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141. Political Campaigning, Elections and the Internet

     Comparing the US, UK, France and Germany

     By Darren Lilleker, Nigel Jackson

     Series: Routledge Research in Political Communication

     The Internet first played a minor role in the 1992 U.S. Presidential election, and has gradually increased in importance so that it is central to election campaign strategy. However, election campaigners have, until very recently, focused on Web 1.0: websites and email. Political Campaigning,...

     Published February 13th 2011 by Routledge
142. New Directions in Campaigns and Elections

     Edited by Stephen K. Medvic

     Series: New Directions in American Politics

     The ground upon which campaigns and elections are contested has been shifting rapidly in the last decade. Radical and ongoing changes to the way elections are administered and campaigns are financed; new approaches to polling, campaign management and advertising, and voter mobilization; and recent...

     Published January 5th 2011 by Routledge
143. The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion

     Identity Politics in Twenty-First Century America

     Edited by David Ericson

     Assessing the limits of pluralism, this book examines different types of political inclusion and exclusion and their distinctive dimensions and dynamics. Why are particular social groups excluded from equal participation in political processes? How do these groups become more fully included as...

     Published December 19th 2010 by Routledge
144. Rethinking Foreign Policy Analysis

     States, Leaders, and the Microfoundations of Behavioral International Relations

     Edited by Stephen G. Walker, Akan Malici, Mark Schafer

     Series: Role Theory and International Relations

     Stephen G. Walker, Akan Malici, and Mark Schafer present a definitive, social-psychological approach to integrating theories of foreign policy analysis and international relations—addressing the agent-centered, micro-political study of decisions by leaders and the structure-oriented,...

     Published December 7th 2010 by Routledge
145. Debating Political Identity and Legitimacy in the European Union

     Edited by Sonia Lucarelli, Furio Cerutti, Vivien Schmidt

     Series: Routledge/GARNET series

     How can we conceptualize identity and legitimacy in the context of the European union? What is the role of narratives, political symbols, public debate and institutional practices in the process of identity formation and legitimacy consolidation? Debating Political Identity and Legitimacy in the...

     Published December 1st 2010 by Routledge
146. Negotiation Theory and the EU

     The State of the Art

     Edited by Andreas Dür, Gemma Mateo, Daniel Thomas

     Series: Journal of European Public Policy Special Issues as Books

     Negotiations are central to the ethos and functioning of the European Union, yet the dynamics of EU negotiations have received far too little systematic scholarly attention. This volume offers a thematic and forward-looking survey of cutting-edge research on EU negotiation dynamics, identifying...

     Published November 16th 2010 by Routledge
147. The New Politics of European Civil Society

     Edited by Ulrike Liebert, Hans-Jörg Trenz

     Series: Routledge Studies on Democratising Europe

     Over the past two decades, civil society has played a pivotal role in Europe, from the demise of Communist rule to the reunification of Europe, followed by the expansion of the single market to the reconstitution of democracy in the enlarged European Union. European civil society has emerged as a...

     Published November 9th 2010 by Routledge
148. Ethnicity and Religion

     Intersections and Comparisons

     Edited by Joseph Ruane, Jennifer Todd

     Series: Association for the Study of Nationalities

     Religion has regained political prominence in the twenty first century and not least for the manner in which it intersects with ethnicity. Many ethnic conflicts have a strong religious dimension, and religion appears as a powerful force for mobilisation, solidarity and violence. Religion and...

     Published November 9th 2010 by Routledge
149. The Labour Movement in the Global South

     Trade Unions in Sri Lanka

     By S. Janaka Biyanwila

     Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series

     Based on extensive original research, this book examines the challenges confronting trade unions in the global South, by focusing on trade union struggles in Sri Lanka under neo-liberal globalisation. It centres on movement politics of unions; explains union capacities to mobilise workers as a part...

     Published October 7th 2010 by Routledge
150. Grassroots Elections in China

     Edited by Kevin O'Brien, Suisheng Zhao

     Twenty years after the launch of village elections, the time is ripe to assess the progress and impact of China’s most notable political reform. Where have elections been conducted well and where have they been conducted poorly? How have procedures changed over the years and have elections truly...

     Published October 3rd 2010 by Routledge