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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Globalizing Independence Struggles of Lusophone Africa: Anticolonial and Postcolonial PoliticsLusophone Africa has been neglected in Anglophone historiography.With the exceptions of a narrow set of episodes, figures, and interpretations, all of which appear in a fragmented set of journal articles, its struggles against Portuguese colonialism have remained outside the grand narratives of decolonisation. In...
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Gaming Democracy: How Silicon Valley Leveled Up the Far RightHow play and gaming culture have mainstreamed far right ideology through social media platforms. From #Gamergate to the ongoing Big Lie, the far right has gone mainstream. In Gaming Democracy, Adrienne Massanari tracks the flames of toxicity found in the far right and "alt-right"...
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Free Internet Access as a Human RightMerten Reglitz proposes a new human right that ensures Internet access for those who cannot afford it and protects that right from arbitrary interferences by those that would exploit it for harm. The first part of the book justifies the claim for this new...
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Framing Refugees: How the Admission of Refugees Is Debated in Six Countries Across the WorldThis is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Academic and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Across the world, the number...
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Fragile Hope: Seeking Justice for Hate Crimes in IndiaAgainst the backdrop of the global Black Lives Matter movement, debates around the social impact of hate crime legislation have come to the political fore. In 2019, the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice urgently asked how legal systems can counter bias...
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Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, CasesThis ground-breaking text provides the ideal introduction to the ever-changing field of foreign policy. With a unique combination of theories, actors and cases in a single volume, the expert contributors provide students with a valuable and accessible introduction to what foreign policy is and...
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Forecasting Government Budgets: Methods and ApplicationsForecasting is integral to all governmental activities, especially budgetary activities. Without good and accurate forecasts, a government will not only find it difficult to carry out its everyday operations but will also find it difficult to cope with the increasingly complex environment in which...
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Everyday Democracy: Civil Society, Youth, and the Struggle Against Authoritarian Culture in ChinaBottom-up voluntary associations, it is commonly thought, are among the fundamental building blocks of democracy, preparing people for engaged citizenship. A great deal of interest in Chinese civil society is premised on the idea that such groups might foster the emergence of democracy. But...
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Emergency in Transit: Witnessing Migration in the Colonial Present Volume 7A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Emergency in Transit responds to the crisis framings that dominate migration debates in the global north. This capacious, interdisciplinary study...
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Elusive Mommyhood: An Investigative Reporter's Personal Journey into IVF and SurrogacyIn Elusive Mommyhood: An Investigative Reporter's Personal Journey into IVF and Surrogacy, international journalist Ginanne Brownell, a former staffer at CNN and Newsweek, embarks on a profound exploration of assisted reproduction and surrogacy that combines intimate memoir with rigorous journalism. This groundbreaking book delves...
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Dreaming of Home: A Young Latina's Journey to Pride, Power, and BelongingA MacArthur "Genius" shares her inspiring story, from undocumented newcomer to leader in a powerful immigrant youth movement.Dreaming of Home is a coming-of-age story both for a young woman finding her true self and for a social movement of immigrant youth trailblazers who inspired...
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Doing Right by Kids: Leveraging Social Capital and Innovation to Increase OpportunityMaterial hardship among American children has never been lower. This seeming victory in the War on Poverty, however, has failed to loosen the connection between family origins and where kids end up. Children born to the most disadvantaged parents today are no less likely...
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Democracy in AmericaA timeless exploration of the American democratic experiment, Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville offers a profound analysis of the strengths and vulnerabilities of democracy. Insightful and prescient, it remains an essential read for understanding the principles and challenges of democratic governance.Author: Alexis...
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Democracy and Defiance: Rancière, Lefort, Abensour and the Antinomies of PoliticsThis book explores an often neglected current in contemporary French political thought that challenges the limits of the concept of democracy. It situates the projects of Jacques Ranci?re, Claude Lefort and Miguel Abensour in relation to each other, as well as to the larger...
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Debt and Taxes: Defusing America's Debt BombAmerica's $34 trillion national debt is more than just a number-it's a ticking time bomb. With the debt ratio now exceeding the nation's gross domestic product by 26 percent, Howard Mick offers a crucial exploration of how we got here and what it means...
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Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of GreedA bold book of rage, hope, and challenge exposing how the political decisions of the 1980s continue to haunt us today. In Dangerous Memory, renowned politician, author, and musician Charlie Angus undertakes a major rethink of the cultural and political shifts of the 1980s,...
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Contours of Israeli Politics: Jewish Ethnicity, Religious Nationalism, and DemocracyThere is no single Jewish ethnicity, and no single Jewish ethnic group constitutes a clear majority of Jewish Israelis. These intra-Jewish differences permit a social hierarchy within the "in-group" - Jewish Israelis - that privileges the Ashkenazi Jews of European descent over Mizrahi/Sephardi Jews...
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Confronting China: US Defense Policy in an Era of Great Power CompetitionInformed by senior policymakers with extensive expertise in defense, this book provides a comprehensive regional and functional perspective on US policy toward the People's Republic of China. Confronting China addresses the central security questions of our generation: How best can the United States deter...
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Commentaries on American Law, Volume III (in four volumes)"""Though the marine law of modern Europe had its foundations laid in the jurisprudence of the ancients, there is no certain evidence that either the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, or any of the states of Greece, formed any authoritative digest of naval law." -James Kent, Commentaries...
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Citizenship Without Illusions: A Christian Guide to Political EngagementIn this practical guide on political engagement and citizenship, David Koyzis present a case for political engagement as a way to love our neighbors without full devotion to parties or ideologies. Using examples from various eras and places, he explores topics like how to...
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