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The Powers of the Union
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 44.00Analyses the distribution of power in the EU across levels of governance and supranational institutions. more...
Why Dominant Parties Lose
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 27.00Why Dominant Parties Lose explains why dominant parties win for long periods and then lose. more...
The Rise of the Unelected
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 35.00Examines the rise in importance of unelected bodies and the challenge they present to democracy. more...
The Strategic Use of Referendums
Palgrave Macmillan 2003; US$ 100.00The strategic use of referendums by leaders often confers legitimacy but it may also reflect the power struggle between leaders, groups, and institutions and in doing so not provide a democratic result for the citizenry of a country. more...
E-Governance
IOS Press 2007; US$ 130.00E-Governanceis regarded as one of the important subjects in the Information Society. Global e-governance for both public and private sectors is becoming significant in the world community. This title offers understanding of what information society or ubiquitous society is all about. more...
Managing Performance
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 57.95In recent years, concerns over the effectiveness of public administration have encouraged the widespread measurement and management of ?performance?. But is performance management an appropriate model for public sector organizations, and has it proved successful? Moreover, how do the principles of performance management affect how public bodies operate,... more...
Social Intelligence Skills for Governement Managers
HRD Press 2006; US$ 14.95This timely series is based upon 15 years of experience and work of trainers and researchers in the field of criminal justice. Each book is filled with the practical skills and actual techniques and methods. The focus is on how to communicate and get others to what is desired with minimal hassles. Examples and techniques are based on the real world... more...
Identities, Affiliations, and Allegiances
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 34.00Examines the changing character of political identities, affiliations, and allegiances in the contemporary world. more...
Handbook of Research Methods in Public Administration
Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 165.95Explores how systematic research methods could aid in understanding traditional questions in public administration as well as theoretical and practical questions. This book offers encyclopedic treatment of research designs with case studies; surveys research designs used in public administration and relates these designs to analytical methods. more...
Constitutionalism and the Role of Parliaments
Hart Publishing Limited 2007; US$ 97.20The role of parliaments in contemporary democracies continues to evolve as parliaments are faced with new challenges. This book sets the historic scene, gives a comparative overview of the modern history of a selection of major European deliberative institutions. It then looks at themes around the doctrine of separation of powers. more...









