As the budget battles of 1995 clearly demonstrated, conflict between the parties can greatly hinder the legisative process. In this sequel to Beyond Gridlock?-- a study published at the beginning of the Clinton administration, when government was in the hands of one party-- the contributors address this dilemma. ...

Composing Useful Pasts discusses how history is not a settled record of the dead past, but a poetic or imaginative creation stimulated by and focused on contemporary interests. Historical investigation is always and necessarily a selective reading of events. It is an interpretation that arises only because of some pressing question in the present -- a question that can only be answered in terms that address the interests, concerns, and problems ...

Political theorists typically define political action in terms of rational potential rather than conflict, and for this reason neglect the partisan nature of political experience. This volume redresses this neglect, focusing on the interrelated questions of whether the task of political theory is to find some means of containing partisan politics and whether political theory is itself separate from partisan politics. ...

Jim Miller details how political markets function in a way that makes it inherently difficult for them to perform as well as commerical markets. He exposes advantages incumbents erect to ward off challengers and reveals how most reform proposals increase these advantages. Drawing on his own experience in politics, he outlines ways to broaden opportunities for challengers and make the political marketplace more competitive and responsive to the ...

An indispensable political handbook for evaluating candidates' "green quotient" in the 1992 elections. The book includes a list of the most important legislation that has been introduced in the past few years; details the voting record of each member of Congress; and includes a questionnaire designed to determine candidates' allegiance to the green agenda. ...

Government in Action is the first-stop resource for information on how government processes work. Each classroom-tested simulation collects documentary material on the legislative process, Congress, the Supreme Court, and the White House media. Library patrons will find an accessible overview of government processes in a format that is not currently available. The series encourages analytical thinking and identification of appropriate sources ...

By persuasively connecting the Nixon years to the larger dilemmas of our time, Mr. Schell has elevated a shabby political story to the level of tragedy. ...

In the months following the September 11 attacks, world leaders began a flurry of attempts to muzzle the press. Some governments prevented journalists from covering anti-U.S. demonstrations or criticizing U.S. policies. Others opportunistically adopted the rhetoric of the "war on terrorism" to justify repressive measures against the media. Still other leaders took a cue from the tactics used by the U.S. military in Afghanistan to keep the press ...

Written from the perspective of someone who teaches the course and who has worked in local government, this text is a comprehensive, thematically-organized treatment of California politics. Lawrence brings the subject to life for students using the two themes - diversity and hyperpluralism - that make this state's political climate so interesting. In particular, the author examines the growing proliferation of pressures and groups that compete ...

An excellent starting point for those new to the area of Research Methods, this work assumes no prior knowledge of the subject and sets of the key issues involved in doing research in Politics. ...