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Advanced Introduction to Elections and Voting (Paperback): Ian McAllister Advanced Introduction to Elections and Voting (Paperback)
Ian McAllister
R651 Discovery Miles 6 510 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Tackling the complex issues surrounding what shapes a person's vote, this cutting-edge Advanced Introduction analyses the main findings in current research on electoral behavior to provide a comprehensive understanding of electoral choice. Key Features: Treats the voting decision as the cumulation of a lifetime of learning Studies global voting examples, from Europe and the Anglo-American democracies to newly democratic states Places the act of voting in context to cover all dimensions of the voting decision, examining the causes of an individual's vote and how that interacts with the design of the country's institutions Considers the ideological effects of short-term factors like issues and leaders which dominate election campaigns, and long-term factors like social backgrounds, looking at how class and economic interests can influence voters Analysing the incentives behind party loyalties and political participation, this Advanced Introduction will be an invaluable guide for students and scholars interested in political and electoral behavior and comparative politics.

Why We're Polarized (Paperback): Ezra Klein Why We're Polarized (Paperback)
Ezra Klein
R473 R406 Discovery Miles 4 060 Save R67 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Party Realignment in Western Europe - Electoral Drivers and Global Constraints (Hardcover): Magnus Hagevi, Sofie Blomback,... Party Realignment in Western Europe - Electoral Drivers and Global Constraints (Hardcover)
Magnus Hagevi, Sofie Blomback, Marie Demker, Jonas Hinnfors, Karl Loxbo
R3,285 Discovery Miles 32 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Identifying a crisis for representative democracy in Western European party systems, this essential book studies the widening gap between political parties' ideological economic Left-Right rhetoric and their increasing convergence on policymaking. Addressing whether these ideologies are converging or diverging, it answers whether these changes are initiated by the parties themselves, aligned with voter demand, or forced by economic globalization. The crisis of representative democracy in Western Europe is a prevalent issue in comparative politics. This comprehensive study assesses the problems faced by representative democracy by analysing ideological polarization and inter-party conflict in relation to the changing linkage between citizens, parties, and public policies, and the implications this has for representative democracy. Considering both supply-side and demand-side theories, it analyses five major theoretical themes central to the ideological convergence and polarization within party systems, including the cartel party thesis, the median voter theorem, realignment theory, consensus democracy theory, and globalization theory. Going beyond theory, chapters use five decades of empirical research to present new and unique longitudinal and comparative data sets covering eight party systems, ultimately providing a more accurate diagnosis of the vitality of representative democracy in contemporary Western Europe. Combining in-depth theoretical analysis with empirical research, this comprehensive book will prove invaluable to students and scholars of politics and political science, and policymakers concerned with party systems.

Advanced Introduction to Elections and Voting (Hardcover): Ian McAllister Advanced Introduction to Elections and Voting (Hardcover)
Ian McAllister
R2,894 Discovery Miles 28 940 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Tackling the complex issues surrounding what shapes a person's vote, this cutting-edge Advanced Introduction analyses the main findings in current research on electoral behavior to provide a comprehensive understanding of electoral choice. Key Features: Treats the voting decision as the cumulation of a lifetime of learning Studies global voting examples, from Europe and the Anglo-American democracies to newly democratic states Places the act of voting in context to cover all dimensions of the voting decision, examining the causes of an individual's vote and how that interacts with the design of the country's institutions Considers the ideological effects of short-term factors like issues and leaders which dominate election campaigns, and long-term factors like social backgrounds, looking at how class and economic interests can influence voters Analysing the incentives behind party loyalties and political participation, this Advanced Introduction will be an invaluable guide for students and scholars interested in political and electoral behavior and comparative politics.

The Party System (Paperback): Hilaire Belloc The Party System (Paperback)
Hilaire Belloc
R489 Discovery Miles 4 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

This Will Not Pass - Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future (Paperback): Jonathan Martin, Alexander Burns This Will Not Pass - Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future (Paperback)
Jonathan Martin, Alexander Burns
R513 R484 Discovery Miles 4 840 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Corbynism: what went wrong? (Paperback): Martin Thomas Corbynism: what went wrong? (Paperback)
Martin Thomas
R133 Discovery Miles 1 330 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Little Blue Book - The Essential Guide to Thinking and Talking Democratic (Paperback): George Lakoff, Elisabeth Wehling The Little Blue Book - The Essential Guide to Thinking and Talking Democratic (Paperback)
George Lakoff, Elisabeth Wehling
R400 R369 Discovery Miles 3 690 Save R31 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"The essential handbook for thinking and talking Democratic--must reading not only for every Democrat but for every responsible citizen" (Robert B. Reich, former Secretary of Labor and author of "Beyond Outrage").
Voters cast their ballots for what they believe is right, for the things that make moral sense. Yet Democrats have too often failed to use language linking their moral values with their policies. The Little Blue Book demonstrates how to make that connection clearly and forcefully, with hands-on advice for discussing the most pressing issues of our time: the economy, health care, women's issues, energy and environmental policy, education, food policy, and more. Dissecting the ways that extreme conservative positions have permeated political discourse, Lakoff and Wehling show how to fight back on moral grounds and in concrete terms. Revelatory, passionate, and deeply practical, The Little Blue Book will forever alter the way Democrats and progressives think and talk about politics.

Raising The Bar - Hope & Renewal In South Africa (Paperback): Songezo Zibi Raising The Bar - Hope & Renewal In South Africa (Paperback)
Songezo Zibi
R290 R262 Discovery Miles 2 620 Save R28 (10%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

South Africa faces enormous challenges brought about by the legacy of its horrible past and the actions of its present.

In the twenty years since the advent of democracy the country has come to believe that the ailments of its soul will be solved by state bureaucratic interventions. While at a material level this may be true, at the core of its failure to confront its demons successfully is a missing moral and philosophical foundation to the future it wants to build. Desperate to build a new, positive and uplifting narrative of itself, South Africa has failed at the task of constructing a society and instead sought to maintain a fragile truce between bitterly competing interests.

Raising the Bar provides a fresh, unencumbered analysis of the topics that pervade our daily lives, including race, leadership, politics, government, violence, the position of women and the taboos that haunt us. It explores why we are the people we have become and the future our present state is building. Uncomfortable and littered with vulnerabilities and problems, this is a task we can no longer delay. It is the only way to lay a solid foundation to ensure that we become a prosperous nation.

After the Party - Reflections on Life Since the CPGB (Paperback, New): Andy Croft After the Party - Reflections on Life Since the CPGB (Paperback, New)
Andy Croft
R542 Discovery Miles 5 420 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Twenty years after the demise of the Communist Party of Great Britain, eight former members, all of whom who stayed in the party until the bitter end, reflect here on some of the personal, political and cultural changes of the last twenty years. The paths of Dave Cope, Andy Croft, Alistair Findlay, Stuart Hill, Kate Hudson, Andy Pearmain, Mark Perryman and Lorna Reith have followed very different political trajectories since 1991 - taking them into the Green Party, the Labour Party, the CPB, SLP, Respect and no party at all. But most have remained politically active. Combining personal and political history, analysis and autobiography, anecdote and argument, the contributors consider the consequences of the CP's dissolution for British political and intellectual life.

What You Should Know About Politics . . . But Don't - A Nonpartisan Guide to the Issues That Matter (Paperback, Third... What You Should Know About Politics . . . But Don't - A Nonpartisan Guide to the Issues That Matter (Paperback, Third Edition)
Jessamyn Conrad; Introduction by Naomi Wolf
R448 Discovery Miles 4 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Engaging and inspiring . . . Reading this book should make you want to vote." Barack Obama In a world of sound bites, deliberate misinformation, and a political scene colored by the blue versus red partisan divide, how does the average educated American find a reliable source that's free of political spin? What You Should Know About Politics . . . But Don't breaks it all down, issue by issue, explaining who stands for what, and why-whether it's the economy, income inequality, Obamacare, foreign policy, education, immigration, or climate change. If you're a Democrat, a Republican, or somewhere in between, it's the perfect book to brush up on a single topic or read through to get a deeper understanding of the often mucky world of American politics. This is an essential volume for understanding the background to the 2016 presidential election. But it is also a book that transcends the season. It's truly for anyone who wants to know more about the perennial issues that will continue to affect our everyday lives. The third edition includes an introduction by Naomi Wolf discussing the themes and issues that have come to the fore during the present presidential cycle.

The Chicken Little Agenda - Debunking "Experts'" Lies (Hardcover): Robert G. Williscroft The Chicken Little Agenda - Debunking "Experts'" Lies (Hardcover)
Robert G. Williscroft
R868 R757 Discovery Miles 7 570 Save R111 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Labour Party and Electoral Reform (Hardcover): Jasper Miles The Labour Party and Electoral Reform (Hardcover)
Jasper Miles
R3,029 Discovery Miles 30 290 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The issue of electoral reform has divided the Labour Party since its inception, but only for a brief period in the early 20th century has the Party been committed to reforming first-past-the-post (FPTP). Now, having suffered four successive general election defeats, the Labour Party will have to reconsider its electoral strategy if it is, once again, to become a party of government. For some, a commitment to electoral reform is an indispensable step to widen support, transform the Party, and unlock British Politics. For others, the present system still offers the best hope of majority Labour governments, avoiding deals with the Party's rivals and the watering down of Labour's social democratic agenda. This book explores the Labour Party's approaches towards reforming the Westminster electoral system, and more widely, its perception of electoral pacts and coalition government. The opening chapters chart the debate from the inception of the Party up to the electoral and political impact of Thatcherism. From there, the book takes a closer look at significant recent events, including the Plant Report, the Jenkins Commission, the end of New Labour, the Alternative Vote Referendum, and closing with the Labour leadership containing the matter at Party Conference, 2021. Importantly, it offers an assessment of the pressures and environment in which Labour politicians have operated. Extensive elite-level interviews and new archival research offers the reader a comprehensive and definitive account of this debate.

Political Migrants - Hispanic Voters on the Move-How America's Largest Minority Is Flipping Conventional Wisdom on Its... Political Migrants - Hispanic Voters on the Move-How America's Largest Minority Is Flipping Conventional Wisdom on Its Head (Hardcover)
Jim Robb
R633 R576 Discovery Miles 5 760 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Crisis of Conservatism? - The Republican Party, the Conservative Movement and American Politics after Bush (Hardcover): Joel D.... Crisis of Conservatism? - The Republican Party, the Conservative Movement and American Politics after Bush (Hardcover)
Joel D. Aberbach, Gillian Peele
R2,043 Discovery Miles 20 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

To many observers, the 2008 elections augured the end of the conservative era in American politics. Buoyed by a reaction against Great Society liberalism and the Republican Party's shrewd race-based "Southern Strategy, " the modern conservative movement first enjoyed success in the late 1960s. By the 1980s, the movement had captured the White House. And in the early 2000s conservatives scaled the summit as a conservative true believer, George W. Bush, won two presidential elections - and the Republican Party captured both houses of Congress. But currently they have few credible presidential prospects. Today's most recognizable Republican, Sarah Palin, is regarded by most of the electorate as an ill-informed extremist. And the Democrats have commanding majorities in both the Senate and the House. What happened? The Crisis of Conservatism gathers a broad range of leading scholars of conservatism to assess the current state of the movement and where it is most likely headed in the near future. Featuring both empirical essays that analyze the reasons for the movement's current parlous state and more normative essays that offer new directions for the movement, the book is a comprehensive account of contemporary conservatism at its nadir. Throughout, the editors and the contributors focus on three issues. The first is the extent to which the terrain of American politics remains favorable to the Republican Party and conservative causes, notwithstanding the Obama victory of 2008. The second is the strategic ability of the Republicans and the wider conservative movement to renew their strength after the shattering experience of the past few years. The third issue they focus on is the extent to which conservative attitudes and values, policy preferences and impulses of the period since 1980 have in fact created a new consensus, one which the Obama administration will find it difficult to escape, regardless of his "change " rhetoric. They conclude that if conservatism does in fact remain a powerful shaper of the electorate's values, then the American right could very well reconfigure itself and begin the journey back to credibility and power.

Always Divided, Never United - And Other Stories During a Time of Pandemics and Politics (Hardcover): J P Prag Always Divided, Never United - And Other Stories During a Time of Pandemics and Politics (Hardcover)
J P Prag
R1,530 Discovery Miles 15 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Verwoerd aan die woord II - Die laaste vier jaar. Toesprake 1963-1966 (Afrikaans, Hardcover): Wilhelm J. Verwoerd Verwoerd aan die woord II - Die laaste vier jaar. Toesprake 1963-1966 (Afrikaans, Hardcover)
Wilhelm J. Verwoerd
R417 Discovery Miles 4 170 Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Die laaste vier jaar van dr. H.F. Verwoerd se bewind is gekenmerk deur belangrike gebeurtenisse in suidelike Afrika, soos die toekenning van selfregering aan die Transkei, die verslag van die Odendaalkommissie oor S.W.A., die uitspraak in die Rivonia-saak, die aanvang van die Oranjerivierskema, die uitspraak van die Internasionale Geregshof in Den Haag oor die S.W.A.-mandaat, die eensydige onafhanklikheidsverklaring van Rhodese en die wapenverbod teen S.A. deur die V.N. Hierdie boek bevat ’n seleksie uit dr. Verwoerd se toesprake wat nie voorheen gepubliseer is nie.

A World in Chaos - Perspectives into the Post Corona World Disorder (Hardcover): Syed Tariq Mahmood-Ul-Hassan A World in Chaos - Perspectives into the Post Corona World Disorder (Hardcover)
Syed Tariq Mahmood-Ul-Hassan
R942 Discovery Miles 9 420 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Making of Foreign Policy in Iraq - Political Factions and the Ruling Elite (Hardcover): Zana Gulmohamad The Making of Foreign Policy in Iraq - Political Factions and the Ruling Elite (Hardcover)
Zana Gulmohamad
R3,377 Discovery Miles 33 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

How is foreign policy made in Iraq? Based on dozens of interviews with senior officials and politicians, this book provides a clear analysis of the development of domestic Iraqi politics since 2003. Zana Gulmohamad explains how the federal government of Iraq and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have functioned and worked together since toppling Saddam to reveal in granular detail the complexity of their foreign policy making. The book shows that the ruling elites and political factions in Baghdad and in the capital of the Kurdistan Region, Erbil, create foreign policies according to their agendas. The formulation and implementation of the two governments' foreign policies is to a great extent uncoordinated. Yet Zana Gulmohamad places this incoherent model of foreign policy making in the context of the country's fragmented political and social context and explains how Iraq's neighbouring countries - Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Syria before the civil war - have each influenced its internal affairs. The book is the first study dedicated to the contemporary dynamics of the Iraqi state - outside the usual focus on the "great powers" - and it explains exactly how Iraqi foreign policy is managed alongside the country's economic and security interests.

The Purple Wave (Hardcover): Ashraya Ananthanarayanan The Purple Wave (Hardcover)
Ashraya Ananthanarayanan; Afterword by Suraj Malhan
R826 R714 Discovery Miles 7 140 Save R112 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Gandhi's Legacy - The Natal Indian Congress 1894-1994 (Paperback): Surendra Bhana Gandhi's Legacy - The Natal Indian Congress 1894-1994 (Paperback)
Surendra Bhana
R65 R59 Discovery Miles 590 Save R6 (9%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Founded by MK Gandhi early in his career, the Natal Indian Congress is one of the oldest political organizations in South Africa. This book traces its course through colonial anti-Asiatic feeling, past apartheid, and into the new democracy.

The Partisan Gap - Why Democratic Women Get Elected But Republican Women Don't (Hardcover): Laurel Elder The Partisan Gap - Why Democratic Women Get Elected But Republican Women Don't (Hardcover)
Laurel Elder
R2,727 Discovery Miles 27 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

WINNER OF THE 2022 VICTORIA SCHUCK AWARD, GIVEN BY THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION Why Democratic women far outnumber Republican women in elective offices From Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren to Stacey Abrams and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, women around the country are running in-and winning-elections at an unprecedented rate. It appears that women are on a steady march toward equal representation across state legislatures and the US Congress, but there is a sharp divide in this representation along party lines. Most of the women in office are Democrats, and the number of elected Republican women has been plunging for decades. In The Partisan Gap, Elder examines why this disparity in women's representation exists, and why it's only going to get worse. Drawing on interviews with female office-holders, candidates, and committee members, she takes a look at what it is like to be a woman in each party. From party culture and ideology, to candidate recruitment and the makeup of regional biases, Elder shows the factors contributing to this harmful partisan gap, and what can be done to address it in the future. The Partisan Gap explores the factors that help, and hinder, women's political representation.

In Defense of Democracy (Hardcover): Anne-Marie Waters In Defense of Democracy (Hardcover)
Anne-Marie Waters
R792 Discovery Miles 7 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Comrade Corbyn - Updated New Edition 2018 (Paperback): Rosa Prince Comrade Corbyn - Updated New Edition 2018 (Paperback)
Rosa Prince 1
R409 R364 Discovery Miles 3 640 Save R45 (11%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

He is a most unlikely revolutionary: a middle-aged, middle-class former grammar schoolboy who honed his radicalism on the mean streets of rural Shropshire. Last summer, this little-known outsider rode a wave of popular enthusiasm to win the Labour Party leadership by a landslide, with a greater mandate than any British political leader before him. This new edition of the critically acclaimed biography brings the Jeremy Corbyn story fully up to date, setting out how this very British iconoclast managed to snatch the leadership of a party he spent forty years rebelling against and, despite rebellion from within his own ranks, managed to galvanise millions to vote for him in the 2017 general election. Engaging, clear-sighted and above all revealing, Comrade Corbyn explores the extraordinary story of the most unexpected leader in modern British politics.

The Political Representation of Kurds in Turkey - New Actors and Modes of Participation in a Changing Society (Hardcover):... The Political Representation of Kurds in Turkey - New Actors and Modes of Participation in a Changing Society (Hardcover)
Cengiz Gunes
R3,554 Discovery Miles 35 540 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Turkey relentlessly persecuted any form of Kurdish dissent. This led to the radicalisation of an increasing number of Kurds, the rise of the Kurdish national movement and the PKK's insurgency against Turkey. Political activism by the Kurds or around Kurdish-related political demands continues to be viewed with deep suspicions by Turkey's political establishment and severely restricted. Despite this, the pro-Kurdish democratic movement has emerged, providing Kurds with a channel to represent themselves and articulate their demands. This book is timely contribution to the debate on the Kurds' political representation in Turkey, tracing the different forms it has taken since 1950. The book highlights how the transformations in Kurdish society have affected the types of actors involved in politics and the avenues, organisations and networks Kurds use to challenge the state. Based on survey data obtained from over 350 individuals, this is the first book to provide an in-depth analysis of Kurdish attitudes from across different segments of Kurdish society, including the elite, the business and professional classes, women and youth activists. It is an intimate portrait of how Kurds today are dealing with the challenges and difficulties of political representation.

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