Citations with the tag: POLITICAL science
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- Parks and politics during the Second Empire in Paris
Massey Schenker, Heath // Landscape Journal; Fall1995, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p201No abstract available.
- Takings legislation: where it stands and what is next
Sax, Joseph L. // Ecology Law Quarterly; 1996, Vol. 23 Issue 3, p509No abstract available.
- Hey Derry Derry Down.
Sax, Joseph L. // Credit Management; Aug2003, p8Focuses on the abolition of the House of Lords in Great Britain. Effects of anachronism on progress in modern society.
- Editor's Introduction.
Wessell, Nils H. // Russian Politics & Law; Jul2007, Vol. 45 Issue 4, p3The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including one by Adzhar Kurtov titled "Presidential Seat or Padishah' Throne? The Distinctive Features of Supreme Power in Central Asian States" and another by Grigorii Kertman titled "Moscow Anomalies: A Tour of Georating."
- BRIEFLY.
Wessell, Nils H. // Hill; 11/4/2008, Vol. 15 Issue 122, p3The article offers news briefs related to politics in the U.S. including the lead of Republicans in the polls in Minnesota, Georgia Representative Jim Marshall praises president-elect Barack Obama, and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell gained narrow lead.
- News and conflict
Karlberg, Michael // Alternatives Journal; Winter1997, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p22No abstract available.
- Lula: The Hard Part Begins.
Karlberg, Michael // Emerging Markets Monitor; 2/3/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 40, p11Focuses on politics in Brazil. Political events that will prove a crucial gauge as to how much support Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will gain from the legislature for his political agenda; Possible result of a reassessment of revenues.
- Political Tensions Mount In Poland.
Karlberg, Michael // Emerging Markets Monitor; 3/31/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 48, p13Focuses on the political turmoil in Poland. Impact of political ructions on FX markets; Information on two and three year Polish T-bonds.
- Relations With Congress Still Key.
Karlberg, Michael // Latin America Monitor: Mexico Monitor; Jan2003, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p2Deals with domestic politics in Mexico. Events that continue to dominate the political scene; Possible explanations for the softening of the opposition; Political outlook for Mexico.
- WEEK in REVIEW: POLITICS.
Karlberg, Michael // Warsaw Business Journal; 10/29/2001, Vol. 7 Issue 44, p4Reports developments on political science as of October 29, 2001 in Poland.
- Guest Editor's Introduction.
Zakharova, Larisa G. // Russian Studies in History; Summer2007, Vol. 46 Issue 1, p3The article discusses various reports published within the issue, including the article titled "The Fate of Reform: The Russian Peasantry in Government Policy and Public Opinion from the Late 1860s to the Early 1880s," by Ivan Anatol'evich Khristoforov and the article titled "The Bureaucrat...
- TEAM GOT BRONZE IN '36 AFTER GOALIE GOT BRAZEN WITH HITLER.
Baker, Francis F. // Subconsciously Speaking; Feb93, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p3No abstract available.
- Countries of the world.
Baker, Francis F. // World Almanac for Kids; 1998, p42Presents a chart of the 192 countries in the world. Country name; Capital city; Location of the country; Area; Population, as of 1996; Currency name; Exchange rate against the United States dollar, as of the beginning of 1997; Year of joining the United Nations.
- Chapter 1: Political Outlook.
Baker, Francis F. // Venezuela Business Forecast Report; 2006 4th Quarter, p5The article presents an overview of the political condition in Venezuela.
- Unheavenly cities.
Tyrrell Jr., R. Emmett // American Spectator; Jul92, Vol. 25 Issue 7, p10Editorial. Contends that liberal Democrats are unaware of the serious flaws in their approach to urban problems in America. How their policies have for 20 years hurt the urban poor; Overview of the urban policy proposals of the Democrats' most likely presidential nominee, Governor Bill Clinton;...
- Say it ain't so, Jim.
Tyrrell Jr., R. Emmett // Business News New Jersey; 09/18/96, Vol. 9 Issue 19, p18Editorial. Debates the possibility of Jim Florio, the single most hated governor of New Jersey, winning a primary. View on Florio and his political status; Questions what the Democratic Party in New Jersey stands for; What the party and candidate must offer New Jersey.
- Federal government mandates.
Tyrrell Jr., R. Emmett // Brookings Review; Fall92, Vol. 10 Issue 4, p50Discusses the four ways in which the federal government influences state governments. Judicial decrees; Legislative regulations; Preemptions; Grant-in-aid conditions; Whether or not mandates matter; Curbing mandates.
- Politics as the art of confined compromise.
Boudreaux, Donald J.; Lee, Dwight R. // CATO Journal; Winter97, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p365Looks at the conceptualization of politics as the art of compromise. Evaluation of two reasons which have resulted in this incorrect view; Nature of the environment in which politics exist; Comparison of political compromise with compromise in markets.
- THE MONTH IN CONGRESS--Final Session Moves Into Second Month.
Boudreaux, Donald J.; Lee, Dwight R. // Congressional Digest; Mar1962, Vol. 41 Issue 3, p65Focuses on the final session of the 87th Congress in the U.S. Budget message; Economic message; Trade message; Urban affairs and housing message.
- The feminization of the American Left.
Nuechterlein, J. // Commentary; Nov87, Vol. 84 Issue 5, p43Feminism has worked its revolutionary ways with minimal notice, and the spillover effects of feminist thought are everywhere apparent, though they have often escaped being named for what they are. Examines the effect of feminism on the political Left.
- Business of government is to serve its citizens.
Miller, Jack // Christian Science Monitor; 4/20/98, Vol. 90 Issue 103, p19Focuses on the belief of many people that government agencies would run more efficiently if they operated the way businesses do. Problems with that premise including the fact that governments must earn, protect, and sustain the public trust; Need to build consensus and earn public acceptance of...
- Government Structure.
Miller, Jack // United Arab Emirates Country Review; 2009, p23The article provides an overview on the government structure of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) including its type of government and elections.
- 1990 election hot spots
Moore, Merry Ann // E: The Environmental Magazine; Sep/Oct1990, Vol. 1 Issue 5, p42No abstract available.
- Elections '92-the presidential contenders
Burkholder, Steve // E: The Environmental Magazine; Mar/Apr1992, Vol. 3 Issue 2, p38No abstract available.
- How to run and win
Culp, David // Environmental Action; Mar/Apr1988, Vol. 19 Issue 5, p19No abstract available.
- The color of power.
Riley, C. // Essence (Essence); Nov87, Vol. 18 Issue 7, p148Discusses the issue of power in the lives of black men. Example of black athletes whose careers in sports do not carry them into corporate success, but often white athletes are successful. `If black men gain power and use it in the same old ways, the transition means very little.' Social and...
- Saving failed states.
Helman, Gerald B.; Ratner, Steven R. // Foreign Policy; Winter93, Issue 89, p3Considers the emerging phenomenon of the failed nation-state, those utterly incapable of sustaining themselves as members of the international community. The current collapse, of such nations as Haiti, Somalia, Sudan, Cambodia, Yugoslavia, have their roots in the vast proliferation of...
- The evils of self-determination.
Etzioni, Amitai // Foreign Policy; Winter93, Issue 89, p21Surveys the historical force of self-determination movements, and suggests it is time to withdraw moral support from most of the movements and see them for what they mainly are--self-destructive. Use of self-determination to dissolve empires; Nationalism as a way to lay foundations for a...
- Nouns and pronouns.
Lapham, L.H. // Harper's Bazaar; Jan89, Issue 3325, p8Opinion. Governments cannot take on the attributes of individuals, and thus aren't expected to behave as most individuals do.
- HOW'S YOUR POLITICAL I.Q.?
Gizzi, John // Human Events; 8/28/2006, Vol. 62 Issue 29, p17No abstract available.
- HOW'S YOUR POLITICAL I.Q.?
Gizzi, John // Human Events; 4/20/2009, Vol. 65 Issue 14, p20A quiz about various political issues in the U.S.
- Mark my words...I mean what I say.
Elvin, John // Insight on the News; 12/02/96, Vol. 12 Issue 45, p35Features several comments related to politics. Author Robert Bork's view on how democracy is maintained; Optimism of sociology professor Reynolds Farley concerning the future of America as a nation; Comment of Chinese press official Chen Yingming on a government campaign against the unchecked...
- Talking the talk.
Paige, Sean; Danitz, Tiffany; Hickey, Jennifer G.; Russell, Keith // Insight on the News; 02/09/98, Vol. 14 Issue 5, p9Looks at news/talk radio in the United States, focusing on political talk radio. Birth of political talk radio in modern times; Identification of the most widely heard radio-talk program; Factors accounting for radio talk success; Political philosophy which dominates radio talk. INSETS:...
- Politics, policy, and political science.
Finneran, K. // Issues in Science & Technology; Spring92, Vol. 8 Issue 3, p95Argues that between the worlds of raw power and pure theory lies the realm of practical policymaking. The interrelationship between politics, policy, and political science; Dispassionate view of political science; Suspicion of claims to objectivity or disinterestedness; Consideration of reasons...
- Global watch.
McClenahen, John S. // Industry Week/IW; 06/23/97, Vol. 246 Issue 12, p36Presents international news and updates on political events. Apprehensions on the economic impact of Great Britain's handover of Hong Kong to China; Impact of France's employment policy on foreign investments; Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's policy on bribery of foreign...
- The changing context of state political economy.
Brace, P. // Journal of Politics; May91, Vol. 53 Issue 2, p297Presents a simple model of state political economy and examines it in three periods: 1968-1973, 1974-1979, and 1980-1985. The role American states play in shaping their economic fortunes; Modeling state economic performance; Alternative influences on state economies; Methodology and data.
- Right by nature.
Rhodes, J.M. // Journal of Politics; May91, Vol. 53 Issue 2, p318Presents an essay questioning what Aristotle's concept `right by nature' is, how there could be universal absolutes that are mutable, and how these things can be known. Author Alasdair MacIntyre's contention that we are living in the aftermath of a cultural disaster analogous to the sinking of...
- Testing the parochial hypothesis: Congress and the Strategic Defense Initiative.
Lindsay, J.M. // Journal of Politics; Aug91, Vol. 53 Issue 3, p860Reexamines the parochial hypothesis by analyzing congressional voting on the Strategic Defense Initiative. The study finds little evidence of parochialism. A model of congressional voting and what influences voting; Results; Validity of the results.
- The Influence of the Economy on Party Identification in the Reagan Years.
Weisberg, H.F.; Smith Jr., C.E. // Journal of Politics; Nov91, Vol. 53 Issue 4, p1077Utilizes frequent measurements taken during a period of considerable economic volatility to explore how short-term fluctuations in partisanship have operated and continue to operate within limited range before permanent realignment occurs. The MacKuen, Erikson, and Stimson finding (1989); Results.
- Interest-group and party influence agents in the legislative process: A comparative state analysis.
Wiggins, C.W.; Hamm, K.E. // Journal of Politics; Feb92, Vol. 54 Issue 1, p82Examines the involvement and success of interest groups in relation to party-oriented influence agents in the legislative public policy-making process. Scope and methods; Political setting; Groups in the legislative process.
- The good society versus the State: Freedom and necessity in political innovation.
Dryzek, Jo hn S. // Journal of Politics; May92, Vol. 54 Issue 2, p518Presents a study that discovers and enumerates spaces for freedom in political innovation and structural necessity. Idealism in political theory; The determinism of structural social science; International necessity; Market necessity.
- Discussant effects on vote choice: Intimacy, structure, and interdependence.
Huckfeldt, R.; Sprague, J. // Journal of Politics; Feb91, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p122Addresses a series of questions related to the influence of political discussion. To what extent are political preferences affected by discussion? What types of discussant relationships are most likely to foster political influence? Other questions.
- A place for everything...
Jackson, Hugh // Las Vegas Business Press; 06/15/98, Vol. 15 Issue 24, p5Opinion. Focuses on the benefits from running the government like a business. Realities for the demand for government services; Administrative branches in localities; Streamlining of the operations of the government.
- Read my lipstick.
Ivins, M. // Mother Jones; May/Jun92, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p10Contends that the American political press fails to understand the real meaning of populism. Frequent, and inaccurate, equation of populism with racist demagoguery by the press; Other references to populism that emphasize attacking the rich; Causes for the press' sad perversion of populism;...
- Thinker's corner.
Daniels, Caroline // New Statesman; 06/27/97, Vol. 126 Issue 4340, p13Summarizes reports on political subjects from several periodicals. Influence of the Republican Party's Contract With America on British Conservatism; Analysis of economic and social progress in Africa.
- Politics.
Richards, Steve // New Statesman; 04/17/98, Vol. 127 Issue 4381, p7Opinion. Presents information regarding a memo to writer and comedian, Ben Elton pertaining to politics in Great Britain. Reference to the article `Cool Britannia;' Discussion on the term `Third Way' in relation to this topic; Information on the signing of the Single European Act by former...
- News from nowhere.
Richards, Steve // New Statesman; 04/17/98, Vol. 127 Issue 4381, p8Presents information on news briefs pertaining to politics in Great Britain. Information on reshuffling within Great Britain's government; Details on Labour's excess of magnanimity; Insight into an alliance against the Dirty Digger by two senior Labour backbenchers.
- Labour's assault on freedom.
Howard, Michael // New Statesman; 04/24/98, Vol. 127 Issue 4382, p31Opinion. Discusses the concept called the `Third Way' in politics in Great Britain. Definition of the Third Way; View on how British Prime Minister Tony Blair employs the rhetoric of the Third Way; Details on the author's view of the effects of the failure of socialism in Britain.
- Homespun philosophy.
Williams, Raymond // New Statesman & Society; 6/19/92, Vol. 5 Issue 207, Supplement p8Reflects on the meaning of the concept of community. Distinguishing between the related terms `a people,' `a nation' and `nation state'; Implications for the present political situation; Questions to consider.
- Fringe benefits.
Ward, Colin // New Statesman & Society; 7/31/92, Vol. 5 Issue 213, p26Recounts the author's visit to the Conference of Socialist Economists on `The New World Order--Is Capitalism Winning?' Focus on a paper presented by Alan Spence entitled `Is Hong Kong a Model for Perestroika?' Lessons learned from the region's imperialist socialism.
