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Argues for participatory democracy without dependence on abstract metaphysical foundations, and stresses the relationship among democracy and civil society, civic education and culture. This book is divided into sections including 'American Theory: Democracy, Liberalism, and Rights' and 'American Practice: Leadership, Citizenship, and Censorship'.

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Based on a critical appraisal of the constructivist approach in European studies, this volume introduces a new political sociology approach focused on actors. -- .

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Based on a critical appraisal of the constructivist approach in European studies, this volume introduces a new political sociology approach focused on actors. -- .

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Examines executive-legislative relations in five major policy areas: war powers, intelligence, arms control, diplomacy, and trade. The authors offer a fresh analysis of the sources and consequences of conflict between the President and Congress as well as constructive suggestions for strengthening each branch's comparative advantages.

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While newly liberated American blacks were relatively free to participate in the nation's political life during the decade following the Civil War, with the end of Reconstruction and the withdrawal of federal protection, constitutional guarantees quickly were curtailed.

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This book deconstructs the 2016 campaign appeals of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump to disenfranchised and polarized publics at opposite ends of the political spectrum through a rhetoric of divisive partisanship grounded in antipolitics. These ultimately contributed to the defeat of Hillary Clinton and a decline in American democratic discourse.

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The right to keep and bear arms was considered a fundamental, individual right in the original 14 states (the 13 colonies and Vermont) from the pre-Revolutionary period through the adoption of the federal Bill of Rights in 1791.

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The first book to examine voter behavior from both psychological and marketing perspectives, A Theory of Political Choice Behavior provides the tools politicians need to understand today's voter. Section A examines the need to understand voter behavior and analyzes the traditional methods researchers have used in the past;

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The myth of Aboriginal people as simply passive welfare recipients remains dominant. This book examines Aboriginal interaction with a wide range of agencies at federal, state and local levels (giving equal emphasis to each) in order to identify the real state of affairs.

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Successful democracies throughout history--from ancient Athens to Britain on the cusp of the industrial age--have used the technology of their time to gather information for better governance. Our challenge is no different today, but it is more urgent because the accelerating pace of technological change creates potentially enormous dangers as well

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Challenging the widely held notion that there is a clear boundary separating the public and private sector, The Emergence of the Business State argues that the public sector contains a group of federally established corporations that mirror the structures and processes of the private sector.

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Adela Pankhurst, of the famous suffragette family, left England for Australia in 1914 after differences with her mother. She became involved in numerous political causes in Australia, including anti-war and anti-conscription movements, and later the right-wing Australia First movement.

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This A-Z biographical sourcebook provides information about the life and times of Adolf Hitler, along with insight into the political movement and world conflict he created.

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Africa's Social Cleavages and Democratization explains the variation in the occurrence and intensity of African ethnic and religious conflicts. Using the most current data, Kimemia argues that social cleavages have led to polarized party systems and political competition, adversely affecting democracy.

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Africa's Social Cleavages and Democratization explains the variation in the occurrence and intensity of African ethnic and religious conflicts. Using the most current data, Kimemia argues that social cleavages have led to polarized party systems and political competition, adversely affecting democracy.

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Onwumechili provides an exciting perspective on African military coups, and reminds us that democracy is not synonymous solely with Western societies.

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This theme is examined from two focal pointsthat of praxis and that of security.

Major theorists such as Robert Dahl and noted democractic leaders such as former Argentine President Raul Alfonsin join forces to spell out the essential ingredients for avoiding disaster in transitional periods of post-authoritarian states.

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This theme is examined from two focal pointsthat of praxis and that of security.

Major theorists such as Robert Dahl and noted democractic leaders such as former Argentine President Raul Alfonsin join forces to spell out the essential ingredients for avoiding disaster in transitional periods of post-authoritarian states.

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Updated to include the 2014 midterms and preview the coming 2016 election cycle, After Hope and Change provides a comprehensive and authoritative account of the national election by James W. Ceaser, Andrew E. Busch, and John J. Pitney.

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From the unique vantage of credible citizen-candidates who ran against congressional incumbents from Massachusetts to Hawaii during the 1990s, Against All Odds tackles the question of why incumbents nearly always win.

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