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Framing the State in Times of Transition
Analyzing nineteen cases, this title offers practical perspective on the implications of constitution-making procedure, and explores emerging international legal norms.
Routledge Handbook of Judicial Behavior
Interest in social science and empirical analyses of law, courts and specifically the politics of judges has never been higher or more salient. Consequently, there is a strong need for theoretical work on the research that focuses on courts, judges and the judicial process. The Routledge Handbook of Judicial Behavior provides the most up to date examination of scholarship across the entire spectrum of judicial politics and behavior, written by a combination of currently prominent scholars and the emergent next generation of researchers. Unlike almost all other volumes, this Handbook examines judicial behavior from both an American and Comparative perspective. Part 1 provides a broad overview...
Evangelical Violence
Evangelical Violence examines the long history of western states and actors attempting to export and impose Christianity on non-western peoples and the use of state-administered violence to achieve these “Evangelical” goals.This book explores the theological underpinnings of western attempts to spread Christianity and examines how variations in the interpretation of this theological imperative have impacted beliefs and practices of western states. The book argues that, throughout the past millennium, the foreign policy of western states has been heavily influenced by the Christian concept of evangelism, based on the scriptural Great Commission, the command to “go and make disciples of ...
Reimagining the Judiciary
This book examines the factors that facilitate the inclusion of women on high courts, while recognizing that many courts have a long way to go before reaching gender parity. Why did women start appearing on high courts when they did? Where have women made the most significant strides? To address these questions, the authors built the first cross-national and longitudinal dataset on the appointment of women and men to high courts. In addition, they provide five in-depth country case studies us to unpack the selection of justices to high courts in Canada, Colombia, Ireland, South Africa, and the United States. The cross-national lens and combination of quantitative analyses and detailed countr...
Research Handbook on the Politics of Constitutional Law
This Research Handbook deals with the politics of constitutional law around the world, using both comparative and political analysis, delivering global treatment of the politics of constitutional law across issues, regions and legal systems. Offering an innovative, critical approach to an array of key concepts and topics, this book will be a key resource for legal scholars and political science scholars. Students with interests in law and politics, constitutions, legal theory and public policy will also find this a beneficial companion.
The Journal of Politics
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Encyclopedia of Social Measurement
The Encyclopedia of Social Measurement captures the data, techniques, theories, designs, applications, histories, and implications of assigning numerical values to social phenomena. Responding to growing demands for transdisciplinary descriptions of quantitative and qualitative techniques, measurement, sampling, and statistical methods, it will increase the proficiency of everyone who gathers and analyzes data. Covering all core social science disciplines, the 300+ articles of the Encyclopedia of Social Measurement not only present a comprehensive summary of observational frameworks and mathematical models, but also offer tools, background information, qualitative methods, and guidelines for...
Encyclopedia of Social Measurement: P-Y, Index
"The Encyclopedia of Social Measurement captures the data, techniques, theories, designs, applications, histories, and implications of assigning numerical values to social phenomena. Responding to growing demands for transdisciplinary descriptions of quantitative and qualitative techniques, measurement, sampling, and statistical methods, it will increase the proficiency of everyone who gathers and analyzes data. Covering all core social science disciplines, the 300+ articles of the Encyclopedia of Social Measurement not only present a comprehensive summary of observational frameworks and mathematical models, but also offer tools, background information, qualitative methods, and guidelines fo...
Kinfolk of Adin W. Knapp and Sarah P. Cady of Ripley County, Indiana : a Family History : Knapp Ancestors from 1630, Descendants Through 1998
Adin Williams Knapp, son of Charles Knapp and Susan Williams, was born in 1824 in southwestern Ohio. He married Sarah Permelia Cady, daughter of Samuel Cady and Sarah Thomas, on 8 Aug 1844 in Ripley County, Indiana. They had 10 children. Sarah died on 19 Nov 1903 and Adin died on 15 Feb 1909, both in Ripley County, Indiana. Their ancestors lived in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and England. Their descendants have lived in Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, and other areas in the United States.
