Constitution: government and the state

Set within the context of growing political pluralism and the increasing use of new communication technologies for social mobilisation, the Institute of Policy Studies organised a national conference on civil society in November 2013.

Der BGH hat sich vom Beginn seines Bestehens an als Nachfolger des Reichsgerichts verstanden und ganz selbstverständlich dessen Urteile zitiert.

The Alabama State Constitution provides extensive analysis on American's longest state constitution, with an emphasis on the impact of recent court decisions declaring several of its most recently adopted provisions as in conflict with the U.

Vital perspectives for the divided Trump era on what the Constitution's framers intended when they defined the extent-and limits-of presidential powerOne of the most vexing questions for the framers of the Constitution was how to create a vigorous and independent executive without making him king.

This book shows that party polarization in America is the norm, not the exception, and is rooted in class-based conflict characterizing all of American history.

This book uses a multi-method approach to challenge the notion that financial markets exert a broad influence over economic policy making in emerging economies.

After Broadcast News challenges the role of professional journalists as the primary source of politically relevant information.

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

From Wooden Ploughs to Welfare examines the reserve system imposed by the Canadian government in the 1870s - a system, rooted in theories of racial difference, that stifled initiative, opportunity, and self-esteem.

India, Bharat and Pakistan, the second book of the Bharat Trilogy, takes the discussion forward from its bestselling predecessor, India That Is Bharat.

This book argues that social movement death is the outgrowth of a coevolutionary dynamic.

This set of fifteen volumes under the title International Encyclopaedia of World Constitutions, Commentaries and Laws provides readers with a complete guide to the commentaries on individual constitutions and respective constitutional amendments of all major nations of the world, their constitutions, and the constitutional laws.

This book argues that basic demographic forces are essential to understanding the rise of Evangelical Republicans and Secular Democrats.

What institutional arrangements should a well-functioning constitutional democracy have?

This book examines the design procedure for global governance, showing how state interest shapes global institutions.

Responding to the increasing diversity of the Canadian population -- and to an increasing sensitivity to historical diversities -- the 1982 Constitution Act amended the British North America Act and introduced the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, giving new powers to heterogeneous groups within the Canadian polity.

"e;In modern nations, political disagreement is the source of both the gravest danger and the greatest security,"e; writes Cass Sunstein.

This book examines how polarization threatens democracy and the sources of political and institutional resilience that can help sustain it.

This book explores why some members of Congress are more effective than others at navigating the legislative process and what this means.

We live in a world which no longer questions itself, which lives from one day to another managing successive crises and struggling to brace itself for new ones, without knowing where it is going and without trying to plan the itinerary.

This book examines how Putin''s Russia emerged as one of the great powers, demanding recognition of its status in international politics.

This book shows how non-governmental organizations in the developing world change how people participate in politics.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"e;An elegantly written account of leadership at the most pivotal moment in American history"e; (Philadelphia Inquirer): Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward J.

This is the first full-length study of Scottish royal government in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries ever to have been written.

Fewsmith explains why political reform in China started, why it has stalled and in many cases gone backward.

This thorough legal resource guides those pushing the frontlines of the nation''s oldest battle: the fight to protect indigenous cultures.

Presents an ambitious narrative and fresh re-assessment of common law and natural law''s varied interactions in America, 1630 to 1930.

This book is the most comprehensive review of all the major proposals to rewrite, revise, or even replace the U.

The history of the 20th century was dominated by the state - nationalism, national economies, national wars.

European integration is at a turning point with implications for all member states and their citizens.

Patrick Joyce offers a bold and highly original contribution to the history and theory of the state.

For the first time, the definitive account of America's most powerful, most secretive, and most controversial nonprofit, and how far it has strayed from its origins.

Campaign 2012: Twelve Independent Ideas for Improving American Public Policy is an indispensable guide to the questions facing White House hopefuls in 2012, as well as the challenges awaiting the winner.

Thanks to constant political oratory against "e;frivolous lawsuits"e; and "e;jackpot justice,"e; it is widely known that there's a legal crisis in this country.

Whats happening in global politics, and is there a thread that ties it all together?

Places constitutional law in its legal, historical and political context using contemporary examples.