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“filippo tronconi”

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  • Beppe Grillo's Five Star Movement

    Organisation, Communication and Ideology

    by Filippo Tronconi ...
    In 2009 Beppe Grillo, a well-known Italian comedian, established the Five Star Movement with the aim of sending a handful of citizens to municipal councils to act as the watchdog of a professional political class often perceived as corrupt and self-interested. However, in the Italian general elections of February 2013, despite still largely being considered a small protest movement, the party ... Read more

    $91.99 CAD

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  • Brexit, No Exit

    Why (in the End) Britain Won't Leave Europe

    by Denis MacShane ...
    The UK's Brexit vote in 2016 and the inconclusive general election just 12 months later have unleashed a wave of chaos and uncertainty - on the eve of formal negotiations with the EU. Denis MacShane - former MP and Europe minister under Tony Blair - has a unique insider perspective on the events that led to the Brexit vote and ultimately to Theresa May's ill-fated election gamble of June 2017.He ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Dilemmas of Inclusion

    Muslims in European Politics

    by Rafaela M. Dancygier ...
    As Europe’s Muslim communities continue to grow, so does their impact on electoral politics and the potential for inclusion dilemmas. In vote-rich enclaves, Muslim views on religion, tradition, and gender roles can deviate sharply from those of the majority electorate, generating severe trade-offs for parties seeking to broaden their coalitions. Dilemmas of Inclusion explains when and why European ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • The New Politics of Class

    The Political Exclusion of the British Working Class

    by Geoffrey Evans, James Tilley ...
    This book explores the new politics of class in 21st century Britain. It shows how the changing shape of the class structure since 1945 has led political parties to change, which has both reduced class voting and increased class non-voting. This argument is developed in three stages. The first is to show that there has been enormous social continuity in class divisions. The authors demonstrate ... Read more

    $54.99 CAD

  • Populist Parties in Europe

    Agents of Discontent?

    by Palgrave Macmillan ...
    Populism is a concept that is currently in vogue among political commentators and, more often than not, used pejoratively. The phenomenon of populism is typically seen as something adverse and, in the European context routinely related to xenophobic politics. What populism exactly is and who its main representatives are, however, often remains unclear. This text has two main aims: to identify ... Read more

    $128.99 CAD

  • The Front National in France

    Continuity and Change Under Jean-Marie Le Pen and Marine Le Pen

    by Daniel Stockemer ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    In light of the transformation of the Front National (FN) to a major player in French politics, this book examines how the unprecedented boost in positive opinions towards the FN as well as its increasing membership and electoral success have been possible. Using a supply and demand framework and a mixed methods approach, the author investigates the development of the FN and compares the “new” FN ... Read more

    $102.99 CAD

  • The Making of a Protest Movement in Turkey

    #occupygezi

    Edited by U. Ozkirimli ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The aim of this collection of essays, the first academic book on the topic in English, is to offer a preliminary analysis of Gezi protests and address the following questions: 'How can we account for the protests?' and 'Who were the protesters?' ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • A Short History of the Liberal Party

    The Road Back to Power

    by C. Cook ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Chris Cook lifts the lid on the 'third Party;' charting their fascinating journey over the last century, from the landslide victory of 1906 under Asquith, via their descent into divisions and decline in the interwar years, to in-depth analysis of the 2010 British Election and their return to Government in the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • The 2015 UK General Election and the 2016 EU Referendum

    Towards a Democracy of the Spectacle

    by Ian R. Lamond, Chelsea Reid ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book brings together the established field of political communication and the emerging field of critical event studies to develop new questions and approaches. Using this combined framework, it reflects upon how we should understand the expression of democratic participation in mainstream mass media during the 2015 UK General Election and the 2016 referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU. ... Read more

    $70.99 CAD

  • Political Communication in Britain

    The Leader's Debates, the Campaign and the Media in the 2010 General Election

    by Roger Mortimore, Simon Atkinson ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The 2010 General Election represented a pathbreaking contest in Political Communication. The TV debates changed forever the feel of the campaign. This book brings together key commentators, analysts and polling experts to present readers with a unique and valuable insight into the development of political communication in British Politics. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • The Great Betrayal

    How the Government with the Largest Majority in the History of the Irish State Lost its People

    by John Drennan ...
    From penalty points to water charges, funding cuts to tax hikes, The Great Betrayal is a cutting assessment of the upheavals, egos and scraps that shaped the 31st Dáil by Ireland's most sagacious political pundit-turned-political operatorAs the curtain falls on this government's term in office, it has fallen drastically out of favour, something that is hard to believe if we cast our minds back ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The 2012 French Presidential Elections

    The Inevitable Alternation

    by J. Evans, G. Ivaldi ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Was the victory of François Hollande, the Socialist challenger to Nicolas Sarkozy, inevitable in the 2012 French Presidential elections? This book argues that a combination of economic downturn, policy choices and personal unpopularity meant that the Right-wing incumbent faced an almost impossible task in holding onto power for another five years. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD