Civics and citizenship

Many prominent and well-known figures greatly impacted the civil rights movement, but one of the most influential and unsung leaders of that period was Gloria Richardson.

The challenge of violence against women should be recognised as an issue for the state, citizenship and the whole community.

Following thirty years of research, including research into recently declassified government archives, this newly revised and expanded edition of Linda Melvern's classic of investigative journalism reveals how policymakers continue to refuse to properly acknowledge their responsibilities under international law.

The civil rights movement was arguably the most successful social movement in American history.

In der Fachdiskussion um Grundbildung und in der praktischen Bildungsarbeit ist die Dimension politischer Grundbildung bisher wenig beachtet.

An overview of how advances in information technology can be used to enhance the resolution of legal disputes.

At a time of rising populism and debate about immigration, leading legal academic Jo Shaw sets out to review interactions between constitutions and constructs of citizenship.

In den westlichen Medien wird viel über Putin geschrieben.

Religion in Diverse Societies: Crossing the Boundaries of Prejudice and Distrust contributes to existing cutting-edge research on the constructive way in which religion can support the promotion of respect, dignity, and justice for all people, considered as essential features in shaping sustainable, diverse, and peaceful societies.

Behind-the-scenes anecdotes and first-person recollections from forty-nine diverse people illuminate their personal relationships with Ronald Reagan.

A practical, accessible, engaging, and comprehensive guide to how American democracy works (and how it sometimes doesn't work).

Anthropocene and Cosmopolitan Citizenship criticizes the Westphalia system of international relations and, as an alternative, proposes cosmopolitan citizenship.

In many respects, the United States remains a nation of immigrants.

What is the future of the monarchy in Canada?

Citizens around the world use crowdsourced platforms to hold governments accountable, to fill gaps in infrastructural and municipal services, and to call attention to issues that impact everyday lives, such as sexual violence and environmental injustice.

This is the first book-length study of Delta Cooperative Farm (1936-42) and its descendant, Providence Farm (1938-56).

This book discusses opportunities and limitations to democratic participation in institutions and organizations across the life course.

A comprehensive look at the toll US government policies took on civil liberties, human rights, and the rule of law in the name of the war on terror.

How a nineteenth-century lawsuit over the estate of a wealthy Tunisian Jew shines new light on the history of belongingIn the winter of 1873, Nissim Shamama, a wealthy Jew from Tunisia, died suddenly in his palazzo in Livorno, Italy.

This book draws on empirical studies of classrooms teaching The Sirens of Baghdad by Yasmina Khadra to demonstrate how novels can effectively help achieve learning objectives related to intercultural understanding and global citizenship.

Communication Strategies for Engaging Climate Skeptics examines the intersection of climate skepticism and Christianity and proposes strategies for engaging climate skeptics in productive conversations.

A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZEA FINALIST FOR THE MOORE PRIZEA NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR'A gripping and rigorous crime story about the murder of a once thriving democracy, exposing an arsenal of lethal weapons, some wielded on the streets, others in the courts and press' NAOMI KLEIN'Essential reading' YANIS VAROUFAKISThe world's largest democracy is facing the greatest challenge since the end of British colonial rule in 1947.

This fresh and invigorating analysis illuminates the often-neglected story of early African American civil rights activism.

In this important book, a distinguished group of historians, political scientists, and legal experts explore three related issues: the Immigration and Naturalization Service's historic review of its citizenship evaluation, recent proposals to alter the oath of allegiance and the laws governing dual citizenship, and the changing rights and responsibilities of citizens and resident aliens in the United States.

James Boggs (1919-1993) and Grace Lee Boggs (1915-2015) were two largely unsung but critically important figures in the black freedom struggle.

This book compares the thought of Michael Oakeshott and Leo Strauss, bringing Oakeshott's desire for a renaissance of poetic individuality into dialogue with Strauss's recovery of the universality of philosophical enlightenment.

On Sunday, March 7, 1965, Martin Luther King Jr.

Why you have the right to resist unjust governmentThe economist Albert O.

A surprising and revealing look at what Americans really believe about taxesConventional wisdom holds that Americans hate taxes.

Offering a vital, critical contribution to discussions on current perspectives, practices and assumptions on Islamic education, this book explores the topic through a wide range of diverse perspectives and experiences.

Immigration has long been associated with the urban landscape, from accounts of inner-city racial tension and discrimination during the 1960s and 1970s and studies of minority communities of the 1980s and 1990s, to the increased focus on cities amongst contemporary scholars of migration and diaspora.

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.

Reconnecting with the sources of decisions that affect us, and with the processes of democracy itself, is at the heart of 21st-century sustainable communities.

The contributions to this volume Politics, Social Movements and Extremism take serious the fact that populism is a symptom of the crisis of representation that is affecting parliamentary democracy.

History in the Soviet Union was a political project.

This book examines the possibility of creating new ways of existing beyond human rights.

How does religion maintain or challenge discourses on national identity?

This volume explores recent episodes of progressive citizen-led mobilisation that have spread across Southeast Europe over the past decade.

Commercial social media platforms have become integral to contemporary forms of protests.

An insightful examination of the impact of the Civil Rights Movement and African Independence on jazz in the 1950s and 60s, Freedom Sounds traces the complex relationships among music, politics, aesthetics, and activism through the lens of the hot button racial and economic issues of the time.

Iacovetta examines the changes many had to face during the transition from peasant worker in an under-developed, rural economy to wage-earner in an urban, industrial society.

By the end of the 20th century, the ethnic question had resurfaced in public debate.

Go Get Mother's Picket Sign tells the story of American suffragists who worked to balance their public and private lives as wives, mothers, and homemakers.

Surviving repression tells the story of the Muslim Brotherhood following the 2013 coup d'etat in Egypt.

Discover how to responsibly defend religious freedom for all without compromising your personal beliefs.

Adult social care was the first major social policy domain in England to be transferred from the state to the market.

"Fridays for Future" heißen die Demonstrationen, mit denen junge Menschen aus eigenem Antrieb eine globale Bewegung in Gang gesetzt haben.

The landmark Brown v.

DOES THE GOVERNMENT EXIST TO SERVE US OR TO MASTER US?