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The widely shared perception in the Baltic societies about these countries being national homelands of respective ethno-nations is indispensable for understanding recent political developments in the region. Arguably, the outcomes of the transition from Soviet to European Union member-states have been by far and large positive, forging functioning state institutions and creating polities that are on the forefront of upholding European standards in a range of areas. Much of the debate on the region, my own past contributions included, has emphasised the importance of nation-state-building agendas that have facilitated the transformation of the Russian-speaking population of the region from a formerly dominant nationality of the Soviet Union (SU) into a group that is today a minority in nation-states of Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians. Although there are plenty of assessments of how the change in minority members' opportunities has impacted their social, economic and political mobilisation strategies over the decades since the Soviet demise, this article looks at the framework for these groups' participation in public life.

Transcript of annual speech given by Governor Nikki R. Haley to both houses of the state legislature in joint opening session to report on the condition of the state of South Carolina.

This updated edition collects, explains, and compares each of the fifty state constitutions, revealing individual state priorities, the significance of state constitutions and their impact on issues that affect the day-to-day lives of citizens. This major revision incorporates specific details and describes trends and patterns in state constitutions, drawing on over 380 amendments passed since the 1998 first edition

THE CHARACTER OF THE NAZI STATE AND HITLER'S ROLE IN IT HAVE ALWAYS POSED A PROBLEM FOR HISTORICAL EXPLANATION. WHILE STATIC LIBERAL THEORIES OF TOTALITARIANISM HAVE FAILED TO PROBE BENEATH THE SURFACE OF POLITICAL FORM, OR EVEN TO ACCOUNT FOR THE STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY OF THE THIRD REICH, SIMPLISTIC ECONOMIC DETERMINISM IS UNABLE TO GRASP THE RELATIVE AUTONOMY OF THE MOVEMENT THAT CULMINATED IN THE EXTERMINATION CAMPS AND DEMENTIA. DRAWING ON ALTERNATIVE TRADITIONS OF ANALYSIS, THIS ESSAY ARGUES THAT THE NAZI PERIOD CAN ONLY BE UNDERSTOOD IN TERMS OF A SHIFTING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BIG CAPITAL, THE STATE AND THE PARTY, AND HITLER HIMSELF.

Transcript of annual speech given by Governor Mark Sanford to both houses of the state legislature in joint opening session to report on the condition of the state of South Carolina.

Argues that the Nazi period can only be understood in terms of a shifting relationship between big capital, the state and party and the person of Hitler himself. (Abstract amended)

On the night of the 2000 presidential election, Americans watched on television as polling results divided the nation's map into red and blue states. Since then the color divide has become symbolic of a culture war that thrives on stereotypes--pickup-driving red-state Republicans who vote based on God, guns, and gays; and elitist blue-state Democrats woefully out of touch with heartland values. With wit and prodigious number crunching, Andrew Gelman debunks these and other political myths. This expanded edition includes new data and easy-to-read graphics explaining the 2008 election. Red State.

Includes index. ; "September 1983"--Transmittal letter (appendix B). ; "June 1989"--Transmittal letter (appendix A). ; "Date: April 3, 1988"--Transmittal letter. ; "Transmittal letter: RMH-1." ; Shipping list no.: 89-0464-P (appendix A). ; Appendix B distributed to depository libraries in microfiche. ; Distributed to depository libraries in microfiche. ; "Supercedes [sic] the 1977 edition"--Transmittal letter. ; "Supplemental series to the Foreign affairs manual." ; Cover title. ; Appendix A. Departmental records disposition schedules -- Appendix B. Foreign Service post records deposition schedules. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Transcript of annual speech given by Governor Henry McMaster to both houses of the state legislature in joint opening session to report on the condition of the state of South Carolina.

This article seeks to take stock of the insights offered by the fast-growing literature on comparative state formation, which is treated here as a neglected offshoot of the "bringing the state back in movement of the 1980s. Unlike previous Eurocentric reviews of this literature, this article includes works that range broadly in time and geography. The author focuses particularly on two areas of interest to political scientists: the causes of bureaucratic centralization and the origins of durable democratic/authoritarian institutions. The author also shows how the literature has reconceptualized the state in response to long-standing criticisms directed at this concept. The concept remains useful in political science despite impressions otherwise. Adapted from the source document.