Political activism / Political engagement

Citizens are political simpletons--that is only a modest exaggeration of a common characterization of voters.

Most theories of elections assume that voters and political actors are fully rational.

Some blame the violence and unrest in the Muslim world on Islam itself, arguing that the religion and its history is inherently bloody.

What do the occult sciences, seances with the souls of the dead, and appeals to saintly powers have to do with rationality?

As Europe's Muslim communities continue to grow, so does their impact on electoral politics and the potential for inclusion dilemmas.

How ordinary citizens band together to bring about real changeIn an America where the rich and fortunate have free rein to do as they please, can the ideal of liberty and justice for all be anything but an empty slogan?

How Machiavelli's Christianity shaped his political thoughtTo many readers of The Prince, Machiavelli appears to be deeply un-Christian or even anti-Christian, a cynic who thinks rulers should use religion only to keep their subjects in check.

How do voters make decisions in low-information elections?

The life and times of a uniquely American testamentIn his retirement, Thomas Jefferson edited the New Testament with a penknife and glue, removing all mention of miracles and other supernatural events.

An anthropologist's groundbreaking account of how Islamic religious authority is assembled through the unceasing labor of community building on the island of JavaThis compelling book draws on Ismail Fajrie Alatas's unique insights as an anthropologist to provide a new understanding of Islamic religious authority, showing how religious leaders unite diverse aspects of life and contest differing Muslim perspectives to create distinctly Muslim communities.

A timely defense of religious diversity and its centrality to American identityAmerica is the most religiously diverse nation on the planet.

A spellbinding new biography of Stalin in his formative yearsThis is the definitive biography of Joseph Stalin from his birth to the October Revolution of 1917, a panoramic and often chilling account of how an impoverished, idealistic youth from the provinces of tsarist Russia was transformed into a cunning and fearsome outlaw who would one day become one of the twentieth century's most ruthless dictators.

This book is an attempt to approach the issue of defining international terrorism, proposing that the most workable way to do so is to achieve due balance between the two principal driving forces of international law developments: State sovereignty interests and cosmopolitan ideals.

This book explores how different publics make sense of and evaluate anti-terrorism powers within the UK, and the implications of this for citizenship and security.

This innovative and timely reassessment of political theology opens new lines of critical investigation into the intersections of religion and politics in contemporary Asia.

"e;With passion and commitment,"e; an exiled Iraqi woman recounts her time organizing resistance to Saddam Hussein and imprisonment in Abu Ghraib (Nawal El Saadawi, author of Zeina).

In the twenty-first century, terrorism is no longer a marginal and localized problem for our governments, but has become a major security priority.

In the twenty-first century, terrorism is no longer a marginal and localized problem for our governments, but has become a major security priority.

In the twenty-first century, terrorism is no longer a marginal and localized problem for our governments, but has become a major security priority.

Since the early 2000s, global, underground networks of insurrectionary anarchists have carried out thousands of acts of political violence.

Book ';NORTH EASTERN INSURGENCY Problem of Assessment' covers topic North-East India; The Northeastern Insurgency; The Major Insurgent Groups; Perspective of Peace and Security; North-East: Civilization, Beliefs and Faith; North-East India: Development Dynamics; Role of Government and Voluntary Sector; Indian Globalization and Tribes of North-East India

This book makes a significant contribution to the comprehension of the law and practice of provisional measures issued by international courts and tribunals, including international commercial arbitration.

A popular look at the separation of church and state: what it is, what it isn't, and why it matters for the future of religion in America.

Reappraising the rise of the civil rights movement in the iconic center of Northern Black lifeUnleashing Black Power explores the local dynamics, national connections, and global context of the Black freedom movement in Harlem from 1954 to 1964, illuminating how activists, organizers, and ordinary people mounted their resistance to systemic racism in the Jim Crow North.

This book draws upon original research into women's workplace protest to deliver a new account of working-class women's political identity and participation in post-war England.

Activists striving for any type of social change often find themselves operating on the fringes of legal and social norms.

"e;Anyone who is losing hope for America must read The Seed of a Nation.

This book is one of the first edited volumes on the current Israel/Palestine conflict-the Gaza Nakba 2023-24.

This book compares the postcolonial populations of Britain and France, examining the ways in which they are redefining citizenship.

This book compares the postcolonial populations of Britain and France, examining the ways in which they are redefining citizenship.

This book explores Irish experiences of medicine and health during the First and Second World Wars, the War of Independence and the Civil War.

This book explores Irish experiences of medicine and health during the First and Second World Wars, the War of Independence and the Civil War.

The search for a republican morality provides an exciting new study of an important event in the French Revolution and a defining moment in the career of its principal actor, Maximilien Robespierre, the Festival of the Supreme Being.

The search for a republican morality provides an exciting new study of an important event in the French Revolution and a defining moment in the career of its principal actor, Maximilien Robespierre, the Festival of the Supreme Being.

This book offers a unique account of British and United States government's attempts to adapt their propaganda strategies to global terrorist threats in a post-9/11 media environment.

Fight back examines the different ways punk - as a youth/subculture - may provide space for political expression and action.

This book examines the militant Irish republican movement in the United States from the final months of the Irish Civil War through to the Second World War.

Contemporary violence: Postmodern war in Kosovo and Chechnya draws on several years of field research, as well as interpretive IR theory and analysis of empirical source material so as to shed light on contemporary violence.

An illuminating introduction to how the Lander (the sixteen states of Germany) function not only within the country itself but also within the wider context of European political affairs.

This book assesses the security threat and political challenges offered by dissident Irish republicanism to the Northern Irish peace process.

The term 'War on Terror' (WOT) covers a mass of interlinked topics.

This book examines the use of internment without trial in Northern Ireland between 1971 and 1975.

This book examines the use of internment without trial in Northern Ireland between 1971 and 1975.

The war on terror has shaped and defined the first decade of the twenty-first century, yet analyses of Britain's involvement remain limited and fragmentary.

Church, nation and race compares the worldviews and factors that promoted or, indeed, opposed antisemitism amongst Catholics in Germany and England after the First World War.

Passed in 1965 during the height of the Civil Rights movement, the Voting Rights Act (VRA) changed the face of the American electorate, dramatically increasing minority voting, especially in the South.

Across Europe, radical right-wing parties are winning increasing electoral support.

A hastily conceived joint operation to recover the American container ship, Mayaguez, and her crew that had been seized by the Khmer Rouge off the Cambodian coast in 1975 was plagued by inaccurate intelligence and a micro-managed command structure that extended to the Oval Office.

A long-standing characteristic of the Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change series is publishing new theoretical and empirical work that connects previously disparate sub-fields.