Political Science
Explore a comprehensive selection of political science books, including essential titles on the fundamentals and principles of the field. Discover the best political science booklist and best-selling books at our online bookstore.
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Mobilising Voluntary Action in the UK: Learning from the PandemicEPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY licence.The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the landscape of voluntary action. Some volunteering projects had to be paused, while others were delivered in different ways, but across all four UK nations large numbers of people began volunteering for...
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When Social Workers Impact Policy and Don't Just Implement It: A Framework for Understanding Policy EngagementRather than being seen simply as social policy implementors, in recent decades there has been increasing recognition of social workers as professionals with unique knowledge and insights to contribute to policy formulation and social justice. This book offers a path-breaking, evidence-based theoretical framework for...
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Welfare That Works for Women?: Mothers' Experiences of the Conditionality Within Universal CreditFor generations, women have experienced disadvantage in the paid labour market, the devaluation of their unpaid caring roles and multiple constraints on their agency. This book analyses fresh empirical evidence which demonstrates the gendered impacts of the new conditionality regime within Universal Credit. It...
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Young People, Radical Democracy and Community DevelopmentYoung people are often at the forefront of democratic activism, whether self-organised or supported by youth workers and community development professionals. Focusing on youth activism for greater equality, liberty and mutual care - radical democracy - this timely collection explores the movement's impacts on...
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Public Health Spatial Planning in Practice: Improving Health and WellbeingHealth and wellbeing are significantly influenced by how professionals plan, design and manage the environment. This book supports those working in the built environment and public health sectors, with the knowledge and insight to maximise health improvement through planning and land use decisions. Supported...
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The Origins of Social Care and Social Work: Creating a Global FutureEuropean and North American notions of helping - or managing - poor and marginalised people have deep roots in religious texts and traditions which continue to influence contemporary social policy and social work practice in ways which many do not realise. Bringing together interdisciplinary...
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Civil Society in an Age of Uncertainty: Institutions, Governance and Existential ChallengesThis book explores how the uncertainties of the 21st century present existential challenges to civil society. These include changing modes of governance (through devolution and Brexit), austerity, migration, growing digital divides, issues of (mis)trust and democratic confidence, welfare delivery and the COVID-19 pandemic and...
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US-China-Taiwan in the Age of Trump and Biden: Towards a Nationalist StrategyThis book explores U.S.-Taiwan-China relations during both the Trump and Biden administrations, revealing how policy changes under both presidents have impacted Washington's decades-long strategic policy framework for Cross-Strait Relations. By tracing the continuities and changes of U.S. Strategic ambiguity and One-China Policy framework between...
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Social Progress and the Authoritarian Challenge to DemocracySocial Progress and the Authoritarian Challenge to Democracy examines the authoritarian challenge to present-day democracy through a framing of social progress theory and the idea of the social contract. Building on the author's previous work, this book discusses whether social progress is linear and...
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Youth-Led Social Movements and Peacebuilding in AfricaThis book critically examines and analyses the active role played by youth-led social movements in pushing for change and promoting peacebuilding in Africa, and their long-term impacts on society. Africa's history is characterised by youth movements. The continent's youth populations played pivotal roles in...
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The Russia Scare: Fake News and Genuine ThreatThe Russia Scare assesses the scope, character and extent of Russian interference in the affairs of liberal democratic states.This book examines the 'Russia scare' in a dynamic manner, stressing the interaction between threat perception, responses and subsequent policies. What forms did this threat take,...
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Whom Shall I Fear?: Pushing the Politics of ChangeOutspoken, accomplished, and frequently controversial, Bermudian physician and political leader Ewart Brown, MD, has been a longtime champion of racial equality, human rights, and economic and social justice. In this event-filled memoir, he shares the experiences that most shaped him and that defined his...
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The Politics of Extraction: Territorial Rights, Participatory Institutions, and Conflict in Latin AmericaMining and hydrocarbon production in Latin America is high-stakes for extractive firms, communities in resource-rich zones, and states. Amid global commodity price increases and liberal economic policies, the sectors have expanded dramatically in recent decades. This surge has made privateinvestors and governments in the...
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Lessons of the Past: The Use and Misuse of History in American Foreign PolicyAuthor: Ernest R. MayPublisher: Oxford University Press, USAPublished: 02/13/1975Pages: 240Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 8.02h x 5.37w x 0.53dISBN: 9780195018905This title is not returnable
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Politics of Latin America: The Power GameNow in its sixth edition, Politics of Latin America: The Power Game explores both the evolution and the current state of the political scene in Latin America. This text demonstrates a nuanced sensitivity to the use and abuse of power and the importance of...
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Lgbq Legislators in Canadian Politics: Out to RepresentThis book considers the impact that the increasing number of LGBQ politicians in Canada has had on the political representation of LGBTQ people and communities. Based on analysis of parliamentary speeches and interviews with 28 out LGBQ parliamentarians in Canada between 2017 and 2020,...
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Transformative Citizenship in South Korea: Politics of Transformative Contributory RightsForeword (by Bryan S. Turner)Preface Part I. Historico-Political Contours of Citizenship 1. Introduction: Transformative Citizenship in Perspective 2. State-Society Relations and Citizenship Regimes in East Asia 3. Political Citizenship without Democratic Social Representation Part II. Citizenship as Transformative Contributory Rights 4. Developmental Citizenship and...
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Handbills for the Worldview Education of the TroopsNever before published in the English language, (and only recently re-printed in German in collaboration with our German researchers) this teaching programme gives a detailed insight into the education of the SS recruit. The SS handbills that form this book are not dated, and...
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Mao's China and Post-Mao China: Revolution, Recovery and RejuvenationIf the history of modern China was written as a book, its author would be accused of losing touch with reality. During the twentieth century, China underwent two revolutions, a number of wars, endured a radical and destabilising form of communism and then hurried...
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The Politics of Fear in South Sudan: Generating Chaos, Creating ConflictWhen asked in 2016 if he would step down as President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir replied 'my exit could spark genocide.' Kiir's words exemplify how fear and the threat of mass violence have become central to the politics of South Sudan. As South...
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