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Book SynopsisLooks at how knowledge and power can work together to face the intelligence challenges of the twenty-first century. Outlining strategies for better intelligence gathering and assessment, the author describes how fixing one malfunction can create another; and in what ways expertise can be both a vital tool and a source of error and misjudgment.Trade Review[An] insightful book. -- Gregory F. Treverton The American Interest Betts' book provides a much-needed antidote. -- Paul R. Pillar Foreign AffairsTable of ContentsPreface 1. Twenty-first-Century Intelligence: New Enemies and Old 2. Permanent Enemies: Why Intelligence Failures Are Inevitable 3. Theory Traps: Expertise as an Enemy 4. Incorruptibility or Influence? Costs and Benefits of Politicization 5. Two Faces of Failure: September 11 and Iraq's WMD 6. An Intelligence Reformation? Two Faces of Reorganization 7. Whose Knowledge of Whom? The Conflict of Secrets 8. Enemies at Bay: Successful Intelligence Notes Index

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Book SynopsisDemonstrates how documentary serves as a cultural laboratory in the thought and practice of American democracy. This book places iconic images and the work of celebrated filmmakers next to overlooked and rediscovered productions and proves the pliability of documentary's function for American popular intelligence.Trade Review[A] sobering reappraisal of documentary film. -- Lyell Davies AfterImage [Kahana] illuminates many documentaries that deserve to be much better known... Recommended. Choice the author's impressive grasp of documentary history and insightful discussion of cinematic form make Intelligence Work a significant contribution to the literature on documentary. -- Susan Ryan Cineaste Kahana's approach navigates what might be called the interstices of political critique, revealing documentary's multiplicity while marking its relative successes and limits. -- Jeffrey Geiger New Formations [Kahana provides] a much-needed survey of a century-long development in cultural history that is nonetheless tightly focused on the crucial political issue of how art enables the production of publics. -- Jeff Allred American Literature Kahana is often intensely insightful about form and style in the films he considers, such as a sophisticated analysis of sound particularly in radical documentaries of the 60s on. -- Chuck Kleinhans Jump CutTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction. The Intelligence Work of Documentary: Publics, Politics, Intellectuals Part I. The Sentiment of Trust: The Documentary Front and the New Deal 1. National Fabric: Authorship, Textuality, and the Documentary Front 2. Voice-Over, Allegory, and the Pastoral in New Deal Documentary Part II. Lyrical Tirades: New Documentary and the New Left 3. Revolutionary Sounds: Listening to Radical Documentary 4. Documentary Counterpublics: Filming Prison Part III. The Public Sphere of Suspicion: Documentary in the New Obscurity 5. The Vision Thing: Documentary, Television, and the Accidental Power of the President 6. Tense Times: Documentary Aporias; Or, the Public Sphere of Suspicion Notes Filmography Index

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Book SynopsisTackles the relationship between the privatization of risk, and focuses on - health care and health insurance; employment insecurity and labor markets; pensions, assets, and social security; the pharmaceuticals industry; and natural disasters and homeland security.Trade ReviewA great resource for understanding the development, problems, and possible solutions to health care in the US. ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction, Jacob S. Hacker 1. The Transformation of American Health Insurance, by Jill Quadagno and J. Brandon McKelvey 2. Uninsured in America: New Realities, New Risks, by Katherine Swartz 3. Get Sick, Go Broke, by Deborah Thorne and Elizabeth Warren 4. Just How Good Is American Medical Care?, by Elizabeth A. McGlynn, David Meltzer, and Jacob S. Hacker 5. The New Push for American Health Security, by Jacob S. Hacker List of Contributors

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewLacorne is an acute yet friendly observer of US politics and culture. The parts of the book that form a straightforward essay on religion in America are wise, sympathetic, and vividly written. But his weaving of this account into the story of France's long obsession with America is fascinating in its own right, and casts light on the larger theme. Sorting through the insights and misconceptions of his predecessors is unexpectedly revealing: quite often funny, too. Financial Times Anyone interested in religion and politics in the U.S. stands to be deeply informed by Lacorne's lucid, intelligent book. Booklist Forceful and intelligent. Kirkus Reviews it surveys its subject with grace and insight, as well as a lot of information. -- Jim Cullen Cutting Edge It's an edifying read for someone seeking grounding in the subject as well as a user-friendly course adoption. -- Jim Cullen History News Network This book provides a much welcomed viewpoint from outside our ongoing religious squabbles in American politics. Lacorne admirably avoids oversimplification while remaining eminently readable. Library Journal A fascinating and noteworthy study of American religion. -- Eldon J. Eisenach Journal of American History On a shelf groaning with books on politics and religion, Denis Lacorne's study will stand out for its distinct perspective and erudition. -- Thomas E. Buckley American Historical Review The book is quite thorough, considering the substantial historical period being covered. Examples-from legal cases to travel narratives, public school curricula changes to political pulpits-are expertly chosen, and the resulting exploration is as concerned with the specifics of the topics as it is a general commentary on broad overarching concepts. -- Saliha Chattoo Studies in Religion Suitable for college-level political history and religion holdings alike...a fine scholarly assessment and history, this is a recommendation for any college-level collection! Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsForeword, by Tony Judt Introduction 1. America, the Land of Religious Utopias 2. The Rehabilitation of the Puritans 3. Evangelical Awakenings 4. The Bible Wars 5. Religion 6. A Godless America 7. The Rise of the Religious Right 8. The Wall of Separation Between Church and State Epilogue: Obama's Faith-Friendly Secularism Postscript Appendix: The Religious Composition of the United States Notes Bibliography

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Book SynopsisDenis Lacorne identifies two competing narratives defining the American identity. The first narrative, derived from the philosophy of the Enlightenment, is essentially secular. Associated with the Founding Fathers and reflected in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Federalist Papers, this line of reasoning is predicated on separating religion from politics to preserve political freedom from an overpowering church. Prominent thinkers such as Voltaire, Thomas Paine, and Jean-Nicolas Demeunier, who viewed the American project as a radical attempt to create a new regime free from religion and the weight of ancient history, embraced this American effort to establish a genuine wall of separation between church and state. The second narrative is based on the premise that religion is a fundamental part of the American identity and emphasizes the importance of the original settlement of America by New England Puritans. This alternative vision was elaborated by Whig politTrade ReviewLacorne is an acute yet friendly observer of US politics and culture. The parts of the book that form a straightforward essay on religion in America are wise, sympathetic, and vividly written. But his weaving of this account into the story of France's long obsession with America is fascinating in its own right, and casts light on the larger theme. Sorting through the insights and misconceptions of his predecessors is unexpectedly revealing: quite often funny, too. Financial Times Anyone interested in religion and politics in the U.S. stands to be deeply informed by Lacorne's lucid, intelligent book. Booklist Forceful and intelligent. Kirkus Reviews it surveys its subject with grace and insight, as well as a lot of information. -- Jim Cullen Cutting Edge It's an edifying read for someone seeking grounding in the subject as well as a user-friendly course adoption. -- Jim Cullen History News Network This book provides a much welcomed viewpoint from outside our ongoing religious squabbles in American politics. Lacorne admirably avoids oversimplification while remaining eminently readable. Library Journal A fascinating and noteworthy study of American religion. -- Eldon J. Eisenach Journal of American History On a shelf groaning with books on politics and religion, Denis Lacorne's study will stand out for its distinct perspective and erudition. -- Thomas E. Buckley American Historical Review The book is quite thorough, considering the substantial historical period being covered. Examples-from legal cases to travel narratives, public school curricula changes to political pulpits-are expertly chosen, and the resulting exploration is as concerned with the specifics of the topics as it is a general commentary on broad overarching concepts. -- Saliha Chattoo Studies in Religion Suitable for college-level political history and religion holdings alike...a fine scholarly assessment and history, this is a recommendation for any college-level collection! Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsForeword, by Tony Judt Introduction 1. America, the Land of Religious Utopias 2. The Rehabilitation of the Puritans 3. Evangelical Awakenings 4. The Bible Wars 5. Religion 6. A Godless America 7. The Rise of the Religious Right 8. The Wall of Separation Between Church and State Epilogue: Obama's Faith-Friendly Secularism Postscript Appendix: The Religious Composition of the United States Notes Bibliography

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Book SynopsisPolitical Freud considers how twentieth century radicals, activists, and thinkers used Freudian thought to understand the political developments of their times. Eli Zaretsky shows how important political readings of Freud were to the theory of fascism, African American radical thought, and feminism and gay liberation.Trade ReviewZaretsky offers a fascinating analysis of the inherent political ambivalence of psychoanalysis and its intertwined conservative and utopian strands. His book is a deeply interesting and important contribution to debates about the relationship between psychoanalysis, critical theory, and politics. -- Amy R. Allen, author of The End of Progress: Decolonizing the Normative Foundations of Critical Theory Much of twentieth-century political thought, ideologies, and movements cannot be understood without grasping the influence of psychoanalysis. Critical theory, postcolonial understandings of race, interpretations of the Holocaust and war, feminism, and the New Left all drew on Freud in both high theory and everyday understanding. In Political Freud, Zaretsky narrates the twentieth-century story with verve and insight and shows how the influences continue into the twenty-first. -- Craig Calhoun, director, London School of Economics and Political Science Zaretsky is one of the best historians of Freudian thought. Once again he shows the social and political impact of psychoanalysis and the central role it plays in the second half of the twentieth century, in the feminist movement, the struggle of homosexuals, antiracism, and criticism of colonialism and totalitarianism. At the heart of this approach, Zaretsky analyzes Freud's relationship to his Jewishness. A remarkable book. -- Elisabeth Roudinesco, author of Philosophy in Turbulent Times: Canguilhem, Sartre, Foucault, Althusser, Deleuze, Derrida In this nuanced, historically attuned, and deeply felt consideration of the conflicting political implications of psychoanalysis, Eli Zaretsky traces the ways in which Freud's theories were employed to address the most pressing issues of the past century: war, racism, the Holocaust, identity politics, and the never-ending crisis of capitalism. He shows how it has underpinned conformity as well as fueled critique. Against the current of our Freud-bashing times, Zaretsky makes a powerful case for his continuing relevance as an interpreter of both our political dreams and worst nightmares. -- Martin Jay, University of California, Berkeley Readers will emerge from Political Freud with a clearer sense of what is lost and must be recovered in the much-maligned psychoanalytic tradition. This brilliant riposte to Freud-bashers ought to be, as they say, on every shelf. -- Kurt Jacobsen Logos: A Journal of Modern Society & Culture A fascinating and compelling account of the cultural and philosophical impact of psychoanalysis on the 20th-century political scene... [Political Freud] reveals just how deeply it is woven into the US political fabric, both conservative and progressive. Indispensable for historians of 20th-century thought and politics. Choice [A] compelling and valuable examination... Zaretsky offers a very powerful and broad account of how psychoanalysis and twentieth-century culture emerged together, tested each other critically, and shifted in response to the pressures and forces that each aroused. -- Stephen Frosh American Imago Richly researched... and elegantly argued. -- Elizabeth Ann Danto Contemporary Psychoanalysis The book is a resource for understanding what went wrong and how to create a better future. Psychohistory News [Zaretsky] provides a valuable context to help us grapple with the ways historical changes have impacted Freudianism with an eye to recuperating the best of an inwardly revolutionary movement. -- Dan Dervin The Journal of Psychohistory A sustained and convincing plea by the historian Eli Zaretsky for the continued relevance of Freud and Freudianism in the early twenty-first-century world. -- Paul Lerner Times Literary Supplement Timely and needed. Perspectives on Politics A well-documented history worth reading. -- Chris Byron Marx and Philosophy Review of BooksTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Political Freud 1. Psychoanalysis and the Spirit of Capitalism 2. Beyond the Blues: The Racial Unconscious and Collective Memory 3. In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Rereading Freud's Moses 4. The Ego at War: From the Death Instinct to Precarious Life 5. From the Maturity Ethic to the Psychology of Power: The New Left, Feminism, and the Return to "Social Reality" Afterword: Freud in the Twenty-first Century Notes Index

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Book SynopsisPolitical Freud considers how twentieth century radicals, activists, and thinkers used Freudian thought to understand the political developments of their times. Eli Zaretsky shows how important political readings of Freud were to the theory of fascism, African American radical thought, and feminism and gay liberation.Trade ReviewZaretsky offers a fascinating analysis of the inherent political ambivalence of psychoanalysis and its intertwined conservative and utopian strands. His book is a deeply interesting and important contribution to debates about the relationship between psychoanalysis, critical theory, and politics. -- Amy R. Allen, author of The End of Progress: Decolonizing the Normative Foundations of Critical Theory Much of twentieth-century political thought, ideologies, and movements cannot be understood without grasping the influence of psychoanalysis. Critical theory, postcolonial understandings of race, interpretations of the Holocaust and war, feminism, and the New Left all drew on Freud in both high theory and everyday understanding. In Political Freud, Zaretsky narrates the twentieth-century story with verve and insight and shows how the influences continue into the twenty-first. -- Craig Calhoun, director, London School of Economics and Political Science Zaretsky is one of the best historians of Freudian thought. Once again he shows the social and political impact of psychoanalysis and the central role it plays in the second half of the twentieth century, in the feminist movement, the struggle of homosexuals, antiracism, and criticism of colonialism and totalitarianism. At the heart of this approach, Zaretsky analyzes Freud's relationship to his Jewishness. A remarkable book. -- Elisabeth Roudinesco, author of Philosophy in Turbulent Times: Canguilhem, Sartre, Foucault, Althusser, Deleuze, Derrida In this nuanced, historically attuned, and deeply felt consideration of the conflicting political implications of psychoanalysis, Eli Zaretsky traces the ways in which Freud's theories were employed to address the most pressing issues of the past century: war, racism, the Holocaust, identity politics, and the never-ending crisis of capitalism. He shows how it has underpinned conformity as well as fueled critique. Against the current of our Freud-bashing times, Zaretsky makes a powerful case for his continuing relevance as an interpreter of both our political dreams and worst nightmares. -- Martin Jay, University of California, Berkeley Readers will emerge from Political Freud with a clearer sense of what is lost and must be recovered in the much-maligned psychoanalytic tradition. This brilliant riposte to Freud-bashers ought to be, as they say, on every shelf. -- Kurt Jacobsen Logos: A Journal of Modern Society & Culture A fascinating and compelling account of the cultural and philosophical impact of psychoanalysis on the 20th-century political scene... [Political Freud] reveals just how deeply it is woven into the US political fabric, both conservative and progressive. Indispensable for historians of 20th-century thought and politics. Choice [A] compelling and valuable examination... Zaretsky offers a very powerful and broad account of how psychoanalysis and twentieth-century culture emerged together, tested each other critically, and shifted in response to the pressures and forces that each aroused. -- Stephen Frosh American Imago Richly researched... and elegantly argued. -- Elizabeth Ann Danto Contemporary Psychoanalysis The book is a resource for understanding what went wrong and how to create a better future. Psychohistory News [Zaretsky] provides a valuable context to help us grapple with the ways historical changes have impacted Freudianism with an eye to recuperating the best of an inwardly revolutionary movement. -- Dan Dervin The Journal of Psychohistory A sustained and convincing plea by the historian Eli Zaretsky for the continued relevance of Freud and Freudianism in the early twenty-first-century world. -- Paul Lerner Times Literary Supplement Timely and needed. Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Political Freud 1. Psychoanalysis and the Spirit of Capitalism 2. Beyond the Blues: The Racial Unconscious and Collective Memory 3. In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Rereading Freud's Moses 4. The Ego at War: From the Death Instinct to Precarious Life 5. From the Maturity Ethic to the Psychology of Power: The New Left, Feminism, and the Return to "Social Reality" Afterword: Freud in the Twenty-first Century Notes Index

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Book SynopsisDespite the destabilizing potential of governing of a vast territory and a large multicultural population, the centralized government of the People’s Republic of China has held together for decades. By analyzing Beijing’s strategies for maintaining control, Centrifugal Empire reveals the thinking behind China’s approach to local governance.Trade ReviewCentrifugal Empire provides a wide-ranging, historically grounded, empirically rich, and intellectually challenging exploration of central-local relations in China and of various approaches to dealing with them. It greatly enriches our understanding of how issues in central-local relations are contouring both reforms and their likely outcomes in contemporary China. -- Kenneth Lieberthal, senior fellow in Foreign Policy and Global Economy and Development, The Brookings Institution Long one of our premier specialists on central-local relations in China, Jae Ho Chung has produced his most comprehensive, innovative, and definitive treatise yet on this often puzzling subject. He concludes that we can find much of the long historical past in the current regime's deep-seated urges and incessant struggles to remain atop efforts of lower-echelon striving for place and power. This book is meticulously researched, ripe with multiple analytical distinctions, and rich in nuance. It is the source to consult on this topic. -- Dorothy J. Solinger, University of California, Irvine Over recent years, Chung has established himself as probably the expert on central-local relations in China. This book is extremely comprehensive, and pulls together and extends the concerns Chung has developed elsewhere. It is well researched, contains a great deal of useful material, raises many questions, and should be widely read by specialists. -- Joseph Fewsmith, Boston University Chung gives a novel answer to the oldest problem in Chinese governance: how does Beijing-or the center-control local administrations? He draws a key conclusion: the center's ability to shape local outcomes has actually increased over time, in spite of marketization and new local interests. Instead of weakening the regime, local governance has become an asset to ensure its resilience. -- Francois Godement, director of the Asia and China Programme and senior policy fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations Chung is widely recognized as the leading scholar on the politics of central-local relations in China. This highly readable book, set in an historical context, draws on his expertise and insights to elucidate the Chinese national government's multifaceted efforts today to control regional and local governments. -- Jonathan Unger, editor of The China Journal Insightful and timely book... Overall, this comprehensive and definitive book on China's central-local relations is a must-read for scholars interested in related issues. Choice This is a short work, but one in which every sentence contirbutes something to the overall argument... A must read for anyone who wishes to understand precisely how China works. Asian Review of Books Page after page, Centrifugal Empire becomes a constant source of inspiration and thoughts on China's governance, and it reveals how the very evolution of the perpetual tension between the center and the provinces...is at the core of any possible speculation on China's future. Global Politics ReviewTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Preface 1. China as a Centrifugal Empire: Size, Diversity, and Local Governance 2. China Goes Local (Again): Assessing Post-Mao Decentralization 3. The Subnational Hierarchy in Time: Institutional Changes (and Continuities) 4. The Center's Perceptions of Local Bureaucracy in China: A Typological First-Cut 5. The Center's Instruments of Local Control 6. Determinants of Local Discretion in Implementation: Exploring Policy-Contingent Variations 7. The Political Economy of Vertical Support and Horizontal Networks 8. Conclusion Notes Index

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Book SynopsisDespite the destabilizing potential of governing of a vast territory and a large multicultural population, the centralized government of the People’s Republic of China has held together for decades. By analyzing Beijing’s strategies for maintaining control, Centrifugal Empire reveals the thinking behind China’s approach to local governance.Trade ReviewCentrifugal Empire provides a wide-ranging, historically grounded, empirically rich, and intellectually challenging exploration of central–local relations in China and of various approaches to dealing with them. It greatly enriches our understanding of how issues in central–local relations are contouring both reforms and their likely outcomes in contemporary China. -- Kenneth Lieberthal, senior fellow emeritus in foreign policy at the Brookings InstitutionLong one of our premier specialists on central–local relations in China, Jae Ho Chung has produced his most comprehensive, innovative, and definitive treatise yet on this often puzzling subject. He concludes that we can find much of the long historical past in the current regime's deep-seated urges and incessant struggles to remain atop efforts of lower-echelon striving for place and power. This book is meticulously researched, ripe with multiple analytical distinctions, and rich in nuance. It is the source to consult on this topic. -- Dorothy J. Solinger, University of California, IrvineOver recent years, Chung has established himself as probably the expert on central–local relations in China. This book is extremely comprehensive, and pulls together and extends the concerns Chung has developed elsewhere. It is well researched, contains a great deal of useful material, raises many questions, and should be widely read by specialists. -- Joseph Fewsmith, Boston UniversityChung gives a novel answer to the oldest problem in Chinese governance: how does Beijing—or the center—control local administrations? He draws a key conclusion: the center's ability to shape local outcomes has actually increased over time, in spite of marketization and new local interests. Instead of weakening the regime, local governance has become an asset to ensure its resilience. -- François Godement, director of the Asia and China Programme and senior policy fellow, European Council on Foreign RelationsChung is widely recognized as the leading scholar on the politics of central–local relations in China. This highly readable book, set in an historical context, draws on his expertise and insights to elucidate the Chinese national government's multifaceted efforts today to control regional and local governments. -- Jonathan Unger, coeditor of The China JournalThe most complete account available of China’s unique combination of centralized policy making and delegated implementation. * Foreign Affairs *Jae-Ho Chung’s Centrifugal Empire is that rarest of books, one that is rich with empirical and historical detail, structured along several illuminating analytical dimensions, and written in prose that is mercifully jargon-free and a pleasure to read. * China Quarterly *Insightful and timely.... Overall, this comprehensive and definitive book on China's central-local relations is a must read for scholars interested in related issues. * Choice *Centrifugal Empire is an excellent book—one of the most comprehensive accounts published on China’s central-local relations, and an important contribution to the field. It is highly recommended and suitable for sinologists and non-sinologists alike. Students may find this book a useful guide and a good starting point for delving into the complex world of Chinese governance. And it is definitely the kind of book that specialists want to have on their shelves. -- Lior Rosenberg, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel * Pacific Affairs *This is a short work, but one in which every sentence contributes something to the overall argument.... A must read for anyone who wishes to understand precisely how China works. * Asian Review of Books *Page after page, Centrifugal Empire becomes a constant source of inspiration and thoughts on China’s governance, and it reveals how the very evolution of the perpetual tension between the center and the provinces...is at the core of any possible speculation on China’s future. * Global Politics Review *Table of ContentsList of Figures and TablesPreface1. China as a Centrifugal Empire: Size, Diversity, and Local Governance 2. China Goes Local (Again): Assessing Post-Mao Decentralization3. The Subnational Hierarchy in Time: Institutional Changes (and Continuities)4. The Center's Perceptions of Local Bureaucracy in China: A Typological First-Cut5. The Center's Instruments of Local Control6. Determinants of Local Discretion in Implementation: Exploring Policy-Contingent Variations7. The Political Economy of Vertical Support and Horizontal Networks8. ConclusionNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisNadia Marzouki investigates how Islam has become so contentious in American politics. She argues that public controversies over Islam in the United States primarily reflect the American public's profound divisions and ambivalence toward freedom of speech and the legitimacy of liberal secular democracy.Trade ReviewMarzouki provides a unique approach to contemporary American political discourse surrounding Islam and documents vital results likely to remain relevant to readers in the United States and Europe for quite some time. -- Denise A. Spellberg, University of Texas at Austin, author of Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an: Islam and the Founders The integration of Islam in the United States and France is routinely contrasted as evidence of the power of multiculturalism in the United States. Yet as Marzouki so deftly describes, the United States now faces the same rise in anti-Muslim populism that is so firmly entrenched in France. This book will be of interest not only to those who study Islam in the United States and Europe, but to those who study the integration of ethnic and religious minorities more broadly. -- Christopher Bail, Duke University, author of Terrified: How Anti-Muslim Fringe Organizations Became Mainstream For the past three decades, Americans have been thinking about Islam and Muslims to enact policies related to immigration, national security, citizenship, cultural belonging, and international relations. Marzouki astutely asks how this has affected public discourse and the politics of religion in the contemporary United States. Her answers are refreshingly nuanced, empirically and theoretically grounded, and global in their scope. This is a timely and immensely thought-provoking book. -- Kambiz GhaneaBassiri, Reed College, author of A History of Islam in America: From the New World to the New World OrdeTable of ContentsForeword, by Olivier Roy Acknowledgments Introduction to the American Edition: A Euro-American Debate Over Islam Introduction 1. Muslim Americans: A Religious Minority Like Any Other? 2. The Mosque Controversies: Moral Offense and Religious Liberty 3. The Anti-Sharia Movement 4. The Face of Anti-Muslim Populism 5. Forcing the First Amendment: American Exporting of Religious Freedom Conclusion Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisDonald Trump’s election has called into question many fundamental assumptions about politics and society. Collecting a wide range of perspectives from leading scholars, Chaos in the Liberal Order explores the global trends that led to Trump’s stunning victory and the impact his presidency will have on the international political landscape.Trade ReviewChaos in the Liberal Order is a sober guide for turbulent times. It covers an impressive range of issues and perspectives, giving insight into what’s new—and what’s not—in the Trump era. A must-read for anyone looking for context on the direction of American foreign policy in the Trump administration, and beyond. -- Elizabeth N. Saunders, George Washington UniversityA much-needed book that puts the Trump Administration into a proper international and historical perspective. It not only enlightens the reader about current affairs, but also helps us better understand some of the deeper causes for the crisis of liberal democracy. -- O. A. Westad, Harvard Kennedy SchoolThe contribution of this book lies in its timeliness, creativity, and boldness in addressing a still evolving and changing Trump foreign policy. The essays address such important concerns as the future of liberal hegemony, domestic public opinion, and the impact of leaks and fake news on trust in the media. The authors provide a depth of analysis and historical perspective that ensures this book will provide insights into the forces underlying the Trump phenomenon for some time to come. -- Deborah Welch Larson, University of California, Los AngelesThe quality of the writing is excellent and the perspectives of each author differ substantially. * H-Diplo *Table of ContentsIntroduction, by Robert Jervis, Francis J. Gavin, Joshua Rovner, and Diane Labrosse Part I. Trump and International Relations Theory1. President Trump and International Relations Theory, by Robert Jervis2. What Is International Relations Theory Good For?, by Michael N. Barnett3. Why Trump Now: A Third-Image Explanation, by Randall L. Schweller4. The Donald Versus “The Blob,” by Stephen M. WaltPart II. Is Liberal Internationalism Still Alive?5. Has Liberal Internationalism Been Trumped?, by Joshua Busby and Jonathan Monten6. Down but Not Out: A Liberal International American Foreign Policy, by Stephen Chaudoin, Helen V. Milner, and Dustin Tingley7. Does Structure Trump All? A Test of Agency in World Politics, by Brian Rathbun8. Liberal Internationalism, Public Opinion, and Partisan Conflict in the United States, by Robert Y. ShapiroPart III. Whither Pax Americana?9. Trump Against American Exceptionalism: The Sources of Trumpian Conduct, by Stephen Wertheim10. This Is What Nationalism Looks Like, by Thomas W. Zeiler11. The Appeal of “America First”, by John A. Thompson12. The Waning of the Postwar Order: Historical Reflections on 2016 and the Emergence of a Twenty-First-Century World Order, by T.G. Otte13. The Failed Promises of 1989 and the Politics of 2016, by Jonathan Sperber14. Trump’s Ascendancy as History, by Ryan Irwin15. Assessing Trump’s Emerging Counterterrorism Policy, by Daniel Byman16. The “Global Order” Myth, by Andrew J. BacevichPart IV. Trump and the World17. Donald Trump and NATO: Historic Alliance Meets A-historic President, by Stanley R. Sloan18. The Art of the Bluff: The US-Japan Alliance Under the Trump Administration, by Jennifer Lind19. Latin America: Asymmetry and the Problem of Influence, by Tom Long and Max Paul Friedman20. Historical Legacies of United States Policy in the Middle East, by James R. Stocker21. Donald Trump and the Middle East, by F. Gregory Gause, III22. US-Russia Relations Unhinged, by Robert Legvold23. The View from the Asia-Pacific: Loose Nukes and Loose Cannons, by Priscilla Roberts24. The Future of the Atlantic Alliance Under President Trump, by William R. KeylorPart V. The Language and Legacy of Human Rights25. The United States and the Global Human Rights Order, by Mark Philip Bradley26. Donald Trump and the Irrelevance of Human Rights, by Samuel MoynPart VI. The Fourth Estate, Leaks, and Fake News: Historical Perspectives27. Donald Trump and the “Paranoid Style” in American (Intellectual) Politics, by Leo P. Ribuffo28. Leaking About Donald Trump in the Age of Fake News, by Sam Lebovic29. Why Does Donald Trump Have So Much Trouble with the Truth?, by John Schuessler30. Is Donald Trump Jimmy Carter, or Is He Kaiser Wilhelm II?, by Nancy Mitchell31. Aristocracy, Oligarchy, and Donald Trump, by Arthur EcksteinPart VII. Is There a Trump Doctrine?32. Trumpism, History, and the Future of US Foreign Relations, by Frank Ninkovich About the ContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisThe United States Congress has been described as dysfunctional, gridlocked, polarized, hyperpartisan, chaotic, and do-nothing. In Changing Cultures in Congress, Donald R. Wolfensberger explains the institutional dynamics behind Congress's devolution to a body plagued by a win-at-any-cost mentality and a culture of perpetual campaigning.Trade ReviewThis important book is a must-read for all of us interested in the precipitous decline in the role of Congress in our political system, as it yields power to the president, abandons fair procedures, and struggles to find solutions to our political problems. Written by Don Wolfensberger, one of our keenest observers of Congress (and a colleague of mine for many years), his solutions should surprise and please you. -- Lee H. Hamilton, former U.S. Representative, IndianaWhen it comes to the US House of Representatives, few people can surpass Don Wolfensberger. He has been working for it and thinking about it for almost forty years. His book, Changing Cultures in Congress, is an interesting and readable history of the House. More importantly, it’s about solutions to stop the current gridlock in Congress. -- Trent Lott, former Senate majority leaderWolfensberger combines a practitioner’s eye and feel for Capitol Hill dynamics with an appreciation for broader analytical themes of interest to legislative and other American politics scholars. This book offers a procedural perspective on contemporary legislative dynamics, focusing on the ways in which partisan politics drives the diminution of the legislative process. It draws appropriately from historical cases and contemporary politics to make plain the long roots of today’s dysfunction on Capitol Hill. -- Sarah Binder, George Washington University and the Brookings InstitutionA superb exploration of recent trends in the deliberative capacity of Congress, Wolfensberger's book will be of great interest to scholars, students, and practitioners. His treatment of the complex relationships that can exist between House procedures and party strategy is suitably nuanced, and the careful case studies of major domestic and foreign policy legislation are informative and fun to read. This is the best single treatment we have of procedural maneuvering on Capitol Hill. -- C. Lawrence Evans, College of William and MaryThis is a good, detailed exposition of congressional procedures. Recommended. * Choice *Changing Cultures in Congress speaks to scholars of the legislative branch, those working within it, as well as those simply seeking to better understand it. Given its timeliness and the seemingly intractable levels of polarization and partisan animosity, it is likely to be informative for many years to come as well. * Political Science Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Rolling Rules: From Level Ground to Partisan Tilt2. Making House Rules3. Procedural Triage for Health Care Reform4. Fraying Purse Strings5. Whither the War Power?6. Congress and the Iran Nuclear Deal: Rational Reactor or Design Flaw?7. Governing in a Political WorldAppendixNotesGlossaryIndex

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Book SynopsisThe United States Congress has been described as dysfunctional, gridlocked, polarized, hyperpartisan, chaotic, and do-nothing. In Changing Cultures in Congress, Donald R. Wolfensberger explains the institutional dynamics behind Congress’s devolution to a body plagued by a win-at-any-cost mentality and a culture of perpetual campaigning.Trade ReviewThis important book is a must-read for all of us interested in the precipitous decline in the role of Congress in our political system, as it yields power to the president, abandons fair procedures, and struggles to find solutions to our political problems. Written by Don Wolfensberger, one of our keenest observers of Congress (and a colleague of mine for many years), his solutions should surprise and please you. -- Lee H. Hamilton, former U.S. Representative, IndianaWhen it comes to the US House of Representatives, few people can surpass Don Wolfensberger. He has been working for it and thinking about it for almost forty years. His book, Changing Cultures in Congress, is an interesting and readable history of the House. More importantly, it’s about solutions to stop the current gridlock in Congress. -- Trent Lott, former Senate majority leaderWolfensberger combines a practitioner’s eye and feel for Capitol Hill dynamics with an appreciation for broader analytical themes of interest to legislative and other American politics scholars. This book offers a procedural perspective on contemporary legislative dynamics, focusing on the ways in which partisan politics drives the diminution of the legislative process. It draws appropriately from historical cases and contemporary politics to make plain the long roots of today’s dysfunction on Capitol Hill. -- Sarah Binder, George Washington University and the Brookings InstitutionA superb exploration of recent trends in the deliberative capacity of Congress, Wolfensberger's book will be of great interest to scholars, students, and practitioners. His treatment of the complex relationships that can exist between House procedures and party strategy is suitably nuanced, and the careful case studies of major domestic and foreign policy legislation are informative and fun to read. This is the best single treatment we have of procedural maneuvering on Capitol Hill. -- C. Lawrence Evans, College of William and MaryThis is a good, detailed exposition of congressional procedures. Recommended. * Choice *Changing Cultures in Congress speaks to scholars of the legislative branch, those working within it, as well as those simply seeking to better understand it. Given its timeliness and the seemingly intractable levels of polarization and partisan animosity, it is likely to be informative for many years to come as well. * Political Science Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Rolling Rules: From Level Ground to Partisan Tilt2. Making House Rules3. Procedural Triage for Health Care Reform4. Fraying Purse Strings5. Whither the War Power?6. Congress and the Iran Nuclear Deal: Rational Reactor or Design Flaw?7. Governing in a Political WorldAppendixNotesGlossaryIndex

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Book SynopsisAriane Liazos examines the urban reform movement that swept through the country in the early twentieth century and its unintended consequences. Reforming the City offers powerful insights into the relationships between scholarship and reform and between the structures of city government and urban democracy.Trade ReviewA century ago, progressive reformers often thought expertise and nonpartisanship were the solution to extreme polarization and inequality in U.S. politics, as they do now. But Ariane Liazos dramatizes the unintended consequences of changes pursued in hundreds of U.S. cities in the early 1900s. The findings in Reforming the City hold important lessons for today’s democracy reformers, along with all students of American history and politics. -- Theda Skocpol, Harvard UniversityThis well-researched volume offers an important new perspective on an era of grassroots democratic reform that is highly relevant to our urgent social, political, and economic crises today, including a useful focus on unexpected alliances, unintended consequences, and lost opportunities. -- Robert D. Putnam, author of The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It AgainIn this comprehensive, provocative, and richly nuanced study, Ariane Liazos brilliantly shows how progressive reformers forged coalitions to end corruption, improve efficiency, and inspire civic participation in urban governance. Understanding their aims, the challenges they faced, and the surprising consequences of their efforts is indispensable for historians, political scientists, and activists mobilizing today to address the persistent tensions between administration and democracy. -- James T. Kloppenberg, author of Toward Democracy: The Struggle for Self-Rule in European and American ThoughtWhy are cities, once the birthplace of Progressive reform, often considered undemocratic today? How is it that Americans feel closest to their local governments and yet fail to participate actively in them? These and other puzzles drive Ariane Liazos’s important study of how a wide range of actors joined together a century ago to remake how cities were governed and the unintended consequences of their efforts. This book has much to teach us about the past, but it also holds compelling lessons for our own day. -- Lizabeth Cohen, author of Saving America’s Cities: Ed Logue and the Struggle to Renew Urban America in the Suburban AgeReforming the City is the most thorough and persuasive study of municipal reform in American cities I have ever read. This detailed account is the most important work ever written on the topic. -- Robert Fairbanks, University of Texas at ArlingtonAriane Liazos has written an ambitious, elegant, and well researched book. -- Amy Bridges, University of California, San DiegoA compelling explanation for better understanding the struggles to restructure municipal government in many American cities between 1900 and 1930. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *Ariane Liazos has written a definitive account of how the council-manager system of governance - usually paired with at-large nonpartisan elections - became the dominant form of local governance, ultimately replacing ward-based partisan elections in many localities. * Political Science Quarterly *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Urban Reform, Coalitions, and American Political Development1. The Emergence of the Movement for “Good City Government”: Municipal Reform Associations, c. 1880–19002. “Saved by the Scholar”: Political Science, the Municipal Program, and the National Municipal League, c. 1890–19003. The Municipal Program and Early Campaigns for Charter Reform, c. 1895–19104. “The Franchise Problem”: Home Rule, Charter Reform, and the Provision of Public Services, c. 1900–19155. The Commission Plan, c. 1900–19156. “Whether Democracy and Efficiency Are Inherently Irreconcilable”: Professionalization and Expertise in Municipal Reform, c. 1905–19207. “The Transition to Government by Experts”: The Origins and Spread of Commission/City Manager Government, 1912–19258. The Legacy of the Movement for Urban Reform: State Building and Popular Control Epilogue: The End of the CoalitionsAcknowledgmentsAppendix 1Appendix 2Publication AbbreviationsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisWhat does the future hold for the international order? In Chaos Reconsidered, leading scholars assess the domestic and global effects of the Trump and Biden presidencies.Trade ReviewChaos Reconsidered is a stellar collection of essays examining the Trump years from a dizzying array of angles. Collecting them together will give scholars, students, and policymakers much to chew on, just as Robert Jervis intended. -- Elizabeth N. Saunders, Georgetown School of Foreign ServiceWith the liberal world order under increasing strain, the highly readable, provocative, and original essays in this book offer a wealth of expertise and deep-seated knowledge on the impact of changes made by the Trump administration as well as their legacy. A must-read for policymakers and students. -- Deborah Welch Larson, University of California, Los AngelesThis collection of essays explores the longevity, durability, and contradictions of the institutions and practices put in place by the United States in the wake of World War II. Readers are in for a treat, ranging from a lucid analysis by the late Robert Jervis of the seriousness of the challenges to Michael N. Barnett’s damning analysis of the hypocrisies of the ‘liberal’ world order to Deborah Avant’s compelling argument about the need to consider the inherent tensions between the illiberal at home and the promotion of a liberal world order abroad. The collection makes an exceptionally strong theoretical contribution to understanding the multiple effects of race on the liberal world order. A must-read for anyone interested in the evolving global system. -- Janice Gross Stein, University of TorontoA fascinating window on how political scientists and historians who study international politics grappled with the implications of the Trump presidency for their subject. Rich with insights worthy of consideration in their own right, Chaos Reconsidered will stand as a primary source on how the field and reacted to a seminal event occurring at a crucial stage of intellectual development. -- William C. Wohlforth, Daniel Webster Professor, Dartmouth CollegeTable of ContentsIntroduction, by Robert Jervis, Diane N. Labrosse, Stacie E. Goddard, and Joshua RovnerPart I. Trump and International Relations Theory1. The Trump Experiment: An Assessment, by Robert Jervis2. Trump Huffed and Puffed, and Liberal International Relations Theory Blew Down, by Michael N. Barnett3. America First? The Erosion of American Status Under Trump, by Michelle Murray4. Has Trump Changed How We Think About American Security?, by Deborah Avant5. Trump’s Realism, by Randall SchwellerPart II. America First6. When Donald Met Washington: The Genesis of “Great-Power Competition”, by Emma Ashford7. What Trump’s Nationalism Ended Up Looking Like, by Thomas W. Zeiler8. Trump’s Presidency as History, by Ryan Irwin9. Globalism and U.S. Foreign Relations After Trump, by Frank Ninkovich10. The Derangements of Sovereignty: Trumpism and the Dilemmas of Interdependence, by Samuel Zipp11. The Trump Presidency in Historical Perspective, by John A. ThompsonPart III. American Institutions and Alliances After Trump12. Presidents, Precedents, and the Laws of War, by Matthew Evangelista13. Trump to the Intelligence Community: You’re Fired, by Richard Immerman14. The Trump Administration and Economic Sanctions, by Nicholas Mulder15. Donald Trump and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Deal, by Susan Colbourn16. Trump’s Transactional Follies: The Consequences of Treating the Arms Trade Like a Business, by Jennifer SpindelPart IV. Trump Abroad17. Trump and Russia: Less Than Meets the Eye, by Angela Stent18. Trump and U.S.-China Strategic Competition as the “New” Normal, by Jonathan DiCicco19. Engage? Trump and the Asia-Pacific, by Dayna Barnes20. Riding the Rollercoaster: India and the Trump Years, by Tanvi Madan21. Swaggering Home: Trump, Grenell, and Pompeo in Conflict with Germany, by William Gray22. Death-Grip Handshakes and Flattery Diplomacy: The Macron-Trump Connection and Its Larger Implications for Alliance Politics, by Kathryn Statler23. “Mr. Brexit”: Donald Trump and the United Kingdom’s Departure from the European Union, by Lindsay Aqui24. The Trump Administration and the Middle East: Not Much Change, Not Much Success, by F. Gregory Gause III25. Fences Make Bad Hombres: Trump and Latin America, by Christy ThorntonPart V. The Expanding Meaning of International Security: Human Rights, Racial Justice, and COVID-1926. “Shithole Countries”: Was Trump’s Foreign Policy Racist?, by William I. Hitchcock27. Rethinking Vulnerability: Structural Inequality as National Insecurity, by Jason Ludwig and Rebecca Slayton28. Lifting the Veil on Racial Capitalism: American Foreign Policy Before and After Trump, by Nivi Manchanda29. Racialized Threats and Security Rationales in U.S. Immigration Policies, by Audie Klotz30. The Trump Presidency, the Question of Palestine, and Biden’s Business as Usual, by A. Dirk Moses and Victor Kattan31. The Trump Administration’s Insidious Approach to Human Rights, by Sarah B. SnyderPart VI. Is Liberal Internationalism Still Alive?32. Trump’s Foreign Policy Legacy, by Joshua Busby and Jonathan Monten33. “America First” Meets Liberal Internationalism, by Stephen Chaudoin, Helen V. Milner, and Dustin Tingley34. Liberal Internationalism and Partisan Conflict in the Post-Trump United States, by George N. Georgarakis and Robert Y. ShapiroPart VII. Looking Forward: The Prospects for Joe Biden’s Presidency 35. The Biden Administration and Russia: Deeper Into a U.S.-Russia Cold War, by Robert Legvold36. Joe Biden, American Democracy, and the China Challenge, by James Goldgeier37. Transatlantic Relations After Trump: Mutual Perceptions and Strategy in Historical Perspective, by Alessandro Brogi38. One Eye on the Rearview Mirror: The Middle East from Trump to Biden, by James Stocker39. Reclaiming America and Its Place in the World, by Elizabeth EconomyPart VIII. Coda40. World History, the American President, and the Gibbon Paradox, by Jeremy Adelman41. Trump’s Limited Legacy, by Lawrence Freedman42. American Constraints: Trump’s “Legacy” or Inexorable History, by Charles S. Maier43. Making Trump History, by Martin ConwayList of ContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisThe cure for an American media where market interests have usurped democratic participationTrade Review"Marshaling a wide range of sources, Lloyd's historical analysis of the politics of communication in the United States is one of the best available."--Journal of American History"Mark Lloyd offers a wide-ranging chronicle of American communication policy from the founding of the republic through the present day. This work is unique among historical examinations of American communication policy in that it is less about reforming media than about reforming democracy by providing citizens with full access to important public information and thereby restoring public dialogue to its central position as intended by the nation's founders."--American Journalism"Lloyd . . . has both law and journalism credentials and experience, and here he offers a critical history of American telecommunications and media policy. His theme is corporate domination, repeated with each succeeding technology, and how it prevents the media from offering true public value. . . . Lloyd offers a lot of food for thought. Highly recommended."--Choice"Mark Lloyd has written arguably the finest introduction to American media policy history I have read. Featuring an original and compelling argument, Lloyd draws not only upon extensive research but on his many years of experience as a public interest advocate. Prologue to a Farce should be required reading for media students, teachers, practitioners, and concerned citizens nationwide."--Robert W. McChesney, author of The Problem of the Media"A passionate, thoughtful account of our society's failure to use communications media in ways that enlarge democracy. A book for citizens as well as scholars of media and politics."--David Thorburn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Book SynopsisRevealing the relationship between presidential campaign agendas and policymakingTrade Review "An interesting and provocative book with a lot to offer scholars of both political behavior and political institutions. . . . this book is highly original and provocative, and it points to a new way of thinking about accountability."--Public Opinion Quarterly "A pleasure to read. This beautifully written and important contribution to the literature on the presidency is grounded in its equal attention to citizens and elites and will be of interest to students and scholars of American politics, presidential campaigns, and democratic representation."--Tracy Sulkin, author of Issue Politics in Congress"Highly original and provocative. . . . points out a new way of thinking about accountability."--Public Opinion Quarterly"Recommended."--ChoiceTable of ContentsIllustrations vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Campaigning for Accountability 1 1. The Meaning of Presidential Accountability 9 2. Agenda Accountability in Action 25 3. Campaigning on Issues 41 4. Hearing the Campaign 56 5. Candidate Messages and Citizen Expectations 72 6. Campaign Connections and Presidential Evaluations 90 7. Beyond the Voting Booth: Clinton 1993 and Obama 2009 114 8. Campaign-Driven Accountability 148 Appendix A: Most Frequently Aired Ads in 2000 161 Appendix B: Estimated Models for Chapter 4 165 Appendix C: Estimated Models for Chapter 5 169 Notes 175 References 187 Index 201

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This ambitious, well-written book will be a useful resource for scholars . . . an excellent overview . . . a fine, readable introduction that presents its analysis in a straightforward manner free from ideological baggage." —Congress & the Presidency"A refreshingly unorthodox narrative. Campbell [explains] in plain language how government grew. His stance is neither liberal nor conservative, but simply well-informed and reasonable." —Walter Nugent, author of Habits of Empire: A History of American Expansion"The canvas is large, but one comes away from the book with an understanding of what has happened, the factors contributing to these developments, and their consequences. Strongly recommended." —Samuel McSeveney, Vanderbilt University"His overview [of the course and causes of growth] should be a compulsory assignment for any seminar on modern political culture . . ." —The Journal of American History"Campbell's book is a marvelous multidisciplinary synthesis that builds on the findings of historians of national, state, and local government, along with those of economists and political scientists, to provide a coherent account of the rise of modern American governing structures." —Journal of Interdisciplinary History"The book should be useful in the classroom, even for freshmen classes in U.S. history and government." —American Historical Review"Readable, and refreshingly unorthodox, Campbell provides a coherent explanation of how and why government has become so large. His book deserves inclusion in any undergraduate bibliography covering the development of American government." —Political Studies Association"This ambitious, well-written book will be a useful resource for scholars . . . an excellent overview . . . a fine, readable introduction that presents its analysis in a straightforward manner free from ideological baggage." —Congress & the Presidency "A refreshingly unorthodox narrative. Campbell [explains] in plain language how government grew. His stance is neither liberal nor conservative, but simply well-informed and reasonable." —Walter Nugent, author of Habits of Empire: A History of American Expansion "The canvas is large, but one comes away from the book with an understanding of what has happened, the factors contributing to these developments, and their consequences. Strongly recommended." —Samuel McSeveney, Vanderbilt University "His overview [of the course and causes of growth] should be a compulsory assignment for any seminar on modern political culture . . ." —The Journal of American History "Campbell's book is a marvelous multidisciplinary synthesis that builds on the findings of historians of national, state, and local government, along with those of economists and political scientists, to provide a coherent account of the rise of modern American governing structures." —Journal of Interdisciplinary History "The book should be useful in the classroom, even for freshmen classes in U.S. history and government." —American Historical Review "Readable, and refreshingly unorthodox, Campbell provides a coherent explanation of how and why government has become so large. His book deserves inclusion in any undergraduate bibliography covering the development of American government." —Political Studies AssociationTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Governing the Cleveland Era2. The Course and Causes of Growth3. The Transition Era4. The Great Depression and Economic Policy5. The Managed Economy since the New Deal6. The New Income Security7. The New Equality8. Paying for Modern Government9. The New Faces of Power10. The Reagan Era and the Restrained Polity11. The Debate over 'Big' GovernmentNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewRich in historical anecdotes about instances when the strange antics to delay Senate decisions actually led to better policy making, this book will become the 'go to' authority on the filibuster. This volume should be valuable to general readers, students, and research faculty. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *An impassioned and cogent defense of the Senate's most controversial practice. * Kirkus Reviews *Arenberg and Dove successfully explain why, despite its flaws, the filibuster is worth preserving or reforming rather than eliminating. (Reviewing a previous edition) * ForeWord Reviews *Regardless of whether you agree with [the authors'] conclusions, the book will be a must read for anyone who wants to be a part of the debate about how to improve the function of the Senate. (Reviewing a previous edition) * Roll Call *Legislative battles over healthcare and the federal budget have spurred demands to reform or abolish the filibuster in the US Senate. The authors argue that the filibuster is fundamental to the very character of the Senate, and that it protects the rights of the minority in American politics. * Survival *Clearly written and amply supported, Defending the Filibuster is a must-read for all Americans, especially during these highly contentious times. * joannalouisejohnson.com *Table of ContentsForeword by Senator Olympia SnowePreface1. Soul of the Senate2. Filibuster, Cloture, and Unfettered Amendment3. History of the Filibuster4. Polarized Politics and the Use and Abuse of the Filibuster5. Criticisms of the Filibuster6. The Dangers of Overzealous Reform7. Related Tactics: Holds8. Related Tactics: Filling the Amendment Tree9. Circumventing the Filibuster: Reconciliation10. Reforming the Filibuster: The Constitutional Option11. Reforming the Filibuster: The Nuclear Option12. Bring in the Cots13. Defending the Filibuster14. Looking AheadNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"An important contribution to scholarship on the American presidency and American politics... [W]ill be of great interest to students and scholars, and likely will be a foundational text on understanding the Obama presidency." -Meena Bose, Hofstra University "The best comprehensive review of the Obama administration's policies available, written by an individual who is both knowledgeable in the policy sense and savvy in the political sense... [A] great reference source for information on Obama administration domestic policy and activities." -Daniel P. Franklin, author of Pitiful Giants: Presidents in their Final TermTable of Contents1. Barack Obama's Assets and Constraints2. Presidential Effectiveness When Congress is Polarized3. Preventing Collapse, Stimulating Recovery4. Promoting Long-Term Growth, Reducing Inequality5. The Affordable Care Act: Legislative Victory6. The Affordable Care Act: Implementation Nightmare7. Global Warming Warrior8. Driller in Chief9. Deporter in Chief?10. Midterm Massacres11. A Counterfactual Obama Presidency

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive assessment of George W. Bush's domestic policy recordTrade Review[A] worthwhile project written in an accessible style ... readers ... will come away from this work with a better knowledge of the realities of policymaking in twenty-first-century Washington.Spring, 2011 * Political Science Quarterly *Table of ContentsContentsPreface and Acknowledgments 1. Ambiguous Mandate, Polarized Congress 2. Lower Taxes, More Spending 3. The Social Security Debacle 4. Making Sure Kids Learn 5. Drug Coverage for Seniors 6. Producing More Energy 7. Consuming Less Energy 8. Cleaner Air, Warmer Climate 9. Illegal Immigration: Punishment or Amnesty? 10. Tort and Regulatory Reform 11. Meltdown and Bailouts 12. Taking Stock, with Lessons for Future PresidentsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisBased on archival research and fieldwork, this book presents a thematic history of Yugoslavia in the 20th century. It demonstrates that the instability of the three 20th-century Yugoslav states can be attributed to the failure of succeeding governments to establish the rule of law and political legitimacy.Trade ReviewRamet (Norwegian Univ. of Science and Technology) is a distinguished leading scholar on Yugoslavia who has made important contributions to the substantial literature on that unhappy land. This first-rate volume is a substantially enlarged, rewritten edition of Nationalism and Federalism in Yugoslavia, 1962, 1991 (CH, Feb'93, 30—3476). It is a must read posing big questions, e.g., why Yugoslavs have repeatedly failed to create an effective legitimate state structure and rule of law. Ramet rejects the myth, unfortunately widespread in the West, that the driving force has been ethnic conflict and ancient hatreds. Her work complements the study by V. P. Gagnon Jr., The Myth of Ethnic War: Serbia and Croatia in the 1990s (CH, Sep'05, 43—0597), by focusing on elite behavior. While she looks at prior state—building efforts (1918—29), she concentrates chiefly on Tito's Yugoslavia. Nearly half of this thick volume covers the post, 1989 period through KFOR and Kosovo. The inclusion of 150 pages of notes and more than 25 pages of bibliography underscore the deep research of this work, which concludes with a short chapter on the separate paths of Slovenia, Macedonia, and Croatia. Ramet throws much light on three Yugoslavias and also helps readers think about similar events elsewhere. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower—division undergraduates through faculty.—H. Steck, SUNY College at Cortland * Choice *. . . a must read posing big questions. . . * Choice *. . . This is a rich and powerful book . . . . The product of twenty years of detailed research and contemplation, Ramet's latest work takes a rightful place on the short list of essential reading about the Yugoslavias. * Journal of Modern History *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. A Theory of Legitimacy2. The First Yugoslavia, Part 1: The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, 1918-293. The First Yugoslavia, Part 2: The Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 1929-414. World War Two and the Partisan Struggle, 1941-455. Happy Comrades? Tito, Stalin, and the Birth of the Second Yugoslavia, 1945-516. Dreaming a New Dream, 1950-627. The Reform Crisis, 1962-708. The Rise and Fall of Yugoslav Liberalism, 1967-739. Problems of Underdevelopment, 1965-9010. Nationalist Tensions, 1968-9011. Autumn of the Socialist Experiment, 1974-8912. Hail Caesar! The Rise of Slobodan Miloševic13. The Road to War14. The War of Yugoslav Succession: Phase 1, June-December 199115. The War of Yugoslav Succession: Phase 2, 1992—9516. A Flawed Peace: Post-Dayton Bosnia17. The Third Yugoslavia and after, 1992-200418. UNMIK, KFOR, and the Future of Kosovo19. Separate Paths: Slovenia, Macedonia, Croatia 20. ConclusionSelect Bibliography

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Book Synopsis Jodi S. Finkel examines judicial reforms leading to increased judicial independence and authority in three Latin American countries: Argentina, Mexico, and Peru.Trade Review“This book will be of interest for those in Latin American studies, where it should be well-received due to the author’s close familiarity with and authority on the countries about which she writes; for scholars in the law and society field, where it supports and complements the work of Ginsburg and Hirschl; and to those in the policy field, to whom the book offers several important lessons.” —Lisa Hilbink, University of Minnesota “By highlighting politicians' interest in protection against future threats, Jodi Finkel convincingly explains their seemingly paradoxical decision to enact judicial reforms that limit their own power. Her book constitutes a particularly interesting, thoughtful, and theoretically significant contribution to the burgeoning literature on judicial politics in Latin America.” —Kurt Weyland, Lozano Long Professor of Latin American Politics, University of Texas at Austin“In this lucid study, Jodi Finkel extends our understanding of the politics of judicial empowerment with three case studies from Latin America. Well written and tightly argued, the book makes a convincing case that the incentives of politicians, rather than pressure from civil society or external actors, are the key factor to explain variation in judicial reform. Finkel has made a major contribution to the nascent literature on judicial politics in Latin America.“ —Tom Ginsburg, University of Illinois“In this short but precise book, Finkel examines judicial reforms leading to increased judicial independence and authority in three Latin American countries. She makes a central distinction between the initiation of judicial reform via constitutional change and its actual implementation via congressional legislation.” —Choice“Finkel’s new book offers rich theoretical insights into why and when judicial independence will be implemented, through short and easy-to-read empirical chapters that make this book enjoyable and thought-provoking reading for scholars and policymakers alike.” —Political Science Quarterly“. . . Judicial Reform as Political Insurance represents an excellent contribution to the literature eon comparative judicial politics. The argument is plausible, and Finkel’s efforts to rule out alternative explanations are persuasive. This thought-provoking book is a must read for anyone in judicial politics who focuses on Latin America.” —The Journal of Politics

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Book SynopsisAn introduction to the U.S. Congress, from seasoned political historians and teachers In this accessible overview of the United States Congress's past and present, Ginsberg and Hill introduce students to the country's most democratic institution. This text surveys Congressional elections, the internal structure of Congress, the legislative process, Congress and the President, and Congress and the courts. Congress: The First Branch offers a fresh approach to the First Branch grounded in a historical, positive frame.Trade Review“The authors offer a lively, historically grounded treatise that reminds citizens, students, and fellow congressional scholars that Congress is not broken."—Timothy LaPira, James Madison University“This is an impressive textbook. The authors present Congress as both more positive and more historically grounded than other texts.”—Michael S. Lynch, University of Georgia"A singular achievement! Chronicling Congress’s powers, practices, and development, the authors lament its declining role in the Constitutional framework and demonstrate why Americans should spring to the First Branch’s defense."—Douglas B. Harris, author of Choosing the Leader: Leadership Elections in the U.S. House of Representatives"Against the tide of national congress-bashing, Congress: The First Branch offers an important defense of the many virtues of our national legislature as the best embodiment of America’s pluralistic, democratic values."—Lee Drutman, author of The Business of America is Lobbying

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Book SynopsisA defense of regulatory agencies’ efforts to combine public consultation with bureaucratic expertise to serve the interest of all citizens.Trade Review“[Rose-Ackerman] stresses that the real challenge is . . . to establish a public law that enhances the democratic accountability of bureaucrats and political appointees. . . . This book is a valuable advance in specificity with respect to principles and instruments [of executive policymaking]. . . . It will be of equal value to public lawyers and other social scientists interested in government.”—Giacinto della Cananea, French Yearbook of Public Law“Makes an important case in favour of a more developed administrative law systems underlying a balanced participatory decision-making framework. . . . The book invites deep reflections on how administrative law can be refined in this sense and calls on comparative legal scholarship to analyse and address how those questions have been dealt with across the globe . . . [and] is to be read and discussed widely, both by theorists and practitioners of administrative law and by social planners looking to enhance the accountability of executive decision-making.”—Pieter van Cleynenbreughel, British Association of Comparative LawWinner of the 2022 Gustav Ranis International Prize for Best Book, sponsored by Yale MacMillan Center“Susan Rose-Ackerman has produced a valuable and insightful work that considers endemic issues of policy making accountability by the executive and the role of public participation in executive rule making in four countries.”—Paul Craig, St John’s College“Given the precarious state of popular trust in government across the globe, this exceptional exploration of how four advanced democracies pursue legitimacy in the bureaucratic implementation of regulatory law makes an invaluable contribution.”—Peter M. Shane, author of Madison’s Nightmare: How Executive Power Threatens American Democracy“Capstone of Susan Rose-Ackerman’s influential writings about comparative administrative law, her remarkable exploration of the democratic accountability of administrative governance in France, Germany, the UK and the US brings fresh and important understanding to the interactions among forms of government, the rule of law, and the contemporary urgency of maintaining democratic institutions.”—Peter Strauss, author of Administrative Justice in the United States“Democracy and Executive Power reflects decades of Susan Rose-Ackerman’s profound thinking about how the rule of law, accountability, democracy, and participation relate to how most law is made in the world’s four most influential legal systems. Her argument is at once pro-bureaucratic, pro-legal, and pro-democratic. The book is essential reading for those seeking to understand and reform executive rule-making in any democracy.”—Jeff King, University College London

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Book SynopsisA sweeping history of the twentieth-century battle to reform American immigration laws that set the stage for today’s roiling debates.Trade Review"While ‘we tend to describe immigrants’ stories as feats of will and strokes of destiny,’ Yang reminds us, ‘it is not destiny that brings a family here but politics.’ This is a message worth noting as we approach November. " -- David Nasaw - The New York Times Book Review"Anyone who doesn’t understand that we are a nation of immigrants should be given a copy of Yang’s powerful and cogent look at immigrant strictures put in place in 1924 that were revoked by the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act." -- Bethanne Patrick - The Washington Post"An effort to understand precisely what kind of nation of immigrants we are and how we arrived at this moment in our history... Admirably thorough." -- Philip Terzian - The Wall Street Journal"A masterly study of political struggle... Yang has written a captivating account, full of personality and drama—and significance... worth reading to the last page." -- David M. Shribman - The Boston Globe"Yang sketches lively portraits of the famous and obscure players behind the legislative fights... [Her] voyage across early-20th-century U.S. immigration debates makes palpable how much diplomacy and perseverance are required to win legislative change." -- Laura Wides-Muñoz - The Washington Post

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Book SynopsisA contemporary framework without the fluff, updated through the 2018 elections

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Book SynopsisA sweeping history of the twentieth-century battle to reform American immigration laws that set the stage for today’s roiling debates.

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Book SynopsisLearn the crucial ins and outs of the world's largest market The U.S government market represents the largest single marketanywhere. Government contract tracking firm Onvia estimates that government businessfederal, state, local, and educationrepresents better than 40 percent of the nation's GDP. While anyone can play in this market, only those with the right preparation can win. Selling to the Government offers real-world advice for successful entry into the biggest market anywhere. Get proven approaches, strategies, tactics, and tools to make your business stand out, build relationships, understand procedures, and win high-stakes contracts. Every year thousands of companies enter the massive U.S. Government (BtoG) marketplace, and by the end of the first year, most are gone and less than 10 percent make it to year two Author has advised hundreds of companies, including Apple, Dell, CDW, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, IT, GTTable of ContentsForeword Phil Bond xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xix Chapter 1 What It Takes to Play: Tips and Caveats for Chief Executive Officers, Boards, and Others Looking for Shortcuts 1 Chapter 2 How the Government Buys 19 Chapter 3 Determining Where You Fit: Prime Contractor, Subcontractor, GSA Schedule, Open Market, or All of the Above 35 Chapter 4 Infrastructure Issues: What Your Company Needs to Succeed 53 Chapter 5 Aligning Marketing, Sales, and Business Development 71 Chapter 6 The Power of Relationships 91 Chapter 7 The Myth of the Level Playing Field: How Small Businesses Can Play 107 Chapter 8 Differentiation is the Key 123 Chapter 9 Execution 137 Chapter 10 Building Momentum 143 Chapter 11 The Missing Link: Web 2.0 Tools 153 Chapter 12 Final Thoughts on Staying on Top of the Game and Becoming a Government Market Master 165 Appendix 1 Glossary of Common Government Terms 169 Appendix 2 Resources 207 Appendix 3 Advice from Industry Experts 211 About the Author 226 Index 227

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Book SynopsisAt last, there's a business leadership book that really tackles the tough issues of integrity and governance. Taking a unique approach to leadership, this book gathers the path--breaking perspectives of influential shareholder activists; opinion--leading CEOs of major firms; trailblazing, distinguished academics; and courageous regulators.Table of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgments xxi Part I: Fueling the Crisis: Corporate Scandal and Wrongdoing 1 Chapter 1 “I See Nothing, I Hear Nothing”: Culture, Corruption, and Apathy 3 Robert Gandossy and Jeffrey Sonnenfeld Chapter 2 Twenty-First-Century Corporate Governance: The Growing Pressure on the Board Toward a Corporate Solution 27 Sherron S. Watkins Part II: The Role of the Leader 37 Chapter 3 How Leaders Restore Confidence 39 Rosabeth Moss Kanter Chapter 4 Greed, Vanity, and the Grandiosity of the CEO Character 51 Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries and Katharina Balazs Chapter 5 The Essence of Leading and Governing Is Deciding 63 Michael Useem Chapter 6 Vigorous Competition, Cardinal Virtues, and Value Creation 75 Robert W. Lane Chapter 7 Challenge Up: A Key to Organizational Integrity 83 Marshall Goldsmith Chapter 8 Enron et al.: The March of Folly 89 Warren Bennis Part III: The Role of the Board 95 Chapter 9 Seeing Around Corners 97 Norman R. Augustine Chapter 10 Whither Governance: Process or People? 109 William W. George Chapter 11 Enron and Effective Corporate Governance 117 Charles M. Elson Chapter 12: “Somebody’s Gotta Keep An Eye On These Geniuses”: What We Must Do to Restore Owners’ Capitalism 123 John Clifton Bogle Part IV: Toward Reform 143 Chapter 13 Shedding the Images and Getting Real About Business Responsibility 145 Barbara Ley Toffler Chapter 14 Getting What You Pay For: Institutional Investors Take on Executive Pay 151 Nell Minow Chapter 15 Accounting 101 171 Rick Antle Chapter 16 Principles and Best Practices of Executive Compensation That Stand the Test of Time 177 Roberta D. Fox and Michael J. Powers Chapter 17 Evolution of Corporate Criminal Liability: Implications for Managers 191 Jennifer Arlen Chapter 18 Corporate Governance in Europe 205 Leonardo Sforza and Alan Judes Chapter 19 Developing Leaders of Character: Lessons from West Point 213 Rakesh Khurana and Scott A. Snook Chapter 20 Speech by SEC Chairman: Remarks at the 2003 Washington Economic Policy Conference 233 William H. Donaldson Chapter 21 Corporate Governance and the Culture of Seduction 241 Arthur Levitt Chapter 22 If I Only Knew Then What I Know Now 271 Susan C. Keating About the Contributors 277 Index 291

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Book SynopsisThe public sector is experiencing tremendous pressure for strategic change. Governments in many countries require public sector managers to be more responsive to the public and to deliver more value with constrained budgets. Members of the public also face change, and look to their public sector organisations to provide efficient and high quality service, while adapting their activities in a complex and dynamic world. Strategy in the Public Sector provides guidance to managers who have responsibility for delivering increased levels of efficiency and innovation and accountability. It shows how strategic changes can be made through realigning and increasing the capacity of the public sector organisation. It shows how managers are now handling strategic changes in the context of public policy, favouring pluralism of service delivery systems and partnership working. Based on the practical experience of managers in local government, central government, health services and educTrade Review" It is a comprehensive guide to strategic planning, highlighting the major issues." ----Professional Manager, September 2000 "...Serves as a useful prompt to the issues planning managers will need to face as they prepare for the challenge of continuous improvement..." ----Planning, 1st September 2000Table of ContentsA Model of Effectiveness. Assessing the Organisation. Paying Attention to Politicians. Issue Management. Vision. Involving Managers and Employees. Installing Management. Engaging Others in the Organisation with the Vision or Strategic Intent. Focus and Align. Stabilising and Ensuring Targets are Achieved. Involving the Public. Partnership Working. Opening Up. In Touch with the Public. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisCampaign contributions are widely viewed as a corrupting influence but most scholarly research concludes that they have marginal impact on legislative behaviour. Lynda W. Powell shows that contributions have considerable influence in some state legislatures but very little in others.Trade ReviewLynda Powell has set out to understand how campaign contributions affect the legislative process. Perhaps surprisingly, scholars have not been able to show this effect of money on politics. Powell provides a strong and clear answer. She does so by first developing a theory of campaigning and legislating. She then tests resulting hypotheses to show: that financing matters; the more money, the more the influence; and that influence is of the 'pay to play' sort. The result is a very fine piece of serious scientific research that speaks to an important set of issues of direct concern to the public." — John Aldrich, Duke University"Lynda Powell combines theoretical clarity with unique empirical data to offer the most rigorous case yet for the widespread but difficult-to-document idea that campaign money influences public policy. This book represents a major step forward in the study of campaign finance effects and deserves a wide readership." — Gary Jacobson, University of California, San Diego"By moving beyond analyses of roll call votes to instead ask lawmakers themselves how money affects the full range of legislative behaviors—from authoring bills to killing them quietly—Powell makes a methodological contribution that can help change the normative debate. Anyone who cares about state politics or national campaign finance reform needs to read this book's potent new findings." — Thad Kousser, University of California, San Diego"[T]his is excellent research and an important contribution to the literatures on campaign finance and state legislatures." — Political Science Quarterly

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Book SynopsisTraces the origins of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission to two well-established instruments of colonial and imperial governance: the jurisprudence of indemnity and the commission of inquiry. The TRC’s genius, he contends, is its innovative adaptation of colonial law, sovereignty, and government.

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Book SynopsisWhy do our best-laid plans often over-reach and under-achieve? Why do our attempts to solve problems in some rational way often run afoul of politics and power? Why do we so often accomplish so little, even as we sense that so much more is possible? By looking closely at the work of city planners, Planning in the Face of Power addresses these questions and provides a new way of thinking about the practical and inevitably political work of improving our neighborhoods, schools, community organizations, and the public institutions that shape our lives. Power and inequality are realities that planners of all kinds must face in the practical world. In Planning in the Face of Power, John Forester argues that effective, public-serving planners can overcome the traditional--but paralyzing--dichotomies of being either professional or political, detached and distantly rational or engaged and change-oriented. Because inequalities of power directly structure planning practice, planners who are blind to relations of power will inevitably fail. Forester shows how, in the face of the conflict-ridden demands of practice, planners can think politically and rationally at the same time, avoid common sources of failure, and work to advance both a vision of the broader public good and the interests of the least powerful members of society. This book provides a systematic reformulation of the politics of professional practice in the arena of city planning, public policy making, and public administration and management. It has immediate implications for the study of administration and management and for students of administration and planning in schools of social work, education, and public health. While focusing concretely on problems of planning practice (e.g. planners' sources of influence, their difficulties of listening critically, their understandings of the politics of organizations), Planning in the Face of Power brings to bear a wide range of theoretical insights and so integrates social and political theory with the demands of actual practice. Accordingly, the book will be important to practitioners who seek to understand the pressures they face at work as well as social theorists who wish to integrate theory and practice more powerfully, but will also appeal to the general reader interested in gaining an understanding of the practice of planning in the face of the realities of social equality and power.Table of Contents List of Tables Preface Part One. Recognize Problems, Seize Opportunities 1. The Challenges of Planning Practice 2. What Do Planning Analysts Do? Planning and Policy Analysis as Organizing Part Two. To Be Rational, Be Political 3. Planning in the Face of Power 4. The Politics of Muddling Through Part Three. Anticipate Organizational Power and Conflict 5. Three Views of Planning Organizations 6. Planning in the Face of Conflict: Mediated Negotiation Strategies in Practice Part Four. Focus on What Counts: Planning and Design as Practical Communicative Action 7. Listening: The Social Policy of Everyday Life 8. Designing as Making Sense Together Part Five. Use Planning Theory to Anticipate and Respond to Problems of Practice 9. Understanding Planning Practice 10. Supplement on Planning Education: Teaching Planning Practice Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisExplores the ways in which political actors deal with the contradictory pressures and asks the question: when will leaders support reforms that increase state capacity and that establish a more meritocratic and technically competent bureaucracy?Table of ContentsFigures and Tables Acknowledgments 1. The State 2. Reform as a Collective Good: Political Entrepreneurs and Democratic Politics 3. Insulation and the Struggle for Reform in Brazil, 1930-1964 4. Legislators and the Supply of Public Goods: A Brazilian Example and a Model 5. A Test of the Game Theoretic Model:When Legislators Initiate Reforms 6. The Political Uses of Bureaucracy: Presidential Survival versus Administrative Competence 7. The Effects of Institutions Appendix A: Assessment of Achievement for the Various Targets in the Target Plan Appendix B: Creation of Appointment and Survival Strategy Indices Appendix C: Variable Construction Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisProvides a comprehensive examination of Mexico's power elite - their political power, societal influence, and the crucial yet often overlooked role mentoring plays in their rise to the top. This book traces the careers of approximately four hundred of the country's notable politicians, military officers, clergy, intellectuals, and capitalists.Trade Review"Mexico's Mandarins represents scholarship of superior quality and is virtually unique in the level of information on which it draws. No other scholar could have written this book and no other scholar will ever be able to reproduce it. I suspect that it will become the definitive work on Mexican elites in the twentieth century."-Kathleen Bruhn, author of Mexico: The Struggle for Democratic DevelopmentTable of ContentsList of Tables Acknowledgments I. Power Elites, Mentoring, and Networking Chapter 1. Mexican Power Elites: Do They Exist? Chapter 2. Mentoring Mexico's Power Elite Chapter 3. Networking within Power Elite Circles Chapter 4. Networking across Power Elite Circles II. How Power Elites Are Formed Chapter 5. Origins of Socialization: Sources among the Power Elite Chapter 6. Socialization through Education the Mexican Way Chapter 7. Globalizing Mexico's Power Elite: The Role of Education Abroad Chapter 8. Socializing Mexico's Power Elite: Educational Experiences Abroad III. Power Elites, Networking, and Decision Making Chapter 9. Decision Making, Networking, and Organizations Chapter 10. Power Elite Prototypes in the Twentieth Century: The Old and the New Chapter 11. Power Elites in the Twenty-First Century: Consequences of New Leadership Bibliographic Essay Index

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Book SynopsisOne reason Koncewicz's narrative is so compelling is that it's also a redemption story.TheWashington Post Excruciatingly timely.Kirkus Reviews In more than three thousand recorded conversations, the Nixon tapes famously exposed a president's sinister views of governance that would eventually lead to his downfall. Despite Richard Nixon's best efforts, his vision of a government where he could use his power to punish his political enemies never came to fruition because members of his own party defied his directives. While many are familiar with the Republicans who turned against Nixon during the final stages of the Watergate saga, They Said No to Nixon uncovers for the first time those within the administrationincluding Nixon's own appointeeswho opposed the White House early on, quietly blocking the president's attacks on the IRS, the Justice Department, and other sectors of the federal government. Culling from previously unpublished excerpts from the tapes and recently released mate

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Book SynopsisWhat racist rumors about Barack Obama tell us about the intractability of racism in American politics. Barack Obama and his family have been the objects of rumors, legends, and conspiracy theories unprecedented in US politics. Outbreaks of anti-Obama lore have occurred in every national election cycle since 2004 and continue to the present daytwo elections after his presidency ended. In Trash Talk, folklorist Patricia A. Turner examines how these thought patterns have grown ever more vitriolic and persistent and what this means for American political culture. Through the lens of attacks on Obama, Trash Talk explores how racist tropes circulate and gain currency. As internet communications expand in reach, rumors and conspiracy theories have become powerful political tools, and new types of lore like the hoax and fake news have taken root. The mainstream press and political establishment dismissed anti-Obama mythology for years, registering concern only when it became difficult toTrade Review"Turner expertly exposes more unsubstantiated, secretive, organized anti-Obama agendas and offers valuable glimpses into what many Americans believe, what they think of others’ beliefs, and, most of all, what they think about who belongs where in U.S. society. An informative read." * Library Journal *"Remember how some said we had reached the post-racial era when Barack Obama was elected president? Patricia A. Turner explains why that’s not only wrong but how the rumors about Obama persisted, twisted and have evolved into the distrust, fake news and conspiracy theories of today." * Ms Magazine *"Trash Talk is an excellent resource for the study of the Obama presidency and the arrival not of a ‘post-racial’ moment but a ‘post-truth’ era with which most are ill-equipped to navigate." * Ethnic and Racial Studies *"This is not a comforting book; it is a book that alerts one to important realities, so readers ignore it at their peril. Essential." * CHOICE *Table of ContentsContents Introduction 1. Flagged Down 2. Articles of Faith 3. Born to Run 4. Michelle Matters 5. Pandemic Levels 6. Obama Legends in the Age of Trump Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisOutlines and analyzes the way the office of Prime Minister has developed in Britain in the past 45 years. The book considers the social backgrounds, image, relations with cabinets, role in policy making, and power of the men and woman who have occupied the office.Table of ContentsThe making; the breaking; the social and political moulding; the media moulding; party and elections; Parliament; the Cabinet; advisers; economic policy; foreign policy; the power of the Prime Minister.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a succinct overview of the development of the civil service since the Second World War. Adopting a broad, historical approach, it assesses the changes in organization, structure and management of the Whitehall machine, alongside the continuities in the policy and practice of public administration.Trade Review"The Institute claims that each book in the series is written by an expert in the field who has the task of putting the topic's central themes into clear focus. This volume by Kevin Theakston, Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Leeds, certainly fulfils that mission, and it can be recommended both as a student text and as an overview for the general reader. Each chapter helpfully covers a theme rather than a particular time period. The book is based on a wide variety of largely documentary sources and is well-referenced. It adopts a neutral, descriptive tone, but is not afraid of drawing conclusions, nor of challenging accepted wisdom. Insiders will find it displays a genuine understanding of the way the civil service works and what motivates it. Outsiders will find it revealing without being dramatic. It recognises the importance of people, and of changing generations, as well as of institutions." Pamela Meadows, Policy StudiesTable of Contents1. Ministers and the Mandarins. 2. The Topmost Mandarins. 3. Business as Usual: The Civil Service in the 1940s and 1950s. 4. Reforming the Machine: Whitehall in the 1960s and 1970s. 5. The Civil Service at the Crossroads: Thatcher, Major and Whitehall since 1979. 6. Whitehall Accountability and Control. 7. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis major text for students of public services management combines well--developed management theory with research from a range of countries including Germany, Holland, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden and the UK.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. List of Tables. List of Figures. Glossary of Terms. List of Acronyms and Abbreviations. 1. Introduction. 2. Managing the Core Public Services. 3. Service Delivery - Meeting Citizen Needs. 4. Managing Resources for Social Gain. 5. Strategic Control of Core Public Services. 6. Organizational Structures for Effective Service Delivery. 7. Managing Professionals. 8. Review of Reform Programmes. References. Appendix. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis major text for students of public services management combines well--developed management theory with research from a range of countries including Germany, Holland, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden and the UK.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. List of Tables. List of Figures. Glossary of Terms. List of Acronyms and Abbreviations. 1. Introduction. 2. Managing the Core Public Services. 3. Service Delivery - Meeting Citizen Needs. 4. Managing Resources for Social Gain. 5. Strategic Control of Core Public Services. 6. Organizational Structures for Effective Service Delivery. 7. Managing Professionals. 8. Review of Reform Programmes. References. Appendix. Index.

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Book SynopsisCase Studies in Public Services Management examines key issues such as managing networks, measuring performance, changing culture, implementing strategy and strategic change.Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. The Vision and Reality of an Executive Agency. 2. Strategic Management in Further Education. 3. Strategic Change in Local Government Management: Comparative Case Studies. 4. Light at the End of the Tunnel. 5. Merging into Ribbon. 6. The Metropolitan Police Plus Programme. 7. Implementing Community Care. 8. Wellcare Hospital Trust. 9. European Regional Development Fund in Wales. 10. Local Authority Decison-Making: The Traders of the Uffizi Gallery in Italy. 11. Capital Accounting. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume brings together contributions from eminent academics and senior ACAS officials to provide a fascinating account of the agencya s achievements, failures and remarkable survival during a period of political upheaval and dramatic economic and industrial relations change.Trade Review"This book provides an admirably concise, well referenced source of information..." Industrial Law Journal, Vol 30.Table of Contents1. Introduction: John Houghton (Chairman, ACAS). 2. The First Quarter Century: William Brown (University of Cambridge) and Brian Towers (Nottingham Trent University). 3. Setting the Pace or Running Alongside? ACAS and the Changing Employment Relationship: Bill Hawes. 4. Building Bridges and Settling Differences: Collective Conciliation and Arbitration Under ACAS: John Goodman. 5. Doing More With Less: ACAS and Individual Conciliation: Linda Dickens. 6. Doing it with Style: The Work of the ACAS Conciliator in Individual Employment Rights Cases: Gill Dix. 7. Learning from a Repeating History? ACAS and Trade Union Recognition: Stephen Wood. 8. Supporting Collective Bargaining: Some Comparative Reflections: Bob Hepple. 9. After Collective Bargaining? ACAS in the Age of Human Resource Management: John Purcell. 10. The Best and the Worst of Times: Survival and Progress, 1974-2000 and Beyond: Brian Towers and William Brown.

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Book SynopsisThe world's multinational enterprises face a spell of rough weather, Vernon argues, not only from the host countries in which they have established their subsidiaries, but also from their home countries. The challenge for policy makers, Vernon argues, is to bridge the quite different regimes of the multinational enterprise and the nation-state.Trade ReviewVernon argues that the present ostensibly cordial relationships between governments and multinationals disguises serious tensions which need addressing by policy makers… Vernon’s book is an opportune reminder that underlying tensions between the interests of ‘governments’ and multinationals did not disappear in the 1990s, and that much of the enthusiasm for multinational investment in emerging and other economies is either naive, or, at the very least, based on insufficient understanding of the consequences of foreign direct investment. -- Geoffrey Jones * Business History *However, noted MNC expert Raymond Vernon, in the thoughtful and comprehensive In the Hurricane’s Eye actually sees a potential challenge to the ascent of the MNC as the world prepares to enter the new millennium… Vernon does more than simply chronicle the growing hostility toward MNCs across the globe. In the Hurricane’s Eye concludes with a thorough examination of how best to deal with the inevitable conflicts between multinational corporations and various actors within the nation states of the developed world… Vernon, by examining this latest round of hostilities, makes it clear that the nation state must continue to figure into our assessment of the authority of the MNC. -- Michael Carriere * Review of Political Economy *Vernon sees TNCs in the eye of the hurricane, hence a rather gloomy prediction… In short, like any good weatherperson, Vernon has given us the warning signs. But he has done them one better. Unlike the weather, where ‘everyone talks about it but no one does anything about it,’ Vernon’s grand tour does include suggestions on how the hurricane can be avoided. -- Tagi Sagafi-Nejad * Transnational Corporations *In the Hurricane’s Eye is the most important book on the political economy of the multinational corporation to be published since Sovereignty at Bay. Ray Vernon has once again demonstrated his insightful and distinctive understanding of the trends affecting the dynamics of business–government relations in the global economy. -- David Vogel, University of California, BerkeleyAt the very moment when market capitalism and the multinational enterprises that both reflect and propagate it are in global ascendancy, this book sounds a timely note of caution. Vernon, whose pathbreaking Sovereignty at Bay offered a fresh perspective on the interactions between multinational firms and national governments a quarter of a century ago, here lays out why their divergent goals make mounting clashes inevitable. One does not have to share Vernon’s pessimism to profit from his analysis of these growing tensions and the steps that might be taken to lessen them. -- Marina V. N. Whitman, University of MichiganAn invaluable analysis of the role of multinationals in today’s globalizing economy by one of the wisest and most experienced experts in the field. -- Shirley Williams, Baroness of Crosby, UK House of LordsNo one has had deeper insight or a surer grasp into the global economy over several decades than Raymond Vernon. Now with In the Hurricane’s Eye, he explains clearly and logically why the apparent calm between multinational enterprises and the nation-state is likely to be shattered by the inherent conflicts between them. Both practitioners and analysts will benefit from the wisdom and unique perspective he brings to this critical and timely subject. -- Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The PrizeTable of ContentsPreface Setting the Context: Multinational Enterprises in a System of Nation-States A Rough Take-off for the Multinationals Calibrating the Multinationals' Importance Multinationals' Behavior in International Markets The Challenge: Accommodating Multinationals and Nation-States Tensions in the Background: Conflict between Multinational Enterprises and Nation-States The Nation-States' Struggle for Jobs Taxing Multinationals Security for the Nation-State Conflicts of Jurisdiction, Culture, and Principle Inside the Emerging Economies: High Stakes for Nation-States and Multinational Enterprises Latin America Fading Stars of Asia Transitional Economics: From Hungary to China India Conclusions Inside the Industrialized Economies: New Sources of Tension The Case of Europe The Case of the United States The Case of Japan Common Problems, Common Responses The Struggle over Open Markets: The Gathering Clouds Ambivalence in the United States and Europe Multinationals and the Struggle for Public Resources Uncertainties in the International Political Climate Righting the Balance: Possible Policy Responses The Search for Global Principles Bilateral Agreements Industry-Centered Agreements Regional Agreements Possible New Initiatives Unilateral Measures Reprise Notes Index

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