Political Science

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642937640Author Congressman Matt GaetzFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Bombardier BooksPublisher Bombardier BooksWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm)...

The European Union (EU) is facing one of the rockiest periods in its existence. No time in its history has it looked so economically fragile, so unsecure about how to protect its borders, so divided over how to tackle the crisis of legitimacy facing its...

This book juxtaposes anthropological and historical perspectives on the political economy of African pastoralists, emphasizing dynamic factors in the emergence and realities of livestock-based societies in Africa. .Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789354890536Author Appu Esthose SureshFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint HarperCollins IndiaPublisher HarperCollins IndiaWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm)...

Border regions are often considered to be the neglected margins. In this book, Paul Nugent argues that through a comparison of the Senegambia and the trans-Volta (Ghana/Togo), we can see that the geographical margins have shaped notional centres at least...

How do local communities effectively build peace and reconciliation before, during and after open violence? This trailblazing book gives practical examples, from the Global North, the former Soviet bloc and Global South, on communities addressing...

Most autocrats now hold unfair elections, yet how they compete in them and manipulate them differs greatly. How Autocrats Compete advances a theory that explains variation in electoral authoritarian competition. Using case studies of Tanzania, Cameroon,...

This book examines the operational and political challenges facing UN peace operations deployed in countries where civil war and protracted violence have given rise to the complex and distinctive political economies of conflict. The volume explores the...

In the post-World War II era, the emergence of 'area studies' marked a signal development in the social sciences. As the social sciences evolved methodologically, however, many dismissed area studies as favoring narrow description over general theory...

Iran has emerged from decades of isolation and struggle to become a leading, if not the pre-eminent, regional power. Iran projects its influence throughout the Middle East and parts of Central Asia. Moreover, Iranian diplomacy is active on the world...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Independent Publisher Book Awards (Crnt Evnt (Frgn/Mltry)) 2012.Book InformationISBN 9780964948846Author Shawn DormanFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint...

Yavor Tarinski examines the fundamental conflict between democratic aspirations and the imposed norms of capitalism, the potential for directly democratic and ecologically designed cities, the imperative to renew the commons, and the prospects for a...

Although the popular uprisings of 2011 were not driven by Islamist forces, it is the Islamist movements, and the Muslim Brotherhood in particular, that have filled the power vacuums that opened up with the collapse of the regimes of the region. How did...

From the Arab Spring to the Spanish Indignados, from Occupy Wall Street in New York to Nuit Debout in Paris, contemporary protest bears the mark of citizenism, a libertarian and participatory brand of populism which appeals to ordinary citizens outraged...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551114330Author Larry LeDucFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Broadview Press LtdPublisher Broadview Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

The Routledge Companion to Rural Planning provides a critical account and state of the art review of rural planning in the early years of the twenty-first century. Looking across different international experiences - from Europe, North America and...

This book explores China's place in the 'new international order', from both the international perspective and from the perspective within China. It discusses how far the new international order, as outlined by George Bush in 1991 after the collapse of...

The ideas of Hans Morgenthau dominated the study of international politics in the United States for many decades. He was the leading representative of Realist international relations theory in the last century and his work remains hugely influential in...

Early results on election night suggested that Democrats had failed to make significant gains in the 2018 midterms. After all the votes were counted, a blue wave crashed on American electoral politics as Democrats won the House the Representatives and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541675469Author Dorothy RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Basic BooksPublisher Basic BooksWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm * 25mm

The Russian international media outlet Russia Today (RT) has been widely accused in the Western world of producing government propaganda and conspiracy theories. This book explores for the first time the role that conspiracy theories actually play in the...

The implications of Brexit for Northern Ireland are profound, given its history and geographical position as a land border with the European Union. Four decades of sectarian violence have been replaced by a period of sustained peace, economic growth and...

Much of the hoopla surrounding quality circles, teams, and high-performance work systems has been based on anecdotes and very thin evidence. It has not been established that those employee involvement strategies amount to anything more than another...

This book examines the impact of neoliberalism on society, bringing to the forefront a discussion of violence and harm, the inherent inequalities of neoliberalism and the ways in which our everyday lives in the Global North reproduce and facilitate this...

The Rights Track: Sound Evidence on Human Rights and Modern Slavery uses rich content from The Rights Track podcast [www.rightstrack.org] in an innovative book that enhances and enriches our understanding of the human rights challenges facing the world...

New Labour is the most innovative and powerful political movement in Britain today. However, New Labour: A Critique argues that its apparent pragmatism disguises an ideological commitment to particular forms of social science, deploying new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838394349Author Cleo HenryFormat PaperbackImprint Fourteen PublishingPublisher Fourteen Publishing

As wildfires rage, pollution thickens, and species disappear, the world confronts environmental crisis with a set of global institutions in urgent need of reform. Yet, these institutions have proved frustratingly resistant to change. Introducing the...

The IMF stands at a crossroad. Derided as increasingly irrelevant in the first decade of the new millennium, the Fund has had its power and prestige restored by the fallout from the 2008 global financial crisis. But will the resurgent IMF assert a more...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063215047Author Pete HegsethFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 439gDimensions(mm)...

Why "the Muslim question" is really about the West and its own anxieties-not IslamIn this fearless, original book, Anne Norton demolishes the notion that there is a "clash of civilizations" between the West and Islam. What is really in question, she...

In recent years serious concerns emerged over the state of European democracy. Many democracy indices are reporting a year-on-year drift towards less liberal politics in the countries of the European Union. Polls regularly suggest that the voters are...

This book offers a wide-ranging and critical examination of recent counter-radicalisation policies, using case studies from several countries.Counter-radicalisation policies, such as the UK 'Prevent' strategy, have been highly controversial and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612197753Author Cyrus FarivarFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Melville House PublishingPublisher Melville House PublishingWeight(grams)...

National human rights institutions-state agencies charged with protecting and promoting human rights domestically-have proliferated dramatically since the 1990s; today more than a hundred countries have NHRIs, with dozens more seeking to join the global...

A groundbreaking look at the future of great power competition in an age of globalization and what the United States can do in response The two decades after the Cold War saw unprecedented cooperation between the major powers as the world converged on a...

This book explores Palestinian women's views of popular resistance in the West Bank and examines factors shaping the nature and extent of their involvement. Despite the signing of the Oslo peace accords in 1993 and 1995, the Occupied Palestinian...

Although many observers argue that US-Russia relations are a simple reflection of elites' political and economic preferences in both countries, these preferences tend to arise from pre-existing belief systems that are deeply rooted in the public and...

Through economics, our politicians have the power to transform people's lives for better or worse. Think Deng Xiaoping who lifted millions out of poverty by opening up China; Franklin D Roosevelt whose 'New Deal' helped the USA break free of the Great...

The book assesses the development of the Orban regime in Hungary after 2010 through analyzing the polity-politics-policy impacts from a perspective of populism as an ideology focusing on discourse and actual decisions. By closely scrutinizing political...