Central Government

American politics today is in an uproar: loud, angry, and bitter, bristling with us-versus-them. This is not exactly new. The history of our politi...

A groundbreaking examination of our system of imprisonment, revealing the true causes of mass incarceration as well as the best path to reformIn th...

American cities continue to experience profound fiscal crises. Falling revenues cannot keep pace with the increased costs of vital public services,...

American cities continue to experience profound fiscal crises. Falling revenues cannot keep pace with the increased costs of vital public services,...

Rising inequalities are a defining challenge of our times and a crucial obstacle to the realization of the SDGs. The need to accelerate steps towar...

Humankind is now at the crossroads of perhaps our most unique moment in our short history as a species on Earth. Given enough computing power, data...

Beth Hoffman was living the good life: she had a successful career as a journalist and professor, a comfortable home inSan Francisco, and plenty of...

Four decades ago, faced with a series of economic, political and social crises, business and government leaders in Australia and many other nations...

This book serves as a manual for students enrolled in semester-long US Senate simulations. The simulation tasks students with representing a partic...

This open access book contributes to the increasing trend toward greater public participation in decision-making in many areas of public life, part...

Local Governance in Japan is the first comprehensive exploration of local governance, examining the sustainability of local governments operating w...

Das Buch bietet eine vergleichende Darstellung der politischen Systeme der Staaten des östlichen Europa, d.h. aller Staaten in Mittel-, Ost- und Sü...

Global governance is no longer a matter of state cooperation or bureaucratic politics. Since the end of the cold war, advocacy groups have prolifer...

Tracing the metaphor of America as the Book of Revelations New Jerusalem, Yii-Jan Lin shows how apocalyptic narratives have been used to exclude un...

This open access handbook synthesizes the current research about the impacts of digital media on children across development. Drawing on the expert...

As the heir apparent to the presidency in 1808, James Madison had a substantial reputation and an impressive list of credentials, including having ...

This book argues that a variety of policies will be required to create synergies between the water-energy-food nexus sectors while reducing trade-o...

Science Policy in the Soviet Union (1990) examines the major institutional and behavioural aspects influencing scientific research in the USSR. The...

Unveiling the Path to Health Equity: A Transformative Guide to Law and Policy Achieving Health Equity: The Role of Law and Policy offers a groundbr...

First published in 1954, The Home Office presents a comprehensive overview of the structure and functions of the Home Office of the Government of t...

Why do Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson and much of the far Right so explicitly admire the murderous and incompetent Russian dictator Vladimir Putin? W...

A fascinating survey of the history of political and economic ideas in the US that have led to an increasingly entrenched ultra-rich class of oliga...

On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, providing every American with the opportu...

On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, providing every American with the opportu...

This Dictionary offers a fresh, up-to-date look at US government and politics, explaining and where necessary demystifying the key terms used in di...

This is the third volume in The History of the Scottish Parliament. In volumes 1 and 2 the contributors addressed discrete episodes in political hi...

There is growing concern that welfare states are inefficient, unsustainable and lack popular support. New Public Management reforms affected the ba...

Since the 2010s, populism and illiberal politics have been on the rise. Demagogue leaders preach simplified rhetoric to vilify the powerless, polar...

The book presents various aspects of the current urban development in the context of the recent rapid growth of the ICT sector. It focuses on the l...