The Caucus for a New Political Science (CNPS) was created in 1967, when several hundred dissident political scientists walked out of the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA) to protest the Association's refusal to take an official position against the Vietnam War. The CNPS soon expanded its mission to challenge the APSA's behavioral and pluralist orthodoxy, protest a lack of democratic procedure and transparency in the organization, and oppose ties between the leadership and government agencies involved in covert activities. It remains unique among the more than 50 Organized Sections of APSA as the only section that defines itself ideologically and politically, rather than by research topic, methodology, subfield, or identity status.

A Critique of Political Science distinguishes between the discipline of political science (methods and concepts) and the profession of political science (persons and institutions) to move disciplinary history beyond its current form as intellectual history toward a politics of political science. The book argues that understanding the development of a discipline requires the same type of theoretical analysis that political scientists apply to other political institutions. By examining universities and professional associations as political institutions, this approach puts political struggles and ideological conflict at the very core of disciplinary history. In reviewing 50 years of debate, controversy, and in-fighting in the political science profession, the book serves as a critique of the profession and the discipline of political science, which remains woefully disengaged from the concerns of ordinary citizens, particularly the working class and the poor throughout the world.

In a turbulent geopolitical terrain, this book explores the complex dynamics of interstate integration between India's Northeast, Myanmar, and China's Southwest. As India and China expand their cross-border connectivity and infrastructure projects in Myanmar, this volume critically examines how these efforts shape regional development, influence foreign policy, and fuel strategic competition. While both nations engage with Myanmar bilaterally, their mutual apprehension, evident in military face-offs and infrastructure races, has hindered deeper institutionalized collaboration. Despite this, Myanmar remains a focal point in their geo-economic strategies, balancing engagement with two powerful neighbors while grappling with its own political and economic challenges. The book moves beyond bilateral narratives to examine the larger regional interplay with a comparative analysis of investment in infrastructure, energy, and defence. It will benefit scholars, policymakers, and anyone interested in India-China relations, Myanmar's foreign policy, and the broader geopolitical shifts in South and Southeast Asia.

Public inquiries are a ubiquitous part of political life in Britain. When major crises occur, calls for a "full and public inquiry" often follow. Recent inquiries have investigated the government's handling of the Covid-19 Pandemic, abuses committed by undercover police, the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, the Grenfell Tower fire, and the Infected Blood scandal. The high-profile nature of these events has ensured the salience of post-crisis inquiries within British public life has never been greater.

This book provides the first systematic study of the politics of public inquiries in Britain. Drawing on a rich trove of archival material, parliamentary debates and inquiry reports, it assesses why politicians call inquiries and the role of inquiries within the broader state system. In exploring these issues, the book reveals the indispensable role inquiries play within attempts to quell the intense public pressure that is placed on governing elites in moments of crisis, inquiries' role within blame displacement strategies, and how inquiries figure in attempts to maintain elite autonomy over policy-making in the face of demands for change. Following this, the book explores the changing politics of public inquiries in the twenty-first century and the era of anti-politics, populism, and the crisis of liberal democracy.

The book is important reading for all those interested in British politics, public policy, and public administration.

The book presents a definition of business ethics as a method of examining whether an action or inaction is permissible for at least one of four key ethical identities: 1) rule-oriented conservative capitalist; 2) creativity-oriented liberal capitalist; 3) rule-oriented conservative manager or employee; 4) creativity-oriented liberal manager or employee. If so, the action is permissible, subject to two further requirements: 1) that the action-permitting identity has been communicated to the other relevant party or parties; and 2) that the action-permitting identity is in a relationship of integrity to the actor's character.

The book is written in the form of lectures to students. Along with pedagogical material, it contains poems, some of which consider the ethicality or non-ethicality of actions or inactions by the author. The poems and prose apply the author's four identities approach as well as Joseph Heath's market failures approach (MFA) to political ethics, cultural ethics, and reputational ethics. The book concludes by considering the relationship between business ethics and idealistic ethics. Given its broad scope and ambitious arguments, the book will be of interest not only to business ethics academics but also to scholars in management, law, philosophy, political science, and other disciplines.

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The Death and Life of Chinese Civil Society examines how a group of Chinese intellectual elites referred to as the liberals or ziyou pai edified the civil society project beginning in the 1990s to build an independent space to constrain state power, increase political participation, and promote China's democratization. In the early 2000s, activists in movements such as the environmental and the AIDS movements identified with the liberals and regarded their activism as part of the project of building civil society. However, since the late 2000s the liberals' influence has gradually declined. In prominent social movements in the 2010s such as the labor and feminist movements, activists have openly criticized the liberal interpretation of civil society and regarded liberals' civil society agenda as irrelevant.

Mujun Zhou employs the concept of interstitial space, or the space where the exercise of power has not been fully institutionalized, to examine the history of the civil society project over the past three decades and its changing relationship with other social movements. Zhou suggests that by advocating for civil society the liberals gained allies and thematized many social problems rising during China's economic reform; however, liberals' activism also produced new forms of power inequalities.

This book is a collection of essays covering a wide range of issues related to tribes residing in the Aravalli ranges, traditional medicinal societies of Kashmir, wandering communities and the martial classes of Haryana and Punjab. The depiction of certain communities in the cinema will also come forth in light of the historical and oral histories. The essays depict the historical processes of multiculturalism, social inclusion and exclusion in the leading circles of the state. This book mainly focuses on the lesser known aspects of the North-western India. These essays have been selected on basis of the unique approach of history writing in which archival records, observations around the dietary practices, newspapers, travelogues, vernacular sources, British records, etc., are used for locating the identities of communities, religious practices and aspects of nomadism. It is the first book to cover the little traditions of regions that have been pertinent during the contemporary times.

This book examines the political circumstances of Chinese immigrants in France within a broader political climate. It explores how China's top-down policy shifts and internal Communist partisan struggles since 1949 affected the overseas Chinese policies and the lives of Chinese immigrants in France. Illustrating the special emigration policy of a socialist country during the Mao era and the characteristic tug-of-war between the mainland and Taiwan over overseas Chinese in Europe, this work also identifies "windows of opportunity" during gaps in political campaigns when the Chinese government favoured its overseas citizens, challenging misconceptions about China's overseas policies before 1978.

Additionally, this book analyses migration waves after 1978, concluding that the Chinese government played a pivotal role in driving these migrations. It addresses how large-scale migration emerged after the Reform and Opening-up, especially after 1984, linking this to shifts in Communist Party policies, bureaucratic practices, factional struggles, and how the French and Chinese government deal with the illegal migration issue.

Grounded in an exceptionally broad and rare set of source materials, this book draws from archives at seven research centres across mainland China, as well as collections from Academia Sinica in Taiwan, the French National Library, and French diplomatic archives. The author further enriches the analysis with first-hand interviews, including conversations with government officials, police officers, former human smugglers, and former overseas students involved in the Nationalist-Communist struggle. By leveraging these uncommon archival resources and unique personal accounts, the author tries to guide readers toward a more nuanced and multifaceted understanding of the forces shaping Chinese migration to France.

This book offers a thorough investigation of how Citizen Charters may be effective vehicles for improving accountability, transparency, and citizen engagement in local governance, focusing particularly on Bangladesh's experience within the broader South Asian context, highlighting how Citizen Charters may empower people and change local government responsiveness in developing nations. Structured across eight thematically interconnected chapters, the book starts with a solid conceptual and theoretical analysis of local government and accountability systems. It then compares implementation strategies in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan-finding insights and challenges that speak universally. It then moves on to investigate the history of Citizen Charters and the path of local government reform in Bangladesh, revealing the contextual reality, institutional constraints, and reform initiatives influencing service delivery.

The book offers insights into how Citizen Charters function in practice, what hinders their effectiveness, and how their potential might be tapped by drawing on actual case studies from Union Parishads-Bangladesh's lowest tier of rural local government. It is essential reading for scholars of public administration, governance, and development studies; legislators looking for evidence-based reform ideas; NGO workers focussing on civic involvement and accountability; and anyone curious about how grassroots tools such as Citizen Charters can support the inclusive and accountable government in the Global South.

This book offers a comprehensive examination of Green Public Procurement (GPP) as a strategic tool for environmental stability. With public procurement representing a substantial share of global GDP and contributing significantly to environmental degradation, the shift toward greener purchasing practices is both urgent and complex. This book explores how countries across the Global South and the Global North are implementing green procurement policies to reduce carbon emissions, promote sustainability, and reshape markets. Featuring cases from over 20 countries including China, India, Nigeria, Spain, France, and Canada, the book reveals the diverse strategies, challenges, and innovations shaping GPP adoption worldwide. From legislative reforms and institutional capacity-building to AI integration and circular procurement, the enclosed contributions offer rich insights into what works, what doesn't, and why context matters.

With contributions from leading scholars and practitioners, and a forward-looking Delphi study on emerging trends, this volume is useful for researchers, students, scholars, practitioners, and policy makers interested in sustainable governance, public policy, procurement reform, environmental policy, and public administration.

What is a chilling effect on speech? It's a phenomenon frequently invoked by courts, regulators, and activists; cited in litigation, policy debates, and public discourse; and relied upon as an explanatory shorthand. Yet - until now - it has never been examined with the rigor it demands.
This edited volume is the first work to offer a systematic, interdisciplinary examination of the chilling effect as a core analytical problem. Bringing together contributions from leading scholars and experts in the fields of law, sociology, political science, communications studies and the social sciences, the book directly addresses the conceptual, methodological, and normative dilemmas and paradoxes that have long surrounded the discussion on the silencing of those exercising their freedom of expression.
The chapters cover topics such as free speech, surveillance, artistic and academic freedom, digital governance, and self-censorship. The approach pursued involves close engagement with legal doctrine and sociological theory, as well as empirical research, making it possible to move beyond anecdotal claims and toward analytically grounded inquiry. Particular attention is paid to conceptual ambiguity, causal uncertainty, and the perennial difficulty of identifying and assessing indirect forms of deterrence. Rather than offering a single definition or solution, the book probes a central question: how can chilling effects (often anticipatory, invisible, and contested) be meaningfully distinguished from legitimate regulation or ordinary social constraint? To address that question, issues such as evidentiary standards, measurement, cultural polemics, judicial reasoning, and democratic accountability feature prominently throughout the chapters. In addition to general conceptual frameworks, they explore a wide range of regional and contextual perspectives, including case studies from Africa, Asia, and Europe, and transnational governance settings.
This book will appeal to researchers and scholars in all fields concerned with human rights and free speech and make a decisive contribution to chilling effect scholarship by transforming a widely invoked concept into a rigorous object of analysis.

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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the evolving transatlantic relationship in light of the United States' recent domestic upheavals and their lasting impacts on foreign and security policy. As the liberal international order faces increasing strains, Europe must respond to shifting global dynamics with strategic foresight and resilience. The authors share critical insights into how the US is going through a turning point in history, how Europe can address these challenges and what they mean for the future of the global order. The book is essential reading for scholars, policymakers, and anyone concerned with the future of the international system.

Donald Trump transformed the Republican Party and, in the process, reset American politics. He redefined what it means to be a Republican by breaking the party establishment, and turning the GOP into a populist, nationalist, and working-class coalition. In 2016, Trump was an outsider running against the establishment. By 2024, Trump was the Republican Party establishment. In response, the Democratic Party has shifted toward the progressive left and is the party of educated, urban, and professional elites.

The Trump Realignment traces how this transformation unfolded and what it means for the future of American politics. One thing is clear: American politics is not returning to the pre-Trump era. Trump recognized issues that were being ignored by the Republican and Democratic establishments. He gave voice to grievances over economic and cultural shifts, expressing the public's deep-seated resentment and anger. Trump did not shift public opinion so much as harness attitudes on culture, immigration, and trade that had already drifted out of step with both major parties. The issue cleavages that once divided Democrats from Republicans (an activist versus a restrained federal government) have fundamentally and irrevocably shifted toward questions of immigration and trade.

No other book captures how Donald J. Trump engaged in a hostile takeover of the Republican Party, forced the Democrats to respond, and realigned the American party system. Even after Donald Trump exits the political arena, his impact on American politics will continue to be felt. The Trump Realignment is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand our transformed political landscape.

The book asserts that every individual and government operates according to an "operational code"-a set of guiding principles that shape decisions and actions, often invisible yet profoundly influential. Operational codes, rooted in culture, diplomacy, and politics can foster cooperation or ignite conflict when they collide. From the origins of the concept in Cold War foreign policy analysis to its application across cultural, governmental, and global norms, this book offers the first comprehensive analysis of operational codes at multiple levels of analysis. Drawing on interdisciplinary insights, explanations are provided about how operational codes underpin attitudes and behavior in communities, democracies, regional alliances, global power structures, and even in the prosecution of war criminals. By revealing the logic behind social interaction and statecraft, this work equips scholars and practitioners to better understand-and anticipate-the dynamics of peace and conflict in an increasingly fragile world.

New Foreign Policy examines the latest trends and emerging actors shaping contemporary diplomacy. The book contributes to the study of foreign policy by offering practical tools for popularization and knowledge transfer, supporting the growing teaching and research in international relations. Written by experts from the Americas, Europe, and Africa, it is intended for both career diplomats, policymakers, and students. Its eleven chapters address current challenges in the field, with a focus on the diversification of approaches and the rise of nontraditional diplomatic players. The book sheds light on the impact of these new actors on global political dynamics, providing a renewed understanding of international relations in today's globalized world. By moving beyond static or traditional perspectives, it invites readers to grasp the complex, evolving nature of diplomacy and global politics.

A biography of an influential radical conservative who sought to unite the far right

Willis Carto (1926-2015) was arguably the most important radical conservative in postwar America. Best known as the founder of the infamous Liberty Lobby, he has shaped the far right's position on such issues as immigration, globalization, multiculturalism, Holocaust denial, and conflict in the Middle East.

Granted remarkable personal access to the notoriously reclusive Carto, George Michael has written a fascinating biography. Throughout his long political career, Carto sought to unite the various movements that make up the far right. Toward that end, he reached out to individuals from both the fringe and the mainstream.

Michael provides an account of the various publishing and organizational ventures in which Carto was involved, including the Institute for Historical Review, The Spotlight, Youth for Wallace, the Populist Party, American Free Press, and the political career of David Duke. The result is a captivating portrait of this dedicated, frightening, and controversial man.

Algeria is evolving in an international system that is shifting toward a multi-polar order, and this book is about understanding, analyzing, and detailing aspects of the foreign policy led by Algeria between 2020 and 2024, during the first presidential term of Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune. Our main assumption is that Algeria, a country that was one of the leaders of the Third-World during the Cold War and a partner of the West during the global war on terror, had to adapt to the new international order of the twenty-first century, by imagining a new role for Algeria on the international arena, in continuity with the principles of its revolutionary history, a country that tries to shape the future of the international system by defending a reformist multilateral scheme and with an ambition of remaining one of the "voices of the Global South", to be reckoned with by the main actors of the world order.

In recent years, the office of the vice president has become a focal point of presidential politics and governance. From the emergence of the modern vice presidency under Walter Mondale to Mike Pence's and Kamala Harris's dramatic influence on the outcome of the 2020 election, Second in Command explores how vice presidents and vice-presidential candidates have shaped the direction of the country and changed American politics. The frenzy of speculation surrounding the "veepstakes" every four years and extensive media coverage of the vice-presidential debate may seem odd, given the vice presidency's limited constitutional powers and dismal public reputation.

Dispelling the myth that the vice presidency is a powerless or merely ceremonial role, Second in Command draws on the multidisciplinary expertise of more than a dozen leading vice-presidential scholars to reveal the complex, consequential, and often misunderstood nature of the office. With accessible language and vivid examples, it traces the transformation of vice-presidential power over the past half-century, reveals the evolving electoral significance of vice-presidential running mates, and highlights the need for a deeper public understanding of these pivotal figures. Chapters employ a range of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, including elite interviews, archival research, case studies, and advanced statistical modeling to cover topics such as gender and media effects in running mate selection and the representation of vice presidents in popular culture. This book offers a fresh, engaging, and essential perspective on a vital institution at the heart of American democracy.

Esteemed presidential historian Stephen F. Knott takes readers on a sobering tour of the lowlights in the American presidency, showing how presidents from Thomas Jefferson to Donald Trump have engaged in reckless conspiracy-mongering about their political opponents in an effort to increase their power and privilege.

Today we are inundated with conspiracy theories-QAnon, the "Big Lie," Pizzagate, the Epstein Files, and innumerable false claims about vaccines and other medicines. But the widespread proliferation of lies and misinformation can make it easy to forget that conspiracy theories have been part of American life from the beginning. The land of the free and the home of the brave has also been the den of false rumors and conspiratorial claims about one's political enemies-not merely by rank-and-file Americans but also by our most powerful and consequential elected leaders. As political historian Stephen F. Knott recounts in painful detail, the Commander in Chief of the United States has often acted as Conspirator in Chief.

Part presidential history and part descent into a political Dante's Inferno, Conspirator in Chief is a tour through the Hall of Shame in American politics. Thomas Jefferson used surrogates to spread false claims about Alexander Hamilton in order to destroy his political influence, attacked newspaper editors who were critical of his party and policies, and used conspiracy theories about the Federalists to tarnish them in the eyes of the American people. This brand of demagoguery reached an apex in the presidency of Andrew Jackson, who publicly defamed abolitionists, manipulated newspapers to publish his conspiracies, and spread his own "Big Lie" about the 1824 election being stolen from him in a "corrupt bargain." Andrew Johnson spread false accusations about the Radical Republicans and he declared the need for "white emancipation" and made spurious claims about the dangers of a coming Black supremacy as a result of Reconstruction. Woodrow Wilson, according to Knott, continued Johnson's racist and conspiratorial interpretation of American history.

In addition to our most infamous presidents, Knott uncovers the surprising conspiratorial inclinations of our more esteemed leaders, including Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry S Truman. Knott shows how both presidents painted their opponents in an extreme light, casting aspersions on political rivals by calling them "betrayers of America," "spies, saboteurs, and traitors," and comparing them to Nazis, fascists, and communists. Less surprising are the presidencies of Richard Nixon and Donald J. Trump, both known for their propagation of racist and paranoid beliefs and their denigration of political opponents. As Knott demonstrates in excruciating detail, Trump epitomizes the worst of this long American tradition. While Trump is in a league of his own regarding the sheer output and outlandishness of his conspiracy-mongering, he did not begin this odious practice.

In this follow-up to The Lost Soul of the American Presidency, Knott does more than show how low American presidents have gone. He also illuminates an alternative track record in which presidents took the high road and embraced the "better angels of our nature." Conspirator in Chief is a sobering reminder of the power of a president's words and the damage they can do when that power is wielded in self-serving ways, but it is also a reminder that words can heal and repair as well. Knott calls the nation to a more humane and dignified future.

Icon Dresden explores how memory and politics in Dresden after its 1945 bombing are deeply intertwined with the city's urban history. It highlights the complex origins of Dresden's reputation as an exclusively cultural center, focusing on urban planning, marketing, tourism, and the city's visual archive since the 17th century. Based on this iconic status, a narrative of victimhood arose after its destruction that ignored responsibilities while highlighting the city's innocence. Despite its origin in Nazi propaganda, this narrative influenced postwar political discourse in socialist and post-reunification Germany. Icon Dresden also provides insight into Dresden's role under National Socialism and the GDR's evasive response to this history. It reveals how the strong presence of far-right movements in the city today stems from multiple discourses formed over centuries and communicated from generation to generation.

Drawing on urban, heritage, and tourism studies, visual and memory studies, and environmental psychology, Icon Dresden examines Dresden's history, identity, visual representations, and rebuilding decisions. It exposes the narratives that define its place in German and international memory and how, paradoxically, they support both Dresden's current image as a symbol of peace and reconciliation and its backing of nativist and far-right movements.