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There is an urgent need for a book of this nature which provides students with all the essential information required and a full definition of terms. A perfect companion to European politics today, written by the same authors, this book presents past events, prominent personalities, important dates, organisations and electoral information in an accessible, easy-to-read format. The book is split into five sections for ease of use: a dictionary of significant political events, a chronology of major events in Europe since 1945, a biographical dictionary, a dictionary of political organisations and electoral data. In addition to being a comprehensive reference tool, this book is intended to provide a sound historical background to the development of Western European politics.

In the early post-Soviet period, Ukraine appeared to be firmly on the path to democracy. But the Kuchma presidency was clouded by dark rumors of corruption and even political murder, and, by 2004, the country was in full-blown political crisis. This book looks beyond these dramatic events and aims to identify the actual play of power in Ukraine.

This article examines some of the hurdles that confront teachers of American government and politics in the United Kingdom. It argues that whilst the problems associated with teaching American politics are hardly unique within the politics discipline, they do pose substantial challenges. In particular, confronting students' stereotypes and prejudices about the United States is a key task of a successful teaching programme. To do this, and to make the study of US politics an 'active' one, some suggestions are made as to how the standard 'textbook approach' can be supplemented and enhanced.

What are the possibilities of connection between politics and literature? How have those possibilities been developed? Why should students of politics turn to literature as a source of political understanding? Connections have traditionally been made in terms of literature as illustration or example for politics or as a form of moral education. Other possibilities are a 'political sociology of literature' or literature as a primary source for political studies. Work in the United States suggests further extensions. The case for 'politics and literature' is also strengthened by recent developments in political theory such as the interest in 'identity' or 'narrative'.

The Politics of Bureaucracy provides an important impetus for the research of representative bureaucracy and at the same time serves as an analytical frame for a research agenda on representativeness in the public sector. The major impetus comes from one of the book's core messages that public administration is tightly interwoven with politics and society. As a reform paradigm, representative bureaucracy aims for a public sector workforce that mirrors the social composition of the society it is supposed to serve. If successful, this measure is expected to improve organisational performance, relations with social groups and also overall political legitimacy. However, representativeness is no panacea to treat all problems of diverse societies and non-responsive bureaucracies. Rather, potential benefits have to be discounted against likely pitfalls and extra costs incurred through the pursuit of representativeness. What is more, the inherent tensions with competing reform paradigms have to be taken into account.

1. Barack Obama and the strategic presidency / George C. Edwards III -- 2. The problem of presidential strategy / Jon Herbert -- 3. Health politics and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / Daniel Beland and Alex Waddan -- 4. The Obama administration, the promise of reform and the role of business interests / Edward Ashbee -- 5. The quest for renewed economic prosperity : US economic policy in the twenty-first century / Iwan Morgan -- 6. The culture war : is America polarizing? / Andrew Wroe -- 7. The onward march of (asymmetric) political polarization in the contemporary Congress / John E. Owens -- 8. Never mind the details : here's the tea party / Clodagh Harrington -- 9. The Sarah Palin phenomenon : the Washington-Hollywood-Wall Street syndrome in American politics, and more. / Clive S. Thomas -- 10. Contemporary elections / Philip John Davies -- 11. American campaign finance in comparative perspective / Dean McSweeney -- 12. The ever weakening wall? : the Roberts Supreme Court and the church-state debate / Emma Long.

Gizewski, P.: From winning weapons to destroyer of worlds: the nuclear taboo in international politics. - S. 397-419. Kapur, A.: Rogue states and the international nuclear order. - S. 420-439. Paul, T. V.: Strengthening the non-proliferation regime: the role for coercive sanctions. - S. 440-465. Thakur, R.: The last bang before a total ban: French nuclear testing in the Pacific. - S. 466-486. Bratt, D.: Is business booming? Canada's nuclear reactor export policy. - S. 487-505. Munton, D.: Going fission: tales and truths about Canada's nuclear weapons. - S. 506-528

It is important that discussions of 'political correctness' within the discipline of political studies should not just replicate the crude conceptions of both 'politics' and 'correctness' that characterise the disputes that are gathered under that name. As a properly political phenomenon, 'political correctness' calls for careful and critical discussion by political scientists In this paper, the conceptualisations of 'politics' and 'correctness' in these disputes are examined In addition, the idea and practice of 'cultural' or 'discursive' politics is discussed, and the connection with disputes about the academic curriculum is examined.