Comparative politics Books
Princeton University Press Human Rights for Pragmatists
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Bronze Winner in Political and Social Sciences, ForeWord Reviews’ INDIES Book of the Year Awards""A Foreign Affairs Best of Books"
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Princeton University Press Migrants and Machine Politics
Book SynopsisHow poor migrants shape city politics during urbanizationAs the Global South rapidly urbanizes, millions of people have migrated from the countryside to urban slums, which now house one billion people worldwide. The transformative potential of urbanization hinges on whether and how poor migrants are integrated into city politics. Popular and scholarly accounts paint migrant slums as exhausted by dispossession, subdued by local dons, bought off by wily politicians, or polarized by ethnic appeals. Migrants and Machine Politics shows how slum residents in India routinely defy such portrayals, actively constructing and wielding political machine networks to demand important, albeit imperfect, representation and responsiveness within the country's expanding cities. Drawing on years of pioneering fieldwork in India's slums, including ethnographic observation, interviews, surveys, and experiments, Adam Michael Auerbach and Tariq Thachil reveal how migrants harness forces of political competTrade Review"[Migrants and Machine Politics] is a phenomenal exercise based on research on primary data."---Tikender Panwar, The Wire
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Princeton University Press Settling for Less
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Modern and multidisciplinary. . . . Settling for Less provides the most comprehensive analysis of settler colonialism."---Kyosuke Kikuta, The Developing Economies"Prodigious research and presentation." * Choice *"McNamee’s book is mandatory reading for scholars interested in both the causes and consequences of colonization. . . . Charles Tilly once warned us not to crow too loudly about the death of empires. But Lachlan McNamee’s excellent, accessible, and well-written book has given us reason to crow. Slowly but surely, the structural force of modernization works against the strategic goals of empire."---Jacob Gerner, Perspectives on Politics"McNamee asks big questions, constructs an original and provocative theory, unearths previously unused, indeed, unknown data, and compiles persuasive evidence to support his hypotheses . . . Settling for Less is an extraordinary first book of the sort to which authors aspire."---David A. Lake, Political Science Quarterly
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Manchester University Press The House of Lords
Book SynopsisThe House of Lords is widely discussed but little understood. This book provides an authoritative analysis of the contemporary House, showing how it has changed and considering what further reforms might take place. -- .Table of ContentsList of tables1. The House of Lords and the British constitution2. The House of Lords in the twentieth century3. What is the House of Lords?4. The work of the House of Lords5. Second chambers elsewhere6. Reforming the second chamberAppendix: Party manifesto statements on the House of Lords 1979-2005Sources and select bibliographyIndex
£19.16
Manchester University Press New Labour in Power
Book SynopsisA systematic study of the early performance of New Labour in power. Each chapter examines New Labour's initial comments, charts opening policy moves, and traces policy trajectories in each major department of state.Table of ContentsThe character of New Labour - David CoatesNew Labour and the electorate - Andrew RussellNew labour and the Clinton presidency - Douglas JaenickeNew Labour and the "left that is left" in western Europe - Jill LovecyNew Labour and the machinery of government - Martin Burch - Ian HollidayNew Labour and the constitution - Martin Burch - Ian HollidayNew Labour and Northern Ireland - Nick RandallThe economic policy of New Labour - Michael Moran - Elizabeth AlexanderNew Labour's industrial and employment policy - David CoatesNew Labour and the global economy - Rorden WilkinsonNew Labour and the environment - Stephen YoungNew Labour's education policy - Gail Steward New Labour and welfare reform - David PurdeyNew Labour and health - Bruce WoodNew Labour and "law and order" - Inderjeet ParmarNew labour policies for the media and arts - Peter HumphreysEuropean policy - fresh start or false dawn? - Simon BulmerNew Labour and international development - Ralph A. YoungNew Labour and defence - Philip GummettNew Labour's foreign policy - Peter Lawler
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Manchester University Press Global Citizen and European Republic Irish
Book SynopsisWill the real Ireland please stand up? European Republic, Global Citizen, Anglo-American State or Irish Nation? - this text offers an analysis of Irish foreign policy that focuses upon its transformation as a result of Ireland’s membership of the European Union and a broader evolution in national identity.Trade ReviewWhat Tonra does is to set out a number of 'narratives' which attempt to redefine foreign policy in terms of Irish identity….Global Citizen and European Republic is a useful textbook for the many expectant debaters.Bruce Arnold, Irish Independent -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction1. The narrative of the Irish nation2. The narrative of the global citizen3. The narrative of the European Republic4. The narrative of the Anglo American state5. Policy actors and structures: The executive drama6. Policy actors and structures: The democratic coda7. European ambitions and obligations8. Security, defence and neutrality9. Case study: The war in Iraq 200310. Conclusions11. Bibliography
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Manchester University Press Political Issues in the World Today Politics
Book SynopsisIntroduction - Don Maclver; Part 1: Challenges to the state; 1. Security - Graeme Herd; 2. Democratisation - Lloyd Pettiford; 3. Ethnic conflict - Daniele Conversi; 4. Refugees - Sita Bali; 5. Terrorism - Jonathan Gorry; Part 2: Ethical and normative issues; 6. International morality - David Morrice; 7.Table of ContentsIntroduction - Don MaclverPart 1: Challenges to the state1. Security - Graeme Herd2. Democratisation - Lloyd Pettiford3. Ethnic conflict - Daniele Conversi4. Refugees - Sita Bali5. Terrorism - Jonathan GorryPart 2: Ethical and normative issues6. International morality - David Morrice7. Human rights - Barbara Emandi Coffin8. Gender - Emma Clarence9. Religion - Geoff Hayes 10. Debt, aid and development - Graham HarrisonPart 3: Practical policy issues11. Environment - Jim Radcliffe12. Health - Calum Paton13. Sport - Barrie Houlihan14. Technology - Alan Russell15. Trade - Chris Farrands
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Manchester University Press Supranational Citizenship Europe in Change
Book SynopsisOffers a new theory of citizenship applicable beyond the nation-state. It brings political and moral philosophy together with current debates in citizenship, European integration, and international relations.Trade ReviewThe book makes an original contribution to the treatment of EU democracy and citizenship through close and rigorous theoretical argument. It also suggests how supranational forms of citizenship – such as that of the EU – might inspire rethinking of moral and political agency in other contexts and polities.UACES Best Book Award, Judges comments -- .Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I1. Citizenship, part I: membership, privilege, and place2. Citizenship, part II: status, identity, and role3. Citizenship of the European UnionPart II4. Gewirth: action and agency5. Political agency6. Nexus, framework: constituting authority7. Agency, authorisation and representation in the EUPart III8. Gewirth: community, rights, values9. Mutual recognition in the supranational polity10. The good supranational constitutionConclusion
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Manchester University Press Irish nationalism and European integration
Book SynopsisIrish nationalism and European integration are enduringly powerful forces each able to provoke momentous change in national identities, borders and governance. This book analyses the ways in which Irish political leaders have assiduously presented these two forces as complementary and, in so doing, have redefined the island of Ireland as a whole. -- .Table of ContentsList of figuresList of tablesAcknowledgementsList of abbreviationsDramatis personæIntergovernmental agreements on Northern Ireland, 1973–2002Note on the authorSummary1. Introduction2. Nation-state and European Union3. Official discourse and political change in Ireland4. The origins of official Irish nationalism5. Building the Irish nation-state, 1922–19726. Identity, nation, community7. Borders, territory, space8. Governance, state, polity9. ConclusionConclusionReferencesOfficial documentsOfficial information publicationsTexts of official discourse Secondary sourcesIndex
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Manchester University Press Devolution and constitutional change in Northern
Book SynopsisTracks Northern Ireland's uneasy experience with devolution following the optimistic political period associated with the 1998 Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement. This work gathers researchers from the Economic and Social Research Council's 'Devolution and Constitutional Change' Programme and others to record key perspectives on Northern Ireland.
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Manchester University Press Conservative thinkers
Book SynopsisThis book outlines and evaluates the political thought of the Conservative Party through a detailed examination of its principal thinkers from Harold Macmillan to the present.Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Harold Macmillan2. Rab Butler and the One Nation Group3. Quintin Hogg, Lord Hailsham4. Enoch Powell5. Angus Maude6. Keith Joseph7. The Traditionalists8. Ian Gilmour and the wets9. John Redwood10. David WilletttsConclusionBibliographyIndex
£76.50
Manchester University Press Contesting the state
Book SynopsisThis book is the first comprehensive survey of the Irish state, its history and evolution, its nature and its role in Ireland's recent economic boom. Containing contributions from some of the leading authorities on the subject, it offers an in-depth analysis of a state widely seen as a model of success in this globalised era. -- .Table of ContentsContentsFigures and tablesContributorsAcknowledgements1. Ireland as a model of success: contesting the Irish state – Maura Adshead, Peadar Kirby and Michelle Millar2. From empire to Europe: the Irish state 1922–73 – J. J. Lee3. State autonomy, state capacity and the patterning of politics in theIrish state – Maura Adshead4. The partnership state – Rory O’Donnell5. Social inclusion and the welfare state: who cares? – Michelle Millar6. Ireland as a “competition state” – Peadar Kirby and Mary Murphy7. The Irish patriarchal state: continuity and change – Pat O’Connor8. Competing state projects in the contemporary Irish political economy – Seán Ó Riain9. Conclusions – Maura Adshead, Peadar Kirby and Michelle MillarIndex
£15.99
Manchester University Press Environmental Politics in the European Union
Book SynopsisThis book provides an introduction into the development, the making and the implementation of European Union environmental politics. It employs a clear and accessible analytical perspective based on the theoretical state-of-the-art of EU policy StudiesTable of Contents1. Introduction and historical overview: the establishment of environmental policy as a European policy domain2. Patterns of regulation3. Central institutions and actors4. Political processes and decision-making procedures5. Typical interest constellations and patterns of interaction6. Making EU environmental policy in practice: three case studies7. Implementation effectiveness of EU environmental policy8. Strategies to improve implementation effectiveness: ‘new’ environmental policy instruments as a panacea?9. The implementation of EU environmental policy in the UK, France, Germany and Spain10. Taking stock: the environmental problem-solving capacity of the EU11. Conclusions
£72.00
Manchester University Press Environmental Politics in the European Union
Book SynopsisThis book provides an introduction into the development, the making and the implementation of European Union environmental politics. It employs a clear and accessible analytical perspective based on the theoretical state-of-the-art of EU policy StudiesTable of Contents1. Introduction and historical overview: the establishment of environmental policy as a European policy domain2. Patterns of regulation3. Central institutions and actors4. Political processes and decision-making procedures5. Typical interest constellations and patterns of interaction6. Making EU environmental policy in practice: three case studies7. Implementation effectiveness of EU environmental policy8. Strategies to improve implementation effectiveness: ‘new’ environmental policy instruments as a panacea?9. The implementation of EU environmental policy in the UK, France, Germany and Spain10. Taking stock: the environmental problem-solving capacity of the EU11. Conclusions
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Manchester University Press Republicanism in Ireland
Book SynopsisThis volume explores the meaning of republicanism in contemporary Ireland. While this has often been identified simply with nationalism, the book examines the connections, comparisons and contrasts between Irish republicanism and other strands of republican politics: the ideology and practice of official French republicanism, the broader European and American civic republican tradition and the contemporary revival of this tradition of citizenship.Academics from different disciplines, along with statesmen and politicians from different political perspectives, are brought together to examine the relationship of historical and contemporary Irish republicanism to the wider republican theoretical tradition. The book analyses the variety of, and changes in, political positions among those parties describing themselves as republican in Ireland in the twenty-first century and examines the possible relevance of the ideas of the broader republican tradition for future politics in IrelTable of Contents1. Introduction: putting Irish republicanism in a wider context - Iseult HonohanPart I: The Irish tradition2. An Irish republican tradition? - Tom Garvin3. Reconsidering the Irish republican tradition - Margaret O’Callaghan Part II: French republican ideology in practice4. Republicanism and the French political tradition - Jeremy Jennings 5. Theorising French republican secularism - Cécile LabordePart III: Republican ideology in contemporary Ireland 6. The meanings of republicanism in contemporary Ireland - Gareth Ivory7. Fianna Fáil and republicanism in the twentieth century - Martin Mansergh 8. Fine Gael – a republican party? - Catherine O’Donnell9. Republican policies in practical politics: placing Sinn Féin in a European context - John Doyle10. The Republican movement and the legacy of the Troubles - Henry Patterson11. Civic and Irish republicanism - Garret FitzGerald Index
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Manchester University Press Republicanism in Ireland
Book SynopsisThis volume explores the meaning of republicanism in contemporary Ireland. While this has often been identified simply with nationalism, the book examines the connections, comparisons and contrasts between Irish republicanism and other strands of republican politics: the ideology and practice of official French republicanism, the broader European and American civic republican tradition and the contemporary revival of this tradition of citizenship.Academics from different disciplines, along with statesmen and politicians from different political perspectives, are brought together to examine the relationship of historical and contemporary Irish republicanism to the wider republican theoretical tradition. The book analyses the variety of, and changes in, political positions among those parties describing themselves as republican in Ireland in the twenty-first century and examines the possible relevance of the ideas of the broader republican tradition for future politics in IrelTable of Contents1. Introduction: putting Irish republicanism in a wider context - Iseult HonohanPart I: The Irish tradition2. An Irish republican tradition? - Tom Garvin3. Reconsidering the Irish republican tradition - Margaret O’Callaghan Part II: French republican ideology in practice4. Republicanism and the French political tradition - Jeremy Jennings 5. Theorising French republican secularism - Cécile LabordePart III: Republican ideology in contemporary Ireland 6. The meanings of republicanism in contemporary Ireland - Gareth Ivory7. Fianna Fáil and republicanism in the twentieth century - Martin Mansergh 8. Fine Gael – a republican party? - Catherine O’Donnell9. Republican policies in practical politics: placing Sinn Féin in a European context - John Doyle10. The Republican movement and the legacy of the Troubles - Henry Patterson11. Civic and Irish republicanism - Garret FitzGerald Index
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Manchester University Press Parliamentary Reform at Westminster
Book SynopsisAn authoritative analysis of the trajectory and outcome of reform of the UK parliament across the past century, addressing significant debates about the balance of executive-legislative relations in Britain, and which employs historical and institutional perspectives for the purposes of analysing and explaining political change at Westminster. -- .Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgements1. Parliament and parliamentary reform2. Historical institutionalism and parliament3. Efficiency in the House of Commons 1900-974. Efficiency in the House of Commons since 19975. Effectiveness in the House of Commons 1900-976. Effectiveness in the House of Commons since 19977. Reform of the House of Lords 1900-978. Reform of the House of Lords since 19979. Understanding parliamentary reformBibliographyIndex
£76.50
Manchester University Press Understanding USUK government and politics A
Book SynopsisWritten specifically for A2 students of government and politics, this book covers the comparative dimension of advanced level study, directly comparing the political systems and the social and cultural settings in the UK and USA.Table of Contents1. Introduction: the historical and social context2. Constitutions3. Protecting liberties, advancing rights4. Executives5. Legislatures6. Judiciaries7. Government beyond the centre8. Political parties9. Pressure groups10. The mass media11. Voting and elections12. Democracy in theory and practice
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Manchester University Press Intelligence and National Security Policymaking
Book SynopsisPresents a range of scholarly analyses of how George Bush and Tony Blair used (or misused) intelligence about WMD in taking their countries to war in Iraq. The study includes original excerpts from speeches and reports on the need to go to war and what subsequently went wrong as well as cutting edge analysis of the decision-making involved. -- .Table of ContentsList of tables and figuresAcknowledgementsContributors1. Introduction: policy-making and intelligence on Iraq – James P. Pfiffner and Mark PhythianPart I: Intellectual antecedents of the Iraq War2. The neoconservative roots of the war in Iraq – John Dumbrell3. The origins of the British decision to go to war: Tony Blair, humanitarian intervention and the ‘New Doctrine of the International Community’ – Jim WhitmanPart II: The public case for war4. Did President Bush mislead the country in his arguments for war with Iraq? – James P. Pfiffner5. The British road to war: decision-making, intelligence and the case for war in Iraq – Mark Phythian6. Australian use of intelligence and the case for war in Iraq – Rodney Tiffen 7. The Iraq War and the management of American public opinion – John Mueller Part III: Intelligence failure8. Intelligence collection and analysis on Iraq: issues for the intelligence community – Richard Kerr, Thomas Wolfe, Rebecca Donegan, and Aris Pappas9. The politics and psychology of intelligence and intelligence reform – Robert Jervis 10. Congress, the Iraq War, and the failures of intelligence oversight – Loch K. Johnson11. Flawed intelligence, limited oversight: official inquiries into pre-war UK intelligence on Iraq – Mark PhythianPart IV: Policy failure12. Decision-making, intelligence, and the Iraq War – James P. Pfiffner13. Intelligence, policy, and the war in Iraq – Paul R. PillarPart V: Excerpts from key speeches and documents concerning the warAppendix A: Excerpts from key U.S. speeches before the war in IraqAppendix B: Excerpts from key UK speeches and documents before the war in IraqAppendix C: October 2002 National Intelligence estimate: key judgments (excerpts)Appendix D: Excerpts from post-war U.S. investigationsAppendix E: Letter to George Tenet from U.S. intelligence professionals, 28 April 2007
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Manchester University Press Producing Globalisation Politics of Discourse and
Book SynopsisProducing globalisation attempts to scrutinise the nature of the interplay between globalisation and national institutional settings. Rather than taking globalisation as a given, this book explores how concrete political actors produced the phenomenon of globalisation.Trade ReviewThis is a fascinating study of two very different economies and their domestic responses to globalization. It contrasts the largely apolitical debate in Ireland - with a population enjoying such absolute gains that few thought of winners and losers - with the more politicised response in Greece, with its confrontational, fragmented and particularistic pattern of interest representation. The comparison will appeal to those endeavouring to understand the politics of globalisation and to those interested in comparative institutional analysis. At the same time, the book offers a framework by which we can understand how a discourse on globalisation can become 'hegemonic'. Antoniades displays a command of diverse literatures and an impressive ability to synthesise them to good effect. Professor Kevin Featherstone, London School of Economics and Political ScienceTable of ContentsIntroductionPart I: Theory and agents1. Hegemonic discourse communication: theory and methodology 2. Greece and Ireland as social agents in the 1990sPart II: Institutional reproduction and social transformation: the hegemonic discourse of globalisation in action, 1995-20013. The globalisation discourse in Greece4 . The globalisation discourse in IrelandPart III: Conclusions5. Different facets of globalisation discourse6. Explaining facets of the hegemonic: political economy, domestic institutions and beyondEpilogueBibliography
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Manchester University Press The European Left Party
Book SynopsisThis book analyses the European Left Party (EL), a transnational party founded in 2004. It is the first detailed analysis of the EL to date.Trade Review‘Can the radical left somehow bend the European project to its purposes? That’s one of the main questions arising from a new book by Richard Dunphy and Luke March, two of the few Anglophone academics who have given radical-left parties serious attention. Their latest work looks at the experience of the European Left Party, a transnational party formed in 2004 by some of Europe’s leading RLPs to coordinate their efforts. It opens out into a wider picture of the contemporary radical left and its approach to European integration.’ Jacobin -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction1 EU party politics and the role of the transnational parties2 Radical left parties and European integration: the legacy of history 3 The origins and emergence of the European Left Party4 The organisation, structure and political presence of the European Left Party5 Programmatic and policy coherence and development6 The EL as the ‘nexus of networks’? Developing relations with the movements and broader European radical left 7 The EL in comparative context: organisational and programmatic developments among left-of-centre TNPsConclusion Bibliography
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Manchester University Press thetimeofeuropeangovernance
Book SynopsisThis book is about the impact of European governance on the time of national policymakers and institutions. It shows how European policymaking changes over time, how a new temporal logic has developed and the effect of this on EU institutions.Table of ContentsList of figures and tablesList of abbreviations1. The temporal dimension of European Governance2. The oligopoly of the future: the changed status of political promise3. Back to the present: new conditions for political action4. The recurring past: transformed horizons for policy planning5. Institutional implications of European timeBibliographyIndex
£28.50
Manchester University Press Unpacking International Organisations The
Book SynopsisThis book rediscovers international bureaucracies as a key engine of international organisations and an important component of modern public administration. It explores the everyday decision-making dynamics within three international bureaucracies: the administration of the European Commission, the OECD Secretariat, and the WTO Secretariat.Table of ContentsList of figuresList of tablesList of authorsForeword1. The bureaucracy of international organisations2. On the principles of organisation of international bureaucraciesSection I3. The European Commission4. The OECD Secretariat5. The WTO SecretariatSection II6. Departmental dynamics in international bureaucracies7. Supranational dynamics in international bureaucracies8. Epistemic dynamics in international bureaucracies9. Intergovernmental dynamics in international bureaucraciesConclusions10. Complexity and stability in international bureaucraciesReferencesAppendixIndex
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Manchester University Press Catholic Police Officers in Northern Ireland
Book SynopsisExplores historically the problematic relationship between Catholics and the police in Northern Ireland. Using strong, empirical evidence from the frank, personal stories of Catholic police officers the study questions whether the PSNI is likely to succeed where the RUC failed in delivering policing by consent in a deeply divided society.Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Historical overview2. Digging for treasure3. Speaking from experience: retired officers 4. Veterans but still serving officers5. More of the same? PSNI trainees6. The verdict on Patten7. Looking back and looking forwardBibliographyAppendices1.Questionnaire and quantitative analysis: tables2.Interview guide3.Confidentiality agreement and the terms and conditions of access to the RUC for research purposes
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Manchester University Press Europeanising Party Politics
Book SynopsisA comparative, empirically-based study of party politics in Central and Eastern Europe that seeks to define the impact of European Union membership in this area. -- .Table of Contents1. Introduction: Europeanising party politics? Central and Eastern Europeafter EU enlargement, by Paul G. Lewis2. Party management and state colonisation in post-communist Europe:the European dimension, by Petr Kopecký and Maria Spirova3. Political parties and their consolidation in post-communist newdemocracies: indirect and direct impacts from EU enlargement, byGeoffrey Pridham4. Changing patterns of political participation, by Mitja Hafner-Fink,Danica Fink-Hafner and Alenka Krašovec5. Voter turnout and electoral success of pro-European parties in postcommunist Europe, by Mikolaj Czesnik6. Patterns of party competition, by Zsolt Enyedi and Fernando CasalBértoa7. The radical right in post-communist Europe: comparative perspectiveson party competition, by Lenka Bustikova and Herbert Kitschelt8. The quality of social, partisan and governmental representation, byRadoslaw Markowski and Zsolt Enyedi9. (Shallow) Europeanisation and party system instability in postcommunist states: how changing constraints undermine thedevelopment of stable partisan linkages, by Robert Ladrech10. Conclusion, by Radoslaw Markowski
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Manchester University Press The British Question
Book SynopsisThis book is designed as both a framework text – setting out concepts by which to understand the British question - and a synthetic text – providing a digest of significant academic work on historical, conceptual and political matters relevant to that question.Table of ContentsPart I Histories1 Providence 2 Endism 3 Dry Wall Part II Themes 4 Identity and allegiance 5 Instrumental politics 6 Fifth nation Part III Agendas 7 Institutional directions of travel 8 The matter of England 9 Respect and independence 10 Concluding remarks
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Manchester University Press Understanding Chinese Politics An Introduction to
Book SynopsisProvides a comprehensive introduction to China’s political system, outlining the major features of the Chinese model and highlighting its claims and challenges.Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Chinese Politics: The legacy of history 2. The party-state 3. The state apparatus and centre-local relations 4. Political change and its limits: Democratisation with Chinese characteristics 5. The national question in Chinese politics (Appendix A – official ethnic groups) 6. Foreign policy Conclusion Bibliography
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Manchester University Press Understanding Chinese Politics An Introduction to
Book SynopsisProvides a comprehensive introduction to China’s political system, outlining the major features of the Chinese model and highlighting its claims and challenges.Trade Review"This volume is brief, yet comprehensive. Moreover, the authors skilfully place their discussions on contemporary Chinese politics within the historical context, especially the brutal wars and thoughtful revolutions that gave birth to the current regime. Such a historical perspective is a necessity to anyone who wants to understand the many apparent puzzles and paradoxes related to Chinese Politics"(Yu Tao, Political Studies Review, May 2014) -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Chinese Politics: The legacy of history 2. The party-state 3. The state apparatus and centre-local relations 4. Political change and its limits: Democratisation with Chinese characteristics 5. The national question in Chinese politics (Appendix A – official ethnic groups) 6. Foreign policy Conclusion Bibliography
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Manchester University Press The end of Ulster loyalism
Book SynopsisThis book explores the dynamics and divisions within paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland since the mid-1970s -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The extent and nature of loyalist violence 2. Collusion: Myth, reality and complete ignorance 3. Idea building and the beginning of loyalist transformation 4. A mad dog and a regal rodent: Interpreting the wreckers and spoilers 5. Loyalist conflict transformation: Beyond idiocy 6. Beyond enclosure: Reimaging and the challenge to self 7. The problem with loyalists or loyalists problems? Conclusion Bibliography Index
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Manchester University Press The end of Ulster loyalism
Book SynopsisThis book explores the dynamics and divisions within paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland since the mid-1970s. -- .Trade ReviewThere is, however, another unexpected side to loyalism, as Peter Shirlow's book demonstates.Shirlow distinguishes between the 'idiocy' of rejectionist loyalism willing to engage with the demands of the Catholic community and to think imaginatively about conflict resolution.One aspect of the Northern Irish milieu is also explored with admirable dexterity in Peter Shirlow's The End of Ulster Loyalism?'This book will be of significant interest to scholars interested in post-conflict Northern Ireland and in other societies emerging from conflict. It is written in a scholarly manner with the clear intention of appealing, principally, to an academic readership. Furthermore, it also has genuine interdisciplinary appeal. As such, it will be of interest to scholars from political science, criminology, conflict studies and political sociology.'Peter Munce, Political Studies Review Volume 12, Issue 3, September 2014'A thoroughly written piece that emanates ideas of sociology and criminology.'Shared Future News -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction1. The extent and nature of loyalist violence 2. Collusion: Myth, reality and complete ignorance 3. Idea building and the beginning of loyalist transformation4. A mad dog and a regal rodent: Interpreting the wreckers and spoilers 5. Loyalist conflict transformation: Beyond idiocy 6. Beyond enclosure: Reimaging and the challenge to ‘self’ 7. The problem with loyalists or loyalist’s problems? Conclusion Bibliography Index
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Manchester University Press Irish Literature Since 1990
Book SynopsisThis wide-ranging collection surveys the diversity and energy of Irish literature over the last two decades, a period marked by major cultural, social and political transformations. It examines the work of both well-established writers and emerging literary talents, and also considers creative work in film, visual culture and the performing arts. -- .Trade ReviewWith its diverse array of international scholarship, critical overviews and textual analyses, Irish Literature Since 1990 provides a path-breaking assessment of trends and themes in representations of postnational Ireland. A valuable resource for both teachers and students. -- .Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionI: Changing History: the Republic and Northern Ireland since 1990 - Michael ParkerII: Flying High? Culture, Criticism, Theory since 1990 - Scott BrewsterPart One: Drama1. ‘Home Places: Irish Drama since 1990’ - Clare Wallace and Ondrej Pilny 2. ‘Foregrounding the Body and Performance in Plays by Gina Moxley, Emma Donoghue and Marina Carr - Maria Kurdi 3. ‘The Stuff of Tragedy? Representations of Irish Political Leaders in the ‘Haughey’ Plays of Carr, Barry and Breen - Anthony Roche 4. ‘New Articulations of Irishness and Otherness on the Contemporary Irish Stage’ - Martine Pelletier Part Two: Poetry5. ‘Scattered and Diverse: Irish Poetry Since 1990’ - Jerzy Jarniewicz and John McDonagh 6. Architectural Metaphors: Representations of the House in the Poetry of Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and Vona Groarke’ - Lucy Collins 7. ‘The places I go back to’: Familiarisation and Making Strange in Seamus Heaney’s Later Poetry - Joanna Cowper 8. ‘Neither Here Nor There’: New Generation Northern Irish Poets (Sinead Morrissey and Nick Laird) - Michael Parker Part Three: Fiction 9. ‘Tomorrow we will change our names, invent ourselves again’: Irish Fiction and Autobiography since 1990 - Liam Harte 10. Anne Enright and Postnationalism in the Contemporary Irish Novel - Heidi Hansson 11. Seamus Deane’s Reading in the Dark, John Walsh’s The Falling Angels and John McGahern’s Memoir - Stephen Regan 12. Secret Gardens: Unearthing the Truth in Patrick O’Keeffe’s The Hill Road - Vivian Valvano Lynch 13. ‘What’s it like being Irish?’: The Return of the Repressed in Roddy Doyle’s Paula Spencer - Jennifer M. Jeffers 14. Remembering to Forget: Northern Irish Fiction after the Troubles - Neal Alexander Part Four : After Words15. ‘What Do I Say When They Wheel out Their Dead?’: The Representation of Violence in Northern Irish Art - Shane Alcobia-Murphy Notes on contributorsIndex
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Manchester University Press Digital contention in a divided society Social
Book SynopsisRepresenting the first in-depth qualitative study of how social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are used to mediate contentious public parades and protests in Northern Ireland, this book explores the implications of mis-and dis-information spread via online platforms for peacebuilding in societies transitioning out of conflict.Trade Review'Much that is written about the politics of Northern Ireland is based on highly selective accounts of the available evidence. Reilly eschews this approach, subjecting the political use of social media to sustained critique in this empirically rich study. In so doing, he makes a very valuable contribution to scholarship.'Phil Ramsey, Lecturer in the School of Communication and Media, Ulster University'A timely historical account cataloguing a rich collection of the author's empirical research, the book evinces continuity in polarisation among Northern Irish communities online. Showing how the use of social media adds further complexity to community relations, for instance through the pointed concept of 'silly citizenship', Reilly meticulously dispels earlier techno-optimism while further contextualising the algorithmic power of social media.'Dan Mercea, Reader in Media and Communication, City, University of London'While the darkest days of Northern Ireland’s "troubles" are over, the divisions have left lasting scars and in the twenty-first century the competing interpretations of the conflict and the country’s constitutional status remain entrenched. Reilly’s work explores the contribution of digital citizenship to peacebuilding within this complex context. The comprehensive and engaging analysis explores how a society beset with deeply held prejudices form online communities, share content and can be misled by misinformation so contributing to a range of wider debates on the role of digital media. As with many studies Reilly identifies positives, such as Citizen Assemblies and accounts that scrutinize decision making, as well as the acts of ‘silly citizenship’ which satires sectarianism and can exacerbate divide. Reilly’s work is an important contribution to our understanding of digital politics, how platforms can be a force for good or ill depending on the motivations and behaviour of users, and how forms of digital citizenship can support or disrupt societal healing processes. Reilly’s study is a must read for scholars and students seeking to understand the complex roles which digital technologies play in socio-political life as well as for those seeking to understand the dynamics of present day Northern Ireland and how it might face the challenges of a post-Brexit world.'Darren Lilleker, Professor of Political Communication, Bournemouth University 'An important addition to research on digital disinformation and misinformation in a society were conflict and division remain worryingly close to the surface.'Una Murphy (View Magazine)'A perfect academic study for identifying public engagement in the times of the dysfunctional politics searching for reconciliation through new conceptual tools like silly citizenship in post-Brexit Irish border that will remain disputed in the years to come.'Murat Akser, Journal of Communication'Reilly's book makes an invaluable contribution to the debate on the potential of citizen activity on online platforms to contribute to peacebuilding in Northern Ireland. It deserves attention.' Kathryn Johnston, The Peace Journalist'As Reilly explains, social media can be considered as vital during the mobilisation of social movements. This view can be seen as a critique to clicktivism because even though there are ‘dangers’ that online platforms may increase division and tension between groups, Reilly argues that there is a chance and hope that, by looking at the Northern Irish case, one can argue that there would be more engagement and interactions between opponent groups in the future.''Reilly’s study is very useful to discuss how politics and digital citizenship take place in contentious times in divided societies. Whether social media are a part of the "problem" or encourage dialogue between opposing groups, he uses mixed research methods to strengthen his study.'Hakan Karahasan, Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design (ARUCAD) 'His work is very rich not only in terms of its literature but also its research methods and techniques and the way he elaborates such a complex situation in a clear way without simplifying the issue. Even though the book uses Northern Ireland as a case study, it is very useful for any kind of study that focuses on digital citizenship and activism as well as digital democracy and how divided societies and groups use social media in the age of digital world.'Digital Contention -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Social media, contentious politics, and social movements2 Too many cyber warriors? The case of Loyalist Peaceful Protest Updater3 “You can’t eat a flag” Northern Ireland Twitter responds to the flag protests4 PSNIRA vs. peaceful protesters? YouTube, sousveillance and the policing of the flag protests5 Parody of Esteem? LAD and the rise of ‘silly citizenship’6 Twitter, affective publics and public demonstrations: The 2014 and 2015 Ardoyne parade disputesConclusionAppendix 1 Content Analysis of newspaper coverage of flag protestsAppendix 2 Content analysis of newspaper coverage of Ardoyne parade disputeBibliographyIndex
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Manchester University Press Catholic police officers in Northern Ireland
Book SynopsisExplores historically the problematic relationship between Catholics and the police in Northern Ireland. Using strong, empirical evidence from the frank, personal stories of Catholic police officers the study questions whether the PSNI is likely to succeed where the RUC failed in delivering policing by consent in a deeply divided society. -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Historical overview 2. Digging for treasure 3. Speaking from experience: retired officers 4. Veterans but still serving officers 5. More of the same? PSNI trainees 6. The verdict on Patten 7. Looking back and looking forward Bibliography Appendices 1.Questionnaire and quantitative analysis: tables 2.Interview guide 3.Confidentiality agreement and the terms and conditions of access to the RUC for research purposes
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Manchester University Press Abandoning Historical Conflict Former Political
Book SynopsisMost accounts of the peace process are ‘top-down’, relying upon the views of political elites. This book is ‘bottom-up’, analysing the voices of those who actually ‘fought the war’. What made them fight, why did they stop and what are the lessons for other conflict zones?Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Politically motivated prisoners in Northern Ireland2. Former prisoners in a global context3. Political views and understandings4. Imprisonment, ideological development and change5. Political and tactical change among former prisoners6. Conflict transformation and perceptions of the ‘other’7. Former prisoners and societal reconstructionConclusionBibliography
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Manchester University Press The Implementation of Environmental Policy in
Book SynopsisThis book explores the response of Ireland’s political-administrative system to the implementation of environmental directives in the cases of waste management, water and biodiversity.Table of ContentsList of figuresList of tablesList of abbreviationsList of Irish terms1 Environmental policy making and the implementation challenge2 Theories and concepts: Implementation, Europeanisation and multi-level governance3 Developments in EU environmental policy4 EU environmental policy and Ireland 5 Case: Waste management6 Case: Water7 Case: Biodiversity8 Are great expectations in Brussels dashed in Dublin?BibliographyIndex
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Manchester University Press Ireland West Germany and the New Europe 194973
Book SynopsisIreland, West Germany and the New Europe, 1949-73 provides an authoritative analysis of the uncharted relations between the Republic of Ireland and the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), and marks a break from the Anglophone-centred literature on post-war Ireland. The years after 1949 defined contemporary Europe, Germany and Ireland, and the ripple effect of ideas such as trade liberalisation and European integration on the state of Ireland were profound. FRG was America’s top pupil in spreading these ideas and moulding contemporary Ireland, and this study sheds light on Ireland’s current dilemmas in the age of Brexit and Trump. The book offers a departure from existing debates about the early history of Ireland’s rejuvenation in the 1950s and 1960s. It explains the essential role of the FRG in Ireland’s shift to become an international trading state, and of how Ireland fitted into the American-inspired refashioning of Western ETrade Review‘A substantial historical contribution to a Europeanist Irish Studies.’Wilkommen go hÉirinn, Dublin Review of Books -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Ireland and Germany before 1949 2. Honeymoon 3. Emerging dissonance 4. Trade and agriculture in the 1950s 5. Irish industrialisation and the German ‘economic miracle’ 6. Germany, Lemass and foreign policy adaptation 7. Germany and Ireland’s application to the EEC, 1961-63 8. The long road into Europe 9. Land wars, Nazis and the Troubles Epilogue: Ireland, German reunification and remaking EuropeSelect bibliographyIndex
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Manchester University Press Revolution Democratic Transition and
Book SynopsisUsing Romania as a case study, this book develops a fresh perspective on the transition from communism to capitalism by arguing that transition and democratisation studies should turn their attention towards processes of illusion formation and disillusionment as key to understanding the shift from one ideological framework to another.Table of ContentsList of illustrationsAcknowledgements1. Introduction2. Between the past and the future: Romania, seventeen years into its transition3. An anatomy of disillusionment4. Shock and transitions5. The illusions and disillusions of the Romanian revolution: the case of the Timisoara revolutionaries6. The illusions and disillusions of civil society: the case of the Group for Social Dialogue7. Representing illusions and disillusions: a visual narrative of the Romanian transition to capitalism8. ConclusionBibliographyIndex
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Manchester University Press The Northern Ireland peace process
Book SynopsisA re-evaluation of the Northern Ireland peace process, which offers the fullest account available of the quest to bring an end to Europe's longest running modern conflict. -- .Trade Review'The Northern Ireland Peace Process stands out for its approach and attention to details that otherwise may have been missed throughout efforts to revisit the time with a modern eye, while being of interest to those seeking to understand how Northern Ireland’s apparent success can be replicated elsewhere. Through evaluating the peace process within its moment, this book will continue to be of relevance into the future – no matter what form the peace process may take in the years ahead.' Irish Studies Review -- .Table of Contents1 The origins of the peace process2 The emergence (and collapse) of the peace process, 1990–19973 New Labour’s new peace process? Negotiating the Agreement, 1997–19984 Implementing the Agreement, from exaltation to exasperation, 1998–20035 The reconfiguration of Northern Ireland’s politics, from devolution to destruction, 2003–20176 Governing the present, dealing with the past and learning the lessons for the futureIndex
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Manchester University Press Parliamentary Reform at Westminster
Book SynopsisAn authoritative analysis of the trajectory and outcome of reform of the UK parliament across the past century, addressing significant debates about the balance of executive-legislative relations in Britain, and which employs historical and institutional perspectives for the purposes of analysing and explaining political change at Westminster.Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgements1. Parliament and parliamentary reform2. Historical institutionalism and parliament3. Efficiency in the House of Commons 1900–974. Efficiency in the House of Commons since 19975. Effectiveness in the House of Commons 1900–976. Effectiveness in the House of Commons since 19977. Reform of the House of Lords 1900–978. Reform of the House of Lords since 19979. Understanding parliamentary reformBibliographyIndex
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Manchester University Press Unpacking International Organisations The
Book SynopsisThis book rediscovers international bureaucracies as a key engine of international organisations and an important component of modern public administration. It explores the everyday decision-making dynamics within three international bureaucracies: the administration of the European Commission, the OECD Secretariat, and the WTO Secretariat.Table of Contents1. The bureaucracy of international organisations2. On the principles of organisation of international bureaucraciesSection I3. The European Commission4. The OECD Secretariat5. The WTO SecretariatSection II6. Departmental dynamics in international bureaucracies7. Supranational dynamics in international bureaucracies8. Epistemic dynamics in international bureaucracies9. Intergovernmental dynamics in international bureaucraciesConclusions10. Complexity and stability in international bureaucraciesIndex
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Manchester University Press Practising EU foreign policy Russia and the
Book SynopsisFocusing on EU practitioners approach the Union's foreign policy to its eastern neighbourhood including Russia from a post-structuralist prospective, this title offers a new methodology to capture practices through the analytical approach of Discursive International Relations and Discursive Practice Model to analysis practitioners' practices.Trade Review'It is sometimes said, jokingly, that there are more people researching and writ- ing about EU foreign policy than actually doing it. Beatrix Futák-Campbell’s book places the analytical spotlight on the latter and, more specifically, on ‘EU practitioners’ practice’. [...] for its elaborate and innovative conceptualisation of discur- sive practices in EU foreign policy and for its rich set of (re-usable) inter- view data, this book deserves wide readership in the EU studies scholarly community.'David Cadier, CERI-Sciences Po Paris, European Review of International Studies 7 (2020) -- .Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I: Theory1 Studying practitioners’ practices2 Studying social action in interactionPart II: Practice3 Constructing the ‘European’4 The normative role of the EU in the eastern region5 EU foreign policy as a vocation for Europe6 Justifying the EU’s interests in the region: energy securityConclusionIndex
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Manchester University Press Teens and Territory in PostConflict Belfast If
Book SynopsisThis is an account of the attitudes and experiences of teenagers growing up in segregated localities in Belfast, it shows how they make sense of, and negotiate everyday life in a divided city. It explores how identities are created, performed, maintained, reinforced, crossed and transformed through their daily spatial practices.Table of Contents1 Place and identity 2 Researching young people’s perceptions and experiences of place 3 The making and shaping of Belfast: an emplaced approach 4 It’s just another brick in the wall: teens' perceptions and experiences of peace walls, flags and murals 5 Making and engaging bodies: everyday life in interface areas 6 City centre: same city but a different place? 7 Conclusions: moving beyond segregated localities Index
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Manchester University Press Na Fianna Éireann and the Irish Revolution 190923
Book SynopsisThis book examines the early history of the Irish nationalist youth organisation Na Fianna Éireann and its notable contribution to the Irish Revolution in the period 190923. -- .Trade Review'Ten years after Hay (Dublin City Univ.) revived the memory of a forgotten Irish Republican Brotherhood member in Bulmer Hobson and the Nationalist Movement in Twentieth-Century Ireland (2009), she is back with Na Fianna Éireann and the Irish Revolution, 1909–23. As in her previous work, Hay reveals the importance of the Irish National Boy Scouts, or Na Fianna Éireann, to the Irish Revolution in the years 1909–23. In a conversational tone that eschews academic jargon, this book is both insightful and thoroughly researched. An unusual and welcome feature are four appendixes that identify key pieces of information about Fianna members, such as their birth and death dates, who gave witness statements, and who received pensions. For scholars who are tasked with reviving the memories of marginalized figures from the past, as well as for family members who are seeking to piece together genealogies, the raw data organized in these handy tables is invaluable.'Choice Connect'A must-read for both academics and non-academics alike.'Irish Historical Studies'A well-conceived and well-crafted study, which addresses a significant lacuna in the historiography of revolutionary Ireland.'Darragh Gannon, University College Dublin, Studia Hibernica -- .Table of Contents1 Na Fianna Éireann in context2 The countess and the Quaker3 A handful of boys against the British Empire, 1909–164 Expansion and contraction, 1916–235 Who joined the Fianna?6 The Fianna experience7 Moulding minds and marketing martyrdom8 Youth in armsConclusionIndex
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Manchester University Press Electoral competition in Ireland since 1987 The
Book SynopsisThis major new account of the politics of modern Ireland offers a rigorous analysis of the forces which shaped both how the Irish state governed itself from the period since 1987 and how it lost its economic sovereignty in 2010.Trade Review'...the best and most complete political synthesis of the era.' Gerard Howlin, The Sunday Times Ireland, May 2016'What he successfully does is tie together the political events and personalities behind events in a 25-year period. The result leaves the reader with a genuinely good knowledge of what happened in politics and is certainly an encouragement to delve further into more detailed accounts.'Brian Hayes, Irish Times, June 2016 -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction: The conservative revolutionariesI. Of constitutional and economic crusades: Ireland in the 1980s2. Charles J. Haughey and the politics of coalition3. The politics of changing coalitions4. Tribunals of inquiry and the politics of corrupt influence 5. Fianna Fáil and the politics of hubris6. Fianna Fáil and the politics of nemesisConclusion: The Politics of Troika IrelandIndex
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Manchester University Press Electoral Competition in Ireland Since 1987 The
Book SynopsisThis major new account of the politics of modern Ireland offers a rigorous analysis of the forces which shaped both how the Irish state governed itself from the period since 1987 and how it lost its economic sovereignty in 2010.Trade Review'...the best and most complete political synthesis of the era.' Gerard Howlin, The Sunday Times Ireland, May 2016'What he successfully does is tie together the political events and personalities behind events in a 25-year period. The result leaves the reader with a genuinely good knowledge of what happened in politics and is certainly an encouragement to delve further into more detailed accounts.'Brian Hayes, Irish Times, June 2016 -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction: The conservative revolutionariesI. Of constitutional and economic crusades: Ireland in the 1980s2. Charles J. Haughey and the politics of coalition3. The politics of changing coalitions4. Tribunals of inquiry and the politics of corrupt influence 5. Fianna Fáil and the politics of hubris6. Fianna Fáil and the politics of nemesisConclusion: The Politics of Troika IrelandIndex
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Lexington Books The Logic of Democratic Exclusion African
Book SynopsisKook makes the provocative argument that membership in democracies is inherently exclusionary, and that national exclusion is a tacit requirement for successfully democratic regimes.Trade ReviewAn intriguing and interesting book. * International Journal of Middle East Studies *I do not see any other serious book that can be of competition to this valuable scholarship that dwells on crucial issues of modern politics and society while underscoring cultural and structural aspects. . . . This book is a must for academics and students of modern political regimes, politics of minorities, and people interested in American, Middle Eastern , and comparative politics. -- Gad Barzilai, Tel Aviv UniversityTable of ContentsPart 1 Democracies and the Politics of Collective National Identity Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 National Identity and Collective Action Part 4 The Political and Legal Construction of National Identity Chapter 5 Representing American National Identity: The Shifting Status of African Americans Chapter 6 National Identity in Israel: Being a Palestinian in a Jewish State Chapter 7 The Legal Construction of Membership in Israel Part 8 The Symbolic Contours of Identity Chapter 9 Reinventing the Invisible Man: African Americans and the American Symbolic Indexes of Identity Chapter 10 Nationalizing Religion: The Israeli National Symbolic Matrix Part 11 Explaining Inclusion: The Search for Stability Chapter 12 Rewriting National Identity: From Blacks to African Americans Chapter 13 The Crisis of Israeli Collective National Identity
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Lexington Books The Logic of Democratic Exclusion African
Book SynopsisKook makes the provocative argument that membership in democracies is inherently exclusionary, and that national exclusion is a tacit requirement for successfully democratic regimes.Trade ReviewAn intriguing and interesting book. * International Journal of Middle East Studies *I do not see any other serious book that can be of competition to this valuable scholarship that dwells on crucial issues of modern politics and society while underscoring cultural and structural aspects. . . . This book is a must for academics and students of modern political regimes, politics of minorities, and people interested in American, Middle Eastern , and comparative politics. -- Gad Barzilai, Tel Aviv UniversityTable of ContentsPart 1 Democracies and the Politics of Collective National Identity Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 National Identity and Collective Action Part 4 The Political and Legal Construction of National Identity Chapter 5 Representing American National Identity: The Shifting Status of African Americans Chapter 6 National Identity in Israel: Being a Palestinian in a Jewish State Chapter 7 The Legal Construction of Membership in Israel Part 8 The Symbolic Contours of Identity Chapter 9 Reinventing the Invisible Man: African Americans and the American Symbolic Indexes of Identity Chapter 10 Nationalizing Religion: The Israeli National Symbolic Matrix Part 11 Explaining Inclusion: The Search for Stability Chapter 12 Rewriting National Identity: From Blacks to African Americans Chapter 13 The Crisis of Israeli Collective National Identity
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Lexington Books The Power of the Ballot Box Political Development
Book SynopsisThe Power of the Ballot Box analyzes the impact on Taiwanese politics of the "Third Wave" of democratization that swept across East Asia in the last decades of the twentieth century.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Global Democratic Development and Taiwan Chapter 2 Elections in Postwar Taiwan Chapter 3 Case Study: The 1997 Local Elections
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