This collection of nonpartisan and thoroughly researched reports looks at 12 hot-button issues focused on urban politics and policy written by award-winning CQ Researcher journalists

Dynamics of Media Editing emphasizes the broad value of editing as both a tool for journalistic management as well as an essential skill for individual writers of all stripes.

Changing Climate Politics provides a comprehensive account of the current state of government action and political participation in the US on the issue of climate change.

Many actors-from the president and members of Congress to interest groups, NGOs, and the media-compete to shape U.S. foreign policy. This new fifth edition captures this strategic interplay using 15 recent real-world cases, of which four are brand new.

Students learn best about American capitalism through contrast; the US model is one of many when it comes to health, pension, family policies, as well as labor markets and corporate governance.

This exciting new volume of 15 cases considers military, economic, human and global security issues from their roots, in the structure of world politics, to the ways in which foreign policy is made.

This new edition will guide students through the influence and reach of interest groups in U.S. politics.

Politics in Europe, Seventh Edition introduces your students to the power of the European Union as well as seven political systems-the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Russia, Poland-within a common analytical framework that enables your students to conduct both single-case and cross-national analysis.

For Introducing Comparative Politics: The Essentials, the driving force is the pluralist, objective stance on introducing students to core concepts in Comparative Politics.