Civics and citizenship

Mississippi is a unique case study as a result of its long-standing defiance of federal civil rights legislation and the fact that nearly half its population was black and relegated to second-class citizenship.

Desert Dreams chronicles seventy-five years of Mexican American efforts to attain educational equality in Arizona, from its territorial period in the nineteenth century to the post-World War II era.

Explores and documents the causes and effects of the long history of vote denial on American politics, culture, law, and society.

A concise, authoritative guide to civil liberties issues in American society, from freedom of speech and religious liberty to due process, equal protection, and privacy.

Racial Justice in America examines a volatile social issue that is always in the news, focusing on five critical areas: criminal justice, education, employment, living accommodations, and political participation.

An innovative narrative approach combines history, politics, and legal doctrine to explore the origin and evolution of Americans' constitutional right to free speech.

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An introductory survey of the government's role in America's continuing drive for equality.

This book tells the story of the Lebanese Shi'a and their development from a marginalized, discriminated minority to a highly politicized community that has given birth to Hezbollah, one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the contemporary Middle East.

This book offers the first empirical and holistic analysis of the design, implementation and effects of the new naturalisation regimes in the United Kingdom and Germany introduced in the 2000s.

The first comprehensive guide to women activists from every part of the world, illuminating the broad range of women's struggles to reform society from the 18th century to the present.

Struggle and Suffrage in Nottingham is the story of many women across the generations and their struggle for equality.

Examines voting trends and political representation in the United States today-with a special focus on debates over voting rights, voter fraud, and voter suppression-and election rules and regulations, including those related to gerrymandering, campaign fundraising, and other controversial subjects.

With respect to the countries of the world, this work addresses two basic questions: "e;How does religion affect politics in this country?

The dramatic events of the twentieth century have often led to the mass migration of intellectuals, professionals, writers, and artists.

What Was Your First Memory of Race?

Faith in Rights explores why and how Christian nongovernmental organizations conduct human rights work at the United Nations.

This book provides an interesting overview of the African political environment and a specific focus on human rights in the Gambia.

For decades, the outside world mostly knew Myanmar as the site of a valiant human rights struggle against an oppressive military regime, predominantly through the figure of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi.

Freedom in the World, the Freedom House flagship survey whose findings have been published annually since 1972, is the standard-setting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties.

Gesellschaftswissenschaftliche Fächerverbünde sind an Schulen in fast allen deutschen Bundesländern anzutreffen.

Der Sammelband bietet intersektionale Denkanstöße für eine klassismuskritische außerschulische politische Bildung.

This edited volume examines the current challenges to media freedom and democratisation in the Middle East.

This edited volume examines the current challenges to media freedom and democratisation in the Middle East.

This indispensable, one-stop resource examines where Democrats and Republicans stand on current civil rights and liberties issues related to voting, free speech, abortion and reproductive rights, guns, and other hot button topics.

This book provides an honest look at the life and times of Civil Rights icon James Howard Meredith within the context of the America that created him and his generation.

Voting Rights: A Reference Handbook is a valuable resource for high school and college students curious about the history of voting rights in the United States.

Wir leben in einer Zeit multipler Krisen.

Die Aktualität der russischen Narrative im Ukrainekrieg thematisieren das problematische Verhältnis von Wahrheit und Politik.

An unprecedented look at the evolution of American police, from filling their intended role as peacekeepers and guardians of citizen rights to calling themselves-and acting primarily as-"e;law enforcement officers.

Few studies look at the treatment of those inside America's prisons.

This indispensable, one-stop resource examines where Democrats and Republicans stand on current civil rights and liberties issues related to voting, free speech, abortion and reproductive rights, guns, and other hot button topics.

Drawing on in-depth interviews with a wide variety of people, this book answers two questions: How and why do we personally engage with elected officials online and offline?

Martin Luther King Jr.

This work provides a concise, authoritative, and illuminating overview of the Executive Office of the President of the United States.

'Dawn Butler is a history-making, game-changing, ceiling-smashing politician.

American democracy is in many ways more vital than ever before.

In 1994 genocide in Rwanda claimed the lives of at least 500,000 Tutsisome three-quarters of their populationwhile UN peacekeepers were withdrawn and the rest of the world stood aside.

Immer wieder sehen sich Jüdinnen und Juden in Deutschland Anfeindungen und Angriffen ausgesetzt.

Mythen über vermeintliche Verschwörungen sind nicht neu, doch haben sie es im digitalen Medienzeitalter wesentlich leichter, sich nahezu unbegrenzt zu verbreiten, Meinungen zu prägen und damit das demokratische Miteinander zu beeinflussen.

Was bedeutet Digitalisierung für die politische Bildung und den Politikunterricht?

In demokratischen Gesellschaften ist Kontroversitat in politischen Fragen nicht nur normal, sondern geradezu konstitutiv.

Janusz Korczak gilt als Pionier der Kinderrechte.

2020 marked the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.

Desafíos, diferencias y deformaciones de la ciudadanía: mutantes y monstruos en la producción cultural latinoamericana reciente se inserta dentro del creciente interés en los estudios sobre ciudadanía al tener como objetivo el entender las diferentes formas en las que las políticas-económicas neoliberales cuestionan, controvierten e incluso mutan el concepto de ciudadanía y el consecuente derecho a la titularidad de una serie de libertades en un espacio cada vez más privatizado.

A Kirkus Best Nonfiction Book of 2025Published to coincide with the hundredth anniversary of his birth, the first major study of Malcolm X's influence in the sixty years since his assassination, exploring his enduring impact on culture, politics, and civil rights.