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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Education of an Idealist
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The U.S. Supreme Court and Contemporary
Book SynopsisThis book analyzes developments in the jurisprudence of the US Supreme Court in the Obama era. It follows three main threads. First, it seeks to describe and characterize the Supreme Court's jurisprudence in this period. Second, it assesses factors influencing developments in the jurisprudence. Finally, it draws broader lessons on how constitutional change works. As the oldest surviving written constitution among Western democracies, and despite having high hurdles for textual changes, the US Constitution has proved to be remarkably flexible. The main reason for this flexibility is the interpretation by the US Supreme Court. This book teases out the mechanism of how the Court manages to maintain this flexibility. Bringing together legal scholars from the United States and Europe who focus on different aspects of the Court's jurisprudence, the work consists of five parts. Part I analyzes the relationship of the Supreme Court with the democratic process. Part II deals with the jurisprTable of Contents1. Introduction, Anna-Bettina Kaiser, Niels Petersen & Johannes Saurer; 2. What Does the Supreme Court Do? Samuel Issacharoff; 3. Politics, Polarization, and the U.S. Supreme Court, Moohyung Cho, Jason Douglas Todd & Georg Vanberg; 4. Presidential Administration in the Obama Era, Jud Mathews; 5. Campaign Finance and Freedom of Speech – A Transatlantic Perspective, Mathias Hong; 6. Key Federalism Cases During the Obama Presidency, Patricia Egli; 7. Immigration Law in the Obama Era, Amanda Frost; 8. All Same-Sex Marriage Is not the Same: Obergefell from a Comparative Perspective, Michaela Hailbronner; 9. The Second Amendment and the Debate on Originalism, Oliver Lepsius; 10. The Obama Era: Freedom of Religion, Antje von Ungern-Sternberg; 11. "Faraway, So Close!" – A Constitutional Perspective on Transatlantic Data Flow Regulation, Thomas Wischmeyer; 12. TTIP and the Challenges of Investor-State-Arbitration: An Exercise in Comparative Foreign Relations Law, Thomas Kleinlein; 13. Transnational Litigation and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction: Domestic Remedies for International Wrongs, Marc Jacob; 14. Comparing Courts, Susanne Baer; 15. An American Perspective on the German Constitutional Court, Justin Collings; Table of Cases; Contributors;
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Basic Books Relic
Book SynopsisOur government is failing us. From health care to immigration, from the tax code to climate change, our political institutions cannot deal effectively with the challenges of modern society. Why the dysfunction? Contemporary reformers single out the usual suspects, including polarization and the rise in campaign spending. But what if the roots go much deeper, to the nation''s founding? In Relic, William G. Howell and Terry M. Moe point to the Constitution as the main culprit. The framers designed the Constitution some 225 years ago for a simple, agrarian society. But the government they created, with a parochial Congress at its center, is ill-equipped to address the serious social problems that arise in a complex, postindustrial nation. We are prisoners of the past, burdened with an antiquated government that cannot make effective policy, and often cannot do anything at all. The solution is to update the Constitution for modern times. This can be accomplished, HowTrade Review"The case for constitutional reform in Relic is the best--certainly the most realistic--in many years... Just getting people to think seriously about constitutional reform would be progress. The cogent analysis in Relic helps to achieve that goal." --Wall Street Journal "Focused, committed, convincing, and composed in moderate language that will appeal to those all along the political continuum." --Kirkus Reviews "Howell and Moe make the bold and trenchant argument that the dysfunctions of American government lie squarely in the powers that the Founding Fathers gave Congress, and that the solution is to dramatically shift the balance of power to the executive. This book is sure to trigger an important debate, precisely because its fundamental analysis is so correct." --Francis Fukuyama, Stanford University, and author of Political Order and Political Decay "Clear-eyed and unapologetic, Howell and Moe insist that our nation's political woes stem not from our polarized political class but from an outdated Constitution. Anyone interested in our nation's political health will profit from exploring their bracing vision of how that Constitution now protects particularistic interests and propagates dysfunction." --Paul Pierson, UC Berkeley, and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Winner-Take-All Politics "Howell and Moe deserve immense credit for 'connecting the dots' between our dangerously dysfunctional political system and an outmoded Constitution. One can only admire their willingness to challenge the cult of the Constitution that afflicts our political culture and hope that their book gets the widespread attention that it so richly deserves." --Sanford Levinson, University of Texas Law School, and author of Framed: America's 51 Constitutions and the Crisis of Governance "Howell and Moe deliver the most concise, devastating account of congressional failure that I have ever read. In calling for a constitutional amendment that would increase the president's power over the legislative process, they have set the terms of debate for years to come." --Eric Posner, University of Chicago
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Random House USA Inc The System
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Penguin Putnam Inc Surviving Autocracy
Book Synopsis“When Gessen speaks about autocracy, you listen.” —The New York Times “A reckoning with what has been lost in the past few years and a map forward with our beliefs intact.” —InterviewAs seen on MSNBC’s Morning Joe and heard on NPR’s All Things Considered: the bestselling, National Book Award–winning journalist offers an essential guide to understanding, resisting, and recovering from the ravages of our tumultuous times. This incisive book provides an essential guide to understanding and recovering from the calamitous corrosion of American democracy over the past few years. Thanks to the special perspective that is the legacy of a Soviet childhood and two decades covering the resurgence of totalitarianism in Russia, Masha Gessen has a sixth sense for the manifestations of autocracy—and
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Not Stated Confidence Man
Book SynopsisThe instant #1 New York Times bestseller.“This is the book Trump fears most.” - Axios“Will be a primary source about the most vexing president in American history for years to come.” - Joe Klein, The New York TimesA uniquely illuminating portrait. - Sean Wilentz, The Washington Post“[A] monumental look at Donald Trump and his presidency.” — David Shribman, Los Angeles TimesFrom the Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times reporter who has defined Donald J. Trump''s presidency like no other journalist, Confidence Man is a magnificent and disturbing reckoning that chronicles his life and its meaning from his rise in New York City to his tortured post-presidency. Few journalists working today have covered Donald Trump more extensively than Maggie Haberman. And few understand him and his motivations better. Now, demonstrating her maje
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Edinburgh University Press The Modern State
Book SynopsisAn accessible introduction to a wide range of theoretical perspectives on the modern state and a comprehensive overview of modern state theory.Trade ReviewThis book enables students to examine the contemporary state, its history and development, through a very wide variety of theories and ideologies, ranging from liberalism to feminism to fundamentalism. It takes a genuinely global perspective and concludes with a useful discussion of the relationship between the state and a variety of globalization theories. -- Terrell Carver, Professor of Political Theory, University of Bristol This book enables students to examine the contemporary state, its history and development, through a very wide variety of theories and ideologies, ranging from liberalism to feminism to fundamentalism. It takes a genuinely global perspective and concludes with a useful discussion of the relationship between the state and a variety of globalization theories.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The Emergence of the Modern State; 2. Liberalism: The Pluralist State; 3. Elite Theories: The State and the Power Elite; 4. Marxism: The State as a Real Illusion; 5. Socialism: The Social Democratic State; 6. Anarchism: The Politics of Anti-Statism; 7. Conservatism: Authority in the Modern State; 8. Fascism: Overcoming the Modern State; 9. Feminisms: The Gendering of the State; 10. The New Right: The Minimal State; 11. Fundamentalism: The Godly State; 12. Futures: Theorising the Nation State in a 'Global Age'.
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Edinburgh University Press The Modern State
Book SynopsisAn accessible introduction to a wide range of theoretical perspectives on the modern state and a comprehensive overview of modern state theory.Trade ReviewThis book enables students to examine the contemporary state, its history and development, through a very wide variety of theories and ideologies, ranging from liberalism to feminism to fundamentalism. It takes a genuinely global perspective and concludes with a useful discussion of the relationship between the state and a variety of globalization theories. -- Terrell Carver, Professor of Political Theory, University of Bristol The strength of the book is that it contains not only classical democratic and liberal ideologies but also non-democratic and non-liberal ones such as facism and fundamentalism. -- Hasan Engin Sener, Akdeniz University, Turkey Political Studies Review This book enables students to examine the contemporary state, its history and development, through a very wide variety of theories and ideologies, ranging from liberalism to feminism to fundamentalism. It takes a genuinely global perspective and concludes with a useful discussion of the relationship between the state and a variety of globalization theories. The strength of the book is that it contains not only classical democratic and liberal ideologies but also non-democratic and non-liberal ones such as facism and fundamentalism.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The Emergence of the Modern State; 2. Liberalism: The Pluralist State; 3. Elite Theories: The State and the Power Elite; 4. Marxism: The State as a Real Illusion; 5. Socialism: The Social Democratic State; 6. Anarchism: The Politics of Anti-Statism; 7. Conservatism: Authority in the Modern State; 8. Fascism: Overcoming the Modern State; 9. Feminisms: The Gendering of the State; 10. The New Right: The Minimal State; 11. Fundamentalism: The Godly State; 12. Futures: Theorising the Nation State in a 'Global Age'.
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Edinburgh University Press The Changing Constitution
Book SynopsisThis textbook provides an introduction to the topical subject of constitutional change in Britain. It considers the historical origins of the constitution but its main focus is on recent reforms and their likely impact.Table of ContentsIntroduction: What is a Constitution?; 1. Historical Background to the Constitution; 2. The Legislature: The House of Commons and the House of Lords; 3. The Executive; 4. The Judiciary; 5. The Debate over a Written Constitution and a Bill of Rights for the UK; 6. Devolution: Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the English Regions; 7. Electoral Reform and Referenda; 8. The European Union and the United Kingdom Constitution; 9. The 'Hollowing Out of the State'; Conclusion: A Constitutional Agenda?.
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Edinburgh University Press Turkish Myth and Muslim Symbol
Book SynopsisTurks ruled the Middle East for a millennium and eastern Europe for many centuries and it is an undoubted fact that they moulded the lands under their dominion. It is therefore something of a paradox that the history of Turkey and aspects of the identity and role of the Turks, both as Muslims and as an ethnic group, still remain little known in the west and undervalued in the Arabic and Persian-speaking worlds.This book contributes to historical scholarship on Turkey by focusing on its key foundational myth, the battle of Manzikert in 1071--the Turkish equivalent of the battle of Hastings. Manzikert destroyed the hold of Christian Byzantium on eastern Turkey and opened the whole country to the spread of Islam, a process completed with the fall of Constantinople and Trebizond some four centuries later.Translations and a close analysis of all the extant Muslim sources--both Arabic and Persian--which deal with the battle of Manzikert are provided in the book. It also looks at these writings as literary works and vehicles of religious ideology and analyses the ongoing confrontation between the Muslim Turks and Christian Europe and the importance of Manzikert in the formation of the modern state of Turkey since 1923.Trade Review'This original and thought-provoking book operates on several levels ... a captivating read that is a powerful reminder to Western scholars and students of the achievement of Turkish - rather than Arab or Persian - leaders in the history of the Muslim Near East.' -- Jonathan Phillips Times Literary Supplement 'This is a passionate book with an agenda to address the importance of the Turkish contribution to the medieval period ... as well as presenting a superb deconstruction of a historical event in the memory and ideology of centuries of writers.' -- Jonathan Phillips Times Literary Supplement 'This original and thought-provoking book operates on several levels ... a captivating read that is a powerful reminder to Western scholars and students of the achievement of Turkish - rather than Arab or Persian - leaders in the history of the Muslim Near East.' 'This is a passionate book with an agenda to address the importance of the Turkish contribution to the medieval period ... as well as presenting a superb deconstruction of a historical event in the memory and ideology of centuries of writers.'Table of ContentsList of Illustrations; Comment on Transliteration; Part 1: Medieval Muslim interpretations of the battle; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The twelfth -century sources for the battle of Manzikert; Chapter 3: The thirteenth-century sources for the battle of Manzikert; Chapter 4: The fourteenth-century sources for the battle of Manzikert; Chapter 5: Writing the battle; Part 2: The legacy of the battle; Chapter 6: The Islamic legacy of Manzikert - the ongoing Muslim-Christian confrontation; Chapter 7: The heritage of Manzikert: the myth of national identity; Appendix; Bibliography.
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Edinburgh University Press The Scots and the Union
Book SynopsisPublic opinion in Scotland in 1707 was sharply divided, between advocates of Union, opponents, and a large body of don''t knows. In 1706-7 it was party (and dynastic) advantage that was the main reason for opposition to the proposed union at elite level. Whatever the reasons now for maintaining the Union, they are in some important respects different from those which took Scotland into the Union, such as French aggression, securing the Revolution of 1688-89 and the defence of Protestantism. This new edition assesses the impact of the Union on Scottish society, including the bitter struggle with the Jacobites for acceptance of the union in the two decades that followed its inauguration. The book offers a radical new interpretation of the causes of union.Now, as in 1706-7, some kind of harmonious relationship with England has to be settled upon. There exists, on both sides of the border, mutual antipathy but also powerful bonds, of language, kin, and economics. In the case of Scotland there is a strong sense of being different from England--a separate nation. But arguably this was even more powerful in the mid-19th century when demand grew not for independence but Home Rule. As in 1707, economic considerations are central, even if the nature of these now are different--the Union was forged in an era of muscular mercantilism. Perceptions of economic gain and loss affected behaviour in 1706-7 and continue to affect attitudes to the Union today. This new edition lends historical weight to the present-day arguments for and against Union.Trade Review"'Should be compulsory reading for all MSPs and media commentators, irrespective of their own political party allegiances and viewpoints, and for anyone who has an interest in Scottish history'. (Scottish Review of Books) 'The most complete and nuanced account of the state of the Scottish economy in the period between the Revolution of 1688 and the Union of 1707'. (John Morrill FBA, Times Higher Education) 'An important and finely argued book.... Everyone who seriously wants to understand how and why modern Scotland came into being should read it'. (T. C. Smout, Historiographer Royal in Scotland) 'Whatley's careful research, spliced with fascinating detail, reveals the sophisticated politics used by these Scots and reclaims them as patriots. It is a magnificent study of the politics of the time... Whatley has done the history of the period a great service, stripping away the myths and revealing sophisticated people making sophisticated decisions'. (Ruaridh Nicoll, The Observer) 'It is an impressive achievement, which sets the agenda for discussions of the Union then, and the Union now' (Iain Maclean, University of Oxford, Scottish Historical Review) 'Derived from meticulous scholarship and should reset the historiography of Scotland and Great Britain regardless of its political implications'. (Alan H. Singer, Honors College, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, H-Net)"Table of ContentsNote on style and abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction: contrasting and changing receptions of the union of 1707; 1. Issues, debates and aims; 2. Scotland under the union of the crowns to the Revolution of 1688-9: searching for the roots of union; 3. Roots of union: ambition and achievement and the aftermath of the Revolution; 4. The 1690s: a nation in crisis; 5. 'The most neglected if not opprest State in Europe'? Confrontations? and the search for compromise, 1700-5; 6. Digging Scotland out: Parliament and the reconstruction of the pathway towards union, 1705-6; 7. Paving the way: the union commissioners and the hearts and minds of the people; 8. 'An affair of the greatest concern and import': the union Parliament and the Scottish nation; 9. Union in the balance, union accomplished; 10. Union now; Appendices; Select Bibliography; Index.
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Holo Books The Arbitration Press Watching the Flag Come Down An Englishwoman in
Book SynopsisAt midnight on 30 June 1997, Hong Kong reverted to Chinese sovereignty after 150 years of British rule. The moment when the British flag came down was dramatic enough but the ten years leading up to it were full of surprising incident and change. This work contains letters written by an Englishwoman who was involved in those events from 1987.
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Medina Publishing Ltd Shariah Democracy and the Kuwaiti Constitution
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Kessinger Publishing Government And Administration Of The United
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Todays Civil Rights and Liberties Issues
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Chronology Abortion Capital Punishment Disability Rights Drug Policy Education Policy Environmental Justice Freedom of Speech Government Surveillance Gun Control Health Care Housing Policy Immigration Information Privacy and Internet Freedom LGBTQ Rights Marriage Equality Police and Criminal Justice Reform Religious Liberty School Choice Voting Rights Women’s Rights Bibliography Index About the Author and Contributors
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Cedar Fort Born to Fight Lincoln and Trump
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Edinburgh University Press A Wealthier Fairer Scotland
Book SynopsisAfter the referendum - what now? A Wealthier, Fairer Scotland looks at how devolved Scotland's powers could be used to make the country the best it can be: both economically successful and socially just for all citizens.Table of ContentsPreface; 1 .The Political Economy of Devolution - Michael Keating; 2. Taxes and Spending - Patrizio Lecca, Peter G McGregor and Kim Swales; 3. Inequality in Scotland: Dimensions and Policy Responses - David Bell, David Eiser and Katerina Lisenkova; 4. Towards a Fairer Scotland? Assessing the Prospects and Implications of Social Security Devolution - Nicola McEwen; 5. A More Gender-Equal Scotland? Childcare Policy in Scotland after the Independence Referendum - Craig McAngusand Kirstein Rummery; 6. Constitutional Change, Social Investment and Prevention Policy in Scotland - Paul Cairney, Malcolm Harvey, and Emily St Denny; 7. Getting to a Wealthier and Fairer Scotland - Michael Keating and Robert Lineira; References; List of Figures; List of Tables.
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Edinburgh University Press Constituent Power
Book SynopsisRecent social and political developments, including the presidential elections in the United States, antidemocratic state policies in Hungary and Poland, and the political climate in the rest of Europe have brought questions relating to the position and composition of 'the people' in constitutional democracies to the forefront
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Judicial Avoidance: Balancing Competences in
Book SynopsisThis book analyses cases of judicial avoidance: what happens when courts leave some or all of the merits of a case undecided? It explores examples of justiciability assessments and deferential approaches regarding the decision of another authority and examines legitimacy issues involving judicial avoidance. The reader is presented with answers to two fundamental questions that guide the development of the book: - Is it legitimate to practise judicial avoidance? - How could judicial avoidance be practised legitimately? The conflict of competences, which often emerges in instances of judicial avoidance, is an important book baseline. From this conflict, the book considers and defends the possibility of applying ‘formal balancing’ to provide a clearer structure of the exercise of justiciability and judicial deference. The ‘formal balancing’ methodology is based on Alexy’s principles theory, and its connection with judicial avoidance represents a significant contribution and novel point in constitutional adjudication.Table of Contents1. Introduction Part One: First Legitimacy Question: Are Judicial Avoidance Practices Legitimate? 2. Judicial Avoidance: A Matter of Competence 3. Judicial Avoidance and the Rule of Law Part Two: Second Legitimacy Question: The Methodology for Legitimate Judicial Avoidance 4. Competence as Rules and Principles 5. Judicial Avoidance and the Balancing Method 6. Balancing Specificities in Judicial Avoidance Part Three: Instances of Avoidance and Legitimate Practice 7. Admissibility Control: Establishing the Courts’ Competence 8. Merits Avoidance: The Degree of the Courts’ Scrutiny
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Organised Politics Law and Practice
Book SynopsisTom Gillie is a barrister at Matrix Chambers, London, UK.
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Worthy The Darkness Has Not Overcome
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Africa World Press Federalism In Africa Vol. 2: The Imperative of
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PM Press Cointelshow: A Patriot Act
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PublicAffairs,U.S. Don't Wait for the Next War: A Strategy for
Book SynopsisWith the end of the Cold War came not the end of history, but the end of America's sense of its strategic purpose in the world. Then, after a decade of drift, the US was violently dragged back into international conflict. Its armed forces responded magnificently but its leaders' objectives were substantially flawed. We fought the wrong war,twice,for reasons that were opaque, and few American citizens understood the cause for which their sons and daughters were fighting and dying.War is a poor substitute for strategic vision, and decisions made in the heat of imminent conflict are often limited by the emotions of the moment. In Don't Wait for the Next War , Wesley K. Clark, a retired four-star general of the US army and former Democratic candidate for president, presents a compelling argument for continued American global leadership and the basis on which it can succeed,a new American strategy. America needs both new power and deeper perspective. The platform for American leadership is to use America's energy resources to spark sustainable economic growth, building new strength to deal with pressing domestic issues like the deficit as well as the longer term challenges to US security,terrorism, cyber threats, the next financial crisis, China's rising power, and climate change.Such a strategy is not only achievable but essential, and it is urgently needed. This is the true test of American leadership for the next two decades, but it must start now, so America has the power and vision to deal with the acute crises that will inevitably come,in the Mideast, Europe, or Asia.Trade Review" On most every count, he delivers an imaginative, tightly argued book that is full of salient details...Clark fills a vacuum in the nation's approach to strategy and shows all of us--soldiers, CEOs, entrepreneurs and politicians alike--how our country can again play to its strengths." --Army Magazine "The issues Clark raises are ones that every concerned (and voting) American ought to consider as we enter the next election cycle...The author writes clearly and keeps "policy wonk" language to a minimum." Library Journal "While Gen. Clark is perhaps best known for his 2004 presidential campaign on the Democratic ticket, his ideal national strategy has significant bipartisan appeal...This book is about much more than foreign or public policy. Gen. Clark tells fascinating tales about meetings with prominent officials from all over the world that offer insight into the strategic goals of other countries...The publishers of "Next War" could not have timed its release any better...You may not agree with Gen. Clark's strategies, but at least he is trying to elevate the national conversation with his fantastic new book." Seeking Alpha
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Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Kenya's Independence Constitution:
Book SynopsisKenya's Independence Constitution: Constitution-Making and End of Empire is a narrative of the evolution of the constitution that was put into effect as Kenya's history as a colonial possession came to an end. It details the attempts of the colony's political elite and the British Colonial Office to find a constitutional means to move Kenya to the status of independent state. As this process moved forward, political ethnicity assumed central significance. This produced an environment in which demands for a federal constitution, popularly termed majimbo, came to dominate constitutional discourse. Deep disagreement among Kenya's political elite over this issue marked the remainder of the colonial period. That elite, now represented by the Kenya African National Union (KANU) and the Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU), advocated different constitutional paths to independence. KADU's demands for a majimbo constitution dominated discourse during 1962 and early 1963, but deep disagreement characterized the constitutional negotiations. This resulted in a constitution for self-government (introduced on June 1, 1963) that was regional in character but fell short of a federal system. Almost as soon as it came into existence, this constitution faced pressure for substantial change from KANU, the party that won the 1963 general election. As a result, the British government was forced to make alterations in what became the independence constitution. The latter proved a prelude to the destruction of majimbo a year later. Kenya's Independence Constitution provides the first in-depth description of the final stage of colonial Kenya's constitutional evolution. This book not only provides a detailed account of the process of constitution-making, including definitive treatments of the final two constitutional conferences of 1962 and 1963. Utilizing British and Kenya cabinet papers and secret intelligence reports never featured in earlier accounts, the narrative also destroys many of the mytTrade ReviewRobert Maxon, a highly respected historian of Kenya, provides a detailed account of the complicated negotiation processes which led to the finalization of Kenya’s independence constitution. He has provided what is undoubtedly a magisterial and highly authoritative account of Kenya’s tumultuous independence process which will provide the major point of reference on the subject for many years ahead. * Journal of Contemporary African Studies *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Chapter One: Background to Constitution-Making and Decolonization Chapter 4 Chapter Two: Pressures for a New Constitution: Kenya, 1960–1961 Chapter 5 Chapter Three: Majimbo Takes Center Stage Chapter 6 Chapter Four: The Battle forMajimbo: Lancaster House II Chapter 7 Chapter Five: Making the Constitution, April–December 1962 Chapter 8 Chapter Six: Completing the Constitution, December 1962–April 1963 Chapter 9 Chapter Seven: The 1963 Election and Setting a Date for Independence Chapter 10 Chapter Eight: Change the Constitution Part 1: April–September 1963 Chapter 11 Chapter Nine: Change the Constitution Part 2: Lancaster House III and Kenya's Independence Constitution, September–December 1963 Chapter 12 Chapter Ten: Constitution-Making:Uhuru na Majimbo Chapter 13 Notes Chapter 14 Bibliography Chapter 15 Index
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Experiment The Shortest History of India: From the World's
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Dundee University Press Ltd Scotland's Future: The Economics of
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd State in Myanmar
Book Synopsis"The State in Myanmar" is a totally revised and expanded and updated version of "The State in Burma" (1987), with additional chapters covering the last twenty years of Myanmar's political history. It attempts to explain the country's current politics in the light of the historical evolution of state-society relations in Myanmar since the pre-colonial kings, through the colonial era to the current, and third, post-colonial regime in this strategically important and little studied South East Asian nation. The book explains the dramatic and unpredicted collapse of the previous socialist regime and the attempts by new and old political forces to wrest control of the state from a revitalised and increasingly confident military government. Myanmar's state builders have applied varying ideas in their attempts to fashion a stable political order in an often fractious and far from unified nation and "The State in Myanmar" places those experiences in comparative perspective.Trade Review'a well researched, masterly presentation of political, economic and social developments in Burma. ... will no doubt become a standard reference work.' - The Round TableTable of ContentsContents Introduction The Precolonial State The Rationalisation of the State, 1825-1942 Politics under the Rationalised State, 1886-1942 Reasserting the State, 1962-87 The State Redux (1985-2007)
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Edinburgh University Press Open Scotland?: Journalists, Spin Doctors and
Book SynopsisScottish devolution brought high hopes for an open political culture. But how far have these been fulfilled? Open Scotland? argues that in the field of political communication the old, established ways of the British state still remain firmly in place. Westminster and Whitehall still cast long shadows over Edinburgh. This book offers the first full-scale coverage of how media, politicians and lobbyists interact in the new Scotland. Based on their exceptional first-hand access to the key players, Philip Schlesinger, David Miller and William Dinan have written an inside account of the struggles to establish the rules of the game for covering politics. They have talked to the journalists of Scotland's political media pack who are at the heart of the new political system and who have a decisive impact on the image of the Scottish Parliament and government. They have observed and interviewed the professional lobbyists and reveal their strategies for achieving a respectable image in Scottish public life. And they have analysed some of the key rows and the failures of news management inside Scotland's government. Open Scotland? offers an insight to the world of lobbyists, journalists and spin doctors, revealing the motivations behind the news stories in Scottish politics today.Trade ReviewA brilliant new study -- Peter Preston Not only does this case study shed needed light on the importance of institutional structures to the quality of public communications, but its detailed and multifaceted analysis of the inner workings of an actual public sphere sets this book apart as a notable contribution to the growing literature on public communications systems. This fascinating and well-researched study explores just how far the opportunity for making a new politics and encouraging a different political culture has been recognised ... Its judgements are made on the basis of a far more comprehensive body of evidence than most accounts of similar topics... this study deserves attention from anyone concerned about the present conditions of mediated democracy and the real limitations on getting very far beyond them. A brilliant new study Not only does this case study shed needed light on the importance of institutional structures to the quality of public communications, but its detailed and multifaceted analysis of the inner workings of an actual public sphere sets this book apart as a notable contribution to the growing literature on public communications systems. This fascinating and well-researched study explores just how far the opportunity for making a new politics and encouraging a different political culture has been recognised ... Its judgements are made on the basis of a far more comprehensive body of evidence than most accounts of similar topics... this study deserves attention from anyone concerned about the present conditions of mediated democracy and the real limitations on getting very far beyond them.Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Introduction; Part I- Journalists; 2. The BBC and devolution; 3. The press prepares for Holyrood; 4. Writing the rules of the game; 5. The 'new' political journalism; Part II - Spin Doctors; 6. Scottish Office information management:; From the Tories to New Labour; 7. Preparing to devolve in the Scottish Office; 8. 'It's a doddle' - the voter education campaign; 9. Scotland in a spin; Part III - Lobbyists; 10. Preparing for Holyrood; 11. Jockeying for position; 12. Lobbygate; 13. The lie of the land:; regulating lobbying in Scotland; 14. Open Scotland?.
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Edinburgh University Press New Scotland, New Society?: Are Social and
Book SynopsisNew Scotland, New Society asks a series of vital questions regarding the attitudes and behaviour of the Scots. Are the ties that bind people to each other and to the democratic system fragmenting? Do people no longer trust each other? How do people relate to each other in terms of social trust? How do they relate to social institutions such as the family and systems of morality? Is constitutional reform restoring that trust? Drawing on the Scottish Social Attitudes Survey and its predecessors, the overall aim of the book is to provide an independent account of public opinion in post-devolution Scotland. Chapters will cover a range of contemporary debates. Attitudes to key issues such as co-habitation, teenage pregnancy, religion, sexuality, abortion, and racial prejudice will be explored. The capacity of Scotland's new political institutions to restore trust will be questioned, and the links between the trust which people have in each other and the trust they have in their institutions will be tested.These attitudes will be set in context over time and also in comparison with the rest of the UK, to see how attitudes have developed, and whether Scottish attitudes are distinctive. Much of the public debate in Scotland in recent years has been about constitutional and political change. This book moves beyond these issues to look at their social basis. It asks whether popular attitudes might actually be even more fundamental than the undoubtedly important constitutional upheaval that Scotland has recently experienced.Trade ReviewFascinating insights into Scottish attitudes ! It will be particularly of interest to academics and politicians, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students in sociology and territorial politics. Fascinating insights into Scottish attitudes ! It will be particularly of interest to academics and politicians, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students in sociology and territorial politics.
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Sparkling Books Ltd Reinventing Democracy
Book SynopsisThe oldest democracy is now an obsolete model long overdue for replacement.90% of electors want political reform. But how to escape the mess? Britain should adopt a federal structure with a written constitution and an elected apolitical People's Council replacing autocratic and ineffective bodies. Growing concern about the relative economic deterioration of the United Kingdom led to realisation that the system of political governance is probably an unrecognised cause of British decline. Events over the last few years have provided a fertile supply of examples. All that was needed was some original thought, but nobody seemed to be facing facts. At the centre of these ideas lie four major concepts:1. The People's Council to replace the Privy Council, House of Lords, and some scrutiny functions of the present House of Commons2. A federal structure, with sovereignty defined as sovereignty of the people of each nation instead of the Crown in parliament. 3. Representation in United Kin
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Luath Press Ltd A Modest Proposal: For the agreement of the
Book Synopsis‘The history of parliament in the UK has a consistent theme: the refusal to accept any binding contract with the people. This unacceptable status quo goes for Holyrood as much as for Westminster. The time has come for people to challenge the power of the ruling class.We want to see the Scottish Parliament become an institution that it has so far failed to be: an institution committed to the sovereignty of the people. We want the people of Scotland to lead the rest of the UK by example, and ensure that the actions of a government are bound by shared political and ethical values.And we propose the first step: a modest proposal, for the agreement of the people.Are you with us?’ANGUS REID and MARY DAVIS
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Luath Press Ltd A Constitution for the Common Good: Strengthening
Book SynopsisProviding a recent history of the Scottish Government’s Constitutional Policy since 2011, Bulmer asks what exactly is the ‘common good’ and what type of constitution would serve it, while also addressing questions of poverty, wealth, inequality and democracy. In this revised edition Bulmer proposes an intermediate position between devolution and independence following the No vote in September 2014.Trade ReviewAcademically insightful… Bulmer’s book is a rare example of a treatise on constitutional politics aimed at the general reader. THE SCOTSMAN on A Constitution for the Common Good Dr W Elliot Bulmer is one of the country’s leading experts on constitutional matters. SUNDAY HERALDTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgements 6 Preface to the Second Edition 9 Introduction 13 Chapter One Does the Constitution still matter? 21 i Independence, Democracy and the Constitution 23 ii Independence, Sovereignty and Folkric 27 iii The Constitutional Debate before the Independence Referendum 29 iv Constitutionalism without Independence? 36a A Federal United Kingdom 39 b A New Treaty of Union 45 c Home Rule 47 Chapter Two How can Constitutions promote the common good? 52 i The Common Good as the Purpose of the State 53 ii What is the Common Good? 58 iii Common Good, Pluralism and Pre-commitment 61 iv Political Liberty as a Common Good 65 Chapter Three How prescriptive should the Constitution be? 67 i The Case for Procedural Constitutionalism 67 ii The Limits of Prescriptive Constitutionalism 80 iii The Relationship between Procedural and Prescriptive Elements 84 Chapter Four How could the Constitution strengthen democracy? 93 i Direct Democracy 95 ii Representation and Inclusiveness 104 iii Second Chamber: Senate or Tribunate? 117 iv Local Democracy 124 v Democratising Parties 127 Chapter Five How can the Constitution promote good governance and accountability? 131 i Parliamentary Scrutiny and Fourth Branch Institutions 131 ii Recall and Popular Dissolution 139 iii Prime Ministerial Term Limits 143 iv Guarding the Guardians: Supervision of the Military and Security Services 146 Chapter Six How can the Constitution reflect our values and identities? 152 i The Preamble and Para-Consitutional Covenants 152 ii Religion and State 159 iii Monarchy and National Identity 170 Chapter Seven How can the Constitution help us to achieve social justice, tackle poverty and reduce inequality? 177 i Social and Economic Rights 177ii Judicial or Political Enforcement 181iii Beyond Rights: Empowering the People 184 Chapter Eight How can the Constitution promote public ethics? 187 i The need for Good Citizenship 188 ii Education for Citizenship 191 iii Principles of Public Life and Codes of Conduct 194 iv Public Honours 199 Chapter Nine How can we build a new constitutional settlement? 201 i Does process matter? 201 ii Stages of the process 208 iii Possible next steps 213 Appendices 219 Appendix A A Constitution for an Independent Scotland 221 Appendix B ‘A New Treaty of Union’ 270Appendix C A Home Rule and Full Fiscal Autonomy Settlement for Scotland 277 Appendix D A Constitution for a Federal United Kingdom 284 Endnotes 325
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Luath Press Ltd The Scottish Parliament in its Own Words: An Oral
Book SynopsisThe Scottish Parliament Oral History Project has compiled a series of interviews with staff, MSPs and journalists regarding their careers and experiences at the Scottish Parliament. These interviews captured a rich array of material, shining new light on the Parliament’s history. This book compiles extracts from these interviews, shining new light on the Parliament’s history, telling the story of Parliament through those who have helped shape it over the last 20 years.Table of ContentsForewords 7 Chronology 13 Introduction 15 PART 1 A New Scottish Song 1997–2003 31 PART 2 New Beginnings 2003–2011 79 PART 3 The End of Consensus 2011–2018 111 PART 4 Gàidhlig anns a’ Phàrlamaid / Gaelic in the Parliament 149 PART 5 The Scottish Parliament at 20 157 Glossary of Terms 161 Contributor Biographies 175
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Luath Press Ltd The Scottish Parliament in its Own Words: An Oral
Book SynopsisThe Scottish Parliament Oral History Project has compiled a series of interviews with staff, MSPs and journalists regarding their careers and experiences at the Scottish Parliament. These interviews captured a rich array of material, shining new light on the Parliament’s history. This book compiles extracts from these interviews, shining new light on the Parliament’s history, telling the story of Parliament through those who have helped shape it over the last 20 years.Table of ContentsForewords 7 Chronology 13 Introduction 15 PART 1 A New Scottish Song 1997–2003 31 PART 2 New Beginnings 2003–2011 79 PART 3 The End of Consensus 2011–2018 111 PART 4 Gàidhlig anns a’ Phàrlamaid / Gaelic in the Parliament 149 PART 5 The Scottish Parliament at 20 157 Glossary of Terms 161 Contributor Biographies 175
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Haus Publishing Unwritten Rule: How to Fix the British
Book SynopsisNot since Ireland broke away from the United Kingdom a century ago has the British state been so fragile. Northern Ireland now operates under trading rules that are legally separate from the rest of the nation. In Wales, support for independence is running at a historical high. Above all, Scotland is more conscious than ever of its individual identity and has aspirations for a European future. With public trust and confidence in government at record lows, the UK faces a crisis that can only be repaired by a new constitutional settlement. Unwritten Rule calls for a radical realignment, embracing a federal approach that would accommodate devolution as the best way of bringing about a successful and diverse national life, increasing democratic control over local and national decision-making, and modernising our national political structures. It will be an arduous journey, but wide-ranging reform is vital if we are to ensure that the United Kingdom not only survives into the coming decades but thrives.Trade Review"Brexit has put in question much of the traditional fabric of the constitution. Unwritten Rule is a brave attempt to show how it can be remoulded. While few will agree with all of the proposed remedies, Unwritten Rule will undoubtedly re-invigorate the debate. It is written with clarity and verve by experienced practitioners in government." -- Vernon Bogdanor, Professor of Government, King's College, London"A timely, compelling and extremely important contribution to the most pressing political debate of the next decade. Can we reinvent the United Kingdom for the next century as it has so often been reinvented in the past? The authors suggest a series of positive steps, including constitutional reform and significant devolution in England, in the hope that the nations and regions of the United Kingdom can find enough common ground to prevent a painful dissolution of the Union." -- Gavin Esler, author of How Britain Ends: English Nationalism and the Rebirth of Four Nations
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Penguin Putnam Inc A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing
Book SynopsisThe instant #1 bestseller, now updated with new reporting.“This taut and terrifying book is among the most closely observed accounts of Donald J. Trump’s shambolic tenure in office to date. - Dwight Garner, The New York TimesWashington Post national investigative reporter Carol Leonnig and White House bureau chief Philip Rucker, both Pulitzer Prize winners, provide the definitive insider narrative of Donald Trump’s presidency “I alone can fix it.” So proclaimed Donald J. Trump on July 21, 2016, accepting the Republican presidential nomination and promising to restore what he described as a fallen nation. Yet as he undertook the actual work of the commander in chief, it became nearly impossible to see beyond the daily chaos of scandal, investigation, and constant bluster. In fact, there were patterns to his behavior and that of his associates. The universal value of the Trump administration was loyalty—not to the country, but to the president himself—and Trump’s North Star was always the perpetuation of his own power. With deep and unmatched sources throughout Washington, D.C., Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker reveal the forty-fifth president up close. Here, for the first time, certain officials who felt honor-bound not to divulge what they witnessed in positions of trust tell the truth for the benefit of history. A peerless and gripping narrative, A Very Stable Genius not only reveals President Trump at his most unvarnished but shows how he tested the strength of America’s democracy and its common heart as a nation.
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Amalion Publishing Migrations, mobilités et réseaux religieux au
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Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co. K Southern Lessons for Constitutional Law
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Duncker & Humblot Mehrheitsprinzip Und Minderheitsregierung -
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Duncker & Humblot GmbH Das goldene Zeitalter der tschechischen Selbstverwaltung 18481918
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Die unentschiedene Macht: Verfassungsgeschichte der Europaischen Union, 1948-2007
Book SynopsisThe book traces the political struggles of politicians and ministry officials, judges and academics for a European Union from the Hague European Congress in 1948 to the Lisbon Treaty in 2007. Frank Schorkopf reconstructs the project of a European political order as a juxtaposition and coexistence of three currents of thought, the constitutionalists, governmentalists and pragmatists, in which constitutional authority is undecided. In the sixteen chapters it becomes clear that the people involved wanted to create something new, but could hardly break away from their constitutional-historical imprints and were always confronted with classic questions of a power architecture: about legitimacy and acceptance, about the protection of fundamental rights and identity.
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The University of Chicago Press The President in the Legislative Arena American
Book SynopsisIn recent years, the executive branch's ability to maneuver legislation through Congress has become the measure of presidential success or failure. Although the victor of legislative battles is often readily discernible, debate is growing over how such victories are achieved. In The President in the Legislative Arena, Jon R. Bond and Richard Fleisher depart dramatically from the concern with presidential influence that has dominated research on presidential-congressional relations for the past thirty years. Of the many possible factors involved in presidential success, those beyond presidential control have long been deemed unworthy of study. Bond and Fleisher disagree. Turning to democratic theory, they insist that it is vitally important to understand the conditions under which the executive brance prevails, regardless of the source of that success. Accordingly, they provide a thorough and unprecedented analysis of presidential success on congressional roll-call votes from 1953 throu
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The University of Chicago Press The Limits of Liberty
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The University of Chicago Press Agenda Setting Policies and Political Systems
Book SynopsisBefore making significant policy decisions, political actors and parties must first craft an agenda designed to place certain issues at the center of political attention. This book features essays that make clear the efficacy of the agenda-setting approach for understanding not only how policies evolve, but also how political systems function.Trade Review"Green-Pedersen and Walgrave have admirably assembled a group of contributors who, individually and collectively, bring the tools of policy agenda analysis to bear on the central political features of each of the countries examined. Along the way, the findings demolish prevailing expectations about national politics in thought-provoking ways. Clear and remarkable for its depth of analysis, this is one of the best collections of essays I have ever read." (David Lowery, Pennsylvania State University)"
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The University of Chicago Press Nietzsches New Seas Explorations in Philosophy
Book SynopsisOffers a guide to fundamental principles of American government as they were understood by framers of the Constitution. This book demonstrates clarity of The Federalist's argument, reveals its political (not merely economic) view of human nature, and describes how and why American regime combines liberal and republican values.Trade Review"Everyone who wishes to understand the thinking behind the American Constitution should read this intelligent and provocative book." - Journal of American Studies "While it is a model of scholarly care and clarity, this study deserves an audience outside the academy.... David F. Epstein's book is a fine demonstration of just how much a close reading can accomplish, free of any flights of theory or fancy references." - New Republic "Epstein's strength lies in two aspects of his own approach. One is that he reads the text with uncommon closeness and sensitivity; the other is an extensive knowledge of the European political thought which itself forms an indispensable background to the minds of the authors." - Times Literary Supplement"
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The University of Chicago Press Who Governs Presidents Public Opinion and
Book SynopsisCombining existing research with novel data from US presidential archives, this book shows that presidents make policy by largely ignoring the views of most citizens in favor of affluent and well-connected political insiders. It is suitable for those interested in US politics, public opinion, democratic theory, and more.Trade Review"Who Governs? is a very significant contribution to our understanding of how presidents do not simply respond to public opinion but participate in crafting it. A break-through." (Lisa Disch, University of Michigan)
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The University of Chicago Press Electing Judges The Surprising Effects of
Book SynopsisResponds to the growing chorus of critics who fear that the politics of running for office undermine judicial independence. The author presents a comprehensive study of the impact of campaigns on public perceptions of fairness, impartiality, and the legitimacy of elected state courts - and his findings are both counterintuitive and controversial.Trade Review"James L. Gibson is an intellectual giant in the field of judicial politics, and Electing Judges may be his most important contribution to date. This is a first-rate piece of scholarship that speaks directly to the central arguments in a highly contentious ongoing debate. For all interested in the judicial selection process, Gibson's evidence is powerful and simply cannot be ignored." (Chris W. Bonneau, University of Pittsburgh)"
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