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"Winner of the Ed A Hewett Book Prize, Association for Slavic, Eastern European, & Eurasian Studies" Bryn Rosenfeld is assistant professor in the Department of Government at Cornell University.
How middle-class economic dependence on the state impedes democratization and contributes to authoritarian resilience
Conventional wisdom holds that the rising middle classes are a force for democracy. Yet in post-Soviet countries like Russia, where the...
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"Winner of the William H. Riker Book Award, Political Economy Section of the American Political Science Association" "Best Book of the Year by one of Politico's Top 50 Thinkers (Sean McElwee)" Avidit Acharya is assistant professor of political science at Stanford University. Matthew Blackwell is assistant professor of government at Harvard University. Maya Sen is associate professor of public policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard...
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"Winner of the Best Book Award, Experimental Research Section of the American Political Science Association" Donghyun Danny Choi is assistant professor of political science at Brown University. Mathias Poertner is assistant professor of political science at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Nicholas Sambanis is Presidential Distinguished Professor of Political Science and director of the Identity & Conflict Lab at the University...
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"Co-Winner of the 2017 Alexander L. George Book Award, International Society of Political Psychology" Joshua D. Kertzer is assistant professor of government at Harvard University.
Why do some leaders and segments of the public display remarkable persistence in confrontations in international politics, while others cut and run? The answer given by policymakers, pundits, and political scientists usually relates to issues of resolve. Yet, though we...
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Kathleen E. Powers is assistant professor of government at Dartmouth College. Website kepowers.com Twitter @ke_powers
How the ideas that animate nationalism influence whether it causes-or calms-conflict
With nationalism on the rise around the world, many worry that nationalistic attitudes could lead to a surge in deadly conflict. To combat this trend, federations like the European Union have tried to build inclusive regional identities to overcome...
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"Winner of the American Political Science Association Best Book Award" Diana C. Mutz is the Samuel A. Stouffer Professor of Political Science and Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is director of the Institute for the Study of Citizens and Politics. Her books include In-Your-Face Politics (Princeton) and Hearing the Other Side. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
From acclaimed political scientist Diana Mutz,...
67) Envy in Politics
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"Winner of the Robert E. Lane Award, Political Psychology Section of the American Political Science Association" "One of Choice Reviews' Outstanding Academic Titles of 2018" Gwyneth H. McClendon is an assistant professor in the Wilf Family Department of Politics at New York University.
How envy, spite, and the pursuit of admiration influence politics
Why do governments underspend on policies that would make their constituents better off? Why do...
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"A Foreign Affairs Best of Books" Larry M. Bartels is University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Law and May Werthan Shayne Chair of Public Policy and Social Science at Vanderbilt University. His books include Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age and (with Christopher H. Achen) Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government (both Princeton).
Why leaders, not citizens, are the...
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This book provides insights into an understanding of disruptive leadership. It explores the key success factors for digital transformation of organizations in the highly disruptive, increasingly VUCA-driven era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Disruption is happening everywhere and in every aspect of our lives. It is happening at a scale and speed that is unprecedented in modern history, impacting diverse industries, from financial services to...
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In Lean on Civility: Strategies for Changing Culture in Manufacturing Workplaces, the authors explain how incorporating civility can drive success in your business.
As a key component of workplace training, civility can have a significant impact on workplace culture and also increase measurable outputs related to continuous improvement-including but not limited to quality, efficiency, and cost. When organizations are deliberate and strategic about...
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The 360 Degree CEO provides the tools and insights to successfully navigate your personal and professional journeys while, elevating your health, your relationships, your results, and your organization's performance.
Where are the courageous and CEOs, leading with integrity and generating notable business returns? This is the question Lorraine A. Moore wanted to highlight-for herself and her clients.
This book provides an amalgamation of lessons...
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The world of work is undergoing the most significant change since the Industrial revolution. Cognitive A.I. is driving world change faster than at any time in history. There are massive advantages for employers who act and act quickly.
At precisely the same time, COVID has been a wake-up call. Organizations have discovered that they employ too many people, and the realization — many can be more productive working remotely. Productivity increases,...
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This book is about talent, strengths and positive psychology.
Everyone is naturally talented in certain areas and if we get the opportunity to use our talents at work and develop them into strengths then we can work better, faster and far more productively. Bees search for pollen and they find it in the beautiful, successful, growing things around us: flowers. Flies search for rotting trash, bacteria and ugliness. Do you want to go through life like...
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This book explores the intersections between leadership and velocity (the speed of now) to identify key leadership competencies needed for the 21st Century.
We offer a set of ten competencies that may serve as a foundation of effective leadership that emerged from our experiences, interviews with 30 leaders, and research. These competencies may be especially timely in the midst of the global COVID-19 crisis and the need for effective leadership at...
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In the early 1970s, with “Deep Throat” and “The Devil in Miss Jones” rewriting film history, John Warren Wells hired on to write the script for a high-quality pornographic movie. Originally published by Dell, “Different Strokes” includes the remarkable script he delivered, the production diary he kept, an interview with the film's leading lady, and a 2012 afterword that puts it all into uncanny perspective. You'd better read the book,...
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In Civility at Work, Lew Bayer describes the business case for civility and explains how organizations can increase employee retention, performance, and overall revenue by creating a workplace culture of human kindness and civility.
In case you were not aware, research focusing on both Canadian and U.S. companies shows that a whopping 98% of people polled have experienced uncivil behavior on the job. And, according to the fourth annual study on Civility...
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This book is for anyone on the pointy part of the organizational pyramid, whatever your title is. Every leader and organization is unique. But new CEOs often share many experiences, situations, and decisions. This book shines a light on those and illustrates the fundamental principles that will guide a new CEO through them.
The Successful New CEO is organized into four parts:
• Becoming an Executive: Leaders can only lead out of who they are. How...
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The Best Bedtime Book brings children comfort with the truth of God, salvation, and heaven to sleep peacefully. The rhyme for children's bedtime reads with a simple, soothing tone with profound truths making it a memorable and enjoyable repetition. Let children sleep to the truths of life, even eternal life, guiding them with bright words for a dark world.
BOOK DESCRIPTION: Get ready for bedtime with the nightly rhyme! A simply profound book for...
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The First Christmas Children's Book provides an annual Christmas storytelling tradition of the greatest birthday in history – the birth of Jesus! A memorable storyline that intertwines a family experience with biblical and historical truths. You now have a fun and helpful resource for when asking, "How do I introduce my children to Christmas?"
BOOK DESCRIPTION: How do I introduce my kids and family to the Christmas story of Jesus? How do I know...