Political science and theory

This book provides an accessible account of popular political, social and economic movements in the Third World.

The new study provides a fresh and timely reassessment of the political philosophy of Hannah Arendt.

Structured analytically, the book introduces the reader to all the facets of citizenship.

This book examines the key institutional structures and processes of modernity.

This volume of especially commissioned essays explains what is meant by "e;civil society"e;, paying particular attention to the relationships between civil society and other social forces such as nationalism and populism.

With their remarkable electoral successes, Green parties worldwide seized the political imagination of friends and foes alike.

The idea of finding a 'third way' in politics has become a focus of discussion across the world.

Built upon a series of critical encounters with major figures in classical and present-day social and political thought, this volume offers not only a challenging critique of major traditions of social and political analysis, but unique insights into the ideas which Giddens has developed over the past two decades.

How should one understand the nature and possibilities of political radicalism today?

The social sciences have long been based upon contrasts drawn between the 'militaristic' societies of the past, and the 'capitalist' or 'industrial' societies of the present.

Politics was once regarded as an activity which could give human societies control over their fate.

Hayek has been one of the key liberal thinkers of the twentieth century.

This exciting new book is the first comprehensive and critical study of the relationship between the Pragmatist tradition and political theory.

This book provides a comprehensive view of women's political participation in Latin America.

In this major new work, Bernstein explores the ethical and political dimensions of the modernity/post-modernity debate.

The purpose and location of frontiers affect all human societies in the contemporary world - this book offers an introduction to them and the issues they raise.

Max Weber's writings on the politics of Wilhelmine in Germany and the Russian revolutions of 1905 and 1917 are much less well known than his contributions to historical and theoretical sociology, yet they are essential to any overall assessment of his thought.

Over the last several years, the debate about publics seems to have newly emerged.

John Locke (1632-1704) has a good claim to the title of the greatest ever English philosopher, and was a founding father of both the empiricist tradition in philosophy and the liberal tradition in politics.

Plato's Republic is one of the most well-known and widely discussed texts in the history of philosophy, but how might we get to the heart of this work today, 2500 years after it was originally composed?

It is often remarked that politicians private lives are becoming a feature of political communication in many advanced industrial democracies.

Crisis?

This book sets out the case for a cosmopolitan approach to contemporary global politics.

Until recently, struggles for justice proceeded against the background of a taken-for-granted frame: the bounded territorial state.

George Bush leaves the White House in January 2009 and the United States goes back to normal , right?

What is the relationship between the principles of social justice and global justice?

What is representation?

In Imperialism and Global Political Economy Alex Callinicos intervenes in one of the main political and intellectual debates of the day.

Society is under siege under attack on two fronts: from the global frontier-land where old structures and rules do not hold and new ones are slow to take shape, and from the fluid, undefined domain of life politics.

We live in a world which no longer questions itself, which lives from one day to another managing successive crises and struggling to brace itself for new ones, without knowing where it is going and without trying to plan the itinerary.

In today s uncertain world, the concept of global governance has never been more relevant or widely discussed.

Richer nations are happier, yet economic growth doesn't increase happiness.

The ascendancy of neo-liberalism in different parts of the world has put social democracy on the defensive.

Since 9/11 politicians, preachers, conservatives and the media are all speaking about evil.

Does a hard-headed Realist approach to international politics necessarily involve skepticism towards progressive foreign policy initiatives and global reform?

The way people think and act politically is not set in stone.

Globalization has been contested in recent times.

Contract and Domination offers a bold challenge to contemporary contract theory, arguing that it should either be fundamentally rethought or abandoned altogether.

Coalitions across Borders shows how social movements have cooperated and conflicted as they work to develop a transnational civil society in response to perceived threats of neoliberalism-free trade, privatization, structural adjustment, and unbridled corporate power.

Why isn't the Baltic region like the Balkans?

Aspects of Enlightenment is an attempt to reconfigure the terrain of contemporary social theory.

In Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Daniel Mahoney presents a philosophical perspective on the political condition of modern man through an exegesis and analysis of Solzhenitsyn's work.

Now in a thoroughly revised and updated edition, this classic text presents a comprehensive survey of the many alternative theories that attempt to explain the causes of interstate war.

Concise yet comprehensive, Building Your IR Theory Toolbox provides undergraduate students with the theoretical framework for understanding events in world politics.

Now in a thoroughly revised and updated edition, this classic text presents a comprehensive survey of the many alternative theories that attempt to explain the causes of interstate war.

An illuminating look at how national political parties nominate presidential candidatesThis innovative study blends sophisticated statistical analyses, campaign anecdotes, and penetrating political insight to produce a fascinating exploration of one of America's most controversial political institutions-the process by which our major parties nominate candidates for the presidency.

Why most modern revolutions have ended in bloodshed and failure-and what lessons they hold for today's world of growing extremismWhy have so many of the iconic revolutions of modern times ended in bloody tragedies?

An authoritative new translation of Plato's The Republic by Christopher Rowe, with notes and an introduction.

A new account of global justice that recovers anticolonial thought for resisting a neocolonial agePoliticians and activists today turn to the language of decolonization to call attention to such issues as cultural and linguistic decline, exploitative foreign investment, and global institutions dominated by superpowers.

A compelling portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft that shows the intimate connections between her life and workMary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, first published in 1792, is a work of enduring relevance in women's rights advocacy.