"From healthcare to workplace conduct, the federal government is taking on ever more responsibility for managing our lives. At the same time, Americans have never been more disaffected with Washington, seeing it as an intrusive, incompetent, wasteful giant. The most alarming con…
"While the verb 'to govern' and the noun "government" are well established terms, 'governance' is relatively new to social science vocabulary. What does 'it' mean? Mark Bevir's "Handbook of Governance" is a welcomed contribution to a clearer understanding of this emerging semina…
While the verb 'to govern' and the noun 'government' are well established terms, 'governance' is relatively new to social science vocabulary. This book is a welcomed contribution to a clearer understanding of this emerging concept.
"Shows that the Western tradition of statecraft, long considered the method of tyrants and oligarchs, can steer our thinking about democracy in bold new directions"-- "The theory of statecraft explores practical politics through the strategies and maneuvers of privileged agents…
After Ethnic Conflict: Policy-making in Post-conflict Bosnia and Macedonia investigates how sensitive policy issues can be resolved in the aftermath of war by investigating how political elites interact and make decisions in ethnically divided societies. Focussing on the interac…
After Ethnic Conflict: Policy-making in Post-conflict Bosnia and Macedonia investigates how sensitive policy issues can be resolved in the aftermath of war by investigating how political elites interact and make decisions in ethnically divided societies. Focussing on the interac…
Familiarising the reader with particular aspects of political behaviour and the methodologies of study in this field, this volume examines the role of the citizen in contemporary politics, based on essays from some of the world's leading researchers into political behaviour.
Assembles the world's leading scholars on public opinion and political behaviour to describe the state-of-the-art research on the beliefs, values and behaviours of contemporary politics.
Assembles the world's leading scholars on public opinion and political behaviour to describe the state-of-the-art research on the beliefs, values and behaviours of contemporary politics.
A major new introduction to the theories and methods of public policy analysis and the changing nature of the policy process. Comprehensive, up-to-date and truly international in scope, it provides accessible yet sophisticated coverage of the field taking full account of global …
A major new introduction to the theories and methods of public policy analysis and the changing nature of the policy process. Comprehensive, up-to-date and truly international in scope, it provides accessible yet sophisticated coverage of the field taking full account of global …
A major new introduction to the theories and methods of public policy analysis and the changing nature of the policy process. Comprehensive, up-to-date and truly international in scope, it provides accessible yet sophisticated coverage of the field taking full account of global …