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Pacific Region
Challenges to Policy and Theory
Av Peter A. Gourevitch, Peter Alexis Gourevitch
Häftad, 1989
550 kr
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Two main issues dominate the debates surrounding the Pacific region today: prosperity and peace. Why have parts of the Asian/Pacific side grown so quickly while other parts of the Pacific, much of Latin America, Africa and other areas have not? How have these changes altered the international …
Future
Trends into the Twenty-first Century
Av Joseph F. Coates, Jennifer Jarratt
Inbunden, 1992
729 kr
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Political Islam
Av Charles E. Butterworth, Charles E. Butterworth m. fl.
Häftad, 1992
550 kr
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ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Fatal Police Shootings: Patterns, Policy, and Prevention
Häftad, 2020
624 kr
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Each year, more than 1,000 Americans are killed in police-citizen encounters. Fatal police shootings have become commonplace, and their unfortunate frequency continues to shape the public’s perceptions of and individuals’ experiences with safety, legislation, and justice. This volume of The ANNALS …
ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Do Networks Help People to Manage Poverty? Perspectives from the Field
Av Miranda J. Lubbers, Hugo Valenzuela Garcia m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
624 kr
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One’s ability to manage the trials of poverty depends on their networks—the relationships, support, information, and resources they cultivate from them. Social ties come with obligations; whether networks ultimately help or hinder those living in poverty remains in question. This volume of The …
ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
The Rise of the Regulatory Welfare State: The Use and Abuse of Social Regulation
Av Avishai Benish, David Levi-Faur
Häftad, 2021
638 kr
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This volume of The ANNALS explores the expansion of regulation in the welfare state and in social policy. Considering such crises as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, it argues that policy-makers have turned increasingly to regulatory measures to promote welfare norms and outcomes. As a …
Legacies of Racial Violence: Clarifying and Addressing the Presence of the Past
Av David Cunningham, David Cunningham m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
1115 kr
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Scholars increasingly agree that histories of racial violence relate to contemporary patterns of conflict and inequality, and growing interest exists among civic leaders in reckoning with these legacies today. This volume of The ANNALS examines the contributions and limitations of scientific …
Legacies of Racial Violence: Clarifying and Addressing the Presence of the Past
Av David Cunningham, David Cunningham m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
1507 kr
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Scholars increasingly agree that histories of racial violence relate to contemporary patterns of conflict and inequality, and growing interest exists among civic leaders in reckoning with these legacies today. This volume of The ANNALS examines the contributions and limitations of scientific …
Law, Society, and Democracy: Comparative Perspectives
Av Richard D. Schwartz, Richard D. Schwartz
Inbunden, 2006
1982 kr
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In George Bush′s Second Inaugural Address, he stated, "so it is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture ..."Along with such a formidable challenge, comes the essential need for scholars and policy makers …
Law, Society, and Democracy: Comparative Perspectives
Av Richard D. Schwartz, Richard D. Schwartz
Häftad, 2006
1084 kr
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In George Bush′s Second Inaugural Address, he stated, "so it is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture ..."Along with such a formidable challenge, comes the essential need for scholars and policy makers …
Shelter from the Storm
Repairing the National Emergency Management System after Hurricane Katrina
Av William L. Waugh, William L. Waugh
Häftad, 2006
1115 kr
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Watching the disastrous response to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was like watching "a train wreck in slow motion." Katrina exposed the weakness of existing emergency management and response policies on all levels – local, state, and federal. Poor planning, poor decision-making, and poor …
Confronting the Specter of Nuclear Terrorism
Inbunden, 2006
1529 kr
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Most world leaders agree that nuclear terrorism represents the gravest international security challenge today. Many scholars and practitioners, however, argue that the United States remains ill-prepared to cope with this serious and real threat. What role should the U.S. play in confronting and …
NAFTA and Beyond
Alternative Perspectives in the Study of Global Trade and Development
Av Patricia Fernandez-Kelly, Jon Shefner m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
1099 kr
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As industrial globalization continues to surge, the impact of free trade on a global economy has remained one of the most debated topics in the sociopolitical arena. With the swelling popularity of the neo-liberal approach among economists and policy makers, it′s crucial to keep the social, …
Politics of Consumption / The Consumption of Politics
Av Dhavan V. Shah, Douglas M. McLeod m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
1230 kr
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In recent years American and European societies have confronted increasing concerns over the effects of globalization, environmental degradation, and excessive consumption, as well as questions about the ability of civic society to address these concerns. As citizens are pushed to consume more and …
Religious Pluralism and Civil Society
Av Wade Clark Roof, Wade Clark Roof
Häftad, 2007
1213 kr
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"Religious outsiders" as seen through the eyes of Euro-American Christians are nothing new, but the growing range of religious diversity in the United States has reached new heights of visibility as well as deeper intensities of tension. As U.S. communities of Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and Sikhs …
Advancing Research on Minority Entrepreneurship
Av Timothy Bates, William E. Jackson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
1962 kr
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Although minorities are more likely to engage in start-up businesses than Caucasians, minority entrepreneurs are less likely to get their enterprises off the ground or succeed in growing their businesses. Why do minority-owned businesses have higher failure rates, lower sales, lower profits, and …
Advancing Research on Minority Entrepreneurship
Av Timothy Bates, William E. Jackson m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
1115 kr
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Although minorities are more likely to engage in start-up businesses than Caucasians, minority entrepreneurs are less likely to get their enterprises off the ground or succeed in growing their businesses. Why do minority-owned businesses have higher failure rates, lower sales, lower profits, and …
Biology of Political Behavior
Av Kevin B. Smith, John Hibbing m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
1084 kr
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Does testable, replicable empirical evidence exist to support the notion that biology can help explain political behavior? The past practice of political science has been to ignore the growing biological knowledge base. Perhaps because mass-scale politics seem so cerebral and rational, scholars of …
Overweight and Obesity in America’s Children: Causes, Consequences, Solutions
Av Amy B. Jordan, Amy B. Jordan
Häftad, 2008
1106 kr
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For the past several years, researchers have been examining possible causes of the rise in of childhood overweight and obesity in the U.S. Now at near-epidemic proportions, the time has come to really delve into the causes of overweight children and propose some practical solutions to help the 9 …
Public Diplomacy in a Changing World
Av Geoffrey Cowan, Geoffrey Cowan m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
2040 kr
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Although the concept of public diplomacy has been part of America′s wartime strategy as far back as the Revolutionary War, the term itself is relatively new. In the wake of the events of September 11 and the ensuing War on Terror, there has been an increasing awareness of the negative global image …
Public Diplomacy in a Changing World
Av Geoffrey Cowan, Nicholas J. Cull m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
1074 kr
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Although the concept of public diplomacy has been part of America′s wartime strategy as far back as the Revolutionary War, the term itself is relatively new. In the wake of the events of September 11 and the ensuing War on Terror, there has been an increasing awareness of the negative global image …
Moynihan Report Revisited:
Lessons and Reflections after Four Decades
Av Douglas S. Massey, Robert J. Sampson m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
1115 kr
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More than four decades after the publication of the controversial Moynihan Report, social scientists and policy analysts re-examine what the editors call "the most famous piece of social scientific analysis never published." As assistant secretary in the United States Department of Labor, Daniel …
Moynihan Report Revisited:
Lessons and Reflections after Four Decades
Av Douglas S. Massey, Robert J. Sampson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
1115 kr
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More than four decades after the publication of the controversial Moynihan Report, social scientists and policy analysts re-examine what the editors call "the most famous piece of social scientific analysis never published." As assistant secretary in the United States Department of Labor, Daniel …
Globalization of Class Actions
Av Deborah R. Hensler, Christopher Hodges m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
1115 kr
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This groundbreaking volume of The ANNALS provides the first overview of class action laws and related mechanisms around the world. It features 30 "country reports" by leading scholars, describing the adoption, characteristics and consequences to date of class action and non-class group litigation …
Globalization of Class Actions
Av Deborah R. Hensler, Christopher Hodges m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
2040 kr
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This groundbreaking volume of The ANNALS provides the first overview of class action laws and related mechanisms around the world. It features 30 "country reports" by leading scholars, describing the adoption, characteristics and consequences to date of class action and non-class group litigation …
Race, Crime, and Justice: Contexts and Complexities
Av Lauren Krivo, Ruth D. Peterson m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
715 kr
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To what extent does racial discrimination exist within the criminal justice system, and to what extent is that inequality in crime and justice an outgrowth of structured societal inequality? The empirical picture of racism and criminal justice is complex, and although a large body of valuable …
Race, Crime, and Justice: Contexts and Complexities
Av Lauren Krivo, Ruth D. Peterson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
1115 kr
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To what extent does racial discrimination exist within the criminal justice system, and to what extent is that inequality in crime and justice an outgrowth of structured societal inequality? The empirical picture of racism and criminal justice is complex, and although a large body of valuable …
Fathering across Diversity and Adversity: International Perspectives and Policy Interventions
Av Andrea Doucet, Rosalind Edwards m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
1084 kr
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Over the past few decades, scholarly and policy interest in fatherhood and fathering has burgeoned, in large part because of profound social changes in women′s and men′s lives in the last half of the twentieth century. However, this research has remained largely national in focus, with little …
Fathering across Diversity and Adversity: International Perspectives and Policy Interventions
Av Andrea Doucet, Rosalind Edwards m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
1084 kr
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Over the past few decades, scholarly and policy interest in fatherhood and fathering has burgeoned, in large part because of profound social changes in women′s and men′s lives in the last half of the twentieth century. However, this research has remained largely national in focus, with little …
End of Television?
Its Impact on the World (So Far)
Av Elihu Katz, Paddy Scannell m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
1115 kr
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Is television dead? The classic television era of the 1950s and 1960s, characterized by limited choices of programs broadcast on over the air channels to families as if they were seated around a hearth – and to a nation as if gathered around a campfire – has indeed ended. That early stage of …
