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Soziale Arbeit zwischen Postdemokratie und Globalisierung
Diplomica Verlag 2011; US$ 37.73Hauptbeschreibung Die Globalisierung und ihre Transformationen betreffen jeden von uns. Ihre Auswirkungen sind in alle Bereiche unseres täglichen Lebens vorgedrungen. Auch Nationalstaaten und ihre Institutionen sind in folge dessen von Veränderungen betroffen, die sich auch auf die diversen Tätigkeitsfelder der Sozialen Arbeit auswirken. Neben der... more...
Fighting Chance
Oxford University Press, USA 2011; US$ 25.99The advocates of woman suffrage and black suffrage came to a bitter falling-out in the midst of Reconstruction, when Elizabeth Cady Stanton opposed the 15th Amendment because it granted the vote to black men but not to women. How did these two causes, so long allied, come to this? Based on extensive research, Fighting Chance is a major contribution... more...
Millennial Momentum
Rutgers University Press 2011; US$ 26.95In their 2008 book, Millennial Makeover , Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais made a prescient argument that the Millennial Generation (born 1982-2003) would change American politics for good. Later that year, a huge surge of participation from young voters helped to launch Barack Obama into the White House. Now, in Millennial Momentum , Winograd... more...
Governance International Dänemark
Schäffer-Poeschel Verlag für Wirtschaft Steuern Recht GmbH 2011; US$ 26.91Hauptbeschreibung Orientierungshilfe bei Rechtsfragen im internationalen Kontext. Um Haftungsrisiken zu vermeiden, sollten international tätige Manager die relevanten Regelungen im Ausland kennen. Das Buch vermittelt das rechtliche Basiswissen für Dänemark. Übersichtlich werden die rechtlichen Pflichten in typischen Praxissituationen erläutert. Dazu... more...
The Future of American Democratic Politics
Rutgers University Press 2003; US$ 24.95In this book, fifteen major scholars assess the current state of American democracy, offering a spirited dialogue on the future of democratic politics. Contributors focus on three principles fundamental to democracy—equality, liberty, and participation. This timely collection covers the issues relevant to the future of American democracy... more...
Wenn das Volk (mit)entscheidet . Wechselbeziehungen und Konfliktlinien zwischen direkter und indirekter Demokratie als Herausforderung für die Rechtsordnung.
Duncker & Humblot 2011; US$ 36.66Hauptbeschreibung »Die Emanzipation der Laien, das ist die Demokratie«, hat Thomas Mann das Wesen demokratischer Selbstbestimmung einmal gekennzeichnet. Ohne jede Form von Repräsentation kommt dieses Herrschaftsprinzip in einem modernen Flächenstaat nicht aus. Demokratie als kollektive Selbstbestimmung des Volkes steht in der Folge vor der ständigen... more...
Defiant Publics
Wiley 2013; US$ 64.95Social activism and dissent have become global phenomena for our times. Ordinary people across the world are fighting back. This newly potent political force has defeated governments in India and Spain, and has brought down the EU draft constitution. Disaffected by the triumph of markets, public goods, public interest and public spaces are regaining... more...
Fixing Elections
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 31.95Fixing Elections shows our whole 18th-century Winner Take All political system, including the way we elect our legislatures. Steven Hill argues our geographic-based, Winner Take All political system is at the root of many of our worst political problems, including poor minority and majority representation, low voter turnout, expensive mudslinging campaigns,... more...
The One-Hour Activist
Wiley 2004; US$ 14.95No matter what your political persuasion, The One-Hour Activist is your guide to influencing lawmakers, candidates, and reporters. The One-Hour Activist reveals fifteen powerful, proven grassroots actions that persuade lawmakers and candidates to see things your way. Each action is designed to grab the attention of your representatives and build... more...
Democracy in America
Random House Publishing Group 2004; US$ 7.99From America's call for a free press to its embrace of the capitalist system, Democracy in America --first published in 1835--enlightens, entertains, and endures as a brilliant study of our national government and character. Philosopher John Stuart Mill called it "among the most remarkable productions of our time." Woodrow Wilson wrote that de Tocqueville's... more...









