Examining a central assumption widely accepted as being crucial in making democracy work - that politicians form a more or less accurate image of public opinion and take that perception into account when representing citizens - Politicians' Reading of Public Opinion and its Biases presents a paradox of representation.
Examining a central assumption widely accepted as being crucial in making democracy work - that politicians form a more or less accurate image of public opinion and take that perception into account when representing citizens - Politicians' Reading of Public Opinion and its Biases presents a paradox of representation.
Too much attention is paid to the absence of women leaders around the world rather than their presence, leaving a gap in our understanding of the difference women leaders make on the lives of fellow women.
Too much attention is paid to the absence of women leaders around the world rather than their presence, leaving a gap in our understanding of the difference women leaders make on the lives of fellow women.
For over three decades, mature European welfare states have been on their way into an austerity phase marked by greater needs and more insecure revenues.
For over three decades, mature European welfare states have been on their way into an austerity phase marked by greater needs and more insecure revenues.
In this first biography of Ellsworth Bunker (18941984), Howard Schaffer traces the life of one of postwar Americas foremost diplomats from his formative years as a successful businessman and lobbyist through a long career in international affairs.
In this first biography of Ellsworth Bunker (18941984), Howard Schaffer traces the life of one of postwar Americas foremost diplomats from his formative years as a successful businessman and lobbyist through a long career in international affairs.
Antes de que America Latina celebrara el triunfo definitivo de la democracia, una pregunta incomoda seguia latiendo bajo la superficie: que sucede cuando los gobiernos son elegidos por el voto popular, pero las practicas autoritarias continuan moldeando las instituciones y limitando la participacion ciudadana?
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2021 im Fachbereich Politik - Grundlagen und Allgemeines, Note: 2,3, Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat Jena (Institut fur Politikwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: POL 210, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ist der Bundeskanzler die machtigste Person im politischen System Deutschland?
An incisive account of how Mussolini pioneered populism in reaction to Hitler’s rise—and thereby reinforced his role as a model for later authoritarian leaders"A passionately engaged history of a Mussolini and an Italy caught up in the monstrous gravitational waves engendered by the coming of Third Reich.
*THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* *A Financial Times Book of the Year**Economist Book of the Year* 'A political epic' - Guardian'This is the book Trump fears most.
Most international organisations today-from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to the World Health Organisation-present themselves as technical institutions separate from political concerns.
The Presidentialization of Politics shows that the politics of democratic societies is moving towards a presidentialized working mode, even in the absence of formal institutional changes.
A bestseller in hardback, this is a highly-praised and much-needed biography of the first Duke of Wellington, concentrating on the personal life of the victor of Waterloo, and based on the fruits of modern research.
From the veteran US legal analyst and leading Robert Mueller prosecutor, Andrew Weissmann issues an urgent summons to tackle the scourge of political lies - and prevent a figure like Donald Trump from ever rising again"e;The 2020 election was a total FRAUD!
Shortlisted for the 2018 Lincoln PrizePrevious biographies of Abraham Lincoln-universally acknowledged as one of America's greatest presidents-have typically focused on his experiences in the White House.
A Telegraph Greatest Book of the YearA deeply personal account of life as a carer and a call to support those who care for others'Ed Davey wants to rewrite British politics - not with the language of crisis, but that of care.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2022'Superb' The Times'Engrossing and revelatory' Observer'Powerful, compelling and meticulously researched' New StatesmanA new book from the award winning author of In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz,Do Not Disturb explores the controversial career of Paul Kagame and the legacy of the Rwandan genocideDo Not Disturb is a dramatic recasting of the modern history of Africa's Great Lakes region, an area blighted by the greatest genocide of the twentieth century.
From the acclaimed author of The Pursuit of Glory and Frederick the Great, a riotous biography of the charismatic ruler of 18th-century Poland and Saxony - and his catastrophic reign.
