Globalism, nationalism, tribalism : bringing theory back in / by James, Paul (Paul Warren), 1958-, Sage Knowledge

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Ethnicity and globalization : from migrant worker to transnational citizen / by Castles, Stephen, Sage Knowledge

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Migrants & natives - 'them' and 'us' : mainstream and radical right political rhetoric in Europe / by Boréus, Kristina, Sage Knowledge

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The SAGE encyclopedia of political behavior / by Sage Knowledge

Table of Contents: “…Conflict Theory, RealisticConflicts, Protracted; Conformity; Conservatism; Conspiracies; Contact Theory; Corporatism; Corruption; Counter-Elite; Counterinsurgency; Crisis Decision Making and Management; Cyberactivism; Cyberwar; D; Death of Leaders; Decision Making; Decision Making, Political; Defense Planning; Democracy; Dependency Theory; Deterrence and Crime; Deterrence and International Relations; Development, Theories of; Deviance and Control; Dictatorship; Diplomacy; Direct Versus Indirect Democracy; Discrimination; Disengagement; Distributive Justice; Districting.…”
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Guide to U.S. elections. by Sage Knowledge

Table of Contents: “…Volume 1 -- Tables, figures, and boxes -- Editor's note -- Part 1: -- Elections In America -- Chapter 1: Evolution of American elections -- Challenging the two parties -- Basic layout -- Republicans start fast -- Democrats take charge -- Postwar politics: Kennedy and Nixon -- Split-level realignment -- Era of closeness -- Tale of two nations -- Historic milestones in US elections -- Chapter 2: Elections: an expanding franchise -- More voters, changing voter patterns -- Black vote: a long, painful struggle -- Women's vote: a victory in stages -- Eighteen-year old vote -- Removing obstacles to voting -- Part 2: -- Political Parties -- Chapter 3: Campaign finance -- Controversy surrounds financing system -- Financing campaigns: historical development -- Campaign finance reform in the 1970s and 1980s -- Comprehensive reform efforts in the 1980s and 1990s -- New laws in the 2000s -- Candidates' fund-raising and spending -- Chapter 4: Politics and issues, 1945-2008 -- Post-World War II years -- Vietnam War years -- Years of uneasy peace -- Post-Cold War era -- Partisan era -- Chapter 5: Political party development -- Political issues and the emergence of parties -- Internal party politics -- Third parties -- Chapter 6: Historical profiles of American political parties -- American Independent Party and American Party -- Anti-Federalists -- Anti-Masonic Party -- Breckinridge (southern) Democrats -- Citizens party -- Communist party -- Conservative party -- Constitutional Union Party -- Democratic Party -- Democratic-Republican Party -- Dixiecrats (States' Rights Party) -- Federalists -- Free soil party -- Green Party -- Greenback Party -- Know nothing (American) Party -- Liberal Party -- Liberal Republican Party -- Libertarian Party -- Liberty Party -- National Democratic Party -- National Republican Party -- National Unity Party (Independent John B Anderson) -- Natural Law Party -- New Alliance Party -- Peace and Freedom Party -- People's Party -- Populist (People's) Party -- Progressive (Bull Moose) Party -- Progressive Party (La Follette) -- Progressive Party (Wallace) -- Prohibition Party -- Reform Party (Independent Ross Perot) Republican Party -- Socialist Party -- Socialist Labor Party -- Socialist Workers Party -- Union Party -- US Labor Party (Independent Lyndon LaRouche) -- US Taxpayers Party and Constitution Party -- Whig Party -- Workers World Party -- Chapter 7: Southern Electoral Experience -- Historical role of primaries -- Preferential primaries -- County unit system: Georgia -- Special elections -- Racial discrimination -- Part 3: -- Presidential Elections -- Chapter 8: Introduction -- Who runs for President -- Exploratory stage -- Primary and caucus schedule -- Presidential nomination -- General election campaign -- Electoral college -- Term of Office -- Roads to the White House -- Chapter 9: Chronology of Presidential elections -- Emergence of the electoral process -- Age of Jackson -- Idea of a party system -- Slavery divides the nation -- Postwar radicalism -- Age of Republicanism -- Age of reform -- Return to normalcy and the roaring twenties -- New deal coalition -- Breakup of consensus -- New conservative discourse -- Clinton Era -- New century, old partisanship -- Chapter 10: Presidential primaries -- Front-loaded process -- Evolutionary process -- Nominations reform reversal of fortune -- Nominations today -- Chapter 11: Presidential primary returns, 1912-2008 -- Chapter 12: Nominating conventions -- Convention sites -- Delegate selection -- Controversial rules -- Convention officers -- Party platforms -- Filling vacancies -- Communications and the media -- Chapter 13: Political party nominees, 1831-2008 -- Chapter 14: Convention chronology, 1831-2008 -- Chapter 15: Key convention ballots -- Chapter 16: Popular vote returns for President -- Presidential popular vote returns: minor candidates and parties, 1824-2008 -- Chapter 17: Electoral college -- Constitutional background -- Methods of choosing electors -- Historical anomalies -- Election by Congress -- Counting the electoral vote -- Reform proposals -- Presidential disability -- Chapter 18: Electoral votes for President, 1789-2008 -- Electoral votes for Vice President, 1804-2008 -- Chapter 19: Biographical directory of presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates -- Indexes, following page 904 -- Presidential candidates index -- General index.…”
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