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Inside the Bubble: Campaigns, Caucuses, and the Future of the Presidential Nomination Process is a behind-the-scenes look at the 2020 Democratic nomination process focusing on the Iowa caucuses and the campaign workers who located there. For decades,...

The importance of youth's substantive participation for the realization of inclusive reconciliation practices has rarely been acknowledged. Agency and Ownership in Reconciliation provides a comprehensive, nuanced, and empirical account of the...

This book offers a general theory of violent radicalization and uses case studies from a variety of different countries and groups to illustrate this.

Introduction to Homeland Security, Third Edition provides the latest developments in the policy and operations of domestic security efforts of the agencies under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This includes the FBI, Secret Service, FEMA, the...

Benedict Rogers, born in London, England, first went to China at age 18 to teach English for six months in Qingdao (1992), three years after the Tiananmen Square massacre. That opened the door to a thirty-year adventure with China, from teaching English...

This is a comprehensive account of the momentous events which shaped the political landscape not only of Palestine and Israel but of the entire Middle East region. Addressing the most controversial issues, including the alarming escalation in suicide...

When John Kennedy won the presidency in 1960, he also won the right to put his own spin on the victory-whether as an underdog's heroic triumph or a liberal crusader's overcoming special interests. Now W. J. Rorabaugh cuts through the mythology of this...

How has the United Nations dealt with the question of terrorism before and after September 11? What does it mean that the UN itself has become a target of terrorism? Terrorism and the UN analyzes how the UN's role in dealing with terrorism has been...

In a speech from which Nation of Cowards derives its title, Attorney General Eric Holder argued forcefully that Americans today need to talk more-not less-about racism. This appeal for candid talk about race exposes the paradox of Barack Obama's historic...

Das Buch ""Das Zarenreich Der Gegenwart"" wurde 1889 von Max Folticineano ver������ffentlicht. Es beschreibt das damalige Russland unter der Herrschaft des Zarenreichs und gibt einen Einblick in die politischen, sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Bedingungen...

Twenty-Five Years of GOP Presidential Nominations examines the recent presidential nominees of the Republican Party. The author explores the idea that the presidential defeats of Republican nominees begin with the primary election choice of a moderate...

This book examines how movements from below pose challenges to the status quo. The 2010s have seen an explosion of protest movements, sometimes characterised as riots by governments and the media. But these are not new phenomena, rather reflecting...

The global movement of people has created one of modern democracy's greatest challenges: the overseas voter. In response to the unique problems that voters abroad face, several key pieces of federal legislation have been passed by Congress, including the...

The rise of new powers such as China and India is sending shockwaves through the global multilateral system. This volume systematically examines how 13 multilateral institutions are responding to this shift, with some deploying innovative outreach and...

While the 2011 Egyptian revolution has already become the subject of much debate, the roots of the socio-economic context which made the revolution possible have seldom been explored. Roberto Roccu addresses this gap and in doing this provides the first...

Elections encapsulate both what the American nation is, and where it wants to go. In this regard, the 2012 election may be the most important in a generation: it marked a still-contentious turn in the nation's understanding of itself. The American...

This book explores how North Korea's unique political culture and ideology constructed its approach to the nuclear non proliferation regime, and how its interests in developing nuclear weapons program was shaped by its interactions with the international...

Este panfleto es una llamada a la acción en apoyo a la candidatura de Theodore Roosevelt a la presidencia de los EE.UU. El Club Republicano Roosevelt Latinoamericano presenta argumentos convincentes para apoyar a Roosevelt en su carrera presidencial.This...

This book provides a transcript of a hearing before the Committee on Accounts of the US House of Representatives on the topic of electronic and mechanical voting systems. The hearing was held in 1916 and provides a fascinating insight into the early...

Angry at the way things are turning out? Release your anger and frustration with this coloring book. It features more than fifty extremely vulgar and obscene swear words, swear phrases and insults that you can color and relax with. Are you ready to...

What motivates "ordinary people" to support refugees emotionally and financially?This is a timely question considering the number of displaced people in today's world is at an all-time high. To help counter this crisis, it is imperative for the Canadian...

This work examines the world's indigenous peoples, their cultures, the countries in which they reside, and the issues that impact these groups.

This book is the first detailed study of the causes of de-radicalization in armed Islamist movements. It is based on frontline research that includes interviews with Jihadist leaders, mid-ranking commanders, and young sympathizers, as well as former...

This book examines the terrorist networks that operate globally and analyses the long-term future of terrorism and terrorist-backed insurgencies.Terrorism remains a serious problem for the international community. The global picture does not indicate...

Since the 1970s, Turkey has suffered 35,000 deaths through terrorism, yet the PKK terror group was only recognized as such by the European Union in 2002. The realization that terrorism poses a world-wide threat is now forcing a keen reassessment of the...

François Hollande's election to the French Presidency in 2012 was anticipated many years before he triumphed at the polls but the French Socialist Party from which the new President emerged remains much less well-known, an issue that this important and...

Community land trusts (CLTs) are distinguished from many other nonprofit housing developers by the degree to which residents of the places served by a CLT are woven into the culture, structure, and operation of the organization itself. This participatory...

Uncover Ethical Candidates: Your Comprehensive Guide to Informed Voting, AI's Impact on Politics, and Upholding the Rule of Law in Elections.Voting for Ethics is a non-partisan, practical guide that empowers you to make informed decisions in any...

The Islamic State (ISIS) perplexed the world when its leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi declared a caliphate in 2014. This declaration was not just followed by territorial expansion, but also by several new developments in terrorism's actors, ideology, methods...

In den vergangenen Jahren kam es in Europa mehrfach zu Anschlägen mit islamistischem Hintergrund, bei denen Menschen verletzt und getötet wurden. Heute zählt der Terrorismus zu einer der größten Sorgen unserer Bevölkerung. Um die Gefahr zu bannen, gilt...

Kohlenstoff-Recycling sichert unsere Energie-ZukunftNoch muss offen bleiben, ob die aktuelle Klima-Hysterie mit ihrer zentralen Forderung nach einem Totalverzicht auf die Nutzung fossiler Energieträger dereinst als eine der grössten Irreführungen aller...

Trabajo Universitario del año 2017 en eltema Política - Región: Centro y Sur América, , Materia: PRESENTADO EN EL NOVENO CONGRESO LATINOAMERICANO DE CIENCIAS POLÍTICAS MONTEVIDEO URUGUAY JUNIO - 2017, Idioma: Español, Resumen: En este análisis se podrá...

Terror and War provides the reader with contemporary insights into military strategy, radicalization and the challenges associated with countering the rising influence of terrorism. Twenty Essays is a cautionary and timely collection of works given...

Norman Murray Bell (1887-1962) may be regarded as a prophet: a person who speaks in a visionary way about a cause. His cause was peace. His life provides a window into the peace movement in New Zealand, particularly during the period between the two...

Chanae Jackson is intentionally audacious in her pursuit of justice, equity, and creating permanent power shifts from the powerful to those who are seemingly powerless! In her debut literary work Chanae highlights and reeducates her readers regarding the...