Quarterly Essay 56 Clivosaurus: The Politics of Clive Palmer

Quarterly Essay 56 Clivosaurus: The Politics of Clive Palmer by Guy Rundle


English | 2014 | ISBN: 1863957014 | 124 pages | PDF | 0,8 MB

Who is Clive Palmer, and what does his ascent say about Australia’s creaking political system?






In Clivosaurus, Guy Rundle observes Palmer close up, examining his rise to prominence, his beliefs, his deals and his politics – not to mention his poetry. Rundle shows that neither the government nor the media have been able to take Palmer’s measure. Convinced they face a self-interested clown, they have failed to recognise both his tactical flexibility and the consistency of his centre-right politics.






This is a story about the Gold Coast, money in politics, Canberra’s detached political caste and the meaning of Palmer’s motley crew. Above all, it is a brilliantly entertaining portrait of “the man at the centre of a perfect storm for Australian democracy, a captain steering his vessel artfully in the whirlpool.”






“In the first half of the year we saw Tony Abbott treated with deference to his values and beliefs, as his chaotic and lying government slid from one side of the ring to the other, while Clive Palmer, ploughing a steady course on a range of key issues, was treated as the inconstant one. No wonder no one could tell what he was going to do next – they weren’t even bothering to look at where he had come from.” – Guy Rundle, Clivosaurus






Guy Rundle is Crikey’s correspondent-at-large. A frequent contributor to a range of publications in Australia and the UK, he was editor of Arena Magazine for fifteen years. He has written several hit stage shows for Max Gillies and is the author of, among others, Quarterly Essay 3, The Opportunist, Down to the Crossroads, an account of the 2008 US presidential election, and A Revolution in the Making: Robots, 3D Printing and the Future.

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Jigsaw Puzzle Politics in the Sunshine State

Jigsaw Puzzle Politics in the Sunshine State (Florida Government and Politics) by Seth C. McKee


English | 2015 | ISBN: 0813060710 | 368 pages | PDF | 3 MB

“The most complete and inventive examination of redistricting in the political science literature. This book shows again that the political laboratory known as the state of Florida combines politics and legislative outcomes like few other states.”—Matthew Corrigan, author of Conservative Hurricane




“Political science at its best. Essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the politics of redistricting in the Sunshine State. It will be the definitive source to inform discussion on the topic.”—Jonathan Knuckey, University of Central Florida




Redrawing district lines is arguably the most polarizing of political activities in the United States today. As technological developments permit more and more sophisticated statistical analyses, those in charge of the process are more tempted to gerrymander districts for their own future benefit. At the same time, as this data is made available to the public, litigation and calls for transparency intensify.




As a bellwether state, Florida offers a unique and fascinating case study to assess the various effects of redistricting. The contributors to this volume examine the issue from the perspectives of both politicians and voters, exploring the process of redistricting in the wake of major reforms. They examine new and ongoing controversies by focusing on the massive 2012 boundary changes throughout the state—and the judicial review that continued to call into question their legality on the eve of the 2014 elections.

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What are Campaigns For? The Role of Persuasion in Electoral Law and Politics

What are Campaigns For? The Role of Persuasion in Electoral Law and Politics by James A Gardner


English | 2009 | ISBN: 0195392612 | 232 pages | PDF | 1 MB

Election campaigns ought to be serious occasions in the life of a democratic polity. For citizens of a democracy, an election is a time to take stock-to reexamine our beliefs; to review our understanding of our own interests; to ponder the place of those interests in the larger social order; and to contemplate, and if necessary to revise, our understanding of how our commitments are best translated into governmental policy-or so we profess to believe.




Americans, however, are haunted by the fear that our election campaigns fall far short of the ideal to which we aspire. The typical modern American election campaign seems crass, shallow, and unengaging. The arena of our democratic politics seems to lie in an uncomfortable chasm between our political ideals and everyday reality.




What Are Campaigns For? is a multidisciplinary work of legal scholarship that examines the role of legal institutions in constituting the disjunction between political ideal and reality. The book explores the contemporary American ideal of democratic citizenship in election campaigns by tracing it to its historical sources, documenting its thorough infiltration of legal norms, evaluating its feasibility in light of the findings of empirical social science, and testing it against the requirements of democratic theory.

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African Politics in Comparative Perspective, 2 edition

African Politics in Comparative Perspective, 2 edition by Goran Hyden


English | 2012 | ISBN: 1107030471, 1107651417 | 322 pages | PDF | 1,3 MB

This revised and expanded second edition of African Politics in Comparative Perspective reviews fifty years of research on politics in Africa and addresses some issues in a new light, keeping in mind the changes in Africa since the first edition was written in 2004. The book synthesizes insights from different scholarly approaches and offers an original interpretation of the knowledge accumulated in the field. Goran Hyden discusses how research on African politics relates to the study of politics in other regions and mainstream theories in comparative politics. He focuses on such key issues as why politics trumps economics, rule is personal, state is weak and policies are made with a communal rather than an individual lens. The book also discusses why in the light of these conditions agriculture is problematic, gender contested, ethnicity manipulated and relations with Western powers a matter of defiance.

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Welfare and Party Politics in Latin America

Welfare and Party Politics in Latin America by Professor Jennifer Pribble


English | 2013 | ISBN: 1107030226, 1107459885 | 232 pages | PDF | 1 MB

Systems of social protection can provide crucial assistance to the poorest and most vulnerable groups in society, but not all systems are created equally. In Latin America, social policies have historically exhibited large gaps in coverage and high levels of inequality in benefit size. Since the late 1990s, countries in this region have begun to grapple with these challenges, enacting a series of reforms to healthcare, social assistance, and education policy. While some of these initiatives have moved in a universal direction, others have maintained existing segmentation or moved in a regressive direction. Welfare and Party Politics in Latin America explores this variation in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Venezuela, finding that the design of previous policies, the intensity of electoral competition, and the character of political parties all influence the nature of contemporary social policy reform in Latin America.

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International Law, Rights and Politics: Developments in Eastern Europe and the CIS (New International Relations) [Repost]

International Law, Rights and Politics: Developments in Eastern Europe and the CIS (New International Relations) by Rein Mullerson


English | June 22, 1994 | ISBN: 0415106877 | 248 Pages | PDF | 1.42 MB

Rein Mullerson was Deputy Foreign Minister of Estonia during the country"s independence struggles and is a distinguished professor of international relations. His book is concerned with the interplay of international law and politics in the changing international system. He analyses events in Eastern Europe and the former USSR to throw light on broad and controversial issues including non-use of force, non-interference in internal affairs, self-determination of peoples, minorities and nationalism in inter-ethnic conflicts and human rights in post-totalitarian societies. Controversial questions of continuity and succession of states and their recognition are also set in this context. One purpose of the book is to show how recent developments influence the international system as a whole and how international law has to change in order to respond to new challenges.

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The Politics of Women"s Rights in Iran

Arzoo Osanloo, "The Politics of Women"s Rights in Iran"


English | ISBN: 0691135460, 0691135479 | 2009 | 280 pages | PDF | 1 MB

In The Politics of Women"s Rights in Iran, Arzoo Osanloo explores how Iranian women understand their rights. After the 1979 revolution, Iranian leaders transformed the state into an Islamic republic. At that time, the country"s leaders used a renewed discourse of women"s rights to symbolize a shift away from the excesses of Western liberalism. Osanloo reveals that the postrevolutionary republic blended practices of a liberal republic with Islamic principles of equality. Her ethnographic study illustrates how women"s claims of rights emerge from a hybrid discourse that draws on both liberal individualism and Islamic ideals.






Osanloo takes the reader on a journey through numerous sites where rights are being produced–including Qur"anic reading groups, Tehran"s family court, and law offices–as she sheds light on the fluid and constructed nature of women"s perceptions of rights. In doing so, Osanloo unravels simplistic dichotomies between so-called liberal, universal rights and insular, local culture. The Politics of Women"s Rights in Iran casts light on a contemporary non-Western understanding of the meaning behind liberal rights, and raises questions about the misunderstood relationship between modernity and Islam.

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Law and Politics in Middle Ages by Walter Ullmann

Law and Politics in Middle Ages by Walter Ullmann


English | 28 Oct. 1976 | ISBN: 0521291577, 0521214599 | 320 Pages | PDF | 6 MB

The purpose of this book is to put before the student of politics and the general reader an overall conspectus of the sources from which political ideas took their origin. The author, who is an acknowledged international authority on the subject and who over many years of intensive research has acquired an intimate familiarity with the material, makes his specialised knowledge available to the non-specialist.

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Stories of Peoplehood: The Politics and Morals of Political Membership

Rogers M. Smith, "Stories of Peoplehood: The Politics and Morals of Political Membership"


English | 2003 | ISBN: 0521813034, 0521520037 | 248 pages | PDF | 1.2 MB

How is a sense of belonging to a political community created? Rogers Smith suggests that Stories of Peoplehood, narratives which include racial, religious, ethnic and cultural elements, serve to make membership of a political group part of an individual"s identity. He argues that competition over accounts of a nation"s history and culture is thus an important part of political life. Examples from around the world since the 18th century are included. In particular, Smith traces the history of competing conceptions of national identity and citizenship in the United States from the revolution to the present day, showing the tension between liberal and egalitarian ideals, and traditions of racism and chauvinism. Combining theory with rich historical detail, Smith"s book is an original and provocative account of how national identity is forged. Rogers M. Smith is the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Smith centers his research on contitutional law, American political thought, and modern legal and political theory, with special interests in questions of citizenship, race, ethnicity and gender. His previous books include, Civic Ideals: Conflicting Visions of Citizenship in U.S. History (Yale, 1997) and Liberalism and American Constitutional Law (Harvard, 1985).

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Vietnam and the American Political Tradition: The Politics of Dissent

Randall B. Woods, "Vietnam and the American Political Tradition: The Politics of Dissent"


English | 2003 | ISBN: 0521811481, 0521010004 | 334 pages | PDF | 1.7 MB

Many came to see cold war liberals during the Vietnam War as willing to invoke the democratic ideal, while at the same time tolerating dictatorships in the cause of anticommunism. This volume of essays demonstrates how opposition to the war, the military-industrial complex, and the national security state crystallized in a variety of different and often divergent political traditions. Indeed, for many of the individuals discussed, dissent was a decidedly conservative act in that they felt the war threatened traditional values, mores, and institutions.

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Beyond the Anarchical Society: Grotius, Colonialism and Order in World Politics

Edward Keene, "Beyond the Anarchical Society: Grotius, Colonialism and Order in World Politics"


English | 2002 | ISBN: 0521810310, 0521008018 | 180 pages | PDF | 0.9 MB

It is commonly argued that the international system is currently in a state of upheaval, as state sovereignty is challenged by a variety of forces. Keene"s book questions this assumption, arguing that sovereignty has never existed globally in any case, and suggesting that it has applied only to Western states. International relations elsewhere have been characterized by the norms of colonialism, rather than international law. The book examines the conduct of the British and Dutch empires, and how the traditions of colonialism have been challenged in the modern world.

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Ideas and Actions in the Green Movement (Routledge Research in Environmental Politics) [Repost]

Ideas and Actions in the Green Movement (Routledge Research in Environmental Politics) by Brian Doherty


English | July 5, 2002 | ISBN: 0415174015 | 288 Pages | PDF | 1022.17 KB

The "Western" green movement has grown rapidly in the last three decades: green ministers are in government in several European countries, Greenpeace has millions of paying supporters, and green direct action against roads, GM crops, the WTO and neo-liberalism, have become ubiquitous. The author argues that "greens" share a common ideological framework but are divided over strategy. Using social movement theory and drawing on research from many countries, he shows how the green movement became more differentiated over time, as groups had to face the task of deciding what kind of action was appropriate. In the breadth of its coverage and its novel focus on the relationship between green ideas and action, this book makes an important contribution to the understanding of green politics.

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The Politics of Partnerships: A Critical Examination of Nonprofit-Business Partnerships [Repost]

The Politics of Partnerships: A Critical Examination of Nonprofit-Business Partnerships by Maria May Seitanidi


English | Apr. 7, 2010 | ISBN: 9048185467 | 187 Pages | PDF | 1.71 MB

In the late 1990s the idea of cross-sector collaborations was relatively new in Europe. The term ‘partnership’ was employed primarily to refer to partnerships between government and businesses, usually termed PPP (Public Private Partnerships). On the other hand ‘strategic alliances’ was the term employed for business-to-business partnerships. Until then ‘sponsorship’ was the most practised associational form between nonprofit organisations (NPOs) and businesses (BUSs), which was included within the broad area of corporate community involvement. The relations between NPOs and BUSs witnessed a gradual intensification over the last 200 years (Gray 1989; Young 1999; Austin 2000; Googins and Rochlin 2000) resulting in increased interactions within both the philanthropic and trans- tional types of relationships (Seitanidi and Ryan 2007). However, the more recent gradual prominence of the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) within all sectors of society elicited an intensification of the debate with regard to the responsibilities of each sector in addressing environmental and social issues. In effect, CSR contributed to the increase of the interactions across the sectors and propelled NPO-BUS Partnerships (a type of social partnership) as a key mechanism for corporations to delve into a process of engaging with NPOs in order to improve their business practices by contributing their resources to address social issues (Heap 1998; Mohiddin 1998; Fowler 2000; Googins and Rochlin 2000; Mancuso Brehm 2001; Drew 2003; Hemphill and Vonortas 2003).

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Pharmacracy: Medicine and Politics in America by Thomas Szasz

Pharmacracy: Medicine and Politics in America by Thomas Szasz


English | 30 Apr. 2001 | ISBN: 0275971961 | 238 Pages | PDF | 1 MB

In recent decades, American medicine has become increasingly politicized and politics has become increasingly medicalized. Behaviors previously seen as virtuous or wicked, wise or unwise are now dealt with as healthy or sick–unwanted behaviors to be controlled as if they were health issues.

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Moral Panic and the Politics of Anxiety

Moral Panic and the Politics of Anxiety by SEAN HIER


English | 2011 | ISBN: 0415555558, 0415555566 | 264 pages | PDF | 1,2 MB

Moral Panic and the Politics of Anxiety is a collection of original essays written by some of the world’s leading social scientists. It seeks to provide unique insight into the importance of moral panic as a routine feature of everyday life, whilst also developing an integrated framework for moral panic research by widening the scope of scholarship in the area.




Many of the key twenty-first century contributions to moral panic theory have moved beyond the parameters of the sociology of deviance to consider the importance of moral panic for identity formation, national security, industrial risk, and character formation. Reflecting this growth, the book brings together recognized moral panic researchers with prominent scholars in moral regulation, social problems, cultural fear, and health risks, allowing for a more careful and critical discussion around the cultural and political significance of moral panic to emerge.




This book will prove valuable reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate students on courses such as politics and the media, regulatory policy, the body and identity, theory and political sociology, and sociology of culture.

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The European Court of Human Rights between Law and Politics

The European Court of Human Rights between Law and Politics by Jonas Christoffersen and Mikael Rask Madsen


English | 2011 | ISBN: 0199694494, 0199686440 | 256 pages | PDF | 1,2 MB

The European Court of Human Rights between Law and Politics provides a comprehensive analysis of the origins and development of one of the most striking supranational judicial institutions. The book brings together leading scholars and practitioners to cast new light on the substantial jurisprudence and ongoing political reform of the Court. The broad analysis based on historical, legal, and social science perspectives provides fresh insights into the institutional crisis of the Court and the future of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.




The European Court of Human Rights is in many ways an unparalleled success. The Court embarked, during the 1970s, upon the development of a progressive and genuinely European jurisprudence. In -Cold War era, it went from being the guarantor of human rights solely in Western Europe to becoming increasingly involved in the transition to democracy and the rule of law in Eastern Europe. Now the protector of the human rights of some 800 million Europeans from 47 different countries, the European system is once again deeply challenged – this time by a massive case load and by the Member States" increased reluctance towards the Court. This book paves the way for a better understanding of the system and hence a better basis for choosing the direction of the next stage of the Court"s life.

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Press, Politics and the Public Sphere in Europe and North America, 1760-1820

Hannah Barker, Simon Burrows, "Press, Politics and the Public Sphere in Europe and North America, 1760-1820"


English | 2002 | ISBN: 0521662079, 052103714X | 274 pages | PDF | 1.1 MB

This collection of essays covers a particularly turbulent and important period in European and American history. As a vital component of print and political culture, newspapers feature prominently in many accounts of social and political change between 1750 and 1850. Yet despite the influence attributed to the newspaper press (by historians and contemporaries), not enough is known about the press itself, particularly in terms of national comparison. This collection aims to fill this gap in our knowledge by examining the press of several European countries and of North America.

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Anarchism and Countercultural Politics in Early Twentieth-Century Cuba

Anarchism and Countercultural Politics in Early Twentieth-Century Cuba by KIRWIN R. SHAFFER


English | Feb. 22, 2005 | ISBN: 0813027918 | 296 Pages | PDF | 1.26 MB

This is the first critical in-depth study of the anarchist movement in Cuba in the three decades after the republic"s independence from Spain in 1898. Kirwin Shaffer shows that anarchists played a significant–until now little-known–role among Cuban leftists in shaping issues of health, education, immigration, the environment, and working-class internationalism. They also criticized the state of racial politics, cultural practices, and the conditions of children and women on the island.             In the chaotic new country, members of the anarchist movement interpreted the War for Independence and the revolutionary ideas of patriot José Martí from a far left perspective, embarking on a nationwide debate with the larger Cuban establishment about what it meant to be "Cuban." To counter the dominant culture, the anarchists created their own initiatives to help people–schools, health institutes, vegetarian restaurants, theater and fiction writing groups, and occasional calls for nudism–and as a result they challenged both the existing elite and the U.S. military forces that occupied the country. Shaffer also focuses on what anarchists did to prepare the masses for a social revolution. While many of their ideals flowed from Europe, and in particular from Spain, their programs, criticisms, and literature reflected the specifics of Cuban reality and appealed to Cuba"s popular classes. Using theories on working-class internationalism, countercultures, popular culture, and social movements, Shaffer analyzes archival records, pamphlets, newspapers, and novels, showing how the anarchist movement in republican Cuba helped shape the country"s early leftist revolutionary agenda.              Shaffer"s portrait of the conflict between anarchists and their enemies illuminates the multiple forces that pervaded life on the island in the 20th century, until the rise of the Gerardo Machado dictatorship in the 1920s. This important book places anarchism in its rightful historical place as a vital current within Cuban radical political culture.     

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