Political science and theory

"Un libro brillante" (Jürgen Habermas)Este libro articula una concepción participativa de la democracia deliberativa que aspira a mejorar el control democrático de la ciudadanía y defiende la importancia de la participación ciudadana frente a concepciones que menosprecian su valor.

Covering the period 1938 to 2008, The Embassy in Grosvenor Square explores the role of the embassy in the Anglo-American 'special relationship', both in terms of transatlantic affairs and issues of international relations.

This book considers the work of Erich Fromm as it can be applied to radical Left political strategy.

Erudite and timely, this book is a key contribution to the renewal of radical theory and politics.

This volume studies a fundamental element of Montesquieu's argumentative architecture that is most apparent in his De l'Esprit des Lois: the problem of giving order to, and establishing a network of consistent explanations of political, social and cultural diversity.

William Smith is chiefly remembered in Canada as a distant advocate of a confederation that was not achieved until almost three-quarters of a century after his death.

Why does antisemitic messaging strike a chord in certain communities without Jews but fall flat in neighboring communities equally without Jews?

The book offers an in-depth study of the translation of vote counts into seat numbers in proportional representation systems - an approach guided by practical needs.

In der Demokratietheorie besteht seit langerem ein kennzeichnendes Paradox.

RAWLS'S LAW OF PEOPLES A REALISTIC UTOPIA?

Discussing the major theories of political leadership with a focus on contemporary challenges that political leaders face worldwide, this research companion provides a comprehensive and up-to-date resource for an international readership.

The current obsession with the 'end of the millennium' illustrates the enduring power of the idea of endings.

Explores Machiavelli''s intellectual engagement with human affairs in a wide triple perspective of history, politics and literature.

In 1700, Latin America and British North America were roughly equal in economic terms.

A fascinating account of the intellectual origins of identity politics' Financial Times, Books of the YearThe origins, consequences and limitations of an ideology that has quickly become highly influential around the world.

This book examines several major reforms in Japan - in the postal business, transportation, telecommunications and technology - and evaluates the impact of these changes since the early 1980s.

In this text Stacey traces the formative impact of Seneca''s political philosophy upon medieval and Renaissance thinking about princely government.

This book, first published in 1984, examines France's independent nuclear weapons programme of the 1980s alongside the French peace movement, which was almost totally absent - in contrast to the peace protests of the US and the rest of Europe.

Three unprecedented large-scale democratic experiments have recently taken place.

Cultural Resistance, 9/11, and the War on Terror: Sensible Interventions offers a fresh account of the enduring cultural legacies of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks and the global war on terror through the critical lens of cultural resistance.

Young Mussolini and the Intellectual Origins of Fascism challenges the familiar picture of Mussolini as a restless opportunist without convictions.

The Macmillan-Eisenhower Correspondence provides, for the first time, an edition of the messages exchanged between Harold Macmillan and Dwight D.

First published in 1948, this book gives a full account of the development of the British Labour Party from its emergence as a national influence in the first world war to its return to power with an effective majority after the second world war.

This study is one of the very first to analyze North Korea and the challenges that it presents to international security and community, by looking through the prism of the first two years of the Kim Jong-un regime.

Donald Trump's 2016 victory shocked the world, but his appeals to the economic discontent of the white working class should not be so surprising, as stagnant wages for the many have been matched with skyrocketing incomes for the few.

This book explores the future of liberalism in India.

Using Marxist and systems theory as guides, this book offers an entry point to the current debate on the role of economy in modern society, the change in work organizations and the effect of the economy on the individual.

International Relations has traditionally focused on conflict and war, but the effects of violence including dead bodies and memorialization practices have largely been considered beyond the purview of the field.

Nationalism and globalisation are two central phenomena of the modern world, that have both shaped and been shaped by each other, yet few connections have been made systematically between the two.

What ethical challenges are faced by researchers studying social and political movements?

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Zur Krise der bürgerlichen Ideologie" verfügbar.

The growing interdependence on a global scale which characterizes the human condition at the turn of the century constitutes a challenge for both the mobilization of social movements and social movement theory.

What are human rights?

This book examines the struggle over public education in mid-twentieth century America through the lens of a joint biography of these two extraordinary women, Heffernan, the California Commissioner of Rural and Elementary Education between 1926 and 1965, and Seeds, the Director of the University Elementary school at UCLA between 1925 and 1957.

The Postcolonial African State in Transition offers a new perspective on a set of fundamental, albeit old questions with salient contemporary resonance: what is the nature of the postcolonial state?

This book explores the complexity of the only widely-acclaimed successful democratic transition following the Arab uprisings of 2010-2011 - the Tunisian one.

Remembering 9/11 recalls the afterlife of the tragedy and the shock that led many to ask 'why do they hate us so much?

Cosmopolitan conceptions of justice in global politics are gaining in importance in the field of international political theory.

The nature of global governance is changing, as are the standards by which we judge its legitimacy.

Georges Sorels reputation as a proponent of violence has helped to link his ideas to fascist and totalitarian thought.

This book offers a new theoretical framework for free speech by critically analyzing the major justifications for free speech.

Liking Ike reveals the prominent role that celebrities and advertising agencies played in Dwight Eisenhower's presidency.

The collapse of socialist regimes across Southeastern Europe changed the rules of the political game and led to the transformation of these societies.

Looking at discretion broadly as the exercise of controlled freedom, this edited volume introduces insights from a range of social sciences perspectives.