Governance has become one of the most commonly used concepts in contemporary political science. It is, however, often used to mean a variety of different things. This book helps to clarify this conceptual muddle by concentrating on one variety of governance-interactive governanc…
This handbook provides the first complete survey of the vibrant field of political sociology. Part I explores the theories of political sociology. Part II focuses on the formation, transitions, and regime structure of the state. Part III takes up various aspects of the state tha…
The third edition of this popular text which explains McCarthyism and its successors in terms of conflicts over social status and the shape of American culture.
In the tsunami of publications on terrorism which followed 9/11, few have probed effectively into the deeper layers of motivation that enable normal human beings to carry out such unimaginable acts. Terrorist's Creed casts a penetrating beam of empathetic understanding into the …
Throughout the history of moral, political, and legal philosophy, many have portrayed passions and emotions as being opposed to reason and good judgment. At the same time, others have defended passions and emotions as tempering reason and enriching judgment, and there is mountin…
This Oxford Handbook assembles the world's leading scholars on public opinion and political behavior to describe the state-of-the-art research on the beliefs, values and behaviors of contemporary publics. It will become the first point of reference for scholars and students inte…
