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This book explores the forces that structure life in France from the cradle to the grave. These rules, norms and power relations are the result of work conducted by a wide range of politicians, administrators, business people and activists. Some have changed recently, but most have resisted the calls of neo-liberalism, globalisation and populism.

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This book explores the forces that structure life in France from the cradle to the grave. These rules, norms and power relations are the result of work conducted by a wide range of politicians, administrators, business people and activists. Some have changed recently, but most have resisted the calls of neo-liberalism, globalisation and populism.

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The story of the woman who, with unprecedented enthusiasm and openness, helped forge a new foreign policy for America.

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Political rhetoric has consequences and defines electoral narratives that create policy. MAGA and the White Social Conservative Worldview: The Rhetoric that Colonized the Republican Party examines the narratives of the White social conservative worldview proponents that provided the foundations for the colonization of the Republican Party by Donald Trump.

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Championing an approach to political culture and political discourse from an "internal perspective," this work investigates meanings in Hungarian politics around the start of the twenty-first century.

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Published in association with the United Nations, this book builds on the existing body of literature on gender and democratization by looking at the relevance of national machineries for the advancement of women.

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A readable assessment of the evolution, role, limitations and potential of the United Nations and the key challenges it faces in the 21st century.

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The renowned author of the New York Times bestseller Vernon Can Read, on his best speeches and the great tradition of African American oratory

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Peter Beattie has been premier of Queensland since 1998, and has long been admired for being 'one of the people'. Here, in his own direct style, this work reflects on the many important issues facing his party and the nation.

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Originally published in hardcover in 2013 by Bloomsbury Academic.

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Based on extensive research of Australian media coverage, public opinion, interest groups as well as in-depth interviews with current and former diplomats and politicians, this book provides a unique insight into the policy making process in regards to one of the world's most enduring and volatile dilemmas.

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Concentrating upon the candidates' own perceptions of the need to build coalitions that will elect them, he raises questions that go to the heart of presidential politics: how have changes in presidential campaigns influenced candidate strategies how did the candidates use rhetoric, campaign travel, and symbolism in their coalition building

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Why do some democratic governments succeed and others fail This book offers empirical evidence for the importance of 'civic community' in developing successful institutions. It focuses on an experiment begun in 1970 when Italy created new governments for each of its regions.

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From Eisenhower to Obama, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of the policies Congress and the president have proposed and passed to protect the environment over time.

The U.S. federal government first began to consider legislation to protect the environment and natural resources in 1940s.

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The news media, especially television, have become a fixture on Capitol Hill in the past twenty years. Making Laws and Making News describes the interactive relationship between the press and Congress that strongly affects the news, the legislative process, and the types of laws enacted.

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This book addresses a significant area of applied social-choice theory--the evaluation of voting procedures designed to select a single winner from a field of three or more candidates. Such procedures can differ strikingly in the election outcomes they produce, the opportunities for manipulation that they create, and the nature of the candidates--c

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A systematic and engaging new text that analyses accountability and transparency in contemporary public services, and examines how open government can be both a challenge and an aid to more effective public management. This text is an ideal guide for both practical and conceptual understanding of the possibilities of open government.

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An insider's account of the origins of the Middle East peace process at the Madrid Peace Conference in 1991. Bentsur sheds new light on the leading personalities and ideas that made the conference a success and a foundation for future progress.