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EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The motivations of migrants for travelling to Europe vary, and the quality of the processes involved in their settlement and contribution to social and economic development are inextricably linked to their prospects of finding and sustaining good-quality work. This book explores the labour market integration of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers across seven European countries: the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Italy, Switzerland and the UK. Using empirical data from the Horizon2020 SIRIUS Project, it investigates how legal, political, social and personal circumstances combine to determine the work trajectory for migrants who choose Europe as their home.

With great candor, this progressive Chicago politician and activist political science professor shares his struggles for civil rights and social justice. Striking the perfect balance between historical context, autobiography, and lessons learned, Simpson chronicles what worked, what didn't, and why. Includes 73 pictures and index.

In For the Common Good authors David D. Chrislip and Ed O'Malley share their belief that civic leadership needs to become more purposeful, provocative and engaging in order to cope with today's civic challenges. They use the real-life dilemmas of five leaders to bring these ideas to life.For the Common Good has been honored with a 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Award and has been named a finalist for the Foreword Reviews book of the year award in social science.

"In the last century, technocracy has assumed many forms in our daily lives. A century ago, one college dean, Arland Deyett Weeks, described many of the mechanisms that would come to define concepts like "nudge theory" and "libertarian paternalism" in the 21st century. The truths written in these collected works give readers the opportunity today to identify the weaponization of the human psyche in civic discourse over the past century, often by moneyed interests. If you watch modern media closely today after reading this book, you too might notice some of the principles described here before the emergence of radio, now being used ubiquitously in marketing, government, and generally in shaping social media"--

Political turmoil surrounding immigration at the federal level and the inability of Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform have provided an opening for state and local governments to become more active in setting their own immigration-related policies. States largely dictate the resources, institutions, and opportunities immigrants can access: who can get a driver's license or attend a state university, what languages are spoken in schools and public offices, how law enforcement interacts with the public, and even what schools teach students about history. In States of Belonging, an interdisciplinary team of immigration experts - Tomás R. Jiménez, Deborah J. Schildkraut, Yuen J. Huo, and John F. Dovidio - explore the interconnections among immigration policies, attitudes about immigrants and immigration, and sense of belonging in two neighboring states - Arizona and New Mexico - with divergent approaches to welcoming newcomers. Arizona and New Mexico are historically and demographically similar, but they differ in their immigration policies. Arizona has enacted unwelcoming policies towards immigrants, restricting the access of immigrants to state resources, social services, and public institutions. New Mexico is more welcoming, actively seeking to protect the rights of immigrants and extending access to state resources and institutions. The authors draw on an original survey and in-depth interviews of a cross-section of each state's population to illustrate how these differing approaches affect the sense of belonging not only among immigrants, but among the U.S.-born as well. Respondents in Arizona, regardless of whether they were foreign- or native-born or their ethno-racial background, agreed that the state is unwelcoming to immigrants, and they pointed to Arizona's restrictive policies as the primary factor. The sense of rejection perceived by Latinos in Arizona, including the foreign-born and the U.S.-born, was profound. They felt the effects of administrative and symbolic exclusions of the state's unwelcoming policies as they went about their daily lives. New Mexico's more welcoming approach had positive effects on the Latino immigrant population, and these policies contributed to an increased sense of belonging among U.S.-born Latinos and U.S.-born whites as well. The authors show that exposure to information about welcoming policies is associated with an improved sense of belonging across most population groups. They also find that the primary dividing line when it came to reactions to welcoming policies was political, not ethno-racial. Only self-identified Republicans, Latino as well as white, showed reduced feelings of belonging. States of Belonging demonstrates that welcoming policies cultivate a greater sense of belonging for immigrants and other state citizens, suggesting that policies aimed at helping immigrants gain a social, economic, and political foothold in this country can pay a broad societal dividend.

It is increasingly recognised that instead of relying on top-down commands or leaving individuals to their own devices, communities should be given a role in tackling challenges exacerbated by global crises. Written by a team of leading experts with in-depth knowledge and on-the-ground experience, this book sets out why and how people's lives can be positively transformed through diverse forms of community involvement. This book critically explores examples from around the world of how communities can become more collaborative and resilient in dealing with the problems they face, and provides an invaluable guide to what a holistic policy agenda for community-based transformation should encompass.

Citizenship is defined as that secular ethic that defines membership and participation in the political community and provides the cooperative context for political competition. This definition is used to develop a model for the political construction of the next evolutionary stage of citizenship in an elective government that has achieved a rudimentary level of representation. The model consists of two major dimensions-the homeostatic and hermeneutic-and citizenship is the nexus of their intersection. The homeostatic dimension mediates the tension between the individual and community; the hermeneutic dimension involves shaping the evolutionary path into the future through the interpretation of the culture-history of our past into the context of the present. Citizenship is also considered in terms of its individual and collective attributes. The development of citizenship along these lines is seen as leading to the creation of a culture of democracy. The model of citizenship is used to provide the context for the development of the idea of representation as the highest obligation of citizenship and to provide a critique of election. Since education is critical for the development of citizenship, the model is also applied to the system of education. Finally, the state of Minnesota is used as an example of how the model can be translated into practice. The main theme running throughout the work is the idea that citizenship can be politically developed as the mediating mechanism necessary to establish social and ecological balance.

"Horesh's perceptive and thoughtful views on fascism are in the great tradition of past works by Orwell, Albert Camus, Hannah Arendt and Henry Thoreau." Andy Heintz, author of Dissidents of the International Left A new wave of fascism is inundating the world under the guise of rightwing populism, but the fascism this time has little to do with taking down elites-and it is every bit as dangerous as the fascism last time. Fascism can be identified by its toxic brew of racism, sexism, ethnonationalism, and authoritarianism. It is organized around a cult of personality, and it mobilizes ressentiment in senseless acts of nihilism. Fascist movements are dangerous because they harness nationalist aggression against minorities, but their subtler danger lies in their turn against reality. They reject science and rationality because they are seen as a threat, and since the world cannot be turned off, fascists try to tear it down instead. Fascists seek, in the words of Erich Fromm, to escape the burden of freedom and return to the mythologized bonds of patriarchy. Yet, in a vast and complex world, where survival requires adaptation and adaptation flexibility, their forced regression always ends in destruction. In this way, fascism is not simply a reaction to globalization but a nihilistic assault on the world itself. The destruction can be witnessed in the disastrous response of fascist leaders the world over to the coronavirus and the recent explosion in crimes against humanity. The Fascism This Time elucidates a psychosocial model of fascism which predicted that Trump's election would lead to an accelerated assault on democratic institutions, a global increase in authoritarianism, immigrant concentration camps, the starvation of Yemen, and an effort to maintain power by force. Yet, the fascism this time is global, and putting a stop to it will require a global democracy movement that is only just getting underway. This book is a highly original account of how the fascism this time is tied to the overwhelming challenges with which the world is now faced. Its warning about the dangers of denial is reminiscent of Timothy Snyder's, On Tyranny, while its insights into the nature of mass movements harkens back to Eric Hoffer's, The True Believer. It is a sweeping defense of democracy, and a classic testament to resistance, inspiring action and reflection, and sparkling with insights, in the perennial tradition of Hannah Arendt and Alexis de Tocqueville.

The stories in this collection focus on individuals and groups wrestling with a question that many young people ask: How can I make a positive difference in the world?

Stories of Identity reflects on the way that migration affects personal identity and offers educators and students resources to examine this migration through methods of storytelling.

Finally, an AP(R) Gov textbook with support and practice!Written by an AP(R) U.S. Government and Politics teacher and exam reader, this book has been carefully built to meet the needs of AP(R) teachers and students. The text follows the course organization and focuses on course concepts, practices, reasoning skills, and required cases and documents. It also provides extensive practice for the AP(R) exam.

A call to action for Americans to put political party aside and unite under our country's founding principles!

Christian Fratricide is the first book I've found that captures the reality of the biblical mandate Christians have to engage the political realm, but then addresses in detail the unique difficulties that permeate the Body of Christ in actually being effective in doing so. If the gospel is important, then this is a must read for anyone concerned about the dangers of a government that continues to become more hostile to our values and our faith.-- Dr. Jim Garlow, founder and CEO of Well Versed, Inc.Frank Kacer's keen mind and faithful heart are evident throughout, and his insights on our duty in this pivotal time are both practical and profound. Read it yourself and then buy a copy for anyone striving to be a good and faithful servant in our Constitutional Republic."-- Jonathan Keller, president, California Family Council Christian Fratricide, by Frank Kacer hits the mark on the relevant questions related to Christians engaging their community, elicits logical talking points and rightly applies biblical principles throughout his answers to each question. God commands us to engage! This book is a must have for every biblical worldview library. -- Todd Hitchcock, senior pastor, Bethel Baptist Church, California Frank Kacer has been a biblical worldview, political activist over twenty-five years, while mentoring Christians to engage politics in a Christ-honoring, legal manner. Author of numerous columns on Biblical Politics for Christian publications and on-line with the Washington Times "Communities," Frank is founder of the Christian Citizenship Council and the Christian Statesman Internship Program. Politically, Frank was elected to county Central Committee political office, and been active in political campaigns, candidate recruitment, and precinct operations. Professionally, Frank was a physicist in the DoD Intelligence Community for 35 years and was a lay pastor at Grace Bible Church for 28 years.

Whether running for office for the first time, or simply thinking of it, RUN inspires, equips, and supports you. It describes the help you'll need, where to find it, and how to ask for it. It empowers candidates for public office to have authentic and relevant political conversations. RUN shows how to be the best candidate you can be, how to make a difference - and how to win.

In this third edition of The Good Citizen, Russell Dalton uses current national public opinion surveys, including new evidence from 2018 Pew Center survey data, to show how Americans are changing their views on what good citizenship means. It's not about recreating the halcyon politics of a generation ago, but recognition that new patterns of citizenship call for new processes and new institutions that reflect the values of the contemporary American public. Trends in participation, tolerance, and policy priorities reflect a younger generation that is more engaged, more tolerant, and more supportive of social justice. The Good Citizen shows how a younger generation is creating new norms of citizenship that are leading to a renaissance of democratic participation. An important comparative chapter in the book showcases cross-national comparisons that further demonstrate the vitality of American democracy.

Can the government do that? Check the Constitution! The Cato Institute's Pocket Constitution is the perfect read at any time of the year.