Esta colección de textos de Adam Michnik, Premio Princesa de Asturias y figura clave de la transición de su país a la democracia, es la primera antología preparada originalmente para el lector español.
This volume explores the role played by conspiracy narratives in the contemporary Italian political, cultural, and social context, through a series of case studies.
"e;Now more than ever, young Americans need to know that internationalism and solidarity with anticolonial struggles in the Global South have a deep history in the American Left, especially the Black Left.
Providing an intensive and up-to-date analysis of far-right, ethno-purist and nationalistic currents as well as the inclusive visions for social and ecological change, this book explores the complexities of contemporary Slavic and Germanic Paganisms.
How does someone come to live a life of activism, supporting the fight to abolish the death penalty in the US; to defend Indigenous peoples' rights in the US, Central and South America; and to free prisoners of conscience in South Korea, Indonesia, Chile, Sudan, and South Africa?
Das Repetitorium befasst sich mit den Eckpunkten und Meilensteinen in der Entwicklung der Menschenrechteund vermittelt eine prägnante Übersicht der politischen und rechtlichen Umsetzung der Menschenrechte in der Neuzeit.
Based on unique empirical research into Colombia's Santos-FARC-EP peace process (2012-2016), this book interrogates how, if at all, survivors and victims may assert agency and contribute to formal peacemaking and transitional justice initiatives.
The Routledge Handbook of Grassroots Climate Activism introduces contemporary forms of grassroots climate activism from around the world through the lenses of a variety of academic disciplines, methodologies, and perspectives.
The first English-language translation of former Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's penultimate book, published in Persian on the eve of the revolution that brought the downfall of the monarchy.
This book examines the understudied role of the interfaith movement in institutionalizing religious pluralism in the public life of contemporary societies through the case study of Interfaith Scotland.
This book explores how social and mobile media have been used in political campaigns since 2008, examining how social media are already being implemented as well as how these types of messaging platforms might be used in the future.
Este documento recopila las columnas del ex secretario general de la OEA José Miguel Insulza sobre el conflicto armado entre Israel y Hamás que se inició el 7 de octubre de 2023.
The contemporaneous movements for human rights that Soviet rights defenders and the Black Panthers waged during the 1960s are analysed in a comparative fashion here for the very first time.
One of the seventeen critical infrastructures vital to the security of the United States, the water supply system remains largely unprotected from the threat of terrorism, including possible revenge by Al Qaeda over the killing of Osama Bin Laden.
Originally published in 1977, this lively collection of papers by women involved in community work and community action explores some of the links between the women's movements and community action at the time, in terms both of the recent developments in women's thinking and of their practical experience of involvement in community organizations and groups.
Outlining an original analysis of the political dimension of restorative justice, this book seeks both to enhance the critical comprehension of this phenomenon and to forge new tools for acting politically through restorative justice, inviting restorative justice scholars, practitioners and advocates to become a radical political movement.
Putting forward the argument that the strength of democracies can be measured in how well minorities - especially ethnic and racial minorities - are treated by the majority, Larry May's Ethnic Cleansing maintains that unjust ethnic cleansing is one of the greatest internal challenges to the modern institutions of pluralistic and multicultural states.
As one of the most successful 'Newly Industrialized Countries' and as the host for the 1988 Olympic Games, South Korea has become more and more important as a major international economic power.
Contested Waste' examines socio-environmental conflicts involving waste pickers in the Global South, uncovering the systemic injustices that underpin contemporary waste policies.
