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  • Learning to Govern Together in Representative Democracy

    The Dynamics of Cooperation and Competition in Coalition Governance

    by Thomas König, Xiao Lu, Thiago N. Silva ...
    Series series Comparative Politics
    Learning to Govern Together in Representative Democracy introduces a dynamic theory on coalition governance and circular regression for studying joint policy-making of coalition parties, which considers the “pro tempore” nature of representative democracy. Because representative democracy limits the time to govern, the implementation of a common policy agenda is temporarily constrained. In ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

  • Voters' Perceptions of Party Brands

    by David Fortunato, Thiago N. Silva, Laron K. Williams ...
    Series series Elements in Comparative Political Behavior
    In order to cast a satisfying vote, understand politics, or otherwise participate in political discourse or processes, voters must have some idea of what policies parties are pursuing and, more generally, 'who goes with whom.' This Element aims to both advance the study of how voters formulate and update their perceptions of party brands and persuade our colleagues to join us in studying these ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

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  • Politicians' Reading of Public Opinion and its Biases

    by Stefaan Walgrave, Karolin Soontjens, Julie Sevenans ...
    Examining a central assumption widely accepted as being crucial in making democracy work - that politicians form a more or less accurate image of public opinion and take that perception into account when representing citizens - Politicians' Reading of Public Opinion and its Biases presents a paradox of representation. On the one hand, politicians invest enormously in reading public opinion. They ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Intra-Industry Trade

    Cooperation and Conflict in the Global Political Economy

    by Cameron Thies, Timothy M. Peterson ...
    Series series Emerging Frontiers in the Global Economy
    Intra-Industry Trade calls for us to rethink what trade most often looks like and how it shapes global institutions, fostering peace among states. Cameron G. Thies and Timothy M. Peterson argue that our understanding of trade has not kept pace with its changing nature in the 21st century; existing models, rooted in Ricardo's theories, regard trade uniformly as taking place between entities and ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • The Social Process of Lobbying

    Cooperation or Collusion?

    by John C. Scott ...
    Series series Routledge Research in American Politics and Governance
    Despite a wealth of theorizing and research about each concept, lobbying and norms still raise a number of interesting issues. Why do lobbyists and politicians engage in cooperative behavior? How does cooperative behavior in lobbying affect policy making? If democratic participation is good, why do we view lobbying as bad?Lobbying engenders debate about its effects on the political process and on ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Information and Legislative Organization

    by Keith Krehbiel ...
    Series series Michigan Studies In Political Analysis
    In this controversial book, Keith Krehbiel investigates and casts doubt upon a view of Congress held by many academics, journalists, and members of the lay public: that Congress is organized primarily to facilitate logrolling or "gains from trade" between legislators. The author puts forward an alternative "informational" theory that, unlike previous formal theories, highlights institutional needs ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • The Continent of International Law

    Explaining Agreement Design

    by Barbara Koremenos ...
    Every year, states negotiate, conclude, sign, and give effect to hundreds of new international agreements. Koremenos argues that the detailed design provisions of such agreements matter for phenomena that scholars, policymakers, and the public care about: when and how international cooperation occurs and is maintained. Theoretically, Koremenos develops hypotheses regarding how cooperation problems ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Poor Numbers

    How We Are Misled by African Development Statistics and What to Do about It

    by Morten Jerven ...
    Series series Cornell Studies in Political Economy
    One of the most urgent challenges in African economic development is to devise a strategy for improving statistical capacity. Reliable statistics, including estimates of economic growth rates and per-capita income, are basic to the operation of governments in developing countries and vital to nongovernmental organizations and other entities that provide financial aid to them. Rich countries and ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Thinking Like a Political Scientist

    A Practical Guide to Research Methods

    by Christopher Howard ...
    Series series Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
    "A compelling case for transforming how research methods are taught to undergraduate students of political science." — London School of Economics Review of BooksEach year, tens of thousands of students who are interested in politics go through a rite of passage: they take a course in research methods. Many find the subject to be boring or confusing, and with good reason. Most of the standard books ... Read more

    $23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Africa

    Why Economists Get It Wrong

    by Morten Jerven ...
    Series series African Arguments
    'A valuable corrective to the fraying narrative of [African] failure.'Foreign AffairsNot so long ago, Africa was being described as the hopeless continent. Recently, though, talk has turned to Africa rising, with enthusiastic voices exclaiming the potential for economic growth across many of its countries.What, then, is the truth behind Africa's growth, or lack of it? In this provocative book, ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Democratic Policymaking

    An Analytic Approach

    by Charles Barrilleaux, Christopher Reenock, Mark Souva ...
    This introduction applies analytic models to policymaking challenges, equipping students with tools to evaluate core policymaking dilemmas. Students are introduced to the approaches of game theory, social choice theory, research design and causal inference. Key terms, along with current research, are highlighted to build an understanding of public policy study. Exercises and thought questions ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion

    by John R. Zaller ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology
    In this 1992 book John Zaller develops a comprehensive theory to explain how people acquire political information from elites and the mass media and convert it into political preferences. Using numerous specific examples, Zaller applies this theory to the dynamics of public opinion on a broad range of subjects, including domestic and foreign policy, trust in government, racial equality, and ... Read more

    $31.99 USD