This all-new collection of compelling readings from respected sources such as Governing, State Legislatures, Stateline.org, National Governors Association, and Capitol Ideas hits all the crucial marks
CQ Researcher’s Global Issues offers an in-depth and nuanced look at a wide range of today’s most pressing issues. The 2015 edition of this annual reader looks at topics such as Russia’s res
This remarkably thorough two-volume reference has been updated to incorporate the final years of the George W. Bush administration, the 2004 election, and the first three years of Barack Obama's admin
Helping students make sense of how and why campaigns are changing, this thoroughly updated second edition focuses on evaluating current trends and assesses how campaigns are making cutting-edge change
Maintaining a balance throughout between the realist and idealist views of international law, this textbook is appropriate for an advanced undergraduate course in political science. Rochester (politic
In this case study of the US legislative process, Panagopoulos (political science, Fordham U.) and Schank (director of transportation research, Bipartisan Policy Center) follow the two-year path of th
For students, Portis (Texas A&M U.) provides a text that aims to highlight the importance of the classics to political science. Each chapter presents a political theory derived from the work of a clas
In this text Kernell (political science, U. of California, San Diego) uses a number of case studies to help describe the theories and practices US presidents use to get the support they need. For exam
Rozell (public policy, George Mason U.), Wilcox (political science, Georgetown U.), Madland (a doctoral student in political science, Georgetown U.) evaluate the role of interest groups in US electora
Wright, representing Bennington for sixteen years, was the longest-serving Speaker in the history of the Vermont state legislature. Here he offers an inside look at the processes of running for and se
This reader for undergraduate courses in judicial politics contains commentary and empirical studies from Judicature , the journal of the American Judicature Society. The articles discuss such topics
Adopting a relatively narrow definition of "Homeland Security" as primarily involving protecting the United States "from attacks by individuals or small groups that are not part of a foreign nation,"
To understand the gender gap in political attitudes, Conway (political science, U. of Florida, emeritus), Steuernagel (political science, Kent State) and Ahern (political science, U. of Dayton) explor
Lipschutz (politics, U. of California at Santa Cruz) explores the workings of environmental politics using the analytical tools of historical materialism, power, and ontology. The institutions that in
Native and non-Native Americans from a number of disciplines examine issues that have affected Native American since the founding of the US. They present essays on relations between the US and Native
Apparently defining the "Second Republic" of Israel as the period from the Six-Day War of 1967 and extending through to the present day, Arian (political science, Graduate Center of the City U. of New
This volume features answers to 563 frequently asked questions about every facet of the US legal system, from what is the difference between civil and criminal law to what state has the lowest crime r
The Encyclopedia of Political Revolutions chronicles 2000 years of political revolutions and features approximately 300 articles providing answers to specific questions as well as in-depth treatment o
This readable book introduces students to the U.S. intelligence community, the functions of intelligence, and the mechanisms that are to provide public control of intelligence. Chapters on collection,
Now back in print, this reader brings together the best work in the study of American voting behavior. It's contents, from the 1950s-mid 1980s, include election turnout, political sophistication, vote
