William M. Curtis | Britannica

William M. Curtis

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BIOGRAPHY Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Portland. His contributions to SAGE Publications's Encyclopedia of Political Theory (2010) formed the basis of his contributions to Britannica.

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hate speech

Hate speech, speech or expression that denigrates a person or persons on the basis of (alleged) membership in a social group identified by attributes such as race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, physical or mental disability, and others. Typical hate speech involves epithets…

Publications (1)

Encyclopedia of Governance - 2 volume set (December 2006)

The Encyclopedia of Governance provides a one-stop point of reference for the diverse and complex topics surrounding governance for the period between the collapse of the post-war consensus and the rise of neoliberal regimes in the 1970s. This comprehensive resource concentrates primarily on topics related to the changing nature and role of the state in recent times and the ways in which these roles have been conceptualized in the areas of Political Science, Public Administration, Political Economy,...