Political science and theory

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A compelling history of liberalism from the nineteenth century to todayDespite playing a decisive role in shaping the past two hundred years of American and European politics, liberalism is no longer the dominant force it once was.

With Beyond Rationality, Kenneth R.

The controversial work of Amy Chua argues that, as rapid modernization, industrialization, technological change and globalization bring about fundamental changes in national, ethnic and class identities, especially in developing countries, there is a danger that the laissez-faire capitalist system will cause serious racial conflagration, especially in societies where there is ethnic minority market dominance, combined with ethno-nationalist-type politicians who mobilize support from ethnic majority communities by drawing attention to inequalities in wealth distribution.

This book provides a detailed account of the role of property in German Idealism.

Legitimität der politischen Kommunikation?

The late-twentieth century is often portrayed as an 'Age of Democratisation', with democracy heralded as the best of all political systems.

This Brief provides a comprehensive introduction to current research on armed groups and proposes a unitary political theory for their future analysis.

Habermas and Law makes accessible the most important essays in English that deal with the application to law of the work of major philosophers for whom law was not a main concern.

This book is about the relationship between citizens and the state.

This book examines four conspiracy narratives from Mexico that push the boundaries of conspiracy research in a new direction.

Should the United States Supreme Court, the highest court in the United States and one of the most powerful judicial bodies in the world, abide by a uniform and binding set of ethics rules?

Recent portrayals of the private sector as the engine of poverty alleviation in Africa's agricultural growth corridors have sparked critique by scholars and activists alike.

This book provides the first in-depth look at male and female elected officials of color using survey and other empirical data.

The notion of capital has enjoyed a rich career in the social sciences, its use across a range of subjects and in diverse academic and professional contexts having served to establish its conceptual status as 'given'.

The United States' use of torture and harsh interrogation techniques during the "e;War on Terror"e; has sparked fervent debate among citizens and scholars surrounding the human rights of war criminals.

Documents the diversity and dissensus of scholarship on the political resource curse.

William Connolly, one of the best-known and most important political theorists writing today, is a principal architect of the "e;new pluralism.

The world of international mining is changing rapidly.

Krieg, grundsätzlich verstanden als organisierte Gewaltanwendung zwischen gesellschaftlichen Gruppen oder Staaten, ist eine Erscheinung der Konfliktaustragung, die seit Jahrtausenden einen festen Bestandteil der menschlichen Geschichte bildet.

The Aarhus Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters has been celebrated as a pioneering international environmental agreement.

This book is a comprehensive compilation of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by the GAO (Government Accountability Office) during the month of March, grouped according to the topic: National Defense.

In this original and provocative new book, Stuart Price identifies the existence of a practice that lies at the core of the western security regime - the worst-case scenario.

The Routledge Handbook on Spaces of Urban Politics provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for urban politics.

The third edition of this popular, innovative and engaging textbook introduces students to the various methods of modern social science, explaining how these have emerged, their strengths and limitations for understanding the world in which we live, and how it is possible to combine methodological pluralism with intellectual rigour.

Die Auswirkungen internationaler Krisen und außenpolitischer Prozesse auf die politischen, ökonomischen und sozialen Entwicklungen in Deutschland sind seit dem Ende des Ost-West-Konflikts und der Wiedervereinigung enorm gestiegen.

The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.

The importance of international politics in Niccolo Machiavelli's thought cannot be denied.

This volume focuses on three closely-connected aspects of A mile Durkheim's work: his sociology of justice, his sociology of morality and his political sociology.

This volume analyzes what is arguably the single most important aspect of cultural and political change in Taiwan over the past quarter-century: the trend toward 'indigenization' (bentuhua).

This book analyses the institution and concept of dictatorship from a legal, historical and theoretical perspective, examining the different types of dictatorship, their relationship to the law, as well as the analytical value of the concept in contemporary world.

Examines the interplay between the normative and empirical aspects of the deliberative model of democracy.

An inspiring history of the voting rights movement in America, from Frederick Douglass and Alice Paul to John Lewis, James Clyburn, and the Obamas.

When the European Union signed an agreement with Turkey in 2016 to end irregular migration from Syria using extraterritorial measures, the media framed it as a radical new low in migrant protection.

This volume seeks to restore Vilfredo Pareto to his rightful place in the history of social and economic thought, bringing together studies by leading scholars to mark the centenary of his death in 1923.

This book represents a revolutionary approach to political science, revealing the practical human basis of why the world works.

This volume includes original essays that examine the underexplored relationship between recognition theory and key developments in critical social epistemology.

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This book suggests that escapism - the desire to leave one's physical or emotional circumstances for an ideal alternative - is a way to understand the social conflicts that structure our world.

In a book written during the First World War, Thomas Mann wrote that political activity was alien to the German spirit and that "e;in fact the political element was absent from the German concept of education.

By bringing together philosophers whose work on political philosophy, intellectual history, and world philosophies pushes the boundaries of conventional scholarship, this collaborative collection opens up space in political philosophy for new approaches.

Politically, as well as philosophically, concerns with human rights have permeated many of the most important debates on social justice worldwide for fully a half-century.

Includes essays by prominent political theorists and philosophers that trace the evolution of the general will from the seventeenth to the twentieth century.

This book presents the results of a new comparative research project on the trajectories, motivations, perceptions and attitudes of young members (aged 18-25) of 15 different European political parties in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Norway and Hungary.

This book examines the importance, and potential, of citizenship education, using extensive qualitative data from England and Sweden.