"Intergroup Relations" examines social psychology's unique contribution to our understanding of intergroup relations, examining the whole range of interactions from the level of individual psychological processes to the behaviour of large social groups. Its theme is the interrelationship between individuals and groups, with focus on the cognitive and motivational processes that give rise to group identity, intergroup discrimination and conflict. Within this general framework "Intergroup Relations" provides a comprehensive review of social psychological research and theory related to: prejudice; ethnocentrism; ingroup bias; discrimination; and the psychological underpinnings of war. "Intergroup Relations" uses historical and contemporary examples to illustrate abstract concepts, including different types of social groupings - ethnic, religious, political and linguistic. Coverage of each topic in the volume includes historical perspectives, current theory, methodological paradigms, emerging issues and policy applications. "Intergroup Relations" provides an understanding of the relevant research and theory, and encourages insight into the reader's own intergroup attitudes and perceptions. It should be important reading for students of social and political psychology.

Intergroup Relations (Mapping Social Psychology S.)

Miller, Norman

Brewer, Marilynn B.

Travel

Open University Press

Kenya is one of Africa's most important and controversial nations. It has simultaneously been heralded for its political stability and economic success and criticized as a wellspring of elitism and class exploitation. Kenya remains a close ally of the West and a symbol of capitalism in Africa, and it occupies a position of strategic importance to t

Kenya: The Quest For Prosperity, Second Edition

Yeager, Rodger

Reference

Routledge

Environmental Politics: Interest Groups, the Media, and the Making of Policy

Environmental & Natural Resources Law

CRC-Press

Environmental Politics

The second edition of Environmental Politics: Stakeholders, Interests, and Policymaking shows students that environmental politics is fundamentally a clash of competing stakeholders’ interests, and environmental policy the result of their reconciliation. But developments in environmental policymaking over the past several years have been little short of earthshaking. The text not only marks changes in the formal lawmaking process itself, but covers recent elements reshaping environmental politics, such as: <ul>
<li> the new environmentally activist posture of business</li> <li>the dramatic shift of policymaking influence from the federal to state and local levels</li> <li>the participation of new actors on the environmental policy stage, most notably the faith community</li> <li>the U-turn of organized labor, from opponent of environmentalists to their collaborator</li> <li>the consolidation of the varying missions of environmental advocacy groups to fight global warming</li> <li>the emergence of science from its historic political neutrality to open advocacy</li> <li> the increasing role of both the media and the judiciary 
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Written by an expert with more than 25 years of "smoke-filled room" experience in environmental policymaking, Environmental Politics: Stakeholders, Interests, and Policymaking gives students an insider's view of how policies are forged. By examining current environmental issues through a stakeholder lens, this book not only provides a unique perspective into how policies are adopted, but also illuminates the transformative power of global warming as a political force.

Environmental Politics: Stakeholders, Interests, and Policymaking

Science & Math

Earth Sciences

At every stage, environmental policy is the result of the struggle of stakeholders interested in, and affected by, the problem being addressed and the range of possible solutions. The interested parties in any given policy dispute may include federal regulatory agencies, environmental advocacy groups, businesses and their lobbying arms, the media, the scientific community, think tanks, NGOs of every stripe, trade associations and professional organizations, and even state and local governments, each of whom have their own interests in the resulting policy. Environmental Politics: Stakeholders, Interests, and Policymaking discusses political battles over the environment from the ground level - as they are fought in legislative chambers, the cloakroom, the daily newspaper, on television, and on the Internet. The text explores environmental politics as a clash of interests, not ideologies, and environmental policy as a result of the reconciliation of those interests. The casebook emphasizes the struggle for power among stakeholders in environmental politics and policymaking. Whether examining energy policy, air pollution, endangered species, land use, or the politics of food, each case is presented through a narrative introduction and 3-4 primary source documents that illustrate whose interests are at stake and how they pursue them in the policymaking process.

Environmental Politics 2E + Cases in Environmental Politics

The authors have written a book that successfully blends the older and newer research traditions in the field. The text presents topics, such as social facilitation, that first attracted the attention of social psychologists and concludes with topics such as crowding, group aggression, and social support.

Group Process, Group Decision, Group Action (Mapping Social Psychology Series)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Baron, Robert A.

Kerr, Norbert L.

Psychology & Counseling

Wadsworth Publishing

This book presents a social psychological approach to the study of intergroup relations to help readers understand the causes and consequences of the distinction between ingroups (those groups to which an individual belongs) and outgroups (social groups that do not include the individual as a member) - the apparently universal propensity to differentiate the social world into "us" and "them."

Intergroup Relations (Mapping Social Psychology.)

Self-Help

Brewer, Marilyn B.

Relationships

Beer Lover's New England features breweries, brewpubs and beer bars geared toward hop heads looking to seek out the best beers--from bitter seasonal IPAs to rich, dark stouts--New England has to offer. Beer Lover's guides also offer beer receipes for home brewers, regional food recipes that incorporate beer, suggested regional food and beer pairings, and walkable pub crawl itineraries for craft beer-centric destinations.

Beer Lover's New England (Beer Lovers Series)

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Beverages & Wine

Globe Pequot Press

Kenya: The Quest For Prosperity, Second Edition (Westview Profiles/Nations of Contemporary Africa)

Kenya is one of Africa's most important and controversial nations. It has simultaneously been heralded for its political stability and economic success and criticized as a wellspring of elitism and class exploitation. Kenya remains a close ally of the West and a symbol of capitalism in Africa, and it occupies a position of strategic importance to the Middle East and the Indian Ocean. Yet all of these distinctions are now coming under question in the fourth decade of independence.Kenya's exquisite natural beauty and renowned wildlife refuges hide a more mundane reality. The country is vast, rural, poor, and without oil or other mineral wealth. It is dependent on smallholder agriculture and export earnings from international tourism, tea, and coffee. Although the population is only 28 million, less than 20 percent of Kenya's land area is readily available for dense human settlement. Population growth has slowed, but demographic pressures still pose very serious socioeconomic, ecological, and environmental challenges.In this second edition of a critically acclaimed profile, Miller and Yeager address these and other social issues while tracing political and economic developments from early precolonial times to the contemporary period and the recent fourth-term reelection of President Daniel arap Moi. The book captures the aggressive, self-confident spirit that characterizes Kenya and provides unique insights into how this nation of contemporary Africa is faring in its continuing quest for prosperity.

History

Africa

Westview Press

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