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States and the Making of Others Perspectives on Social State Institutions and Othering in Southern Africa and Western Europe
This volume offers a unique interdisciplinary and comparative perspective on contemporary processes of othering by state institutions in relation to...
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Status enhancement and attention-seeking in the transatlantic relationship: the Visegrad states and the Trump administration
In 2016 the Visegrad states' political representatives were seemingly more comfortable with the election of Donald Trump than their Western EU...
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The Government Systems of the German States
The 16 German Länder (states) have autonomous constitutional powers and can independently shape policies in their own realm. The chapter explains how...
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The United States
This chapter provides a brief history of the United States. Likewise, it goes into detail on the national security priorities of this country.
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The case for associational self-regulation of lobbying in the United States
While governments frequently regulate many trades, businesses, and professions, there are limits to which lobbying and advocacy can be controlled....
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The United States and the Liberal International Order, 1945–2023
By the end of the twentieth century, the Cold War was over; economic prosperity and liberal, free nation states seemed to be spreading worldwide,...
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The United States–China Race for Green Transformation: Institutions, Incentives, and Green Industrial Policies
This article provides political analysis of the extent to which new state strategies of involvement in climate technologies have shaped the green...
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Iraqi Refugees in the United States Self-Sufficiency and Responsibilization in the Vicious Cycle of Integration
In the literature on forced migration, little is known about the experiences of Iraqi refugees resettled in the United States through the US Refugee...
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Navigating the return of bipolarity: France’s space between China and the United States
Does a middle ground exist for US allies in develo** their China policies, as they navigate US–China competition? France’s case is worth exploring....
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The US Way or Huawei? An Analysis of the Positioning of Secondary States in the US-China Rivalry
This article examines the determinants of the positioning of secondary states in the US-China conflict over market access for China’s Huawei. Our...
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Searching for avenues of influence: multi-branch and multi-level lobbying in Washington, D.C. and the States
Most lobbying studies focus on the legislative branch, yet lobbyists often target the executive and judicial branches as well. In this paper, we...
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Impact of RegTech on compliance risk due to financial misconduct in the United States banking industry
Financial misconduct is a growing issue in the financial sector, leading to increased regulations. The increased need to comply with these...
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The United States fiscal constitution since the congressional budget impoundment and control act
Despite both chambers of the United States Congress passing budgetary rules to limit deficits and public debts, the deficit and, as a result, public...
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“The Great Affairs of the States”: Man, the State and War in the Warring States Period
Drawing on the selectorate theory, institutional explanations of war argue that leaders with larger winning coalitions tend to be more selective...
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A Conservative (R)Evolution? Constitutional–Political Crises, Trumpism, and Long-standing Trends of Conservative Transformations in the United States and Beyond
Starting from the most current developments in the legal and political processing of Donald J. Trump’s (post)presidency, this contribution highlights...
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Military Privatization in the United States
The United States (US) extensively relied on contractors since the conflicts in Korea and Vietnam. In each of these operations, the use of PMSCs...
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Portuguese-speaking Small Island Develo** States The Development Journeys of Cabo Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Timor-Leste
This book assesses the dynamics, challenges and achievements of the development processes of three Portuguese-speaking Small Island Develo** States...
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A God Gap Driving a Revolution from Conservative to the Far Right in the United States—With Significance for Europe?
For some time now, the Christian right in the United States has sought proximity to the Republican Party. However, it is only since Donald Trump’s...
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The strength of a weak centre: pandemic politics in the European Union and the United States
The European Union presents a puzzle to political systems scholars: how can a develo** polity, with all its attendant functional weaknesses, be...
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Neo-mercantilism in action: China and small states
This study investigates the relations between the People’s Republic of China and seven small European states with particular reference to China’s...