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Category : Engineering and state
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Science and Engineering Policies for the Next Scottish Parliament
Author: Science Policies for the Next Scottish Parliament
Author: Save British Science SocietyPublisher:
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Category : Science and state
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Voting for Scottish Science & Engineering
Author: Science Policies for the Next Parliament
Author: Save British Science SocietyPublisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 59
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The Oxford Handbook of Scottish Politics
Author: Michael KeatingPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192558706
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
The Handbook of Scottish Politics provides a detailed overview of politics in Scotland, looking at areas such as elections and electoral behaviour, public policy, political parties, and Scotland's relationship with the EU and the wider world. The contributors to this volume are some of the leading experts on politics in Scotland.
Putting science and engineering at the heart of government policy
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills CommitteePublisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780215540218
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
A report that considers the broad issue of why science and engineering are important and why they should be at the heart of Government policy. It also considers three more specific issues: the debate on strategic priorities; the principles that inform science funding decisions; and, the scrutiny of science and engineering across Government.
The New Sociology of Scotland
Author: David McCronePublisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1473987814
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 855
Book Description
Written by a leading sociologist of Scotland, this ground-breaking new introduction is a comprehensive account of the social, political, economic and cultural processes at work in contemporary Scottish society. At a time of major uncertainty and transformation The New Sociology of Scotland explores every aspect of Scottish life. Placed firmly in the context of globalisation, the text: examines a broad range of topics including race and ethnicity, social inequality, national identity, health, class, education, sport, media and culture, among many others. looks at the ramifications of recent political events such as British General Election of 2015, the Scottish parliament election of May 2016, and the Brexit referendum of June 2016. uses learning features such as further reading and discussion questions to stimulate students to engage critically with issues raised. Written in a lucid and accessible style, The New Sociology of Scotland is an indispensable guide for students of sociology and politics.
Electoral Engineering
Author: Pippa NorrisPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521536714
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
From Kosovo to Kabul, the last decade witnessed growing interest in ?electoral engineering?. Reformers have sought to achieve either greater government accountability through majoritarian arrangements or wider parliamentary diversity through proportional formula. Underlying the normative debates are important claims about the impact and consequences of electoral reform for political representation and voting behavior. The study compares and evaluates two broad schools of thought, each offering contracting expectations. One popular approach claims that formal rules define electoral incentives facing parties, politicians and citizens. By changing these rules, rational choice institutionalism claims that we have the capacity to shape political behavior. Alternative cultural modernization theories differ in their emphasis on the primary motors driving human behavior, their expectations about the pace of change, and also their assumptions about the ability of formal institutional rules to alter, rather than adapt to, deeply embedded and habitual social norms and patterns of human behavior.
The Oxford Handbook of Legislative Studies
Author: Shane MartinPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199653011
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 785
Book Description
Legislatures are arguably the most important political institution in modern democracies. The Oxford Handbook of Legislative Studies, written by some of the most distinguished legislative scholars in political science, provides a comprehensive and up-to-date description and critical assessment of the state of the art in this key area.
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