Indigenous people: governance and politics

New York mayor Michael Bloomberg claims to run the city like a business.

Tribes: Challenging the Image, Shifting the Paradigm reconsiders the concept of "e;tribe"e; in political, cultural, and academic discourse, offering a dynamic alternative to outdated and damaging stereotypes.

Tribes: Challenging the Image, Shifting the Paradigm reconsiders the concept of "e;tribe"e; in political, cultural, and academic discourse, offering a dynamic alternative to outdated and damaging stereotypes.

This book demonstrates how Afrocentric approaches, enshrined in African Indigenous knowledge systems, particularly the various expressions of Ubuntu (humanism) - can contribute to engendering peace, security, development, and effective natural resource governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

By state law, graduates of public colleges and universities in Georgia must demonstrate proficiency with both the U.

By state law, graduates of public colleges and universities in Georgia must demonstrate proficiency with both the U.

This book demonstrates how Afrocentric approaches, enshrined in African Indigenous knowledge systems, particularly the various expressions of Ubuntu (humanism) - can contribute to engendering peace, security, development, and effective natural resource governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

How resistance to extraction shaped Indigenous demands for autonomy, integration, or assimilationFrom the onset of colonialism, Indigenous communities have faced seizure of their land, labor, and resources by non-Indigenous actors.

How resistance to extraction shaped Indigenous demands for autonomy, integration, or assimilationFrom the onset of colonialism, Indigenous communities have faced seizure of their land, labor, and resources by non-Indigenous actors.

Rogue State chronicles how West Virginia entered-and remains-in the Union under unconstitutional circumstances.

Rogue State chronicles how West Virginia entered-and remains-in the Union under unconstitutional circumstances.

Local Tax Policy: A Primer provides the definitive discussion of how local governments raise revenue.

How does a Black man in Austin get sent to prison on a 70-year sentence for stealing a tuna sandwich, likely costing Texas taxpayers roughly a million dollars?

Local Tax Policy: A Primer provides the definitive discussion of how local governments raise revenue.

How does a Black man in Austin get sent to prison on a 70-year sentence for stealing a tuna sandwich, likely costing Texas taxpayers roughly a million dollars?

In this profoundly polarized era, the nation has been transfixed on the politics of Washington and its seemingly impenetrable gridlock.

The Tennessee Valley Authority was the largest single agency created under the auspices of the New Deal legislation.

The nation's capital is in a fiscal and political crisis.

This is the story of a self-educated, charismatic, gifted leader who overcame personal tragedy in childhood and was elected the youngest mayor of a major city in America at age twenty-six.

In 2010, the governor of Arizona signed a controversial immigration bill (SB 1070) that led to a news media frenzy, copycat bills in twenty-two states, and a U.

In this legislative autobiography Franklin L.

On marijuana, there is no mutual federal-state policy; will this cause federalism to go up in smoke?

The specialisation, knowledge and innovation brought about by universities often play a key role in the economic success of cities and regions.

Proposing an entirely new governance model to unleash innovation throughout local governmentAt a time when trust is dropping precipitously and American government at the national level has fallen into a state of long-term, partisan-based gridlock, local government can still be effective indeed more effective and even more responsive to the needs of its citizens.

This ebook is now available from Bloomsbury Academic.

It started two decades ago with CompStat in the New York City Police Department, and quickly jumped to police agencies across the U.

The importance of subnational regions to politics, governance, and economic development in Western Europe has long been recognized.

It started two decades ago with CompStat in the New York City Police Department, and quickly jumped to police agencies across the U.

This book explores the often-overlooked positive role of public housing in facilitating social movements and activism.

The Tennessee Valley Authority was the largest single agency created under the auspices of the New Deal legislation.

The Rhetoric of Black Mayors explores the rhetorical and practical efforts of Black mayors in building coalitions to win elections and govern cities.

Why Are You Here?

Gerrymandering!

From Poverty to History Maker is the story of how Robert "e;Bob"e; Holmes, a former juvenile delinquent, rose from humble beginnings to become an influential voice in academics and politics.

Presidents and Their Pens: The Story of White House Speechwriters explores 23 presidencies through the detailed analysis of speeches including Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Teddy Roosevelt's "e;Big Stick"e; speech, Eisenhower's farewell to the nation, and Bill Clinton's compassionate words in the wake of tragedy.

Known by mobsters as "e;the man who couldn't be bought,"e; Brendan Byrne led New Jersey into a new era when he won the state's gubernatorial election by a landslide in the wake of political corruption scandals.

Rise, Decline and Renewal tells the remarkable story of the Maine Democratic Party - how it suddenly rose from irrelevance in 1954 with the election of Governor Ed Muskie, successfully challenged the ruling Republican Party over the next two decades, and initiated a creative period of wide-ranging reforms that produced a model government for a state long perceived as a cultural and economic backwater.

Pennsylvania Elections provides a systematic and thorough analysis of every statewide election in Pennsylvania since 1950.

Jeb Bush: Aggressive Conservatism in Florida describes the rise of John Ellis (Jeb) Bush, the second son of former President George H.

Starting Over traces the remarkable political career of former Virginia Governor and U.

This ebook is now available from Bloomsbury Academic.

During 2008, the Democrats achieved in Florida a goal that had eluded them in all but three of the national elections since 1964: victory in the presidential race.

Turmoil and Transition in Boston tells the personal and political story of Larry DiCara, the youngest person ever elected to the Boston City Council.

This book places the 2012 election in Florida in historical context and provides an explanation for the outcome of the races involved.

Political developments in Georgia have always been baffling to those who did not live there.

In deciding the abortion and physician assisted suicide cases, a majority of the Justices of the United States Supreme Court drew on medical knowledge to inform their opinions while dismissing the distinctively different knowledge offered by patients.

Even before its budget crisis and recall election, California held a unique position in the United States.

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The deliberate devaluation of Blacks and their communities has had very real, far-reaching, and negative economic and social effects.

The importance of subnational regions to politics, governance, and economic development in Western Europe has long been recognized.