199 products in Political Science

Combines historical, political and practical approaches to the questions raised by the election victory. Includes much-needed analysis of the current state of the party and invaluable insight into the context of longer

What are the prospects for the future of the Euro-Mediterranean area and what relevant role can the EMP play in this future? This book focuses on international relations in the Mediterranean area

Why Perestroika Failed is the first study to apply an Austrian market process approach to analyze the economic dimensions of the Soviet system and a public choice approach to address the political

This book examines how the US Army rebuilt itself after the Vietnam War and how this has effected US intervention policy after the Cold War.

Dalit assertion has been a central feature of the states in the Hindi heartland since the mid-1980s, leading to the rise of political consciousness and identity-based lower-caste parties. The present study focuses

Examining the politics of voting in the United States, this book shows how voting rights can empower minority groups. It presents arguments for and against non-citizen voting rights, and also examines contemporary

This volume offers a thorough analysis of the institutions of government in South Korea, their transformation by the introduction of political pluralism, and the impact of that on the country's economy.

During the 1990s many dramatic changes influenced the basic characteristics of the Israeli democracy, including the environmental and existential circumstances that dictate the country's future. This volume examines the challenges and circumstances

The book investigates how and why member states choose to play the presidency role in such dissimilar ways. It is a truly comparative, theoretically informed study of EU council presidencies at the

Politics, Feminism and the Reformation of Gender considers the participation and representation of women in politics, using empirical data drawn from 300 in-depth interviews. Research carried out in Scotland is used as

Kenneth Ingham examines the contribution of one of Africa's most controversial leaders towards the establishment of a united and democratic Uganda. Ingham traces Obote's return to power and his subsequent second overthrow

This is the first thorough study of democratic Spain's re-emergence on the international scene. It will be required reading for students of Spanish politics and will be useful for those interested in

Remaking the Labour Party examines the development of revisionist thought in the Labor Party from the 1950s up to Tony Blair's successful attempt to rewrite Clause Four in April 1995. The main

The tension between culture, politics and economy has become one of the dominant anxieties of modern society. How to understand and explain this fundamental issue is illuminated in nine essays by eminent

Based on fresh empirical study, this book addresses fundamental questions surrounding the European political economy. An impressive array of contributors confront the issue of collective action at national and transnational levels.

This book makes an original contribution to the debate by bringing together competing visions of the European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). It offers a definitive assessment of the post-Maastricht

In this adventurous new study, Brian J. McVeigh demonstrates how nominally conflicting impressions of Japan can be reconciled by a greater understanding of the state - revealing flaws in current intellectual discourse.

Using case studies from seven Asian countries this study examines the cultural reconfiguration, consumer behaviour and cultural status of the new rich. Controversially it argues that now new rich are reviled just

This volume reveals through close detail and broad coverage how exactly cities have been catalysts for China's economic development. It provides data for those working in fields of economic development and Asian