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  • Images as Data for Social Science Research

    An Introduction to Convolutional Neural Nets for Image Classification

    par Nora Webb Williams, Andreu Casas, John D. Wilkerson ...
    Collections series Elements in Quantitative and Computational Methods for the Social Sciences
    Images play a crucial role in shaping and reflecting political life. Digitization has vastly increased the presence of such images in daily life, creating valuable new research opportunities for social scientists. We show how recent innovations in computer vision methods can substantially lower the costs of using images as data. We introduce readers to the deep learning algorithms commonly used ... En savoir plus

    $23.99 CAD

  • Congress and the Politics of Problem Solving

    par E. Scott Adler, John D. Wilkerson ...
    How do issues end up on the agenda? Why do lawmakers routinely invest in program oversight and broad policy development? What considerations drive legislative policy change? For many, Congress is an institution consumed by partisan bickering and gridlock. Yet the institution's long history of addressing significant societal problems - even in recent years - seems to contradict this view. Congress ... En savoir plus

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  • Game Change

    Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime

    par John Heilemann, Mark Halperin ...
    The gripping inside story of the 2008 presidential election, by two of the best political reporters in the country."It's one of the best books on politics of any kind I've read. For entertainment value, I put it up there with Catch 22." — The Financial Times"It transports you to a parallel universe in which everything in the National Enquirer is true….More interesting is what we learn about the ... En savoir plus

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  • The Way It Works

    Inside Ottawa

    par Eddie Goldenberg ...
    The Way It Works is a behind-the-scenes look at how things really work in Ottawa. From the problems of Opposition to the challenges of choosing a cabinet, from domestic policy-making to reacting to international crises, Eddie Goldenberg reveals all.He recounts almost minute by minute what went on during the morning he spent with the prime minister at 24 Sussex Drive on September 11, 2001, and ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $16.99 CAD Maintenant $12.99 CAD

  • The Paranoid Style in American Politics

    par Richard Hofstadter ...
    This timely reissue of Richard Hofstadter's classic work on the fringe groups that influence American electoral politics offers an invaluable perspective on contemporary domestic affairs.In The Paranoid Style in American Politics, acclaimed historian Richard Hofstadter examines the competing forces in American political discourse and how fringe groups can influence — and derail — the larger ... En savoir plus

    $14.99 CAD

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  • The Art of the Possible

    A Handbook for Political Activism

    par Amanda Sussman ...
    A political insider tells us how we can make a difference. A must-read for fans of The Rebel Sell and Naomi Klein’s No Logo.What difference can one person make? If I’m not a famous actor, rock star, or multi-millionaire philanthropist, what do I really have to offer?The notion that the government is open only to a few is a myth. In fact, our political system is incredibly accessible, but the ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $14.99 CAD Maintenant $11.99 CAD

  • Affluence and Influence

    Economic Inequality and Political Power in America

    par Martin Gilens ...
    Why policymaking in the United States privileges the rich over the poorCan a country be a democracy if its government only responds to the preferences of the rich? In an ideal democracy, all citizens should have equal influence on government policy—but as this book demonstrates, America's policymakers respond almost exclusively to the preferences of the economically advantaged. Affluence and ... En savoir plus

    $36.29 CAD

  • The MoveOn Effect

    The Unexpected Transformation of American Political Advocacy

    par David Karpf ...
    Collections series Oxford Studies in Digital Politics
    The Internet is facilitating a generational transition among American political advocacy organizations. This book provides a detailed exploration of how “netroots” advocacy groups - MoveOn.org, DailyKos.com, DemocracyforAmerica.com, and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee - differ from “legacy” peer organizations. It also explains the partisan character of these technological innovations. ... En savoir plus

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  • Defending Life

    A Moral and Legal Case against Abortion Choice

    par Francis J. Beckwith ...
    Defending Life is arguably the most comprehensive defense of the pro-life position on abortion - morally, legally, and politically - that has ever been published in an academic monograph. It offers a detailed and critical analysis of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey as well as arguments by those who defend a Rawlsian case for abortion-choice, such as J. J. Thomson. The author defends ... En savoir plus

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  • Ghana: an Incomplete Independence or a Dysfunctional Democracy?

    par Kwame Insaidoo ...
    Can anybody tell us why profound poverty continues to plague our nation of barely 25 million people in this modern era of globalization in 2012? Why do you think the vast majority of our beloved people live on less than a dollar a day and struggle from cradle to grave living in near squalor, and eking out near subsistence existence? Ask yourself why is it that in the midst of this profound abject ... En savoir plus

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  • Deeply Divided

    Racial Politics and Social Movements in Post-War America

    par Doug McAdam, Karina Kloos ...
    By many measures--commonsensical or statistical--the United States has not been more divided politically or economically in the last hundred years than it is now. How have we gone from the striking bipartisan cooperation and relative economic equality of the war years and post-war period to the extreme inequality and savage partisan divisions of today? In this sweeping look at American politics ... En savoir plus

    $21.99 CAD

  • Congressional Representation & Constituents

    The Case for Increasing the U.S. House of Representatives

    par Brian Frederick ...
    Collections series Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
    The U.S. House of Representatives has been frozen at 435 members for almost a century, and in that time the nation’s population has grown by more than 200 percent. With the number of citizens represented by each House member now dramatically larger, is a major consequence of this historical disparity a diminished quality of representation?Brian Frederick uses empirical data to scrutinize whether ... En savoir plus

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