A comprehensive and engaging look at the players, processes, and politics that drive U.S. decisions and involvement in foreign policy.

Thoroughly revised and updated for this Fifth Edition, Judges on Judging offers insights into the judicial philosophies and political views of those on the bench.

This trusted, brief guide helps readers become savvy consumers of public opinion polls, offering solid grounding on how the media cover them, their use in campaigns and elections, and their interpretation.

An expert and accessible exploration of the increasing number and influence of authoritarian regimes. It explains the realities of recent trends to ‘autocratization’, the tools these regimes use, what we can do to resist, and why we might even allow ourselves some optimism.

In Michael Nelson's Sixth Edition of The Evolving Presidency, 60 documents help to anchor the ever-changing presidency in historical context. Students encounter a range of documents-from speeches and debates to letters, landmark Supreme Court decisions, and even tweets-that demonstrate how the presidency is shaped through both word and deed.

Weinig moderne denkers zijn zo verdraaid als Marx, en het doel van dit boek is om te proberen de zaken recht te zetten. Marx geloofde niet dat alles te herleiden was tot economie, niet in een sterke overheid, of dat iedereen in een socialistische wereld volstrekt gelijk zou zijn. Hij verwierp al het utopisch denken en geloofde dat de overgang naar het socialisme onder bepaalde omstandigheden vreedzaam zou kunnen verlopen. Hij beweerde niet dat alles uit materie bestond (in feite was hij helem...

The democratisation of the EU is a fascinating process with an unforeseen outcome: the European Union is emerging as a new kind of international organisation with an equally innovative model of governance. Seventy years after the start of European integration, this book reveals that the determination to lay the foundations for an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe has not led to the creation of a federal state or a confederal association of states. Instead, the EU has evolved over ...