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131. The Rise of Japanese NGOs

     Activism from Above

     By Kim D. Reimann

     Series: Routledge Contemporary Japan Series

     Over the past two decades, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have exploded in number and emerged as a new force in international and transnational politics. Why, however, do some countries nonetheless have more active NGO sectors than others? Using the case of Japan, this book uncovers...

     Published October 11th 2011 by Routledge
132. Man's Dominion

     The Rise of Religion and the Eclipse of Women's Rights

     By Sheila Jeffreys

     In this feminist critique of the politics of religion, Sheila Jeffreys argues that the renewed rise of religion is harmful to women’s human rights. The book seeks to rekindle the criticism of religion as the founding ideology of patriarchy. Focusing on the three monotheistic religions; Judaism,...

     Published October 9th 2011 by Routledge
133. The Comparative Approach to National Movements

     Miroslav Hroch and Nationalism Studies

     Edited by Alexander Maxwell

     Series: Association for the Study of Nationalities

     Miroslav Hroch’s Social Preconditions of National Revival has profoundly influenced the study of nationalism since it first appeared in English translation, particularly because of its famous three-phase model for describing and analyzing national movements in Eastern Europe. Contributors to this...

     Published October 3rd 2011 by Routledge
134. Perspectives of National Elites on European Citizenship

     A South European View

     Edited by Nicolò Conti, Maurizio Cotta, Pedro Tavares de Almeida

     Series: South European Society and Politics

     Over the last two decades, the process of European integration has become interwoven with the theme of citizenship and the debate on the democratic quality of the EU and of its institutions has become more salient. What are the views about Europe which emerge when we interrogate the national elites...

     Published October 2nd 2011 by Routledge
135. Chinese Migrants in Russia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe

     Edited by Felix B. Chang, Sunnie T. Rucker-Chang

     Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

     Much of the former Soviet bloc has become a destination for new Chinese migrants. Throughout Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Chinese migrants are engaged in entrepreneurial activities, primarily as petty merchants of consumer goods in unsteady economies. This book situates these migrants...

     Published September 27th 2011 by Routledge
136. The UK General Election of 2010

     Explaining the Outcome

     Edited by Justin Fisher, Christopher Wlezien

     The 2010 general election was the most eagerly awaited contest in Britain since 1997. With opinion polls showing a closing gap between the parties, the result was uncertain right up to polling day. In the end, the election was particularly noteworthy for three reasons. First of all, there were...

     Published September 21st 2011 by Routledge
137. The Politics of International Law and Compliance

     Serbia, Croatia and The Hague Tribunal

     By Nikolas M. Rajkovic

     Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

     Leading the debate on the domestic effect of the growing influence of international adjudication, this invaluable text examines Serbia and Croatia’s erratic record of compliance with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Since the demise of the Milosevic and Tudjman...

     Published August 30th 2011 by Routledge
138. The Funding of Political Parties

     Where Now?

     Edited by Keith Ewing, Jacob Rowbottom, Joo-Cheong Tham

     Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

     This book explores the problems associated with regulating the funding of political parties and election campaigns in a timely assessment of a topic of great political controversy. From interest in Obama's capacity to raise vast sums of money, to scandals that have rocked UK and Australian...

     Published August 29th 2011 by Routledge
139. Pathways to Polling

     Crisis, Cooperation and the Making of Public Opinion Professions

     By Amy Fried

     In midcentury America, the public opinion polling enterprise faced a crisis of legitimacy. Every major polling firm predicted a win for Thomas Dewey over Harry Truman in the 1948 presidential election—and of course they all got it wrong. This failure generated considerable criticisms of polling and...

     Published August 25th 2011 by Routledge
140. New Directions in Public Opinion

     Edited by Adam J. Berinsky

     Series: New Directions in American Politics

     The field of public opinion is one of the most diverse in political science. Over the last 60 years, scholars have drawn upon the disciplines of psychology, economics, sociology, and even biology to learn how ordinary people come to understand the complicated business of politics. But much of the...

     Published August 22nd 2011 by Routledge