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Trade Review"The authors suggest that the endeavor of good speaking has a lot to do with being a responsible citizen in society. Public Speaking and Democratic Participation returns to this idea throughout and appropriately ties concepts back to this notion of taking responsibility for our communication. Throughout, the text offers good examples; it's well written and has a contemporary sensibility."--Lyn J. Freymiller, Penn State University "I am very intrigued and impressed by the approach that the authors take in this text and find most appealing their breadth of knowledge, substantive information and arguments, and the holistic way that they organically weave together public speaking, rhetorical discipline, and civic responsibility."--Scott Weiss, St. Francis College "The contemporary examples provide ample evidence that classical rhetorical theory is as meaningful today as it was for Quintilian."--Benjamin J. Cline, Western New Mexico UniversityTable of ContentsPreface: CHAPTER 1. Public Speaking as the Intersection of Rhetoric and Democracy RHETORIC AS A CIVIC ART THE HISTORICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RHETORIC AND DEMOCRACY Democratic Participation in the Assembly Public Critique in a Democracy RHETORIC AND DEMOCRACY ARE MUTUALLY REINFORCING Rhetoric Encourages Democracy Democracy Encourages Rhetoric Civic Rhetoric at the Local Level --Spotlight on Social Media: Twitter and Public Activism: Civic Rhetoric at the Global Level CHAPTER 2. The Landscape of Public Discourse and the Politics of Polarization THE PROBLEMS WITH PUBLIC COMMUNICATION The Public, the Public Sphere, and Public Discourse Growing Concerns about the State of Our Public Communication The Qualities of Unproductive Discourse OBSTACLES TO PRODUCTIVE COMMUNICATION The News Media Incivility as Strategy Marketing Ideas Rather Than Working toward Compromise Reluctant Participation in Democratic Processes CHANGING OUR PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: TOWARD PRODUCTIVE DISCOURSE Rethinking Public Discourse --Spotlight on Social Media: Keep it to Yourself? Politics on Facebook: Qualities of Productive Discourse UNPRODUCTIVE DISCOURSE AND THE ROLE OF SOCIAL PROTEST Social Hierarchy and Policing Discourse Social Protest as Political Strategy CHAPTER 3. The Ethics of Public Speaking ETHICS AND RHETORICAL ETHICS Ethical Codes Rhetorical Ethics THE ETHICS OF SPEECH PREPARATION The Deceptively Hard Work of Speech Preparation Speech Preparation as an Ethical Demand THE ETHICS OF SPEECH PERFORMANCE The Ethics of Public Influence Ethos and Five Ethical Practices of Public Communication Avoiding Plagiarism: Ethical Research: Practicing Ethical and Sound Reasoning: Ethical Language Use: Being Responsible for the Consequences of your Public Rhetoric: THE ETHICS OF LISTENING Active Listening Listening to Improve as a Speaker Qualities of Ethical Listening Ethical Listening Attitude: Listening to Comprehend and Retain Information: Listening for Message Evaluation: --Spotlight on Social Media: Ethical Listening in the Electronic Age: CHAPTER 4. Conducting Credible and Effective Research RESEARCH AS INQUIRY VERSUS STRATEGY TYPES OF SOURCES Yourself as a Resource Generalized Knowledge News --Spotlight on Social Media: Social Media Deliver and Shape the News: Scholarship and Trade Journals Books Government Documents Legal Documents Corporate Materials People's Opinions and Experiences INTERVIEWS Making a Contact Preparing for the Interview Conducting the Interview ACCESS SOURCES ONLINE Research Databases Specialized Search Engines Domain Name Labels Site-Specific Searches Simple and Advanced Field Searches Boolean Searches Searches Using Punctuation Marks Saving Sources from the Internet FOUR CRITERIA TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING SOURCES Relevance Recency Credibility Bias DOCUMENTING YOUR SOURCES Oral Citations Bibliographies CHAPTER 5. Knowing and Adapting to Your Audience THE IMPORTANCE OF AUDIENCE AUDIENCE ANALYSIS Audience Analysis and Advertising Audience Analysis and the Ancients Contemporary Audience Analysis Demographic Factors: Limitations to Using Demographic Factors: Psychological Factors: Environmental Factors: AUDIENCE ADAPTATION It's Still Your Message Finding Common Ground Using Appropriate Language Adjusting Depth and Complexity of Content Appealing to Deeply Held Values Using Compelling Supporting Appeals Selecting Credible and Familiar Sources Adaptation, Not Manipulation --Spotlight on Social Media: Mitt Romney and the Challenges of the Unintended Audience: IMAGINING THE FUTURE TOGETHER CHAPTER 6. Organizing Your Public Presentation in a Clear and Compelling Manner THE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION Four Benefits of a Well-Organized Speech The Recursive Nature of Organization THESIS STATEMENTS: FRAMING A CLEAR PURPOSE A Thesis to Inform an Audience as They Prepare for Deliberation Damien's Draft Thesis: Damien's Revised Thesis: A Thesis for Persuasion: Advocating Community Involvement in Animal Welfare Ryan's Draft Thesis: Ryan's Revised Thesis: MAIN POINTS: THE BODY OF YOUR SPEECH Gorgias' Main Ideas Ryan's Main Ideas Your Main Ideas --Spotlight on Social Media: Twitter at Conference Presentations: PATTERNS OF ARRANGEMENT Categorical Arrangement Chronological Arrangement Spatial Arrangement Cause-Effect Arrangement Three Problem-Based Arrangements Problem - Solution Arrangement: Problem - Alternatives - Solution Arrangement: Problem - Cause - Solution - Solvency Arrangement: Refutative Arrangement Monroe's Motivated Sequence FRAMING WITH EFFECTIVE INTRODUCTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS The Functions of Introductions Get Attention: Raise a Need: Establish Credibility and Good Will: State Your Thesis or Focal Point: Preview the Body of the Speech: The Functions of Conclusions Summarize Your Main Points: Restate Your Thesis or Focal Point: Articulate Implications or Give Call to Action: End Decisively: CONNECTING SPEECH ELEMENTS Ideas for Writing Transitions and Signposts CHAPTER 7. Writing Effective Preparation and Presentation Outlines THE IMPORTANCE OF OUTLINING THE PRINCIPLES OF OUTLINING Consistent Indentation and Symbolization Subordination Coordination Parallelism Balance THE PREPARATION OUTLINE Begin with the Speech Title State Your Specific Purpose Label and State Your Thesis Label and Offer a Preview for the Speech Label Your Introduction and Conclusion Write Main Points and Sub-points in Complete Sentences Label Transitions and Internal Summaries or Internal Previews as Signposts Include a Bibliography --Sample Preparation Outline--Putting Our Heads in the Game: Deliberating Concussions and High School Football: THE PRESENTATION OUTLINE Strive for Brevity Maintain Indentation and Other Visual Guides Include Delivery Notes Format Presentation Outline for the Rhetorical Situation --Sample Presentation (Key Word) Outline-Putting Our Heads in the Game: Deliberating Concussions and High School Football: --Another Preparation Outline: Showing Compassion to Our Animal Friends (Persuasive Speech): CHAPTER 8. Using Style to Harness the Power of Language THE USES OF STYLE IN PRESENTATIONS Clarity Attention Emotion Perspective Creation STYLISTIC DEVICES Rhythm Parallelism: Repetition: Antithesis: Alliteration: Visualization Concrete Language: Visual Imagery: Simile: Metaphor: Personification: Strengthening Argument Irony: Satire: Reference to the Unusual: Community Inclusive Pronouns: Gender Neutral Language: Maxim: Ideograph: --Spotlight on Social Media: DePaul University Social Media Guidelines: FRAMING CHAPTER 9. Engaging Your Audience through Delivery and Memory DELIVERY Speech Anxiety is Normal Strategies to use Prior to Speaking: Strategies to Use During a Speech: Strategies to Use After a Speech: Find a Manner of Delivery that Works for You Delivery is Situational Your Delivery Will Develop Over Time ELEMENTS OF DELIVERY Vocal Delivery Volume: Tone: Rate: Pauses: Articulation: Pronunciation: Vocal Fillers: Nonverbal Delivery Eye contact: Facial Expressions: Gestures and Movement: Appearance: Conclusions about Vocal and Nonverbal Delivery MEMORY AND MODES OF DELIVERY Extemporaneous Delivery Impromptu Delivery Memorized Delivery Manuscript Delivery --Spotlight on Social Media: Phil Davison Wants Your Support: CHAPTER 10. Speaking Informatively through Deliberative Presentations INFORMATIVE SPEAKING The Need for Informative Speaking in Civic Affairs --Spotlight on Social Media: Mediated Learning Communities Expand Our Understanding of Informative Speaking: Types of Informative Speeches in a Civic Engagement Context Instructional Speeches: Problem-Focused Speeches: Deliberative Presentations: PREPARING A DELIBERATIVE PRESENTATION Selecting a Public Controversy Discovering a Range of Perspectives Framing for Deliberation Defining the Problem Fairly: Identifying Trade-offs: Weighing Competing Values: Organizing and Delivering the Deliberative Presentation LIMITATIONS AND BENEFITS OF INFORMATIVE SPEAKING CHAPTER 11. Helping Communities Make Difficult Decisions through Deliberative Discussions DISTINCTIVE QUALITIES OF DELIBERATIVE DISCUSSIONS DELIBERATIVE DISCUSSIONS IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT --Spotlight on Social Media: The Advantages and Challenges of Online Deliberative Discussions: DELIBERATIVE DISCUSSION STRUCTURE THE HEART OF A DELIBERATIVE DISCUSSION: WORKING THROUGH THE ISSUE DISCUSSION LEADING Creating a Comfortable Environment Specific Leadership Tasks Developing Discussion Questions PARTICIPATING IN A DELIBERATIVE DISCUSSION BENEFITS OF DELIBERATIVE DISCUSSIONS CHAPTER 12. Persuading an Audience to Modify Their Beliefs, Values, or Actions INVENTION: THE SUBSTANCE OF PERSUASION Heuristics Modes of Proof THE PERSUASIVE PROCESS Audience Analysis and Adaptation Persuasive Goal Framing Persuasive Efforts Identify an Issue Worthy of Attention Offer a Superior Response Empower Your Audience--Provide a Means to Act --Spotlight on Social Media: Persuasive Advocacy Using Facebook and Twitter: CHAPTER 13. Practicing Good Reasoning through Quality Arguments ARGUMENT AND THE TOULMIN MODEL Classical Reasoning Using the Toulmin Model Arguments and Their Limits EVIDENCE AND ITS EVALUATION Examples Statistics Testimony PATTERNS OF REASONING AND REASONING FALLACIES Reasoning from Example Reasoning from Analogy Reasoning from Cause Reasoning from Sign Reasoning from Authority Additional Common Fallacies --Spotlight on Social Media: Taking Academic Debate Online: CHAPTER 14. Designing Visual Aids to Reach an Audience VISUAL AIDS CAN BENEFIT SPEAKERS Visual Aids Can Increase Clarity Visual Aids Can Summarize Ideas Quickly Visual Aids Can Increase Audience's Attention and Recall Visual Aids Have the Power to Affect Your Credibility as a Speaker VISUAL RHETORIC AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Images Function as Visual Rhetoric Visual Aids and Civil Discourse The Pitfalls of Oversimplification, Unnecessary Complexity, and Unproductive Discourse: The Rhetoric of Visual Aids as Productive Discourse: TYPES OF VISUAL AIDS Presentation Software PowerPoint: Keynote: Prezi: Google Presentation: Final Thoughts on Presentation Software: Other Types of Visual Aids, Their Affordances, and Considerations for their Use --Spotlight on Social Media: TedTalks: Aimee Mullins "My 12 Pairs of Legs": VISUAL AIDS AND THE ART OF DESIGN Additional Considerations in Artistic Design White Space: Font: Color: Ease of Processing: Image Quality: Slide Readability for All Audience Members: Content Overload: Transition and Animation Overload: The "Ooops" Factor: INTEGRATING THE VISUAL WITH THE ORAL PRESENTATION Research Venue Constraints Practice with Your Aids Don't Read from Your Slides Don't be Afraid of a Blank Screen CHAPTER 15. Rhetorical Criticism as Civic Engagement RHETORIC AND RHETORICAL CRITICISM Rhetoric as Symbolic Action Rhetorical Criticism Description and Interpretation: Evaluation: RHETORICAL CRITICISM AS AN INTELLECTUAL DISCIPLINE FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS IN RHETORICAL CRITICISM Selecting Rhetorical Artifacts Situating Rhetorical Acts in Context Reading Rhetorical Artifacts --Spotlight on Social Media: Analyzing Visual Images as Rhetorical Artifacts: Considering Audience EVALUATING DEMOCRATIC PRACTICE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Rhetorical Criticism as Democratic Participation CHAPTER 16. Public Communication Analysis LOCATING A RHETORICAL ARTIFACT DETERMINING THE CONTEXT DESCRIBING AND INTERPRETING THE RHETORICAL FEATURES Argumentation Appeals to Emotions and Loyalties Rhetor's Credibility Construction of the Desired Audience Construction of the Undesired Audience Organization Style and Framing Delivery --Spotlight on Social Media: A Blog Devoted to Rhetorical Criticism of Public Communication: EVALUATING THE RHETORICAL ARTIFACT Did the Artifact Achieve the Rhetor's Goals? Why or Why not? Did the Artifact Strengthen or Weaken Democratic Principles? How? How Did the Artifact Directly Support or Hurt Democratic Principles?: How Did the Artifact Indirectly Support or Hurt Democratic Principles?: CHAPTER 17. Ideological Analysis IDEOLOGICAL CRITICISM AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION LOCATING A RHETORICAL ARTIFACT DETERMINING THE CONTEXT OF THE RHETORICAL ARTIFACT DESCRIBE AND INTERPRET THE ARTIFACT'S IDEOLOGICAL ASSUMPTIONS Ideological Assumptions and Agency Ideological Assumptions and Hegemony Ideological Assumptions and Resistance --Spotlight on Social Media: A Mighty Girl Blog and Facebook Posts: EVALUATE HOW THE ARTIFACT'S IDEOLOGICAL ASSUMPTIONS ELEVATE OR CHALLENGE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES Glossary: Notes: Index:

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Book SynopsisFrom one of America's foremost economic and political thinkers comes a vital analysis of our new hypercompetitive and turbo-charged global economy and the effect it is having on American democracy. With his customary wit and insight, Reich shows how widening inequality of income and wealth, heightened job insecurity, and corporate corruption are merely the logical results of a system in which politicians are more beholden to the influence of business lobbyists than to the voters who elected them. Powerful and thought-provoking, Supercapitalism argues that a clear separation of politics and capitalism will foster an enviroment in which both business and government thrive, by putting capitalism in the service of democracy, and not the other way around.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“No one in the West understands Russia's strategic thinking, Vladimir Putin's strategic ambitions, as well as [Fiona] Hill." — Ezra Klein, The Ezra Klein Show “The rare Trump insider memoir that doesn’t obsess over Trump . . . As it turns out, we should have paid more attention to Hill’s life story. Though her book does feature first-person accounts of Trump and his inner circle, There Is Nothing for You Here is a more ambitious and personal effort.” — Washington Post “Riveting…compelling…Hill deftly combines three books into one to great effect…This is not a kiss-and-tell account, but what she does relate of her interactions with the president is in every case worth telling.” — Foreign Affairs “Hill is a lucid writer, delivering her reminiscences in a vivid and wry style. . . . with immediacy, tenderness and a good bit of gallows humor.” — New York Times "Thoughtful...compelling....While other Trump-era memoirs have focused solely on the carnival, Hill's scope pans out to the wounded country that put him in office, and then wider still, across the Atlantic to Britain and then across Europe to Russia." — The Guardian "Full of startling and unsettling insights into how Trump dealt with foreign leaders and his ‘autocrat envy.’ Hill’s book is also a compelling memoir about her journey from a working-class background in northern England to the corridors of power in Washington. Her background gives her particular insight into the social and economic forces driving the rise of populism in the US, UK and Russia.” — Gideon Rachman, “Best books of 2021,” Financial Times “The alarm [Hill] sounds is urgent . . . She sees striking similarities between the impoverished region of her roots and disadvantaged areas of both America and Russia. . . . Her journey from disadvantaged origins to success has echoes of the bestselling tales of Tara Westover’s Educated and J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy.” — The Economist “This book has a miraculous quality. Fiona Hill has transformed her own predicaments in the Trump administration into a prescription for a better America. Known as an outstanding expert on Russia and an exemplary public servant, she reveals herself here as a wise observer and a beautiful writer. As a memoir this is hard to put down; if you are seeking a better American future you should pick it up.” — Timothy Snyder, Yale University, New York Times best-selling author of On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century “[An] ambitious, immensely compelling memoir, Hill interweaves her interesting life story with events and issues she has continued to observe during her career . . . The author persuasively argues that America may be heading in a similar direction to Russia unless we address the crucial challenges facing much of the country, specifically regarding education, health care, and job opportunities. Drawing insightful parallels between Trump and Putin, she unpacks how the threat of populism can quickly undermine democracy . . . A shrewd, absorbing memoir that casts a sharp eye on America's future while offering feasible solutions for change.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Valuable and riveting . . . Hill’s personal, professional and political lives form a coherent whole so that each part illuminates the other . . . a memoir that will give pleasure to readers today — and will be an important document for historians of the future.” — Financial Times "In this captivating chronicle of her improbable life, Fiona Hill takes us from a Northern England of idled coal mines and deindustrialization to Trump’s Oval Office, demonstrating how individual biography can illuminate far broader issues of world affairs. Her book represents a stern and essential warning about the global threats to democracy and their root causes in a worldwide crisis of opportunity." — Drew Gilpin Faust, President Emerita and Arthur Kingsley Porter University Professor, Harvard University “A story told with self-deprecating humor and kindness . . . Unlike other tell-all authors from the Trump administration, [Hill] isn’t obsessed with the scandalous. Much like her measured but riveting testimony in Trump’s first impeachment, the book offers a more sober, and thus perhaps more alarming, portrait of the 45th president. If Hill’s tone is restrained, it is damning by a thousand cuts. It lays out how a career devoted to understanding and managing the Russian threat crashed into her revelation that the greatest threat to America comes from within.” — Associated Press "A sobering analysis of the toxic environment Trump and his aides created and how it continues to threaten democracy’s very existence.” — Booklist (starred review) “Fiona Hill knows all too well the threats posed by Russia and the Trump administration, but this well-written, analytically sophisticated autobiography is focused on an even more dangerous crisis: the vast and growing opportunity gap in the United States and much of the rest of the world. Her personal story of upward mobility from the distressed coal fields of northern England to the White House is, as she knows, ‘a fluke.’ That is precisely what makes this remarkable book must reading for anyone concerned about our country’s future.” — Robert D. Putnam, Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, and New York Times best-selling author of Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis and The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again "Lucid . . . a forceful argument for investing in education to lower the barriers to opportunity . . . Readers will come for the insider details about Trump, but stay for the keen analysis." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) “A masterful book with remarkable depth and breadth…There Is Nothing for You Here is a wonderful and compelling read that interweaves its author’s amazing personal journey with deep analysis of some of the most urgent issues facing capitalism, democracy, and international diplomacy today. It is a rare and remarkable combination.” — Carol Graham, Leo Pasvolsky Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution and College Park Professor, University of Maryland School of Public Policy "Fiona Hill’s talents took her from England to Putin’s Russia and to the Trump White House. She has lived through the social and economic disintegration of all three countries, and has the close-up experience to draw new parallels between Putin and Trump. A candid, insightful, and disturbing story.” — Sir Angus Deaton, Nobel Prize winner and co-author of the New York Times best-selling Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism

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Book SynopsisVoting rights journalist Ari Berman has been detailing threats to our democracy for years, and his new book Minority Rule is a timely and essential read. He expertly shows how Republicans are trying to rig our political systemand shares how we can fight back. Hillary Clinton on XA riveting account of the decades-long effort by reactionary white conservatives to undermine democracy and entrench their powerand the movement to stop them.The mob that stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, represented an extreme form of the central danger facing American democracy today: a blatant disregard for the will of the majority. But this crisis didn't begin or end with Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election. Through voter suppression, election subversion, gerrymandering, dark money, the takeover of the courts, and the whitewashing of history, reactionary white conservatives have strategically entrenched power in the face of a massive demo

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Book SynopsisAn urgent call to arms from Time?s Person of the Year,the Ukrainian leader whose unwavering courage in the face of the Russian invasion has inspired the world and turned him overnight into a global beacon of democracyThe words of a man. The message of a people.Bringing together a new introduction by Volodymyr Zelensky with his most powerful war speeches, this book recounts Ukraine?s story through the words of its president.It is the story of a nation valiantly defending itself from Russian aggression. And it is the story of a people leading the world in the struggle for democracy.Above all, it is a battle cry for us all to stand up and fight for liberty. If not now, when?The only book officially authorized by President Zelensky, A Message from Ukraine includes speeches he has personally selected to tell the story of the Ukrainian people.

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Book SynopsisA classic, radical study of development via US foreign policy from the post-war periodTrade Review'Pathbreaking ... a major contribution' -- Marilyn B. Young'A landmark book' -- Zachary LockmanTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword by Thomas Ferguson Introduction by Robert Vitalis 1. The 'New Look' in Development Studies 2. Making Connections 3. Discourse on Development 4. Transparent Boundaries: From Policies to Studies of Political Development 5. Defining the Parameters of Discourse 6. The Academic Translation: Liberal Democratic Theory and Interpretations of Political Development 7. The Impossible Task of Theories of Political Development Epilogue Notes Index

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Book Synopsisaeo Examines the impact of transnational forces on political life and, in the light of this, generates a new agenda for world politics today. aeo Highly original and far--reaching account of how democracy can be recast to meet the challenges of new global forces -- e.g.Trade Review"Extending democracy beyond borders is what I advocated throughout my mandate at the UN. This fascinating book tells us that while transnational democracy is still a utopian fantasy it may be the reality of tomorrow." Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations "This outstanding contribution to political thought shows how, in the contemporary world, domestic democracy and transnational democracy have become two sides of the same coin. Without both, democracy has no future." Norberto Bobbio, University of Turin "Impressive volume." Foreign Affairs "All the most important thinkers on cosmopolitan democracy are included and there is not a duff esay in the book ... for those of us interested in the developing literature on the transnationalization of democracy the book is a gem and should become a staple reference point in a continuing debate." International AffairsTable of ContentsList of Contributors. Introduction Daniele Archibugi, David Held and Martin Köhler. Part 1. The Transformation of the Interstate System. 1. Democracy and Globalization: David Held. 2. Governance and Democracy in a Globalizing World: James N. Rosenau. 3. Human Rights as a Model for Cosmopolitan Democracy: David Beetham. 4. The Global Democracy Deficit: an Essay in International Law and its Limits: James Crawford and Susan Marks. 5. Reconceptualizing Organized Violence: Mary Kaldor. Part II: Citizenship, Sovereignty and Transnational Democracy. . 6. Citizenship and Sovereignty in the post-Westphalian European State: Andrew Linklater. 7. Citizenship in the EU - A Paradigm for Transnational Democracy?: Ulrich K. Preuss. 8. Between Cosmopolis and Community: Three Models of Rights and Democracy within the European Union: Richard Bellamy and Dario Castiglione. 9. Community Identity and World Citizenship: Janna Thompson. 10. Principles of Cosmopolitan Democracy: Daniele Archibugi. Part III: The Prospects of Cosmopolitan Democracy. . 11. From the National to the Cosmopolitan Public Sphere: Martin Kohler. 12. Refugees: a Special Case for Cosmopolitan Citizenship?: Pierre Hassner. 13. Global Security Problems and the Challenge to Democratic Process: Gwyn Prins and Elizabeth Sellwood. 14. Democracy in the United Nations System; Cosmopolitan and Communitarian Principles: Derk Bienen, Volker Rittberger and Wolfgang Wagner. 15. The United Nations and Cosmopolitan Democracy: Bad Dream, Utopian Fantasy, Political Project: Richard Falk. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe ascendancy of neo-liberalism in different parts of the world has put social democracy on the defensive. Its adherents lack a clear rationale for their policies. Yet a justification for social democracy is implicit in the United Nations Covenants on Human Rights, ratified by most of the worlds countries. The covenants commit all nations to guarantee that their citizens shall enjoy the traditional formal rights; but they likewise pledge governments to make those rights meaningful in the real world by providing social security and cultural recognition to every person. This new book provides a systematic defence of social democracy for our contemporary global age. The authors argue that the claims to legitimation implicit in democratic theory can be honored only by social democracy; libertarian democracies are defective in failing to protect their citizens adequately against social, economic, and environmental risks that only collective action can obviate. Ultimately, social demTrade Review“The theory of social democracy developed by Professor Thomas Meyer marks an impressive, thought-provoking advance in the broader theory of democracy.” Jürgen Habermas “This is an excellent book to give to students to make them think about the differences between various types of social democracy, also about the difference between liberal and social democracy. It is likely to prove highly influential and to be a benchmark for future debates.” Andrew Gamble, University of CambridgeTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Democratic theory as a framework 1 Social democracy and the social welfare state 4 Part I Political Theory 7 1 Social Rights, Risks, and Obligations 9 1.1 Contradictions in political liberalism 9 1.2 Social citizenship 17 1.3 Universal fundamental rights 20 1.4 Social risks and fundamental rights 26 1.5 Self-reliance and civic duties 38 1.6 Social democracy and sustainability 42 1.7 Justice and political integration 53 2 Regulation, Participation, and Actors 64 2.1 Political duties 64 2.2 Actors, systems, and strategies 68 2.3 Political actors in social democracy 70 2.4 Political steering and social democracy 80 2.5 Democratizing society 89 2.6 Civil society and liberal democracy 92 Part II Political Economy 97 3 The Social Market Economy 99 3.1 Fundamental rights and political economy 99 3.2 Public goods and civil rights 102 3.3 The market–state complex 107 3.4 Imbedding the economy 111 3.5 Varieties of Capitalism 113 3.6 Types of capitalism compared 121 3.7 The social market economy 125 3.8 The social market economy and globalization 127 4 A Rights-Based Welfare State 136 4.1 Social security regimes 136 4.2 Welfare state and welfare society 147 4.3 Labor and human dignity 148 4.4 Education as a crucial resource 152 4.5 Perspectives on sustainability 156 Part III The Politics of Globalization 161 5 Progressive Globalization 163 5.1 Social democracy and globalization 163 5.2 Global citizenship 167 5.3 Global governance 170 5.4 The global imbedding of markets 175 5.5 Globalization and political contingency 180 5.6 Shaping and coping 183 Part IV Cultural Foundations 189 6 The Universalism of Social Democracy 191 7 Cultural Divergence and Social Citizenship 196 7.1 Multiculturalism and political rights 196 7.2 Cultural difference and social citizenship 202 Part V Theory and Practice 207 8 Libertarian and Social Democracies Compared 209 Appendix 214 9 Defective and Consolidated Democracy 221 Conclusion 228 Notes 231 References and Bibliography 247 Index 269

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Book SynopsisTamas formerly of Georgetown University; Vladimir Tismaneanu, University of Maryland at College Park; Grigory Yavlinsky, member of the Russian State Duma (parliament).Trade ReviewA thoughtful collection of essays on the hazards, practical and conceptual, of one of the monumental changes in world affairs in our time. -- Bohdan Harasymiw International Journal 2004Table of ContentsContents: I. The Exit from Communism 1. How Different Are Postcommunist Transitions: Ghia Nodia 2. Comparing East and South: Valerie Bunce 3. The Persistence of Postcommunist Elites: John Higley, Judith Kullberg, and Jan Pakulsk i4. Civil Society after Communism: Aleksander Smolar 5. Understanding Postcommunist Transitions: Leszek Balcerowicz 6. Estonia's Success Story: Mart Laar 7. The Postcommunist Wars: Charles H. Fairbanks, Jr. II. The East European Experience 8. The Postcommunist Divide: Jacques Rupnik 9. Europe Transformed: Richard Rose 10. Reassessing the Revolutions of 1989: Vladimir Tismaneanu 11. The Transformation of Central Europe: Bronislaw Gereme k12. Victory Defeated: G.M. Tamas 13. The International Context: Jacques Rupnik 14. A Diverging Europe: Richard Rose 15. History and Memory: The Revolutions of 1989-91: Aleksander Smolar III. The Post-Soviet Experience 16. One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Michael McFaul 17. The Primacy of History and Culture: Zbigniew Brzezinski 18. The Impact of Nationalism: Ghia Nodia 19. From Democratization to "Guided Democracy": Archie Brown 20. The Advantages of Radical Reform: Anders Aslund 21. Disillusionment in the Caucasus and Central Asia: Charles H. Fairbanks, Jr. 22. Sovereignty and Uncertainty in Ukraine: Nadia Diuk 23. Russia's Hybrid Regime: Lilia Shevtsova 24. Putin's Path: M. Steven Fish 25. Going Backwards: Grigory Yavlinsky 26. A Mixed Record, an Uncertain Future: Michael McFaul

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Book SynopsisLouis and University of Miami; Gordon Redding, University of Hong Kong; Tun-jen Cheng, College of William and Mary; Yun-han Chu, National Taiwan University; Laurence Whitehead, Oxford University.Trade ReviewThe contributors to the the book make a strong argument that although these two regions seem rather disparate, recent developments indicate that there is strong potential for convergence between them. -- Barsha Khattry Perspectives on Political Science A number of the articles in this book are truly outstanding. -- Juan D. Lindau Pacific Affairs Emerging Market Democracies provides useful insights into topics that connect market economies to various nations' politics, especially efforts at democratization, and compares and contrasts two important regions of the world in their quests for modernization. -- John F. Copper Asian Affairs 2004 This book is a good start for cross-regional analysis of the political economy of East Asia and Latin America. -- Cynthia McClintock Japanese Journal of Political ScienceTable of ContentsContents: Stirrings of Mutual Recognition The Politics of the Asian Financial Crisis State-bBusiness Relations in South Korea and Taiwan State-Business Relations in Latin America Captial Mobility and Democratic Stability Dimensions of Development Alternative Systems of Capitalism Does Education Promote Growth and Democracy? The Hazards of Convergence

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Book SynopsisRomero and Luis Salamanca, Central University of Venezuela; Harold Trinkunas, Naval Postgraduate School.Trade ReviewThe contributors to this edited volume show the negative political impact of an economy based on oil exports and dependent on the global price of oil. Choice 2005 This sobering postmortem reveals with depressing clarity the conditions that gave rise to Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. -- Richard Feinberg Foreign Affairs 2005 Provides the best contextual understanding of Venezuelan politics, both today and in recent decades. -- Alan Siaroff Political Studies Review 2005 The breadth of the editors' approach is a welcome corrective to those works on Venezuela that focus almost exclusively on institutional arrangements including electoral systems and the rules governing executive power. -- Steve Ellner Journal of Latin American Studies 2005 This volume is a welcome addition to the rather thin body of scholarship on Venezuela. -- Matthew Soberg Shugart Perspectives on Politics 2005 An excellent edited volume that updates the literature on several aspects of Venezuela's political system. -- Kirk A. Hawkins Latin American Politics and Society 2006 Important book. -- Maxwell A. Cameron Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies 2007Table of ContentsForewordPreface and AcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroductionPart I: Antecedents: The Foundations of the Punto Fijo Regime of Representative DemocracyChapter 1. The Normalization of Punto Fijo DemocracyPart II: The Actors: Making Political DemandsChapter 2. Urban Poor and Political OrderChapter 3. The Military: From Marginalization to Center StageChapter 4. Entrepreneurs: Profits without Power?Chapter 5. Civil Society: Late BloomersChapter 6. Intellectuals: An Elite DividedChapter 7. The United States and Venezuela: From a Special Relationship to Wary NeighborsChapter 8. The Unraveling of Venezuela's Party System: From Party Rule to Personalistic Politics and DeinstitutionalizationPart III: Policy Making and Its ConsequencesChapter 9. Decentralization: Key to Understanding a Changing NationChapter 10. The Syndrome of Economic Decline and the Quest for ChangeChapter 11. Public Opinion, Political Socialization, and Regime StabilizationPart IV: ConclusionChapter 12. From Representative to Participatory Democracy? Regime Transformation in VenezuelaNotesGlossaryReferencesList of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisSchmitter, European University Institute, Florence; Doh Chull Shin, University of Missouri at Columbia.Trade ReviewAn important milestone in the study of democratic quality, and an excellent resource for both scholarly researchers and graduate courses on comparative democracy and democratization. -- Daunis Auerson Political Studies Review 2007Table of ContentsAcknowldgmentsIntroductionI. Dimensions of Democratic Quality1. Why the Rule of Law Matters2. The Ambiguous Virtues of Accountability3. Freedom as the Foundation4. Addressing Inequality5. The Chain of Responsiveness6. A Skeptical PerspectiveII. Comparative Case Studies7. Italy and Spain8. Chile and Brazil9. Bangladesh and India10. South korea and Taiwan11. Poland and Romania12. Ghana and South AfricaIndex

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Book SynopsisAnalyzes the function of informal institutions in Latin America and how they support or weaken democratic governance. This work examines how informal rules shape the performance of state and democratic institutions, offering insights into contemporary problems of governability, and unrule of law.Trade ReviewOne of the most interesting and illuminating works on Latin American politics to appear in recent years. -- Joe Foweraker Journal of Latin American Studies 2007 Rich in empirical material and in provoking theoretical questions. -- Julian Durazo Herrmann European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies 2007Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionPart I. The Informal Politics of Executive-Legislative Relations1. Accommodating Informal Institutions and Chilean Democracy2. How Informal Electoral Institutions Shape the Brazilian Legislative Arena3. Crafting Legislative Ghost Coalitions in Ecuador: Informal Institutions and Economic Reform in an Unlikely CasePart II. Informal Institutions and Electoral Politics4. Informal Institutions When Formal Contracting Is Prohibited: Campaign Finance in Brazil5. The Difficult Road from Caudillismo to Democracy: The Impact of Clientelism in Honduras6. Do Informal Rules Make Democracy Work? Accounting for Accountability in ArgentinaPart III. Informal Institutions and Party Politics7. The Birth and Transformation of the Dedazo in Mexico8. Election Insurance and Coalition Survival: Formal and Informal Institutions in Chile9. Informal Institutions and Party Organization in Latin AmericaPart IV. Informal Judicial Institutions and The Rule of Law10. The Rule of (Non)Law: Prosecuting Police Killings in Brazil and Argentina11. Mexico's Postelectoral Concertacasiones: The Rise and Demise of a Substitutive Informal Institution12. Dispensing Justice at the Margins of Formality: The Informal Rule of Law in Latin AmericaConclusionAfterword: On Informal institutions, Once AgainNotesReferences

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Book SynopsisAnalyzes the function of informal institutions in Latin America and how they support or weaken democratic governance. This work examines how informal rules shape the performance of state and democratic institutions, offering insights into contemporary problems of governability, and unrule of law.Trade ReviewOne of the most interesting and illuminating works on Latin American politics to appear in recent years. -- Joe Foweraker Journal of Latin American Studies 2007 Rich in empirical material and in provoking theoretical questions. -- Julian Durazo Herrmann European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies 2007Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionPart I. The Informal Politics of Executive-Legislative Relations1. Accommodating Informal Institutions and Chilean Democracy2. How Informal Electoral Institutions Shape the Brazilian Legislative Arena3. Crafting Legislative Ghost Coalitions in Ecuador: Informal Institutions and Economic Reform in an Unlikely CasePart II. Informal Institutions and Electoral Politics4. Informal Institutions When Formal Contracting Is Prohibited: Campaign Finance in Brazil5. The Difficult Road from Caudillismo to Democracy: The Impact of Clientelism in Honduras6. Do Informal Rules Make Democracy Work? Accounting for Accountability in ArgentinaPart III. Informal Institutions and Party Politics7. The Birth and Transformation of the Dedazo in Mexico8. Election Insurance and Coalition Survival: Formal and Informal Institutions in Chile9. Informal Institutions and Party Organization in Latin AmericaPart IV. Informal Judicial Institutions and The Rule of Law10. The Rule of (Non)Law: Prosecuting Police Killings in Brazil and Argentina11. Mexico's Postelectoral Concertacasiones: The Rise and Demise of a Substitutive Informal Institution12. Dispensing Justice at the Margins of Formality: The Informal Rule of Law in Latin AmericaConclusionAfterword: On Informal institutions, Once AgainNotesReferences

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Book SynopsisThis book will interest scholars of Latin American politics, democratization studies, market reform, and comparative politics and international relations.Trade ReviewAnalytically sophisticated and heavily documented with an extensive bibliography. It belongs in all college and university libraries... Highly recommended. Choice 2008 Highly original academic work. -- Russell Crandall Survival Gonzalez's book is a serious attempt to understand the complex processes of political and economic change in Chile and Mexico. It is worth reading, and opens up an important debate about authoritarian rule and its pernicious consequences. -- Reynaldo Yunuen Ortega Oritz Journal of Latin American Studies 2010Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Dual Transitions from Authoritarian RulePart I: The 1970s: Divergent Politicoeconomic Trajectories1. Chile, 1970–19822. Mexico, 1970–1982Part II: The 1980s: Surviving the Crisis Years and Convergence of Trajectories3. Chile's Decisive Decade, 1982–19904. Mexico's Lost Decade, 1982–1988Part III: The 1990s: Versions of Electoral Democracy and Free Market Economies5. The New Chile, 1990–20006. Mexico in North America, 1988–2000Conclusion: Dual Transitions in Chile, Mexico, and BeyondNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisSchamis, Andreas Schedler, Mitchell A. Seligson, Lourdes Sola, Arturo Valenzuela, Donna Lee Van CottTrade ReviewConveniently summarizes important arguments by leading scholars. -- Richard Feinberg Foreign Affairs 2009 This valuable collection is essential for all. Choice 2009 A good many insightful analyses of recent events in Latin America. -- Daniel M. Brinks Journal of Latin American Studies 2010Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Trends in the RegionChapter 1. Latin American Presidencies InterruptedChapter 2. The Crisis of Representation in the AndesChapter 3. Latin America's Indigenous PeoplesChapter 4. Populism, Socialism, and Democratic InstitutionsChapter 5. Explaining the Left's ResurgenceChapter 6. The Rise of Populism and the LeftChapter 7. The Transformation of the Labor ArenaPart II: Case Studies: South AmericaChapter 8. Argentina: From Kirchner to KirchnerChapter 9. Politics, Markets, and Society in BrazilChapter 10. Problems of Success in ChileChapter 11. An Unlikely Comeback in PeruChapter 12. Colombia Hews to the Path of ChangeChapter 13. Venezuela: Chávez and the OppositionChapter 14. Ecuador: Correa's Plebiscitary PresidencyPart III: Case Studies: Mexico, Central America, the CaribbeanChapter 15. Mexico's Contentious ElectionChapter 16. The Mobilization of Distrust in MexicoChapter 17. Looking to Mexico's FutureChapter 18. From Turmoil to Stability in Central AmericaChapter 19. The Caribbean: Democracy Adrift?Index

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Book SynopsisIt will be essential in setting research agendas and policy discussions for a broad range of scholars and practitioners.Trade Review"Democracies in Danger harnesses cutting-edge research by world-class scholars to the urgent task of designing feasible proposals to make new democracies work better. The result is an invaluable contribution that will be required reading for academics and practitioners alike." - Richard Snyder, Brown University"Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Undertheorized Political Problems in the Founding Democratization LiteraturePart I: Managing Potential Cultural Conflicts Democratically Chapter 1. Civil Society, Islam, and Ethnocommunal ConflictChapter 2. Debating Secession Peacefully and Democratically: The Case of CanadaPart II: Toward Creating and Controlling Democratically Usable Security ServicesChapter 3. The New "Double Challenge": Democratic Control and Efficacy of Military, Police, and IntelligenceChapter 4. Beyond Threats to Democracy from the Armed Forces, Police, and Intelligence: The Spanish CasePart III: Refining Presidentialism and Semi-PresidentialismChapter 5. Latin America's Interrupted Presidencies: Alternatives?Chapter 6. The Predicament of Semi-presidentialismConclusion: The Way ForwardNotesList of ContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisSchmitter, Amartya Sen, Alfred Stepan, Palle Svensson, Nicolas van de Walle, Lucan A. WayTrade ReviewIn all, this is an excellent book for students of politics, and would also be a great benefit to many of democracy's practitioners. -- Prof. Damien Kingsbury Forum 2010Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: What is Democracy?Chapter 1. What Democracy Is...And Is NotChapter 2. What Makes Elections Free and Fair?Chapter 3. Delegative DemocracyChapter 4. How Far Can Free Government Travel?Chapter 5. From Liberalism to Liberal DemocracyPart II: What Sustains Democracy?Chapter 6. Three Paradoxes of DemocracyChapter 7. What Makes Democracies Endure?Chapter 8. Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social CapitalChapter 9. Religion, Democracy, and the "Twin Tolerations"Part III: What Institutions Work Best?Chapter 10. Constitutional Design for Divided SocietiesChapter 11. Federalism and Democracy: Beyong the U.S. ModelChapter 12. The Import of InstitutionsChapter 13. Constitutional Courts: A Primer for Decision MakersChapter 14. Stronger Legislatures, Stronger DemocraciesChapter 15. Constitutional MedicinePart IV: Elections Without Democracy?Chapter 16. Thinking About Hybrid RegimesChapter 17. The Rise of Competitive AuthoritarianismChapter 18. The Menu of ManipulationChapter 19. Africa's Range of RegimesChapter 20. International Linkage and DemocratizationPart V: Is Democacy a Universal Value?Chapter 21. Democracy as a Univeral ValueChapter 22. Democracy and Liberty: The Cultural ConnectionChapter 23. Confucianism and DemocracyChapter 24. Buddhism, Asian Values, and DemocracyChapter 25. Muslims and DemocracyChapter 27. The Rise of "Muslim Democracy"Index

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Book SynopsisWeiss, Christopher Wyrod, Daniel J. YoungTrade ReviewThe collection is representative of African politics and will serve the needs of faculty, especially for undergraduate courses. Choice 2010 Given its broad sweep of anglophone Africa, highly readable style, balanced perspectives, and penetrating analysis, this volume represents an important contribution to the field and a valuable resource for students wishing to comprehend the seemingly contradictory outcomes associated with African democratisation. -- Ian Cooper Journal of Modern African Studies 2011 Rich accounts of democracy's progress and retreat in Africa. -- Inge Amundsen African Studies Review 2011Table of ContentsAcknowledgements IntroductionPart I: Progress and Retreat in AfricaChapter 1. Challenges of a "Frontier" RegionChapter 2. Presidents UntamedChapter 3. Legislatures on the Rise?Chapter 4. The Rule of Law versus the Big ManChapter 5. The Institutionalization of Political Power in AfricaChapter 6. The Decline of the African Military CoupChapter 7. Growth Without Prosperity in AfricaChapter 8. Formal versus Informal Institutions in AfricaPart II: West AfricaChapter 9. Nigeria's Muddled ElectionsChapter 10. Another Step Forward for GhanaChapter 11. Senegal: The Return of PersonalismChapter 12. Sierra Leone: A Vote for Better GovernanceChapter 13. Liberia Starts OverPart III: East AfricaChapter 14. Kenya: Back from the Brink?Chapter 15. The Crisis in KenyaChapter 16. Tanzania's Missing OppositionChapter 17. Personalizing Power in UgandaChapter 18. The Remarkable Story of SomalilandPart IV: Southern and Central AfricaChapter 19. An Accidental Advance? South Africa's 2009 ElectionsChapter 20. The Illusion of Democracy in BotswanaChapter 21. Zambia: One Party in Perpetuity?Chapter 22. Voting for Change in the DRCChapter 23. Angola's Façade DemocracyChapter 24. Zimbabwe's Long AgonyIndex

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Book SynopsisEmpirically thorough and conceptually clear, Crafting State-Nations will have a substantial impact on the study of comparative political institutions and the conception and understanding of nationalism and democracy.Trade ReviewUseful and important. Choice For its conceptual innovation, erudition, and real-world applicability, this book deserves to be widely read... The authors tell us that the goal of their analysis is "to expand our collective political imaginations" (p. xiv) about how to combine democracy and ethnic diversity. They have brilliantly succeeded in meeting that goal. -- Ashutosh Varshney Journal of Democracy This book offers a compelling account of "state-nation" -ism as a political model. -- Louise Tillin Publius The book makes a very timely and important intervention to understanding nationalism and democracy in the study of comparative politics. -- Rohit K. Dasgupta Asian Affairs As they intended, Stepan, Linz, and Yadav have imagined alternative democratic formations for managing deeply pluralistic societies. Their models of state-nations, and of federacies, expand the realm of what might be considered politically possible in democracies. For this reason, their work will be of interest to scholars interested in pluralistic societies and concerned about democracy in all parts of the world. -- Daniel Jasper International Journal on World PeaceTable of ContentsList of Tables and FiguresPreface1. Comparative Theory and Political Practice: Do We Need a ''State-Nation'' Model as Well as a ''Nation-State'' Model?2. India as a State-Nation: Shared Political Community amidst Deep Cultural Diversity3. Four Indian Cases That Challenge State-Nation Theory?4. Tamils in India: How State-Nation Policies Helped Construct Multiple but Complementary Identities5. Tamils in Sri Lanka: How Nation-State Policies Helped Construct Polar and Conflictual Identities6. Ukraine: State-Nation Policies in a Unitary State7. Federacy: A Formula for Democratically Managing MultinationalSocieties in Unitary States8. The U.S. Federal Model and Multinational Societies: Some Problems for Democratic Theory and PracticeBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisEmpirically thorough and conceptually clear, Crafting State-Nations will have a substantial impact on the study of comparative political institutions and the conception and understanding of nationalism and democracy.Trade ReviewUseful and important. Choice For its conceptual innovation, erudition, and real-world applicability, this book deserves to be widely read... The authors tell us that the goal of their analysis is "to expand our collective political imaginations" (p. xiv) about how to combine democracy and ethnic diversity. They have brilliantly succeeded in meeting that goal. -- Ashutosh Varshney Journal of Democracy This book offers a compelling account of "state-nation" -ism as a political model. -- Louise Tillin Publius The book makes a very timely and important intervention to understanding nationalism and democracy in the study of comparative politics. -- Rohit K. Dasgupta Asian Affairs As they intended, Stepan, Linz, and Yadav have imagined alternative democratic formations for managing deeply pluralistic societies. Their models of state-nations, and of federacies, expand the realm of what might be considered politically possible in democracies. For this reason, their work will be of interest to scholars interested in pluralistic societies and concerned about democracy in all parts of the world. -- Daniel Jasper International Journal on World PeaceTable of ContentsList of Tables and FiguresPreface1. Comparative Theory and Political Practice: Do We Need a ''State-Nation'' Model as Well as a ''Nation-State'' Model?2. India as a State-Nation: Shared Political Community amidst Deep Cultural Diversity3. Four Indian Cases That Challenge State-Nation Theory?4. Tamils in India: How State-Nation Policies Helped Construct Multiple but Complementary Identities5. Tamils in Sri Lanka: How Nation-State Policies Helped Construct Polar and Conflictual Identities6. Ukraine: State-Nation Policies in a Unitary State7. Federacy: A Formula for Democratically Managing MultinationalSocieties in Unitary States8. The U.S. Federal Model and Multinational Societies: Some Problems for Democratic Theory and PracticeBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisDesigned to spur debate on how to incorporate democracy and human rights initiatives into the mainstream foreign policy of the EU and its member states, this study challenges the standard view that the EU has established itself as a distinctive normative power.Trade ReviewThe individual chapters are clearly written and well structured, offering a wealth of information and sound analyses of recent developments, and discussing the shortcomings of the theoretical frameworks employed to date to understand Europe's failure to make the promotion of democratic values the cornerstone of its foreign policy. Choice This book can be used as a handbook for political science students in order to have a better understanding of the European Union's commitment to democratisation attempts around the world. -- Nihan Akincilar Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Introduction: Idealism at BayChapter 2. Unfinished Business: European Political Conditionality After Eastern EnlargementChapter 3. The Balkans: European InducementsChapter 4. Ukraine: A New PartnershipChapter 5. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: A Paper Tiger?Chapter 6. Central Asia: Limited ModernizationChapter 7. Morocco: A Flawed ResponseChapter 8. The Gulf Cooperation Council: The Challenges of SecurityChapter 9. Iraq: A New European EngagementChapter 10. Nigeria: Conflict, Energy, and Bad GovernanceList of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisAn optimistic book for Americans who are asking, in the wake of Trump’s victory, What do we do now? The answer: We need to organize and fight to protect and expand our democracy.Americans are distraught as tightly held economic and political power drowns out their voices and values. Legendary Diet for a Small Planet author Frances Moore Lappé and organizer-scholar Adam Eichen offer a fresh, surprising response to this core crisis. This intergenerational duo opens with an essential truth: It’s not the magnitude of a challenge that crushes the human spirit. It’s feeling powerless—in this case, fearing that to stand up for democracy is futile. It’s not, Lappé and Eichen argue. With riveting stories and little-known evidence, they demystify how we got here, exposing the well-orchestrated effort that has robbed Americans of their rightful power. But at the heart of this unique book are solutions. Even in this di

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Book SynopsisWhat is democracy really? What do we mean when we use the term? And can it ever truly exist? Astra Taylor, hailed as a New Civil Rights Leader (LA Times), provides surprising answers.There is no shortage of democracy, at least in name, and yet it is in crisis everywhere we look. From a cabal of thieving plutocrats in the White House to campaign finance and gerrymandering, it is clear that democracyspecifically the principle of government by and for the peopleis not living up to its promise.In Democracy Might Not Exist, but We''ll Miss It When It''s Gone, Astra Taylor shows that real democracyfully inclusive and completely egalitarianhas in fact never existed. In a tone that is both philosophical and anecdotal, weaving together history, theory, the stories of individuals, and interviews with such leading thinkers as Cornel West, Danielle Allen, and Slavoj Zizek, Taylor invites us to reexamine the term. Is democracy a means or an end

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Book SynopsisA closely observed, gripping chronicle of politics and journalism during a decade of turmoil. The New York Times Book ReviewPolitics. Money. Media. Tech. It's all here in Collision of Power.All the President''s Men for a new generation. Town & CountryMarty Baron took charge of The Washington Postnewsroom in 2013, after nearly a dozen years leading The Boston Globe. Just seven months into his new job, Baron received explosive news: Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, would buy the Post, marking a sudden end to control by the venerated family that had presided over the paper for 80 years. Just over two years later, Donald Trump won the presidency.Now, the capital's newspaper, owned by one of the world's richest men, was tasked with reporting on a president who had campaigned against the press as the lowest form of humanity. Pressures on Baron and his colleagues were immense and unrele

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Book SynopsisA Wall Street Journal Best Political Book of 2023A much-needed wake-up call for the Democrats, which reveals how the party has lost sight of its core principles and endangered its political futurefrom the authors of one of the most influential political books of the 21st century (The New York Times)For decades, American politics has been plagued by a breakdown between the Democratic and Republican parties, in which victory has inevitably led to defeat and vice versa. Both parties have lost sight of the people at the center of the American electorate, leading to polarization and paralysis. In Where Have All the Democrats Gone?, John B. Judis and Ruy Teixeira reveal the tectonic changes shaping the country's current political landscape that both pundits and political scientists have missed.The Democratic Party, once the preserve of small towns as well as big cities and of the industrial working class and the newly immigrated, has ab

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Book SynopsisVolodymyr Zelensky captivated the world when his country was invaded by Russia in February 2022. His appearances were accompanied by countless inspiring statements. But there''s a single one that informs Unlocking Your Inner Zelensky: We are all simple people.Jessie Kanzer sees Zelensky as a Spiritual Leader for Our Times. As a Soviet refugee, she picks up on the deep philosophical ramifications behind his words. Rich and yet easy-to-read, the life lessons in Unlocking Your Inner Zelensky are accessible and wise, and are more about starting where you are than about war.Kanzer herself has a bit part in Zelensky''s life story, acting in one of his movies filmed in the States. She''s a self-described spiritual nerd who followed Zelensky long before he stood before a blue and yellow backdrop on the national stage. She writes, What is so incredible about our man Volodymyr is that his belief in himself stems not from seeing himself as special, but from

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Book SynopsisLindberg, University of Florida; Sara Meerow, University of Amsterdam; James Raymond Vreeland, Georgetown University; Sharon L. Wolchik, George Washington UniversityTrade ReviewThis volume is an engaging survey of what is known and not known about the causes and consequences of democratization. Foreign AffairsTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionPart I: Democracy and DictatorshipChapter 1. Hybrid Regimes: When Democracy and Autocracy MixChapter 2. Dictatorship and Democracy through the Prism of Arab ElectionsChapter 3. The Unexpected Resilience of Latin American DemocracyChapter 4. Sustaining Party Rule in China: Coercion, Co- optation, and Their ConsequencesChapter 5. Fighting Reversion: Strong Legislatures as the Key to Bolstering DemocracyPart II: Democracy and Development Chapter 6. Economic Development and Demo cratizationChapter 7. Persistent Authoritarianism and the Future of Democracy in AfricaChapter 8. Democracy and Development: Legacy EffectsPart III: Does Democracy Diffuse?Chapter 9. Policy Makers, Intellectuals, and Democracy Promotion in Twentieth-Century American Foreign PolicyChapter 10. International Dimensions of ElectionsChapter 11. International Diffusion and Demo cratic ChangeConclusionList of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisLindberg, University of Florida; Sara Meerow, University of Amsterdam; James Raymond Vreeland, Georgetown University; Sharon L. Wolchik, George Washington UniversityTrade ReviewThis volume is an engaging survey of what is known and not known about the causes and consequences of democratization. Foreign AffairsTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionPart I: Democracy and DictatorshipChapter 1. Hybrid Regimes: When Democracy and Autocracy MixChapter 2. Dictatorship and Democracy through the Prism of Arab ElectionsChapter 3. The Unexpected Resilience of Latin American DemocracyChapter 4. Sustaining Party Rule in China: Coercion, Co- optation, and Their ConsequencesChapter 5. Fighting Reversion: Strong Legislatures as the Key to Bolstering DemocracyPart II: Democracy and Development Chapter 6. Economic Development and Demo cratizationChapter 7. Persistent Authoritarianism and the Future of Democracy in AfricaChapter 8. Democracy and Development: Legacy EffectsPart III: Does Democracy Diffuse?Chapter 9. Policy Makers, Intellectuals, and Democracy Promotion in Twentieth-Century American Foreign PolicyChapter 10. International Dimensions of ElectionsChapter 11. International Diffusion and Demo cratic ChangeConclusionList of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisLatin America experienced an unprecedented wave of left-leaning governments between 1998 and 2010. This title examines the causes of this leftward turn and the consequences it carries for the region in the twenty-first century. It looks at several major themes regarding the contemporary Latin American Left.Trade ReviewThe Levitsky/Roberts work, nonetheless, will stand as the most comprehensive treatment to date of the re-emergence of the Latin American left, and of the variable performance in office of the 'first generation' of left and centre-left governments. -- Philip Chrimes International Affairs A must read for those interested in understanding the return of Latin America to the Left and the variation inherent in it. Choice Impressive and authoritative... this is a very fine volume. -- Peadar Kirby European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies A wide range of ideological perspectives... Levitsky and Roberts open the volume with a solid essay. -- Marc Becker Latin American PerspectivesTable of ContentsList of Tables and FiguresPrefaceAbbreviations Introduction. Latin America's "Left Turn": A Framework for AnalysisPart I: Thematic IssuesChapter 1. Evidence from Public OpinionChapter 2. Economic Constraints and Presidential AgencyChapter 3. The Left: Destroyer or Savior of the Market Model?Chapter 4. The Political Left, the Export Boom, and the Populist TemptationChapter 5. Social Policy and Redistribution: Chile and UruguayChapter 6. The Diversity of Left Party Linkages and Competitive AdvantagesChapter 7. The Left and Participatory Democracy: Brazil, Uruguay, and VenezuelaChapter 8. The Left and Citizenship RightsPart II: Case AnalysesChapter 9. Venezuela: Hugo Chávez and the Populist LeftChapter 10. Bolivia: Origins and Policies of the Movimiento al SocialismoChapter 11. Ecuador: Rafael Correa and the Citizens' RevolutionChapter 12. Argentina: Left Populism in Comparative Perspective, 2003–2009Chapter 13. Brazil: The PT in PowerChapter 14. Chile: The Left after NeoliberalismChapter 15. Uruguay: A Social Democratic Government in Latin AmericaChapter 16. Peru: The Left Turn That Wasn'tConclusion. Democracy, Development, and the LeftReferencesContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisThe authors ask whether the Western Balkans are embracing democracy by creating functional, resilient institutions-governmental, administrative, journalistic, and economic-and fostering popular trust in the legitimacy of those institutions.Trade Review"This book presents new information which is the result of recent research. The scholarship is superior. The authors have addressed almost all of the relevant topics in a discussion of democratization and integration." (Nick Miller, Boise State University)"Table of ContentsPrefacePart I: Conceptual Foundations1. Geriatric Mental Health Care in the Twenty-first Century2. Concepts Underlying Geriatric Mental Health CarePart II: A Clinical Guide3. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment4. Interviewing and Developing an Alliance5. Age-Related Changes in Cognition in Later Life6. Cognitive Impairment in Older Persons7. Alzheimer Disease8. Other Dementias9. Managing the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia10. Mood Disorders11. Anxiety Disorders12. Schizophrenia in Later Life13. Alcohol Abuse, Substance Abuse, and Medication Mismanagement14. Other Psychiatric Disorders and Behavioral Conditions15. Family CaregivingPart III: Special Clinical Issues16. Assessing the Capacity of Older Persons17. Elder Abuse18. Violent Deaths19. Disasters and Terrorism20. End-of-Life Care21. Geriatric Mental Health PoliciesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisHoward, Muzammil M. Hussain, Rebecca MacKinnon, Patrick Meier, Evgeny Morozov, Xiao Qiang, Rafal Rohozinski, Mehdi YahyanejadTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Liberation vs. Control in CyberspaceChapter 1. Liberation TechnologyChapter 2. Liberation vs. Control: The Future of CyberspaceChapter 3. International Mechanisms of Cyberspace ControlsChapter 4. Whither Internet Control?Part II: Liberation Technology in ChinaChapter 5. The Battle for the Chinese InternetChapter 6. China's "Networked Authoritarianism"Part III: Liberation Technology in the Middle EastChapter 7. Ushahidi as a Liberation TechnologyChapter 8. Egypt and Tunisia: The Role of Digital MediaChapter 9. Circumventing Internet Censorship in the Arab WorldChapter 10. Social Media, Dissent, and Iran's Green MovementPart IV: Policy RecommendationsChapter 11. Challenges for International PolicyIndex

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Book SynopsisHoward, Muzammil M. Hussain, Rebecca MacKinnon, Patrick Meier, Evgeny Morozov, Xiao Qiang, Rafal Rohozinski, Mehdi YahyanejadTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Liberation vs. Control in CyberspaceChapter 1. Liberation TechnologyChapter 2. Liberation vs. Control: The Future of CyberspaceChapter 3. International Mechanisms of Cyberspace ControlsChapter 4. Whither Internet Control?Part II: Liberation Technology in ChinaChapter 5. The Battle for the Chinese InternetChapter 6. China's "Networked Authoritarianism"Part III: Liberation Technology in the Middle EastChapter 7. Ushahidi as a Liberation TechnologyChapter 8. Egypt and Tunisia: The Role of Digital MediaChapter 9. Circumventing Internet Censorship in the Arab WorldChapter 10. Social Media, Dissent, and Iran's Green MovementPart IV: Policy RecommendationsChapter 11. Challenges for International PolicyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA compelling exploration of the psychological factors behind misinformation and belief.—Library JournalDannagal Goldthwaite Young's insightful book Wrong investigates the political and philosophical reasons why people rely on information that they know is false.—Foreword ReviewsAn intriguing deep dive into the current American information environment.—Publishers WeeklyMisinformation has been a topic of increasing concern in recent years, and in Wrong: How Media, Politics, and Identity Drive Our Appetite for Misinformation, Dannagal Goldthwaite Young examines the unique cultural structures in the United States that make its citizens particularly susceptible.[Wrong] offers valuable insight and works to strengthen democracy and the social connectedness still possible in the United States.—Shelf AwarenessRecognizing how deep this crisis goes leaves us in a difficult place. Getting people to reject demonstrable lies isn't simply a matter of bludgeoning them with facts. As the communications scholar Dannagal Goldthwaite Young writes in 'Wrong: How Media, Politics and Identity Drive Our Appetite for Misinformation' (2023), the impulse to berate and mock people who believe conspiratorial falsehoods will typically backfire....Building trust requires cultivating...social connection instead of torching it. But extending compassionate overtures to people who believe things that are odious and harmful is risky too.—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times Book ReviewTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART I1. "People Like Us Believe These Things."2. How do we Know What we Know?3. America's Asymmetrical Identity Alignment4. I'm One of Them: Social Identity5. The Epistemic Divide: "People Like Us Understand the World This Way."PART II6. How Political News Rewards Identity Performances and Activates Identity Threat7. Separate Me: Identity Distillation through Partisan Media8. Curate Me: Identity Distillation Through Social Media9. Solutions to Identity-Driven Wrongness

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Book SynopsisIn Unchecked and Unbalanced, Arnold Kling provides a blueprint for those who are skeptical of political and financial elitism. At the heart of Kling''s argument is the growing discrepancy between two phenomena: knowledge is becoming more diffuse, while political power is becoming more concentrated. Kling sees this knowledge/power discrepancy at the heart of the financial crisis of 2008. Financial industry executives and regulatory officials lacked the ability to fathom the complexity of the system that had emerged. And, in response, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke, said that they required still more power, including $700 billion to purchase toxic assets from banks. Kling warns that increased concentration of power is a problem, not a panacea, for our modern world and suggests reforms designed to curb the growth of government and allow citizens greater control over the allocation of public goods. Published in cooperation with the HooTrade ReviewThis is essential reading on the political dangers facing us today and the risk of excess centralization. Arnold Kling is one of my favorite commentators. -- Tyler Cowen, Holbert L. Harris Professor of Economics, George Mason University, and general director, Mercatus CenterIf it seems to you as if politicians and government officials are getting dumber, Arnold Kling has the explanation: As their power grows, they know less of what they need to know to exercise it wisely. Kling offers a remedy that is likely to arouse interest in the electorate, and apprehension in officialdom. -- Glenn Reynolds, Beauchamp Brogan Distinguished Professor of Law at University of Tennessee and author of the blog instapunditUnchecked and Unbalanced is an interesting book….The questions Kling asks are not always the ones I would have asked, but they are thought provoking nonetheless. * The Independent Review: A Journal of Political Economy, Spring 2011 *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Contents Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Chapter 1: The Financial Crisis of 2008 Chapter 4 Chapter 2: The Discrepancy Between Knowledge and Power Chapter 5 Chapter 3: Mechanisms for Decentralizing Power Chapter 6 Conclusion Chapter 7 Acknowledgements Chapter 8 Index

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Book SynopsisWhen Jake Braun challenged hackers at DEFCON, the largest hacking conference in the world, to breach the security of a voting machine, a hacker in Europe conquered the task in less than two minutes. From hacking into voting machines to more mundane, but no less serious problems, our democracy faces unprecedented tests from without and within. In Democracy Endangered, cybersecurity expert Jake Braun, a veteran of three presidential campaigns and former White House Liaison to the Department of Homeland Security, reveals what the national security apparatus, local election administrators, and political parties have gotten wrong about election security and what America needs to do to protect the ballot box in 2020 and beyond.Trade ReviewWhile much has been written about the role of Russian propaganda, Democracy in Danger focuses instead on Russia’s hacking of voting systems across the United States, erasing voters from voter registration databases and hacking the websites of several secretaries of state. Written as a first-person narrative but packed with information, the book uses Braun’s background and expertise to stress the importance of securing our voting systems. . . . Democracy in Danger is a harrowing account of just how unprepared states were, and remain, to stop election-crippling Russian hacks. It explains the problem in thorough and clear detail, with a call to action to protect the fundamentals of American democracy. This is a good and important work. * Foreword Reviews *“From the frontlines of democracy as a political operative to the Department of Homeland Security to academia – Jake Braun has thought about the intersection of cybersecurity and America from all angles, and weaves his personal vignettes into Democracy in Danger. At home and abroad, from Europe to Africa, cyberattacks on democratic infrastructure are occurring regularly and we must all think and act with greater urgency. Jake understands true stakes and the solutions.” -- John F. Kerry, 68th U.S. Secretary of StateJake Braun has done a great service to the Nation with the publication of this book. There can be no doubt about the threat to our democracy from cyber space and the immediate need for us to get beyond politics to confront and defeat this threat. Jake’s journey of discovery and action sets the stage for the future. The book reflects my strong view on the need for immediate action. -- Francis X Taylor, Brig General, USAF (Retired), Former Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis (2014 to 2017)Democracy in Danger reads like a spy thriller, but feels like a horror movie. In his brilliant book, Jake Braun relates, in details emerging from his front row seat, the too-slow recognition of the vulnerabilities of our election system well before 2016 and how a series of missteps, blinders, bureacracy and politics led to the events surrounding the 2016 election. But all is not lost. Braun shows us how stakeholders, election officials and even hackers are building a community with one, and only one, goal: to save our elections and therefore our democracy. An engaging, detailed and honest account, Democracy in Danger is an essential read for those who have the same mission. -- Juliette Kayyem, former Assistant Secretary Department of Homeland Security, current Faculty at Harvard's Kennedy School of GovernmentTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Table Setting: The Putin Problem 2. Clusterf*ck 3. Mandela-Level Turnout 4. Reset? 5. Same-Old-Same-Old or Something New? 6. Here Come the Hackers 7. “You Have to Sit on Those Boxes” 8. “We Have No Evidence”: DEF CON 9. “Child’s Play” 10. Cyber Politics Epilogue Notes Index About the Author

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