Profound social changes have made governance and political leadership more challenging than ever. The result is that politics in the democratic world faces a crisis in the 21st century. The revised edition of this highly successful text reassesses the gap between citizen expectation and the realities of government in light of new developments.
The book examines the role of various governments in revitalizing nuclear power, focusing on detailed case studies from France, Finland, Britain, and the United States. It highlights the challenges these governments face in fostering new investments in nuclear energy, emphasizing the complexities and obstacles that hinder progress in the sector. Through this analysis, Baker and Stoker provide insights into the political and economic factors influencing the future of nuclear power.
Achieving mass democracy was the great triumph of the last century. Learning to live with it will be the greatest achievement of this one. Stoker suggests that democracy must create a new politics, making it as easy as possible for as many people to participate. Winner of the Political Studies Association Book of the Year Prize 2006
A comprehensive assesment of the issues & challenges facing local authorities in Great Britain as they search for a new role in the 21st century.
Drawing on the author's unrivalled experience and expertise in both research and policy-making, this important new book provides a systematic assessment of the changing nature of local governance in Britain and a conceptual framework for understanding the new governance of localities. schovat popis
This basic introduction to theory and methods in political science brings together specially commissioned chapters by leading scholars in every field into a carefully integrated and coherent text.