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The last twenty years have witnessed a proliferation of radical social and political movements around the world, in wave after wave of struggles against intersecting forms of exploitation, domination, and subalternization. From the International Women's Strike and Occupy, to #BlackLivesMatter and direct action against the climate emergency, a series of common questions have continually re-emerged as immediate and practical challenges. How should radical political movements relate to the state? What makes emancipatory politics fundamentally different from both technocratic and populist models of "politics as usual"? Which forms of organization are most likely to deepen and extend the dynamics that led to the emergence of these movements in the first place?To investigate the goal, nature, method, and organizational forms of radical political engagement against the neoliberal consensus, Peter D. Thomas draws on the work of Antonio Gramsci, the Italian Communist Party leader and political theorist best known for his ideas about hegemony. Hegemony is a concept that, most commonly understood, describes either the way in which a political system functions from the top down, through a culture of passive consent, or a process of neutralizing cultural and political differences to form unity in a nation state. Interestingly, both the left and right have seized on this idea, but, of course, to different political ends. In Radical Politics, Thomas argues that both of these interpretations are misapprehensions of the radical potential of Gramsci's ideas. Offering a new reading of Gramsci, Thomas contends that hegemony is a process of differentiation in which political culture is always changing, and always with the goal of moving toward expanded freedom. Over the course of the book, Thomas looks at the way in which various theorists have approached the dilemma of how to engage productively in radical politics and explains why hegemony is a method of doing politics rather than an end goal. A distinctive and forceful contribution to ongoing debates about the nature and orientation of contemporary emancipatory movements, Radical Politics provides a counterintuitive interpretation of Gramsci's famous and newly relevant work

"Leveraging the natural experiment caused by the dissolution of the USSR and its uniform approach to higher education, this book focuses on university governance across the former Soviet countries, making it essential reading for researchers, students and policy makers. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core"--

Peter D. Feaver shows that the public's high confidence in the military is based partly on deservedness and partly based on an underlying partisan gap and social desirability bias: extremely high confidence levels among self-identified Republican respondents but much less among Democrats and still weaker confidence among Independents. Not only does Feaver helps us understand how and why the public has confidence in the military, but he also exposes problems that policymakers need to be aware of. Specifically, he elucidates how confidence or over-confidence in the institution shapes public attitudes on the use of force and may not support the best practices in democratic civil-military relations.

University governance is an essential but complex phenomenon, even in countries where institutional-level governance has a long and strong tradition. After the dissolution of the USSR, each of the 15 former Soviet countries developed their own university governance system and this groundbreaking book explores how these countries evolved from the 'common start' of a unified and tightly controlled higher education system, to shaping their own paths in higher education. Each chapter explores a different country, allowing university governance models to be compared and contrasted. The countries provide examples of a variety of different governance models - state-extended, academic focused, internal/external and civic - and the book highlights the advantages and disadvantages of each relative to their context. It also presents innovative frameworks to understand governance effectiveness in terms of autonomy, competition, and capacity. It is essential reading for researchers, students, and policy makers. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

Offering a new reading of Antonio Gramsci's political theory, 'Radical Politics' argues that hegemony is a process of differentiation in which political culture is always changing, and always with the goal of moving toward expanded freedom. Over the course of the book, Peter D. Thomas looks at the way in which various theorists have approached the dilemma of how to engage productively in radical politics and explains why hegemony is a distinctive method of doing politics rather than an end goal.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1984

Toward More Effective Science and Technology Advice for Congress traces the historical roots of science and technology advice for Congress and chronicles the creation and evolution of the four organizations that provided this advice over the past half century.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I. Entertainment -- 1. Theaters -- 2. Dance Halls and Ballrooms -- 3. Bowling Alleys -- 4. Roller-Skating Rinks -- 5. Amusement Parks -- 6. Racetracks -- 7. Sports Teams -- Part II. Districts -- 8. Czech Village -- 9. New Bohemian District/NewBo -- 10. Little Mexico -- 11. Time Check -- 12. Mount Vernon Road -- Part III. Landmarks -- 13. May's Island and City Hall -- 14. Hunter's Airport -- 15. Train Depots -- 16. Brucemore Mansion -- 17. Masonic Lodges and Shriner Temples -- 18. All-Iowa Fair -- 19. YMCAs and YWCAs -- 20. Sunshine Mission -- Part IV. Hotels -- Part V. Department Stores -- Part VI. Businesses -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- About the Author.

Before 1950, Australians were the world's highest consumers of tea per capita. This book tells the story of how tea emerged as the national beverage in the Australian colonies during the nineteenth century, and explores why Australians consumed so much of the beverage for so long. Special attention is devoted to analysing the evolution of the Australian tea distribution network, especially the marketing strategies used by the tea traders to promote their products. Other topics examined here include the development of tea rituals such as afternoon tea and high tea and their role in Australian s

Intro -- Author's Note -- Facts -- Part I -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 -- Chapter 16 -- Chapter 17 -- Chapter 18 -- Part II -- Chapter 19 -- Chapter 20 -- Chapter 21 -- Chapter 22 -- Chapter 23 -- Chapter 24 -- Chapter 25 -- Chapter 26 -- Chapter 27 -- Chapter 28 -- Chapter 29 -- Chapter 30 -- Chapter 31 -- Chapter 32 -- Chapter 33 -- Chapter 34 -- Chapter 35 -- Chapter 36 -- Chapter 37 -- Chapter 38 -- Part III -- Chapter 39 -- Chapter 40 -- Chapter 41 -- Chapter 42 -- Chapter 43 -- Chapter 44 -- Chapter 45 -- Chapter 46 -- Chapter 47 -- Chapter 48 -- Chapter 49 -- Chapter 50 -- Chapter 51 -- Chapter 52 -- Chapter 53 -- Chapter 54 -- Epilogue -- Everett Nash -- Winston Churchill -- Hans Kammler -- Emma Doyle -- The People: Weapons of Peace -- A Note About Negotiation -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Also by Peter D. Johnston.

Introduction -- 1. For Tea and Country: Samuel Shaw and the First American Contacts with China -- 2. To the Shores of Tripoli: James Cathcart, William Eaton, and the First Barbary War -- 3. Diplomacy in New Orleans: The Intriguing Career of Daniel Clark -- 4. Inventing Interventionism: Joel Poinsett in Argentina, Chile, and Mexico -- 5. Cochin China, Siam, and Muscat: The Remarkable Travels of Edmund Roberts -- 6. The Commodore as Diplomat: David Porter at the Sublime Porte -- 7. Adventures in Paradise: Jacques-Antoine Moerenhout, Samuel Blackler, and the Occupation of Tahiti -- 8. The Land of Gold: Thomas Larkin, William Leidesdorff, and the Americanization of California -- 9. Shimoda and the Shogun: Townshend Harris and the Opening of Japan -- Afterword.

Cover ; Half Title ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Dedication ; Table of Contents ; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: The Eichmann fires; Direction; Reading Arendt; 2. The House of Judgment; Law and theatre; Show trial; 3. The gray zone: Kapo trials; Kapo: function and role; Liberation and community honour courts; Trials in Israel; 4. The accused; Jurisdiction; The abduction of the defendant; The retrospectivity of Israeli law; 5. From expulsion to extermination; The rise of Nazism; Objective language and double speak; Resistance to immoral law; 6. Wannsee: The enabling conference.