"This book provides a wise and engaging how-to guide that meets the central challenge of policy analysis: combining scientific evidence and social goals to craft practical, real-world solutions." -Thomas S. Dee, Barnett Family Professor of Education, Stanford University

Elke democratie geeft haar burgers de kans om op geregelde tijdstippen een nieuwe vertegenwoordiging te kiezen. Precies omdat die verkiezingen zo cruciaal zijn, dulden we geen willekeur. Verkiezingen verlopen bijgevolg op basis van strikte regels, vastgelegd in een kieswet, die bepaalt hoeveel zetels er uit te delen zijn, hoeveel kiesdistricten er zijn, hoeveel vrouwen en hoeveel mannen er op de lijsten moeten staan, of je een voorkeurstem mag uitbrengen op de

kandidaat van jouw keuze, enzove...

De kern van de politiek presenteert een kader van vragen en begrippen die helpen om politieke verschijnselen te begrijpen. Deze vragen en begrippen gaan over conflict en samenwerking, over de betrokken personen, groepen

en organisaties en hun doelen en mogelijkheden, over macht en invloed en hoe die kunnen worden bestudeerd, en over

de omgeving die politiek beïnvloedt. Dit kader is van nut voor het begrijpen van politiek, ongeacht waar en wanneer — zowel in het hier en nu als ver weg en la...

Encompassing everything from great power politics to everyday objects such as smart phones, geopolitics affects citizens, governments, and international bodies, and is far more than simply the impact of geographical features on political developments. This book considers both geopolitics' intellectual historical origins and its current concerns.

On October 1, 2009, the People's Republic of China (PRC) celebrated the 60th anniversary of its founding. And what an eventful and tumultuous six decades it had been. During that time, under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), China was transformed from one of the world's poorest countries into the world's fastest growing major economy, and from a weak state barely able to govern or protect its own territory to a rising power that is challenging theUnited States for global in...

This new and fully updated second edition of Critical Issues in Contemporary Japan provides undergraduate and graduate students with an interdisciplinary textbook written by leading specialists on contemporary Japan. Students will gain the analytical insights and information necessary to assess the challenges that confront the Japanese people, policymakers and private and public-sector institutions in Japan today. Featuring a comprehensive analysis of key debates and issues confronting Japan,...

The European Union is facing the worst existential crisis in its 60-year history. At the same time, it is confronted with old and new challenges in its environment that call for joint action. But how do matters stand with the EU's capacity to act? Does the EU manage to effectively combine the different components of its external relations-such as trade, development aid, and security policy-better than it did in the past? How is the EU's external action determined by the internal socio-economi...

Disaster Policy and Politics combines evidence-based research with mini-case studies of recent events to demonstrate the fundamental principles of emergency management and to explore the impact that disasters have had on U.S. policy. Paying special attention to the role of key actors—decision makers at the federal, state, and local levels; scientists; engineers; civil and military personnel; and first responders—author Richard Sylves explores how researchers contribute to and engage in di...

Een heldere analyse van de externe betrekkingen van de eu tot dusver verschaft ons een beter inzicht in de realiteitswaarde van op de buitenwereld gerichte eu-strategieën.