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Introduction, Sydney Calkin and Kath Browne -- Part I: The Politics of Repeal -- 1. The 2018 abortion referendum: over before it began! Theresa Reidy -- 2. Explaining repeal: a long-term view, Linda Connolly -- 3. "The only lawyer on the panel": anti-choice lawfare in the battle for abortion law reform, Fiona de Londras and Mìrǎd Enright -- 4. Abortion pills in Ireland and beyond: what can the 8th Amendment referendum tell us about the future of self-managed abortion? Sydney Calkin -- 5. Of trust and mistrust: the politics of repeal, Elzbieta Drazkiewicz-Grodzicka and Mìre Ní Mhórdha -- Part II: Campaigns and Campaigning -- 6. "Enough judgement": reflections on campaigning for repeal in rural Ireland, Mary McGill -- 7. Campaigning for choice: canvassing as feminist pedagogy in Dublin Bay North, Niamh McDonald, Kate Antosik-Parsons, Karen E. Till, Jack Callan and Gerry Kearns -- 8. #T:̀ pro-choice activism in the Irish language community, Lisa Nic an Bhreithimh -- 9. Maser's 'Repeal the 8th' mural: the power of public art in the age of social media, Lorna O'Hara -- 10. Repealing a 'legacy of shame': press coverage of emotional geographies of secrecy and shame in Ireland's abortion debate, Eric Olund -- Part III: Futures: Ireland and Beyond -- 11. Placing the Catholic Church: the moral landscape of repealing the 8th, Richard Scriven -- 12. Losing Ireland: heteroactivist responses to the 8th Amendment in Canada and the UK, Kath Browne and Catherine Jean Nash -- 13. The primacy of place: in vitro 'unborn' and the 8th Amendment, Nol︠le Cotter -- 14. Northern Ireland after repealing the 8th: democratic challenges, Lisa Smyth -- 15. Reflections after the Irish referendum: abortion, the Catholic Church and pro-choice mobilization in Poland, Dorota Szelewa.

Thomas Hobbes is one of the most important figures in the history of political philosophy. Yet a great deal of his political thought was motivated by the need to address distinctively religious problems. This collection of essays is dedicated to the complex and rich intersections between Hobbes's political and religious thought

"Asia is a complex and diverse continent, which has seen the scope and pace of transformation increase rapidly over the past thirty years. In turn, the economic growth and social change seen in the region, combined with new global security profiles and environmental challenges, have contributed to placing Asia at the forefront of international affairs. This Handbook brings together leading scholars of different disciplines, including Politics and International Relations, Security Studies and Law, to provide a comprehensive analysis of both the prospects and problems which have emerged from Asia's rise. Examining how developments across the continent have influenced global politics and how the region has responded to the international community in the modern era, the sections cover:Major actors in Asian politics, especially China, Japan and India,International relations in Asia and intra-Asian tensions, such as the 'Taiwan time bomb'Special issues of world politics in Asia including modern conflicts in and attitudes towards the Middle East.The Routledge Handbook of Asia in World Politics will be useful to students and scholars of Global Politics, International Relations and Asian Studies."--Provided by publisher.

This new title presents key information on the oil industry world-wide, and will be of interest to anyone involved in or studying the politics of oil production, processing and selling. Oil has long been at the forefront of political agendas, and with increased tensions in the Middle East, there has never been a greater need for up-to-date, reliable information on this key industry. Includes: * essays covering the main themes * an A-Z glossary listing important terms * detailed maps *a statistics section.

"Margaret Wilson has always lived a political life. From her days as a child growing up in the Waikato in a Catholic family attuned to fairness, an unlikely law student in the 1960s in a class with a few other women, and an emerging socialist feminist who read radical texts and attended women's conventions, her key concerns became cemented early: the rights of women and equality for all under the law. This is the story of one of New Zealand's most eminent political actors. A policy-focused campaigner, reluctant to join a political tribe and uncomfortable with the combative attitudes and personal jockeying that politics seemed to entail, Wilson nevertheless rose to become the president of the Labour Party during the turbulent mid-1980s. Going on to become a central, far-sighted, occasionally controversial minister in the Clark government, Wilson held significant roles as Attorney-General and Speaker of the House"--Publisher information

Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- 1 Introduction: Information Technology and World Politics-The Growing Connection -- Part One: Information Technology and the "Global Village -- 2 Stateless Nations: "I Pledge Allegiance To … ? -- 3 Come Together? Debunking the Myth of the Internet and the Global Village -- 4 Subnational Groups and the Internet: An Irritant to Globalization, Not a Threat -- 5 The International Security Implications of Internet Use Via Satellite -- Part Two: Information Technology, Freedom, and Civil Society-Case Studies -- 6 Fujimori Meets Cabinas Publicas: The Internet, Journalism, and Democracy in Peru -- 7 Beyond the Internet: Democracy on the Phone? -- 8 China, Democracy, and the Internet -- 9 The Internet and the Evolution of Civil Society in Iran -- Part Three: The Internet and Economic Development -- 10 From Tea Sheds to Cyber Cafes: Could an Internet-Driven Modernization Strategy Succeed in India? -- 11 Brain Drain: An Unintended Consequence of Wiring Brazil? -- 12 www.AfricanOpportunity.com -- About the Authors -- Index.

The political science scholarly consensus has long held up Egypt as a paradigm case of "authoritarian resilience." Analysts emphasized the Mubarak regime's shrewd manipulation of elections, strangling of NGOs, and instrumentalization of protest to shore up its power. This narrative was momentarily disrupted during Egypt's 2011 to 2013 revolutionary situation, but reappeared unchanged after the July 2013 military coup. A Dynamics of Contention ( DoC) perspective sees the political world through different lenses. Where "authoritarian resilience" sees stability, DoC sees dynamism. "Authoritarian resilience" and similar social science models start with pre-constituted political actors, whereas DoC investigates how new political actors emerge and interact during episodes of contention. This article identifies three sites of contention that developed over the 30-year span of the Mubarak regime—elections; street protests, and legal mobilization—sketching how changing dynamics within these sites help us make sense of Egyptian politics before and after 2011.

All politics is local. This is the title of the book that describes the political trajectory of Democrat Tip O'Neill, the only US politician to serve consecutively during five legislatures (1977-1987) as Speaker of the US House. In his political biography, O'Neill says he heard from his father, "All politics is local. Don't forget that." when he lost the first election he ran for. His father could not have been more correct. Political participation and influence, as well as coming to power, exercising, and maintaining it depend on articulations and human relationships established at the local level, whether represented by a house, an office, a family, a neighborhood, or a city.

The American states provide, arguably, the world's most advantageous venue in which to test general propositions about political behavior and policymaking (Jewell 1982; Brace and Jewett 1995). One would be hardpressed to design a better system of polities for conducting political research. The states represent fifty units of analysis with broadly similar political structures, cultures, and populations, but with significant variation across a range of social, policy, and institutional characteristics important to many political theories. Unlike the examination of single units of government, such as the U.S. federal government, the variation in these characteristics allows scholars to test hypotheses of cause-and-effect relationships of political behavior and policymaking in a valid way. But unlike the comparison of different countries, the comparison of states does not produce so much variation that it overwhelms scholars' ability to identify relationships that might exist. Just as the states are a natural laboratory for public policy (New State Ice Co. v. Liebmann 1932), they are also a natural laboratory for testing hypotheses derived from political theory. Furthermore, the accessibility of state government officials makes quite feasible many research strategies that would be unthinkable in the study of federal officials and institutions.