This essay argues that a sustained form can be located in the complicated history of populist rhetoric. Despite its chameleonic qualities, the advancement of populism is constituted by alterations in the focus and content, not the structure, of populist activism. This structure, or what I term its argumentative frame, positions a virtuous people…

An attempt is made to document some of the developments which affected the political role of German librarianship as seen through the involvements, activities, and correspondence of one of its leaders, George Leyh, during and after the Hitler era. The interconnections of Leyh's behavior, inner conflicts, and actions and the political and…

The author reviews education in the context of social power and then examines the relationship between education and politics in England. (Author/RM)

Traces the development of the Marrist controversy. (AM)

This article suggests that black visibility does not constitute black political power. (Author/AM)

Describes a research paper assignment on "The Language of Politics" which involved students in analyzing the language of the 1976 presidential debates. (DD)

Participants of the second semiannual meeting of the Arizona Mexican American Political Conference, held in Tucson on September 24, 1977, discussed the Mexican American influence and involvement in local, state, and national politics. (NQ)

In public administration courses, administrative theory is usually taught from a managerial perspective--raising questions about organizations from the perspective of the public manager. This perspective is incomplete and needs to be supplemented with a political perspective--asking questions from the viewpoint of the polity as a whole. (RM)

The politicizing of public schools has good and bad results. In Philadelphia two politicians, Sheed and Dilworth, used politics to reform the educational system. The reforms were generally beneficial. (MF)

The use of boycott as a political tool of enforcing exclusion from the Olympic Games is shown to be ineffective, illegal, cynical, and misguided. (JMF)

Reports that television news coverage of a gubernatorial campaign was relatively light in part because television newspersons were skeptical of the news value of many campaign events. (FL)

Reports on the annual meeting of the American Federation of Teachers and of the National Education Association. Both meetings were dominated by presidential politics and by federal-level concerns such as the Department of Education and federal aid. (IRT)

Discusses teacher unions as political forces in the 1980 presidential election. Notes that many, but not all, of the positions teachers are fighting for at the federal level are the same as those favored by boards and administrators. (IRT)

Explores the political influence of 100 organized agriculture and rural interests, as perceived by 195 Congressional staff, lobbyists, and organization officials. Finds that organizational influence is related to high activity and policy involvement within the Congressional agricultural establishment and to perceived usefulness to the policy…