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A hugely entertaining celebration of one of America's greatest politicians-a source of inspiration for our equally challenging times...Fiorello LaGuardia was one of the twentieth century's most colorful politicians-on the New York and national stage. He was also quintessentially American: the son of Italian immigrants, who rose in society through sheer will and chutzpah. Almost one hundred years later, America is once again grappling with issues that would have been familiar to the Little Flower, as he was affectionately known. It's time to bring back LaGuardia, argues historian and journalist Terry Golway, to remind us all what an effective municipal officer (as he preferred to call himself) can achieve...Golway examines LaGuardia's extraordinary career through four essential qualities: As a patriot, a dissenter, a leader, and a statesman. He needed them all when he stood against the nativism, religious and racial bigotry, and reactionary economic policies of the 1920s, and again when he faced the realities of Depression-era New York and the rise of fascism at home and abroad in the 1930s. Just before World War II, the Roosevelt administration formally apologized to the Nazis when LaGuardia referred to Hitler as a "brown-shirted fanatic."There was nobody quite like Fiorello LaGuardia. In this immensely readable book, as entertaining as the man himself, Terry Golway captures the enduring appeal of one of America's greatest leaders.

Die Freien Wähler (FW) sind heute ein fester Bestandsteil des bayerischen Landtages und streben auch in der Bundespolitik eine immer wichtigere Rolle an. Doch wer sind sie eigentlich? Woher kommen sie? Wohin werden sie gehen?In seinem Buch blickt Armin Grein, der langjährige Bundes- und Landesvorsitzende, nun auf die Geschichte der Freien Wähler (FW) in Bayern sowie auf sein politisches Leben als Kommunalpolitiker zurück und gibt dabei spannende, gelegentlich auch kritische, Einblicke in die Entwicklung einer demokratischen Bewegung - von ihren Anfängen bis zur Transformation zur Partei. Damit legt der heutige Ehrenvorsitzende und Altlandrat erstmals eine Geschichte der Freien Wähler (FW) vor, die nicht nur offene Lücken schließt, sondern der Nachwelt zugleich als Lehrstück für die Entfaltung von demokratischen Potentialen dienen kann.

Since 2000, more than twenty countries around the world have held elections in which parties that espouse a political agenda based on an Islamic worldview have competed for legislative seats. Islamist Parties and Political Normalization in the Muslim World examines the impact these parties have had on the political process in two different areas of the world with large Muslim populations: the Middle East and Asia. The book's contributors examine major cases of Islamist party evolution and participation in democratic and semidemocratic systems in Turkey, Morocco, Yemen, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Bangladesh. Collectively they articulate a theoretical framework to understand the strategic behavior of Islamist parties, including the characteristics that distinguish them from other types of political parties, how they relate to other parties as potential competitors or collaborators, how ties to broader Islamist movements may affect party behavior in elections, and how participation in an electoral system can affect the behavior and ideology of an Islamist party over time.Through this framework, the contributors observe a general tendency in Islamist politics. Although Islamist parties represent diverse interests and behaviors that are tied to their particular domestic contexts, through repeated elections they often come to operate less as antiestablishment parties and more in line with the political norms of the regimes in which they compete. While a few parties have deliberately chosen to remain on the fringes of their political system, most have found significant political rewards in changing their messages and behavior to attract more centrist voters. As the impact of the Arab Spring continues to be felt, Islamist Parties and Political Normalization in the Muslim World offers a nuanced and timely perspective of Islamist politics in broader global context.Contributors: Wenling Chan, Julie Chernov Hwang, Joseph Chinyong Liow, Driss Maghraoui, Quinn Mecham, Ali Riaz, Murat Somer, Stacey Philbrick Yadav, Saloua Zerhouni.

Altruistic political leaders seem harder to come by with the passage of time. They appear to be replaced by egoistic leaders. Realizing this narcissistic tendency, ordinary people strive to foil the politicians' individualistic agenda by forming civic bodies, NGOs and other structures. Like the initial euphoria in a new romance, newly elected leaders start well, but they become rogue as they settle in power. Not to be outdone, some traditional leaders and church pastors follow this oligarchic route suit. Only the rich Royal Bafokeng Council in the Rustenburg districts has used its wealth to develop its communities. Women cry for universal suffrage in some nations and for more civil and socioeconomic liberties in others. Africa can be a force to be reckoned with in the global arena.

"Contains precious insights into what made David Graeber the most innovative social thinker of our time, and why the legacy of his ideas will inspire projects of emancipation for generations" - David Wengrow, Professor, University College London, co-author with David Graeber of The Dawn of Everything"A must-read for anyone who believes in the power of academia as activism" - Sophie Chao, University of SydneyDavid Graeber (1961-2020) was an American anthropologist and anarchist activist who left us with new ways to understand humankind. His writings picked apart political power and social hierarchy to reveal what makes human society tick.As If Already Free collects his most important insights in one book, showing how his writing resonates today for activists looking to shake things up, and explaining how his powerful and accessible ideas can be applied to a wide range of topics, from birth to banking.In today's neoliberal world, we can turn to Graeber's legacy to provide a way for us to understand what went wrong, and how to fix it. This collection is both an introduction to his life and works, a guide to his key ideas, and an inspiring example of how anthropologists are continuing to use his work today.Holly High is an Associate Professor at Deakin University, Australia. She has written two books, Fields of Desire and Projectland. Joshua O. Reno is a Professor at Binghamton University, US. A socio-cultural anthropologist, he is the author of Waste Away, Military Waste and co-author of Imagining the Heartland.

This book focuses on the rise of new challenger parties and the magnitude of their impact on political systems and the existing political order in Southern Europe in the aftermath of the Great Recession.Examining Podemos (Spain), SYRIZA (Greece), and M5S (Italy), it highlights the differences and commonalities between them and their voters.The book reveals whether these parties were effectively able to change the status quo represented by mainstream parties and, secondly, whether they created novel organizational structures capable of "bring the people in", that is, of re-mobilizing disenfranchised voters and of re-inventing the concept of participation within the political party.This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of party politics, representation, leadership, political elites, public opinion, populism, and more broadly to comparative politics, European studies, and contemporary European history.

Looking at eight case studies of Asian democracies, the contributors to this volume analyze the role of political parties in stabilizing and institutionalizing democracies. An essential resource for students and scholars of Asian politics, especially those with a focus on comparative politics, political parties and institutions.

Continuing a tradition of excellence in postelection analysis, Gerald M. Pomper leads a distinguished team of experts offering timely and insightful assessment of the first presidential election of the 21st century.After a relatively uneventful campaign season, the American electorate divided evenly between two similar candidates who raised and spent record sums of money. Election Day was followed by an unprecedented period of uncertainty that was finally resolved in a controversial judicial decision. How all this happened-and why-is discussed by this dynamic lineup of election specialists.Gerald M. Pomper (Rutgers University), author of Passions and Interests: Political Party Concepts of American Democracy.Anthony Corrado (Colby College), author of Campaign Finance Reform and Paying for Presidents.E. J. Dionne Jr. (Washington Post), author of Why Americans Hate Politics and They Only Look Dead.Kathleen A. Frankovic, Director of Surveys and producer, CBS News.Paul S. Herrnson (University of Maryland), author of Congressional Elections: Campaigning at Home and in WashingtonMarjorie Randon Hershey (Indiana University), author of Running for Office.William G. Mayer (Northeastern University), author of In Pursuit of the White House 2000: How We Choose Our Presidential Nominees.Monika L. McDermott, Manager of Surveys for CBS News for 2000 Election.Wilson Carey McWilliams (Rutgers University), author of Beyond the Politics of Disappointment: American Elections, 1980-1998.

In modern political science, the phenomenon of political leadership is described and explained using diverse theoretical models, different analytical perspectives, or different research scales. Keeping in mind this theoretical and research pluralism, the author suggests applying an original integral explanatory strategy, which defines the relational leadership asymmetry between the leader and followers in terms of a dialectical subject¿object relationship (co-determination); that is to say, in terms of a dynamic and complex political process in which the interdependencies and mutual influences of the leader and followers fall under analysis. In this sense, leadership is treated as a processual phenomenon in which the form, content, and shape of leadership depend not only on the talents, qualities, or abilities of the political leader, but also ¿ and in a gradable manner ¿ on the external environment and followers, their collective expectations, aspirations, goals, needs, etc.; or, speaking more broadly, the particular-political conditions in which the complex leadership mechanism takes place.

The main objective of this book - New Political Parties in the Party System of Poland is to analyse and investigate new political parties that were successful in the parliamentary elections of 2011, 2015 and 2019 in Poland, as well as to analyse the Polish and Czech party systems in a comparative manner. The entry of new groups into Parliament has led to significant changes in the Polish party system, sparking discussions about business parties, populism and the role of social media in election campaigns. The book includes the following political parties: Palikot Movement, Modern, Kukiz¿15, Robert Biedrö¿s Spring and Confederation.

Can lions be breastfed by an elephant or a donkey? This weird image from nature can help us scratch the surface of the weirdness of a so-called church being breastfed by the Elephant or the Donkey. Why would the church go after the lesser-the insignificant-instead of the greatest? Why would the church degrade itself to the Donkey or the Elephant when it is supposed to be the offspring of the Lion of Judah? Why would the church choose some truths and suppress others? Why would she just plug her nose and swallow the smelly water the twin brothers of politics force her to drink? This book is provocative, unapologetic, and fascinating; it is biblically consistent, theologically unbiased, historically sound, politically incorrect, and philosophically balanced. It will help you understand how the church has become the mistress of the twin brothers of politics-and how she can return to her place as the Bride of the Lion of Judah. Mesack Dieudonne serves as Lead and Teaching Pastor at Emmanuel Evangelical Baptist Church of Palm Beach, Florida. Under his ministry and by God's grace, E.E.B.C. has grown tremendously in all aspects. He also co-founded and serves as president of LTSG Ministry, Florida. Besides being a pastor, Mesack continues his evangelistic duties. With his expository style of teaching and preaching, he is a sought-after conference speaker. He holds a master's in Christian Apologetics and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership. Mesack lives in Boynton Beach with his wife Sonia and their son Jeremiah, who is an exceptional blessing to them, being conceived twelve years after their marriage.

"A revelatory history of the shocking emergence of vicious political division at the birth of the United States Founding Partisans is a lively narrative of the early years of the republic as the Founding Fathers fought one another with competing visions of what our nation would be. To the framers of the Constitution, political parties were an existential threat to republican virtues. They had suffered the consequences of partisan politics in Britain before the American Revolution, and they wanted nothing similar for America. Yet parties emerged even before the Constitution was ratified, and they took firmer root in the following decade. The first party, the Federalists, formed around Alexander Hamilton and his efforts to overthrow the Articles of Confederation. Thomas Jefferson and the opposition organized as the Antifederalists, the precursor to the Republicans. The two factions wrestled as George Washington tried to remain above the fray. John Adams, however, our second president, was an avowed Federalist, and very much in the scrum. The country's first years unfolded in a contentious spiral of ugly elections and blatant violations of the Constitution. Still, peaceful transfers of power continued, and the nascent country made its way toward global dominance, against all odds. Founding Partisans is a powerful reminder that fierce partisanship is a problem as old as the republic, one we've survived time and time again"--

"McEnany brings to life the key cultural and political issues of our time, from the fall of Afghanistan to the Supreme Court's abortion decision, analyzing world events through the lens of faith."--

"Gutfield returns with an essay collection that is part memoir and part political manifesto."--Publisher marketing.

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