Pressure Groups & Lobbying

In 2015, Nigeria's voters cast out the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). Here, A. Carl LeVan traces the political vulnerability of Africa's l...

In 2015, Nigeria's voters cast out the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). Here, A. Carl LeVan traces the political vulnerability of Africa's l...

For the past forty years, prominent pro-life activists, judges and politicians have invoked the history and legacy of American slavery to elucidate...

The 2016 election of Donald J. Trump invoked a time for reflection about the state of American politics and its deep ideological, cultural, racial,...

Poland was the 'tripwire' that brought Britain into the Second World War, but it was largely the fear of the new Nazi-Soviet Pact rather than the c...

Why we cannot truly implement human rights unless we also recognize human responsibilities When we debate questions in international law, politics,...

The U.S. lauds itself as a land of opportunity for both citizens and immigrants, but the country now faces a rash of issues and policies that have ...

Why do conservatives always seem to lose, even when Republicans win? With considerable firsthand experience in politics and an engaging analytical ...

Make It Happen reminds us that people of any age can create change in their communities. From finding allies to setting goals, everyone who wants t...

With the world changing at breakneck speed and workers at the whim of apps, bad bosses and zero-hours contracts, why should we care about unions? A...

Americans rail against so-called special interests but at the same time many members of society are themselves represented in one form or another b...

A New York Times Notable Book Best Books of 2021: TIME, Smithsonian New York Ti...

This report is an in-depth study of electoral commissions in six countries of West Africa 'Benin, Cape Verde, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Le...

No topic is more polarizing than guns and gun control. From a gun culture that took root early in American history to the mass shootings that repea...

50+ recipes, short essays, interviews, and quotes from some of the best bakers, activists, and outspoken women in our country today The 2016 electi...

Issues around the policing of public order and political expression are as topical today as in the past, and are likely to remain so in the future....

Why is social protest a normal, almost routine form of political participation in certain Latin American democracies, but not others? In light of s...

In the wake of the Arab uprisings, al-Nahda voted to transform itself into a political party that would for the first time withdraw from a preachin...

'We need effective citizen-lobbyists - not just likers, followers or even marchers - more than ever. I have no hesitation in lobbying you to read t...

From the creator of hit podcast The Missing Cryptoqueen______________________________'Thoughtful and intelligent' Observer'Inside the anti-politica...

Bradley Manning was arrested, imprisoned in solitary confinement for nine months, and court-martialed for leaking nearly half a million classified ...

National Bestseller Don't despair. Don't retreat. Fight back. The stunning election of Donald J. Trump rocked an already divided America and left...