Robert Thomson – författare & böcker

Party Mandates and Democracy

Making, Breaking, and Keeping Election Pledges in Twelve Countries

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

1 212 kr

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When people discuss politics, they often mention the promises politicians make during election campaigns. Promises raise hopes that positive policy changes are possible, but people are generally skeptical of these promises. Party Mandates and Democracy reveals the extent to and conditions under which governments fulfill party promises during election campaigns. Contrary to conventional wisdom a majority of pledges—sometimes a large majority—are acted upon in most countries, most of the time. The fulfillment of parties’ election pledges is an essential part of the democratic process. This book is the first major, genuinely comparative study of promises across a broad range of countries and elections, including the United States, Canada, nine Western European countries, and Bulgaria. The book thus adds to the body of literature on the variety of outcomes stemming from alternative democratic institutions.

The European Union Decides

AvRobert Thomson,Frans N. Stokmanm. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

526 kr

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European legislation affects countless aspects of daily life in modern Europe but just how does the European Union make such significant legislative decisions? How important are the formal decision-making procedures in defining decision outcomes and how important is the bargaining that takes place among the actors involved? Using a combination of detailed evidence and theoretical rigour, this volume addresses these questions and others that are central to understanding how the EU works in practice. It focuses on the practice of day-to-day decision-making in Brussels and the interactions that take place among the Member States in the Council and among the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament. A unique data set of actual Commission proposals are examined against which the authors develop, apply and test a range of explanatory models of decision-making, exemplifying how to study decision-making in other political systems using advanced theoretical tools and appropriate research design.

The European Union Decides

AvRobert Thomson,Frans N. Stokmanm. fl.

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

1 486 kr

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European legislation affects countless aspects of daily life in modern Europe but just how does the European Union make such significant legislative decisions? How important are the formal decision-making procedures in defining decision outcomes and how important is the bargaining that takes place among the actors involved? Using a combination of detailed evidence and theoretical rigour, this volume addresses these questions and others that are central to understanding how the EU works in practice. It focuses on the practice of day-to-day decision-making in Brussels and the interactions that take place among the Member States in the Council and among the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament. A unique data set of actual Commission proposals are examined against which the authors develop, apply and test a range of explanatory models of decision-making, exemplifying how to study decision-making in other political systems using advanced theoretical tools and appropriate research design.

Green Gold

Bananas and Dependency in the Eastern Caribbean

AvRobert Thomson

Häftad, Engelska, 1987

193 kr

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Tiny Grievances

Stories and a Novella

AvRobert Thomson

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

142 kr

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Promises Made, Promises Kept?

Democratic Politics in a Globalized World

AvChristina J. Schneider,Robert Thomson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

1 477 kr

Kommande

Using an innovative mix of cross-national analyses, original survey experiments, and detailed case studies across advanced democracies, Promises Made, Promises Kept provides a compelling exploration of how globalization constrains domestic politics and transforms the nature of democratic representation. The authors show how globalization reduces the ability of governing parties to keep their campaign promises, and how parties strategically adapt to this by making vaguer promises or shifting their rhetoric to manage voter expectations. These adaptations have significant consequences: they reshape democratic competition and have contributed to the growing appeal of populist messaging. This timely and accessible book offers fresh insight into why promises are broken, how parties adapt under pressure, and what this means for voters, institutions, and the future of democratic politics. Essential reading for anyone concerned with the health of democracy in an interdependent world. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Promises Made, Promises Kept?

Democratic Politics in a Globalized World

AvChristina J. Schneider,Robert Thomson

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

515 kr

Kommande

Using an innovative mix of cross-national analyses, original survey experiments, and detailed case studies across advanced democracies, Promises Made, Promises Kept provides a compelling exploration of how globalization constrains domestic politics and transforms the nature of democratic representation. The authors show how globalization reduces the ability of governing parties to keep their campaign promises, and how parties strategically adapt to this by making vaguer promises or shifting their rhetoric to manage voter expectations. These adaptations have significant consequences: they reshape democratic competition and have contributed to the growing appeal of populist messaging. This timely and accessible book offers fresh insight into why promises are broken, how parties adapt under pressure, and what this means for voters, institutions, and the future of democratic politics. Essential reading for anyone concerned with the health of democracy in an interdependent world. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Natural History of a Highland Parish, Ardclach, Nairnshire

AvRobert Thomson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

341 kr

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Natural History of a Highland Parish, Ardclach, Nairnshire

AvRobert Thomson

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

268 kr

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Democratic Mandates: What Politicians Promise and (Fail to) Deliver

AvRobert Thomson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

2 225 kr

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This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the established and expanding body of research on promissory representation, which is found in all known democracies.It looks at promise-making, keeping and breaking by political parties, examining campaign promises in a broad range of national contexts. The book addresses an extensive number of fundamental issues in relation to key concepts, theories and empirical comparisons regarding a set of processes crucial to how democracies work, with parties playing a vital mediating role in achieving congruence between public sentiment and public policies.This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of political parties and party politics, campaigning and elections, and more broadly democracy and comparative politics.

Resolving Controversy in the European Union

Legislative Decision-Making before and after Enlargement

AvRobert Thomson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

1 240 kr

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How does the EU resolve controversy when making laws that affect citizens? How has the EU been affected by the recent enlargements that brought its membership to a diverse group of twenty-seven countries? This book answers these questions with analyses of the EU's legislative system that include the roles played by the European Commission, European Parliament and member states' national governments in the Council of Ministers. Robert Thomson examines more than 300 controversial issues in the EU from the past decade and describes many cases of controversial decision-making as well as rigorous comparative analyses. The analyses test competing expectations regarding key aspects of the political system, including the policy demands made by different institutions and member states, the distributions of power among the institutions and member states, and the contents of decision outcomes. These analyses are also highly relevant to the EU's democratic deficit and various reform proposals.

Resolving Controversy in the European Union

Legislative Decision-Making before and after Enlargement

AvRobert Thomson

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

448 kr

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How does the EU resolve controversy when making laws that affect citizens? How has the EU been affected by the recent enlargements that brought its membership to a diverse group of twenty-seven countries? This book answers these questions with analyses of the EU's legislative system that include the roles played by the European Commission, European Parliament and member states' national governments in the Council of Ministers. Robert Thomson examines more than 300 controversial issues in the EU from the past decade and describes many cases of controversial decision-making as well as rigorous comparative analyses. The analyses test competing expectations regarding key aspects of the political system, including the policy demands made by different institutions and member states, the distributions of power among the institutions and member states, and the contents of decision outcomes. These analyses are also highly relevant to the EU's democratic deficit and various reform proposals.

Dream of Paradise. a Poem.

AvRobert Thomson

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

247 kr

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The Heavenly Bridegroom. a Poem. (Miscellaneous Poems.).

AvRobert Thomson

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

247 kr

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Del 11549 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling

12th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2019, Washington, DC, USA, July 9–12, 2019, Proceedings

AvRobert Thomson,Halil Bisginm. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

630 kr

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2019, held in Washington, DC, USA, in July 2019. The total of 28 papers presented in this volume was carefully reviewed and selected from 72 submissions. The papers in this volume show, people, theories, methods and data from a wide number of disciplines including computer science, psychology, sociology, communication science, public health, bioinformatics, political science, and organizational science. Numerous types of computational methods are used include, but not limited to, machine learning, language technology, social network analysis and visualization, agent-based simulation, and statistics.

Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling

12th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2019, Washington, DC, USA, July 9–12, 2019, Proceedings

AvAyaz Hyder,Christopher Dancym. fl.

E-bok

Engelska, 2019

793 kr

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2019, held in Washington, DC, USA, in July 2019.

The total of 28 papers presented in this volume was carefully reviewed and selected from 72 submissions. The papers in this volume show, people, theories, methods and data from a wide number of disciplines including computer science, psychology, sociology, communication science, public health, bioinformatics, political science, and organizational science. Numerous types of computational methods are used include, but not limited to, machine learning, language technology, social network analysis and visualization, agent-based simulation, and statistics.

Del 12268 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling

13th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2020, Washington, DC, USA, October 18–21, 2020, Proceedings

AvRobert Thomson,Halil Bisginm. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

544 kr

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A wide number of disciplines are represented including computer science, psychology, sociology, communication science, public health, bioinformatics, political science, and organizational science.

Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling

13th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2020, Washington, DC, USA, October 18–21, 2020, Proceedings

AvMuhammad Hussain,Ayaz Hyderm. fl.

E-bok

Engelska, 2020

714 kr

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2020, which was planned to take place in Washington, DC, USA. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held online during October 18–21, 2020.

The 33 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 66 submissions. A wide number of disciplines are represented including computer science, psychology, sociology, communication science, public health, bioinformatics, political science, and organizational science. Numerous types of computational methods are used, such as machine learning, language technology, social network analysis and visualization, agent-based simulation, and statistics.

Del 12720 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling

14th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2021, Virtual Event, July 6–9, 2021, Proceedings

AvRobert Thomson,Muhammad Nihal Hussainm. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

544 kr

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2021, which was held online during July 6–9, 2021.The 32 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 56 submissions.

Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling

14th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2021, Virtual Event, July 6–9, 2021, Proceedings

AvAryn Pyke,Christopher Dancym. fl.

E-bok

Engelska, 2021

687 kr

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2021, which was held online during July 6–9, 2021.

The 32 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 56 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections as follows: COVID-related focus; methodologies; social cybersecurity and social networks; and human and agent modeling. They represent a wide number of disciplines including computer science, psychology, sociology, communication science, public health, bioinformatics, political science, and organizational science. Numerous types of computational methods are used including, but not limited to, machine learning, language technology, social network analysis and visualization, agent-based simulation, and statistics.

Del 13558 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling

15th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2022, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, September 20–23, 2022, Proceedings

AvRobert Thomson,Christopher Dancym. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

544 kr

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2022, which was in Pittsburgh, PA, USA in September 2022.The 25 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions.

Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling

15th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2022, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, September 20–23, 2022, Proceedings

AvAryn Pyke,Christopher Dancym. fl.

E-bok

Engelska, 2022

687 kr

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2022, which was in Pittsburgh, PA, USA in September 2022.

The 25 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections as follows: computer science, psychology, sociology, communication science, public health, bioinformatics, political science, and organizational science. Numerous types of computational methods are used include, but not limited to, machine learning, language technology, social network analysis and visualization, agent-based simulation, and statistics.

Del 14161 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling

16th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2023, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, September 20–22, 2023, Proceedings

AvRobert Thomson,Samer Al-khateebm. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

813 kr

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2023, which was held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA in September 2023. The 31 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 73 submissions.

Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling

16th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2023, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, September 20–22, 2023, Proceedings

AvAryn A. Pyke,Patrick Parkm. fl.

E-bok

Engelska, 2023

993 kr

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2023, which was held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA in September 2023.The 31 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 73 submissions. The papers were organized in topical sections as follows: Detecting malign influence; human behavior modeling; and social-cyber behavior modeling.

Robert Thomson, Aravind Hariharan, Scott Renshaw, Samer Al-khateeb, Annetta Burger, Patrick Park, Aryn Pyke - Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, Häftad

Del 14972 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling

17th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2024, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, September 18–20, 2024, Proceedings

AvRobert Thomson,Aravind Hariharanm. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

706 kr

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2024, which was held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, during September 18–20, 2024. The 24 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 54 submissions.

Aryn Pyke, Patrick Park, Annetta Burger, Samer Al-khateeb, Scott Renshaw, Aravind Hariharan, Robert Thomson - Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, E-bok

Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling

17th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2024, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, September 18–20, 2024, Proceedings

AvAryn Pyke,Patrick Parkm. fl.

E-bok

Engelska, 2024

852 kr

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2024, which was held in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, during September 18–20, 2024.

The 24 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 54 submissions.

They are grouped into the following topics: advancements in tools and theory; data-driven approaches.

Del 16127 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling

18th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2025, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, October 14–17, 2025, Proceedings

AvRobert Thomson,Scott Renshawm. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

627 kr

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This volume contains the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2025, which took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, in October 2025.The 23 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 56 submissions. They are divided into the following themes: Advances in Tools and Theory; Data-Driven Approaches.Another focus of the conference is on understanding, predicting, and influencing human sociocultural behavior.

Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling

18th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2025, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, October 14-17, 2025, Proceedings

AvAryn A Pyke,Patrick Parkm. fl.

E-bok

Engelska, 2025

764 kr

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This volume contains the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling, SBP-BRiMS 2025, which took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, in October 2025.The 23 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 56 submissions. They are divided into the following themes: Advances in Tools and Theory; Data-Driven Approaches.Another focus of the conference is on understanding, predicting, and influencing human sociocultural behavior.

Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics

AvRobert Thomson,Christopher Leburnm. fl.

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

2 156 kr

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The field of ultrafast nonlinear optics is broad and multidisciplinary, and encompasses areas concerned with both the generation and measurement of ultrashort pulses of light, as well as those concerned with the applications of such pulses. Ultrashort pulses are extreme events – both in terms of their durations, and also the high peak powers which their short durations can facilitate. These extreme properties make them powerful experiment tools. On one hand, their ultrashort durations facilitate the probing and manipulation of matter on incredibly short timescales. On the other, their ultrashort durations can facilitate high peak powers which can drive highly nonlinear light-matter interaction processes.Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics covers a complete range of topics, both applied and fundamental in nature, within the area of ultrafast nonlinear optics. Chapters 1 to 4 are concerned with the generation and measurement of ultrashort pulses. Chapters 5 to 7 are concerned with fundamental applications of ultrashort pulses in metrology and quantum control. Chapters 8 and 9 are concerned with ultrafast nonlinear optics in optical fibres. Chapters 10 to 13 are concerned with the applications of ultrashort pulses in areas such as particle acceleration, microscopy, and micromachining.The chapters are aimed at graduate-student level and are intended to provide the student with an accessible, self-contained and comprehensive gateway into each subject.

Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics

AvDerryck Reid,Christopher Leburnm. fl.

E-bok

PDF, Engelska, 2013

2 741 kr

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The field of ultrafast nonlinear optics is broad and multidisciplinary, and encompasses areas concerned with both the generation and measurement of ultrashort pulses of light, as well as those concerned with the applications of such pulses. Ultrashort pulses are extreme events – both in terms of their durations, and also the high peak powers which their short durations can facilitate. These extreme properties make them powerful experiment tools. On one hand, their ultrashort durations facilitate the probing and manipulation of matter on incredibly short timescales. On the other, their ultrashort durations can facilitate high peak powers which can drive highly nonlinear light-matter interaction processes.

Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics covers a complete range of topics, both applied and fundamental in nature, within the area of ultrafast nonlinear optics. Chapters 1 to 4 are concerned with the generation and measurement of ultrashort pulses. Chapters 5 to 7 are concerned with fundamental applications of ultrashort pulses in metrology and quantum control. Chapters 8 and 9 are concerned with ultrafast nonlinear optics in optical fibres. Chapters 10 to 13 are concerned with the applications of ultrashort pulses in areas such as particle acceleration, microscopy, and micromachining.

The chapters are aimed at graduate-student level and are intended to provide the student with an accessible, self-contained and comprehensive gateway into each subject.