The symbolic manifestations, purposes, and uses of politics are revealed in this provocative
analysis of the institution of politics and man as a political animal. Unlike the conventional …

Early in the 1950s my parents tired of summer holidays mostly spent on chilly wind-swept
beaches and embarked, with hire car, tents, and four young children, on what was, in the …

Describes the development of interest groups in the USA mainly from the 1960s to the
1990s. Using the results of two national surveys of all membership associations operating in …

Considered the gold standard on interest group politics, this widely-used text analyzes
interest groups within the intuitive framework of democratic theory, enabling readers to …

This book provides a down-to-earth account of the virtues and failures of environmental risk
assessment. The assessment process involves politics, technology, and issues of social …

Three important questions are raised by the “return to the state” movement of recent years.
First, are the pluralist, structural functionalist, and Marxist literatures of political science …

The author argues that the existing conceptual frameworks of political and social theory
restrict both theorists and empirical researchers to a narrow definition of authoritarianism …

This book examines the emergence of gender consciousness among women as a
significant force in American politics. The author bases her argument on an in-depth …

Members of active publics who join activist groups help to create constraints on
organizational autonomy that are the major reason for public relations problems and …

This dynamic and comprehensive text from nationally renowned scholars continues to
demonstrate the profound influence African Americans have had—and continue to have …