Professor Skinner's Visions

Skinner, Q. (2002) Visions of Politics , Volume I: Regarding Method . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Skinner, Q. (2002) Visions of Politics , Volume II: Renaissance Virtues . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Skinner, Q. (2002) Visions of Politics , Volume III: Hobbes and Civil Science . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.     

Book Reviews

Rosemary Hennessy, Materialist Feminism and the Politics of Discourse
Richard J. Bernstein, Hannah Arendt and the Jewish Question
David Ames Curtis (ed), The Castoriadis Reader
David Ames Curtis (ed), World in Fragments: Writings on Politics, Society, Psychoanalysis and the Imagination
Morris Kaplan, Sexual Justice: Democratic Citizenship and the Politics of Desire     

Book Reviews

Book review in this article:
Reconceiving Decision-Making in Democratic Politics: Attention, Choice, and Public Policy . By Bryan D. Jones.
Economic Politics . By William R. Keech.
Social Policy in the United States: Future Possibilities in Historical Perspective . By Theda Skocpol.
The Brazilian Voter: Mass Politics in Democratic Transition, 1974–1986 . By Kurt von Mettenheim.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Politics and Society in Contemporary France The State as Entrepreneur . Edited by Stuart Holland . West European Politics since 1945: The Shaping of the European Community . By Roger Morgan . Diplomacy and Persuasion : How Britain Joined the Common Market . By Uwe Kitzinger . Europe in The Making . By Walter Hallstein . The New Politics of European Integration . Edited by Ghita Ionescu . Out of the Ruins of Europe . By Walter Laqueur . The Long Debate on Poverty . Do Trade Unions Cause Inflation ? By Dudley Jackson , H. A. Turner and Frank Wilkinson . Staff Relations in the Civil Service . By Henry Parris . The Continuing Battle , Memoirs of a European The Memoirs of Lord Gladwyn . Politics in Western Europe : A Comparative Analysis . By Gordon Smith     

Dollars and Decisions: Fiscal Policy and Administration in the American States

Books reviewed in this article:
Glenn Beamer, Creative Politics: Taxes and Public Goods in a Federal System
David Brunori, State Tax Policy: A Political Perspective
Kurt M. Thurmaier and Katherine G. Willoughby, Policy and Politics in State Budgeting     

Political Theory and the Agony of Politics

Mouffe, C. (2005) On the Political. Milton Park: Routledge.
Walzer, M. (2005) Politics and Passion: Towards a More Egalitarian Liberalism. New Haven and London: Yale University Press.
Arendt, H. (2005) The Promise of Politics , ed. J. Kohn. New York: Schocken Books.     

Book Reviews

Book reviews in this article:
Politics, Economics and Welfare Reform . By LESLIE LENKOWSKY
Le Moloch en Europe: Etatisation et Corporatisation . By MATTEI DOG AN and DOMINIQUE PELASSY
Leadership and Innovation, A Biographical Perspective on Entrepreneurs in Government . By JAMESON W. DOIG and ERWIN C. HARGROVE, eds.
The Politics of Numbers . Edited by WILLIAM ALONSO and PAUL STARR
Breaking the Impasse. Consensual Approaches to Resolving Public Disputes . By LAWRENCE SUSSKIND and JEFFREY CRUIKSHANK
The Politics of Federal Reorganization: Creating the U.S. Department of Education . By BERYL A. RADIN and WILLIS D. HAWLEY
The Thirteenth Man: A Reagan Cabinet Memoir . TERREL H. BELL     

Child Care and the Liberal Welfare Regime: A Review Essay

A Review Essay of Vicky Randall, The Politics of Child Daycare in Britain (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000); Sally S. Cohen, Championing Child Care (New York: Columbia University Press, 2001); Deborah Brennan, The Politics of Australian Child Care, 2d. ed. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998).     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Nevil Johnson: The Limits of Political Science.
Adrian Leftwich (ed.): New Developments in Political Science. An International Review of Achievements and Prospects.
Hans Mouritzen: Finlandization: Towards a General Theory of Adaptive Politics.
Nielsen, K. & Pedersen, O. K. (eds.): Forhandlingsøkanomi i Norden.
Clarence N. Stone: Regime Politics: Governing Atlanta, 1946–1988.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
CULTURE AND CONSENSUS: England, Art and Politics since 1940. From the Blitz to the Annus Horribilis: A Nation in Triumph and Disarray , by Robert Hewison.
Postmodernism, Reason and Religion , by Ernest Gellner.
Anthropology and Politics: Revolutions in the Sacred Grove , by Ernest Gellner.
Why the Allies Won , by Richard Overy.
The Lost Victory: British Dreams, British Realities, 1945–1950 , by Correlli Barnett.
England Arise! The Labour Party and Popular Politics in 1940s Britain , by Steven Fielding, Peter Thompson and Nick Tiratsoo. Manchester University Press, vii + 244pp.
Fascism: A History , by Roger Eatwell.
Making Sense of Tyranny: Interpretations of Totalitarianism , by Simon Tormey.
Ayes to the Left: A Future for Socialism , by Peter Hain.
Anatomy of a Dictatorship: Inside the GDR , by Mary Fulbrook.
Ethics and International Politics , by Luigi Bonante.
The Quality of Life in London , edited by A. H. Halsey, Roger Jowell and Bridget Taylor.
Great Parliamentary Speeches: Memorable Occasions from the First 16 Years of Parliamentary Broadcasting 1978–1994 , compiled by Peter Hill.     

Book Reviews

Gerald F. Gaus, Justificatory Liberalism
Alan Ryan, John Dewey and the High Tide of American Liberalism
W. Avon Drake and Robert D. Holsworth, Affirmative Action and the Stalled Quest for Black Progress
Charles E. Euchner, Extraordinary Politics: How Protest and Dissent are Changing American Democracy
Carol Lee Bacchi, The Politics of Affirmative Action: 'Women', Equality and Category Politics
Karen O'Connor, No Neutral Ground? Abortion Politics in an Age of Absolutes
K. Anthony Appiah and Amy Gutmann (Intro. by David B. Wilkins), Color Conscious: the Political Morality of Race
Mattias Gardell, Countdown to Armageddon: Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam
Erik Olin Wright, Class Counts: Comparative Studies in Class Analysis
Stuart Ball and Anthony Seldon, The Heath Government 1970–1974
John Holroyd-Doveton, Young Conservatives: a History of the Young Conservative Movement
John Ramsden, The Winds of Change: Macmillan to Heath, 1957–1975
Michael Freeden, Ideologies and Political Theory: a Conceptual Approach
David Heyd (ed.), Toleration: an Elusive Virtue
Keith Dowding, Power
Barry Hindess, Discourses of Power: from Hobbes to Foucault
Richard Kearney, Postnationalist Ireland: Politics, Culture, Philosophy
Joseph Ruane and Jennifer Todd, The Dynamics of Conflict in Northern Ireland: Power, Conflict and Emancipation
Diane Stone, Capturing the Political Imagination: Think Tanks and the Policy Process
Michael Kandiah and Anthony Seldon (eds), Ideas and Think Tanks in Contemporary Britain, Vol. 1     

The Presidency and the Executive Branch

Books reviewed: John P. Burke, Presidential Transitions: From Politics to Practice. Paul Kengor, Wreath Layer or Policy Player? The Vice President's Role in Foreign Policy. Joel Aberbach and Bert Rockman, In the Web of Politics: Three Decades of the U.S. Federal Executive.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Jean Blondel & Ferdinand Muller-Rommel (eds.): Cabinets in Western Europe.
Mike Bowker & Phil Williams: Superpower Detente: A Reappraisal.
Steven B. Wolinetz: Parties and Party Systems in Liberal Democracies.
Christopher Hood & Gunnar Folke Schuppert (eds.): Delivering Public Services in Western Europe: Sharing Western European Experience of Para-Government Organization , (SAGE Modern Politics Series Volume 16. Sponsored by the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR).
Benny Morris: The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem, 1947–1949.
'The Initial Absorption of the Palestinian Refugees in the Arab Host Countries, 1984-1949' in A. C. Bramwell (ed.): Refugees in the Age of Total War.
Asher Arian: Politics in Israel. The Second Generation.
Gadi Wolfsfeld: The Politics of Provocation. Participation and Protest in Israel.     

Book Reviews

Book review in this article:
The Clinton Presidency: First Appraisals . By Colin Campbell and Bert Rockman, eds.
The Myth of Democratic Failure: Why Political Institutions Are Efficient . By Donald Wittman.
Agenda for Excellence 2: Administering the State . B. Guy Peters and Bert A. Rockman, eds.
From Art to Politics: How Artistic Creations Shape Political Conceptions . By Murry Edelman.
Election Campaigning: The New Marketing of Politics . By Dennis Kavanagh.     

Old and New Politics in Denmark

A New Politics dimension of non-economic issue preferences emerged in Denmark during the 1980s. The new dimension is clearly separated from the traditional economic Old Politics dimension, though the two are correlated. The New Politics dimension has not given rise to viable new parties but is represented by three medium-sized parties: the Sodalist People's and Radical Liberal parties constitute the New Left, and the Progressive Party constitutes the New Right. The three old class parties contribute little towards explaining the individual variance in the position of New Politics; as always, the Social Democratic Party represents the Old Left while the Liberal and Conservative parties represent the Old Right. In terms of social positions, New Left attitudes are correlated especially with level of school education and with employment in the reproductive sectors.     

Change and Decay

Books reviewed:
Tivey, Leonard (edited by Robert Hazell). Constitutional Futures: A History of the Next Ten Years
Seyd, Ben (edited by Robert Blackburn and Raymond Plant). The Politics of the British Constitution; Constitutional Reform: The Labour Government's Constitutional Reform Agenda
Klein, Rudolf (Bill Jordan). The New Politics of Welfare
O'Brien, David (edited by Dick Leonard). Crosland and New Labour
Parker, Noel (Maurice Keens-Soper). Europe in the World: The Persistence of Power Politics
Arnsel, Anja (Peter Gay). My German Question
Archard, David (edited by Richard Bellamy and Martin Hollis). Pluralism and Liberal Neutrality
Vosper, Susan Saunders (Robert Service). A History of Twentieth-century Russia
Garnett, Mark (Luisa Passerini). Europe in Love, Love in Europe: Imagination and Politics in Britain between the Wars
Jenkinson, Sally L (Bruce Hoffman). Inside Terrorism     

Review Essay: Death and Delusion on the Trade Front

Books reviewed in this article: How to Kill a Country: Australia's Devastating Trade Deal with the United States Linda Weiss, Elizabeth Thurbon and John Matthews All the Way with the USA: Australia, the US and Free Trade Ann Capling Community and Local Governance in Australia Paul Smyth, Tim Reddel and Andrew Jones (eds) The Thirty Year Problem: The Politics of Australian Tax Reform Richard Eccleston Into the Future: The Neglect of the Long Term in Australian Politics Ian Marsh and David Yencken Yes, Premier: Labor leadership in Australia's States and Territories John Wanna and Paul Williams (eds) Making and Breaking Universities Bruce Williams Ethics and organisational politics Chris Provis Power Politics. The electricity crisis and you John Spoehr (ed) Markets in Vice, Markets in Virtue John Braithwaite Pensions: Challenges and Reforms, International Studies on Social Security, Vol. 9 Editors Einar Overbye and Peter A. Kemp     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: The US Presidency in Crisis: A Comparative Perspective, by Colin Campbell Privacy on the Line: The Politics of Wiretapping and Encryption, by Whitfield Diffie and Susan Landau The Future of Governing: Four Emerging Models B. Guy Peters “A Dutch Miracle,” Job Growth, Welfare Reform and Corporatism in the Netherlands, by Jelle Visser and Anton Hemerijck The Economic History of the Netherlands, 1914–1995: A Small Open Economy in the “Long” Twentieth Century, by Jan L. van Zanden The German and Dutch Economies: Who Follows Whom?, edited by Lei Delsen and Eelke de Jonge The Reordering of British Politics: Politics After Thatcher, by Dennis Kavanagh     

BOOK NOTES

GEOFFREY HAWKER, R. F. I. SMITH and PATRICK WELLER, Politics and Policy in Australia, St Lucia
MARTIN PAINTER and BERNARD CAREY, Politics between Departments, St Lucja
G. SINGER and MEREDITH WALLACE, The Adminisrrarive Walrz
CORNELIUS J. LAMMERS and DAVID J. HICKSON, Orgunizarions Alike and Unlike
D. W. RAWSON, Unions and Unionists in Australia
TIMOTHY PASCOE for ARTS, Strengthening the Governance of Arts Organizations
Working Papers on Parliament, Canberra Series in Administrative Studies No. 5
Top Administrators: Meeting Their Needs, Seminar Papers, Royal Institute of Public Administration (Queensland Regional Group), 1979
MAVIS PUTHUCHEARY, The Politics of Administration: The Malaysian Experience
HAL KENDIG, New Life for Old Suburbs
MARTYN FORREST, The Organisation of Government in Western Australia     

Book Review

Books reviewed: Stephen Padgett, Organizing Democracy in Eastern Germany: Interest Groups in Postcommunist Society Jennifer A. Yoder, From East Germans to Germans? The New Postcommunist Elites Tom Christensen and B. Guy Peters, (eds.) Structure, Culture, and Governance: A Comparison of Norway and the United States Cathie Jo Martin, Stuck in Neutral: Business and the Politics of Human Capital Investment Policy Charles R. Epp, The Rights Revolution: Lawyers, Activists, and Supreme Courts in Comparative Perspective Thomas Banchoff, The German Problem Transformed: Institutions, Politics, and Foreign Policy, 1945–1995 James Sperling, The German Problem: Institutions, Politics, and Foreign Policy, 1945‐1995