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  • A Natural Experiment on Electoral Law Reform

    Evaluating the Long Run Consequences of 1990s Electoral Reform in Italy and Japan

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    In the early 1990s, major electoral reforms took place in both Italy and Japan; each replaced a form of “proportional representation” (in which voters cast a ballot for a party list) with a “mixed member” system (in which voters cast ballots for individual candidates and party lists). The reforms were enacted by political elites in the context of divisions within the dominant party, changing ... Read more

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  • Intra-Party Politics and Coalition Governments

    Series series Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science
    This book explores how intra-party politics affects government formation and termination in parliamentary systems, where the norm is the formation of coalition governments.The authors look beyond party cohesion and discipline in parliamentary democracies to take a broader view, assuming a diversity of preferences among party members and then exploring the incentives that give rise to coordinated ... Read more

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    Advances in the social sciences have emerged through a variety of research methods: field-based research, laboratory and field experiments, and agent-based models. However, which research method or approach is best suited to a particular inquiry is frequently debated and discussed. Working Together examines how different methods have promoted various theoretical developments related to collective ... Read more

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  • The Case for Impeachment

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  • The Selten School of Behavioral Economics

    A Collection of Essays in Honor of Reinhard Selten

    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Reinhard Selten, to date the only German Nobel Prize laureate in economics, celebrates his 80th birthday in 2010. While his contributions to game theory are well-known, the behavioral side of his scientific work has received less public exposure, even though he has been committed to experimental research during his entire career, publishing more experimental than theoretical papers in top-tier ... Read more

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  • Decision Cases for Advanced Social Work Practice

    Confronting Complexity

    These fifteen cases take place in child welfare, mental health, hospital, hospice, domestic violence, refugee resettlement, veterans' administration, and school settings and reflect individual, family, group, and supervised social work practice. They confront common ethical and treatment issues and raise issues regarding practice interventions, programs, policies, and laws. Cases represent open ... Read more

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  • The Wilderness

    Deep Inside the Republican Party's Combative, Contentious, Chaotic Quest to Take Back the White House

    by McKay Coppins ...
    The explosive story of the Republican Party's intensely dramatic and fractious efforts to find its way back to unity and national dominance.After the 2012 election, the GOP was in the wilderness. Lost and in disarray. And doggedly determined to do whatever it took to get back to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. McKay Coppins has had unparalleled access to Republican presidential candidates, power brokers ... Read more

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    Multidimensional Item Response Theory is the first book to give thorough coverage to this emerging area of psychometrics. The book describes the commonly used multidimensional item response theory (MIRT) models and the important methods needed for their practical application. These methods include ways to determine the number of dimensions required to adequately model data, procedures for ... Read more

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  • The Ruling Elite of Singapore

    Networks of Power and Influence

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    How Media, Money, and Message Shaped the 2008 Election

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