Regional, state and other local government Books
University of Illinois Press Mayor Harold Washington
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is a must read for all who seek valuable insight into Mayor Harold Washington—the man, his administration, and the power struggle that accompanied the election of Chicago's first African American mayor."--David Orr"The master biographer of Illinois politicians provides the definitive account of Chicago’s first black mayor. Rooted deeply in the historical context, Roger Biles demonstrates how Harold Washington’s neighborhood agenda balanced social change with municipal housekeeping. Biles lifts Washington out of the morass of the Council Wars and reveals him as canny and substantive, flawed and private, deft and tragic."--Amanda I. Seligman, author of Chicago’s Block Clubs: How Neighbors Shape the City"Biles explores the intra- and inter-party political tensions in Chicago that helped cultivate Washington and redefined the city’s political and business landscape." --Booklist"One of the most comprehensive overviews to date of Washington's politics and policies while in office." --South Side Weekly"Highly recommended." --Choice"Makes a strong case for reevaluating Washington's career. [Biles] also covers pivotal elections with a flair for detail and suspense that locks you onto the page. This is a book that will reshape the way you think about Illinois, Chicago, and Harold Washington." --Public ITable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction: Race, Reform, and Redistribution 1 1 From Machine Regular to Progressive Democrat 15 2 The Plan and the Man 53 3 The Devalued Prize 105 4 Chicago Works Together 145 5 Balanced Growth 189 6 In Search of a Mandate 231 7 The Final Months 270 8 Harold Washington and Chicago 307 Notes 331 Index 377 Photographs follow page 181
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University of Illinois Press Chicagos Modern Mayors From Harold Washington to
Book SynopsisTrade Review“An important, underemphasized history of persistent attempted settlement by Black migrants from the U.S. South to the rural and small city Midwest. The author mounts a challenge to received wisdom and even the received archive that combines the meticulous use of traditional sources with innovative research strategies. The result is a fascinating account of how terror and exclusion were cleansed from historical memory.”--David Roediger, author of The Sinking Middle Class: A Political History of Debt, Misery, and the Drift to the RightTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction--Chicago’s Turbulent Political History Betty O’Shaughnessy 1983-1987: Harold Washington--Cultural Transformation of City Government in Chicago and A Sense of Possibility Xolela Mangcu and Gregory D. Squires 1987-1989: The Sawyer Interregnum Monroe Anderson 1989-2011: Mayor Richard M. Daley and the City of Spectacle Costas Spirou and Dennis R. Judd 2011-2019: Rahm Emanuel--Chicago in Change and Crisis Kari Lydersen and Daniel Bliss 2019-present: Lori Lightfoot’s Two Coalitions Marco Rosaire Rossi and Dick Simpson Conclusion: Modern Mayors of Chicago Dick Simpson Epilogue: History Continues Dick Simpson Appendix A: Historical List of Chicago Mayors Appendix B: Corruption Contemporary Chicago Bibliography Clinton Stockwell Contributors Index
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Indiana University Press Chieftaincy the State and Democracy
Book SynopsisAs South Africa consolidates its democracy, chieftaincy has remained a controversial and influential institution that has adapted to various changes. This book examines the chieftaincy and how it has sought to assert its power since the end of apartheid.Trade ReviewExamines the complicated interactions between the central state, chieftaincy, and local people in rural areas of post-apartheid South Africa. -- Lauren Morris MacLean * Indiana University Bloomington *Williams (Univ. of San Diego) has added to a gradually growing collection of analyses focusing on the functions of chieftainship in South Africa and their role in the democratization process. His book is based primarily on dissertation research for three case studies from 1998 to 1999, completed in 2001, and taking into account changes and transitions in the decade following his initial research. His focus is on how the chieftaincy 'seeks to establish and maintain its legitimacy' and how it blends the 'principles of liberal democracy with principles of hereditary rule.' He updated his evidence during brief visits in 2003 and 2009, adding numerous surveys, journal articles, news accounts, and interviews to his bibliography. [H]is analysis . . . reflects chieftaincy interactions in the democratization process between the people, the state, and the chief's authority as it has evolved over many decades. An extensive bibliography, numerous informative footnotes, and a useful index add to the book's scholarship. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate and research collections. — ChoiceAugust 2010 -- M. E. Doro * emerita, Connecticut College *Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations1. Introduction: The Chieftaincy, the State, and the Desire to Dominate2. "The Binding Together of the People": The Historical Development of the Chieftaincy and the Principle of Unity3. The Making of a Mixed Polity: The Accommodation and Transformation of the Chieftaincy4. The Contested Nature of Politics, Democracy, and Rights in Rural South Africa5. The Chieftaincy and the Establishment of Local Government: Multiple Boundaries and the Ambiguities of Representation6. The Chieftaincy and Development: Expanding the Parameters of Tradition7. Legitimacy Lost? The Fall of a Chief and the Survival of a Chieftaincy8. Conclusion: The Chieftaincy and the Post-Apartheid State: Authority and Democracy in a Mixed PolityNotesBibliographyIndex
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University of Notre Dame Press Democracy and Its Limits
Book SynopsisThese multidisciplinary essays combine an appreciation of the progress made in Third World democratization with an assessment of structural and cultural factors that limit further progress toward procedural democracy in many parts of the world, such as China and much of the Middle East.
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University of Notre Dame Press Power in the Balance
Book SynopsisIn Power in the Balance: Presidents, Parties, and Legislatures in Peru and Beyond, Barry S. Levitt answers urgent questions about executive power in new democracies. He examines in rich detail the case of Peru, from President Alan García's first term (19851990), to the erosion of democracy under President Alberto Fujimori (19902000), through the interim government of Valentín Paniagua (20002001) and the remarkable, if rocky, renewal of democracy culminating in Alejandro Toledo''s 20012006 presidency. This turbulent experience with democracy brings into clear focus the functioning of formal political institutionsconstitutions and electoral laws, presidents and legislatures, political parties and leaderswhile also exposing the informal side of Peru's national politics over the course of two decades.Levitt''s study of politics in Peru also provides a test case for his regional analysis of cross-national differences and change over time in presidential power across eighteeTrade Review"Barry Levitt's Power in the Balance is far more than a study of the separation of powers in Peru: the book is a welcome corrective to twenty years of institutionalist research on executive-legislative relations in new presidential democracies around the world. The study of formal rules can only take us so far. Levitt shows that the functioning of president-Congress relations is contingent upon the internalization of constitutional norms by relevant political actors, as well as on the ability of party organizations to channel these norms across successive electoral cycles and to constrain ambitious political elites. Levitt's insistence on meta-institutional variables will stand as an important contextualization of mainstream models of presidential democracy, generating important comparative insights into other transitional regimes such as Venezuela and Russia." —Timothy Power, University of Oxford"Although there are many scholarly analyses of the first government of Alan García and even more of the government of Alberto Fujimori, no scholar has explicitly compared and contrasted these two governments with that of Alejandro Toledo. By highlighting the constraints upon García and Toledo that were posed by their own parties or electoral movements as well as by Peru's legislature—and the lack of such constraints upon Fujimori—Levitt is able to show clearly that the hyper-presidentialism of the Fujimori government was an exception. Levitt's descriptions of executive-legislative relations and of the major political parties during the three periods, which are based on an impressive spectrum of interviews with key political insiders and also on thorough archival research, are especially interesting and provide important new data and insights." —Cynthia McClintock, George Washington University"Barry S. Levitt has delivered an important and original analysis of presidential power, legislative-executive relations, party politics, and rule of law in Peru from 1985 through 2006, advancing a fresh perspective on the strengths—and limitations—of institutionalist analyses in the fragile new democracies of Latin America. His book will be of great significance to scholars and students studying democratization and legislative-executive relations in the region." —Scott P. Mainwaring, Eugene and Helen Conley Professor of Political Science and Director of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame"This is an excellent book, which makes a pertinent contribution to the emerging literature on informal institutions in Latin America, to the general literature on political institutions and to the study of Peru, more specifically. . . . This book makes an important and insightful contribution to the literature on Latin American politics and executive behaviour. It provides a valuable corrective to the over zealous turn to the institutional in contemporary Latin American scholarship and highlights the nuanced analyses of political behaviour to be found in the examination of informal organizations and political norms." —Bulletin of Latin American Research“Levitt offers key insights into an understanding of executive-legislative relations in countries where the rules in and of themselves cannot completely explain governance. In these countries—and perhaps everywhere—existing norms and the nature of the representative institutions also matter when it comes to balancing power between the different branches of government.” —Perspectives on Politics
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MU - University of Texas Press The House Will Come To Order How the Texas
Book SynopsisThe first exploration of Texas’s Speaker of the House—a role that has evolved from powerless obscurity to heavyweight political preeminence.Table of Contents Foreword by Don Carleton Acknowledgments Introduction: Assuming Center Stage Chapter One. Least Among Equals: The Presiding Speakership, 1846-1900 Chapter Two. Accumulating Clout: The Progressive Speakership, 1900-1921 Chapter Three. "Calculatin' Coke": The End of Progressivism and Birth of the Early Modern Speakership, 1921-1949 Chapter Four. Pragmatic Conservatism: The Dynastic Speakership, Part One, 1949-1961 Chapter Five. Liberals, Conservatives, and the Dilemma of Race: The Dynastic Speakership, Part Two, 1961-1969 Chapter Six. The Old Order Is Dead, Long Live the Old Order: Sharpstown, the Price Daniel Revolution, and the Speakership in Crisis, 1969-1975 Chapter Seven. The Executive Speakership, Part One, 1975-1983 Chapter Eight. The Executive Speakership, Part Two, 1983-2002 Chapter Nine. "Hell on Horses and Women": Gender and Family Life under the Dome Chapter Ten. The End of an Era? The Executive Speakership under Tom Craddick, 2003-2009 Notes Bibliography Index
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University of Texas Press Red Scare RightWing Hysteria Fifties Fanaticism
Book SynopsisWinner of the Texas State Historical Association Coral Horton Tullis Memorial Prize for Best Book on Texas History, this authoritative study of red-baiting in Texas reveals that what began as a coalition against communism became a fierce power struggle beTrade ReviewRed Scare was first published in 1985. Its message is very important in this day of groups thinking others are unpatriotic and wanting to do away with traditional values. Differing opinions do not mean others are un-American and the book makes that point very well. -- Jerry TurnerTable of Contents Foreword Preface Prologue 1. A Nervous New Civilization 2. Voices from the Left 3. Fear and Money 4. Red Scare Activists Organize 5. The Red Scare Begins 6. The Red Scare and the Schools 7. The Victim Is a Symbol: The George W. Ebey Affair 8. “Oveta Doesn’t Brook Back-Talk” 9. Demagogues in Austin: McCarthy at San Jacinto 10. Bertie and the Board 11. Conclusion: Beyond the Red Scare Essay on Sources Notes Index
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University of Washington Press Heartbreak City
Book SynopsisHow the city's marginalized communities have historically used sports as a tool for resilience and resistanceTo cities, sports have never been just entertainment. Progressive urbanites across the United States have used athletics to address persistent problems in city life: the fights for racial justice, workers' rights, equality for women and LGBTQ+ city dwellers, and environmental conservation. In Seattle, sports initiatives have powered meaningful reforms, such as popular stadium projects that promoted investments in public housing and mass transit. At the same time, conservative forces also used sports to consolidate their power and mobilize against the civic good. In Heartbreak City Shaun Scott takes the reader through 170 years of Seattle history, chronicling both well-known and long-forgotten events, like the establishment of racially segregated golf courses and neighborhoods in the regressive 1920s and the 1987 Seahawks players' strike that galvanized organized labor. At every Trade Review"Shaun Scott’s Heartbreak City unfolds like a baseball game. First through its structure: divided chronologically, recounting a people’s history of Seattle into nine innings—and some extra bits—corresponding to key eras between the start of white settlement and today. Then through a vibrant array of characters shaping how history unfolds: divulging their shared hopes, committing errors, moving through losses, rallying. Heartbreak City is as much about casting a light on keystone, bygone sports dynasties. . . . as it is about questioning Seattle’s teams, champions, and projects the city rallies behind." * The Stranger *
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Yale University Press Bureaucratic Justice
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Yale University Press The Politics of Public Management
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Yale University Press Not in My Backyard
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ABC-CLIO Reform in Detroit
Book SynopsisThis is a political biography of Hazen S. Pingree, Mayor of Detroit from 1890-1897, who established the first significant social reform administration of the time.
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Ordnance Survey North Scotland 2 OS Admin Boundary Map
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Ordnance Survey North England 5 OS Admin Boundary Map
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Ordnance Survey East Midlands 6 OS Admin Boundary Map
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Ordnance Survey Wales 7 OS Admin Boundary Map
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Ordnance Survey South West England 8 OS Admin Boundary Map
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Ordnance Survey South East England 9 OS Admin Boundary Map
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Ordnance Survey Great Britain North 1A OS Admin Boundary Map
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Open University Press Providing Quality in the Public Sector
Book SynopsisThis book argues that if public services are to be âreformedâ or âimprovedâ, achieving the best possible quality of service is essential.It starts from the premise that citizens and users are the key âstakeholdersâ. They need to be consulted and involved at every stage. Within inevitable resource constraints, it is their needs, balanced with those of society, which must be met. Service providers need to change their culture and behaviour to make this happen.This book presents a straightforward and comprehensive model for understanding quality and putting it into practice. Existing quality philosophies and approaches are examined. Overviews of recent policy on quality in central and local government, in the health service, and in public service partnerships are included. Finally, five practitioners present practical âvignettesâ of citizen involvement, local partnerships, and quality improvement in health, housing and local government.Providing Quality in the Public SectorTable of ContentsPart I: Setting the scene1.Introduction2.The Public Policy contextPart II:The Theory3.The conceptual framework:stakeholders, values, objectives and definitions.4.Implementing quality5.Standards, monitoring and evaluationPart III: Learning from each other - overviews6.Quality in central government7.Quality in local government8.Quality in health9.Quality issues in partnership workingPart IV: Quality in Practice10.Quality from the citizen's perspective:campaigning, consultation and involvement11.Partnership and Participation:better government for older people in South Lanarkshire12.Making it work in health: a stakeholder model for quality management13.Making it work in housing:choice and need in social housing14. making it work in local government: experiences of Tameside MBCPart V: Conclusions15. Conclusions and ReflectionsAppendixBibliographyIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) The Territories of the Russian Federation 2020
Book SynopsisThis excellent reference source brings together hard-to-find information on the constituent units of the Russian Federation.The introduction examines the Russian Federation as a whole, followed by a chronology, demographic and economic statistics, and a review of the Federal Government. The second section comprises territorial surveys, each of which includes a current map. This edition includes surveys covering the annexed (and disputed) territories of Crimea and Sevastopol, as well as updated surveys of each of the other 83 federal subjects. The third section comprises a select bibliography of books. The fourth section features a series of indexes, listing the territories alphabetically, by Federal Okrug and Economic Area. Users will also find a gazetteer of selected alternative and historic names, a list of the territories abolished, created or reconstituted in the post-Soviet period, and an index of more than 100 principal cities, detailing the territory in whiTable of ContentsPart 1: Introduction Topical essay on the region. Chronology of Russia. Statistics. The Government of the Russian Federation. Part 2: Territorial Surveys. Map of European Russia. Map of Asian Russia. Surveys of each of the 83 Federal Subjects. Part 3: Select BibliographyPart 4: Indexes
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Taylor & Francis Complex Governance Networks
Book SynopsisWhat are the roles of governments and other actors in solving, or alleviating, collective action problems in todayâs world? The traditional conceptual frameworks of public administration and public policy studies have become less relevant in answering this question. This book critically assesses traditional conceptual frameworks and proposes an alternative: a complex governance networks (CGN) framework.Advocating that complexity theory should be systematically integrated with foundational concepts of public administration and public policy, GÃktuÄŸ MorÃÃl begins by clarifying the component concepts of CGN and then addresses the implications of CGN for key issues in public administration and policy studies: effectiveness, accountability, and democracy. He illustrates the applicability of the CGN concepts with examples for the COVID-19 pandemic and metropolitan governance, particularly the roles of business improvement districts in governance processes. MorÃÃl concludes by disc
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W. W. Norton & Company A Guide to the Missouri Constitution
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W. W. Norton & Company Governing Texas Access Card
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Penguin Putnam Inc Plunkitt of Tammany Hall A Series of Very Plain
Book SynopsisPlunkitt of Tammany HallA Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical PoliticsWilliam L. Riordan “Nobody thinks of drawin’ the distinction between honest graft and dishonest graft.” This classic work offers the unblushing, unvarnished wit and wisdom of one of the most fascinating figures ever to play the American political game and win. George Washington Plunkitt rose from impoverished beginnings to become ward boss of the Fifteenth Assembly District in New York, a key player in the powerhouse political team of Tammany Hall, and, not incidentally, a millionaire. In a series of utterly frank talks given at his headquarters (Graziano’s bootblack stand outside the New York County Court House), he revealed to a sharp-eared and sympathetic reporter named William L. Riordan the secrets of political success as practiced and perfected by him and fellow Tammany Hall titans. The result is not only a volume that reveals more about
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The University of Michigan Press Michigan Government Politics and Policy
Book SynopsisProvides a comprehensive analysis of Michigan's politics and government. Chapters examine the foundational aspects of the state's government; its political institutions; its politics; and its public policy. Throughout, these topics are enriched with detailed historical context, comparative analysis across state lines, coverage of relevant recent events, and projections for the future.Trade ReviewMichigan Government, Politics, and Policy will be a useful tool for teaching students, practitioners, and researchers the important features of Michigan government.' - Matt Grossman, Director, Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, Michigan State University
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The University of Michigan Press Implementing Term Limits
Book SynopsisThrough 13 years of intensive research and 460 interviews, this study assesses changes since Michigan's implementation of term limits in 1993 and explores their implications. Paying special attention to term limits' institutional effects, the authors also consider legislative representation, political accountability, and the role of the bureaucracy and interest groups in state legislatures.Trade ReviewThe interview data analyzed in this book are incredibly rich and are used to examine a wide range of legislator and institutional outcomes. This work will be of interest to scholars who study legislatures and term limits and will be useful for classes in Michigan politics or even for practitioners in the state."" - Christopher Witko, University of South Carolina
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Still a Hollow Hope
Book SynopsisThe US Supreme Court increasingly matters in American political life when those across the political spectrum look at the Court for relief from policies they oppose and as another venue for advancing their own policy agendas. However, the evidence is mounting, to include this book in a big way, that courts are more of a sideshow to the culture war.Table of Contents List of Tables List of Figures List of Appendices Introduction PART I: THEORY PART II: TESTS AND ANALYSES PART III: CASE STUDIES PART IV: STILL A HOLLOW HOPE Appendix A. Timeline Appendix B. State Political Culture and Brady Score Index Appendix C. Brady Gun Control Scoring Methodology Bibliography
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The University of Michigan Press Administering Justice Placing the Chief Justice
Book SynopsisExamines the leadership role of chief justices in the American states, including how those duties require chief justices to be part of the broader state political environment. Vining and Wilhelm focus extensively on the power of chief justices as public spokespersons, legislative liaisons, and reform leaders.Trade Review“Blending incisive theoretical foundations, impressive original data, and rich descriptive insight, Administering Justice is a tour de force on the role chief justices play in state politics. It is a must-read for anyone interested in courts and state politics, but also offers broader insight into political leadership and institutional performance.”—Greg Goelzhauser, Utah State University “Vining and Wilhelm have written a true piece of comparative political research, shedding new light on an understudied topic in American courts—judicial leadership—and leverage the diversity of institutional rules and norms to show how they shape leadership on our state high courts. A must-read for state court scholars.” —Mikel A. Norris, Coastal Carolina University “. . . contributes significantly to our understanding of the role chief justices play in state judicial systems, leveraging a mix of rich qualitative examples with larger-n analyses.”—Eve Ringsmuth, Oklahoma State University “In a very clear manner, and building upon pertinent existing literature, the authors provide a detailed and comprehensive understanding and picture of the work of chief justices.” —Gbemende Johnson, University of Georgia "Vining and Wilhelm present an excellent analysis of the importance of chief justices in state politics. The authors should be commended for their contribution to current scholarship because the text contains a wealth of information and is written in an engaging manner. The level of both qualitative descriptive or case study information and quantitative statistical data is outstanding, especially considering how challenging it can be to find in several states. Rated: highly recommended"--CHOICETable of Contents List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Chapter One: The Chief Justice as Institution Chapter Two: The Chief Justice as Individuals Part Two: Chapter Three: The Chief Justice as Administrator Chapter Four: The Chief Justice as Advocate Chapter Five: The Chief Justice as Politician Conclusion References
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Implementing Term Limits
Book SynopsisThrough 13 years of intensive research and 460 interviews, this study assesses changes since Michigan's implementation of term limits in 1993 and explores their implications. Paying special attention to term limits' institutional effects, the authors also consider legislative representation, political accountability, and the role of the bureaucracy and interest groups in state legislatures.Trade ReviewThe interview data analyzed in this book are incredibly rich and are used to examine a wide range of legislator and institutional outcomes. This work will be of interest to scholars who study legislatures and term limits and will be useful for classes in Michigan politics or even for practitioners in the state."" - Christopher Witko, University of South Carolina
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Still a Hollow Hope State Power and the Second
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Administering Justice
Book SynopsisExamines the leadership role of chief justices in the American states, including how those duties require chief justices to be part of the broader state political environment. Vining and Wilhelm focus extensively on the power of chief justices as public spokespersons, legislative liaisons, and reform leaders.Trade Review“Blending incisive theoretical foundations, impressive original data, and rich descriptive insight, Administering Justice is a tour de force on the role chief justices play in state politics. It is a must-read for anyone interested in courts and state politics, but also offers broader insight into political leadership and institutional performance.” - Greg Goelzhauser, Utah State University“Vining and Wilhelm have written a true piece of comparative political research, shedding new light on an understudied topic in American courts--judicial leadership--and leverage the diversity of institutional rules and norms to show how they shape leadership on our state high courts. A must-read for state court scholars.” - Mikel A. Norris, Coastal Carolina University“. . . contributes significantly to our understanding of the role chief justices play in state judicial systems, leveraging a mix of rich qualitative examples with larger-n analyses.” - Eve Ringsmuth, Oklahoma State University“In a very clear manner, and building upon pertinent existing literature, the authors provide a detailed and comprehensive understanding and picture of the work of chief justices.” - Gbemende Johnson, University of GeorgiaTable of Contents List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Chapter One: The Chief Justice as Institution Chapter Two: The Chief Justice as Individuals Part Two: Chapter Three: The Chief Justice as Administrator Chapter Four: The Chief Justice as Advocate Chapter Five: The Chief Justice as Politician Conclusion References
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The University of Michigan Press How Informal Institutions Matter
Book SynopsisExamines the role of informal institutions in sociopolitical life. Zeki Sarigil examines several empirical cases of informal institution as derived from various issue areas in the Turkish sociopolitical context (ie, civil law, conflict resolution, minority rights, and local governance) and from multiple levels (ie, national and local).Trade Review“From a leading political scientist on Turkey, this book makes a welcome intervention into studies of how informal rules and understandings shape political behavior outside of formal governance institutions. Zeki Sarigil's analysis is theoretically innovative and empirically rich, unpacking the power of the ‘unwritten’ in sociopolitical life with important insights for Turkey scholars and beyond.”—Lisel Hintz, Johns Hopkins University“This book proposes new categories of informal institutions, based on integrating the dimension of legitimacy of formal institutions, and therefore expanding previous existing categories. This is original, stimulating, groundbreaking work.” —Elise Massicard, Sciences Po “Sarigil successfully builds upon the existing theories of informal institutions, incorporating the important dynamic of social and cultural legitimacy, and weaving this formulation together with vivid and informative examples from the Turkish case. In so doing, he also contributes richly to our understanding of minority communities in Turkey.” —Michael Wuthrich, University of KansasTable of Contents LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES APPENDICES PREFACE The Importance of Informal Institutions and Norms The Contributions of this Book ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Chapter 1: Introduction Definition of Key Terms Methodological Approach A Summary of the Arguments Organization of the Book CHAPTER 2: CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK The Existing Typological Accounts The Limitations of Two-dimensional Typologies An Alternative Typology of Informal Institutions The Rise of Informal Institutions Informal Institutional Change Conclusion Chapter 3: A Symbiotic Informal Institution: Religious Marriage (Dini Nikah) in Turkey Data Sources Informal Religious Marriage in Turkey The Popularity and Rationale of Religious Marriage The Symbiosis Other Possible Motivations for Religious Marriage Multivariate Analyses Hypotheses Variables and Measurement Results ‘Religionizing’ Formal Civil Marriage Conclusions and Implications CHAPTER 4: A SUPERSEDING INFORMAL INSTITUTION: CEM COURTS The Alevi Community in Turkey Cem Courts Why Non-State, Informal Courts? Still an Option? From Oblivion to Revival Conclusions and Implications CHAPTER 5: A LAYERED INFORMAL INSTITUTION: RELIGIOUS MINORITY HOLIDAYS IN TURKEY Religious Minorities in Turkey Non-Muslim Religious Minorities State Attitude towards Non-Muslim Minorities Official Regulation of Religious Holidays in Turkey Religious Minority Holidays in Turkey Non-Muslim Minority Holidays (Christmas and Easter) Muslim Minority Holidays (Day of Ashura and Gadir Hum) State Attitude towards Religious Minority Holidays: De Facto Recognition and Accommodation Conclusions and Implications CHAPTER 6: A SUBVERSIVE INFORMAL INSTITUTION: ‘MULTILINGUAL MUNICIPALISM’ OF THE KURDISH MOVEMENT The Turkish State’s Attitudes and Policies towards Minority Languages The Kurdish Ethnopolitical Movement in Turkey Multilingual Municipalism (Çok Dilli Belediyecilik) State Response to Multilingual Local Governance Conclusions and Implications CHAPTER 7: CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Implications Future Research BIBLIOGRAPHY
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University of California Press The Politics of Nonpartisanship
Book SynopsisThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1960.
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University of California Press The Blind Boss and His City
Book SynopsisThis title is a compelling examination of Christopher Augustine Buckley, the enigmatic political figure who dominated San Francisco's Democratic Party during the late 19th century. This richly detailed study reveals how Buckley, despite being blind for much of his career, rose to power without ever holding elective office, epitomizing the saloon boss phenomenon unique to America's urban political landscape of the era. Through meticulous research, Bullough reconstructs Buckley's influence over San Francisco's politics, the city's transformation into a burgeoning metropolis, and the interplay between municipal governance, economic ambitions, and social stratification during this pivotal period in California's history. The book situates Buckley's career within the broader narrative of San Francisco's transition from a Gold Rush boomtown to an industrial and political powerhouse. Exploring themes of urbanization, political reform, and the complexities of machine politics, Bullough unpac
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University of California Press The Politics of Nonpartisanship
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University of California Press The Blind Boss and His City
Book SynopsisThis title is a compelling examination of Christopher Augustine Buckley, the enigmatic political figure who dominated San Francisco's Democratic Party during the late 19th century. This richly detailed study reveals how Buckley, despite being blind for much of his career, rose to power without ever holding elective office, epitomizing the saloon boss phenomenon unique to America's urban political landscape of the era. Through meticulous research, Bullough reconstructs Buckley's influence over San Francisco's politics, the city's transformation into a burgeoning metropolis, and the interplay between municipal governance, economic ambitions, and social stratification during this pivotal period in California's history. The book situates Buckley's career within the broader narrative of San Francisco's transition from a Gold Rush boomtown to an industrial and political powerhouse. Exploring themes of urbanization, political reform, and the complexities of machine politics, Bullough unpac
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University of California Press Your California Governments in Action Second
Book SynopsisThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1960.
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Cambridge University Press Boundary Control
Book SynopsisThe democratization of the national government is only the first step in diffusing democracy throughout a country's territory. After a national government is democratized, subnational authoritarian 'enclaves' often continue to deny rights to citizens of local jurisdictions. Gibson explains how subnational authoritarianism is part of normal democratic politics.Trade Review'Gibson's conceptualization of boundary control as a key mechanism that facilitates the maintenance of subnational authoritarianism in the context of national level democracies is a foundational contribution to an important and growing literature. The explanation of dynamics in three very different cases - the 'Solid South' in the United States, Argentina and Mexico - is compelling, and the book is beautifully written. This is a must read for anybody interested in the complexities of democratization.' Evelyne Huber, Morehead Alumni Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill'This is an imaginative and path-breaking book. The conceptual and theoretical work Gibson accomplishes will help usher in a new scholarly conversation made even more urgent by the uneven nature of democratizations since the 'third wave'. By taking a subnational turn in thinking about regime change, Gibson reveals how the rise of authoritarian rule and its demise are often much more complex and contradictory processes than we had realized. Comparativists - including their less parochial Americanist colleagues - can make great use of what Gibson has achieved.' Robert Mickey, University of Michigan'Professor Gibson's ambitious new book involves a far-reaching reassessment of some core assumptions in comparative politics. It contests the bias toward the 'national-level' unit of analysis, and proposes a more conceptually sophisticated understanding of territorial politics, with its specific logic and consequences. This approach is grounded on an insightful examination of some major instances that are not normally juxtaposed. In particular, Gibson looks at the US political system through a distinctive and illuminating comparative lens. This is a bold contribution likely to provoke a lively debate.' Laurence Whitehead, University of Oxford'By opening up the black box of subnational politics, and problematizing the interaction between national and territorial regimes, Gibson provides an important contribution to the comparative study of democratization. Summing up: highly recommended.' S. P. Duffy, Choice'Gibson concurs in emphasizing the importance of whether a given federal system is 'municipal-empowering' or 'province-empowering,' and identifies 'plural cities' as potential problem sites for provincial authoritarians.' Kent Eaton, Latin American Research ReviewTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Territorial politics and subnational democratization: charting the theoretical landscape; 3. Subnational authoritarianism in the United States: boundary control and the 'Solid South'; 4. Boundary control in democratizing Argentina; 5. Boundary control in democratizing Mexico; 6. Boundary control: comparisons and conclusions.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Divided Cities
Book SynopsisDivided Cities is the comparative analysis of New York and London which many have been waiting for. Wider in scope and richer in detailthan any previous study, this work provides the best introduction available to these pre--eminent world cities.Table of ContentsLondon and New York in the contemporary world, Susan S. Fainstein and Michael Harloe; a comparative history, 1880-1973, Nick Buck and Norman Fainstein; dynamics of the metropolitan economy, Nick Buck et al; labour markets, Ian Gordon and Saskia Sassen; poverty and income inequality, John Logan et al; migrants, minorities and the ethnic division of labour, Malcolm Cross and Roger Waldinger; housing for people, housing for profits, Michael Harloe et al; politics and state policy in economic restructuring, Susan S. Fainstein and Ken Young; the divided cities, Michael Harloe and Susan S. Fainstein.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Local Government Since 1945
Book SynopsisThis introductory textbook provides an historical overview of developments in local government in postwar Britain. The authors incorporate the latest research into their overview to offer a an up-to-date assessment of the dominant arguments and debates.Table of ContentsGeneral Editor's Preface. Acknowledgements. Abbreviations. 1. Introduction. 2. The Spirit of Reconstruction. 3. Building Jerusalem. 4. A Structure in Tension. 5. Paying for Growth. 6. The Consensus Crumbles. 7. Into the Melting Pot. 8. New Accountabilities. 9. Into the Twilight. 10. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Local Authority Social Services
Book SynopsisAn introduction to the context in which UK social work is practised, Local Authority Social Services. The book is based on the realities of work in a modern social services department and addresses the major changes that have taken place. It also looks at the prospects for personal social services.Trade Review"The writing is accessible, well balanced and up to date student texts is a difficult task, of which in the field of social policy Michael Hill is the incomparable past-master. Here he has spotted a gap in the market, the lack of a book covering all the manifold and rather baggy activities performed by local authority social service departments...this is a timely book." --Tony Rees, University of Southampton "The strength of this book lies in the quality of analysis and its ability to capture and discuss critically the impact of the government's modernization agenda. It should have a place in all departmental libraries." -- Terry Bamford, Community Care "This book is unique in providing a clear framework for understanding the relationship between social policy and social services, and the complex structures and roles of the different organizations involved in the operation of social services ... It is one of the few texts that provide a clear picture of how to make sense of the bureaucratic organizational structures that surround social services ... in all the book is an important text for the social worker or student in understanding the relationship between social services, local authority and the central state." (Journal of Social Work)Table of ContentsList of Figures. List of Tables. List of Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgements. Part I: Establishing the Main Concerns of the Book. 1. What are Local Authority Social Services? (Michael Hill). Introduction. Social Services Work. Social Services and Other Areas of Social Policy. Social Services and Health. Social Services as Last Resort Services. Conclusions. 2. Origins of the Local Authority Social Services (Michael Hill). Introduction. Personal Social Services before 1948. Developments in the 1940s. 1948 to 1971. 1971 to 1990. Conclusions. 3. The Contemporary Social Framework (Michael Hill). Introduction. The Basic Demographic Picture. More Complex Demographic Issues. Economic Stresses and Strains. Ill health and Disability. Conclusions: Social Pathology and Social Services. Part II: The Local Authority Social Services Task. 4. Child Care (Jane Tunstill). Introduction. A Brief Historical Perspective on Social Services Provision for Children. The Legal and Administrative Framework. Services and Settings. Key Service Issues. The Role of Training. Conclusions. 5. Adult Care (Bob Hudson). Introduction. Services for Older People. Services for People with a Learning Disability. Services for Physically Disabled People. Conclusions. 6. Mental Health (Ian Shaw). Introduction. Mental Illness and the New Community Care. Mental Health and Social Work. Problems with Community Care. Managing Dangerousness. Conclusions. 7. Social Services and Social Security (Michael Hill). Introduction. Cash and Care in the Years after the End of the Poor Law: an Evolving Relationship. Cash Benefits and Welfare Rights. The Welfare Responsibilities and Concerns of Social Security Agencies. The Impact of the 1986 Social Security Act. Disability, Community Care and Local Authority Means-Testing. Conclusions. Part III: Organization: Present and Future:. 8. The Central and Local Government Framework (Michael Hill). Introduction. The Role of the Department of Health. The Audit Commission. The Local Government Context. The Collective Representation of Local Authorities. Local Government Finance and the Social Services Function. Policy Making in Local Government. Organizational Issues about Health Service Collaboration. Conclusions. 9. Organization within Local Authorities (Michael Hill). Introduction. The Organization of Social Services: The Model after Seebohm. Elaborating the Model: Preoccupations in the 1970s and 1980s. The 'Big Bang' of the 1990s - Community Care and the Children Act. Contemporary Models of Social Services Organization. Staffing of Social Services Authorities. Conclusions. 10. Modernizing Social Services: The Management Challenge of the 1998 Social Services White Paper (Stephen Mitchell). Introduction. Background: the 1997 Inheritance. Why Modernize?. Modernizing Adult Services. Modernizing Children's Services. Strengthening Regulation of Services and the Workforce. Improving Performance. Conclusion: The Key Challenges. 11. Conclusions: The Future of Local Authority Social Services (Michael Hill). References. Index.
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Princeton University Press Studies in Public Opinion
Book SynopsisBrings together a group of American and European social scientists to explore a number of factors, with an emphasis on the structure of political choices. This book includes chapters that reflect different perspectives on how people form political opinions and how these opinions are manipulated.Trade Review"Addressing an extremely important topic, this book can generate a new level of understanding about response instability and, more generally, the role of low information voters in democratic governance. It goes a long way to getting us out of a rut in which we have been stuck for a long time.... The editors have done a very good job of pulling together some state of the art scholarship on the topic." - Peter Nardulli, University of Illinois; "This collection is distinguished by the quality of the individual essays and the unity of the themes. Questions of non-attitudes and the effects of political sophistication are central to political psychology, and so no one in the field should miss this book." - Robert Jervis, Columbia University, author of System Effects: Complexity in Political and Social Life"
£48.00
Princeton University Press Cities in the International Marketplace The
Book SynopsisDoes globalization menace our cities? Are cities able to exercise democratic rule and strategic choice when international competition increasingly limits the importance of place? This book looks at the political responses of ten cities in North America and Western Europe as they grappled with the forces of global restructuring.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2003 Best Book in Urban Politics Award "This is a major study about western cities in the context of global capitalism and the large demographic shifts of the last thirty years. Through a mix of detailed empirical study and big conceptual questions the authors give us the instruments to capture and detect the ongoing weight of local politics in an exploding international marketplace that has made cities themselves an object for investment."--Saskia Sassen, editor of Global Networks, Linked Cities "An important comparative study of urban development process and politics... Savitch and Kantor's systematic study offers an array of explanations that are woven together to demonstrate several important concepts about planning policy and urban development."--Robyne S. Turner, Journal of the American Planning AssociationTable of ContentsList of Photographs ix List of Figures xi List of Tables xiii Preface xv Acknowledgments xix Chapter One: The Great Transformation and Local Choices 1 Chapter Two: Toward a Theory of Urban Development 29 Chapter Three: Ten Cities, Thirty Years 55 Chapter Four: Social- and Market-centered Strategies 101 Chapter Five: Driving and Steering Urban Strategy 149 Chapter Six: Dirigiste and Entrepreneurial Bargaining 171 Chapter Seven: Dependent Bargaining: Public and Private 223 Chapter Eight: Are Cities Converging? 267 Chapter Nine: Strategies for the International Marketplace 313 Chapter Ten: Conclusions: Cities Need Not Be Leaves in the Wind 346 Appendix: Sources and Notes for Figures and Tables 361 Source Notes 373 Glossary 391 Bibliography 395 Index 425
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Princeton University Press Paying the Tab
Book SynopsisWhat drug provides Americans with the greatest pleasure and the greatest pain? The answer, hands down, is alcohol. This title calls for broadening our approach to curbing destructive drinking. It chronicles the history of our attempts to legislate morality, the overlooked lessons from Prohibition, and the rise of Alcoholics Anonymous.Trade Review"A wonderful little book... Draws on history, political philosophy and straight economics to point out that higher alcohol taxes would fit squarely in the American tradition."--David Leonhardt, New York Times "As laws against smoking and drugs become more draconian, the relative regulatory neglect of alcohol remains a mystery. Much of this mystery--at least in the US context--has recently been dispelled in Paying the Tab, a gem of social science by the Duke University economist Philip Cook... Mr. Cook's original and very literary book shows how certain principles of markets and regulation break down when a cherished commodity happens to be a mind-altering (and judgment-impairing) drug."--Christopher Caldwell, Financial Times "As one of the nation's leading public policy scholars, Cook brings his substantial background in applied economics research to bear on the topic of alcohol policy. In the process, he presents a first-rate example of how to approach a controversial social issue using economic reasoning. Ultimately arguing in favor of enhanced control (but far short of prohibition) to reduce the incidence of drinking, Cook does not reach this conclusion casually. Instead, he considers a full range of costs and benefits of alcohol control policy, including the enjoyment moderate drinking brings to many people...Cook provides the reader with an accessible, up-to-date treatise that is essential reading for anyone interested in social policy relating to alcohol control. Paying the Tab should be on every public policy professor's reading list."--H. Winter, Choice "In his book Paying the Tab, Philip Cook presents a comprehensive in-depth analysis of this complex policy issue. The book includes a review of the history of alcohol control in the United States, determines the evidence of its effectiveness, and provides an assessment of the proven policy options intended to curb alcohol use. I highly recommend this book to anyone who seeks to understand the effect of alcohol control policies in the United States. It is a must-read for anyone involved in legislative efforts to implement and strengthen such policies."--Bernd Wollschlaeger, Journal of the American Medical Association "Paying the Tab offers a wide-ranging historical and social scientific perspective on alcohol in the United States and argues that more must be done to control the consumption of alcohol."--Jennifer Prah Ruger, Ph.D., New England Journal of Medicine "Philip Cook does not offer us an economic history here, but his book should still be of interest to American economic historians and anyone interested in addiction, alcohol and related problems. He ably reviews and dissects an extensive literature to make the case for additional alcohol control policies."--Mark Thornton, EH.Net "Philip Cook's book, Paying the Tab, is an excellent book for academics, policy analysts, and graduate students to use as a primary source on U.S. alcohol policy... Cook sets precedence for all other authors who write on substance abuse policy should follow. He provides both an in-depth analysis of one drug by examining it through historical, economic and social viewpoints."--Dwight Vick, International Journal of Drug PolicyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Preface xi CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1 PART I Rise and Fall of Alcohol Control 11 CHAPTER 2: A Brief History of the Supply Side 13 CHAPTER 3: The Alcoholism Movement 34 PART II Evidence of Effectiveness 47 CHAPTER 4: Drinking: A Primer 49 CHAPTER 5: Prices and Quantities 65 CHAPTER 6: Alcohol Control as Injury Prevention 82 CHAPTER 7: Long-Term Effects: Hearts and Minds 107 CHAPTER 8: The Drinker's Bonus 120 PART III Assessing Policy Options 131 CHAPTER 9: Evaluating Interventions 133 CHAPTER 10: Regulating Supply 148 CHAPTER 11: Taxing the Alcohol Industry 165 CHAPTER 12: Youth as a Special Case 179 CHAPTER 13: Alcohol-Control Policy for the Twenty-First Century 196 Methodological Appendix 203 Notes 207 References 221 Index 249
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Princeton University Press Gender Class and Freedom in Modern Political
Book SynopsisDemonstrates that modern theories of freedom are susceptible to gender and class analysis and they must be analyzed in terms of gender and class in order to be understood. Through readings of major and minor works of Hobbes, Locke, Kant, and Mill, this book examines the gender and class foundations of the modern understanding of freedom.Trade Review"Hirschmann argues persuasively concerning the need for another discussion of the 'greats' of modern European political thought. She rereads Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, and Mill and argues that rather than embracing positive or negative liberty, they use both simultaneously. She further argues that discussions of 'human nature' and the 'state of nature' in each are already rife with social constructivism... Hirschmann profitably combines traditional interests ... with newer scholarly interpretive methods and interests. Her discussion of Locke on positive liberty is a particularly valuable contribution. Clarity, readability, and helpful references to the secondary literature make this a useful volume for students grappling with these texts for the first time."--D. J. Lorenzo, Virginia Wesleyan College, for Choice "This text will be of interest primarily to students, scholars, and teachers of political theory and philosophy, who will appreciate Hirschmann's close, deep, and nuanced interpretations of canonical texts... [H]er newest work will inspire and enable scholars who read it to participate effectively in contemporary discourses of freedom, especially on behalf of those who have been ignored and harmed in the name of freedom, even as they aspire to its enduring allure."--Christine Di Stefano, Politics and Gender "Gender, Class, and Freedom in Modern Political Theory is an impressive piece of scholarship. At its heart are the five chapters devoted to each philosopher, each of which is rich in detail and nuanced argument. The book covers a great deal of ground... [T]his book is written for those who already understand, or think they understand, the Western canon. It promises to change how this canon is conventionally understood. And it delivers on this promise."--Avigail Eisenberg, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix INTRODUCTION: Gender, Class, and Freedom in Modern Political Theory 1 Negative and Positive Liberty in the Western Canon 2 The Social Construction of Freedom 13 The Gender Politics of Freedom 21 CHAPTER ONE: Thomas Hobbes: Desire and Rationality 29 The Will to Freedom 30 Freedom and Obligation: From Choice to Contract 35 Warrior Women, Invisible Wives 44 Natural Freedom, Civil Contract 49 The Social Construction of Freedom 63 The Containment of Difference 70 Conclusion 77 CHAPTER TWO: John Locke: Freedom, Reason, and the Education of Citizen-Subjects 79 The Role of Reason 80 Nature versus Nurture: The Role of Education 87 The Gendered Property of Freedom 91 Consent, Choice, and a Two-Tiered Conception of Freedom 99 The Construction of Individuality, the Discipline of Freedom 106 Conclusion 115 CHAPTER THREE: Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Force, Freedom, and Family 118 Rousseau's Three Kinds of Freedom 119 Politics and the Will 125 Education, Will, and the Social Construction of Citizens 133 Gender, Education, and Virtue 138 Julie, or The Woman as Model Citizen 152 Gender, Passion, and Politics 161 Conclusion 166 CHAPTER FOUR: Immanuel Kant: The Inner World of Freedom 168 Transcendence and Phenomena 169 Ethics and Politics 178 Class, Education, and Social Construction 188 Sexual Constructions 195 Conclusion 207 CHAPTER FIVE: John Stuart Mill: Utility, Democracy, Equality 213 The "Two Mills" 216 Internal and External Realms 223 The Will to Utility 229 Democracy, Class, and Gender 238 The Class of Education 249 Politics, Participation, and Power 260 Conclusion 266 CONCLUSION: Rethinking Freedom in the Canon 274 Freedom in Its Two Forms 274 Gender, Class, and Berlin's Typology 281 The Social Construction of Freedom 287 Notes 291 References 317 Index 331
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