Political activism / Political engagement

This book argues for reform of the convention that, when politicians decide on a course of action, the general in supreme command obeys without question.

An unflinching account of Russia's brutal war in Chechnya by a reporter who was assassinated because of her work Chechnya, a 6,000-square-mile corner of the northern Caucasus, has struggled under Russian domination for centuries.

Forges a path away from polarization toward ethical problem solving and a more humane, equitable, and healthy societyFrom tackling injustice to protecting the environment to ending animal cruelty to improving the strength of our communities, deep divisions in our society often prevent us from working collaboratively to solve the problems we face.

A policy-focused approach to understanding the role of interest groups in US municipal governments.

This book examines both how and why nonviolent civil resistance campaigns fail, and the diverse category of campaigns that fall short.

Is theology a dead corpse or living organism?

In einer Welt, die sich ständig wandelt, muss auch unser Bildungssystem flexibel und anpassungsfähig sein.

Using the best scientific decision-making practices, this book introduces the concept of risk management and its application in the structure of national security decisions.

When the Ottoman Empire fell apart, colonial powers drew straight lines on the map to create a new region the Middle East made up of new countries filled with multiple religious sects and ethnicities.

How and why does restorative practice (RP) work?

In diesen 1997–2012 gehaltenen Vorträgen spannt der Autor einen weiten Bogen über sein zentrales Thema: die Begegnung mit dem Ätherischen bereits wirksam erscheinenden Christus.

Former political officer for the Nicaraguan Resistance (the contras), Rogelio Pardo-Maurer shares his experiences of the factional dynamics of that group in this provocative new study.

Seit Anbeginn der Menschheit faszinieren und ängstigen uns Dämonen.

The Western Crisis of Truth in the Early 21st Century explores the symbolic, experiential, and associative side of contemporary political culture, arguing that phenomena such as 'post-truth', digitalization, mediatization, propaganda, illiberalism, or populism, far from being curiosities, have in fact come to represent a uniform aspect of political culture - a challenge to the 'enlightened', 'developed', and 'progressive' world that we believed ourselves to be inhabiting.

During the Civil War many young Lumbee Indians of North Carolina hid in the swamps to avoid conscription into Confederate labor battalions and carried on a running guerilla war.

Roman Catholics constitute the most populous religious denomination in the United States, comprising one in four Americans.

The Kurds, one of the oldest ethnic groups in the Middle East, are reasserting their identitypolitically and through violence.

This book analyses actual and potential normative (whether legislative or contractual) conflicts and complex transnational disputes related to state-controlled enterprises (SCEs) operations and how they are interwoven with the problem of foreign direct investment.

Today, the tech companies and government are attempting to cancel anyone or anything that they do not agree with.

How a reluctant soldier and ranger, excelling in reconnaissance, intelligence, and covert operations, details his journey post-Cold War training to the War on Terror.

Dans un pays au sous-sol riche, et ou la vie des populations est rude voire miserable a cause de la mauvaise foi des dirigeants, Relucha va forger son destin avec determination et conviction pourredonner espoir a tout un peuple au bord de l'hecatombe.

In the annals of India's history, a monumental uprising unfolded in 2020, echoing the resilience and coming together of large sections of its agrarian base.

This book is a result of a joint conference, which was held from 18th-22nd July 2017 under the theme Religion, Citizenship and Development , Southern African Perspectives.

Most of the papers in this book were presented during the 9th International South Sudan and Sudan Studies Conference of the Sudan Studies Association USA and the Sudan Studies Society UK.

Between 1992 and 1994 Malawi underwent a remarkable transition from dictatorship to democracy.

With the death of John McCracken in 2017, Malawi lost a pre-eminent historian.

This book is a result of a joint conference, which was held from 18th-22nd July 2017 under the theme Religion, Citizenship and Development , Southern African Perspectives.

Today, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) has gained international recognition and is widely used to complement the conventional methods of resolving disputes through courts of law.

This is a story about a house with a history and about the people who lived or worked there.

Este libro pone en discusión certezas, ortodoxias y mitos; nos deja, por el momento, preguntas sin respuestas.

This book examines the life and work of a remarkable trade unionist and revolutionary.

It is due to the success of the trade union movement in the national liberation movement that the colonial government suppressed prominent trade unions and attacked TU leaders like Makhan Singh, Fred Kubai, Pio Gama Pinto and Bildad Kaggia.

Arbitration Law and Practice in Kenya is a practical reference text for one of the fastest growing areas of legal practice in Kenya today.

When voters enthusiastically turn up to cast their vote during general elections, they expect that their action would meaningfully change their lives.

During the run-up to Kenya,s 2013 general elections, crucial political and civic questions were raised.

Elections provide a tremendous opportunity for national transformation and the pursuit of democratic practice.

This book is the celebration of one man's vendetta against a cancerous regime that thrives on the rape of democracy and human rights abuses.

A mood of anger with the political system has been stirring across Canada; yet rather than turning away from the system, many Canadians are actually seeking a greater say in matters that affect them.

Human beings indeed need not justify terrorism of any kind, regardless of whether one is Muslim, Christian or Jew, because it is the axis of evil and devastation of mankind.

This book explores the enduring tensions between free expression and regulation in an era of disinformation, surveillance, and digital monopolies.

While dramatic changes are taking place on the international scene and among the major powers, Africa continues to suffer from a multitude of violent conflicts.

Sierra Leone experienced 11 years, civil war after the incursion of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) from adjacent Liberia.

El autor de este libro, que utiliza el seudónimo de Ramón Vega, trabajó 10 años en la fábrica de Mercedes Benz de la Localidad de Virrey del Pino, partido de la Matanza, Provincia de Buenos Aires, entre 1974 y 1984.

Este libro pretende brindar herramientas conceptuales y metodológicas a quienes trabajan en diferentes tipos de instituciones: gubernamentales, educativas, sociales, culturales, deportivas, etc.

La presente obra, en su primer capítulo, analiza la problemática del terrorismo de corte islamista radical, también llamado terrorismo yihadista, sus implicancias y posibles riesgos para la Argentina.