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Regime Change

The phenomenal bestseller making global headlines

AvMaggie Haberman,Jonathan Swan

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

295 kr

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER‘A flabbergasting feat of political reporting . . . A news bomb on every page’ Tina Brown, Observer‘A blockbuster’ Guardian ‘Gobsmacking’ Daily Mail ‘Eye-popping’ Economist ‘Deeply reported and gripping' Financial Times‘Riveting’ Fintan O'Toole, New York Times‘Exceptional . . . packed with news that will stay news’ David Remnick, New Yorker‘It’s sparked fear – and leak inquiries – in the White House’ Sunday Times*Few expected Donald Trump to return to the White House stronger than before. The indictments, convictions, assassination attempts, and four years of political exile made him not weaker but more powerful, more vengeful, and more willing to gamble than any President that came before him.Regime Change is the definitive account of the first year of Donald Trump’s second presidency, based on hundreds of interviews and unprecedented reporting from deep within the administration’s most closely guarded rooms. Journalists Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman investigate the decisions that have defined Trump’s second term, which has been liberated from every constraint that defined his first. The generals who once told him ‘no’ are gone, and the lawyers who remain have learned to pick their battles.Haberman and Swan take you behind the scenes of a presidency that has launched a new war in the Middle East, sealed the border, deployed National Guard troops into American cities, transformed the Justice Department into an instrument of retribution against the President’s enemies, and turned the office itself into a brazen vehicle for profit. They reveal a President operating almost entirely on instinct and a White House operating at the edge of political power.Regime Change shows how Trump has wielded that power, who has tried to stop him, and why nearly all of them have failed. A landmark work of real-time political history, this is the story of a President who has fundamentally altered how the world understands American power.

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Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump

AvMaggie Haberman,Jonathan Swan

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

375 kr

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Regime Change

The phenomenal bestseller making global headlines

AvJonathan Swan,Maggie Haberman

E-bok

Engelska, 2026

189 kr

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA flabbergasting feat of political reporting . . . A news bomb on every page Tina Brown, ObserverA blockbuster Guardian Gobsmacking Daily Mail Eye-popping Economist Deeply reported and gripping' Financial TimesRiveting Fintan O'Toole, New York TimesExceptional . . . packed with news that will stay news David Remnick, New YorkerIts sparked fear and leak inquiries in the White House Sunday Times*Few expected Donald Trump to return to the White House stronger than before. The indictments, convictions, assassination attempts, and four years of political exile made him not weaker but more powerful, more vengeful, and more willing to gamble than any President that came before him.Regime Change is the definitive account of the first year of Donald Trumps second presidency, based on hundreds of interviews and unprecedented reporting from deep within the administrations most closely guarded rooms. Journalists Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman investigate the decisions that have defined Trumps second term, which has been liberated from every constraint that defined his first. The generals who once told him no are gone, and the lawyers who remain have learned to pick their battles.Haberman and Swan take you behind the scenes of a presidency that has launched a new war in the Middle East, sealed the border, deployed National Guard troops into American cities, transformed the Justice Department into an instrument of retribution against the Presidents enemies, and turned the office itself into a brazen vehicle for profit. They reveal a President operating almost entirely on instinct and a White House operating at the edge of political power.Regime Change shows how Trump has wielded that power, who has tried to stop him, and why nearly all of them have failed. A landmark work of real-time political history, this is the story of a President who has fundamentally altered how the world understands American power.

Dags att rösta : valskola 2026

Häftad, Svenska, 2026

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87 kr

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Den 13 september 2026 är det val i Sverige. Valdeltagandet brukar vara högt, vilket är ett tecken på en väl fungerande demokrati. Men det skulle kunna vara ännu fler som röstar. Dags att rösta – Valskola 2026 är en lättläst handbok för dig som vill rösta, men är osäker på hur, var, när och varför.

I boken presenteras de åtta partierna i riksdagen, deras historia och vad de tycker är viktigt i några politiska frågor som brott, vård, skola, försvar, energi, invandring och funktionsrätt. Boken innehåller också information om vårt valsystem, hur det går till att rösta och vad som händer i riksdag och regering efter valet. I slutet av den finns en lista med ord som ofta används i politiken, som integration, glesbygd och budget.

Dags att rösta är utgiven av den lättlästa nyhetstidningen 8 Sidor och skriven av journalisten Bengt Fredrikson. Boken finns att ladda ner kostnadsfritt på 8 Sidors sajt 8sidor.se. Där finns också lättlästa nyheter och information om politik och demokrati före, under och efter valet.

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Konsten att välja parti : en handbok för dig som tänker rösta i nästa val

AvHenrik Oscarsson

Häftad, Svenska, 2026

159 kr

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Ny upplaga valåret 2026! Först utgiven 2022.

Röster om första upplagan:

Mycket bra! Ska rekommendera den till alla som funderar, inte minst de förstagångsväljare jag stöter på. Nyttig även för mig som gammal politiker. // Bengt Westerberg

Rolig, inkluderande och pedagogisk. // Jenny Alversjö, TV4

sympatiskt lättläst och aldrig mästrande // Lina Wennersten Bergner, Forskning & Framsteg

Gå och rösta är en sak -- men hur går det till när vi bestämmer oss för vilket parti som ska få vår röst? Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson, professor i statsvetenskap vid Göteborgs universitet och återkommande valexpert i SVT, delar med sig av praktiska tips och analyser av väljarbeteende till alla som går till valurnorna i höst. Ur innehållet: Varför vi alls har val · Hur man kan veta något om varför väljare röstar som de gör · Valen är den största ritualen · Väljarna själva berättar · Gå på känslan! · Gör en valkompass · Välj det minst dåliga · Rösta ärligt · Ett samhälle ihop

How They Broke Britain

AvJames O'Brien

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

146 kr

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***THE RUNAWAY BESTSELLER, WITH NEW MATERIAL FOR THE PAPERBACK***THE REVEALING, DEFINING ACCOUNT OF THE DARK NETWORK THAT BROKE OUR COUNTRY.Something has gone really wrong in Britain.Our economy has tanked, our freedoms are shrinking, and social divisions are growing. Our politicians seem most interested in their own careers, and much of the media only make things worse. We are living in a country almost unrecognisable from the one that existed a decade ago. But whose fault is it really? Who broke Britain and how did they do it?Bold and incisive as ever, James O'Brien reveals the shady network of influence that has created a broken Britain of strikes, shortages and scandals. He maps the web connecting dark think tanks to Downing Street, the journalists involved in selling it to the public and the media bosses pushing their own agendas. Over ten chapters, each focusing on a particular person complicit in the downfall, James O'Brien reveals how a select few have conspired - sometimes by incompetence, sometimes by design - to bring Britain to its knees.Instant Sunday Times bestseller, November 2023

2024

How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America

AvJosh Dawsey,Tyler Pagerm. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

140 kr

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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A well-paced, thorough and often (darkly) humorous account of the two-year campaign season that began when Donald Trump announced he was running for president again . . . Thrilling.' New York TimesThe most definitive, deeply researched and authoritative account of the most tumultuous election in US history.In 2024, Donald Trump made a political comeback on a scale that stunned the world. How did the first US president to become a convicted felon regain control of the White House? And at what cost?Here, three award-winning reporters bring us the definitive and explosive account of how Trump and his advisers overcame a dozen primary challengers, four indictments, two assassination attempts, and his own past mistakes to defeat the Democrats. It is a damning and revelatory inside account of an election that tested American democracy – and which has already transformed the future of the free world.‘The most well-sourced and judiciously written reporting from the campaign that you will find . . . 2024 is the best book of its kind I have read.’ Philip Collins, Observer‘Charts the delusions of the main players and the disastrous debate that reset the campaign . . . 2024 is a book for these times: aptly named deeply sourced.’ Lloyd Green, Guardian‘By speaking to insiders on all sides of the debate, it lifts the lid on the near misses, fatal errors and lucky saves that led to the situation today.’ Katy Balls, The Times

The Signal and the Noise

Why So Many Predictions Fail--but Some Don't

AvNate Silver

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

(2)

226 kr

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Den svenska väljaren : en introduktion till politiskt beteende

AvMagnus Hagevi

Häftad, Svenska, 2022

258 kr

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Denna bok ger en grundläggande introduktion till forskning om politiskt beteende. Med hjälp av enkel statistik får läsarna kunskap om medborgarnas agerande i allmänna val. Med unika data ger boken nya inblickar i de svenska väljarnas röstning i riksdagsvalet 2018, ett val som splittrade svensk politik. Studiernas utgångspunkt är grundläggande statsvetenskapliga teorier baserade i politisk sociologi, politisk psykologi och rational choice. Samtliga studier kopplas till orsakstratten, väljarforskningens klassiska modell.

Boken är främst avsedd för studerande vid universitetens och högskolornas introducerande kurser i statsvetenskap och för dem som är intresserade av svensk politik.

Magnus Hagevi är professor i statsvetenskap vid Linnéuniversitetet i Växjö och forskar om politiskt beteende och partier.

Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72

AvHunter S. Thompson

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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156 kr

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The best, the fastest, the hippest and the most unorthodox account ever published of the US presidential electoral process in all its madness and corruption.In 1972 Hunter S. Thompson, the creator and king of Gonzo journalism, covered the US presidential campaign for Rolling Stone magazine alongside the establishment newsmen of Washington. The result is a classic piece of subversive reportage and a fantastic ride on the rollercoaster of Hunter’s uniquely savage imagination. In his own words, written years before Watergate: ‘It is Nixon himself who represents that dark, venal and incurably violent side of the American character almost every other country in the world has learned to fear and despise.’

I Alone Can Fix It

Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year

AvCarol D. Leonnig,Philip Rucker

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

151 kr

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THE NO. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A blockbuster . . . Essential reading' GUARDIAN'Packed with hair-raising revelations' OBSERVERThe definitive behind-the-scenes story of Trump's final year in office, by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig, the Pulitzer Prize winning reporters and authors of the #1 New York Times bestseller, A Very Stable GeniusThe true story of what took place in Donald Trump’s White House during a disastrous 2020 has never before been told in full. Focused on Trump and the key players around him, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig provide a forensic account of the most devastating year in a presidency like no other. With unparalleled access, they reveal exactly who enabled and who foiled Trump as he sought desperately to cling to power.

2024

How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America

AvJosh Dawsey,Tyler Pagerm. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

261 kr

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Three award-winning reporters offer the definitive, inside story of the most tumultuous and consequential presidential campaign in US history."The whole world was against me, and I won," said Donald Trump in an exclusive interview, ten days before his second inauguration. Nearly four years after Trump's turbulent presidency concluded in a violent attempt to overturn the election, he made a political comeback on a scale that stunned the nation. How did the first US president to become a convicted felon regain control of the White House? And at what cost?In 2024, award-winning reporters Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager, and Isaac Arnsdorf bring us the definitive and explosive account of how Trump and his advisers overcame a dozen primary challengers, four indictments, two assassination attempts, and his own past mistakes to defeat the Democrats, and pave the way for a second term that would be far more aggressive and ruthless than the first.Drawing on extraordinary access to the Trump, Biden, and Harris teams, 2024 takes readers beyond the speeches, rallies, and debates and reveals the innermost workings of the Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns. Beginning in August 2022 with the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago for classified documents and Trump's subsequent decision to run once more for president, Dawsey, Pager, and Arnsdorf chart how Trump stifled the rise of Republican opponents, including Ron DeSantis, and how his campaign, led by Susie Wiles, landed on a winning strategy. They reveal in unrivaled detail how Joe Biden and his team brushed off concerns about his age, ignored polling numbers, and held off the next generation of eager Democratic hopefuls - even as Biden was dealing with his own special counsel investigation and the trial of his son, Hunter. After his disastrous debate performance forced him to withdraw, Biden anointed vice president Kamala Harris as the candidate and tasked her with running the shortest presidential campaign in modern U.S. history.With only 107 days to distinguish herself from the past four years, Harris lacked the time or space to outrun Biden's shadow - a challenge in and of itself, but one which Biden would make even more difficult. On November 5th, 2024, Trump was elected the nation's 47th president, and would return to power vindicated, emboldened, unrestrained, and burning for revenge.Gripping, revelatory, and deeply reported, 2024 is the shocking inside story of one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime, the result of which will test American democracy and shape the future of the free world.

Politiskt deltagande : val, partier och protester

AvKatrin Uba,Jenny Jansson

Häftad, Svenska, 2023

411 kr

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Politiskt deltagande är en grundbult i alla demokratier. Trots det är det långt ifrån alla som deltar i politiken. Den här boken diskuterar vad det är som gör att vissa människor deltar i politiken och andra inte. De mest centrala teoretiska och empiriska bidragen inom forskning om politiskt deltagande presenteras, i synnerhet diskuteras betydelsen av motivation, resurser och nätverk för individers politiska deltagande. Fyra former av deltagande får särskild plats i boken: valdeltagande, partimedlemskap, deltagande i protestaktioner och användning av sociala medier för politiska syften. Boken antar ett jämförande perspektiv med fokus på europeiska länder och för att exemplifiera de teorier som beskrivs används framför allt enkätundersökningar och valstatistik.Politiskt deltagande. Val, partier och protester vänder sig till studenter i samhällsvetenskapliga ämnen och är särskilt utformad för grundkurser i statsvetenskap.

Elections

A Very Short Introduction

AvL. Sandy Maisel,Jennifer A. Yoder

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

110 kr

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Most citizens know how elections work in their own country, but not all elections are created equally. Elections occur in all democracies and many non-democratic regimes as well. They determine who will hold public office and who will have the power to govern. They connect citizens to those whom they choose to make decisions on their behalf and who regulate their behavior. This book looks comparatively at the key aspects of elections. In addition to describing types of electoral systems, it discusses the implications of the various systems for the administration of elections, voter participation, representation, government stability, and other factors. Where appropriate, it examines efforts to reform a nation's (or a sub-national entity's) system, exploring the impetus for reform and the effects of those reforms when implemented.Elections: A Very Short Introduction asks readers to view election systems critically and comparatively, to understand that all democracies do not function in the same way, to think about the reasons their system functions as it does-for good or ill-and to consider alternatives with which they might not previously have been familiar. L. Sandy Maisel and Jennifer A. Yoder lay out the variety of electoral systems in the broadest terms- single-member district plurality systems; proportional systems; and mixed systems. They discuss voting and the various electoral institutions used to implement the ways in which voting occurs and how votes are tabulated across electoral systems. They analyze the consequences of each system, first for the functioning of the democracy, and second for the electoral strategies politicians employ, closing with a discussion of reforms under consideration in a number of countries.

How to Rig an Election

AvNic Cheeseman,Brian Klaas

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

138 kr

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An engrossing guide to fraudulent elections around the world—fully updated to mark the biggest election year in history in 2024, as over four billion people cast their votes Contrary to popular belief, authoritarian leaders who hold elections are generally able to remain in power for longer. Nic Cheeseman and Brian Klaas show us how they do so, exploring election-rigging strategies including gerrymandering and ballot-box stuffing, voter suppression, and fake news. Documenting pseudo-democratic methods from Argentina and Zimbabwe to Brazil, Nigeria, Russia, and the United States, they offer a sobering view of corrupted political process—while offering hope for future solutions.

Fight

Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House

AvJonathan Allen,Amie Parnes

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

307 kr

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INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * USA TODAY BESTSELLER"Brutal." —Huffington Post"Scathing." —New York Post"[D]epicts Biden's decline in vivid detail." —Politico“So many revelations.” —Joe Scarborough, co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe"Bombshell." —Jesse Watters, host of FOX’s Jesse Watters PrimetimeThe authors of the #1 New York Times bestseller Shattered provide a revelatory, inside look at the Biden, Harris, and Trump camps during the 2024 battle for the White House, arguably the most consequential contest in American history.The ride was so wild that it forced a sitting president to drop his re-election bid, a once and future president to survive felony convictions and a would-be assassin’s bullet, and a vice president, unexpectedly thrust into the arena, to mount an unprecedented 107-day campaign to lead the free world. Fight is the backstage story of the 2024 election and its bloodsport politics in their rawest form—the clawing, backstabbing, and rabble-rousing that drove Donald Trump into the White House and Democrats into the wilderness. At every turn, the combatants went for the jugular, whether they were facing down rivals in the other party or their own. Bestselling authors Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes give readers their first graphic view of the characters, their motivations, and their innermost thoughts as they battled to claim the ultimate prize in a defining moment for modern American politics. Based on real-time interviews with more than 150 insiders—from the Trump, Harris, and Biden inner circles, as well as party leaders and operatives—Fight delivers the vivid and stunning tale of an election unlike any other.In the end, Trump overcame voters’ concerns about his personal flaws by tapping into a deep vein of dissatisfaction with the direction of the country. At the same time, Democrats struggled to connect with an electorate that felt gaslit by Biden’s insistence that he had delivered economic prosperity—and his pledge to be a “bridge” president. He tore his party asunder, leaving destroyed personal relationships in his wake, as he clung to power. And when he gave it up, he kneecapped Harris by demanding unprecedented loyalty from her.As Allen and Parnes have done in the #1 New York Times bestseller Shattered and Lucky, they provide readers with a skeleton key to the rooms where this landmark political history happened, revealing a story more shocking than previously reported.Exclusive Access: Go behind the scenes with more than 150 insiders from the Trump, Harris, and Biden inner circles, revealing their private motivations and innermost thoughts.A Historic Contest: Chronicles the unprecedented 107-day campaign that followed a sitting president dropping his re-election bid, a would-be assassin’s bullet, and felony convictions.Revelatory Reporting: Uncover the clawing, backstabbing, and secret deals that defined the battle for the White House, with details more shocking than previously reported.Unfiltered Politics: Witness American bloodsport politics in its rawest form, as every combatant—in their own party and the opposition—goes for the jugular.

Against Elections

The Case for Democracy

AvDavid Van Reybrouck

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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129 kr

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Whenever there are elections, the results are the same: fear-mongering, division and broken promises. Against Elections offers a new diagnosis – and an ancient remedy.'Excellent . . . Why does our system keep electing people whose incomes, assets, interests and psychology are hugely at variance with ours? Because that is what it is designed to do' George Monbiot, Guardian'Very persuasive . . . invigorating' Daniel Finkelstein, The TimesAs this ingenious book shows, the original purpose of elections was not democracy: it was to exclude the people from power by appointing an elite to govern over them.In fact, for most of its 3000-year history, democracy did not involve elections at all: members of the public were appointed to positions in government through a combination of volunteering and lottery.Based on studies and trials from around the globe, this hugely influential manifesto presents the practical case for a true democracy – one that actually works.Urgent, heretical and completely convincing, Against Elections leaves only one question to be answered: what are we waiting for?'Riveting' Irish Examiner'Persuasive' Financial Times'A convincing case' Observer

Democracy

Eleven writers and leaders on what it is – and why it matters

AvMargaret Atwood,Mary Beardm. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

99 kr

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A WATERSTONES BEST POLITICS BOOK OF 2024This is an exceptional moment for democracy.In the year of elections, read Margaret Atwood, Mary Beard, Lea Ypi, Elif Shafak and more on what democracy means - and why it matters. In 2024, nearly half the world will take part in a national election, with billions heading to the polls. It's a thrilling, unprecedented opportunity for change - yet democracy is also under threat.Women are at the forefront of the fight for democratic rights, as well as being the most vulnerable when those rights disappear. Here, eleven extraordinary women - leaders, philosophers, historians, writers and activists - explore democracy's power to uplift our societies. Between its ancient origins and its modern challenges, they share a vision for a better future - one we can build together.

Adventures in Democracy

The Turbulent World of People Power

AvErica Benner

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

129 kr

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'Sparkling . . . a page-turner full of wit, original insight and unassuming erudition' Guardian'Enjoyable vitality' The Times'Highly stimulating . . . wonderfully readable . . . her analysis of democracy's key strengths and weaknesses is forensic' Literary ReviewDemocracy is a living, breathing thing and Erica Benner has spent a lifetime thinking about the role ordinary citizens play in keeping it alive: from her childhood in post-war Japan, where democracy was imposed on a defeated country, to working in post-communist Poland, with its sudden gaps of wealth and security. This book draws on her experiences and the deep history of self-ruling peoples – going back to ancient Greece, the French revolution and Renaissance Florence – to rethink some of the toughest questions that we face today.What do democratic ideals of equality mean in a world obsessed with competition, wealth, and greatness? How can we hold the powerful to account? Can we find enough common ground to keep sharing democratic power in the future? Challenging well-worn myths of heroic triumph over tyranny, Benner reveals the inescapable vulnerabilities of people power, inviting us to consider why democracy is worth fighting for and the role each of us must play.

Tribal Politics

How Brexit Divided Britain

AvSara B. Hobolt,James Tilley

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

420 kr

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The Brexit referendum was a pivotal moment in British politics. Tribal Politics argues this is not only because it led to the UK's departure from the European Union, but also because it created two new, powerful, and enduring political identities in the UK: Leavers and Remainers. These new identities rapidly became central to how people saw themselves, others, and the world around them, and they continue to underpin British politics.Tribal Politics explores how these identities were created and why they have proved so resilient in the years following the 2016 vote. It does so by treating the Brexit divide as the result of three contingent factors: issue contestation (intense, high-stakes public conflict), issue expression (individual commitment through voting and political engagement), and issue alignment (the way Brexit cut across traditional party lines). Together, these conditions transformed what had been, for many, a distant policy question into a deep and lasting identity divide.Drawing on political psychology and a wide range of original evidence—including surveys, experiments, and analyses of political discourse—Sara B. Hobolt and James Tilley examine the far-reaching consequences of tribal politics for political attitudes and choices. They show that we dislike, look down on, and discriminate against people because they belong to another tribe, and that we also change our views of reality, our policy opinions, and even our perceptions of democratic legitimacy to better fit our tribal loyalties.While rooted in the Brexit experience, Tribal Politics speaks to the origins and consequences of all types of identity-driven affective polarization. As many democracies around the world confront deepening political divides, it offers timely insights into how a single political moment can spark lasting tribalism and why those tribes so often survive long after that moment has passed.

Making Sense of a United Ireland

Should it happen? How might it happen?

AvBrendan O'Leary

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

133 kr

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'Should be required reading for everyone - including unionists - who are interested in and concerned about the fate of this island' Dublin Review of Books'Compelling' Financial TimesWill Ireland really reunite?A century ago the resolution to Ireland’s long struggle for independence was a settlement that saw six of its northern counties remain in the United Kingdom while the other twenty-six formed the new Republic of Ireland. Since partition the unification of the two parts of the island has seemed impossible, particularly because of the bloody legacy of past conflict.However, by 2030, if not sooner, demographic and electoral advantages of Ulster unionists, who wish to remain part of the UK, will be over. And in the light of Brexit, the rising popularity of the Irish nationalist party Sinn Féin, political developments both sides of the border, and within Great Britain, Irish unification referendums will become increasingly likely. Yet even those who want these to happen are not prepared.Making Sense of a United Ireland is a landmark exploration of this most contentious of issues. Distinguished political scientist Brendan O'Leary - a global expert on divided places, who has been profoundly engaged with the Irish question for nearly four decades - argues that the time to consider the future of the island of Ireland is now.'The first comprehensive manual of Irish unification' Irish Times‘Several books have been written about this subject . . . for sheer intellectual firepower O’Leary wins first prize’ Business Post 'A tour de force' Globe and Mail'A must-read for anyone who lives in Northern Ireland and thinks seriously about its future. [O'Leary has] thought through the implications of possible unity so deeply it would be foolish for anyone who seeks it or opposes it to ignore his book' Cathal Mac Coille'Impressively researched and well-argued … detailed and readable' Irish Independent'Brilliant' Brian Feeney, Irish News____'Highly readable, stylishly written, and essential' Irish Central

Road to Somewhere

The New Tribes Shaping British Politics

AvDavid Goodhart

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

(5)

145 kr

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LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2018 SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH AND ECONOMIST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017'A provocative take on the UK's new tribal divisions ... a book whose timing is pitch-perfect' Andrew MarrMany Remainers reported waking up the day after the Brexit vote feeling as if they were living in a foreign country. In fact, they were merely experiencing the same feeling that many British people have felt every day for years. Fifty years ago, people in leafy North London and people in working-class Northern towns could vote for a Labour party that broadly encompassed all of their interests. Today their priorities are poles apart. In this groundbreaking and timely book, Goodhart shows us how people have come to be divided into two camps: the 'Anywheres', who have 'achieved' identities, derived from their careers and education, and 'Somewheres', who get their identity from a sense of place and from the people around them, and who feel a sense of loss due to mass immigration and rapid social change.In a world increasingly divided by Brexit and Trump, Goodhart shows how Anywheres must come to understand and respect Somewhere values to stand a fighting chance against the rise of populism.

Dark Money

The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right

AvJane Mayer

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

134 kr

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NATIONAL BESTSELLERONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARWho are the immensely wealthy right-wing ideologues shaping the fate of America today? From the bestselling author of The Dark Side, an electrifying work of investigative journalism that uncovers the agenda of this powerful group.In her new preface, Jane Mayer discusses the results of the most recent election and Donald Trump's victory, and how, despite much discussion to the contrary, this was a huge victory for the billionaires who have been pouring money in the American political system.Why is America living in an age of profound and widening economic inequality? Why have even modest attempts to address climate change been defeated again and again? Why do hedge-fund billionaires pay a far lower tax rate than middle-class workers? In a riveting and indelible feat of reporting, Jane Mayer illuminates the history of an elite cadre of plutocrats—headed by the Kochs, the Scaifes, the Olins, and the Bradleys—who have bankrolled a systematic plan to fundamentally alter the American political system. Mayer traces a byzantine trail of billions of dollars spent by the network, revealing a staggering conglomeration of think tanks, academic institutions, media groups, courthouses, and government allies that have fallen under their sphere of influence. Drawing from hundreds of exclusive interviews, as well as extensive scrutiny of public records, private papers, and court proceedings, Mayer provides vivid portraits of the secretive figures behind the new American oligarchy and a searing look at the carefully concealed agendas steering the nation. Dark Money is an essential book for anyone who cares about the future of American democracy.National Book Critics Circle Award FinalistLA Times Book Prize FinalistPEN/Jean Stein Book Award FinalistShortlisted for the Lukas Prize

Original Sin

President Biden's decline, its cover-up, and his disastrous choice to run again

AvJake Tapper,Alex Thompson

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

(1)

251 kr

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An explosive account of one of the most hubristic mistakes in American political history: Joe Biden's decision to run for reelection despite mounting evidence of his decline, and his team's increasingly desperate efforts to hide it.In Greek tragedy, the protagonist's effort to avoid his fate is what seals his fate. In 2024, American politics became a Greek tragedy.Joe Biden launched his successful 2020 bid for the White House with the stated goal of saving the nation from a second Trump term. He, his family and his senior aides were so convinced that only he could beat Trump again that they lied to themselves, allies and the public about his condition and limitations. At his debate with Trump on 28 June 2024, the consequences of that deception were exposed - all but dooming the Democrats to defeat later that year.Now the full, unsettling truth is being told for the first time. Here, two of America's best-respected political journalists take us behind closed doors to reveal the extent of Biden's decline and who knew about it, from White House staffers to senators to Hollywood celebrities. They paint President Biden's decision to run for re-election as shockingly narcissistic, delusional and reckless - and the wider cover-up as an act of unprecedented public deception. Rarely has hubris met nemesis so explosively.The story the authors tell raises fundamental issues of accountability and responsibility that will endure for decades. In the name of defeating what they called an existential threat to democracy, Biden and his inner circle ensured it, marking the beginning of a remarkable campaign of denial and gaslighting against the American public. His decision to run again was the original sin of his precedency - the moment that led directly to Donald Trump's return to power and all that has come since.

Democracy for Realists

Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government

AvChristopher H. Achen,Larry M. Bartels

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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257 kr

Democracy for Realists assails the romantic folk-theory at the heart of contemporary thinking about democratic politics and government, and offers a provocative alternative view grounded in the actual human nature of democratic citizens. Christopher Achen and Larry Bartels deploy a wealth of social-scientific evidence, including ingenious original analyses of topics ranging from abortion politics and budget deficits to the Great Depression and shark attacks, to show that the familiar ideal of thoughtful citizens steering the ship of state from the voting booth is fundamentally misguided. They demonstrate that voters--even those who are well informed and politically engaged--mostly choose parties and candidates on the basis of social identities and partisan loyalties, not political issues. They also show that voters adjust their policy views and even their perceptions of basic matters of fact to match those loyalties. When parties are roughly evenly matched, elections often turn on irrelevant or misleading considerations such as economic spurts or downturns beyond the incumbents' control; the outcomes are essentially random.Thus, voters do not control the course of public policy, even indirectly. Achen and Bartels argue that democratic theory needs to be founded on identity groups and political parties, not on the preferences of individual voters. Democracy for Realists provides a powerful challenge to conventional thinking, pointing the way toward a fundamentally different understanding of the realities and potential of democratic government.

Rebellion

How Antiliberalism Is Tearing America Apart Again

AvRobert Kagan

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

124 kr

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'The transformation of the US into an autocracy has advanced...Nobody has outlined this danger more compellingly than Robert Kagan.' - Martin Wolf, Financial TimesA chilling and clear-eyed warning about the threats to our democracy posed by the increasing radicalization of the Republican Party, from a leading historian and intellectualThe 2024 election could be the last free election held in a unified America. So warns Robert Kagan in this brilliant and terrifying analysis of the perilous state of democracy in the United States today. If Donald Trump loses the upcoming election, as he did in 2020, but refuses to accept the result, as he also did in the last election, he is likely to call on his millions of followers to repudiate the election results. It will be a short step from there to Republican-dominated states rejecting the legitimacy of the federal government and effectively seceding. The United States at that point will cease to be united, with grave consequences for both Americans and the world.In Rebellion, Kagan dives deeper than the op-eds and think pieces to explore the historical forces that have brought us to this moment—in particular the long history of opposition to liberalism, and to government, that has shaped America’s character from the time of the Revolution to today. Trump’s unique capacity to tap into that tradition of dissent and circumvent the American system has brought us to the edge of dissolution—not for the first time in our history but possibly the last. This is an elegant and deeply informed synthesis of history, contemporary politics, and ideas that sheds light on this crucial moment.

Referendums and Ethnic Conflict

AvMatt Qvortrup

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

376 kr

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Although referendums have been used for centuries to settle ethnonational conflicts, there had yet been no systematic study or generalized theory concerning their effectiveness until Matt Qvortrup's Referendums and Ethnic Conflict. Qvortrup's study filled the gap with a comparative and empirical analysis of all the referendums held on ethnic and national issues from the French Revolution to the 2012 referendum on statehood for Puerto Rico. Drawing on political theory and descriptive case studies, the scholar created typologies of referendums that are held to endorse secession, redraw disputed borders, legitimize a policy of homogenization, or otherwise manage ethnic or national differences. He considered the circumstances that compel politicians to resort to direct democracy, such as regime change, and the conditions that might exacerbate a violent response. Qvortrup offers a clear-eyed assessment of the problems raised when conflict resolution is sought through referendum as well as the conditions that are likely to lead to peaceful outcomes.This updated and revised edition includes a new introduction bringing the general field to the present, as well as new specific sections on Scotland (2014), Catalonia (2017), and the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom (2016). The original work's political framework now also covers the literature on identity politics, online campaigning, the regulation of social media, and how referendums are used increasingly as populist devices. This edition also updates referendum results through the end of 2020.

Rösträttens århundrade : kampen, utvecklingen och framtiden för demokratin

AvUlrika Holgersson,Lena Wängnerud

Inbunden, Svenska, 2018

382 kr

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Mellan 1918 och 1922 infördes allmän och lika rösträtt i Sverige. När riksdagen inleder sitt hundraårsfirande av rösträtten i december 2018 utkommer denna populärvetenskapliga forskarantologi med texter av statsvetare, historiker, ekonomhistoriker, medieforskare, genusvetare och konstvetare. I tre delar, om bakgrunden, utvecklingen under 1900-talet och framtiden, berättar författarna om processerna som ledde fram till riksdagsbesluten, om människorna som arbetade med rösträttsfrågan och om vilka utmaningar demokratin står inför i dag. Utgiven i samarbete med Riksbankens Jubileumsfond.

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Förord 9

Svensk tidslinje: Rösträttens århundrade viktiga årtal 12

Ulrika Holgersson & Lena Wängnerud: Kampen, utvecklingen och fortsättningen för demokratin. En inledning 17

I. KAMPEN

Christina Florin: Visioner, rörelser och rösträtt. En resa i tiden 29

Magnus Olofsson: Frihet med förhinder. Demonstrationer i Sverige 18491921 65

Maria Carlgren & Linda Fagerström: Rösträttens garderob. Kvinnor, kropp, kläder 85

Ulrika Holgersson: Från tågresor till sociala medier. Rösträttens mediehistoria 103

Åsa Karlsson Sjögren & Peter Lindström: Från väljare till valbara. Kvinnor och lokalpolitik ur ett långt tidsperspektiv 129

Lars Berggren & Kjell Östberg: Reformism eller revolution? Arbetarrörelsen inför rösträttsbeslutet 191819 153

Ulla Manns: Minnet av kvinnors rösträtt. Jubileer och aktivister formar historien 179

II. UTVECKLINGEN

Lena Wängnerud: Att gå och rösta. Valdeltagande och social representation efter rösträttens införande 197

Annika Berg, Martin Ericsson & Fia Sundevall: Rösträtt för alla? Begränsningar i rösträtten efter 1921 219

Emma Severinsson: Att ta vara på friheten. Populärkulturella föreställningar om rösträttens betydelse 241

Camilla Norrbin: I politikens innersta rum. De första kvinnorna i riksdagen 261

Kirsti Niskanen: Gästspel i politikens hjärta. Karin Kocks ministertid 194749 277

Josefin Rönnbäck: Från rösträtt till ökad kvinnorepresentation. Kvinnors strategier i den andra demokratiseringsprocessen 285

Drude Dahlerup & Lenita Freidenvall: Vägen till varannan damernas. Grindvakter, kvotering och representation 305

Nicklas Håkansson, Bengt Johansson & Orla Vigsø: Ojämställda bilder. Kvinnor och män på svenska valaffischer 327

III. FRAMTIDEN

Helena Stensöta & Lena Wängnerud: Kvinnor, män och makt. Politikens innehåll och positioner 349

Marie Demker & Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson: Nya, gamla och nygamla skiljelinjer. Partisystem och samhällskontrakt då och nu 369

Jonas Tallberg & Göran von Sydow: EU-medlemskapet och EU:s framtid. En ytterligare arena för demokratin 387

Staffan I. Lindberg & Jan Teorell: Demokratins utveckling i världen. Tendenser under och efter rösträttens århundrade 415

Internationell tidslinje: Årtal för införande av allmän rösträtt 438

Kvinnlig rösträtt den första motionen och riksdagsdebatten 440

Political Fictions

AvJoan Didion

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

230 kr

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Politik är att vinna : De svenska partiernas valkampanjer

AvNiklas Bolin,Marie Grusellm. fl.

Kartonnage, Svenska, 2022

216 kr

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Valrörelser är demokratins högtidsstund. Då mobiliserar partierna allt de har för att nå så många väljare som möjligt. Men hur går det egentligen till? Hur väljer partierna sina budskap och hur lägger de upp sina kampanjer?

I Politik är att vinna presenterar tre forskare en ny analys av hur valkampanjer egentligen går till i Sverige. Boken bygger på intervjuer med nyckelpersoner bakom partiernas valkampanjer sedan 2010.

NIKLAS BOLIN är docent i statsvetenskap vid Mittuniversitetet. MARIE GRUSELL är docent i politisk kommunikation vid Mittuniversitetet och i medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap vid Göteborgs universitet. LARS NORD är professor i politisk kommunikation och journalistik vid Mittuniversitetet.