Constitution: government and the state Books

Book SynopsisOffers a comparative study of constitution-making in progress and provides insight into the complex political and social circumstances. This book focuses on such issues as the selection of the form of government, concepts of divisions of power, unicameralism vs bicameralism, and the process of reviewing the constitutionality of laws.Trade Review“After the unprecedented changes in Eastern Europe in the fall of 1989 and the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, it is finally time for a cool, scientific analysis of those processes. Specialists in the field will welcome Constitution-Makinga in the Region of Former Soviet Dominance as a breakthrough.”—Michal Chorosnicki, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland“Comprehensive in scope, Constitution-Making in the Region of Former Soviet Dominance combines an historical account of constitutional developments preceding, during, and after the communist era with a comparative constitutional analysis of recent developments in the former communist states. It affords readers quick access and easy reference to the important constitutional developments in the former Soviet empire.”—Michel Rosenfeld, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University

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Book SynopsisA testimony of how our government has undermined our democratic principles from a barrister who took the Prime Minister to courtTrade Review'Unflinching, brilliant.' -- TLS‘Overruled is a fascinating insider account of the complex and opaque British legal system, and a timely warning about the steady erosion of British democracy at the hands of unaccountable elites.’ -- Grace Blakeley, author of Stolen‘A compelling description of a barren political landscape… This is about the power of the people rather than the people in power.’ -- Michael Mansfield QC'[A] unique insight into what has gone wrong and how to begin the process of mending our constitution' -- Robert Verkaik * The Times *‘Sam Fowles has seen the way the UK constitution works – and doesn’t – up close. In this invigorating new book he brings his expertise to bear in asking whether UK democracy is in peril – and what we can do about it.’ -- Alex Dean, Prospect‘An incisive and vigorous investigation into how excessive executive power threatens democracy by sidestepping accountability and scrutiny. Enlivened by historical and courtroom anecdotes, this exploration of our unwritten constitution is easily accessible to all.’ -- Owen Bowcott, former legal affairs correspondent at the Guardian

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Book SynopsisThis book argues that modern disciples of Progressivism who subtly distort fundamental principles of the Constitution are determined to centralise political control in Washington DC, to achieve their goal of an egalitarian national society.

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Book SynopsisOriginally published to commemorate the bicentennial of the United States Constitution, The Founders'' Constitution is arguably the most important of all resources on the principles of the Framers of the American republic. As the editors explain, the work consists of extracts from the leading works of political theory, history, law, and constitutional argument on which the Framers and their contemporaries drew and which they themselves produced. The documentary sources and inspirations reach to the early seventeenth century and extend through those Amendments to the Constitution that were adopted by 1835 -- that is, through the end of the era of Chief Justice John Marshall of the United States Supreme Court. This set includes: Volume 1: Major Themes by Ralph Lerner; Volume 2: The Preamble Through Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4; Volume 3: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 5, Through Article 2, Section 1; Volume 4: Article 2, Section 2, Through Article 7; Volume 5: Amendments I Through XII.

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Book SynopsisOriginally published to commemorate the bicentennial of the United States Constitution, The Founders'' Constitution is arguably the most important of all resources on the principles of the Framers of the American republic. As the editors explain, the work consists of extracts from the leading works of political theory, history, law, and constitutional argument on which the Framers and their contemporaries drew and which they themselves produced. The documentary sources and inspirations reach to the early seventeenth century and extend through those Amendments to the Constitution that were adopted by 1835 -- that is, through the end of the era of Chief Justice John Marshall of the United States Supreme Court. This set includes: Volume 1: Major Themes by Ralph Lerner; Volume 2: The Preamble Through Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4; Volume 3: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 5, Through Article 2, Section 1; Volume 4: Article 2, Section 2, Through Article 7; Volume 5: Amendments I Through XII.

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Book Synopsis"Serville State".Trade Review"I have always felt that THE SERVILE STATE was much more significant than we have suspected." -- James V Schall SJ, Georgetown University.

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Book SynopsisThe freedom to think what you want and to say what you think has always generated a pushback of regulation and censorship. This raises the thorny question: to what extent does free speech actually endanger speech protection? This book examines today''s calls for speech legislation and places it into historical perspective, using fascinating examples from the past 200 years, to explain the historical context of laws regulating speech. Over time, the freedom to speak has grown, the ways in which we communicate have evolved due to technology, and our ideas about speech protection have been challenged as a result. Now more than ever, we are living in a free speech paradox: powerful speakers weaponize their rights in order to silence those less-powerful speakers who oppose them. By understanding how this situation has developed, we can stand up to these threats to the freedom of speech.Trade Review'The landscape of free speech is in constant flux, and Baron provides important context to the current debates.' Kirkus Reviews'… ambitious and timely …' James Rhoades, Library JournalTable of Contents1. Free speech, but...; 2. Guns and grammar; 3. Clear and present danger; 4. Strong language; 5. Threat level: orange; 6. America's war on language; 7. Repeat after me; 8. Will free speech survive?

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Book SynopsisThe definitive account of the impact of the first coalition in British politics since the end of the Second World War from a team of distinguished experts. This book cuts through the claims and hype to deliver the truth about the historic impact and quality of this unique government.Trade Review'An absorbing, rich and indispensable book for all who seek a dispassionate assessment of the achievements and failures of the coalition government.' Sir Ivor Crewe, Master of University College, Oxford'A collection of superb insights by first-class writers that everybody interested in this coalition - and others that may follow it - should read.' Matthew d'Ancona, author of In It Together, and Guardian columnist'Anyone interested in the coalition and what it has meant for Britain ought to read this considered, insightful and comprehensive assessment.' Andrew Rawnsley, author of Servants of the People and The End of the Party'Everyone has an opinion about the coalition government; here, as much as is possible, are the facts.' New Statesman'A hefty volume of 23 essays by a distinguished range of experts on many aspects of the past five years of coalition government.' Financial TimesTable of ContentsDavid Cameron as Prime Minister, 2010–15: the verdict of history Anthony Seldon; Part I. The Coalition and the Government of Britain: 1. The coming of the coalition and the Coalition Agreement Mike Finn; 2. The coalition and the constitution Martin Loughlin and Cal Viney; 3. The coalition beyond Westminster Neil McGarvey; 4. The coalition and the executive Peter Riddell; 5. The coalition and Parliament Philip Cowley; Part II. The Coalition and Policy: 6. The coalition and the economy Paul Johnson and Daniel Chandler; 7. The coalition and energy policy Dieter Helm; 8. The coalition and infrastructure Julian Glover; 9. The coalition and society (I): home affairs and local government Tony Travers; 10. The coalition and society (II): education Alan Smithers; 11. The coalition and society (III): health and long-term care Howard Glennerster; 12. The coalition and society (IV): welfare Nicholas Timmins; 13. The coalition and foreign affairs Michael Clarke; 14. Europe: the coalition's poisoned chalice Julie Smith; 15. 'What the coalition did for women': a new gender consensus, coalition division and gendered austerity Rosie Campbell and Sarah Childs; 16. The coalition and culture: 'bread, circuses and Britishness' Rory Coonan; Part III. The Coalition and Political Culture: 17. The coalition and the Conservatives Philip Norton; 18. The coalition and the Liberal Democrats Mike Finn; 19. The coalition and the Labour Party Guy Lodge and Illias Thoms; 20. The coalition and the media Peter Preston; 21. The coalition, elections and referendums John Curtice; Part IV. Conclusion: 22. Conclusion: the net coalition effect Mike Finn.

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Book SynopsisIn recent years a series of crises have erupted on the European Union''s eastern borders. Russia''s annexation of Crimea and the subsequent conflict in eastern Ukraine presented the EU with a major foreign policy challenge, in both Ukraine and across the other countries of the so-called Eastern Partnership. In response, the EU has begun to map its own form of ''liberal-redux geopolitics'' that combines various strategic logics. This book traces the effect of these crises on the foreign policy of the EU, examining the changes in policies towards the countries on its eastern borders, the EU''s review of the Eastern Partnership, as well as the EU''s relations with Russia overall. It goes on to uncover whether the EU has contained the crisis or if it has set up new conditions for more instability in the future.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. An analytical framework for European Union crisis responses; 3. The return of geopolitics; 4. Pre-crisis European Union eastern policy; 5. Eastern policy from low to high politics; 6. Limits to the European Union response; 7. Ukraine I: shepherding revolution?; 8. Ukraine II: containing conflict; 9. Ukraine III: supporting reform; 10. The impact on other eastern partners; 11. Conclusion: a half-new European Union eastern policy.

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Book SynopsisConstitutions are made in almost all transformation of regimes. What are the dangers and the hopes associated with such a process? What can make constitution-making legitimate? The Adventures of the Constituent Power explores the democratic methods by which political communities make their basic law, arguing that the most advanced method developed from Spain and South Africa. The first part of this book focuses on history of the idea of constitution-making, before and during the democratic revolutions of the eighteenth century. The second part traces the notion of the constituent power in recent regime transitions that were consciously post-revolutionary, from Spain to South Africa. With the return of revolutions or revolutionary patterns of constitution-making, the book examines the use and potential failure of the new ideas available. The third part then proceeds to consider the type of constitution that is likely to emerge from the post-sovereign process.Table of ContentsPreface; Introduction: key concepts: legitimacy, sovereignty, revolution, constitution and sovereign dictatorship; Part I. On the History of the Idea of the Constituent Power: 1. The origins of the idea of the sovereign constituent power; 2. The antinomies of the framers in the first democratic revolutions; Part II. Post Sovereignty and the Return of Revolution: 3. The evolution of the post revolutionary paradigm: from Spain to South Africa; 4. The time of revolutions; Part III. Constitutional Change under Constitutional Regimes: 5. Post sovereign constitutionalism: likely and desirable outcomes; Epilogue: breaking the link between revolution and sovereign dictatorship the case of the all Russian constituent assembly, 1917–18.

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Book SynopsisThe state is central to social scientific and historical inquiry today, reflecting its importance in domestic and international affairs. States kill, coerce, fight, torture, and incarcerate, yet they also nurture, protect, educate, redistribute, and invest. It is precisely because of the complexity and wide-ranging impacts of states that research on them has proliferated and diversified. Yet, too many scholars inhabit separate academic silos, and theorizing of states has become dispersed and disjointed. This book aims to bridge some of the many gaps between scholarly endeavors, bringing together scholars from a diverse array of disciplines and perspectives who study states and empires. The book offers not only a sample of cutting-edge research that can serve as models and directions for future work, but an original conceptualization and theorization of states, their origins and evolution, and their effects.Trade Review'This is one of the finest edited volumes I have ever had the pleasure of reading. The editors eloquently lay out the need for a new stock-taking on one of the most important concepts in the social sciences. An exemplary piece of collective scholarship.' Dan Slater, University of Chicago'This cornucopia offers fresh vantages, understanding, and instruction about the modern state and how it might best be studied. Grounded in an appreciative and critical appraisal of recent scholarship, its imaginative essays direct fresh considerations and deepen our analytical tool kit.' Ira I. Katznelson, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History, Columbia University'The Many Hands of the State offers a cornucopia of creative new analyses of the state's role. Ranging in scale from the historical analysis of empires to inter-agency disputes in today's Los Angeles jails, illuminating dynamics as diverse as producing black political subjects in contemporary Brazil and making Indian Muslim society legible to the British in the late 19th century, the volume gives lie to the view that the state is no longer an intellectually fertile arena for investigation. The comfortable, nicely-bounded nation state may no longer dominate debate, but these articles demonstrate the kaleidoscopic theoretical vibrancy of new conceptions and perspectives.' Peter Evans, Emeritus Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley'The Many Hands of the State is a landmark collection. The editors have assembled an all-star cast whose incisive analyses bring the contemporary study of the state into sharp focus. Many Hands powerfully confirms the centrality of states in a globalizing world.' Margaret Weir, Brown UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction Kimberly J. Morgan and Ann Shola Orloff; Part I. Locating the State: The Problem of Boundaries: 1. Reconciling equal treatment with respect for individuality: associations in the symbiotic state Elisabeth Clemens; 2. Beyond the hidden American state: rethinking government visibility Damon Mayrl and Sarah Quinn; 3. States as a series of people exchanges Armando Lara-Millán; 4. State metrology: the rating of sovereigns and the judgment of nations Marion Fourcade; Part II. Stratification and the Transformation of States: 5. Gendered states made and remade: gendered labor policies in the US and Sweden, 1960–2010 Ann Shola Orloff; 6. States and gender justice Mala Htun and S. Laurel Weldon; 7. The civil rights states: how the American state develops itself Desmond King and Robert C. Lieberman; 8. Disaggregating the racial state: activists, diplomats and the partial shift toward racial equality in Brazil Tianna S. Paschel; Part III. Developing the Sinews of Power: 9. Democratic states of unexception: towards a new genealogy of the American political William J. Novak, Stephen W. Sawyer and James T. Sparrow; 10. Performing order: an examination of the seemingly impossible task of subjugating large numbers of people, everywhere, all the time Christian Davenport; 11. Fiscal forearms: taxation as the lifeblood of the modern liberal state Ajay K. Mehrotra; 12. Unexpected adversaries: the state and the revolution in war Meyer Kestnbaum; Part IV. States and Empires: The Transnational/Global Turn: 13. Imperial states and the age of discovery in transition(s) to modernity Julia Adams and Steve Pincus; 14. Making legibility between colony and empire: translation, conflation, and the making of the Muslim state Iza Hussin; 15. The octopus and the Hekatonkheire: on many-armed states and tentacular empires George Steinmentz.

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Book SynopsisIndia''s recent economic transformation has fascinated scholars, global leaders, and interested observers alike. In 1990, India was a closed economy and a hesitant and isolated economic power. By 2016, India has rapidly risen on the global economic stage; foreign trade now drives more than half of the economy and Indian multinationals pursue global alliances. Focusing on second-generation reforms of the late 1990s, Aseema Sinha explores what facilitated global integration in a self-reliant country pre-disposed to nationalist ideas. The author argues that the impact of globalization on India has affected trade policy as well as India''s trade capacities and private sector reform. India should no longer be viewed solely through a national lens; globalization is closely linked to the ambitions of a rising India. The study uses fieldwork undertaken in Geneva, New Delhi, Mumbai and Washington DC, interviews with business and trade officials, as well as a close analysis of the textile and phTrade Review'Well written, tightly argued, and based on superb research, the book resonates well among seasoned IPE specialists familiar with neo-liberal experiences in Latin America and East Asia; novices will find it chock full of valuable insights … Recommended. Graduate students through professionals.' E. Pang, ChoiceTable of Contents1. How global markets and rules are shaping India's rise to power; 2. A theory of causal mechanisms and global design-in-motion; 3. Trade, statecraft, and changing state capacity in India; 4. Realigning interests towards global reach: changes in India's pharmaceutical sector; 5. Mobilizing new interests and tying the State's hands: decline and revival in the textile sector; 6. Interests in motion: private sector change in India's textile sector; 7. Mechanisms of change within global markets; 8. Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisNiccolò Machiavelli''s seminal work, The Prince, argued that a ruler could not govern morally and be successful. Giovanni Botero disputed this argument and proposed a system for the maintenance and expansion of a state that remained moral in character. Founding an anti-Machiavellian tradition that aimed to refute Machiavelli in practice, Botero is an important figure in early modern political thought, though he remains relatively unknown. His most notable work, Della ragion di Stato, first popularised the term ''reason of state'' and made a significant contribution to a major political debate of the time - the perennial issue of the relationship between politics and morality - and the book became a political ''bestseller'' in the late sixteenth and the seventeenth century. This translation of the 1589 volume introduces Botero to a wider Anglophone readership and extends this influential text to a modern audience of students and scholars of political thought.Table of ContentsPart I. Book 1; Part II. Book Two; Part III. Book Three; Part IV. Book Four; Part V. Book Five; Part VI. Book Six; Part VII. Book Seven; Part VIII. Book Eight; Part IX. Book Nine; Part X. Book Ten; Part XI. Appendix A; Part XII. Appendix B; Part XIII. Appendix C; Part XIV. Appendix D.

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Book SynopsisA well-known text, this book aims to help students not just of law, but also of sociology, economics and politics, to understand administrative law in action, and includes case studies to help students understand law in its socio-political context.Trade Review'From its first edition in 1984, this book has deliberately provoked lawyers to venture beyond their doctrinal bubbles: it truly is the leading work on law and administration. Its coverage of legal doctrine is vast, its sense of where the law has come from and where it is heading has always been unerring, and above all, its research into the effects of administration upon law (and vice versa) is dazzling. This new edition has been radically rewritten, including (for example) new material on the UK post-Brexit, governing in a pandemic, and computerised decision-making and rule-making in the era of artificial intelligence.' Mark Aronson, Emeritus Professor in the Faculty of Law and Justice, University of New South WalesTable of Contents1. The State and Administrative Law; 2. Changing the Mindset; 3. State of Change; 4. Transforming Judicial Review; 5. Making the Law; 6. Discretion and Rules; 7. The Information State; 8. A Regulatory Laboratory; 9. Regulatory Look: Agency Development and Accountability; 10. Contractual Revolution; 11. Contract, Contract, Contract; 12. 'Golden Handshakes': Liability and Compensation; 13. Growing a Complaints Service; 14. Tribunals and Administrative Justice; 15. The Public Inquiry: Investigation and Accountability; 16. Procedural Review in Question; 17. Testing Ground: Legality, Process and Substance; 18. Judicial Review Litigation: Equalities Focus; 19. Judicial Review Process and Impact.

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Book SynopsisAre interactions between soldiers, politicians, and civilians improving? Every nation has to come to grips with achieving a more enduring harmony between government, the armed forces, and society if it aspires to strengthen its democracy. While there is an abundance of studies on civil-military affairs, few examine all three of these actors, let alone establish any standards with which to assess whether progress is being made. This ambitious book devises a novel framework equipped with six dimensions, each of which opens a unique window into civil-military affairs, and which form a more integrated view of the subject. Those dimensions are accompanied by a set of benchmarks and metrics that assess progress and compare one country against another. The framework is applied to case studies of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay, with the conviction that insights could be gleaned that may be relevant elsewhere. Ultimately, by unpacking the civil-military relation into its various dimensioTrade Review'Pion-Berlin and Martínez have set a very high standard for all students of democratization and civil-military relations, not only in Latin America but also in other countries that are engaged in the transition from an authoritarian regime under military control to democracy.' Thomas C. Bruneau, Democratization'… David Pion-Berlin and Rafael Martínez have produced an excellent book that brings our understanding of civil-military relations in Latin America to a new level.' Thomas C. Bruneau, Latin American Research ReviewTable of ContentsTables; Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Military reform, civil-military relations, and democratization; 2. Civil-military developments in the Southern Cone and Brazil: an overview; 3. Reducing military power; 4. Devising a new legal framework; 5. Building defense institutions; 6. Generating knowledge; 7. Achieving convergence; 8. Achieving effectiveness; 9. Explaining civil-military relations reform; Select bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisSecure property rights are central to economic development and stable government, yet difficult to create. Relying on surveys in Russia from 2000 to 2012, Timothy Frye examines how political power, institutions, and norms shape property rights for firms. Through a series of simple survey experiments, Property Rights and Property Wrongs explores how political power, personal connections, elections, concerns for reputation, legal facts, and social norms influence property rights disputes from hostile corporate takeovers to debt collection to renationalization. This work argues that property rights in Russia are better seen as an evolving bargain between rulers and rightholders than as simply a reflection of economic transition, Russian culture, or a weak state. The result is a nuanced view of the political economy of Russia that contributes to central debates in economic development, comparative politics, and legal studies.Trade Review'Security of property rights is a key economic institution of capitalism and the most important determinant of growth-enhancing investment. So why don't all countries protect private property rights? The answer is politics. For more than twenty years, Timothy Frye has studied the political legitimacy of property rights in Russia, the country which has carried out a unique century-long experiment in property rights protection. For three quarters of a century Russia destroyed private ownership and then tried to recreate it – with mixed results at best. Studying formal and informal institutions, Professor Frye explains the failures and successes of Russian capitalism. This book is a must read for all future reformers and especially for privatizers.' Sergei Guriev, Chief Economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Power and property; 3. Autocratic elections and property rights; 4. Courts and connections; 5. Reputation and the rule of law; 6. Social norms and the banker's gold watch; 7. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisWhy does religion become a fault line of communal violence in some pluralistic countries and not others? Under what conditions will religious identity - as opposed to other salient ethnic cleavages - become the spark that ignites communal violence? Contemporary world politics since 9/11 is increasingly marked by intra-state communal clashes in which religious identity is the main fault line. Yet, violence erupts only in some religiously pluralistic countries, and only in some parts of those countries. This study argues that prominent theories in the study of civil conflict cannot adequately account for the variation in subnational identity-based violence. Examining this variation in the context of Nigeria''s pluralistic north-central region, this book finds support for a new theory of power-sharing. It finds that communities are less likely to fall prey to a divisive narrative of religious difference where local leaders informally agreed to abide by an inclusive, local government powerTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Preface; 1. Deterring religious violence; Part I. The Importance of Local Government and the Politics of Religious Change: 2. Pattern and politics of religions change in Nigeria; 3. Tenuous unity: federalism, local governments, and politics in Nigeria; Part II. Making the Case for Power-Sharing: The Empirical Evidence: 4. Theory of local government power-sharing; 5. Power-sharing data and findings; 6. Case studies and the power-sharing mechanism; 7. Case studies and the origins of power-sharing; 8. Considering competing hypotheses; Part III. Conclusions: 9. Conclusion; Appendices; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Syrian crisis has confounded political leaders and experts who forecast a rapid fall of the regime. This monumental error of interpretation has had tragic consequences for the unfolding of the crisis and its slide into a frightful civil war with regional and international ramifications. This book looks at Syrian reality in a new light. By analysing twenty-five constitutions and constitutional texts and proposing an innovative classification of the different political regimes that have shaped Syria over the last one hundred years, the author retraces the country''s intense history and the persistence of a Syrian model defined by the Founding Fathers. If, on emerging from this war, Syria maintains its unity and gives itself a democratic regime reflecting its society, then the concept of Syria may find a new lease of life and Syria will once again be perceived as an idea full of promises.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The Syrian question; Part I. Parliamentary Constitutions and Liberal Regimes: 2. The Syrian monarchy; 3. The First Republic; 4. The Second Republic; Part II. Presidential Constitutions and Authoritarian Regimes: 5. The Third Republic; 6. The Fourth Republic; 7. The pan-Arab constitutions; 8. Towards the Fifth Republic; 9. Towards the Sixth Republic; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisBased on the 1,800 largest school districts in the United States over a decade, The Politics of African-American Education documents the status of African-American education and the major role that partisanship plays. The book brings together the most comprehensive database on minority education to date that centers around three arguments. First, partisanship permeates African-American education; it affects who is elected to the school board, the racial composition of school administrators and teachers, and the access of African-American students to quality education. Second, African-American representation matters. The effectiveness of African-American representation, however, is enhanced in Democratic districts while representation in Republican districts has little influence. Third, political structures matter, but they are not determinative. Two different structures - election rules and the independent school district - create the rules of the game in US education politics and policy but do not limit others from using those rules to change the outcome.Trade Review'The deep and broad impact of political party context on local education outcomes for racial minorities, which Meier and Rutherford carefully delineate and document, is striking. This well-crafted and provocative study deserves close attention from scholars, policy makers, and, indeed, all who care about American democracy.' Rodney Hero, University of California, Berkeley'Looking at the politics of African American education through the analytical lens of partisanship is not only insightful, it is path breaking. Meier and Rutherford enrich our understanding magnificently by going back to the basics of political science. How we organize our collective interests through party affiliation produces clear winners and losers in the classroom.' Luis Ricardo Fraga, Co-Director, Institute for Latino Studies & Arthur Foundation, University of Notre Dame'Americans traditionally have preferred to think or pretend that race and partisanship both are barred at the schoolhouse door. Employing a range of data, Meier and Rutherford show that's not the case and, indeed, that race and partisanship interact to influence education of African American children in interesting and important ways.' Jeffrey R. Henig, Columbia University, Co-author of The Color of School Reform.Table of Contents1. Representation, partisanship and equality in education; 2. Two myths: separate but equal and nonpartisan education; 3. The politics of African-American school board representation: partisanship, structure and resources; 4. Race and the street level bureaucrats: with a little help from my friends; 5. Partisanship, teacher representation and access to education opportunities; 6. Race, politics and student learning; 7. Can you beat the ovarian lottery?

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Book SynopsisIn recent years a series of crises have erupted on the European Union''s eastern borders. Russia''s annexation of Crimea and the subsequent conflict in eastern Ukraine presented the EU with a major foreign policy challenge, in both Ukraine and across the other countries of the so-called Eastern Partnership. In response, the EU has begun to map its own form of ''liberal-redux geopolitics'' that combines various strategic logics. This book traces the effect of these crises on the foreign policy of the EU, examining the changes in policies towards the countries on its eastern borders, the EU''s review of the Eastern Partnership, as well as the EU''s relations with Russia overall. It goes on to uncover whether the EU has contained the crisis or if it has set up new conditions for more instability in the future.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. An analytical framework for European Union crisis responses; 3. The return of geopolitics; 4. Pre-crisis European Union eastern policy; 5. Eastern policy from low to high politics; 6. Limits to the European Union response; 7. Ukraine I: shepherding revolution?; 8. Ukraine II: containing conflict; 9. Ukraine III: supporting reform; 10. The impact on other eastern partners; 11. Conclusion: a half-new European Union eastern policy.

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Book SynopsisThe ninth edition of this respected textbook provides a fresh perspective and a crisp introduction to congressional politics. Informed by the authors'' Capitol Hill experience and scholarship, the new edition reflects changes resulting from the November 2014 elections and such developments as (a) a new majority party in the Senate, (b) new campaign spending numbers and election outcomes, rules, committees, leaders, and budget developments, and (c) recent political science literature that provides new perspectives on the institution. The text emphasizes the importance of a strong legislature and has discussion questions and further reading. Alongside clear explanations of congressional rules and the law-making process, there are examples from contemporary events and debates that highlight Congress as a group of politicians as well as a law-making body. These recent developments are presented within the context of congressional political history.Table of Contents1. The troubled Congress; 2. Representation and lawmaking in Congress: the constitutional and historical context; 3. Congressional elections; 4. Members, goals, resources, and strategies; 5. Parties and leaders; 6. The standing committees; 7. The rules of the legislative game; 8. The floor and voting; 9. Congress and the president; 10. Congress and the courts; 11. Congress, lobbyists, and interest groups; 12. Congress and budget politics.

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Book SynopsisTopical and timely, this book offers an economically informed constitutional analysis on European responses to the crisis. It discusses the longer-term proposals on the table including rescue measures and stability mechanisms, as well as the tightening of European economic governance. The authors see the European constitution as a multidimensional and multi-temporal process of constitutionalisation. They examine how the crisis has catapulted the economic constitution back to the ''pacemaker'' position from where it determines developments in the political and social dimensions. However, now the key role is not played by the constitution of ''microeconomics'', focusing on free movement and competition law, but the constitution of ''macroeconomics'', introduced in Maastricht.Trade Review'… it is worth drawing attention to the final words of the book: 'In sum, we are not very optimistic'. In light of recent events in Greece, this assessment seems rather prophetic, and Tuori and Tuori's reasoning is well worth exploring.' David Yuratich, Yearbook of European LawTable of ContentsPart I. Setting the Scene: 1. Introduction: framework of the analysis; 2. Two layers of the European economic constitution; 3. Towards the crisis: an economic narrative; 4. Responses to the crisis; Part II. Constitutional Mutation: 5. Constitutionality of European measures; 6. Realignment of the principles of the macroeconomic constitution; 7. Democracy and social rights; Part III. What Next?: 8. Initiatives on the table.

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Book SynopsisThe Politics of Major Policy Reform in Postwar America examines the politics of recent landmark policy in areas such as homeland security, civil rights, health care, immigration and trade, and it does so within a broad theoretical and historical context. By considering the politics of major programmatic reforms in the United States since the Second World War - specifically, courses of action aimed at dealing with perceived public problems - a group of distinguished scholars sheds light not only on significant efforts to ameliorate widely recognized ills in domestic and foreign affairs but also on systemic developments in American politics and government. In sum, this volume provides a comprehensive understanding of how major policy breakthroughs are achieved, stifled, or compromised in a political system conventionally understood as resistant to major change.Trade Review'Framed by a resonant introduction, this volume powerfully places policy content at the heart of American lawmaking and statecraft. Here is that unusual instance when a collection of rigorously researched and argued essays constitutes a large and compelling intellectual contribution, a manifesto for a content-rich political science.' Ira I. Katznelson, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History, Columbia University'Represents a major contribution to the study of American public policy. Jeffery Jenkins and Sidney Milkis have brought together an exceptional group of scholars full of insights into how major policy breakthroughs are achieved, blocked, or deeply compromised.' Eric Schickler, Professor, Jeffrey and Ashley McDermott Endowed Chair, and Department Chair of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley'This first-rate group of scholars assembled by Jeffery Jenkins and Sidney Milkis illuminate how traditional governing arrangements - the separation of powers and federalism - have actually permitted this development and, in turn, been changed by it. Readers will learn a tremendous amount about a wide-ranging and highly relevant group of policy areas and, what's more, they will come to a new understanding of the American state itself.' Suzanne Mettler, Clinton Rossiter Professor of American Institutions, Cornell University'This superb book portrays a nation in the grip of 'policy-mindedness', not a flight into polarized gridlock. The result is a thoroughly Madisonian adaptation to the challenges of programmatic government.' Rick Valelly, Claude C. Smith '14 Professor of Political Science, Swarthmore CollegeTable of Contents1. Introduction: the rise of a policy state? Jeffery A. Jenkins and Sidney M. Milkis; 2. The long 1950s as a policy era David R. Mayhew; 3. Litigation and reform Sean Farhang; 4. Courts and agencies in the American civil rights state R. Shep Melnick; 5. The politics of labor policy reform Dorian T. Warren; 6. Teachers unions and American education reform: the power of vested interests Terry M. Moe; 7. Progressive federalism and the contested implementation of Obama's health reform Lawrence R. Jacobs and Theda Skocpol; 8. Federalism and the politics of immigration reform Carol M. Swain and Virginia M. Yetter; 9. Trade politics and reform Judith Goldstein; 10. The politics of intelligence reform Richard H. Immerman; 11. Follow the leader: major changes to homeland security and terrorism policy Jennifer L. Merolla and Paul Pulido; 12. Conclusion: Madison upside down: the policy roots of our polarized politics Paul Pierson.

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Book SynopsisThe United States introduced the earned income tax credit (EITC) in 1975, where it remains the most significant earnings-based refundable credit in the Internal Revenue Code. While the United States was the first country to use its domestic revenue system to deliver and administer social welfare benefits to lower-income individuals or families, a number of other countries, including New Zealand and Canada, have experimented with or incorporated similar credits into their tax systems. In this work, Michelle Lyon Drumbl, drawing on her extensive advocacy experience representing low-income taxpayers in EITC audits, analyzes the effectiveness of the EITC in the United States and offers suggestions for how it can be improved. This timely book should be read by anyone interested in how the EITC can be reimagined to better serve the working poor and, more generally, whether the tax system can promote social justice.Trade Review'From the unique lens of a tax justice warrior working on the frontlines fighting poverty, Michelle Lyon Drumbl details the troubled history of US refundable tax credits and compares similar international programs to reimagine relief for America's vulnerable working families. A must read for anyone engaged in critical rethinking of economic justice policies.' Francine J. Lipman, University of Nevada, Las Vegas'Michelle Lyon Drumbl draws on a wide range of resources – including the history of the EITC, studies about its impact, the experience of other countries with similar programs, and her years representing taxpayers in EITC disputes with the IRS – in making a number of thoughtful proposals for improving the design and administration of the EITC. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of federal antipoverty policy in the United States.' Lawrence Zelenak, Duke University, North Carolina, and author of Learning to Love Form 1040: Two Cheers for the Return-Based Mass Income Tax'If one were to read only a single work on tax credits for the working poor, this should be that work. This monograph has the necessary scope, detail, and imaginative law reform solutions to make a significant contribution to the literature.' Naseem Khan, The Modern Law Review'The comprehensiveness of Drumbl's treatment alone makes this book a valuable addition to the tax policy literature. She offers plenty of statistics; a thorough survey of pros, cons, and policy alternatives; and a wonderful synthesis of existing scholarship. But the book's true strength is the human story that it tells. Too often, discussions of the EITC and CTC focus wonkishly on economic efficiency, comparisons of bureaucratic expertise, and statistics alone. Drumbl's account does not neglect that side of the equation. But she also draws upon her experience running a low-income taxpayer clinic to tell the stories of EITC and CTC beneficiaries, who often suffer the downside consequences of relying on tax officials to administer social welfare programs on the cheap … everyone who is interested in tax policy and antipoverty programs should read this carefully-researched and thoughtfully-developed book.' Kristin Hickman, Jotwell'Drumbl makes an important contribution to the EITC literature. She clearly summarizes much of the literature from diverse disciplines on the function and effectiveness of the EITC. She uses that literature to probe the problems of the EITC and to make measured and sensible proposals for reform. In doing so, she also makes important original contributions to the comparative study of government assistance programs, drawing on the experiences of two of our closest allies, Canada and New Zealand, to support her reform proposals. As such, her work should be read by policymakers and scholars from a political and ideological viewpoints for its important discussions on the problems with the EITC and sensible proposals to address those problems. If politicians institute one or more of its suggested reforms, some financial relief will come to those taxpayers who need it most.' Jonathan D. Grossberg, Journal of the American Taxation AssociationTable of ContentsPreface and acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction: rethinking the earned income tax credit; 1. A history of the EITC: how it began and what it has become; 2. Why the United States uses lump-sum delivery; 3. How inexpensive administration creates expensive challenges; 4. Importing ideas: case studies in design and administrability; 5. Reimagining the credit: why and how to restructure the EITC; 6. Making a case for year-round EITC delivery; 7. Protecting the anti-poverty element; 8. Beyond EITC delivery and administration: how the United States addresses poverty; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe United States introduced the earned income tax credit (EITC) in 1975, where it remains the most significant earnings-based refundable credit in the Internal Revenue Code. While the United States was the first country to use its domestic revenue system to deliver and administer social welfare benefits to lower-income individuals or families, a number of other countries, including New Zealand and Canada, have experimented with or incorporated similar credits into their tax systems. In this work, Michelle Lyon Drumbl, drawing on her extensive advocacy experience representing low-income taxpayers in EITC audits, analyzes the effectiveness of the EITC in the United States and offers suggestions for how it can be improved. This timely book should be read by anyone interested in how the EITC can be reimagined to better serve the working poor and, more generally, whether the tax system can promote social justice.Trade Review'From the unique lens of a tax justice warrior working on the frontlines fighting poverty, Michelle Lyon Drumbl details the troubled history of US refundable tax credits and compares similar international programs to reimagine relief for America's vulnerable working families. A must read for anyone engaged in critical rethinking of economic justice policies.' Francine J. Lipman, University of Nevada, Las Vegas'Michelle Lyon Drumbl draws on a wide range of resources – including the history of the EITC, studies about its impact, the experience of other countries with similar programs, and her years representing taxpayers in EITC disputes with the IRS – in making a number of thoughtful proposals for improving the design and administration of the EITC. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of federal antipoverty policy in the United States.' Lawrence Zelenak, Duke University, North Carolina, and author of Learning to Love Form 1040: Two Cheers for the Return-Based Mass Income Tax'If one were to read only a single work on tax credits for the working poor, this should be that work. This monograph has the necessary scope, detail, and imaginative law reform solutions to make a significant contribution to the literature.' Naseem Khan, The Modern Law Review'The comprehensiveness of Drumbl's treatment alone makes this book a valuable addition to the tax policy literature. She offers plenty of statistics; a thorough survey of pros, cons, and policy alternatives; and a wonderful synthesis of existing scholarship. But the book's true strength is the human story that it tells. Too often, discussions of the EITC and CTC focus wonkishly on economic efficiency, comparisons of bureaucratic expertise, and statistics alone. Drumbl's account does not neglect that side of the equation. But she also draws upon her experience running a low-income taxpayer clinic to tell the stories of EITC and CTC beneficiaries, who often suffer the downside consequences of relying on tax officials to administer social welfare programs on the cheap … everyone who is interested in tax policy and antipoverty programs should read this carefully-researched and thoughtfully-developed book.' Kristin Hickman, Jotwell'Drumbl makes an important contribution to the EITC literature. She clearly summarizes much of the literature from diverse disciplines on the function and effectiveness of the EITC. She uses that literature to probe the problems of the EITC and to make measured and sensible proposals for reform. In doing so, she also makes important original contributions to the comparative study of government assistance programs, drawing on the experiences of two of our closest allies, Canada and New Zealand, to support her reform proposals. As such, her work should be read by policymakers and scholars from a political and ideological viewpoints for its important discussions on the problems with the EITC and sensible proposals to address those problems. If politicians institute one or more of its suggested reforms, some financial relief will come to those taxpayers who need it most.' Jonathan D. Grossberg, Journal of the American Taxation AssociationTable of ContentsPreface and acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction: rethinking the earned income tax credit; 1. A history of the EITC: how it began and what it has become; 2. Why the United States uses lump-sum delivery; 3. How inexpensive administration creates expensive challenges; 4. Importing ideas: case studies in design and administrability; 5. Reimagining the credit: why and how to restructure the EITC; 6. Making a case for year-round EITC delivery; 7. Protecting the anti-poverty element; 8. Beyond EITC delivery and administration: how the United States addresses poverty; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe success of democratic governance hinges on an electorate''s ability to reward elected officials who act faithfully and punish those who do not. Yet there is considerable variation among voters in their ability to objectively evaluate representatives'' performance. In this book the authors develop a theoretical model, the Intuitionist Model of Political Reasoning, which posits that this variation across voters is the result of individual differences in the predisposition to reflect on and to override partisan impulses. Individuals differ in partisan intuitions resulting from the strength of their attachments to parties, as well as the degree to which they are willing to engage in the cognitively taxing process of evaluating those intuitions. The balance of these forces - the strength of intuitions and the willingness to second guess one''s self - determines the extent to which individuals update their assessments of political parties and elected officials in a rational manner.Trade Review'Arceneaux and Vander Wielen's book is transformative as it explores a question that has been ignored when it comes to democratic citizenship: what happens when citizens reflect? They develop an impressive theory and use state-of-the-art methods to show that reflection fundamentally alters how citizens reason and make decisions. The book not only alters common understandings of citizens' behaviors, but also sets an agenda for the future of all research on democratic citizenship.' James N. Druckman, Payson S. Wild Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University'In this remarkable book, Arceneaux and Vander Wielen apply dual-process models of how people think to questions of how they reason about politics. They develop and refine a powerful conceptual model and then provide insightful, innovative empirical tests. I have long been looking for a book like this one that integrates recent insights about human cognition with long-standing questions about how voters think. This ambitious, thought-provoking research should be read by anyone who wants to understand the role of intuition and reflection in voter decision-making.' Daniel Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania'This book takes on one of the most important political questions of our time. Its central argument, and the evidence presented in support of it, is exciting and provocative. To date, no one has figured out how to reduce the myriad information-processing biases identified by Motivated Reasoning Theory that produce the polarization and lack of compromise plaguing our current politics. Unfortunately, giving people new and credible information in particular, and even education in general, often exacerbates these biases. The more subtle answer offered by Arceneaux and Vander Wielen is that those with the ability to coolly reflect on controversial topics can avoid making these common mistakes. Now if we can only figure out how to train people to hold such a rare combination of curiosity and cool-headedness! Taming Intuition will, at the very least, be an important voice in an important debate.' Nicholas Valentino, University of MichiganTable of Contents1. Democratic accountability and the 'rational' citizen; 2. A theory of individual differences in reflection and the intuitionist model of political reasoning; 3. Measuring individual differences in reflection; 4. Toeing the line: partisan identities and policy attitudes; 5. Throwing the rascals out: partisan identities and political evaluations; 6. Can't we disagree without being disagreeable? The role of reflection in a polarized polity; 7. Reflections on the role of reflection in democracies; Appendix. Details of empirical studies and statistical analyses;

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Book SynopsisPrimary elections were supposed to limit the influence of party bosses on the nomination process. The decision to run for House or Senate and a candidate''s success in securing the party''s nomination for these offices has been considered to be largely candidate-centered. In The Party''s Primary, Hans J. G. Hassell shows that parties have a strong influence on the options available to voters and shape the outcomes of the nomination process. Drawing on interviews with party insiders and candidates, Hassell highlights the resources that parties have at their disposal that are not readily available outside the party network and the process by which party elites coordinate behind preferred candidates. Using data from almost 3000 nomination contests for House and Senate in the past decade, this book shows that parties use these tools to clear the field for their preferred candidate and exert a strong influence on the outcomes of primary elections.Trade Review'Hans J. G. Hassell's book takes the literature on party influence in nominations far beyond our own The Party Decides by looking systematically at a much larger set of nominations across a wider range of contexts. Its conclusions can thus make a better case for when and how party leadership can matter in candidate selection.' Hans Noel, Georgetown University, Washington, DC'The Party's Primary offers an original, subtle and sophisticated analysis of how contemporary party elites shape the choices presented to voters in primary elections. It is a valuable and highly readable addition to the literature on parties and elections.' Gary C. Jacobson, Distinguished Professor of Political Science Emeritus, University of California, San DiegoTable of Contents1. Introduction: the primary: of political operatives and academics; 2. The sources of party strength; 3. The choosing of the candidate; 4. Clearing the Senate field; 5. Clearing the House field; 6. Winning the nomination; 7. Influencing the political system.

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Book SynopsisIn From Media Systems to Media Cultures: Understanding Socialist Television, Sabina Mihelj and Simon Huxtable delve into the fascinating world of television under communism, using it to test a new framework for comparative media analysis. To understand the societal consequences of mass communication, the authors argue that we need to move beyond the analysis of media systems, and instead focus on the role of the media in shaping cultural ideals and narratives, everyday practices and routines. Drawing on a wealth of original data derived from archival sources, programme and schedule analysis, and oral history interviews, the authors show how communist authorities managed to harness the power of television to shape new habits and rituals, yet failed to inspire a deeper belief in communist ideals. This book and their analysis contains important implications for the understanding of mass communication in non-democratic settings, and provides tools for the analysis of media cultures globallTrade Review'From Media Systems to Media Cultures is a wonderful contribution to comparative media studies. It theorizes the complex and little-known world of state socialist television, and provides a compelling example of what it means to compare media cultures, and how this is related to the study of media systems.' Daniel C. Hallin, University of California, San Diego'This ambitious volume performs exemplary comparative research on socialist television, shifting the emphasis from media systems to media cultures. This book makes a major contribution to the study of mass communication under authoritarian rule and is a significant intervention in global communication and media research.' Aniko Imre, author of TV Socialism'This book fruitfully uses the state socialist TV landscape to reset our notions of media culture across diverse national contexts. Refracting the idea of comparative media through the gaze of entangled modernities, it complicates existing understandings of Cold War TV and recasts it in terms more consonant with culture. A creative and generative study that promises to have decisive impact on how we think about comparative media research.' Barbie Zelizer, Raymond Williams Professor of Communication, University of Pennsylvania'In this pioneering, deeply researched and remarkably wide-ranging study, Mihelj and Huxtable have brought the insights of media studies to bear on the history of socialist television. They are sensitive to cultural particularities but always alive to comparisons and connections, both between individual socialist countries and between socialist 'East' and liberal democratic 'West'. Historians and theorists of Western media will have much to learn from this book as they reflect on their own fields.' Stephen Lovell, King's College LondonTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Media cultures; 3. Historical context; 4. Varieties of modernity; 5. Publications; 6. Privacy; 7. Transnationalism; 8. Everyday time; 9. History; 10. Extraordinary time; 11. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisDo political leaders matter for development in Africa? Political leaders south of the Sahara have taken centre stage since countries in the region gained independence in the 1960s, yet a ''leadership trap'' soon emerged with power-holders overstaying in office and chronic instability caused by coups resulting in decades of disappointing developmental performances. The beginnings of change are found in political reforms of the early 1990s, with many sub-Saharan countries introducing multiparty elections and an increasingly regular succession of leaders. But what impact did the new mechanisms for selecting leaders have on the political stabilization of African states, on the growth of their economies, and on the welfare of ordinary citizens? Drawing on a new dataset called the Africa Leadership Change (ALC), this innovative analysis of political leadership in Africa investigates the distinct leadership dynamics of development processes across the region from 1960 to 2018, revealing how, Trade Review'The end of the Cold War set off a worldwide wave of democratization whose effects are still being catalogued and analyzed. How have Africa's new arrangements for choosing rulers, checking their power, and removing them by the will of the majority worked out? This study is sure to be the go-to source for answers to these questions, analyzing how the acquisition and distribution of power has evolved under Africa's new multiparty regimes - the accompanying online database is an invaluable resource for students and scholars wanting to gather additional facts on particular African rulers.' Arthur A. Goldsmith, Emeritus Professor, University of Massachusetts, Boston'Carbone and Pellegata provide a powerful study on how leaders impact the success and failures of their countries in sub-Saharan Africa and how they reach power influences their behaviour and what they do too. Political Leadership in Africa is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the impact of leadership on democracy and development in sub-Saharan Africa today.' Alex Vines, Coventry University and Head of the Africa Programme, Chatham House'… empirically accomplished, well-researched study … this is an extremely impressive scholarly work … Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students and faculty. General readers.' C. E. Welch, Choice'… a significant achievement.' Kai M. Thaler, Journal of Interdisciplinary HistoryTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Leadership, politics and development; 2. Coming to power and using it: leaders' selection, change and government performance; 3. The Africa Leadership Change (ALC) dataset; 4. The changing dynamics of African leadership: rulers before and after 1990; 5. When the military strikes; 6. Lessening Africa's 'big men': term limits; 7. Leading for development? (I): economic growth; 8. Leading for development? (II): social welfare, state consolidation and corruption control; 9. Autocrats, hegemons, democrats and transients; 10. Leaders to come.

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Book SynopsisFollowing unprecedented violence in 2007/8, Kenya introduced two classic transitional justice mechanisms: a truth commission and international criminal proceedings. Both are widely believed to have failed, but why? And what do their performances say about contemporary Kenya; the ways in which violent pasts persist; and the shortcomings of transitional justice? Using the lens of performance, this book analyses how transitional justice efforts are incapable of dealing with how unjust and violent pasts actually persist. Gabrielle Lynch reveals the story of an ongoing political struggle requiring substantive socio-economic and political change that transitional justice mechanisms can theoretically recommend, and which they can sometimes help to initiate and inform, but which they cannot implement or create, and can sometimes unintentionally help to reinforce.Trade Review'Performances of Injustice: The Politics of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation in Kenya is a rich and highly detailed analysis of mechanisms introduced to address the causes of political violence in Kenya. It is a provocative and incisive analysis of causes of violence and the challenges and measures to transit Kenya to a democratic destination. It is an indispensable read for understanding the Kenya of yesterday and today.' Karuti Kanyinga, Institute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Nairobi'In this important book, Gabrielle Lynch critiques Kenya's handling of its process of transitional justice after the 2007/8 election. She argues that transitional justice depends upon the successful performances of justice but that it is far from clear that there has been a meaningful break with past injustice as a result of Kenya's truth, justice and reconciliation efforts. Based on meticulous fieldwork, this is a study with relevance across disciplines, including political science, history and law.' Ambreena Manji, Cardiff University'In recent decades, inspired by the fleeting glimmer of Apartheid 'reconciliation' and the potential hammer of an International Criminal Court with global jurisdiction for big-time killers, scholars, policy-makers and activists have embraced a vision of 'transitional justice', which, if not making past wrongs right at least lets them fade from memory into history. Analysing the responses to the post-2007 election violence in Kenya, Performances of Injustice shows how the favoured twin technologies of transitional justice - the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the International Criminal Court - can be deployed by cynical potentates to thwart real justice, while at the same time showing how important the promise of justice embodied in these institutions is in this world, and how fragile its performance can be.' Adam Ashforth, University of Michigan'Gabrielle Lynch provides a piercing and informative analysis based upon her years of fieldwork in Kenya. Drawing upon her personal experiences and insights, including her ability to speak with a wide range of Kenyans, Lynch provides one of the most readable and useful treatments of recent efforts to combat impunity in Kenya that I have come across. She provides useful and critical insights for those interested in increasing international justice, and does so in a highly readable and accessible format. Anyone interested in Kenya, the ICC, transitional justice, and international justice more generally, will benefit from reading this book.' Ron Slye, University of Seattle'Performances of injustice is an important book that highlights the limitations of transitional justice. But it does more than that: Lynch provides insight into the specific dynamics of Kenyan politics and the role of impunity in maintaining a highly unequal system of democratic rule, with the possibility of widespread violence lingering very close to the surface. Therefore, this book is a must for those interested in transitional justice, as well as for those interested in Kenyan politics.' Jelke Boesten, Commonwealth and Comparative PoliticsTable of ContentsPart I. Haunted by Violence: Prologue. A time of violence; 1. Confronting the past: transitional justice and the politics of time and performance; 2. Framing the good citizen for orderly elections: the prioritisation of peace; 3. Enter the International Criminal Court: performing (in) justice; Part II. A Post-South African Truth Commission: 4. The Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission: a sense of once-againness; 5. Public hearings: bringing the audience back in; 6. Truth's grand narrative (part I): of injustice and suffering; 7. 'It is because your tribe is women': of the performance of familiar gender roles; 8. Truth's grand narrative (part II): of injustice and impunity; 9. 'Only talking won't help:' of justice and reparations; Part III. Familiar Performances: 10. Performed ruptures: Whither reconciliation.

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Book SynopsisThe Middle East and North Africa have recently experienced one of the highest population growth rates in the world, something which has profoundly affected the wider region and its institutions. In addition, the recent period of unprecedented political turbulence has further complicated the picture, resulting in uprisings and resistance movements that have coincided with intense shifts in socio-cultural norms, as well as economic and political change. Through highlighting the links between population dynamics and the social and political transitions, this book provides a new view of these recent regional changes. The complexity of the changes is further explained in the context of demographic transitions (mortality, fertility, migration) that work hand in hand with development (economic and social modernization) and ultimately, democratization (political modernization). These three Ds (Demographic, Development and Democratic transitions) are central to Elhum Haghighat''s analysis of thTrade Review'Demography and Democracy asks what Middle Eastern demographic shifts portend for the region's democracy and political development. Haghighat's argument for restrained optimism regarding such trends is both counter-intuitive and well-substantiated in the quantitative supporting data that she impressively marshals. Any serious scholarship regarding Middle Eastern politics must contend with her provocative argument that urbanization, the rise of knowledge industries, lower fertility rates, higher literacy rates, and more women in the workforce will likely have a dividend: greater democratic and rights-friendly development in the region.' Anthony Tirado Chase, Occidental College, California'Dr Haghighat's book carefully analyzes data to explore the interaction of demographic transitions and economic transformations, making a significant contribution to our theoretical understanding of the changing relationship between development and women's status.' Roberto Patricio Korzeniewicz, University of Maryland'An excellent interdisciplinary work to examine how demographic transitions have shaped and continue to shape the socio-political landscape of the MENA region. It provides both empirical and theoretical analysis on the complex dynamics of demography, development and democracy in four countries of the region.' Mojtaba Mahdavi, University of Alberta'Haghighat has produced an impressive work of scholarship. In our rush to make sense of the unsettling events of the region over the last decade or so, contemporary scholarship frequently overlooks developments within and across Middle Eastern societies that may be more difficult to discern but are often profoundly consequential and significant. Haghighat's book addresses these critical gaps and adds greatly to our understanding of the momentous changes currently underway throughout the Middle East.' Mehran Kamrava, author of Inside the Arab StateTable of ContentsPart I. Introduction and Fundamentals: Introduction; 1. Development, piety, elements of democracy and the MENA region; Part II. Global and MENA Demographic Transitions: 2. Demographic transition in the MENA and the world; Part III. Contemporary Dynamics and Dimensions in the MENA: 3. The impact of population movement and migration, oil and labor resources in the MENA region (focus on GCC countries); 4. Change and transition in the politics of gender and sexuality in the MENA; Part IV. Case Studies and Conclusion: 5. Contemporary dynamics and dimensions of politics and society in Yemen, Qatar, Tunisia and Iran; 6. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisConventional wisdom suggests that partisanship has little impact on voter behavior in Brazil; what matters most is pork-barreling, incumbent performance, and candidates'' charisma. This book shows that soon after redemocratization in the 1980s, over half of Brazilian voters expressed either a strong affinity or antipathy for or against a particular political party. In particular, that the contours of positive and negative partisanship in Brazil have mainly been shaped by how people feel about one party - the Workers'' Party (PT). Voter behavior in Brazil has largely been structured around sentiment for or against this one party, and not any of Brazil''s many others. The authors show how the PT managed to successfully cultivate widespread partisanship in a difficult environment, and also explain the emergence of anti-PT attitudes. They then reveal how positive and negative partisanship shape voters'' attitudes about politics and policy, and how they shape their choices in the ballot booth.Trade Review'Samuels' and Zucco's meticulously researched book is a major contribution to the evolving concept of negative partisanship. It is also a marvelous dissection of the recent travails of Brazil's Workers' Party (PT). Few works on Brazilian politics have been so theoretically and comparatively informed, or have rivalled the rigorous methodological standards of this study.' Timothy J. Power, University of Oxford'Theoretically informed and empirically rich, Partisans, Antipartisans, and Nonpartisans analyzes the important impact of the PT, anti-PT divide in structuring political attitudes and voting behavior in Brazil for the past three decades. By differentiating negative partisanship from nonpartisanship, Samuels and Zucco advance our understanding of mass political behavior in the country. At this time of marked political turmoil, their analysis sheds light on the possible contours and patterns likely to emerge.' Wendy Hunter, University of Texas, Austin'Samuels and Zucco make a forceful case that partisanship matters, even in the unlikeliest of contexts. They skillfully study how partisanship - both positive and negative - emerged in Brazil, and the political consequences it had. They have written not only the book on partisanship in Brazil, but also a must-read for anyone interested in public opinion, voting, or political parties more generally.' Noam Lupu, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee'Partisans, Antipartisans, and Nonpartisans: Voting Behavior in Brazil is an excellent contribution by two major scholars. Samuels and Zucco offer a major and innovative theoretical contribution in rethinking how partisanship and anti-partisanship shape party politics in and beyond Brazil.' Scott Mainwaring, Harvard University, Massachusetts'A major contribution to our understanding of anti-partisanship and a valuable corrective to much of the received wisdom that dominated our understanding of Brazilian politics in the 1990s and 2000s.' Taylor C. Boas, Boston UniversityTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Partisanship and antipartisanship in Brazil; 3. The strength of partisan attitudes in Brazil; 4. The rise (and decline) of Petismo; 5. Partisanship, antipartisanship, and voting behavior; 6. Partisanship and antipartisanship in comparative perspective; 7. Parties, voters and Brazilian democracy; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisDo political leaders matter for development in Africa? Political leaders south of the Sahara have taken centre stage since countries in the region gained independence in the 1960s, yet a ''leadership trap'' soon emerged with power-holders overstaying in office and chronic instability caused by coups resulting in decades of disappointing developmental performances. The beginnings of change are found in political reforms of the early 1990s, with many sub-Saharan countries introducing multiparty elections and an increasingly regular succession of leaders. But what impact did the new mechanisms for selecting leaders have on the political stabilization of African states, on the growth of their economies, and on the welfare of ordinary citizens? Drawing on a new dataset called the Africa Leadership Change (ALC), this innovative analysis of political leadership in Africa investigates the distinct leadership dynamics of development processes across the region from 1960 to 2018, revealing how, Trade Review'The end of the Cold War set off a worldwide wave of democratization whose effects are still being catalogued and analyzed. How have Africa's new arrangements for choosing rulers, checking their power, and removing them by the will of the majority worked out? This study is sure to be the go-to source for answers to these questions, analyzing how the acquisition and distribution of power has evolved under Africa's new multiparty regimes - the accompanying online database is an invaluable resource for students and scholars wanting to gather additional facts on particular African rulers.' Arthur A. Goldsmith, Emeritus Professor, University of Massachusetts, Boston'Carbone and Pellegata provide a powerful study on how leaders impact the success and failures of their countries in sub-Saharan Africa and how they reach power influences their behaviour and what they do too. Political Leadership in Africa is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the impact of leadership on democracy and development in sub-Saharan Africa today.' Alex Vines, Coventry University and Head of the Africa Programme, Chatham House'… empirically accomplished, well-researched study … this is an extremely impressive scholarly work … Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students and faculty. General readers.' C. E. Welch, Choice'… a significant achievement.' Kai M. Thaler, Journal of Interdisciplinary HistoryTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Leadership, politics and development; 2. Coming to power and using it: leaders' selection, change and government performance; 3. The Africa Leadership Change (ALC) dataset; 4. The changing dynamics of African leadership: rulers before and after 1990; 5. When the military strikes; 6. Lessening Africa's 'big men': term limits; 7. Leading for development? (I): economic growth; 8. Leading for development? (II): social welfare, state consolidation and corruption control; 9. Autocrats, hegemons, democrats and transients; 10. Leaders to come.

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