Book abstract: This timely book takes stock of the state of the art and future of electronic democracy, exploring the history and potential…
Leading social analysts Ruth Milkman, Mohammed A. Bamyeh, Benjamin Barber, William Julius Wilson, Dana Williams, and Deborah B. Gould offer…
The essay discusses the negative effects of the politicization of
religion in the U.S. The authors note that modern U.S. partisan…
Book abstract: This all-new replacement for Developments in European Politics brings together specially commissioned chapters by leading…
There is considerable variance in the productivity of teachers, yet educators have been unable to identify observable characteristics…
This essay is an exploration of the political rise of politician Edward W. Brooke and his impact on the Republican Party and the black…
Member-based civic associations, or citizen groups, have two crucial roles in American democracy. They advocate for members' interests in…
As countries throughout the world democratize and decentralize, citizen participation in public life should increase. In this paper, I…
The progressive movement is seeing a resurgence of younger organizers thanks, in part, to the “Obama effect” of the 2008 campaign, and a…