Political science and theory

This volume presents a systematic discussion of the leading theoretical approaches to social stratification.

In his celebrated account of the origins of American unity, John Adams described July 1776 as the moment when thirteen clocks managed to strike at the same time.

This book challenges the common image of the European Commission as an insulated technocracy immune to political pressures.

This major work retraces the emergence and development of the Bourgeois public sphere - that is, a sphere which was distinct from the state and in which citizens could discuss issues of general interest.

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.

In this age of nearly unprecedented partisan rancor, you'd be forgiven for thinking we could all do with a smaller daily dose of politics.

Essays and reviews concentrating on politics, economics, sociology and culture.

The Syrian conflict is a war of a new type, with many dimensions, strategic goals and rivalries, one of which is the regional struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

Amartya Sen is one of the world s best-known voices for the poor, the destitute and the downtrodden and an inspiration for policy makers and activists across the globe.

The central paradox of the contemporary world is the simultaneous presence of wealth on an unprecedented scale, and mass poverty.

The world has been sleep-walking into cyber chaos.

All aspire to liberty and security in their lives but few people truly enjoy them.

This book is a highly original and provocative contribution to democratic theory.

This comprehensive introduction to the study of war and genocide presents a disturbing case that the potential for slaughter is deeply rooted in the political, economic, social and ideological relations of the modern world.

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

Policy issues have grown ever more complex and politically more contestable.

In this book Axel Honneth re-examines arguments put forward by Hegel and claims that the 'struggle for recognition' should be at the centre of social conflicts.

'The capacity to affect and to be affected'.

An enlightening examination of the ways our capitalist system depends on three corrupt principles: greed, hatred and ignorance.

Rainer Forst develops a critical theory capable of deciphering the deficits and potentials inherent in contemporary political reality.

The images of migrants and refugees arriving in precarious boats on the shores of southern Europe, and of the makeshift camps that have sprung up in Lesbos, Lampedusa, Calais and elsewhere, have become familiar sights on television screens around the world.

China's rapid rise as a regional and global power is one of the most important political developments of the twenty-first century.

After the September 11th terrorist attacks and anthrax scare of 2001, the need to prepare for the possibility of terrorist attacks using nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological weapons has become increasingly apparent.

In the past, pandemics were considered divine punishment, but we now understand the biological characteristics of viruses and we know they are spread through social interaction.

This anthology shares the experiences and perspectives of Rust Belt progressives in the era of Trump.

This book provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the major political thinkers of modern Germany.

The eminent political activist examines the principles and strategies of imperial violence and propaganda from American colonization to the modern day.

These prominent filmmakers, "e;two of our most provocative and radical voices,"e; discuss American historical events that have been forgotten-or hidden (Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation).

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

The emergence of modern sciences in the seventeenth century profoundly renewed our understanding of nature.

Over the last fifty years, indigenous politics has become an increasingly important field of study.

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.

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

The book discusses so-called real socialism and offers an alternative conceptualization of it as authoritarian collectivism, making use of an analytical methodology, as well as dwelling on its genesis, development and demise.

How did the alliance between labor and the Democratic Party develop after the First World War?

This book provides a highly original account of the changing meaning of democracy in the contemporary world, offering both an historical and philosophical analysis of the nature and prospects of democracy today.

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A good political community is one whose citizens are actively engaged in deciding their common future together.

Now available in English for the first time, Dictatorship is Carl Schmitt s most scholarly book and arguably a paradigm for his entire work.

It has become axiomatic to contend that U.

The Syrian conflict is a war of a new type, with many dimensions, strategic goals and rivalries, one of which is the regional struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran.