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"In Bravo Company, journalist and combat veteran Ben Kesling tells the story of the war in Afghanistan through the eyes of the men of one unit, part of a combat-hardened parachute infantry regiment in the 82nd Airborne Division. A decade ago, the soldiers of Bravo Company deployed to Afghanistan for a tour in Kandahar's notorious Arghandab Valley. By the time they made it home, three soldiers had been killed in action, a dozen more had lost limbs,...
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A critical examination of the weaknesses inherent in international gender policy
2018 Victoria Schuck Award from the American Political Science Association
Gender equality has become a central aspect of global governance and development in the 21st century. States increasingly promote women in government, ensure women's economic rights and protect women from violence, all in the name of creating a more gender equitable world.
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Nicholas Carnes is the Creed C. Black Associate Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy. He is the author of White-Collar Government: The Hidden Role of Class in Economic Policy Making. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.
Why working-class Americans almost never become politicians, what that means for democracy, and what reformers can do about it
Why are Americans governed by the rich?...
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The Baby Boomers are the largest and most powerful generation in American history-and they aren't going away any time soon. They are, on average, whiter, wealthier, and more conservative than younger generations. They dominate cultural and political institutions and make up the largest slice of the electorate. Generational conflict, with Millennials and Generation Z pitted against the aging Boomer cohort, has become a media staple. Older and younger...
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Confessions of an Old Man is about how next generation is being robbed of their future and what can they do about it. The goal of the book is to get Millennials angry enough to actively engage with the American political system and take control of their destiny instead of their future being decided by rich old white men. It is a statement of collective guilt that places the responsibility on my generation, the baby boomers, for dealing a bad card...
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"From an acclaimed military historian, the interlocking lives of three of the most important and consequential generals in World War II. Born in the two decades prior to World War I, George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel became among the most recognized and successful military leaders of the twentieth century. However, as acclaimed military historian Lloyd Clark reveals in his penetrating and insightful braided chronicle of their lives,...
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Christopher Ebbe, Ph.D., has written this book to inform the public about his goals for the country if he were elected President in 2024-most importantly, to return to viewing each other as basic equals, to accept those with different views, and to compromise to solve our mutual problems. Dr. Ebbe would act in accord with true equality (the government taking the needs of each citizen as being just as important as the needs of any other citizen), and...
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La communication dans la politique européenne tient un rle crucial. Ainsi, de nombreux chercheurs de tout horizon se sont intéressés à la fonction et à la nécessité du dissensus en démocratie.
La reconnaissance du rle crucial de la communication dans la fabrique symbolique du politique a profondément nourri et relancé les études en communication publique. Elle les a ouvertes à une démarche transdisciplinaire très riche sur le terrain...
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There are stories of great success across history for women's rights, of risks and rewards for following a heart's true passion, and of grand shifts occurring in government, all because of a woman's voice and strength to speak up.
In The Marching Women: Inspiring Stories from Young Women in Public Policy, you'll learn about some of the young women who have made a difference in their communities and the ways in which you, too, can create positive...
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"Winner of the 2012 Award for Excellence in Social Sciences, Association of American Publishers" "Winner of the 2012 PROSE Award in Government & Politics, Association of American Publishers" "Kay Lehman Schlozman, Winner of the 2018 Warren Miller Award, Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior Section of the American Political Science Association" Kay Lehman Schlozman is the J. Joseph Moakley Endowed Professor of Political Science at Boston...
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The president of the United States is at once holder of the highest elected office and commander in chief of the armed forces. How do upcoming elections influence presidents' behavior during wartime? How do presidents balance perceptions of the national interest with personal political interests?
War on the Ballot examines how electoral politics shaped presidential decisions on military and diplomatic strategy during the wars in Korea, Vietnam, and...
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"Kay Lehman Schlozman, Winner of the 2018 Warren Miller Award, Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior Section of the American Political Science Association" Kay Lehman Schlozman is the J. Joseph Moakley Endowed Professor of Political Science at Boston College. Henry E. Brady is dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy and the Class of 1941 Monroe Deutsch Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley....
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The election of Donald Trump was a shattering moment to the political sensibilities of America; immediately sending the country into a frenzy of commentary, critique, and a never-ending media coverage that has bordered on the absurd. But, the question still remains: what does it all mean?
The Meaning of Trump is an ideological critique that sees the election of Donald Trump as a completely natural progression to the general trajectory of digitized...
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La compétition présidentielle est devenue une véritable guerre o tous les coups bas sont permis pour tenter de gagner cette très dure bataille électorale...
En janvier 2016, au congrès de la CGT, il a été décidé qu'avant la fin du prochain quinquennat, les 32 heures hebdomadaires deviendraient la norme légale... Chiche!
C'est enfin l'heure d'une véritable révolution sociale... Le système « 4.... & 3... » proposé ici permet vraiment...
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Jan E. Leighley is professor of political science at American University. She is the author of Strength in Numbers?: The Political Mobilization of Racial and Ethnic Minorities (Princeton) and Mass Media and Politics: A Social Science Perspective. Jonathan Nagler is professor of politics at New York University. He is an inaugural fellow of the Society for Political Methodology.
Who Votes Now? compares the demographic characteristics and political...
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À l'occasion des prochaines élections présidentielles d'avril 2017, nombreux sont les Français qui expriment leur souhait de pouvoir voter pour un candidat hors partis politiques
L'effondrement de notre société semble irréversible. La dette cumulée de tous les États du monde augmente de 8 milliards d'euro toutes les 24 heures. C'est la fuite en avant des crédits pour des lendemains qui ne chantent plus. Le capitalisme a fait de ses victimes...
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Découvrez tous les rouages de l'information médiatique et de la communication politique !
Plus jamais vous ne serez un pigeon de l'information et de la communication politique. Dans un style à la fois provoquant, pédagogique et teinté d'humour, Serge Hercek donne les clés pour devenir de véritables profilers de l'info. Ce livre emmène le lecteur dans les coulisses de l'information et de la communication politique ; un monde souvent inconnu,...
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