Rosenthal (Rutgers University) argues that the image most Americans have of lobbyists is unduly negative and that the pluralistic interest group system works better than most people think. The second
Political factors influence judicial decisions. Arguments and input from lawyers and interest groups, the ebb and flow of public opinion, and especially the ideological and behavioral inclinations of
Now publishing with CQ Press, the Third Edition of IR: International, Economic, and Human Security in a Changing World explores the most current issues affecting the global community by analyzing how
Managing Local Government: An Essential Guide for Municipal and County Managers offers a practical introduction to the changing structure, forms, and functions of local governments. Taking a metr
This bundle includes Epstein: Constitutional Law for a Changing America: Powers 9E and Epstein: Constitutional Law for a Changing America Resource Center
Loomis (political science, U. of Kansas) provides students, researchers, general readers, and policy advocates with a guide to interest groups and lobbying throughout US history. He describes how inte
Articles ranging widely in length but averaging well over a page, cover regional water politics and policy, major issues in water politics and policy, law and government, and places and projects. Arti
This fascinating new work focuses on the dramatic transformation of criminal justice since the end of World War II. The decisions handed down by the Supreme Court during the tenure of Chief Justice Ea
What happens when federal officials try to accomplish goals that depend on the resources and efforts of state and local governments?Focusing on the nation's experience with the No Child Left Behind Ac
Finding that her students readily defend various positions on the abortion controversy, but rarely know what the actual status of abortion policy is, Rose (political science, Portland State U., Oregon
This fully updated, shorter seventh edition of Citizen Politics continues to offer the only truly comparative study of political attitudes and behavior in the United States, Great Britain, F
Tracing the evolution of political advertising from 1952 through 2016, Darrell M. West returns with his much anticipated Seventh Edition of Air Wars: Television Advertising and Social Media in Electio
Effectively using the themes of power and citizenship, Christine Barbour and Gerald C. Wright explain how and why institutions and rules determine who wins and who loses in American politics. Whether
This is an in-depth look at the Russian presidency as a case study of institution-building in a setting in which a strong executive faces the dual tasks of creating political, economic and social stab
In Rewriting Network News, Merv Block collects 345 network scripts that feature problems in grammar, news judgment, broadcast style, and storytelling, not to spotlight sinners, but sins that can be re
Soyinka-Airewele (African and international politics, Ithaca College) and Edozie (international relations, Michigan State U.) provide a textbook of 22 essays that reframe discourses on African politic
Aiming to make these primary sources available to students, Adkins (political science, U. of Nebraska at Omaha) collects 50 documents--letters, amendments, speeches, debates, party reports, court deci
The authors, scholars in political data and political and economic science, present this 2000-2006 update compiling district maps, election results, socioeconomic data, and voting demographics for all
Presents retrospective articles on the history and impact of Brown vs. Board of Education, focusing on the constitutional and legal facets of the case and recalling events before and after the decisio
Examining the social and cultural forces that have hindered the emergence and widespread development of democratic polities in the Middle East, Mehran Kamrava analyzes the effect politics, in particul
