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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.

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Analyzes the rhetoric and symbols of government advertising, using Canada as a case study.

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A political scientist at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government analyses how public policy is made in this country, and why the system works so much better than most observers believe.

The April 6th Youth Movement began as a Facebook page that sought to mobilize young Egyptians' support for striking industrial workers.

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This book discusses the rise of Putin in Russia and Erdogan in Turkey to authoritarian power in the context of the global debate over the fragility of democracy and the persistence of authoritarianism. It is both historical and theoretical in it treatment of the politics, economics and international relations of Russia and Turkey.

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This book, a collection of essays by some of Britain's leading academics, public intellectuals and political practitioners, seeks to engage with the 'big picture' of British social democracy, both historical and contemporary, and point to grounds for greater optimism for its future prospects. -- .

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This book, a collection of essays by some of Britain's leading academics, public intellectuals and political practitioners, seeks to engage with the 'big picture' of British social democracy, both historical and contemporary, and point to grounds for greater optimism for its future prospects. -- .

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At a time of tea parties and rallies to restore sanity, the political debate in America has become nothing more than a shouting match of various soundbites. This book presents the conservative and liberal arguments related to the economic issues faced by the Obama administration, including market regulation and green economy.

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At a time of tea parties and rallies to restore sanity, the political debate in America has become nothing more than a shouting match of various soundbites. This book presents the conservative and liberal arguments related to the economic issues faced by the Obama administration, including market regulation and green economy.

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Examines how well United Nations peacekeeping missions work after civil war. Statistically analyzing all civil wars since 1945, this book compares peace processes that had UN involvement to those that didn't. It argues that each mission must be designed to fit the conflict, with the right authority and adequate resources.

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Everybody knows federal agencies are brain-dead leviathans. Everybody knows that the watchword of federal management is ""that's the way we've always done it.

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A portrait of Churchill post Second World War which examines the development of his fame and his posthumous reputation from one of Britain's leading political writers.