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How do presidents lead If presidential power is the power to persuade, why is there a lack of evidence of presidential persuasion This title examines and challenges the dominant paradigm of presidential leadership. It contends that presidents cannot create opportunities for change by persuading others to support their policies.

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The book opens with a brief account of the segregation decisions of 1954 and 1955 and with their relationship to a changing interpretation of the equal protection clause of the Constitution. Later chapters show that defiance of the highest tribunal has had many precedents.

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This is the first account of Coolidge's life to compare his behavior before and after this tragedy, and the first to consider the importance of Coolidge's mental health in his presidential legacy.

Gilbert carefully documents the dramatic change in Coolidge's leadership style, as well as the changes in his personal behavior.

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The contemporary American political landscape has been marked by two paradoxical transformations: the emergence after 1960 of an increasingly activist state, and the rise of an assertive and politically powerful conservatism that strongly opposes activist government. This work features young scholars who take up these issues.

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This book examines the role of the military in the wave of democratization that has swept through Latin America in the past decade.

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Examines the causes of the unrepresentative character of the House and looks at reform possibilities.

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Examines the causes of the unrepresentative character of the House and looks at reform possibilities.

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Looks at the political participation of individual citizens alongside the political advocacy of thousands of organized interests - membership associations such as unions, professional associations, trade associations, and citizens groups, as well as organizations like corporations, hospitals, and universities.

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"This edited collection ... originates in a workshop organised at Durham in late 2015, which was kindly supported by the European Research Council."-- Preface, pages v and vi.

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The Victory will leave you stunned. Here the brutal realities of the political contest are revealed and long-cherished myths shattered.

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Encourages us to look more closely at the issues of violence, ethnicity, and the state by focusing on specific instances of violence in their local contexts. This book shows how, out of many interpretations applicable to these incidents, government and the media select those that support existing relations of power in state and society.

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This book addresses these problems by providing a general guide to important journal articles about politics.

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A study of conceptualizations and applications of the idea of democracy in international and transnational politics. This book provides a critical survey of conceptual positions assumed in this area, and tests these against specific real world events, using the invasion and occupation of Iraq by a US-UK led coalition as a case study.

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Over the years, independent campaigns led by George Wallace, John Anderson, and Ross Perot have attracted more electoral support than at any time since the 1920s. This title explains why and when the two-party system deteriorates and third parties flourish.

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Exploring the future of Europe, this work examines a wide variety of topics in detailing the choices the European nations face, including German identity and the German perception of security, doubts about the US and nuclear deterrence and the growing political role of the EC.

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This important new volume, sponsored by the Indiana Center on Global Change and World Peace, brings together academicians and practitioners in comparative politics and international relations to examine the impact of civil-military relations on the process of democratization.

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Revealing, penetrating and explosive, this is the real story of the downfall of John Howard and the rise of Kevin Rudd.

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Based on a four year research project investigating voting behavior, Topics In Social Choice begins with the well-known premise that different voting procedures may lead to different outcomes.

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Focussing on professional politicians, this book investigates the interrelationship between political career patterns and political institutions in two of the most widely discussed cases of regionalism: Catalonia and Scotland. It explores the effects of political professionalisation on regional democracy.

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Analyzing the growth economy, this book traces the causes of the present crisis in the modern market system, initiated 200 years ago with the establishment of the market economy. It concludes that a true democracy can only be derived from a synthesis of the democratic and socialist traditions.

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Using examples of democratic changes in former Communist states, Wejnert provides a dual-level conceptual framework that concentrates on objectification of the fundamental and unique roles of various mechanisms and components of transition.