African American and African St……続きを見る

"New theoretical propositions, original data, and rigorous empirical tests are what one looks for in cutting-edge social science. Fortunately, all three are apparent in Ethnic Cues. The author has p……続きを見る

In competitive and contested democratic elections, insuring integrity is critical. Evaluating Elections shows why systematic analysis and reporting of election performance is important and how data-……続きを見る

What accounts for the large reduction in trade barriers among new democracies in Asia after World War II? Using new data from Japan and Thailand, this book provides a surprising answer: politicians,……続きを見る

Ceremony and Ritual in Parliament breaks new ground in the study of legislatures. It combines mainstream historical and social science approaches with cultural theory to consider how parliamentary r……続きを見る

The Fukushima Effect offers a range of scholarly perspectives on the international effect of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown four years out from the disaster. Grounded in the field of science……続きを見る

For some 30 years, Adam Hochschild's voice has been one of the most distinctive in American journalism. With grace and wit, he has brought to a startling variety of subjects a combination of adventu……続きを見る

La compétition présidentielle est devenue une véritable guerre où tous les coups bas sont permis pour tenter de gagner cette très dure bataille électorale… En janvier 2016, au congrès de la CGT, il ……続きを見る

Ein politisches Pamphlet um die Wichtigkeit der Wahl und der Demokratie zu verstehen. Eine legale Fassade, die auch als Betrug errachtet werden kann, wird durch die Lügen und die intellektuelle Faul……続きを見る

The twenty-first century presents unique political challenges, like increasing concern over racially based police brutality and mass incarceration, continuing economic and gender inequality, the ris……続きを見る