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Book SynopsisA majority of Americans tell pollsters they want more government intervention to reduce the gap between high- and lower-income citizens, and less than one-third consider high taxes to be a problem. Yet conservative Republicanism currently controls the political discourse.

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Book SynopsisBridging the gap between traditional and contemporary research, Andrea Lippi’s Legitimacy and Legitimation of Political Authorities presents a comprehensive and systematic analysis of both legitimacy and legitimation as two theoretical concepts, focusing on their respective roles in political systems today.Trade Review‘Following Machiavelli (in critical times, go to the essential issues), Andrea Lippi revisits originally one of the key traditional concepts of politics (legitimacy) and the related process (legitimation). His theoretical analysis brings innovatively to the fore the multifaceted phenomenon and provides guidelines for empirical analysis.’ -- Leonardo Morlino, LUISS, Rome, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Legitimacy and legitimation of political authorities: why and how? 1 From the crisis of legitimacy to the pursuit of legitimation 2 Political authority 3 . Legitimacy 4 . Legitimation 5 Four dynamics of legitimation: a typology 6 The politics of legitimation References

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘The chapters in this Handbook present a comprehensive and sophisticated analysis of the wide-ranging initiatives of non-state actors to improve the human rights performance of global firms. An impressive and informative collaborative effort by two dozen distinguished scholars that tells us both what we now know and what we still need to learn about this important subject.’ -- David Vogel, University of California, Berkeley, US‘A remarkable work with an impressive line-up of experts from different fields which provides an in-depth analysis of a wide range of issues pertaining to the field of business and human rights. A must read for anyone interested or working in the field!’ -- Claire Bright, NOVA School of Law, PortugalTable of ContentsContents: 1 Global governance of business and human rights: introduction 1 Axel Marx, Kari Otteburn, Diana Lica, Geert van Calster and Jan Wouters 2 The United Nations Draft Treaty on Business and Human Rights: an analysis of its emergence, development and potential 21 Radu Mares 3 Business and human rights and regional systems of human rights protection: applying a governance lens 44 Claire Methven O’Brien 4 The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: what contribution are the National Action Plans making? 75 Carmen Márquez Carrasco 5 Transparency and human rights in global supply chains: from corporate-led disclosure to a right to know 99 Olga Martin-Ortega 6 Human rights due diligence instruments: evaluating the current legislative landscape 120 Robert McCorquodale 7 Public procurement as an instrument to pursue human rights protection 142 Sope Williams-Elegbe 8 Voluntary standards for business and human rights: reviewing and categorizing the field 161 Andreas Rasche 9 The efficacy of voluntary standards, sustainability certifications, and ethical labels 176 Elizabeth A. Bennett 10 No ISO fix for human rights: a critical perspective on ISO 26000 guidance on social responsibility 204 Stéphanie Bijlmakers 11 Seeking remedies for corporate human rights abuses: what is the contribution of OECD National Contact Points? 228 Kari Otteburn and Axel Marx 12 Business and human rights: what role for National Human Rights Institutions? 253 Linda C. Reif 13 The role of Human Rights Ombudsman Institutions in business and human rights 273 Jernej Letnar Černič 14 Regulating human rights in the textile sector: smoke and mirrors 290 Justine Nolan 15 The electronics industry: governance of business and human rights against a background of complexity 311 Peter Pawlicki 16 Biotechnologies and concentration in the agro-biochemical-technological market: risks and challenges for human rights 333 Ana Luiza da Gama e Souza 17 Human rights and the global construction sector: deconstructing the challenges faced by low-wage workers 357 David Segall 18 Ensuring financial sector compliance with human rights: from the UNGPs to complicity 379 Marta Bordignon Index

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Book SynopsisProviding practical, concrete teaching strategies alongside relevant methodology and scholarship, this book offers a pedagogical approach for centering students' democratic citizenship and political engagement in American government courses.

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Book SynopsisThe essays in this volume take on the challenge of explaining the current formation of the relation between sovereignty, law and violence in what is termed Democracy's Empire'. Contains a situated discussion of the institution of democracy and related juridico-political problems Examines the historical and philosophical legacies which inform Democracy's Empire such as the Roman Republic, the separation between Church and State in the enlightenment, formations of revolutionary violence, and the relation between norm and exception Poses the problem of violence and death at the heart of the institution of democracy including examples such as South Africa and Iraq Offers a mixture of historical and philosophical treatment of democracy as a juridical problem of constitutional violence Table of Contents1. Democracy's Empire: Sovereignty, Law and Violence (Stewart Motha). 2. Church, State, Resistance (Jean-Luc Nancy). 3. Constitutional Violence (David Bates). 4. Sovereignty, Exception, and Norm (Andrew Norris). 5. Undoing Legal Violence: Walter Benjamin’s and Giorgio Agamben’s Aesthetics of Pure Means (Benjamin Morgan). 6. The Normality of the Exception in Democracy’s Empire (Peter Fitzpatrick and Richard Joyce). 7. Post-Apartheid Social Movements and the Quest for the Elusive 'New' South Africa (Tshepo Madlingozi). 8. The Violence of Non-Violence: Law and War in Iraq (Samera Esmeir). 9. Performing Power: The Deal, Corporate Rule, and the Constitution of Global Legal Order (Fleur Johns). 10. Veiled Women and the Affect of Religion in Democracy (Stewart Motha)

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Book SynopsisTaking to the Streets will be used in courses on Middle East politics and will be relevant to scholars and the general public interested in democratization, political change, and activism.Trade ReviewThe volume is a welcome contribution to the literature on contentious politics and mobilization and should be equally valuable for university courses and scholars working on political sociology. -- Jacob Hoigilt American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences This volume will have a longer shelf life than many volumes about the uprisings because of its focus on providing a rich empirical context... It will be of interest to a broad readership and will be terrific in undergrad courses-I intend to use it myself... I would strongly recommend it to anyone interested in a deeper understanding of the uprisings, and particularly their genesis. -- Jillian Schwedler Middle East JournalTable of ContentsForewordAcknowledgementsIntroduction. Reconsidering Activism in the Arab World: Arab Uprisings and BeyondChapter 1. Architecture of Resistance in TunisiaChapter 2. Egypt: A Decade of RupturesChapter 3. Activism and Civil War in LibyaChapter 4. Explaining Political Activism in YemenChapter 5. Activism in Syria: Between Nonviolence and Armed ResistanceChapter 6. Activism in Bahrain: Between Sectarian and Issue PoliticsChapter 7. Morocco's Makhzen and the Haphazard ActivistsChapter 8. Jordan: Evolving Activism in a Divided SocietyChapter 9. Political Activism in Kuwait: Reform in Fits and StartsChapter 10. No Spring in Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's Seemingly Impossible RevolutionPostscript. From Activism to DemocracyList of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisCombining solid data and analytical clarity, this pioneering volume offers a critically needed lens for viewing the evolution of civil society and the nonprofit sector throughout the world.Trade ReviewProvides an excellent overview of dominant nonprofit theories, and it would be extremely useful for those of us teaching introductory courses on nonprofit organizations . . . Hopkins scholars have demonstrated that some sort of civil society sector exists in every country.—Carl Milofsky, Bucknell University, American Journal of SociologyThis volume is aimed at civil society researchers, scholars, and doctoral students. Interdisciplinary programs will find it of particular interest, as the social origins theory encompasses concepts from both social science and the humanities . . . Explaining Civil Society Development challenges the reader to think deeply about the context of power and how it shapes—for better or worse—the civil society sector in our world, now, and in the future.—Kathi Badertscher, Indiana University, VoluntasTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction, by Lester M. SalamonPart One by Lester M. Salamon, S. Wojciech Sokolowski, and Megan A. Haddock2. What Is to Be Explained?3. Explaining Civil Society Development I4. Explaining Civil Society Development II5. Testing the Social Origins Theory6. Conclusion and ImplicationsPart Two7. Switzerland, by Bernd Helmig, Markus Gmur, Georg von Schnurbein, Bernard Degen, Michael Nollert, and Christoph Baerlocher8. New Zealand9. Australia10. The Netherlands11. Chile, by Ignacio Irarrazaval12. Austria, by Michaela Neumayr, Ulrike Schneider, Michael Meyer, and Astrid Pennerstorfer13. Denmark, by Thomas P. Boje, Bjarne Ibsen, Torben Fridberg, and Ulla Habermann14. Russia, by Irina Mersianova and Olga Kononykhina15. Mexico, by Jorge V. Villalobos, Lorena Cortes Vazquez, and Cynthia Martinez16. Portugal, by Raquel Campos FrancoAppendix AAppendix BBibliographyAbout the AuthorsList of ContributorsCore Staff, Local Associates, Advisors, and Sponsors, 1991–2016Index

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Book SynopsisHow the Common Core standardizes our kids' educationand how it threatens our democracy. The Common Core State Standards Initiative is one of the most controversial pieces of education policy to emerge in decades. Detailing what and when K12 students should be taught, it has led to expensive reforms and displaced other valuable ways to educate children. In this nuanced and provocative book, Nicholas Tampio argues that, though national standards can raise the education bar for some students, the democratic costs outweigh the benefits. To make his case, Tampio describes the history, philosophy, content, and controversy surrounding the Common Core standards for English language arts and math. He also explains and critiques the Next Generation Science Standards, the Advanced Placement US History curriculum framework, and the National Sexuality Education Standards. Though each set of standards has admirable elements, Tampio asserts that democracies should disperse education authority ratTrade ReviewIn Common Core: National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy, Nicholas Tampio offers a concise and readable anatomy of the Common Core movement as well as a case against national standards generally.—Wall Street JournalThe book is brief, pithy, to-the-point and well-focused, making it a great gift for your civilian friend who wants a quick, accessible explanation of what all the fuss is about.—CurmudgucationCommon Core provides a useful reminder of how educators—together with parents, and civil society—should be engaged in a larger political process of how schools, curricula, and national standards are organized.—Emmerich Davies, Harvard University, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsAbout the AuthorAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Arguments for National Education Standards2. Arguments against National Education Standards3. English Standards, Close Reading, and Testing4. Math Standards, Understanding, and College and Career Readiness5. Science Standards, Scientific Unity, and the Problem of Sustainability6. History Standards, American Identity, and the Politics of Storytelling7. Sexuality Standards, Gender Identity, and Religious FreedomConclusionEpilogueNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisHow American politics can become more civil and amenable to public policy solutions, while still allowing for effective argumentTrade Review"In this thought-provoking text, Susan Herbst tackles the role of civility in public discourse.... Throughout Rude Democracy, Herbst identifies potential empirical research topics and unmet scholarly needs into which a new generation of scholars can profitably delve." —Perspectives on Politics"Herbst’s contention that incivility and civility should be viewed as strategic assets is potentially game changing and a contribution that all future scholarly work on incivility cannot ignore." —Journal of Politics"[A] valuable, fair-minded book. It is a contribution to the literature of history, ethics, and public affairs, and it could easily be used to stimulate lively classroom conversations—the kind that spill into the halls when the hour has ended." —Journalism and Mass Communication QuarterlyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements New Preface for 2020 1. The Powerful-if Elusive-Nature of Civility 2. Sarah Palin and Her Publics 3. Barack Obama, Difference, and Civility 4. Our Future Leaders: College Students and Political Argument 5. Conclusion: Civility, Communication, and a Culture of Argument Appendix I: Transcript of President Barack Obama's Commencement Address, University of Notre Dame, May 17, 2009 Appendix II: University System of Georgia Survey on Student Speech and Discussion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHow to return democracy to the heart of a university's missionTrade Review"‘To Serve a Larger Purpose’ offers a series of cogent arguments for using building democracy as the central purpose of institutional civic engagement. The contributors draw on a rich literature, and the chapters are cohesive, building on and sometimes challenging each other’s points; they read as a continuing conversation. The reader is left with an overview of what it means for an institution to be civically engaged, the knowledge that has accrued in the field up to this point, and what working within a democratic framework means within a contemporary context." —Cathy Burack, Senior Fellow for Higher Education at the Center for Youth and Communities in the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis UniversityTable of ContentsForeword by David Mathews Introduction 1. Democratic Engagement 2. Contested Ideals. Tracing the Trajectory of the Civic Engagement Movement 3. Democratic Transformation Through University Assisted Community Schools 4. Civic Professionalism 5. Leadership for Engagement. Reclaiming the Public Purpose of Higher Education 6. Chief Academic Officers and Community-Engaged Faculty Work 7. Deliberative Democracy and Higher Education. Higher Education's Democratic Mission 8. Faculty Civic Engagement. New Training, Assumptions, and Markets needed for the Engaged American Scholar 9. Putting Students at the Center of Civic Engagement 10. Civic Engagement on the Ropes? 11. Pursuing a World Lived in Common. Education for a Diverse Democracy and Interdependent Global Community 12. Democratic Purpose and Institutional Transformation. Recommendations for Action

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Book SynopsisHow Daniel Lerner's seminal work contributed to the overall professionalization of communication theory and sociologyTrade Review"Shah’s extensive archival research is really the treasure of The Production of Modernization. He has unearthed and smartly contextualized dozens of fascinating documents that help to frame not only Daniel Lerner’s career but wider currents in Cold War social science that Lerner reflected. I can’t emphasize enough how impressive is the author’s close, almost obsessive reading of the archival material. The Production of Modernization makes a genuine contribution to scholarship." —Jefferson Pooley, Assistant Professor of Media and Communication at Muhlenberg CollegeTable of Contents1. Introduction: The Rise of Modernization Theory2. Lerner at the Psychological Warfare Division3. Lerner at Stanford: Tools of the Social Science Trade4. Lerner at Columbia: The Voice of America's Turkey Studies5. Lerner at MIT:6. After Passing of Traditional SocietyBibliographyFigureTables

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Book SynopsisParticipatory democracy calls for the creation and proliferation of practices and institutions that enable individuals and groups to better determine the conditions in which they act and relate to others. Michael Menser's timely book We Decide! is arguably the most comprehensive treatment of participatory democracy. He explains the three waves of participatory democracy theory to show that this movement is attentive to the mechanics of contemporary political practices. Menser also outlines maximal democracy, his own view of participatory democracy that expands people's abilities to shape their own lives, reduce inequality, and promote solidarity.We Decide! draws on liberal, feminist, anarchist, and environmental justice philosophies as well as in-depth case studies of Spanish factory workers, Japanese housewives, and Brazilian socialists to show that participatory democracy actually works. Menser concludes his study by presenting a reconstructed version of the state that is shaped not

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Book SynopsisParticipatory democracy calls for the creation and proliferation of practices and institutions that enable individuals and groups to better determine the conditions in which they act and relate to others. Michael Menser's timely book We Decide! is arguably the most comprehensive treatment of participatory democracy. He explains the three waves of participatory democracy theory to show that this movement is attentive to the mechanics of contemporary political practices. Menser also outlines maximal democracy, his own view of participatory democracy that expands people's abilities to shape their own lives, reduce inequality, and promote solidarity.We Decide! draws on liberal, feminist, anarchist, and environmental justice philosophies as well as in-depth case studies of Spanish factory workers, Japanese housewives, and Brazilian socialists to show that participatory democracy actually works. Menser concludes his study by presenting a reconstructed version of the state that is shaped not

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Book SynopsisStumping, or making political speeches in favor of a candidate, cause, or campaign has been around since before the 1800s, when speechmaking was frequently portrayed as delivered from the base of a tree. The practice, which has been strongly associated with the American frontier, British agitators, and colonial Australia, remains an effective component of contemporary democratic politics.In his engaging book On the Stump, Sean Scalmer provides the first comprehensive, transnational history of the stump speech. He traces the development and transformation of campaign oratory, as well as how national elections and public life and culture have been shaped by debate over the past century.Scalmer presents an eloquent study of how stumping careers were made, sustained, remembered, and exploited, to capture the complex rhythms of political change over the years. On the Stump examines the distinctive dramatic and performative styles of celebrity orators including Davy Crockett, Henry Clay, and

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Book SynopsisRevealing the modernity of Shakespeare's politics, and the theatricality of Trump'sTrade Review“‘What means that trump?’ Jeffrey Wilson sounds the Shakespearean resonances of the presidency, from controversial productions to what he terms ‘politicitation.’ Animated by a frank, searching voice, Wilson’s book energetically chronicles our dramatic moment—and how it might end.”—Scott Newstok, author of How to Think Like Shakespeare: Lessons from a Renaissance Education“As Wilson illustrates, the political drama that has unfolded since 2016 is tragedy, comedy, and history rolled into one—and the consequence, in part, of a failure in the humanities to instill the moral and civic lessons that bind us. Serving as a corrective, this book reveals how understanding our present moment through a Shakespearean lens offers the possibility of healing and redemption—not only for the bitter political divide among Americans but also for the American democratic experiment itself.”—Asha Rangappa, Senior Lecturer at the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University

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Book SynopsisPolitical mobilization tends to take different forms in contemporary Catholic- and Sunni-majority countries. Luis Felipe Mantilla attributes this dynamic to changes taking place in religious communities and the political institutions that govern religious political engagement.In How Political Parties Mobilize Religion, Mantillaevenhandedly traces the emergence and success of religious parties in Mexico and Turkey, two countries shaped by assertive secular regimes. In doing so, he demonstrates that religious parties are highly responsive to political institutions, such as electoral laws, as well as to the structure of broader religious communities.Whereas in both countries, the electoral success of religious mobilizers was initially a boon for democracy, in Mexico it was marred by political mismanagement and became entangled with persistent corruption and escalating violence. In Turkey, the democratic credentials of religious mobilizers were profoundly ero

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Book SynopsisPolitical mobilization tends to take different forms in contemporary Catholic- and Sunni-majority countries. Luis Felipe Mantilla attributes this dynamic to changes taking place in religious communities and the political institutions that govern religious political engagement.In How Political Parties Mobilize Religion, Mantillaevenhandedly traces the emergence and success of religious parties in Mexico and Turkey, two countries shaped by assertive secular regimes. In doing so, he demonstrates that religious parties are highly responsive to political institutions, such as electoral laws, as well as to the structure of broader religious communities.Whereas in both countries, the electoral success of religious mobilizers was initially a boon for democracy, in Mexico it was marred by political mismanagement and became entangled with persistent corruption and escalating violence. In Turkey, the democratic credentials of religious mobilizers were profoundly ero

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Book SynopsisComparative Federalism: A Systematic Inquiry, Second Edition is a uniquely comprehensive, analytic, and genuinely comparative introduction to the principles and practices, as well as the institutional compromises, of federalism. Hueglin and Fenna draw from their diverse research on federal systems to focus on four main models—America, Canada, Germany, and the European Union—but also to range widely over other cases. At the heart of the book is careful analysis of the relationship between constitutional design and amendment, fiscal relations, institutional structures, intergovernmental relations, and judicial review. Such analysis serves the dual role of helping the reader understand federalism and providing a comparative framework from which to assess the record of federal systems. The second edition has been extensively revised and updated, taking into account new developments in federal systems and incorporating insights from the growing body of literatTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Preface 1. The Promise of Federalism The Case for Federalism Federalism and European Integration The Resilience of Established Federations Federalism and Democratization Federalism and Conflict Management 2. Federal Principles, Federal Organization What Is Federalism? Group Identity Divided Powers Constitutional Guarantees Negotiating Compromise Social Solidarity Evaluating Federalism 3. Federal Systems Analytic Criteria Models and Variations Contextual Variables 4. Three Traditions of Federal Thought Consociational Federalism in Early Modern Europe Republican Federalism in the Eighteenth Century Socioeconomic Federalism in the Nineteenth Century and Beyond 5. The Formation of Federal States The Federal Compromise: Explanatory Perspectives The United States and the Invention of Modern Federalism Reluctant Confederation in Canada Germany from Reich to Republic Economic Integration and the EU Imitations and Variations Devolutionary Federalism 6. Dividing Powers Issues, Decisions, and Approaches The American Experiment Canada: Centralist Intentions Germany: The Administrative Model Subsidiarity in the EU Imitations and Variations 7. Fiscal Federalism Patterns of Public Finance Fiscal Pluralism in the United States Fiscal Balance in Canada Fiscal Equitability in Germany Incomplete Fiscal Union in the EU Imitations and Variations 8. Federalism as a System of Dual Representation Design Options The American Senate Model Canada: A Case of Pseudo-Bicameralism Germany: The Federal Solution The European Union: A Case of Second-Chamber Governance Imitations and Variations 9. Intergovernmental Relations Patterns of Cooperation "Cooperative" Federalism in the United States Executive Federalism in Canada Interlocking Federalism in Germany Council Governance and Comitology in the EU Imitations and Variations 10. Constitutional Amendment Amendment Procedures Constitutional Permanence in the United States Canada: Patriation Games Constitutional Flexibility in Germany The EU: Maintaining Confederal Consent Imitations and Variations Extreme Constitutional Amendment: Secession 11. Judicial Review The Role of the Judiciary in a Federal System The Process of Judicial Review The United States: Invention and Limits of Judicial Review Canada: From Imperial to Home-Grown Judicial Review Germany: Pragmatic Legalism The EU: Judicial Creation of Supranationality Imitations, Variations, and Exceptions 12. The Limits of Federalism The Nature of Federalism: A Reprise Limits of Capacity and Will to Federate Federalism, Democracy, and Capitalism References Index

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Book SynopsisBy the mid-nineteenth-century, 'public opinion' emerged as a new form of authority in Upper Canada. Contemporaries came to believe that the best answer to common questions arose from deliberation among private individuals. Older conceptions of government, sociability and the relationship between knowledge and power were jettisoned for a new image of Upper Canada as a deliberative democracy.The Capacity to Judge asks what made widespread public debate about common issues possible; why it came to be seen as desirable, even essential; and how it was integrated into Upper Canada's constitutional and social self-image. Drawing on an international body of literature indebted to Jürgen Habermas and based on extensive research in period newspapers, Jeffrey L. McNairn argues that voluntary associations and the press created a reading public capable of reasoning on matters of state, and that the dynamics of political conflict invested that public with final authority. He trace

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Book SynopsisPolitics as Radical Creation examines the meaning of democratic practice through the critical social theory of the Frankfurt School.Trade Review'Politics as Radical Creation consists of rigorous interpretations of texts by Marcuse and Arendt, that bring out the richness of these texts and suggest promising possibilities for further connections between critical theory and Arendt's political thinking.' -- Michiel Bot Political Theory June 2016 'Holman's is a compelling and important project... with its timely rich analysis of the parallels between Arendt and Marcuse, Holman's book is well positioned to inspire and propel forward such work.' -- Jennie Han Theory and Event vol 17:03:2014Table of ContentsIntroduction: Marcuse, Arendt, and the Idea of Politics Chapter One: Marcuse's Critique and Reformulation of the Philosophical Concept of Essence * Culture and Bourgeois Freedom * Critical Theory and the Ethical Imperative: Happiness-Reason-Freedom * Hegel and the Dialectic of Negativity * Essence and the Dialectic of Labour Chapter Two: The Dialectic of Instinctual Liberation: Essence and Non-Repressive Sublimation * The Problem of Repression: Individual and Social, Basic and Surplus * The Affirmation of Sensuousness: Primary Narcissism and Non-Repressive Sublimation * Non-Repressive Sublimation and Non-Alienated Labour Chapter Three: The Problem of Politics * Marx's Political Ambiguity * The Limits of Western Marxism * Marcuse's Reproduction of the Marxian Anti-Politics * Administration as Domination and Liberation Chapter Four: Hannah Arendt's Theory of Public Freedom * Performativity and Essence: The Need for Radical Creation * The Subject of Radical Creation: Politics and the We * Agonism, Democracy, and Political Objectification * Arendt and Revolutionary History * The Institutionalization of the Revolutionary Impulse: The Council Tradition Chapter Five: Marcuse Contra Arendt: Dialectics, Destiny, Distinction * Questioning Distinction: the Vita Activa and Marx's Ontology of Labour * Arendt's Critique of the Dialectic: On the Need for Distinction * Marcuse's Critique of Non-Dialectical Dialectics Chapter Six: Marcuse: Reconsidering the Political * The Theory of the Radical Act * The Affirmation of Socialist Nature * Politics and the New Left * Spontaneity and the Council Tradition Conclusion: From the New Left to Global Justice and from the Councils to Cochabamba Works Cited

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Book SynopsisPrivatization is occurring throughout the public justice system, including courts, tribunals, and state-sanctioned private dispute resolution regimes. Driven by a widespread ethos of efficiency-based civil justice reform, privatization claims to decrease costs, increase speed, and improve access to the tools of justice. But it may also lead to procedural unfairness, power imbalances, and the breakdown of our systems of democratic governance. Civil Justice, Privatization, and Democracy demonstrates the urgent need to publicize, politicize, debate, and ultimately temper these moves towards privatized justice.Written by Trevor C.W. Farrow, a former litigation lawyer and current Chair of the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, Civil Justice, Privatization, and Democracy does more than just bear witness to the privatization initiatives that define how we think about and resolve almost all non-criminal disputes. It articulates the costs and benefits of these privatizTrade Review'This is an arresting book that challenges the whole premise of private dispute resolution.' -- Holly Doan Blacklock's Reporter Saturday June 14, 2014 'For librarians wishing to make sure their collection is adequate to represent this topic, Prof. Farrow's work will be an excellent guide for the foreseeable future.' -- Michael Lines Canadian Law Library Review vol 40:04:2015Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Courts and Democracy Chapter 3: Privatization of Civil Courts Chapter 4: Other State-Based or Sanctioned Dispute Resolution Regimes Chapter 5: Privatizing Preferences, Influences and Justifications Chapter 6: Five Concerns About Privatization Chapter 7: Challenges for the Future of Reform Bibliography Acknowledgements Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisJohn A. Hobson was a prominent member of a small band of British radicals who argued  around the turn of the century that the consistent application of liberal ideas required the reorganization of capitalist societies along socialist lines. Allett here suggests that their march toward socialism was marked by a caution not overly to damage the liberal heritage of their forefathers and yet to provide a philosophical foundation for the creation of the welfare state, justified on the basis of right and efficiency.The author emphasizes Hobson’s doctrine of imperialism and the related theory of under-consumption for which he is best known, while arguing that the lesser known of Hobson’s doctrines—which the author describes as the ‘organic theory of surplus value’—is essential to a full appreciation of the coherence of Hobson’s thought.Allett compares the analyses of Hobson, Adam Smith, J.S. Smith, the Webbs, T.H. Green, B

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Book SynopsisProperty-Owning Democracy: Rawls and Beyond features a collection of original essays that represent the first extended treatment of political philosopher John Rawls'' idea of a property-owning democracy. Offers new and essential insights into Rawls''s idea of property-owning democracy Addresses the proposed political and economic institutions and policies which Rawls''s theory would require Considers radical alternatives to existing forms of capitalism Provides a major contribution to debates among progressive policymakers and activists about the programmatic direction progressive politics should take in the near future Trade Review"In this very instructive, wide-ranging, and most welcome volume, Martin O'Neill and Thad Williamson have assembled fourteen thoughtful essays and a substantial introduction which together explore its meaning and history, and the prospects of its implementation. The book has a great deal to interest political philosophers and theorists, political scientists, political economists, and reflective political activists on the left." (Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, 8 July 2013) Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors vii Acknowledgments xi Foreword xiii Joshua Cohen and Joel Rogers Introduction 1 Martin O'Neill and Thad Williamson Part One: Property-Owning Democracy: Theoretical Foundations 15 1 Justice or Legitimacy, Barricades or Public Reason? The Politics of Property-Owning Democracy 17 Simone Chambers 2 Property-Owning Democracy: A Short History 33 Ben Jackson 3 Public Justification and the Right to Private Property: Welfare Rights as Compensation for Exclusion 53 Corey Brettschneider 4 Free (and Fair) Markets without Capitalism: Political Values, Principles of Justice, and Property-Owning Democracy 75 Martin O'Neill 5 Property-Owning Democracy, Liberal Republicanism, and the Idea of an Egalitarian Ethos 101 Alan Thomas 6 Property-Owning Democracy and Republican Citizenship 129 Stuart White Part Two: Interrogating Property-Owning Democracy: Work, Gender, Political Economy 147 7 Work, Ownership, and Productive Enfranchisement 149 Nien-he Hsieh 8 Care, Gender, and Property-Owning Democracy 163 Ingrid Robeyns 9 Nurturing the Sense of Justice: The Rawlsian Argument for Democratic Corporatism 180 Waheed Hussain 10 Property-Owning Democracy or Economic Democracy? 201 David Schweickart Part Three: Toward a Practical Politics of Property-Owning Democracy: Program and Politics 223 11 Realizing Property-Owning Democracy: A 20-Year Strategy to Create an Egalitarian Distribution of Assets in the United States 225 Thad Williamson 12 The Empirical and Policy Linkage between Primary Goods, Human Capital, and Financial Capital: What Every Political Theorist Needs to Know 249 Sonia Sodha 13 The Pluralist Commonwealth and Property-Owning Democracy 266 Gar Alperovitz 14 Is Property-Owning Democracy a Politically Viable Aspiration? 287 Thad Williamson Index 307

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Book SynopsisHas there ever been a period in modern history when democratic politics seemed more unpredictable or unruly? Matthew Flinders ranges expertly across architecture, art, fell running and fairy tales in an attempt to understand the emerging democratic landscape. This refreshing and stimulating book seeks to provoke and inform in equal measure.Trade Review"This is awesome!" Isabelle Engeli, University of Bath, customer review "Essential, effervescent reading for anyone wishing to gain an insight into the rapidly evolving politics of our time" Judith Haire, customer review "An accessible series of thought-provoking posts, Flinders draws on political science to bring a fresh interpretation to many of today's most topical political events." Claire Ainsley Joseph Rowntree Foundation "What an engaging and FUN book! Flinders' thoughts are accessible, challenging and insightful. A must-read not just for politics academics but for anyone interested in the apparent `madness' of our contemporary democracy." Angelia R. Wilson, University of Manchester "A skilfully crafted succession of humorous, scholarly and thought provoking insights into contemporary democratic politics and more....should most definitely be on the coffee tables of all serious politicos." Rosie Campbell, Birkbeck University "This a book that the interested reader can read a couple of chapters of before bed or on the train and get insight, enlightenment and an occasional smile. It captures many of the issues and discontents facing many democracies and begins to talk about how they might be addressed." Gerry Stoker, University of Southampton and University of Canberra "A brilliant effort by one of our most prolific writers to engage us in the public dialogue so urgently needed in a world of Trumps, Brexits and other populist challenges." Melvin J. Dubnick, University of New Hampshire "Democratic politics is a glorious, dangerous, and ever-changing game. These short commentaries are insightful, easily read, and just as lively as the game itself." Alasdair Roberts, University of Missouri "An extremely unusual, accessible and innovative way of getting across crucial messages not only about the importance of democracy but how it affects a whole range of aspects of our lives. I hope that people will find it as entertaining and intriguing as I do." Rt. Hon, the Prof Lord Blunkett "A very elegant collection of concise comments on contemporary politics - witty, thought-provoking and a great read." Mark Bovens, Utrecht University School of GovernanceTable of Contents1st Post: Democracy & Life, Feral Forks & Fell Running; 1. Fire and Ashes: Success and Failure in Politics; 2. Down and Out in Bloemfontein and Rio; 3. Reveries of a Long Distance Fell Runner; 4. Feral Politics: Searching for Meaning in the 21st Century; 5. Sharks, Asylum Seekers and Australian Politics; 6. The Smart Fork and the Crowding Out of Thought; 7. Vape – A Word that Encapsulates the Nothingness of Today; 8. Saints and Sinners, Politicians and Priests; 9. Why Satire is no joke anymore; 2nd Post: Democracy & Disgust, Love & Loathing; 10. In our Name; 11. The Problems with Democracy; 12. Hyper-Democracy; 13. Calming the Storm; 14. Look Beneath the Vote; 15. More than a Vote; 16. Beastly Eastleigh and the ‘None-of-the-Above’ Party; 17. New Politics, Kinder Politics and the Myth of Anti-Politics; 3rd Post: Democracy & Representation, Disintegration & Desire; 18. What a mess! The politics and governance of the British constitution; 19. The Dis-United Kingdom; 20. What does Scotland’s vote mean for Constitutional Reform?; 21. Looking beyond the Scottish referendum; 22. Cameron makes lightning bid to become the great reformer; 23. Learning to love democracy; 24. Let the people speak!; 25. Raw Politics; 4th Post: Democracy & Personality, Politics & Pressure; 26. Vote Jeremy Clarkson on 7 May!; 27. After the Storm: Failure, Fallout and Farage; 28. Tony Benn was a true man of the people; 29. Dear Russell Brand- On the Politics of Comedy and Disengagement; 30. Foolish, but no fool- Boris Johnson and the Art of Politics; 31. Remembering Margaret Thatcher; 32. Trump That! The Failure and Farce of American Politics; 33. Mad Politics; 5th Post: Art & Architecture, Politics & Protest; 34. Shake your Chains: Politics, Poetry and Protest; 35. DIY Democracy: Festivals, Parks and Fun; 36. Participatory Arts and Active Citizenship; 37. The Body Politic: Art, Pain, Putin; 38. It’s a Joke!; 39. Left Behind? The Future of Progressive Politics; 40. Why Parliament Matters; 41. The Palace of Westminster: Rip it up and start again; 42. Democracy Day: We need to break free; 6th Post: Fig Leaves & Fairy Tales, Blunders & Buffoons; 43. Attack Ads and American Presidential Politics; 44. Dante and the Spin Doctors; 45. Democratic Realism; 46. Bang, Bang - Democracy’s Dead: Obama and the Politics of Gun Control; 47. Fig Leaves and Fairy Tales: Political Promises and the ‘truth-o-meter’; 48. Disengaged Britain: ‘Don’t vote, it just encourages the B***ards’; 49. The Blunders of Our Governments; 50. Dear Maria Miller, it really wasn’t all your fault; 51. Bring me a scapegoat to destroy: Babies, Blame and Bargains; The Last Post: Professors & Irrelevance, Standing - Up & Sitting Down; 52. Explaining Political Disaffection: Closing the Expectations Gap; 53. Politics Without Vision; 54. Dangerous Minds; 55. Claims of increasing irrelevance of universities are ideology masquerading as evidence; 56. The Dismal Debate; 57. Post-Truth, Post-Political, Post-Democracy; 58. A Talent for Politics? The ‘Great Scholar, Poor Politician’ Thesis; 59. Standing Up and Shaping the Agenda; 60. Welcom to the Year of Living Dangerously; A Special Delivery: 'So, What type of Democracy is this?'

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Book SynopsisIn the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges, Henry Tam explores what should be done to revive democracy, setting out in a clear and accessible manner 9 key areas where reforms are necessary to ensure we can govern ourselves more effectively.Trade Review“At a time when 42% of people entitled to vote in the UK did not do so, including 15% who did not even register, it is important to create more and better ways for people to participate in democratic decision making. Henry Tam’s erudite book will certainly aid the development of democratic practice.” Titus Alexander, founder, Democracy Matters“Time to save Democracy is essential reading for all those concerned about the state of democracy today but even more important reading for the increasing numbers who take democracy for granted. Always compelling and challenging in its analysis of democracy, past and present, the book is also full of hope. However, this is no insubstantial optimism but rather an insightful and richly informed progressive agenda for developing democratic cooperation ... [It] provides a powerful and convincing manifesto for democracy at a time when we most need one.” Diane Reay, Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Cambridge and Visiting Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science“We cannot be complacent about the place of representative democracy in this country and across the west. The weaknesses of current models suggest that the turbulent politics and insecurities of the day may well overturn existing democratic arrangements. Henry Tam’s Time to Save Democracy offers a practical guide for those of us who wish to fulfil the goals of democracy as a framework for ‘collective self-governance’ at all levels of society, from community activists up to national politicians and civil servants. It should be read and acted on.” Stuart Weir, Founder, Charter88; and inaugural director, Democratic Audit, University of Essex.“A distinguished commentator on progressive politics, Henry Tam has written an indispensable book for political leaders and administrators who are seeking to fix the institutional mechanisms in their democratic societies. There seems to be no fundamental aspect of democratic governance that Tam does not fully understand. ‘Time to save democracy’ is an exhaustive treatment of its topic. This book has a keen sense of history and treats pressing problems of the day with incredible care and detail -- including 40 specific recommendations. It is a must read for everyone interested in saving democracies during a turbulent time.” David M. Anderson, formerly George Washington University"Henry Tam’s new book sets out strategies for developing and sustaining more democratic ways of relating to each other, rooted in more equal relationships of power. This is such a timely contribution to contemporary debates." Marjorie Mayo, Emeritus professor of Community Development, Goldsmiths, University of London"This is a spirited, wide-ranging defence of democracy, and a call to arms for its renewal, from someone who has practised what he preaches in both government and civil society. In the best traditions of reasoned pluralism, readers will find much to debate and argue about in this book." Professor Nick Pearce, Director of Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath“In Time to Save Democracy, Henry Tam reminds us of the importance of collaborative learning and the development of a critical mind set and their centrality in our pedagogical approaches. This is a call to action for anyone interested in lifelong learning and the critical links between adult education, civic engagement and democratic participation.” Mel Lenehan, Principal, Fircroft CollegeTable of ContentsIntroduction: Democracy in distress Part One: Has democracy a future? Why we need democracy Rethinking how we govern Part Two: How to sustain democratic togetherness Shared mission Mutual respect Coherent membership Part Three: How to underpin democratic objectivity Collaborative learning Critical re-examination Responsible communication Part Four: How to achieve democratic power balance Participatory decision-making Civic parity Public accountability Conclusion: Learning to govern ourselves

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Book SynopsisThis book sets out how people’s lives can be positively transformed through diverse forms of community involvement. It shows how communities can become more collaborative and resilient in dealing with the problems they face and provides a guide to what a holistic policy agenda for community-based transformation should encompass.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 The challenges for tomorrow’s communities ~ Henry Tam PART A: Transforming socioeconomic relations in communities 2 The case for community economic development ~ Ed Mayo and Pat Conaty 3 Reciprocity and alternative mediums of exchange ~ Martin Simon 4 Regeneration in partnership with communities ~ Gabriel Chanan 5 Worker cooperatives and economic democracy ~ Pat Conaty and Philip Ross PART B: Transforming collaborative behaviour with communities 6 Four factors for better community collaboration ~ Steve Wyler 7 The importance of community-based learning ~ Marjorie Mayo 8 The 45 ° Change model for remaking power relations ~ Colin Miller and Neal Lawson 9 Connecting at the edges for collective change ~ Alison Gilchrist PART C: Transforming policy outcomes by communities 10 Co-production and the role of preventive infrastructure ~ David Boyle 11 Humanising health and social care ~ John Restakis 12 Reshaping the food aid landscape ~ Alice Willatt, Rosalind Beadle and Mary Brydon- Miller 13 Sustainable communities for the future ~ Diane Warburton Conclusion 14 The policy agenda for community-based transformation ~ Henry Tam

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Book SynopsisThis book sets out how people's lives can be positively transformed through diverse forms of community involvement. It shows how communities can become more collaborative and resilient in dealing with the problems they face and provides a guide to what a holistic policy agenda for community-based transformation should encompass.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 The challenges for tomorrow’s communities ~ Henry Tam PART A: Transforming socioeconomic relations in communities 2 The case for community economic development ~ Ed Mayo and Pat Conaty 3 Reciprocity and alternative mediums of exchange ~ Martin Simon 4 Regeneration in partnership with communities ~ Gabriel Chanan 5 Worker cooperatives and economic democracy ~ Pat Conaty and Philip Ross PART B: Transforming collaborative behaviour with communities 6 Four factors for better community collaboration ~ Steve Wyler 7 The importance of community-based learning ~ Marjorie Mayo 8 The 45 ° Change model for remaking power relations ~ Colin Miller and Neal Lawson 9 Connecting at the edges for collective change ~ Alison Gilchrist PART C: Transforming policy outcomes by communities 10 Co-production and the role of preventive infrastructure ~ David Boyle 11 Humanising health and social care ~ John Restakis 12 Reshaping the food aid landscape ~ Alice Willatt, Rosalind Beadle and Mary Brydon- Miller 13 Sustainable communities for the future ~ Diane Warburton Conclusion 14 The policy agenda for community-based transformation ~ Henry Tam

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Book SynopsisIn Makers of Democracy A. Ricardo López-Pedreros traces the ways in which a thriving middle class was understood to be a foundational marker of democracy in Colombia during the second half of the twentieth century. Drawing on a wide array of sources ranging from training manuals and oral histories to school and business archives, López-Pedreros shows how the Colombian middle class created a model of democracy based on free-market ideologies, private property rights, material inequality, and an emphasis on a masculine work culture. This model, which naturalized class and gender hierarchies, provided the groundwork for Colombia''s later adoption of neoliberalism and inspired the emergence of alternate models of democracy and social hierarchies in the 1960s and 1970s that helped foment political radicalization. By highlighting the contested relationships between class, gender, economics, and politics, López-Pedreros theorizes democracy as a historically unTrade Review"This historicization of the relationship between middle classness and democracy enables the author to deliver a potent critique of prevailing narratives of Latin America as undemocratic, while reimagining the way we think about democracy itself." -- B. A. Lucero * Choice *"[Makers of Democracy] is [a] must-read book for those who want to understand how power relations were configured in the third quarter of the 20th century in Colombia. It makes us question something that is sacred to most of us: democracy. After its thorough historization, [this book] exposes the contradictions of democracy… it finishes with a rather dark and challenging vision of what democracy means." (Translated from Spanish) -- Catalina Muñoz Rojas * Historia Critica *"On the one hand, this books rescues from historical oblivion not only the existence of the middle classes but also their importance. It discusses the middle classes and their connection —for better or for worse— with democracy and development… On the other, it highlights the active role in which the middle classes…radicalized themselves against the [developmentalist] imperatives coming from a Global capitalist north. In this way, we find a new reading of the 'invention of development' … during the 1960s and 1970s. At the core of this historiographical originality, [this book] also proposes a methodological approach that highlights the discourses and practices that shaped certain men and women and their efforts to be part of a middle class in Bogotá. We hope this book will soon be translated into Spanish, so that more readers can get familiarized with these transnational stories, uncommon methodological approaches in [Colombian] historiography." (Translated from Spanish) -- Mauricio Archila Neira * Anuario Colombiano de Historia Social y de la Cultura *“In Makers of Democracy, A. Ricardo López-Pedreros offers a multidimensional approach to the disputed processes through which particular social actors came to represent the middle classes and the promises of democracy…. This book is a key contribution to the contemporary history of the middle classes, democracy, and processes of political polarization.” -- Ingrid Bolivar * Hispanic American Historical Review *“Makers of Democracy is an important contribution to twentieth-century Colombian and Latin American history. For specialists of Colombia, it offers a novel interpretation of the conflicts of the 1960s and 1970s, including the role of gender in class formation and political struggle. It will also appeal to a broader audience interested in histories of democracy, class, gender, and US empire in Latin America and the global South.” -- Laura Correa Ochoa * H-Nationalism, H-Net Reviews *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction. "There Is No Other Class in Democracy" 1 Part I. Conscripts of Democracy: The Alliance for Progress, Development, and the (Re)Formation of a Gendered Middle Class, 1958–1965 1. A Bastard Middle Class 21 2. An Irresistible Democracy 42 3. The Productive Wealth of This Country 62 4. Beyond Capital and Labor 86 Part II. Contested Democracies: Classed Subjectivities, Social Movements, and Gendered Petit Bourgeois Radicalization, 1960s–1970s 5. In the Middle of the Mess 109 6. A Revolution for a Democratic Middle-Class Society 139 7. A Real Revolution, a Real Democracy 172 8. Democracy: The Most Important Gift to the World 225 Epilogue. A Class that Does (Not) Matter: Democracy beyond Democracy 255 Appendix 263 Notes 271 Bibliography 303 Index 333

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Book SynopsisA. Ricardo López-Pedreros traces the ways in which a thriving middle class was understood to be a foundational marker of democracy in Colombia in the second half of the twentieth century, showing democracy to be a historically unstable and contentious practice.Trade Review"This historicization of the relationship between middle classness and democracy enables the author to deliver a potent critique of prevailing narratives of Latin America as undemocratic, while reimagining the way we think about democracy itself." -- B. A. Lucero * Choice *"[Makers of Democracy] is [a] must-read book for those who want to understand how power relations were configured in the third quarter of the 20th century in Colombia. It makes us question something that is sacred to most of us: democracy. After its thorough historization, [this book] exposes the contradictions of democracy… it finishes with a rather dark and challenging vision of what democracy means." (Translated from Spanish) -- Catalina Muñoz Rojas * Historia Critica *"On the one hand, this books rescues from historical oblivion not only the existence of the middle classes but also their importance. It discusses the middle classes and their connection —for better or for worse— with democracy and development… On the other, it highlights the active role in which the middle classes…radicalized themselves against the [developmentalist] imperatives coming from a Global capitalist north. In this way, we find a new reading of the 'invention of development' … during the 1960s and 1970s. At the core of this historiographical originality, [this book] also proposes a methodological approach that highlights the discourses and practices that shaped certain men and women and their efforts to be part of a middle class in Bogotá. We hope this book will soon be translated into Spanish, so that more readers can get familiarized with these transnational stories, uncommon methodological approaches in [Colombian] historiography." (Translated from Spanish) -- Mauricio Archila Neira * Anuario Colombiano de Historia Social y de la Cultura *“In Makers of Democracy, A. Ricardo López-Pedreros offers a multidimensional approach to the disputed processes through which particular social actors came to represent the middle classes and the promises of democracy…. This book is a key contribution to the contemporary history of the middle classes, democracy, and processes of political polarization.” -- Ingrid Bolivar * Hispanic American Historical Review *“Makers of Democracy is an important contribution to twentieth-century Colombian and Latin American history. For specialists of Colombia, it offers a novel interpretation of the conflicts of the 1960s and 1970s, including the role of gender in class formation and political struggle. It will also appeal to a broader audience interested in histories of democracy, class, gender, and US empire in Latin America and the global South.” -- Laura Correa Ochoa * H-Nationalism, H-Net Reviews *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction. "There Is No Other Class in Democracy" 1 Part I. Conscripts of Democracy: The Alliance for Progress, Development, and the (Re)Formation of a Gendered Middle Class, 1958–1965 1. A Bastard Middle Class 21 2. An Irresistible Democracy 42 3. The Productive Wealth of This Country 62 4. Beyond Capital and Labor 86 Part II. Contested Democracies: Classed Subjectivities, Social Movements, and Gendered Petit Bourgeois Radicalization, 1960s–1970s 5. In the Middle of the Mess 109 6. A Revolution for a Democratic Middle-Class Society 139 7. A Real Revolution, a Real Democracy 172 8. Democracy: The Most Important Gift to the World 225 Epilogue. A Class that Does (Not) Matter: Democracy beyond Democracy 255 Appendix 263 Notes 271 Bibliography 303 Index 333

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Book SynopsisRuchi Chaturvedi examines a decades-long conflict between Marxist and Hindu political parties in South India to illuminate how representative democracies can foster majoritarian violence.Trade Review“Violence of Democracy raises urgent, timely, and important questions about democracy, violence, and authoritarianism in postcolonial democracies. Ruchi Chaturvedi examines the nature of modern democracy through a dense, historically engaged, and ethnographically rich exploration of the political lives of young men in North Kerala.” -- Ritty A. Lukose, author of * Liberalization’s Children: Gender, Youth, and Consumer Citizenship in Globalizing India *“Ruchi Chaturvedi’s Violence of Democracy is a fascinating ethnography of party politics and violence in North Kerala that rethinks fundamental issues about democratic competition and mobilization. This original and insightful analysis of the nature and sources of political violence in modern democracies makes a pathbreaking contribution to the study of postcolonial societies.” -- Karuna Mantena, author of * Alibis of Empire: Henry Maine and the Ends of Liberal Imperialism *Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xvii Introduction 1 I. Pastoral Power, Masculinity, and Interparty Conflict 1. Containment and Cretinism: The Early Democratic Decades 27 2. The CPI (M) and the Making of an Antagonistic Political Field 58 3. Care, Connectedness, and Violence in Hindu Right Communities 88 II. Judicial Responsibility and Subterfuge 4. Law’s Subterfuge: Affording Alibis and Bolstering Conflict 115 5. Individuating Responsibility: The Problem of Intention, Injustice, and Justice 145 Conclusion 167 Notes 173 Bibliiography 225 Index 245

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Book SynopsisRuchi Chaturvedi examines a decades-long conflict between Marxist and Hindu political parties in South India to illuminate how representative democracies can foster majoritarian violence.Trade Review“Violence of Democracy raises urgent, timely, and important questions about democracy, violence, and authoritarianism in postcolonial democracies. Ruchi Chaturvedi examines the nature of modern democracy through a dense, historically engaged, and ethnographically rich exploration of the political lives of young men in North Kerala.” -- Ritty A. Lukose, author of * Liberalization’s Children: Gender, Youth, and Consumer Citizenship in Globalizing India *“Ruchi Chaturvedi’s Violence of Democracy is a fascinating ethnography of party politics and violence in North Kerala that rethinks fundamental issues about democratic competition and mobilization. This original and insightful analysis of the nature and sources of political violence in modern democracies makes a pathbreaking contribution to the study of postcolonial societies.” -- Karuna Mantena, author of * Alibis of Empire: Henry Maine and the Ends of Liberal Imperialism *Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xvii Introduction 1 I. Pastoral Power, Masculinity, and Interparty Conflict 1. Containment and Cretinism: The Early Democratic Decades 27 2. The CPI (M) and the Making of an Antagonistic Political Field 58 3. Care, Connectedness, and Violence in Hindu Right Communities 88 II. Judicial Responsibility and Subterfuge 4. Law’s Subterfuge: Affording Alibis and Bolstering Conflict 115 5. Individuating Responsibility: The Problem of Intention, Injustice, and Justice 145 Conclusion 167 Notes 173 Bibliiography 225 Index 245

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Book SynopsisHow Western donor assistance can both help and undermine democracy in different parts of the world Democracy promotion is a central pillar of the foreign policy of many states, but the results are often disappointing. In Promoting Democracy, Manal A. Jamal examines why these efforts succeed in some countries, but fail in others. A former journalist and researcher in the Palestinian territories, she offers an up-close perspective of the ways in which Western donor funding has, on one hand, undermined political participation in cases such as the Palestinian territories, and, on the other hand, succeeded in bolstering political engagement in cases such as El Salvador. Based on five fieldwork trips and over 150 interviews with grassroots activists, political leaders, and directors and program officers in donor agencies and NGOs, Jamal brings into focus an often-overlooked perspective: the experiences of those directly affected by this assistance. Promoting Democracy makes an important and Trade Review"This sophisticated, penetrating, and innovative analysis draws on extensive field research and a firm command of the available literature. It represents a significant contribution to our understanding of why democracy aid succeeds or fails and the often fraught relationship between peacebuilding and democracy support." -- Thomas Carothers,author of Development Aid Confronts Politics: The Almost Revolution"Flawless, detailed, and extremely well documented. This will become an instant classic in the list of critical studies on NGOs or civil society, and for political scientists in search of innovative South-South comparative studies." -- Benoit Challand, co-editor of The Struggle for Influence in the Middle East: The Arab Uprisings and Foreign Assistance"This book is superb in its quality, thoroughness, and clarity. Manal A. Jamal systematically sustains an argument in a fascinating study that is unusual for its insightful comparison of two ‘post-war’ examples of democracy promotion, with careful and textured attention to evidence, historical context, and conditions" -- Frances Hasso, author of Consuming Desires: Family Crisis and the State in the Middle East"Jamal combines mastery of the theoretical literature and political history with extensive field work, including over 150 in-depth interviews with grassroots activists, political leaders, and officials from donor agencies and NGOs." * Choice *"Jamal gives a fascinating and detailed account of the history of mass-based grassroots organizations both before political settlements in each country were reached and how these organizations were transformed as a result of the settlement, with additional chapters focusing on specific issues related to donor aid and (non)inclusive settlements. Her engagement with the available literature on development studies demonstrates her mastery of this subject [...] Academics and students of development studies alike would also be well served in reading this book." * The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs *"Jamal’s work offers several empirical and theoretical contributions. The author makes good use of the data throughout the book and provides a tantalizing insight into the intertwined world of foreign donors, NGOs, and activists [...] Promoting Democracy: The Force of Political Settlements in Uncertain Times makes a valuable contribution to the field of development studies. It will assist scholars and practitioners in thinking about how to best finance and construct conflict settlements that can achieve democracy—assuming, of course, that is indeed their primary goal." * The National Review of Black Politics *"Despite a growing critical scholarship on such aid, relatively less attention has been paid to understanding how democracy aid actually works in practice. The politics embedded in the enterprise have often been absent from such work and are, frankly, difficult to capture without significant field research and engagement with both the donors and recipients of democracy aid. Manal A. Jamal’s book Promoting Democracy is thus an important and timely contribution […] Far from rendering an easy verdict on the ability of Western democracy aid to positively impact democratization, the book is notable for illuminating the complexities shaping the possibilities for such aid in times of transition… This book makes a significant contribution to the field for deepening our knowledge of the politics of democracy aid at both the macro and micro levels of its provision. While not explicitly aimed at policymakers and aid practitioners, her findings should also be of deep interest to those communities." * Political Science Quarterly *"Promoting Democracy is a politically relevant, deeply informative, and very engaging book. It provides a rare example of cross-regional comparison by comparing a Latin American case with a Middle Eastern case. It is a must read for those who are interested in conflict resolution, democratization, and civil society, in both regions." * Mediterranean Politics *"Jamal’s argument is compelling and backed by extensive field research, including more than 150 interviews with stakeholders in Palestine and El Salvador, supported by rigorous analysis. The book is a trove of important insights on the relationship between peace building and democracy promotion that will be of great value to policy makers and scholars alike. The book’s true value, however, is in laying out the conceptual and practical failings of the Oslo process… Jamal’s book is a timely and welcome contribution to the literature on the complex relationships between democracy promotion, state building, and peace building. Above all, the book is a reminder of the primacy of political settlements—and of politics more broadly—in supporting democratic outcomes as well as the folly of attempting to reengineer or freeze out elements of Palestinian politics." * Journal of Palestine Studies *"Promoting Democracy makes an important contribution to the study of democracy assistance and democratic development. Although the relative success of democracy assistance is certainly influenced by a wide range of domestic factors, Jamal makes a compelling case for recognizing the importance of political settlements in postconflict societies." * Latin American Politics and Society *"Jamal’s contribution here is commendable for using cases from different regions and attempting to bring the Middle East into conversation with the larger subfield of comparative politics. Her generalizable argument, together with the rich detail of her case studies, makes for a thought-provoking read and will surely generate future inquiry." * Perspectives on Politics *"This book is likely to become an important reference point for other scholars researching democracy promotion and democratization in post-conflict contexts in the Middle East and beyond. The comparison of cases from different geographical regions has a particular strength in revealing relevant factors not considered previously in the literature on democracy promotion." * International Journal of Middle East Studies *

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Book SynopsisA damning examination of how violence serves to maintain social order and elite power in the United StatesThe Violent Underpinnings of American Life boldly asserts that violencefar from going against American idealsis as American as apple pie, central to the country's social order and the dominance of its most powerful groups. Drawing from extensive research and analysis of key social, political, and cultural events, Liam Downey investigates the myriad ways violence maintains the American way of life. Through compelling case studies, Downey identifies four main ways in which violence produces and maintains the American social hierarchy: the creation of divisions among non-elite social groups; the reinforcement of dominant discourses in multiple social arenas; the aligning of marginalized group identities with dominant institutional practices; and the selective promotion of the interests of specific, non-elite groups. This is the first book to argue that violence is both a negative, cTrade ReviewLiam Downey is the first sociologist since W. E. B. Du Bois to put violence right at the center of American history and social order—a mammoth effort to rework modern social theory around a more accurate account of violence in American life and history. * Jonathan Simon, author of Mass Incarceration on Trial: A Remarkable Court Decision and the Future of Prisons in America *Downey has written a sobering, hard-hitting, well-researched examination of the role that violence plays in shaping, and indeed making possible, the American social order. Exploring the scourges of sexual and racial violence, Downey’s approach is rigorous, data-driven and evidence-based, relentless, and highly persuasive. At this moment when the American cultural landscape is marked by a struggle over our willingness to reckon with the legacies of historical injustices, this book could not be timelier. This is an urgent meditation on who we are and an invitation to think critically and compassionately about what kind of a society we might become. * David Naguib Pellow, author of What is Critical Environmental Justice? *Downey explores the central role that violence has played in creating and maintaining the US social order, both domestically and abroad. He highlights how the nation’s global position and wealth are intimately linked to forms of violence that create alienation, gender and racial oppression, and inequality. This violence has become embedded within everyday lives, including discourse and corporeal practices. Importantly, with great urgency and insight, Downey demonstrates how it is absolutely necessary to forge a new foundation for human society to thrive. * Brett Clark, co-author of The Robbery of Nature: Capitalism and the Ecological Rift *

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Book SynopsisA practical plan for providing legal help to all, regardless of resourcesMillions of people in the United States face legal problems without lawyers to help them. Why? How do we educate and inform the public about the law so they can understand when the services of a lawyer are necessary or desirable? When can individuals solve legal problems on their own or with the assistance of a specialist without a traditional law degree? In short, how do we democratize the law?Law Democratized offers a blueprint to increase legal help for everyone, regardless of their ability to pay. Building on more than a decade of research into innovation in legal services, the book advances a series of recommendations inspired by success stories from around the globe. Renee Knake Jefferson outlines different paths pursued by bar associations, courts, entrepreneurs, law schools, nonprofits, and others, evaluating the promise and pitfalls of each. She analyzes regulatory reforms employed in other nations, alongTrade ReviewJefferson has long been an indispensable ally in the American Bar Association’s efforts to encourage innovations to improve the accessibility, affordability, and quality of civil legal services. Law Democratized is what we’ve come to expect from her impressive scholarship—a masterpiece of thoroughly researched observations and practical advice on how to bridge the justice gap in the United States. -- Deborah Enix-Ross, President, American Bar Association (2022-23)America has a broken civil justice system that millions of Americans facing critical legal problems can’t access. In Law Democratized, Renee Knake Jefferson, one of our great experts on the justice system, offers a way out. Her book diagnoses the problem, explains how we got there, and offers practical recommendations for fixing the system; it combines up-to-date information with in-depth analysis. The book is superb: completely readable by readers with no background knowledge of law, yet with no sacrifice in scholarly depth and accuracy. It’s the best book on access to justice in many years. -- David Luban, Distinguished University Professor, Georgetown UniversityThe justice gap is a serious—and seriously overlooked—problem in the United States. In Law Democratized, Renee Knake Jefferson addresses the crisis, offering a clear-eyed diagnosis of the status quo and exploring possible solutions. Her book is well worth reading for anyone who is interested in—and concerned about—the state of our justice system. -- David Lat, David Lat, Founder, Original Jurisdiction and Above the LawA thought-provoking exploration of the civil justice system's massive market failure in failing to provide accessible justice to all but the wealthiest citizens. Jefferson diagnoses the often-siloed problems contributing to the crisis and the stakeholder roles in sustaining them. She paints an urgent picture; rightly so. Yet, Jefferson does not stop at diagnosis; she offers a prescription too. Jefferson meticulously outlines potential solution paths for stakeholder groups to democratize law. From broad changes in legal education to emerging technologies and regulatory reform, her blueprint for justice is comprehensive and inspiring. It is a must-read for legal practitioners, policymakers, academics, and anyone who believes that the law belongs to the people, not to lawyers and judges. -- Bridget McCormack, President and CEO, American Arbitration AssociationLaw Democratized is a ground-breaking book on access to justice. Renee Knake Jefferson not only masterfully identifies the sources of the current access to justice crisis, but also methodologically provides a clear roadmap for progress through thoughtful and actionable recommendations. For those interested in a path to a more equitable and inclusive justice system (and we all should be!) this book is a must-read. -- Amy Salyzyn, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa“The legal services market is in crisis, with the vast majority of people unable to resolve their legal problems effectively. In Law Democratized, Renee Knake Jefferson sounds the alarm, bringing the problem to sharp relief. But more than that, she provides concrete solutions from multiple disciplines - law, regulation, education and more. This is the definitive book about how to save the legal profession, before it's too late. -- Ed Walters, co-founder of FastcaseThe global access-to-justice crisis is a damning indictment of all modern legal systems. In Law Democratized, Renee Knake Jefferson compels us to confront and seek to mend our broken system. It is an excellent book and should be required reading for all policymakers, lawyers, judges, and scholars who care about the unaffordability and inaccessibility of legal and court services. -- Richard Susskind, author of Tomorrow’s Lawyers and Online Courts and the Future of JusticeAt a time when “injustice” appears to have become a politicized polarizing idea, Law Democratized accomplishes something quite remarkable. It develops a clear, compelling account of justice all Americans can rally behind – meaningful access to necessary legal help – and then offers practical solutions to increasing justice for everybody. Professor Knake Jefferson has written an important timely book that anyone concerned about justice should read. -- Eli Wald, Charles W. Delaney Jr. Professor of Law, University of Denver Sturm College of LawMeasurably advances the conversation about ways to meet people's legal needs. This narrative demands the attention of readers interested in making the legal system work for everyone, regardless of their resources. * Library Journal *A remarkable book – a densely researched, deeply informed analysis of the state of the problem and the best pathway to progress. -- Daniel B. Rodriguez, former dean Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

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Book SynopsisThrough investigations including fights over the authenticity of business-sponsored public participation, the surge of the Tea Party, the role of corporations in electoral campaigns and participatory budgeting practices in Brazil, this book helps us understand public participation and traces the reshaping of authority in the political environment.Trade ReviewDemocratizing Inequalities is a timely and provocative compilation that demonstrates how participatory practices across a range of expected and unexpected locations cut both waysopening up avenues for citizen engagement while also limiting the democratic potential assumed to follow. The chapters in this volume are a welcome empirical corrective to celebratory discourses of citizen participation, and the book is certain to be an important resource for researchers and practitioners interested in the democratic possibilities of the 'new public participation.' -- Debra Minkoff,author of Organizing for EqualityThe authors of Democratizing Inequalities set out to problematize the belief in public participation as a simplistic social good. With this collection of research-based studies and theoretical assessments of the field of participation and democracy studies they have thoughtfully and thoroughly achieved their goal. -- Lynne M. Woehrle ,Mount Mary University * Mobilization *The book is incredibly timely and deserves attention for its quality of scholarship and for its subject matter. It is an example of how research can both be scholarly and have uses for actors outside of academia. * Contemporary Sociology *This is an exceptionally timely volume, consistently strong in its individual contributions and coherent in its collective analysis. Democratizing Inequalities both defines a major question for contemporary politicshow and why does political participation matterand advances a convincing contrarian argument. This volume and the questions raised within highlight a vital conversation about political theory and policy that is likely to be with us for many years. -- Elisabeth Clemens,author of The People's LobbyThe volume clearly illustrates the complexities of democracy and deliberative politics. It shows us that, despite participatory processes, we have yet to perfect democracy. The book challenges us to consider whether deliberative processes achieve what we want them to. * Mobilization *Table of ContentsContents Part II Participation and the Reproduction of Inequality 2 Civic-izing Markets: Selling Social Profits in Public Deliberation 27 3 Workers' Rights as Human Rights? Solidarity Campaigns and the Anti-Sweatshop Movement 46 4 Legitimating the Corporation through Public Participation 66 Part III The Production of Authority and Legitimacy 5 No Contest: Participatory Technologies and the Transformation of Urban Authority 83 6 The Fiscal Sociology of Public Consultation 102 7 Structuring Electoral Participation: The Formalization of Democratic New Media Campaigning, 2000 - 2008 125 8 Patient, Parent, Advocate, Investor: Entrepreneurial Health Activism from Research to Reimbursement 143 Part IV Unintended Consequences and New Opportunities 9 Spirals of Perpetual Potential: How Empowerment Projects' Noble Missions Tangle in Everyday Interaction 165 10 Becoming a Best Practice: Neoliberalism and the Curious Case of Participatory Budgeting 187 11 The Social Movement Society, the Tea Party, and the Democratic Deficit 204 12 Public Deliberation and Political Contention 222 Part V Conclusion 13 Realizing the Promise of Public Participation in an Age of Inequality 247

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Book SynopsisAn answer to the assault on voting rightscrucial reading in light of the 2024 presidential electionThe Voting Rights Act of 1965 is considered one of the most effective pieces of legislation the United States has ever passed. It enfranchised hundreds of thousands of voters, particularly in the American South, and drew attention to the problem of voter suppression. Yet in recent years there has been a continuous assault on access to the ballot box in the form of stricter voter ID requirements, meritless claims of rigged elections, and baseless accusations of voter fraud. In the past these efforts were aimed at eliminating African American voters from the rolls, and today, new laws seek to eliminate voters of color, the poor, and the elderly, groups that historically vote for the Democratic Party. Uncounted examines the phenomenon of disenfranchisement through the lens of history, race, law, and the democratic process. Gilda R. Daniels, who served as Deputy Chief in the United States DTrade Review"There is a sad sense of history's repeating itself in this focused, hard-hitting, and highly relevant work, which moves from the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965, which effectively tore down hindrances to voting in the South, to today's newly erected voter suppression tools by the states...An accessible human story of a longtime history of voter suppression." * Kirkus Reviews *"In this guide to the practice [of voter suppression] and its effects a law professor Daniels, former deputy chief in the civil rights division of the U.S. Justice Department, describes how it works and provides a road map and a call to arms for participants in what she calls the fight to vote...This book is a valuable resource for all participants in civic life." * Booklist (starred) *"Replete with documentary evidence and examples, this work sounds an alarm for any and all readers interested in reversing the damage and danger of the nondemocratic dynamic threatening truth, justice, and the fight to vote." * Library Journal *"We are blessed in this presidential election year that former Deputy Chief of the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division and voting rights expert Gilda R. Daniels has written the definitive book on fighting against voter suppression and the erosion of our democracy...#RequiredReading." * Ms. Magazine *"Brilliantly captures the pervasiveness of efforts to suppress the vote of minority populations in the US. Constantly metamorphosing to evade legal restraints and capitalize on new tactics, attacks on the franchise threaten the very foundation of our democracy. Uncounted is a must read for all who care about defending and strengthening our democratic system." -- Caroline Fredrickson, author of The Democracy Fix: How to Win the Fight for Fair Rules, Fair Courts, and Fair Elections"An important, well-researched, and fresh perspective on the key issue of making our electoral system more free and fair. Daniels has addressed this issue from the field, from within government, from the academy, and from her personal history as a native of the South. We should all take to heart the key voices and values that take center stage in Uncounted." -- Kareem U. Crayton, Executive Director, Southern Coalition for Social Justice"Foundational for anyone committed to fighting voter suppression in the current era. Daniels offers a rigorous historical narrative rooted in lived experiences that leaves readers with an understanding of the centrality of the right to vote, and the severity of the threats to that right, in democracy today. A must read for anyone seeking to understand the status of American democracy today." -- Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights under Law"Uncounted provides a road map to better understand the attacks on the right to vote and what strategies we need to employ to protect that right. It is an honest assessment of the roles that race and class continue to play in determining who benefits most from suppressing the vote and offers clarity on how understanding this truth is crucial to fighting back against these insidious efforts." -- Nicole M. Austin-Hillery, Executive Director, Human Rights Watch"This book offers readers the opportunity to familiarize themselves with past and present efforts to interfere with elections and the voting process. Gilda Daniels has provided a cogent, well-written roadmap through those efforts to restrict voting rights in the United States." * New York Journal of Books *"Daniels presents advocate briefs on a wide variety of issues, including redistricting, voter identification laws, felon disenfranchisement, and purging voter rolls. Fellow advocates will be heartened by her thorough argumentation." * Choice *

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Book SynopsisChoice Outstanding Academic Title of 2016From the presidential race to the battle for the office of New York City mayor, American political candidates' approach to new media strategy is increasingly what makes or breaks their campaign. Targeted outreach on Facebook and Twitter, placement of a well-timed viral ad, and the ability to roll with the memes, flame wars, and downvotes that might spring from ordinary citizens' engagement with the issuesthese skills are heralded as crucial for anyone hoping to get their views heard in a chaotic election cycle. But just how effective are the kinds of media strategies that American politicians employ? And what effect, if any, do citizen-created political media have on the tide of public opinion? In Controlling the Message, Farrar-Myers and Vaughn curate a series of case studies that use real-time original research from the 2012 election season to explore how politicians and ordinary citizens use and consume new media during political campaigns. BTrade ReviewThis is an indispensable book for those studying politics and social media. This is especially the case given the diversity of research strategies and subject matter examined throughout the text. Summing Up: Highly recommended. * Choice *[T]he book is a great resource book for the role of social media in political campaigns with a nuanced view and solid empirical data to back up their claims. * Communication Booknotes Quarterly *Controlling the Messagebrings valuable data and sharp analysis to bear on timely, important questions. * International Journal of Communication *Much has been made of President Barack Obama's strategy on social media...it's an interesting examination at a time when pundits are already discussing that the last time potential GOP candidate Jeb Bush ran for office (2002's Florida gubernatorial election), neither Twitter nor Facebook existed. * Library Journal *The 2012 presidential and congressional races serve as a laboratory for the scholars in this volume, who contribute 13 chapters on the impact of social media (Twitter,Facebook, YouTube, blogs, and online forums) on these elections...[P]olitical scientists specializing in this emerging field will appreciate the rigor of these studies * Library Journal *This book is well researched and is a high quality addition to the existing literature on campaign communications. The contributors do an excellent job relying on current research in the field while presenting new and important data. The timeliness of the research throughout makes it a solid contribution, particularly with the new data provided on various forms of social media use during the most recent presidential campaign. -- Lori Cox Han,author of New Directions in the American PresidencyThe research reported in this comprehensive volume provides a snapshot of an important point in the evolution of American political campaigns. The books examination of the production and effects of social media messages will help us understand their role in contemporary campaigns. Most importantly, the research helps the discipline define the practical limits of social media influence and identify areas for future research. -- David Tewksbury,co-author of News on the Internet: Information and Citizenship in the 21st CenturyTable of ContentsContents Part 1: Elite Utilization 1. Strategic Communication in a Networked Age 13 Daniel Kreiss and Creighton Welch 2. Congressional Campaigns' Motivations for Social Media Adoption 32 Girish J. Gulati and Christine B. Williams 3. Surrogates or Competitors? Social Media Use by Independent Political Actors 53 Julia R. Azari and Benjamin A. Stewart 4. The Competition to Control Campaign Messages on YouTube 74 Robert J. Klotz Part 2: Message Control in the New Media Environment 5. Campaign News in the Time of Twitter 93 Regina G. Lawrence 6. New and Traditional Media Reportage on Electoral Campaign Controversies 113 Mike Gruszczynski 7. Traditional Media, Social Media, and Different Presidential Campaign Messages 136 Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha Part 3: Social Media's Impact on Campaign Politics 8. The Influence of User-Controlled Messages on Candidate Evaluations 155 Joshua Hawthorne and Benjamin R. Warner 9. Terms of Engagement: Online Political Participation and the Impact on Offline Political Participation 181 Meredith Conroy, Jessica T. Feezell, and Mario Guerrero

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Book SynopsisHow Western donor assistance can both help and undermine democracy in different parts of the world Democracy promotion is a central pillar of the foreign policy of many states, but the results are often disappointing. In Promoting Democracy, Manal A. Jamal examines why these efforts succeed in some countries, but fail in others. A former journalist and researcher in the Palestinian territories, she offers an up-close perspective of the ways in which Western donor funding has, on one hand, undermined political participation in cases such as the Palestinian territories, and, on the other hand, succeeded in bolstering political engagement in cases such as El Salvador. Based on five fieldwork trips and over 150 interviews with grassroots activists, political leaders, and directors and program officers in donor agencies and NGOs, Jamal brings into focus an often-overlooked perspective: the experiences of those directly affected by this assistance. Promoting Democracy makes an important and Trade Review"This sophisticated, penetrating, and innovative analysis draws on extensive field research and a firm command of the available literature. It represents a significant contribution to our understanding of why democracy aid succeeds or fails and the often fraught relationship between peacebuilding and democracy support." -- Thomas Carothers,author of Development Aid Confronts Politics: The Almost Revolution"Flawless, detailed, and extremely well documented. This will become an instant classic in the list of critical studies on NGOs or civil society, and for political scientists in search of innovative South-South comparative studies." -- Benoit Challand, co-editor of The Struggle for Influence in the Middle East: The Arab Uprisings and Foreign Assistance"This book is superb in its quality, thoroughness, and clarity. Manal A. Jamal systematically sustains an argument in a fascinating study that is unusual for its insightful comparison of two ‘post-war’ examples of democracy promotion, with careful and textured attention to evidence, historical context, and conditions" -- Frances Hasso, author of Consuming Desires: Family Crisis and the State in the Middle East"Jamal combines mastery of the theoretical literature and political history with extensive field work, including over 150 in-depth interviews with grassroots activists, political leaders, and officials from donor agencies and NGOs." * Choice *"Jamal gives a fascinating and detailed account of the history of mass-based grassroots organizations both before political settlements in each country were reached and how these organizations were transformed as a result of the settlement, with additional chapters focusing on specific issues related to donor aid and (non)inclusive settlements. Her engagement with the available literature on development studies demonstrates her mastery of this subject [...] Academics and students of development studies alike would also be well served in reading this book." * The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs *"Jamal’s work offers several empirical and theoretical contributions. The author makes good use of the data throughout the book and provides a tantalizing insight into the intertwined world of foreign donors, NGOs, and activists [...] Promoting Democracy: The Force of Political Settlements in Uncertain Times makes a valuable contribution to the field of development studies. It will assist scholars and practitioners in thinking about how to best finance and construct conflict settlements that can achieve democracy—assuming, of course, that is indeed their primary goal." * The National Review of Black Politics *"Despite a growing critical scholarship on such aid, relatively less attention has been paid to understanding how democracy aid actually works in practice. The politics embedded in the enterprise have often been absent from such work and are, frankly, difficult to capture without significant field research and engagement with both the donors and recipients of democracy aid. Manal A. Jamal’s book Promoting Democracy is thus an important and timely contribution […] Far from rendering an easy verdict on the ability of Western democracy aid to positively impact democratization, the book is notable for illuminating the complexities shaping the possibilities for such aid in times of transition… This book makes a significant contribution to the field for deepening our knowledge of the politics of democracy aid at both the macro and micro levels of its provision. While not explicitly aimed at policymakers and aid practitioners, her findings should also be of deep interest to those communities." * Political Science Quarterly *"Promoting Democracy is a politically relevant, deeply informative, and very engaging book. It provides a rare example of cross-regional comparison by comparing a Latin American case with a Middle Eastern case. It is a must read for those who are interested in conflict resolution, democratization, and civil society, in both regions." * Mediterranean Politics *"Jamal’s argument is compelling and backed by extensive field research, including more than 150 interviews with stakeholders in Palestine and El Salvador, supported by rigorous analysis. The book is a trove of important insights on the relationship between peace building and democracy promotion that will be of great value to policy makers and scholars alike. The book’s true value, however, is in laying out the conceptual and practical failings of the Oslo process… Jamal’s book is a timely and welcome contribution to the literature on the complex relationships between democracy promotion, state building, and peace building. Above all, the book is a reminder of the primacy of political settlements—and of politics more broadly—in supporting democratic outcomes as well as the folly of attempting to reengineer or freeze out elements of Palestinian politics." * Journal of Palestine Studies *"Promoting Democracy makes an important contribution to the study of democracy assistance and democratic development. Although the relative success of democracy assistance is certainly influenced by a wide range of domestic factors, Jamal makes a compelling case for recognizing the importance of political settlements in postconflict societies." * Latin American Politics and Society *"Jamal’s contribution here is commendable for using cases from different regions and attempting to bring the Middle East into conversation with the larger subfield of comparative politics. Her generalizable argument, together with the rich detail of her case studies, makes for a thought-provoking read and will surely generate future inquiry." * Perspectives on Politics *"This book is likely to become an important reference point for other scholars researching democracy promotion and democratization in post-conflict contexts in the Middle East and beyond. The comparison of cases from different geographical regions has a particular strength in revealing relevant factors not considered previously in the literature on democracy promotion." * International Journal of Middle East Studies *

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Book SynopsisOpportunities to have your say, get involved, and join theconversation are everywhere in public life. From crowdsourcing and town hallmeetings to government experiments with social media, participatory politics increasinglyseem like a revolutionary antidote to the decline of civic engagement and thethinning of the contemporary public sphere. Many argue that, with newtechnologies, flexible organizational cultures, and a supportive policymakingcontext, we now hold the keys to large-scale democratic revitalization.Democratizing Inequalities shows that the equation may not be sosimple. Modern societies face a variety of structural problems that limitpotentials for true democratization, as well as vast inequalities in politicalaction and voice that are not easily resolved by participatory solutions. Popularparticipation may even reinforce elite power in unexpected ways. Resisting anoversimplified account Trade ReviewDemocratizing Inequalities is a timely and provocative compilation that demonstrates how participatory practices across a range of expected and unexpected locations cut both waysopening up avenues for citizen engagement while also limiting the democratic potential assumed to follow. The chapters in this volume are a welcome empirical corrective to celebratory discourses of citizen participation, and the book is certain to be an important resource for researchers and practitioners interested in the democratic possibilities of the 'new public participation.' -- Debra Minkoff,author of Organizing for EqualityThe authors of Democratizing Inequalities set out to problematize the belief in public participation as a simplistic social good. With this collection of research-based studies and theoretical assessments of the field of participation and democracy studies they have thoughtfully and thoroughly achieved their goal. -- Lynne M. Woehrle ,Mount Mary University * Mobilization *The book is incredibly timely and deserves attention for its quality of scholarship and for its subject matter. It is an example of how research can both be scholarly and have uses for actors outside of academia. * Contemporary Sociology *This is an exceptionally timely volume, consistently strong in its individual contributions and coherent in its collective analysis. Democratizing Inequalities both defines a major question for contemporary politicshow and why does political participation matterand advances a convincing contrarian argument. This volume and the questions raised within highlight a vital conversation about political theory and policy that is likely to be with us for many years. -- Elisabeth Clemens,author of The People's LobbyThe volume clearly illustrates the complexities of democracy and deliberative politics. It shows us that, despite participatory processes, we have yet to perfect democracy. The book challenges us to consider whether deliberative processes achieve what we want them to. * Mobilization *Table of ContentsContents Part II Participation and the Reproduction of Inequality 2 Civic-izing Markets: Selling Social Profits in Public Deliberation 27 3 Workers' Rights as Human Rights? Solidarity Campaigns and the Anti-Sweatshop Movement 46 4 Legitimating the Corporation through Public Participation 66 Part III The Production of Authority and Legitimacy 5 No Contest: Participatory Technologies and the Transformation of Urban Authority 83 6 The Fiscal Sociology of Public Consultation 102 7 Structuring Electoral Participation: The Formalization of Democratic New Media Campaigning, 2000 - 2008 125 8 Patient, Parent, Advocate, Investor: Entrepreneurial Health Activism from Research to Reimbursement 143 Part IV Unintended Consequences and New Opportunities 9 Spirals of Perpetual Potential: How Empowerment Projects' Noble Missions Tangle in Everyday Interaction 165 10 Becoming a Best Practice: Neoliberalism and the Curious Case of Participatory Budgeting 187 11 The Social Movement Society, the Tea Party, and the Democratic Deficit 204 12 Public Deliberation and Political Contention 222 Part V Conclusion 13 Realizing the Promise of Public Participation in an Age of Inequality 247

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Book SynopsisThe Laurence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal is an initiative of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Pennsylvania State University. It annually recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce exceptional innovations to further democracy in the United States or around the world.In this book, Albert W. Dzur argues that some of the most innovative and important work in democracy is taking place face-to-face and is being led by professionals who bring those involved into the decision making process. These democratic professionals create a culture that leads to better decisions and overcomes what he calls civic lethargy. He focuses on how this democratic professionalism manifests itself in the operation of a wide range of public institutions, including schools and local government, as well as in the reform of our criminal justice system, from juries to prisons.

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Book SynopsisHow do American intellectuals try to achieve their political and social goals? By what means do they articulate their hopes for change? John McGowan seeks to identify the goals and strategies of contemporary humanistic intellectuals who strive to shape the politics and culture of their time. In a lively mix of personal reflection and shrewd analysis, McGowan visits the sites of intellectual activity (scholarly publications, professional conferences, the classroom, and the university) and considers the hazards of working within such institutional contexts to effect change outside the academy. Democracy''s Children considers the historical trajectory that produced current intellectual practices. McGowan links the growing prestige of culture since 1800 to the growth of democracy and the obsession with modernity and explores how intellectuals became both custodians and creators of culture. Caught between fears of culture''s irrelevance and dreams of its omnipotence, intellTrade ReviewDemocracy’s Children is a meditation on how intellectuals might try to achieve their political and social goals in the early twenty-first century. -- William G. Tierney * Academe *Democracy’s Children is one of the more distinguished recent examples of that curious academic genre, the book of linked essays. It is also one of the most consistently provocative and contrarian academic books I have yet come across. -- Susan Read Baker * South Atlantic Review *

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Book SynopsisEmpire of Hope asks how emotions become meaningful in political life. In a diverse array of cases from recent Japanese history, David Leheny shows how sentimental portrayals of the nation and its global role reflect a durable story of hopefulness about the country''s postwar path. From the medical treatment of conjoined Vietnamese children, victims of Agent Orange, the global promotion of Japanese popular culture, a tragic maritime accident involving a US Navy submarine, to the 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster, this story has shaped the way in which political figures, writers, officials, and observers have depicted what the nation feels.Expressions of national emotion do several things: they construct the boundaries of the national body, they inform and discipline appropriate expression, and they depoliticize messy problems that threaten to produce divisive questions about winners and losers. Most important, they work because they appear to be natural, simple and expeTrade ReviewLeheny provides readers with rich case studies to explore contentious national collective sentiment and identity. -- Youngmi Lim, Musashi University * Crosscurrents *Empire of Hope should be essential reading for anyone interested in the study of hope, emotions, or contemporary Japan. A most welcome and much needed recasting of the lost decades, the book demonstrates with great cogency how narratives of hopefulness have been embedded in the complicated emotional and political life of contemporary Japan. And it acknowledges feelings and experiences of precarity, without telling a reductive story of despair or reifying the sense that all that was good has been lost. Empire of Hope reminds us that 30 years hence, the notion of a lost Japan may very well prove to be as outdated and obsolete as that of a miraculous Japan that could be number one. * Journal of Japanese Studies *Empire of Hope should be read above all by those international relations scholars who focus primarily on power. It will challenge their assumptions and enrich their understanding of Japan in ways few other studies have in recent years. * PACIFIC AFFAIRS *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Conventions 1. Maybe They Will Smile Back 2. Souls of the Ehime Maru 3. Cheer Up, Vietnam 4. Cool Optimism 5. Staging The Empire of Light 6. The Peripheral U-Turn 7. Everything Sinks Notes Index

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Book SynopsisDemocracy for Sale is an on-the-ground account of Indonesian democracy, analyzing its election campaigns and behind-the-scenes machinations. Edward Aspinall and Ward Berenschot assess the informal networks and political strategies that shape access to power and privilege in the messy political environment of contemporary Indonesia.In post-Suharto Indonesian politics the exchange of patronage for political support is commonplace. Clientelism, argue the authors, saturates the political system, and in Democracy for Sale they reveal the everyday practices of vote buying, influence peddling, manipulating government programs, and skimming money from government projects. In doing so, Aspinall and Berenschot advance three major arguments. The first argument points toward the role of religion, kinship, and other identities in Indonesian clientelism. The second explains how and why Indonesia''s distinctive system of free-wheeling clientelism came into being. And the thirdTrade ReviewA painstakingly researched examination of the way Indonesia has become a patronage democracy.... Aspinall and Berenschot's book shows how many has weakened political parties, ensures that personalities matter more than policy, favors incumbents, and almost forces politicians to become corrupt in order to recoup the expense of running for office. * New York Review of Books *Democracy for Sale offers deep insights into political life in Southeast Asia and fresh contributions to the age-old debate over whether true democracy, uncompromised by money and entrenched power, is ever possible. * Foreign Affairs *Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Glossary Acknowledgments 1. Indonesia's Patronage Democracy 2. Capturing Varieties of Clientelism Part 1: INSTITUTIONS 3. Historical Origins of Free-Wheeling Clientelism 4. Electoral Institutions, Political Parties and Candidates Part 2: NETWORKS AND RESOURCES 5. Success Teams and Vote Buying 6. Social Networks and Club Goods Part 3: DISCRETIONARY CONTROL 7. Governance and Public Spending 8. Bureaucrats and the Power of Office Part 4: COMPARING ACROSS INDONESIA 9. Campaign Financing, Business and the Public Sphere 10. Explaining Variation in Indonesia's Patronage Democracy Conclusion: Clientelism and the Search for Good Governance Appendixes Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisThe Picky Eagle explains why the United States stopped annexing territory by focusing on annexation''s domestic consequences, both political and normative. It describes how the US rejection of further annexations, despite its rising power, set the stage for twentieth-century efforts to outlaw conquest. In contrast to conventional accounts of a nineteenth-century shift from territorial expansion to commercial expansion, Richard W. Maass argues that US ambitions were selective from the start.By presenting twenty-three case studies, Maass examines the decision-making of US leaders facing opportunities to pursue annexation between 1775 and 1898. US presidents, secretaries, and congressmen consistently worried about how absorbing new territories would affect their domestic political influence and their goals for their country. These leaders were particularly sensitive to annexation''s domestic costs where xenophobia interacted with their commitment to democracy: rather thanTrade ReviewIn this timely, relevant and historically rich book, political scientist Richard Maass asks: Why did the United States stop annexing territory? His question implicitly recognizes what historians of US foreign relations have said for a very long time: rather than being 'isolationist', the United States expanded vigorously throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. * International Affairs *Maass has written a book that is theoretically ambitious and empirically expansive, and the historical and archival evidence he marshals is rich, impressive, and ultimately convincing. * Perspectives on Politics *Scholars have charted in meticulous detail the upstart nation's transformation from a motley conglomeration of former British colonies into a transcontinental empire with, after the colonialist outburst of 1898, global reach. Richard W. Maass's The Picky Eagle swims against this tide, focusing not on the conventional story of incremental expansion but instead on the many instances in which the United States left on the table opportunities to annex more territory. * Political Science Quarterly *Table of Contents1. The Limits of U.S. Territorial Expansion 2. Explaining Annexation 3. To the Continent: European Empires and U.S. Annexation 4. To the West: Native American Lands and U.S. Annexation 5. To the North: Canada and U.S. Annexation 6. To the South: Mexico and U.S. Annexation 7. To the Seas: Islands and U.S. Annexation 8. The International Implications of U.S. Annexation

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction Jim Crow at the Ballot Box The Campaign Lessons Learned from Second Chances Campaign Old Habits Are Hard to Break Conclusion

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the experiences of people in Russia and Ukraine, Staging Democracy shows how some national leaders'' seeming popularity rests on local economic compacts. Jessica Pisano draws on long-term research in rural communities and company towns, analyzing how local political and business leaders, seeking favor from incumbent politicians, used salaries, benefits, and public infrastructure to pressure citizens to participate in command performances. Pisano looks at elections whose outcome was known in advance, protests for hire, and smaller mises en scène to explain why people participate, what differs from spectacle in totalitarian societies, how political theater exists in both authoritarian and democratic systems, and how such performances reshape understandings of the role of politics. Staging Democracy moves beyond Russia and Ukraine to offer a novel economic argument for why some people support Putin and similar politicians. PiTrade ReviewJessica Pisano, however, offers a new way to think about politics. Staging Democracy is a must read for anyone interested in Ukraine and Russia. But it's also required reading for anyone interested in the evolution of politics in the 21st century. * Democarcy Paradox *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Performances of Democracy 1. Researching Political Theater 2. History of the Form 3. Setting the Stage 4. Staging Performances 5. Improvisation 6. Meanings of Participation 7. States of Ambiguity Conclusion: A New Social Contract

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