Politics and government

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the new developments in China’s energy cooperation with Asian and African countries under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) over the past decade.

This book dives into in depth case studies across Thailand’s low-lying coastal regions and its rapidly changing urban centers.

This book critically examines the failures and contradictions of UK drug policy, exposing how current laws disproportionately target marginalised communities while overlooking the widespread harms of legal substances like alcohol.

This book fills a void in the existing literature on regime erosion and democratic backsliding by proposing a multidimensional and sequential explanation for the emergence of crisis of democracy using one of the most populous democracies in the world as a case study: Brazil.

This book presents an in-depth exploration of trade and development policies in the Central Asian Region (CAR) and South Asia (SA).

Multilevel Inverter Technology for Renewable Energy Systems: Enhancing Efficiency and Sustainability Through Advanced Power Conversion Solutions explores the pivotal role of multilevel inverter technology in advancing renewable energy systems, addressing the increasing demand for efficient and sustainable power conversion solutions.

This book provides an exploration of China’s evolving role in global governance and sustainable development, offering unique insights from over thirty leading scholars from most leading universities in China and beyond.

Object Spirituality critically examines the implications of the emerging philosophical movement of Speculative Realism for the study of spirituality and theology.

This edited collection draws together and contextualises research on the Epidemiological Criminology (EpiCrim) approaches to sexual abuse carried out by the University of West England (UWE), Bristol.

This book explores the strategic use of narratives by Qatari policymakers and how these narratives have driven significant shifts in Qatar’s foreign policy roles and directions.

This book offers a forward-looking perspective on the convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and biotechnology, and its transformative impact on synthetic biology.

This edited collection draws together and contextualises research on the Epidemiological Criminology (EpiCrim) approaches to sexual abuse carried out by the University of West England (UWE), Bristol.

This book brings together original insights from diverse researchers across BRICS nations, offering a multidimensional analysis of recurring socio-economic, cultural, and political challenges.

Object Spirituality critically examines the implications of the emerging philosophical movement of Speculative Realism for the study of spirituality and theology.

This book examines the critical intersection of religion, democracy, and political leadership in three prominent Muslim-majority states—Malaysia, Pakistan, and Turkey.

This handbook provides an essential reference to the pivotal and dynamic field of business and human rights from an African perspective.

The African Origins of Democracy challenges the myth that democracy was born in ancient Greece.

Why is there a gender disparity in economics?

The use of directives is as a valuable tool of the administrative presidency.

Why are citizens increasingly dissatisfied with democracy, and what does this mean for the future of democratic governance?

This book provides an in-depth examination of Operation 1027, in the dynamic landscape of Myanmar's protracted conflicts.

At a time when technological advances are creating new threats to national and international security, traditional views of security, war, and deterrence are becoming obsolete.

This book, part of the Gender Perspectives in Law series, seeks to explore the link between theory and practice in contemporary feminisms.

Grounded in a critical theoretical perspective, this book offers a dense and original interpretation of the structural tensions and processes that led to the breakdown of the neoliberal international order established in the post–Cold War era under the auspices of the United States.

This book is a testament to the importance of historical institutional analysis for understanding the reform of Africa’s institutions.

This book investigates the history of the Protestant voting blocs and associations in the Irish border counties of Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan, from 1920 to 2016.

This book considers the ramifications of the term 'cultural democracy' from a variety of perspectives.

This edited volume contains contributions from scholars from all over the world that outline their version of relational sociology, situate it within the relational landscape and indicate how it might contribute to the development of a relational paradigm.

The Lebanese writer and thinker Mustafa Hegazy completes his project through his book The Sastain, who is a deeper development and research in human life within AUTHORitarian societies.

This book analyses the geopolitical, geostrategic and geoeconomic implications of the expanding BRICS bloc and the extent to which this tridimensional dynamic impacts global security, peace and sustainable development.

This book explores how AI Economics, innovation systems and policies, data cooperatives, and data sovereignty are redefining democracy, governance, and economic life in datafied societies.

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the fiscal governance of the European Union (EU) from the Maastricht Treaty (1992) to the reform of the Stability and Growth Pact (2024) and the new wave of defence spending in Europe in 2025.

This upper level textbook offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary exploration of the complex entanglements between identity formation and political life in the 21st century.

This book analyses processes of depoliticisation in modern Europe from the emergence of a distinct 'political' sphere in the late eighteenth century until the present day.

This book examines the complexities of OVCs in Zimbabwe, situated within the broader context of the Global South and the Southern African region.

This book presents Indigenous knowledge, cultural practices, and lived experiences of disability among Indigenous peoples in Latin America.

Drawing on interviews with over 50 women in rural villages in Ghana, this book analyzes the poverty of older, rural, and illiterate women in Ghana within the framework of the feminization of poverty.

This book sets out a new reading of the early Marx.

This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of the water governance challenges associated with adaptation in the face of increasing climate change impacts across various scales and sectors.

This book approaches the field of mindfulness research from the perspective of self-determination theory (SDT).

This book analyses how security concerns dominated international engagement in higher education reforms in post-Soviet Uzbekistan.

This book explores how Hegel, who had studied Shakespeare first as a schoolboy and then continued to cite him throughout his academic career, responded to the challenges of extracting deep philosophical significance and previously unnoticed implications from this playwright's tragedies, especially Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and King Lear.

This edited volume investigates the complexities of child refugees and migrants from a global perspective.

This book is a testament to the importance of historical institutional analysis for understanding the reform of Africa’s institutions.

This book explores the complexities of globalization, examining its evolving role in a world characterized by increasing interdependence and tension.

Elias Canetti (1905–1994) und Veza Canetti (1897–1963) arbeiten seit den frühen 1930er Jahren in einer gemeinsamen ›Schreibwerkstatt‹.

Erika Schroll, a small girl, growing up in the picturesque town of Saaz, discovers the way of the world and her own nature amidst the turmoil of a World War and its devastating consequences.

This book, part of the Gender Perspectives in Law series, seeks to explore the link between theory and practice in contemporary feminisms.

This book explores how Hegel, who had studied Shakespeare first as a schoolboy and then continued to cite him throughout his academic career, responded to the challenges of extracting deep philosophical significance and previously unnoticed implications from this playwright's tragedies, especially Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and King Lear.

This book brings together some of the most distinguished and influential scholars in philosophy and sociology to explore the continued relevance of Herbert Marcuse’s critical theory in the twenty-first century.