Political structure and processes Books
Bristol University Press The Short Guide to Social Policy
Book SynopsisThis fully updated edition of an essential introductory text offers a concise guide to the key structures and concepts in social policy and is designed to work in partnership with unique, innovative digital content that adds depth and provides a truly integrated way of learning.Trade Review“An engaging book, which offers students the kind of ‘Cook’s tour’ that only the best teachers have the range and knowledge to deliver.” Paul Spicker, Robert Gordon University Aberdeen"At last, a social policy textbook which builds from the basics to provide a comprehensive overview of the key pillars of the welfare state. Essential reading for all students (and a helpful reminder for those who teach them!)." Jon Glasby, Director, Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham"This is an excellent second edition of a fantastic text, which is accessible, engaging and pitched perfectly for those new to the subject." Sharon Wright, University of GlasgowTable of ContentsIntroduction; Social security; Employment; Education; Health; Housing; Other pillars; Conclusion.
£14.99
Bristol University Press Tracing the Political
Book SynopsisTracing the political uses a broad range of international case studies to chart the politicising and depoliticising dynamics that shape debates about the future of democracy and governance in the neoliberal state.Trade Review“An excellent group of scholars tackle the complex issue of depoliticisation and leave the reader with still a few puzzles but also a considerable advance in understanding and insight” Professor Gerry Stoker, University of Canberra (Australia) and University of Southampton (UK)"This important edited volume takes one of the most heated debates among contemporary British students of politics and public policy one step further and provides important theoretical and empirical insights that can qualify further research into the role and function of the political in Western liberal democracies." Eva Sørensen, Roskilde University, DenmarkTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Matthew Flinders and Matt Wood; Rethinking depoliticisation: beyond the governmental ~ Matthew Flinders and Matthew Wood; Depoliticisation, governance and political participation ~ Paul Fawcett and David Marsh; Depoliticisation: economic crisis and political management ~ Peter Burnham; Repoliticising depoliticisation: theoretical preliminaries on some responses to the American fiscal and Eurozone debt crises ~ Bob Jessop; Rolling back to roll forward: depoliticisation and the extension of government ~ Emma Ann foster, Peter Kerr and Christopher Byrne; (De)politicisation and the Father's Clause parliamentary debates ~ Stephen Bates, Laura Jenkins and Fran Amery; Politicising UK energy: what 'speaking energy security' can do ~ Caroline Kuzemko; Global norms, local contestation: privatisation and de/politicisation in Berlin ~ Ross Beveridge and Matthias Naumann; Depoliticisation as process, governance as practice: what did the 'first wave' get wrong and do we need a 'second wave' to put it right? ~ Colin Hay; Conclusion ~ Matthew Flinders and Matt Wood.
£77.39
Bristol University Press Policy Analysis in Mexico
Book SynopsisProvides the 1st detailed examination of the practice of policy analysis in Mexico. Contributors study the nature of policy analysis at different sectors and levels of government as well as by non-governmental actors, such as unions, business, NGOs and the media to promote the use of evidence-based policy analysis, leading to better policy results.Trade Review"This volume offers important insights into policy analysis as a field – not just in Mexico but also more generally. It deserves careful attention" Martin Lodge, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, LSE"An excellent line-up of policy scholars have produced a timely publication of great interest to those studying the relationship between public policy analysis and governance in Mexico and, more widely, in Latin America”. Theo Papadopoulos, University of BathTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ José Luis Méndez and Mauricio Dussauge-Laguna; PART ONE: POLICY ANALYSIS AS A FIELD OF STUDY IN MEXICO; Evolution of Policy Analysis as a Field of Study in Mexico ~ José Luis Méndez; PART TWO: POLICY ANALYSIS WITHIN THE FEDERAL STATE; Policy Analysis in the Federal Government ~ Guillermo Cejudo; Policy Analysis and Bureaucratic Capacity in the Federal Government ~ Jesus F. Hernandez-Galicia and David Arellano-Gault; Policy Analysis in Advisory Councils ~ Laura Flamand; Policy Analysis in Autonomous Agencies ~ María del Carmen Pardo and Mauricio Dussauge-Laguna; Policy Analysis in the Chamber of Deputies ~ Rodrigo Velázquez Lopez Velarde; Evolution of Policy Analysis as a Profession and Field of Studies in Mexico ~ José Luis Méndez; PART THREE: POLICY ANALYSIS IN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS; Policy Analysis in State Governments in Mexico ~ Juan Olmeda; Policy Analysis in Local Governments ~ Oliver Meza; PART FOUR: POLICY ANALYSIS BEYOND THE STATE; Policy Analysis in Political Parties ~ Irma Mendez de Hoyos; Policy Analysis in Think Tanks ~ Mauricio Dussauge-Laguna and Marcela I. Vazquez; Policy Analysis in NGOs ~ Ma. Fernanda Somuano; Policy Analysis and Public Policy in the Private Sector ~ Carlos Alba Vega; Policy Analysis, the Political Game and Institutional Change in the Labor Market ~ Graciela Bensusán and Ilán Bizberg; Policy Analysis in the Media ~Manuel Guerrero, Monica Luengas Restrepo, Carlos Fuentes Ochoa and Martha Lizbeth Palacios; Conclusions ~ José Luis Méndez and Mauricio Dussauge.
£100.79
Bristol University Press EvidenceBased Policy Making in the Social
Book SynopsisThis valuable book offers a distinct and critical showcase of emerging forms of discovery for policy-making drawing on the insights of some of the world's leading authorities in public policy analysis.Trade Review"This is an important book. University-based researchers, think tank staff, and policy makers, should all read it and follow its suggestions." Citizen's Income Trust"This book is recommended to students looking to broaden their understanding of methods for providing meaningful evidence for policy creation." LSE Review of Books"This valuable book highlights the potential contribution of a wide range of social science research methods to policy making, and outlines suggestions for improving the research input into the policy process." Hugh Bochel, University of Lincoln"The book provides an excellent overview of a diverse but select set of qualitative, quantitative and creative methods relevant to developing robust evidence to inform policymaking." - Social Research Association"An accessible and informative collection, providing invaluable practical guidance, which highlights the central importance of social science to public policy." Tony Manzi, University of WestminsterTable of ContentsIntroduction: Gerry Stoker and Mark Evans Part 1: Making choices; Linking evidence and policy making ~ Mark Evans and Gerry Stoker; Choosing your technique: A guide for policy makers ~ Gerry Stoker and Mark Evans; Part 2: Tools for smarter learning; Systematic reviews ~ David Gough; Randomised controlled trials and experiments ~ Peter John; Adapting qualitative comparative analysis for policy ~ Matt Ryan; Storytelling and the art of Judgement ~ Vivien Lowndes; ‘Visualising’ Policy Options for Stakeholders ~ Leonie Pearson and Lain Dare; Part 3: Developing data mining; Big data ~ Patrick Dunleavy and Mike Jensen; Cluster analysis, statistical analysis and policy ~ Jinjing Li; Microsimulation and policy analysis ~ Robert Tanton and Ben Philipps; Part 4: Bringing citizens back in; Citizen science and policy making ~ Liz Richardson; Deliberative tools and evaluation ~ John Dryzek; Design thinking and public policy reform ~ Mark Evans and Nina Terrey; Conclusion ~ Gerry Stoker and Mark Evans.
£71.25
Bristol University Press EvidenceBased Policy Making in the Social
Book SynopsisThis valuable book offers a distinct and critical showcase of emerging forms of discovery for policy-making drawing on the insights of some of the world's leading authorities in public policy analysis.Trade Review"This is an important book. University-based researchers, think tank staff, and policy makers, should all read it and follow its suggestions." Citizen's Income Trust"This book is recommended to students looking to broaden their understanding of methods for providing meaningful evidence for policy creation." LSE Review of Books"This valuable book highlights the potential contribution of a wide range of social science research methods to policy making, and outlines suggestions for improving the research input into the policy process." Hugh Bochel, University of Lincoln"The book provides an excellent overview of a diverse but select set of qualitative, quantitative and creative methods relevant to developing robust evidence to inform policymaking." - Social Research Association"An accessible and informative collection, providing invaluable practical guidance, which highlights the central importance of social science to public policy." Tony Manzi, University of WestminsterTable of ContentsIntroduction: Gerry Stoker and Mark Evans Part 1: Making choices; Linking evidence and policy making ~ Mark Evans and Gerry Stoker; Choosing your technique: A guide for policy makers ~ Gerry Stoker and Mark Evans; Part 2: Tools for smarter learning; Systematic reviews ~ David Gough; Randomised controlled trials and experiments ~ Peter John; Adapting qualitative comparative analysis for policy ~ Matt Ryan; Storytelling and the art of Judgement ~ Vivien Lowndes; ‘Visualising’ Policy Options for Stakeholders ~ Leonie Pearson and Lain Dare; Part 3: Developing data mining; Big data ~ Patrick Dunleavy and Mike Jensen; Cluster analysis, statistical analysis and policy ~ Jinjing Li; Microsimulation and policy analysis ~ Robert Tanton and Ben Philipps; Part 4: Bringing citizens back in; Citizen science and policy making ~ Liz Richardson; Deliberative tools and evaluation ~ John Dryzek; Design thinking and public policy reform ~ Mark Evans and Nina Terrey; Conclusion ~ Gerry Stoker and Mark Evans.
£28.49
Bristol University Press Reconsidering Policy
Book SynopsisThis book reconsiders traditional policy-analytic concepts, and re-develops and extends new ones, in a melded approach defined as systemic institutionalism. This links policy with governance and the state and suggests how real-world issues might be substantively addressed.Trade Review“Offers a timely premise – that the needs of public policy have not been particularly well served by policy literature. Taking issue with common refrains like a need for governance, the book’s chapters provide an expansive critical canvas for a sort of public policy soul-searching.” International Journal of Public AdministrationTable of ContentsPreface Reconsidering policy – our agenda Reconsidering policy systems Reconsidering institutions Reconsidering the state Reconsidering borders Reconsidering advice and advisory systems Reconsidering information Reconsidering implementation Reconsidering policy change Reconsidering policy – our agenda revisited
£75.99
Policy Press Social Movements and Referendums from Below
Book SynopsisSocial movements formed in response to austerity measures have played an increasingly important role in referendums. The book uses unique case studies to illustrate the ways the social movements have affected the referendums' dynamic and results. It also addresses the way in which participation from below has had a transformative impact.Trade Review"This timely and original book bridges the gap between social movement studies and research on direct democracy. Donatella della Porta and her co-authors forcefully show how social movements shape the dynamics of referendum campaigns in times of economic and political crises." Swen Hutter, European University Institute"In this supremely readable and interesting book, Donatella della Porta, the foremost scholar of social movements, and her colleagues address the role of `referendums from below’, a timely and yet surprisingly understudied phenomenon. The book provides a very valuable contribution to the literature on direct democracy as well as an important contribution to political science." Matt Qvortrup, Coventry UniversityTable of ContentsReferendums from below: an introduction The context of the referendums from below: a tale of three crises The organisational strategies of movements in referendums from below Framing strategies in referendums from below Expanding the comparison: the water referendum in Italy Referendums from below: some reflections
£77.39
Policy Press Policy Analysis in the United States
Book SynopsisPolicy Analysis in the United States brings together contributions from some of the world's leading scholars and practitioners of public policy analysis including Beryl Radin, David Weimer, Rebecca Maynard, Laurence Lynn, and Guy Peters.Trade Review"This collection offers a unique and valuable set of perspectives on the history of policy analysis, changes in the field over recent decades, and current challenges facing practitioners." Michael E. Kraft, Emeritus Professor, University of Wisconsin-Green BayTable of ContentsIIntroduction ~ John A. Hird Part One: History, styles, and methods of policy analysis in the United States Policy analysis in the United States ~ David Weimer The evolution of the policy analysis profession in the United States ~ Beryl A. Radin The argumentative turn in public policy inquiry: deliberative policy analysis for usable advice ~ Frank Fischer Reflections on 50 years of policy advice in the United States ~ Laurence E. Lynn, Jr. Part Two: Policy analysis by governments The practice and promise of policy analysis and program evaluation to improve decision making within the U.S. Federal Government ~ Rebecca A. Maynard Policy analysis in the states ~ Gary VanLandingham Policy analysis and evidence-based decision making at the local level ~ Karen Mossberger, David Swindell, Nicholet Deschine Parkhurst, and Kuang-Ting Tai; Committees and legislatures ~ Philip Joyce Part Three: Policy analysis outside of government Policy advisory committees: an operational view ~ Michael Holland and Julia Lane Public opinion and public policy in the United States ~ Saundra K. Schneider and William G. Jacoby Political parties and policy analysis ~ Zachary Albert and Raymond J. La Raja Policy analysis by corporations and trade associations ~ Erik Godwin, Kenneth Godwin, and Scott Ainsworth Policy analysis and the nonprofit sector ~ Steven Rathgeb Smith The media ~ Annelise Russell and Maxwell McCombs Think tanks and policy analysis ~ Andrew Rich Part Four: Policy analysis education and impact internationally Public policy education in the United States ~ Michael O’Hare The status of the profession: the role of PhD And Masters programs in public policy education ~ Nadia Rubaii The influence of policy analysis in the United States on the international experience ~ B. Guy Peters ?
£75.99
Bristol University Press Policy Analysis in Canada
Book SynopsisPolicy analysis in Canada brings together original contributions from many of the field's leading scholars. Contributors chronicle the evolution of policy analysis in Canada over the past 50 years and reflect on its application in both governmental and non-governmental settings.Trade Review"A collection of outstanding and original essays on the practice, profession, pedagogy, science and art of policy analysis in Canada." Leslie A. Pal, Carleton University, CanadaTable of ContentsPolicy analysis in Canada: an introduction ~ Laurent Dobuzinskis and Michael Howlett; Part I: The profession of policy analysis in Canada; The policy analysis profession in Canada ~ Stephen Brooks; The “lumpiness” thesis revisited: the venues of policy work and the distribution of analytical techniques in Canada ~ Michael Howlett, Seck Tan, Adam Wellstead, Andrea Migone, and Bryan Evans; Part II: Policy analysis at different levels of Canadian governments; Policy analysis in the federal government: conditions and renewal initiatives in the Trudeau era ~ Robert P. Shepherd and Christopher Stoney; Public policy in the provinces: more powering; less puzzling ~ Ken Rasmussen; Policy analysis in local government ~ Daniel Henstra; Part III: Policy analysis in the executive and legislative branches of Canadian government; Policy analysis and the central executive ~ Jonathan Craft and Paul Wilson; Policy capacity and recruiting expertise in public services: acquiring talent in evolving governance environments ~ Evert A. Lindquist; The diminished invisible private service: consultants and public policy in Canada ~ Kimberly Speers; Canadian legislatures, public policy and policy analysis ~ Ted Glenn; Commissions of inquiry and policy analysis ~ Carolyn M. Johns and Gregory J. Inwood; Part IV: Policy analysis outside government: parties, interest groups and the media; The policy capacity of political parties in Canada ~ Greg Flynn and Marguerite Marlin; Any better ideas? Think tanks and policy analysis in Canada ~ Donald E. Abelson; Policy analytical capacity and Canadian business associations ~ Andrew Stritch; Transforming governance patterns: challenges and opportunities for voluntary sector policy capacity ~ Rachel Laforest; Policy analysis and advocacy in the Canadian labour movement: when the force of argument is not enough ~ Bryan Evans and Stephanie Ross; Media and public policy ~ Andrea Lawlor; From policy analysis to policy analytics ~ Justin Longo and Kathleen McNutt; Part V: Paedagogy and policy analysis in the Canadian university system; Academics and public policy ~ Daniel Cohn; Public policy studies in North America and Europe ~ Johanu Botha, Iris Geva-May, and Allan M. Maslove; Part VI: conclusion; Trends and directions in Canadian policy analysis and policy advice ~ Michael J. Prince.
£75.99
Policy Press Policy Analysis in Turkey
Book SynopsisThis volume provides the first comprehensive overview of the state of policy analysis in Turkey for an international audience. It will be a valuable resource for those studying policy analysis within Turkey and as a comparison with other volumes in the International Library of Policy Analysis Series.Trade Review“This book will be an important resource for scholars and lecturers of public policy in Turkey and a great resource to compare with policy analysis in the US, Canada and UK primarily.” Naim Kapucu, Ph.D., Professor & Director, School of Public Administration, University of Central FloridaTable of ContentsIntroduction: Pushing the pendulum from politics to policy: the state of policy analysis in Turkey - Caner Bakir and Güne? Ertan; Part I: Historical roots, styles and methods of policy analysis in Turkey; The past, present, and future of policy analysis in Turkey ~ Akif Argun Akdo?an, Göktu? Morçöl, Gökhan Orhan and Mete Y?ld?z; Boomerang effect: The bottleneck of public policy analysis in Turkey ~ Akif Argun Akdo?an; Methods of policy analysis: The US and Turkish cases ~ Hüseyin Gül and Muhittin Acar; Part II: Policy analysis by governments; Policy analysis in Turkey’s central government: current practices and future challenges ~ U?ur Sadio?lu; Territorial policy-making and administrative reform in Turkey ~ Can Umut Çiner; Policy-making at local level: An analysis of Turkish municipalities ~ Ula? Bayraktar; Part III: Experts, international actors, and public opinion; Beyond developmentalism: The role of experts and expertise in Turkey’s environmental policy disputes ~ Gökhan Orhan; Europeanisation of policy-making in Turkey and its limits ~ H. Tolga Bölükba??, Ebru Ertugal and Saime Özçürümez; Public opinion and public policy in Turkey ~ Sedef Turper; Part IV: Parties and civil society-based policy analysis; Political parties and public policy in Turkey ~ Selem Erdem Aytaç; Policy analysis in civil society organisations ~ Güne? Ertan; Part V: Academic, bureaucratic and advocacy-based policy analysis; Policy analysis in the Central Bank of Turkey ~ Caner Bak?r and Mehmet Kerem Çoban; Think tanks and policy analysis in Turkey ~ Göktu? Morçöl, Özer Köseo?lu, Zahid Sobac? and Ömer Faruk Kokta?; Public policy and media in Turkey ~ Ba?ak Yavcan and Hakan Övünç Ongur; Public policy education in Turkey ~ Mete Y?ld?z and Cenay Babao?lu.
£86.39
Bristol University Press Beyond Brexit
Book SynopsisTakes a long term view on the range of institutional and operational options available to the UK, EU and other international institutions seeking to influence Brexit negotiations and outcomes.Trade Review“Janice Morphet is an expert - especially on the domestic ramifications of UK membership of the EU. Experts are disparaged these days but whatever the know-nothings pretend, leaving is complicated and her specialist knowledge is desperately relevant.” David Walker, contributing editor, Guardian Public“Professor Morphet is fair, balanced, lucid and rigorous and that's why Gove, Farage and the Leavers will hate this book: exiting the EU cannot but be a tremendously complex and protracted affair.” Polly Toynbee, Journalist and author"Morphet offers a timely and much needed analysis of the effects, implications and challenges posed by Brexit. Critically, the book looks not just at the story emerging within the UK, but also examines the prospects for Anglo-Irish relations." Professor Claire A. Dunlop, University of Exeter"The UK government's decision to seek to leave the EU as a result of an advisory referendum is like throwing a very big rock into a very large pond. Janice Morphet provides a useful and timely guide to the resulting bigger waves and smaller ripples of `Brexit’." Colin R. Talbot, Professor of Government, University of ManchesterTable of ContentsIntroduction; How does the EU work?; What are the options for future UK/EU institutional relationships?; What immediate actions does the UK need to take?; What effects will Brexit have on existing major government policies?; What are the likely outcomes and their effects on the process?; What are the key questions to consider in examination of future negotiations and options?
£14.11
Policy Press The Property Lobby
Book SynopsisThe complex and self-serving nexus behind the UK's housing crisis is laid bare in this passionate book from Bob Colenutt. Investigating the network of landowners, house-builders, financial backers and politicians, he reveals how we have been forced to accept the cycle of low supply and high prices, and proposes solutions to the housing emergency.Trade Review“The housing crisis stems from a new and unholy alliance of financial, developer and land-owning interests which this timely book uncovers and promises to fix as a central part of fixing the economy and society.” Michael Edwards, University College LondonTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Preface; Introduction – The Finance-Housebuilding complex; The Housing Shortage; The Housebuilding Business; Financing Housing Investment; The Property Lobby; Property Lobby Case Studies; The 2008 Crash Continues; Housebuilding and Affordable Housing; Social and Affordable housing sectors; Local Case Studies; Unblocking the Impasse; References; Bibliography; Index.
£48.59
Bristol University Press How Does Collaborative Governance Scale
Book SynopsisExplores the role of scale and scaling in collaborative governance focusing on a wide range of policy areas with cases drawn from Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America.Trade Review"This volume offers an unparalleled examination of the issues of scale and scaling in collaborative governance. The theoretical framework and case study illustrations provide invaluable insights to both scholars and practitioners. It is a must-read for anyone wishing to better understand and better engage in effective collaborative problem-solving." Tina Nabatchi, Associate Professor, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse UniversityTable of ContentsHow does collaborative governance scale? ~ Chris Ansell and Jacob Torfing Governing EU employment policy: does collaborative governance scale up? ~ Eva Sørensen, Peter Triantafillou and Bodil Damgaard Bridging the hierarchical and collaborative divide: the role of network managers in scaling up a network approach to water governance in California ~ Esther Conrad Scale and intensity of collaboration as determinants of performance management gaps in polycentric governance networks: evidence from a national survey of metropolitan planning organisations ~ Asim Zia, Christopher Koliba, Jack Meek and Anna Schulz When collaborative governance scales up: lessons from global public health about compound collaboration ~ Chris Ansell; The 'Milky Way' of intermediary organisations: a transnational field of university governance ~ Kerstin Sahlin, Filip Wijkström, Lisa Dellmuth, Torbjörn Einarsson amd Achim Oberg Scaling up networks for starving artists ~ Ben Farr-Wharton and Robyn Keast Shifts in control disciplines and rescaling as a response to network governance failure: the BCJ case, Brazil ~ Charles Kirschbaum Institutional embeddedness and the scaling-up of collaboration and social innovation: the case of a Hong Kong-based international NGO ~ Eliza WY Lee and Juan Manuel Restrepo
£77.39
Bristol University Press Public Policy Resources
Book SynopsisBuilding on Knoepfel's previous book, Public policy analysis, this book offers a conceptually coherent view of ten public policy resources: force, law, personal, money, property rights, information, organisation, consensus, time and political support.Trade Review"A new and innovative way of encouraging students of public administration to differently conceptualise the policy process. The comparative approach makes this a useful learning tool." * Dr. Karl O'Connor, Ulster University *Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part 1: Analytical basis and dimensions; Public policy analysis: the basis; Definition of public action resources; Contextualisation: Status of the literature; Part 2: New conceptual development: resource-based approach and analysis dimensions; Conceptual development of the resource-based approach; The seven proposed analysis dimensions; Part 3: Public action resources; Force; Law; Personnel; Money; Information; Organisation; Consensus; Time; Infrastructure; Political Support; Part 4: Perspectives and Advice for Practical Application; Policy management through the political-administrative actors’ endowment of public action resources; Advice for working in the field; Conclusions.
£75.99
Bristol University Press Policy analysis in the United States Volume 12
Book SynopsisPolicy Analysis in the United States brings together contributions from some of the world’s leading scholars and practitioners of public policy analysis including Beryl Radin, David Weimer, Rebecca Maynard, Laurence Lynn, and Guy Peters.Trade Review"This collection offers a unique and valuable set of perspectives on the history of policy analysis, changes in the field over recent decades, and current challenges facing practitioners." Michael E. Kraft, Emeritus Professor, University of Wisconsin-Green BayTable of ContentsIIntroduction ~ John A. Hird Part One: History, styles, and methods of policy analysis in the United States Policy analysis in the United States ~ David Weimer The evolution of the policy analysis profession in the United States ~ Beryl A. Radin The argumentative turn in public policy inquiry: deliberative policy analysis for usable advice ~ Frank Fischer Reflections on 50 years of policy advice in the United States ~ Laurence E. Lynn, Jr. Part Two: Policy analysis by governments The practice and promise of policy analysis and program evaluation to improve decision making within the U.S. Federal Government ~ Rebecca A. Maynard Policy analysis in the states ~ Gary VanLandingham Policy analysis and evidence-based decision making at the local level ~ Karen Mossberger, David Swindell, Nicholet Deschine Parkhurst, and Kuang-Ting Tai; Committees and legislatures ~ Philip Joyce Part Three: Policy analysis outside of government Policy advisory committees: an operational view ~ Michael Holland and Julia Lane Public opinion and public policy in the United States ~ Saundra K. Schneider and William G. Jacoby Political parties and policy analysis ~ Zachary Albert and Raymond J. La Raja Policy analysis by corporations and trade associations ~ Erik Godwin, Kenneth Godwin, and Scott Ainsworth Policy analysis and the nonprofit sector ~ Steven Rathgeb Smith The media ~ Annelise Russell and Maxwell McCombs Think tanks and policy analysis ~ Andrew Rich Part Four: Policy analysis education and impact internationally Public policy education in the United States ~ Michael O’Hare The status of the profession: the role of PhD And Masters programs in public policy education ~ Nadia Rubaii The influence of policy analysis in the United States on the international experience ~ B. Guy Peters ?
£25.64
Policy Press Borders mobility and belonging in the era of
Book SynopsisUsing cutting-edge academic work on migration and citizenship to address three themes central to current debates - borders and walls, mobility and travel, and belonging - the authors provide new insights into the politics of migration and citizenship in the UK and the US.Trade Review"An important contribution to the debates around borders, migration and citizenship. It will be widely embraced by a variety of audiences, including students, academics, migration advocates, those in the policy community and interested general readers." John Shields, Ryerson University, CanadaTable of ContentsIntroduction Borders and walls Mobility Belonging Conclusion
£38.69
Bristol University Press Policy Analysis in Ireland
Book SynopsisLeading Irish academics and policy practitioners present a comprehensive study of policy analysis in Ireland. Contributors investigate the roles of the EU, the public, science, the media and gender expertise in policy analysis. This text examines policy analysis at different levels of government and identifies future challenges for policy analysis.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Contextualising policy analysis in Ireland ~ John Hogan and Mary P. Murphy Part I: History, styles, and methods of policy analysis in Ireland The evolution of economic policy analysis in Ireland ~ Clare O’Mahony The evolution of social policy analysis in Ireland ~ Fiona Dukelow The changing policy analysis capacity of the Irish State ~ Muris MacCarthaigh Introducing evidence into policy making in Ireland ~ Frances Ruane Part II: Policy analysis at various levels of government; from local to the EU Ireland’s ‘unique blend’ – local government and policy analysis ~ Aodh Quinlivan Committees and the legislature ~ Bernadette Connaughton Policy analysis in the civil service ~ Richard Boyle and Joanna O’Riordan Europeanized policy making in Ireland ~ Mary C. Murphy Part III: Think tanks, interest groups, political parties and gender-based policy analysis The social partners and the NESC: From tripartite dialogue via common knowledge events to network knowledge ~ Rory O’Donnell Thinks tanks and their role in policy making in Ireland ~ Chris McInerney Civil society organisations and policy analysis - Mary P. Murphy and Orla O’Connor Political parties and the policy process ~ Maura Adshead and Diarmuid Scully Gender expertise and policy analysis ~ Pauline Cullen Part IV: The public, science and the media - the wider policy analysis environment in Ireland Democratic innovations and policy analysis: Climate policy and Ireland’s citizens’ assembly (2016-2018) ~ Clodagh Harris Irish science policy - a case-study in evidence-based policy design for small open economies ~ Eoin Cullina, Jason Harold and John McHale Media discourses on the economy in Ireland: Framing the policy possibilities ~ Brendan K. O’Rourke
£86.39
Bristol University Press Policy Learning and Policy Failure
Book SynopsisFirst published as a special issue of Policy & Politics, this updated volume explores policy failures and the valuable opportunities for learning that they offer.Trade Review“How do we know if policies have failed and in what way? Do we really want to learn, or to bury our heads in the sand? This marvellous collection of insights and case studies tackles the intersection of these issues in innovative and thought-provoking ways.” Allan McConnell, University of Sydney“This book brings together two aspects of policy analysis in interesting and creative ways. Policy learning is often treated as a remedy for policy failures, but we find that learning can have its own pathologies. And failures may be a source of learning and improvement if considered properly. The analytic and empirical work in this book make significant contributions to our understanding of both failure and success in public policy.” B. Guy Peters, University of PittsburghTable of ContentsPolicy learning and policy failure: definitions, dimensions and intersections ~ Claire A. Dunlop Pathologies of policy learning: what are they and how do they contribute to policy failure? ~ Claire A. Dunlop Overcoming the failure of 'silicon somewheres': learning in policy transfer processes ~ Sarah Giest Between policy failure and policy success: bricolage, experimentalism and translation in policy transfer ~ Diane Stone British Columbia's fast ferries and Sydney's Airport Link: partisan barriers to learning from policy failure ~ Joshua Newman and Malcolm G. Bird Policy failures, policy learning and institutional change: the case of Australian health insurance policy change ~ Adrian Kay Policy myopia as a source of policy failure: adaptation and policy learning under deep uncertainty ~ Sreeja Nair and Michael Howlett
£75.99
Bristol University Press Superdiversity Policy and Governance in Europe
Book SynopsisFirst published as a special issue of Policy & Politics, this insightful volume brings together contributions from experts across Europe to explore the ways in which superdiversity has influenced the development of policy and to consider challenges for the future.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Superdiversity, policy and governance in Europe~Jenny Phillimore, Nando Sigona and Katherine Tonkiss Managing superdiversity? Examining the intercultural policy turn in Europe~Leila Hadj Abdou and Andrew Geddes Mainstreaming in response to superdiversity? The governance of migration-related diversity in France, the UK and the Netherlands~Ilona van Breugel and Peter Scholten Making the most of super-diversity: Notes on the potential of a new approach~Tina Magazzini Superdiversity and sub-national autonomous regions: Perspectives from the South Tyrolean case~Roberta Medda-Windischer Transmigration: The rise of flexible migration strategies as part of superdiversity~Dirk Geldof, Mieke Schrooten and Sophie Withaeckx Superdiversity, multiculturalism and local policies: A study on European cities~Maurizio Ambrosini Integrating superdiversity in urban governance: The case of inner-city Lisbon~Nuno Oliveira and Beatriz Padilla Urban planning and the challenge of super-diversity~Simon Pemberton Superdiversity in the post-industrial city: a comparative analysis of backlash narratives in six European neighbourhoods~Ole Jensen
£75.99
Bristol University Press Analysing the TrustTransparency Nexus
Book SynopsisDrawing on fieldwork from the UK, France and Germany, this volume addresses the relationship between trust and transparency in the context of multi-level governance.Trade Review"...an instructive contribution to the investigation of the complex and at times confused dynamic of trust and transparency." Markus Kasseckert, Zeitschrift für PolitikTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Building Trust in an Age of Transparency 2. The Trust-Transparency Nexus 3. Comparing Cases 4. UK: North West England and Wales 5. Germany: Hesse and Saxony-Anhalt 6. France - Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bretagne 7. Conclusion: Reflections on the Trust-Transparency Nexus
£76.00
Bristol University Press Analysing the TrustTransparency Nexus
Book SynopsisDrawing on fieldwork from the UK, France and Germany, this volume addresses the relationship between trust and transparency in the context of multi-level governance.Trade Review"...an instructive contribution to the investigation of the complex and at times confused dynamic of trust and transparency." Markus Kasseckert, Zeitschrift für PolitikTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Building Trust in an Age of Transparency 2. The Trust-Transparency Nexus 3. Comparing Cases 4. UK: North West England and Wales 5. Germany: Hesse and Saxony-Anhalt 6. France - Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bretagne 7. Conclusion: Reflections on the Trust-Transparency Nexus
£25.64
Bristol University Press Practical Lessons from Policy Theories
Book SynopsisFirst published as a special issue of Policy & Politics, this critical and practical volume challenges policy theory scholars to change the way they produce and communicate research. Leading scholars propose eight ways to synthesis and translate knowledge to equip scholars to clearly communicate their insights with each other and a wider audience.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Practical lessons from policy theories ~ Christopher M Weible and Paul Cairney; Three habits of successful policy entrepreneurs ~ Paul Cairney; Narratives as tools for influencing policy change ~ Deserai Crow and Michael Jones; Using cultural theory to navigate the policy process ~ Richard Simmons; The lessons of policy learning: Types, triggers, hindrances and pathologies ~ Claire Dunlop and Claudio M Radaelli; Practical prescriptions for governing fragmented governments ~ William L Swann and Seo Young Kim; Building a Smarter Government: Practical Lessons for Policymakers from Punctuated Equilibrium Theory ~ Chris Koski and Samuel Workman; Policy design and the added-value of the institutional analysis development framework ~ Tanya Heikkila and Krister Andersson; Why advocacy coalitions matter and practical insights about them ~ Christopher M Weible and Karin Ingold.
£76.00
Duke University Press Before the Flood
Book SynopsisJacob Blanc examines the creation of the Itaipu Dam—the largest producer of hydroelectric power in the world—on the Brazil–Paraguay border during the 1970s and 1980s to explore the long-standing conflicts around land, rights, indigeneity, and identity in rural Brazil.Trade Review"The colossal Itaipu Dam at the Brazil-Paraguay border may well be the most enduring monument to the ambitions of Brazil's twenty-one-year military dictatorship. And, as Jacob Blanc incisively argues in Before the Flood, its construction also formed part of a longer history of predation, with the spectacular visibility of Itaipu being premised on the invisibility of the region's agrarian population. This remarkable study not only rescues the displaced rural people from oblivion but reveals how their political struggles contributed to the ongoing efforts for a more equitable and dignified way of life in the Brazilian countryside.” -- Barbara Weinstein, author of * The Color of Modernity: São Paulo and the Making of Race and Nation in Brazil *“During the waning years of military rule, tens of thousands of rural Brazilians were permanently displaced from their homes near the Paraguayan border by the Itaipu hydroelectric dam in the name of energy development and binational cooperation. Jacob Blanc's illuminating study traces the diverse historical paths of the affected communities to hierarchies of landholding patterns, cultural capital, and political visibility. In the process, he deftly explores the political dividends and divides that marked rural social movements' struggles for democratic inclusion in the Brazilian countryside.” -- Seth Garfield, author of * In Search of the Amazon: Brazil, the United States, and the Nature of a Region *“… Before the Flood makes a welcome and timely contribution to our understanding of large dam politics and of rural empowerment. Blanc’s arguments are interesting, intricate, and convincing.” -- Peter Brewitt * Environmental History *“A pleasure to read, this book illuminates forces of power and protest mobilized against a useful but predatory, and thus unsustainable, form of green-energy infrastructure—the hydroelectric dam…. Blanc’s fascinating and illuminating book is itself a form of protest, a scholarly performance that makes the hinterlands visible and the complications of history readable.” -- Stephanie C. Kane * Journal of Interdisciplinary History *“[Blanc’s] source base is impressive, drawing from oral history interviews, state archives in Brazil and Paraguay, and—most innovatively—the records of the Itaipú Binational itself.... The result is a fine piece of scholarship with demonstrated value for classroom use.” -- Michael Huner * The Americas *"Blanc’s compelling social history of the rural experiences of Itaipu’s flooding also makes a very important contribution to energy studies. … By situating these peoples as actors and not just collateral costs of development, Before the Flood expands the limits of a growing field in an exciting way." -- Jennifer Eaglin * Ethnohistory *Table of ContentsAbbreviations ix Note on Terminology and Orthography xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction. History as Seen from the Countryside 1 1. Borders, Geopolitics, and the Forgotten Roots of Itaipu 20 2. The Project of the Century and the Battle for Public Opinion 53 3. The Double Reality of Abertura: Rural Experiences of Dictatorship and Democracy 82 4. Sem Tekoha não há Tekó: Avá Guarani Lands and the Construction of Indigeneity 125 5. The Last Political Prisoner: Borderland Elites and the Twilight of Military Rule 154 6. "Men without a Country": Agrarian Resettlement and the Strategies of Frontier Colonization 170 7. Land for Those Who Work It: Mastro and a New Era of Agrarian Reform in Brazil 197 Conclusion. After the Flood 228 Notes 235 Bibliography 277 Index 291
£98.60
Duke University Press Before the Flood
Book SynopsisJacob Blanc examines the creation of the Itaipu Dam—the largest producer of hydroelectric power in the world—on the Brazil–Paraguay border during the 1970s and 1980s to explore the long-standing conflicts around land, rights, indigeneity, and identity in rural Brazil.Trade Review"The colossal Itaipu Dam at the Brazil-Paraguay border may well be the most enduring monument to the ambitions of Brazil's twenty-one-year military dictatorship. And, as Jacob Blanc incisively argues in Before the Flood, its construction also formed part of a longer history of predation, with the spectacular visibility of Itaipu being premised on the invisibility of the region's agrarian population. This remarkable study not only rescues the displaced rural people from oblivion but reveals how their political struggles contributed to the ongoing efforts for a more equitable and dignified way of life in the Brazilian countryside.” -- Barbara Weinstein, author of * The Color of Modernity: São Paulo and the Making of Race and Nation in Brazil *“During the waning years of military rule, tens of thousands of rural Brazilians were permanently displaced from their homes near the Paraguayan border by the Itaipu hydroelectric dam in the name of energy development and binational cooperation. Jacob Blanc's illuminating study traces the diverse historical paths of the affected communities to hierarchies of landholding patterns, cultural capital, and political visibility. In the process, he deftly explores the political dividends and divides that marked rural social movements' struggles for democratic inclusion in the Brazilian countryside.” -- Seth Garfield, author of * In Search of the Amazon: Brazil, the United States, and the Nature of a Region *“… Before the Flood makes a welcome and timely contribution to our understanding of large dam politics and of rural empowerment. Blanc’s arguments are interesting, intricate, and convincing.” -- Peter Brewitt * Environmental History *“A pleasure to read, this book illuminates forces of power and protest mobilized against a useful but predatory, and thus unsustainable, form of green-energy infrastructure—the hydroelectric dam…. Blanc’s fascinating and illuminating book is itself a form of protest, a scholarly performance that makes the hinterlands visible and the complications of history readable.” -- Stephanie C. Kane * Journal of Interdisciplinary History *“[Blanc’s] source base is impressive, drawing from oral history interviews, state archives in Brazil and Paraguay, and—most innovatively—the records of the Itaipú Binational itself.... The result is a fine piece of scholarship with demonstrated value for classroom use.” -- Michael Huner * The Americas *"Blanc’s compelling social history of the rural experiences of Itaipu’s flooding also makes a very important contribution to energy studies. … By situating these peoples as actors and not just collateral costs of development, Before the Flood expands the limits of a growing field in an exciting way." -- Jennifer Eaglin * Ethnohistory *Table of ContentsAbbreviations ix Note on Terminology and Orthography xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction. History as Seen from the Countryside 1 1. Borders, Geopolitics, and the Forgotten Roots of Itaipu 20 2. The Project of the Century and the Battle for Public Opinion 53 3. The Double Reality of Abertura: Rural Experiences of Dictatorship and Democracy 82 4. Sem Tekoha não há Tekó: Avá Guarani Lands and the Construction of Indigeneity 125 5. The Last Political Prisoner: Borderland Elites and the Twilight of Military Rule 154 6. "Men without a Country": Agrarian Resettlement and the Strategies of Frontier Colonization 170 7. Land for Those Who Work It: Mastro and a New Era of Agrarian Reform in Brazil 197 Conclusion. After the Flood 228 Notes 235 Bibliography 277 Index 291
£25.19
University of Toronto Press Sleeping Dogs
Book SynopsisThis book sheds light on the decline of the Quebec sovereignty movement after the 1995 referendum, offering a fresh perspective on competing explanations.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. An Abeyance Restored: The “Quebec Question” as the New Taboo 3. Constitutional Fatigue 4. Non-constitutional Accommodation 5. Quebec’s Changing Identity Politics 6. Generational Change 7. Economic Globalization 8. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
£47.60
University of Toronto Press Sleeping Dogs
Book SynopsisWhat happened to the Quebec sovereignty movement after 1995? In Sleeping Dogs, Andrew McDougall reveals how a change in federalist strategy, combined with an improving political context, helped Canada stabilize its federal system and bury the Quebec question for the foreseeable future. The book identifies five potential reasons the Quebec sovereignty movement lost momentum and argues that all contributed to a political environment that benefited federalists. McDougall explores topics of elite accommodation, generational change, changing identity politics, economic globalization, and constitutional fatigue. He argues that Canada’s federalist political elites have capitalized on these developments to stabilize the country by dropping the national question even when they might still hold very different visions of the Constitution. Building on constitutional abeyance theory, the author conceives of this strategic change as the restoration of a constitutional abeyaTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. An Abeyance Restored: The “Quebec Question” as the New Taboo 3. Constitutional Fatigue 4. Non-constitutional Accommodation 5. Quebec’s Changing Identity Politics 6. Generational Change 7. Economic Globalization 8. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
£19.79
University of Toronto Press Painting Imperialism and Nationalism Red
Book SynopsisIn Painting Imperialism and Nationalism Red, Stephen Velychenko traces the first expressions of national, anti-colonial Marxism to 1918 and the Russian Bolshevik occupation of Ukraine.Trade Review"Velychenko provides a valuable appendix of twenty translated documents, including leaflets from the spring and summer of 1919 issued by the nezalezhnyky, borot´bisty, and the Ukrainian Revolutionary Committee of Otaman Zelenyi." -- Marko Bojcun, New York University * Harvard Ukrainian Studies Journal *"Stephen Velychenko has written an important book… It adds to our understanding of the relations between Russia and Ukraine. It is also useful in understanding the complexity of the Ukrainian revolution." -- Bohdan Klid * University of Toronto Quarterly *"Stephen Velechenko’s deeply researched book expertly demonstrates the powerful appeal of Marxism outside the center of the former Russian Empire and the alternative ways in which communism might have been applied." -- Matthew D. Pauly * The Slavic Review *"Velychenko’s monograph is a unique and interesting contribution to the historiography of early Soviet Ukrainian history." -- Christopher Gilley * Revolutionary Russia *"This book addresses an important topic. Typically, one associates Ukrainian nationalism with the political Right. Velychenko shows how, during the era of the Bolshevik Revolution and Russian civil war, the political Left in Ukraine was forced to defend itself on national principles against the centralizing, Moscow-based Bolsheviks." -- P. E. Heineman * CHOICE Connect *"Overall, this book serves to provide the reverse of what Renan argued was necessary in the creation of a nation. Instead of forgetting and historical error, remembering and historical recovery here are employed in the recreation of a nation. For Velychenko, the ideas of Ukrainian Marxists ‘remain relevant today, when Vladimir Putin’s government sponsors attend empire-loyalist extremist minority groups in Ukraine." -- Michael T. Westrate * Canadian Journal of History *"It is hard to imagine a more appropriate book to appear on the eve of the centennial of the revolutions of 1917 in the Russian Empire than Stephen Velychenko’s most recent contribution to the rich and contested historiography of the Ukrainian revolution and state." -- Mark von Hagen * East/West Journal of Ukrainian Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1 Historical Background Ukrainian Anti-colonialist Thought to 1917 Bolsheviks, Colonialism, and Ukraine Chapter 2 Bolshevik Politics and Ukraine Rationalizing Russian Domination Imperial and Other Preconceptions Red Russian Imperialism Chapter 3 The Emergence of National Communism Red Nationalists vs Red Imperialists Ukrainian Marxists and National Liberation Ukrainians and the Comintern Conclusion Appendix: Translated Documents 1 Temporary Organization Committee of Independentists, 1918 Resolution 2 Four Ukrainian Left-SD Anti-Bolshevik Leaflets, Central Ukraine, 1919 3 Leaflet issued by Otaman Zeleny to Red Army Troops, 1919 4 Anonymous, Khto taki Kommunisty-Borotbysty, 1919? 5 Memorandum of the Moscow-Based Bolshevik “Ukrainian Communist Organization” to Lenin, 1919 6 Resolution Prepared by Federalists for the Kyiv City Section of the CPU, 1920 7 Program of the Ukrainian Communist Party, 1920 8 Four Letters from Former Bolshevik Party Members 9 V. Vynnychenko, Ukrainska Kommunistychna partiia (UKP) i Kommunistychna partiia (bolshevyky) Ukrainy, 1921 10 Resolution on the National and Colonial Question, 1920 11 Anonymous, Vzgliad na polozhenie na Ukraine, 1920 12 Ivan Vrona, Resolution on Russian Bolshevik Colonialism, 1920 13 Vasyl Blakytny. Analysis of CPU, 1920 14 A. Richytsky, “The Economy and Culture,” 1920 Notes Index
£21.59
University of Toronto Press The Paradox of Parliament
Book SynopsisThe Paradox of Parliament addresses the widespread and perennial dissatisfaction with Parliament in Canada.Table of Contents1. Introduction Explanations for Parliament’s Problems Paradox and the Competing Logics Conclusion 2. Historical Foundations and the Competing Logics Indigenous Peoples and Legislative Representation The Early Development of Canadian Legislatures The Logic of Governance The Logic of Representation Attempting to Reconcile the Logics: “Every Reform Creates A New Problem” Reforms of the 1960s–1980s The 1990s: The Reform Party and Paul Martin’s “Democratic Deficit” The 2004–2011 Minority Era and Beyond Consensus Legislatures Canada in Comparative Perspective Conclusion 3. Parties Canadian Political Parties: An Overview The Weakness of Canadian Parties Party Discipline: Is Canada Exceptional? Party Discipline in Practice “Excessive” Discipline Party Discipline and the Party System Parties in Minority Governments Electoral Systems and Parties Conclusion 4. MPs Why Do MPs Run? Who Gets Elected as an MP? Gender and Race Socioeconomic and Occupational Backgrounds Age Learning to Be an MP MPs in the House MPs in the Constituency Life as an MP: The Personal Dimension Managing Their Public Roles Managing Their Personal Lives MP Pay Staffing An MP’s Day Departure, Turnover, and “Amateurism” Conclusion 5. House of Commons Business The Roles The Speaker The Clerk and Procedural Staff House Leaders and Whips The Setting The Chamber and Decorum The Parliamentary Day The House of Commons at Work: Four Aspects Government Bills and Debate Question Period Private Members Business Opposition Days and Confidence/Non-confidence Motions Process in Minority Parliaments Committees Conclusion 6. Diversity Persons with Disabilities LGBT Persons Women in Parliament Women in the Senate Women in the House Figure 9.1 Women in the House of Commons since 1968 (%) Women as Legislators Race Symbolic Descriptive Table 9.1 Racialized MPs in the House of Commons Compared to General Population Substantive Conclusion 7. The Senate Bicameralism A Brief Description of the Senate History of the Senate Senate Reform The Senate since 2016 8. Scrutiny Scrutiny in Theory and Practice Parliament and Money Officers of Parliament Parliamentary Scrutiny: How Far Can It Go? Parliament’s Access to Documents and People Conclusion 9. The Future of Parliament Technological Sociological Citizen Attitudes Conclusion
£52.70
University of Toronto Press 1950s Canada
Book Synopsis1950s Canada chronicles the social, economic, and cultural developments of Canadian politics and public affairs in the 1950s.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Reflections on Studying Canada of the 1950s 2. 1950 3. 1951 4. 1952 5. 1953 6. 1954 7. 1955 8. 1956 9. 1957 10. 1958 11. 1959 12. Conclusion: Politics and Public Affairs in the 1950s 13. Appendices
£47.60
University of Toronto Press The Spaces In Between
Book SynopsisThe Spaces In Between illuminates how Indigenous peoples are carving out political space within the Canadian state to exercise political sovereignty over their own citizens, lands, and resources.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Claiming the Spaces In Between 1. Contending Sovereignties: Prospects for Coexistence 2. Identity Politics: Citizenship and Belonging 3. Policy: From Political Sovereigns to Colonial Subjects 4. Policy: Signs of a Post-colonial Reality? 5. The Courts: Colonialism’s Constraints and Sovereignty’s Opportunities 6. Treaties Old: Sharing Lands and Resources 7. Treaties New: Landed Citizenship 8. Self-Government: Incremental Sovereignty 9. Partnerships: Shared Sovereignty, Shared Ventures Conclusion: Occupying the Spaces In Between References Index
£44.10
University of Toronto Press The Spaces In Between
Book SynopsisThe Spaces In Between illuminates how Indigenous peoples are carving out political space within the Canadian state to exercise political sovereignty over their own citizens, lands, and resources.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Claiming the Spaces In Between 1. Contending Sovereignties: Prospects for Coexistence 2. Identity Politics: Citizenship and Belonging 3. Policy: From Political Sovereigns to Colonial Subjects 4. Policy: Signs of a Post-colonial Reality? 5. The Courts: Colonialism’s Constraints and Sovereignty’s Opportunities 6. Treaties Old: Sharing Lands and Resources 7. Treaties New: Landed Citizenship 8. Self-Government: Incremental Sovereignty 9. Partnerships: Shared Sovereignty, Shared Ventures Conclusion: Occupying the Spaces In Between References Index
£56.10
Cornell University Press Statebuilding by Imposition
Book SynopsisHow do modern states emerge from the turmoil of undergoverned spaces? This is the question Reo Matsuzaki ponders in Statebuilding by Imposition. Comparing Taiwan and the Philippines under the colonial rule of Japan and the United States, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, he shows similar situations produce different outcomes and yet lead us to one conclusion.Contemporary statebuilding efforts by the US and the UN start from the premise that strong states can and should be constructed through the establishment of representative government institutions, a liberalized economy, and laws that protect private property and advance personal liberties. But when statebuilding runs into widespread popular resistance, as it did in both Taiwan the Philippines, statebuilding success depends on reconfiguring the very fabric of society, embracing local elites rather than the broad population, and giving elites the power to discipline the people. In Taiwan under JapTrade ReviewThis tightly argued institutional analysis of "statebuilding by imposition" in two colonial settings contends that Japan successfully built the machinery of a "high-scope" state in Taiwan while the United States largely failed in a similar effort in the Philippine Islands... this book is a valuable contribution to colonial studies. It is well written, exhaustively researched, and heartily recommended. * Diplomatic History *The book should be essential reading for scholars and policymakers interested or engaged in statebuilding by imposition, with its provocative but convincing arguments and detailed evidence about the dilemma of the liberal-democratic—yet inherently undemocratic—approach to statebuilding. * Pacific Affairs *Reo Matsuzaki's Statebuilding by Imposition moves beyond familiar theoretical formulations examining intra-imperial state formations to the more challenging task of comparing inter-imperial administrative divergence. Matsuzaki's approach is both refreshing and insightful. * The Journal of American-East Asian Relations *
£42.30
Cornell University Press The Roots of Resilience
Book SynopsisIn The Roots of Resilience Meredith L. Weiss examines governance from the ground up in the world's two most enduring electoral authoritarian or "hybrid" regimesSingapore and Malaysiawhere politically liberal and authoritarian features blend, evading substantive democracy. Weiss explains that while key attributes of these regimes differ, affecting the scope, character, and balance among national parties and policies, local machines, and personalized linkages, the similarity in the overall patterns in these countries confirms the salience of those dimensions. The Roots of Resilience shows that high levels of authoritarian acculturation, amplifying the political payoffs of what parties and politicians actually provide their constituents, explain why electoral turnover alone is insufficient for real regime change in either state.Trade ReviewRoots of Resilience makes an important contribution to the literature on Malaysia and Singapore by providing historical depth and empirical richness to the argument that dominant parties reshape the political sphere to maximize their advantages. It will serve as a useful reference point in navigating the increasing uncertainty that the dominant parties of both countries face in the years ahead. * Pacific Affairs *A timely analysis of regime durability in Singapore and Malaysia. Weiss has made a significant contribution to the literature on comparative politics, specifically in the subfield of transitology, or the study of why democratic transitions occur. Through her focus on the minutiae of grassroots politics, she has shown just how sophisticated electoral authoritarians have to be to remain in power, and how entrenched their dominance is. * Journal of Asian Studies *Table of Contents1. Parties, Machines, and Personalities 2. Regimes and Resilience Reconceptualized 3. The Convoluted Political Path to Malaysia 4. Edging toward Sovereign Singapore 5. Competitive Authoritarianism in Malaysia: Consolidated but Challenged 6. Hegemonic Electoral Authoritarianism in Singapore: Firmly Entrenched 7. Drivers of Stasis and Change: Will the Pattern Hold?
£88.33
Stanford University Press 10% Less Democracy: Why You Should Trust Elites a
Book SynopsisDuring the 2016 presidential election, both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders argued that elites were hurting the economy. But, drawing together evidence and theory from across economics, political science, and even finance, Garett Jones says otherwise. In 10% Less Democracy, he makes the case that the richest, most democratic nations would be better off if they slightly reduced accountability to the voting public, turning up the dial on elite influence. To do this, Jones builds on three foundational lines of evidence in areas where he has personal experience. First, as a former staffer in the U.S. Senate, he saw how senators voted differently as elections grew closer. Second, as a macroeconomist, Jones knows the merits of "independent" central banks, which sit apart from the political process and are controlled by powerful insiders. The consensus of the field is that this detached, technocratic approach has worked far better than more political and democratic banking systems. Third, his previous research on the effects of cognitive skills on political, social, and economic systems revealed many ways in which well-informed voters improve government. Discerning repeated patterns, Jones draws out practical suggestions for fine-tuning, focusing on the length of political terms, the independence of government agencies, the weight that voting systems give to the more-educated, and the value of listening more closely to a group of farsighted stakeholders with real skin in the game—a nation's sovereign bondholders. Accessible to political news junkies while firmly rooted and rigorous, 10% Less Democracy will fuel the national conversation about what optimal government looks like.Trade Review"10% Less Democracy is a joy to read. If you liked Freakonomics or Predictably Irrational, you'll love this book. It deserves to be read widely, widely discussed—and acted upon. A tour de force combining the best economic insight with real-world, practical applications. Every chapter demonstrates ways in which reducing democratic control over certain decisions reliably results in better outcomes for all. We should jettison our religious attachment to democracy and see it for what it is: a tool good only in moderation." -- Jason Brennan, author of Cracks in the Ivory Tower"How can we rescue democracy from the slough of despond into which it has fallen? In this lucidly written book, Garett Jones makes the case for a surprising answer: the best way to improve democracy is to have a bit less of it. It's only by handing power to technical experts, lengthening congressional terms, staggering elections, and reducing direct democracy that we can save the invaluable core of democracy from self-destruction." -- Adrian Wooldridge * co-author of Capitalism in America: An Economic History *"Invocation of 'democracy' is one of the most ill-defined canards of modern discourse. In this revisionist work, rooted in common sense, Jones shows that effective representative government does not in fact rest on pure democracy, but does rely on well-functioning elites. Definitely recommended." -- Tyler Cowen * Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mazon University, Author of Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero *"The belief in democracy is strong in most rich, democratic countries, even sacred. Why in the world would anyone propose ten percent less of it? The key is sharpening our thinking on what 'democracy' means. Once we allow a sharper definiteion, decision-making by the vote of all, we demystify 'democracy' and more sensibly assess its pluses and minuses. Jones' argument is persuasive and rests on global data." -- Charlotta Stern, Professor of Sociology, Stockholm University * Deputy Director of the Ratio Institute *"If a genie told me that James Madison had been reincarnated as another person and had written an update to the Federalist Papers, I'd say, 'It's Garett Jones and 10% Less Democracy, right?'" -- Tim Groseclose, Professor of Economics * George Mason University *"Mr Jones musters plenty of convincing evidence that fewer elections and more distance between voters and decisions make for better governance." -- The Economist"In his cheeky new book, 10% Less Democracy, the economist Garett Jones makes a counter-zeitgeist case for more 'epistocracy,' or rule by the knowledgeable. Recent weeks have rather made the case for him and altered that zeitgeist." -- Janan Ganesh * Financial Times *"Overall, the book embodies a courageous attempt to grapple with the weaknesses of democratic decision-making... Jones provides copious sparks to reflect on democratic practice by setting out the proposals, pondering their viability and defending their soundness. Stylistically, his reasoning proceeds orderly and fluidly, accompanying the reader with data and examples which contributes in making his thesis clear." -- Paolo Bodini * Ethical Theory and Moral Practice *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Source of My Idea 1. The Big Benefits of a Small Dose of Democracy 2. Braver Politician 3. Central Bank "Independence" 4. The 2% Solution 5. This Chapter Does Not Apply to Your Country 6. Bondholders as a Separate and Coequal Branch of Government 7. Jonathan Rauch, Prophet of Political Realism 8. The Hard Case of the European Union 9. Singapore: Flourishing with 50% Less Democracy 10. Conclusion: Buying the Right Dose of Democracy
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Stanford University Press Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy: Religion, Politics,
Book SynopsisA nuclear priesthood has arisen in Russia. From portable churches to the consecration of weapons systems, the Russian Orthodox Church has been integrated into every facet of the armed forces to become a vital part of Russian national security, politics, and identity. This extraordinary intertwining of church and military is nowhere more visible than in the nuclear weapons community, where the priesthood has penetrated all levels of command and the Church has positioned itself as a guardian of the state's nuclear potential. Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy considers how, since the Soviet collapse in 1991, the Church has worked its way into the nuclear forces, the most significant wing of one of the world's most powerful military organizations. Dmitry Adamsky describes how the Orthodox faith has merged with Russian national identity as the Church continues to expand its influence on foreign and domestic politics. The Church both legitimizes and influences Moscow's assertive national security strategy in the twenty-first century. This book sheds light on the role of faith in modern militaries and highlights the implications of this phenomenon for international security. Ultimately, Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy interrogates the implications of the confluence of religion and security for other members of the nuclear club, beyond Russia.Trade Review"Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy is an extraordinary book that changes the way we think about the world, the use of nuclear weapons, and the role of religion in modern warfare."—Stephen Peter Rosen, Harvard University"Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy is an outstanding account of how religion came to shape one of the most important security apparatuses of our times, Russia's nuclear forces. Dmitry Adamsky describes in riveting detail how the Orthodox Church, once banned from the armed forces entirely, came to influence the symbols, practices, and beliefs of Russian soldiers. Enthusiasts of Russian politics, security studies, or religion and politics, will delight in this book."—Ron E. Hassner, University of California, Berkeley"Dmitry Adamsky has given us a richly documented analysis of the post-Soviet nexus between religion, nationalism, and nuclear weapons in Russia. This highly original book throws new light on an intriguing development that has far-reaching implications for Russia's domestic politics as well as its national security policy. An important, pioneering work!"—David Holloway, Stanford University"No one but Dmitry Adamsky, with his scholarly persistence and ingenuity, his literary skill, and his insight into Russia's history, culture, and military mentality could have written this extraordinary book. Religion intersects with strategy in many ways, but this is a case that will astonish (and in some cases alarm) Western readers including some of the most sophisticated ones. A magnificent, fascinating, and altogether unique study."—Eliot A. Cohen, Johns Hopkins University"Adamsky has written a highly readable and informative book on a woefully understudied topic...To its great credit, the study goes well beyond the organizational aspects of the 'churchification' of the Russian military. Adamsky asks important questions regarding the tension between the generally peace-loving nature of Christianity and the glorification of the military that is found in the 21st century conception of Russian nuclear orthodoxy."—Dmitry Gorenburg, Harvard Davis Center; Russia Matters"Adamsky's Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy... should become required reading for all those involved in relations with Moscow and especially those in the Western security community....Adamsky has amassed so much evidence of Orthodoxy playing a role in the strategic nuclear community in Moscow that no Western analyst concerned about the possibility of a nuclear conflict can afford to ignore his findings or the light they throw on the thinking of Russian leaders and commanders."—Paul Goble, Eurasia Daily Monitor"What Adamsky demonstrates is nothing short of a remarkable transformation in Russian military and diplomatic worldview, captured in the term nuclear orthodoxy."—Robert J. Joustra, Providence"Russian Nuclear Orthodoxyis a seminal work on a very important topic. I urge readers to study this well-researched book in order to gain important insights into Russian church-state relations and their impact on the Russian nuclear community."—Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists"Adamsky's own background has provided him with a powerful lense to view the subject. The book proves him to be intimately familiar with rituals of faith and military might in post-Soviet Russia, but balances that intimacy with a cold and analytical eye."—Moscow Defense Brief"Adamsky's brilliant journey across Russian political-strategic culture...suggests that western society must appear to the denizens of the Kremlin as chaotic and easily destabilized, while their politics, in contrast, appear to them to be constant and unreachable in the firmament above."—James J. Wirtz, International Affairs"Dima Adamsky's Nuclear Orthodoxy is a must read—for laying out how the Orthodox Church has helped to create a new sacred, strategic narrative which puts Russia's defense spending and national-security posture into context."––Nikolas K. Gvosdev, The National Interest"Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy...demonstrates convincingly that there are indeed important signs being missed all around us, pointing to a longstanding nexus between the Russian Orthodox Church and the country's nuclear-military-industrial complex. Adamsky's groundbreaking book lays out the largely unstudied history of how a nuclear priesthood emerged in Russia, permeated the units and commands in charge of Russia's nuclear forces, and became an integral part of the nuclear weapons industry."—Michael Kofman, War on the Rocks"Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy...is a groundbreaking analysis exploring the intersection of religion, politics, and strategic affairs in Russia. A cogently argued and remarkably well-sourced analysis that is sure to become a staple in future scholastic research."—Nathaniel P. Lanaghan, Air & Space Power Journal"Not prone to culturally essentialist flights of fancy, Adamsky has shown a particular skill for interpreting the peculiar mixture of circumstances, organizations, and socio-cultural dispositions that shapes how militaries conceptualize and operationalize new ways of fighting."—Jon Askonas, Texas National Security Review"[An] insightful and meticulously sourced book....Adamsky's work is important because, if his analysis is correct, the trends that he documents have the potential to reshape the Russian nuclear science establishment, the Russian military, and Russia's policy toward nuclear weapons."—Anya Loukianova Fink, Texas National Security ReviewTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. State-Church Relations (1991–2000) 3. Faith-Nuclear Nexus (1991–2000) 4. Strategic Mythmaking (1991–2000) 5. State-Church Relations (2000–2010) 6. Faith-Nuclear Nexus (2000–2010) 7. Strategic Mythmaking (2000–2010) 8. State-Church Relations (2010–2020) 9. Faith-Nuclear Nexus (2010–2020) 10. Strategic Mythmaking (2010–2020) 11. Conclusion 12. Epilogue
£100.00
Stanford University Press Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy: Religion, Politics,
Book SynopsisA nuclear priesthood has arisen in Russia. From portable churches to the consecration of weapons systems, the Russian Orthodox Church has been integrated into every facet of the armed forces to become a vital part of Russian national security, politics, and identity. This extraordinary intertwining of church and military is nowhere more visible than in the nuclear weapons community, where the priesthood has penetrated all levels of command and the Church has positioned itself as a guardian of the state's nuclear potential. Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy considers how, since the Soviet collapse in 1991, the Church has worked its way into the nuclear forces, the most significant wing of one of the world's most powerful military organizations. Dmitry Adamsky describes how the Orthodox faith has merged with Russian national identity as the Church continues to expand its influence on foreign and domestic politics. The Church both legitimizes and influences Moscow's assertive national security strategy in the twenty-first century. This book sheds light on the role of faith in modern militaries and highlights the implications of this phenomenon for international security. Ultimately, Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy interrogates the implications of the confluence of religion and security for other members of the nuclear club, beyond Russia.Trade Review"Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy is an extraordinary book that changes the way we think about the world, the use of nuclear weapons, and the role of religion in modern warfare."—Stephen Peter Rosen, Harvard University"Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy is an outstanding account of how religion came to shape one of the most important security apparatuses of our times, Russia's nuclear forces. Dmitry Adamsky describes in riveting detail how the Orthodox Church, once banned from the armed forces entirely, came to influence the symbols, practices, and beliefs of Russian soldiers. Enthusiasts of Russian politics, security studies, or religion and politics, will delight in this book."—Ron E. Hassner, University of California, Berkeley"Dmitry Adamsky has given us a richly documented analysis of the post-Soviet nexus between religion, nationalism, and nuclear weapons in Russia. This highly original book throws new light on an intriguing development that has far-reaching implications for Russia's domestic politics as well as its national security policy. An important, pioneering work!"—David Holloway, Stanford University"No one but Dmitry Adamsky, with his scholarly persistence and ingenuity, his literary skill, and his insight into Russia's history, culture, and military mentality could have written this extraordinary book. Religion intersects with strategy in many ways, but this is a case that will astonish (and in some cases alarm) Western readers including some of the most sophisticated ones. A magnificent, fascinating, and altogether unique study."—Eliot A. Cohen, Johns Hopkins University"Adamsky has written a highly readable and informative book on a woefully understudied topic...To its great credit, the study goes well beyond the organizational aspects of the 'churchification' of the Russian military. Adamsky asks important questions regarding the tension between the generally peace-loving nature of Christianity and the glorification of the military that is found in the 21st century conception of Russian nuclear orthodoxy."—Dmitry Gorenburg, Harvard Davis Center; Russia Matters"Adamsky's Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy... should become required reading for all those involved in relations with Moscow and especially those in the Western security community....Adamsky has amassed so much evidence of Orthodoxy playing a role in the strategic nuclear community in Moscow that no Western analyst concerned about the possibility of a nuclear conflict can afford to ignore his findings or the light they throw on the thinking of Russian leaders and commanders."—Paul Goble, Eurasia Daily Monitor"What Adamsky demonstrates is nothing short of a remarkable transformation in Russian military and diplomatic worldview, captured in the term nuclear orthodoxy."—Robert J. Joustra, Providence"Russian Nuclear Orthodoxyis a seminal work on a very important topic. I urge readers to study this well-researched book in order to gain important insights into Russian church-state relations and their impact on the Russian nuclear community."—Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists"Adamsky's own background has provided him with a powerful lense to view the subject. The book proves him to be intimately familiar with rituals of faith and military might in post-Soviet Russia, but balances that intimacy with a cold and analytical eye."—Moscow Defense Brief"Adamsky's brilliant journey across Russian political-strategic culture...suggests that western society must appear to the denizens of the Kremlin as chaotic and easily destabilized, while their politics, in contrast, appear to them to be constant and unreachable in the firmament above."—James J. Wirtz, International Affairs"Dima Adamsky's Nuclear Orthodoxy is a must read—for laying out how the Orthodox Church has helped to create a new sacred, strategic narrative which puts Russia's defense spending and national-security posture into context."––Nikolas K. Gvosdev, The National Interest"Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy...demonstrates convincingly that there are indeed important signs being missed all around us, pointing to a longstanding nexus between the Russian Orthodox Church and the country's nuclear-military-industrial complex. Adamsky's groundbreaking book lays out the largely unstudied history of how a nuclear priesthood emerged in Russia, permeated the units and commands in charge of Russia's nuclear forces, and became an integral part of the nuclear weapons industry."—Michael Kofman, War on the Rocks"Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy...is a groundbreaking analysis exploring the intersection of religion, politics, and strategic affairs in Russia. A cogently argued and remarkably well-sourced analysis that is sure to become a staple in future scholastic research."—Nathaniel P. Lanaghan, Air & Space Power Journal"Not prone to culturally essentialist flights of fancy, Adamsky has shown a particular skill for interpreting the peculiar mixture of circumstances, organizations, and socio-cultural dispositions that shapes how militaries conceptualize and operationalize new ways of fighting."—Jon Askonas, Texas National Security Review"[An] insightful and meticulously sourced book....Adamsky's work is important because, if his analysis is correct, the trends that he documents have the potential to reshape the Russian nuclear science establishment, the Russian military, and Russia's policy toward nuclear weapons."—Anya Loukianova Fink, Texas National Security ReviewTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. State-Church Relations (1991–2000) 3. Faith-Nuclear Nexus (1991–2000) 4. Strategic Mythmaking (1991–2000) 5. State-Church Relations (2000–2010) 6. Faith-Nuclear Nexus (2000–2010) 7. Strategic Mythmaking (2000–2010) 8. State-Church Relations (2010–2020) 9. Faith-Nuclear Nexus (2010–2020) 10. Strategic Mythmaking (2010–2020) 11. Conclusion 12. Epilogue
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Stanford University Press The Encrypted State: Delusion and Displacement in
Book SynopsisWhat happens when a seemingly rational state becomes paranoid and delusional? The Encrypted State engages in a close analysis of political disorder to shed new light on the concept of political stability. The book focuses on a crisis of rule in mid-20th-century Peru, a period when officials believed they had lost the ability to govern and communicated in secret code to protect themselves from imaginary subversives. The Encrypted State engages the notion of sacropolitics—the politics of mass group sacrifice—to make sense of state delusion. Nugent interrogates the forces that variously enable or disable organized political subjection, and the role of state structures in this process. Investigating the role of everyday cultural practices and how affect and imagination structure political affairs, Nugent provides a greater understanding of the conditions of state formation, and failure.Trade Review"This brilliant, inspired book reshapes the debate about 'the state' in a number of disciplines, challenging virtually all the prevailing orthodoxies about states in their relation to societies. Nugent's theoretical insights are hard-won, arising organically from deep immersion in empirical, archival research." -- Akhil Gupta * UCLA *"When states 'state' they often do so not as well-oiled rational bureaucratic machines but rather in hysterical, delusional, and paranoid ways. Based on fascinating archival sources, Nugent's study of a state ruled by fear sheds new light on the regional history of Chachapoyas and the political history of modern Peru. Above all, it makes a deeply original contribution to the literature on state formation." -- Paulo Drinot * University College London *"Nugent's deep and discerning dive in the archives has—and not for the first time—surfaced striking new conceptual treasures for the analysis of state-making. The Encrypted State enlarges and enriches our understanding of how 'flailing' states disguise their disorder with the pretense of routine and, behind the scenes, paranoia. A superb and lasting contribution." -- James C. Scott * author of Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed *Table of ContentsContents and AbstractsIntroduction: The Routine and the Remarkable in State Formation chapter abstractThe Introduction provides an overview of current theories of state formation and shows how the book contributes to those debates. It does so by developing a conceptual framework that incorporates crisis into theories of order. It treats crisis as something other than a temporary aberration from the normal operation of the state. Instead, it focuses on the ritual, bureaucratic and documentary practices undertaken in the name of the state that produce the illusion of the ordinary and the mundane. Chapter One also discusses why it is so important to maintain the illusion of the everyday and why it is so difficult to see behind the mask of the state. Central to the analysis are the mechanisms by which the delusional nature of state activity is rendered rational and routine. Equally important are the processes that undermine the effectiveness of these mechanisms. 1Sacropolitics chapter abstractThis chapter introduces concepts that are crucial to the analysis of The Encrypted State. The most important of these is "sacropolitics," the politics of public mass sacrifice. This term identifies a form of sovereignty that is distinct from biopolitics, necropolitics and the state of exception. Sacropolitics differs from biopolitics in the sense that it is not about the management of life. It differs from necropolitics in that it is not about the subjugation of life to death. Sacropolitics is neither about managing nor taking life but rather animating it. It is about bringing to life dead, dying or moribund populations and social formations. Sacropolitical efforts call upon the entire population to engage in public performances of mass sacrifice. These performances are intended to contribute to the creation of new life worlds that can redeem poor countries from the profane state into which they have fallen. 2The Descent into Madness chapter abstractThis chapter offers an in-depth exploration of the crisis of rule that unfolded in the Chachapoyas region circa 1950. At this time officials came to believe that they were incapable of carrying out even the most basic of government functions. Furthermore, officials came to believe that their efforts to govern the region were being thwarted by APRA, the party they themselves had forced underground. In accounting for the failure of their own efforts to govern, officials attributed to APRA a subterranean party apparatus with all the powers of state that their own regime lacked. Indeed, the political authorities came to view their administration as a pale imitation of a sophisticated, complex state structure located somewhere deeply underground. They could not actually see the subterranean party state to which they attributed such power and influence. As a result, they were left to imagine the contours of their invisible enemy. 3The Consolidation of Casta Rule chapter abstractThis chapter explores the consolidation of a new form of political organization in the Chachapoyas region in the early decades of the twentieth century. Circa 1920 changes in the national social structure brought a new national leader to power—Augusto Leguía. Drawing upon huge sums of money borrowed from US banks, Leguía provided unprecedented support to his elite clients in the Chachapoyas. In so doing, he changed the balance of power between longstanding elite factions and allowed one faction to prevail over the rest. By the time Leguía fell from power in 1930 his clients in the Chachapoyas region—the Pizarro-Rubio—had done something that had not formerly been possible. They had eliminated the region's opposing elite factions. In so doing, they permanently transformed the region's class structure. Leguía and his administration had sacropoliticial ambitions and plans. 4Being (and Seeing) Like a State chapter abstractThis chapter analyzes the efforts of the Pizarro-Rubio casta to implement the central government's sacropolitically-motivated plans to modernize the Chachapoyas region during the 1920s. The period is an interesting one for scholars of state formation because the developments of the 1920s provide a direct challenge to institutional understandings of the state. According to these views, state formation depends on the ability of central powers to eliminate violence-wielding competitors, who interfere with the monopoly on force the state seeks to establish. The ability of the central government to impose its will in Chachapoyas, however, was contingent not upon the elimination of violence-wielding actors but on their preservation. The fact that the Pizarro-Rubio had succeeded in eliminating all competing elite factions meant that the clients of the ruling casta were able to work together to ensure that government projects proceeded un a timely and efficient manner. 5Divided Elite and Disordered State chapter abstractThis chapter investigates the changes in the regional social structure that made it impossible for government officials to mobilize the workforce they needed to carry out modernization projects. Key in this regard was the breakdown of the castas. When the Pizarro-Rubio fell from power in 1930, there were no remaining elite coalitions that could take their place. Instead, the castas fragmented into a series of separate families, each having to fend for itself. This resulted in an unprecedented degree of infighting within the apparatus of government. For positions in government were the only way that elite families could maintain an elite station in life. From this point onward the apparatus of government became a terrain of conflict. This in turn undermined any and all efforts to modernize the Chachapoyas region. Those responsible for mobilizing the workforce became involved in bitter struggles with one another. 6The Sacropolitics of Military Conscription chapter abstractThis chapter analyzes the increasingly futile efforts of government officials to conscript the regional population into the armed forces—a mundane activity they had undertaken with ease during the reign of the castas. The chapter shows the delusional nature of government plans, and how delusion was (mis)-represented as rationality and routine. The chapter also explores the authorities' growing confusion about their inability to conscript, and their sense that what had formerly seemed ordinary was anything but that. Chapter Seven also examines the explanations that government officials generated to explain their inability to carry out activities that had formerly been routine—in which their attribute their difficulties to a series of phantom figures that are said to haunt government efforts to rule. 7The Sacropolitics of Labor Conscription chapter abstractThis chapter analyzes the authorities' mounting difficulties in conscripting the population for public works—a second "routine" activity they had previously undertaken with great success. The chapter shows the delusional nature of government plans, and how delusion was represented as rationality and routine. The chapter also explores officials' confusion about their inability to carry out the ordinary, everyday task of conscription, and their sense that what had formerly seemed ordinary was anything but that. Chapter Eight also examines the explanations that government officials generated to explain their inability to carry out activities that had formerly been routine—in which their attribute their difficulties to a series of phantom figures that are said to haunt government efforts to rule. 8Glimpses of Danger and Subversion chapter abstractThis chapter explores official efforts to understand why state activities that had formerly been ordinary and routine (conscription) become increasingly difficult to carry out. It focuses on the police investigation of clandestine Aprista activities, and what this discovery suggests to the authorities about the existence of an extensive underground network of subversion. The chapter also traces the emergence in official circles of an explanation that resolves official anxieties, even as it displaces responsibility for problems that were of the government's own making onto phantom forces that were regarded as hyper-real. The less the authorities were able to carry out everyday activities, the more extraordinary were the powers of subversion they attributed to these phantom forces. The most important of these forces was APRA. Conclusion: Behind the Mask of the State chapter abstractThe Conclusion draws out the implications of the analysis for theories of sovereignty and state formation. The focus is on state ritual, bureaucratic and documentary practices that produce the illusion of ordinary, mundane rule, the mechanisms by which the delusional nature of state activity is rendered unremarkable, and the processes that undermine the effectiveness of these mechanisms. Central to the analysis is the notion of sacropolitics, a form of sovereignty that is based not on the management of life (biopolitics) or on the subjugation of life to death (necropolitics) but rather on the animation of life. Sacropolitics seeks to bring to life dead, dying or moribund social formations. It calls upon the entire population to engage in public performances of mass sacrifice, which are intended to help create new life worlds that can redeem poor countries from the profane state into which they have fallen.
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Stanford University Press Defense Management Reform: How to Make the
Book SynopsisPentagon spending has been the target of decades of criticism and reform efforts. Billions of dollars are spent on weapons programs that are later abandoned. State-of-the-art data centers are underutilized and overstaffed. New business systems are built at great expense but fail to meet the needs of their users. Every Secretary of Defense for the last five Administrations has made it a priority to address perceived bloat and inefficiency by making management reform a major priority. The congressional defense committees have been just as active, enacting hundreds of legislative provisions. Yet few of these initiatives produce significant results, and the Pentagon appears to go on, as wasteful as ever. In this book, Peter Levine addresses why, despite a long history of attempted reform, the Pentagon continues to struggle to reduce waste and inefficiency. The heart of Defense Management Reform is three case studies covering civilian personnel, acquisitions, and financial management. Narrated with the insight of an insider, the result is a clear understanding of what went wrong in the past and a set of concrete guidelines to plot a better future.Trade Review"There are a handful of public servants who can legitimately claim to be practitioners of defense reform. Peter Levine is one. Having observed reform efforts that originated on Capitol Hill and managed such efforts in the Department of Defense, Peter is uniquely qualified to identify the political and bureaucratic practices that promote successful defense reform." -- General Norty Schwartz, USAF (Retired), Former Chief of Staff * United States Air Force *"No one know the successes and failures of 'reform' in defense better than Peter Levine, and his own role in many of them made for the successes." -- Ash Carter, Former Secretary of Defense; Director, Harvard's Belfer Center; and Innovation Fellow, Member of the Corporation * MIT *Table of ContentsContents and Abstracts1Civilian Personnel Reform at the Department of Defense chapter abstractThe National Security Personnel System (NSPS) was initiated at a time of consensus that the old civil service system was overly bureaucratic, inflexible, and in need of reform. It received an unprecedented level of resources, but still failed. The Bush administration helped strengthen opposition by insisting on comprehensive changes to the collective bargaining and employee appeals systems that were largely unrelated to the reform's core purpose of linking pay to performance. The NSPS made changes to parts of the system that needed to be changed, but it also changed parts of the system that were working reasonably well. In the end, it failed because of the controversy generated by parts of the new system that may not have been necessary at all, and this failure dragged down the prospect of constructive reform for at least another decade. 2Lessons from the Never-Ending Search for Acquisition Reform chapter abstractOver the last forty years, the DOD has undertaken at least five cycles of acquisition reform, seeking at various times to centralize control over major defense acquisition programs, to devolve more responsibility to the military services, to reign in acquisition abuses with additional guidance, and to rid the DOD and its contractors of excess regulations. While these reforms were all driven by public outrage about cost growth and acquisition abuses, they had wildly different results. The Packard Commission reforms and the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 were the most successful of the reforms because they identified poor front-end decision making as the most significant source of cost growth in the acquisition of major weapon systems and developed a focused set of solutions for that problem. 3Auditing the Pentagon chapter abstractOver the last three decades, the DOD has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in planning activities, billions of dollars in efforts to compile and reconcile financial data, and tens billions of dollars in new financial systems, but has gotten no closer to an auditable financial statement. In fact, an auditable financial statement provides little value for management purposes and may not even be the right goal. The department's bookkeeping problems are the result of a maze of deficient systems, poor controls, dysfunctional processes, and stovepiped organizations, none of which can be fixed by management fiat. The DOD has made the most progress in addressing these problems when it has taken an incremental approach and settled for improved systems and processes that were less than perfect for audit and accounting purposes.
£107.20
Stanford University Press Defense Management Reform: How to Make the
Book SynopsisPentagon spending has been the target of decades of criticism and reform efforts. Billions of dollars are spent on weapons programs that are later abandoned. State-of-the-art data centers are underutilized and overstaffed. New business systems are built at great expense but fail to meet the needs of their users. Every Secretary of Defense for the last five Administrations has made it a priority to address perceived bloat and inefficiency by making management reform a major priority. The congressional defense committees have been just as active, enacting hundreds of legislative provisions. Yet few of these initiatives produce significant results, and the Pentagon appears to go on, as wasteful as ever. In this book, Peter Levine addresses why, despite a long history of attempted reform, the Pentagon continues to struggle to reduce waste and inefficiency. The heart of Defense Management Reform is three case studies covering civilian personnel, acquisitions, and financial management. Narrated with the insight of an insider, the result is a clear understanding of what went wrong in the past and a set of concrete guidelines to plot a better future.Trade Review"There are a handful of public servants who can legitimately claim to be practitioners of defense reform. Peter Levine is one. Having observed reform efforts that originated on Capitol Hill and managed such efforts in the Department of Defense, Peter is uniquely qualified to identify the political and bureaucratic practices that promote successful defense reform." -- General Norty Schwartz, USAF (Retired), Former Chief of Staff * United States Air Force *"No one know the successes and failures of 'reform' in defense better than Peter Levine, and his own role in many of them made for the successes." -- Ash Carter, Former Secretary of Defense; Director, Harvard's Belfer Center; and Innovation Fellow, Member of the Corporation * MIT *Table of ContentsContents and Abstracts1Civilian Personnel Reform at the Department of Defense chapter abstractThe National Security Personnel System (NSPS) was initiated at a time of consensus that the old civil service system was overly bureaucratic, inflexible, and in need of reform. It received an unprecedented level of resources, but still failed. The Bush administration helped strengthen opposition by insisting on comprehensive changes to the collective bargaining and employee appeals systems that were largely unrelated to the reform's core purpose of linking pay to performance. The NSPS made changes to parts of the system that needed to be changed, but it also changed parts of the system that were working reasonably well. In the end, it failed because of the controversy generated by parts of the new system that may not have been necessary at all, and this failure dragged down the prospect of constructive reform for at least another decade. 2Lessons from the Never-Ending Search for Acquisition Reform chapter abstractOver the last forty years, the DOD has undertaken at least five cycles of acquisition reform, seeking at various times to centralize control over major defense acquisition programs, to devolve more responsibility to the military services, to reign in acquisition abuses with additional guidance, and to rid the DOD and its contractors of excess regulations. While these reforms were all driven by public outrage about cost growth and acquisition abuses, they had wildly different results. The Packard Commission reforms and the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 were the most successful of the reforms because they identified poor front-end decision making as the most significant source of cost growth in the acquisition of major weapon systems and developed a focused set of solutions for that problem. 3Auditing the Pentagon chapter abstractOver the last three decades, the DOD has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in planning activities, billions of dollars in efforts to compile and reconcile financial data, and tens billions of dollars in new financial systems, but has gotten no closer to an auditable financial statement. In fact, an auditable financial statement provides little value for management purposes and may not even be the right goal. The department's bookkeeping problems are the result of a maze of deficient systems, poor controls, dysfunctional processes, and stovepiped organizations, none of which can be fixed by management fiat. The DOD has made the most progress in addressing these problems when it has taken an incremental approach and settled for improved systems and processes that were less than perfect for audit and accounting purposes.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Eruptions of Memory: The Critique of Memory in
Book SynopsisIn this important book, one of Latin America’s foremost critical theorists examines the use and abuse of memory in the wake of the social and political trauma of Pinochet’s Chile. Focusing on the period 1990–2015, Nelly Richard denounces the politics and aesthetics of forgetting that have underpinned both the protracted transition out of dictatorship and the denial of justice to its survivors and victims. What are the perils and social costs of a culture of forgetting? What forms do memories of injustice take in newly formed democracies? How might a history of violence and an ethics of reparation be reconciled in post-autocratic societies? In addressing these and other questions, Richard exposes the abuses of the past and the present while also attending to the residues of memory that are manifested in street protests, literature, and the media, and in artistic practices from architecture and urban design to installation and film. While cultural artifacts can be powerful devices for resistance and critique, Richard argues that they can also be complicit in reproducing and collaborating with forms of institutional and political oblivion. Both within Chile and beyond, Richard offers a trenchant critique of how authoritarian regimes and neoliberal states whittle away at memory’s critical capacity. At a time of seismic political realignments in Latin America and internationally, Eruptions of Memory makes a powerful case for the ethical, political, and aesthetic value of memory.Trade Review“In this powerful new book, Nelly Richard, Chile’s premier cultural critic, takes on the reconfigurations of political and cultural memory at various moments since the return to democracy. In each instance, her lucid readings open the seams of oblivion that have sutured Chilean social life.”Francine Masiello, University of California, BerkeleyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Translator’s Note Introduction: The Struggle for Words - Graciela Montaldo Prologue 1. Traces of Violence, Rhetoric of Consensus, and Subjective Dislocations 2. Women in the Streets: A War of Images 3. Torments and Obscenities 4. The Confessions of a Torturer and His (Abusive) Journalistic Assemblage 5. Coming and Going 6. Architectures, Stagings, and Narratives of the Past 7. Two Stagings of the Memory of YES and NO 8. Past-Present: The Symbolic Displacements of the Figure of the Victim 9. The Media Explosion of Memory in September 2013 10. The Commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the Military Coup…and Afterward Notes Bibliography Index
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Eruptions of Memory: The Critique of Memory in
Book SynopsisIn this important book, one of Latin America’s foremost critical theorists examines the use and abuse of memory in the wake of the social and political trauma of Pinochet’s Chile. Focusing on the period 1990–2015, Nelly Richard denounces the politics and aesthetics of forgetting that have underpinned both the protracted transition out of dictatorship and the denial of justice to its survivors and victims. What are the perils and social costs of a culture of forgetting? What forms do memories of injustice take in newly formed democracies? How might a history of violence and an ethics of reparation be reconciled in post-autocratic societies? In addressing these and other questions, Richard exposes the abuses of the past and the present while also attending to the residues of memory that are manifested in street protests, literature, and the media, and in artistic practices from architecture and urban design to installation and film. While cultural artifacts can be powerful devices for resistance and critique, Richard argues that they can also be complicit in reproducing and collaborating with forms of institutional and political oblivion. Both within Chile and beyond, Richard offers a trenchant critique of how authoritarian regimes and neoliberal states whittle away at memory’s critical capacity. At a time of seismic political realignments in Latin America and internationally, Eruptions of Memory makes a powerful case for the ethical, political, and aesthetic value of memory.Trade Review“In this powerful new book, Nelly Richard, Chile’s premier cultural critic, takes on the reconfigurations of political and cultural memory at various moments since the return to democracy. In each instance, her lucid readings open the seams of oblivion that have sutured Chilean social life.”Francine Masiello, University of California, BerkeleyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Translator’s Note Introduction: The Struggle for Words - Graciela Montaldo Prologue 1. Traces of Violence, Rhetoric of Consensus, and Subjective Dislocations 2. Women in the Streets: A War of Images 3. Torments and Obscenities 4. The Confessions of a Torturer and His (Abusive) Journalistic Assemblage 5. Coming and Going 6. Architectures, Stagings, and Narratives of the Past 7. Two Stagings of the Memory of YES and NO 8. Past-Present: The Symbolic Displacements of the Figure of the Victim 9. The Media Explosion of Memory in September 2013 10. The Commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the Military Coup…and Afterward Notes Bibliography Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd What Is at Stake Now: My Appeal for Peace and
Book SynopsisThirty years after the end of the Cold War, world peace is at risk again. The United States has withdrawn from the disarmament treaty with Russia, Europe is disintegrating, China is surging forward and a wave of nationalism and populism is destabilizing established political institutions and endangering hard-won liberties. Moreover, the coronavirus pandemic has brought into sharp relief the fragility of the global order and the speed with which it can slide into chaos. In view of this dangerous and unpredictable state of affairs, Mikhail Gorbachev, the last great statesman of the 1989 revolution, has written this short book to warn us of the grave risks we now face and to urge us all, political leaders and citizens alike, to take action to address them. He focuses on the big challenges of our time, such as the renewal of the arms race and the growing risks of nuclear war, the new tension between Russia and the West, the global environmental crisis, the global threat of diseases and epidemics, the rise of populism and the decline of democracy. He argues that self-serving policies and narrow-minded politics aimed at the pursuit of national interests are taking the place of political principles and overshadowing the vision of a free and just world for all peoples. He offers his view of where Russia is heading and he urges political leaders in the West to recognize that re-establishing trust between Russia and the West requires the courage of true leadership and a commitment to genuine dialogue and understanding on both sides. Now more than ever, the responses to the great challenges we face cannot be purely national in character but must be based on a collaborative effort in which political leaders put aside their differences and work together to advance the human security of all.Trade Review"I was fortunate in being with Margaret Thatcher when she met Mikhail Gorbachev in 1984. He did more to end the Cold War than anyone else and it ended without a shot being fired. We need to listen to his wise advice and encourage Vladimir Putin, not just Donald Trump, to act on it. Neither wants war but, as Gorbachev writes, we could end up with it by accident with the world being devastated." Sir Malcolm Rifkind, former Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary of the United Kingdom "Mikhail Gorbachev has written this book to warn us of the grave risks we now face and to urge us all, political leaders and citizens alike, to take action to address them. This succinct account of the immense challenges we now face by one of the world’s greatest statesmen will be of interest to everyone concerned about the current state of the world and its future." George P. Shultz, former Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury of the United States "This is a book that should be read and pondered by every concerned citizen. The shock of pandemic has exposed fundamental flaws in the international system that developed following the end of the Cold War. We must demand that our political leaders heed Mikhail Gorbachev’s impassioned plea for an end to militarized geopolitical competition in favour of cooperative policies that promote security for all nations." Jack F. Matlock, Jr., author of Reagan and Gorbachev: How the Cold War Ended"This timely book, strongly urging re-affirmation of morality in global relations, is of value out of all proportion to its 120 pages."Rev. Brian Cooper, Vice President, Uniting for PeaceTable of ContentsTable of Contents Preface Part One Our shared security The militarization of world politics Equal security for all: The Charter of Paris Break the vicious cycle! We must act together Part Two Understanding the global world Who benefits from globalization? The environmental challenge The Earth Charter Part Three Ideas and politics The wave of populism and decline of democracy Can politics and morals be reconciled? Part Four Who’s who in the global world? The USA: Monopoly leadership or partnership? Europe: Our continent, our home China and India: The new giants The Middle East: Tense hub of world politics The rollback of democracy The responsibility of the media Civil society and international organizations The new Russia Afterword
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University of Pennsylvania Press Speculation Nation: Land Mania in the
Book SynopsisDuring the first quarter-century after its founding, the United States was swept by a wave of land speculation so unprecedented in intensity and scale that contemporaries and historians alike have dubbed it a “mania.” In Speculation Nation, Michael A. Blaakman uncovers the revolutionary origins of this real-estate bonanza—a story of ambition, corruption, capitalism, and statecraft that stretched across millions of acres from Maine to the Mississippi and Georgia to the Great Lakes. Patriot leaders staked the success of their revolution on the seizure and public sale of Native American territory. Initially, they hoped that fledgling state and national governments could pay the hefty costs of the War for Independence and extend a republican society of propertied citizens by selling expropriated land directly to white farmers. But those democratic plans quickly ran aground of a series of obstacles, including an economic depression and the ability of many Native nations to repel U.S. invasion. Wily merchants, lawyers, planters, and financiers rushed into the breach. Scrambling to profit off future expansion, they lobbied governments to convey massive tracts for pennies an acre, hounded revolutionary veterans to sell their land bounties for a pittance, and marketed the rustic ideal of a yeoman’s republic—the early American dream—while waiting for land values to rise. When the land business crashed in the late 1790s, scores of “land mad” speculators found themselves imprisoned for debt or declaring bankruptcy. But through their visionary schemes and corrupt machinations, U.S. speculators and statesmen had spawned a distinctive and enduring form of settler colonialism: a financialized frontier, which transformed vast swaths of contested land into abstract commodities. Speculation Nation reveals how the era of land mania made Native dispossession a founding premise of the American republic and ultimately rooted the United States’ “empire of liberty” in speculative capitalism.Trade Review"[A]n illuminating survey of an important and understudied aspect of the Revolutionary era." * Publishers Weekly *"Lively and persuasive, Speculation Nation deftly reveals how massive and reckless land speculation converted lands taken from Natives into the financial resources essential to American capitalist development." * Alan Taylor, author of American Republics: A Continental History of the United States, 1783–1850 *"Michael A. Blaakman provides a magnificent treatment of the power of land speculation in the United States from the eve of the American Revolution until the era of the Louisiana Purchase. Speculation Nation is a highly important book, rich in its research, clever in its prose, and provocative in its insights." * Gregory Evans Dowd, author of War under Heaven: Pontiac, the Indian Nations, and the British Empire *"This marvelous multi-faceted account of the speculative land frenzy following the American Revolution argues that far from being a natural result of settler ‘land hunger,’ America's original land mania was the outcome of policies created by a people who staked the success of their Revolution on the seizure and sale of Indian land. Blaakman’s fine study restores contingency to a vitally important but misunderstood narrative of U.S. history." * Amy S. Greenberg, author of A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico *"In this stellar book, Michael A. Blaakman rethinks the American founding along its financialized frontier. Speculation Nation goes further to explain the contested and commodified terrain of the post-revolutionary United States than any account I’ve read in recent years. Highly recommended for its deep research, clear prose, and ambitious interpretive reach." * Seth Rockman, author of Scraping By: Wage Labor, Slavery, and Survival in Early Baltimore *"Speculation Nation delivers an ambitious, astute, cumulatively damning account of how the early republic built itself on the seizure of Native land. Written with propulsive verve and exceptional clarity, this is a major new interpretation of the revolutionary era which will stimulate anyone interested in the dynamics of property, finance, and race in America." * Maya Jasanoff, author of Liberty’s Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World *Table of ContentsContents Introduction Part I. The Rapturous Idea of Property Chapter 1. Certain Unalienable Land Rights Chapter 2. What the West Could Fund Part II. Mania’s Moment Chapter 3. The Logic of Land Mania Chapter 4. Paper Promises Chapter 5. This Dirty Business Chapter 6. Preemptive Property Chapter 7. Federal Dealing Part III. The Land of Speculation Chapter 8. Great Discredit Epilogue List of Abbreviations Notes Index Acknowledgments
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Bristol University Press How Language Works in Politics: The Impact of
Book SynopsisUsing analysis from machine readings of all legislation enacted between 1900 and 2015, this book discusses the social impact of increasingly elastic legislative language on the contemporary workings of the British constitution. Crucially, it shows that vague legislation has a tremendous impact on policy delivery, disproportionately affecting the weakest, in areas including immigration, homelessness and anti-discrimination.Trade Review“… impressive and extremely thought-provoking… The book contains much data that throws a new light on the various debates in which it is situated.” Local Government Studies"provides a valuable window into the world of legislation and its consequences. A go-to book for all those involved in drafting, amending, interpreting and researching legislation." Louise Thompson, University of SurreyTable of ContentsPart One — Language and Politics in the UK; 1 Introduction — How Language Works in Politics; 2 Past — How Has Parliament's Use of Language Changed? 3 Present — Why Has Parliament's Use of Language Changed? Part Two — The Social Impact of Parliament’s Use of Language; 4 Immigration — How Parliament’s Language Affects Central Government Powers; 5 Homelessness — How Parliament’s Language Affects Local Government Duties; 6 Anti-discrimination and Equality — How Parliament’s Language Affects Individual Rights; Part Three — Fixing the Code; 7 Constitutional Language — Lessons from Beyond Westminster 8 Filling Gaps — The Human Rights Act 1998 Conclusions.
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Bristol University Press Living Against Austerity: A Feminist
Book SynopsisWith austerity’s disproportionately heavy impact on women now apparent, this engaging book considers activism against it from a feminist perspective. Emma Craddock goes deep inside activist culture to explore the many cultural and emotional dimensions of political participation. She questions what motivates and sustains protest, considering the enabling aspects of solidarity and empathy, as well as the constraining factors of negative emotions and gendered barriers associated with activism, examining the role of gender and emotion within protest. This is a lived-in study that gets to the heart of what it means to be an anti-austerity activist and an important addition to social justice debate.Trade Review“Emma Craddock has written a candid and sophisticated account of the existential tensions involved in anti-austerity activism.” Steve Fuller, University of WarwickTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Establishing Context A Critical Review of Social Movement Theory: Gender and Emotion in Activist Cultures The Empirical and Political Context of Anti-Austerity Activism Part II: Doing Activism: Enabling and Constraining Factors The Affective, the Normative and the Everyday: Exploring What Motivates and Sustains Anti-Austerity Activism Barriers to Doing Activism PART III: Being Activist: The Activist Identity and Its Problems The Authentic and Ideal Activist Identities: Having the ‘Right’ Motivation and Doing ‘Enough’ of the ‘Right’ Type of Activism The Dark Side of Activist Culture and its Gendered Dimension Part IV: Concluding Remarks Subverting/Reinforcing Neoliberal Capitalism: The Complex Ambivalence of Anti-Austerity Activism References Appendix
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Bristol University Press The Political Formulation of Policy Solutions:
Book SynopsisIn this book, an international group of public policy scholars revisit the stage of formulating policy solutions by investigating the basic political dimensions inherent to this critical phase of the policy process. The book focuses attention on how policy makers craft their policy proposals, match them with public problems, debate their feasibility to build coalitions and dispute their acceptability as serious contenders for government consideration. Based on international case studies, this book is an invitation to examine the uncertain and often indeterminate aspects of policy-making using qualitative analysis embedded in a political perspective.Table of Contents1. Introduction - Policy Formulation: A Political Perspective – Phillipe Zittoun, Frank Fischer and Nikolaos Zahariadis 2. Upcycling a Trashed Policy Solution? Argumentative Couplings for Solution Definition and Deconstruction in German Pension Policy – Sonja Blum 3. Binding and Unbinding Problem-Solution Associations in US Agricultural Policy Making: the Introduction and Demise of Direct Payments to Farmers – Gerry Alons 4. The Role of Expert Reporting in Binding Together Policy Problem and Solution Definition Processes – Magalie Bourblanc, Gabrielle Bouleau, Philippe Deuffic 5. Coalitions and Values in the Flow of Policy Solutions – Nikolaos Zahariadis 6. The Marks of Ownership: The Promotion of Carbon Capture and Storage in France – Sebastien Chailleux 7. Anticipating Public Approval in the Binding of Immigrant Integration Problems and Solutions – Van Breugel 8. Discourse Coalitions and the Messiness of Policy Solutions: College Governance in Nevada – Magdalena Martinez 9. Policy Solution Ownership: Road Space Re-allocation as New Approach to Urban Mobility – Charlotte Halpern
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Bristol University Press Democratic Decay and Authoritarian Resurgence
Book SynopsisWhy do democracies fall apart, and what can be done about it? This book introduces students to the concept and causes of democratic decay in the modern world. Illustrating the integral link between public commitment to democratic norms and the maintenance of healthy democracies, it examines the key factors in decaying democracies, including: • Economic inequality; • Corruption; • Populist and authoritarian discourse; • Declining belief in political institutions and processes. Drawing on real-world developments, and including international case studies, the book outlines the extent to which there is a ‘democratic recession’ in contemporary politics and shows how transnational networks and technology are impacting on this development.Table of ContentsThe Current Landscape Chapter 1: An Era of Autocratization? Are We Experiencing an Era of Democratic Backsliding? Chapter 2: Entering the Grey Zone Public Opinion and Norms Chapter 3: Measuring and Defining Public Support for Democracy and Autocracy Chapter 4: What Shapes Public Support for Autocratization? Political Culture, Education, Religion, Personality and Authoritarian Legacies Chapter 5: International and Informational Sources of Authoritarian Norms Causes and Context Chapter 6: Globalization Chapter 7: Corruption Chapter 8: Authoritarian Populism Symptoms and Processes Chapter 9: Assaults on the Media and Civil Society Chapter 10: Assaults on Institutions Chapter 11: Assaults on Electoral Processes Chapter 12: Protests and Reform Conclusion
£75.99
Bristol University Press Democratic Decay and Authoritarian Resurgence
Book SynopsisWhy do democracies fall apart, and what can be done about it? This book introduces students to the concept and causes of democratic decay in the modern world. Illustrating the integral link between public commitment to democratic norms and the maintenance of healthy democracies, it examines the key factors in decaying democracies, including: • Economic inequality; • Corruption; • Populist and authoritarian discourse; • Declining belief in political institutions and processes. Drawing on real-world developments, and including international case studies, the book outlines the extent to which there is a ‘democratic recession’ in contemporary politics and shows how transnational networks and technology are impacting on this development.Table of ContentsThe Current Landscape Chapter 1: An Era of Autocratization? Are We Experiencing an Era of Democratic Backsliding? Chapter 2: Entering the Grey Zone Public Opinion and Norms Chapter 3: Measuring and Defining Public Support for Democracy and Autocracy Chapter 4: What Shapes Public Support for Autocratization? Political Culture, Education, Religion, Personality and Authoritarian Legacies Chapter 5: International and Informational Sources of Authoritarian Norms Causes and Context Chapter 6: Globalization Chapter 7: Corruption Chapter 8: Authoritarian Populism Symptoms and Processes Chapter 9: Assaults on the Media and Civil Society Chapter 10: Assaults on Institutions Chapter 11: Assaults on Electoral Processes Chapter 12: Protests and Reform Conclusion
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