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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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This book interrogates whether recent global protests and civil disobedience are transforming the way we understand contemporary democracy as an institutional system.

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This book interrogates whether recent global protests and civil disobedience are transforming the way we understand contemporary democracy as an institutional system.

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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.

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Others consider the nature of reform as experienced, and as needed, why there is no major policy for real reform of the bureaucracy in many countries, and the similar experience of reforming from the left and the right.

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Analyzes countries in economic and political transitions in postcommunist settings.

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Applying the lessons of presidential history, this anthology of case studies-written by leading political scientists, historians, and subject matter experts-delves into the many facets of the presidency and promotes a greater understanding of the presidency for policymakers, academics, students, and general readers alike.

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Analyses the dynamics and unique qualities of Donald Trump's administrative presidency in the important policy areas of health care, education, and climate change. In each of these spheres, the arrival of the Trump administration represented a hostile takeover in which White House policy goals departed sharply from the Obama administration.

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Larry Sabato, one of the leading experts in American politics, brings together respected journalists and academics from across the political spectrum to examine every facet of the 2016 election, and what its development and outcome will mean for the nation moving forward.

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Larry Sabato, one of the leading experts in American politics, brings together respected journalists and academics from across the political spectrum to examine every facet of the 2016 election, and what its development and outcome will mean for the nation moving forward.

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Democratization is conceived as an unending struggle by the poor majority against the small elite of wealth, status, and power. This book is a critical, comparative, and global approach to the study of democratization and the participants who bring the processes and actual struggles alive.

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Democratization is conceived as an unending struggle by the poor majority against the small elite of wealth, status, and power. This book is a critical, comparative, and global approach to the study of democratization and the participants who bring the processes and actual struggles alive.

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Early voting means new options for voters, a new set of procedures for election clerks, and new challenges for political candidates and operatives. In Tuesday's Gone, Elliott Fullmer explores the many effects of this radical change in U.S. elections, concluding that early voting - on balance - enhances the quality of American democracy.

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This work highlights the distortion of Guinier's written record, clarifies and explains her creative approach to voting-rights problems and opens a crucial dialogue on race and democracy.

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This book provides an analytical guide to the modern political campaign, chronologically covering key federal, state, and local campaign laws, election commission rules, and the court decisions interpreting them.

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This work examines how political rhetoric and communication shaped the contours, characteristics, and outcomes of the 2016 presidential election. The contributors demonstrate that voters were primed for an outsider candidate and how various rhetorical and communication strategies ultimately influenced the outcome of the election.

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This work examines how political rhetoric and communication shaped the contours, characteristics, and outcomes of the 2016 presidential election. The contributors demonstrate that voters were primed for an outsider candidate and how various rhetorical and communication strategies ultimately influenced the outcome of the election.

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Uncovering the psychological and sociological reasons for the gender gap in American politics, this fascinating volume explores how such factors influence women and lead to their political beliefs and behaviors.

Research shows that voting women are distinctly different from voting men.

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