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In Black Disability Politics Sami Schalk explores how issues of disability have been and continue to be central to Black activism from the 1970s to the present. Schalk shows how Black people have long engaged with disability as a political issue deeply tied to race and racism. She points out that this work has not been recognized as part of the legacy of disability justice and liberation because Black disability politics differ in language and approach from the mainstream white-dominant disability rights movement. Drawing on the archives of the Black Panther Party and the National Black Women's Health Project alongside interviews with contemporary Black disabled cultural workers, Schalk identifies common qualities of Black disability politics, including the need to ground public health initiatives in the experience and expertise of marginalized disabled people so that they can work in antiracist, feminist, and anti-ableist ways. Prioritizing an understanding of disability within the context of white supremacy, Schalk demonstrates that the work of Black disability politics not only exists but is essential to the future of Black liberation movements

Pornography reappropriated by feminist and queer pornographers is being reimagined as a site of activist productions, be it through the reshaping of desire or engaging with wider discussions of representational politics. Here, K. Heintzman takes up Shine Louise Houston's feature length film, "The Wild Search", as a unique case study for addressing the relationship between debates of identity politics and queer activist practice.

First published in 1997 and written by two distinguished Russian scholars, this book examines the problems and prospects of democratic transition in Russia since the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Specifically, it offers a compelling evaluation of the rise and fall of the 1990 Russian parliament. The problems of transforming what had been a regional assembly into a national parliament are analysed in the context of the failure of perestroika, the difficulties of generating pluralist politics, the strength of presidential power and the tensions between ideologies of reform, on the one hand, and the realities of economic crisis, on the other. The analysis allows them to evaluate the role of political upheaval and conflicts of legitimacy in Russian democratization. The book is divided into three sections. The first offers a theory of transition to modern democracy. This provides the framework for the second section, an account of the first parliament after the 1990 elections, its conflicts with presidential power and the reform agenda of the government and, finally, its fall. The third section examines three particular problems which were decisive in producing the crisis of Russian parliamentarianism and democratization: voting behaviour in a non-party parliamentary setting and its relationship to conflicts between legislature and executive; populism and representation; and the role of democratic values and procedures in the legislative process. Drawing on their unrivalled knowledge of issues, events and actors, Nikolai Biryukov and Victor Sergeyev gather and interpret much new evidence to explore their subject. In a path-breaking study, the authors draw on a variety of sources and traditions to produce an original theory of the problems of political stability set up by democratic transition in Russia.

Although federation was essentially a political act, putting in place a new sphere of governance, little attention has been paid to the achievement of federation as a political process. This paper addresses the politics of federation. Its starting point is the ongoing debate as to whether federation was a hollow agreement or built on broader political foundations. It argues that federation was based on popular nationalist sentiment as well as a tradition of widespread involvement in politics. In an important sense, the Australian nation was not only imagined in local communities, it was constructed in them. An active citizenry gave life & meaning to the more formal democratic institutions & practices. If the current body politic is curiously devoid of politicization, it is worth remembering that the fire of politics formed the spirit of Australia at federation. Adapted from the source document.

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrative Material -- Preface -- The structure of the book -- What is new to the third edition? -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Russia: Continuity and Change -- 1: Studying Russian Government and Politics -- Why we study Russia -- Russia as a country -- Location, size, and geopolitics -- Regional power -- Military power -- Economic and energy power -- Cultural hub -- A multiethnic state -- Russia and the world -- How we study Russia -- Official reports -- Documents, letters, and communiqués -- Intelligence reports -- Memoirs and eyewitness sources -- Media reports -- Surveys -- Views of Russia and its politics -- On facts and theory in studying Russia -- Domestic politics and views of Russia -- Critical thinking in studying Russia -- Emotions and judgments -- Differences in perception -- Multiple causes of events -- Political pressure -- Conclusion -- 2: The Roots: The Russian Empire and the Soviet Union -- Early Russian states -- Mongol rule -- The strengthening of Moscow -- Russia as an empire -- Reforms of Peter the Great -- Becoming a major power -- The reforms of the 1860s-70s -- The revolutions -- The revolution of 1905-07 -- The revolutions of 1917 -- The events of February 1917 -- The events of October and November 1917 -- The development of the Soviet state -- The civil war -- Industrialization -- Agricultural policies -- Government bureaucracy -- Foreign policy -- Political repression -- Political mobilization -- Josef Stalin (1878-1953) -- World War II -- The Soviet Union during the Cold War -- The postwar reconstruction -- The thaw -- The stagnation period -- Critical thinking about Russia's history -- The imperial-moralistic tradition -- The critical-liberal tradition -- The "unique experience" models -- The old and new Sovietologists -- Conclusion -- 3: The Soviet Transformation, 1985-91.

"Idology and politics' presents an accessible account of a new era of ideological politics, where the dominant neo-liberalism has spawned a diverse global range of 'ideologies of opposition."

The old Japanese single-party system collapsed in 1993, but a new system has not yet fully evolved. Following the most significant party reform in Japanese history, this book analyses the most recent national elections, examining voter behaviour and how it is influenced. It provides a comprehensive overview of Japanese politics from 1955 to 1993 and a detailed historical study of events leading up to the 1996 and 2000 elections, before presenting statistical analysis of the elections themselves. The authors then look to the future, anticipating what form the new political system will take. Japanese Electoral Politics contains four very detailed case studies and a wealth of new data. It will appeal to students and researchers of Japanese politics and elections and electoral systems.

THE BELGIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM IS USUALLY DESCRIBED AS PILLARISED. CAREFUL EXAMINATION DEMONSTRATES THAT IT ALSO SEEMS TO SHOW ALL THE CHARACTERISTICS OF NEO-CORPORATISM, EVEN MORE SO THAN COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN SEEN AS HAVING STRONG NEO-CORPORATIST STRUCTURES. THIS ARTICLE ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN HOW BELGIAN PILLARISATION PROVIDES ALL OF THE PREREQUISITES FOR SUCCESSFUL NEO-CORPORATISM IN POLICY SECTORS WHERE NEO-CORPORATISM USUALLY CANNOT OCCUR. HOWEVER, IT IS ARGUED THAT NEO-CORPORATISM CANNOT OFFER AN OVERALL EXPLANATION OF THE BELGIAN POLITICAL PROCESS. INSTEAD AN APPROACH IS CONSIDERED WHICH IDENTIFIES VARIOUS FORMS OF POLICY NETWORKS.