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This work seeks to provide insight into the role that discourse and rhetorical analysis plays in the crucial area of international conflict resolution and diplomatic process. Analyses of situations that have come into play in the United Nations are used as the backdrop to this study.

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This book discusses changes that have taken place in diplomatic institutions and conventions over thousands of years. It analyses these changes in terms of 'tipping points', which it understands as the culmination of long-term trends. -- .

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Combining the latest scholarship and academic research with current debates, Direct Democracy is essential reading for political scientists, lawyers, journalists and anybody who is interested in the challenges facing democracies today. Direct Democracy shows when government by the people can improve democratic governance. -- .

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Combining the latest scholarship and academic research with current debates, Direct Democracy is essential reading for political scientists, lawyers, journalists and anybody who is interested in the challenges facing democracies today. Direct Democracy shows when government by the people can improve democratic governance. -- .

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This is the first comprehensive study of the operation of direct rule between 1972 and 2007 as a system of governance. How direct rule moulded the institutions of governance is analysed in detail. In addition, direct rule is compared with devolution, identifying the deficiencies and advantages of both systems. -- .

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It is an irony that as democracy replaces other forms of governing throughout the world, citizens of the most established and prosperous democracies increasingly report dissatisfaction and frustration with their governments. Here, some political scientists at work today examine why this is so.

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The seventeen articles in part one of this volume focus on some of the major problems faced by Third World countries, the policy issues posed by the competition between disarmament and development, and offer some guidelines for international disarmament policies.

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The implementation of disarmament requirements imposed by the Security Council after the Second Gulf War established a strong and unequal power relationship between the United Nations and Iraq.

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This book provides a detailed history of the global movement to ban anti-personnel landmines (APL), marking the first case of a successful worldwide civil society movement to end the use of an entire category of weapons.

In March 1995, Belgium became the first state to pass a domestic anti-personnel landmine ban.

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In June 1994 the United States went to war with North Korea. Leon Sigal offers a look at how the Korean nuclear crisis originated, escalated, and was ultimately defused. He discloses the details of the buildup to confrontation, American refusal to engage in diplomatic give-and-take, the Carter mission, and the diplomatic deal of October 1994.

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Examines the effects operational failures after hurricanes Agnes, Hugo, Andrew, and Katrina have had on America's disaster response program. This work also discusses the impact of 9/11 and the evolving role of the military, and identifies reforms that should be implemented to improve the nation's ability to respond in the future.

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The author provides a framework for understanding congressional delegation to commissions. He transcends the common focus on the re-election motive to examine information needs and workload considerations as a motivation for legislative behaviour.

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Drawing inspiration from the works of those such as Jacques Derrida, Michael Foucault and Jacques Lacan, the contributors address particular questions using a common theoretical language. The book concludes with an assessment of the future directions of discourse theory in the social sciences.

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A critique of, and re-introduction to, International Relations drawing on critical perspectives in recent social science theory. These perspectives are introduced and applied to the dominant traditions in contemporary IR.

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Want to know about politics but short of time and unsure where to begin Get a kickstart with this little book which will give you just enough to get you going...

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In an interdisciplinary study, John Theilmann and Al Wilhite examine the role of campaign contributions in the election of blacks and women to the U.S. House of Representatives during the 1980s.

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After World War II, major economic policy issues arose within the free world because many nations chose to discriminate in their international trade and payments, hoping to further their national objectives. Professor Patterson analyzes what each of these nations hoped to gain. Originally published in 1966. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the l

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Analyzing leadership, committee, and procedural restructuring in four periods, this book argues that coalitions promoting a wide range of member interests drive change in both the House and Senate. It shows that multiple interests determine institutional innovation within a period; and that different interests are important in different periods.

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Bureaucracy is a much-maligned feature of contemporary government. This book is about good governance as much as it is about bureaucratic organizations. It asks: is democratic governance hindered without an effective instrument in the hands of the legitimately elected political leadership

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Americans should not just tolerate dissent. They should encourage it. In this provocative and wide-ranging book, Steven Shiffrin makes this case by arguing that dissent should be promoted because it lies at the heart of a core American value: free speech.

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In the decade following the Good Friday Agreement (1998), dissident Irish Republicanism has survived as an ideology, a form of politics, and violent action. This title explores the political and psychological context to the rise of violence by dissident Irish Republicans and the danger dissident activities present to the peace process.