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Mlgpa News (May 2000), David Garrity

MLGPA news (1996-2004)

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Mlgpa News (April 2000), David Garrity

MLGPA news (1996-2004)

No abstract provided.

The Yale Political Quarterly 2000 April, The Politic, Inc.

The Politic

No abstract provided.

Can Party Politics Be Virtuous?, James A. Gardner

Journal Articles

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Unions, Cartels, And The Political Economy Of American Cities: The Chicago Flat Janitors' Union In The Progressive Era And 1920s, John Jentz

Library Faculty Research and Publications

In 1997, Ira Katznelson contributed to the ongoing discussion among social scientists and historians about how to analyze class formation and the development of the American state. He was particularly interested in tying this research to the history of liberalism in an effort to both historicize the generalizations of Louis Hartz and address the question of American exceptionalism. Evaluating the body of research, Katznelson argued that authors had too frequently abstracted the state from its context and then used it to explain the very phenomena that helped define the state's character in the first place. In part to imbed the …

Decision Not To Build A Nuclear-Waste Incinerator: What Goes Up In Smoke?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores the political psychology of a decision not to build a nuclear-waste incinerator in the United States.

Apologies For Apologies Towards Iran And By The Vatican, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes psychological difficulties in making apologies for past misbehavior in the political world.

The Price Of Democracy: Pakistan, India, And The United States, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores some likely consequences of a United States (US) foreign policy that emphasizes the spreading of democracies throughout the world.

Ballistic Missile Defense And Security Threats: Whistle-Blowing Syndromes, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes misinformation and disinformation threats to United States Government (USG) security that have been too often ignored in public discourse on ballistic missile defense policy.

Dialogic Defense Of Alden, Jay Tidmarsh

Notre Dame Law Review

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Mlgpa News (February 2000), David Garrity

MLGPA news (1996-2004)

No abstract provided.

Women Creating Social Capital And Social Change, Marilyn Gittell, Isolda Ortega-Bustamante, Tracey Steffy

Trotter Review

As Community Development Organizations (CDOs) are the primary vehicle for development in low-income neighborhoods, scholars have begun to examine them in terms of the degree to which they increase citizen participation, increase civic capacity, as well as stabilize and revitalize neighborhoods through the creation of social capital. According to Putnam, civic action requires the existence of social capital; he defines social capital as "norms, trust, and networks." As Gittell and Vidal note, there has been a "virtual industry of interest and action created around the implication of Putnam's findings for the development of low-income communities."

This article is an excerpt …

Seasonal Initiatives: Sports Stadium Referendums And Voter Turnout, Joe Book

Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)

Democracy is a system of government in which the people of a state govern themselves under the idea that every person's vote and opinion is equal in the eyes of the government. In its purest form, a democratic government involves all citizens equally in every level of administration. The United States government was founded on this belief that citizens deserve the right to govern themselves, but the system created by the founders of this country was a form of representative democracy. Rebelling against the British monarchy, which would not allow the American colonies a voice in Parliament, the founders of …

Printed Document: Proposed Rules Of Procedure For The Credentials Committee Of The 2000 Democratic National Convention

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Outline of the proposed rules of procedure for the credentials committee of the 2000 Democratic National Convention. Date: 2000

Flyer: Women For Gore/Lieberman, The Choice Is Clear. Comparison Points For The Republican And Democratic Parties., Women For Gore/Lieberman

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Comparison points in Republican and Democratic party platforms on key issues.

Seduced By Science: How American Religion Has Lost Its Way, Jay Tidmarsh

Journal Articles

For a Whiteheadian such as me, Steven Goldberg's Seduced by Science: How American Religion Has Lost Its Way starts with some correct and some incorrect premises and ends, not surprisingly, with some apposite and some inapposite conclusions. The burden of Goldberg's book is to argue that American religion, rather than making the distinctive contribution to American political and social life that it can and should, has instead been derailed into addressing questions on the terms of and with the language or methods of modern science. His argument proceeds in three parts. First, he describes three circumstances in which religion has …

Democratic National Conventions 1996 And 2000, Sam Farr

Photos taken by Sam

Photos from the 1996 and 2000 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Ill. and Los Angeles, Calif. Featuring candidates, politicians and delegates.

Trends. Drug Addictions: National Policy On Illicit Drugs, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The article discusses the proposed integrating of drug testing and treatment into the various phases of the criminal justice process.

Food For Thought On Food As A Weapon In The Sudan, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article analyzes conceptual Issues surrounding a United States Government policy authorizing food assistance to armed opposition groups in southern Sudan.

Dumping Anti-Dumping Laws, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes the rationales behind United States Government (USG) anti-dumping laws and finds such laws harmful to USG strategic interests.

The Yale Political Quarterly 1999 December, The Politic, Inc.

The Politic

No abstract provided.

Mlgpa News (December 1999), Betsy Smith

MLGPA news (1996-2004)

No abstract provided.

Democracy, Political Violence, And The Problem Of We, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes an unsavory aspect of representative democracy that is less explored than most of its putative benefits.

Trends. Wanted: Russian Nuclear Security And A Primer On Russian Psychology, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses whether or not the United States Government (USG) tax payer's dollars-if any-should be expended towards nuclear security in Russia.

Democratic Problems In Spreading Democracy, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes difficulties in causally linking programs intended to spread democracy with the appearance of democracy.

Fiction, Nonfiction, And Biography: Ronald Reagan, Edmund Morris, And The Lives Of Political Leaders, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores the dividing line between fiction and nonfiction in the biography of political leaders. Exemplifying this dividing line is the recent biography of former United States President Ronald Reagan by Edmund Morris.

Trends. Demise Of The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty And The Telling Quote, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the Senate ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

The Yale Political Quarterly 1999 October, The Politic, Inc.

The Politic

No abstract provided.

Family Values And Presidential Elections: The Use And Abuse Of The Family And Medical Leave Act In The 1992 And 1996 Campaigns, Steven K. Wisensale

New England Journal of Public Policy

This article explores how and why the debate on family leave policy became intertwined with the discussion of family values during the 1992 and 1996 presidential campaigns. It covers the emergence of family values in political debates in general and in election-year strategies in particular, the developmental history of family leave policy, including important benchmarks that occurred at both the state and federal levels. It also considers the role played by family values and family leave during the 1992 election and how the family leave bill and at least two other legislative proposals became important components of the discussions about …

The Sargent Governorship: Leader And Legacy, Richard A. Hogarty

New England Journal of Public Policy

Following in the long line of succession of his predecessors, Francis W. Sargent served as the sixty-third governor of Massachusetts. A lifelong Republican, he was a man of character and sterling Yankee blue-blood lineage with the stature of a political independent. Grappling with a series of hot political issues and braving the passions and divisions spawned by the war in Vietnam, he was one of the ablest and most intriguing men ever to be governor. He worked hard at knowing his constituents and their concerns, but he did not always provide them with easy answers. Several new ideas were transformed …