Government

The book examines the current state of affairs concerning the political recognition and constitutional accommodation of national plurality in liberal democracies in the global era of the 21st century. It features case studies on Belgium, Canada, Spain, UK and the European Union...

This book explores the role of the Web for right-wing populist political parties and movements across Europe...

This book is a comparative study of civil society and democratization across Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, including quantitative survey data, qualitative interviews and case study research...

Now in its ninth edition,Power and Politics in California continues its tradition of asking Californians to take a hard and systematic look at their state governance, and engage themselves in a critical analysis of what is working, what is not, and what changes need to be made for the state to meet ..

Provides a succinct analysis of contemporary presidential-congressional relations in the post-World War II era. Richard S. Conley underscores what scholars have learned about presidents' interactions with Congress over time, the factors that account for success, and the methodologies that can measur..

In a dramatic and well-argued challenge to the prevailing wisdom, Prosperity and Public Spending, first published in 1988, contends that the failure of Keynesian economics has been due to its timidity. Far from contracting, the government must expand its powers and activities, in order to achieve an..

This book aims to reinterpret, from a Foreign Policy Analysis perspective, the relationship between British public opinion and the Blair government’s decision-making in the run-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq...

This study, with contributions from both scholars and practitioners, examines the theory and practice of public sector ethics across a broad range of environments...

Written by a major international team of authors, this new study features twelve chapters on both new and established parliaments, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It tests the latest theories about women's political representation within Westminster style assemblies ..

Shows readers how ethics can constrain improper behavior. To demonstrate the relationship of ethics to good government, this book presents several case studies on themes of public interest, natural law, and rule of law. Its chapters discuss concepts that help to define responsible behavior in terms ..

Shows readers how ethics can constrain improper behavior. To demonstrate the relationship of ethics to good government, this book presents several case studies on themes of public interest, natural law, and rule of law. Its chapters discuss concepts that help to define responsible behavior in terms ..

A history of conservative politics in California beginning with the post-World War II scene, through the 1958 Knowland campaign, the Nixon and Goldwater campaigns, to the election of Ronald Reagan as governor in 1966. This study makes use of newspapers, oral history archives and interviews...