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Oxford University Press, USA Campaign Finance
Book SynopsisThe one percent has been providing an ever larger share of campaign funds since the 1980s. Well over half of the money contributed to the presidential race in 2015 came from only about 350 families. One-fourth of it came from just seventy-eight donors, all of whom made contributions of $1 million or more. Can we still say we live in a democracy if a few hundred rich families provide such disproportionate shares of campaign funds? Congress and the courts are divided on that question, with conservatives saying yes and liberals saying no. The debate is about the most fundamental of political questions: how we define democracy, and how we want our democracy to work. The debate may ultimately be about political theory, but in practice it is conducted in terms of laws, regulations, and court decisions about PACs, super PACs, 527s, 501(c)(4)s, dark money, the Federal Election Commission, and even the IRS. This book explains how those laws, regulations, and court decisions fit into the larger Trade ReviewWhat everyone needs to know EXACTLY! 5 stars, absolutely a must-read. Highly recommended. Loved this book. * Scila C, The NetGalley *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 What is the campaign finance problem? What is the disagreement between supporters and opponents of reform? How big a problem is quid pro quo corruption? Whether the problem is political corruption or political inequality, campaign finance is about paying for election campaigns. How much do they cost? Do elections cost a lot more now than they used to? Is it true that the candidate with the most money always wins? Where do candidates get the money to pay for their campaigns? What is the role of political parties? How has Congress regulated money in elections? What is the state of the Federal Election Campaign Act today? 2 Watergate and Buckley v. Valeo What was Watergate? What was the campaign finance part of Watergate? How did Congress change campaign finance law after Watergate? Who were Buckley and Valeo? Why did Senator Buckley and the other challengers think the 1974 reforms were unconstitutional? How did the circuit court decide Buckley v. Valeo? How did the Supreme Court decide Buckley v. Valeo? How did the challengers, the defenders, and the justices deal with the reform goals of curbing campaign costs, preventing corruption, and promoting equality? Why is Buckley v. Valeo still important today? 3 The rise and fall of public funding How does the Presidential Election Campaign Fund work? Did Congress come up with the idea of public funding in response to Watergate? What did reformers hope to accomplish by using public funds to pay for elections? Why was Senator Long's public funding bill so controversial? If the income tax checkoff was so controversial in the 1960s, how did it survive the political battles in Congress? What happened to the tax incentives for small contributions that Congress passed in 1971? Why did the public funding program pay for the party conventions as well as the elections? Why did Congress repeal public funding for party conventions? How does the public funding program treat minor parties? How does the public funding program treat independents? Did public funding meet its goal of bringing in new, small donors? Public funding is also supposed to bring in new candidates. Did the presidential program do that? But participation in the tax checkoff had dropped by 2012. Did the same thing happen with public opinion? What kinds of public funding programs are the states enacting? Which states subsidize election campaigns? Which cities have public funding programs? How does New York City's public funding program work? How well did the presidential public funding program work? 4 Disclosure and the federal election commission What does the FEC do? Why did Congress create the Federal Election Commission? How does the FEC work? Is it like other independent agencies? How well does the current disclosure law work? How does the FEC enforce other parts of the FECA? Why are there so many partisan deadlocks on the FEC? Why has disclosure become so controversial? What are the intimidation charges raised by opponents of disclosure? 5 Political action committees Why do we have PACS? Who created them and why? Why did corporations suddenly begin forming PACs in the late 1970s? Why did reformers try to curb PACs in the 1980s? Did politicians begin refusing PAC contributions in the 1980s? Were independent expenditures new? What is a connected PAC? How do the five categories of connected PACs differ from one another? Do business and labor PACs do different things with their money in elections? What are non-connected PACs? What do ideological PACs do? What do leadership PACs do? 6 Super PACs Where did the super PAC come from? What makes super PACs super? What is a hybrid PAC? Why is coordination between candidates and super PACs a problem? What did Congress do about independent expenditures after Watergate? How did Citizens United and SpeechNow make coordination between candidates and super PACs such a big problem? What are the rules against candidates coordinating with super PACs? How close did candidates and super PACs get in 2012? How did the super PAC change the way presidential candidates ran their campaigns? Stephen Colbert formed a super PAC on his Comedy Central TV show, The Colbert Report. What was that about? Jeb Bush's super PAC did not help him at all. And Hillary Clinton's super PAC did not help her fend off Bernie Sanders. So how big a deal are super PACs, really? 7 Billionaires There seem to be a lot of billionaire donors these days. Is this new? What is different about megadonors today? How did fundraising by presidential candidates in 2015 differ from previous elections? But Jeb Bush finished 2015 far behind candidates who raised less money. So were the billionaires really all that important? Were billionaires any more important in the Democrats' race? What is the Koch brothers' network? What did the Koch network do in the 2012 and 2014 elections? How are other conservative billionaires becoming active in elections? Are liberal billionaires doing anything similar to what the Koch brothers are doing? Are individual liberal billionaires building personal political operations, as rich conservatives are doing? 8 Outside money What was soft money? Did both parties raise soft money? How did the nature of soft money change after 1992? What was the McCain-Feingold Act? What is a 527? Did 527s just replace party soft money? What are 501(c) tax-exempt groups? What was Wisconsin Right to Life v. FEC? Was there still a lot of outside money in the 2008 election? How did the FEC weaken disclosure rules for tax-exempt groups? What are 501(c)(4)s? How did Citizens United change the role of 501(c)s in election? What was the controversy over the IRS's scrutiny of applications to form social welfare groups? What did the American Bar Association recommend the IRS do about political activity by non-political groups? 9 Corporations, Unions, and Citizens United What can corporations do in elections now that they could not do before Citizens United? Did Citizens United overturn the Tillman Act's ban against political contributions? Did the Tillman Act work? Or did corporations keep making campaign contributions after it banned them? When did corporations and unions begin using their money to influence elections? How did conservatives try to limit labor participation in elections? Why did the Department of Justice challenge the legality of labor PACs in Pipefitters v. United States? What was the issue in First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti? Why did the Supreme Court give First Amendment rights of political speech to corporations in Citizens United? How big a change did Citizens United make to the way campaigns are financed? What about corporate personhood? Did Citizens United say corporations are people? Did Citizens United release a flood of corporate money for independent expenditures? Citizens United also permitted unlimited spending by labor unions. Has that happened? Critics of Citizens United also said it would let foreign money into U.S. elections. Has that happened? Is the Republican party financed by business and the Democratic party by labor? What about corporate lobbying? Isn't that at least as big a problem as campaign finance? Is the Republican party financed by business and the Democratic party by labor? Conclusion What Next? Why does the future look bright for reform opponents? Is there is any chance for reviving public funding for presidential elections? What about public funding for state and city elections? Is that likely to continue? Will small-donor programs be able to counter the surge of rich donors and democratize campaign finance? Well-financed non-party groups seem to be more active than the parties in recent elections. Are the parties getting weaker? Can the FEC be made to work? Will disclosure survive? There seems to be a lot of support for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. Is that likely to happen? Why are the prospects for reform so poor? The chances of curbing big money in elections would be a lot better if the 5-4 split on the Supreme Court went the other way. How likely is that? Timeline of campaign finance laws and Supreme Court decisions Glossary Notes Further Reading Index
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Oxford University Press Inc The Oxford Handbook of Israeli Politics and
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe Oxford Handbook is an important contribution to the literature that will be a useful reference to both students and scholars of Israeli politics for years to come. * Heather Stoll, Middle East Journal *Table of ContentsIntroduction to Israeli Politics and Society Reuven Y. Hazan, Alan Dowty, Menachem Hofnung, and Gideon Rahat Part I: Introduction 1. Israel as a Field of Study: A Historical Overview Ilan Troen 2. A Minimal Demographic History of Israel Sergio DellaPergola 3. State and Society Building in Early Israel Orit Rozin 4. Political History of Israel Anita Shapira 5. Democracy in Israel Alan Dowty 6. Israel's Wars David Tal Part II: Israeli Society 7. Sociopolitical Cleavages in Israel Uri Ram 8. Arab Citizens in the "Jewish" State of Israel Itzhak Galnoor 9. Religion, Society, and Politics in Israel Asher Cohen 10. Immigration Dynamics and Changing Constructions of Jewish Nativeness in Israel Adane Zawdu and Sarah S. Willen 11. The Jewish Ethnic Divide and Ethnic Politics in Israel Sammy Smooha 12. Gender in Israel Reut Itzkovitch-Malka 13. Conceptualizing Palestinian Politics in Israel in the Shadow of the Arab Spring Amal Jamal 14. Public Opinion in Israel: The Sociodemographic Nexus Tamar Hermann Part III: Israeli Political Institutions 15. The
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Oxford University Press Current Debates in American Government
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Oxford University Press Inc State Capture
Book SynopsisOver the past forty years, conservatives have mastered the art of pursuing policy change across the states, while similar liberal efforts have floundered. Using a diverse array of original evidence, including interviews, previously-unexamined archival records, and new surveys, State Capture explains why and how conservatives developed cross-state political clout while progressives did not. The book also carefully documents the implications of conservative cross-state network-building for American democracy, spelling out its consequences for political inequality and representation, as well as for our understanding of the relationship between private-sector businesses, political activists, and wealthy donors.In State Capture, Alexander Hertel-Fernandez details the development of a trio of conservative groups operating within and outside of state legislatures responsible for the right''s success in the states. This right-leaning troika includes the American Legislative Exchange Council (ATrade ReviewIn his systematic and impeccably researched work, Hertel-Fernandez discusses why liberal efforts to counter the troika have floundered and why this infiltration of right-wing state policy endangers the quality of American democracy. A highly specific, important study in understanding why attention to state legislatures and local elections across the country is increasingly crucial. * Kirkus *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface Introduction PART I: The Evolution of ALEC: A Corporate-Conservative Anchor Across the States Chapter 1: "The Most Dangerously Effective Organization": A Smart ALEC is Born Chapter 2: Policy Plagiarism: A Window into ALEC's Reach Across the U.S. States Chapter 3: An Easy A with ALEC: ALEC's Appeal for State Legislators Chapter 4: "A Great Investment": ALEC's Appeal for Big Business · PART II: The Right-Wing Troika and its Foes Chapter 5: A Little Help from Their Friends: Introducing the Right-Wing Troika Chapter 6: Transforming the Nation One State at a Time: The Right-Wing Troika and State Policy Chapter 7: "Feisty Chihuahuas Versus a Big Gorilla": Why Left-Wing Efforts to Counter the Troika Have Floundered Conclusion: State Capture and American Democracy Technical Appendix Works Cited
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Oxford University Press Inc The Inclusion Calculation Why Men Appropriate
Book SynopsisWhat role do men play in women''s political representation? When and why do they support more inclusivity for women in office? Given that all political parties today have men in a majority of leadership positions, male gatekeepers play a key part in women''s representation. So, how are they responding to the increasing numbers of women who are seeking leadership roles in politics? In The Inclusion Calculation, Melody E. Valdini examines women''s inclusion from the perspective of men in power and offers a novel approach to understanding differences in women''s descriptive representation. This book argues that men facilitate women''s entry into politics when women''s presence promises to benefit public perception of a party, and therefore benefit male party leaders. One particularly disturbing implication of this argument is that leaders can increase the number of women in office as a quick and simple substitute for addressing real systemic failures in party organization. Valdini tests her hypotheses by looking at several political contexts around the world: the degree to which parties run more women after a corruption scandal, the number of women who are actually elected at such times, the adoption of gender quotas, and the appointment of women legislators in authoritarian regimes. Her findings suggest that we cannot yet celebrate recent increases in the number of women in office as a sign that we are nearing broad acceptance of gender equality. Further, these findings also suggest that one should question the tendency of scholars and international organizations to use women''s presence in office as a measurement of good governance, as well as the tendency to encourage women to simply lean in to advance their careers. While it is certainly valuable to encourage women to run for office, it is equally important to understand the motivations of male power-holders. To that end, this book examines how men strategically feminize their political parties or government to retain control, demonstrating that a woman''s selection as a candidate often depends on a man''s perception of her value.Trade ReviewThe Inclusion Calculation cleverly flips the script on previous research analyzing women's descriptive representation. ... [It] makes a superb contribution to comparative politics. * Jennifer Piscopo, Perspectives on Politics *This volume makes use of several systematic statistical analyses and numerous case studies to explore the nuances that help to explain the calculations gatekeepers make. Valdini's provocative framework should spark a reconsideration of implicit assumptions about women's representation and how to ensure that governments provide authentic and meaningful representation for all members of society. * T. Lynch, University of St. Thomas, CHOICE *Rather than the oft-asked question of how women make strides on politics, this excellent book flips this question on its head by asking when and why established political elites let women in? The argument is compelling: politicians allow women into elected positions when it benefits their own electoral fortunes. The analyses draw on an impressive array of case studies and sources of evidence. * Miki Caul Kittilson, Arizona State University *This pathbreaking book brings patriarchy back into gender and politics research. Valdini rightly argues that male elites do not nominate women because they have good intentions. Rather, certain moments make the benefits of women's inclusion outweigh the threat to men's power. Using quantitative analyses and case studies, Valdini identifies two such moments: after corruption crises and in decaying democracies. The focus on elites' inclusion calculation provides a timely reminder that the responsibility for women's political underrepresentation lies with men. * Jennifer M. Piscopo, Occidental College *Valdini offers a brilliant new analysis of gender representation, focusing not on women's efforts to gain access to politics but on men's role as gatekeepers. She provides a ground-breaking contribution, asking 'when and why do men let the women in?' and arguing that male elites facilitate women's descriptive representation when it is likely to generate tangible benefits to men's power. Valdini's approach is original, smart, compelling, and highly readable. A must-read for all scholars and students of gender politics! * Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer, Rice University *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Calculation of Women's Inclusion Chapter 3: Feminine Stereotypes and the Advantages of Association Chapter 4: The Strategic Use of Women Candidates in Post-Scandal Environments Chapter 5: The Method of Inclusion Matters Too: The Strategy of Gender Quota Adoption Chapter 6: The Strategic Use of Women's Representation in Hybrid Regimes Chapter 7: Conclusion, Implications, and Future Research Notes References Index
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Oxford University Press The Essential Writings Oxford Worlds Classics
Book SynopsisThis new selection of Gandhi's writings taken from his books, articles, letters and interviews sets out his views on religion, politics, society, non-violence and civil disobedience. Judith M. Brown's excellent introduction and notes examines his philosophy and the political context in which he wrote.Table of ContentsGANDHI, HIS MISSION, AND THE INFLUENCES ON HIM; AUTHENTIC HUMAN LIFE AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL; TRANSFORMING SOCIETIES; INDIA UNDER BRITISH RULE: MAKING A NEW NATION; NON-VIOLENCE AS POLITICAL ACTION
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Oxford University Press The Oxford Handbook of Portuguese Politics
Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of Portuguese Politics brings together the best scholars in the field offering an unrivalled coverage of the politics (broadly defined) of the country over the past 50 years. The Handbook includes eight sections. First, it looks at the past and present by making an overview of Portuguese political developments since democratization in the 1970s. Second, it looks at political institutions as the building blocks of Portuguese democracy. The third section examines mass politics and voters, that is, a thorough analysis of the demand-side of mass politics. The fourth section turns to the supply side of mass-politics by looking at parties and the party system. The fifth section looks at the Portuguese society by unpacking a plethora of societal aspects with direct implications for politics. The sixth section examines governance and public policies, with a view to understanding how a constellation of public policies has an impact on the quality of governance and in fosteri
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Oxford University Press Crafting Parliament in Myanmars Disciplined
Book SynopsisThis volume offers the most significant analysis of how parliament re-emerged in Myanmar in the span of a post-junta decade (2011-2021).
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Oxford University Press Democracy without Shortcuts A Participatory
Book SynopsisThis book defends the value of democratic participation. It aims to improve citizens' democratic control and vindicate the value of citizens' participation against conceptions that threaten to undermine it.Trade ReviewA brilliant book. The author offers a powerful reconstruction of the systematic content of a participatory conception of deliberative democracy, which she justifies with metacritical arguments that exhibit an equal measure of analytical acumen. * Jürgen Habermas, Journal of Deliberative Democracy *Trenchantly argued, ambitious, and full of surprising insights, Democracy without Shortcuts is a major contribution to contemporary democratic theory by one of the best political philosophers in the world. * Fabio Wolkenstein, Perspectives on Politics *It is hard to exaggerate the importance today of Lafont's identification and exploration of the central goal of dispelling alienation – helping citizens to own their own laws, identify with those laws, and endorse them... Her willingness to directly address the need for the justification of state coercion is what makes this book so important... Lafont's analysis is extremely valuable for today and for the future. It puts the citizen at the center and takes seriously the citizens' capacities for reflectively endorsing the laws that coerce them. * Jane Mansbridge, Journal of Deliberative Democracy *A searching and thought-provoking philosophical work on the nature of deliberation in modern democracy. * Thomas Christiano, Jus Cogens 2 *Cristina Lafont's powerful critique of deliberative minipublics strikes at the central strategy that has energized efforts to actually apply deliberative democracy to real public problems. Every effort to make deliberative democracy practical needs to take account of her critiques. * James Fishkin, Journal of Deliberative Democracy *This book makes a significant contribution to the literature defending a broadly deliberative view of democracy ... In the course of her defense she shows that judicial review need not be opposed to participatory deliberative democracy. * H. Oberdiek, CHOICE *
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Oxford University Press The Oxford Handbook of Swiss Politics
Book SynopsisThis volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the many different facets of the Swiss political system and of the major developments in modern Swiss politics. It brings together a diverse set of more than 50 leading experts in their respective areas, who explore Switzerland''s distinctive and sometimes intriguing politics at all levels and across multiple themes. In placing the topics in an international and comparative context and in conversation with the broader scholarly literature, the contributors provide a much-needed counterpoint to the rather idealized and sometimes outdated perception of Swiss politics. The work is divided into thematic sections that represent the inherent diversity of the Swiss political sphere: following a detailed introduction from the editors, the parts of the volume explore foundations, institutions, cantons and municipalities, actors, elections and votes, decision-making processes, and public policies, with a three-chapter epilogue. Throughout, The OxfTable of Contents1: Patrick Emmenegger, Flavia Fossati, Silja Häusermann, Yannis Papadopoulos, Pascal Sciarini, and Adrian Vatter: Introduction Part I. Foundations 2: Wolf Linder and Sean Mueller: Switzerland: A Paradigmatic Case of Political Integration 3: Irène Herrmann: The Historical and Institutional Formation of Swiss Political Culture 4: Markus Freitag and Alina Zumbrunn: The Political Culture of Switzerland in Comparative Perspective 5: Daniel Oesch: The Structural Shifts in Switzerland's Economy and Society, 2000-2020 6: Thomas Bernauer and Stefanie Walter: Switzerland's Position in Europe and the World 7: Delia Zollinger and Denise Traber: The Ideological Space in Swiss Politics: Voters, Parties, and Realignment Part II. Institutions 8: Adrian Vatter: Federalism 9: Isabelle Stadelmann-Steffen and Lucas Leemann: Direct Democracy 10: Stefanie Bailer and Sarah Bütikofer: Swiss Parliament 11: Yannis Papadopoulos and Fritz Sager: The Federal Government 12: Martina Flick Witzig, Christine Rothmayr Allison, and Frédéric Varone: The Judicial System Part III. Cantons and Municipalities 13: Adrian Vatter: Cantons 14: Andreas Ladner and Nicolas Keuffer: Swiss Municipalities 15: Daniel Kübler: Metropolitan Areas Part IV. Actors 16: Frédéric Varone and David Giauque: Federal Administration 17: Andreas Ladner, Daniel Schwarz, and Jan Fivaz: Political Parties and Party Systems in Switzerland 18: André Mach and Steven Eichenberger: Interest Groups 19: Marco Giugni: Social Movements 20: Regula Hänggli and Alexandra Feddersen: Media and Political Communication Part V. Elections and Votes 21: Georg Lutz and Anke Tresch: National Elections 22: Pascal Sciarini and Anke Tresch: Direct Democratic Votes 23: Fabrizio Gilardi and Alexander H. Trechsel: Digital Democracy Part VI. Decision-Making Processes 24: Pascal Sciarini: Decision-Making Process 25: Andreas Balthasar: The Implementation and Evaluation of Public Policies Part VII. Public Policies 26: Laurent Goetschel: Foreign Policy 27: Fabio Wasserfallen: Switzerland and the European Union 28: Andreas Wenger: Swiss Security Policy and Politics 29: Patrick Emmenegger: Economic Policy 30: Roy Gava: Banking and the Swiss Financial Centre 31: Fritz Sager and David Kaufmann: Infrastructure Policy: Transport and Energy 32: Anja Giudici and Patrick Emmenegger: Education Policy 33: Lukas Baschung and Jean-Philippe Leresche: Research, Technology, and Innovation Policies 34: Karin Ingold and Stéphane Nahrath: Environmental and Spatial Planning Policy 35: Sandra Lavenex: Migration Policy 36: Anita Manatschal: Integration Policy 37: Giuliano Bonoli and Flavia Fossati: Social Policy 38: Philipp Trein, Christian Rüefli, and Adrian Vatter: Health Policy 39: Silja Häusermann and Reto Bürgisser: Family Policy 40: Isabelle Engeli: Gender and Equality+ Policy Part VIII. Epilogue 41: Rahel Freiburghaus and Sean Mueller: Switzerland quo vadis? Current Challenges and Potential Solutions for Swiss Politics 42: Herbert Obinger: An Outside Perspective on Swiss Politics: How Successful is Switzerland's Political System? 43: Daniel Bochsler: Chocolate Democracy
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Oxford University Press Inc Teaching Guide to the African and Middle Eastern World 6001500
Book SynopsisThe Tools of Government is the first professional guide to the principles and practices of public administration in an age when governments no longer provide many services-but arrange for others to do so. Characterized by extensive collaboration among levels of government and between government and the private sector, this new approach to solving public problems presents many new important issues. Comprehensive in scope, this new book offers a first hand look at the challenges faced by contracting out to nonprofit and profit sectors for grants, insurance, regulation, vouchers, cooperative arrangements, tax data, grants-in-aid, and others. The chapters examine over 20 different tools in use today and summarizes their basic features, patterns of usage, key tasks, political and substantive rational, and the major management challenges that each one poses. International in coverage and application, this book is ideal for students, teachers, and scholars in public administration, managemeTrade ReviewA comprehensive guide. * International Review of Administrative Sciences *
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Oxford University Press Broken Branch
Book SynopsisThe Broken Branch offers both a brilliant diagnosis of the cause of Congressional decline and a much-needed blueprint for change, from two experts who understand politics and revere our institutions, but believe that Congress has become deeply dysfunctional. Mann and Ornstein, two of the nation''s most renowned and judicious scholars of government and politics, bring to light the historical roots of Congress''s current maladies, examining 40 years of uninterrupted Democratic control of the House and the stunning midterm election victory of 1994 that propelled Republicans into the majority in both House and Senate. The byproduct of that long and grueling but ultimately successful Republican campaign, the authors reveal, was a weakened institution bitterly divided between the parties. They highlight the dramatic shift in Congress from a highly decentralized, committee-based institution into a much more regimented one in which party increasingly trumps committee. The resultant changes in Trade ReviewThe Broken Branch...reveals their relationship with the national legislature to be much more profound than mere observation. Frankly, it's love. And they are deeply distressed by Congress's current low esteem. Urging reform at every opportunity, they seem like the loyal spouse of an alcoholic or drug addict, desperately pushing their beloved into rehab. * The New York Times Book Review *Two of the most knowledgeable congressional scholars. * washingtonpost.com *Mann and Ornstein document a litany of abuses so excruciating that their reaction to the impeachment debacle of 1998 is this: 'We didn't think they could sink any lower. We were wrong.' Examples abound. Minority Democrats are routinely given only hours to read the text of thousand-page bills before they're brought up for a vote. Conference committees are stacked exclusively with friendly members. Oversight committees lie dormant and cabinet secretaries treat congressional inquiries with open contempt. Lobbying and pork-barrel spending are at record highs. * Kevin Drum, Washington Monthly *It is easy to recommend this book to anyone who is interested in Congress, how it works and how it should work. * Robert G. Kaiser, Washington Post Book World *Tom Mann and Norm Ornstein have few peers as Congress watchers, but their affection for this very human institution drives their analyses in The Broken Branch as much as their experience. You don't have to agree with every point in their criticism to feel renewed respect for their lifetime of devotion to helping make the people's branch of government a better functioning and more constructive tribune of the public interest. * U.S. Senator John McCain *Poll after poll shows a dramatic decline in public esteem for the Congress. In the opinion of many Americans, Republicans and Democrats alike, the institution simply does not work. Tom Mann and Norm Ornstein, two of the nation's very finest Congressional scholars, have shown in sharp, clean prose what has gone wrong and why and refreshingly suggest ways to get the First Branch of government back on track. This book is essential reading for Americans concerned about our country and our government. * Thomas S. Foley, Former Speaker of the House *The Constitution makes the legislative branch Article 1. It precedes the presidency and the judiciary by design. Today the legislative branch is too weak, too dysfunctional, and too out of touch with modern times to fulfill its constitutional duties. Mann and Ornstein understand well the glaring gap between the framers' design and today's reality. The Broken Branch is a serious step toward strengthening the Congress and moving America back toward a more stable and safer system. * Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the House *This book confirms what many of us have long known. Norm Ornstein and Tom Mann are two extremely admired and knowledgeable students of the United States Congress. It is a 'must-read' not only for Members of Congress, but for all Americans who care about the success of this vital institution of our Republic in these troubled times. * Tom Daschle, Former Senate Majority Leader *If you have ever worried about the declining influence of Congress in American political life, listen up! This timely book is for you. A first-rate, close up story of congressional problems and institutional decline...historically informed, institutionally sophisticated, told by two of Washington's best informed observers of American politics. * Richard F. Fenno, Jr., University of Rochester *For anyone wondering why they should vote out the Republicans, this book provides the answer. * The Morning Call *An important new book... * Cox News Service *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Introduction ; 2. The First Branch of Government: Theory and Practice ; 3. The Seeds of the Contemporary Problem, 1969-1994 ; 4. A Decade of Republican Control ; 5. Institutional Decline ; 6. The Case of Continuity ; 7. Conclusion ; 8. Epilogue: Is the Broken Branch on the Mend? ; Notes ; Acknowledgments ; Index
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Oxford University Press Women Gender and Politics
Book SynopsisWomen, Gender, and Politics brings together both classic and recent readings on central topics in the study of gender and politics, and places an emphasis on comparing developed and developing countries. Genuinely international in its focus, the book is divided into five sections to reflect the range of research in the subfield: (1) women and social movements, (2) women and political parties, (3) women, gender, and elections, (4) women, gender, and public policies, and (5) women, gender, and the state. Each section serves as an introduction to general trends in thinking about women and politics, and the readings capture the ways that research has developed both thematically and chronologically in all of the five broad areas. The volume''s innovative design, global approach, and comprehensive coverage make it an ideal teaching book and a valuable resource for students and scholars throughout the world.Trade ReviewThe depth and breadth of this book make it required reading for all scholars of gender and politics. * Ana Gilling, Political Studies Review Vol. 11 *Table of ContentsPREFACE; PART I WOMEN AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS; WOMEN AND POLITICAL PARTIES; WOMEN, GENDER, AND ELECTIONS; WOMEN, GENDER, AND POLITICAL REPRESENTATION; WOMEN, GENDER, AND PUBLIC POLICIES; WOMEN, GENDER, AND THE STATE
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Oxford University Press Inc American Politics
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewValelly's book is well-written and of use to a lay audienceinterested in a few basic facts about the history of Americangovernment with a brief discussion of contemporary government. * Jessica Andersson-Hudson, Political Studies Review *Table of ContentsList of illustrations ; Preface ; Chapter 1: Elements of American democracy ; Chapter 2: The presidency ; Chapter 3: Congress and its bicameralism ; Chapter 4: The legislative-executive process ; Chapter 5: The Supreme Court ; Chapter 6: Bureaucracy ; Chapter 7: Public opinion ; Chapter 8: Political parties and democratic choices ; Chapter 9: The partisan revival ; Chapter 10: Political economy ; References ; Further reading ; Index
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Oxford University Press A Revolution in Favor of Government
Book SynopsisIn this trenchant new interpretation of America''s origins, Max Edling shows that the Federalists were primarily concerned with building a government that could act vigorously in defense of American interests. The Constitution transferred the powers of war-making and resource-extraction from the states to the national government, thereby creating a nation-state invested with all the important powers of Europe''s eighteenth-century ''fiscal-military states.''A strong centralized government such as this, however, challenged the American people''s deeply ingrained distrust of unduly concentrated authority. To secure the Constitution''s adoption in the face of this inherent suspicion, the Federalists had to balance the formation of a powerful national government with the strong current of anti-statism in the American political tradition. They did so, Edling argues, by designing a government that would be powerful in times of crisis, but which would make only limited demands on the citizenrTrade ReviewA book of undoubted power and value * The Journal of American History *At the very least, Max M. Edling has written the most important book on the adoption of the United States Constitution to appear since Forrest McDonald refuted Charles Beard in We the People: The Economic Origins of the Constitution (1958). * Journal of the Early American Republic *Edling's book is a powerfully argued revisionist interpretation of the origins of the Constitution. More than anything else, it helps us better understand the constitutional sources of the gigantic fiscal-military state that the United States has become. * Gordon S. Wood, Alva O. Way University Professor and Professor of History, Brown University *Not only a pleasure to read but extremely informative and persuasively argued. I will never think about the U.S. Constitution in the old way again. * Daniel Walker Howe, author of What Hath God Wrought *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION: BEYOND MADISONIAN FEDERALISM; PART ONE: INTERPRETING THE DEBATE OVER RATIFICATION; PART TWO: MILITARY POWERS; PART THREE: FISCAL POWERS; CONCLUSION: THE CONSTITUTION, THE FEDERALISTS, AND THE AMERICAN STATE
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Oxford University Press Democracy in Iran
Book SynopsisToday Iran is once again in the headlines. Reputed to be developing nuclear weapons, the future of Iraq''s next-door neighbor is a matter of grave concern both for the stability of the region and for the safety of the global community. President George W. Bush labeled it part of the Axis of Evil, and rails against the country''s authoritarian leadership. Yet as Bush trumpets the spread of democracy throughout the Middle East, few note that Iran has one of the longest-running experiences with democracy in the region.In this book, Ali Gheissari and Vali Nasr look at the political history of Iran in the modern era, and offer an in-depth analysis of the prospects for democracy to flourish there. After having produced the only successful Islamist challenge to the state, a revolution, and an Islamic Republic, Iran is now poised to produce a genuine and indigenous democratic movement in the Muslim world. Democracy in Iran is neither a sudden development nor a western import, Gheissari and NasTrade ReviewA clear and readable account of politics in the Islamic Republic. * The Washington Post *A comprehensive overview of Iran's history on its way towards democracy...shed[s] new light on already well-known facts, recombining them into an unfamiliar but conclusive shape; and on top of that is an impressive read. * Iranian Studies *Democracy in Iran unravels the jumble of paradoxes that have marked Iranian politics over the last century. The country has experienced considerable success in state-building and development but has periodically undermined both by failing to consolidate democracy. Presently, it has many of the elements of a lively democracy but, somehow, is not a democracy at all. Iranians have successfully challenged candidates supported by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic but have failed to weaken clerical control of the state. Vali Nasr and Ali Gheissari do an outstanding job of explaining how Iran keeps flirting with democratic governance, more than practically any other Islamic country in the Middle East, yet somehow always seems to fall short of sealing the marriage. * Joel Migdal, Professor of International Studies, University of Washington, and author of State in Society *A comprehensive account of political developments in Iran in the last century, theoretically sophisticated and yet very accessible. Easily the best book in a decade on Iran's bumpy road to democracy through two revolutions and much anti-democratic state-building. * Said Amir Arjomand, author of The Turban for the Crown *Democracy in Iran is a bold and sweeping survey of the past century of Iranian political history, an absorbing drama of contending ideologies, social classes, revolutionary movements, international pressures, political factions, and charismatic leaders. Nasr and Gheissari vividly expose Iran's ongoing struggle between democratic principles of freedom and accountability, the authoritarian-modernist quest for order and development, and revolutionary idealism, both secular and religious. In the process, they show once again the folly of all forms of utopianism and the necessity of constitutional and representative government. This is not just a book about Iran, but an insightful study of how regimes rise, evolve, stagnate, fragment, and fall. * Larry Diamond, author of Squandered Victory *Iran is often portrayed in the West as 'despotic,' 'autocratic,' and 'totalitarian.' This lucid and succinct book is an excellent antidote to the conventional view. It narrates eloquently the history of modern Iran through the prism of democracy * its birth, growth, trials and tribulations, and, despite recent setbacks, its continued vibrancy and extensive social roots. Those interested in modern Iran would do well to read this highly informative book.Ervand Abrahamian, author of Tortured Confessions *Table of ContentsChronology ; Introduction ; Part I: Rise of the State ; 1. Democracy or State-Building? 1906-1941 ; 2. The Triumph of the State, 1941-1979 ; Part II: The Crucible of Revolution ; 3. Revolution and War Fundamentalism, 1979-1989 ; 4. An Islamic Developmental State? 1989-1997 ; 5. State and Limits to Democracy, 1997-2005 ; 6. Epilogue ; Prospects for a Democratic State ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index
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Oxford University Press Germany Europe and the Politics of Constraint
Book SynopsisThe process of European integration is marked both by continued deepening and widening, and by growing evidence of domestic disquiet and dissent. Against this background, this volume examines three key themes: the challenge to the power of member states - as subjects of European integration - to determine the course of the integrationist project and to shape European public policies; the increasing constraints in the domestic political arena experienced by member states as objects of European integration; and the contestation over both the ''constitutive politics of the EU'' and specific policy choices. These three themes - power, constraint and contestation - and their interdependence are explored with specific reference to contemporary Germany.The main findings call for a revision of the ''conventional wisdom'' about Germany''s Europeanization experience. First, while Germany continues to engage intensively in all aspects of the integration process, its power to ''upload'' - ''hard''Trade ReviewAn important contribution to the updating and re-evaluation of literature on the EU and the German political system. * Perspectives on Political Science *Table of ContentsLiving with Europe: Power, Constraint, and Contestation ; Europeanization in Context; Concept and Theory ; The Federal Executive: Bureaucratic Fusion versus Governmental Bifurcation ; The Bundestag: Institutional Incrementalism Behavioural Reticence ; ; The German Lander: From Milieu-Shaping to Territorial Politics ; Public Law: Towards a Post-National Model ; The Party System: Structure, Policy and Europeanization ; Interest Groups: Opportunity Structures and Organizational Capacity ; The Media Agenda: The Marginalization and Domestication of Europe ; Economic Policies: From Pace-Setter to Beleaguered Player ; ; Competition Policy: From Centrality to Muddling Through? ; Electricity and Telecommunications: Fit for the European Union? ; Social Policy: Transforming Pensions, Challenging Health Care? ; Environmental Policy: A Leader State under Pressure? ; Justice and Home Affairs: Europeanization as a Government-Controlled Process ; Foreign and Security Policy: On the Cusp Between Transformation and Accomodation ; Europeanization Compared: The Shrinking Core and the Decline of 'Soft' Power
£85.50
Oxford University Press Liberal World Orders
Book SynopsisLiberal World Order is seen by many as either a fading international order in response to declining American hegemony, or as a failing international order riddled with internal tensions and contradictions. Either way, liberal world order is assumed to be in crisis. The contributors to Liberal World Orders do not reject the argument that liberal order is in crisis. Instead they contend that the crisis is primarily one of authority. This has been compounded by the relative lack of historical context supplied by liberal theorists of ''the international''. By not looking further than the 20th century, the field has ignored moments when similar tensions and contradictions have been evident.The authors question the way in which the debate about liberalism has been conducted. Against the theoreticians it is proposed that liberalism has suffered from being too closely tied to the quest for scientific authenticity, resulting in a theoretical perspective with little or no commitment to politicalTable of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Liberal Internationalism ; 2. Resilient Liberal International Practices ; 3. Liberal Imaginations: Transformative Logics of Liberal Order ; 4. Grand Days, Dark Palaces: The Contradictions of Liberal Ordering ; 5. Liberal World Orders, Reciprocal and Hierarchic ; 6. 'The fear of universal monarchy': Balance of Power as an Ordering Practice of Liberty ; 7. Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism in Eurocentric Liberal International Theory ; 8. Liberal Quotidian Practices of World Ordering ; 9. Theoretical Foundations of Liberal Order ; 10. Democracy Promotion as a Practice of Liberal World Order ; 11. States of Empire: Liberal Ordering and Imperial Relations ; 12. Internationalism and Interventionism ; 13. Liberal International Order
£65.00
Oxford University Press Inc In Praise of Skepticism
Book SynopsisA culture of trust is usually claimed to have many public benefits--by lubricating markets, managing organizations, legitimating governments, and facilitating collective action. Any signs of its decline are, and should be, a matter of serious concern. Yet, In Praise of Skepticism recognizes that trust has two faces. Confidence in anti-vax theories has weakened herd immunity. Faith in Q-Anon conspiracy theories triggered insurrection. Disasters flow from gullible beliefs in fake Covid-19 cures, Madoff pyramid schemes, Russian claims of Ukrainian Nazis, and the Big Lie denying President Biden''s legitimate election. Trustworthiness involves an informal social contract by which principals authorize agents to act on their behalf in the expectation that they will fulfill their responsibilities with competency, integrity, and impartiality, despite conditions of risk and uncertainty. Skeptical judgments reflect reasonably accurate and informed predictions about agents'' future actions based oTrade ReviewAll in all, an excellent contribution to scholarly research on the foundations of trust and a rich addition to the ever-growing body of knowledge on the importance of trust in our society, for which we can thank Pippa Norris. * Severin de Wit *Pippa Norris convincingly shows that our common understanding of trust needs to be challenged normatively by introducing cynicism and credulity, allowing a focus on a healthy dose of skepticism, through which risks are minimized and benefits are maximized * Severin de Wit, Journal of Trust Research *Pippa Norris offers a beautifully written, argued, and documented account of what we need to strengthen democracy. She emphasizes the combination of trustworthiness and healthy skepticism derived from considered judgment and critical deliberation. And she details the preconditions: an open society, a lack of strong ideological convictions, and education. In outlining the possible, Norris makes a reinvigorated democracy more probable. * Margaret Levi, Professor of Political Science, Stanford University *This is a landmark study in the discussion of trust as a major concept in political research. Norris differentiates the general concept by introducing cynicism and credulity, allowing a focus on prudence skepticism. Norris shows that there is no evidence for a simple claim of a steady erosion of trust. Rather, skeptical and informed judgments mostly support her trust-as-performance thesis. This book is fun to read and it addresses a wide audience. Political science as a profession will be theoretically enriched. Decision makers and the general public interested in evidence will find many empirical treasures. It is a must-read for all. * Hans-Dieter Klingemann, Professor Emeritus, WZB Berlin Social Science Center and Freie Universitaet Berlin *For too long, the scholarly mainstream treated political trust as the quintessential source of democratic legitimacy. Yet, a revisionist view using terms like 'critical' and 'assertive' citizens has challenged the mainstream, arguing that the complacency element in political trust actually undermines democracy. Pippa Norris' In Praise of Skepticism provides to date the firmest conceptual foundation and empirical confirmation of the revisionist camp in political culture research. * Christian Welzel, Political Culture Research Professor, Leuphana University of Lüneburg *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements List of Tables and Figures I: Introduction 1. Two Faces of Trust 2. The General Theory of Skeptical Trust 3. Evidence II: What Causes Trust? 4. Comparing Trends in Trust Worldwide 5. Competency 6. Integrity and Impartiality III: Conclusions 7. In Praise of Skepticism Notes Bibliography Index
£24.49
Oxford University Press Inc The Lobbying Strategy Handbook 10 Steps to
Book SynopsisPat Libby's 10-step strategic model walks the reader through the essential elements of conducting a lobbying campaign from start to finish. Undergraduate, graduate students, and anyone interested in making a difference, can use the book to guide them in creating and conducting a grassroots campaign from start to finish.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Lobbying and Advocacy: What Does It Mean, and Why Should You Do It? Pat Libby 2. The Rules of Engagement Elizabeth Heagy and Pat Libby 3. The Mosh Pit of Government Budgeting: Understanding How it Works at the Federal, State and Local Level Pat Libby 4. Making Law: The Confession of an Erstwhile Legislator Howard Wayne 5. Ten Common Elements of Successful Advocacy Campaigns: Steps 1 to 3 Pat Libby 6. Ten Common Elements of Successful Advocacy Campaigns: Steps 4 to 7 Pat Libby 7. Ten Common Elements of Successful Advocacy Campaigns: Steps 8 and 9 Pat Libby 8. Case Study #2. The K.I.D.S. Coalition: Protecting Innocence in the Digital Age Derek Floyd and Karen Gould 9. Case Study #3. REACH Pat Libby and Maureen Carasiti 10. Case Study #3 Continued: REACH the Final Steps! Maureen Carasiti 11. Case Study #4: The Ten Steps Strike Again! Breaking the Tire Cycle - A Campaign with International Impact Ben McCue 12. Fighting for Justice in Cyberspace: The Role of Technology in Advocacy John McNutt 13. So Now You Have a Law: What Do You Do with It? Monitoring Progress on the Issue Howard Wayne Index About the Editor About the Contributors
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Oxford University Press Inc Phantoms of a Beleaguered Republic The Deep State
Book SynopsisA powerful dissection of one of the fundamental problems in American governance today: the clash between presidents determined to redirect the nation through ever-tighter control of administration and an executive branch still organized to promote shared interests in steady hands, due deliberation, and expertise.President Trump pitted himself repeatedly against the institutions and personnel of the executive branch. In the process, two once-obscure concepts came center stage in an eerie faceoff. On one side was the specter of a Deep State conspiracyadministrators threatening to thwart the will of the people and undercut the constitutional authority of the president they elected to lead them. On the other side was a raw personalization of presidential power, one that a theory of the unitary executive gussied up and allowed to run roughshod over reason and the rule of law. The Deep State and the unitary executive framed every major contest of the Trump presidency. Like phantom twins, they drew each other out.These conflicts are not new. Stephen Skowronek, John A. Dearborn, and Desmond King trace the tensions between presidential power and the depth of the American state back through the decades and forward through the various settlements arrived at in previous eras. Phantoms of a Beleaguered Republic is about the breakdown of settlements and the abiding vulnerabilities of a Constitution that gave scant attention to administrative power. Rather than simply dump on Trump, the authors provide a richly historical perspective on the conflicts that rocked his presidency, and they explain why, if left untamed, the phantom twins will continue to pull the American government apart.Trade ReviewThis book's strength is the dissection of all the ways that Trump stripped away the depth built into the executive branch. * Christopher S. Kelley, Miami University, Congress and the Presidency *This insightful book offers an original and important frame for understanding the internal dynamics of the contemporary American state. By examining the decades-long contest between advocates of state depth (also known as the 'deep state') and advocates of the unitary-executive theory, it makes possible a more coherent and historically grounded view of the defining struggles of the Trump administration ... one of the most illuminating books thus far on the Trump presidency. * David C. Unger, Survival: Global Politics and Strategy *... powerful and succinct... one of the delights... is the facility with which the authors recount both relevant history and leading scholarship... what Phantoms of a Beleaguered Republic does so effectively is to demonstrate the opportunity presented by Trump, who made no secret of his desire to amass presidential power, for long-time proponents of the unitary executive. * Stephen Vladeck, Foreign Affairs *In this short, beautifully crafted, probing book, Stephen Skowronek, John Dearborn, and Desmond King bypass the crowded waters of constitutional interpretation and wade, instead, into those of political conflict and institutional design. So doing, they expose how the Unitary Executive Theory has burrowed into the administrative state and refashioned the terms of bureaucratic politics and contestation. * William Howell, New Rambler *There's much to love about this book...At its core, Phantoms is part of a growing list of books with a first crack at the Trump legacy. Yet rather than look to the more bombastic elements of social media Trump, they zero-in on administrative Trump, the Trump who sat atop nearly 2 million federal workers.... More readable, big books should be written like this one. They stimulate big conversations and, we can hope, big solutions to big problems. * Heath Brown, 3 Streams *... breaks new ground in theorizing and explaining a fundamental conundrum of presidential power * Saladin Ambar, Presidential Studies Quartelry *... skillfully grounds debates over Trumps actions in broader scholarly and public debates about presidential power... concise and elegantly written. * Meena Bose, Political Science Quarterly *... a superb first look at Trumps assault on the executive branch... * David Caudill, USSO - US Studies Online *Phantoms brings a scholarly rigor to help understand the fever-dream notion of a 'Deep State' and recent advances of the unitary executive theory. This is an invaluable assessment of the legal and political forces trying to radically transform our government. * US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Rhode Island) *This nuanced interrogation of competing conceptions of American government—a Deep State based on a dense administrative apparatus transcending party and presidential administrations, and a unitary executive charting a direct relationship between president and people—combines theoretical clarity with uncommon learning. Written with cool reason, yet urgently, about a profound political conundrum, the book's quest for common ground offers a valuable act of democratic guardianship. * Ira Katznelson, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History, Columbia University *This pathbreaking book elucidates the competing, interconnected pulls of the 'unitary executive' and the 'Deep State' in American political development. By training on their juncture, Phantoms unravels the implications of these powerful ideas for how our federal government functions—and its profound and wrenching dysfunctions. * Daphna Renan, Professor of Law, Harvard Law School *Phantoms is a compelling account of a regime in distress. The authors deliver stunning insights into the excruciating stresses between presidential ambitions to singular executive power and a deep state capable of good governance but prone to hubris. Their conclusion that avoiding the complete loss of the value of depth requires systematic reimagining of institutional designs and relationships deserves the attention of all friends of the American republic. * Brian J. Cook, author of The Fourth Branch: Reconstructing the Administrative State for the Commercial Republic *Skowronek, Dearborn, and King offer a brilliant analysis of the confrontation between 'the Deep State' and the unitary executive. Frictions between the president and the federal bureaucracy came to a head under Trump, but they predated his presidency and will remain a hallmark of American politics. Phantoms of a Beleaguered Republic is essential reading for understanding how the entrenched tensions between effective administration and political accountability emerged and why they will persist. * Margaret Weir, Wilson Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science, Brown University *This book shows how Donald Trump's attacks on the 'Deep State' laid bare a profound tension that pre-dated Trump and will survive him. Americans now expect presidents to guide all their governance. They also demand a nonpartisan, professional administrative state. Neither is truly possible—so seeking to have both spurs a battle of phantoms that the nation needs to move beyond. * Rogers M. Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania *Donald Trump's rants against the 'deep state' differed in degree but not in kind from his predecessors' complaints about the difficulty any chief executive has in directing the executive branch. Taking seriously arguments too often reduced to partisan caricature, this book masterfully traces the historical tension between bureaucratic accountability and independent expertise. In so doing the authors tee up a new agenda for the study of executive governance - and write a field guide for presidents hoping to close the gap between good politics and enlightened administration. * Andrew Rudalevige, Thomas Brackett Reed Professor of Government, Bowdoin College *In the best study of the Trump administration's executive actions to date, Phantoms of the Beleaguered Republic makes clear that Trump's war on expertise is more than a cult of personality; it is a reckoning in the long struggle to command a large and complex state that determines how fundamental American values are interpreted and enforced. Thoroughly researched and well-written, this book is a must read for those who want to understand just how much is at stake in the contest between defenders of a unitary executive and the champions of bureaucratic independence. * Sidney M. Milkis, White Burkett Miller Professor of Governance and Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia *Blending grand historical sweep with meticulous political analysis, this is a wise and illuminating look at the deep roots of our contemporary predicament. From the perpetual tension between the 'Deep State' and the 'unitary executive,' Skowronek, Dearborn, and King fashion an important new interpretation of American political development. * Robert C. Lieberman, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Political Science, Johns Hopkins University *Table of ContentsPreface New Foreword for the Paperback Edition I: THE DEEP STATE AND THE UNITARY EXECUTIVE 1. Push Comes to Shove 2. Weak State, Strong State, Deep State 3. The Unitary Executive 4. Republican Remedies II: PHANTOMS UNLEASHED Introduction 5. Depth in Staff 6. Depth in Norms 7. Depth in Knowledge 8. Depth in Appointment 9. Depth in Oversight III. Epilogue 10. A Reckoning with Depth Afterword Notes Index
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Oxford University Press Inc Gendering the GOP Intraparty Politics and Republican Womens Representation in Congress
Book SynopsisIn Gendering the GOP, Catherine N. Wineinger argues that to truly understand the evolution of women''s congressional representation, it is necessary to move beyond an analysis of legislative behavior and toward an analysis of intraparty gender dynamics. Unlike previous research on women in Congress, Wineinger focuses exclusively on the experiences of Republican congresswomen to uncover some of the gendered implications of congressional polarization. Developing a novel theory of partisan-gender identity, defined as a categorical identity that sits at the intersection of one''s partisan affiliation and gender identity, Gendering the GOP argues that Republican women in Congress are not merely gender-blind partisans. In fact, polarization and party competition have incentivized Republican women to organize around their partisan-gender identity and distinguish themselves from both Democratic women and Republican men. In so doing, Republican congresswomen have increased their visibility as pTrade ReviewThe book is comprehensive and advances our field-yet somehow it also manages to be accessible and well written. This would be an excellent choice, in whole or in part, in an undergraduate or graduate seminar, and it will also, I have no doubt, become a staple on the shelves of women and politics professors both in the United States and beyond. Wineinger's insight into the deep and relatively swift changes under the feet of Republican women at the congressional level, and how they navigate such tremors, is desperately needed now. * Shauna Lani Shames, Rutgers University-Camden, USA, Politics and Gender *As the number of women serving in the House Republican caucus grows, Wineinger's highly readable research expands the understanding of gender and party politics and offers valuable questions for future research. * M. A. Mueller, CHOICE *Wineinger's in-depth examination of how Republican women's role in Congress has changed over time has arrived at precisely the right moment—providing context to understand the implications of 2020's historic increase in Republican women's representation. In this multi-method study, Wineinger draws on analyses of floor speeches, case studies, and in-person interviews to evaluate Republican women's place in Congress in the 1990s and 2010s. * Melody Crowder-Meyer, Davidson College *In an age of extreme partisan polarization in Congress, some may wonder if gender continues to matter in the legislative process, particularly among the GOP, a party that eschews the identity politics label. Catherine Wineinger's work, Gendering the GOP, shows brilliantly that gender does matter to the governing style and messaging of Republican women in Congress. Through analyses of floor speeches, elite interviews, and case studies, Wineinger demonstrates a partisan-gender identity at work among GOP congresswomen. She also reveals the challenges that GOP women continue to face in terms of being elected and becoming leaders. A terrific book! * Melissa Deckman, Washington College *Gendering the GOP provides a highly valuable look at the distinctive experiences of Republican women in elective office. By allowing Republican women to define for themselves what they view as women's issues, this book offers a fresh and compelling examination of the ways that gender and partisanship intersect to shape the language and actions of Republican women in the House of Representatives over time. * Laurel Elder, Hartwick College *Gendering the GOP showcases the importance of partisanship for women's political representation. Wineinger masterfully illustrates how GOP women utilize a partisan gender identity to gain greater visibility and power within the Republican Party and how Republican women engage in a partisan women-invoked rhetoric when representing women's interests that is distinct and unique to Republican women. By highlighting the effects of partisanship, this book moves our understanding of women's representation and claim-making forward, making it a must-read for gender and politics scholars and students. * Malliga Och, Idaho State University *Wineinger offers a deep analysis of the role Republican women play in shaping the message of the GOP and the barriers they still face in reaching the highest echelons of power within the party. Developing a concept of partisan-gender identity, Wineinger shows how Republican women utilize their identity as women to elevate conservative policies and advance their own standing in the caucus, while avoiding characterizations of identity politics that are rejected by the GOP. The book makes an important contribution to the study of gender, political parties, and partisan polarization in Congress. * Michele L. Swers, Georgetown University *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: Party Politics Through a Gender Lens Chapter 2: Speaking for Women as Republicans: Partisan Woman-Invoked Rhetoric Chapter 3: Culturally Speaking: Motherhood Rhetoric and Identity Claims Chapter 4: Institutionalizing a Partisan-Gender Identity Chapter 5: Amplifying a Collective Voice: Women Conference Leaders as Critical Actors Chapter 6: Conclusion: Gendering the GOP Appendix A: List of Republican Congresswomen Interviewees Appendix B: Complete List of Issues in Woman-Invoked Speeches Bibliography
£83.00
Oxford University Press Inc Gendering the GOP
Book SynopsisIn Gendering the GOP, Catherine N. Wineinger argues that to truly understand the evolution of women''s congressional representation, it is necessary to move beyond an analysis of legislative behavior and toward an analysis of intraparty gender dynamics. Unlike previous research on women in Congress, Wineinger focuses exclusively on the experiences of Republican congresswomen to uncover some of the gendered implications of congressional polarization. Developing a novel theory of partisan-gender identity, defined as a categorical identity that sits at the intersection of one''s partisan affiliation and gender identity, Gendering the GOP argues that Republican women in Congress are not merely gender-blind partisans. In fact, polarization and party competition have incentivized Republican women to organize around their partisan-gender identity and distinguish themselves from both Democratic women and Republican men. In so doing, Republican congresswomen have increased their visibility as pTrade ReviewThe book is comprehensive and advances our field-yet somehow it also manages to be accessible and well written. This would be an excellent choice, in whole or in part, in an undergraduate or graduate seminar, and it will also, I have no doubt, become a staple on the shelves of women and politics professors both in the United States and beyond. Wineinger's insight into the deep and relatively swift changes under the feet of Republican women at the congressional level, and how they navigate such tremors, is desperately needed now. * Shauna Lani Shames, Rutgers University-Camden, USA, Politics and Gender *As the number of women serving in the House Republican caucus grows, Wineinger's highly readable research expands the understanding of gender and party politics and offers valuable questions for future research. * M. A. Mueller, CHOICE *Wineinger's in-depth examination of how Republican women's role in Congress has changed over time has arrived at precisely the right moment—providing context to understand the implications of 2020's historic increase in Republican women's representation. In this multi-method study, Wineinger draws on analyses of floor speeches, case studies, and in-person interviews to evaluate Republican women's place in Congress in the 1990s and 2010s. * Melody Crowder-Meyer, Davidson College *In an age of extreme partisan polarization in Congress, some may wonder if gender continues to matter in the legislative process, particularly among the GOP, a party that eschews the identity politics label. Catherine Wineinger's work, Gendering the GOP, shows brilliantly that gender does matter to the governing style and messaging of Republican women in Congress. Through analyses of floor speeches, elite interviews, and case studies, Wineinger demonstrates a partisan-gender identity at work among GOP congresswomen. She also reveals the challenges that GOP women continue to face in terms of being elected and becoming leaders. A terrific book! * Melissa Deckman, Washington College *Gendering the GOP provides a highly valuable look at the distinctive experiences of Republican women in elective office. By allowing Republican women to define for themselves what they view as women's issues, this book offers a fresh and compelling examination of the ways that gender and partisanship intersect to shape the language and actions of Republican women in the House of Representatives over time. * Laurel Elder, Hartwick College *Gendering the GOP showcases the importance of partisanship for women's political representation. Wineinger masterfully illustrates how GOP women utilize a partisan gender identity to gain greater visibility and power within the Republican Party and how Republican women engage in a partisan women-invoked rhetoric when representing women's interests that is distinct and unique to Republican women. By highlighting the effects of partisanship, this book moves our understanding of women's representation and claim-making forward, making it a must-read for gender and politics scholars and students. * Malliga Och, Idaho State University *Wineinger offers a deep analysis of the role Republican women play in shaping the message of the GOP and the barriers they still face in reaching the highest echelons of power within the party. Developing a concept of partisan-gender identity, Wineinger shows how Republican women utilize their identity as women to elevate conservative policies and advance their own standing in the caucus, while avoiding characterizations of identity politics that are rejected by the GOP. The book makes an important contribution to the study of gender, political parties, and partisan polarization in Congress. * Michele L. Swers, Georgetown University *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: Party Politics Through a Gender Lens Chapter 2: Speaking for Women as Republicans: Partisan Woman-Invoked Rhetoric Chapter 3: Culturally Speaking: Motherhood Rhetoric and Identity Claims Chapter 4: Institutionalizing a Partisan-Gender Identity Chapter 5: Amplifying a Collective Voice: Women Conference Leaders as Critical Actors Chapter 6: Conclusion: Gendering the GOP Appendix A: List of Republican Congresswomen Interviewees Appendix B: Complete List of Issues in Woman-Invoked Speeches Bibliography
£33.29
OUP India Politics at Work How Companies Turn Their Workers
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Oxford University Press Inc What Should We Do A Theory of Civic Life
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewPeter Levine is among the leading philosophers of civic life of his generation. What Should We Do? is his magnum opus. It ranges widely from a masterly review of political philosophy to practical suggestions for addressing issues like the Black Lives Matter movement. For anyone concerned about the state of our democracy and what our role should be, this book is must reading. * Robert D. Putnam, Research Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, and coauthor of The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again *What Should We Do? offers a compelling, thought-provoking, and urgently-needed framework for anyone trying to understand how we can relate to and act with each other to co-create a more just world. I love this book and you will too. * Hahrie Han, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute Professor of Political Science, Johns Hopkins University *Peter Levine makes everyone think more clearly about everything. How fortunate for our country that he's applied this gift to the realm of civic life. In this insightful and wise book, Levine reveals what it truly means to cooperate, deliberate, and activate—and challenges us to do all three more mindfully. * Eric Liu, CEO of Citizen University, and author Become America *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Chapter 1. The Citizen's Fundamental Question Chapter 2. A Case: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Chapter 3. Three Traditions in Search of Solutions Chapter 4. The Bloomington School and the Citizen as Solver of Collective Action Problems Chapter 5. The Frankfurt School and the Citizen as Deliberator Chapter 6. Nonviolent Social Movements and the Citizen as Bearer of Soul Force Chapter 7. Synthesis Chapter 8. A Case: Black Lives Matter Chapter 9. Moving to Large Scales References Index
£20.99
OUP India The Empires New Clothes
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Oxford University Press Inc Dangerous Instrument
Book SynopsisAs increasingly contentious politics in the United States raise concerns over the politicization of traditionally non-partisan institutions, many have turned their attention to how the American military has been--and will be--affected by this trend. Since a low point following the end of the Vietnam War, the U.S. military has experienced a dramatic reversal of public opinion, becoming one of the most trusted institutions in American society. However, this trend is more complicated than it appears: just as individuals have become fonder of their military, they have also become increasingly polarized from one another along partisan lines. The result is a new political environment rife with challenges to traditional civil-military norms.In a data-driven analysis of contemporary American attitudes, Dangerous Instrument examines the current state of U.S. civil-military affairs, probing how the public views their military and the effect that partisan tribalism may have on that relationship iTrade ReviewUsing state of the art methods, Robinsonâs Dangerous Instrument systematically unpacks the politicization of the U.S. militaryâexplaining both why and how the militaryâs perceived relationship to political parties is shifting. Robinsonâs compelling insights offer a major contribution to scholarly and practical debate about U.S. civil-military relations. * Risa Brooks, Allis Chalmers Associate Professor of Political Science, Marquette University *Michael Robinson has produced an exceptional guide for navigating the maelstrom of modern civil-military relations and provides key insights for how our theories must adapt to the era of increased political polarization and collapsing confidence in our national institutions. * Jason K. Dempsey, author of Our Army: Soldiers, Politics, and American Civil-Military Relations *Timely does not begin to cover Robinsonâs book as the state of American civil-military relations is as perilous as it has been in 160 years. He punctures the myth that the military has not been affected by the intense partisanship dynamics that have tainted all other public institutions. Robinson provides keen insights into how partisan dynamics are shaping the place of the U.S. military in American politics, based on the creative and rigorous deployment of surveys. This book is essential reading not just for scholars of civil-military relations but for those seeking to understand the decline of American institutions. * Stephen M. Saideman, Paterson Chair in International Affairs, Carleton University *Robinson has produced an indispensable book on the American military and its changing relationship to our broader public. His research reveals the ways societal trends are affecting the military, eroding the norm of an apolitical culture: the American public is clamoring for partisan political activity by both active duty military and veterans, even as they respect the institution of our military less for engaging in it. * Kori Schake, Senior Fellow and Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute *This superb book comes at a critical time in U.S. civil-military relations. Robinson not only provides an excellent framework to evaluate politicization of the military but also offers clear remedies on how to restore its non-partisan character. This remarkable piece of scholarship by one of the sharpest minds in the field of civil-military relations today is a must-read for elected officials, service members, and Americans of all stripes. * Heidi A. Urben, Georgetown University, author of Party, Politics, and the Post-9/11 Army *The field of civil-military relations theory and scholarship is currently experiencing a revival, both in the aftermath of 9/11 and, most recently, over the past eight years. One of the most recent books on the market is also one of the most impactful and accessible. Dr. Michael Robinson's book, Dangerous Instrument, provides meticulously researched work and findings that are imperative to understanding why and how the military's politicization must be addressed...Robinson explains clearly how the current U.S. political environment threatens the viability of our institutions of government, particularly the military...Military professionals need to read this book. * Col. Todd A. Schmidt, Director of Army University Press and Editor-in-Chief of Military Review *In Dangerous Instrument, Robinson (independent scholar) examines the increasingly volatile issue of the place of the US military in an increasingly polarized domestic political environment...Highly recommended. Undergraduates through faculty; professionals; general readers. * Choice *This book is an excellent contribution to the literature on US civil-military relations. It expertly weaves together insights from American politics and civil - military relations and uses advanced experimental and text analysis techniques and analyses of survey and media evidence... Given the clarity and thoughtfulness of Robinson's text, people on both sides of the civil-military relationship, as well as scholars interested in the health of American democracy, should read this book. * Robert Ralston, Perspectives on Politics *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. That Fair and Warlike Form: How America Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Military 3. Deafening Whisper: The Utility of the Military Voice 4. Return to Sender: Media Reporting and the Partisan "Credibility Gap" 5. No Time to Explain: Cognitive Biases and Partisan Perceptions of the Military 6. Delusions and Grandeur: Weakening Civil-Military Norms and Politicization 7. Missing in Faction: The Future of Civil-Military Relations Appendix Notes Bibliography Index
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OUP India Political Conflict in Pakistan
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Oxford University Press Inc Strategy in Politics Plotting Victory in a
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewArterton has written an excellent and easy-to-read guide to strategic thinking in politics. * Choice *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments PART I: INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGY 1. Politics: The Quest for Power 2. A First Look at Strategic Thinking PART II: ARENAS OF STRATEGY 3. War and Democratic Conflict 4. Strategic Planning 5. Strategic Political Communications 6. Managing Strategic Interaction 7. Guidelines to Effective Strategy PART III: PLACING STRATEGY IN PERSPECTIVE 8. Strategy and Negotiations in Politics 9. Political Leadership Notes Index
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Oxford University Press Inc Ideological Fixation From the Stone Age to Todays
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewOf wide scope, encompassing a range of views, given the potentially divisive subject matter, it still manages to be challenging while not offending. * M. P. Ross, Applied Political Theory *The power of ideology has become one of the great issues of our day, driving trends in politics, journalism, academia, even science. In this superb and invaluable book, Azar Gat explains both ideology and ideologies: the systems of ideas that have shaped history and continue to shape our world. And no, he is not ideological, but thoroughly erudite, insightful, and judicious * Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and the author of Enlightenment Now and Rationality *Azar Gat addresses head-on the single most remarkable phenomenon of our time: the return of the wars of religion in everyday political life, whereby adversaries are viewed as embodiments of absolute evil who must be utterly silenced as Catholics and Lutherans once did to each other. In Europe, political parties proliferate to vent incompatible views, in the US rival media ignore each others' news. What many others deplore, Azar Gat explains, bringing much needed clarity * Edward N Luttwak, author of Strategy: The Logic of War and Peace *The title doesn't do this book justice. A brilliant vademecum, it traverses 2,500 years of philosophy, political theory and ideology-all those Great Books in one. Subtly and gently, Gat demolishes the ideological verities of our day- postmodernism, 'wokeism', and all. 'Dare to know', as Kant had it: question, gainsay, and don't confuse ideology with truth. When in doubt, go with the Enlightenment * Josef Joffe, Johns Hopkins and Stanford University *Table of ContentsPreface A. Groundwork Chapter 1: What Is True? (Though Never the Whole Truth) Chapter 2: What Is Right? How Morality Should be Conceived B. The Classical Ideologies Chapter 3: Religious Ideological Fixation - Examined by a Non-Hostile Atheist Chapter 4: The Major Contenders of Modernity: Liberalism, Socialism, Fascism C. Current Debates and Fixations in the Democracies Chapter 5: The West's Guilt towards the 'Rest' Chapter 6: Nature or Nurture? - Nations and Nationhood Chapter 7: Nature or Nurture? - Gender and Sexual Behavior Chapter 8: Can anything be Done? Some Very Tentative Reflections on Current Ideological Battlefields Chapter 9: Conclusion: Ideological Fixation - Now and Ever References Index
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Oxford University Press Inc Localized Bargaining The Political Economy of
Book SynopsisLooks at the rollout of one of the largest infrastructure programs in human history to show how local governments play a complex role. China''s high-speed railway network is one of the largest infrastructure programs in human history. Despite global media coverage, we know very little about the political process that led the government to invest in the railway program and the reasons for the striking regional and temporal variation in such investments. In Localized Bargaining, Xiao Ma offers a novel theory of intergovernmental bargaining that explains the unfolding of China''s unprecedented high-speed railway program. Drawing on a wealth of in-depth interviews, original data sets, and surveys with local officials, Ma details how the bottom-up bargaining efforts by territorial authoritieswhom the central bureaucracies rely on to implement various infrastructure projectsshaped the allocation of investment in the railway system. Demonstrating how localities of different types invoke institutional and extra-institutional sources of bargaining power in their competition for railway stations, Ma sheds new light on how the nation''s massive bureaucracy actually functions.Trade ReviewLocalized Bargaining is an important addition to the literature, providing insights into one of the most salient aspects of Chinese politics-the triangulated relationship between top decision makers, local bureaucrats, and the masses. Ma is to be applauded for providing insight into "a regularized, controllable mechanism" for the bottom up articulating of interests. * Karl Yan, Journal of Contemporary Asia *Overall, the author has conducted solid fieldwork and collected a wealth of first-hand information, which is not easy to do in China. The book's target group consists of political scientists and geographers. It not only sheds light on the politics behind the largest infrastructure project in human history, but also echoes some of the more general questions of political and geographical studies in general. * Guo Jie, Institute of Geography, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, EURASIAN GEOGRAPHY AND ECONOMICS *Drawing on interviews and a variety of new data sources, Localized Bargaining tells a compelling tale of the politics that drives the allocation of infrastructure in the absence of democracy—those who lobby for projects, it shows, are not citizens, but intermediary recipients such as local governments and functional departments. This is an indispensable book for understanding how bureaucratic bargaining and 'fragmented authoritarianism' works in China's infrastructure-fueled development. * Yuen Yuen Ang, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor *This empirically rich book uncovers how the non-monolithic political system in China creates opportunities for local authorities to participate in the policy making of the central authority. Xiao Ma convincingly demonstrates that Chinese local governments are able to seek policy benefits because of the fragmented authorities of the decision-making bureaucracy. This insightful book makes an important contribution to understanding distributive politics in authoritarian states. * Yongshun Cai, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology *Seen from the outside, China's high-speed rail network epitomizes the centralized power of the party-state. Ma's pathbreaking study, which takes us inside the politics of railway development, reveals a far more complex picture. With rich quantitative and qualitative evidence, Ma traces the interplay of bottom-up and top-down agency and formal and informal rules, reshaping our understanding of 'who gets what, when, and how.' * Kyle A. Jaros, Associate Professor of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame *Xiao Ma significantly advances our understanding of bureaucracy. His investigation of the massive infrastructure investment in the Chinese high-speed rail system reveals not only the role of bureaucracy in maintaining authoritarian rule but also the mechanisms by which it does so. His rich account reveals that what seems to be top-down authority is actually a complex of bargains in which local actors transform the intentions of the centralized state: the 'cardinals,' those with significant institutional power in local territorial politics, try to impose their agenda while the 'clerics,' those with less institutional power, try to get their voices heard by mobilizing protests. This extraordinary in-depth study represents a new account of how to think about bureaucracy not only in China and not only in the developing world—but wherever major infrastructure is at issue. * Margaret Levi, Professor of Political Science, Stanford University *Ma's book offers an insightful demonstration of localised bargaining, and thus has theoretical significance and current relevance. * Bingzhao Chang, PhD candidate at the School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Nanjing University, China Perspectives *Table of ContentsDedication Acknowledgements Abbreviations List of Figures List of Tables Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Bureaucracies and Localized Bargaining Chapter 3: Local Ambitions in Central Policymaking Chapter 4: The "Cardinals" and the "Clerics" Chapter 5: The Political Geography of High-speed Railways Chapter 6: The Power of the Masses Chapter 7: Conclusion Bibliography Index
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Oxford University Press Inc The Dead Hands Grip How Long Constitutions Bind
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAdam Brown's The Dead Hand's Grip provides a good introduction to variations in state constitutions and the broad impact of these documents in the states. * Nancy Miller, The Journal of Federalism *Relying on sophisticated statistical analysis of Americas state constitutions,The Dead Hands Gripmakes a helpful contribution to debates about the consequences of constitutional design, by showing that a constitutions length and specificity have important effects on governance and that longer, more detailed constitutions, often written in the 19thcentury, limit policy-makers flexibility and reduce states' performance on various economic measures in the 21stcentury. * John Dinan, author ofState Constitutional Politics *The Dead Hands Grip is a remarkable achievement in comparative analysis. By comparing the length of the constitutions of the 50 US states, Brown is able to control for a variety of social, economic, and cultural confounders that typically frustrate our ability to measure the effects of constitutions. Using time-series analysis, Brown shows that longer constitutions lead to more amendments, more judicial invalidations, and worse economic outcomes in terms of GDP per capita, unemployment, inequality, and innovation. Methodological precision, and a series of robustness checks make his results extremely persuasive. This is a landmark work in the study of constitutions. * George Tsebelis, Anatol Rapoport Collegiate Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan *Adam Brown presents deep research and strong statistical evidence of the negative effects in states with overly specific (and therefore long) constitutions. This issue has vexed scholars for years, and his book sets the terms of the debate for years to come. * Robert F. Williams, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University School of Law, and author of The Law of American State Constitutions *Adam Brown offers an important book on American constitutionalism. In The Dead Hands Grip, Brown shows how detailed state constitutions restrain state lawmakers from responding to pressing social, economic, and political issues. Lawmakers often bridle against these restraints, clashing with state judges and passing new amendments, further constitutionalizing mundane policy issues. This over-specificity prevents lawmakers from securing socioeconomic goods. Using statistical analysis and wide-ranging examples, Brown convincingly demonstrates that constitutional specificity harms democratic legitimacy and policymaking. * Robinson Woodward-Burns, author of Hidden Laws *This slim volume is a provocative examination of the challenges presented by specificity in US state constitutions...The methodological approaches are carefully explained and defended throughout the book. This look at state constitutions creates an interesting examination of the political systems operating in the American states. * Choice *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introducing Constitutional Specificity Chapter 2: Contextualizing Specificity Chapter 3: Specificity and Amendments Chapter 4: Specificity and Judicial Review Chapter 5: Specificity and Prosperity Chapter 6: Evaluating State Constitutions Chapter 7: Conclusion References Index
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OUP India Sudans Unfinished Democracy
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Oxford University Press Inc The Isolated Presidency
Book SynopsisSince before the ratification of the Constitution, students, scholars, and statesmen in American politics have grappled with an important question: how powerful is the President of the United States? For many scholars, it is a question that can be answered only by considering factors outside the office itself, such as the president''s popularity, personal clout, political talents, or institutional relationships.In The Isolated Presidency, Jordan T. Cash re-frames this question to instead ask what authority is available to all presidents. Drawing on the Constitution itself, Cash argues that the presidency possesses an internal logic derived from its structure, duties, and powers which not only grants the president a unique institutional perspective, but also provides the president with considerable agency and discretion in pursuing agendas.To gain a clear view of how the Constitution creates a baseline of authority that is available to all presidents, Cash examines the isolated presidents--presidents who were unelected, faced divided government, and were opposed by major factions of their own political parties. Stripped of all external supports, these presidents were left with nothing but their constitutional authority to rely on. Yet despite their disadvantageous circumstances, these presidents were able to achieve major policy successes solely by use of their constitutional powers. Through three case studies of isolated presidents, Cash illustrates how the Constitution creates an empowering logic within the presidency which orients presidential behavior and grants every president significant power and agency. As American politics remains polarized and divided, The Isolated Presidency provides lessons and examples of what constitutionally derived actions a president can take when confronted with the recurring issues of divided government and political gridlock.Trade ReviewIt is increasingly rare to learn something from books on the presidency, but Jordan Cash has written a book that will surprise and delight. In addition to offering pathbreaking work on our three 'isolated presidents,' Cash's book reminds us of the many ways that the Constitution creates presidential power. * Jeremy D. Bailey, Sanders Chair in Law and Liberty, University of Oklahoma *Can a president govern without relying on such extra-constitutional sources of authority as support of popular opinion, an election mandate, majority party backing in Congress, and the use of various 'powers of persuasion' identified by Richard Neustadt? In this careful and ingenious study, Jordan Cash responds to this question by examining the presidencies of John Tyler, Andrew Johnson, and Gerald Ford, who by circumstances or choice drew less on informal authority than nearly all who have held the office. In showing that these men survived and even had some successes, Cash reminds us of the importance of beginning the study of the presidency with looking at the formal powers the president possesses. * James W. Ceaser, Harry F. Byrd Professor of Politics, University of Virginia *By examining those vice presidents who are forced to assume the office after a death, assassination, or resignation, Cash successfully isolates and establishes the inherent constitutional authority of the presidency. Because of its unique focus, this book will become one of the seminal books on the presidency. It achieves what many scholars have asserted but never fully established: the Constitution, on its own, gives the president a great deal of authority. This is a path-breaking and important book. * Benjamin A. Kleinerman, R.W. Morrison Professor of Political Science, Baylor University *Jordan Cash shows the Constitution to be the major source of presidential power by looking at very hard cases-presidents who are among those thought to be the weakest and least ineffective. Even these 'isolated presidents' deployed considerable power stemming from the place of the executive in the constitutional order. Original, insightful, exceptionally well written, a must read for presidency scholars and their students. * Jeffrey K. Tulis, Professor of Government, University of Texas at Austin *Jordan Cash shows the Constitution to be the major source of presidential power by looking at very hard cases-presidents who are among those thought to be the weakest and least ineffective. Even these 'isolated presidents' deployed considerable power stemming from the place of the executive in the constitutional order. Original, insightful, exceptionally well written, a must read for presidency scholars and their students. * Jeffrey K. Tulis, Professor of Government, University of Texas at Austin *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: The Baseline of Presidential Power Chapter 1: The Constitutional Logic of the Presidency Chapter 2: John Tyler: The Expelled President Chapter 3: Andrew Johnson: The Impeached President Chapter 4: Gerald Ford: The Appointed President Conclusion: Lessons from the Isolated Presidents Appendix: Defining the Isolated Presidency Notes Bibliography Index
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OUP India Understanding the New Proxy Wars
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Oxford University Press Inc Making the Supreme Court
Book SynopsisAppointments to the United States Supreme Court are now central events in American political life. Every vacancy unleashes a bitter struggle between Republicans and Democrats over nominees; and once the seat is filled, new justices typically vote in predictable ways. However, this has not always been the case. As late as the middle of the twentieth century, presidents invested little time and effort in finding and vetting nominees, often selecting personal cronies, who senators briskly confirmed. Media coverage was desultory, public opinion was largely non-existent, and the justices often voted independently and erratically. In Making the Supreme Court, Charles M. Cameron and Jonathan P. Kastellec examine 90 years of American political history to show how the growth of federal judicial power from the 1930s onward inspired a multitude of groups struggling to shape judicial policy. Over time, some groups moved beyond lobbying the Court to changing who sits on it. Other groups formed exprTrade ReviewMaking the Supreme Court uses judicial nominees to investigate larger changes in American politics over the last century, enduring questions about the administrative state, political parties, citizens, interest groups, and lobbying-not to mention nettlesome debates about voter rationality, the downstream effects of partisan polarization, and plenty more besides. Keenly perceptive and abundantly inquisitive, Cameron and Kastellec have delivered a tour de force that is sure to have a major impact on our understanding of all of American politics. * William Howell, Sydney Stein Professor in American Politics, The University of Chicago *Making the Supreme Court is a game changer. It describes and analyzes the entire appointments process with the goal of explaining why Supreme Court nominations transformed from low to high salience events, and how this transformation affects the contemporary court. Because, on the authors' account, the transformation touched every aspect of the process-from the president's approach to selecting nominees to the media's coverage of the proceedings-an expansive approach was required. And Cameron and Kastellec take on the task with gusto. For each change they posit, they dig in, ultimately developing a compelling mix of evidence connecting the transformation to the Court and its decisions-meaning that Making the Supreme Court's contributions transcend the selection of justices; the results help us make sense of the behavior of the contemporary court. * Lee Epstein, University Professor of Law and Political Science, University of Southern California *An exemplary analysis of a hugely important political phenomenon: the evolution of a strongly partisan, and likely, very stable court. How did this happen? The authors argue that the answer is found in appointment politics, writ large. Supreme Court appointments are examined and explained systemically, from the vantages of presidents, senators, justices, media, voters, the past, present, and the futures too. Powerful analytic tools and models are developed and deployed, alternative theories are carefully examined and eliminated, and the results are persuasive. Making the Supreme Court is a definitive account that seems likely to last as long as the current court majority. * John A. Ferejohn, Samuel Tilden Professor of Law, New York University School of Law *Cameron and Kastellec's Making the Supreme Court is deeply researched and thought-out, and both theoretically and historically sophisticated. It will in short order become the key work on Supreme Court appointment politics. * Josh Chafetz, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center *Table of ContentsI. What Happened Then and Now The Party Demands: Party Agendas for the Supreme Court Selecting How to Select: Presidents and Organizational Design The Candidates for the Court and the Nominees Interest Groups The Media, co-authored with Leeann Bass and Julian Dean Public Opinion Decision in the Senate II. Why it Happened The Logic of Presidential Selection, co-authored with Lauren Mattioli What the Public Wanted Voting in the Shadow of Accountability: Senators' Confirmation Decisions III. How It Matters, and What the Future Holds New Politics, New Justices, New Policies: The Courts That Politics Made The Future: The Courts that Politics May Make What Future Do We Want? Evaluating Judicial Independence Conclusion
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Oxford University Press Inc Thanks for Your Service
Book SynopsisA definitive study on the decades-long run of high public confidence in the military and why it may rest on some shaky foundations.What explains the high levels of public confidence in the US military and does high confidence matter? In Thanks for Your Service, the eminent civil-military relations scholar Peter D. Feaver addresses this question and focuses on what it means for the military. Proprietary survey data show that confidence is partly based on public beliefs about the military''s high competence, adherence to high professional ethics, and a determination to stand apart from the bitter divisions of partisan politics. However, as Feaver argues, confidence is also shaped by a partisan gap and by social desirability bias, the idea that some individuals express confidence in the military because they believe that is the socially approved attitude to hold. Not only does Feaver help us understand how and why the public has confidence in the military, but he also exposes problems tha
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Oxford University Press Inc Ideological Fixation
Book SynopsisCombining insights from evolutionary psychology with a broad sweep through history, down to the ideological civil war ripping the United States apart, the book explores the deeper roots of people''s inability to accept claims about reality which come from the opposite ideological camp, no matter how valid they might be. After theorists around 1960 proclaimed the ''death of ideology'', ideological divides and clashes have reemerged with renewed intensity throughout the world. In the United States they have become particularly venomous. Each side in America''s escalating ideological civil war charges the other with concocting ''fake news'' and ''alternative facts''. The other side is widely viewed as malicious, irrational or downright stupid, and, often, as barely legitimate. People are deaf to claims about reality that come from the opposite camp, no matter how valid they might be. The zeal of the opposing sides is often scarcely less than that which characterized the religious ideologies of old. Indeed, historical religious ideologies have largely been replaced by ''secular religions'' or ''religion substitutes''. Ideology consists of normative prescriptions regarding how society should be shaped, together with an interpretive roadmap indicating how this normative vision can be implemented in reality. Ideological Fixation is the result of tensions and conflicts between these two elements. The book focuses on ideologies'' factual claims about the world, typically subordinate to, and often distorted by, their normative commitment. In exploring this phenomenon, the book combines insights from evolutionary psychology regarding the nature of some of our deepest proclivities with a broad sweep through history and around the world. It proceeds from the Stone Age to the rise of civilization, the great religions and modernity, to a critique of fundamental factual premises that underlie some of the major debates dominating today''s liberal democracies, not least the United States.
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Oxford University Press (UK) History of Government from the Earliest Times V3 Empires
Book SynopsisNo one has hitherto had the breadth of imagination and intellectual boldness to describe and analyse government throughout recorded history and throughout the world. This unique study of government is the culmination of the work of the late S. E. Finer, one of the leading political scientists of the twentieth century. Ranging over 5,000 years, from the Sumerian city state to the modern European nation state, five themes emerge: state-building, military formats, belief systems, social stratification, and timespan. The three volumes examine both representative and exceptional polities, and focus on political elites of different types. Empires, Monarchies, and the Modern State (Books Four and Five) opens with Tokugawa Japan and thence reviews the evidence of Ch''ing, Ottoman, and Mughal Empires, before turning to facets of the re-creation, `modernization'', and transplantation of the European state model. It concludes with the synoptic review of `Pathways to the Modern State''. Professor Trade ReviewNo review can fully capture the breadth and accessibility of S. E. Finer's posthumous magnum opus ... its clarity and readability must be emphasized ... Finer constantly reminds us of exceptions that explain the richness and diversity of polities. * John R. Cramsie, History *The range and sweep of these volumes are extraordinary, as is the verve and clarity of the writing. Finer's intellectual authority is maintained through the long but never wearisome journey from Sumerian city states to modern times. * Times Educational Supplement *This is political science on the grandest scale: three volumes that provide a history of successive forms of government throughout the world from the earliest times to the present day ... Finer presents material on political systems that most political scientists will be completely unfamiliar with, and gives fresh insights into systems that they might have thought they knew ... What makes it a great book, and one that deserves to be read by all students of government, is Finer's remarkable ability to classify and compare across the entire universe of known systems of government. It is not simply the scholarship and erudition that is breathtaking, but also the confident, clear and imaginative use of comparative tools to describe the significance of the systems of government. * Edward Page, Public Policy *
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Oxford University Press, USA The West European Party System Oxford Readings In Politics And Government
Book SynopsisThe analysis of party systems in Western Europe has long constituted a major focus of concern in comparative political science. This volume collects together many of the classic writings in this field, covering the development, stabilization and transformation of party systems.Trade Review`valuable and well-produced volume' Times Higher Education Supplement`Excellent compendium of key pieces of work on European politics over the last 30 years.' Dr D. Broughton, University of Wales College of Cardiff'He provides a useful service by bringing together many of the seminal pieces written by leading scholars over the years ... this volume can be warmly commended as an essential text for courses in party systems and European politics' Newsletter of the PSA specialist group on EPOPTable of ContentsPart 1 The development of the mass party: the origin of political parties, Joseph La Palombara and Myron Weiner; the advent of plebiscitarian democracy, Max Weber; caucus and branch, cadre parties and mass parties, Maurice Duverger; the party of democratic integration, Sigmund Neumann; the catchall party, Otto Kirchheimer; parties in pluralism, Alessandro Pizzorno. Part 2 The stabilization of party systems: structuring the party system, Giovanni Sartori; the "reach" of the party system, Hans Daalder; cleavage structures, party systems and voter alignments, Seymour Martin Lipset and Stein Rokkan; towards a generalized concept of "Verzuiling", Stein Rokkan; the sociology of parties, Giovanni Sartori. Part 3 The transformation of party systems: persistence and change in western party systems, 1945-1969, Richard Rose and Derek W.Urwin; electoral volatility in Western Europe, 1948-1977, Mogens N.Pedersen; parameters of change, Peter Mair; the transformation of Western European party systems, Steven B.Wolinetz; models of change, Scott C.Flanagan and Russell J.Dalton; the nature of value change, Ronald Inglehart; dimensions of ideology in European party systems, Arend Lijphart; from class-based to value-based politics, Ronald Inglehart. Part 4 Types of party system: the two-party system and the multi-party system, Maurice Duverger; party systems and patterns of opposition, Robert A.Dahl; types of party system, Jean Blondel; the electoral balance, Stein Rokkan; a typology of party systems, Giovanni Sartori.
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Oxford University Press Canada
Book SynopsisCanada is not one nation, but three: English Canada, Quebec, and First Nations. Yet as a country Canada is very successful, in part because it maintains national diversity through bilingualism, multiculturalism, and federalism. Alongside this contemporary openness Canada also has its own history to contend with; with a legacy of broken treaties and residential schools for its Indigenous peoples, making reconciliation between Canada and First Nations an ongoing journey, not a destination.Drawing on history, politics, and literature, this Very Short Introduction starts at the end of the last ice age, when the melting of the ice sheets opened the northern half of North America to Indigenous peoples, and covers up to today''s anthropogenic climate change, and Canada''s climate politics. Donald Wright emphasizes Canada''s complexity and diversity as well as its different identities and its commitment to rights, and explores its historical relationship to Great Britain, and its ongoing relationship with the United States. Finally, he examines Canada''s northern realities and its northern identities.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewIt takes a brave person to write a history of Canada in 109 small pages of text but Donald Wright has made a very good stab at it ... I would happily recommend this thoughtful and elegantly-written survey to anyone looking for a very short history of Canada. * Phillip Buckner, British Journal of Canadian Studies *I very much enjoyed reading this book. I wholeheartedly recommend it to readers, both expert and general, although it will probably be more useful for the latter. If you have ever been fascinated to learn more about this vast country of the north then this book will be a wonderful introduction. * Jatinder Mann, Journal of Australian, Canadian, and Aotearoa New Zealand Studies *Table of ContentsList of illustrations Introduction 1: Beginnings 2: Dispossessions 3: Nationalisms 4: Rights 5: Borders 6: Norths Conclusion Further reading Index
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Oxford University Press PolicyMaking in the European Union
Book SynopsisThe eighth edition of Policy-Making in the European Union provides students and scholars with a strong understanding of the processes and institutions involved in EU policy-making. In particular, it assesses policy-making in a more politicized context and in light of Brexit.Trade ReviewThere are seminal books and classics, and then there is the eighth edition of Policy-Making in the EU. I remember reading the first one when I was a young student and they have followed me throughout my career from academia to civil service via politics and back. A must for anyone who wants to understand the theory and practice of European policy making. * Alexander Stubb, Director of the School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute and former Prime Minister of Finland *Policy-Making in the European Union is a classic. The European polity touches virtually every aspect of Europes societies, and this new edition illuminates how and why. It is a must-have for scholars and practitioners. * Liesbet Hooghe, UNC-Chapel Hill and European University Institute, Florence *Newly updated, this remains the best textbook on policy-making in the EU! It offers an excellent combination of rich empirical assessments of the main fields of EU policies and lucid reflections on relating theories and methodological approaches. A must for scholars and students. * Andrew Moravcsik, Princeton University *For over 40 years, Policy-Making in the EU has been an invaluable teaching resource and reference book. The new edition is again keeping up with the times. Thanks to its first-rate authors and unparalleled scope, it remains the authoritative source on the making, outcomes and development of EU policies. * Frank Schimmelfennig, ETH Zurich *Table of ContentsInstitutions, Process, and Analytical Approaches 1: Helen Wallace, Mark A. Pollack, Christilla Roederer-Rynning, and Alasdair R. Young: An Overview 2: Mark A. Pollack: Theorizing EU Policy-Making 3: Alasdair R. Young and Christilla Roederer-Rynning: The European Policy Process in Comparative Perspective 4: Christine Reh and Helen Wallace: An Institutional Anatomy and Five Policy Modes Policies 5: Alasdair R. Young: The Single Market 6: Mark Thatcher: Competition Policy 7: Dermot Hodson: Economic and Monetary Union 8: Christilla Roederer-Rynning: The Common Agricultural Policy 9: Brigid Laffan and Johannes Lindner: The Budget 10: John Bachtler and Carlos Mendez: Cohesion Policy 11: Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen: Social Policy 12: Abraham Newman: Digital Policy 13: Andrea Lenschow: Environmental Policy 14: David Buchan: Energy Policy 15: Sandra Lavenex: Justice and Home Affairs 16: Alasdair R. Young: Trade Policy 17: Bastian Giegerich: Foreign and Security Policy 18: Jan Orbie: International Development Policy 19: Ulrich Sedelmeier: Enlargement Conclusions 20: Helen Wallace, Mark A. Pollack, Christilla Roederer-Rynning, and Alasdair R. Young: Conclusions
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Oxford University Press The New Party Challenge Changing Cycles of Party
Book SynopsisWhy do some parties live fast and die young, but others endure? And why are some party systems more stable than others? Based on a blend of data derived from both qualitative and quantitative sources, The New Party Challenge develops new tools for mapping and measuring party systems, and develops conceptual frameworks to analyse the dynamics of party politics, particularly the birth and death of parties. In addition to highlighting the importance of agency and choice in explaining the fate of parties, the book underlines the salience of the clean versus corrupt dimension of politics, charts the flow of voters in the new party subsystem, and emphasizes the dimension of time and its role in shaping developments. The New Party Challenge not only provides the first systematic book length study of political parties across Central Europe in the three decades since the 1989 revolutions, charting and explaining the patterns of politics in that region, it also highlights that similar processes are at play on a far wider geographical canvas. The book concludes by reflecting on what the dynamics of party politics, especially the emergence of so many new parties, means for the health and quality of democracy, and what could and should be done.Trade ReviewKevin Deegan Krause and Tim Haughton marshal an impressive collection of data from 1989 onward in post-communist European countries. [In their] systematic and meticulous analysis, the authors argue that much as with human lives, party births and deaths are intimately connected .[Their] fascinating analysis answers important questions. * Professor Anna Grzymala-Busse, Party Politics *The New Party Challenge makes a valuable contribution to the field of electoral politics and will be of interest to Central European area specialists for its remarkable depth of empirical detail and to comparative scholars for its thought-provoking insights into the mechanisms behind party system stability and change * Hubert Tworzecki, Perspectives on Politics *With their mastery of qualitative and quantitative methods, Haughton and Deegan-Krause have written an excellent book for area specialists as well as for scholars of party politics * Professor Vit Hlousek, Masaryk University, Czech Journal of Political Science *...the volume is an excellent piece of empirical work, with a strong base in existing research and theory. It is a valuable reminder of how political science can transcend simple or fashionable explanations and study our world from different angles. * Dr Ben Margulies, Lecturer in Political Science, University of Brighton, LSE Review of Books *In this important book, Tim Haughton and Kevin Deegan-Krause address a puzzle regarding volatility in the supply of and demand for political parties in Central Europe - why do so many parties fail but a few succeed? They address their puzzle in an appropriately complex way but in a lively style that makes for enjoyable as well as convincing reading. The book should not only be required reading for all scholars and students of post-Communist politics but for studies of parties and party systems in many other regions of the globe. * Stephen Whitefield, Professor of Politics, University of Oxford *The New Party Challenge provides a deeply original insight into the birth and death of political parties. Deegan-Krause and Haughton use their comprehensive examination of party politics across Central Europe during the decades since the end of communism as a mould for understanding how agency, timing, and structure interact to shape the fate of political parties. This book is comparative politics at its finest and has the making of a classic. * Catherine E. De Vries, Professor of Political Science, Bocconi University *Table of Contents1: Puzzles of Party Politics: How Central Europe Challenges What We Know About Continuity and Change 2: What's New?: How to Refine Our Assessments of Party Novelty 3: Maps and Measures: What New Measures Can Tell Us About Central European Party Systems 4: The Old and the New: How Parties Differ with Age and Time 5: The Living and the Dead: Why Some Parties Fail and Others Survive 6: Cycles and Subsystems: Why New Parties Give Way to Even Newer Parties 7: Slovenia is Everywhere?: How the New Party Challenge Has Extended Across the Globe 8: Neither Older nor Wiser? What Continual Party Change Means for the Quality of Democracy
£117.50
Oxford University Press The Oxford Handbook of German Politics
Book SynopsisFew countries have caused or experienced more calamities in the 20th century than Germany. This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of some of the major issues of German domestic politics, economics, foreign policy, and culture by leading experts in their respective fields.Table of ContentsKlaus Larres, Holger Moroff, and Ruth Wittlinger: Introduction PART I: LEADING SCHOLARS AND THEIR INTERPRETATIONS OF GERMAN HISTORY FROM WORLD WAR II TO THE PRESENT 1: Konrad H. Jarausch: Encounters with Modernity: The German Search for Alternatives in the Twentieth Century 2: Heinrich August Winkler: From Post-National Democracy to Post-Classical Nation-State 3: Ute Frevert: Emotional Styles in Postwar German Politics 4: Klaus von Beyme: The Development of Germany after 1945 PART II: GERMANY DURING THE COLD WAR ERA 5: Klaus Larres: Atlantic Integration and "Ever Closer Union": West Germany, the U.S., and European Unity during the Cold War 6: Peter Ruggenthaler: Germany and the Soviet Union during the Cold War Era 7: Gert-Joachim Glaeßner: The Governmental System and Political History of the GDR 8: Larissa R. Stiglich: The End of the Cold War and the Process of German Unification PART III: GERMANY SINCE 1990 Political Institutions and Constitutional Design 9: Ray Hebestreit and Karl-Rudolf Korte: The Executive: The German Government and Civil Service 10: Suzanne S. Schüttemeyer and Sven T. Siefken: The German Bundestag: The Core Institution in a Parliamentary Democracy 11: Arthur Benz: The Federal System and the Länder 12: Russell A. Miller: The German Legal System and Courts 13: David F. Patton: The 'Old Five': The Bonn Parties in the Berlin Republic 14: Hartwig Pautz: Germany's Political Parties: The Newcomers Political Economy and Policy Making 15: Christian Schweiger: The German Economic Model: from Germany's Social Market Economy to Neoliberalism? 16: Andreas Busch: Germany's Trading System and Export Driven Economy 17: Janine Jacob: Germany's Banking and Financial System 18: Peter Starke: The German Welfare State 19: Dietrich Thränhardt: The Immigration System and the Rule of Law 20: Carl Lankowski: The Merkel Era: Environmental Politics and the 'Energiewende' (energy transition) Culture and Society 21: Reinhold Sackmann: Demographics and Generational Transition and Politics 22: Detlef Pollack and Olaf Müller: Religion and the Churches 23: Joseph Cronin: Jewish Life and Politics in Postwar Germany 24: Priscilla Layne: Identity and Diversity in Post-Unification Germany 25: Michael Braun: German Literature, Theatre and Film since 1990 26: Marion Deshmukh: German Art After 1990 PART IV: GERMANY IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS 27: Holger Moroff: German Foreign Policy: Roots, Reasonings, and Repercussions 28: Carine Germond: Franco-German Relations and the European Integration Process since 1990 29: Sebastian Harnisch: Germany and EU Foreign Policy 30: Patricia Daehnhardt: Germany in the EU: An Assertive Status Quo Power? Germany and the World Beyond Europe 31: James Sperling: German Multilateralism after the Cold War 32: Markus Kaim: Germany and NATO 33: Klaus Schwabe: German-American Relations from 1945 to the Present 34: Stephen F. Szabo: Three Chancellors and Russia: German-Russian Relations since 1990 35: Volker Stanzel: A Quarter Century of German Relations with the Indo-Pacific PART V: LOOKING BACKWARD AND FORWARD 36: Stefan Kornelius: Angela Merkel in Power: How Influential was the Merkel Era? 37: Jackson Janes: Leaders in Partnership: Germany in the Biden Era
£110.00
Oxford University Press UK Politics
Book SynopsisUK Politics is the ideal introduction to the subject, providing students with the foundational understanding, critical perspectives, and historical knowledge they need to make sense of politics in the United Kingdom today.Trade ReviewEver been baffled by the working of British politics and government, its structures, and its hidden wiring? Your worries are over. Read this book and you will find out how we got here, where we are now, and acquire a sense of where we might be going in these most perplexing of times. * Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield, FBA, Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History, Queen Mary, University of London *Very well organised and comprehensive coverage with a variety of different features, including primary source material, comparative data and excellent explanations and examples to illustrate the main points. * Dr Geoff Horn, Teacher, School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University *Excellent introductory text for students [...] full of detailed case studies to tease out some of the complexities and dilemmas in British politics at the moment. * Dr Marc Geddes, Senior Lecturer in Politics, The University of Edinburgh *The mixture of historical detail, current information, in practice/in theory discussion and debates works very well and would give me a wealth of information to draw on and to direct students towards. * Dr Amy Smith, formerly Lecturer in Politics, The University of Sheffield *Table of Contents1: Introduction: tradition and change Part 1: How are we governed? 2: Cabinet and the prime minister 3: The UK government 4: Parliament 5: The legal system and human rights Part 2: How do people participate in politics? 6: The party system 7: Elections and voting 8: Referendums Part 3: How does society affect UK Politics? 9: Communication and public opinion 10: Identity, equality, and power Part 4: What is 'the UK', and how does it relate to the rest of the world? 11: Devolution and local government 12: The nations and the union 11: The UK and the outside world
£40.84
Oxford University Press Korea
Book SynopsisHaving spent centuries in the shadows of its neighbours China and Japan, Korea is now the object of considerable interest for radically different reasons-- the South as an economic success story and for its vibrant popular culture; the North as the home to one of the world''s most repressive regimes, at once both bizarre and menacing. This Very Short Introduction explores the history, culture, and society of a deeply divided region. Michael Seth considers what it means to be Korean, and analyses how the various peoples of the Korean peninsula became one of the world''s most homogeneous nations, before exploring how this nation evolved, in a single lifetime, into today''s sharply contrasting societies. He also discusses how Korea fits into the larger narrative of both East Asian and world history, economically, politically, and socially.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of ContentsChronology List of illustrations Introduction 1: Creating a peninsular kingdom 2: A Confucian society 3: From kingdom to colony 4: From colony to competing states 5: Competing states, diverging societies 6: Globalizing south, inward north Further reading Index
£9.49
Oxford University Press MultiLevel Democracy
Book SynopsisAll federal systems face an internal tension between divisive and integrative political forces, striking a balance between providing local autonomy and sub-national representation on one hand, and maintaining an integrated political community and sufficient integration to maintain stability on the other hand. This book argues that parties and voters strategically respond to the incentives of federal institutional design to shape the development of arenas of political competition that are either predominantly independent or integrated across levels of the federation. Drawing on a rich collection of original data, including a dataset of aggregate level electoral data from over 2200 federal and state-level elections in seven federations, as well as the author''s original dataset on party organizational linkage from a survey of sub-national party elites, this book demonstrates how two aspects of institutional design the degree of decentralization and the method of power allocation, affect the development of integrated or independent politics as observed through voter behaviour, party systems and party organization. Using a mixed method research design, it demonstrates how voters and parties react to federal institutional design. It also provides nuance in the causal processes at play, demonstrating how party organization, party system structure and voter behaviour interact, to produce a federalism that is predominantly integrating and stability-enhancing or one that is predominantly autonomy- and accountability-enhancing. Comparative Politics is a series for researchers, teachers, and students of political science that deals with contemporary government and politics. Global in scope, books in the series are characterised by a stress on comparative analysis and strong methodological rigour. The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research. For more information visit: www.ecprnet.eu.The series is edited by Susan Scarrow, Chair of the Department of Political Science, University of Houston, and Jonathan Slapin, Professor of Political Institutions and European Politics, Department of Political Science, University of Zurich.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Integrated and independent politics 3: Federal institutional design: structuring power in the state 4: Party organizational linkage 5: Party system linkage: congruence and nationalization 6: Voter behaviour 7: Institutional configurations and linkage formation 8: Conclusion
£100.00
Oxford University Press British Politics An Analytical Approach
Book Synopsis- What caused the increased turbulence of British Politics in recent- How do policy blunders occur and why?- Why did Brexit happen, and what is the future of the UK-EU relationship?- How powerful are political parties in British Politics?- How is British politics shaped by variation and differentiation, especially across the nations of the UK?British Politics answers these fundamental questions, putting political science and public policy at its core to provide an analytical approach to British politics. The book''s three-part structure is designed to help students make sense of the British political system. Part A covers constitutional and institutional foundations: the formal set of politics, laws, procedures, and customs which make up the distinctive features of the political system. In Part B, political behaviour and citizenship is explored, looking at politics from the view of the everyday citizen by examining political parties and the media. Finally, part C looks at how power andTrade ReviewThis is a path-breaking textbook that will help significantly advance the teaching of undergraduate British Politics courses. * Dr Philip Catney, Senior Lecturer in Politics, Keele University, UK *A very lively and interesting exploration of contemporary UK politics. British Politics is admirably analytical, balanced and thoughtful. It will get undergraduates to think, which is key. It encourages them to consider rival perspectives on a debate. It covers a lot of ground and is authoritative and rigorous but always accessible. * Professor Jon Tonge, Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool, UK *An accessible yet sophisticated exposition of the British political system. Empirically rich and theoretically driven, it is a must-have resource for students of British politics. * Dr Richard Hayton, Associate Professor of Politics, University of Leeds, UK *Table of ContentsPart A: Constitutional and Institutional Foundations 1: The Starting Point: Understanding the Political System 2: Leadership from the Top 3: Debating Politics and Making Laws Part B: Political Behaviour and Citizenship 4: What People Think and Do about Politics 5: Winning and Losing Elections 6: The Media and Agenda Setting: Political Turbulence Part C: Policy-Making and Delegation 7: Interest Groups, Advocacy, and Policy-Making 8: Governing Through Bureaucracy 9: Governing From Below 10: Delegating Upwards: Challenges of International Politics 11: Conclusion: The State of British Democracy?
£37.99
