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This sequel to the author's "The New Germany Votes" analyzes the effect of unification on German electoral politics, focusing on the 1994 Bundestag elections. It is intended as a comprehensive overview of the social and political forces shaping electoral politics in Germany in the 1990s.

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Contents: PART I:1. The African Challenge to Democracy. PART II: 2. Historical Background. 3. The Physical and Economic Environment. PART III: 4. The Traditionally Oriented System. 5. Political Organization Among the Akan. 6. Patterns of Indirect Rule. 7. The Politics of Indirect Rule. 8. Towards Autonomy Within the Commonwealth. 9. The Structures

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Can religion cure poverty The first book to explore the ideas about God and government behind the faith-based initiative.

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This study explains why the Soviet Union abandoned its long-term policy toward Eastern Europe: specifically, why the Gorbachev regime abandoned the Brezhnev Doctrine.

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This book looks at the development of governance analysis in new conceptions of political and democratic communication. -- .

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A timely new book on how government operates - and the problems that can arise - by one of Britain's foremost constitutional experts. The book assesses the key principles and relationships at the heart of the constitution and how they are shaping and being shaped by the political turmoil of recent years. -- .

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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 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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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.