Political Science - General

At 5:02 A.M. on August 29, 2005, Power Went Out in the Superdome. Not long after, wind ripped giant white rubber sheets off the roof and sent huge shards of debris flying toward Uptown. Rivulets of rainwater began finding their way down through the...

Plenary Papers.- Transformation Theory.- Systems Approach as a Style: A Hermeneutics of Systems.- Action and Structure in Problem Solving.- Implementing Total Quality Management Through Total Systems Intervention: A Creative Approach to Problem Solving in Diagnostic Biotechnology (PTE)LTD.- Five Commitments of Critical Systems Thinking.- A...

In this comprehensive, balanced examination of Argentina's Dirty War, Lewis analyzes the causes, describes the ideologies that motivated both sides, and explores the consequences of all-or-nothing politics. The military and guerrillas may seem marginal today, but Lewis questions whether the Dirty War is really...

In this thought-provoking volume, experts explore the disturbing ramifications of portrayal of the Middle East by the U.S. media; analyze the stereotypes and misconceptions that Americans have of Arabs, Iranians, and other Middle Easterners; and discuss the far-reaching political and cultural impact of the...

Syrian feminist activist Bouthaina Shaaban revisits Both Right and Left Handed, her widely admired book based on interviews with Lebanese, Syrian, Palestinian, and Algerian women (IUP, 1991). Arab women from varied social and economic backgrounds express a wide range of opinions on the traditions...

Designed as a critique of the key failures of international development, this book brings together practitioners, policy-makers, researchers, activists, and academics in an attempt to work toward a shared conceptualisation of development by outlining and critically reflecting on their own understanding of development.Author: D....

How much power does business exercise in Britain and the United States? Are giant firms that operate on a global scale beyond the control of elected governments? Are political parties in the pocket of business interests? All these questions go to the heart of...

In this book Mark Bevir and Jason Blakely set out to make the most comprehensive case yet for an 'interpretive' or hermeneutic approach to the social sciences. Interpretive approaches are a major growth area in the social sciences today. This is because they offer...

Iran is a key player in some of the most crucial issues of our time. But because of its relative diplomatic isolation and the partisan nature of conflicting accounts voiced by different interest groups both inside and outside the country, there is a shortage...

The Global Media describes in detail the recent rapid growth and crossborder activities and linkages of an industry largely composed of international conglomerates. It assesses the significance of the ongoing deregulation and convergence of global media and telecommunications systems and the rise of the...

Burnout Is Not a Buzzword, It's a Diagnosis pulls no punches in exposing what teaching in America really feels like: part stand-up comedy, part survival manual, and part tragic reality show that nobody asked to binge.Dr. Dana Lebental spent nearly two decades in public...

Charlie Kirk Quotes from The Courageous Life and Legacy of Charlie Kirk Founder, Turning Point USA. Proceeds from the sale of this book go to fund The Charlie Kirk Publishing ScholarshipAuthor: Felicity CohenISBN-10: 1637928955ISBN-13: 9781637928950Publisher: Beyond PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/14/2025Pages: 102Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.29lbsSize: 8.27h x...

Charlie Kirk Quotes from The Courageous Life and Legacy of Charlie Kirk Founder, Turning Point USA. Proceeds from the sale of this book go to fund The Charlie Kirk Publishing ScholarshipAuthor: Felicity CohenISBN-10: 1637928947ISBN-13: 9781637928943Publisher: Beyond PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/14/2025Pages: 102Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 8.27h x...

We make deliberate plans every day-whether in business, sports, games, relationships, politics, military conflicts, peace talks, or personal disputes. Mastering Strategy distills twelve years of research, interviews, and analysis into a comprehensive guide on effective planning and execution. It concisely outlines the most critical...

BURKINA FASO, PAYS DES HOMMES INTÈGRES Thomas SANKARA Héro, is a series of questions/answers and analyses by the author on governance in Burkina Faso. The integrity sought by one of its Leaders, Thomas Noël Isidore SANKARA, is now a requirement of life, by virtue...

What if the entire framework of American government hinged on a series of essays persuading states to adopt a new, untested constitution?In The Federalist Papers, three founding fathers-Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay-passionately articulate the reasons for ratifying the U.S. Constitution. Written as...

What if the driving forces of class struggle and capitalist exploitation were laid bare in a single, urgent manifesto-calling on workers worldwide to unite and reshape society?In The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels dissect the historical conflicts between the bourgeoisie (owners of...

In Israel, Palestine, Cyprus and Greece, the reconstruction of the past through archaeology has been used to strengthen national identity. Narratives about the past and origin myths have been constructed for political purposes. Cyprus and Palestine have both suffered from British colonialism since the...

What does it mean to be American today-when identity, fear, and leadership collide?In this urgent and illuminating follow-up to his acclaimed Journey into America, renowned scholar, diplomat, and author Akbar Ahmed returns to a defining question: Who are we now, and where are we...

Thriving In A Public School is a collection of stories spanning two decades of teaching and learning at Horlick High School in Racine, Wisconsin. Those years were spent organizing students to take action in profound ways, action that changed not only the course of...

Author: Christopher J. PetersISBN-10: 940077950XISBN-13: 9789400779501Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/21/2014Pages: 231Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d

Today, problems such as deforestation, biodiversity loss and illegal logging have provoked various policy responses that are often referred to as forest and nature governance. In its broadest interpretation, governance is about the many ways in which public and private actors from the state,...

At the heart of this book, a question: what to make of the creeping competences of the EU and of the role the European Court of Justice plays in this respect? Taking the implied powers doctrine as its starting point, the hypothesis is that...

With mobile phones now the most ubiquitous mode of communication, this publication shows their ideal potential as a tool for conflict prevention and management. It details innovative uses of mobile technologies such as early warning and humanitarian relief.Author: Marta PobletISBN-10: 9400713835ISBN-13: 9789400713833Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

The first part of the book reviews the multi-level system of protection currently operating in Europe and its constitutional implications. The Charter is analysed from a legal, political and practical standpoint. The activity of the European Parliament as a fundamental rights actor will also...

Poland pioneered the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. Domestic reformism and the negotiated abdication of ruling elites in 1989 have structured the country's politics in the 1990s. But the division between the communist and Solidarity camps continues to cause problems for a potential...

Much of the scholarly and professional literature on development focuses either on the 'macro' level of national policies and politics or on the 'micro' level of devel- ment projects and household or community socio-economic dynamics. By contrast, this collection pitches itself at the 'meso'...

Substate nationalism, especially in the past fifteen years, has noticeably affected the political and territorial stability of many countries, both democratic and democratizing. Norms exist to limit the behavior of collective agents in relation to individuals; the set of universally accepted human rights provides...

It would be an understatement to say that the New Science is difficult to read. Most contemporary readers conclude with a Russian scholar that Vico's thought "is expressed in extremely naive forms, profound thoughts are interspersed with all sorts of pedantic trifles, the exposition...

Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Economic Development in Africa 2.1 Growth and Structural Transformation 2.2 Why Manufacturing? 2.3 Past Industrialization Efforts 3. Industrial Policies: Challenges and Opportunities 3.1 Challenges 3.2 Opportunities 3.3 Policy Suggestions 4. Conclusion 5. ReferencesAuthor: AnonymousISBN-10: 3668832889ISBN-13: 9783668832886Publisher: Grin VerlagLanguage:...

Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Politics - Topic: Development Politics, grade: 1,7, course: Women, Gender and Development, language: English, abstract: This paper examines major factors in the context of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan current situation in female education with...

This book uses game-theoretic concepts and models to address the issue of political decision-making processes. It shows how the models can be applied to real-world contexts such as the EU decision-making institutions.Author: Nicola Friederike MaaserISBN-10: 3642041523ISBN-13: 9783642041525Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/04/2010Pages: 126Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 9.21h...

1.1 Introduction This book is written in the following divisions: (1) the introductory chapters consisting of Chapters 1 and 2; (2) introduction to fuzzy probability in Ch- ters3-5; (3)introductiontofuzzyestimationinChapters6-11; (4)fuzzy/crisp estimatorsofprobabilitydensity(mass)functionsbasedonafuzzymaximum entropyprincipleinChapters12-14; (5)introductiontofuzzyhypothesiste- ing in Chapters 15-18; (6) fuzzy correlation and regression in Chapters...

This volume consists of papers derived from the Ninth International Conference on Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy (SEEP), held at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, in June of 2002. Let me take this opportunity to express my appreciation to Professor Peter Koslowski...

Der Band thematisiert wesentliche Grundzüge der empirischen Sozialforschung in methodischer, methodologischer und theoretischer Perspektive. Aus politikwissenschaftlicher, soziologischer und psychologischer Perspektive diskutieren international renommierte Vertreterinnen und Vertreter zentrale Problemstellungen der empirischen Sozialforschung. Dabei geht es vor allem darum, Grundlagen mit Blick auf innovative Fragestellungen, Forschungsdesiderata...

Climate change-related effects and aftermaths of natural disasters, such as Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, have wreaked havoc on local peoples' lives and livelihoods, especially in impoverished coastal communities. This book looks at local-level responses to the effects of climate change from the perspective...

This is the first book to comprehensively analyze the work of Hans Micklitz, one of the leading scholars in the field of EU economic law. It brings together analysts, academic friends and critics of Hans Micklitz and results in a unique collection of essays...

This volume represents a collection of studies in cultural history and theory of science from the early modern era to the present. The essays are linked by the conviction that one of the most significant developments in recent scientific historiography consists in its insistence...

This book offers a comprehensive exploration and analysis of the multifaceted challenges and opportunities facing Bosnia and Herzegovina thirty years after the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA). Through a series of thematic chapters, the volume delves into the country's complex history, socio-political dynamics, and aspirations...

This volume approaches the relationship between European public sphere and political communication in the framework of establishing populism and social media. The empirical analysis focuses on the comparison between different EU countries during the 2019 EP elections campaign. The data for the analysis was...

This open access book presents contributions to decolonize development studies. It seeks to promote and sustain new forms of solidarity and conviviality that work towards achieving social justice.Recognising global poverty and inequalities as historic injustices, the book addresses how these can be challenged through...

Social and Economic Organization of the Rowanduz KurdsAuthor: Edmund LeachISBN-10: 1845200195ISBN-13: 9781845200190Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1940Pages: 90Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.31d

Everyone is aware of the public outcry regarding how the elderly were abandoned to die of Covid-19 in care homes and in their houses. There's a big reveal in that the UK has taken global leadership in under-counting and under-reporting its official death toll....

Our country, the beloved USA is in a political and economic mess. The 2020 general election is a must date to start repairs. The major political and economic problems of America are joined at the hip. While democracy is a political system and capitalism...

The book deals with the mechanisms that are causing the polarization we see in society. It explains the driving force of this polarization, the need to stop it, and the ways to prevent it.Author: Antonio R. BarquetISBN-10: 1546266682ISBN-13: 9781546266686Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/05/2018Pages: 190Format: HardcoverWeight:...

Is a work of political philosophy by Aristotle, a 4th-century BC Greek philosopher. The end of the Nicomachean Ethics declared that the inquiry into ethics necessarily follows into politics, and the two works are frequently considered to be parts of a larger treatise, or...

California Politics: Shifting Majorities, Emerging Minorities presents a contemporary view of the political, cultural, and social changes that have occurred in California in the late 20th century and early 21st century. This is a set of writings from distinguished scholars and observers of the...

During an aerospace engineer's undergraduate studies, he or she will attend classes in aerodynamics, thermodynamics, structures, stability and control, dynamics, design, propulsion, and computer science, along with the related courses in mathematics, physics, statistics, and chemistry required to understand the material. Upon graduation, the...

Our government has been pissing me off for years and finally it boiled over. Both parties have been creeping towards Socialism for years. Obama and the Democrats have socialism on steroids! The Republicans have been more subtle about it. I thought we had some...

In this collection of poems about politics and political life in America, Earl Baker tells the reader how our system of democracy really works in practice. Written to entertain as well as inform, it reveals how people in politics think and feel, what motivates...