Political structure and processes Books
Collective Ink Why Young People Don′t Vote
Book SynopsisWhy don't young people vote? It's a question that has been asked by pollsters for years. The 18- to 24-year-old demographic records the lowest voter turnout at elections and it doesn't look to be showing signs of stopping. Being one of this demographic, Mitchell Agg looks into this question and tries to shed light on why his peers don't enter polling stations on election day. Through four main reasons, Mitchell helps us answer this question as well as giving some solutions.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Shaping EU Policy from Below: EU Democracy and
Book SynopsisThis is the first in-depth study of the Committee of the Regions and its role in the European policy process. It is rooted in the theory of European integration, including the 'normative turn', and will be essential reading for students of multilevel European politics.'- Michael Keating, University of Aberdeen, UK'Piattoni and Schonlau s innovative, careful, and multi-disciplinary analysis of the CoR helps us reconsider not only that institution but also EU democracy and governance. It deserves to be widely read by all who seek ways to improve EU governance or to understand the role of sub-state actors in EU politics.'- Alex Warleigh-Lack, Visiting Fellow, UNU-CRIS'Piattoni and Schonlau's work is that rare combination of careful analysis and passionate argument. As the former, it is easily the most thorough and sophisticated study of how the Committee of Regions fits in the EU's institutional structure and the role it plays in its policy making process. As the latter, it is a theoretically astute, and normatively inspired defence of the way in which the CoR contributes to the articulation of democratic voice within the EU's multilevel structure of governance. As such, it is a reflection on how democratic representation works in complex societies, and it should be read by those interested in the legitimacy of the European Union and the question of democratic legitimacy at large.'- Dario Castiglione, University of Exeter, UKThis ground breaking book looks at the way in which the Committee of Regions (CoR) can influence EU policy making from below, despite its relatively weak position in the decision-making process. In essence, the authors argue that the CoR plays a significant role in the EU's political process, going well beyond its formally limited advisory function.By applying theoretical considerations about the expression of judgment and the formation of will in democratic systems, the authors develop a normative argument about why it is opportune that local and regional concerns be involved in shaping European Union decisions. Moreover, by looking at the institutional development of the Committee, and by analyzing its contribution in key policy areas, the book shows why the CoR is already a very important element of the multi-level democratic system of the European Union.Academics, researchers and students will benefit from the up-to-date analysis of the CoR. Functionaries in the EU institutions, European regions and localities, state bureaucracies and political party members will find the new insights provided in this book to be of interest.Trade Review‘This is the first in-depth study of the Committee of the Regions and its role in the European policy process. It is rooted in the theory of European integration, including the “normative turn”, and will be essential reading for students of multilevel European politics.’ -- Michael Keating, University of Aberdeen, UK‘Piattoni and Schönlau’s innovative, careful, and multi-disciplinary analysis of the CoR helps us reconsider not only that institution but also EU democracy and governance. It deserves to be widely read by all who seek ways to improve EU governance or to understand the role of sub-state actors in EU politics.’ -- Alex Warleigh-Lack, Visiting Fellow, UNU-CRIS‘Piattoni and Schönlau’s work is that rare combination of careful analysis and passionate argument. As the former, it is easily the most thorough and sophisticated study of how the Committee of Regions fits in the EU’s institutional structure and the role it plays in its policy making process. As the latter, it is a theoretically astute, and normatively inspired defence of the way in which the CoR contributes to the articulation of democratic voice within the EU’s multilevel structure of governance. As such, it is a reflection on how democratic representation works in complex societies, and it should be read by those interested in the legitimacy of the European Union and the question of democratic legitimacy at large.’ -- Dario Castiglione, University of Exeter, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: EU Democracy and the Committee of the Regions 1. Towards a Multilevel European Democracy 2. The Committee of the Regions: Competing Interpretations 3. Exercising Voice: Inter-institutional Cooperation and Internal Organization 4. Exerting Control: Impact Assessment and Subsidiarity Monitoring 5. The Committee of the Regions and the Debate on EU Cohesion Policy (2014-2020): Exercising Voice to Promote Territorial Cohesion 6. The Committee of the Regions and the Euro Crisis : Exerting Control on Behalf of Substate Interests Conclusion: Shaping Policy from Below and the Future of the Committee of the Regions Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Logic of Chinese Politics: Cores, Peripheries
Book SynopsisChina's growth as a major international superpower means that it is now more important than ever to understand how its politics work. Rejecting familiar discussions of China cast in terms of traditional culture, contemporary economic power or shifting official ideologies, this forward thinking work instead analyses the historically contingent mix of agents, ideas and institutions that make up the country's political life. This approach allows Sabrina Ching Yuen Luk and Peter W. Preston to pragmatically unpack the logic of contemporary politics in China. They trace the construction of the party-state system, note some of its major re-orientations and consider its present condition. The book also covers a range of hot policy topics including: internet sovereignty; the One Belt, One Road initiative; the South China Sea issue and the problems of the elderly empty nesters and left-behind children. Offering a detailed yet concise treatment of key social policy areas and other complex issues, this book will serve a broad audience of students, researchers and professionals, irrespective of discipline, along with all those with an interest in China or Chinese politics.Trade Review'In this excellent study, the authors take a novel approach to Chinese politics and provide an impressively sophisticated analysis of a timely and policy-relevant issue. The book shows that Chinese politics is not a ''black-box'' as commonly assumed but explainable and predictable. It will be of great benefit to those who are interested in Chinese politics.' --Zheng Yongnian, National University of SingaporeTable of ContentsContents: 1. China and the Modern World 2. China in the Early Twentieth Century: collapse, recovery and war 3. New China I: The Revolutionary Era of Mao 4. New China II: The Reforms of Deng Xiaoping 5. Contemporary China: Domestic Politics 6. Contemporary China: International Politics 7. Afterword: The Logic of Chinese Politics Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Logic of Chinese Politics: Cores, Peripheries
Book SynopsisChina's growth as a major international superpower means that it is now more important than ever to understand how its politics work. Rejecting familiar discussions of China cast in terms of traditional culture, contemporary economic power or shifting official ideologies, this forward thinking work instead analyses the historically contingent mix of agents, ideas and institutions that make up the country's political life. This approach allows Sabrina Ching Yuen Luk and Peter W. Preston to pragmatically unpack the logic of contemporary politics in China. They trace the construction of the party-state system, note some of its major re-orientations and consider its present condition. The book also covers a range of hot policy topics including: internet sovereignty; the One Belt, One Road initiative; the South China Sea issue and the problems of the elderly empty nesters and left-behind children. Offering a detailed yet concise treatment of key social policy areas and other complex issues, this book will serve a broad audience of students, researchers and professionals, irrespective of discipline, along with all those with an interest in China or Chinese politics.Trade Review'In this excellent study, the authors take a novel approach to Chinese politics and provide an impressively sophisticated analysis of a timely and policy-relevant issue. The book shows that Chinese politics is not a ''black-box'' as commonly assumed but explainable and predictable. It will be of great benefit to those who are interested in Chinese politics.' --Zheng Yongnian, National University of SingaporeTable of ContentsContents: 1. China and the Modern World 2. China in the Early Twentieth Century: collapse, recovery and war 3. New China I: The Revolutionary Era of Mao 4. New China II: The Reforms of Deng Xiaoping 5. Contemporary China: Domestic Politics 6. Contemporary China: International Politics 7. Afterword: The Logic of Chinese Politics Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Anti-Corruption Strategies in Fragile States:
Book SynopsisAid agencies increasingly consider anti-corruption activities important for economic development and poverty reduction in developing countries. In the first major comparative study of work by the World Bank, the European Commission and the UNDP to help governments in fragile states counter corruption, Jesper Johnson finds significant variance in strategic direction and common failures in implementation. In a refreshing departure from existing literature on corruption, Anti-Corruption Strategies in Fragile States takes a public administration perspective, studying the role of organisational factors in the success of anti-corruption strategies. It is widely acknowledged that governance and anti-corruption interventions play a crucial role in reducing fragility and building legitimate and resilient institutions. Policy makers have re-framed development goals for fragile states to achieve stability by addressing their special characteristics: weak institutions and governance; low capacity and legitimacy in government; and vulnerability to violence. This book shows how anti-corruption and state-building policies are often disconnected or incoherent, and how executional challenges prevent strategies from translating into results. This book will be of interest to researchers and students studying (anti-)corruption, aid, international organisations or fragile states. It will be an invaluable resource for staff in aid agencies and NGOs in the fields of governance, accountability and transparency.Trade Review'A timely critique of a less than stellar era for development assistance. Johnson's work is an insightful blend of conceptual understanding and deep knowledge of the practical dilemmas faced by donors - who are almost never the solo actor on the battlefield. When real battles are going on alongside them, donor agencies face many challenges as one amongst many in the bureaucratic cage fight. This is an important contribution to the ongoing search for answers. The author's description of donor agencies as ''organised anarchies'' will have an authentic ring to many a member of the aid caste.' --Phil Mason OBE, Department for International Development, UK'Numerous societies have been targets for corruption-control and state-building efforts by aid agencies, often with dismal results. Jesper Johnson shows how those agendas diverge, and how both have been long on ideas yet short on implementation. Corruption fighters acknowledge that fragile situations - often the reasons for state-building - need carefully-tailored responses, but have yet to figure out what they entail. Johnson brings sound theory and extensive field research to those questions, producing essential insights into reform and stability in fragile situations.' --Michael Johnston, Colgate University'Given how much international development agencies invest in anti-corruption programmes, and how often it features in donor strategies and policies, there is a shocking lack of research on how these programmes play out in recipient countries. Jesper Johnsøn's book fills an important gap, particularly with his focus on fragile states where getting anti-corruption programming right is vital for stability and security. Drawing on theories of bureaucracy, he argues that donors (and researchers) often blame using the wrong theories for programme design failure but failure can be explained much more by implementation challenges. Rather than constantly searching for the new anti-corruption 'magic key', by paying greater attention to context, avoiding bureaucratic competition and investing properly in staffing, donors - and citizens in fragile states - could see transformative governance improvements.' --Heather Marquette, University of Birmingham, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction – A Need for Better Anti-Corruption Strategies in Fragile States 1. What is a Stabilising Anti-Corruption Reform? Understanding Corruption, Anti-Corruption and Fragility 2. How to Reduce Corruption in Fragile States – The Theory 3. Aid Agencies’ Anti-Corruption Strategies – Comparing the World Bank, EU and UNDP 4. Anti-Corruption Efforts in Afghanistan 5. Conclusions Bibliography Index
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Collective Ink Debunking the Myth of America's Poodle: Great
Book SynopsisMost writing today by activists and opponents of foreign policy is rooted in the 1960s. Underpinning many of these books is the unquestioned assumption that contemporary British imperialism is an adjunct to American foreign policy. Wherever the United States invades and bombs, Great Britain lays out the carpet and obediently follows. This subservience is jubilantly referred to as a “special relationship” by its supporters; by its detractors it is disparagingly depicted as “America’s poodle”. This book argues that a true understanding of contemporary British militaristic foreign policy begins with a rejection and a historical unpacking of this perceived subservience to the United States.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Outsourcing the Law: A Philosophical Perspective
Book SynopsisNot only can services such as cleaning and catering be outsourced, but also governmental tasks such as making, applying and enforcing the law. Outsourcing the law is usually recommended for its cost-efficiency, flexibility, higher rates of compliance and its promise of deregulation. However, lawmaking is not the same as cleaning and rules are more than just tools to achieve aims.Outsourcing the law brings about profound changes in the way power is distributed. In this timely book, Pauline Westerman analyzes this outsourcing from a philosophical perspective. Outsourcing the Law analyzes the particular types of rules to which outsourcing gives rise (performance-indicators), as well as the techniques that are used (benchmarking, auditing) and identifies the key-implications of these shifts for democracy, the Rule of Law, judicial decision-making and even for how legal research is carried out.The analyses in this book will be a valuable read for legal academics and professionals, students of law, and all those with a keen interest in the relationship between law and regulation.Trade Review'Westerman's Outsourcing the Law: A Philosophical Perspective on Regulation is a must read book for all those who are interested in the world of regulation! Clearly written, it tackles fundamental regulatory issues combining a highly pedagogical approach with a deep insight and understanding of extremely complicated and basic questions.' --Mauro Zamboni, Stockholm University, SwedenTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Structure Of The Rules 3. Between Compliance And Performance 4. Commissioned Self-Regulation 5. Outsourcing Democracy 6. The Limited Role Of The Judiciary 7. Legal Research And The Empirical Turn 8. A Rule of Outsourced Law 9. A Contagious Style Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Political Party Funding
Book SynopsisScrutinizing a relatively new field of study, the Handbook of Political Party Funding assesses the basic assumptions underlying the research, presenting an unequalled variety of case studies from diverse political finance systems. With contributions from both eminent international scholars and prominent representatives of the second generation of students in the field, this original and thought-provoking collection of current research updates our understanding of party funding regimes, while contributing to the re-examination of perennial and often problematic issues. It illustrates, using select empirical data, the range of alternative political finance structures, exposing both the limits of these regimes and their effects on parties, systems and on democratic competition. Offering diverse and detailed case studies, the chapters examine the stakes involved nationally, and the impact of financing on the political environment. At the same time, they present a picture of a field of study that is still establishing itself, offering direction for future research. Students and academics of political science, public law and comparative politics will find this an essential reference for studying party funding and its wider influence. Members of political institutions and those fighting political corruption will find this an incredibly useful Handbook for understanding the positives and negatives of party funding globally.Contributors include: M. Blumenberg, R. Boatright, L. Brenez, S.-H. Chang, B.A. Dworkin, N. Evertsson, J. Fischer, A. Francois, A. Gupta, F. Jimenez, M.A. Lopez Varas, E. Martins Paz, D. May, I. Mendez De Hoyos, J. Mendilow, A. Meyer, K.-H. Nassmacher, H. Onken, G. Orr, M. Pelletier, É. Phélippeau, D.R. Piccio, M. Pinto-Duschinsky, V.C. Reyes Jr., G. Sandri, S.E. Scarrow, V. Shale, V. Simral, J. Smulders, H. Soo Sim, S.U. Umoh, I. Van Biezen, M. Villoria, F.C. Von Nostitz, W. WolfsTrade Review'This Handbook is the most important contribution over the past generation to the understanding of the role of money in politics - one of the thorniest issues for democracy today. The breadth and ambition of this book is only equaled by the rigor of the chapters, written by a stellar and global group of scholars. This is simply the best available survey of the knowledge accrued on the regulation of political finance across the world. But it is also a work of wisdom, which combines a sense of urgency with a nuanced view of political finance and the limits of regulation. This volume is destined to become a classic text in the field.' --Kevin Casas-Zamora, Inter-American Dialogue, Washington DC, US'Money is a central part of the political process in all parts of the world, regardless of their past democratic development or current political situation. However, the dynamics of political finance varies between regions and contexts. In this excellent book, scholars examine the influence of money over politics in a wide range of countries from Lesotho to Germany, and in established democracies as well as in non-democratic states. This is essential reading for those wishing to understand more about the complex nature of money in politics today.' --Magnus Ohman, International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)Table of ContentsContents: Introduction: the Party Funding Paradox and Attempts at Solutions Jonathan Mendilow Part I Some issues in contention 1. Funding and Propaganda Alix Meyer and Eric Phélippeau 2. Corporate Contributions to Electoral campaigns - The Current State of Affairs Nubia Evertsson 3. Party Election Expenditure Election Effects: National vs. District Level and the Regulatory Challenges Justin Fisher 4. Political Finance and the Cartel Party Thesis Daniela R. Piccio and Ingrid Van Biezen 5. Full Public Funding: Cleaning up Parties or Parties Cleaning up? Graeme Orr 6. Political Finance Regulation and Equality: Comparing Strategies and Impact Susan E. Scarrow 7. Political Party Funding and the Enigma of Trust Danielle May 8. Gated Digital Communities and the Future of Party Funding Jonathan Mendilow Part II. The arena of party finance 9. Like Water on Pavement: Political Fundraising at the Sub-National Level – The New Jersey Example Benjamin A. Dworkin 10. Party Finance at the Level of the European Union - Party Finance reform to vitalize the EU’s Proto-party system? Wouter Wolfs and Jef Smulders 11. State Funding and Party Primaries Felix-Christopher Von Nostitz and Giulia Sandri Part III – CASE STUDIES Section A. Party finance in developed democracies 12. Party funding in the United States Robert G. Boatright 13. Germany: Current Issues of an Aging Party Finance Regime Manuela S. Blumenberg, Karl-Heinz Nassmacher and Holger Onken 14. Party funding in France Abel François, Eric Phélippeau, 15. Public Funding in Canada: Reform without Consensus Maxime Pelletier 16. Party funding in Britain Michael Pinto-Duschinsky Section B. Party funding in newly democratized states 17. Party funding in South Korea Heung Soo Sim 18. Party Funding in Spain Fernando Jiménez and Manuel Villoria 19. Political Finance in East Central Europe Vit Simral 20. Party Funding in Brazil Following the Re-Democratization: A Brief Critical Overview Ezequiel Martins Paz 21. Party funding in Taiwan Shih-Hsien Chang Section C. Party funding in Developing Democracies 22. Party funding in India Asha Gupta 23. Party funding in Mexico and Chile Irma Méndez de Hoyos and Miguel Angel López Varas 24. Party funding in South Africa Samuel Uwem Umoh 25. Political Party Funding and Regulation in Lesotho and Mozambique Victor Shale Section D. Party funding in countries with single party and hybrid regimes 26. The Iceberg of Political Financing in Russia (2000-2015) Lou Brenez 27. Survival Politics and Electoral Manipulation: Singapore’s Hegemonic Party, Political Finance and the Reconstitution of the City-State Vicente Chua Reyes Jr Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on E-Government
Book SynopsisThis unique Research Handbook offers an overview of contemporary electronic government and digital public administration and management, encouraging innovative inquiry and exploring new avenues for research in the field. Bringing together international scholars and researchers, the book illustrates the broad and changeable technological context of public organizations, public services and governance from a range of theoretical and methodological perspectives. Chapters investigate key developments in information technology, including social media, big data, cyberinfrastructure and blockchain technologies, and investigate their implications for the traditional goals and values of public administration and management. Examining timely subjects of discussion, including data sharing, public service transactions and trust, citizen engagement and tribal governances, chapters illustrate the global dimensions of technological governance in a variety of settings, including Brazil, Nepal, South Africa, the US, and Small Island Developing States. Representing global scholarship in the field, this Research Handbook is critical reading for scholars and researchers exploring the latest developments in e-governments, as well as graduate students in public management and administration. Public sector managers and policymakers will also benefit from its practical insights into utilizing information tech.Trade Review‘In the last 25 years, e-government research has made significant progress from descriptive efforts to sound qualitative and quantitative analyses. This Handbook constitutes an exemplar of what e-government research currently entails, including topics such as collaboration, data sharing, citizen engagement, trust, security, privacy, emergent technologies, and the importance of context. Based on a global perspective, the Research Handbook on E-Government represents a comprehensive and diverse collection of current topics, critical reflections, and cases from around the world and I highly recommend it.’ -- J. Ramon Gil‐Garcia, State University of New York at Albany, USnology in public administration.‘This important book brings together research from some of the world’s top scholars to present a comprehensive view of cutting edge e-government research. Chapters present a variety of approaches and methods to examine the state of play from collaboration to smart cities to surveillance.’ -- Jane Fountain, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on E-Government 1 Eric Welch PART I COLLABORATION, COORDINATION AND DATA SHARING 2 Better together? Testing a collaborative approach to solve the local societal problems with open data 13 Erna Ruijer, Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen, Jochem van den Berg and Albert Meijer 3 The use of information and communication technologies in emergency management: a systematic review 31 Mete Yıldız, Nilay Yavuz and Naci Karkın 4 Smaller cities, greater barriers? Moving data sharing ahead in US local governments 65 Federica Fusi PART II CITIZENS AND GOVERNANCE 5 Big Data applications: exploratory data analytics of public safety concerns 84 Alfred Tat-Kei Ho, Zachary J. Roman and Michael Yusheng Wu 6 Too much of a good thing? Frequent flyers and the implications for the coproduction of public service delivery 101 Benjamin Y. Clark and Jeffrey L. Brudney 7 Digital governance in Indian Country 114 Traci Morris, Karen Mossberger and Nicholet Deschine Parkhurst 8 Youth participation and social media: evidence from the youth activism and social movement of Hong Kong 129 Wilson Wong PART III TRUST, SECURITY AND SURVEILLANCE 9 An integrative model for interpersonal trust in the public sector 149 Luis Felipe Luna-Reyes 10 Apply with caution! The contingent effect of blockchain-enabled governance on trust 183 Heyjie Jung, Federica Fusi, Eric Welch, Sélim Louafi and Daniele Manzella 11 Electronic workplace surveillance in context: privacy, motivation, and performance 196 Robin (Guohuibin) Li PART IV DIVERSE TECHNOLOGICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS 12 AI adoption in smart cities: a barriers perspective 209 Amal Ben Rjab, Sehl Mellouli and Jacqueline Corbett 13 U.S. cyberinfrastructure for scientific innovation: adaptation, management, and performance 222 Yu-Che Chen and Rich Knepper 14 The role of e-governance on supply chain functions and innovations 242 Jack Crumbly and Eric W. Welch PART V GLOBAL DIMENSIONS 15 The social life of disaster information: cultivating resources for emergent information infrastructures in Nepal 256 Robert Soden and Leysia Palen 16 Towards the implementation of fully-fledged e-government for municipalities in South Africa: An agency theory perspective 270 Mziwoxolo Mayedwa and Jean-Paul Van Belle 17 From heroism to institutionalization: the recent history of e-government in Brazil 283 Gustavo Henrique Maultasch de Oliveira and Alexandre Rodrigues Gomes 18 E-government use in small island states: review of the literature, problems and ways forward 299 Mete Yıldız and Mustafa Sağsan Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on the Politics of Small States
Book SynopsisComprehensive and timely, this Handbook identifies the key characteristics, challenges and opportunities involved in the politics of small states across the globe today. Acknowledging the historical legacies behind these states, the chapters unpack the costs and benefits of different political models for small states. Contributions from key scholars challenge the idealization of the small state, disputing views that these states are inconsequential at best and a nuisance to world politics at worst. Offering evidence-based discussions on their importance to the global political order, the Handbook explores how small states 'do' politics, the major opportunities and challenges of policy-making and implementation, and how they can respond intelligently to these opportunities. Critical contemporary dilemmas are analysed, with a particular focus on the rise of nationalism, the collapse of empires, and the importance of this in relation to small state politics. Political science, diplomacy and international relations scholars, particularly those looking at small states, will find this a rich reference work. Case studies from all major world regions used in this Handbook will also make it a beneficial read for practitioners and policy-makers of small states. Contributors include: D. Anckar, G. Baldacchino, E. Berg, S. Bianchini, L. Buszynski, A. Chong, J. Connell, J. Corbett, D. Criekemans, J.S. Elinardóttir, J. Eriksson, J. Gurol, F.S. Hansen, T. Long, M. Maass, R. Pace, D. Panke, R. Pedi, G. Prinsen, T. Randma-Liiv, E. Rodrigues Sanches, K. Sarapuu, G. Seibert, B. Thorhallsson, W.P. Veenendaal, K. Vits, L.E. Wehner, A. WivelTrade Review‘The Handbook on the Politics of Small States brings together scholars at different stages of their careers as well as policymakers to investigate the challenges of policy-making and policy implementation in small states. Especially recommended for those unfamiliar with the topic, the book may also be helpful for practitioners who are interested in an introduction to the politics of small states.’ -- Christos Kourtelis, The International Spectator‘This Handbook is timely, thoughtful, and engages critically with the politics of small states, including the challenges and opportunities faced by these states. . . I strongly recommend the Handbook to students, lecturers and researchers throughout the social sciences as well as those involved in small states’ politics and policy-making.’ -- Sarina Theys, Small States & Territories‘Baldacchino and Wivel’s Handbook is a timely addition to small state studies that aggregates a number of original contributions by noted small state experts. My overall evaluation of the book is very good, and I am certain that due to its temporal focus on recent developments and important and interesting subject areas this book will find wide use among students, researchers, politicians, and diplomats.’ -- Mari-Liis Sulg, Global Affairs'As the number of independent countries has dramatically increased in recent decades, small states have become a big subject, and deserve a big book like this timely volume, where experts of international relations provide insightful analyses of the challenges and opportunities that small states face in an economically globalized but politically fragmented world.' --Enrico Spolaore, Tufts University, US'The vast majority of all states today are small states. Scattered around the world and highly diverse, small states nevertheless share many challenges and opportunities. This Handbook shows how 'size matters' in the making and implementation of policies and what we can learn from comparing the politics of small states.' --Sieglinde Gstöhl, College of Europe, Belgium‘The vast majority of all states today are small states. Scattered around the world and highly diverse, small states nevertheless share many challenges and opportunities. This Handbook shows how ‘size matters’ in the making and implementation of policies and what we can learn from comparing the politics of small states.’ -- Sieglinde Gstöhl, College of Europe, Belgium'The authors and contributors are some of the foremost names in the academic world and they bring with them not only the academic insight but extend their discussion to the practical realities of small states and the vulnerabilities these states face as a result of environmental and other kinds of challenges including the economic, political and social. This is without doubt compulsory reading for students in the disciplines of international relations, political science, as well as policy makers and administrators.' --Ann Marie Bissessar, University of the West Indies‘As our work on small states continues, the origins, fatalities and survivalism, as well as the patterns and policies, make this sub-field resilient and exciting. Once again we turn to Peter Katzenstein, Herman Schwartz, Paulette Kurzer, Jonas Pontusson and Bo Rothstein who shape the unexpected outcomes in a once mercantilist or Realist hegemonic framework. The authors in this Handbook continue this tradition, expanding the scope of cases, and reaching back to the pre-Westphalian era. May we never forget the power of the weak.’ -- Christine Ingebritsen, University of Washington, US‘Small states face a balancing act between being seen as afflicted by a permanent inferiority complex attributable to their geographical predicament, and being perceived as having a political ego inversely proportional to it. This Handbook analyses some of the realities giving rise to this apparent dichotomy.' -- Joseph Muscat, Prime Minister of Malta (2013-2020)Table of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCING SMALL STATES 1 Small states: concepts and theories 2 Godfrey Baldacchino and Anders Wivel 2 Small states: surviving, perishing and proliferating through history 20 Matthias Maass 3 Small states: politics and policies 38 Dag Anckar 4 Small states: public management and policy-making 55 Külli Sarapuu and Tiina Randma-Liiv 5 Small states: challenges of political economy 70 Godfrey Baldacchino 6 Small states: challenges and coping strategies in the UN General Assembly 83 Diana Panke and Julia Gurol PART II EUROPE 7 Small states in Europe 99 Anders Wivel 8 The Nordic states: keeping cool at the top? 113 Baldur Thorhallsson and Jóna Sólveig Elínardóttir 9 The non-identical Mediterranean island states: Cyprus and Malta 131 Roderick Pace 10 Politics of the four European microstates: Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco and San Marino 150 Wouter P. Veenendaal 11 Small states in Europe as a buffer between East and West 168 Revecca Pedi 12 Small states of the Balkans: after Yugoslavia and its ‘third way’ 189 Stefano Bianchini PART III MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 13 Mediation by small states: Norway and Sweden in the Israeli– Palestinian conflict 207 Jacob Eriksson 14 Politics and economy in small African island states: comparing Cabo Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe 222 Edalina Rodrigues Sanches and Gerhard Seibert PART IV CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 15 Small states in Central America 242 Tom Long 16 The foreign policy of South American small powers in regional and international politics 259 Leslie E. Wehner 17 Island versus region: the politics of small states in the Caribbean 278 Godfrey Baldacchino PART V ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 18 Small states in post-Soviet Central Asia: navigating between two great power neighbours 294 Flemming Splidsboel Hansen 19 Enlarging Singapore’s foreign policy: becoming intermediary for diplomacy, transportation and information 311 Alan Chong 20 Small states, China and the South China Sea 329 Leszek Buszynski 21 Small states in the Pacific 343 Jack Corbett and John Connell PART VI BEYOND SOVEREIGNTY? SEMI/ NON-SOVEREIGN SMALL STATES AND TERRITORIES 22 Small, subnational jurisdictions 362 Gerard Prinsen 23 Exploring de facto state agency: negotiation power, international engagement and patronage 379 Eiki Berg and Kristel Vits 24 Protodiplomacy: sub-state diplomacy and wannabe states 395 David Criekemans Index 411
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Politics of Persuasion: Should Lobbying be
Book SynopsisThe EU is at a crossroads. Should it choose the path towards protectionism or the path towards free trade? This book convincingly argues that lobbying regulation will be a decisive first step towards fulfilling the European dream of free trade, in accordance with the original purpose of the Treaty of Rome. Without the regulation of lobbyists to try and prevent undue political persuasion, there is a greater risk of abuse in the form of corruption, subsidies and trade barriers, which will come at the expense of consumers, tax payers and competitiveness.This interdisciplinary approach - both theoretical and methodological - offers a wealth of knowledge concerning the effect of lobbying on political decision-making and will appeal to academics across the social sciences, practitioners and policy-makers.Trade Review'Brandt's and Svendsen's study of EU lobbying activity is just that and more. The book focuses tightly on the EU Commission, where lobbying is not regulated in any way. In doing so, the two authors provide a thorough and convincing theory-based analysis of special interest demand for political favors. The book is a must-read for academics, policy makers, politicians, and yes, even for lobbyists who want to know more about how the EU's Commission operates and how special interest demand has led to potentially troublesome policy outcomes. The book will be especially appreciated by academics and policy analysts who prize creative use of price theory. In presenting their well-honed arguments, Brandt and Svendsen also provide strong analysis of the EU carbon permit trading and fisheries policy. They conclude with eight recommendations for making EU lobbying activity transparent and accountable.' --Bruce Yandle, Clemson University and George Mason University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Power Centralization 3. Bureaucracy 4. The EU Emission Trading System (ETS) 5. Green Industries, Switch Point and First-movers 6. Countervailing Lobbying 7. Alignment of Incentives 8 Should Lobbying be Regulated in the EU? Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Political Representation
Book SynopsisAt a time when political representation can be said to be facing its ultimate crisis, this crucial work clarifies the terms of the debate, providing an up-to-date analysis of the main conceptual and institutional controversies that have arisen surrounding this topic.Written by leading scholars in the field, contributions focus on how representation is conceptualised and its relation to democracy, examining how political institutions in different historical periods (ranging from the middle ages to the modern day) have ensured representation based on demands of various social forces. This Research Handbook also encapsulates the directions taken by the main strands of empirical research in political representation within the context of liberal democracies and beyond. Overall, this provides a major contribution to the growing understanding of one of the most important institutional inventions of contemporary politics.The Research Handbook on Political Representation is a comprehensive and agile guide to the main bodies of literature on representation for academic researchers in political science, sociology and history. It will also guide post-graduate and graduate students of the same fields in the exploration of the crucial research questions arising from the concept and reality of political representation.Trade Review‘This edited volume is empirically and especially theoretically rich and illuminates the fascinating ongoing research on political representation. Important and valuable, this splendid book will be a cornerstone of the scholarship regarding political representation for years to come.’ -- Martin Gross, Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft'Representation, which is at the heart of our system of liberal democracy, frames a series of key questions including: who are our representatives, who are they representing, how they represent, and how that process evolves over time. This study provides a comprehensive overview of the key theories and main forms of representation, the varying institutional contexts, and the various ways the concept can be measured and assessed. This Handbook promises to be the definitive study of this subject.' -- David Farrell, University College Dublin, IrelandTable of ContentsContents: General introduction to the Research Handbook on Political Representation xii Maurizio Cotta and Federico Russo SECTION I CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL DISCUSSIONS 1 Political representation: concepts, theories and practices in historical perspective 3 Federico Russo and Maurizio Cotta 2 The system of democratic representation and its normative principles 16 Dario Castiglione 3 Democracy and representation 36 Mark B. Brown 4 Policy responsiveness and democratic quality 48 Leonardo Morlino 5 Legitimacy and hegemony: two accounts of non-electoral representation 58 Eline Severs 6 Challenges to political representation: participatory democracy, direct democracy and populism 70 Simon Tormey SECTION II HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY MODELS OF POLITICAL REPRESENTATION 7 From estate representation to the representation of the people and the nation in the Age of Revolutions 84 Pasi Ihalainen and Zachris Haaparinne 8 Individualistic representation in the liberal century – and beyond 98 Heinrich Best and Lars Vogel 9 Party-based representation: the paradox of democracy 109 Ian Budge 10 Corporatism and representation 121 Alan Siaroff 11 Technocratic representation 135 Daniele Caramani 12 Representation in authoritarian regimes 148 Maurizio Cotta SECTION III THE INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF REPRESENTATION 13 Electoral systems and representation 161 Alessandro Chiaramonte 14 Territorial and multilevel representation 171 Lori Thorlakson 15 Local jurisdiction size and political representation 183 Bas Denters 16 Electoral quotas and group representation 198 Mona Lena Krook 17 The political representation of women: a feminist institutionalist perspective 210 Joni Lovenduski 18 Ethnic minorities and representation 222 Miriam Hänni and Thomas Saalfeld SECTION IV REPRESENTATION AT WORK: OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES 19 Types of democratic representative 239 Luca Verzichelli 20 Selecting representatives: methods and practices 253 Marco Lisi 21 Constituency service: incentives and consequences 266 Zsófia Papp 22 Measuring representation: policy congruence 276 Tom Louwerse and Rudy B. Andeweg 23 The fulfilment of election pledges 289 Elin Naurin and Robert Thomson 24 Interest groups and political representation 301 Laura Chaqués Bonafont 25 Responsiveness, the dynamic aspect of representation 314 Federico Russo 26 What to expect when you are expecting: preferences for representation among voters and political elites 326 Hanna Wass and Miroslav Nemčok 27 Representation and deliberation 338 Jürg Steiner Index
£189.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Rule of Law and Areas of Limited Statehood:
Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking book addresses the legal questions raised by the nexus between the rule of law and areas of limited statehood, in which the State lacks the ability to exercise the full depth of its governmental authority. Working from an international law perspective, it examines the implications of limited statehood for the traditional State-based framing of the international legal order.Featuring original contributions written by renowned international scholars, chapters investigate key issues arising at the junction between domestic and international rule of law and areas of limited statehood, as well as the alternative modes of governance that develop therein, both with and without the approval of the State. Contributors discuss the impact of contested sovereignty on the rule of law, international responsibility with regard to rebel governance in these areas, and the consequences of limited statehood for international peace and security.This book will be useful for students and scholars of international law and international relations, particularly those working on sovereignty and statehood, non-state actors, State responsibility, and the rule of law. It will also appeal to practitioners and policy-makers working in these same fields in either State or global governance apparatus.Trade Review’International law presumes a set of territorially-defined sovereign states, but in many parts of the world, state control of territory is more fiction than fact. This path-breaking volume considers a whole host of questions about governance in places where the state’s writ does not run. International law will need fresh thinking if it is ever to affect the behavior of the rebels, gangs and unrecognized governments who actually govern beyond the state, and there is no better place to start than this book.’ -- - Tom Ginsburg, University of Chicago, USTable of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1 Rule of law and areas of limited statehood: introduction and perspective 2 Linda Hamid and Jan Wouters 2 Thinking about areas of limited statehood and the rule of law 23 Amichai Magen and Zachariah Parcels PART II CONTESTED SOVEREIGNTY IN AREAS OF LIMITED STATEHOOD AND THE INTERNATIONAL RULE OF LAW 3 De facto regimes in areas of limited statehood and the international rule of law 47 Linda Hamid and Jan Wouters 4 Lessons from the (un)rule of law in Crimea 73 Olga Burlyuk 5 Limited statehood and the rule of law: East Jerusalem’s education system as a case study 96 Yaël Ronen PART III REBEL GOVERNANCE IN AREAS OF LIMITED STATEHOOD AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY 6 Rebel justice? Rule of law and law enforcement by non-state armed groups 119 Benedetta Berti 7 Rebel governors in areas of limited statehood: State responsibility and ‘agents of necessity’ 137 Tatyana Eatwell 8 Responsibility of non-state rulers in areas of limited statehood 162 Nicholas Tsagourias PART IV AREAS OF LIMITED STATEHOOD AND THE MAINTENANCE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY 9 Extraterritorial law enforcement in areas of limited statehood: the transnational dimension of the rule of law 184 Pia Hesse 10 Towards a rule of law-based global strategy for countering international terrorism in areas of limited statehood 206 Jessica Almqvist 11 Atrocity prevention in areas of limited statehood: legal and political dilemmas 233 Kenneth Chan Index 260
£100.00
Collective Ink Farewell to Democracy?: Lessons Past and Present
Book SynopsisIf you think you are living in an era of post-truth, you likely are. If something sounds like magical thinking, it is. Nationalism makes no country great; it often leads to war, genocide, terror, destroyed economies and the turning of cities into rubble. Technology will not get us to paradise. It has made us more unequal than ever, polluted democracy, heightened job risk (displacement), created ever more billionaires, continued the rapid pace of the destruction of the planet, and transformed us from citizens into consumers, often with our active support. The free market is not free; too often it isn’t even a market (because we live in an age of monopoly). The road to serfdom is paved by demagogues, not the state; the state and its institutions are all we have. Trust expertise. Truth does not come from he who shouts the loudest. You are approaching a one-party-state when facts are relativized, science is denied, experts are mocked and threatened, alternative facts are embraced, minorities are criminalized, and lying is normalized. Farewell to Democracy? reminds us that we have been here before. It tells us that we can avoid a repetition of the past, but we must first know what that past was (and is). Farewell to Democracy? insists that nothing is inevitable. That we are not powerless. That we have institutions to help protect us, which we must protect in turn. It shows us what happens when we speak truth to power. It details the strength of mass protest. It pulls back the veil on Post-Truth. It urges all of us to bear witness and to "show up."
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Democratic Constitutionalism in India and the
Book SynopsisComparing the structures and challenges of democratic constitutionalism in India and the European Union, this book explores how democracy is possible within vastly diverse societies of continental scale, and why a constitutional framework is best able to secure the ideals of collective autonomy and individual dignity. It contributes to an emerging comparative discussion on structures of power, separation of powers and a comparative law of democracy, which has been long neglected in comparative constitutional studies.This timely and invigorating book showcases a novel comparative approach termed “slow comparison” counters the conceptual focus on nation-states in comparative studies and develops a broader understanding of democratic constitutionalism. In the context of the contemporary crisis of constitutional democracy, triggered by populism, majoritarianism and authoritarianism, chapters continue older ongoing debates about multiculturalism, identity politics and democratic equality that hold important insights for both India and the EU to deal with contemporary challenges.This book will be an important read for scholars of comparative constitutional law and theory. It will also benefit those studying EU law and Indian constitutional law.Trade Review‘Democratic Constitutionalism in India and the European Union represents a long overdue contribution to the incipient debate about the world’s most populous democracy and the world’s most successful single market. What is particularly remarkable is the earnestness of the approach taken by the authors. Rather than papering over the differences between the two comparators, they embrace them and seek to distil lessons Europeans may be able to learn from Indians, and vice versa.’ -- Sascha Hardt and Prashant Sabharwal, EU Law Live‘This book on comparative constitutional law enters new ground in various ways. It compares a big and socio-culturally very diverse state, which has outgrown the traditional concept of the nation-state, and a big and also very diverse political entity composed of nation-states, which has outgrown the traditional concept of a supranational organization. In addition, it is a rare example of a North-South comparison. And it proposes a new methodological approach to comparative constitutionalism, called “slow comparison”. With all these assets the book promises to considerably enrich the territorial scope and the methodological instruments of comparative research in constitutional law.’ -- - Dieter Grimm, Former Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany and Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany‘This book is a remarkable achievement towards a truly reflective, collaborative and critical endeavor in reinforcing north-south dialogue on democratic constitutionalism. It fills an important gap in comparative law scholarship and thinking by bringing together two worlds that although may have had very different trajectories and histories, yet contain much that allows for interpretative learning and practice.’ -- - Armin von Bogdandy, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Germany‘Engaging the respective EU-India institutions and the “urgency” to find “sources of resilience and survival”, Philipp Dann and Arun Thiruvengadam invite rigorous thinking on difficult themes such as futures of democracy, representation, pluralism, equality, rights, and juridification. This immensely thought-provoking anthology bristles with critical insights, locating even “ultimate saviours”, in doing comparative law and jurisprudence.’ -- - Upendra Baxi, University of Warwick, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1 Comparing constitutional democracy in the European Union and India: an introduction 1 Philipp Dann and Arun K. Thiruvengadam PART I CONCEPTUAL CONTEXTS 2 Concepts of democracy 43 Pritam Baruah and Uwe Volkmann 3 Origins and pathways of constitutionalism 75 Jürgen Bast and Arun K. Thiruvengadam 4 Equality and diversity in constitutional discourses 104 Sigrid Boysen and Aparna Chandra PART II SELECT ISSUES 5 Electoral systems and representation 137 Aditi and Jelena von Achenbach 6 Political parties and social movements 162 Michaela Hailbronner and Naveen Thayyil 7 Freedom of expression and hate speech 191 Smarika Lulz and Michael Riegner 8 Social rights 223 Gautam Bhatia and Emilios Christodoulidis 9 Federalism and democracy 252 Philipp Dann and Arun K. Thiruvengadam Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Think Tanks in Public Policy
Book SynopsisThis important Handbook is a comprehensive guide to the role, function and perceived impact of policy research-oriented institutions in North America, Europe and beyond. Over two-dozen international scholars explore the diverse and eclectic world of think tanks to reveal their structure, governance and unique position in occupying a critical space on the public policy landscape.This Handbook serves as a reference point for understanding how think tanks shape public opinion and public policy, and how their directors help them navigate their way through an increasingly crowded marketplace of ideas. It also considers how these organizations enlist various actors (such as policy makers, the media, donors and industry leaders) to influence the discourse around key domestic and foreign policy issues.Handbook on Think Tanks in Public Policy is an invaluable resource for academics and students who wish to further their understanding of how to measure the impact and reach of think tanks. It will also be useful for policymakers and NGOs who are interested in the expertise think tanks can offer on policy-related issues and to donors, whose main goals and objectives may be advanced by these organisations. Trade Review'This is a remarkable collection of expert analysis on the politics, practices and study of think tanks. Abelson and Rastrick have curated a collection that adds significantly to our appreciation of the role of think tanks in different geographical and political contexts, and explores the dynamics and influence of think tanks within the nation-state and those that operate globally. The collection combines insightful insider reflections with scholarly discussion to provide an invaluable addition to our understanding of these important institutions.' -- Helen Sullivan, Crawford School of Public Policy, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Handbook on Think Tanks in Public Policy xviii Donald E. Abelson and Christopher J. Rastrick PART I THE STUDY OF THINK TANKS 1 ‘Network Intellectuals’ and ‘Networked Intellectuals’: relational approaches to the study of British think tanks 2 Jordan Tchilingirian 2 Describing and comparing think tanks 16 Enrique Mendizabal 3 Methodological challenges and advances in studying think tanks 33 Jesper Dahl Kelstrup PART II MANAGING THINK TANKS: THE VIEW FROM INSIDE 4 Co-opting the interest groups 44 Madsen Pirie 5 Addressing ‘new’ think tank management problems 55 Raymond J. Struyk 6 Association to institute: AEI through four presidencies 71 Karlyn Bowman 7 American foundations, think tanks and the liberal international order 86 Inderjeet Parmar and Shihui Yin PART III INFLUENCE AND IMPACT: HOW CAN WE UNDERSTAND THINK TANK PERFORMANCE? 8 Think tanks and policy communities: analysing policy influence and learning from the analogue to the digital era 100 Evert Lindquist 9 Think tanks beyond the nation-state: policy analysis for global policy and transnational administration 119 Diane Stone 10 If it doesn’t matter, why measure it? Reflections on think tank rankings and policy influence 134 Donald E. Abelson 11 Think tanks and the politics of climate change 150 Dieter Plehwe PART IV THINK TANKS ACROSS DIFFERENT POLITICAL SYSTEMS 12 Germany’s marketplace of ideas 167 Josef Braml and Daniela Schwarzer 13 The development of think tanks in China 179 Ling Li 14 The role of think tanks in promoting foreign policy change in Israel 205 Nimrod Goren 15 The rise or demise of American think tanks? 221 Donald E. Abelson 16 What’s in a think tank’s mix of interventions? Plugging into politics and policymaking in Canada’s knowledge regime 239 Julien Landry 17 Think tanks and political-knowledge regimes in the Southern Cone: case studies from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay 258 Adolfo Garcé García y Santos and Camilo López Burian 18 ‘Atlantic Drift’: a baseline model for American and supranational think tanks 278 Christopher J. Rastrick 19 EU think tanks: facilitating policy development in a changing environment 293 Heidi Ullrich 20 Supranational think tanks and the research agenda ahead 311 Christopher J. Rastrick PART V THINK TANKS IN POPULIST CONTEXTS 21 Think tanks confront the challenge of populism 322 Stephen Brooks 22 Trump and the foreign policy elite think tank networks 338 Naná de Graaff and Bastiaan van Apeldoorn 23 British think tanks in the time of ‘Brexit’ 354 Mark Garnett and Virgile Lorenzoni Index 369
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd A Research Agenda for Multilevel Governance
Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. This Research Agenda provides a broad and comprehensive overview of the field of multilevel governance. Illustrating theoretical and normative approaches and identifying prevailing gaps in research, it offers a cutting-edge agenda for future investigations. Leading experts from a range of disciplines explore key questions of multilevel governance pertaining to institutions and institutional dynamics, power relationships and the division of power, as well as policymaking and policy change. Chapters engage with a broad range of policy areas, including digitization, security, climate change and redistributive policies, addressing key multilevel governance issues and dilemmas in coordination, intergovernmental relations, democracy and the transformation of political authority. In an era demarcated by major transformative challenges, this Research Agenda represents an essential reading for students, academics and policy practitioners interested in public policy, comparative politics and intergovernmental or international relations. Offering a state-of-the-art agenda for future research, this book is crucial reading for researchers and graduate students in political science, public administration and federal studies. Its practical insights into contemporary policymaking will also benefit practitioners interested in multilevel governance policy.Trade Review‘In an age of complexity, change and turbulence, A Research Agenda for Multilevel Governance provides conceptual clarity and fresh perspectives . . . it redefines the state-of-the-art when it comes to understanding contemporary governance.’ -- Matthew Flinders, University of Sheffield, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: What is Multilevel Governance? Arthur Benz, Jörg Broschek and Markus Lederer PART I: STRUCTURES AND INSTITUTIONS 1 Multilevel Governance and the Coordination Dilemma Liesbet Hooghe and Gary Marks 2 Democratizing Multilevel Governance Achim Hurrelmann 3 Administrative Structures of Multilevel Governance Jarle Trondal 4 The Role of Law in Multilevel Governance: Four Conceptualizations Mark Dawson 5 Digitalization and Multilevel Governance Jeffery Roy PART II: ACTORS AND POWER 6 Regional and Global Multilevel Governance Between and Beyond States Tanja A. Börzel 7 Parliament and Parties in Multilevel Governance Katrin Auel 8 Regions and Cities in Multilevel Governance Michaël Tatham 9 Private Actors, NGOs and Civil Society in Multilevel Governance Janne Mende 10 National Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in Multilevel Governance Michael G. Breen and Anya Thomas PART III: ISSUES, CONFLICTS AND POLICYMAKING 11 The Multilevel Governance of Security Ursula Schröder 12 Multilevel Governance, Economic Disparities and Redistributive Policies Adam Harmes 13 From Sustainability to Resilience: Multilevel Governance as Adaptive Governance Debora Van Nijnatten 14 Designing, Reforming or Adapting? Multilevel Governance and Institutional Change Arthur Benz and Jörg Broschek Conclusion: A Research Agenda for Multilevel Governance Arthur Benz, Jörg Broschek and Markus Lederer Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Critical Perspectives on Think Tanks: Power,
Book SynopsisThis innovative book explores think tanks from the perspective of critical policy studies, showcasing how knowledge, power and politics intersect with the ways in which think tanks intervene in public policy.Expert contributors offer multidisciplinary analyses of the history of policy advice and expertise and highlight recent examples of how think tanks navigate public debates, political arenas and the backstage of decision-making. They provide an overview of historical developments in the emergence and evolution of think tanks and consider how current think tanks produce policy narratives and exercise influence through the power of ideas. Focusing on institutional structures and social forces, chapters explain how national and transnational think tank landscapes are organized and how think tanks shape knowledge production infrastructure in different governance contexts. The book concludes that evaluating this infrastructure is crucial for ensuring that policy discourse serves collective interests and inclusive policy learning in diverse democratic polities.This book's evaluation of the impact of think tanks on expertise, democracy and social justice, while utilizing rigorous empirical research, will be useful for scholars and students of public policy, political theory and public administration and management. It will also be beneficial for think tankers and policy analysts.Trade Review'Think tanks are ubiquitous today. This volume is a stellar contribution by showing how these organizations have evolved and adjusted to the post factual world where experts and policy knowledge is constantly contested. Even so, many think tanks have been able to penetrate policy advisory structures in countries around the world. But the contributors go further to delve into their organizational strategies that go beyond seeking to inform policy to reveal the way in which they wield power in shaping policy discourses and paradigms.' -- Diane Stone, European University Institute, Italy and International Public Policy Association, France'Critical Perspectives on Think Tanks offers the most comprehensive analysis to date of the global reach of think tanks. Its incisive studies are a must-read, not only for scholars focused on this subject, but for anyone interested in the shifting interface between public policy and scientific reason. -- '– Thomas Medvetz, University of California, San Diego, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 An introduction to critical studies of think tanks 1 Julien Landry PART I THINK TANKS AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF POLICY EXPERTISE 2 How advocacy tanks wrote the latest chapter in the history of political intellectuals 21 Guillaume Lamy 3 From private advice to public policy? The evolution of consultancy think tanks 37 Matthias Kipping PART II BROKERING ACCESS, MARKETING KNOWLEDGE 4 Democracy, civil society and the strategies pursued by think tanks in Mexico 58 Alejandra Salas-Porras 5 In the backstage of influence and ‘policy marketing.’ Collusive transactions and action-oriented knowledge at Epode European Network 79 Thomas Alam 6 An uphill battle: think tanks, Donald Trump and the war of ideas 97 Donald E. Abelson PART III DISCOURSE, POWER, INFLUENCE 7 Interplays of economic and knowledge power. Neoliberal think tank networks and the return and universalization of entrepreneurship 117 Dieter Plehwe 8 Think tanks and the turnaround of the right in Brazil 137 Juliana Hauck and Ciro Resende 9 Think tanks as governance entrepreneurs: institutionalizing human rights in ASEAN 157 Erin Zimmerman PART IV SPHERES OF TRUTH AND SYSTEMS OF KNOWLEDGE 10 Politics by the same means? Think tanks, polarization and the road to post-truth in the United States and Canada 177 Julien Landry 11 Widening the gap: US think tanks and the manufactured chasm between scientific expertise and common sense on climate change 196 Alexander Ruser 12 Towards an epistemic evaluation of think tank ecosystems: the case of epistemic justice 215 Andréanne Veillette, François Claveau and Amandine Catala Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Elgar Encyclopedia of Technology and Politics
Book SynopsisThe Elgar Encyclopedia of Technology and Politics is a landmark resource that offers a comprehensive overview of the ways in which technological development is reshaping politics. Providing an unparalleled starting point for research, it addresses all the major contemporary aspects of the field.Divided into five thematic parts, the Encyclopedia investigates the existing academic literature on the main subfields in this area, before introducing innovative digital research methods. It then highlights the pivotal political and non-political actors leading the process of technological innovation, clarifies key concepts and terms in the field, and finally covers emerging and debated topics.This Encyclopedia will be particularly invaluable for early career researchers and advanced students in politics looking for a concise entry point into any of the various ways in which technology shapes the field. It will also be useful for practitioners to familiarise themselves with the analytical opportunities provided by computational social and political sciences.Key Features: Entries written by over 90 scholars from 33 different countries on 5 continents Accessible starting point for research into the key literature, topics and debates in the field Introduces important new digital methods such as machine learning, text analysis and network analysis Defines and clarifies the meaning of contested terms such as disinformation, echo chambers and fake news Trade Review‘The book shoulders the work of a specialised Encyclopedia, but also refreshes the field by providing a diverse set of contributions to subject matters both established and emerging.’ -- Richard Rogers, University of Amsterdam, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: PART I SUBJECTS AND SUBFIELDS Agenda-setting research in the age of social media 2 Porismita Borah and Yan Su Clicktivism, slacktivism and connective action 5 Max Halupka Cybersecurity 9 Tobias Liebetrau and Linda Monsees Digitally networked protests 14 Dan Mercea E-campaigning and elections 17 Jörg Haßler E-democracy 21 Emiliana De Blasio Electoral predictions from social media data 25 Marko M. Skoric and Kokil Jaidka Internet and political participation 29 Shelley Boulianne and Stephanie Belland Nowcasting and forecasting with Big Data 34 Amparo Blazquez-Soriano and Rosmery Ramos-Sandoval Populism and social media 37 Peter Maurer Social media and autocracy 42 Tamara Grechanaya Social media and political trust 46 Christopher Starke Social media and public health 50 Francesca Greco and Guido Giarelli Social media revolution versus normalization 54 Joachim Åström and Martin Karlsson Social TV and second screen 59 Fabio Giglietto Terrorism and online extremism 62 Fatima Zahrah and Jason R. C. Nurse Violence, conflict, war and social media 67 Eleonora Mattiacci PART II METHODS Digital trace data analysis 73 Luca Corchia Technicity-of-the-mediums 77 Janna Joceli Omena Data collection: APIs and scraping 81 Marius Sältzer and Aleksandra Butneva Audio as data 86 Ludovic Rheault and Sophie Borwein Image as data and visual methods 90 Uta Russmann and Anastasia Veneti Text as data 94 Kohei Watanabe Scaling models in political science 98 Daniel Braby, Benjamin Guinaudeau and Marius Sältzer Sentiment analysis and opinion mining 105 Francesca Greco Topic models 108 Theresa Gessler Mobile positioning data 111 Anu Masso, Siiri Silm and Olle Järv Machine learning and deep learning 114 David Muchlinski Qualitative methods 118 Lucia Bainotti Digital ethnography 122 Alessandro Caliandro Social network analysis 126 Katherine Ognyanova PART III ACTORS Activated public opinion 132 Andrea Ceron Algorithm, machine learning and artificial intelligence 135 Andrea Ferrario and Michele Loi Bots 139 Rose Marie Santini and Débora Salles Digital advocacy 143 Gabriella Scaramuzzino Digital parties 147 Linn Sandberg Fact-checking 151 Camille J. Saucier and Nathan Walter Hacktivists 155 Marco Deseriis Hyperleaders 159 Roberta Bracciale Political influencers 163 Andreu Casero-Ripollés Social media analytics companies 167 Ivan Manokha Trolls 171 Andreas Birkbak and Yevgeniy Golovchenko Voting advice applications 176 Bastiaan Bruinsma WikiLeaks and whistleblowers 180 Meghan Van Portfliet and Kate Kenny PART IV CORE KEYWORDS Big Data 186 Nathan TeBlunthuis Censorship online 190 Tamara Grechanaya Data journalism 192 Sergio Splendore Deep Web and Dark Web 196 Robert W. Gehl Digital public sphere 200 Lidia Valera-Ordaz Disinformation 205 Margherita Bordignon and Giovanni Pagano Echo chambers 210 Daniel Stegmann, Birgit Stark and Melanie Magin Fake news 216 Jana Laura Egelhofer and Jakob-Moritz Eberl Filter bubbles 220 Daniel Stegmann, Melanie Magin and Birgit Stark Hashtag politics 225 Janna Joceli Omena Microtargeting 231 Mathieu Lavigne Misinformation 235 Margherita Bordignon and Giovanni Pagano (Non-)representativeness of social media data 239 Melanie Magin Online political hostility 244 Linn Sandberg and Anamaria Dutceac Segesten Open data 248 Irene Nonyelum Azogu and Justin Longo Post-truth 253 Jakob-Moritz Eberl and Jana Laura Egelhofer Viral political marketing 257 Márton Bene Wisdom of crowds 262 Fabio Franch PART V DEBATED AND EMERGING TOPICS Apps and politics 269 David B. Nieborg and Kaushar Mahetaji Computational propaganda effects 273 Rose Marie Santini, Débora Salles, Lorena Lucas Regattieri and Carlos Eduardo Barros Conspiracy theories on social media 277 Edward Hurcombe Coordinated inauthentic behavior 280 Fabio Giglietto Crypto-politics 283 Linda Monsees Data doxa 287 Gavin John Douglas Smith Digital movement of opinion 291 Mauro Barisione Digital surveillance 294 Kathleen Kuehn Election manipulation and interference 298 Amelie Henle and Samantha Bradshaw Gamification in politics 304 Michael Bossetta Meme politics 308 Giulia Giorgi and Ilir Rama Online sources for journalism 313 Sergio Splendore Platform labor and digital labor 317 Alessandro Gandini Robots and politics 320 Ryan David Kiggins Sentiment democracy 324 Andrea Ceron Twiplomacy 327 Maja Šimunjak Index 332
£192.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Research Handbook on Law and Political Systems
Book SynopsisThis Research Handbook is a multi-faceted, comparative analysis of how law and political systems interact around the world. Chapters include analyses of judicial deference, congressional support, democratic representation, politicization of courts, public support, and judicialization across multiple jurisdictions in the United States and abroad. Chapters also investigate transnational courts and the linkages between international and domestic law and politics.Addressing these relationships from a comparative perspective, the Handbook illustrates how different political contexts lead to different uses of law and how courts respond to divergent political environments. An impressive array of contributors, and the editors, examine law and political systems on a global scale through either country-specific analyses, comparative analyses, or the examination of transnational institutions.Scholars interested in law and courts, judicial politics, the rule of law, and governance will find this Research Handbook to be a valuable resource. It will provide a helpful foundation for advanced students of both political science and law and will be a useful reference tool for judges and those operating in a judicial or political sphere.Trade Review‘Definitely not the usual assortment of judicial studies, this exciting and innovative research uses sophisticated methodologies to analyze evolving interactions between law and politics in a variety of political systems across the globe. Written by an impressive array of esteemed scholars and rising stars, this fresh new collection is truly an outstanding achievement.’ -- Melinda Gann Hall, Michigan State University, USTable of ContentsContents; 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Law and Political Systems 1 Robert M. Howard, Rebecca A. Reid, and Kirk A. Randazzo 2 Court-curbing through legal reforms or coercion? 8 Aylin Aydin-Cakir 3 Majoritarians in robes 25 Todd Curry and Michael Romano 4 Gender, race, and politics in judicial process 40 Tao Dumas and Alexandra Mannix 5 Judges and politics in UK courts 57 Lewis Graham 6 Government transparency and judicial deference 71 Gbemende Johnson 7 A court of law or a court of judges? 85 Maoz Rosenthal and Shai Talmor 8 Planting seeds but bearing different fruit 99 Kyle Shen 9 Explaining congressional support for the federal judiciary 122 Jake S. Truscott and Teena Wilhelm 10 Instrumentalization of constitutional law in Central Asia 139 Alexei Trochev and Alisher Juzgenbayev 11 Politicization of courts in European democracies 169 Maria Popova and Christine Rothmayr Allison 12 Constitution-making and transnational expertise: lessons from the 2014 Tunisian Constitution 186 Alicia Pastor y Camarasa 13 The battle for judicial independence 200 Mónica Castillejos-Aragón 14 Public support and compliance with high courts around the world 212 Amanda Driscoll and Martín Gandur 15 Open justice at highest courts 234 Philipp Meyer 16 Courting dissent 254 Hayley Munir and Syed Rashid Munir 17 The theoretical and empirical relationship between legal pluralism and economic development 271 Valenta Kabo 18 The Caribbean Court of Justice 289 Harold A. Young 19 Law and violence against civilians 305 M.P. Broache 20 Strategic deference of the European Court of Justice 325 Joshua Boston and Dino Hadzic 21 Conclusion to the Research Handbook on Law and Political Systems 344 Kirk A. Randazzo, Rebecca A. Reid, and Robert M. Howard Index 355
£195.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Politics and Public Opinion
Book SynopsisExamining the nature of public opinion in democratic societies, this Handbook succinctly illustrates the importance of public opinion as an instrument of popular control and democratic accountability. Expert contributors in the field provide a thorough review of a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of this timely topic.The concise but comprehensive chapters investigate the theoretical value of biological, contextual, psychological, sociological and economic perspectives when exploring public opinion. The Handbook also demonstrates useful insights that can be generated from quantitative or qualitative research designs from both an observational and experimental perspective. Furthermore, its informative assessment of the origins and structure of how public opinion is formed allows for a greater understanding of how policies are developed as a result.Providing a state-of-the-art review, this Handbook will be an excellent study resource for scholars of public opinion in political science, sociology and psychology. Political practitioners, particularly government officials, political operatives and pollsters will also find this informative and illuminating.Trade Review‘In the face of widespread polarisation, democracies in retreat, and crises of global proportions, a need has arisen to explore the individual and societal causes, interactions, and implications of these profound developments. This impressively comprehensive Handbook addresses this challenging task by focusing on the central role of public opinion, leaving hardly any question unanswered.’ -- Sonja Zmerli, Sciences Po Grenoble, France‘Two things make this volume entirely irresistible. The first is the line-up of quite prominent, well-versed, and insightful scholars contributing chapters, and the second is the breadth and depth of public opinion topics covered. I started reading this book by ticking off in the table of contents the chapters I wanted to read closely. I was then amazed to find that I had selected nearly all the chapters. This Handbook will prove invaluable for students of public opinion, including undergraduates, graduate students, and the professoriate.’ -- James Gibson, Washington University in St. Louis, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Public opinion and democracy 1 Thomas J. Rudolph PART I THE MEANING AND MEASUREMENT OF PUBLIC OPINION 2 Diagnosing survey response quality 10 D. Sunshine Hillygus and Tina LaChapelle 3 The quantitative assessment of public opinion 26 Allyson L. Holbrook and Joanne M. Miller 4 The qualitative study of public opinion 41 Katherine J. Cramer 5 Implicit attitudes and mass political opinion 54 Efrén O. Pérez and Bianca V. Vicuña PART II THE ORIGINS OF PUBLIC OPINION 6 Genopolitics 71 Gergő Závecz and Levente Littvay 7 Personality, public opinion, and politics 83 Megan L. Remmel and Jeffery J. Mondak 8 Political socialization 99 Marc Hooghe PART III THE STRUCTURE OF PUBLIC OPINION 9 The conditional nature of ideology in mass publics 112 Nathan P. Kalmoe 10 Core values 128 Paul Goren 11 Ambivalence in mass politics 141 Marco Steenbergen 12 Partisanship and public opinion 168 Ianne S. Wang and Samara Klar 13 Race and public opinion: American dilemma, American divide 178 Davin L. Phoenix and Francisco Jasso 14 Public opinion and gender 193 Mary-Kate Lizotte 15 The religious politics of threat in religion and politics research 208 Paul A. Djupe PART IV ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON PUBLIC OPINION 16 Electoral geography, political behavior and public opinion 224 James G. Gimpel and Andrew Reeves 17 Media effects and news exposure: new forms of data to address old questions 241 Susan Banducci, Laszlo Horvath, Ekaterina Kolpinskaya and Daniel Stevens 18 Affective polarization in the American public 257 James N. Druckman and Jeremy Levy PART V THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PUBLIC OPINION 19 Heuristics and cues 272 Cheryl Boudreau 20 Emotions in politics: The relevance of groups 283 Bethany Albertson and Benjamin T. White 21 Motivated reasoning in politics 298 Eric Groenendyk PART VI PUBLIC OPINION AND DEMOCRATIC CITIZENSHIP 22 Political knowledge 313 Jennifer Wolak 23 Political tolerance in an age of liberal democratic backsliding 328 Mark Peffley and Robert Rohrschneider 24 New thrusts and new opportunities in the study of citizen performance in democratic societies 341 James H. Kuklinski and Benjamin Miller PART VII PUBLIC OPINION AND GOVERNMENT 25 The nature of political trust in mass publics 355 Marc J. Hetherington and Thomas J. Rudolph 26 On collective representation 369 Ross Buchanan, Megan Dias, and Christopher Wlezien 27 Courts and public opinion: a critical review 382 Brandon L. Bartels PART VIII PUBLIC OPINION AND PUBLIC POLICY 28 Economic opinion 399 Spencer Goidel and Paul M. Kellstedt 29 Economic self-interest in public opinion about immigration 411 Morris Levy and Matthew Wright 30 Public opinion and foreign policy: beyond the “electoral connection” 428 Peter Gries and Tao Wang Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Rethinking Corruption
Book SynopsisDriven by an international agenda, the act of ‘rethinking’ corruption has already taken place more than once in the past two decades, contributing further to a post-truth about corruption than to anything else. This book makes a clear argument in favor of rethinking corruption across any contingency and offers a forecasting method, alongside the latest generation of analytical, fact-based tools to map, assess and predict corruption risk.Mungiu-Pippidi argues that corruption is a policy problem frequently overriding individual choice, and can only be tackled by strong policy interventions, not by ‘nudging’ every individual into honesty. Chapters explain that corruption has not decreased despite unprecedented efforts because the international context presently creates far more opportunities for it than constraints: few nations, governments or international organizations have proven able to solve the social dilemma of corruption. Meanwhile, many countries, governments, businesses and politicians profit from a world order where integrity cannot be enforced and perpetuate the current status quo.Rethinking Corruption will be crucial reading for academics and students of political science, sociology and law seeking to understand the theoretical dimensions of corruption. It will also be an enlightening read for policy makers, administrators and practitioners looking to rethink how corruption can manifest.Trade Review‘After decades of indifferent results, and in the face of ever-more challenging cases, anti-corruption analysts need fresh ideas more than ever. Alina Mungiu-Pippidi begins by asking how we should understand anti-corruption in diverse contexts, and then explores connections to democracy, capitalism, public policy, and citizens’ experiences. She develops essential questions and insights guiding new responses to abuses of power.’ -- Michael Johnston, Colgate University, US‘Alina Mungiu Pippidi invites us to rethink corruption because there is a permanent shifting of meanings and paradigms. This excellent book by a superstar analyst outlines the big picture, and weaves through policy analysis and measurement, and how corruption fits with democracy and capitalism.’ -- Adam Graycar, University of Adelaide, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Rethinking how we approach corruption 2. The policy analysis of corruption problems 3. Rethinking actionable measurement 4. Rethinking corruption and democracy 5. Rethinking capitalism and corruption 6. Rethinking corruption as a social dilemma 7. The post-truth about corruption References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Governance in International
Book SynopsisRequired for peace and security, economic governance, sustainable development and humanitarian support, International Organisations (IOs) are central to the structure of global governance. Introducing the importance of governance in IOs, this Handbook addresses the collective challenges and synthesizes the expertise of global or regional representativeness for international cooperation.Addressing four key themes the contributors explore approaches to understanding governance in IOs; who governs IOs; the roles of states; organizational culture, leadership and gender; and the influence of civil society. Chapters further evaluate historical representations of successful and unsuccessful governance, including effective governance; institutional and individual accountability; and the need for reform. The Handbook then concludes with key reflections on the frequently asked question: have international organisations had their day?With contributions by leading academics and practitioners in the field, this Handbook elucidates the evolution of governance in IOs. It will be of great value to students and researchers in international relations, global governance, and gender and governance.Trade Review‘The Handbook opens up the black box of international organizations and takes them seriously as a subject and an object of governance. It combines state-of-the-art conceptual perspectives with original case studies that illustrate the relevance of a governance perspective on international organizations.’ -- Manuel Fröhlich, Trier University, Germany‘Inspired by the urgent need for good governance at the global level, this Handbook is an impressive collection of concise and accessible essays exploring the contemporary dilemmas of international organizations. Alistair D. Edgar has compiled a diverse group of both established and rising scholars whose contributions range from understanding the wielding of power to the role of great powers and smaller countries in the management and mismanagement of global order. Taken together, the collection provides many insights into issues of accountability, inclusiveness, and the essential ability of international organizations to provide critical governance in an increasingly fragile and chaotic world.’ -- Alynna Lyon, University of New Hampshire, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Handbook on governance in international organizations 15 Alistair D. Edgar PART I WHAT IS IT? APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING GOVERNANCE IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 2 Formal and informal, legal and behavioural approaches 21 Alexandra R. Harrington 3 Power and intergovernmental organizations 39 Kendall W. Stiles 4 Administrative models and modes of governance 56 Roger A. Coate 5 Ideas, experts, and the global economy: feminist contributions to the study of governance in international organizations 74 Andrea M. Collins PART II WHO GOVERNS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND HOW? STATES AND THE GOVERNANCE OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 6 Mexico’s advocacy to consider the human implications of the international monetary and financial systems at the Bretton Woods conference 92 Cynthia Leal 7 Brazil gives up its role in global governance – far right movements and multilateral organizations: the case of Brazil 107 Monica Herz ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE, LEADERSHIP, AND GENDER 8 Expert bodies and organizational culture(s) in international organizations 121 Nina Reiners 9 Executive head leadership of United Nations specialized agencies 137 Kent J. Kille 10 Where are the women leaders in international organizations and what difference do they make? 155 Kirsten Haack and Margaret P. Karns CIVIL SOCIETY AND IO GOVERNANCE 11 “Nothing about us without us”: governance at the United Nations through affected persons federations of LGBTIQ+ activists and sex workers 176 Robyn Linde 12 Opening up to civil society: access, participation, and impact 192 Christer Jönsson and Jonas Tallberg PART III GOVERNANCE DONE WELL; GOVERNANCE GONE BAD DOING GOOD BY DOING WELL? SUCCESS STORIES OF EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE 13 Development, human rights, and the rights-based approach: evolving global governance 214 Joel E. Oestreich 14 President of the United Nations General Assembly: least-known leader 230 Alistair D. Edgar FACING CRISES FROM WITHIN AND OUTSIDE: CAN IOS HOLD THEMSELVES TO ACCOUNT? 15 Holding individuals serving the United Nations to account for wrongdoing 247 Ai Kihara-Hunt 16 Accountability and the digital transformation of international organizations 264 Niamh Kinchin 17 Tweeting through the pandemic: self-legitimation and depoliticization in the WHO Twittersphere 284 Matthias Hofferberth CALLS FOR A CHANGING OF THE GUARD 18 Small state, big table: the relevance of St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ election to the United Nations Security Council for small states in the multilateral system 305 Kai-Ann D. Skeete 19 Staffing global governance: an effective human resources policy for a spectacular United Nations 319 Cristián Giménez Corte PART IV HAVE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS HAD THEIR DAY? 20 International organizations are more than states make of them 341 Roberto Dominguez and José Antonio Sanahuja 21 A reflection on the future of international organizations: have they had their day or can we make them fit for purpose? 358 Lorraine Elliott Index 374
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Measuring Governance
Book SynopsisMeasuring governance has become an increasingly important feature of modern societies, with organizations and institutions expected to prove their worth by quantifying their activities and results. This unique Handbook maps historical developments, theoretical conceptions and key approaches, and summarizes what is known about measuring governance from a variety of fields of practice. Peter Triantafillou and Jenny M. Lewis bring together an array of leading international academics to examine how governance is measured across different policy sectors and levels of government. Chapters explore the sociological theory of measurement, the quality of collaborative governance processes, governance in public health care and global development cooperation. The editors and contributors have combined theoretical thinking with empirical findings to support this comprehensive overview of measuring governance, providing a significant contribution to the ongoing discourse in this field.This thought-provoking Handbook will appeal to public administration and public policy professionals, as well as business and government practitioners at a national and international level. It will also prove highly beneficial to students, academics and researchers in governance, social policy, business and management and political science. Trade Review‘Measurement and governance are related in sometimes surprising ways. This timely Handbook, featuring both established and emerging scholars from across the globe, provides an elegant overview of historical developments, theoretical approaches, methods of measurement and fields of application. Thought-provoking and important for our understanding of how governance relates to, but also shapes, how we measure and understand the politico-administrative world.’ -- Thomas Schillemans, Utrecht University, the Netherlands‘The Handbook on Measuring Governance offers an engaging, theoretically rich but accessible framework for understanding the relationship between measurement and governance. For anyone interested in steering the ship of state, Triantafillou and Lewis offer a deeply-researched one-stop shop for understanding the theory, history, and implications of one of the central tools of governance.’ -- Donald Moynihan, Georgetown University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Handbook on Measuring Governance 1 Peter Triantafillou and Jenny M. Lewis PART I HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF MEASURING GOVERNANCE 1 State formation and statistics 15 Cosmo Howard 2 Quantification and global governance 31 Isabel Rocha de Siqueira 3 New Public Management, performance measurement, and measuring for governance 45 Jenny M. Lewis 4 The constitutive effects of measuring governance 62 Peter Dahler-Larsen PART II THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO MEASURING GOVERNANCE 5 Theoretical approaches to measuring governance: public administration 80 Sorin Dan 6 Measuring governance: a political science perspective 96 B. Guy Peters 7 The sociology of measurement 111 Radhika Gorur 8 Governmentality and the measuring of governance 125 Peter Triantafillou PART III METHODS FOR MEASURING GOVERNANCE 9 Approaches and methods for measuring governance: comparing major supranational institutions 138 Andrea Bonomi Savignon, Lorenzo Costumato and Fabiana Scalabrini 10 Measuring the quality of collaborative governance processes 156 Joop Koppenjan 11 A framework for measuring the effects of policy processes on health system strengthening 172 Fabiana da Cunha Saddi, Stephen Peckham, Peter Lloyd-Sherlock and Germano Araujo Coelho 12 Measuring micro-foundations of governance: a behavioral perspective 187 Sjors Overman, Emma Ropes and Wouter Vandenabeele 13 Criteria-based measurement of collaborative innovation and its impact on public problem solving and value creation 204 Jacob Torfing, Andreas Hagedorn Krogh and Anders Ejrnæs 14 Using collaborative performance summits to help both researchers and governance actors make sense of governance measures 216 Scott Douglas PART IV FIELDS OF MEASURING GOVERNANCE 15 Measuring active labour market polices 230 Niklas Andreas Andersen, Flemming Larsen and Dorte Caswell 16 Governance in public health care: measurement (in)completeness 244 Margit Malmmose 17 Made to measure: how central banks deliver performances of their worth and why unconventional monetary policy is reversing the burden of proof 260 Timo Walter 18 We treasure what we measure: global development cooperation and the Sustainable Development Goals 274 Katja Freistein 19 Measuring democracy: capturing waves of democratization and autocratization 289 Marianne Kneuer Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Rise of Populism in Central and Eastern
Book SynopsisCognisant of the ongoing pandemic and political turmoil across Europe, this timely book examines the growing influence of populist movements in Central and Eastern Europe. Simona Kukovic and Petr Just bring together contributions from experts working in the fields of political science and sociology to study the roots and ramifications of populism in this historically turbulent region. Developing a critical analysis of both left- and right-wing populist movements and notorious populist leaders throughout Central and Eastern Europe, the book explores the ways in which populism has spread through developed and developing countries in both established and more recent democracies. Chapters investigate the origins of nationalist populism in the region, from historical trauma and social and economic instability to the emerging crisis facing traditional parties and institutions. It further considers the progressive impact of social media as a means through which populist leaders can penetrate the political space. Positioning itself in defence of liberal democracy, the book ultimately seeks to uncover what unites and inspires the populist community emerging across Central and Eastern Europe. Contributing to the urgent scholarly debate surrounding the rise of populist leaders, political parties, and movements throughout Central and Eastern Europe, this incisive volume will be an essential read for researchers and academics invested in better understanding why the region is such a hotbed of European populism.Trade Review‘The Rise of Populism in Central and Eastern Europe provides an insightful and valuable overview of how some political parties and actors have capitalised on the gradual rejection of the liberal elite censuses across post-communist countries of central and eastern Europe. The book is well crafted and skilfully edited to present chapters, from across central and eastern Europe, which provide a series of explorations as to how citizen alienation from political elites and the liberal consensus can see the rise of new political movements which challenge the established order. The book is an excellent addition to our knowledge and understanding of developing political phenomena.’ -- Colin Copus, Emeritus Professor of Local Politics, De Montfort University, Leicester and Visiting Professor, Ghent University, Belgium‘This very important book on populism in Central and Eastern Europe is especially timely, given the threats to democracy, the war in the Ukraine, the pandemic, and ongoing political polarization. Populism has risen around the world and emerged as a major political force in the region in countries such as Hungary, Slovenia, and Poland. This book contains excellent chapters by leading scholars in the region on the forces responsible for this surge in populism and its political and social impact on the region’s politics and policy. This book will immediately be the authoritative source for scholars, policymakers, and the broader citizenry interested in understanding populism in the region and the potential implications for democratic politics.’ -- Steven Rathgeb Smith, American Political Science Association, US‘The volume of studies written by political scientists from Central Europe offers new insights into the debates on the origins and consequences of the rise of populism in their part of Europe. It provides data on the trends of support for populist politicians as well as analyses of the ideological contours of populist politics. The authors point to the linkage between populism and nationalism and discuss the ways in which new democracies may be able to defend themselves. As such, the volume constitutes an important reading both for political scientists and for the general public.’ -- Jerzy Wiatr, University of Warsaw, PolandTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: setting the scene 1 Simona Kukovič and Petr Just 2 Political elites, leadership, and the rise of populism 10 Matevž Tomšič 3 Right-wing populism in Austrian politics: traditional and recent aspects 24 Karin Liebhart 4 Explaining the rise of populist parties in the 2013 and 2017 Czech parliamentary elections: economic grievances and political protest? 39 Petr Bláha, Jakub Charvát and Pavel Maškarinec 5 A few populist statements don’t make a populist? The issue of corruption in (non‑)populist communication of Czech president Miloš Zeman 53 Vladimír Naxera 6 Re-nationalization or de-Europeanization? Collective identities and identity politics in contemporary Hungary 67 Boglárka Koller 7 Comparative nationalism and populism: Hungary and Romania as a case study 83 Zoltán Vörös and Zoltán Bretter 8 Populist political leadership and political parties in Lithuania 99 Ingrida Unikaitė-Jakuntavičienė 9 Fear determinants of populism in Poland: voters’ perspective 115 Agnieszka Turska-Kawa 10 Nationalism and populism in Poland: new threats, old fears 128 Agnieszka Kasińska-Metryka and Rafał Dudała 11 Populism in the context of the radicalization of society in CECs: a case study of populist elements in the social media communication of Slovak political actors 144 Jaroslav Ušiak and Petra Jankovská 12 Toward exclusion or inclusion? Acceptance and perception of national populist parties in Slovakia: the case study of the Kotlebists – People’s party our Slovakia (ĽSNS) 160 Petr Just 13 The secret of success: Slovenian populist political parties 173 Simona Kukovič 14 Anti-modern and anti-liberal narratives from the pre-communist past as the source of the contemporary populist and illiberal agenda in Central Europe 186 Ladislav Cabada 15 Conclusion: populism from the periphery to the mainstream 202 Miro Haček Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Middle East Politics
Book SynopsisThis Handbook uses a comprehensive study of political institutions, social movements and external pressures to offer nuanced study of politics in the Middle East. Foremost scholars on the Middle East examine key themes such as political change, regional rivalry and authoritarianism, making this collection very timely and relevant as an authoritative source.Throughout history, the Middle East has been subject to high levels of political upheaval, revolutions, interstate and intrastate conflict and population dislocation. Charting the ongoing disruptions to authoritarianism in the Middle East, chapters consider the internal logic of the divide between state and society, the continued disregard for societal needs, and the suppression of legitimate grievances, all of which would indicate further and future upheavals. The Handbook engages with questions of political legitimacy and popular aspirations, energy and environmental security, foreign power interests and political ideologies to present a well-rounded picture of a dynamic region.Readers will find this book rich in original and measured insights. Incorporating development studies, politics and public policy and political geography, this Handbook provides scholars and students with compelling insights into Middle Eastern politics.Trade Review‘Leading specialists and young scholars address in this useful Handbook key aspects of Middle East politics as they play out in Arab countries, Iran and Turkey. The authors engage with both conceptual and topical issues, ranging from the region’s restrictive practice of citizenship, to its ideological engagements, to contemporary contests for power involving regional as well as external actors. The volume is suitable for specialists and for those seeking a sophisticated introduction to the politics of the region.’ -- Robert Springborg, Naval Postgraduate School, US‘This Handbook of Middle East Politics examines urgent challenges facing the region, such as political legitimacy and popular aspirations, political ideologies, energy and environmental security, and the role of foreign powers. Leading scholars offer a comprehensive roadmap of where the region is and where it is heading. Indispensable resource.’ -- Fawaz A. Gerges, London School of Economics, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1 Fault lines in Middle East politics 1 Shahram Akbarzadeh 2 Citizenship in the Middle East and North Africa 6 Roel Meijer 3 Political Islam: a 40-year retrospective 25 Nader Hashemi 4 The power and limits of ideology in the Middle East 43 Mohammed M. Hafez 5 Political parties in the Middle East: the unsolved problem of collective action 59 Marina Ottaway 6 Far-right populists in power and transnational repression of dissidents 73 Ihsan Yilmaz 7 Varieties of feminisms in the Middle East and North Africa 89 Valentine M. Moghadam 8 The political system in Iran: theocratic electoral authoritarianism 110 Shahram Akbarzadeh and Arif Saba 9 Where is Iranian politics? Between state and nation, inside and outside the polity 126 Annabelle Sreberny and Gholam Khiabany 10 Saudi Arabia’s centralized political structure: prospects and challenges 144 Eman Alhussein 11 Bourdieu’s social theory and the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran 158 Simon Mabon 12 External powers in the Middle East: views from within the region 174 Guy Burton 13 US foreign policy toward the Middle East 190 Mahmood Monshipouri and Manochehr Dorraj 14 China’s uneasy balancing in the Persian Gulf 209 Jonathan Fulton 15 A new regional fault line: the Middle East divided in search of a post-revolutionary order 225 Andreas Krieg 16 The political economies of the Arab Gulf states: policies for change, frameworks for stasis 239 Matthew Gray 17 Lebanon as the politics of permanent crisis 254 Filippo Dionigi 18 “People, army, resistance”: the end of Hizbullah’s Legacy 272 Mariam Farida 19 Palestine and international intervention 293 Dana El Kurd 20 Captured Politics under Colonial Dominance: The case of Palestine 308 Basem Ezbidi 21 International talks in the Syrian conflict: a continuation of war by other means? 333 Bente Scheller 22 Globalized finance capital, hegemony and the Middle East: through the lens of radical political economy 350 Raymond Hinnebusch 23 Environmental security in the Middle East and North Africa: interpretations and patterns of policy and activism 367 Giulia Cimini Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Teaching American Government and Politics:
Book SynopsisProviding practical, concrete teaching strategies alongside relevant methodology and scholarship, this book offers a pedagogical approach for centering students' democratic citizenship and political engagement in American government courses.Teaching American Government and Politics proposes a radically different orientation to teaching in this field, moving away from the dominant focus on political knowledge and turning towards an understanding of what students as political citizens should be able to do. A. Lanethea Mathews-Schultz and Jennie Sweet-Cushman introduce five citizenship competencies for successful political engagement, providing constructive teaching strategies for each. These include the skills to navigate and hold institutions accountable (institutional competency); the propensity to act strategically with different political tools (participatory competency); the willingness to talk to others about politics (deliberative competency); the confidence to discern the trustworthiness of political information and to use media responsibly (informational competency); and the ability to recognize the affective dimensions of politics and to take care of one's own emotional health as a citizen (emotional competency).Pairing teaching scholarship with practical tools and guidance, this book will be invaluable for instructors of American government courses, alongside broader courses on politics and government, democracy studies, and governance and the political process. Political scientists whose research interests include the scholarship of teaching will also find this book highly informative.Trade Review‘Mathews-Schultz and Sweet-Cushman offer a refreshing take on the seminal introductory course in American politics and government that serves as a gateway to the discipline at many institutions. Reacting to a widely-felt but not always widely acknowledged frustration with the practical limitations of the traditional, knowledge-oriented approach to the course, Teaching American Government and Politics serves as an effective guide for cultivating students’ capacity for civic action now, instead of merely (and only potentially) in the future.’ -- Eric D. Loepp, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, US‘This book will be an important resource for faculty. All-too-often, students are unable to use the knowledge they gain in US politics courses to engage effectively in the political process. The attention to civic skills and motivations that this book provides is an important corrective – one that is required if we are to strengthen representative democracy and citizen engagement in the United States.’ -- Elizabeth A. Bennion, Indiana University South Bend, USTable of ContentsContents Preface ix 1 Teaching American government and politics for the 21st century A. Lanethea Mathews-Schultz and Jennie Sweet-Cushman 2 Where does change happen? A. Lanethea Mathews-Schultz and Jennie Sweet-Cushman 3 What are the best tools for change? A. Lanethea Mathews-Schultz and Jennie Sweet-Cushman 4 How can we talk to others? A. Lanethea Mathews-Schultz and Jennie Sweet-Cushman 5 When can we trust political information? A. Lanethea Mathews-Schultz and Jennie Sweet-Cushman with Jennifer Jarson 6 Why does it matter? A. Lanethea Mathews-Schultz and Jennie Sweet-Cushman 7 Teaching American politics to unconventional students in unconventional times A. Lanethea Mathews-Schultz and Jennie Sweet-Cushman Appendix: flipped classroom introduction to American government syllabus template References
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd National Populism and Borders: The Politicisation
Book SynopsisDespite the recent wealth of literature on national populism, research has often overlooked one crucial aspect: the border. This innovative book bridges these key concepts, providing a new theoretical conceptualisation of the interplay between populism, nationalism and territorial borders.In this book, borders are not considered as mere institutional boundaries between nation states; on the contrary, the authors adopt a multi-dimensional view of borders as narratives, issues and territorial spaces of mobilisation. Reconsidering the contemporary politicisation of borders in Western Europe, the authors investigate how national populism deals with territorial borders and the various meanings they embody. Empirical case studies focusing on the Swiss borderlands explore parties’ programmes and discourses, representatives’ attitudes, as well as public opinion and voting behaviour, offering key insights into how political actors and citizens react to trends such as growing transnational flows, globalisation and European integration. This timely book, based on original party sources and surveys, will be an essential resource for students and scholars of political science, political sociology, border studies, European integration, Euroscepticism and Swiss politics. Its context-oriented analysis will also prove beneficial to practitioners and representatives involved in cross-border cooperation.Trade Review‘This book investigates instrumentalisation of borders by national-populist parties from different interdisciplinary perspectives while focusing on a single case study, i.e. Switzerland during the COVID-19 crisis. The theoretical approach which distinguishes between borders as issues, narratives and territorial spaces of mobilisation is innovative and should be applied to other contested regions and crises. A must-read for everybody who would like to understand the intricacies of globalised border- and body politics.’ -- Ruth Wodak, Lancaster University, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: national populism and the politicisation of borders in a changing Europe 1 Oscar Mazzoleni PART I NATIONAL POPULISTS’ CONSTRUCTION OF BORDERS 2 The politicisation of borders in national-populist discourse: Geneva and Ticino during the COVID-19 pandemic 17 Cecilia Biancalana and Grégoire Yerly 3 Convergence without conflict? Trans-border national-populist strategies in multi-scalar spaces of mobilisation 37 Cecilia Biancalana and Oscar Mazzoleni 4 Framing the people and the elites: two models of national-populist border politicisation. The case of the Geneva and Basel cross-border regions 55 Grégoire Yerly 5 Do bordering preferences affect the populist attitudes of citizens? 78 Laurent Bernhard PART II BORDERS AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION 6 What drives elite opinions on European integration? Examining the territorial dimension 96 Lukas Lauener and Laurent Bernhard 7 Breaking down public opinion on European integration: the role of national borders 119 Lukas Lauener 8 Direct democracy, border residence and Euroscepticism: evidence from a proposition to terminate the free movement of persons between Switzerland and the European Union 143 Laurent Bernhard and Lukas Lauener PART III CITIZENS’ ATTITUDES IN CROSS-BORDER SPACES OF MOBILISATION 9 Cross-border relations and national-populist politicisation: a citizen perspective 166 Andrea Pilotti and Oscar Mazzoleni 10 Between economy and constituency: ambivalent attitudes towards cross-border workers 193 Oscar Mazzoleni and Andrea Pilotti 11 Not really a “left-behind” place: national-populist re-bordering in a rich but declining periphery 210 Oscar Mazzoleni and Andrea Pilotti 12 Conclusions: multi-scalar national populism and border politicisation 229 Cecilia Biancalana and Oscar Mazzoleni Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Populism and Human Rights in a Turbulent Era
Book SynopsisHow can we interpret and respond to the rise of populist regimes that infringe on human rights? This incisive book analyses illiberal, repressive, and patriarchal logics of rule, identifying critical catalysts in the meteoric growth of populist agendas. Contributors scrutinise the records of authoritarian and nationalist leaders in Brazil, Hungary, India, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, Turkey and the United States. This topical book treats populism as a multi-faceted, performative phenomenon that claims to improve social rights while suppressing civil liberties and substitutes the promise of cultural citizenship for the loss of self-determination in a turbulent era of globalization. The chapters bring attention to understudied dimensions of populism including gender dynamics, bureaucratic politics, and the co-construction of foreign policy. Going beyond normative appeals to human rights, this innovative book urges advocates to contest populism at the national, social, and ideological levels in novel ways.Interweaving historical, political, comparative, statistical and discursive analysis, this interdisciplinary book will be vital to students and scholars of human rights, comparative politics, democracy, sociology and international studies. It will also prove invaluable to policymakers looking to address future populist regimes.Trade Review‘This edited volume provides an often terrifying account of how the rise of far-right populism is quickly eroding the international human rights regime that was painstakingly built in the last century. Across regions and regimes, Brysk and the contributors put current human rights abuses in context and provide us with research-informed insights to help protect and preserve human rights in this new environment, where advocacy backlash seems to appear around every corner. A must read for students and scholars of human rights, democratic backsliding, and social movements.’ -- Amanda Murdie, University of Georgia, US‘This collection offers not only an overarching theoretical framework for analyzing populism, but also a richly detailed set of case studies that vividly illustrate why populism has burgeoned, the risks it poses, and what can be done in response to “rebuild the indivisibility of rights in a post-liberal world.” An urgently needed contribution.’ -- Shareen Hertel, University of Connecticut, US'Alison Brysk has assembled an excellent group of scholars to discuss populism, a key issue of our times, from a human rights perspective in Europe and key countries (the US, India, Turkey, the Philippines, Mexico, Brazil). The book offers a fresh perspective and is unfailingly thought-provoking.' -- Gerardo Munck, University of Southern California, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: populism and the politics of human rights 1 Alison Brysk 2 Nationalism and conservative populism in the CEE bloc: a political economy and historical institutional approach 12 Oldrich Krpec and Carol Wise 3 When do opponents of LGBT human rights mobilize in Europe? Explaining political participation in times of populism 44 Phillip M. Ayoub and Douglas Page 4 Mexico: populism versus feminism 68 Kathleen Bruhn 5 “Local and national”: the rise of populism and foreign policy as a two-dimensional process in Turkey 87 Şevin Gülfer Sağnıç 6 Democratic backsliding and threats to human rights in Duterte’s Philippines 105 Sharmila Parmanand 7 Administrative backsliding in India 126 Satyajit Singh 8 Gendering populism: the rise of right-wing populism and anti-gender politics in Brazil 148 Vitória Moreira 9 Human rights under American populism 166 Gershon Shafir Index 191
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Emerald Publishing Limited Interparliamentary Relations and the Future of
Book SynopsisInterparliamentary Relations and the Future of Devolution in the UK provides a political analysis of interparliamentary relations at a time when devolved legislatures are more evidently asserting their influence. Chapters provide the context necessary to understanding current complexities, considering the future of UK politics in response to critical circumstances such as Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic. Margaret Arnott recognises how Tensions between competing narratives about the future working of devolution in the UK particularly over the future relationship of the devolved nations to the UK, were all too evident in contemporary political narratives. Written at a time of intensified political debates and the increasing questioning of models of democracy, Interparliamentary Relations and the Future of Devolution in the UK addresses a significant gap in academic literature to consider both the collective future of UK governance and that of the individual nations who form it.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Background and Scope Chapter 2. A Brief History of Devolution in The Multi-National UK State 1998-2020 Chapter 3. Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Inter-Governmental Relations in Devolved UK 1998-2020 Chapter 4. Unsettling of Asymmetrical Devolution in UK 1999-2017 Chapter 5. Expert Stakeholder Interviews Chapter 6. Concluding Comments
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Speaking Truth to Power: Expertise, Politics and
Book SynopsisTruth and power have a difficult relationship. Decision makers are often required to make judgements that depend upon specialized knowledge and thus reluctantly surrender power. They are apt to reject advice inconsistent with their perceived interests, experiences and cognitive capacities. Speaking Truth to Power aims to guide the reader through the tangled relationship between truth and power, manifesting as the interplay between experts and decision-makers in society.Through a combination of careful observation and original analysis, the authors draw out the incentives and tensions that drive the relationship between these actors. They review some of the history of expertise, consider the values of experts and decision-makers, and analyze what has succeeded and what has failed as truth and power have worked together and against one another, primarily in the U.S. but also drawing on international examples. Policymaking professionals, academic experts interested in evidence-based policymaking and graduate and undergraduate students in public policy, government, or political science will value this assessment of truth and power.Trade Review‘Ginsberg and Paschall, two experts in their own right, have produced a provocative book about the role of expertise in politics and policy-making. Amidst a host of illuminating examples and serious arguments, a core insight leaps out at the reader – that expertise is both a “counterweight to power” and a “weapon for the powerful”.’ -- Kenneth A. Shepsle, Harvard University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Becoming expert on experts 2. Experts in the 21st century: Cassandras in the modern Troy 3. Crisis and decision-making 4. Speaking truth to bureaucracies 5. The truth is, using power is fraught with risk 6. Expertise and political conflict: a macroscopic view 7. Convincing the powerful of the truth Index
£80.87
Emerald Publishing Limited Reshaping Performance Management for Sustainable
Book SynopsisPublic sector organizations play a crucial role in addressing the challenge of sustainability and sustainable development. They adopt policies and strategies, provide public services, mobilize and distribute financial resources, and are responsible for monitoring, evaluating, and reporting strategy implementation and goal achievement. The non-profit sector also supports sustainable development alone or through partnerships with the public sector. Including sustainability goals and practices in the strategy and management of public and non-profit organizations considering their characteristics is a nodal point. To this aim designing effective performance management systems integrating sustainability aspects is crucial. Reshaping Performance Management for Sustainable Development explores how sustainability can be integrated into the management of public and non-profit organizations through performance management systems. The Studies in Public and Non-Profit Governance (SPNPG) series focuses on the “micro” level of governance in public and non-profit sector, investigating governance systems, mechanisms and roles at an organizational level.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Luca Gnan, Alessandro Hinna, Fabio Monteduro and Veronica Allegrini Chapter 1. What We Do Not Know, But It Would Be Worth Knowing About Green Human Resource Management in the Public Sector; Veronica Allegrini and Fabio Monteduro Chapter 2. Mapping the Link Between Human Resource Management And Sustainability: The Pathway To Sustainable Competitiveness; Simona-Andreea Apostu and Iza Gigauri Chapter 3. People Management in Italian Ministries. Antecedents, Choices, and Effects of Individual Performance Appraisal; Danila Scarozza, Alessandro Hinna, and Federico Ceschel Chapter 4. An Organizational Perspective of Sustainability Reporting in the Public Sector. A Scoping Literature Review; Giulia Flamini, Federico Ceschel, Luca Gnan, and Anh Vu Thi Van Chapter 5. Public Value of Italian Health Institutes for Sustainable Development. An Analysis Before and After Covid-19; Benedetta Siboni and Paola Canestrini Chapter 6. Performance Management in Social Enterprises: Insights from A Dynamic Balanced Scorecard; Francesca Costanza
£80.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Decentralization, Devolution and the
Book SynopsisTaking a multidisciplinary approach to the dynamics of political and economic decentralization in contemporary regimes, this comprehensive Handbook offers a critical examination of how the decentralization of governance affects citizen well-being.Expert contributors provide an analysis of theoretical developments and empirical approaches in the study of decentralization, exploring how decentralization is conceptualized and measured. Chapters examine central topics including how the degree and type of decentralization varies over time and across countries, how political decentralization affects the behaviour of parties and voters, and the social and economic consequences of decentralizing power. Offering a comparative perspective, the Handbook utilizes insightful international case studies from Latin America, North America, Western Europe and Asia. Attention is also paid to the impact of the Great Recession of 2008 and the Covid-19 pandemic on intergovernmental relations. This Handbook will be a valuable resource for scholars and students of political geography and geopolitics, regulation and governance, and international politics. It will also be useful for practitioners in these fields who are interested in decentralization.Trade Review'This Handbook offers a superb collection of essays edited by a leading scholar in the field, Ignacio Lago. The volume represents a rich tapestry of critical research on decentralization from a variety of perspectives including political science, economics, sociology, and geography. The chapters lay out the state of the art in decentralization research and the current gaps that will re-invigorate further scholarly work. Researchers, practitioners and policymakers will very much profit from the lessons and insights in this excellent volume.' -- Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Georgia State University, US‘The Handbook on Decentralization, Devolution and the State provides an excellent overview and compelling future research agenda on the causes and consequences of decentralization. Written by leading scholars in the field in an accessible format, this is a must-read.‘ -- Liesbet Hooghe, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US and the European University Institute, Florence, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Preface xiv 1 Introduction to the Handbook on Decentralization, Devolution and the State 1 Ignacio Lago PART I METHODS, DATA AND APPROACHES 2 Conceptualizing and measuring decentralization 9 Paolo Dardanelli 3 Exploring and explaining trends in decentralization 27 Arjan Schakel 4 Second-order elections and electoral democracy 52 Hermann Schmitt and Eftichia Teperoglou 5 Redistribution and equality: the role of the territorial conflict dimension 67 Francesc Amat and Emmy Lindstam 6 The political determinants of decentralization 91 Amuitz Garmendia PART II DECENTRALIZATION IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE 7 Decentralization and subnational politics in Latin America 115 Jorge Gordin 8 Decentralization and subnational politics in Asia 131 Sarah Shair-Rosenfield 9 Decentralization and subnational politics in North America 147 Raúl A. Ponce Rodríguez 10 Decentralization and subnational politics in Western Europe 171 Caroline Gray, Ed Turner and Davide Vampa PART III POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES OF DECENTRALIZATION 11 Attributions of responsibility in multilevel states 197 Sandra León and Ignacio Jurado 12 Decentralization and electoral accountability 213 Philip Charbonneau and Cameron D. Anderson 13 Territorial autonomy, ethnic conflict, and secession: between a rock and a hard place? 236 Paul Anderson and Soeren Keil 14 Electoral behaviour in multilevel systems 255 Jean-François Daoust and André Blais PART IV SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF DECENTRALIZATION 15 Federalism and income inequality 270 Vassilis Tselios 16 A multidimensional analysis of the link between decentralization and development 287 Gianpiero Torrisi 17 Social policy in decentralized countries 303 Hanna Kleider and Lucas Silva Lopes 18 Fiscal decentralization and governance quality: a review of the literature and additional evidence 322 Andreas P. Kyriacou and Oriol Roca-Sagalés 19 The Great Recession and the Great Lockdown: how are they shaping intergovernmental relations? 347 Luiz de Mello
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd A Modern Guide to Local and Regional Politics
Book SynopsisUtilising international material to explore the roles, functions, tasks, responsibilities, powers and actions of intra-state politicians and the institutions to which they are elected, this insightful book examines how local and regional authorities are pivotal in the democratic and governing arrangements of different countries.Expert contributors examine how regional and local bodies have authority over public services, local spending, land use and local regulation, while operating within the constraints and structures of their own national settings. The Modern Guide also considers the responsibility of local and regional powers in the promotion of community action and cohesion. Taking a comparative approach, country-specific chapters present detailed analyses of the similarities and differences between the shape and purpose of institutions which operate within the state and how they interact with each other and the national institutions of government.Exploring the concepts and principles behind power structures within governmental systems, this book will be a key resource for academics and students of public policy, regulation and governance, and public administration and management. Its presentation of models of the formation of government in an international context will also be beneficial for policy-makers and practitioners in these fields.Trade Review‘Is intra-state governance about collaboration or rivalry? A Modern Guide to Local and Regional Politics edited by Colin Copus, Richard Kerley and Alistair Jones gives the reader very interesting insights. It’s an impressive collection of chapters written by an international team of scholars. This Modern Guide will be essential reading for all those interested in the topic.’ -- Herwig Reynaert, Ghent University, Belgium‘This impressive addition to the literature takes a very modern and fresh approach to the topic. The editors have assembled a key group of international scholars in the discipline to produce comprehensive, state of the art coverage across a wide and representative range of jurisdictions. All twenty-one chapters are thoughtful and reflective, packed with theory and empirical data, as well as acknowledging COVID 19. Supported by excellent figures and tables, this will become a classic reference book of the genre.’ -- Joyce Liddle, Northumbria University, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: setting the scene 1 Richard Kerley, Colin Copus and Alistair Jones PART I INTRA-STATE MODELS AND THE TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY 2 Slovenia: the architecture of Slovenian intra-state arrangements 16 Simona Kukovič 3 Poland: local representation in Poland: between government and governance 30 Katarzyna Radzik-Maruszak 4 Central Asia: intra-state government in Central Asian autocracies 46 Colin Knox 5 Argentina: intra-state relations in Argentina: a permanent conflict between legal autonomy and political centralism 65 Daniel Cravacuore and Andrew Nickson PART II THE AMERICAS 6 USA: intra-state governments in the United States: powers and authority, elections, finances, and intergovernmental dynamics 81 J. Edwin Benton 7 Canada: intra-state diversity and complexity 100 Royce Koop 8 Mexico: intra-state government in Mexico 116 Ady Carrera and Andrew Nickson PART III SOUTHERN EUROPE 9 Portugal: mind the gap: the hidden challenges of intra-state governments in Portugal 134 Filipe Teles 10 Spain: fragmentation and plurality: intra-state governments in decentralised Spain 149 Esther Pano PART IV NORTHERN EUROPE 11 Germany: interstate governmental relationships in Federal Germany 168 Hubert Heinelt 12 Iceland: intrastate governments in Iceland: still more government than governance 184 Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir 13 Belgium: intra-state government and representation in Belgium: navigating a labyrinth or maze? 199 Kristof Steyvers, Koenraad De Ceuninck, Tony Valcke and Tom Verhelst PART V BRITISH ISLES 14 England: intra-state arrangements in England 218 Alistair Jones 15 Wales: ‘a work in progress’: the Senedd Cymru and Welsh local government 234 Russell Deacon 16 Ireland: the Republic of Ireland: struggling to turn back the tide of centralism 250 Aodh Quinlivan 17 Scotland: in the United Kingdom: modernism, territory, devolved institutions and the union 263 Neil McGarvey and Richard Kerley PART VI INTRA STATE RELATIONS: COMMONWEALTH APPROACH 18 India: municipal governance in India 285 Nirmala Rao and David Barun Kumar Thomas 19 South Africa: South African local governance relations 302 Norbert Kersting and Robert Cameron 20 New Zealand: local government and governance in Aotearoa New Zealand 315 Julienne Molineaux and Andy Asquith 21 Conclusion: intra-state government – a stable dynamic 335 Colin Copus, Alistair Jones and Richard Kerley Index
£135.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Populism and Corruption: The Other Side of the
Book SynopsisThis timely book offers an in-depth analysis of the intersection between populism and corruption, addressing phenomena that have been, so far, largely treated separately. Bringing together two dynamic and well-established fields of study, it proposes a theoretical framework for the study of populism and corruption in order to update our understanding of specific forms of each in a variety of socio-political settings.International contributors consider the simultaneous growth of populist rhetoric and political corruption, suggesting systematic methods for analysing the interconnection between them. Chapters further examine the effects of socio-political and historical contexts, outlining histories of political scandals and anti-corruption crusades. Taking a cross-national perspective, the book provides case study analyses of the corruption-populism intersection under diverse political systems including Brazil, France, Israel, Mexico and the USA.Raising critical questions for future research into the connections between the fields, Populism and Corruption offers crucial insights for scholars, researchers and students of political science, sociology and law, particularly those interested in contemporary populist movements. It will also benefit practitioners hoping to act on recent trends in political organizing and policymakers eager to combat political corruption.Trade Review‘Jonathan Mendilow and Eric Phélippeau have collected an excellent series of chapters on the connection of populism to corruption.’Table of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to Populism and Corruption 1 Jonathan Mendilow PART I SOME FACTORS UNDERLYING THE ASSOCIATION OF POPULISM WITH CORRUPTION 2 Populism and the corruption of pluralist governance structures 37 Frank Rusciano 3 Corrupt elites, pure people and double standards? Attitudes of Central European populist and mainstream political party sympathisers to systemic and individual corruption 57 Roman Chytilek PART II POPULISM AND CORRUPTION: A CROSS-NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE 4 One man’s swamp 87 Olivia Newman 5 Populism and corruption in Israel – from a clientelist point of view 107 Ina Kubbe and Edna Harel-Fisher 6 Populist grammar, politicians and judges: a case study of political corruption in Brazil 128 Elizangela Valarini and Maria Eugenia Trombini 7 Corruption and populism in East-Central post-communist Europe: the egg, the hen and the omelet 152 Michael Shafir 8 Corruption and populism in Mexico: is AMLO the same formula against corruption? 189 Irma Méndez de Hoyos, Tomislav Lendo and Ulises Flores Llanos 9 Populist opposition in France: rhetoric vs. practical constraints 215 Éric Phélippeau PART III TESTING POPULIST CLAIMS 10 Who pays for populism? 242 Robert G. Boatright 11 How to examine populist claims? A social network analysis 268 Rodrigo Rossi Horochovski, Wagner Pralon Mancuso and Ivan Jairo Junckes Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Limiting Leviathan
Book SynopsisThe enormous growth of the state occurring over much of this century has led the authors of this book to re-examine the proper relationship between the American people and their government. The authors first analyse the case for limiting governmental power and discuss which limits are appropriate, including tax and regulatory limits and electoral, congressional term and constitutional limits. They also examine possible auxiliary sources of state limitation, such as technological and economic limitations, informal order and lessons to be learned from local government. In sum, this book provides a seminal analysis of the necessity of limiting state power in order to preserve human rights.Limiting Leviathan will be a valuable reference point for scholars of public choice and government institutions.Trade Review'The book is an excellent introduction to the various tools and reasons for limiting government. . . . this book is first-rate. The summaries and overviews are unusually well done, and the book would work well as a reader or a second text in a variety of courses. It is intended as an introduction and overview, and it succeeds admirably.' -- Michael C. Munger, The Independent Review'Limiting Leviathan may be the best early guide to the major political challenge of the 21st century.' -- William A. Niskanen, Cato Institute, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Faustian Bargains and Constitutional Governance Part I: Why Should Government be Limited? 2. The Purpose and Limits of Government 3. Constitutionally-Limited Government versus Popular Democracy 4. Government: An Expensive Provider Part II: Which Limits on Government are Appropriate? 5. Constitutional Limits Versus Statutory Rules 6. Constitutional Spending Limitations and the Optimal Size of Government 7. Tax Limits 8. Regulatory Limits 9. The Case for Congressional Term Limits is the Same as the Case for Pollution Control 10. Electoral Limits Part III: Are Auxiliary Precautions Needed? 11. Federalist Theory and Polycentricity: Learning from Local Governments 12. Searching for Order: The Costly Interaction of Formal and Informal Systems 13. Technological and Economic Limitations on Governments Index
£110.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Modern State and its Study: New
Book SynopsisWhat is the relationship between changes in modern states and the current practice of public administration, on the one hand, and recent developments in the sciences of administration on the other? The contributors to this unique book address this fundamental question by surveying the origins, evolution and the contemporary state-of-the-art of administrative sciences in Europe and the United States.A distinguished group of international authors presents the historical development of the study of administration in their respective countries and an analysis of how particular national approaches to the study of administration or 'the way of thinking' influences and are influenced by various national institutions. The authors make comparisons between each country and more generally between Europe and United States Public Administration. This book will introduce American audiences to the various European approaches to administrative sciences and vice versa, and Europeans to contemporary American public administration theory. For many American as well as European students in the field, this volume offers a unique comparison between the large, established field of research in the United States and more recent, less well known European administrative sciences.The Modern State and Its Study will be of great interest to scholars of public administration throughout the world. Practicing public administrators as well as new students of this field will find this volume to be a helpful survey of the current vast and rapidly growing body of public administration research on both Europe and the United States.Trade Review'. . . the highlight of the collection is a contribution by Stillman that connects the American study of public administration to an antistatist tradition. It is learned, lucid and provides a set of ideas that clarify the hotchpotch of the literature.' -- Grant Jordan, Public Administration and Development'Works that one can consult to learn about modern systems of public administration are not lacking, but none compare, in breadth and depth, with this collection of studies. Thus it is an unrivalled source of information for anyone seeking to learn about modern systems of public administration.' -- From the foreword by Dwight Waldo, Syracuse University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword: Modern Public Administration as Model and Portent Part I: Introduction 1. Introduction 2. The Waxing and Waning of the State and its Study: Changes and Challenges in the Study of Public Administration Part II: The United States 3. Public Administration in the United States Part III: Large European Countries 4. Public Administration in Etatist France 5. Administrative Science as Reform: German Public Administration 6. Public Administration in the United Kingdom: Living with an Identity Crisis? 7. Public Administration and Administrative Science in Spain Part IV: Smaller Continental European Countries 8. Expansion and Diversification of Public Administration in the Postwar Welfare State: The Case of the Netherlands 9. Between Anglo-Saxon Behavioralism and Continental Law: Scandinavian Public Administration 10. Switzerland: Emerging Administrative Sciences within Federalism and Direct Democracy Part V: Central and Eastern European Countries 11. Transitions in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland: Autonomy and Community among Nation States Part VI: Conclusion 12. American versus European Public Administration: Does Public Administration make the Modern State, or does the State make Public Administration? Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Local and Regional Governance in Europe: Evidence
Book SynopsisThe European political landscape is one of constant flux and it is this alternating integration and disintegration which influences the basic conditions in which political power is exercised. This book argues that the interests of the cities and regions of Europe are increasingly influenced by European supranational institutions rather than the nation state and that governance in Europe is shifting to a regional and local level.This shift of influence implies potential for economic development and new political strategies, but also poses a serious threat to national identity and the traditional sovereignty of the state. Focusing on processes of internationalisation and regionalisation, the book discerns fascinating peculiarities in the Nordic response to a radically changing environment. The authors take a comparative approach to four Nordic countries and examine the efforts involved at local and regional level to safeguard interests. Their analysis and conclusions make fascinating reading for students and scholars of government and public policy and for civil servants and policymakers across Europe.Trade Review'. . . this book fills a gap in the existing literature. . . The book can be recommended to anybody interested in understanding local and regional development in the Nordic area and how it relates to international processes, most notably European integration. It focuses on the first half of the 1990s, which might be considered a formative stage in the international orientation of Nordic regions. As such, it gives a valuable background to the emergence of sub-national government bodies in the international arena, which is bound to be an increasingly important issue in the future, not least bearing in mind the coming eastward enlargement of the EU.' -- Bo Svensson, Regional and Federal Studies'Although this book is likely to attract a specialist readership, since it deals with local and regional levels of government in four Nordic countries, it also contributes to a general analysis of sub-national and international identities. The authors provide clear conceptual frameworks for discussing the challenges to protecting and developing autonomy at sub-national level. Issues relating to decentralisation of decision-making within the context of the European Union are well presented.' -- Aslib Book Guide'. . . the strength of this book lies in its treatment of the relationship between "regionalisation" concepts and internationalisation (or Europeanisation to be more accurate). The authors are excellent in their coverage of how local and regional governments have adapted their procedures to take account of the impact of such trends as European integration, and the usage of Putnam/multi-level governance is particularly useful . . . the book is a significant contribution and first-class.' -- Lee Miles, University of Hull, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Part I: Regionalisation, Territoriality and Change 2. Nordic Politics Viewed in a Changing Territorial Perspective Part II: The West Nordic Territories 3. Conflict and Harmony in the Internationalisation of Danish Local Governments 4. The Europeanisation of Local Interests in Denmark 5. Internationalisation on the Local Level in Norway Part III: The East Nordic Territories 6. Swedish Municipalities and the European Union 7. Regionalisation in Sweden 8. Finnish Regions and Municipalities in a Nordic Setting Part IV: The Nordic Puzzle 9. East Meets West 10. Nordic Bifurcation in Post-Wall Europe References Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Reforming Public and Corporate Governance:
Book SynopsisReform of public sector governance is a well-established global trend, both in government and business, as countries move from traditional bureaucracies to management modelled on the private sector. This book offers a striking and original comparison of recent developments drawing on two of the leading innovators - the UK and Australia, and on one of the classic East Asian administrative systems in Korea. Its novelty lies in the parallel comparison with reform of the governance of the business corporation and the 'read across' from change in the private sector to change in the public sector. Also identified are the ways in which the reforms taking place have been influenced by international models.The authors, all leading academics in Australia, Britain and Korea, base their analyses on original research. The book's main sections deal with private sector management, privatisation and public enterprises, corporate governance, and government-business relations. Conclusions are drawn regarding possible future policy and changing trajectories of reform as well as about the content, success and extent of national reforms in a global setting.Reforming Public and Corporate Governance will be of interest to political scientists, political economists and East Asian scholars, as well as academics, researchers, policymakers and NGOs involved in public policy and management.Trade Review'. . . provides useful and interesting accounts of particular aspects of public and private sector developments in Australia, Britain and Korea. It will be read mainly by academic specialists, though particular chapters can be suitable for under-graduate teaching purposes in Australia.' -- Hans Lofgren, Australian Journal of Public AdministrationTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction Part I: Public Sector Reform 2. Administrative Reform in the Korean Central Government: A Case Study of the Dae Jung Kim Administration 3. Public Sector Reform in Australia 4. Beyond the ‘New Public Management’: Regulated Partnerships in Britain Part II: Public Enterprises 5. Reforming Public Enterprises in South Korea 6. Public Enterprise Divestments in Australia: A Turn-of-the-Century Review 7. Utility Regulation, Competition Policy and Regulatory Reform in Britain Part III: Corporate Governance 8. Transforming the Corporate Governance of Korean Firms 9. New Ownership Structures and the Governance of Australian Corporations 10. Corporate Governance and the Company Law Review in Britain Part IV: Government–Business Relations 11. Government–Business Relations and Globalization: The Australian Experience 12. Government–Business Relations: The Korean Experience 13. Conclusion References Index
£115.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Handbook of Political Change in Eastern
Book SynopsisThis thoroughly revised and updated edition of The Handbook of Political Change in Eastern Europe provides an authoritative and thorough analysis of the political changes which have occurred in Central and Eastern Europe since the demise of communism. It offers an historical, comparative perspective of the region and focuses on the social consequences of the democratization process throughout the 1990s and the early years of the 21st century. Significantly, this new edition includes an examination of the South East European countries of Croatia, Serbia and Moldova, which are often overlooked in studies on post-communist political development. The country-specific chapters are each written by distinguished scholars with particular expertise in their respective cases: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia and Moldova. Each chapter includes detailed examinations of elections, the formation of governments, electoral systems and constitutional arrangements. These up-to-date analyses are supplemented by conclusions on the party systems and emerging political structures in the region as a whole, and the consolidation of democracy in a post-communist setting.The revised and expanded version of The Handbook of Political Change in Eastern Europe provides a state-of-the art companion which will be indispensable for students and scholars in the social sciences, including political science, comparative politics, European studies and political history.Trade ReviewAcclaim for the first edition:'This is a very interesting reference book of the political changes in Eastern Europe since the demise of communism. It will prove to be of great use for everybody involved in research on Eastern Europe, but it can also offer considerable introductory information to those who have not followed the most recent developments in the region.' -- Ioannis Armakolas, The Ethnic Conflict Research DigestTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The Diversity of Post-Communist Europe 2. The Challenge of History in Central and Eastern Europe 3. Estonia 4. Latvia 5. Lithuania 6. Poland 7. The Czech Republic 8. Slovakia 9. Hungary 10. Slovenia 11. Romania 12. Bulgaria 13. Croatia 14. Serbia 15. Moldova 16. Concluding Remarks Index
£229.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Political Economy of the European Union:
Book SynopsisThis book offers a generic explanation of the political economy of the EU, demonstrating in a clear and comprehensive way how the present institutional set-up makes it vulnerable to lobbyism, corruption and the destruction of social capital. Gert Tinggaard Svendsen contends that this 'EU disease' may be avoided by strengthening the power of the EU Parliament at the expense of the EU Commission. The book also discusses issues surrounding policy design, international negotiations on climate change and renewable energy sources. Using an interdisciplinary framework, the author examines how the current institutional set-up of the EU will determine future economic performance and will adversely affect policy outcomes. He looks at whether fundamental EU policies, such as the CAP, are consistent with economic growth or whether these policies will instead distort markets, leading to economic decline. Focusing in detail on international climate negotiations and wind energy, the author explores the way in which the design of a policy proposal can be affected by the interactions between interest groups and the institutions and bureaucrats of the EU. The case of greenhouse gas emissions trading is a unique example because it allows the author to actually measure lobbyism as the difference between the proposed design and the final EU directive.The interdisciplinary approach of the book and the original treatment of a very pertinent subject will appeal to academics, economists, political scientists and decision-makers. It will also interest and inform a wide readership in the social sciences, particularly those with an interest in the institutional structure of the EU.Trade Review'. . . an immensely valuable discussion of several important EU environmental policies and how public choice theory can be applied not only to understand why these policies were structured the way they are, but also how they can be improved so as not to impede economic growth in the EU.' -- Russell S. Sobel, Public Choice'. . . this readable, thought provoking and well constructed work should be a must for students of environmental politics.' -- Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen, Environmental Politics'The European Union has been relatively neglected by public choice/political economy scholars on both sides of the Atlantic. This fine book helps to redress this imbalance. It builds on the work of Mancur Olson on interest groups, and demonstrates the important role that they play in affecting policy outcomes in the EU. The book is dedicated to Olson. It is a worthy tribute.' -- Dennis C. Mueller, University of Vienna, AustriaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Political Economy 3. European Union 4. Interest Group Theory and the Case of Environmental Regulation 5. International Climate Negotiations and Wind Energy 6. Conclusion Bibliography Index
£90.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Governance and Economic Development: A
Book SynopsisThe main theme of this study is the political economy of policy reform in less developed countries and post-socialist countries. Given the complexity of economic development and transition, Joachim Ahrens views failures in policy reform, poor public sector management, rent-seeking, corruption, and over-centralization as systematic, though not exclusive, instances of institutional failure. This interdisciplinary study looks for ways of constructing effective market-enhancing governance structures that provide appropriate incentive systems to cope with such failures. No blueprint is offered, but the book provides a conceptual governance framework that can be applied in a comparative way to analyze economic, political, and social obstacles to policy and institutional reform. The concept is not only used to analyze the politico-institutional foundation of policy reform in East Asia and Eastern Europe, but it also allows to elaborate country specific strategies to craft institutional safeguards that help overcome impediments to development and transition.This innovative book, which overcomes the conventional perspective of a government-market dichotomy, will be of interest to researchers, students, policymakers and all those concerned with the impact of the dialectic interaction between political and economic forces on economic development.Trade Review'. . . this volume is an excellent resource for those interested in the analysis of institutions' design and economic development. . .' -- Oscar Alfranca, Progress in Development StudiesTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: Market, State, and Economic Development Part I: Policy Reform, Institutions, and Economic Performance 2. The Washington Consensus and Its Limits 3. From New Political Economy to New Institutional Economics 4. Institutional Change and Economic Performance Part II: Governance: Theory and Practice 5. Governance and Economic Performance: Conceptual Considerations 6. Governance in Practice: Evidence from Less Developed Countries and Economies in Transition 7. Rethinking Effective Governance: Politico-Institutional Structures and Economic Development in Comparative Perspective Appendix References Index
£141.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Developments in Organizational Politics: How
Book SynopsisDevelopments in Organizational Politics presents a comprehensive analysis of organizational politics and its meaning and application for employees and managers in modern worksites. Eran Vigoda suggests an integrative model that tries to explain how politics, and especially perceptions of politics, emerges, transforms and affects employees' performance and other work related outcomes in organizations. The analysis is based on empirical data collected over almost a decade of field studies. This data uses a variety of scientific methods to demonstrate how internal politics may be related to job attitudes, behavioral intentions as well as actual behaviors of employees. Special attention is given to non-profit organizations but analysis of businesses and private firms is also included.The book will be essential reading for academics and researchers from the fields of organizational behavior, human resource management and is also useful for practitioners who struggle through the barriers of power, influence and politics in the workplace.Trade Review'This book sheds light on the causes and consequences of political behavior conducted by civil servants in the public sector, as revealed by the author's series of studies. The book is quite exceptional by virtue of its fascinating topic, the population under consideration, and the multiplicity of research projects. Eran Vigoda contributes to our body of knowledge an integrative, empirically based, and theoretically framed account of organizational power and politics.' -- Yitzhak Samuel, University of Haifa, Israel'A most impressive book offering a comprehensive conceptual framework as well as a broad and thorough coverage of the organization politics literature to date combined with a detailed presentation of the author's own research work. Dr Vigoda insightfully clarifies the nature of organizational politics, its antecedents and outcomes, and presents a fresh and thorough discussion of the relations between organization politics and other organizational attitudes and behaviors. This is a highly recommended book for every student and scholar of organization behavior.' -- Amos Drory, Ben Gurion University, Israel'. . . The latest work from one of the emerging best and brightest. . .' -- Robert T. Golembiewski, The University of Georgia, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction to the Study of Organizational Politics 1. Political Behavior in Organizations: Between Perceptions and Implementations 2. Organizational Politics, Job Attitudes, and Work Outcomes 3. Organizational Politics, In-role Performance, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior 4. Organizational Politics and Job Distress 5. Cross-Cultural Perspectives of Organizational Politics 6. Organizational Politics in Virtual Work Sites and in a Global World 7. Summary and Implications: Interdisciplinary Reflections and New Directions Appendix 1: Measures Used in the Studies Appendix 2: Measuring Organizational Politics by the Perceptions of Organizational Politics Scale (POPS) Appendix 3: Measuring Organizational Politics by Influence Tactics Bibliography Index
£104.00
Liverpool University Press Political Transformation of Gulf Tribal States:
Book SynopsisThe reform movements and attempts to establish parliamentary institutions in the Persian Gulf states of Kuwait, Bahrain and Dubai between the First World War and the independent era of the 1970s were not inspired by western example or by any tradition of civil representation. The move to a parliamentary system not only represented a milestone in the history of the region, creating a legacy for future generations, but was a unique transition in the Arab world. The transformation of these states from loose chiefdoms of minimal coherence and centralization, into centralizing and institutionalized monarchies, involved the setting up of primary institutions of government, the demarcation of borders, and establishment of a monarchical order. As this new political and social order evolved, ideas of national struggle and national rights penetrated Gulf societies. Gulf citizens who had spent time in Arab states, mostly in Egypt and Iraq, took part in the genesis of a public Arab-Gulf national discourse, enabling the Gulf population to become acquainted with national struggles for independence. As a result merchants of notable families, newly educated elements, and even workers, began to oppose the dominance of the rulers. Both the rulers and the commercial elites (including members of the ruling families) tried to formulate a new and different social contract with the rulers seeking to entrench their political power by using new administrative means and financial power. Opposition against this current crystallized in 1938 among the ranks of the commercial oligarchy as well as within the ruling families. In spite of its failure to create its own political institutions, the oligarchy remained the foremost social and economic class. But the ruling families could no longer treat national oil revenues as their private income, and they began to channel part of these funds to public needs. The most important consequence of the '1938' movement was the formation of a new social contract between the two traditional power centers: the governing structures were fitted into the political and economic reality brought about by the oil wealth, but remained essentially tribal and committed to the power division between the major Gulf families.
£100.00
Liverpool University Press Political Transformation of Gulf Tribal States:
Book SynopsisThe reform movements and attempts to establish parliamentary institutions in the Persian Gulf states of Kuwait, Bahrain and Dubai between the First World War and the independent era of the 1970s were not inspired by western example or by any tradition of civil representation. The move to a parliamentary system not only represented a milestone in the history of the region, creating a legacy for future generations, but was a unique transition in the Arab world. The transformation of these states from loose chiefdoms of minimal coherence and centralization, into centralizing and institutionalized monarchies, involved the setting up of primary institutions of government, the demarcation of borders, and establishment of a monarchical order. As this new political and social order evolved, ideas of national struggle and national rights penetrated Gulf societies. Gulf citizens who had spent time in Arab states, mostly in Egypt and Iraq, took part in the genesis of a public Arab-Gulf national discourse, enabling the Gulf population to become acquainted with national struggles for independence. As a result merchants of notable families, newly educated elements, and even workers, began to oppose the dominance of the rulers. Both the rulers and the commercial elites (including members of the ruling families) tried to formulate a new and different social contract with the rulers seeking to entrench their political power by using new administrative means and financial power. Opposition against this current crystallized in 1938 among the ranks of the commercial oligarchy as well as within the ruling families. In spite of its failure to create its own political institutions, the oligarchy remained the foremost social and economic class. But the ruling families could no longer treat national oil revenues as their private income, and they began to channel part of these funds to public needs. The most important consequence of the '1938' movement was the formation of a new social contract between the two traditional power centers: the governing structures were fitted into the political and economic reality brought about by the oil wealth, but remained essentially tribal and committed to the power division between the major Gulf families.
£40.00
Liverpool University Press Applying the Lessons of UK National Politics to
Book SynopsisThis book engagingly presents an intriguing account of many of the principles of UK government politics and how these have an important bearing on everyday office life as experienced by the working population. Here is a fascinating account of the findings of two former Cabinet ministers Lords Blunkett and Baker who were interviewed by the author. Oral testimony allows the reader to learn about the perspectives of political power brokers and provides data and insight not always apparent or revealed from historical records and archive material. The overriding aim is to analyse the nature of politicking in central government and to apply the techniques and lessons of national politics to everyday office life. The book offers a political framework, giving behavioural pointers to assist those who face challenging circumstances that could impinge on their well-being and business efficiency in the workplace. A back to basics methodology is advised, touching on a range of techniques, including, for example, that gossip is an effective way of getting back at someone. This touches upon Blunketts assertion that Michael Gove MP is a zealot and a politician having an ideological obsession. Applying the Lessons refers moreover to cases calling for bargaining and negotiation, also a part of the life of the whips in Parliament, and an essential tool for office business. As a seasoned historian and political analyst, Richard Willis revealingly unravels the nature of political power and control, and shows how Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair initially supposedly gave Baker and Blunkett considerable scope in introducing reform. He goes on to explain how the two peers give their critique on policy-making against a background which is of definite benefit to office managers and supervisors, executive assistants, PAs, administrators, and administrative/administration assistants.
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James Currey China's Aid and Soft Power in Africa: The Case of
Book SynopsisChina's increasing role as an education donor in Africa, and the significance of this both economically and politically. Why does China run one of the world's largest short-term training programmes, with plans to bring 30,000 Africans to China between 2013 and 2015? Why does it give generous support to 31 Confucius Institutes teaching Mandarin and Chinese culture at many of Africa's top universities from the Cape to Cairo? Why is China one of the very few countries to increase the number of full scholarships for Africans to study in its universities,a total of 18,000 anticipated between 2013 and 2015? China claims to have been involved for 60 years in South-South cooperation of mutual benefit to China and Africa. While its dramatic economic and trade impact, particularly on Africa, has caught global attention, little focus has yet been given to its role as an education donor - and especially to the critical role of China's support for training and human resource development for Africans inChina, and within Africa itself. It is vital that we understand what is going on, and why education is so important in China-Africa relations. Here is hard evidence from Ethiopia, South Africa and Kenya of the dramatic growth ofChina's soft power and increasing impact in capacity-building, and of the implications of this for Africa, China and the world.Trade ReviewAn invaluable survey [and] an essential text. * FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION IN CHINA *A useful text which will be helpful to students and policy-makers interested in the emerging role of countries such as China in global politics and development. * INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING *Professor King is an acknowledged expert in the field of international education, with a vast experience in pioneering research throughout the globe. His latest book offers a unique and valuable insight into the dynamics of Chinese aid for education in Africa. * RT HON GORDON BROWN MP, UN Special Envoy for Global Education *Professor King's superbly reported and careful balanced analysis examines whether the Chinese really do (as the ancient sage Lao Tzu put it) 'teach a man to fish rather than giving him a fish'. -- DEBORAH BRAUTIGAM, author of The Dragon's Gift: the Real Story of China in AfricaTable of ContentsChina & Africa: Origins, documents & discourses in relation to human resource development China's higher education partnerships with Africa: Modalities for mutual cooperation? African students in China: Changing characteristics, contexts & challenges Chinese enterprise & training in Africa: A theatre for win-win cooperation? China & traditional donors: Convergence or divergence? China's soft power in Africa: Past, present & future Conclusion - Appendix
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James Currey The Economics of Ethnic Conflict: The Case of
Book SynopsisInvestigates development practice, civil organization formation and the increase of ethnically motivated conflicts over the past two decades in Western Africa. Through richly detailed anthropological case studies of the rural economics and administrative policies in Burkina Faso, and reassessment of current models of conflict, resource management and modern administration, this book explores the current political, economic and social transformation of Western Africa. Ethnic tensions, the case studies suggest, are a strategic part of social and economic local relations - a pattern that is repeated whenethnic stereotyping finds its way into the higher echelons of national administration and of international development cooperation. Conflicts are shown to be ethnicized by local and administrative elites, creating screens impenetrable to those involved in the states' formal administration, and behind which informal local economies thrive. In these 'concealed economies' individuals exploit the ethnic divide by hiding friendly and profitable inter-ethnic relations behind a rhetoric of ethnic tensions and staged conflict. Cultivating ties across ethnic divides is not limited, however, to rural relations but becomes common practice at almost all levels of national and civil administration. Andreas Dafinger is Associate Professor of Social Anthropology at the Central European University, Budapest. He has worked on Burkina Faso for almost twenty years.Trade ReviewAn exceptionally well-researched study * . *Table of ContentsIntroduction Burkina Faso The Logic of Global Relations: Burkina Faso, Boulgou and the World Sharing the Land: the Ethnic Division of Labour Conflict Concealed Economies: the Hidden Dimension of Conflict and Cooperation Conclusion
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