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Examining the fifty-two years from the end of Reconstruction to the beginning of the Great Depression, this book shows that the "first New Federalism" was created during this era from dozens of policy initiatives enacted by a modernizing Congress.

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Governing the military is an up-to-date study of key contemporary challenges to govern the military and the ongoing successes and failures by post-dictatorship civilians in Chile to reform national defence governance.

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Examines and evaluates the 100 most significant investigations of policy failures, bureaucratic mistakes, and personal misconduct undertaken by the US federal government between 1945 and 2012.

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Examines governmental commissions as a source of non-partisan investigation and policy advice, and suggests that their prestige and national importance establish the commission as a unique political body. This volume provides discussions and analyses of commission communication.

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How does gubernatorial and legislative influence over state spending vary across the American states Chapters two to four focus on strong executive states with gubernatorial domination, approaching the executive centered process envisioned by reformers.

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Richard Jensen offers a new interpretation of the last 180 years of American political history--one seen from the grass roots perspective. The second half of the book is a collection of documents describing important political issues and political coalitions through the years.

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The book argues that the ancient art of tragedy and its adaptations as democratic texts offer a rare glimpse into the problems of democracy now.

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Provides an ethnographic portrait of two political campaigns, New Jersey Democrat Linda Stender's and that of Democratic Congressman Jim Himes of Connecticut, who both ran for Congress in 2008. This title examines how American political operatives use "personalized political communication" to engage with the electorate.

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The Russian Federation on December 12, 1993, held its first national election since the collapse of Soviet Communism. The election, to a new, two-chamber parliament, was accompanied by a constitutional referendum.

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As a unique and focused study of the governor in state government, this volume will be of great value to courses in state and local politics, executive politics, and public policy. It will also be useful for state government administrators, political scientists, and the collections of state, academic, and public libraries.

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Essential to Haiti's recovery are closer ties to the Caribbean and to the EEC, along with a continuing relationship with the United States.

In showing readers the broad historical and cultural patterns in Haiti, the authors contend that while Haiti may seem to be hopeless, its situation economically and politically can be improved.

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The volume offers a rich synthesis of political science research on Latin America over the past 30 years and offers a wealth of information to anyone interested in the area--from the beginning student to the area specialist.

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The last 30 years of African political history has followed a cycle from the euphoria of independence to the depression of economic recession and autocracy to the new era of euphoria as the democracy movement sweeps the continent.

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Examines why the vice presidency has rarely served as a springboard to election as president.

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The House of Commons is the United Kingdoms key democratic institution. But it faces serious challenges which it is ill-equipped to meet. This book examines what is wrong with the House of Commons, how we got here and what can be done about it.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton and the 2016 Election: Her Political and Social Discourse examines how Clinton uses political rhetoric and discourse to provide and assert her right to lead. This edited collection analyzes interviews with and media reports about Clinton to present readers with a pre-election picture of her discourse and its relation to the 2016 election.