Constitution: government and the state

One of the most important political and ethical questions faced during a political transition from authoritarian or totalitarian to democratic rule is how to deal with legacies of repression.

The way humanity governs itself is today changing very rapidly.

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This book provides a revisionist account of the genealogy of contemporary constitutional law and morals.

In this excellent new book by Helen Irving, your questions about Australia''s constitution are answered.

Your Next Government?

Recent American political developments, including the election of Donald Trump, reveal profound disquiet with the highly centralized political regime based on discretionary allocation of funds and powers to interest groups that has developed since the creation of emergency institutions after America's entry into World War I.

The COVID-19 pandemic struck as a global problem, a virus spreading without respect for territorial boundaries.

Der Historiker Mark Jones schildert die dramatische Gründungsphase der Weimarer Republik erstmals als eine Geschichte der Gewalt.

How do certain ideas and practices become socially valued in particular times and places?

A new conceptual framework for explaining and evaluating EU security assistance operations, supported by extensive interviews with high-level policy-makers.

The Constitutions that Shaped Us re-examines from a comparative and critical standpoint the events, key players, and texts which, taken together, help to interpret all Canadian constitutions prior to Confederation.

A comparative analysis of the nation-building projects of Turkey under Ataturk and Erdogan, concentrating on the idea of the ''desired'' citizen.

A reappraisal of the brief presidency of Gerald Ford, called to leadership in the midst of scandal, stagflation, and an energy crisis.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has articulated his vision for Americas future in an election-year tumult of campaign speeches and media interviews; now, this essential collection of Romneys direct quotes, past and present, is an invaluable primer that crystallizes his stance on domestic and social issues; national security; the economy; health care; and much more.

Understanding American Politics provides a unique introduction to the contemporary political landscape of the United States.

This second book of the Edwin Cole Bearss memoir begins with his first days in a 40-year career in the National Park Service.

The Supreme Court and the American Elite, 17892020, Expanded Second Edition is a history of the Court placed within the context of a broader history of the United States and its politics.

European constitutionalisation has met with scepticism – this book analyses the steps necessary to move to EU''s ''Second Constitution''.

An instant New York Times bestseller, John Kerry's revealing memoir offers ';a detailed record of an important lifefrank, thoughtful, and clearly writtenA bittersweet reminder of what the country once demanded of its leaders' (The New York Times Book Review).

How should constitutional design respond to the opportunities and challenges raised by ethnic, linguistic, religious, and cultural differences, and do so in ways that promote democracy, social justice, peace and stability?

In recent years, some have asked "e;Are we all originalists now?

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Iran's interaction with its neighbours is a topic of wide interest.

Counting Women''s Ballots provides a comprehensive account of how women voted in presidential elections immediately after suffrage.

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"e;Solid ground for optimism as well as cause for foreboding.

When Franklin D.

First Amendment rights are hailed as the hallmark of the US constitutional system, protecting religious liberty, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of association.

American Gridlock is a comprehensive analysis of polarization encompassing national and state politics, voters, elites, activists, the media, and the three branches of government.

Constitutional law has been and remains an area of intense philosophical interest, and yet the debate has taken place in a variety of different fields with very little to connect them.

This book analyses the fraught history and politics of the Stability and Growth Pact from its origins to the present economic crisis.

Rethinking the New Deal Court: The Structure of a Constitutional Revolution challenges the prevailing account of the Supreme Court of the New Deal era, which holds that in the spring of 1937 the Court suddenly abandoned jurisprudential positions it had staked out in such areas as substantive due process and commerce clause doctrine.

`England', Benjamin Disraeli famously said, `does not love coalitions'.

First Amendment rights are hailed as the hallmark of the US constitutional system, protecting religious liberty, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of association.

Using CRT, this book demonstrates how law can make Black lives, and the lives of other racially marginalized groups, matter.

This Element disaggregates ethnicity into multiple constituent markers to explain the treatment of ethnic minorities in Southeast Asia.

In 1910, Mrs.

What does a person need to learn before they can survive as the vice president under a tumultuous administration?