Political science and theory

The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures introduced to purportedly contain its spread have wrought an unprecedented global social transformation.

Curious about the images of the city that have been evolving in the different social sciences, we did what academics often do in such a situa- 1 tion: we set up a seminar on "e;Images of the City in the Social Sciences.

In the last two decades, the rise of global health studies at universities across the world reflects the interest of a growing generation of students motivated to be involved in progressive global change.

This book explores the ethical implications of using armed contractors, taking a consequentialist approach to this multidisciplinary debate.

In den letzten 20 Jahren hat sich in der qualitativen und rekonstruktiven Sozialforschung vermehrt die Frage gestellt, wie sich polyphone, polykontexturale und in ihren Sinnbezügen mehrdeutige Verhältnisse erforschen lassen.

In the 1980s there was a marked increase in the number of hung local authorities or authorities in which there was no clear majority.

In this volume, experts on East Asia focus on each of the past five decades to explain the weak predictive power of traditional IR theory as applied to the region and uncover the true forces driving change.

What are the political dimensions that are revealed in women's preferences for health care during pregnancy and childbirth?

How is foreign policy made?

The turn of the Millennium demonstrated a fully-fledged revival and fusion of various left-wing social movements with differing agendas.

The notion of modernity hinges on a break with the past, such as superstitions, medieval worlds, and hierarchical traditions.

What is multiculturalism and what are the different theories used to justify it?

The Red Pencil (1989) examines the many ways in which Soviet censorship interfered in the creative process - in the words of those who experienced it first hand.

Rangsimaporn argues that Russia aspires to become a great power and tries to achieve this through utilizing its position as a Eurasian country, with vast territories in East Asia, its economic assets, primarily arms and energy, and careful management of its role in a multipolar East Asia with a complex balance of power.

'Standard' employment relationships, with permanent contracts, regular hours, and decent pay, are under assault.

This book explores public health in China in particular the management of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with the goal of understanding China's compliance with and resistance to the norms and rules embedded in the global health regime.

Meet the most powerful leader in the world.

Et si la vie urbaine en Afrique ne se réduisait pas au dysfonctionnement, à l’inadaptation, voire au chaos ?

How far may Americans properly rely on their religious beliefs when they make and defend political decisions?

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Die vollständig überarbeitete Neuauflage des Handbuchs zur deutschen Europapolitik gibt einen tiefen Einblick in die Verflechtung Deutschlands mit der EU und arbeitet den Einfluss heraus, den Deutschland auf europäische Integrations- und Entscheidungsprozesse hat.

Die Studie von Katrin Hahn-Laudenberg zeigt die Möglichkeiten zur Erfassung konzeptuellen politischen Wissens und seiner Veränderungen mit Concept-Maps sowie mit Multiple-Choice-Tests.

This collection examines the role of Britain in the Islamic world.

This sweeping history of twentieth-century America follows the changing and often conflicting ideas about the fundamental nature of American society: Is the United States a social melting pot, as our civic creed warrants, or is full citizenship somehow reserved for those who are white and of the "e;right"e; ancestry?

The international trading system remains a locus of fierce social conflict.

Die Schweiz gilt als Weltmeisterin der direkten Demokratie.

This book offers an exceptionally well informed and well documented study of the processes by which a Treaty is not only created, but managed and adapted as a living organism, responding to changing political and economic circumstances throughout its life.

This is the first English translation of Frank Mintz's seminal study of the economic experiments put into place during the Spanish Revolution to both sustain civil society during the war and, more importantly, act as the material basis for a new society.

Analyses the twentieth century international order through the ideas of German political theorist and Nazi sympathiser Carl Schmitt.

What global future would ensure hope, justice and peace to the human mankind?

This book delves into the diffuse relationship between states, citizens, and non-citizens.

Offering fresh interpretations of Aristotle''s key work, this collection opens new paths for students and scholars to explore.

Persistent racial/ethnic gaps in voter turnout produce elections that are increasingly unrepresentative of the wishes of all Americans.

This book focuses on the practice and experience of urban delicacy governance in Xuhui District, Shanghai.

Rescuing the Enlightenment from Itself: Critical and Systemic Implications for Democracy presents papers that make the case that good governance is about thinking and practice that can lead to a better balance of social, cultural, political, economic and environmental concerns to ensure a sustainable future for ourselves and for future generations.

Mouzelis puts forward a post-Marxist conceptual framework which overcomes economic reductionism while retaining some distinctive features of the Marxist paradigm which are seen to be indispensable for an examination of how whole social orders are constituted, maintained and transformed.

In the economic debate, power is defined and studied mainly as an interpersonal relation occurring out of perfect competition.

Thomas Hobbes, the English 17th century philosopher, and Carl Schmitt, Hitler's 'crown jurist', a political thinker and author of an enigmatic book on Hobbes, are increasingly relevant today for two reasons.

This book constitutes a critical intervention in the theoretical discussion over the political relationship between democracy and communism.

Spanning six centuries of political thought in European history, this book puts the ideas of thinkers from Christine de Pizan to Simone de Beauvoir in the broader contexts of their time.

The question if states should intervene in massive humanitarian emergencies without a legal right to do so, is still object of an important debate in the theory and practice of international relations.

Critical international theory encompasses several distinct, radical approaches that focus on identity, difference, hegemonic power, and order.

Since his death in 1997, Isaiah Berlin's writings have generated continual interest among scholars and educated readers, especially in regard to his ideas about liberalism, value pluralism, and "e;positive"e; and "e;negative"e; liberty.

This book explores a type of wandering referred to as "e;errant bodies.

This book-length treatment of reasonable disagreement in politics sheds light on this important and overlooked aspect of political life.

This volume examines the impact of the wars in the Atlantic world between 1770 and 1830, focusing both on the military, economic, political, social and cultural demobilization that occurred immediately at their end, and their long-term legacy and memory.