Presents accounts of the author's participation in the legislative sphere of government during a time of regular order to describe the current shift away from coalition and collaboration and necessity for regulatory reform
Reason and Life begins with a critical historical examination of past forms of reason (Ancient and Modern) as well as more recent contenders (Existentialism, Phenomenology, the "New Marxism").
Religion and Public Life is a collection of papers delivered at a conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Msgr. John A. Ryan, who was the most prominent and influential American advocate of the Catholic social tradition in the first half of the twentieth century.
Using a remarkable cache of scrapbooks kept by Albert Haskell, Jr. through his lifetime, Martin A. Sweeny narrates a fascinating story of unwavering dedication to the public good. As a lawyer, politician, civic organizer, and economic developer, Haskell never turned away from an opportunity to do something beneficial for others.
This work on conversational analysis includes coverage of topics like: two ways in which numbers are significant for talk-interaction; conversational laughter; telenegotiating as a social accomplishment; and "mm hm" tokens as interactional devices in psychotherapeutic in-take interviews.