Political Science Books

This book is a political history of democratic elections in Poland from the fi... This book is a political history of democratic elections in Poland from the first fully competitive parliamentary elections in 1991 to the unexpected most recent election in 2007. Until now there has been no equivalent study covering similar... more

This book is a systematic examination of the historical and current roles that... This book is a systematic examination of the historical and current roles that cities and suburbs play in US metropolitan areas. It explores the history of cities and suburbs their changing dynamics with each other their growing diversity the... more

This book is the first to provide a complete overview of Islamic extremism in ... This book is the first to provide a complete overview of Islamic extremism in Kuwait. It traces the development of Islamist fundamentalist groups in Kuwait both Shiite and Sunni from the beginning of the twentieth century. It outlines the nature and... more

E-government research has flourished as a way of disseminating information and... E-government research has flourished as a way of disseminating information and providing services to citizens ever since the popularization of the Internet. Although there have been tremendous advancements in the world of e-government critical... more

This analysis of language policy on Corsica provides the first study of the th... This analysis of language policy on Corsica provides the first study of the three levels of language policy existing on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. It focuses on the key participants - the State the language activists and the islanders. more

There has never been a better time for the social fabric matrix. As this book ... There has never been a better time for the social fabric matrix. As this book is being published the idea that unregulated market capitalism leads to the best of all possible worlds has been thoroughly discredited. A series of economic and social... more

New Zealand s Resource Management Act (RMA) was hailed as a radical new approa... New Zealand s Resource Management Act (RMA) was hailed as a radical new approach to planning that would both achieve better environmental outcomes and benefit developers by working rapidly and more efficiently. This book examines the lessons that... more

At 15.4 percent of the population Latinos are the largest minority group in th... At 15.4 percent of the population Latinos are the largest minority group in the United States. They are a growing presence in all sectors of the economy play an increasingly important role in government and politics and are influential across a wide... more

Objective analysis and comprehensive data on Americans&BAD: rsquo; attitudes a... Objective analysis and comprehensive data on Americans&BAD: rsquo; attitudes about key health-care issues Over the years hundreds of polls have been conducted on health and health-care related topics but until now there has been no reference tool to... more

No nation has maintained such an immense stature in world politics as the Unit... No nation has maintained such an immense stature in world politics as the United States has since the Cold War s end. In the wake of the 9/11 attacks prompting the global war on terrorism and the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq along with... more

Approximately 90% of urban HIV/AIDS education in China occurs indirectly throu... Approximately 90% of urban HIV/AIDS education in China occurs indirectly through non-specialist media reports. Many of these reports use images of extreme suffering and poverty to communicate an understanding of who gets HIV why and how. This book... more

As the U.S. enters the last lap of the 2008 presidential election season the m... As the U.S. enters the last lap of the 2008 presidential election season the media and the candidates are in full gear exploiting each other often at the expense of public information and awareness. This book looks at how presidents and presidential... more

Law and Evil opens expands and deepens our understanding of the phenomenon of ... Law and Evil opens expands and deepens our understanding of the phenomenon of evil by addressing the theoretical relationship between this phenomenon and law. Hannah Arendt said the problem of evil will be the fundamental question of post-war... more

This introduction to the study of politics explores the multiple meanings of g... This introduction to the study of politics explores the multiple meanings of governance as well as the several senses of what it means to be a subject. It takes the reader on a journey through and across the domains of law and institutions markets... more

At the end of the founding or initial decade the new parliaments of post-Commu... At the end of the founding or initial decade the new parliaments of post-Communist Europe had developed two distinct types: democratic and presidentially-dominated. Whilst in the early years they had been characterised as parliaments in adolescence... more

The U.S. House of Representatives has been frozen at 435 members for almost a ... The U.S. House of Representatives has been frozen at 435 members for almost a century and in that time the nation s population has grown by more than 200 percent. With the number of citizens represented by each House member now dramatically larger... more

This book analyzes the double ballot electoral system used in France and the e... This book analyzes the double ballot electoral system used in France and the effect of electoral rules on the number of candidates voter strategies and ideological choice. Compares the French experience to other democracies including Russia Ukraine... more

Constantine Arvanitopoulos and Konstantina E. Botsiou Europe at a Crossroads E... Constantine Arvanitopoulos and Konstantina E. Botsiou Europe at a Crossroads European uni?cation has rested on a dual premise. One part was the effort of the European nations to consolidate peace by overcoming the nationalism which had 1 twice... more

Canada officially achieved legislative autonomy in 1931 and has since develope... Canada officially achieved legislative autonomy in 1931 and has since developed into one of the world s most prosperous democracies. Though its political system is widely commended for its stability and fairness it is nonetheless extremely complex.... more

Boldly and eloquently contributing to the argument against the prison system i... Boldly and eloquently contributing to the argument against the prison system in the United States these provocative essays offer an ideological and practical framework for empowering prisoners instead of incarcerating them. Experts and activists who... more