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Book SynopsisWith a focus on providing concrete teaching strategies for scholars, the Handbook on Teaching and Learning in Political Science and International Relations blends both theory and practice in an accessible and clear manner.In an effort to help faculty excel as classroom teachers, the expert contributors offer representation from various types of institutions located throughout the world. Split into three distinct parts, this book discusses:- curriculum and course design- teaching subject areas- in class teaching techniquesThis important Handbook is an essential guide for anyone looking to teach political science and international relations at the university level. Contributors: V. Asal, E.A. Bennion, E. Berndtson, J.L. Bernstein, A. Blair, M.A. Boyer, A. Broscheid, M. Brown, F. Buckley, J. Craig, B. Gentry, R. Glazier, K. Hamann, J. Hamner, C. Harris, J. Ishiyama, K. Kas, B. Kauffman, K. King, C. Leston-Bandeira, S. Lightfoot, J.K. Lobasz, D. Malet, M.P. Marks, H. Maurer, E.F.Mcclellan, W.J. Miller, M.J. Moore, E.A. Oldmixon, A. Paczynska, G. Pleschova, C. Raymond, E. Richards, B.E. Ricks, R.G. Rodriguez, J.S. Rofe, J.M. Scott, E. Sheppard, E.Simon, B. Smentkowski, E.T. Smith, J.C. Strachan, P.E. Sum, S. Thornton, S. Usherwood, B. Valeriano, W.L. WatsonTrade Review'The editorial team of John Ishiyama, William J. Miller, and Eszter Simon have assembled an outstanding group of contributors who offer many highly useful insights and tools for more effective and innovative teaching in political science. An essential guide for anyone looking to teach political science and international relations at the university level, Handbook on Teaching and Learning in Political Science and International Relations is enhanced with the inclusion of thirty-seven seminal articles and is very highly recommended.' --Midwest Book Review'Political scientists teach countless students at universities around the world. With the advent of online education and the growing demand for quality instruction, this new Handbook is very timely and valuable. The editors have assembled an outstanding group of authors who offer many highly useful insights and tools for more effective and innovative teaching in political science. This important book should be of broad interest to political scientists interested in cutting-edge curricular and pedagogical developments.' --Steven Rathgeb Smith, Executive Director, American Political Science AssociationTable of ContentsContents: PART I: CURRICULUM AND COURSE DESIGN 1. Best Practices in the American Undergraduate Political Science Curriculum E. Fletcher Mcclellan 2. Capstone Courses and Senior Seminars as Culminating Experiences in Undergraduate Political Science Education Paul E. Sum 3. Teaching Politics to Practioners John Craig 4. Best Practices in Professional Development in Graduate Education Clodagh Harris 5. Distance and Online Course Design J. Simon Rofe 6. Student and Civic Engagement: Cultivating the Skills, Efficacy and Identities that Increase Student Involvement in Learning and in Public Life J. Cherie Strachan 7. Curricular and Program Assessment Techniques in the United States Kerstin Hamann 8. Performance Assessment in Europe Alasdair Blair 9. Course Based Assessment and Student Feedback William J. Miller 10. Multidisciplinary Approaches to Teaching Political Science Brenda Kauffman 11. Promoting Information Literacy and Information Research Stephen Thornton 12. Internationalization of the Curriculum (Bologna Process) Erkki Berndtson 13. Promoting Employability and Jobs Skills via the Political Science Curriculum Simon Lightfoot PART II: TEACHING SUBJECT AREAS 14. After the Apocalypse: A Simulation for Introduction to Politics Classes Wendy L. Watson, Jesse Hamner, Elizabeth A. Oldmixon and Kimi King 15. Teaching Conflict and Conflict Resolution Agnieszka Paczynska 16. Teaching about Diversity Issues Boris E. Ricks 17. Teaching Gender Politics Fiona Buckley 18. Teaching Graduate Research Methods Mitchell Brown 19. Teaching Undergraduate Research Methods Cristina Leston-Bandeira 20. Teaching Political Theory Matthew J. Moore 21. Teaching Controversial Topics David Malet 22. Teaching at the Community College: Faculty Role, Responsibilities and Pedagogical Techniques Erin Richards 23. Teaching International Relations Rebecca Glazier PART III: IN CLASS TEACHING TECHNIQUES 24. Effective Syllabus Design John Ishiyama and Robert G. Rodriguez 25. Integrating Technology into the Classroom Gabriela Pleschova 26. War, Peace and Everything in Between: Simulations in International Relations Victor Asal, Chad Raymond and Simon Usherwood 27. Developing Your Own In-Class Simulations: Design Advice and a ‘Commons’ Simulation Example Mark A. Boyer and Elizabeth T. Smith 28. Group Work in Political Science: How To Get Collaboration into the Classroom Bobbi Gentry 29. Designing Team-Based Learning Activities Andreas Broscheid 30. Experiential Education in Political Science and International Relations Elizabeth Bennion 31. Best Practices in Problem Based Learning Heidi Maurer 32. Developing Student Scholars: Best Practices in Promoting Undergraduate Research James M. Scott 33. Teaching International Relations with Film and Literature: Using Non-Traditional Texts in the Classroom Jennifer K. Lobasz and Brandon Valeriano 34. Promoting Course Based Writing in the Discipline Brian Smentkowski 35. Best Practices in Undergraduate Lecturing: How to Make Large Classes Work Kinga Kas and Elizabeth Sheppard 36. Political Science and the Scholarship of Teaching Jeffrey L. Bernstein 37. Getting Students to Talk: Best Practices in Promoting Student Discussion Michael P. Marks Index

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Book SynopsisOver recent years Complexity Science has revealed to us new limits to our possible knowledge and control in social, cultural and economic systems. Instead of supposing that past statistics and patterns will give us predictable outcomes for possible actions, we now know the world is, and will always be, creative and surprising. Continuous structural evolution within such systems may change the mechanisms, descriptors, problems and opportunities, often negating policy aims. We therefore need to redevelop our thinking about interventions, policies and policy making, moving perhaps to a humbler, more learning approach. In this Handbook, leading thinkers in multiple domains set out these new ideas and allow us to understand how these new ideas are changing policymaking and policies in this new era.'- Peter M Allen, Cranfield University, UK'Complexity Theory has come to the fore because the world we live in is complex and many of the issues which confront us cannot be handled by the conventional tools of science, including social science. In public policy and professional practice, we are well aware of wicked issues where simple interventions often make things worse instead of better. The chapters in this excellent Handbook put complexity to work where it matters in informing our thinking and action across governance and public policy.'- David Byrne, Durham University, UKThough its roots in the natural sciences go back to the early 20th century, complexity theory as a scientific framework has developed rapidly from the 1970s onwards. Since the 1990s, it has been increasingly integrated into the social sciences and public policy. The ground-breaking and wide-ranging Handbook on Complexity and Public Policy brings together the latest work from top academics, researchers and policy actors working with complexity and policy from Europe, North America, Brazil and China and organizes it into three clear and cohesive parts:- Theory and Tools- Methods and Modelling for Policy Research and Action- Applying Complexity to Local, National and International Policy.With its distinctive combination of theory, methods and policy applications, comprehensive coverage of the field and state of the art overview, this Handbook is an essential read for students, academics and policy practitioners.Contributors include: S. Astill, U.Bilge, T. Bovaird, P. Cairney, A. Caloffi, T. Carmichael, M. Darking, G. de Roo, B. Edmonds, C. Gershenson, R. Geyer, M. Givel, B. Gray, M. Hadzikadic, P. Haynes, C. Hobbs, M. Howlett, L. Johnson, R. Kenny, K.E. Lehmann, A. Little, Q. Liu, E. Mitleton-Kelly, G. Morçöl, D. Nohrstedt, S. Occelli, J. Price, J. Rayner, C. Ricaurte, G. Room, F. Rossi, M. Russo, F. Semboloni, K. Treadwell Shine, J. Stroud, T. Tenbensel, C. Warren-Adamson, T.E. Webb, A. Wellstead, J. WhitmeyerTrade Review‘Over recent years Complexity Science has revealed to us new limits to our possible knowledge and control in social, cultural and economic systems. Instead of supposing that past statistics and patterns will give us predictable outcomes for possible actions, we now know the world is, and will always be, creative and surprising. Continuous structural evolution within such systems may change the mechanisms, descriptors, problems and opportunities, often negating policy aims. We therefore need to redevelop our thinking about interventions, policies and policy making, moving perhaps to a humbler, more ‘learning’ approach. In this Handbook, leading thinkers in multiple domains set out these new ideas and allow us to understand how these new ideas are changing policymaking and policies in this new era.’Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Paul Cairney and Robert Geyer PART I: THEORY AND TOOLS 2. Complexity, Power and Policy Graham Room 3. Complexity and Real Politics Adrian Little 4. Critical Legal Studies and a Complexity Approach: Some Initial Observations for Law and Policy Thomas E. Webb 5. 'What's the Big Deal?': Complexity Versus Traditional US Policy Approaches Michael Givel 6. Can We Discover the Higgs Boson of Public Policy or Public Administration Theory? A Complexity Theory Answer Göktuǧ Morçöl 7. The Policymaker's Complexity Toolkit Jim Price, Philip Haynes and Mary Darking, Julia Stroud, Chris Warren- Adamson, Carla Ricaurte-Ouijano 8. Effective Policy Making: Addressing Apparently Intractable Problems Eve Mitleton-Kelly PART II: METHODS AND MODELLING FOR POLICY RESEARCH AND ACTION 9. Complexity Theory and Political Science: Do New Theories Require New Methods? Stuart Astill and Paul Cairney 10. Complexity Modelling and Application to Policy Research Liz Johnson 11. Policymaking as Complex Cartography? Mapping and Achieving Probable Futures Using Complex Concepts and Tools Kasey Treadwell Shine 12. The Role of Models in Bridging Expert and Lay Knowledge in Policy-Making Activities Sylvie Occelli and Ferdinando Semboloni 13. Modelling Complexity for Policy: Opportunities and Challenges Bruce Edmonds and Carlos Gershenson 14. Using Agent-Base Modelling to Inform Policy for Complex Domains Mirsad Hadzikadic, Joseph Whitmeyer and Ted Carmichael PART III: APPLYING COMPLEXITY TO LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY 15. Local Government Service Design Skills Through the Appreciation of Complexity Catherine Hobbs 16. Managing Complex Adaptive Systems to Improve Public Outcomes in Birmingham, UK Tony Bovaird and Richard Kenny 17. Brazil and Violent Crime: Complexity as a Way of Approaching 'Intractable' Problems Kai Enno Lehmann 18. Educating for Equality: The Complex Policy of Domestic Migrants' Children in China Qian Liu 19.The Emergence of Iintermediary Organizations: A Network-based Approach to the Design of Innovation Policies Annalisa Caloffi, Federica Rossi and Margherita Russo 20. Complexity Theory and Collaborative Crisis Governance in Sweden Daniel Nohrstedt 21. Going for Plan B- Conditioning Adaptive Planning. About Urban Planning and Institutional Design in a Non-linear, Complex World Gert de Roo 22. Complexity and Health Policy Tim Tenbensel 23. A Case Study of Complexity and Health Policy: Planning for a Pandemic Ben Gray 24. How useful is Complexity Theory to Policy Studies? Lessons from the Climate Change Adaptation Literature Adam Wellstead, Michael Howlett, Jeremy Rayner 25. Agent Based Modelling and the Global Trade Network Ugur Bilge 26. The International Financial Crisis: The Failure of a Complex System Philip Haynes CONCLUSION 27. Where does Complexity and Policy Go from Here? Paul Cairney and Robert Geyer Index

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Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive biography of arguably the most important political thinker of fifteenth-century England. Sir John Fortescue was arguably the most important political thinker of fifteenth-century England. Rising from relative obscurity to become Chief Justice of the King's Bench he progressively assumed a political role as a partisanof the Lancastrian cause during the Wars of the Roses. As Chancellor-in-exile to Henry VI he wrote on the lawful succession and in praise of the common law of England. Ultimately making his peace with the Yorkists in 1471, he presented Edward IV with The Governance of England, a treatise that set the tone for debates about the extent of royal and parliamentary power for centuries to come. Demonstrating how England's traditional laws, customs and parliament could ensure that monarchs safeguarded the rights and property of their subjects, his views on these institutions continue to resonate with contemporary debates about England's relationship with Europe and the definition of national identity. This book provides the first comprehensive biography of Fortescue. It reassesses his career and thought, challenging earlier views about his life, and discusses his work as a lawyer and political thinkerin the light of modern scholarship. MARGARET KEKEWICH is a former Senior Lecturer in History at the Open University.Trade ReviewMargaret Kekewich's excellent new book on Fortescue's life and work fills a lacuna in modern scholarship * NOTTINGHAM MEDIEVAL STUDIES *A masterly account.extremely well written and immensely readable. * JOURNAL OF BRITISH STUDIES *The definitive introduction to the life, career, and writings of Sir John Fortescue. It represents the culmination of a lifetime of meticulous research and offers an essential starting point for scholars engaging with this fascinating and unique English intellectual. * Speculum *Table of ContentsIntroduction c.1395-1442 1442-1461 1461-1479 The Apologist for Lancaster The Adviser to Princes The Reception and Influence of Sir John Fortescue's Works Conclusion Appendices

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Book SynopsisThis book explores Britain's gradual disenchantment with both social democracy and the EEC/EU, culminating in the 2016 vote for Brexit. It offers a much-needed historical perspective to the current political crisis in Britain. 2020 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award Winner Between about 1957 and 1979, British governments pursued policies loosely based on social democracy, with a strong commitment to full employment and egalitarianism. At this time, there was almost unlimited enthusiasm on the Rightof British politics for membership of the EEC. The real debate was within the British Left, and the dividing line was between socialists and social democrats. The former wished to march on towards the promised land of real socialism; the latter were broadly content with the status quo. 1975, when the nation voted by 2 to 1 to stay in the EEC, was a triumph for those who had always been passionate supporters of the European project. It was also the high water mark of the UK's commitment to social democracy. Full employment remained the central goal of macro-economic strategy, and the nation's income and wealth were more evenly distributed than ever before or since. Since thelate 1970s, social democracy in the UK has been in continuous retreat. For the Conservatives, this retreat has been headlong since the rise of Thatcherism in the mid-1970s. Under New Labour, a viable alternative model to Thatcherism was never identified. This mixture of metropolitan social liberalism and freewheeling, finance-based capitalism came unstuck in the crisis of 2007-9. The ostensibly pro-European forces thus came into the 2016 referendum campaign in a very weak state. Tories were, at best, unenthusiastic and many were hostile. Eurosceptic socialists had taken back control of Labour. The forces of social democracy, triumphant in 1975, were beleaguered. It is perhaps notsurprising that Remain lost. This book explores the nation's gradual disenchantment with both social democracy and the EEC/EU, culminating in the 2016 vote for Brexit. It tells the story of the declining fortunes of these two intertwined concepts, for which no one has yet devised any plausible successor project. ADRIAN WILLIAMSON is a QC and practicing barrister at Keating Chambers, London, an Elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society andthe author of Conservative Economic Policymaking and the Birth of Thatcherism, 1964-1979 (Palgrave, 2015).Trade ReviewThe June 2016 referendum that led to Brexit-the UK's withdrawal from the EU-resulted in a narrow 52 percent victory for the 'Leave' contingent, despite expectations that the 'Remain' faction would carry the decision. According to this excellent account by Williamson, the unexpected result was a product of the decline of Britain's post-WW II social democracy . . . Highly recommended. * CHOICE *'The slow but steady undermining of social democracy is the key to any understanding of Brexit. The welfare state gave people a reasonable expectation of a better and more secure future. Without it, they were susceptible to distorted yearnings for a past that never was. Adrian Williamson's book is a richly illuminating account of the connection between the fall of social democracy and the rise of Brexit. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to go beyond the Westminster games and understand the deep causes of the current crisis.' FINTAN O'TOOLE (Columnist at the Irish Times and author of Heroic Failure: Brexit and the Politics of Pain) * . *Williamson's book deserves praise for its intriguing narrative, sharp writing style, and solid structure. Unlike too much academic literature on this topic, it is accessible to the general public and offers a lucid, up-to-date synthesis of the main British parties' evolving views on European integration from which readers unfamiliar with the subject will certainly learn a great deal. * H-NET *Table of ContentsIntroduction The Rise and Fall of British Social Democracy, 1945-2016 A European Love Affair, 1960-1973? The Voices of Dissent, 1960-1973 The Referendum and its Aftermath, 1975-1983 The Tories turn against Europe, 1983-2005 Labour changes position, 1983-2005 Crisis, Renegotiation and Referendum, 2005-2016 Conclusion Bibliography and Other Sources

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Book SynopsisWhat did people in Restoration England think the correct relationship between church state should be? And how did this thinking evolve? Based on the author's published essays, revised and updated with a new overarching introduction, this book explores the debates in Restoration England about "godly rule". The book assesses some of the crucial transitions in English history: how the late Reformation gave way to the early Enlightenment; how Royalism became Toryism and Puritanism became Whiggism; how the power of churchmen was challenged by virulent anticlericalism; how the verities of "divine right" theory revived and collapsed. Providing a distinctive account of English thought in the era between the two revolutions of the Stuart century, "Contesting the English Polity, 1660-1688" discusses the ideological foundations of emerging party politics, and the deep intellectual roots of competing visions for the commonwealth, placing the power of religion, and the taming of religion, squarely alongside constitutional battles within secular politics.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Theory of Royal Sovereignty 2. The Theory of Religious Intolerance 3. The Reception of Thomas Hobbes 4. Danby, the Bishops, and the Whigs 5. Priestcraft and the Birth of Whiggism 6. Toleration and the Godly Prince 7. Toleration and the Huguenots 8. Andrew Marvell's Adversaries 9. Annual Parliaments and Aristocratic Whiggism 10. William Lawrence and the Case for King Monmouth 11. Sir Peter Pett, Sceptical Toryism, and the Science of Toleration 12. The Political Thought of the Anglican Revolution 13. John Locke and Anglican Royalism Index

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Book SynopsisEver since World War II, a new constitutional model has emerged worldwide that gives a pivotal role to judges. Against the New Constitutionalism challenges this reigning paradigm and develops a distinctively liberal defence of political constitutionalism. The author concludes that, in consolidated democracies, strong constitutional review cannot be justified and argues for the primacy of the legislature primarily on epistemic - as opposed to procedural - grounds.The author also considers whether the minimalist judicial review of Nordic countries is more in line with the best justification of the institution than the Commonwealth model that occupies a central place in contemporary constitutional scholarship. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of constitutional law. It will also be of use to constitutional and political theorists, as well as comparative and public lawyers, looking for a solution to the issues surrounding constitutional review.Trade Review'Gyorfi's book has the rare virtue of combining a refreshing theoretical intervention to the old - but ongoing - debate about the legitimacy of judicial review of legislation with a critical examination of different institutional attempts to balance democracy and human rights. It is a must read for both constitutional theorists and comparative constitutional lawyers.' --Joel Colon-Rios, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand'The customary quality that one has come to expect of the products of Edward Elgar Publishers is evident in the handsome presentation of this work. . . This book is indeed a thought-provoking challenge of conventional thinking on judicial constitutional review.' --Potchefstroom Electronic Law JournalTable of ContentsContents: 1. The New Constitutionalism 2. Political Principles 3. From Principles to Institutions 4. Constitutional Interpretation 5. A Theory of Weak Judicial Review 6. Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisThis fascinating book explores how issues of law and justice are being re-defined by China's obsession with 'social stability' and how this might impact upon claims to legitimacy that the Party-state advances. A first-rate team of experts put their lens on a wide range of important areas including trial and settlement practices, administrative law, criminal justice, environmental pollution, labor relations, land ownership, policing and welfare. Each contribution offers key insights into how we should understand the effects of China s response to increasing social discord.'- Mike McConville, The Chinese University of Hong KongThe Politics of Law and Stability in China examines the nexus between social stability and the law in contemporary China. It explores the impact of Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) rationales for social stability on legal reforms, criminal justice operations and handling of disputes and social unrest inside and outside China's justice agencies.The book presents an extensive investigation into the conceptual and empirical approaches by the Party-state to the management of Chinese citizen complaint and unrest. It explores how the Party-state responds to what it sees as potentially de-stabilizing social action such as public protest, discord, deviance and criminal behavior. This timely and important study reaches across a broad variety of areas within the legal sphere, including substantive criminal law and criminal procedure law reform, labour law, environment and land disputes, policing and surveillance, and anti-corruption drives. The central thread running through all the chapters concerns how the imperative of social stability has underpinned key Party-state approaches to social management and responses to crime, legal disputes and social unrest across the last decade in China.This book will appeal to lawyers, political science scholars and social scientists in the area of China studies. Scholars generally interested in Chinese criminal law and criminal law procedures will also find much in this book that will be of interest to them.Contributors: S. Biddulph, D. Peng, X. He, F. Hualing, G. Zhiyuan, E. Nesossi, M. Palmer, F. Sapio, M. S. Tanner, S. Trevaskes, B. van Rooij, Z. WanhongTrade Review‘Valuable with insightful analysis and powerful discourse on the implications of its topics. The book makes a clear contribution to the literature on the interdependent relationship between politics and law in mainland China.’ -- Siyu Liu, Criminal Law Bulletin‘This fascinating book explores how issues of law and justice are being re-defined by China’s obsession with ‘social stability’ and how this might impact upon claims to legitimacy that the Party-state advances. A first-rate team of experts put their lens on a wide range of important areas including trial and settlement practices, administrative law, criminal justice, environmental pollution, labor relations, land ownership, policing and welfare. Each contribution offers key insights into how we should understand the effects of China’s response to increasing social discord.’ -- Mike McConville, The Chinese University of Hong Kong‘Overall, the editors and contributors of this book have presented an impressive work that would appeal to lawyers, scholars, students in political science. Those who are interested in Chinese studies will also be attracted to the book. . . This volume gives its readers a real insight into the causes of social unrest and instability in contemporary.’ -- Gary Lung, Alternative Law JournalTable of ContentsCONTENTS Preface 1. Stability and the law Susan Trevaskes, Elisa Nesossi, Flora Sapio and Sarah Biddulph 2. Management of stability in labour relations Sarah Biddulph 3. ‘If we award this case to you, all the Chinese people would come to us for justice!’ Land taking cases in the shadow of social stability Xin He 4. Ripples across stagnant water: stability, legal activism and water pollution disputes in rural China Zhang Wanhong and Ding Peng 5. Regulation by escalation: unrest, lawmaking and law enforcement in China Benjamin van Rooij 6. Mediating state and society: social stability and administrative suits Michael Palmer 7. Death sentencing for stability and harmony Susan Trevaskes 8. Criminal procedure, law reform and stability Zhiyuan Guo 9. Stability and anticorruption initiatives: Is there a Chinese model? Fu Hualing 10. The impact of the 2009 people’s armed police law on the people’s armed police force Murray Scot Tanner 11. Detention, stability and ‘social management innovation’ Elisa Nesossi 12. The invisible hand of government: the conceptual origins of social management innovation Flora Sapio 13. Framing the stability imperative Susan Trevaskes, Elisa Nesossi, Flora Sapio, Sarah Biddulph Index

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Book SynopsisWhat is the relationship between politics and international law? Rather than exploring this question through the lens of the dominant paradigms of international relations theory - realism, liberalism, and constructivism - this book proposes a different approach. Based on the premise that the relationship varies depending on the sites where it unfolds, and inspired by comparative politics and socio-legal studies, the book develops a novel framework for comparative analysis of politics and international law at different stages of governance and in different governance systems. Expert contributors apply this analytical framework to diverse fields of law and politics. Part I examines the problems of compliance, effectiveness and the domestic enforcement of international law, and legal institutions including domestic and international courts, national legislatures and regime complexes. Part II covers substantive fields of governance such as global financial regulation, environmental standards, trade, intellectual property and human rights. The final chapters in this Part tackle emerging yet critical issues in international law, including terrorism, cyber conflict and Internet regulation. Together, the chapters represent a significant step forward in the comparative analysis of politics and international law. This Research Handbook will be essential reading for students and academics in political science and law alike.Contributors include: W.C. Banks, R. Brewster, A. Chander, K.L. Cope, M. Elsig, B. Faude, T. Gehring, C. Hillebrecht, S. Katzenstein, M.R. Madsen, W. Mattli, J.J. Paust, M.J. Peterson, S. Puig, W. Sandholtz, J. Seddon, S.K. Sell, G. Shaffer, D. Sloss, M. Van Alstine, P.-H. Verdier, M. Versteeg, C.A. WhytockTrade Review'Sandholtz and Whytock have put together an outstanding collection of essays on the intersection of international law and politics. Focusing on stages and systems of governance, the editors illuminate sites in the international order where legal norms have a direct impact on politics. The volume also looks to the ways in which law and politics change and evolve at the global level as a result of continuing contestation. A must-read for students of global law and politics.' --Anthony F. Lang, Jr, University of St Andrews, UK'This next-generation volume both consolidates a range of recent insights and sets an agenda for the study of the politics of international law. Moving beyond simple binaries of domestic/international, law/politics, and binding/non-binding, the editors and authors collectively elucidate a wide range of phenomenon with a fresh perspective. The result is an essential starting point for international legal studies going forward.' --Tom Ginsburg, University of Chicago, US'As the world becomes increasingly legalized, this Research Handbook on the Politics of International Law offers innovative guidance about how to understand law's politics and effects. Sandholtz and Whytock construct a rigorous yet supple theoretical foundation for an excellent array of both conceptual essays and case studies on topics ranging from finance and trade to cyberconflict and human rights. The Research Handbook is an important theoretical contribution for anyone interested in the intersection of law and politics, which these days includes most of us.' --Martha Finnemore, George Washington University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Politics of International Law Wayne Sandholtz and Christopher A. Whytock PART I LAW, POLITICS AND INSTITUTIONS 2. Compliance: Actors, Context and Causal Processes Courtney Hillebrecht 3. The Effectiveness of International Law and Stages of Governance Rachel Brewster 4. International Law in Domestic Courts David L. Sloss and Michael P. Van Alstine 5. Treaty Law and National Legislative Politics Kevin L. Cope 6. Modes of Domestic Incorporation of International Law Pierre-Hugues Verdier and Mila Versteeg 7. Regime Complexes as Governance Systems Benjamin Faude and Thomas Gehring PART II SITES OF GOVERNANCE 8. The Power of the Implementers: Global Financial and Environmental Standards Walter Mattli and Jack Seddon 9. The European Court of Human Rights and the Politics of International Law Mikael Rask Madsen 10. The Law and Politics of WTO Dispute Settlement Gregory Shaffer, Manfred Elsig and Sergio Puig 11. The Politics of International Intellectual Property Law Susan K. Sell 12. Non-State Actors and Human Rights: Legalization and Transnational Regulation Suzanne Katzenstein 13. The "War" on Terror and International Law Jordan J. Paust 14. An Emerging International Legal Architecture for Cyber Conflict William C. Banks 15. Who Runs the Internet? Anupam Chander 16. Politics and Law in International Environmental Governance M.J. Peterson Index

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Book SynopsisThis research collection offers a 34-article tour of recent advances and the current state of 5 important and booming areas of empirical methodology: Bayesian methods; modelling of temporal duration, dependence, and dynamics; network-analytic methodology; text, classification, and big-data analytic methods; methods for nonparametric and design-based causal inference. These prominent articles, written by leading scholars, break new ground and provide definitive statements of the current best practices in those respective areas. Together they describe the cutting-edge profile of modern empirical methodology for applied empirical analysis in political science. This is an essential resource for those studying and researching political methodology.Trade Review‘Few books have “political methodology” in their titles because the discipline is not yet well organized. This collection offers a concise picture of the field and puts landmark articles into perspective. It also covers very recent developments of statistical analysis in political science.’Table of ContentsContents: Research Review Robert J. Franzese Jr. PART I ADVANCES IN BAYESIAN METHODS 1. Simon Jackman (2000), ‘Estimation and Inference via Bayesian Simulation: An Introduction to Markov Chain Monte Carlo’, American Journal of Political Science, 44 (2), April, 375–404 2. Joshua Clinton, Simon Jackman and Douglas Rivers (2004), ‘The Statistical Analysis of Roll Call Data’, American Political Science Review, 98 (2), May, 355–70 3. Richard Traunmüller, Andreas Murr and Jeff Gill (2015), ‘Modeling Latent Information in Voting Data with Dirichlet Process Priors’, Political Analysis, 23 (1), Winter, 1–20 4. Yair Ghitza and Andrew Gelman (2013), ‘Deep Interactions with MRP: Election Turnout and Voting Patterns Among Small Electoral Subgroups’, American Journal of Political Science, 57 (3), July, 762–76 5. Devin Caughey and Christopher Warshaw (2015), ‘Dynamic Estimation of Latent Opinion Using a Hierarchical Group-Level IRT Model’, Political Analysis, 23 (2), Spring, 197–211 PART II ADVANCES IN TIME-SERIES, TIME-SERIES-CROSS-SECTION/PANEL, AND EVENT-HISTORY/DURATION MODELLING 6. Janet M. Box–Steffensmeier and Bradford S. Jones (1997), ‘Time Is of the Essence: Event History Models in Political Science’, American Journal of Political Science, 41 (4), October, 1414–61 7. Frederick J. Boehmke, Daniel S. Morey and Megan Shannon (2006), ‘Selection Bias and Continuous-Time Duration Models: Consequences and a Proposed Solution’, American Journal of Political Science, 50 (1), January, 192–207 8. Jude C. Hays, Emily U. Schilling and Frederick J. Boehmke (2015), ‘Accounting for Right Censoring in Interdependent Duration Analysis’, Political Analysis, 23 (3) Summer, 400–14 9. Jude C. Hays and Robert J. Franzese, Jr. (2009), ‘A Comparison of the Small-Sample Properties of Several Estimators for Spatial-Lag Count Models’, paper submitted at the 2009 Summer Meeting of The Society of Political Methodology, New Haven, CT, USA, July 23–5, i, 1–27 10. Patrick T. Brandt, Michael Colaresi and John R. Freeman (2008), ‘The Dynamics of Reciprocity, Accountability, and Credibility’, Journal of Conflict Resolution, 52 (3), June, 343–74 11. Patrick T. Brandt, John R. Freeman and Philip A. Schrodt (2011), ‘Real Time, Time Series Forecasting of Inter- and Intra-State Political Conflict’, Conflict Management and Peace Science, 28 (1), February, 41–64 12. Daniel Stegmueller (2013), ‘Modeling Dynamic Preferences: A Bayesian Robust Dynamic Latent Ordered Probit Model’, Political Analysis, 21 (3), Summer, 314–33 13. Xun Pang (2014), ‘Varying Responses to Common Shocks and Complex Cross-Sectional Dependence: Dynamic Multilevel Modeling with Multifactor Error Structures for Time–Series Cross–Sectional Data’, Political Analysis, 22 (4), Autumn, 464–96 14. Robert J. Franzese, Jr. and Jude C. Hays (2008), ‘Empirical Models of Spatial Interdependence’ in Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Henry E. Brady and David Collier (eds), Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, Part VII, Chapter 25, 570–604 15. Robert J. Franzese, Jr., Jude C. Hays and Scott J. Cook (2016), ‘Spatial- and Spatiotemporal-Autoregressive Probit Models of Interdependent Binary Outcomes’, Political Science Research and Methods, 4 (1), January, 151–73 PART III ADVANCES IN NETWORK ANALYSIS 16. B. A. Desmarais and S. J. Cranmer (2012), ‘Statistical Mechanics of Networks: Estimation and Uncertainty’, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and it’s Applications, 391 (4), February, 1865–76 17. Bruce A. Desmarais and Skyler J. Cranmer (2012), ‘Micro-Level Interpretation of Exponential Random Graph Models with Application to Estuary Networks’, Policy Studies Journal, 40 (3), August, 402–34 18. Bruce A. Desmarais, Jeffrey J. Harden and Frederick J. Boehmke (2015), ‘Persistent Policy Pathways: Inferring Diffusion Networks in the American States’, American Political Science Review, 109 (2), May, 392–406 19. Jeff Gill and John R. Freeman (2013), ‘Dynamic Elicited Priors for Updating Covert Networks’, Network Science, 1 (1), April, 68–94 20. Jude C. Hays, Aya Kachi and Robert J. Franzese, Jr. (2010), ‘A Spatial Model Incorporating Dynamic, Endogenous Network Interdependence: A Political Science Application’, Statistical Methodology, 7 (3), May, 406–28 21. Robert J Franzese, Jr., Jude C. Hays and Aya Kachi (2012), ‘Modeling History Dependence in Network-Behavior Coevolution’, Political Analysis, 20 (2), Spring, 175–90 PART IV ADVANCES IN TEXT-ANALYTIC, CLASSIFICATION AND BIG-DATA METHODS 22. Phillip A Schrodt and David Van Brackle (2013) ‘Automated Coding of Political Event Data’ in V.S. Subrahmanian (ed.), Handbook of Computational Approaches to Counterterrorism, Chapter 2, New York, USA: Springer, 23–49 23. Justin Grimmer and Gary King (2011), ‘General Purpose Computer-Assisted Clustering and Conceptualization’, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108 (7), February, 2643–50 24. Vito D’Orazio, Steven T. Landis, Glenn Palmer and Philip Schrodt (2014), ‘Separating the Wheat from the Chaff: Applications of Automated Document Classification Using Support Vector Machines’, Political Analysis, 22 (2), Spring, 224–42 25. Justin Grimmer and Brandon M. Stewart (2013), ‘Text as Data: The Promise and Pitfalls of Automatic Content Analysis Methods for Political Texts’, Political Analysis, 21 (3), Summer, 267–97 26. Martin Elff (2013), ‘A Dynamic State-Space Model of Coded Political Texts’, Political Analysis, 21 (2), Spring, 217–32 27. Christopher Lucas, Richard A. Nielson, Margaret E. Roberts, Brandon M. Stewart, Alex Storer and Dustin Tingley (2015), ‘Computer Assisted Text Analysis for Comparative Politics’, Political Analysis, 23 (2), Spring, 254–77 PART V ADVANCES IN NONPARAMETRIC & DESIGN-BASED INFERENCE METHODS 28. Jasjeet S. Sekhon (2008), ‘The Neyman-Rubin Model of Causal Inference and Estimation via Matching Methods’, in Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Henry E. Brady and David Collier (eds), Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology, Part VI, Chapter 11, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 271–99 29. Jasjeet Sekhon and Rocío Titiunik (2012), ‘When Natural Experiments Are Neither Natural Nor Experiments’, American Political Science Review, 106 (1), February, 35–57 30. Peter M. Aronow and Allison Carnegie (2013), ‘Beyond LATE: Estimation of the Average Treatment Effect with an Instrumental Variable’, Political Analysis, 21 (4), Autumn, 492–506 31. Kosuke Imai, Luke Keele, Dustin Tingley and Teppai Yamamoto (2011), ‘Unpacking the Black Box of Causality: Learning about Casual Mechanisms from Experimental and Observational Studies’, American Political Science Review, 105 (4), November, 765–89 32. Kosuke Imai and Marc Ratkovic (2013), ‘Estimating Treatment Effect Heterogeneity in Randomized Program Evaluation’, Annals of Applied Statistics, 7 (1), 443–70 33. Luke Keele and Rocío Titiunik (2016), ‘Natural Experiments Based on Geography’, Political Science Research and Methods, 4 (1), January, 65–95 34. Luke Keele, Rocío Titiunik and Jose Zubizarreta (2015), ‘Enhancing a Geographic Regression Discontinuity Design Through Matching To Estimate the Effect of Ballot Initiatives on Voter Turnout’, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Statistics in Society, Series A, 178 (1), 223–39 [17] Index

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Book SynopsisMoving away from the long-established paradigm which holds that all political behavior is learned via socialization, this Handbook assesses the contributions of biology to political science, illustrating that behavior is in actual fact shaped by the interplay between learning and biological influences. Describing how a more biologically-oriented approach expands and enriches political science, both conceptually and in terms of its research capabilities, key chapters focus on general biological approaches to politics, biopolitical contributions to mainstream areas within political science, and linkages between biology and public policy. Providing specific examples of how Neo-Darwinism can contribute to more successful public policies, the Handbook further emphasizes the close ties between a realistic understanding of human political behavior and the likelihood that our species successfully resolves the problems that now threaten its welfare. Original and thought-provoking, this Handbook will prove an enriching read for political scientists starting to consider the value of biological factors in influencing political behavior, as well as for behavioural scientists in other areas experiencing the same paradigm shifts. Biologists will also find further grounding for their research into biological and behavioral science.Contributors include: K.Blanchard, Jr., R.H. Blank, D. Boisvert, E. Bucy, K. Butts, P.A. Corning, D. Couvet, A. Fletcher, B.J. Foster, J.M. Friend, A. Friesen, O. Funke, A. Ksiazkiewicz, M. Latner, V. Lemm, L. Liesen, J. Losco, R.D. Masters, A. Mazur, G.R. Murray, W.J. Patzelt, M.B. Petersen, S.A. Peterson, A. Somit, R.H. Sprinkle, P.A. Stewart, B.A. Thayer, J. Vaske, M. Vatter, R.F. White, T.E. WohlersTrade Review'Slowly but surely the social sciences are starting to realize that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection comes as a friend and supporter rather than as a foe and conqueror. This splendid collection, Handbook of Biology and Politics, edited by Steven A. Peterson and Albert Somit, shows that work in this field is rapidly moving towards maturity. At a time when, with reason, politics and its practitioners are judged and found sadly wanting, such a volume as this, looking at human nature in its fullest dimension and applying it to an understanding of the problems of society - reinvigorating the original project of Aristotle - is as provocatively stimulating as it is badly needed.' --Michael Ruse, Florida State University, US'Stalwart biopolitics scholars Steven A. Peterson and Albert Somit continue their long-running contributions to the cause, this time by assembling, in a single jam-packed volume, dozens of timely, insightful, thought-provoking contributions from an A-list of researchers in this exciting, inter-disciplinary subfield.' --John Hibbing, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USTable of ContentsContents: Part I: Introduction 1. What Is Biopolitics? Steven A. Peterson and Albert Somit 2. The Organizational Structure of Biology in Politics Robert Hunt Sprinkle 3. Believers and Disbelievers in Evolution and Climate Change Allan Mazur 4. Michel Foucault’s Perspective on Biopolitics Vanessa Lemm and Miguel Vatter Part II: Biological Approaches to Politics 5. The Evolution of Politics: A Biological Approach Peter A. Corning 6. Genes and Politics Aleksander Ksiazkiewicz and Amanda Friesen 7. The Brain and Politics Robert H. Blank 8. Evolutionary Psychology and Political Psychology: How to use Evolutionary Psychology to Theorize about Political Psychology Michael Bang Petersen Part III: Biology and the Fields of Political Science 9. Political Philosophy: An Evolutionary Perspective Albert Somit 10. Biology and International Relations John M. Friend and Bradley A. Thayer 11. Comparative Politics and Biology Werner J. Patzelt 12. Research Methodology in Biopolitics Albert Somit and Steven A. Peterson 13. Political Ethics and Biology Kenneth C. Blanchard Jr 14. Political Behavior and Biology: Evolutionary Leadership and Followership Ronald F. White 15. Mass Political Behavior and Biology Gregg R. Murray 16. Public Administration and the Life Sciences: Pathways Forward Joseph Losco 17. Media Biopolitics: The Emergence of a Subfield Erik P. Bucy 18. Biopolicy and Policymaking Odelia Funke 19. Observational Research Methods and Politics Bobbie J. Foster and Patrick A. Stewart Part IV: Biopolicy 20. Policy Implications of Biosocial Research Danielle Boisvert and Jamie C. Vaske 21. Genetic Modification of Food: A Comparative Examination of Policy Environments Tony E. Wohlers 22. Toxins, Health, and Behavior: Implications of Toxicology for Public Policy Roger D. Masters 23. The Science of Human Nature and the Social Contract: A Biological Frame for Public Policy Peter A. Corning 24. Climate Change and Environmental Security: Implications for National and Homeland Security Kent Hughes Butts 25. The Ties That Bind: Policy Implications of Evolutionary and Developmental Perspectives on Women and Their Children’s Reproductive Strategies Laurette T. Liesen 26. Darwinian Democracy? How Evolutionary Theory Informs Constitutional Design Michael Latner 27. Engineering the Future: New Frontiers for Biopolitics Amy L. Fletcher 28. From Biodiversity to Policies to Politics Denis Couvet Part V: Reflections on Biology and Politics 29. Controversies in Biology: Implications for the Study of Biology and Politics Steven A. Peterson and Albert Somit 30. The Crystal Ball: Biology, Political Science, and Biopolitics Albert Somit and Steven A. Peterson Index

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Book SynopsisA better understanding of regime changes, and their drivers, is vital to understanding the root causes of conflict and instability. In doing so, national and international actors can develop appropriate strategies to address, curb and prevent escalations of violence when these transitions occur. This innovative book explores the motivations and impacts of regime change and political transition in the contemporary era. Systematically examining the drivers, formats and long term impacts of transitions, the contributors seek to identify patterns, commonalities, and disjunctures between them. Bringing together leading scholars and practitioners with longstanding relationships to the conflicts they have covered, this book provides systematic cross-case examinations of regime change. It examines the structural and immediate triggers of transitions both external and internal, as well as shedding light on the ways in which everyday life is changed by them --? for better or worse. Providing a framework for typological and comparative analysis, this book provides ontological and epistemological perspectives on 14 case studies of regime change following civil wars, secessionist conflicts, popular revolutions, military rule and foreign intervention.This book is a vital tool for academics and students of political science, development, history, regional, peace and conflict studies. Reflecting on regime change processes spanning different regions and types of transition, The Elgar Companion to Post Conflict Transition is an accessible way to cover key debates.Contributors include: A.-G. Abdulai, B. Austin, R.K. Bhandari, E. Blakaj, U. Bozkurt, G. Crawford, G. Culaj, N. Dzuverovic, C. Emery, B. Engels, G. Gabusi, H.J. Giessmann, F. Kühn, R. Mac Ginty, A. Mazrreku, S. Pogodda, R. Read, S. Robins, S. Ruzza, C. Seifert, G. Tepsic, M. van Leeuwen, A. WeberTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Hans J. Giessmann and Roger Mac Ginty Key concepts in political transitions Roger Mac Ginty Part I Transitions after civil war 1. Bosnia and Herzegovina Goran Tepšić and Nemanja Džuverović 2. Burundi Mathijs van Leeuwen 3. Nepal Ram Kumar Bhandari and Simon Robins Part II Transitions after (popular) revolutions 4. German Democratic Republic Hans J. Giessmann 5. Iran Christian Emery 6. Tunisia Sandra Pogodda Part III Transitions after violent secession 7. Kosovo Avni Mazrreku, Gjon Culaj and Elvin Blakaj 8. South Sudan Róisín Read 9. Northern Cyprus Umut Bozkurt Part IV Transitions after military rule 10. Burkina Faso Bettina Engels 11. Eritrea Annette Weber 12. Ghana Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai and Gordon Crawford 13. Myanmar Stefano Ruzza and Giuseppe Gabusi Part V Transition after foreign intervention 14. Afghanistan Florian P. Kühn Part VI Comparisons 15. Fourteen Regime Transitions: What have we learned? Beatrix Austin and Christine Seifert Index

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Book Synopsis'Any student undertaking a politics degree at graduate level will find this book an indispensible introduction to the subject they are approaching and it will also be useful for teachers seeking to orientate themselves within the discipline as a whole. This is particularly true because of the supporting detail the book provides and the way it links up technical exposition to fundamental philosophical questions. From a student point of view it does not shrink from providing useful practical tips on how to present and publish research results and how to check out established themes with new data. This is a book which political scientists at all levels will benefit from reading. It should also stimulate them to take a fresh look both at their own work and that of others - and - who knows? - perhaps forge some of that unity across the discipline which is the main subject of its discussion.'- Colin Hay, University of Sheffield, UK and L'Institut d'Etudes Politiques at Sciences Po, France'This Handbook provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date account of the current state of empirical-analytical political science. The contributions share a systemic and multi-layered approach combining political actors, organizations, and institutions. In addition, types of data and data collection as well as advanced types of data analysis are described and explained. Finally, much can be learned about the evaluation of research output and publication strategies. The editors have motivated a stellar set of 40 authors to contribute to the 33 chapters of the Handbook. The index makes it easy to navigate the vast ocean of results and ideas. The Handbook is a ''must have'' for scholars interested in what political science can contribute to reliably answer the most important questions facing the complex world of politics today.'- Hans-Dieter Klingemann, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (Berlin Social Science Center), GermanyThis Handbook offers a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art research methods and applications currently in use in political science. It combines theory and methodology (qualitative and quantitative), and offers insights into the major approaches and their roots in the philosophy of scientific knowledge. Including a comprehensive discussion of the relevance of a host of digital data sources, plus the dos and don'ts of data collection in general, the book also explains how to use diverse research tools and highlights when and how to apply these techniques. With wide-ranging coverage of general political science topics and systemic approaches to politics, the editors showcase research methods that can be used at the micro, meso and macro levels. Chapters explore applied and fundamental knowledge, approaches and their usefulness, meta-theoretical issues, and the art and practice of undertaking research. This highly accessible book provides hands-on information on research topics and methods, and offers the reader extensive bibliographies for in-depth exploration of cutting edge techniques. Finally, it discusses the relevance of political science research, as well as the art of publishing, reporting and submitting your research findings. An essential tool for researchers in political science, public administration and international relations, this book will be an important reference for academics and students employing research methods and techniques across the social sciences, including sociology, anthropology and communication studies.Trade Review'It is rare for a book these days to seek to review and draw together the whole range of what political scientists - in many different countries and with many different interests - actually do. Given the divisions in the discipline between quantitative and qualitative, description and theorising, empirical and normative, it is difficult to develop an integrated and coherent discussion, let alone do it well and in sufficient detail to be methodologically and philosophically illuminating. But that is just what the editors and their collaborators have achieved in this fine volume - partly by not evading the difficult issues of what, if anything, the various approaches have in common and what they contribute to each other and to practitioners and politicians in the every day world of politics. All of these questions are confronted head on in the various chapters, some of which provide original technical analyses which could well stand in their own right as contributions to the discipline. None are less than provocative and interesting presentations of their own point of view, whether this be philosophical or methodological - and they all contribute substantial points to the discussion of whether there is disciplinary unity or not.' --Ian Budge, Essex University, UK'This work is unique and impressive in scope, size and ambition. No summary can do justice to the wealth of material assembled in its 33 chapters. The originality lies in the discussion of core epistemological, methodological and technical questions of political science within a multilevel framework; in relation to substantive topics; in connection with disciplinary subsectors; and with suggestions on how to do the analysis, where to find the data, how to enhance the relevance of your results, down to the chance of publishing them at best. Almost everything you want to know about contemporary political science is there.' --Stefano Bartolini, European University Institute, Italy'If you want to do reflected research, this Handbook on methods and applications in political science will become an invaluable companion. Its linking of meta-theoretical foundations, theory-building, method development and data gathering by a large number of distinguished scholars gives unique insights into the knowledge production process in political science. The Handbook will without a doubt contribute to better and more informed research.' --Dietmar Braun, University of Lausanne, SwitzerlandTable of ContentsContents: Introduction by the Editors PART I POLITICAL SCIENCE: RANGE, SCOPE AND CONTESTED METHODOLOGIES 1. Political Science: Researching a Multifaceted Topic in Essentially Contested Ways Philippe C. Schmitter 2. Epistemology and Approaches: Logic, Causation and Explanation Dirk Berg-Schlosser 3. Taking Critical Ontology Seriously: Implications for Political Science Methodology Angela Wigger, Laura Horn 4. Relating Theory and Concepts to Measurements: Bridging the Gap Paul Pennings 5. On Time and Space: The Historical Dimension in Political Science Hans Keman 6. Systems Theory: The Search for a General Theory of Politics Hans Keman PART II APPROACHES: EXPLORING POLITICAL INTERACTIONS 7. Applying Multilevel Governance Arjan H. Schakel 8. Regime Types: Measuring Democracy and Autocracy Manfred G. Schmidt 9. Institutional Analysis: Progress and Problems B. Guy Peters 10. Political Actors: Parties – Interest Groups – Government Nicole Bolleyer 11. Social Movements and Political Action Bert Klandermans 12. International Relations and Transnational Politics Andreas Nölke 13. Political Economy: Economic Miracles and Socio-Economic Performance Barbara Vis, Jaap J. Woldendorp and Kees Van Kersbergen 14. Political Theory and its Normative Methods Keith Dowding PART III ANALYZING POLITICS: DATA – CONCEPTS – TECHNIQUES 15. Organizing and Developing Data Sets: Exemplified by Party Government Dataset Jaap J. Woldendorp 16. Political Institutions Klaus Armingeon 17. Studying Voting Behavior Joop J.M. Van Holsteyn and Galen A. Irwin 18. The Role of High Quality Surveys in Political Science Research Sarah Butt, Sally Widdop and Lizzy Winstone 19. Quantitative Data Analysis in Political Science Paul Pennings 20. Models in Political Science: Forms and Purposes Robin E. Best and Michael D. McDonald 21. Qualitative Methods in Political Science Selen A. Ercan and David Marsh 22. Multilevel Regression Analysis Jan Kleinnijenhuis PART IV RESEARCH TOOLS: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE APPLICATIONS 23. Studying How Policies Affect the People: Grappling with Measurement, Causality and the Macro-Micro Divide Staffan Kumlin and Isabelle Stadelmann-Steffen 24. Regression Analysis Uwe Wagschal 25. Configurational Comparative Methods (QCA And Fuzzy Sets): Complex Causation in Cross-Case Analysis Benoît Rihoux 26. Discourse Analysis, Social Constructivism and Text Analysis: A Critical Overview David Howarth and Steven Griggs 27. Case Study Analysis Esther Seha and Ferdinand Müller-Rommel 28. Cluster Analysis Uwe Wagschal 29. The Logic of process tracing: contributions, pitfalls and future directions Sherry Zaks PART V EVALUATION AND RELEVANCE OF RESEARCH OUTPUT 30. Political Science Research and its Political Relevance Ben Crum 31. What’s Methodology Got to Do With it? Public Policy Evaluations, Observational Analysis and Rcts Edward C. Page 32. Re-Analysis, Testability and Falsification Jan-Erik Lane 33. The Art of Publishing: How to Report and Submit Your Findings Richard S. Katz Index

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Book SynopsisChina's growth as a major international superpower means that it is now more important than ever to understand how its politics work. Rejecting familiar discussions of China cast in terms of traditional culture, contemporary economic power or shifting official ideologies, this forward thinking work instead analyses the historically contingent mix of agents, ideas and institutions that make up the country's political life. This approach allows Sabrina Ching Yuen Luk and Peter W. Preston to pragmatically unpack the logic of contemporary politics in China. They trace the construction of the party-state system, note some of its major re-orientations and consider its present condition. The book also covers a range of hot policy topics including: internet sovereignty; the One Belt, One Road initiative; the South China Sea issue and the problems of the elderly empty nesters and left-behind children. Offering a detailed yet concise treatment of key social policy areas and other complex issues, this book will serve a broad audience of students, researchers and professionals, irrespective of discipline, along with all those with an interest in China or Chinese politics.Trade Review'In this excellent study, the authors take a novel approach to Chinese politics and provide an impressively sophisticated analysis of a timely and policy-relevant issue. The book shows that Chinese politics is not a ''black-box'' as commonly assumed but explainable and predictable. It will be of great benefit to those who are interested in Chinese politics.' --Zheng Yongnian, National University of SingaporeTable of ContentsContents: 1. China and the Modern World 2. China in the Early Twentieth Century: collapse, recovery and war 3. New China I: The Revolutionary Era of Mao 4. New China II: The Reforms of Deng Xiaoping 5. Contemporary China: Domestic Politics 6. Contemporary China: International Politics 7. Afterword: The Logic of Chinese Politics Index

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Book SynopsisProviding a thorough overview of the political nature of, and dynamics between, the worlds of work, labour and employment, this timely Handbook draws together an interdisciplinary range of top contributors to explore the interdependent relationship between politics and labour, work and employment. Chapters provide a wide range of differing theoretical approaches with which to explore the legal, economic and socio-political aspects of labour, work and employment in pre-capitalist, capitalist and post-capitalist societies. The Handbook explores the purpose, roles, rights and powers of employers and management, workers and unions, states and governments in the age of globalised neo-liberalism. Different non-standard and non-renumerated types of work are examined with their counterparts, offering a thorough insight into the modern economy with a key focus on migration, gender, race and community. An essential reference for political economists as well as business and management scholars, this comprehensive Handbook provides an important analysis of the interconnectedness of politics and labour, work and employment. This will also be a useful read for policy makers looking for broad insights to the ways in which policies can impact labour, work and employment.Trade Review'Many of the contributors to this book point out how daunted they felt when they began their chapters. There is no argument that the authors had their work cut out, but they triumphantly achieve the ambitious goals they were set. This is an extremely useful book which features authoritative overviews of complex, and potentially baffling, subjects and guides readers through the latest evidence and developments in a wide range of theoretical traditions. This evidence is drawn from across the world's largest economies and space is made for some original research. Chapters draw on a variety of disciplinary resources to illuminate complex issues at the heart of current research and scholarship.' --Ralph Fevre, Cardiff University, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. The politics of labour, work and employment Gregor Gall PART I Foundations for Understanding the Politics of Labour, Work and Employment 2. A theoretical framework for labour, work, and employment research Bruce E. Kaufman 3. Pre- and post-capitalist labour, work and employment Neil Davidson 4. Labour, work and employment in the age of globalised neo-liberalism Jason Heyes and Thomas Hastings 5. The neo-liberal state and the regulation of class relations Chris Howell 6. Different types of societal regulation – coordinated market economy, social democracy, aspiration of worker control Greg Patmore 7. The politics and diversity of worker representation: the increasing fluidity and challenge of representation Miguel Martínez Lucio and Stephen Mustchin 8. Employers and their representatives: discretion, power, markets, and managers in the transformation of twenty first century work Gerald Friedman 9. Juridification in industrial relations Alan Bogg 10. The moral economy: flexible employment and layers of disconnection Sharon C. Bolton and Knut Laaser PART II Aspects of the Politics of Labour, Work and Employment 11. Managing labour and the labour process Bill Harley 12. Who manages the managers? Graham Sewell 13. Beyond the workplace: how civil society organisations attempt to exercise regulatory influence over work and employment Steve Williams and Brian Abbott 14. Types of work and labour Rachel Lara Cohen 15. Non-standard work and non-standard workers Vicki Smith and Brian Halpin 16. Non-remunerated work Colin C Williams 17. Skills and the social value of work Patricia Findlay 18. The expansion of the labour market and the politics of migration Gabriella Alberti 19. Gender segregation and labour market institutions Siobhan Austen, Therese Jefferson and Linley Lord 20. Labour market, work and employment segregation by race Steve Jefferys 21. Training and development – whose interests are being served? Mark Stuart 22. Kinship and community networks Robert MacKenzie, Zyama Ciupijus and Chris Forde Index

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Book SynopsisTerritory continues to be an essential part of modern political discussion, evidenced in the recent decentralization of state structures and rise of sub-state nationalist and regionalist parties. With extensive empirical evidence alongside contemporary theory, this multidisciplinary Handbook makes the case for an outright rejection of state-centric views on territorial politics. Original research by political scientists, geographers, sociologists, lawyers, historians and public policy specialists demonstrates how territory continues to have an impact across institutional and political structures, as well as on culture, identity and citizenship. Over four sections, contributions cover institutions and ideas; elections and political parties; public policy concerns; and geographical perspectives, including conflict resolution and gendered approaches to territorial politics. With perspectives from European, North American, South Asian, Middle Eastern and Australasian case studies, Klaus Detterbeck and Eve Hepburn provide a state-of-the-art international Handbook of Territorial Politics. Incorporating public policy, comparative politics, multilevel governance and political geography, this Handbook provides scholars and students with a compelling compendium on territorial politics that will prove invaluable.Contributors include: I. Adam, J. Agnew, P. Anderson, N. Aroney, N. Behnke, D. Béland, N. Bolleyer, C. Colino, L. de Winter, K. Detterbeck, J. Erk, K. Fahey, M. Gomez, S.L. Greer, E. Hepburn, M. Keating, S. Keil, A. Lecours, P. Lynch, A. Mantegna, L. Moreno, S. Piattoni, L. Piccoli, A.H. Schakel, C. Sharman, K. Stolz, W. Swenden, M. Tatham, S. Vergari, J. Vickers, S. Wälti, C.S. WeissertTrade Review'For a long time neglected, territorial politics has become a wide, differentiated and dynamic area of contemporary social science. This Handbook containing excellent articles by renowned scholars provides a concise overview of relevant topics, approaches, findings and research prospects. It is a valuable compendium for students and academics.' --Arthur Benz, Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany'An odyssey through the kaleidoscope of territory, a journey to the essence of power and its organization. The most complete and updated anthology of territorial politics.' --Francesco Palermo, Institute for Comparative Federalism, Italy and IACFSTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to the Handbook of Territorial Politics Eve Hepburn and Klaus Detterbeck Part I: Institutions, Actors and Ideas 2. Rescaling the European State. A Constructivist and Political Perspective Michael Keating 3. Federal, Devolved or Decentralized State – on the Territorial Architecture of Power Nathalie Behnke 4. Challenges of Interdependence and Coordination in Federal Systems Nicole Bolleyer 5. Multilevel Governance Simona Piattoni 6. ‘Gendering’ Territorial Politics Jill Vickers 7. Decentralization as a Tool for Conflict Resolution Soeren Keil and Paul Anderson Part II: Elections, Parties and Political Culture 8. De-nationalization of Elections? Tracing the Developments in the Conceptualization and Measurement of the Nationalization of the Vote Arjan H. Schakel 9. Statewide Parties in Western and Eastern Europe: Territorial Patterns of Party Organizations Klaus Detterbeck and Eve Hepburn 10. Ethno-Regionalist Parties Lieven de Winter, Marga Gomez and Peter Lynch 11. Multilevel Party Competition: A Theory of Territorial Contagion Eve Hepburn 12. Political Careers and Territorial Politics Klaus Stolz 13. Multiple Territorial Identities and Multi-Level Polities Luis Moreno 14. Regional Citizenship in a System of Plural Memberships and Multilevel Rights Lorenzo Piccoli Part III: Territorial Public Policies 15. Education Policy in Canada and the United States: Dispersed Governance or Centralization? Sandra Vergari 16. Health Policy and Territorial Politics: Disciplinary Misunderstandings and Directions for Research Scott L. Greer 17. Territorial Politics and Environmental Policy: A Comparison of Findings about Climate Change and Resource Management Policies Sonja Wälti 18. Immigration and Sub-State Nations: Researching the Nexus Ilke Adam 19. Regions beyond the State: External Relations and Paradiplomacy Michaël Tatham 20. Comparative Perspectives on the Territorial Politics of Fiscal Federalism: Canada, Australia, and the United States. Daniel Béland and André Lecours 21. Territorial Politics and Economic Development John Agnew and Agostino Mantegna 22. Territorial Reform Policies in Federal and Multilevel Systems César Colino Part IV: Geographical Perspectives 23. Actor-Centered or Institutional Approaches in Europe and the US: Moving toward Convergence Carol S. Weissert and Kevin Fahey 24. Comparative Territorial Politics in sub-Saharan Africa Jan Erk 25. Territorial Politics in South Asia: Between Territorial Accommodation and Majoritarianism Wilfried Swenden 26. Territorial Politics and the Federal Frame in Australia Nicholas Aroney and Campbell Sharman Index

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Book SynopsisTechnology, politics and entertainment have merged to the point of confusion. Politactics, the third book from the Everyday Analysis collective, is a set of conversations about how to sift through this organized but disordered mess and create a framework which could enact change against political and corporate hegemony. An internationalist collection of essays, articles, responses and letters, the book argues that we need a 'politactical' mindset in order to develop tactical and practical responses to the situations in which we are politically finding ourselves (in every sense of the phrase).

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Book Synopsis'While market activity and political activity are often analyzed independently of each other, Wagner demonstrates their interdependence. His novel analysis shows that politics has a level of complexity well beyond the way it is typically depicted in the social sciences, and shows that political activity has more in common with market activity than is commonly recognized. The book offers a wide range of insights and pushes readers to take a more nuanced view of politics.'- Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University, USEconomists typically treat government as something outside the business realm, a sort of 'Lord of the Manor'. Richard Wagner argues that this is the wrong approach and can ultimately be destructive to capitalism and to society.Modern governments are a peculiar form of business enterprise. They face the same problems as regular businesses, such as ascertaining demand and organizing production, and act within the system in a way that can lead to a parasitical relationship with the market. Largely rooted in political economy, this book develops new theoretical ideas and formulations to explain why democracy is a difficult form of government to maintain. The author explores how and why limited governments can morph into a system of destructive politics, and looks at ways to escape this process.This dynamic book will be useful for public choice scholars, economists, political scientists, and lawyers who are interested in political economy in its various guises.Trade Review'There is more to the theory of entangled political economy than just noting superficial similarities to, say, particle physics. In this, I believe, the author has succeeded. He has devised an intriguing theoretical framework and applied it to interesting issues in public choice and public finance, and I am comfortable recommending it to all scholars working on these topics, broadly conceived.' --Alexander William Salter, Public Choice'Wagner sees a complex web of interrelations ("entanglements") between the public and private spheres of human action in which neither set of actors operates independently of the other. Combining insights from Austrian economics, such as the impossibility of economic calculation in the absence of explicit price and profit signals, the methodological individualism of public choice scholars and an analytical approach that rejects partial equilibrium models in favor of ''systems thinking'' about markets and governments, Politics as a Peculiar Business ranges widely to ask and answer important questions about the foundations of a free society, including how to undo the "Faustian bargain" between citizens and an overweening state.' --William F. Shughart II, Utah State University, US'Political competition, like market competition, is a discovery process. But politics involves many people paying different costs to settle on one outcome, where markets involve many people responding in different ways to a single market price. As Wagner points out in this lively book, the two processes are ''entangled,'' so analyses that separate politics and markets mislead. Worse, politics have ensnared markets, as mechanisms created to protect economic liberty increasingly promote political control instead. Politics in the US is a business, a peculiar business. And Wagner's book is a profound step toward understanding the reasons, and implications, of this fact.' --Michael C. Munger, Duke University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Public Choice and the Virginia Tradition of Political Economy 2. Alternative Paths for a Theory of Political Economy 3. Systems Theory and Parts-to-whole Relationships 4. The Logic of Economizing Action: Universal Form and Particular Practice 5. Reason, Sentiment, and Electoral Competition 6. Parasitical Political Calculation 7. Societal Tectonics and the Art of the Deal 8. Moral Imagination and Constitutional Arrangement Index

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive Handbook provides an assessment of recent scholarship in the field of International Relations (IR). Cameron G. Thies brings together leading scholars to explore its contested disciplinary foundations, as well as the major theoretical and methodological approaches used to explain and understand IR.

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Book SynopsisThe growing field of political education through environmental issues is organized around processes, which reach beyond the formal ones found in academic disciplines and national curricula into informal processes (such as social mobilization) and nonformal processes (such as those found in various international educational recommendations). Using theoretical approaches from the fields of political philosophy and the social sciences, this book develops a simultaneously conceptual and analytical framework for the political in educational content involving environmental issues. This framework is then used to empirically analyze educational content on sustainable development formulated by UNESCO, as well as the Tunisian curriculum. The theoretical and empirical studies carried out in this book lead to proposed curriculum tags for political education through environmental issues, with the intent of opening this field to inclusion in the didactics of curriculum research.Table of ContentsForeword ix Introduction xiii Chapter 1. The Political Trend in Environmental Issues 1 1.1. Politics, the political and depoliticization 1 1.2. The political and the anti-political 2 1.3. Environmental and development issues (EDIs) between the political and anti-political or politics and depoliticization: what are the trends? 3 1.3.1. Issues of environmental politics and environmental change 3 1.3.2. Environmental ethical issues 6 1.3.3. Sustainable development issues 8 1.3.4. Agrifood issues 9 1.3.5. Issues concerning environmental technology and environmental management 11 1.3.6. Issues of transitioning to sustainability 13 1.4. Conclusion 17 Chapter 2. The Political Potential of Environmental Issues 19 2.1. The regulatory categories of political life 19 2.1.1. Political philosophy approaches 19 2.1.2. Political science approaches 21 2.1.3. Educational approaches 22 2.2. The regulatory categories of political life in situations involving environmental and development issues 24 2.2.1. Environmental literacy 24 2.2.2. Ecological citizenship 26 2.2.3. Environmental deliberation 31 2.2.4. Environmental collective action 35 2.3. Conclusion 37 Chapter 3. Political Learning and Socialization in Teaching Environmental Issues 39 3.1. Educational purposes and projects: sociological, pedagogical and didactic approaches 39 3.1.1. Educational purposes and social functions of school: the sociological approach 39 3.1.2. Educational purposes and regulation of the teaching and learning process: the pedagogy of learning approach 40 3.1.3. Educational purposes and effectiveness of teaching and learning: the curricular didactic approach 41 3.1.4. Educational purposes of socialization 41 3.2. Evolution of the contributions of didactic research for the educational purposes of socialization 44 3.2.1. Sciences education and disciplinary cognitive socialization 44 3.2.2. Education for scientific uncertainty and critical cognitive socialization 45 3.2.3. Eco-citizenship education and political socialization 46 3.2.4. Education for sustainable development (ESD) and democratic socialization 46 3.3. Teaching of environmental and development issues and political learning: integrating socialization purposes 47 3.3.1. Ecoliteracy learning 49 3.3.2. Deliberative learning 51 3.3.3. Learning through social roles in a community of eco-citizens and political socialization 53 3.3.4. Learning in collective educational action regimes 55 3.4. Conclusion 57 Chapter 4. Methodological Considerations 59 4.1. Case study methodology 59 4.2. Selection of case studies 60 4.2.1. UNESCO’s “Education for Sustainable Development Goals”: a prototype case in non-formal education 60 4.2.2. EDIs in the Tunisian curriculum: a representative case in formal education 61 4.3. Defining the analytical criteria 63 4.3.1. Criteria of the documentary analysis for selecting EDIs in prescribed curricula in Tunisia 63 4.3.2. Criteria for analyzing the political trend 64 4.3.3. Criteria for analyzing the political potential of EDIs 65 4.3.4. Criteria for the analysis of potentialities for socialization in terms of political learning 67 4.4. Procedure for data collection and analysis 69 4.4.1. Thematic content analysis 70 4.4.2. Direct observation 74 4.4.3. Interviews 76 4.5. Defining the research quality criteria 77 4.5.1. Strategies for increasing internal validity 78 4.5.2. Techniques to ensure reliability 79 Chapter 5. The Political within “Education for Sustainable Development Goals” 81 5.1. Analysis of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 81 5.1.1. The political/anti-political trend 81 5.1.2. Political potential 83 5.1.3. Conclusion 85 5.2. Analysis of the content of “Education for SDGs” 86 5.2.1. The political/anti-political trend 86 5.2.2. Political potential 88 5.2.3. The potentialities for socialization in terms of political learning 89 5.2.4. Conclusion 91 Chapter 6. The Political within the Tunisian Curriculum 93 6.1. Secondary school curriculum analysis 93 6.1.1. The prescribed curriculum 93 6.1.2. Potential curriculum 97 6.1.3. The produced curriculum 100 6.2. Analysis of the undergraduate curriculum: the bachelor’s degree in environmental protection 104 6.2.1. Prescribed curriculum 104 6.2.2. The produced curriculum 111 Conclusion 117 Appendices 129 Appendix 1. Interviews: Guides and Help Lists 131 Appendix 2. Report on Political Elements in the SDG 2030 Agenda and in the Contents of “Education for 2030 SDGs” 137 Appendix 3. Report on political elements in the Tunisian Curriculum 147 Glossary 177 References 183 Index 199

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Book SynopsisThe book studies the way the luxurious fashion develops re-presentational politics by reinvesting symbolic fields such as art and culture, religion and the sacred as well as politics, in other words fields that represent a certain common pattern of life and a common interest. I develop a semiotic approach of the way art exhibitions, print and audiovisual advertising, publishing and distribution politics as well as special ready to wear collaborations with arts such as Jeff Koons reveal the fashion industry�s gesture of pretending being a non-commercial structure especially in order to cover up its industrialisation and banalization processTable of ContentsIntroduction ix Part 1. Re-presentations and Artifices 1 Introduction to Part 1 3 Chapter 1. Re-presentation as a Form of Artistic and Cultural Legitimization 5 1.1. The work of art and its reproducibility at the service of the fashion industry 7 1.1.1. Culturization of the purse, and portability of the work of art 9 1.1.2. The purse as an apparatus for commercial and artistic mediation 12 1.2. Book publishing at the service of the fashion brand’s cultural value 15 1.2.1. A book as beautiful as a trunk (Louis Vuitton) 16 1.2.2. Literary praise for luxury goods 19 1.3. The popularity of fashion accessories 20 1.3.1. The value of a luxury item through the club model 22 1.4. The exhibited advertising poster 24 1.4.1. Self-referential legitimations 25 1.4.2. Bricolage and illusion: advertising the advertising 27 1.5. The advertising poster as a testimonial discourse 29 1.5.1. The caption as a thematic and generic engagement 30 1.5.2. The presentation of the ready-to-wear collection as an event 32 Chapter 2. Investing Symbolically in the Museum, Transforming the Store: Re-presentation as an Iterative Event 35 2.1. From the boutique to heritage enhancement sites 36 2.1.1. The place where the brand’s heritage is developed: the advertiser’s dual entity 37 2.1.2. Patrimonialization and unadvertization: from forms to formats 40 2.2. The museum exhibition: a communicational pretext 42 2.2.1. Staging a symbolic distribution: from the discontinuous to the continuous 43 2.2.2. The image of a work of art: symbolic distribution and artification 46 2.3. Distribution of marketable goods and contemporary art: the full and the void 47 2.3.1. Cultural missions and department stores 48 2.3.2. From cultural mediations to market mediations (and vice versa) 49 2.3.3. In praise of the void and the worship of merchandise 53 Part 2. Re-presentations and Forms of Life: The Religious and the Political 57 Introduction to Part 2 59 Chapter 3. Re-presentation as a Cult Form 61 3.1. Biblical stories and media advertising: fashion and (divine) grace 64 3.1.1. Farmers, a storm and a boat: the biblical story of Noah’s Ark 66 3.1.2. The Gucci actant: from ready-to-wear to ready-to-save 69 3.2. Biblical stories and media advertising: fashion and adoration 71 3.2.1. Advertising idolatry 73 3.2.2. From product name to brand signature 74 3.2.3. Actualization and ostentation of Dior’s semiotic and religious capital 76 3.3. From places dedicated to Christian worship to places dedicated to fashion worship 78 3.3.1. From the Hospice des Incurables to the Balenciaga showroom 78 3.3.2. Profanation of the sacred, sacralisation of the lay public 82 3.3.3. Apparatus – Relic 84 3.3.4. Materiality, cult value and transparency 86 Chapter 4. Re-presentation as a Rewriting of Politics 89 4.1. The pretension of politics and its market value 93 4.1.1. Demonstration: presence, representation, event and spectacle 94 4.1.2. Re-presenting and misappropriating the demonstration 96 4.1.3. From stereotype to irony: political pretension 99 4.2. From text to (pre-)text: (political) mediations in the fashion industry 100 4.2.1. Rewriting the media image: reintroducing the formula (to better deconstruct it) 101 4.2.2. Imitation and counterfeiting of the event formula 104 4.3. Removal of the pre-text, and celebration of the pretext 108 4.3.1. Esthetization and commodification of the protest 108 4.3.2. Discrepancies between the medium and message 110 Part 3. The Power of the Fashion Industry’s Re-presentational Apparatus 115 Introduction to Part 3 117 Chapter 5. The Industrialization of Creativity 119 5.1. From the aristocratic model to the market model: the industrialization of luxury fashion 121 5.1.1. From the Court model to the designer model 121 5.1.2. From the market model to commercial luxury: pragmatic and symbolic democratization 123 5.2. Managerial creativity as a panoply 126 5.2.1. Forms and powers of managerial creativity in the fashion industry 127 5.2.2. Standardization: the industrialization of managerial creativity 130 5.2.3. Semiotic management of managerial creativity in the face of the market model 134 5.3. Physical space, media space and symbolic space 136 5.3.1. Material value and the immaterial value of fashion 138 5.3.2. Offshore manufacturing and production: a partial “made in France” approach 140 5.3.3. Modes and cycles: an environmental problem 143 5.3.4. From the back to the front region: the fashion industry, the stage and backstage 147 Chapter 6. Reinvesting, Diverting, Reformulating and Entertaining: The Leisure-form of the Fashion Industry 153 6.1. Reinvestments and reintroductions: from appropriation to subversion 155 6.1.1 Investing, reinvesting, re-presenting, appropriating: legitimacy and re-qualification 156 6.1.2. Reinvesting and subverting: the cultural hegemony of fashion 159 6.2. Diversions 162 6.2.1. Diverting politics 163 6.2.2. Diverting the diversion 165 6.3. Political power of the fashion industry’s re-presentation apparatus 167 6.3.1. The media industry in question: a phantasmagoria 168 6.3.2. The leisure-form 171 Conclusion 175 References 181 Index 193

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Book SynopsisWith a focus on providing concrete teaching strategies for scholars, the Handbook on Teaching and Learning in Political Science and International Relations blends both theory and practice in an accessible and clear manner.In an effort to help faculty excel as classroom teachers, the expert contributors offer representation from various types of institutions located throughout the world. Split into three distinct parts, this book discusses:- curriculum and course design- teaching subject areas- in class teaching techniquesThis important Handbook is an essential guide for anyone looking to teach political science and international relations at the university level. Contributors: V. Asal, E.A. Bennion, E. Berndtson, J.L. Bernstein, A. Blair, M.A. Boyer, A. Broscheid, M. Brown, F. Buckley, J. Craig, B. Gentry, R. Glazier, K. Hamann, J. Hamner, C. Harris, J. Ishiyama, K. Kas, B. Kauffman, K. King, C. Leston-Bandeira, S. Lightfoot, J.K. Lobasz, D. Malet, M.P. Marks, H. Maurer, E.F.Mcclellan, W.J. Miller, M.J. Moore, E.A. Oldmixon, A. Paczynska, G. Pleschova, C. Raymond, E. Richards, B.E. Ricks, R.G. Rodriguez, J.S. Rofe, J.M. Scott, E. Sheppard, E.Simon, B. Smentkowski, E.T. Smith, J.C. Strachan, P.E. Sum, S. Thornton, S. Usherwood, B. Valeriano, W.L. WatsonTrade Review'The editorial team of John Ishiyama, William J. Miller, and Eszter Simon have assembled an outstanding group of contributors who offer many highly useful insights and tools for more effective and innovative teaching in political science. An essential guide for anyone looking to teach political science and international relations at the university level, Handbook on Teaching and Learning in Political Science and International Relations is enhanced with the inclusion of thirty-seven seminal articles and is very highly recommended.' --Midwest Book Review'Political scientists teach countless students at universities around the world. With the advent of online education and the growing demand for quality instruction, this new Handbook is very timely and valuable. The editors have assembled an outstanding group of authors who offer many highly useful insights and tools for more effective and innovative teaching in political science. This important book should be of broad interest to political scientists interested in cutting-edge curricular and pedagogical developments.' --Steven Rathgeb Smith, Executive Director, American Political Science AssociationTable of ContentsContents: PART I: CURRICULUM AND COURSE DESIGN 1. Best Practices in the American Undergraduate Political Science Curriculum E. Fletcher Mcclellan 2. Capstone Courses and Senior Seminars as Culminating Experiences in Undergraduate Political Science Education Paul E. Sum 3. Teaching Politics to Practioners John Craig 4. Best Practices in Professional Development in Graduate Education Clodagh Harris 5. Distance and Online Course Design J. Simon Rofe 6. Student and Civic Engagement: Cultivating the Skills, Efficacy and Identities that Increase Student Involvement in Learning and in Public Life J. Cherie Strachan 7. Curricular and Program Assessment Techniques in the United States Kerstin Hamann 8. Performance Assessment in Europe Alasdair Blair 9. Course Based Assessment and Student Feedback William J. Miller 10. Multidisciplinary Approaches to Teaching Political Science Brenda Kauffman 11. Promoting Information Literacy and Information Research Stephen Thornton 12. Internationalization of the Curriculum (Bologna Process) Erkki Berndtson 13. Promoting Employability and Jobs Skills via the Political Science Curriculum Simon Lightfoot PART II: TEACHING SUBJECT AREAS 14. After the Apocalypse: A Simulation for Introduction to Politics Classes Wendy L. Watson, Jesse Hamner, Elizabeth A. Oldmixon and Kimi King 15. Teaching Conflict and Conflict Resolution Agnieszka Paczynska 16. Teaching about Diversity Issues Boris E. Ricks 17. Teaching Gender Politics Fiona Buckley 18. Teaching Graduate Research Methods Mitchell Brown 19. Teaching Undergraduate Research Methods Cristina Leston-Bandeira 20. Teaching Political Theory Matthew J. Moore 21. Teaching Controversial Topics David Malet 22. Teaching at the Community College: Faculty Role, Responsibilities and Pedagogical Techniques Erin Richards 23. Teaching International Relations Rebecca Glazier PART III: IN CLASS TEACHING TECHNIQUES 24. Effective Syllabus Design John Ishiyama and Robert G. Rodriguez 25. Integrating Technology into the Classroom Gabriela Pleschova 26. War, Peace and Everything in Between: Simulations in International Relations Victor Asal, Chad Raymond and Simon Usherwood 27. Developing Your Own In-Class Simulations: Design Advice and a ‘Commons’ Simulation Example Mark A. Boyer and Elizabeth T. Smith 28. Group Work in Political Science: How To Get Collaboration into the Classroom Bobbi Gentry 29. Designing Team-Based Learning Activities Andreas Broscheid 30. Experiential Education in Political Science and International Relations Elizabeth Bennion 31. Best Practices in Problem Based Learning Heidi Maurer 32. Developing Student Scholars: Best Practices in Promoting Undergraduate Research James M. Scott 33. Teaching International Relations with Film and Literature: Using Non-Traditional Texts in the Classroom Jennifer K. Lobasz and Brandon Valeriano 34. Promoting Course Based Writing in the Discipline Brian Smentkowski 35. Best Practices in Undergraduate Lecturing: How to Make Large Classes Work Kinga Kas and Elizabeth Sheppard 36. Political Science and the Scholarship of Teaching Jeffrey L. Bernstein 37. Getting Students to Talk: Best Practices in Promoting Student Discussion Michael P. Marks Index

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Book SynopsisThe Rise of Common Political Order brings together leading research focusing on the conditions for the formation of common political order in Europe. The book aims to define common political order in conceptual terms, to study instances of order formation at different levels of governance and ultimately to comprehend how they profoundly challenge inherent political orders. The book's objectives are twofold: first, to explain institutional birth and growth, and second, and most importantly, to assess key effects of order formation. To what extent, and under which conditions, does common political order transform pre-existing political orders? In sum, the book discusses how we can assess theoretically and empirically the rise, stagnation and retrenchment of common political order in Europe. The authors expertly tackle these questions with empirical illustrations of emergent political orders at international, inter-regional and local levels. The Rise of Common Political Order will have great appeal to political scientists, public administration scholars and international relations scholars based in the EU, US and beyond.Trade Review`Sometimes when I read edited volumes, I start thinking: have these contributors ever spent a day in the same room, discussing what brings them together and ultimately gives the reader the image of a genuine collective project? I am delighted to see that this collection on the conditions for the emergence of common political order in Europe is entirely coherent, compelling, and delivered in very attractive ways. Jarle Trondal has assembled a world team of researchers at the University of Agder in Kristiansand - This is the product of an integrated group of researchers that shares a vision and a progressive research agenda. The book tackles very big questions that define institutional and organizational analysis: how do common institutions emerge, develop and possibly decline or retrench? And what are the effects of multi-level, variable institutional orders in Europe? The volume is strong on explanation and empirically rich, taking us on a journey via the European public administration, the effects of institutions for accountability like the European Parliament and the European Ombudsman, and the many recombinant forms of regional and municipal cooperation in Europe, cutting across borders and national institutions. There will be huge interest for this volume across public administration, international relations, comparative regionalism, European integration, and institutional analysis.' -- Claudio M. Radaelli, University of Exeter, UK `This volume makes a highly inspiring and innovative contribution to the analysis of the formation and growth of common political orders in Europe, systematically combining conceptual advancement with rich empirical studies of order formation at different levels of governance.' -- Christoph Knill, University of Munich, Germany `The authors of this excellent volume map political order beyond the nation state. They offer highly valuable insights into the ongoing transformation of institutions at international, macro-regional and local levels. Focusing on processes transcending arenas and reconfiguring political exchange, they have produced an inspiring perspective on transnational polity emergence.' --Michael Bauer, German University of Administrative Sciences SpeyerTable of ContentsContents: 1. Conceptualizing Common Political Order: An Introduction Jarle Trondal PART I POLITICAL ORDER AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL 2. A Research Agenda on International Public Administration Jarle Trondal 3. The Rise of international Public Administration: Observations from the International Atomic Energy Agency Jarle Trondal 4. The Rise of Independent Supranational Administration: The case of the European Union administration Jarle Trondal 5. The Rise of International Accountability Institutions: The case of the European Parliament and the European Ombudsman Jarle Trondal, Anchrit Wille and Anne Elizabeth Stie PART II POLITICAL ORDER AT THE MACRO-REGIONAL LEVEL 6. Macro-regional Strategies of the European Union: A new research agenda Tobias Chilla, Stefan Gänzle, Franziska Sielker and Dominic Stead 7. Experimentalist Governance in a Multi-level Environment: The EU’s macro-regional strategies for the Baltic Sea and Danube regions Stefan Gänzle and Jörg Mirtl 8. Priority Area Coordinators and Horizontal Action Leaders in the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region: Trans-governmental networks and order formation in EU territorial cooperation Stefan Gänzle PART III POLITICAL ORDER AT THE LOCAL LEVEL 9. Governance at the Local Level: A research agenda on cross-boundary coordination Dag Ingvar Jacobsen 10. Democratic Effects of Inter-Municipal Cooperation: Equal effects for all? Dag Ingvar Jacobsen 11. Service Quality, Inter-municipal Cooperation and the Optimum Scale of Operation: The case of local fire departments in Norway Sara Blåka 12. Breakdown of Inter-Organizational Cooperation: The case of regional councils in Norway Barbara Zyzak Index

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Book SynopsisHow are institutions formed and how do they change? How do institutions interact to produce action? And how formal do institutions need to be to become effective actors of governance? This textbook provides a thorough examination of institutions from a number of theoretical perspectives to identify their key characteristics. Key features of the fourth edition: Eight consistent questions are used to highlight the similarities and differences between institutions, using both formal and informal examples Two new chapters focus on informal institutions and the process of institutionalization and deinstitutionalization A wide range of theories are highlighted, giving students a broad overview of institutional theory in political science The application of these institutional theories is demonstrated using a variety of international examples. For students of comparative politics, political theory and institutions, this textbook will be an essential guide to understanding and analyzing institutions in political science.Trade Review'The book offers by far the most systematic and elaborate account of the importance of institutional theory in political science. It gives both researchers and practitioners a lot of ideas about how to analyze and conduct political-administrative decision-making processes, seen through institutional lenses.' --Tom Christensen, University of Oslo, Norway and Renmin University of ChinaTable of ContentsContents: Preface to 4th edition 1. Institutionalism Old and New Part I Varieties of Institutionalism 2. The Roots of the New Institutionalism: “Normative Institutionalism” 3. Rational Choice Theory and Institutional Theory 4. The Legacy of the Past: Historical Institutionalism 5. Empirical Institutionalism 6. Ideas as the Foundation of Institutions: Discursive and Constructivist Institutionalism 7. Sociological Institutionalism Part II Applications of Institutionalism 8. Institutions of Interest Representation 9. International Institutionalism Part III Issues in Institutionalism 9. Informal Institutions and Governing 10. Institutionalization and Deinstitutionalization Part IV Wrapping Up 11. Conclusion: One Institutionalism or Many References Index

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Book Synopsis'Any student undertaking a politics degree at graduate level will find this book an indispensible introduction to the subject they are approaching and it will also be useful for teachers seeking to orientate themselves within the discipline as a whole. This is particularly true because of the supporting detail the book provides and the way it links up technical exposition to fundamental philosophical questions. From a student point of view it does not shrink from providing useful practical tips on how to present and publish research results and how to check out established themes with new data. This is a book which political scientists at all levels will benefit from reading. It should also stimulate them to take a fresh look both at their own work and that of others - and - who knows? - perhaps forge some of that unity across the discipline which is the main subject of its discussion.'- Colin Hay, University of Sheffield, UK and L'Institut d'Etudes Politiques at Sciences Po, France'This Handbook provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date account of the current state of empirical-analytical political science. The contributions share a systemic and multi-layered approach combining political actors, organizations, and institutions. In addition, types of data and data collection as well as advanced types of data analysis are described and explained. Finally, much can be learned about the evaluation of research output and publication strategies. The editors have motivated a stellar set of 40 authors to contribute to the 33 chapters of the Handbook. The index makes it easy to navigate the vast ocean of results and ideas. The Handbook is a ''must have'' for scholars interested in what political science can contribute to reliably answer the most important questions facing the complex world of politics today.'- Hans-Dieter Klingemann, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (Berlin Social Science Center), GermanyThis Handbook offers a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art research methods and applications currently in use in political science. It combines theory and methodology (qualitative and quantitative), and offers insights into the major approaches and their roots in the philosophy of scientific knowledge. Including a comprehensive discussion of the relevance of a host of digital data sources, plus the dos and don'ts of data collection in general, the book also explains how to use diverse research tools and highlights when and how to apply these techniques. With wide-ranging coverage of general political science topics and systemic approaches to politics, the editors showcase research methods that can be used at the micro, meso and macro levels. Chapters explore applied and fundamental knowledge, approaches and their usefulness, meta-theoretical issues, and the art and practice of undertaking research. This highly accessible book provides hands-on information on research topics and methods, and offers the reader extensive bibliographies for in-depth exploration of cutting edge techniques. Finally, it discusses the relevance of political science research, as well as the art of publishing, reporting and submitting your research findings. An essential tool for researchers in political science, public administration and international relations, this book will be an important reference for academics and students employing research methods and techniques across the social sciences, including sociology, anthropology and communication studies.Trade Review'It is rare for a book these days to seek to review and draw together the whole range of what political scientists - in many different countries and with many different interests - actually do. Given the divisions in the discipline between quantitative and qualitative, description and theorising, empirical and normative, it is difficult to develop an integrated and coherent discussion, let alone do it well and in sufficient detail to be methodologically and philosophically illuminating. But that is just what the editors and their collaborators have achieved in this fine volume - partly by not evading the difficult issues of what, if anything, the various approaches have in common and what they contribute to each other and to practitioners and politicians in the every day world of politics. All of these questions are confronted head on in the various chapters, some of which provide original technical analyses which could well stand in their own right as contributions to the discipline. None are less than provocative and interesting presentations of their own point of view, whether this be philosophical or methodological - and they all contribute substantial points to the discussion of whether there is disciplinary unity or not.' --Ian Budge, Essex University, UK'This work is unique and impressive in scope, size and ambition. No summary can do justice to the wealth of material assembled in its 33 chapters. The originality lies in the discussion of core epistemological, methodological and technical questions of political science within a multilevel framework; in relation to substantive topics; in connection with disciplinary subsectors; and with suggestions on how to do the analysis, where to find the data, how to enhance the relevance of your results, down to the chance of publishing them at best. Almost everything you want to know about contemporary political science is there.' --Stefano Bartolini, European University Institute, Italy'If you want to do reflected research, this Handbook on methods and applications in political science will become an invaluable companion. Its linking of meta-theoretical foundations, theory-building, method development and data gathering by a large number of distinguished scholars gives unique insights into the knowledge production process in political science. The Handbook will without a doubt contribute to better and more informed research.' --Dietmar Braun, University of Lausanne, SwitzerlandTable of ContentsContents: Introduction by the Editors PART I POLITICAL SCIENCE: RANGE, SCOPE AND CONTESTED METHODOLOGIES 1. Political Science: Researching a Multifaceted Topic in Essentially Contested Ways Philippe C. Schmitter 2. Epistemology and Approaches: Logic, Causation and Explanation Dirk Berg-Schlosser 3. Taking Critical Ontology Seriously: Implications for Political Science Methodology Angela Wigger, Laura Horn 4. Relating Theory and Concepts to Measurements: Bridging the Gap Paul Pennings 5. On Time and Space: The Historical Dimension in Political Science Hans Keman 6. Systems Theory: The Search for a General Theory of Politics Hans Keman PART II APPROACHES: EXPLORING POLITICAL INTERACTIONS 7. Applying Multilevel Governance Arjan H. Schakel 8. Regime Types: Measuring Democracy and Autocracy Manfred G. Schmidt 9. Institutional Analysis: Progress and Problems B. Guy Peters 10. Political Actors: Parties – Interest Groups – Government Nicole Bolleyer 11. Social Movements and Political Action Bert Klandermans 12. International Relations and Transnational Politics Andreas Nölke 13. Political Economy: Economic Miracles and Socio-Economic Performance Barbara Vis, Jaap J. Woldendorp and Kees Van Kersbergen 14. Political Theory and its Normative Methods Keith Dowding PART III ANALYZING POLITICS: DATA – CONCEPTS – TECHNIQUES 15. Organizing and Developing Data Sets: Exemplified by Party Government Dataset Jaap J. Woldendorp 16. Political Institutions Klaus Armingeon 17. Studying Voting Behavior Joop J.M. Van Holsteyn and Galen A. Irwin 18. The Role of High Quality Surveys in Political Science Research Sarah Butt, Sally Widdop and Lizzy Winstone 19. Quantitative Data Analysis in Political Science Paul Pennings 20. Models in Political Science: Forms and Purposes Robin E. Best and Michael D. McDonald 21. Qualitative Methods in Political Science Selen A. Ercan and David Marsh 22. Multilevel Regression Analysis Jan Kleinnijenhuis PART IV RESEARCH TOOLS: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE APPLICATIONS 23. Studying How Policies Affect the People: Grappling with Measurement, Causality and the Macro-Micro Divide Staffan Kumlin and Isabelle Stadelmann-Steffen 24. Regression Analysis Uwe Wagschal 25. Configurational Comparative Methods (QCA And Fuzzy Sets): Complex Causation in Cross-Case Analysis Benoît Rihoux 26. Discourse Analysis, Social Constructivism and Text Analysis: A Critical Overview David Howarth and Steven Griggs 27. Case Study Analysis Esther Seha and Ferdinand Müller-Rommel 28. Cluster Analysis Uwe Wagschal 29. The Logic of process tracing: contributions, pitfalls and future directions Sherry Zaks PART V EVALUATION AND RELEVANCE OF RESEARCH OUTPUT 30. Political Science Research and its Political Relevance Ben Crum 31. What’s Methodology Got to Do With it? Public Policy Evaluations, Observational Analysis and Rcts Edward C. Page 32. Re-Analysis, Testability and Falsification Jan-Erik Lane 33. The Art of Publishing: How to Report and Submit Your Findings Richard S. Katz Index

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Book Synopsis'This very timely volume brings together distinguished scholars and analysts to provide fresh insights into the most important question of our time: Is the United States' Asia-Pacific policy under the Trump Administration characterized by continuity or disruptive change? A collection of thoughtful, well-researched and engagingly written chapters that make an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the complexities of the United States' exercise of power in an age of power-shifts and interdependence. A required reading for policy makers, media persons, academics and students of international affairs.'- Mohan Malik, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Hawaii'If you want to understand how the US can maintain its position and influence in Asia's rapidly changing strategic landscape you won't find a better analysis than the chapters in this well written, and accessible, edited book which brings together a range of prominent experts and practitioners.'- Alan Dupont, University of New South Wales, and CEO of the Cognoscenti Group, Australia The centre of gravity in today's global economy arguably now resides in Asia. As a result of this, the maintenance of geopolitical and economic security in Asia has become pivotal to global stability. This indispensable Handbook examines the crucial and multi-faceted role of the United States as a force in the region that has been, and continues to be, necessary for the continuation of Asian prosperity. The Handbook on the United States in Asia moves the academic discussion away from the fixation on America's influence in terms of the China threat. It provides readers with comprehensive and informed coverage from expert international contributors on the engagement of the United States with a wide array of Asian countries. The Handbook examines America's relationship with key allies as well as its multi-faceted role and presence in the region. It also explores ways in which this is changing under Donald Trump's presidency.The policy-orientated focus of this Handbook ensures that academic and governmental policy analysts will greatly benefit from the timely and comprehensive assessment of the book. Undergraduate and postgraduate international relations students, as well as Asian studies scholars, will also find it to be an excellent tool for study.Contributors include: M. Beeson, A. Benvenuti, A. Berkofsky, A. Bloomfield, K. Brown, J. Galliott, Y.-K. Heng, M. Iverson, V. Jackson, S.R.J. Long, D.W. Lovell, A. O'Neil, H. Pant, B. Schreer, P.J. Smith, S.K. Starrs, D. Stuart, R.G. Sutter, A.T.H. Tan, J.D. Wilson, P. Yeophantong, J. YuanTrade Review'American foreign policy in the Pacific and Asia has always been extremely important, now more so than ever with the somewhat erratic and disjointed policy of the Trump Administration. As a consequence, this comprehensive book analyzing US foreign policy in the region is very timely and quite valuable.' --James M Lutz, Purdue University at Fort Wayne, US'This is an excellent book providing a much needed up-to-date analysis of the US's strategic presence and its impact in Asia. It covers a broad range of topics that is accessible yet with deep insight. This book is one of those rare gems that all students and practitioners of strategy, Asian security and US foreign policy should own.' --Adam Leong Kok Wey, National Defence University of Malaysia'A timely volume that looks at how the new US administration may transform Washington's future relationships and roles in Asia.' --Richard A. Bitzinger, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, SingaporeTable of ContentsContents: Part I The US and Asia 1. Introduction to the Handbook on the United States in Asia Andrew T. H. Tan 2. The USA’s Strategic Challenge in Asia Andrew T. H. Tan 3. The US and Asia: The Evolving Strategic Context Andrea Benvenuti 4. Not Just ‘Ugly America’: Understanding Southeast Asian Perceptions of the United States Pichamon Yeophantong Part II The US’s Asia Pivot 5. The Trump Administration’s Asia-Pacific Strategy–Continuity or a Dramatic Break with the Past? Paul J. Smith 6. Missing Links: Strategic Change and the Problems for US Strategy in Asia Benjamin Schreer 7. US Economic Engagement in Asia Sean Kenji Starrs 8. Geoeconomics and U.S. Leadership in Asia: The Rise and Fall of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Mark Beeson and Jeffrey D. Wilson Part III The US Position in Asia 9. US Diplomacy in Asia Andrea Benvenuti 10. The Current State and Future of the US-Japan Security Alliance Axel Berkofsky 11. America’s Alliance with South Korea: The Consistency of Variability Andrew O’Neil 12. Prospects for US Relations with Australia David W. Lovell 13. America’s Evolving Relationships with India and Pakistan Harsh V. Pant 14. Strategic Partners: Singapore and the United States S. R. Joey Long Part IV The US Military Presence in Asia 15. The US in the Indian Ocean Alan Bloomfield 16. Trump, The Revolution in Military Affairs and What it Means for Australia Jai Galliott 17. Constraints and Opportunities in the US Defence Posture in Asia Yee-Kuang Heng Part V Challenges to the US in Asia 18. Managing U.S.-China Rivalry in East Asia Jingdong Yuan 19. Assessing China’s Challenge Kerry Brown and Meghan Iverson 20. The Trilemma of U.S.-North Korea Relations Van Jackson 21. The Coming Crisis Over Taiwan Andrew T. H. Tan 22. The United States and Terrorism in South and Southeast Asia Andrew T. H. Tan Part VI Conclusions 23. Problems and Opportunities for the U.S. in Asia Robert Sutter 24. Pivoting from Obama to Trump in the Indo-Asia-Pacific Douglas Stuart Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely Handbook offers a wide-ranging examination of contemporary comparative policy analysis (CPA), advancing the understanding of methodology in the study of comparative public policies, and broadening the array of methods and techniques deployed by scholars in the field. Internationally acclaimed contributors overcome the current concentration on quantitative techniques, engaging with a more conscious and comprehensive selection of methods to improve the quality of CPA. Providing an overview of the major theoretical issues currently under discussion in CPA and the methodological shift in social sciences, this Handbook argues for the utilization of a range of alternative approaches to maximize the utility of the research. Far-reaching and comprehensive, this Handbook offers an insightful overview of methods for researchers of CPA looking to broaden their methodological repertoire. It will also be useful for students of public policy and the social sciences in need of a guide to contemporary research methods and applications. Contributors include: C. Anckar, D. Beach, L. Chaqués-Bonafont, D. Dickson, K. Dowding, A.S. Dubé, W.N. Dunn, T. Erkkilä, G. Fontaine, I. Geva-May, F. Gilardi, A.D. Henry, D.C. Hoffman, K. Ingold, G. Jaramillo, P. John, M.D. Jones, A. Kay, P. Marier, A. Molenveld, J. Muhleisen, D. Nohrstedt, R. Pacheco-Vega, B.G. Peters, O. Porto de Oliveira, J. Schnepf, H.B. Seeberg, A. Smith-Walter, E. Thomann, J. Tosun, C.M. Weible, B. WüestTrade Review'An excellent, timely and accessible collection by internationally renowned contributors, this Handbook provides cutting-edge treatment of methods in comparative public policy, as well as their strengths and weaknesses for addressing theoretical issues. It is an absolute must for students, teachers and policy analysts, and I warmly recommend it to them.' --Moshe Maor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, IsraelTable of ContentsContents: List of contributors xi 1 Introduction to the Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Comparative Policy Analysis 1 B. Guy Peters and Guillaume Fontaine PART I THE METHODOLOGICAL DEBATE 2 The comparative method and comparative policy analysis 20 B. Guy Peters 3 The most-similar and most-different systems design in comparative policy analysis 33 Carsten Anckar 4 Can a case study test a theory? Types and tokens in comparative policy analysis 49 Keith Dowding PART II THEORETICAL CHALLENGES 5 Comparing policy processes: insights and lessons from the Advocacy Coalition Framework research program 67 Daniel Nohrstedt, Christopher M. Weible, Karin Ingold and Adam D. Henry 6 Comparing agenda-settings: the Comparative Agendas Project 90 Laura Chaqués Bonafont, Christoffer Green-Pedersen and Henrik Bech Seeberg 7 Comparing historical cases: advances in comparative historical research 113 Grace Jaramillo 8 Comparing international policy transfers 134 Osmany Porto de Oliveira PART III MEASUREMENT AND EXPERIMENTAL METHODS 9 Using experiments in comparative policy analysis: from policy evaluation to the policy process 153 Peter John 10 Measuring change in comparative policy analysis: concepts and empirical approaches 167 Jale Tosun and Julia Schnepf 11 Using indexes in comparative policy analysis: global comparisons 186 Tero Erkkilä 12 Using text-as-data methods in comparative policy analysis 203 Fabrizio Gilardi and Bruno Wüest PART IV MIXED METHODS AND MULTI-METHODS 13 Critical multiplism for comparative policy analysis 219 William N. Dunn and B. Guy Peters 14 Causal case studies for comparative policy analysis 238 Derek Beach 15 Qualitative Comparative Analysis for comparative policy analysis 254 Eva Thomann 16 Process tracing for comparative policy analysis: a realist approach 277 Guillaume Fontaine PART V QUALITATIVE TECHNIQUES 17 Using focus groups in comparative policy analysis 297 Patrik Marier, Daniel Dickson and Anne-Sophie Dubé 18 Using ethnography in comparative policy analysis: premises, promises and perils 312 Raul Pacheco-Vega 19 Using Q methodology in comparative policy analysis 333 Astrid Molenveld 20 Using the Narrative Policy Framework in comparative policy analysis 348 Aaron Smith-Walter and Michael D. Jones PART VI ISSUES FOR FURTHER RESEARCH 21 Trends in the development of comparative policy analysis 367 Iris Geva-May, David C. Hoffman and Joselyn Muhleisen 22 Evolutionary theory in comparative policy analysis 385 Adrian Kay Index 401

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Book SynopsisThe strength of partisanship is a matter of historic importance and debate in modern democracies. Based on cutting-edge global data, the Research Handbook on Political Partisanship argues that partisanship is down, but not out, in contemporary societies. Contributors focus on four key areas of research: the role and importance of partisanship for democratic rule; how to measure and secure data on partisanship; explanations of the origins and development of partisanship; and the effects of partisanship on citizens' attitudes and behaviours, and on the function of democratic systems. Engaging with key contemporary debates, from the rise of right-wing populist parties to the effects of digitalization partisanship, this timely Research Handbook highlights the significance of political partisanship not only in the present but for the future of democracies internationally. Featuring contributions from leading scholars, this book is critical for graduate students of political science and sociology, as well as for advanced researchers investigating elections and electorates, voter trends and contemporary political parties. Policymakers and political consultants will also benefit from its insights into the political engagement of voters and the future of party-based democracy. Contributors include: J.H. Aldrich, E. Anduiza, A. Bankert, A. Bussing, L.M. Carius-Munz, R.J. Dalton, C. Davies, F. Ecormier-Nocca, M.N. Franklin, R. Gibson, E. Gidengil, K. Grönlund, E. Guntermann, Ó.T. Hardarson, S. Holmberg, M. Hooghe, L. Huddy, S. Kosmidis, A. Krishmamurthy, M. Kroh, M. Krönke, G. Lutz, N. Madan, S.J. Mayer, R. Mattes, I. McAllister, K. Mehling Ice, N. Nevitte, E.H. Önnudóttir, H. Oscarsson, R. Pannico, K.M. Renberg, H.M. Ridge, M. Rosema, J. Sandor, N. Sauger, A. Shehata, C. Shenga, M.R. Steenbergen, J. Strömbäck, J. Thomassen, S. Ward, A. Widfeldt, M. YamadaTrade Review'The Research Handbook on Political Partisanship brings new life into one of the oldest concepts of electoral research. Presenting a broad spectrum of theoretical perspectives and empirical analyses, the book is much more useful for present and future research than the literature reviews seen in many other handbooks. An updated understanding of the role of political identification today requires the in-depth discussions of its ''two faces'', given in this Handbook. Party identification can be a ''helper'' and guide in a complex political landscape, but it can also be a ''blinder'', barring competing views and preferences. The book argues not only for the need of parties to maintain emotional ties to their voters, but also for the need to keep party identification as an important tool for future students and scholars of political behaviour.' --Bernt Aardal, University of Oslo, Norway'Party identification is a critical and contested concept and this volume - teeming with thoughtful perspective and original evidence from subject experts - is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand its origins, nature, and consequences.' --Elizabeth Zechmeister, Vanderbilt University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Political Partisanship 1 Henrik Oscarsson and Sören Holmberg 2 Party identification: down but not out 14 Sören Holmberg and Henrik Oscarsson PART I POLITICAL PARTISANSHIP AND DEMOCRACY 3 Party government and democracy 31 Jacques Thomassen 4 Partisanship: conceptualizations and consequences 47 Lisa Madeleine Carius-Munz 5 Media and political partisanship 60 Adam Shehata and Jesper Strömbäck 6 The blinders of partisanship 74 Russell J. Dalton 7 The origins and effect of negative partisanship 89 Alexa Bankert PART II MEASURING POLITICAL PARTISANSHIP 8 Measuring the direction and strength of partisan identity 103 Leonie Huddy, Caitlin Davies and Joseph Sandor 9 Measuring party attachments with survey questionnaires 123 Martin Rosema and Sabrina J. Mayer 10 Measuring elite‒mass linkages through the Internet 141 Florence Ecormier-Nocca and Nicolas Sauger 11 Partisan ambivalence in multi-party systems 154 Marco R. Steenbergen PART III ORIGINS AND DETERMINANTS OF POLITICAL PARTISANSHIP 12 Party identification and its evolution over time 167 Eva H. Önnudóttir and Ólafur fi. Har›arson 13 The formative period of party identification 177 Martin Kroh 14 The populist right-wing partisan 190 Anders Widfeldt 15 The role of political parties in partisanship 202 Carlos Shenga 16 Partisanship in the digital age 211 Rachel K. Gibson and Stephen Ward 17 Party identification: resilience under strain 225 Elisabeth Gidengil and Neil Nevitte 18 Partisanship and ideology in Japan 236 Masahiro Yamada PART IV POLITICAL EFFECTS OF PARTISANSHIP 19 Does a partisan public increase democratic stability? 256 John H. Aldrich, Austin Bussing, Arvind Krishnamurthy, Nicolas Madan, Katelyn Mehling Ice, Kristen M. Renberg and Hannah M. Ridge 20 Partisanship and political participation 266 Ian McAllister 21 Attitudinal consequences of partisanship for new parties 281 Eva Anduiza and Roberto Pannico 22 Partisan bias in economic perceptions 294 Lie Philip Santoso 23 Partisanship in the process of party choice 308 Mark N. Franklin and Georg Lutz 24 Partisanship, policy-making and democracy 328 Spyros Kosmidis 25 Beyond party identification 335 Eric Guntermann 26 Partisanship and citizen deliberation 349 Kimmo Grönlund 27 Partisanship and political trust 358 Marc Hooghe 28 The consequences of partisanship in Africa 368 Robert Mattes and Matthias Krönke Index 381

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Book SynopsisThe editors and the contributors have produced what can only be described as the definitive guide to the growing field of critical policy studies. It is comprehensive and well written and will be welcomed by all students and practitioners of public policy and policy analysis. No personal or institutional library would be complete without it!'- Wayne Parsons, Cardiff University, UK'This comprehensive Handbook, with contributions from leading figures in the field, is a valuable source of information on practical and theoretical aspects of critical policy studies, its argumentative and deliberative turn and its methods of analysis which is likely to stimulate further debate on the big issues in the study and analysis of policy.'BR>- Norman Fairclough, Lancaster University, UK'The field of critical policy studies goes from strength to strength, and this Handbook provides a much-needed review that will be essential reading for scholars, students and practitioners. It is at the same time a critical introduction for those new to the field (including those coming from more conventional approaches to public policy), a comprehensive reference book for people in the field and a guide to emerging issues and challenges in the study of the communicative practice of public policy.'- John Dryzek, University of Canberra, AustraliaCritical policy studies, as this volume illustrates, challenges conventional approaches to public policy inquiry with its focus on discursive politics, policy argumentation and deliberation, and interpretive modes of analysis. Assembling the voices of established and emerging scholars, the Handbook of Critical Policy Studies fills a major gap in the policy literature.Moving beyond the false neutrality of empiricism and positivism, this Handbook highlights the responsibility of inquirers to take account of social and political context - including present conditions, past trends and prevailing power relationships - to advance inquiry that relies not only on experts but also on citizens in a manner supporting and encouraging democracy. Not only does this call for a reconsideration of the interplay of qualitative and quantitative methods but also for robust attention to the role of values.Accessible to scholars, practitioners and students alike, the book offers a compilation of new critical work that both assesses past developments and appraises emerging issues.Contributors: H. Åm, M.R. Banjade, M. Barbehön, K. Braun, V. Dubois, A. Durnovà, L. Elgert, S.A. Ercan, S.S. Fainstein, F. Fischer, S. Griggs, D. Howarth, H. Ingram, B. Jessop, S. Jin Park, W. Lamping, R.P. Lejano, E. Lövbrand, T.W. Luke, R.F. Mendonca, S. Münch, H.R. Ojha, M. Orsini, S.J. Park, S. Paterson, D. Plehwe, T. Saretzki, F. Scala, V.A. Schmidt, A.L. Schneider, K.K. Shrestha, H. Strassheim, J. Stripple, N.-L. Sum, D. Torgerson, H. Wagenaar, D. YanowTrade Review'This work offers a useful resource for graduate students and scholars striving to enhance their grasp of what policy analysts are doing. Summing Up: Recommended.' --R. Heineman, Choice'This uniquely focused Handbook teems with deeply insightful reflections about knowledge and politics in public policy studies. Using cultural, historical, poststructural, constructionist and interpretive approaches to public policy inquiry, the chapters' engaging authors are unfailingly attentive to both old presuppositions and new conceptualizations. Reading this collection brings to awareness the urgency of more democracy and more practicality in the generation of policy knowledge. Neutral expertise, objective research, the supposed fact-value dichotomy and unexamined power arrangements earn critical attention in several chapters. Context, narrative, emotion, and communication also appear as occasional themes in these 25 well-written and highly intelligent essays.' --Hugh T. Miller, Florida Atlantic University, US and author of Governing Narratives: Symbolic Politics and Policy Change'The Handbook of Critical Policy Studies is a significant work that pulls together state-of-the-art research and thinking about policymaking as it happens in the real world. It provides easy-to-read summaries of the theories underpinning the field, and illustrates these debates in relation to important and topical policy concerns from around the world. The book will be an invaluable help to students from disciplines such as politics, sociology, anthropology and geography who wish to undertake policy-relevant research and learning.' --Tom Forsyth, London School of Economics and Political Science, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to Critical Policy Studies Frank Fischer, Douglas Torgerson, Anna Durnovà and Michael Orsini PART I ORIGINS AND THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT: FROM LASSWELL TO HABERMAS AND FOUCAULT 2. Harold D. Lasswell and Critical Policy Studies: The Threats and Temptations of Power Douglas Torgerson 3. In Pursuit of Usable Knowledge: Critical Policy Analysis and the Argumentative Turn Frank Fischer 4. Habermas, Critical Theory and Public Policy Thomas Saretzki 5. Foucault and Critical Policy Studies Eva Lövbrand and Johannes Stripple PART II THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES: CRITICAL REFLEXIVITY, HEGEMONY AND POWER 6. Poststructuralist Discourse Theory and Critical Policy Studies: Interests, Identities and Policy Change David Howarth and Steven Griggs 7. Cultural Political Economy and Critical Policy Studies: Developing a Critique of Domination Ngai-Ling Sum and Bob Jessop 8. The Interpretation of Power Timothy W. Luke PART III DISCURSIVE POLITICS: DELIBERATION, JUSTICE, PROTEST AND EMOTION 9. Discursive Institutionalism: Understanding Policy in Context Vivien A. Schmidt 10. Social Justice and Urban Policy Deliberation: Balancing the Discourses of Democracy, Diversity and Equity Susan S. Fainstein 11. Deliberation and Protest: Revealing the Deliberative Potential of Protest Movements in Turkey and Brazil Ricardo Fabrino Mendonça and Selen A. Ercan 12. Lost in Translation: Expressing Emotion in Policy Deliberation Anna Durnová PART IV. POLICY PROCESSES: PROBLEM DEFINITIONS, EVIDENCE AND SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION 13. Problem Definition and Agenda-Setting in Critical Perspective Marlon Barbehön, Sybille Münch and Wolfram Lamping 14. Making Distinctions: The Social Construction of Target Populations Helen Ingram and Ann L. Schneider 15. The Autopoietic Text Raul P. Lejano and Sung Jin Park 16. Co-Production and Public Policy: Evidence, Uncertainty and Socio-materiality Heidrun Åm PART V. THE POLITICS OF POLICY EXPERTISE: KNOWLEDGE, THINK TANKS, AND ACTION RESEARCH 17. Politics and Policy Expertise: Towards a Political Epistemology Holger Strassheim 18. Global Governance and Sustainability Indicators: The Politics of Expert Knowledge Laureen Elgert 19. The Politics of Policy Think Tanks: Organizing Expertise, Legitimacy, and Counter-Expertise in Policy Networks Dieter Plehwe 20. Critical Action Research and Social Movements: Revitalizing Participation and Deliberation for Democratic Empowerment Hemant R. Ojha, Mani R. Banjade and Krishna K. Shrestha PART VI. METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES: INTERPRETATION, FRAMING, AND SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONS 21. Making Sense of Policy Practices: Interpretation and Meaning Dvora Yanow 22. Transforming Perspectives: The Critical Functions of Interpretive Policy Analysis Hendrik Wagenaar 23. Between Representation and Narration: Analyzing Policy Frames Kathrin Braun 24. Critical Policy Ethnography Vincent Dubois 25. Making Gender Visible: Feminist Perspectives Through the Case of Anti-Smoking Policy Stephanie Paterson and Francesca Scala Index

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Book SynopsisComprehensive and timely, this Handbook identifies the key characteristics, challenges and opportunities involved in the politics of small states across the globe today. Acknowledging the historical legacies behind these states, the chapters unpack the costs and benefits of different political models for small states. Contributions from key scholars challenge the idealization of the small state, disputing views that these states are inconsequential at best and a nuisance to world politics at worst. Offering evidence-based discussions on their importance to the global political order, the Handbook explores how small states 'do' politics, the major opportunities and challenges of policy-making and implementation, and how they can respond intelligently to these opportunities. Critical contemporary dilemmas are analysed, with a particular focus on the rise of nationalism, the collapse of empires, and the importance of this in relation to small state politics. Political science, diplomacy and international relations scholars, particularly those looking at small states, will find this a rich reference work. Case studies from all major world regions used in this Handbook will also make it a beneficial read for practitioners and policy-makers of small states. Contributors include: D. Anckar, G. Baldacchino, E. Berg, S. Bianchini, L. Buszynski, A. Chong, J. Connell, J. Corbett, D. Criekemans, J.S. Elinardóttir, J. Eriksson, J. Gurol, F.S. Hansen, T. Long, M. Maass, R. Pace, D. Panke, R. Pedi, G. Prinsen, T. Randma-Liiv, E. Rodrigues Sanches, K. Sarapuu, G. Seibert, B. Thorhallsson, W.P. Veenendaal, K. Vits, L.E. Wehner, A. WivelTrade Review‘The Handbook on the Politics of Small States brings together scholars at different stages of their careers as well as policymakers to investigate the challenges of policy-making and policy implementation in small states. Especially recommended for those unfamiliar with the topic, the book may also be helpful for practitioners who are interested in an introduction to the politics of small states.’ -- Christos Kourtelis, The International Spectator‘This Handbook is timely, thoughtful, and engages critically with the politics of small states, including the challenges and opportunities faced by these states. . . I strongly recommend the Handbook to students, lecturers and researchers throughout the social sciences as well as those involved in small states’ politics and policy-making.’ -- Sarina Theys, Small States & Territories‘Baldacchino and Wivel’s Handbook is a timely addition to small state studies that aggregates a number of original contributions by noted small state experts. My overall evaluation of the book is very good, and I am certain that due to its temporal focus on recent developments and important and interesting subject areas this book will find wide use among students, researchers, politicians, and diplomats.’ -- Mari-Liis Sulg, Global Affairs'As the number of independent countries has dramatically increased in recent decades, small states have become a big subject, and deserve a big book like this timely volume, where experts of international relations provide insightful analyses of the challenges and opportunities that small states face in an economically globalized but politically fragmented world.' --Enrico Spolaore, Tufts University, US'The vast majority of all states today are small states. Scattered around the world and highly diverse, small states nevertheless share many challenges and opportunities. This Handbook shows how 'size matters' in the making and implementation of policies and what we can learn from comparing the politics of small states.' --Sieglinde Gstöhl, College of Europe, Belgium‘The vast majority of all states today are small states. Scattered around the world and highly diverse, small states nevertheless share many challenges and opportunities. This Handbook shows how ‘size matters’ in the making and implementation of policies and what we can learn from comparing the politics of small states.’ -- Sieglinde Gstöhl, College of Europe, Belgium'The authors and contributors are some of the foremost names in the academic world and they bring with them not only the academic insight but extend their discussion to the practical realities of small states and the vulnerabilities these states face as a result of environmental and other kinds of challenges including the economic, political and social. This is without doubt compulsory reading for students in the disciplines of international relations, political science, as well as policy makers and administrators.' --Ann Marie Bissessar, University of the West Indies‘As our work on small states continues, the origins, fatalities and survivalism, as well as the patterns and policies, make this sub-field resilient and exciting. Once again we turn to Peter Katzenstein, Herman Schwartz, Paulette Kurzer, Jonas Pontusson and Bo Rothstein who shape the unexpected outcomes in a once mercantilist or Realist hegemonic framework. The authors in this Handbook continue this tradition, expanding the scope of cases, and reaching back to the pre-Westphalian era. May we never forget the power of the weak.’ -- Christine Ingebritsen, University of Washington, US‘Small states face a balancing act between being seen as afflicted by a permanent inferiority complex attributable to their geographical predicament, and being perceived as having a political ego inversely proportional to it. This Handbook analyses some of the realities giving rise to this apparent dichotomy.' -- Joseph Muscat, Prime Minister of Malta (2013-2020)Table of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCING SMALL STATES 1 Small states: concepts and theories 2 Godfrey Baldacchino and Anders Wivel 2 Small states: surviving, perishing and proliferating through history 20 Matthias Maass 3 Small states: politics and policies 38 Dag Anckar 4 Small states: public management and policy-making 55 Külli Sarapuu and Tiina Randma-Liiv 5 Small states: challenges of political economy 70 Godfrey Baldacchino 6 Small states: challenges and coping strategies in the UN General Assembly 83 Diana Panke and Julia Gurol PART II EUROPE 7 Small states in Europe 99 Anders Wivel 8 The Nordic states: keeping cool at the top? 113 Baldur Thorhallsson and Jóna Sólveig Elínardóttir 9 The non-identical Mediterranean island states: Cyprus and Malta 131 Roderick Pace 10 Politics of the four European microstates: Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco and San Marino 150 Wouter P. Veenendaal 11 Small states in Europe as a buffer between East and West 168 Revecca Pedi 12 Small states of the Balkans: after Yugoslavia and its ‘third way’ 189 Stefano Bianchini PART III MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 13 Mediation by small states: Norway and Sweden in the Israeli– Palestinian conflict 207 Jacob Eriksson 14 Politics and economy in small African island states: comparing Cabo Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe 222 Edalina Rodrigues Sanches and Gerhard Seibert PART IV CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 15 Small states in Central America 242 Tom Long 16 The foreign policy of South American small powers in regional and international politics 259 Leslie E. Wehner 17 Island versus region: the politics of small states in the Caribbean 278 Godfrey Baldacchino PART V ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 18 Small states in post-Soviet Central Asia: navigating between two great power neighbours 294 Flemming Splidsboel Hansen 19 Enlarging Singapore’s foreign policy: becoming intermediary for diplomacy, transportation and information 311 Alan Chong 20 Small states, China and the South China Sea 329 Leszek Buszynski 21 Small states in the Pacific 343 Jack Corbett and John Connell PART VI BEYOND SOVEREIGNTY? SEMI/ NON-SOVEREIGN SMALL STATES AND TERRITORIES 22 Small, subnational jurisdictions 362 Gerard Prinsen 23 Exploring de facto state agency: negotiation power, international engagement and patronage 379 Eiki Berg and Kristel Vits 24 Protodiplomacy: sub-state diplomacy and wannabe states 395 David Criekemans Index 411

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Book SynopsisAn insightful lens into the contemporary state of post-factual politics, this timely book explores the perceived binary nature of facts and emotions, suggesting ways to integrate them. Anna Durnová shows that in order to understand post-factual politics, we must unveil the role of emotion in the discursive registers through which politics is constructed and knowledge is legitimized. By analysing and comparing scientists' protests against the Trump presidency with famous scientific controversies in modern medicine, this book redefines truth as a negotiation in public discourse between the interplay of values, beliefs and facts. Chapters examine the ways in which people see emotions as being opposed to facts, unpacking how this ultimate opposition limits public discussion on science in the wake of alternative facts and 'fake news'. Political science students and academics will find the new discussion of post-factual politics through the lens of emotions a timely and important read. This book is also ideal for social movements scholars with the March for Science a key case study used to examine the gap between emotions and facts in modern day times.Trade Review'The defense of science as being free of human passions is worse than ineffective. It is part of the problem, driving public alienation from the scientific enterprise, while blinding us to the causes of that alienation. Durnova's original analysis points to a way forward that refuses to censor the emotions that lie at the heart of the production of truth.' --Daniel Breslau, Virginia Tech, US'How do we negotiate the topsy-turvy world of 'the post-factual condition'? That's the timely question Anna Durnová poses with her important new book. Citizens responding to brazen demagoguery must now protest 'for reality'. It can get emotional, as the quest for truth usually is. Durnová offers insights crucial to the way ahead.' --Douglas Torgerson, Trent University, Canada, and author of The Promise of Green Politics: Environmentalism and the Public Sphere'Social research should provide counterintuitive insights, and this book does precisely that, questioning how we tend to juxtapose emotions and facts. Whilst developing broader historical insights, it is also remarkably relevant to the current era.' --Patrick Baert, University of Cambridge, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction To Post-Factual Politics 1. The Lost Battle On Truth 2. Vexatious Knowledge 3. The Partisans Of Truth 4. Understanding Emotions In The Post-Factual World Index

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Book SynopsisThrough exploring the application of a complex systems lens on important global challenges, this timely book offers key insights into successful governance in our changing world. It illustrates a number of theoretical and methodological approaches to help understand the role of decision-making, policies, institutions and networks in navigating complexity. Bringing together leading international scholars, Global Challenges, Governance, and Complexity elaborates important features of complex adaptive systems and their connections to key governmental and political issues. These include: complexity leadership, environmental and sustainability challenges, the role of economics, policy-making, legal and social dimensions of systemic risks, and the effectiveness of polycentricity. Chapters look at novel research in the field, highlighting how a diverse range of disciplinary approaches to governance can improve our understanding of complex global challenges. Political science and sustainability science scholars, particularly those with a keen interest in environmental politics and sustainability, will greatly benefit from reading this book. The insights offered will also be of use to policy makers wishing to gain a more thorough understanding of the field. Contributors include: C. Chambers, M. Centeno, M. Cox, A.-S. Crépin, C. Folke, V. Galaz, D. Huitema, A. Jordan, D.M. Katz, R.E. Kim, S.A. Levin, M. Milkoreit, S. Nooteboom, J. Patterson, T. Patterson, B.G. Peters, J. Pierre, R. Preiser, L. Rade, J.B. Ruhl, H. Schmitz, M. Schoon, I. Scoones, G. Teisman, H. van Asselt, M. WoermannTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1 Victor Galaz PART I REFLECTIONS AND THEORETICAL APPROACHES 1 The architecture of robustness 16 Simon A. Levin 2 Governing for emergence in social–ecological systems 24 Carl Folke 3 Complexity, philosophy and ethics 38 Rika Preiser and Minka Woermann 4 Sustainability transformations in complex systems: a political economy perspective 63 Hubert Schmitz and Ian Scoones 5 Adaptive governance from an evolutionary perspective 78 Michael Cox and Michael Schoon PART II APPLICATIONS 6 Understanding institutional complexity through networks 95 Rakhyun E. Kim 7 Polycentric governance and climate change 124 Dave Huitema, Andrew Jordan, Harro van Asselt and James Patterson 8 Harnessing the complexity of legal systems for governing global challenges 147 J.B. Ruhl and Daniel M. Katz 9 Complexity, resilience and economics 166 Anne-Sophie Crépin 10 Simple solutions for complexity? 188 B. Guy Peters, Jon Pierre and Victor Galaz 11 The system made me do it? Regulating systemic risk 211 Caitlin Chambers, Luca Rade, Thayer Patterson and Miguel A. Centeno 12 Leadership and complexity: can individuals make differences in complex systems? 239 Sibout Nooteboom and Geert Teisman 13 Cognitive capacities for global governance in the face of complexity: the case of climate tipping points 274 Manjana Milkoreit Index 303

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Book SynopsisThinking Differently about Leadership asks why and how we have come to understand leadership in the way we now do, and the consequences which arise from these understandings. Its critical interrogation of Classical Greek, Medieval and modern social scientific ideas reveals that troubling assumptions and problematic expectations are key features of leadership theorizing both in the past and today. By tracing developments in leadership thought over time, this book reveals the influence of ideas from the past on current thinking, inviting reflection on what we now seek from leaders and followers. Its unique, multi-faceted analysis identifies non-scientific factors which have profoundly influenced the development of leadership science in the modern era. Arguing that conventional understandings of leadership today are deeply problematic, the book examines why we ought to think differently about leadership and offers an approach for so doing. The book offers a framework for leadership theory-building which readers can use to apply to their own context, making it an ideal resource for critical management and leadership scholars as well as students and practitioners who will value its novel focus and perspective.Trade Review'The field of leadership studies is generally characterised as one that is in a state of late adolescence. This ambitious book shows compellingly that the field has a considerably lengthier and richer pedigree. We need to recognise, prioritise and instill a historical appreciation into our teaching and our research of leadership in the critically reflexive and genuinely inter-disciplinary manner that the author models so brilliantly in this wonderfully original book.' --Brad Jackson, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand'Much leadership writing seems to suggest that only those with super powers can be effective leaders and that, whatever the problem, leadership is the answer. Suze Wilson comprehensively demolishes both these fallacies, and does so in captivating style. In highlighting such issues as context, power and history she offers stimulating new perspectives on how we can rethink leadership - and do it better.' --Dennis Tourish, University of London, UK'Have no doubt about it; there has never been a more appropriate time for scholars and educators in management and leadership studies to read Suze Wilson's Thinking Differently about Leadership: A Critical History of Leadership Studies. In the aftermath of the events of 2016, including, inter alia, 'Brexit', the US presidential election and the ongoing crisis in Syria, we have both a professional and civic duty to engage in discourse about our understanding and expectations of leadership. Wilson's book provides an important resource in this respect.' --Management LearningTable of ContentsContents: 1. Why Leadership? 2. Questioning Leadership Knowledge 3. The Classical Greek Truth about Leadership 4. The 16th Century European Truth about Leadership 5. The Foundations of Leadership ‘Science’: Carlyle and the Trait Theorists 6. Our modern Era of Leadership ‘Science’ 7. Change and Continuity in the Truth about Leadership 8. Conclusion and Future Trajectories Index

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Book SynopsisThis insightful Handbook offers a comprehensive exploration of the third generation of gender and federalism studies. Contributors explore the intersection of federalism and decolonization in global south countries, dissecting transitions between authoritarian regimes and democratic governance and mapping new issues in Western federations, such as LGBTQ rights and separatism. Key chapters examine critical policy issues in federations, drawing on a range of disciplines to offer fresh insights into how federal practices, institutions and discourses interact with gender and other diversities including 'race', religion and sexual minorities. In this timely and authoritative examination, feminist scholars in both the West and the global south debate the impact of state architectures on women's movements, partisan organizations and policy advocacy using innovative discursive, institutional, quantitative and intersectional approaches. This Handbook will be of interest to researchers and students of gender and federalism studies; feminist political scientists; traditional federalism scholars; feminist researchers in gender-focused social science fields; mainstream and feminist policy analysts and practitioners; and comparative politics scholars. Contributors include: A. Alonso, P.A. Avoine, B. Baines, C. Beer, S. Bohn, L.S. Chakraborty, C.N. Collier, P.B. Dayil, J. Fabian, K.A. Froc, J. Grace, M. Haussman, S.J. Henders, K. Jain, D. Lopreite, M. Mufti, V. Nayyar, K. Rubenstein, M. Smith, P. Smith, C. Spary, D. Stockemer, T. Verge, J. Vickers, C. Viens, L.A. White, M.J. WiggintonTrade Review‘The book undoubtedly offers a solid and important academic contribution, a learning tool for students, an accessible read for nonexperts, and an important guide for legislators and policy makers. It paves the way for further research in a range of different contexts including theory building, expanded case studies, and systematic country comparison.’ -- Christine Forster, Publius, The Journal of Federalism'This Handbook is a welcome innovation in studies about feminism and federalism. It investigates new questions and new federations. However, its main contribution is to show not only the distributive consequences that federal institutions have on gender policies and relations but also the mechanisms that make this impact possible.' --Catalina Smulovitz, Torcuato di Tella University, Argentina'This Handbook is at the cutting edge of feminist political science, interrogating the complex interaction between federalism and gender in novel ways. The Handbook pushes the field of gender and federalism in two exciting new directions: first, it expands the field to take account not only of gender but also other identities that are territorially organised. Second, it moves the analysis further than the 'usual' western liberal cases to explore how federalism and federalization operates in the global south including Latin America, Asia and Africa. Importantly, it pays close attention to colonial/decolonial dynamics within multi-level states, to help us understand how gender and other identities are shaped by state architecture. It's a breakthrough book that will undoubtedly reshape the field.' --Louise Chappell, University of New South Wales, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xv Carol Weissert Preface xvii Jill Vickers 1 Introduction to Handbook on Gender, Diversity and Federalism 1 Jill Vickers, Joan Grace and Cheryl N. Collier PART I THEORETICAL AND COMPARATIVE APPROACHES 2 How can comparative studies of federations be gendered? Gendering inter-governmental relations 16 Jill Vickers 3 Does federalism support policy innovation for children and families? Canada in comparative context 32 Linda A. White 4 Federalism, gender equality and religious rights: Canada and Nigeria 48 Peter (Jay) Smith 5 Federalism and women’s descriptive representation 63 Daniel Stockemer and Michael J. Wigginton 6 Mapping the terrain: Gender in global governance and the federal option 76 Judit Fabian 7 Comparing country-wide women’s organizations in Canada and the United States in the age of decentralization 91 Cheryl N. Collier PART II THIRD-WAVE GENDER/FEDERALISM RESEARCH IN SOME ‘WESTERN’ FEDERATIONS 8 Federalism, courts and LGBTQ policy in Canada 107 Miriam Smith 9 Reproducing the masculine, neoliberal state: Canadian federalism doctrine and the judicial deregulation of reproductive technologies 120 Kerri A. Froc 10 Trump’s ‘principles of economic mobility’ and Medicaid: Gender, race and federalism 135 Melissa Haussman 11 Federalism and women’s equality rights campaigns in Canada 149 Beverley Baines 12 The gendered territorial dynamics of the Spanish State of Autonomies 166 Tània Verge and Alba Alonso 13 Regendering the federal bargain in Canada 180 Joan Grace 14 Feminism and federalism in Australia: Pushing federalism beyond territory 194 Kim Rubenstein PART III THIRD-WAVE GENDER/FEDERALISM RESEARCH IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH: LATIN AMERICA, ASIA AND AFRICA LATIN AMERICA 15 The federal restriction of women’s rights: Argentina’s politics on abortion and contraception 212 Debora Lopreite 16 National law and territorialized public policy goods: The violence against women law in Brazil 227 Simone Bohn 17 Women’s policy agencies and federalism: INMUJERES in Mexico 245 Caroline Beer ASIA 18 Devolution and the multilevel politics of gender in Pakistan 263 Mariam Mufti 19 Gender, federalism and the state in India 279 Carole Spary 20 The political economy of gender budgeting: Empirical evidence from India 294 Lekha Chakraborty, Veena Nayyar and Komal Jain 21 Indian federalism and violence against women: A complex web of power relationships 306 Catherine Viens and Priscyll Anctil Avoine 22 ‘Nested newness’ and the engendering of regional autonomy: Women’s rights and equality in Hong Kong 321 Susan J. Henders AFRICA 23 #Bring Back Our Girls : Girls’ education and women’s security in northern Nigeria 338 Plangsat Bitrus Dayil and Jill Vickers Index 351

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Book SynopsisThe success of the Nordic welfare state is well known, but the key drivers of its remarkable expansion are not. This book explores the relationships between citizens that constitute the normative groundwork of Nordic societies, arguing that the quality of relations steers welfare development. Chapters explore relations of reciprocity, trust and equality that characterize the relational Nordic welfare state. Through an interdisciplinary approach, expert contributors consider the establishment and growth of welfare institutions in Nordic countries and evaluate the neoliberal challenge that these institutions have faced since the 1980s. This book reveals how and why Nordic societies may find a path of balanced and sustainable development. Timely and insightful, this book will be indispensable for scholars and students of social and political sciences, as well as jurisprudence, especially those interested in welfare states. Contributors include: M. Berg, S. Blomgren, P. Borioni, S. Hänninen, M. Jokela, P. Kettunen, M. Kivipelto, T. Kotkas, P.H. Kristensen, K.-M. Lehtelä, K. Lilja, E. Moen, M. Perlinski, P. Saikkonen, S.F. Schram, K. Tuori, N. WitoszekTrade Review‘The volume is a timely contribution, and through concrete examples also very helpful to understand how forty years of reform have fared in this corner of the world. Through their choice of perspectives, the authors demonstrate that there is still a particularly Nordic outlook whose arrangements are the result of concrete, interest-based struggles and thus not as continuous or robust as some might like to believe – along with the dawning realisation that not only our states, but also the ecological systems are not necessarily sustainable.’ -- Ingerid Straume, Nordicum-Mediterraneum'Theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich, this is an excellent - diverse yet coherent - collection on the changing Nordic welfare state, which I highly recommend.' --Ray Kiely, Queen Mary University of London, UK'Most studies of the Nordic welfare states concentrate on specific policies. The contributors to this book probe far deeper than this, examining the deeper cultural and social roots of these distinctive systems, as well as of the changes now taking place in them.' --Colin Crouch, University of Warwick, UK and Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Germany'Excellent and novel, the chapters in this book offer an incisive analysis of the historical paths and contemporary challenges for Nordic welfare states. The relational perspective gives a theoretically fresh and insightful understanding of these states as states of civilization. A must-read for anyone interested in the past, present and future of the welfare state.' --Åsa Lundqvist, Lund University, SwedenTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction: the Nordic welfare state as a state of civilisation 1 Sakari Hänninen, Kirsi-Marja Lehtelä and Paula Saikkonen PART I AUTONOMY 1 Neoliberal relations of poverty and the welfare state 15 Sanford F. Schram 2 The Nordic welfare state and the challenge of difference 29 Sakari Hänninen 3 The profits and pitfalls of prosociality: cultural-evolutionary perspectives on Scandinavia 50 Nina Witoszek PART II PARTICIPATION 4 The Nordic model in ordo-liberal Europe: from welfare parity to social hierarchy? 74 Paolo Borioni 5 The rise and fall of the Nordic utopia of an egalitarian wage work society 95 Pauli Kettunen PART III INCLUSION 6 Nordic welfare states, trust and the rights discourse: the history of the children’s day care system in Finland 120 Toomas Kotkas 7 A social constitution of Europe? 138 Kaarlo Tuori PART IV SUSTAINABILITY 8 The eco-social Nordic welfare state – a distant dream or a possible future? 162 Monika Berg and Paula Saikkonen 9 Social sustainability and the organization of social work from the perspective of Finnish adult social work practitioners 184 Minna Kivipelto, Merita Jokela, Sanna Blomgren and Marek Perlinski 10 Civilizing business enterprises: the search for a new Nordic growth and development model 202 Peer Hull Kristensen, Eli Moen and Kari Lilja Epilogue: the Nordic welfare state beyond ideology and utopia 224 Sakari Hänninen, Kirsi-Marja Lehtelä and Paula Saikkonen Index 251

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Book SynopsisCritical Policy Discourse Analysis bridges the literature on critical discourse analysis (CDA) and critical policy analysis to provide a practical guide on how to combine these major approaches to critical social science. The volume gives a clear introduction to concepts and analytical procedures for critical policy discourse analysis. Utilising ten international case studies, the authors explain and critically reflect upon the methods and theories that they have used to successfully integrate CDA with critical policy studies across a diverse range of policy issues.Case studies are used to explore issues in economics, health, education, crisis management, the environment, language and energy policy. Analysing these through discursive methodological approaches in the traditions of CDA, social semiotics and discourse theory, this book connects this discursive methodology systematically to the field of critical policy studies. This is an essential read for researchers wishing to practically combine methods of CDA with critical policy studies. It provides key insights for politics scholars looking to gain a more in-depth understanding of the impact and analysis of discourse.Contributors include: T. Bartlett, D. Caterina, M. Farrelly, S. Horrod, N. Montesano Montessori, J. Mulderrig, J.F. Palma Carvajal, M. Poutanen, M. Rieder, K. Savski, H. Theine 'An exciting, important and, above all, extremely useful collection of essays, offering excellent and practical guidance on how to conduct critical policy discourse analysis. Timely and highly recommended.' - Colin Hay, Sciences Po, France'Uncovering dominance and addressing learned helplessness is part of any effort to enact change, especially when faced with wicked problems. However, change agents are not always equipped to deal with that adequately. This volume presents methodology and examples of how to do so by connecting theory and practice, insiders and outsiders, and micro events and macro processes. It points to powerful ideas and subtle craft and will inspire not only scholars but also practitioners seeking to better understand and address the complexities involved.' - Hans Vermaak, Sioo, Twynstra and NSOB, the Netherlands'This fascinating and varied collection admirably achieves its aim of demonstrating the value of integrating critical discourse analysis with critical policy studies. In so doing, the Critical Policy Discourse Analysis enriches our understanding of policy discourse and sharpens our methodological means of doing so. Operating through a fascinating set of case studies that range from a study of Nokia through to Slovenian language policy, and looking at the production of ideas like ''competition'' and ''fiscal discipline'', the volume emphasises the meaning-making practices involved in the production and interpretation of policy. This is done through a detailed textual analysis of policy combined with innovative conceptual and methodological arguments. Maintaining a critical edge, the approaches gathered here all move from a normative study of discourse to an explanatory critique concerned with the role of social power and power relations.' - Jonathan Joseph, University of Bristol, UK'Finally, a very timely and useful volume which addresses scholars and graduate students in the Social Sciences, and - importantly - also policy makers as well as practitioners. The chapters illustrate how systematic interdisciplinary, in-depth textual analysis of policy documents, on the one hand, and of debates about policies, on the other, allow for an understanding and explanation of the complexity of policy processes and procedures in innovative ways.' - Ruth Wodak, Lancaster University, UKTrade Review'This is a significant contribution to the fields of critical discourse and critical policy studies. With a diverse selection of relevant contemporary policy issues, as well as explicit discussions of the methodological tools deployed and their connection to critical social theories, the book as a whole offers a valuable snapshot of the potential of integrated approaches, showing how they can enhance structurally-oriented policy critiques by grounding them in the specifics of discursive practices.' --Susana Martínez Guillem, University of New Mexico, US'This volume testifies to the productive encounter between Critical Policy Studies and Discourse Analysis. Accessible, informative and exhaustive, it presents model examples of discourse research in the area of policy research.' --Johannes Angermuller, The Open University, UK'By bringing together, in a highly innovative and informative way, up-to-date theory, detailed methodological guidance and well-documented empirical examples, Critical Policy Discourse Analysis is now the go-to book for everyone interested in the contribution of critical discourse analysis to policy studies. The book captures the enormous theoretical and methodological progress CDA has made over the last decade. It convincingly demonstrates that CDA should be part of the standard repertoire of policy analysis and a core topic of every policy studies curriculum.' --Hendrik Wagenaar, King's College London, UK and The University of Canberra, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introducing critical policy discourse analysis 1 Jane Mulderrig, Nicolina Montesano Montessori and Michael Farrelly 2 Text oriented discourse analysis: an analysis of a struggle for hegemony in Mexico 23 Nicolina Montesano Montessori 3 Analysing orders of discourse of neoliberal rule: health ‘nudges’ and the rise of psychological governance 48 Jane Mulderrig 4 The recontextualisation of higher education policy in learning and teaching practices: the discursive construction of community 73 Sarah Horrod 5 Advocacy NGOs in Chilean education policy-making: spaces of resistance or agencies fostering neoliberalism? 97 Juan Francisco Palma Carvajal 6 Business logics: co-option of media discourse by pro-market arguments in the case of Nokia in Finland 122 Mikko Poutanen 7 Analysing the representation of social actors: the conceptualisation of objects of governance 147 Michael Farrelly 8 ‘The billionaires’ boot boys start screaming’ – a critical analysis of economic policy discourses in reaction to Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century 169 Hendrik Theine and Maria Rieder 9 Historical ethnography of policy discourse: examining the genesis of a language strategy in Slovenia 193 Kristof Savski 10 Historical materialist policy analysis meets critical discourse analysis of practical argumentation: making sense of hegemony struggles in Italy’s crisis management 216 Daniela Caterina 11 Scaling the incommensurate: discourses of sustainability in the Western Isles of Scotland 242 Tom Bartlett 12 Concluding remarks on critical policy discourse analysis 264 Michael Farrelly, Nicolina Montesano Montessori and Jane Mulderrig Index 271

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Book SynopsisIlluminating and timely, this book offers an in depth exploration of a 20th century intellectual landmark, Harold Lasswell’s proposal for the policy sciences. This proposal, though always controversial, stands out as a unique and comprehensive effort at advancing a policy focus in the social sciences by means of enhancing orientation to context.Douglas Torgerson argues that Lasswell stands apart in the policy landscape, his extraordinary focus on context constituting a distinct critical dimension. Torgerson presents the historical emergence of Lasswell’s proposal as a four-phase process, ranging from the 1920s to the 1970s. Chapters explore the ramifications of Lasswell’s contextual focus in that, whatever his intention, he anticipated a radical democratic goal. In today’s world, as authoritarian populism threatens democracy, policy research can no longer take for granted a liberal democratic context. Researchers must protect free inquiry, safeguarding their own work while expanding and securing democratic freedoms.Offering key insights into one of the 20th century’s most forward-looking political scientists, this book is essential reading for the full range of established scholars, policy professionals, graduate students, and everyone who is interested in the relationship between policy and political theory.Trade Review‘Torgerson undertakes nothing less than a critical rethinking of policy studies as a field through its foundations. By reacquainting Lasswell, we are advised to revisit concepts like behavioral change and policy expertise in light of his contextual orientation – and to think more radically about the policy sciences of democracy.’ -- Holger Straßheim, Bielefeld University, Germany‘The name of Harold Lasswell is inevitably invoked in serious discussions of public policy and the “policy sciences”. This book helps readers – both novices and seasoned veterans – understand why he occupies that central position. Understanding Lasswell is not simple, yet Torgerson demonstrates the depth and complexity of that eminent scholar.’ -- B. Guy Peters, University of Pittsburgh, US‘A wonderful book… Douglas Torgerson animates Lasswell’s numerous contributions, extending the “critical Lasswell” to inform a potential radical democracy relevant to today’s policy field and to current threats against democracy.’ -- Jennifer Dodge, University at Albany, US‘Professor Torgerson demonstrates provocatively and in detail Harold Lasswell’s continuing relevance for anyone seeking to understand our times and shape a future of human dignity for all.’ -- – Andrew Willard, Policy Scientist, US‘Douglas Torgerson has provided the most thoughtful philosophical analysis of the work of Harold D. Lasswell, the giant in both psychodynamic political psychology and the policy sciences. The weaving of historical material and Torgerson’s highly distinctive interpretations of Lasswell’s stances toward democracy and the role of policy analysis is remarkable. Anyone committed to understanding the evolution of the policy sciences and the role of the analyst in democratic governance must read this book.’ -- William Ascher, Claremont McKenna College, US‘Nobody is better placed than Douglas Torgerson to tease out and interpret Lasswell's foundational contribution to what today would be called critical policy studies. This book is a masterful treatment of its subject that should establish once and for all the importance of thinking with Lasswell and Torgerson about the policy sciences.’ -- John S. Dryzek, University of Canberra, Australia‘Torgerson’s argument stands up very well, and the book is filled with intriguing facts and details I hadn’t known – even though I’d been a student, research assistant, colleague, and friend of Lasswell for many years.’ -- Garry D. Brewer, Yale University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface: Why Lasswell? 1 Introduction: the manifest and the latent Lasswell PART I EMERGENCE 2 Policy sciences in context: the world crisis of insecurity 3 Emergence of the policy sciences 4 Contextual orientation: a question of values PART II SYMBOLS 5 Symbols of the policy sciences 6 What is enlightenment? PART III THE CRITICAL DIMENSION 7 The critical Lasswell 8 Lasswell and the critical agenda References Index

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Book SynopsisA Marxist analysis of key political and historical figures including Hugo Chavez and Jeremy Corbyn, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Angels and Demons offers a series of profiles of historical figures both old and new. Using a Marxist analysis, the author adduces the particularities of each individual personality from the crest of living history which brings it to the fore, showing with each of the figures examined how the art, politics and creativity of their lives is infused by the rhythm and contradictions of the broader historical backdrop. The angels in the collection are Hugo Chavez, Andrea Dworkin, Rembrandt, Victor Hugo, Jeremy Corbyn and William Blake. The demons are Donald Trump, Christopher Hitchens, Arthur Schopenhauer and Hillary Clinton.

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Book SynopsisHow can we turn back the tide of post-truth politics, fake news, and misinformation that is damaging our democracy? First, by empowering citizens to recognize and resist political lies and deceptions: Using cutting-edge neuroscience research, we show you the tricks post-truth politicians use to exploit our mental blindspots and cognitive biases. We then share with you strategies to protect yourself and others from these threats. Second, by addressing the damage caused by the spread of fake news on social media: We provide you with effective techniques for fighting digital misinformation. Third, by exerting pressure on politicians, media, and other public figures: Doing so involves creating new incentives for telling the truth, new penalties for lying, and new ways of communicating across the partisan divide. To put this plan into action requires the rise of a Pro-Truth Movement - a movement which has already begun, and is making a tangible impact. If you believe truth matters, and want to protect our democracy, please read this book, and join us. In the lead up to the 2020 US Presidential Election, Dr. Gleb Tsipursky and Tim Ward have teamed up to help citizens learn to protect themselves from lies, and empower them to put truth back into politics.

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Book SynopsisL’abbé de Saint-Pierre, connu pour son Projet de paix perpétuelle, a laissé un ensemble bien plus vaste et cohérent d’écrits politiques et moraux jusqu’alors dispersés et partiellement étudiés. Le présent ouvrage, exploitant systématiquement la totalité de l’oeuvre, en propose la complète réévaluation. Dès les premières décennies du XVIIIe siècle, Saint-Pierre promeut une harmonisation artificielle des intérêts, assurée par l’intervention politique et s’affirme, avant Bentham, comme l’un des premiers utilitaristes. Il imagine de substituer à la patrimonialisation, aux recommandations et clientèles qui structuraient la société de son temps et déterminaient l’exercice du pouvoir, une organisation rationnelle, méritocratique et dynamique. ll remplace les valeurs charismatiques fondant la perfection chrétienne ou la grandeur aristocratique par les objectifs de l’utilité et du bien public. Pour ce déiste conciliant moralité et religion, la recherche du salut par une piété active doit favoriser la justice et la bienfaisance. Selon lui, seul le pouvoir indivisible d’un monarque informé par des élites compétentes peut réaliser des réformes nécessaires au bonheur du plus grand nombre. Promoteur d’un État de bien-être imposé autoritairement, il représente, avant le plein essor de l’économie politique, des sciences camérales et de la doctrine des physiocrates, une dimension méconnue des Lumières politiques que cette étude entend souligner. ---The Abbé de Saint-Pierre, best known for his Project for Perpetual Peace, in fact left a much larger and more coherent body of political and moral writing, but it has been only partially studied. This book, the first systematic exploration of his entire corpus, offers a complete re-evaluation of this important author’s contributions to the Enlightenment. From the first decades of the 18th century, Saint-Pierre set forth a pioneering vision of politics as the harmonization of interests, anticipating Bentham as a utilitarian. He imagines replacing the system of inherited power and clientele networks which structured Old Regime society and determined the exercise of power under absolutism, with a rationalized, meritocratic and dynamic organization. He argued for the political values of social utility and public good to take the place of the Christian ideals of perfection and the aristocratic ideals of personal charisma. As a deist seeking to reconcile morality and religion, Saint-Pierre argued that the search for salvation through active piety must also promote social justice and beneficence -- and that only the indivisible power of a rationalized monarch, informed by competent elites, could carry out the reforms necessary to yield a government which would produce the greatest happiness for the greatest number. Saint-Pierre, thus, provided among the first arguments for an imposed welfare state, well before the sources more frequently associated with that idea -- political economists, cameralists and the physiocrats.Trade Review'Carole Dornier provides an in-depth analysis of the changes in political concepts in their historical context. The great merit of this book lies in the fact that it breaks with the image of the utopian generally disseminated by this original thinker who left us an extraordinary collection of texts proposing relevant reforms in a period of great changes in France and Europe.'Translated from French,'Carole Dornier analyse en profondeur les changements des concepts politiques dans leur contexte historique. Le grand mérite de cet ouvrage réside dans le fait qu’il rompt avec l’image de l’utopiste généralement diffusée de ce penseur original qui nous a laissé une extraordinaire collection de textes proposant des réformes pertinentes dans une période de grands changements en France et en Europe.'Ferenc Tóth, Dix-Huitième Siècle‘An indispensable tool for anyone interested in to Enlightenment thinking.’ Translated from French, 'Un outil indispensable pour tous ceux qui s’intéressent à la pensée des Lumières.' Patrizzia Oppici, Francofonia

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Book SynopsisThis Elgar Research Agenda showcases insights from leading researchers on the charged issues and questions that lie ahead in the multidisciplinary field of digital politics. Covering the political implications of the Internet, social media, datafication and computational analytics, it looks to the future of how research might address the political challenges of the digital age and maps the key emerging trends in this field. Contributors outline and engage with major questions related to the transformation of campaigns, elections and political partisanship through digital media, and identify the methodological pathways and problems that impact the field. Exploring the implications of digitisation for governance, democracy, privacy, surveillance, advocacy, activism, and political talk, this book highlights the emergent ethical issues that will shape the future of this burgeoning focus of research. Featuring crucial insights into an increasingly pertinent subject, this Research Agenda will be key reading for researchers and graduate students of Internet studies, new media studies and political science. Policy makers, political consultants and anyone with a serious interest in research into digital politics will also benefit from this book's forward-looking approach. Contributors include: N. Anstead, J.G. Blumler, A. Chadwick, S. Coleman, A. Drew, E. Dubois, W.H. Dutton, L. Fernandez, H. Ford, M.I. Franklin, P. Gerbaudo, D. Karpf, L. Lievrouw, W.-Y. Lin, F. Martin-Bariteau, D. McDowell-Naylor, G. Moss, B. O'Loughlin, P. Rossini, V. Schneider, L. Sorenson, S. Wright, X. ZhangTrade Review'This rich Research Agenda brings leading international scholars together to rethink the agenda of communication research in the digital age. These perspectives on studying democratic public spheres as they are being reshaped by digital and social media makes this book essential reading.' --W. Lance Bennett, Center for Communication & Civic Engagement, US'The aptly titled A Research Agenda for Digital Politics, edited by William Dutton, addresses the core scholarly, normative, and applied questions raised by the 21st century information environment. Organized around the interrelated themes of ''transformations and continuities'', ''campaigns and elections'', ''Institutional transformation'', ''informational, symbolic, and communicative actions'', and ''reshaping democratic processes and discourses'', the chapters in this volume, written by an interdisciplinary mix of established and emerging scholars, collectively reject simplistic notions of technological determinism, and dystopian or utopian perspectives. In their place are thoughtfully-framed questions amenable to reliable and valid empirical research. As such it is a timely and much-needed blueprint for the emerging field of digital politics.' --Michael X. Delli Carpini, University of Pennsylvania, US'A forward-looking guide for understanding the collision between digital and political worlds and what this entanglement means for society.' --Laura DeNardis, American University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface xii Introduction to A Research Agenda for Digital Politics xvii William H. Dutton PART I TRANSFORMATIONS AND CONTINUITIES 1 Four challenges for the future of digital politics research 2 Andrew Chadwick 2 The future of political communication research 13 Nick Anstead 3 As it was in analogue days: the relevance of legacy research 25 Jay G. Blumler PART II CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS 4 Political parties in the digital era 37 Paolo Gerbaudo 5 Researching the next wave of campaigns: empirical and methodological developments 48 Declan McDowell-Naylor 6 Digital advertising in political campaigns and elections 60 Laleah Fernandez 7 The role of digital media in China: participation in an unlikely place 72 Wan-Ying Lin and Xinzhi Zhang PART III INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATIONS 8 The politics of digital age governance 84 Volker Schneider 9 How accountable are digital platforms? 97 Giles Moss and Heather Ford 10 Human rights futures and the digital: a radical research agenda 110 M.I. Franklin PART IV INFORMATIONAL, SYMBOLIC AND COMMUNICATIVE ACTIONS 11 After clicktivism 123 Dave Karpf 12 Symbolic politics meets digital media: research on political meaning-making 133 Lone Sorensen 13 Sending a message: the primacy of action as communication in cyber-security 146 Ben O’Loughlin and Alexi Drew PART V RESHAPING DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES AND DISCOURSE 14 Beyond toxicity in the online public sphere: understanding incivility in online political talk 160 Patrícia Rossini 15 Facebook as a third space? The challenge of building global community 171 Scott Wright 16 Citizenship and the data subject 186 Leah A. Lievrouw 17 Citizens and their political institutions in a digital context 202 Elizabeth Dubois and Florian Martin-Bariteau 18 Re-imagining the democratic public 213 Stephen Coleman Index 223

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Book SynopsisWhereas rational choice theory has enjoyed considerable success in economics and political science, due to its emphasis on individual behavior sociologists have long doubted its capacity to account for non-market social outcomes. Whereas they have conceded that rational choice theory may be an appropriate tool to understand strictly economic phenomena - that is, the kinds of social interactions that occur in the gesellschaft- many sociologists have contended that the theory is wholly unsuitable for the analysis of the kinds of social interactions in the gemeinschaft - such as those occurring in families, in social groups of all kinds, and in society at large. In a variety of non-technical chapters, Rational Choice Sociology shows that a sociological version of rational choice theory indeed can make valuable contributions to the analysis of a wide variety of non-market outcomes, including those concerning social norms, family dynamics, crime, rebellion, state formation and social order. 'Michael Hechter is one of the major proponents of rational actor theory in the social sciences. The book is a useful collection of some of the major articles that cover important issues that are of general interest - in particular collective action and social order. The book shows the wide range of application of the theory and, hopefully, will contribute to further increase its recognition as an important tool to explain social phenomena.' - Karl-Dieter Opp, University of Leipzig, Germany and University of Washington, US 'An early pioneer of sociological rational choice, Michael Hechter has made seminal contributions to rational choice theory over a career spanning nearly 50 years. This book brings those contributions together in a single volume. Although the chapters address a range of substantive topics--fertility decisions, the value of children, collective action, the genesis of mutiny, and state formation--at its core is a deep concern with a fundamental question for social science: How is social order, solidarity, and control possible in human societies? This book provides a compelling answer from a rational choice perspective.' - Ross L. Matsueda, University of Washington, USTrade Review'Throughout his long career, Michael Hechter has been one of the discipline's most creative and exacting theorists. This volume pulls together some of his most important publications, showing an extraordinary range of contributions to a variety of substantive problems--from the foundations of social order, to the formation of group solidarity, civil war, rebellion, state structures, and the foundations of class versus identity politics.' --Andrew G. Walder, Stanford University, US'This is one of the finest collections of papers in sociological theory. Michael Hechter's work on sociological rational choice theory captivates with its creative application to a multitude of different topics among them the key questions of solidarity, social change, and social order. Hechter shows that sociological rational choice theory is much more than a utility maximization device. By adding ''value'' to rational choice he elegantly comes to innovative and often surprising explanations of social phenomena. Dealing with the work of this most eminent theorist is a must for any scholar interested in sociological theory and its applications.' --Andreas Diekmann, ETH Zurich, Switzerland and University of Leipzig, Germany'Michael Hechter has pioneered the application of rational choice theory to sociology. The range of his contributions--and the extent to which he has refined the theory--is well represented in this collection of seminal essays on key sociological topics, such as demography, nationalism, historical sociology, collective action, state formation and social norms. If the discipline has now acquired firm analytical foundations, it is to a great extent thanks to Hechter's scholarship. No student of sociology can afford to ignore such an extraordinary body of work.' --Federico Varese, University of Oxford, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Michael Hechter PART I THEORY 1 Michael Hechter and Satoshi Kanazawa (1997), ‘Sociological Rational Choice Theory’, Annual Review of Sociology , 23 , 191–214 2 2 Debra Friedman, Michael Hechter and Satoshi Kanazawa (1994), ‘A Theory of the Value of Children’, Demography , 31 (3), August, 375–401 26 3 Debra Friedman, Michael Hechter and Derek Kreager (2008), ‘A Theory of the Value of Grandchildren’, Rationality and Society , 20 (1), February, 31–63 53 PART II COLLECTIVE ACTION 4 Michael Hechter (1978), ‘Group Formation and the Cultural Division of Labor’, American Journal of Sociology , 84 (2), September, 293–318 87 5 David Siroky and Michael Hechter (2016), ‘Ethnicity, Class, and Civil War: The Role of Hierarchy, Segmentation, and Cross-cutting Cleavages’, Civil Wars , 18 (1), January, 1–17 113 6 Michael Hechter (2004), ‘From Class to Culture’, American Journal of Sociology , 110 (2), September, 400–445 130 7 Michael Hechter, Steven Pfaff and Patrick Underwood (2016), ‘Grievances and the Genesis of Rebellion: Mutiny in the Royal Navy, 1740 to 1820’, American Sociological Review , 81 (1), February, 165–89 176 8 Steven Pfaff, Michael Hechter and Katie E. Corcoran (2016), ‘The Problem of Solidarity in Insurgent Collective Action: The Nore Mutiny of 1797’, Social Science History , 40 (2), Summer, 247–70 201 PART III SOCIAL ORDER 9 Michael Hechter and William Brustein (1980), ‘Regional Modes of Production and Patterns of State Formation in Western Europe’, American Journal of Sociology , 85 (5), March, 1061–94 226 10 Michael Hechter and Satoshi Kanazawa (1993), ‘Group Solidarity and Social Order in Japan’, Journal of Theoretical Politics , 5 (4), October, 455–93 260 11 Sun-Ki Chai and Michael Hechter (1998), ‘A Theory of the State and of Social Order’, Homo Oeconomicus , XV (1), 1–26 299 12 Michael Hechter (2018), ‘Norms in the Evolution of Social Order’, Social Research: An International Quarterly , 85 (1), Spring, 23–51 325 Index

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive and innovative Research Handbook tackles the pressing issues confronting us at the dawn of the global network society, including freedom of speech, government transparency and the digital divide. Representing a milestone in information policy research, this new volume edited by Alistair Duff brings together leading contributors from a wide range of disciplines to discuss important topics such as genetic information, news and privacy, and provides case studies on cyber harms, freedom of information and national digitization policy. Engaging with controversial problems of public policy including freedom of expression, copyright and information inequality, the Research Handbook on Information Policy offers a well-rounded exploration of the history and future of this vital field. Systematically addressing both general theory and specific issues, as well as providing international perspectives, this Research Handbook will be of particular interest to academics and students in the disciplines of information science, journalism and media studies, politics, sociology, philosophy and law.Trade Review‘This useful collection of twenty-eight chapters presents an insightful view of the history of the information policy concept, and theory and developments in the field. The authors are drawn from a variety of disciplines, from philosophy to journalism, via communication studies and information science. They also represent a wider range of countries than is typical of this kind of compilation, coming from Spain, Canada, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Germany, and Israel, although the majority are from the United Kingdom and the USA. Consequently, the range of cultural, political, scientific, and economic factors that provide the context for policy are more diverse than one would find in a text devoted to any single country. The editor has done an excellent job in pulling these authors together and producing a text that will benefit researchers and students of information policy. . . I reiterate that the text is an excellent compilation of contributions to the field and will no doubt become a standard reference on the subject.’ -- Professor Tom Wilson, Information Research‘In 1976, I wrote a doctoral dissertation at Stanford University, The Information Economy. In 1980, I hosted a documentary called The Information Society. It was an introduction to a general TV audience of what I felt were—and would be—the key issues facing an information-based society.Alistair Duff’s compendium of thought leaders underscores the fact that each era brings with it the rich opportunities of positive evolution, and the pressures and problems of a society and economy undergoing extremely rapid change. As with the industrial revolution, technology, social values, markets, laws and equity are out of sync. Some coherent guidance will emerge from competitive market dynamics and governance. Some will fall through the cracks and remain a challenge. This book is a worthy effort to bring all that together.’ -- Marc Uri Porat, Tech Entrepreneur and Angel Investor, US'This collection makes a huge contribution to our understanding of why information society and information policy research are crucial - retrospectively and prospectively. Theorised from multiple standpoints, this collection of leading scholars tells us how power is articulated through information, enabling surveillance, perpetuating inequalities, and creating conditions for either sustaining or curtailing freedom of expression, privacy and access to information. Required reading for everyone interested in the potentials of democratic discourse.' -- Robin Mansell, London School of Economics and Political Science, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xv Youichi Ito 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Information Policy 1 Alistair S. Duff PART I GENERAL THEORY THE NATURE OF INFORMATION POLICY 2 Intervention and aesthetics: the nature of information policy 25 Ian Cornelius 3 Ecstasy and entropy: information policy in a punctuated case 40 Sandra Braman 4 Prophetic v. priestly: alternative modes of information policy 56 Steve Fuller THE HISTORY OF INFORMATION POLICY 5 Information policy before information policies? Conceptual and historical considerations 69 László Z. Karvalics 6 Aspects of the history of state information policies in Britain before the digital age 80 Alistair Black 7 International information policy: UNESCO in historical perspective 96 Julia Pohle THE FUTURE OF INFORMATION POLICY 8 The future of information policy: preparing for transformational change 114 Richard D. Taylor 9 The ecology of games reshaping information policy: internet access in Belarus to cyber harms in the United Kingdom 130 William H. Dutton and Aljona Zorina 10 The intertwined futures of information policy and information literacy 146 Paul T. Jaeger and Natalie Greene Taylor PART II SPECIFIC ISSUES PRIVACY 11 Fifty-plus years of information privacy policy-making: the more things change, the more they remain the same 159 Priscilla M. Regan 12 An equity view of public reason: privacy and surveillance policy as social justice 174 Michael A. Katell 13 Privacy’s progress: privacy as a progressive ideal for information policy 189 Alistair S. Duff FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 14 Freedom of information: a constitutive public good in democratic societies 205 Ivan Szekely 15 Freedom of information: a state of the art 220 Ben Worthy 16 Public or private? Freedom of information and the Scottish struggle for scrutiny of public bodies 237 Ben McConville FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION 17 Freedom of expression in a datafied world 250 Arne Hintz 18 Agility in an age of information ubiquity: freedom of expression and information policy 263 Emily J.M. Knox 19 Gatecrashers? Freedom of expression in an age-gated internet 276 Victoria Nash INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 20 Rights and wrongs: old and new perspectives on copyright 291 John Feather 21 Intellectual property and the reliability of content: the case for moral rights 306 Margaret Ann Wilkinson 22 The ratcheting racket: the global political economy of copyright policy-making 323 Blayne Haggart INFORMATION INEQUALITY 23 Information inequality: realization of capabilities as an information policy goal 341 Amit M. Schejter 24 Planning and evaluating policy to address information inequalities: an Information Worlds Matrix approach 357 Kim M. Thompson 25 How (not) to deepen information inequality via information policy: a contribution of the contextual approach 368 Petr Lupač PART III SPECIAL INFORMATION 26 Genetic information: fundamental issues 385 Ruth Chadwick 27 Ethical challenges for the production and dissemination of official statistics in the big data environment 398 Catherine Heeney 28 Informing the public sphere: Walter Lippmann on democracy and news, with a coda on Jurgen Habermas 413 Sue Curry Jansen Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book details the theoretical and practical elements of political rhetoric and their effects on the interactions between politicians and the public. Expert contributors explore the issues associated with political rhetoric from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including political science, linguistics, social psychology and communication studies. Investigating critical emerging topics, such as invited behavior, political public relations, artificial intelligence and 'chatbots', this book offers a comprehensive overview of the current state of the field. Empirical data gathered from around the globe facilitates comparison of the different structures, practices and effects of political rhetoric employed across various cultural contexts. Chapters examine what makes a speech effective, politicians' use of moral appeals in political advertising, political attacks on social media, and gender and emotion in political discourse. The Rhetoric of Political Leadership will be a key resource for scholars and students of political science, communication studies and social psychology, particularly those focusing on cross-cultural perspectives. It will also appeal to those working in leadership and politics that are seeking an in-depth understanding of the importance and use of discourse in the political arena. Contributors include: M. Asano, C.S. Ben-Porat, I.J. de Sousa, O. Feldman, A. Gayoso, M. Hameleers, I. Joathan, C. Johnson, M.A. Krasner, S. Lehman-Wilzig, F.P.J. Marques, B. Mendelski, M.S. Teer, A. Walter, J. WangTrade Review‘The Rhetoric of Political Leadership provides insight into both the rational and emotional attributes of political discourse more broadly and political rhetoric and their effects more specifically. The book is well-written and provides fascinating insight into political language, discourse and rhetoric from across the globe. It would be of interest to postgraduate students, scholars/researchers in the fields of linguistics, communication and politics who wish to understand the myriad of rhetorical techniques and tools that politicians use to persuade the public and the implications and impact on the audience. The key strengths of the book can be summarised as its reference to political discourse from a diverse range of contexts and countries, its dedicated section on social media discourse as well chapters which drew on multimodal discourse analysis.’ -- Neda Salahshour, Journal of Language and Politics'This volume is a must-read collection for scholars working in and across the fields of political science, social psychology, media communication and discourse studies. It does not only offer cutting-edge perspectives on rational and emotional attributes of political rhetoric, but also on their effects across a wide variety of societies and venues.' -- Anita Fetzer, University of Augsburg, Germany‘Cutting-edge analyses reveal how politicians use public self-presentations to recruit the loyalists who empower them, whether by voting or by oppressing. Both linguistic and paralinguistic behaviors are examined across a broad variety of cultures and languages, in both traditional and new media, and under both democratic and dictatorial institutions. Innovative methodologies and novel techniques uncover general patterns as well as peculiarities specific to particular national settings. Together the authors push the study of political communication to new frontiers.’ -- Richard Anderson, University of California, Los Angeles, US‘Ofer Feldman offers a comprehensive study of contemporary political communication that centers in key countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Israel, China, Japan and others. The focus on politicians’ evocative communication promotes a fresh look at how leaders resort to persuasive techniques that allow content and style to secure adherents. The book’s international focus adds great insights to those interested in world political communication and expands readers’ understanding of the rise of populism as a rhetorical objective.’ -- Amos Kiewe, Syracuse University, US‘This volume contributes usefully to our growing understanding of political language as a form of strategic communication. The global range of the examples is admirable, reminding us that, while media platforms are increasingly international, meaning is still culturally specific.’ -- Stephen Coleman, University of Leeds, UK‘This book brings together a fascinating collection of special essays that illuminate the multiple roles of language in framing political issues, and in persuading others to support the proposals and decisions of political leaders. Case studies from selected countries, some rarely examined, explore how top political leaders use rhetoric strategies to mobilize the electorate, lead government, and to affect policy discourse and interventions. Anyone interested in the complex relationships between political rhetoric, leadership, and governance will find this book essential reading.’ -- Ken Kinoshita, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, JapanTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: persuasive speaking and evoking political behavior 1 Ofer Feldman PART I PERSUASIVE LEADERSHIP: EMOTION, STYLE, AND IDENTITY IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARENAS 2 Gender, emotion and political discourse: masculinity, femininity and populism 16 Carol Johnson 3 What makes a speech effective? Netanyahu’s and Obama’s SPECtrum of Rhetoric Intelligences (SPEC/RI) in United Nations speeches 2009–2012 34 Michelle Stein Teer 4 Xi Jinping’s governance philosophy and language style: analysis of the Chinese leader’s speeches 53 Jianxin Wang 5 The French state of emergency: marginalization of the Muslim minority as a consequence of state self-legitimation 69 Bruno Mendelski PART II EVOKING BEHAVIOR: THE RHETORIC OF PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION, TELEVISED INTERVIEW, AND ELECTION CAMPAIGN 6 Battling for America’s soul: Donald Trump, invited behavior, and the midterm elections of 2018 86 Michael Alan Krasner 7 Political Public Relations (PPR) techniques: emotional input and output 104 Albina Gayoso 8 The rhetoric of broadcast talk shows in Japan: the art of equivocation as a political skill 139 Ofer Feldman 9 Politicians’ use of moral appeals in British political advertising 1983–2017 156 Annemarie Walter 10 Facial expressions in election campaign posters: the effect of smiling on winning political seats during the 2017 Japanese lower house election 172 Masahiko Asano PART III SOCIAL MEDIA DISCOURSE: POPULISM, NEGATIVE CAMPAIGNS, AND THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 11 They are lying to us! The rhetoric of direct communication by populist politicians and its effects on the electorate: evidence from the Netherlands 196 Michael Hameleers 12 Emotion, reason, and political attacks on Facebook : the use of rhetorical appeals in the 2014 Brazilian presidential race 214 Ícaro Joathan and Francisco Paulo Jamil Marques 13 Political discourse through artificial intelligence: parliamentary practices and public perceptions of chatbot communication in social media 230 Chen Sabag Ben-Porat and Sam Lehman-Wilzig Index 246

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Book SynopsisIn this thought-provoking book, Bertrand Badie argues that the traditional paradigms of international relations are no longer sustainable, and that ignorance of these shifting systems and of alternative models is a major source of contemporary international conflict and disorder. Through a clear examination of the political, historical and social context, Badie illuminates the challenges and possibilities of an 'intersocial' and multilateral approach to international relations. Badie lays the foundations for understanding by first tracing the history of traditional Eurocentric international relations, from the Westphalian Peace of the seventeenth century through to the power politics of the mid-twentieth century, and discussing the processes, such as decolonisation, by which this system has been destabilised. Chapters consider issues such as the changing powers and identity of the state, regionalism, and war and conflict, demonstrating the impact of globalisation and the growing influence of both non-Western and non-state actors in the international arena and highlighting the need for a more widespread understanding of these realities. Rethinking International Relations will be essential reading for all scholars and students of international relations and political science. Its insights will also prove useful to policymakers and other actors involved in diplomatic relations and international public policy.Trade Review'The blindness of Western leaders and academics to the ways the international environment has changed since the days of the Congress of Vienna is a root cause of policy failure and possibly of impending catastrophe. In this brilliant exercise of historical sociology, Badie, drawing on the insights of Emile Durkheim, elaborates five principles to pull the wool from Western eyes. His arguments are very much on target and his book should be required reading in the academy and foreign ministries.' --Richard Ned Lebow, King's College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. How International Relations Were Invented 2. “The Great Transformation”: Three Major Ruptures 3. Territorialization And Deterritorialization 4. An Inter-Social World 5. States In Question 6. The Regional Dilemma 7. New Wars, New Peace 8. New Diplomacies Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking book presents interdisciplinary educators with classroom tools and strategies to integrate environmental justice into their courses. Providing accessible, flexible, and evidence-based pedagogical approaches designed by a multidisciplinary team of scholars, it centers equity and justice in student learning and course design. It further presents a model for community-based faculty development that can communicate those pedagogical approaches across disciplines.Key Features: Reflection on how to teach inclusively across disciplines, with a focus on community-based faculty development. Presentation of a blend of insights from diverse disciplines, including art, astronomy, ecology, economics, history, political science, and online education. A focus on how to stimulate student engagement to improve students’ empirical and conceptual understanding of environmental politics. Detailed instructions for both introductory and more advanced active learning assignments and classroom activities, including guidance on how to manage common challenges and adapt activities to specific learning environments, particularly online formats Providing detailed instructions and reflections on teaching effectively and inclusively, Teaching Environmental Justice will be an invaluable resource for faculty and graduate students teaching modules in environmental justice in courses across disciplines. It will also be essential reading for researchers of teaching and learning seeking insight into cutting-edge classroom practices that center equity and justice in student learning.Trade Review‘What an absolutely phenomenal resource! Jinnah, Dubreuil, Greene and Foster have pulled together an incredible and diverse collection of experiments, projects, practices, and reflections on teaching environmental justice. There is so much here to motivate, engage, and inspire students – and to address the injustices they face. I can’t wait to get it into the classroom.’ -- David Schlosberg, University of Sydney, Australia‘In this unique and eclectic collection, an esteemed team of scholars charts the pedagogical domain of environmental justice. Drawing on experience from multiple branches of the physical and social sciences, they give teachers theoretical and practical tools for engaging students in understanding and realizing a more just and sustainable world.’ -- Paul G. Harris, Education University of Hong Kong‘It is high time for this brilliant and innovative book that teaches us how to teach environmental justice creatively, collaboratively and across disciplines. Environmental justice is one of the most urgent matters of our times – and teaching is the most important and powerful tool we have to achieve it. The authors and collaborators provide us with an inspiring and invaluable repertoire of tools, projects, experiences and reflections to meet this challenge in the classroom and beyond.’ -- Fariborz Zelli, Lund University, SwedenTable of ContentsContents: Foreword: Education for Transformation at the nexus of justice and the environment xvi Julian Agyeman Introduction to Teaching Environmental Justice: Co-creating a faculty development model 1 Sikina Jinnah, Jessie Dubreuil, Jody Greene and Samara S. Foster PART I PROJECTS FOR TEACHING ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND JUSTICE 1 Protest music: using music to challenge (environmental) hegemony 15 Kemi Fuentes-George 2 Epochs of domination and liberation: expanding students’ understanding of human–environment relationships in the service of environmental justice 34 David Pellow 3 Rethinking sustainable development practice: From intervention to reparation 44 Manisha Anantharaman and Jennifer Lee Tucker 4 Climate justice: Fostering student public engagement 67 Prakash Kashwan 5 Teaching perspective in an unequal world: Negotiating climate change within the UN system 81 Kate O’Neill and Sebastián Rubiano-Galvis 6 Should solar geoengineering be used to address climate change? An ethics bowl-inspired approach 103 Sikina Jinnah and Juan Moreno-Cruz 7 Power in natural resource governance projects: Power hierarchies in the negotiation of an international petroleum contract 121 Alero Akporiaye and D. G. Webster 8 Relationships, respect, and reciprocity: Approaches to learning and teaching about Indigenous cultural burning and landscape stewardship 145 Beth Rose Middleton Manning 9 Harnessing humor for tough talks: Humanitarian experiences addressing exclusion and climate risks 157 Pablo Suarez 10 Using contemplative practice to sustain equitable environmental engagement 172 Elizabeth Allison 11 The Global Environmental Justice Observatory: Fostering students’ knowledge production, professionalization and belonging 190 Ravi Rajan and Flora Lu PART II REFLECTIONS FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE SILO 12 Colonization of fire: Why biophysical sciences must teach environmental justice 206 Crystal Kolden 13 How relational learning can disrupt the scientific cultural status quo: Lessons from astronomy 214 Kathryne J. Daniel and Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz 14 Using socially engaged art to teach environmental and social justice 220 Chessa Adsit-Morris 15 Teaching feminist economics to challenge the hidden assumptions in economics 228 Juan Moreno-Cruz 16 Community-engaged research in the natural sciences: Centering listening in the classroom 233 Kristy Kroeker 17 Teaching students how to get comfortable with the uncomfortable feeling of not knowing 240 Robin Dunkin 18 How online teaching and learning can support the public mission of research universities 248 Michael Tassio 19 Embodying social and environmental justice learning through somatic and mindfulness practices 256 Sapana Doshi and Tracey Osborne Index 268

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Book SynopsisThis innovative book examines the maritime component of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), focusing on three key trade routes and addressing the question of how China protects its overseas assets. Gerald Chan explores China's rising maritime power, using geo-developmentalism as a theoretical framework to analyse the country's development of port facilities and infrastructure along important trade routes. Through developing these sea routes, he argues that a new global order is in the making. The book also offers an in-depth and balanced review of two major criticisms of China's BRI: the first being so-called 'debt trap diplomacy', and the second being security concerns surrounding China's IT industry, the resolution of which Chan suggests will pave the way towards developing a 'digital Silk Road'. Following on from Chan's previous work on high-speed rail and other land networks, this book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date account on infrastructure building in this context. It will prove a stimulating read for scholars and students of Chinese foreign policy and international relations, as well as policy makers, government officials and businesses seeking to better understand China's foreign trade and development policies.Trade Review'This new book by Professor Gerald Chan provides some fascinating perspectives in response to the current tense debate on China's role in global development. It also challenges many pessimistic views on the fate of globalization. This book should be interesting to anyone who is keen to develop a deeper understanding of the impact of China's rise on our future global order.' --Mingjiang Li, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore'Expanding on the concept of geo-developmentalism from his previous volume - Understanding China's New Diplomacy - Professor Gerald Chan casts a keen eye over the complex linkages of multiple arenas and issue areas, as well as the actions and reactions of state and non-state actors in the expanding Chinese Maritime Silk Road. Accessible, timely, and comprehensive, China's Maritime Silk Road provides a compelling primer for anyone seeking an overall strategic guide to China's recent impact on the global order.' --Kun-Chin Lin, University of Cambridge, UK'Professor Gerald Chan provides a penetrating and comprehensive analysis of China's Maritime Silk Road through an analytical framework of geo-developmentalism. This is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding China's Belt and Road Initiative, China's maritime strategy, and China's interaction with global order more broadly.' --Xiaoyu Pu, University of Nevada, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1 Introduction 2 Whither the maritime Silk Road? 3 Geo-developmentalism: a new framework for analysis 4 Journey to the west: Europe and Africa through the Indian Ocean 5 Path to the south: Oceania and the South Pacific through Southeast Asia 6 Venture to the north: Europe and North America through the ‘Polar Silk Road 7 How does China protect its maritime Silk Road? 8 Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis cutting-edge book explores the practices and socialization of the everyday foreign policy making in the European Union (EU), focusing on the individuals who shape and implement the Common Foreign and Security Policy despite a growing dissension among member states.The authors provide theoretically informed analyses based on up-to-date empirical material from the Political and Security Committee, Council working groups, the European External Action Service, EU delegations, military and civilian missions and operations and EU member state embassies. They illustrate the ways in which European foreign policy is shaped through the daily work of diplomats, exploring the communities of practice that are formed in the process of policy-making in the EU. Combining socialization and practice approaches, the book offers an innovative take on the motivations behind integration at a time of European discord.Providing a unique inside account of diplomatic practices and the coordination of EU foreign policy, this insightful book is crucial reading for students of political science and international relations at all levels seeking to better understand the minutiae of formulating and coordinating EU foreign and security policy. Its empirical analyses will also benefit scholars and researchers interested in European integration and socialization in international organizations, as well as practitioners, such as diplomats and European civil servants.Trade Review‘This is a fascinating and insightful text which reveals many of the underpinnings of EU foreign policy practice at multiple institutional levels. Its added value is to flesh out the “practice turn” in the analysis of EU foreign policy and the interplay between EU and member state diplomats, civil servants and military personnel. It's an essential addition to any bookshelf on European foreign policy.’ -- Ben Tonra, University College Dublin, Republic of Ireland‘Innovative and original, this book provides a fresh take on the European Union’s foreign and security policy. Examining the everyday practices at play across national and EU policy communities, it sheds new light on the paradox of the EU’s advances as a foreign policy actor, despite continued contestation.’ -- Kathleen McNamara, Georgetown University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I HISTORY OF EUROPEAN FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY: CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL APPROACHES 1. The everyday making of EU foreign and security policy Niklas Bremberg, August Danielson, Elsa Hedling and Anna Michalski 2. European foreign and security policy in the making: a historical overview Anna Michalski 3. Contending theories of European foreign policy integration Anna Michalski 4. Communities of practice and the everyday making of EU foreign and security policy Niklas Bremberg and August Danielson PART II THE EVERYDAY MAKING OF EUROPEAN FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY: EMPIRICAL FINDINGS 5. Council Working Groups: communities,hierarchies and the management of contestation August Danielson 6. The Political and Security Committee: practices and persuasion August Danielson 7. The European External Action Service: a melting pot of EU foreign policy practice Elsa Hedling 8. Diplomatic practices beyond Brussels: the EU delegations and the coordination of EU foreign and security policy Anna Michalski 9. EU missions and operations: practices of learning lessons in the CSDP Niklas Bremberg and Elsa Hedling 10. Conclusion: learning and contestation in EU foreign and security policy Niklas Bremberg, August Danielson, Elsa Hedling and Anna Michalski Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis innovative Handbook offers a wide-ranging overview of the multi-faceted field of public administration and management. It provides a broad approach to the discipline, addressing the range of descriptive, normative and critical theories required to diagnose public service issues and prescribe administrative action. Chapters assess the state of the field, presenting a comprehensive roadmap for future theoretical development. Featuring contributions from top international experts, the Handbook considers the key theories on the role, function and organization of public administration. It further offers critical insights on the people who work in public management, and a broad range of significant perspectives on the field. Interdisciplinary and comprehensive, it applies leading and emerging theories in public administration and management and applies them to latent and developing issues of public service and the relationship between government and society. This Handbook provides a far-reaching analysis of the field for scholars, researchers and graduate students of public administration and management, particularly those interested in an international or comparative approach to the field. Its theoretical insights will also benefit policymakers and practitioners working in public service provision in need of both trusted and innovative public management solutions.Trade Review‘Public administration is a wide-ranging and amorphous field. To make sense of it all requires a diverse range of theoretical perspectives. That is exactly what this excellent volume delivers, providing the reader with fresh perspectives on both the classic and novel big questions for governing.’ -- Donald Moynihan, Georgetown University, US‘This book is essential reading for all those scholars and practitioners who want to gain a deeper understanding of the balancing act ever-present in public administration and management to cope with classic and emerging dilemmas and the normative dimensions thereof. It sets the research agenda for the coming years.’ -- Michiel S. de Vries, Radboud University, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Handbook of Theories of Public Administration and Management 1 Thomas Andrew Bryer PART I THEORIES ON THE ROLE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 1 Public administration and politics: the art of separation 7 Patrick Overeem 2 Public administration and citizen participation: from isolation to activism to skepticism 19 Thomas Andrew Bryer and Nina Alvandipour 3 Public administration ethics: looking back and moving forward 30 So Hee Jeon 4 Social equity and public administration 43 Susan Gooden and Anthony Starke 5 Social justice theory in public administration: a review of critical perspectives in public administration 54 Kareem Willis and Tia Sherèe Gaynor PART II THEORIES ON THE FUNCTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 6 Performance: making sense of forests and trees 67 Kathryn Newcomer and Clint Brass 7 Collaborative governance: processes, benefits and outcomes 80 Sofia Prysmakova-Rivera and Olga Pysmenna 8 Public sector branding: understanding and applying the concept 98 Staci M. Zavattaro and M. Blair Thomas 9 Digital government: analytical models, underlying theories, and emergent theoretical perspective 105 Qianli Yuan, Mila Gasco-Hernandez and J. Ramon Gil-García 10 Understanding administrative law: an essential skillset for public sector management 124 Stephanie P. Newbold 11 Municipal management: seeking a theoretical perspective on form of government and performance 137 Kimberly Nelson PART III THEORIES ON THE PEOPLE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 12 Public service lala-land: public service motivation research and its researchers 152 Palina Prysmakova 13 Personnel management: improving employee and organizational performance 168 Mauricio Astudillo-Rodas and Norma M. Riccucci 14 Religiosity: emphasizing public service 180 Daniel Hummel 15 Leadership: the demise and rebirth of charisma in public administration and management research 189 Ulrich Thy Jensen 16 Diversity: what it is and what it isn’t 198 Brandi Blessett 17 Gender: expanding theory in public administration and policy 207 Nicole M. Elias and Maria J. D’Agostino PART IV THEORIES ON THE ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 18 Evolution and change in public organizations: efficiency, legitimacy and the resilience of core organizational elements 221 Jesse W. Campbell 19 Strategic management: public sector view 234 Jan-Erik Johanson 20 Inter-organizational relations: citizen-centered resource integration in times of complexity 252 Erik Eriksson and Andreas Hellström PART V INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT 21 Chile: public administration after the New Public Management 264 Cristian Pliscoff 22 Lithuania: public administration reforms during 2008–20 275 Vitalis Nakrošis 23 Chinese public administration research in mainstream PA journals: a systematic review (2002–20) 286 Hui Li and Jiasheng Zhang 24 United Kingdom: the rise and fall and rise of contemporary public administration 299 John Diamond 25 Decentralisation in Pakistan and India: a comparative review and policy implications 308 Aamer Taj and Muhammad Nouman 26 Russia: transformation of public administration in the context of digitalization 322 Nina Symanuk Index

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