International relations

There is a common assumption that the promotion of democracy and economic development are the most effective means of quelling widespread political unrest within a country.

This book introduces readers to the cultural imaginings of borders: the in-between spaces in which transnationalism collides with geopolitical cooperation and contestation.

Guerrilla insurgencies continue to rage across the globe, fueled by ethnic and religious conflict and the easy availability of weapons.

The State of European Integration provides scholars, practitioners, experts and students with a comprehensive account of the state of the European Union today.

The Ghostwriters unmasks how lawyers catalyse policy change across borders by encouraging deliberate law-breaking and mobilizing courts against their own governments.

There has been a shift in the way that we understand the forces behind imperialism.

Violence at Sea is an overview of maritime piracy, examining threats that piracy poses to global security and commerce, as well as measures and policies to mitigate the threat.

Negotiating Corruption demands that we think again about corruption in Africa.

Foreign investors often sustain injuries during violent situations, such as riots, revolutions, civil wars, and international armed conflicts.

This edition of Canada Among Nations over the last year and projects forward into the year 2022.

Given the rivalries and suspicions prevailing in the Middle East, it is not surprising that most of these states are very concerned about espionage and infiltration.

Transnational mobility in the EU has become a key factor for supranational integration, equal life chances and socioeconomic prosperity.

British attitudes towards Arab unity have frequently been a source of controversy in the Middle East.

This in-depth study provides a timely assessment of how the foreign, military, and security policies of Venezuela shape relations with the United States in the Chavez era.

This book examines the impact and effects of refugee externalisation policies in two regions: Australia's border control practices in Southeast Asia and the Pacific and the activities of the European Union and its member states in North Africa.

The second edition of this introductory textbook on foreign policy analysis focuses on the key explanatory factors that underlie the foreign policies of states and other actors to show how theory can illuminate practice.

Argues that the Eurasian steppe political tradition has been globally influential, particularly in the socio-political formation of modern Russia and Turkey.

Fully updated, the sixth edition of International Human Rights examines the ways in which states and other international actors have addressed human rights since the end of World War II.

Providing unique perspectives on one of the leading hotspots of kidnapping in the world, this book examines the political and socioeconomic dimensions of the causes, manifestations, and consequences of kidnapping in Nigeria, as well as some of the control measures that have been adopted at different levels of governance and their effectiveness.

Sociological analysis of the transformation of prohibitions on assassination, torture, and mercenaries as components of the US War on Terror.

Since the UN Charter came into effect in 1945, there have been numerous incidents in which one or more of the five major powers (at least arguably) violated the Charter's Article 2(4) prohibition of force.

Bringing together leading international scholars within the fields of social and political theory and philosophy, this book explores how we should understand work and its role(s) in our lives and wider society.

This book provides a historical economic analysis of two key issues relating to township and village enterprise (TVE) development in China.

This book explores the pitfalls and bottlenecks of viewing the Arctic from a mere scientific prism and offers recommendations to approach it from a strategic construct and climate change by strengthening bilateral and multilateral cooperation with the Arctic states and the Arctic intergovernmental organisations.

This book is composed of interconnected essays which reflect on challenging new issues related to diplomacy, communication, and peace.

External Dimension of the European Union's Critical Infrastructure Protection Programme: From Neighboring Frameworks to Transatlantic Cooperation provides the basis, methodological framework, and first comprehensive analysis of the current state of the external dimension European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection.

This book provides an overview of governance and development in the Mesoamerican Region (MAR), the design and scope of the Plan Puebla Panama (PPP), its relationship to pre-existing regional organisms and its transformation into Proyecto Mesoamerica.

This volume brings together a series of recent analyses spanning the whole period of Soviet domination of Eastern Europe.

This book makes a novel contribution to the literature by examining the intersection of social media, conflict and peacebuilding.

The Routledge International Handbook of Diaspora Diplomacy is a multidisciplinary collection of writings by leading scholars and practitioners from around the world.

This book explores a range of key issues connected to China's relations with countries in the Middle East and South Asia.

This book presents a comprehensive reassessment of Europe in the Cold War period, 1945-91.

This book is a concept we use to explain the invasive and pervasive role of sport in global society and in each country around the world.

In what ways do local authorities respond to the increasing socio-cultural heterogeneity of urban populations?

This book has relevance for those interested in understanding Russia's course in international relations under the leadership of Vladimir Putin.

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The book reviews and examines students' motivations and emotions in Chinese science classrooms.

Transplanting International Courts provides a deep, systematic investigation of the most active and successful transplant of the European Court of Justice.

This volume is a collection of some of the key essays by Ramesh Thakur on the origins, implementation and future prospects of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) norm.

Focusing on the most urgent issues of arms control, this collection of essays discusses the East-West military balance, the nature of U.

Advances our understanding of global and international relations through a ground-breaking philosophical analysis of social practices indebted to Oakeshott, Wittgenstein and Hegel.

The United States national-security establishment is vast, yet the United States has failed to meet its initial objectives in almost every one of its major, post-World War II conflicts.

This fundamentally new interpretation of the Qing reveals how Sino-Western engagements transformed traditions, institutions, and networks of communications.

Maritime piracy's improbable re-emergence following the end of the Cold War was surprising as the image of pirates evokes masted galleons and cutlasses.

This book investigates the phenomenon of overbalancing through an analysis of Japan's foreign policy during the interbellum.

Global financial markets have transformed over the past three decades - with potentially dangerous results.

'The next Bill Bryson' New York TimesTwo tigers cannot share the same mountain - Chinese proverbDespite geographical proximity, cultural similarities, and shared status as highly powerful nations, China, Korea and Japan love to hate each other.