Comparative politics

This is a disturbing account of the campaign to promote fear and hatred of Muslims in the United States and Europe, from the 'War on Terror' to Trump's travel ban.

In this penetrating volume, Jeffery Webber charts the political dynamics and conflicts underpinning the contradictory evolution of left-wing governments and social movements in Latin America in the last two decades.

James Crossley holds a mirror up to English politics, examining how Christianity is often used to legitimise ideological positions and parties.

After decades of occupation and creeping annexation, the situation on the ground in Palestine/Israel can only be described as a system of apartheid.

From fear and anxiety, to celebration, China's rise has provoked a variety of responses across the world.

What kind of decolonial possibilities exist in today's world?

The activities of pro-Israel pressure groups and lobbyists in the US are well-known.

The Iranian cleric Ayatollah Montazeri (1922-2009) played an integral role in the founding of the Islamic Republic in the wake of the Iranian Revolution of 1978/9.

Civil society is often seen as male, structured in a way that excludes women from public and political life.

Inequality is widening.

Turkey has witnessed remarkable sociocultural change under the regime of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP), particularly regarding its religious communities.

In response to recent media controversy and public debate about legal pluralism and multiculturalism, Manea argues against what she identifies as the growing tendency for people to be treated as 'homogenous groups' in Western academic discourse, rather than as individuals with authentic voices.

Surrounded by steep escarpments to the north, south and east, Ethiopia has always been geographically and culturally set apart.

On 22 February 2006, the main dome of the al-Askariyya shrine in Samarra was blown up.

Civil society is often seen as male, structured in a way that excludes women from public and political life.

Tarek Cherkaoui reveals how geo-political and ideological legacies of the past, which divide the world into a dichotomy of 'us' against 'them', play a dominant role in reinforcing the ensuing polarisation of our media.

India's endemic gender-based violence has received increased international scrutiny and provoked waves of domestic protest and activism.

Sharia has been a source of misunderstanding and misconception in both the Muslim and non-Muslim worlds.

Inequality is widening.

Turkey has witnessed remarkable sociocultural change under the regime of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP), particularly regarding its religious communities.

It has long been assumed that no Armenian presence remained in eastern Turkey after the 1915 massacres.

South Africa is the most industrialized power in Africa.

The Xi'an Stele, erected in Tang China's capital in 781, describes in both Syriac and Chinese the existence of Christian communities in northern China.

The early twenty-first century has been defined by a rise in Islamist radicalisation and a concurrent rise in far right extremism.

Iran's presidents have defined the Islamic Republic's attitudes towards the rest of the world.

When the British thought of themselves as a Protestant nation their natural enemy was the pope and they adapted their view of history accordingly.

Tarek Cherkaoui reveals how geo-political and ideological legacies of the past, which divide the world into a dichotomy of 'us' against 'them', play a dominant role in reinforcing the ensuing polarisation of our media.

India's endemic gender-based violence has received increased international scrutiny and provoked waves of domestic protest and activism.

Who are the Muslim Brotherhood and Hizbullah?

The attacks in Paris in January and November 2015 heralded the beginning of a new wave of terrorism - one rooted in the ongoing conflict in Syria and Iraq.

Bangladesh is a country of paradoxes.

Concerns about the place of Islam in Palestinian politics are familiar to those studying the history of the modern Middle East.

Surrounded by steep escarpments to the north, south and east, Ethiopia has always been geographically and culturally set apart.

In response to recent media controversy and public debate about legal pluralism and multiculturalism, Manea argues against what she identifies as the growing tendency for people to be treated as 'homogenous groups' in Western academic discourse, rather than as individuals with authentic voices.

Mahmoud Darwish is the poet laureate of the Palestinian national struggle.

The resurgence of the far right across Europe and the emergence of the "e;alt-right"e; in the US have put the question of fascism urgently back on the agenda.

For centuries, Russian imperialism has shaped the fate of its neighbours, from the tsarist conquests to Soviet domination and today's relentless aggression.

This book examines anti-corruption policies in Latin America.

If America or God didn't exist it would be necessary to invent them.

More than 25 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, European integration remains a work in progress, especially in those Eastern European nations most dramatically reshaped by democratization and economic liberalization.

This book examines different dimensions of digital communication and populism in times of the COVID-19 pandemic.

From the conflict in Syria to the crisis in Ukraine, Russia continues to dominate the headlines.

From the conflict in Syria to the crisis in Ukraine, Russia continues to dominate the headlines.

Although the everyday actions of civil servants and the overall performance of government agencies have huge impacts on the lives of Latin America's citizens, scholars have only recently begun to analyze the region's bureaucrats and bureaucracies.

Just a few short years ago, the Turkish Model was being hailed across the world.

This Element of the American Gothic reveals that many Americans are too afraid of democracy and not yet frightened enough.

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, leading intellectuals are claiming "e;There is a problem with Islam in France,"e; thus legitimising the discourse of the racist National Front.

Proven to reduce bad behaviour and exclusions, and encourage happier, safer school environments, restorative justice is an effective approach to conflict resolution.

This book takes the long-view by analysing Islamic State's beginnings in Iraq to their involvement in the Arab Spring and through to the present day.