Practical Politics 75

Die Studie der Coburger Hochschule/IAB arbeitet heraus, dass die Anzahl der Erwerbspersonen aus rein demographischen Gründen bis 2050 um ein Drittel vermindert sein wird. Sie nimmt deshalb zwei Fakt……続きを見る

As public services budgets are cut, the ‘Payment by Results’ (or Pay for Success) model has become a popular choice in public sector commissioning. Social Impact Bonds are a variant of Payment by Re……続きを見る

This interdisciplinary collection presents a scholarly treatment of how the constitutional politics of federalism affect governments and citizens, offering an accessible yet comprehensive analysis o……続きを見る

This book argues that the recent political mobilizations in Eastern Europe have been underpinned by a class struggle between a more conservative and a more radical line of contention. The latter lin……続きを見る

Politics Goes to the Movies introduces the topic of political representation and ideology by analyzing some of the most important politically themed films across the history of cinema in a refreshin……続きを見る

By the mid-nineteenth century, Britain celebrated its possession of a unique "empire of liberty" that propagated the rule of private property, free trade, and free labor across the globe. The Britis……続きを見る

¿Por qué los precios de la vivienda empezaron a subir aceleradamente en 1998? ¿Por qué se creó una burbuja tremenda que hizo que se llegara a creer que los precios de la construcción ya no bajarían ……続きを見る

Orwell’s "Politics and the English Language" in the Age of Pseudocracy visits the essay as if for the first time, clearing away lore about the essay and responding to the prose itself. It shows how ……続きを見る

Who owns the street? Interwar Berliners faced this question with great hope yet devastating consequences. In Germany, the First World War and 1918 Revolution transformed the city streets into the mo……続きを見る

The ANC has governed South Africa for more than two decades but its iron grip is slipping. For the first time since the advent of democracy in 1994 there is no guarantee that it will retain power. I……続きを見る

Contemporary security has expanded its meaning, content and structure in response to globalisation and the emergence of greatly improved world-wide communication. The protocols of modern warfare, in……続きを見る

This book examines the challenges and pressures liberal journalists face in Putin's Russia. It presents the findings of an in-depth qualitative study, which included ethnographic observations of edi……続きを見る

This book is an appreciation of the long and illustrious career of Milton Lodge. Having begun his academic life as a Kremlinologist in the 1960s, Milton Lodge radically shifted gears to become one o……続きを見る

In The Presidents 365 Days, the author gives a critical look at the first years of President Donald Trumps administration. The author also focuses on the controversy surrounding his executive orders……続きを見る

This book traces the evolution of the speechwriting process for presidents in the White House from the administration of Franklin Roosevelt to the present. While institutionalization of the speechwr……続きを見る

Present day knowledge about public sector reforms in Asia is quite scattered and seldom focuses on the challenges of leadership. This edited collection seeks to address this issue by presenting coun……続きを見る

Persuasion: The Hidden Forces That Influence Negotiations represents the first book of its kind to package and present persuasion principles in an innovative, international, and interdisciplinary fa……続きを見る

Die Digitalisierung hat in den vergangenen Jahren sowohl die Kommunikationsroutinen als auch die Agenden von politischen Akteuren nachhaltig verändert. Einerseits hat der Medienwandel neue Möglichke……続きを見る

Surveys show a lack of trust in political actors and institutions across much of the democratic world. Populist politicians and parties attempt to capitalise on this political disaffection. Commenta……続きを見る

Andrew Samuels has established an international practice as a political consultant, working with senior politicians, political parties and activist groups. His lectures and workshops on the applicat……続きを見る

In recent years, the term sectarianism has been widely used to explain contemporary affairs across the Middle East and North Africa. A range of assumptions about the nature of sectarianism have beco……続きを見る

This book is a study of the making of foreign policy of China, a rising power in the 21st century. It examines three sets of driving forces behind China’s foreign policy making. One is historical so……続きを見る

Over the last three decades, electoral reform has moved centre stage in both new and established democracies. In Europe, the post 1989 democratisation wave brought important debates about electoral ……続きを見る

The Arab Uprisings that began in 2010 removed four presidents and made more mobilized mass publics an increased factor in the politics of regional states. The main initial problematic of the Arab Up……続きを見る

This book develops a critical analysis of the Brazilian legislature, specifically the role of its lower chamber, the Chamber of Deputies, in policy making and how this combines with its public engag……続きを見る

Elite – wer ist das heute? Ein faszinierender Blick in das Innere der Macht «Elite», so sagt es der Duden, bedeutet «eine Auslese darstellende Gruppe». Nur: Wer gehört heute zu diesem kleinen feinen……続きを見る

Der Sammelband beleuchtet unterschiedliche Perspektiven auf zivilgesellschaftliche Akteure in der europäischen Wirtschafts- und Finanzkrise und ordnet diese theoretisch ein. Dabei geht der Blick auf……続きを見る

NATO and Terrorism posits that the post 9/11 war on terrorism has had a profound effect on NATO's post Cold War structure and military missions. The work will address upper-level undergraduate and e……続きを見る

In late nineteenth-century Boston, battles over black party loyalty were fights over the place of African Americans in the post–Civil War nation. In his fresh in-depth study of black partisanship an……続きを見る

England has a housing crisis. We need to build many more new homes to house our growing population, but house building is controversial, particularly when it involves the loss of countryside. Addres……続きを見る