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Book SynopsisA pervasive sense has taken hold that any and all of us are under suspicion and surveillance, walking on a tightrope, a step away from erasure of rights or security. Nothing new for many long-targeted populations, it is now surfacing as a broad social sensibility, ramped up by environmental crisis and pandemic wreckage. We have come to live in proliferating dread, even of dread itself. In this brilliant analysis of the nature, origins, and implications of this gnawing feeling, David Theo Goldberg exposes tracking-capitalism as the operating system at the root of dread. In contrast to surveillance, which requires labor-intensive analysis of people's actions and communications, tracking strips back to the fundamental mapping of our movements, networks, and all traces of our digitally mediated lives. A simultaneous tearing of the social fabric – festering culture wars, the erosion of truth, even "civil war" itself – frays the seams of the sociality and solidarity needed to thwart this transformation of people into harvestable, expendable data. This searing commentary offers a critical apparatus for interrogating the politics of our time, arguing that we need not just a politics of refusal and resistance, but a creative politics to counter the social life of dread.Trade Review“In this compelling new book, Goldberg brilliantly shows that the technologies we now require to live are depriving us of the social lives required for survival. This searing impasse is at once revealed and countered in this incisive book.”Judith Butler, author of The Force of Nonviolence “Incisive, well informed, and theoretically rich, this most illuminating critique of our present enriches, stretches, and challenges our understanding of our potential futures.”Achille Mbembe, author of Necropolitics“Dread is a profoundly insightful book and a fantastic read too.”Sebastian Liao, director of the Institute for Advanced Study at National Taiwan UniversityTable of ContentsPreface 1. A World of Dread 2. Sensing Dread 3. Dread’s Operating System 4. Tracking-Capitalism: The Political Economy of Dread 5. Viral Dread 6. Ecoforming Dread 7. Civil War 8. De-Dreading References

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Book SynopsisIn this century, the world will conduct an extraordinary experiment in government. In 2050, forty percent of the planet's population will live in just four places: India, China, the European Union, and the United States. These are superstates – polities that are distinguished from normal countries by expansiveness, population, diversity, and complexity. How should superstates be governed? What must their leaders do to hold these immense polities together in the face of extraordinary strains and shocks? Alasdair Roberts looks to history for answers. Superstates, he contends, wrestle with the same problems of leadership, control, and purpose that plagued empires for centuries. But they also bear heavier burdens than empires – including the obligation to improve life for ordinary people and respect human rights. One axiom of history was that empires always died. Size and complexity led to fragility, and imperial rulers improvised constantly to put off the day of reckoning. Leaders of superstates are doing the same today, pursuing radically different strategies for governing at scale that have profound implications for democracy and human rights. History shows that there are ways to govern these sprawling and diverse polities well. But this requires a different way of thinking about the art and methods of statecraft.Trade Review"Analysts focus on what the world's largest and most powerful countries can do to confront climate change, pandemics, and other dangerous threats. Roberts's Superstates flips the script and asks how these threats will affect the structure, borders, and even existence of the world’s most populous countries. Drawing from the history of empire, the book is a sobering warning of the difficulties our unprecedentedly complex 'superstates' will face to survive the next century unscathed."—Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group "A fascinating and provocative account of the governance challenges facing the rulers of today's four 'superstates,' who must grapple not only with the issues that have beset imperial rulers over the centuries, but also those arising from modern technology and culture."—Christopher Hood, University of Oxford "Superstates looks ahead at the future of governance, where more and more people will be crammed into a few massive polities. Roberts shrewdly considers the lessons from past empires and the challenges of running a modern nation state. The result is an extraordinarily accessible, insightful and challenging field guide to governance around the world in the coming decades."—Donald Moynihan, Georgetown University "Alasdair Roberts has done it again! Superstates is a provocative read built on fascinating historical and contemporary evidence that any history or political science student will enjoy."—Trent Engbers, University of Southern Indiana "In Superstates, Al Roberts makes a bold and intriguing argument that four large governmental systems are poised to dominate the twenty-first century. With a careful eye to history and a forward-leaning look to the mid-century and beyond, he explores the big themes that are destined to shape the often wild and raucous debates about the future of governance."—Donald F. Kettl, Professor Emeritus and Former Dean, University of Maryland School of Public Policy "Are Superstates governance utopias or dystopias? And are they self-denying or self-fullfilling? We, the people, want to know. This book makes us understand what to do, and even more, what not to do."—Geert Bouckaert, KU Leuven Public Governance Institute"This book is expertly informed, extensively well documented, crafted for interesting study, and importantly useful for professional and popular understanding."—International Journal of Public Administration "Empires are supposed to be a thing of the past, yet in some ways the empires we knew are still with us. The largest states in the world have the scale of empires but, Roberts suggests, they are a new breed . . . Roberts is sceptical that his four superstates will all exist in their present form in a hundred years’ time."—London Review of Books"With a groundbreaking twist in thinking about the art and methods of statecraft, Roberts considers the decisions leaders must make to devise and redevise strategies for governance at such a grand scale."—Politics Today"Superstates finds a nice balance between academic curiosity and practical utility and overcomes the limitations of comparative political definitions to identify real challenges shared across four distinct political structures. It is a useful framework for looking at what will be a very dynamic period of both domestic and international politics."—The Diplomatic Courier"Superstates is engaging, lucid, judicious, well documented, and highly accessible. For those interested in, or troubled by, the abiding dilemmas of contemporary government and governing, whether as researchers, students, and practitioners, Superstates will serve as an invaluable resource."—International Review of Public Administration"The book serves as an invaluable resource for researchers, students and practitioners grappling with the enduring dilemmas of contemporary government. Readers will find his discussion to be eloquent, perceptive and enlightening."—Global Public Policy and Governance"Superstates offers clever insights about the conduct of public administration. . . . It also makes important connections between tactical issues of public administration and the longer-term implications for its nature and structure."—Policy OptionsTable of ContentsAbout the Author 1. The Experiment 2. Empires Always Die 3. Are Superstates More Durable? 4. The United States: An Old Hazard Returns 5. India: The Centralizing Reflex 6. China: Authoritarian Dilemmas 7. The European Union: Cohesion without Coercion 8. The COVID Test 9. How to Rule a Superstate Acknowledgments Notes

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Book SynopsisIn this century, the world will conduct an extraordinary experiment in government. In 2050, forty percent of the planet's population will live in just four places: India, China, the European Union, and the United States. These are superstates – polities that are distinguished from normal countries by expansiveness, population, diversity, and complexity. How should superstates be governed? What must their leaders do to hold these immense polities together in the face of extraordinary strains and shocks? Alasdair Roberts looks to history for answers. Superstates, he contends, wrestle with the same problems of leadership, control, and purpose that plagued empires for centuries. But they also bear heavier burdens than empires – including the obligation to improve life for ordinary people and respect human rights. One axiom of history was that empires always died. Size and complexity led to fragility, and imperial rulers improvised constantly to put off the day of reckoning. Leaders of superstates are doing the same today, pursuing radically different strategies for governing at scale that have profound implications for democracy and human rights. History shows that there are ways to govern these sprawling and diverse polities well. But this requires a different way of thinking about the art and methods of statecraft.Trade Review"Analysts focus on what the world's largest and most powerful countries can do to confront climate change, pandemics, and other dangerous threats. Roberts's Superstates flips the script and asks how these threats will affect the structure, borders, and even existence of the world’s most populous countries. Drawing from the history of empire, the book is a sobering warning of the difficulties our unprecedentedly complex 'superstates' will face to survive the next century unscathed."—Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group "A fascinating and provocative account of the governance challenges facing the rulers of today's four 'superstates,' who must grapple not only with the issues that have beset imperial rulers over the centuries, but also those arising from modern technology and culture."—Christopher Hood, University of Oxford "Superstates looks ahead at the future of governance, where more and more people will be crammed into a few massive polities. Roberts shrewdly considers the lessons from past empires and the challenges of running a modern nation state. The result is an extraordinarily accessible, insightful and challenging field guide to governance around the world in the coming decades."—Donald Moynihan, Georgetown University "Alasdair Roberts has done it again! Superstates is a provocative read built on fascinating historical and contemporary evidence that any history or political science student will enjoy."—Trent Engbers, University of Southern Indiana "In Superstates, Al Roberts makes a bold and intriguing argument that four large governmental systems are poised to dominate the twenty-first century. With a careful eye to history and a forward-leaning look to the mid-century and beyond, he explores the big themes that are destined to shape the often wild and raucous debates about the future of governance."—Donald F. Kettl, Professor Emeritus and Former Dean, University of Maryland School of Public Policy "Are Superstates governance utopias or dystopias? And are they self-denying or self-fullfilling? We, the people, want to know. This book makes us understand what to do, and even more, what not to do."—Geert Bouckaert, KU Leuven Public Governance Institute"This book is expertly informed, extensively well documented, crafted for interesting study, and importantly useful for professional and popular understanding."—International Journal of Public Administration "Empires are supposed to be a thing of the past, yet in some ways the empires we knew are still with us. The largest states in the world have the scale of empires but, Roberts suggests, they are a new breed . . . Roberts is sceptical that his four superstates will all exist in their present form in a hundred years’ time."—London Review of Books"With a groundbreaking twist in thinking about the art and methods of statecraft, Roberts considers the decisions leaders must make to devise and redevise strategies for governance at such a grand scale."—Politics Today"Superstates finds a nice balance between academic curiosity and practical utility and overcomes the limitations of comparative political definitions to identify real challenges shared across four distinct political structures. It is a useful framework for looking at what will be a very dynamic period of both domestic and international politics."—The Diplomatic Courier"Superstates is engaging, lucid, judicious, well documented, and highly accessible. For those interested in, or troubled by, the abiding dilemmas of contemporary government and governing, whether as researchers, students, and practitioners, Superstates will serve as an invaluable resource."—International Review of Public Administration"The book serves as an invaluable resource for researchers, students and practitioners grappling with the enduring dilemmas of contemporary government. Readers will find his discussion to be eloquent, perceptive and enlightening."—Global Public Policy and Governance"Superstates offers clever insights about the conduct of public administration. . . . It also makes important connections between tactical issues of public administration and the longer-term implications for its nature and structure."—Policy OptionsTable of ContentsAbout the Author 1. The Experiment 2. Empires Always Die 3. Are Superstates More Durable? 4. The United States: An Old Hazard Returns 5. India: The Centralizing Reflex 6. China: Authoritarian Dilemmas 7. The European Union: Cohesion without Coercion 8. The COVID Test 9. How to Rule a Superstate Acknowledgments Notes

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Book SynopsisMichael Walzer is one of the pre-eminent political theorists in the world today and also a prominent public intellectual. His conception of social justice and his work on just and unjust wars have been hugely influential in political theory and, at the same time, he has taken a public stand on many of the great issues of our time, from the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War to 9/11, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Iraq War. He stands out among political theorists and philosophers by virtue of his attention to historical reality and his sensitivity to social and political context. Convinced that philosophical debate is only useful if it is rooted in the concrete practices and morality of societies, he develops a form of social critique that is opposed to a disembodied philosophy which does not respond to concerns of ordinary people. For Walzer, it is useless to try to write a theory of justice: the challenge is to think through issues of justice in relation to the particular contexts in which people live out their lives. The core strength of his work is his practical instinct: if individuals are contextualized, critique must be too. This book takes the form of an extended conversation between Walzer and Astrid von Busekist, ranging from Walzer’s biography and political activism to his work on war, justice and Judaism. Weaving together his theoretical work and his political activism, it provides an outstanding introduction to the life and work of one of the most influential political theorists of our time.Trade Review"This dialogue with Michael Walzer shows how fertile and original a political thinker he is, less interested in defining foundational normative theory, but fully engaged in discerning how in each particular society we can build a common world, hospitable to a multicultural social democracy."Professor Charles Taylor, McGill University "Von Busekist asks superb questions, drawing Walzer out on questions about which he has not written."Logos: A Journal of Modern Society & CultureTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsNote on the English EditionIntroduction1 Who Are You Michael Walzer?2 Political Activism, Civil Rights and the Anti-war Movement3 Dissent4 Thinking About War5 Cooperation and Multilaterialism: Nations, States, Sovereignty6 Israel-Palestine7 Political Theory8 Spheres of Justice9 In God’s Shadow and the Jewish Political TraditionCoda

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Book SynopsisThe West's strategy of engagement with China has failed. More than three decades of trade and investment with the advanced democracies have left that country far richer and stronger than it would otherwise have been. But growth and development have not caused China's rulers to relax their grip on political power, abandon their mercantilist economic policies, or accept the rules and norms of the existing international system. To the contrary: China today is more repressive at home, more aggressive abroad, and more obviously intent on establishing itself as the world’s preponderant power than at any time since the death of Chairman Mao. What went wrong? Put simply, the democracies underestimated the resilience, resourcefulness, and ruthlessness of the Chinese Communist Party. For far too long, the United States and its allies failed to take seriously the Party's unwavering determination to crush opposition, build national power, and fulfill its ideological and geopolitical ambitions. In this timely and powerfully argued study, Aaron Friedberg identifies the assumptions underpinning engagement, describes the counterstrategy that China's Communist Party rulers devised in order to exploit the West's openness while defeating its plans, and explains what the democracies must do now if they wish to preserve their prosperity, protect their security, and defend their common values.Trade Review"Friedberg throws into sharp relief the flawed reasoning that justified the failed decades-long policy of engagement. He also clarifies those elements of China's conduct and its intellectual sources to which attention must be paid in getting China right."—Peter Berkowitz, Real Clear Politics "Getting China Wrong is a concise, readable, and compelling look at the failure of United States' engagement with China. Written with expert knowledge and experience, it never strays into hyperbole or partisanship, and stands out from comparable titles by managing to be immensely reasonable yet still packing an unequivocal punch."—Bookish Asia "As a piece of analysis, Getting China Wrong is first class. As a prescription for strategy, it is just a beginning. But it ought be read as widely as possible in Australia."—Paul Monk, The Australian "Friedberg argues in crisp, compelling prose that it got most of its calculations of Chinese behaviour just plain wrong over the past 30 years."—Rana Mitter, The Critic "...makes for chilling reading in the light of events in the Ukraine."—Bloomberg "...a compact, well-argued critique of U.S. policy."—Foreign Policy "This groundbreaking book chronicles the many misperceptions that American leaders have held about China in recent decades and subjects them to withering scrutiny ... an important milestone in redirecting American thinking about China."—James Mann, author of The China Fantasy and About Face: A History of America's Curious Relationship with China "Aaron Friedberg delivers the definitive history of America's failed strategy of 'engagement' with the Communist regime in Beijing. But Friedberg doesn't abandon his readers in a cold bath of disillusionment: he illuminates a path towards a winning strategy for America and other free nations."—Matt Pottinger, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution and former US Deputy National Security Advisor "There is simply no better assessor of China's power and its consequences for the international order than Aaron Friedberg. This book should be used as an operating manual by everyone crafting US policy on how to deal with China."—Kori Schake, Director of Foreign and Defense Policy at the American Enterprise Institute "In this careful and detailed study, Aaron Friedberg astutely explores how and why America's decades-long strategy of 'engagement' with China came asunder -- and he provides a clear and sophisticated policy roadmap for revamping US and Western policies in order to deal with a more assertive and potentially threatening China."—David Shambaugh, George Washington University and author of China's Leaders: From Mao to Now "A telling account of how and why policy-makers, academics, and business embraced a form of engagement with China that proved to be a sincerely optimistic but hopelessly wrong gamble. A trenchant and accessible foray into the geopolitics of our time and our future."—George Magnus, Research Associate, China Centre, University of Oxford and SOAS "I Getting China Wrong, Aaron Friedberg lays out a balanced and practical approach for managing relations with China. Most compellingly, he argues that liberal democracies must begin by taking their own side in this rivalry, making clear the stark differences of a future defined by the Chinese Communist Party. This book is essential reading for anyone seeking to navigate a multipolar world order."—Admiral John Richardson, USN (Ret.), 31st Chief of Naval Operations "Friedberg's Getting China Wrong nails down half a century of mistaken American assumptions about China's future path. This essential non-partisan primer highlights the increasingly bold strategy of the Chinese Communist Party to defeat Western expectations."—François Godement, Senior Advisor for Asia at Institut Montaigne, Paris "A decade ago, Aaron Friedberg courted unpopularity with A Contest for Supremacy, a book anticipating the imminent failure of engaging China at any price. His warnings were demonstrably worth heeding. Now in Getting China Wrong he makes the case that the United States and other democracies still underestimate the struggle ahead. But this is no counsel of despair: instead, Friedberg articulates a multi-layered action agenda, arguing that the best form of defense could well involve a willingness to impose costs."—Rory Medcalf, Head of the National Security College, Australian National University, and author of Indo-Pacific Empire "A splendid book with deep insights into the nature of the Chinese Communist Party dictatorship and an urgent message about the need to uphold and expand the liberal international order in Asia."—Nobu Kanehara, former Deputy National Security Advisor to PM Abe of Japan "The go-to explainer of the Chinese government and the challenge it poses to Western democracies ... Getting China Wrong makes a critical contribution to the debates over the nature of the CCP."—Law and Liberty "Aaron Friedberg's Getting China Wrong examines the past few decades to understand how we got here. It is grim but essential reading."—Free Beacon "A[n] immensely important look at China, Friedberg's book is an excellent analysis of what has got us into another Cold War."—Sun News AustinTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Origins of Engagement 2. Rationales and Expectations 3. Politics: "The Party Leads Everything" 4. Economics: "A bird in a cage" 5. Strategy: "The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation" 6. Getting China Right Notes

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Book SynopsisOn 20 May 1961 Foucault defended his two doctoral theses; on 2 December 1970 he gave his inaugural lecture at the Collège de France. Between these dates, he published four books, travelled widely, and wrote extensively on literature, the visual arts, linguistics, and philosophy. He taught both psychology and philosophy, beginning his explorations of the question of sexuality. Weaving together analyses of published and unpublished material, this is a comprehensive study of this crucial period. As well as Foucault’s major texts, it discusses his travels to Brazil, Japan, and the USA, his time in Tunisia, and his editorial work for Critique and the complete works of Nietzsche and Bataille. It was in this period that Foucault developed the historical-philosophical approach he called ‘archaeology’ – the elaboration of the archive – which he understood as the rules that make possible specific claims. In its detailed study of Foucault’s archive the book is itself an archaeology of Foucault in another sense, both excavation and reconstruction. This book completes a four-volume series of major intellectual histories of Foucault. Foucault’s Last Decade was published by Polity in 2016; Foucault: The Birth of Power followed in 2017; and The Early Foucault in 2021.Trade Review"This final volume of Elden’s magisterial history offers a fascinating insight into Foucault’s life and work throughout the 1960s."Camille Robcis, Columbia University"For we students of Foucault and avid readers of his books, the articulation with debates of the time and the reorientations of his thought seemed clear enough. What an illusion! Building on the new archive and testimonies with amazing intellectual empathy, Stuart Elden recreates the latent discourse. We can embark on a new reading and understanding of the great archaeologist of our culture."Étienne Balibar, author of On Universals"Stuart Elden concludes his series on Foucault with another work of meticulous scholarship, unearthing archival sources, variants of Foucault’s publications, and links to his contemporaries in the exciting intellectual context of the 1960s."Clare O’Farrell, Queensland University of TechnologyTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsAbbreviations and Archival ReferencesIntroduction1 Madness and Medicine2 Literature3 Art4 Order5 Sexuality, Psychology, Biology6 Linguistics and Structuralism7 Discourse, Tunisia8 The Archaeology of Knowledge9 NietzscheCoda: Into the 1970sNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisIt has become axiomatic to contend that U.S. foreign policy must adapt to an era of renewed “great-power competition.” The United States went on a quarter-century strategic detour after the Cold War, the argument goes, basking in triumphalism and getting bogged down in the Middle East. Now China and Russia are increasingly challenging its influence and undercutting the order it has led since 1945. How should it respond to these two formidable authoritarian powers? In this timely intervention, Ali Wyne offers the first detailed critique of great-power competition as a foreign policy framework, warning that it could render the United States defensive and reactive. He exhorts Washington to find a middle ground between complacence and consternation, selectively contesting Beijing and Moscow but not allowing their decisions to determine its own course. Analyzing a resurgent China, a disruptive Russia, and a deepening Sino-Russian entente, Wyne explains how the United States can seize the "great-power opportunity" at hand: to manage all three of those phenomena confidently while renewing itself at home and abroad.Trade Review“compelling … Ali Wyne’s America's Great-Power Opportunity dispenses with the notion that America must inevitably cower before China. Far from being a hapless weakling, Wyne argues, America can emerge as primus inter pares. How right he is!” The Spectator "The United States needs to reestablish itself as a great power independent of its rivalry with Russia and China....Ali Wyne's basic message that it must rebuild itself at home and reposition itself abroad is timely and correct. America's great-power status cannot be reactive; it's about reaffirmation."David Ignatius, columnist and associate editor of The Washington Post“Important”Ishaan Tharoor, The Washington Post “An important book, combining bold thinking with nuanced, careful argumentation. Ali Wyne sees great-power competition for the political and military security blanket that it is, and is willing to throw off the covers and analyze America’s true interests.”Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO of New America and author of Renewal: From Crisis to Transformation in Our Lives, Work, and Politics “Is ‘great-power competition’ the right framework for U.S. foreign policy? In this timely and important book, Ali Wyne tackles a central question of American grand strategy. Deeply researched and well argued, it shows how the United States can answer this crucial question by investing anew in its own competitive strengths. Anyone interested in America’s role in the world should read this book.” Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Dean Emeritus of the Harvard Kennedy School and author of Do Morals Matter? Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump “In the first book-length analysis of the ‘great-power competition’ paradigm that has seized much of Washington, Ali Wyne challenges us to think beyond simplistic zero-sum competition to constructive or even productive competition that also recognizes interests the U.S. and China share. He makes the case for a U.S. foreign policy that is both more disciplined and more confident.”Graham Allison, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government at Harvard University and author of Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? “In this excellent book, Ali Wyne offers an insightful critique of recent efforts to focus U.S. national security strategy around the concept of great-power competition, arguing that with this approach, American strategists risk losing their moorings instead of finding an anchor. His admonitions and recommendations for a more circumspect policy that upholds the United States’ own domestic renewal as a key goal could not be more timely.” Fiona Hill, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century “Ali Wyne has produced a major contribution to the much-needed debate about U.S. foreign policy towards China and Russia today. He not only provides insightful, nuanced diagnostics about the nature of the challenges they pose, but also outlines a wise and sophisticated framework of prescriptions for U.S. policymakers that avoids simplistic bumper stickers, aligns goals with resources, and provides an affirmative agenda often missing in this policy discussion. Every current and future U.S. policymaker should read this book. Every professor teaching international relations should assign this book. And anyone in the world seeking to understand great-power relations today should get America’s Great-Power Opportunity.” Michael A. McFaul, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia “Beware a widespread consensus in Washington foreign policy circles. That is the message of Ali Wyne’s insightful look at the widely held view that great-power competition now must stand as the foundation of U.S. foreign and national security policy. Wyne offers a must-read critique of the new consensus and smartly suggests that reaffirming the promise of democracy and withstanding the stresses of globalization offer a better, more visionary guide to America’s future engagement abroad.” Ivo H. Daalder, President of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and former U.S. Ambassador to NATO “Ali Wyne’s examination of the framework of great-power competition is desperately needed. He helps the United States think beyond traditional notions of competition, broadening the lens on how we assess America’s role in the world in this century. In many ways, this book, from a next-generation leader in foreign policy, reminds us of some basic tenets of what makes America strong: ultimately, it is our values, our humanity, and our ability to shape world events for the good of society. That is a pathway that is within reach, and not dependent on any other nation. This is an essential read for anyone who wants to see America regain its leadership role on the global stage.” Richard Verma, General Counsel and Head of Global Public Policy at Mastercard and former U.S. Ambassador to India “Clear-eyed, incisive, and elegantly written, this book offers both a compelling assessment of U.S. foreign policy as well as a recipe for its revitalization. Ali Wyne stays off the beaten path and produces a much-needed prescription for renewing America’s unique competitive strengths.” Ana Palacio, Visiting Professor at the Edmund E. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and former Foreign Minister of Spain “An essential volume, America’s Great-Power Opportunity offers a rigorous treatment of a core issue in contemporary international relations: how the United States manages its strategic tensions with China and Russia will affect the entire international system. In critiquing the concept of great-power competition, it goes beyond negative and reactive prescriptions for U.S. foreign policy to positive and forward-looking ones. It thus offers hope and brings sanity into an increasingly emotional and polarized debate. I highly recommend it to all those interested in understanding the direction our world is taking, particularly those in a position to do something about it.” Shivshankar Menon, former Foreign Secretary and National Security Advisor of India and author of India and Asian Geopolitics: The Past, Present “Reminiscent of George Kennan’s admonitions in the early days of the Cold War, Ali Wyne’s book persuasively reminds us of the risk of great-power nihilism and the danger of adopting great-power competition as the guiding framework for U.S. foreign policy. He is a powerful voice of reason and provides penetrating insight, combining rigorous analysis and a historical perspective.” Yoichi Funabashi, Co-founder and Chair of the Asia Pacific Initiative and former Editor-in-Chief of the Asahi Shimbun “An insightful critique of the conventional wisdom that drives much of the foreign policy debate in the U.S. today. Wyne offers a compelling alternative strategy which will advance America’s interests and values while preserving the vital need for cooperation to meet the great challenges of our age.” James B. Steinberg, Dean of the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State “With America’s Great-Power Opportunity, Ali Wyne carefully examines the resurgent debate over great-power competition—and urges Washington policymakers to resist defining American purpose in contrast to the challenges posed by the return of geopolitics, particularly with China and Russia. Instead, he counsels U.S. policymakers to focus on domestic renewal to reaffirm our competitive advantages. A must-read for anyone interested in the world, and in America’s place within it.” Alyssa Ayres, Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs and Professor of History and International Affairs at George Washington University “In this wonderfully written and deeply insightful book, Ali Wyne takes on the conventional wisdom in Washington, DC that U.S. foreign policy should be defined by great-power competition with Russia and China. After delving in great detail into the strengths and weaknesses of those two major challengers, Wyne argues that instead of letting those two nations determine how the United States shapes its position in the world, America should focus on self-renewal and its own sense of purpose, promoting its best vision of itself to continue leading in the 21st century.” James Goldgeier, Professor of International Relations and former Dean of the School of International Service at American University “Should the United States prepare for a new age of ‘strategic competition?’ Ali Wyne goes against the emerging conventional wisdom, arguing that a grand strategy focused on a potential great-power rivalry with China and Russia would lead to unnecessary hostility, hinder global cooperation on vital issues like climate change and proliferation, and ultimately undercut the U.S.’s vital national interests. Crisply written and argued, Wyne’s work should be required reading for any policymaker grappling with the future of U.S. foreign policy.” Stacie E. Goddard, Mildred Lane Kemper Professor of Political Science and Paula Phillips Bernstein ‘58 Faculty Director of the Albright Institute for Global Affairs at Wellesley College “The return of ‘great-power political competition’ is the frame adopted by many scholars and policymakers from both sides of the aisle to understand the contemporary international system and America’s role in it moving forward. But what precisely does the term mean? In a penetrating analysis, Ali Wyne rigorously assesses both the history and appropriateness of the term, suggesting that it is often underdefined and misleading, often causing analysts to misdiagnose the greater dangers to American security. Wyne has provided a thoughtful and much-needed perspective to the crucial, ongoing debate over the United States’ role in the world. A must-read for anyone interested in the future of international relations and debates over American grand strategy.” Francis J. Gavin, Giovanni Agnelli Distinguished Professor and Director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University “In this timely and elegantly written book, Ali Wyne issues a clarion call to the U.S. foreign policy establishment to assess closely the costs and benefits of great-power competition. America’s Great-Power Opportunity offers a key disciplining principle: the U.S. should not engage in knee-jerk competition with China or Russia but must, instead, attend to the renewal of democracy at home as a principal route to identifying and securing its interests, foreign and domestic.” Tanisha M. Fazal, Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota and author of Wars of Law: Unintended Consequences in the Regulation of Armed Conflict “This thought-provoking book unpacks the idea of strategic competition to offer a sober-minded yet sophisticated analysis for how the United States should approach the challenges posed by China and Russia—and avoid the risks of what Wyne describes as overreaction and overextension.” M. Taylor Fravel, Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science and Director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology “Ali Wyne’s book provides a concise assessment of the problems with the notion of great-power competition, incisive analysis of what a more feasible conception would be, and clear, understandable prescriptions for U.S. foreign policy. He sounds an early warning about overly expansive conceptions that could lead to permanent conflict with China and Russia at the expense of common interests.” Deborah Welch Larson, Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles and co-author of Quest for Status: Chinese and Russian Foreign Policy “Through deep thinking and clear writing, Ali Wyne gives meaning to the assessment of great-power competition, provides the right analytical lens to think about China and Russia, and offers a path for the next generation of U.S. foreign policy thinkers.” Derek S. Reveron, Chair of the National Security Affairs Department at the U.S. Naval War College and Faculty Affiliate at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School “Ali Wyne illuminates how the United States can manage strategic tensions as part of an affirmative project of self-renewal—a task that will be especially vital to handling China’s resurgence. Conducting a rigorous net assessment of Beijing’s competitive strengths and liabilities, he makes a persuasive case that it is a formidable but ultimately self-constraining challenger. America’s Great-Power Opportunity is an essential guide to steering U.S. foreign policy in turbulent times.” Jessica Chen Weiss, Professor of Government at Cornell University and author of Powerful Patriots: Nationalist Protest in China’s Foreign Relations “By explaining why ‘great-power competition’ is both inadequate and self-defeating as the basis for a U.S. grand strategy, and recasting both the U.S. and China as their own worst enemies, Ali Wyne has written a refreshing, different book that should engage the attention of policymakers in the U.S. and around the world.” Amitav Acharya, Distinguished Professor of International Relations and UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance at American University “In this thorough and insightful investigation of America’s current foreign policy moment, Ali Wyne rejects the narrowness of ‘great-power competition’ as an organizing principle. He develops a broad, affirmative vision for American foreign policy in an era of complex transnational challenges.” Jennifer M. Lind, Associate Professor of Government at Dartmouth College and Associate Fellow at Chatham House “This book offers a bracing balance to the new orthodoxy that American strategy will be defined by full-spectrum struggle with China and Russia. Without ignoring the reality of the authoritarian challenge, Ali Wyne makes a sound and comprehensive case that a great democracy needs an agenda more positive and revitalizing than a geopolitical contest waged on Chinese and Russian terms. He thus underscores the confidence and perspective Washington will need to play a wide game as well as a long one.” Rory Medcalf, Head of the National Security College at the Australian National University and author of Indo-Pacific Empire: China, America, and the Contest for the World’s Pivotal Region “At a time of rising geopolitical tensions and hyperbolic headlines, America’s Great-Power Opportunity delivers a measured, sobering analysis of America’s relations with China and Russia in the 21st century. Carefully unpacking the oft-invoked but rarely defined concept of ‘great-power competition,’ Ali Wyne reminds U.S. policymakers to compete selectively and harness competition for national renewal. As he writes, quoting a champion swimmer: ‘The very best competitors are the ones who can resist distractions.’ Not only must foreign policy experts in the U.S. read his book; those in China and Russia should as well.” Yuen Yuen Ang, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan and author of China’s Gilded Age: The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption “America’s Great-Power Opportunity further establishes Ali Wyne as a leading voice among next-generation foreign policy strategists. He breaks out of Beltway conventional wisdom to, as he says, ‘diagnose America’s competitive predicament and generate fresh prescriptive guidance.’ In both respects it’s an instructive read for scholars and students, with valuable insights and proposals for policymakers.” Bruce W. Jentleson, William Preston Few Distinguished Professor of Public Policy at Duke University “In this necessary and valuable corrective to current foreign policy debates, Ali Wyne dissects the concept of great-power competition, offers a balanced evaluation of the challenges posed by China and Russia, and advances principles that should define a positive and proactive U.S. position in world politics.” Miles Kahler, Distinguished Professor in the School of International Service at American University and Senior Fellow for Global Governance at the Council on Foreign Relations “A welcome, wise, and refreshing caution against a U.S. grand strategy that puts excessive focus on great-power competition. Wyne hits the spot by recommending that Washington prioritize America’s domestic renewal and strengthen the nation’s comparative advantages in a globalized world—while engaging in selective and circumscribed competition with China and Russia. Just the right book for our overheated times.” Charles A. Kupchan, Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University and Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations “Ali Wyne provides an invaluable guide to considering America’s role in the world. Drawing upon history, theory, and a nuanced study of the contemporary world, Wyne provides not only an assessment of where the U.S. is now, but where it should go in the future and how it should get there. At a time of much debate and consternation about U.S. grand strategy, Wyne’s thoughtful and well-reasoned analysis is must reading.” David M. Edelstein, Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University and Vice Dean of Faculty at Georgetown College “Are we entering a world defined by great-power competition? And what does that even mean in the first place? America’s Great-Power Opportunity is both a guide for the perplexed and an essential entry in the debate about how the United States should respond to a rapidly changing strategic environment. Wyne’s careful and accessible analysis makes clear what too many in the U.S. foreign policy establishment want to ignore: America’s biggest challenges cannot be blamed on great-power rivals. They are of its own making.” Daniel H. Nexon, Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University and co-author of Exit from Hegemony: The Unraveling of the American Global Order “A timely and thorough critique of the emerging U.S. obsession with excessive stratagems of great-power competition, and a reminder that practicing democracy and creating economic opportunity at home and abroad have always been America’s winning formula.” Odd Arne Westad, Elihu Professor of History at Yale University and author of The Cold War: A World History “Ali Wyne’s America’s Great-Power Opportunity provides an original and timely antidote to a prevailing strand of thinking in America’s foreign policy establishment. He cautions against centering American foreign policy on the misleading and potentially self-defeating concept of great-power competition because such a policy is premised on questionable assessments of the intentions and capabilities of America’s primary geopolitical competitors. Wyne offers a thoughtful alternative that is both based on a more affirmative vision of American leadership and firmly grounded in a sophisticated understanding of America’s comparative strategic advantages in international affairs.” Minxin Pei, Tom and Margot Pritzker ‘72 Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College “A sage, timely inversion of the conventional wisdom. Ali Wyne persuades that the significance of China in the world has as much to do with who we are as what China does. It’s the book that Washington needs.” Van Jackson, Professor of International Relations at Victoria University of Wellington and Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada “In this brilliant book, Ali Wyne, one of America’s top young strategists, tackles the most important concept in U.S. foreign policy today: great-power competition. Using a sophisticated blend of analytical rigor and historical insight, he explains where and how the United States should compete with China and Russia—and why America needs a positive, forward-looking foreign policy to prosper.” Michael Beckley, Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University and Jeane Kirkpatrick Visiting Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute “This insightful book shows that when U.S. policymakers focus excessively on great-power competition, it distracts them from more important priorities both at home and abroad. Climate change stands out as the premier global challenge of our time, and an overly competitive or hostile U.S. foreign policy could waste precious time and resources needed to address that challenge.” Jeff D. Colgan, Richard Holbrooke Associate Professor of Political Science at Brown University “Thoughtfully delving into some of the key debates and controversies surrounding U.S. foreign policy today, this deceptively slim volume is quite a tour de force!” Amrita Narlikar, President of the German Institute for Global and Area Studies and Honorary Fellow of Darwin College at the University of Cambridge “Much has been written about the great-power challenges faced by America. Ali Wyne turns this question around and instead describes America’s great-power opportunity. His book is a valuable contribution to the public debate about U.S. policy towards China and Russia and a persuasive call for a positive vision of America’s role in the world.” Michael Fullilove, Executive Director of the Lowy Institute “Ali Wyne’s thoughtful and compelling new book turns the debate about great-power competition on its head. Instead of mirroring Beijing and Moscow, he concludes, Washington should strive to become a better version of itself. By talking to many of the most thoughtful voices on American foreign policy, Wyne distills a new strategic framework and a practical agenda for action. Required reading for policymakers, academics, students, and anyone else who seeks a safer, more stable world against the background of rising competition.” Mark Leonard, Co-founder and Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations and author of The Age of Unpeace: How Connectivity Causes Conflict “Ali Wyne has produced a remarkably insightful look at the prospects for superpower competition. While agreeing that we are entering another such era, he notes that competition is a description, not a prescription, and certainly not a strategy. Chasing every Chinese challenge and striving to win every race will only dissipate American energies while letting China set the agenda. Wyne urges that the United States play to its many strengths, advancing its vision of a just society at home and a peaceful, prosperous, and free international order abroad.” James Dobbins, Senior Fellow and Distinguished Chair in Diplomacy and Security at the RAND Corporation “Ali Wyne’s book offers both a concise and comprehensive exploration of elite views on great-power competition in the 21st century. Highly recommended.” Robert D. Kaplan, Robert Strausz-Hupe Chair in Geopolitics at the Foreign Policy Research Institute “Ali Wyne has produced an original and powerful argument on the imperative of the United States to shore up its own sources of strength instead of becoming locked into a reactive posture to China’s or Russia’s actions. A timely guide for an affirmative American foreign policy.” Ryan Hass, Michael H. Armacost Chair in the Foreign Policy Program and Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies at the Brookings Institution “America’s Great-Power Opportunity demonstrates that a foreign policy oriented around the construct of ‘great-power competition’ could actually undercut America’s strategic competitiveness relative to China and Russia. Ali Wyne explains how Washington can avoid that outcome by pursuing a new, affirmative agenda—one that prioritizes self-renewal over reactions to others.” Nikolas K. Gvosdev, Editor of Orbis and co-host of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs podcast The Doorstep “After 30 years of post-Cold War search for a new purpose, Washington has largely embraced the notion of ‘great-power competition’ against China and Russia. In this compelling analysis, however, Ali Wyne argues that the United States should not define itself and its foreign policy merely by reacting to the choices of others. Instead, this book presents an eloquent defense of the notion that policymakers can and should build an affirmative vision of America in the world.” Emma Ashford, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council “Ali Wyne has produced a marvelous tour de horizon of the challenges and choices facing U.S. foreign policy today. His diagnosis of America’s strategic situation is balanced and insightful, his vision for America’s role in the world persuasive and shrewd. Wyne urges the United States to stop reacting to global events and the provocations of rivals and instead proactively design a forward-looking, comprehensive strategy of its own. This is one of the most thoroughly sensible assessments of U.S. foreign policy to emerge in recent years. It deserves a close reading by officials and scholars alike.” Michael J. Mazarr, Senior Political Scientist at the RAND Corporation “Ali Wyne has written the book that the foreign policy establishment needs at this moment. In a richly argued deconstruction, he reveals ‘great-power competition’ to be an analytical false front—a façade that unifies our view of American purpose only by concealing clunky thinking. In its place, he emphasizes domestic renewal, international agency, and competitive advantage, offering strategic architecture in place of architectural folly.” J. Peter Scoblic, Senior Fellow at New America and Co-founder and Principal of Event Horizon Strategies “In this elegantly written volume, Ali Wyne furnishes a timely and compelling overview of the manifold challenges confronting the United States as it traverses a period of considerable geopolitical turbulence and uncertainty. The author’s analysis is refreshingly moderate, deeply nuanced, and cautiously optimistic. Perhaps most importantly, America’s Great-Power Opportunity serves as something of a clarion call, reminding its reader of the importance of anchoring American foreign policy initiatives within a genuinely affirmative, forward-leaning, and proactive grand strategy. One can only hope that, in our era of intemperance and hyperbole, Wyne’s sober plea for greater strategic coherence, farsightedness, and deliberateness will be heeded.”Iskander Rehman, Senior Fellow for Strategic Studies at the American Foreign Policy Council “Ali Wyne’s concise and critical appraisal of great-power competition is attentive to the concept’s history, current perspectives, and the United States’ relationships with its great-power challengers. An illuminating must-read for practitioners and students of U.S. foreign policy and international relations.” Ville Sinkkonen, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs “Too often in history, the United States has seen great change in the international order as presenting threats to fear rather than opportunities to seize. In America’s Great-Power Opportunity, Ali Wyne continues to do what he does best: reimagining today’s world order. In this cogent, compelling book, Wyne makes clear that great-power competition can be not only what the United States wants it to be but also what the nation needs it to be.”John A. Gans Jr., author of White House Warriors: How the National Security Council Transformed the American Way of War and Visiting Fellow the University of Pennsylvania's Perry World House“Wyne has done policymakers and analysts a service by tracking and examining the overuse of the ‘great power competition’ framing in recent years.”Responsible Statecraft "This new book is a necessary reminder that within great-power competition—and even at its center—should be a forward-looking, affirmative conception of the US role in the world, one that “enhance[s] its strategic position no matter what decisions China, Russia, or any other competitor makes.”’John Cookson, social media editor with the Atlantic Council“ambitious… especially salutary is Wyne’s debunking of the Cold War II narrative that is gaining increasing traction in and around the U.S. foreign policy establishment.”Andrew Latham, The Hill“[Wyne] makes a timely and compelling case that the United States should resist the temptation of simply reacting to the agendas and actions of other powers and instead pursue the more demanding but rewarding route of setting an independent course.” Jessica Mathews, Foreign AffairsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Chapter 1: Searching for a Post-Cold War Ballast Chapter 2: Drawing Historical Analogies Chapter 3: Probing Great-Power Competition Chapter 4: Managing a Resurgent China Chapter 5: Assessing Russia’s Conduct and the Sino-Russian Entente Chapter 6: Seizing America’s Great-Power Opportunity Afterword Notes Index

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Book SynopsisIt has become axiomatic to contend that U.S. foreign policy must adapt to an era of renewed “great-power competition.” The United States went on a quarter-century strategic detour after the Cold War, the argument goes, basking in triumphalism and getting bogged down in the Middle East. Now China and Russia are increasingly challenging its influence and undercutting the order it has led since 1945. How should it respond to these two formidable authoritarian powers? In this timely intervention, Ali Wyne offers the first detailed critique of great-power competition as a foreign policy framework, warning that it could render the United States defensive and reactive. He exhorts Washington to find a middle ground between complacence and consternation, selectively contesting Beijing and Moscow but not allowing their decisions to determine its own course. Analyzing a resurgent China, a disruptive Russia, and a deepening Sino-Russian entente, Wyne explains how the United States can seize the "great-power opportunity" at hand: to manage all three of those phenomena confidently while renewing itself at home and abroad.Trade Review“compelling … Ali Wyne’s America's Great-Power Opportunity dispenses with the notion that America must inevitably cower before China. Far from being a hapless weakling, Wyne argues, America can emerge as primus inter pares. How right he is!” The Spectator"The United States needs to reestablish itself as a great power independent of its rivalry with Russia and China....Ali Wyne's basic message that it must rebuild itself at home and reposition itself abroad is timely and correct. America's great-power status cannot be reactive; it's about reaffirmation."David Ignatius, columnist and associate editor of The Washington Post“Important”Ishaan Tharoor, The Washington Post“An important book, combining bold thinking with nuanced, careful argumentation. Ali Wyne sees great-power competition for the political and military security blanket that it is, and is willing to throw off the covers and analyze America’s true interests.”Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO of New America and author of Renewal: From Crisis to Transformation in Our Lives, Work, and Politics “Is ‘great-power competition’ the right framework for U.S. foreign policy? In this timely and important book, Ali Wyne tackles a central question of American grand strategy. Deeply researched and well argued, it shows how the United States can answer this crucial question by investing anew in its own competitive strengths. Anyone interested in America’s role in the world should read this book.”Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Dean Emeritus of the Harvard Kennedy School and author of Do Morals Matter? Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump “In the first book-length analysis of the ‘great-power competition’ paradigm that has seized much of Washington, Ali Wyne challenges us to think beyond simplistic zero-sum competition to constructive or even productive competition that also recognizes interests the U.S. and China share. He makes the case for a U.S. foreign policy that is both more disciplined and more confident.”Graham Allison, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government at Harvard University and author of Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? “In this excellent book, Ali Wyne offers an insightful critique of recent efforts to focus U.S. national security strategy around the concept of great-power competition, arguing that with this approach, American strategists risk losing their moorings instead of finding an anchor. His admonitions and recommendations for a more circumspect policy that upholds the United States’ own domestic renewal as a key goal could not be more timely.”Fiona Hill, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century “Ali Wyne has produced a major contribution to the much-needed debate about U.S. foreign policy towards China and Russia today. He not only provides insightful, nuanced diagnostics about the nature of the challenges they pose, but also outlines a wise and sophisticated framework of prescriptions for U.S. policymakers that avoids simplistic bumper stickers, aligns goals with resources, and provides an affirmative agenda often missing in this policy discussion. Every current and future U.S. policymaker should read this book. Every professor teaching international relations should assign this book. And anyone in the world seeking to understand great-power relations today should get America’s Great-Power Opportunity.”Michael A. McFaul, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia “Beware a widespread consensus in Washington foreign policy circles. That is the message of Ali Wyne’s insightful look at the widely held view that great-power competition now must stand as the foundation of U.S. foreign and national security policy. Wyne offers a must-read critique of the new consensus and smartly suggests that reaffirming the promise of democracy and withstanding the stresses of globalization offer a better, more visionary guide to America’s future engagement abroad.”Ivo H. Daalder, President of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and former U.S. Ambassador to NATO “Ali Wyne’s examination of the framework of great-power competition is desperately needed. He helps the United States think beyond traditional notions of competition, broadening the lens on how we assess America’s role in the world in this century. In many ways, this book, from a next-generation leader in foreign policy, reminds us of some basic tenets of what makes America strong: ultimately, it is our values, our humanity, and our ability to shape world events for the good of society. That is a pathway that is within reach, and not dependent on any other nation. This is an essential read for anyone who wants to see America regain its leadership role on the global stage.”Richard Verma, General Counsel and Head of Global Public Policy at Mastercard and former U.S. Ambassador to India “Clear-eyed, incisive, and elegantly written, this book offers both a compelling assessment of U.S. foreign policy as well as a recipe for its revitalization. Ali Wyne stays off the beaten path and produces a much-needed prescription for renewing America’s unique competitive strengths.”Ana Palacio, Visiting Professor at the Edmund E. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and former Foreign Minister of Spain “An essential volume, America’s Great-Power Opportunity offers a rigorous treatment of a core issue in contemporary international relations: how the United States manages its strategic tensions with China and Russia will affect the entire international system. In critiquing the concept of great-power competition, it goes beyond negative and reactive prescriptions for U.S. foreign policy to positive and forward-looking ones. It thus offers hope and brings sanity into an increasingly emotional and polarized debate. I highly recommend it to all those interested in understanding the direction our world is taking, particularly those in a position to do something about it.”Shivshankar Menon, former Foreign Secretary and National Security Advisor of India and author of India and Asian Geopolitics: The Past, Present “Reminiscent of George Kennan’s admonitions in the early days of the Cold War, Ali Wyne’s book persuasively reminds us of the risk of great-power nihilism and the danger of adopting great-power competition as the guiding framework for U.S. foreign policy. He is a powerful voice of reason and provides penetrating insight, combining rigorous analysis and a historical perspective.”Yoichi Funabashi, Co-founder and Chair of the Asia Pacific Initiative and former Editor-in-Chief of the Asahi Shimbun “An insightful critique of the conventional wisdom that drives much of the foreign policy debate in the U.S. today. Wyne offers a compelling alternative strategy which will advance America’s interests and values while preserving the vital need for cooperation to meet the great challenges of our age.”James B. Steinberg, Dean of the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State “With America’s Great-Power Opportunity, Ali Wyne carefully examines the resurgent debate over great-power competition—and urges Washington policymakers to resist defining American purpose in contrast to the challenges posed by the return of geopolitics, particularly with China and Russia. Instead, he counsels U.S. policymakers to focus on domestic renewal to reaffirm our competitive advantages. A must-read for anyone interested in the world, and in America’s place within it.”Alyssa Ayres, Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs and Professor of History and International Affairs at George Washington University “In this wonderfully written and deeply insightful book, Ali Wyne takes on the conventional wisdom in Washington, DC that U.S. foreign policy should be defined by great-power competition with Russia and China. After delving in great detail into the strengths and weaknesses of those two major challengers, Wyne argues that instead of letting those two nations determine how the United States shapes its position in the world, America should focus on self-renewal and its own sense of purpose, promoting its best vision of itself to continue leading in the 21st century.”James Goldgeier, Professor of International Relations and former Dean of the School of International Service at American University “Should the United States prepare for a new age of ‘strategic competition?’ Ali Wyne goes against the emerging conventional wisdom, arguing that a grand strategy focused on a potential great-power rivalry with China and Russia would lead to unnecessary hostility, hinder global cooperation on vital issues like climate change and proliferation, and ultimately undercut the U.S.’s vital national interests. Crisply written and argued, Wyne’s work should be required reading for any policymaker grappling with the future of U.S. foreign policy.”Stacie E. Goddard, Mildred Lane Kemper Professor of Political Science and Paula Phillips Bernstein ‘58 Faculty Director of the Albright Institute for Global Affairs at Wellesley College “The return of ‘great-power political competition’ is the frame adopted by many scholars and policymakers from both sides of the aisle to understand the contemporary international system and America’s role in it moving forward. But what precisely does the term mean? In a penetrating analysis, Ali Wyne rigorously assesses both the history and appropriateness of the term, suggesting that it is often underdefined and misleading, often causing analysts to misdiagnose the greater dangers to American security. Wyne has provided a thoughtful and much-needed perspective to the crucial, ongoing debate over the United States’ role in the world. A must-read for anyone interested in the future of international relations and debates over American grand strategy.”Francis J. Gavin, Giovanni Agnelli Distinguished Professor and Director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University “In this timely and elegantly written book, Ali Wyne issues a clarion call to the U.S. foreign policy establishment to assess closely the costs and benefits of great-power competition. America’s Great-Power Opportunity offers a key disciplining principle: the U.S. should not engage in knee-jerk competition with China or Russia but must, instead, attend to the renewal of democracy at home as a principal route to identifying and securing its interests, foreign and domestic.”Tanisha M. Fazal, Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota and author of Wars of Law: Unintended Consequences in the Regulation of Armed Conflict “This thought-provoking book unpacks the idea of strategic competition to offer a sober-minded yet sophisticated analysis for how the United States should approach the challenges posed by China and Russia—and avoid the risks of what Wyne describes as overreaction and overextension.”M. Taylor Fravel, Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science and Director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology “Ali Wyne’s book provides a concise assessment of the problems with the notion of great-power competition, incisive analysis of what a more feasible conception would be, and clear, understandable prescriptions for U.S. foreign policy. He sounds an early warning about overly expansive conceptions that could lead to permanent conflict with China and Russia at the expense of common interests.”Deborah Welch Larson, Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles and co-author of Quest for Status: Chinese and Russian Foreign Policy “Through deep thinking and clear writing, Ali Wyne gives meaning to the assessment of great-power competition, provides the right analytical lens to think about China and Russia, and offers a path for the next generation of U.S. foreign policy thinkers.”Derek S. Reveron, Chair of the National Security Affairs Department at the U.S. Naval War College and Faculty Affiliate at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School “Ali Wyne illuminates how the United States can manage strategic tensions as part of an affirmative project of self-renewal—a task that will be especially vital to handling China’s resurgence. Conducting a rigorous net assessment of Beijing’s competitive strengths and liabilities, he makes a persuasive case that it is a formidable but ultimately self-constraining challenger. America’s Great-Power Opportunity is an essential guide to steering U.S. foreign policy in turbulent times.”Jessica Chen Weiss, Professor of Government at Cornell University and author of Powerful Patriots: Nationalist Protest in China’s Foreign Relations “By explaining why ‘great-power competition’ is both inadequate and self-defeating as the basis for a U.S. grand strategy, and recasting both the U.S. and China as their own worst enemies, Ali Wyne has written a refreshing, different book that should engage the attention of policymakers in the U.S. and around the world.”Amitav Acharya, Distinguished Professor of International Relations and UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance at American University “In this thorough and insightful investigation of America’s current foreign policy moment, Ali Wyne rejects the narrowness of ‘great-power competition’ as an organizing principle. He develops a broad, affirmative vision for American foreign policy in an era of complex transnational challenges.”Jennifer M. Lind, Associate Professor of Government at Dartmouth College and Associate Fellow at Chatham House “This book offers a bracing balance to the new orthodoxy that American strategy will be defined by full-spectrum struggle with China and Russia. Without ignoring the reality of the authoritarian challenge, Ali Wyne makes a sound and comprehensive case that a great democracy needs an agenda more positive and revitalizing than a geopolitical contest waged on Chinese and Russian terms. He thus underscores the confidence and perspective Washington will need to play a wide game as well as a long one.”Rory Medcalf, Head of the National Security College at the Australian National University and author of Indo-Pacific Empire: China, America, and the Contest for the World’s Pivotal Region “At a time of rising geopolitical tensions and hyperbolic headlines, America’s Great-Power Opportunity delivers a measured, sobering analysis of America’s relations with China and Russia in the 21st century. Carefully unpacking the oft-invoked but rarely defined concept of ‘great-power competition,’ Ali Wyne reminds U.S. policymakers to compete selectively and harness competition for national renewal. As he writes, quoting a champion swimmer: ‘The very best competitors are the ones who can resist distractions.’ Not only must foreign policy experts in the U.S. read his book; those in China and Russia should as well.”Yuen Yuen Ang, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan and author of China’s Gilded Age: The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption “America’s Great-Power Opportunity further establishes Ali Wyne as a leading voice among next-generation foreign policy strategists. He breaks out of Beltway conventional wisdom to, as he says, ‘diagnose America’s competitive predicament and generate fresh prescriptive guidance.’ In both respects it’s an instructive read for scholars and students, with valuable insights and proposals for policymakers.”Bruce W. Jentleson, William Preston Few Distinguished Professor of Public Policy at Duke University “In this necessary and valuable corrective to current foreign policy debates, Ali Wyne dissects the concept of great-power competition, offers a balanced evaluation of the challenges posed by China and Russia, and advances principles that should define a positive and proactive U.S. position in world politics.”Miles Kahler, Distinguished Professor in the School of International Service at American University and Senior Fellow for Global Governance at the Council on Foreign Relations “A welcome, wise, and refreshing caution against a U.S. grand strategy that puts excessive focus on great-power competition. Wyne hits the spot by recommending that Washington prioritize America’s domestic renewal and strengthen the nation’s comparative advantages in a globalized world—while engaging in selective and circumscribed competition with China and Russia. Just the right book for our overheated times.”Charles A. Kupchan, Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University and Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations “Ali Wyne provides an invaluable guide to considering America’s role in the world. Drawing upon history, theory, and a nuanced study of the contemporary world, Wyne provides not only an assessment of where the U.S. is now, but where it should go in the future and how it should get there. At a time of much debate and consternation about U.S. grand strategy, Wyne’s thoughtful and well-reasoned analysis is must reading.”David M. Edelstein, Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University and Vice Dean of Faculty at Georgetown College “Are we entering a world defined by great-power competition? And what does that even mean in the first place? America’s Great-Power Opportunity is both a guide for the perplexed and an essential entry in the debate about how the United States should respond to a rapidly changing strategic environment. Wyne’s careful and accessible analysis makes clear what too many in the U.S. foreign policy establishment want to ignore: America’s biggest challenges cannot be blamed on great-power rivals. They are of its own making.”Daniel H. Nexon, Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University and co-author of Exit from Hegemony: The Unraveling of the American Global Order “A timely and thorough critique of the emerging U.S. obsession with excessive stratagems of great-power competition, and a reminder that practicing democracy and creating economic opportunity at home and abroad have always been America’s winning formula.”Odd Arne Westad, Elihu Professor of History at Yale University and author of The Cold War: A World History “Ali Wyne’s America’s Great-Power Opportunity provides an original and timely antidote to a prevailing strand of thinking in America’s foreign policy establishment. He cautions against centering American foreign policy on the misleading and potentially self-defeating concept of great-power competition because such a policy is premised on questionable assessments of the intentions and capabilities of America’s primary geopolitical competitors. Wyne offers a thoughtful alternative that is both based on a more affirmative vision of American leadership and firmly grounded in a sophisticated understanding of America’s comparative strategic advantages in international affairs.”Minxin Pei, Tom and Margot Pritzker ‘72 Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College “A sage, timely inversion of the conventional wisdom. Ali Wyne persuades that the significance of China in the world has as much to do with who we are as what China does. It’s the book that Washington needs.”Van Jackson, Professor of International Relations at Victoria University of Wellington and Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada “In this brilliant book, Ali Wyne, one of America’s top young strategists, tackles the most important concept in U.S. foreign policy today: great-power competition. Using a sophisticated blend of analytical rigor and historical insight, he explains where and how the United States should compete with China and Russia—and why America needs a positive, forward-looking foreign policy to prosper.”Michael Beckley, Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University and Jeane Kirkpatrick Visiting Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute “This insightful book shows that when U.S. policymakers focus excessively on great-power competition, it distracts them from more important priorities both at home and abroad. Climate change stands out as the premier global challenge of our time, and an overly competitive or hostile U.S. foreign policy could waste precious time and resources needed to address that challenge.”Jeff D. Colgan, Richard Holbrooke Associate Professor of Political Science at Brown University “Thoughtfully delving into some of the key debates and controversies surrounding U.S. foreign policy today, this deceptively slim volume is quite a tour de force!”Amrita Narlikar, President of the German Institute for Global and Area Studies and Honorary Fellow of Darwin College at the University of Cambridge “Much has been written about the great-power challenges faced by America. Ali Wyne turns this question around and instead describes America’s great-power opportunity. His book is a valuable contribution to the public debate about U.S. policy towards China and Russia and a persuasive call for a positive vision of America’s role in the world.”Michael Fullilove, Executive Director of the Lowy Institute “Ali Wyne’s thoughtful and compelling new book turns the debate about great-power competition on its head. Instead of mirroring Beijing and Moscow, he concludes, Washington should strive to become a better version of itself. By talking to many of the most thoughtful voices on American foreign policy, Wyne distills a new strategic framework and a practical agenda for action. Required reading for policymakers, academics, students, and anyone else who seeks a safer, more stable world against the background of rising competition.”Mark Leonard, Co-founder and Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations and author of The Age of Unpeace: How Connectivity Causes Conflict “Ali Wyne has produced a remarkably insightful look at the prospects for superpower competition. While agreeing that we are entering another such era, he notes that competition is a description, not a prescription, and certainly not a strategy. Chasing every Chinese challenge and striving to win every race will only dissipate American energies while letting China set the agenda. Wyne urges that the United States play to its many strengths, advancing its vision of a just society at home and a peaceful, prosperous, and free international order abroad.”James Dobbins, Senior Fellow and Distinguished Chair in Diplomacy and Security at the RAND Corporation “Ali Wyne’s book offers both a concise and comprehensive exploration of elite views on great-power competition in the 21st century. Highly recommended.”Robert D. Kaplan, Robert Strausz-Hupe Chair in Geopolitics at the Foreign Policy Research Institute “Ali Wyne has produced an original and powerful argument on the imperative of the United States to shore up its own sources of strength instead of becoming locked into a reactive posture to China’s or Russia’s actions. A timely guide for an affirmative American foreign policy.”Ryan Hass, Michael H. Armacost Chair in the Foreign Policy Program and Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies at the Brookings Institution “America’s Great-Power Opportunity demonstrates that a foreign policy oriented around the construct of ‘great-power competition’ could actually undercut America’s strategic competitiveness relative to China and Russia. Ali Wyne explains how Washington can avoid that outcome by pursuing a new, affirmative agenda—one that prioritizes self-renewal over reactions to others.”Nikolas K. Gvosdev, Editor of Orbis and co-host of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs podcast The Doorstep “After 30 years of post-Cold War search for a new purpose, Washington has largely embraced the notion of ‘great-power competition’ against China and Russia. In this compelling analysis, however, Ali Wyne argues that the United States should not define itself and its foreign policy merely by reacting to the choices of others. Instead, this book presents an eloquent defense of the notion that policymakers can and should build an affirmative vision of America in the world.”Emma Ashford, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council “Ali Wyne has produced a marvelous tour de horizon of the challenges and choices facing U.S. foreign policy today. His diagnosis of America’s strategic situation is balanced and insightful, his vision for America’s role in the world persuasive and shrewd. Wyne urges the United States to stop reacting to global events and the provocations of rivals and instead proactively design a forward-looking, comprehensive strategy of its own. This is one of the most thoroughly sensible assessments of U.S. foreign policy to emerge in recent years. It deserves a close reading by officials and scholars alike.”Michael J. Mazarr, Senior Political Scientist at the RAND Corporation “Ali Wyne has written the book that the foreign policy establishment needs at this moment. In a richly argued deconstruction, he reveals ‘great-power competition’ to be an analytical false front—a façade that unifies our view of American purpose only by concealing clunky thinking. In its place, he emphasizes domestic renewal, international agency, and competitive advantage, offering strategic architecture in place of architectural folly.”J. Peter Scoblic, Senior Fellow at New America and Co-founder and Principal of Event Horizon Strategies “In this elegantly written volume, Ali Wyne furnishes a timely and compelling overview of the manifold challenges confronting the United States as it traverses a period of considerable geopolitical turbulence and uncertainty. The author’s analysis is refreshingly moderate, deeply nuanced, and cautiously optimistic. Perhaps most importantly, America’s Great-Power Opportunity serves as something of a clarion call, reminding its reader of the importance of anchoring American foreign policy initiatives within a genuinely affirmative, forward-leaning, and proactive grand strategy. One can only hope that, in our era of intemperance and hyperbole, Wyne’s sober plea for greater strategic coherence, farsightedness, and deliberateness will be heeded.”Iskander Rehman, Senior Fellow for Strategic Studies at the American Foreign Policy Council “Ali Wyne’s concise and critical appraisal of great-power competition is attentive to the concept’s history, current perspectives, and the United States’ relationships with its great-power challengers. An illuminating must-read for practitioners and students of U.S. foreign policy and international relations.”Ville Sinkkonen, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs “Too often in history, the United States has seen great change in the international order as presenting threats to fear rather than opportunities to seize. In America’s Great-Power Opportunity, Ali Wyne continues to do what he does best: reimagining today’s world order. In this cogent, compelling book, Wyne makes clear that great-power competition can be not only what the United States wants it to be but also what the nation needs it to be.”John A. Gans Jr., author of White House Warriors: How the National Security Council Transformed the American Way of War and Visiting Fellow the University of Pennsylvania's Perry World House“Wyne has done policymakers and analysts a service by tracking and examining the overuse of the ‘great power competition’ framing in recent years.”Responsible Statecraft"This new book is a necessary reminder that within great-power competition—and even at its center—should be a forward-looking, affirmative conception of the US role in the world, one that “enhance[s] its strategic position no matter what decisions China, Russia, or any other competitor makes.”’John Cookson, social media editor with the Atlantic Council“ambitious… especially salutary is Wyne’s debunking of the Cold War II narrative that is gaining increasing traction in and around the U.S. foreign policy establishment.”Andrew Latham, The Hill“[Wyne] makes a timely and compelling case that the United States should resist the temptation of simply reacting to the agendas and actions of other powers and instead pursue the more demanding but rewarding route of setting an independent course.”Jessica Mathews, Foreign AffairsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Chapter 1: Searching for a Post-Cold War Ballast Chapter 2: Drawing Historical Analogies Chapter 3: Probing Great-Power Competition Chapter 4: Managing a Resurgent China Chapter 5: Assessing Russia’s Conduct and the Sino-Russian Entente Chapter 6: Seizing America’s Great-Power Opportunity Afterword Notes Index

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Book SynopsisAlliance politics is a regular headline grabber. When a possible military crisis involving Russia, North Korea, or China rears its head, leaders and citizens alike raise concerns over the willingness of US allies to stand together. As rival powers have tightened their security cooperation, the United States has stepped up demands that its allies increase their defense spending and contribute more to military operations in the Middle East and elsewhere. The prospect of former President Donald Trump unilaterally ending alliances alarmed longstanding partners, even as NATO was welcoming new members into its ranks. Military Alliances in the Twenty-First Century is the first book to explore fully the politics that shape these security arrangements – from their initial formation through the various challenges that test them and, sometimes, lead to their demise. Across six thematic chapters, Alexander Lanoszka challenges conventional wisdom that has dominated our understanding of how military alliances have operated historically and into the present. Although military alliances today may seem uniquely hobbled by their internal difficulties, Lanoszka argues that they are in fact, by their very nature, prone to dysfunction.Trade Review"Elegant, engaging, and important. Alexander Lanoszka provides a masterclass on the origins and workings of modern military alliances. This is essential reading for today’s debates on international relations and the future of American grand strategy."G. John Ikenberry, Princeton University "Alliances are a foundational building block of the international order, but academics and practitioners have slighted the study of alliance management. Alexander Lanoszka provides a remedy with a scintillating tour d’horizon of the promise and perils of alliances in the twenty-first century."Eric S. Edelman, Former Under-Secretary of Defense for Policy "This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the dynamics and politics of military alliances. It offers both a concise, coherent, and insightful synthesis of existing scholarship as well as cogent, original arguments on classic questions of alliance politics."Brian Blankenship, University of Miami "In this excellent book, Lanoszka reviews, refreshes and challenges the scholarly debates on alliance politics. This is a book for both the student and scholar: for those seeking to understand alliances, and those whose understanding needs to be further refined."Iain D. Henry, Australian National UniversityTable of ContentsTables and Figure Acknowledgments Introduction 1: Formation 2. Entrapment 3. Abandonment 4. Burden-sharing 5. Warfare 6. Termination Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisA spirit is haunting contemporary thought – the spirit of Hegel. All the powers of academia have entered into a holy alliance to exorcize this spirit: Vitalists and Eschatologists, Transcendental Pragmatists and Speculative Realists, Historical Materialists and even ‘liberal Hegelians’. Which of these groups has not been denounced as metaphysically Hegelian by its opponents? And which has not hurled back the branding reproach of Hegelian metaphysics in its turn? Progressives, liberals and reactionaries alike receive this condemnation. In light of this situation, it is high time that true Hegelians should openly admit their allegiance and, without obfuscation, express the importance and validity of Hegelianism to the contemporary intellectual scene. To this end, a small group of Hegelians of different nationalities have assembled to sketch the following book – a book which addresses a number of pressing issues that a contemporary reading of Hegel allows a new perspective on: our relation to the future, our relation to nature and our relation to the absolute.Trade Review“If our situation is marked by the fact that an order seems to continue that has long since begun to disintegrate, then Hegel is the thinker of the present. He is not the guardian of this order, which the current liberal, pragmatist reading makes him out to be. Instead, he thinks of what dissolves it from within. Reading Hegel shows what the true Hegelian presence is.”Christoph Menke, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main “The authors take a firm stance against all attempts to normalize or domesticate Hegel – what they find most inspiring in him is precisely what is usually seen as his most problematic points: the notion of absolute knowing, his philosophy of nature, his advocacy of the state, his take on religion. In what appears outrageous in Hegel, they find the formidable thinker of the future.”Mladen Dolar, University of LjubljanaTable of ContentsNotes on the text Introduction 1. Hegel: The Spirit of Distrust 2. Hegel on the Rocks: Remarks on Hegel’s Concept of Nature 3. The Future of the Absolute Notes Index

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Book SynopsisHuman Rights, now in its fourth edition, is an introductory text that is both innovative and challenging. Its unique interdisciplinary approach invites students to think imaginatively and rigorously about one of the most important and influential political concepts of our time. Tracing the history of the concept, the book shows that there are fundamental tensions between legal, philosophical and social-scientific approaches to human rights. This analysis throws light on some of the most controversial issues in the field: What are the causes of human-rights violations? Is the idea of universal human rights consistent with respect for cultural difference? Are we living in a ‘post-human rights’ world? Thoroughly revised and updated, the new edition engages with recent developments, including the Trump and Biden presidencies, colonial legacies, neoliberalism, conflict in Syria, Yemen and Myanmar, the Covid-19 pandemic, new technologies and the supposed crisis of liberal democracy. Widely admired and assigned for its clarity and comprehensiveness, this book remains a ‘go-to’ text for students in the social sciences, as well as students of human-rights law who want an introduction to the non-legal aspects of their subject.Trade Review“Freeman’s discussion of human rights spans a remarkable range of eras, concepts, and disciplines. Tying it all together are his consistent commitment to showcase multiple sides of debates and the clarity of his writing. Complex yet accessible – a rare combination.”Shareen Hertel, Professor of Political Science & Human Rights, University of Connecticut “Michael Freeman is one of the leading and most reliable theorists of human rights. In this latest edition of Human Rights, he offers a detailed and objective perspective upon contemporary human-rights challenges, whilst also proposing ways in which we might more effectively engage with these challenges in the years ahead. His book should be essential reading for students and established academics alike.”Andrew Fagan, Director, Human Rights Centre, University of Essex “Michael Freeman is a long-time and careful observer of internationally recognized human rights. Students and faculty alike always benefit from his insights into that subject covering both theory and practice. There are sound reasons for his being a well-known scholar on that important topic.”David Forsythe, University of Nebraska “As we strain to make human rights 'real' in a range of sectors, such as education, health and housing, we need educationalists, health professionals, housing experts, and those working in other disciplines. The watchword is interdisciplinarity. Freeman provides a top-notch interdisciplinary introduction to the foundations of human rights for everyone wanting to make human rights relevant in the everyday lives of everybody.”Paul Hunt, Chief Human Rights Commissioner, New Zealand Human Rights CommissionTable of ContentsPreface to the Fourth Edition 1 Introduction: Thinking about Human Rights 2 Origins: The Rise and Fall of Natural Rights 3 After 1945: The New Age of Rights 4 Theories of Human Rights 5 Human Rights and Social Science 6 The Politics of Human Rights 7 Globalization, Development and Poverty: Economics and Human Rights 8 Universality, Diversity and Difference: Culture and Human Rights 9 Conclusion: Utopians, Endtimers, Slow Borers References

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Book SynopsisPopulism is an expression of anger; its appeal stems from being presented as the solution to disorder in our times. The vision of democracy, society, and the economy it offers is coherent and attractive. At a time when the words and slogans of the left have lost much of their power to inspire, Pierre Rosanvallon takes populism for what it is: the rising ideology of the twenty-first century. In The Populist Century he develops a rigorous theoretical account of populism, distinguishing five key features that make up populist political culture; he retraces its history in modern democracies from the mid-nineteenth century to the present; and he offers a well-reasoned critique of populism, outlining a robust democratic alternative. This wide-ranging and insightful account of the theory and practice of populism will be of great interest to students and scholars in politics and the social sciences and to anyone concerned with the key political questions of our time.Trade Review“This is not just a book about populism, important though that is, but contains vital reflections on the nature of democracy. Rosanvallon views democracy as a permanent exploration, to be developed through multiple procedures and institutions – the opposite of the way it is understood by populism, which dangerously sees democracy as the politicization of all institutions under the centralized control of a leader.”Colin Crouch, Emeritus Professor at the University of Warwick"Multi-faceted and challenging, The Populist Century is important reading for scholars of populism and democracy alike."Journal of Populism StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction: Conceptualizing populism I. Anatomy 1. A Conception of “The People”: The People as One Body 2. A Theory of Democracy: Direct, Polarized, Immediate 3. A Mode of Representation: A Leader Embodying the People 4. A Politics and a Philosophy of Economics: National Protectionism 5. A Regime of Passions and Emotions 6. The Unity and Diversity of Populisms II. History 1. History of Populist Moments (I): Caesarism and Illiberal Democracy in France 2. History of Populist Moments (II): The Years 1890-1914 3. History of Populist Moments (III): The Latin American Laboratory 4. Conceptual History: Populism as a Democratic Form III. Critique 1. Introduction 2. Polarized Democracy vs. Pluralized Democracy 3. From an Imaginary People to a Constructable Democratic Society 4. The Horizon of Democratorship: The Issue of Irreversibility Conclusion: The Spirit of an Alternative Annex: History of the word “populism” Works Cited Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThis new book by the Italian philosopher Roberto Esposito addresses the profound crisis of contemporary politics and examines some of the philosophical approaches that have been used to try to understand and go beyond this crisis. Two approaches have been particularly influential – one indebted to the thought of Martin Heidegger, the other indebted to Gilles Deleuze. While opposed in their political thrust and orientation, both approaches remain trapped within the political ontology that has framed our conceptual language for some time. In order to move beyond this political ontology, Esposito turns to a third approach that he characterizes as ‘instituting thought’. Indebted to the work of the French political philosopher Claude Lefort, this third approach recognizes that the road to reconstructing a productive relation between ontology and politics, one that is both realistic and innovative, lies in instituting praxis. Building on this insight, Esposito conceptualizes social being as neither univocal nor plurivocal but as cross-cut by the dual semantics of political conflict. This new book by one of the most original European philosophers writing today will be of great interest to students and scholars in philosophy, social and political theory and the humanities generally.Trade Review“In a moment of rampaging populism and political stress tests of democracy, Roberto Esposito’s Instituting Thought offers a way forward toward the renewal of politics by reimagining the political. That his reading begins and ends with Machiavelli is only one of the many surprises in store for the reader in Esposito’s attempt to move past political theology toward a more affirmative configuration of political ontology. Esposito leaves behind Heidegger and Deleuze in favor of Machiavelli and of Claude Lefort’s nuanced reading of institutions and, in the process, sets out a manifesto for institutions and subjectivation in the wake of biopolitcal devastation and political nihilism. This is his most important work since Bios.”Tim Campbell, Cornell UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction I. Destituting Power II. Constituting Power III. Instituting Thought Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThis new book by the Italian philosopher Roberto Esposito addresses the profound crisis of contemporary politics and examines some of the philosophical approaches that have been used to try to understand and go beyond this crisis. Two approaches have been particularly influential – one indebted to the thought of Martin Heidegger, the other indebted to Gilles Deleuze. While opposed in their political thrust and orientation, both approaches remain trapped within the political ontology that has framed our conceptual language for some time. In order to move beyond this political ontology, Esposito turns to a third approach that he characterizes as ‘instituting thought’. Indebted to the work of the French political philosopher Claude Lefort, this third approach recognizes that the road to reconstructing a productive relation between ontology and politics, one that is both realistic and innovative, lies in instituting praxis. Building on this insight, Esposito conceptualizes social being as neither univocal nor plurivocal but as cross-cut by the dual semantics of political conflict. This new book by one of the most original European philosophers writing today will be of great interest to students and scholars in philosophy, social and political theory and the humanities generally.Trade Review“In a moment of rampaging populism and political stress tests of democracy, Roberto Esposito’s Instituting Thought offers a way forward toward the renewal of politics by reimagining the political. That his reading begins and ends with Machiavelli is only one of the many surprises in store for the reader in Esposito’s attempt to move past political theology toward a more affirmative configuration of political ontology. Esposito leaves behind Heidegger and Deleuze in favor of Machiavelli and of Claude Lefort’s nuanced reading of institutions and, in the process, sets out a manifesto for institutions and subjectivation in the wake of biopolitcal devastation and political nihilism. This is his most important work since Bios.”Tim Campbell, Cornell UniversityTable of ContentsIntroductionI. Destituting PowerII. Constituting PowerIII. Instituting ThoughtNotesIndex

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Book Synopsis1989 ushered in a new age of freedom and prosperity. Thirty years later, the golden era is over. What went wrong? How did the age of globalization – of growing connectivity, affluence, and growth – give way? Jonathan Holslag navigates through the calm seas and rip tides of global politics from the Cold War to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He tells a story of faltering momentum and squandered opportunities that explains how the West's sources of strength were lost to rising consumerism, unbalanced trade, and half-hearted diplomatic engagement. All the while, other powers, like China and Russia, grew stronger. With his trademark verve, Holslag untangles the threads of this story to reveal that it was not so much the ambition of China, the cunning of Putin, or the greed of African strongmen that led the world into this dark place; it was the failure of the West to listen to its people, to show clear leadership, and reinvent itself, in spite of ample evidence that things were going awry.Trade Review"Jonathan Holslag's tour de force is the most comprehensive and insightful account of post-Cold War international developments that I've read in the last decade."Amitai Etzioni, author of Reclaiming Patriotism "Pacey and insightful, Jonathan's Holslag's book makes us look afresh at the last thirty years."Brendan Simms, University of Cambridge "A stimulating reinterpretation of the entire post-Cold War era."Colin Dueck, George Mason University "Important and timely"James Appathurai, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, NATO "A powerful and daring account of the last thirty years of world history, chronicling the failure of Western leadership, of neo-liberalism, of neo-imperial hubris, of the betrayal of the global South and the inexorable rise of China as a superpower. A must-read for all those seeking explanations of our contemporary predicament."Robert Gildea, University of Oxford "A balanced and most interesting work."He Baogang, Deakin University "This wonderfully written book takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the complexity of the last three decades of world politics. Jonathan Holslag connects the dots of a fragmented and scattered global landscape, offering multiple roads to understanding. Don't expect defined answers, but be ready to ask yourself questions you never thought of before. This book will help you ‘accept that things are not always black and white. The world is an overwhelming place. Nothing is evident'."Federica Mogherini, Rector of the College of Europe and Former High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy "Rich and comprehensive, Jonathan Holslag's book takes readers on a journey of discovery through the major changes in world politics over the past three decades. I will be assigning this book for my undergraduate international relations classes."Kun-Chin Lin, University of Cambridge "This is an utterly fascinating, carefully argued and lucidly drafted analysis of the current global circumstances. Holslag provides a deft, informed and multifaceted argument to explain how the highly optimistic views of the future of world politics failed to materialize after the end of the Cold War. This book, written in extremely accessible prose, will be of interest to both scholars and practitioners alike."Sumit Ganguly, Indiana University "With ease and elegance, Jonathan Holslag guides us masterfully through the last thirty years of global politics to reveal the complex political, economic, and ideological roots of the current crisis in the West. A brilliant book."Sergei A. Karaganov, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow "Scrupulously non-didactic and pleasingly omnivorous in its scope."New Internationalist "Accessible and timely."The Sydney Morning Herald "A deeper investigation of the rise and fall of globalisation since the cold war"Financial Times "An excellent, and measured, single-volume account of world politics since 1989"Eurasian Geography and Economics "A book that makes a deep impression through its range and analytical sharpness."Timothy Garton Ash, University of OxfordTable of ContentsMaps, figures and table The pendulum OVERTURE 1. Progress 2. A doubtful victory 3. The new order seen from elsewhere ACT 1 (1989-2000) 4. Missed opportunities 5. Reluctance to lead 6. Making rivals rich ACT 2 (2000-2010) 7. Disregard and decadence 8. A foreign policy of recklessness 9. Globalization and the return of power politics ACT 3 (2010-2020) 10. What the hell happened? 11. Abdication 12. Fragmented and turbulent Watershed Acknowledgements Notes Further reading Index

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Book SynopsisWhat if fascism didn't disappear at the end of WW II with the defeat of Hitler and Mussolini? Even more troubling, what if fascism can no longer be confined to political parties or ultra nationalist politicians but has become something much more diffuse that is spread across our societies as cultural expressions and psychological states? This is the disturbing thesis developed by Mikkel Bolt Rasmussen, who argues that late capitalism has produced hollowed-out and exchangeable subjectivities that provide a breeding ground for a new kind of diffuse, banal fascism. The overt and concentrated fascism of the new fascist parties thrives on the diffuse fascism present in social media and everyday life, where the fear of being left behind and losing out has fuelled resentment towards foreigners and others who are perceived as threats to a national community under siege. Only by confronting both the overt fascism of parties and politicians and the diffuse fascism of everyday life will we be able to combat fascism effectively and prevent the slide into barbarism.Trade Review"Mikkel Bolt Rasmussen is one of the most compelling Marxist theorists writing today. In his latest book, the late capitalist fascisms with which we are now so familiar are seen for what they are: properly democratic responses to a capitalist organization of society beset by ongoing and systemic crises. Rasmussen offers us not only a penetrating account of contemporary fascist political tendencies, but a glimpse of what sorts of collective forces will be needed to overcome them. This is a vitally important book for anyone who wants to understand the past decade, as well as the decade to come."—Jason E. Smith, author of Smart Machines and Service Work: Automation in an Age of Stagnation "Rasmussen's book warrants attention"Survival: Global Politics and StrategyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1: Late Capitalism as Crisis 2: The Fascist Spectacle Notes

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Book SynopsisAs capitalism triumphs on the ruins of utopias and faith in progress fades, revolts are breaking out everywhere. From London to Hong Kong and from Buenos Aires to Beirut, protests flare up, in some cases spreading like wildfire, in other cases petering out and reigniting elsewhere. Not even the pandemic has been able to stop them: as many were reflecting on the loss of public space, the fuse of a fresh explosion was lit in Minneapolis with the brutal murder of George Floyd. We are living in an age of revolt. But what is revolt? It would be a mistake to think of it as simply an explosion of anger, a spontaneous and irrational outburst, as it is often portrayed in the media. Exploding anger is not a bolt from the blue but a symptom of a social order in which the sovereignty of the state has imposed itself as the sole condition of order. Revolt challenges the sovereignty of the state, whether it is democratic or despotic, exposing the violence that underpins it. Revolt upsets the agenda of power, interrupts time, throws history into disarray. The time of revolt, discontinuous and intermittent, is also a revolt of time, an anarchic transition to a space of time that disengages itself from the architecture of politics. This brilliant reflection on the nature and significance of revolt will be of interest to students of politics and philosophy and to anyone concerned with the key questions of politics today.Trade Review‘Today the future seems impossible. Revolt, Donatella Di Cesare argues, “interrupts time, blows up the agenda of power, halts the routine of dispossession, and sends history off course.” In this defence of revolt in fragments, the anarchic conditions of politics are remembered and achingly defended. An essential addition to the inventory of political concepts.’J. M. Bernstein, The New School for Social ResearchTable of ContentsThe Right to Breathe The Constellation of Revolts Between Politics and Police Occupations: From the Factories to the Squares Bella ciao: Notes of Resistance A Spectral Era In Search of the Lost Revolution What Does Revolt Mean? The Individual’s Cry – And the Wounds of History Spartacus’s Day After Tomorrow The Limits of Public Space The Right to Appear A Volte-Face on Power Prefigurations An Existential Tension If Dissent is a Crime The New Disobedients Anonymous’s Grin On Invisibility: A Show of Self-Concealment Masks and Zones of Irresponsibility Leaks Resident Foreigners: The Anarchist Revolt Barricades in Time Bibliography Notes

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Book SynopsisAs capitalism triumphs on the ruins of utopias and faith in progress fades, revolts are breaking out everywhere. From London to Hong Kong and from Buenos Aires to Beirut, protests flare up, in some cases spreading like wildfire, in other cases petering out and reigniting elsewhere. Not even the pandemic has been able to stop them: as many were reflecting on the loss of public space, the fuse of a fresh explosion was lit in Minneapolis with the brutal murder of George Floyd. We are living in an age of revolt. But what is revolt? It would be a mistake to think of it as simply an explosion of anger, a spontaneous and irrational outburst, as it is often portrayed in the media. Exploding anger is not a bolt from the blue but a symptom of a social order in which the sovereignty of the state has imposed itself as the sole condition of order. Revolt challenges the sovereignty of the state, whether it is democratic or despotic, exposing the violence that underpins it. Revolt upsets the agenda of power, interrupts time, throws history into disarray. The time of revolt, discontinuous and intermittent, is also a revolt of time, an anarchic transition to a space of time that disengages itself from the architecture of politics. This brilliant reflection on the nature and significance of revolt will be of interest to students of politics and philosophy and to anyone concerned with the key questions of politics today.Trade Review‘Today the future seems impossible. Revolt, Donatella Di Cesare argues, “interrupts time, blows up the agenda of power, halts the routine of dispossession, and sends history off course.” In this defence of revolt in fragments, the anarchic conditions of politics are remembered and achingly defended. An essential addition to the inventory of political concepts.’J. M. Bernstein, The New School for Social ResearchTable of ContentsThe Right to BreatheThe Constellation of RevoltsBetween Politics and PoliceOccupations: From the Factories to the SquaresBella ciao: Notes of ResistanceA Spectral EraIn Search of the Lost RevolutionWhat Does Revolt Mean?The Individual’s Cry – And the Wounds of HistorySpartacus’s Day After TomorrowThe Limits of Public SpaceThe Right to AppearA Volte-Face on PowerPrefigurationsAn Existential TensionIf Dissent is a CrimeThe New DisobedientsAnonymous’s GrinOn Invisibility: A Show of Self-ConcealmentMasks and Zones of IrresponsibilityLeaksResident Foreigners: The Anarchist RevoltBarricades in TimeBibliographyNotes

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Book SynopsisImages of killer robots are the stuff of science fiction – but also, increasingly, of scientific fact on the battlefield. Should we be worried, or is this a normal development in the technology of war? In this accessible volume ethicist Deane Baker cuts through the confusion over whether lethal autonomous weapons – so-called killer robots – should be banned. Setting aside unhelpful analogies taken from science fiction, Baker looks instead to our understanding of mercenaries (the metaphorical ‘dogs of war’) and weaponized animals (the literal dogs of war) to better understand the ethical challenges raised by the employment of lethal autonomous weapons (the robot dogs of war). These ethical challenges include questions of trust and reliability, control and accountability, motivation and dignity. Baker argues that, while each of these challenges is significant, they do not – even when considered together – justify a ban on this emerging class of weapon systems. This book offers a clear point of entry into the debate over lethal autonomous weapons – for students, researchers, policy makers and interested general readers.Trade Review‘In this deceptively small volume, Deane Baker brings his usual clarity and precision to the issue of the ethics of the use of lethal autonomous weapons systems.’Martin L. Cook, United States Naval War College ‘Engaging, stimulating and well researched. This is not a theoretical treatment for philosophers, but rather an informed and deeply practical exploration of the ethical arguments surrounding machines and killing.’David Whetham, Director of the Centre for Military Ethics, Kings College, LondonTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter One: Of War Dogs, Bat Bombs, Mercenaries and Killer Robots Chapter Two: Trust, Trustworthiness and Reliability Chapter Three: Control and Accountability Chapter Four: Motives and Dignity Conclusion: So Then, Should We Ban Killer Robots? Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThe way that Americans understand their Constitution and wider legal tradition has been dominated in recent decades by two exhausted approaches: the originalism of conservatives and the “living constitutionalism” of progressives. Is it time to look for an alternative? Adrian Vermeule argues that the alternative has been there, buried in the American legal tradition, all along. He shows that US law was, from the founding, subsumed within the broad framework of the classical legal tradition, which conceives law as “a reasoned ordering to the common good.” In this view, law’s purpose is to promote the goods a flourishing political community requires: justice, peace, prosperity, and morality. He shows how this legacy has been lost, despite still being implicit within American public law, and convincingly argues for its recovery in the form of “common good constitutionalism.” This erudite and brilliantly original book is a vital intervention in America’s most significant contemporary legal debate while also being an enduring account of the true nature of law that will resonate for decades with scholars and students.Trade Review“Elegant, insightful, magisterial: Adrian Vermeule has written an instant classic of scholarship, exposing the poverty of today’s prevailing legal theories, left and right, and pointing us to a better alternative – one as vibrant and radical as the Western tradition.”Sohrab Ahmari, bestselling author of The Unbroken Thread and From Fire, by Water “This is the most important book of American constitutional theory in many decades. Common Good Constitutionalism is a bolt from the blue that challenges conservative and progressive constitutional law paradigms alike. It is destined to infuriate, and to reorient.”Jack Goldsmith, Learned Hand Professor of Law, Harvard University “You are holding that rarest of books, one that will change minds, change the terms of debate, and change the future. Adrian Vermeule has written the most important and original book on constitutional theory for this generation. Future scholars, lawyers, and citizens will look back at this book for having sounded the death knell of the seemingly unassailable camps of conservative ‘originalism’ and progressive ‘living constitutionalism,’ revealing them to be exhausted sides of the same devalued liberal coin. More importantly, this book charts a new and better path – a common good constitutionalism grounded in the classical tradition but repurposed for the revitalization of a declining but redeemable republic.”Patrick J. Deneen, University of Notre Dame, author of Why Liberalism Failed “This bold and provocative book challenges the views on constitutional interpretation of both US conservatives and liberals, and reframes the debate by focusing on a substantive concept: the common good. With his characteristic originality and ability to weave the insights of different disciplines, Vermeule puts forward a thought-provoking account of the common good and its legal implications, one which will be of relevance well beyond American debates. Even those who disagree with it will have much to learn from this erudite engagement with one of the main concepts in political thought.”Francisco J. Urbina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile “ambitious” John Lloyd, Times Literary Supplement Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION: THE RETURN OF THE CLASSICAL LEGAL TRADITION I. THE COMMON GOOD DEFINED II. THE CLASSICAL LEGAL TRADITION IN AMERICA III. ORIGINALISM AS ILLUSION IV. PROGRESSIVE CONSTITUTIONALISM AND DEVELOPING CONSTITUTIONALISM V. APPLICATIONS CONCLUSION

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Book SynopsisThe virtue of obedience is seen as outdated today, if not downright toxic – and yet, are we any freer than our forebears? In this provocative work, Jacob Phillips argues not. Many feel unable to speak freely, their opinions policed by the implicit or explicit threat of coercion. Impending ecological disaster is the ultimate threat to our freedoms and wellbeing, and living in a disenchanted cosmos leaves people enslaved to nihilistic whim. Phillips shows that the antiquated notion of obedience to the moral law contains forgotten dimensions, which can be a source of freedom from these contemporary fetters. These dimensions of obedience – such as loyalty, discipline and order – protect people from falling prey to the subtle forms of coercion, control and domination of twenty-first-century life. Fusing literary insight with philosophical discussion and cultural critique, Phillips demonstrates that in obedience lies the path to true freedom.Trade Review‘This book is not a thunderous polemic, still less a dry work of abstract argumentation. Phillips, writing in effective and elegant prose, draws on literature, modern history and personal experience to craft richly human insights into thinking and living well […] stimulating and insightful.’The Critic‘A thoughtful, fascinating read.’Tim Stanley, author of Whatever Happened to Tradition? 'Obedience is Freedom ​musically weaves together high and low culture, ancient and modern, the sacred and profane, in a richly resonant texture of ideas. This is a book that will surprise and delight both the very well-read and the very online.'Mary Harrington, Contributing Editor, UnHerd ‘We live in the wreckage created by the individual liberationist transformations of the twentieth-century Left and Right. More an exploration than a polemic, Phillips uses literary criticism, storytelling and the history of ideas to envision another path based on solidarity, loyalty and obligations, without which we are liberated from all duties, only to find ourselves alone in a harsh and unjust world.’Angela Nagle, author of Kill All Normie“Jacob Phillips has written a book which needed to be written and which needs to be read […] this work cements his reputation as a fine essayist in the best of English traditions.”European Conservative“Utterly unique.” Seamus Flaherty, Merion West"Phillips calls on an eclectic range of philosophers, poets, and novelists as tutelary spirits; and he extracts unexpected lessons from disparate, real-world events."The Irish Examiner"brilliant and unusual”Spiked“Paragraph after paragraph, a seductive threnody unfolds, structured by an almost syllogistic order.” Henry Hopwood-Phillips, The Critic“erudite…crowded with well-expressed insights”Chronicles MagazineTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Allegiance 2 Loyalty 3 Deference 4 Honour 5 Obligation 6 Respect 7 Responsibility 8 Discipline 9 Duty 10 Authority Notes

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Book SynopsisThe notion of ‘immigrant integration’ is used everywhere – by politicians, policy makers, journalists and researchers – as an all-encompassing framework for rebuilding ‘unity from diversity’ after large-scale immigration. Promising a progressive middle way between backward-looking ideas of assimilation and the alleged fragmentation of multiculturalism, ‘integration’ has become the default concept for states scrambling to deal with global refugee management and the persistence of racial disadvantage. Yet ‘integration’ is the continuance of a long-standing colonial development paradigm. It is how majority-white liberal democracies absorb and benefit from mass migration while maintaining a hierarchy of race and nationality – and the global inequalities it sustains. Immigrant integration sits at the heart of the neo-liberal racial capitalism of recent decades, in which tight control of nation-building and bordering selectively enables some citizens to enjoy the mobilities of a globally integrating world, as other populations are left behind and locked out. Subjecting research and policy on immigrant integration to theoretical scrutiny, The Integration Nation offers a fundamental rethink of a core concept in migration, ethnic and racial studies in the light of the challenge posed by decolonial theory and movements.Trade Review“Written by the inimitable Adrian Favell, this work of brilliance is one of the most stimulating books on a migration-related topic that I have read in a long time.”Roger Waldinger, University of California, Los Angeles“Favell offers a biting critique of ‘immigrant integration’ as policy, logic and doxa. He powerfully points to the ways this seemingly common-sense concept underpins nationalist, racist and colonialist practices. Our views on the concept will never be the same again.”Steven Vertovec, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity“Adrian Favell has presented a pointed synopsis, analysis and critique of the integration paradigm […] Favell’s book is an important contribution to a reflexive examination of one’s own production of knowledge.”BEHEMOTH A Journal on Civilisation“Favell presents nothing less than a social theory of how and why Integration has been constituted, historically and conceptually, as a distinctive feature of liberal democracies and modern development.”Janine Dahinden, Ethnic and Racial Studies“The Integration Nation is a provocative book. Its goal is to push the reader by challenging some core, foundational constructs [….] In this provocation, it succeeds in the extreme.”Sara Wallace Goodman, Ethnic and Racial Studies“Adrian Favell achieves in The Integration Nation not only an important and informative discussion of the history of integration policies in the United States and Europe, but also a powerful and illuminating critique of the underpinning coloniality inherent in a focus on integration in policy making. The book […] should be required reading for all those interested in questions of bordering, statehood, and migration, particularly those looking to understand the logics underpinning policies intended to maintain capitalism and the nation-state.”International Migration Review“[A]mbitious and thought-provoking […] this book makes an important contribution to the academic and public debates on immigration and is recommended reading for scholars of migration, students, and policymakers.”Nima Dahir, Sociology of Race and EthnicityTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Integration as a Paradigm 2. Integration and Assimilation 3. Integration and Multiculturalism 4. Integration and Race 5. Integration and Transnationalism 6. Integration and Decolonization

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Book SynopsisAfter the harrowing experience of the pandemic and lockdown, both states and individuals have been searching for ways to exit the crisis, many hoping to return as soon as possible to ‘the world as it was before the pandemic’. But there is another way to learn the lessons of this ordeal: as inhabitants of the earth, we may not be able to exit lockdown so easily after all, since the global health crisis is embedded in another larger and more serious crisis – that brought about by the New Climate Regime. Learning to live in lockdown might be an opportunity to be seized: a dress-rehearsal for the climate mutation, an opportunity to understand at last where we – inhabitants of the earth – live, what kind of place ‘earth’ is and how we will be able to orient ourselves and exist in this world in the years to come. We might finally be able to explore the land in which we live, together with all other living beings, begin to understand the true nature of the climate mutation we are living through and discover what kind of freedom is possible – a freedom differently situated and differently understood. In this sequel to his bestselling book Down to Earth, Bruno Latour provides a compass for this necessary re-orientation of our lives, outlining the metaphysics of confinement and deconfinement with which we will all be obliged to come to terms by the strange times in which we are living.Trade Review"astonishing meditation"New York Times "In After Lockdown, the French philosopher and anthropologist Bruno Latour takes a more radical stance. With the current pandemic we experience a dress-rehearsal for what climate change has in store, he thinks. So, we'd better learn to re-orient ourselves and take stock of our lives. For that, we need a new compass, an entirely different cosmology, he claims – different, that is, from the metaphysics which provides the basic conceptual framework of most modern thought."The Montreal Review "In After Lockdown: A Metamorphosis, Bruno Latour explores how the experience of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic has led us to better understand our connections with other living beings, in ways that might be conducive to confronting our climate crisis. This book will be of interest to anyone wanting to explore the philosophical meanings of lockdowns, Gaia theories and climate politics."LSE Review of Books "a novel and important contribution"Journal of Ecohumanism"Readers new to Latour will find this book intriguing and relevant, an eminently useful introduction to his approach to social science… [a] provocative and beautiful book…"Social ForcesTable of Contents1. One way of becoming a termite 2. Locked-down in a space that's still pretty vast 3. 'Earth' is a proper noun 4. 'Earth' is feminine, 'Universe' is masculine 5. A whole cascade of engendering troubles 6. 'Here below' – except there is no up above 7. Letting the economy bob to the surface 8. Describing the territory, only, the right way round 9. The unfreezing of the landscape 10. Multiplying the number of mortal bodies 11. The return of ethnogeneses 12. Some pretty strange battles 13. Scattering in all directions 14. A little further reading

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Book SynopsisIn 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. What used to be divine has become human – all too human, as Nietzsche would say. But while the virus dispels the divine, we are discovering that living beings are more complex and harder to define than we had previously imagined, and also that political power is more complex than we may have thought. And this, argues Nancy, helps us to see why the term ‘biopolitics’ fails to grasp the conditions in which we now find ourselves. Life and politics challenge us together. Our scientific knowledge tells us that we are dependent only on our own technical power, but can we rely on technologies when knowledge itself includes uncertainties? If this is the case for technical power, it is much more so for political power, even when it presents itself as guided by objective data. The virus is a magnifying glass that reveals the contradictions, limitations and frailties of the human condition, calling into question as never before our stubborn belief in progress and our hubristic sense of our own indestructibility as a species.Trade Review‘Into the craw of the pandemic, every tomorrow seems to have slid. Nancy here attempts to breathe out. In articulating the contradictions we confront and rendering the tentativeness of our situation palpable, he scans for an opening.’Professor Joan Copjec, Brown UniversityTable of ContentsPublisher’s Note Preface Prologue I. An All-Too-Human Virus II. “Communovirus” III. Let Us Be Infants IV. Evil and Power V. Freedom VI. Neo-Viralism VII. To Free Freedom VIII. The Useful and the Useless IX. Still All Too Human Appendix 1: Interview with Nicolas Dutent Appendix 2: From the Future to the Time to Come: The Revolution of the Virus (with Jean-François Bouthors) Sources of the Texts

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Book SynopsisWhen the Berlin Wall was stormed and the Soviet Union fell apart, the West and above all the United States looked like the sole victors of history. Three decades later, the spirit of triumph rings hollow. What went wrong? In this sequel to his award-winning history of neoliberal Europe, the renowned historian Philipp Ther searches for an answer to this question. He argues that global capitalism created many losers, preparing the ground for the rise of right-wing populists and nationalists. He shows how the promise of prosperity and freedom did not catch on sufficiently in Eastern Europe despite material progress, and how the West lost Russia and alienated Turkey. Neoliberal capitalism also left the world poorly prepared to cope with Covid-19, and the pandemic further weakened the Western hegemony of the post-1989 period, which is now brutally contested by Russia’s war against Ukraine. The double punch of the pandemic and the biggest war in Europe since 1945 has brought to a close the age of transformation that was inaugurated by the end of the Cold War. This penetrating analysis of the disarray of the post-1989 world will be of great interest to anyone who wishes to understand how we got to where we are today and the tremendous challenges we now face.Trade Review"Philipp Ther joins sound wisdom to his formidable talents as a historian in this study of Europe's alarming drift towards populism. He knows that we cannot understand politics without serious attention to economics, he understands Europe as extending from Ireland to the Pacific and beyond, and he writes beautifully. His urgently needed book is a pleasure to read, and if its subjects are often grim, the lessons Ther draws illuminate a way forward."John Connelly, University of California, Berkeley"Philipp Ther has written a sad but clear-eyed tribute to the ethics of Karl Polanyi’s The Great Transformation. His analysis of the social divisions that preceded political polarization and the spurious link between capitalism and democracy exposes the global fiasco of the West’s neoliberal triumphalism."Maria Todorova, University of Illinois"Covering disturbing trends in Hungary and Poland, COVID, Brexit, Trump and the Ukraine war, [Philipp Ther’s] observations… have a cautionary touch of Christopher Isherwood’s 'I Am a Camera' approach, coupled with accessible, detailed analysis."Sydney Morning Herald“Ther moves deftly through Europe, focusing on its key economies, to explain the domestic and international effects that neoliberalism has had in each nation. What How the West Lost Peace reveals is that the growth of the far right, and the geopolitical instability that has led to the war in Ukraine, have their origin in the reorganization of Europe’s economies following the defeat of socialist forces and the growth of neoliberal hegemony.”JacobinTable of ContentsPreface: The Great Transformation after 1989 1. From Neoliberalism to Antiliberalism: The Enduring Relevance of Karl Polanyi 2. Lost Social and Political Equilibrium: The USA after the Cold War 3. The Price of Unity: Germany’s Shock Therapy in International Comparison 4. La Crisi: Italy’s Decline as a Portent for Europe 5. The West, Turkey and Russia: A History of Estrangement 6. Eastern Europe as a Pioneer: Polanyi’s Pendulum Swings to the Right 7. Systemic Competition during the Covid-19 Pandemic Afterword: A Bad End: The War against Ukraine Postscript and Acknowledgements Notes

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Book SynopsisIn the late twentieth century, disasters seemed like distant happenings in countries far away from the prosperous West. But today they are ‘coming home’ with a vengeance. From global warming to migration crises, from assaults on democracy to Covid-19 and the fall-out of war in Ukraine – the West is in the grip of multiple, overlapping crises that keep its populations in a state of perpetual fear and distraction. Disasters should be awakening us to the need to reform our disaster-producing system. Yet instead, as David Keen shows in this disturbing and original book, they are routinely being exploited for political as well as economic gain. A number of crises, whether slow-burning or sudden, are not only reinforcing each other but also bolstering the toxic politics that helped to generate them. One key problem here is the use of emergencies to vilify those who are trying to relieve them or to highlight their root causes. Unless these voices and alternative perspectives find a way to break through, we risk being locked into a system of emergency politics that is self-reinforcing rather than self-correcting – and that routinely manufactures its own legitimacy.Trade Review"This is an important book, full of original and thought-provoking insights, about how the permanent emergencies that characterize large parts of what is known as the Global South, as well as the self-reinforcing ‘magical thinking’ that goes with them, are increasingly to be found in places like Britain and the United States of America."Mary Kaldor, the London School of Economics and Political Science"In this remarkable book, David Keen has brought decades of disaster research to devastating fruition. Once thought the lot of less fortunate regions, a state of permanent emergency engulfs the rich world. From the economy, politics and society to the environment and climate change, an interconnected and self-reinforcing general crisis now defines the way people live and die. As Keen shows, however, all disasters have winners and losers. Unable to address this general crisis and, should it reduce profits, unwilling to tackle its root causes, politicians have instead embraced permanent emergency as a new and magical mode of government. Able to override democracy in the name of emergency, the winners have foisted austerity and precarity on the masses, while inflicting acts of exemplary cruelty on the weak and vulnerable. This book lays bare the predicament and sounds the alarm: sleepwalkers, ignore it at your peril."Mark Duffield, University of Bristol"A comprehensive insight into how and why disasters are created by the western democracies."Ksenia Chmutina, Loughborough UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Chapter 1: Disasters Coming Home Chapter 2: Lessons from the ‘Far Away’ Chapter 3: A Self-reinforcing System? Chapter 4: Emergency Politics Chapter 5: Hostile Environments Chapter 6: Welcoming Infection Chapter 7: Magical Thinking Chapter 8: Policing Delusions Chapter 9: Action as Propaganda Chapter 10: Choosing Disaster Chapter 11: Home to Roost Bibliography Notes

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Book SynopsisRight now, someone, somewhere is being cancelled. Off-the-cuff tweets or "harmless" office banter have the potential to wreck lives. The Left condemns the Right and the bigotry of the old elites. The Right complains about brain-dead political correctness. In reality, both sides are colluding in a reactionary politics that is as self-defeating as it is divisive. Can the Left escape this extremism and stay true to the progressive ideals it once professed? In this provocative book, Umut Özkýrýmlý reveals how the Left has been sucked into a spiral of toxic hatred and outrage-mongering, retreating from the democratic ideals of freedom and pluralism that it purports to represent. Exploring the similarities between right-wing populism and radical identity politics, he sets out an alternative vision. It is only by focusing on our common humanity and working across differences that the Left will find a constructive and consensual way back from "woke".Trade Review“In this forceful intervention, Umut Özkırımlı challenges assumptions and pieties of both Right and Left and - remaining true to the democratic socialist tradition - alerts readers to occasions when a pseudo Left sounds all too much like the reactionary Right.”Craig Calhoun, Arizona State University“This book will make you think, which is probably what makes it so scary. Özkırımlı’s accessible style helps navigate contentious areas that have, increasingly, been seen as too dangerous to debate. Whatever Side you are on in this increasingly vicious culture war, you would benefit from reading this book. I don't agree with all of it, but I am sure as hell glad it made it to the shelves.”Julie Bindel, feminist and writer, author of Feminism for Women“Umut Özkırımlı takes no hostages in this forensic dissection of the woke Left’s dismal collusion in the exclusionary politics and toxic cancel culture of our times. This is the must-read book of a generation.”Jo Phoenix, University of Reading“Bold and brilliant, taking on both right-wing authoritarian populism and regressive woke Left identity politics, this book represents a watershed in twenty-first century political thought."Jean Wyllys, Brazilian writer, journalist, and human rights activist“A thoughtful and courageous book that should provoke a much-needed debate”Ivan Krastev“Umut Ozkirimli addresses the more extreme forms of woke-ism in this forthright, often witty examination of contemporary cancel culture… He says he walked into this war zone knowing he’d cop it from both left and right, and he will surely stir things up.”Sydney Morning Herald“this book is sorely needed, at a time when any rejection of left-wing censoriousness risks becoming either outright hopelessness or a turn to the right”Victoria Smith, The Critic“In this intellectually sterile and predictable debate between excited voices from right and left, Umut Özkirimli's new book – Cancelled – seems like a breath of fresh air.”Lars Trägårdh, Gothenburg Post“An excellent, well-written, brave, and thought-provoking book”Counterpunch“is it possible for the left to stay true to the progressive egalitarian, universalist ideals it once professed? In Cancelled: The Left Way Back from Woke, Özkırımlı addresses the question from all angles”The AustralianTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Prologue 1. A Rude Awakening 2. Identity Politics on the Right 3. Identity Politics on the Left 4. The Left Meets the Right 5. Towards a New Progressive Left Epilogue

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Book SynopsisThis is a book about what we consider normal. It details how the very concept of normality emerged in the modern era, and how it has changed over the centuries. By the mid-twentieth century, the expansion of norms across various areas of human endeavour generated a governing normative order in Western societies. Normality was defined as conformity with a narrow model of conventional human behaviour. However, this model has since been displaced by an anti-conformism, in which normality is defined as absolute self-fulfilment, defying older restrictions on our behaviour. Paradoxically, narcissistic individualism and rebellion against conformity have become compulsory. Normal Now explores in detail how this new normative order plays out today in the arenas of politics, health, and sex and sexuality. In all these areas, the uncompromising perfectionism of our norms of self-expression leads to increasingly deep-seated and ubiquitous anger, anxiety and dissatisfaction.Trade Review‘A bold, challenging and provocative analysis of how we have moved from a society governed by rules to one governed by norms. Building on work by Georges Canguilhem and Michel Foucault, this is a fundamental challenge to normative political theory.’Stuart Elden, University of Warwick ‘The pressure to be normal has a long history. But, as Mark Kelly reveals in this sharp and exciting book, normality has undergone a mutation in recent years whereby, to come across as normal, we also have to refuse normality. How, then, could we ever escape norms?’Carl Cederström, author of The Wellness SyndromeTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface 1 Genealogy 2 New Norms 3 Politics 4 Sex 5 Life 6 Law 7 Difference Conclusion Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThe greatest threat to modern democracy comes from within and it has a name: resentment. Stemming from feelings of inferiority in relation to others, resentment is a diffuse and obsessive loathing, coupled with delusions of victimhood, which clouds one’s judgment and perspective, so that an individual’s capacity to act and heal is paralyzed. Without the ability to heal, resentment can give rise to violent impulses, to the rejection of the rule of law, the proliferation of conspiracy theories, and the urge to use violent means to try to regain control of one’s life. As individuals and as societies, we face the same challenge: how to diagnose resentment and its dark forces, and how to resist the temptation to allow it to become the motor of our individual and collective histories. This bestselling and highly original account of the psychic forces shaping modern societies will be of great interest to anyone concerned about the crisis of democracy today and what we can do to address it.Trade Review“Fleury’s theorization of resentment is powerfully informed by philosophy, psychoanalysis, and political theory, and at the same time forges its own original and compelling account of self-destructive modes of existence. In this beautifully written meditation on resentment, Fleury opens up new ways of thinking about a subject’s capacity to become a trapped, incapacitated, and bitter victim of its own ruminations. The implications of this book are profound and manifold.”Claire Colebrook, Pennsylvania State University“In view of the political crises that spare no region of the world today, we can no longer ignore that democracy is mortal and very sick: too often we see the sacred right to vote turned against democratic values. It is essential to understand why, and what is to be done. That is why it is urgent to dive into this book’s luminous demonstration that the disease has a name – resentment – and to explore the philosophical and psychoanalytical paths toward healing that its author opens up.”Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsPart I Bitterness: What the Man of Resentment Experiences 1. Universal Bitterness 2. Individual and Society in the Face of Resentment: Rumbling and Rumination 3. The Definition and the Manifestations of Resentment 4. The Inertia of Resentment and the Resentment-Fetish 5. Resentment and Egalitarianism: The End of Discernment 6. Melancholy in a State of Abundance 7. What Scheler Could Teach to the Ethics of Care 8. A Femininity of Resentment? 9. The False Self 10. The Membrane 11. The Necessary Confrontation 12. The Taste of Bitterness 13. Melancholic Literature 14. The Crowd of Missed Beings 15. The Faculty of Forgetting 16. Expecting Something from the World 17. The Tragedy of the Thiasus 18. Great Health: Choosing the Open, Choosing the Numinous 19. Continuing to Be Astonished by the World 20. Happiness and Resentment 21. Defending the Strong Against the Weak 22. Pathologies of Resentment 23. Humanism or Misanthropy? 24. Fighting Resentment through Analysis 25. Giving Value Back to Time 26. In the Counter-Transference and the Analytic Cure 27. To the Sources of Resentment, with Montaigne Part II Fascism: The Psychological Sources of Collective Resentment 1. Exile, Fascism, and Resentment: Adorno, 1 2. Capitalism, Reification, and Resentment: Adorno, 2 3. Knowledge and Resentment 4. Constellatory Writing and Stupor: Adorno, 3 5. The Insincerity of Some, the Cleverness of Others 6. Fascism as Emotional Plague: Wilhelm Reich, 1 7. The Fascism within Me: Wilhelm Reich, 2 8. Historians’ Readings, Contemporary Psyches 9. Life as Creation: The Open is Salvation 10. The Hydra Part III The Sea: A World Opened to Man 1. Disclosure, According to Fanon 2. The Universal at the Risk of the Impersonal 3. Caring for the Colonized 4. The Decolonization of Being 5. Restoring Creativity 6. The Therapy of Decolonization 7. A Detour By Way of Cioran 8. Fanon the Therapist 9. The Recognition of Singularity 10. Individual Health and Democracy 11. The Violation of Language 12. Recourse to Hatred 13. The Mundus Inversus: Conspiracy and Resentment 14. Toward an Enlargement of the Ego, 1 15. What Separation Means 16. Toward an Enlargement of the Ego, 2: Democracy as an Open System of Values 17. The Man from Underground: Resisting the Abyss Notes

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Book SynopsisThe greatest threat to modern democracy comes from within and it has a name: resentment. Stemming from feelings of inferiority in relation to others, resentment is a diffuse and obsessive loathing, coupled with delusions of victimhood, which clouds one’s judgment and perspective, so that an individual’s capacity to act and heal is paralyzed. Without the ability to heal, resentment can give rise to violent impulses, to the rejection of the rule of law, the proliferation of conspiracy theories, and the urge to use violent means to try to regain control of one’s life. As individuals and as societies, we face the same challenge: how to diagnose resentment and its dark forces, and how to resist the temptation to allow it to become the motor of our individual and collective histories. This bestselling and highly original account of the psychic forces shaping modern societies will be of great interest to anyone concerned about the crisis of democracy today and what we can do to address it.Trade Review“Fleury’s theorization of resentment is powerfully informed by philosophy, psychoanalysis, and political theory, and at the same time forges its own original and compelling account of self-destructive modes of existence. In this beautifully written meditation on resentment, Fleury opens up new ways of thinking about a subject’s capacity to become a trapped, incapacitated, and bitter victim of its own ruminations. The implications of this book are profound and manifold.”Claire Colebrook, Pennsylvania State University“In view of the political crises that spare no region of the world today, we can no longer ignore that democracy is mortal and very sick: too often we see the sacred right to vote turned against democratic values. It is essential to understand why, and what is to be done. That is why it is urgent to dive into this book’s luminous demonstration that the disease has a name – resentment – and to explore the philosophical and psychoanalytical paths toward healing that its author opens up.”Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsPart I Bitterness: What the Man of Resentment Experiences 1. Universal Bitterness 2. Individual and Society in the Face of Resentment: Rumbling and Rumination 3. The Definition and the Manifestations of Resentment 4. The Inertia of Resentment and the Resentment-Fetish 5. Resentment and Egalitarianism: The End of Discernment 6. Melancholy in a State of Abundance 7. What Scheler Could Teach to the Ethics of Care 8. A Femininity of Resentment? 9. The False Self 10. The Membrane 11. The Necessary Confrontation 12. The Taste of Bitterness 13. Melancholic Literature 14. The Crowd of Missed Beings 15. The Faculty of Forgetting 16. Expecting Something from the World 17. The Tragedy of the Thiasus 18. Great Health: Choosing the Open, Choosing the Numinous 19. Continuing to Be Astonished by the World 20. Happiness and Resentment 21. Defending the Strong Against the Weak 22. Pathologies of Resentment 23. Humanism or Misanthropy? 24. Fighting Resentment through Analysis 25. Giving Value Back to Time 26. In the Counter-Transference and the Analytic Cure 27. To the Sources of Resentment, with Montaigne Part II Fascism: The Psychological Sources of Collective Resentment 1. Exile, Fascism, and Resentment: Adorno, 1 2. Capitalism, Reification, and Resentment: Adorno, 2 3. Knowledge and Resentment 4. Constellatory Writing and Stupor: Adorno, 3 5. The Insincerity of Some, the Cleverness of Others 6. Fascism as Emotional Plague: Wilhelm Reich, 1 7. The Fascism within Me: Wilhelm Reich, 2 8. Historians’ Readings, Contemporary Psyches 9. Life as Creation: The Open is Salvation 10. The Hydra Part III The Sea: A World Opened to Man 1. Disclosure, According to Fanon 2. The Universal at the Risk of the Impersonal 3. Caring for the Colonized 4. The Decolonization of Being 5. Restoring Creativity 6. The Therapy of Decolonization 7. A Detour By Way of Cioran 8. Fanon the Therapist 9. The Recognition of Singularity 10. Individual Health and Democracy 11. The Violation of Language 12. Recourse to Hatred 13. The Mundus Inversus: Conspiracy and Resentment 14. Toward an Enlargement of the Ego, 1 15. What Separation Means 16. Toward an Enlargement of the Ego, 2: Democracy as an Open System of Values 17. The Man from Underground: Resisting the Abyss Notes

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Book SynopsisThe pandemic has brought into sharp relief the fundamental relationship between institution and human life: at the very moment when the virus was threatening to destroy life, human beings called upon institutions – on governments, on health systems, on new norms of behavior – to combat the virus and preserve life. Drawing on this and other examples, Roberto Esposito argues that institutions and human life are not opposed to one another but rather two sides of a single figure that, together, delineate the vital character of institutions and the instituting power of life. What else is life, after all, if not a continuous institution, a capacity for self-regeneration along new and unexplored paths? No human life is reducible to pure survival, to “bare life.” There is always a point at which life reaches out beyond primary needs, entering into the realm of desires and choices, passions and projects, and at that point human life becomes instituted: it becomes part of the web of relations that constitute social, political, and cultural life.Trade Review“This highly original study by acclaimed political philosopher Roberto Esposito offers a new genealogy of the institution from ancient Rome to the Covid-19 pandemic. For Esposito, human existence is predicated not simply on the bare preservation of our biological life but upon life’s institution across space and time in the form of social, cultural, and political relations. In tracing this institutio vitae, Esposito progressively reveals a new theory of the institution as neither conservative nor repressive, but a creative form of life that liberates us from the twin dangers of institutional sclerosis and anti-institutional anarchy.”Arthur Bradley, Lancaster University“No thinker has emphasised the centrality of concepts of immunity and immunisation to contemporary politics more than Esposito”Radical PhilosophyTable of ContentsBy Way of a Prologue I. The Eclipse II. The Return III. The Productivity of the Negative IV. Beyond the State V. Institutions and Biopolitics Epilogue

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Book SynopsisThe idea that diverse cultural and ethnic groups should co-exist within a country and that assimilation should not be forced upon immigrant groups – “multiculturalism” – was orthodoxy 20 years ago. Today it’s coming under pressure. In this introduction to the political theory of multiculturalism, Andrew Shorten surveys the leading theories of multiculturalism, the critiques that have been levelled against the idea, and the debates surrounding cohesion, integration and diversity. He then goes on to demonstrate how multicultural political theory can be renewed, arguing that a single, monolithic vision of multiculturalism must be replaced by a multiculturalism made up of different strands, responding to distinctive but interrelated issues, and inspired by real-world policy debates about how political communities should respond to differences of religion, language and nationality. After tracing the influence of earlier multicultural ideas on these debates, Shorten reveals some new and surprising possibilities for mutual learning. Containing an up-to-date overview of multicultural political theory and its various offshoots, this book is essential reading for students and scholars interested in the politics of cultural, religious, linguistic and national diversity.Trade Review“If you look for a comprehensive and authoritative overview of multiculturalism theories, and for a critical and judicious commentary on their relative merits and shortcomings, you can do no better than read this book.”Christian Joppke, University of Bern“A thoughtful and balanced account of the nature, origins and development of multiculturalism as both a theory and a policy. Shows the internal diversity of multiculturalism and how it necessarily draws on other traditions of thought while continuing to be focussed on distinct concerns of its own. Of interest to scholars and lay readers alike, this fine book is a most welcome addition to the growing literature on the subject.”Bhikhu Parekh, House of LordsTable of ContentsAcknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Liberal Theories of Multiculturalism: Autonomy and Toleration 3. Beyond the Liberal Tradition: Recognition and Dialogue 4. Philosophical Criticisms of Multiculturalism 5. Diversity, Cohesion and Integration 6. Beliefs and Identities: Tolerating Religious Practices and Recognising Religious Differences 7. Ruling Ourselves: Self-Government Rights for National Minorities and Religious Associations 8. Speaking with Dignity: Linguistic Justice for National Minorities and Immigrants 9. Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThe idea that diverse cultural and ethnic groups should co-exist within a country and that assimilation should not be forced upon immigrant groups – “multiculturalism” – was orthodoxy 20 years ago. Today it’s coming under pressure. In this introduction to the political theory of multiculturalism, Andrew Shorten surveys the leading theories of multiculturalism, the critiques that have been levelled against the idea, and the debates surrounding cohesion, integration and diversity. He then goes on to demonstrate how multicultural political theory can be renewed, arguing that a single, monolithic vision of multiculturalism must be replaced by a multiculturalism made up of different strands, responding to distinctive but interrelated issues, and inspired by real-world policy debates about how political communities should respond to differences of religion, language and nationality. After tracing the influence of earlier multicultural ideas on these debates, Shorten reveals some new and surprising possibilities for mutual learning. Containing an up-to-date overview of multicultural political theory and its various offshoots, this book is essential reading for students and scholars interested in the politics of cultural, religious, linguistic and national diversity.Trade Review“If you look for a comprehensive and authoritative overview of multiculturalism theories, and for a critical and judicious commentary on their relative merits and shortcomings, you can do no better than read this book.”Christian Joppke, University of Bern“A thoughtful and balanced account of the nature, origins and development of multiculturalism as both a theory and a policy. Shows the internal diversity of multiculturalism and how it necessarily draws on other traditions of thought while continuing to be focussed on distinct concerns of its own. Of interest to scholars and lay readers alike, this fine book is a most welcome addition to the growing literature on the subject.”Bhikhu Parekh, House of LordsTable of ContentsAcknowledgements1. Introduction2. Liberal Theories of Multiculturalism: Autonomy and Toleration3. Beyond the Liberal Tradition: Recognition and Dialogue4. Philosophical Criticisms of Multiculturalism5. Diversity, Cohesion and Integration6. Beliefs and Identities: Tolerating Religious Practices and Recognising Religious Differences7. Ruling Ourselves: Self-Government Rights for National Minorities and Religious Associations8. Speaking with Dignity: Linguistic Justice for National Minorities and Immigrants9. ConclusionBibliography

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Book SynopsisAs the globalized regime of neoliberal capitalism consolidates its grip on the world, it refines the micropolitics proper to the capitalist system and makes it more perverse. This micropolitics involves the appropriation – what Suely Rolnik calls the “pimping” – of life, as it turns the life drive itself away from creation and cooperation and towards the deadening, destructive practice necessary for capital accumulation. This dynamic is the engine of what Rolnik calls the colonial-capitalistic unconscious regime. She also identifies the conditions necessary to fight against this regime – namely, a reappropriation of the life drive, the energetic basis at the heart of all life forms, human life included, and the principal source of extraction for capitalism. Drawing on examples from across the Americas, including Brazil and the United States, Rolnik examines the circumstances that have given rise to regressive, reactionary governments throughout the world. These circumstances include, at the macro level, an alliance between neoliberalism and extreme conservatism and, at the micro level, a crisis of the hegemonic subject in the face of the emergent empowerment of marginalized communities that practice other modes of subjectivation. This crucial book by one of the most prominent intellectuals in Latin America today will be of great value to anyone interested in contemporary politics and social struggles.Trade Review“In this book, Suely Rolnik dismantles the stable partitions between the micropolitical and the macropolitical. She maps out how to understand their internal vectors (reactionary and emancipatory) rather than reinforcing their simple binarism. Moreover, here shines a precise and precious definition of the colonial as that which makes us distrust the knowledge of the body. For that, this book is also proposed as a practical manual, part of a collective task, which makes the decolonization of the unconscious an anti-fascist practice.”Verónica Gago, feminist activist and Professor at the University of Buenos AiresTable of ContentsIntroduction – Stefano Harney Prelude: Words Flowering Out of the Lumps in Our Throats “Colonial-Capitalistic Unconscious” Macro and Micropolitical Insurgency: Links and Dissimilarities The New Modality of Coup: A Series in Three Seasons Finale: Ten Suggestions for the Practice of Decolonizing the Unconscious Notes

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Book SynopsisWhat is the relation between politics and the world? It might seem that global capitalism has created one world, but this is an illusion because capitalism creates a world of objects and money that divides human existence into regions separated by fences and walls built to keep some people out. In place of this falsely unified world of global capitalism, we need to assert a fundamental principle – namely, that there is one world of living subjects. This, in Badiou's view, is the categorical imperative of all true politics. The one world of living subjects is the place where an infinity of differences and identities exist. Hence foreigners are not a problem but rather an opportunity and a gift. They bear witness to the youth of the world in its infinite variety, and it is with this youth that the politics of the future rests. Foreignness is the means by which existence is re-evaluated, and all true politics is a new dawn of existence. This collection of essays by Badiou, in which he draws out the political implications of recent events and social movements, will be of value to anyone interested in the great social and political questions of our time.Trade Review"Badiou once again demonstrates the necessity of communism for thought. Nothing less than a new dialectical materialism is capable of breaking free from the present's ideological confinement."—Jodi Dean, author of Comrade: An Essay on Political Belonging "Badiou's great attempt to show us how to think, to act, and to write as revolutionaries in order to create a society, planet, a new age where Good prevails"—Inscriptions"elegant and provocative"—Emancipations: A Journal of Critical Social AnalysisTable of ContentsPart I: Structures and Notions, Becomings and Visions 1. The Neolithic Age, Capitalism and Communism 2. The Notion of ‘Crisis’ 3. Science, Ideology, and the Middle Class 4. Lecture at the Institute of Political Sciences Part II: Thinking the Present from the To-Come 5. Lessons from the ‘Gilets Jaunes’ Movement 6. Pandemic, Ignorance, and New Sites of Collectivity 7. Movements without an Idea and an Idea for Movements 8. World, Existence, Foreignness: A New Dawn for Politics

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Book SynopsisSchool shootings, police misconduct, and sexual assault where people are injured and die dominate the news. What are the connections between such incidents of violence and extreme harm? In this new book, world-renowned sociologist Patricia Hill Collins explores how violence differentially affects people according to their class, sexuality, nationality, and ethnicity. These invisible workings of overlapping power relations give rise to what she terms “lethal intersections,” where multiple forms of oppression converge to catalyze a set of violent practices that fall more heavily on particular groups. Drawing on a rich tapestry of cases, Collins challenges readers to reflect on what counts as violence today and what can be done about it. Resisting violence offers a common thread that weaves together disparate antiviolence projects across the world. When parents of murdered children organize against gun violence, when Black citizens march against the excessive use of police force in their neighborhoods, and when women and girls report sexual abuse by employers, coaches, and community leaders, the ideas and actions of ordinary people lay a foundation for new ways of thinking about and combating violence. Through its ground-breaking analysis, Lethal Intersections aims to stimulate debate about violence as one of the most pressing social problems of our times.Trade Review"The brilliant Patricia Hill Collins has written another must-read book, theorizing the relationship between power, intersectional violence, and inequality in expansive ways. It's a tour de force!"—Joya Misra, University of Massachusetts, Amherst "Black feminists always benefit from anything Patricia Hill Collins writes. In her latest book, she brilliantly connects disparate practices of violence through an intersectional Black feminist lens. This is a valuable addition to the discourse on antiviolence movement-building."—Loretta J. Ross, academic, feminist, and activist "Once again Patricia Hill Collins demonstrates the power and potential of feminist analysis that is always attentive to the structural ubiquity of racial capitalism and to interrelationalities that defy geographical borders, political boundaries, and epistemological limits.—Angela Y. Davis, Distinguished Professor Emerita, History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz "Lethal Intersections shows how virtually every instance of premature death can reveal the inner workings of power. Early death is the ultimate expression of social injustice. Instead of accepting this inequality as natural or inevitable, Collins urges readers to reject complacency and demand more of democratic governments to protect us from untimely death and to promote our collective wellbeing."—Christine Williams, The University of Texas at Austin "A profoundly inviting and compelling account of intersectional violence. Collins leaves no one behind in this analysis, which makes the book an act of resistance in and of itself."—Patrick R. Grzanka, The University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter One. Lethal Intersections and Violence Chapter Two. Violence and the Power of Ideas Chapter Three. Violence and National Identity Chapter Four. Invisible Violence Chapter Five. Resisting Intersectional Violence References Notes

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Book SynopsisTaking Control argues that neither side in the Brexit debate really understood the European Union or what was involved in reclaiming Britain’s sovereignty. The EU is neither a supranational nanny state, nor an internationalist peace project. It is the means by which Europe’s elites transformed their own states in order to rule the void where representative politics used to be. Leaving the EU is a necessary but not sufficient step towards closing the chasm between rulers and ruled. This book makes the democratic case for national sovereignty, arguing for a radical, forward-looking reconstitution of the British nation-state through strengthening representative democracy. It is essential for anyone who wonders why British politics is so dysfunctional and who wants to do better.Trade Review“This is the most important book to come out of the struggles over Britain’s membership of the EU, and it makes all other works on the subject look trivial. The authors provide a profound analysis of the issues involved, and show how only thorough-going changes in Britain’s political and constitutional arrangements will be able to respond to the challenges of this near-revolutionary moment.”Richard Tuck, Professor of Government Theory, University of Harvard“This book forcefully argues that Brexit was no more than the first step in a long process of rebuilding a democratic nation-state, indeed a democratic nation, out of the ruins of a politics without national sovereignty. Sovereign democracy requires effective institutions of civic representation that disempower a political elite content with ruling the void. This book is a breakthrough for democratic theory and a milestone for political debates on the future of democracy.”Wolfgang Streeck, Emeritus Director, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne, Germany“A crucial book for understanding the Brexit paradox: why it failed catastrophically to deliver on its promise to re-democratise British politics, but why it remains a necessary precondition for achieving just that.”Thomas Fazi, Co-author Reclaiming the State and The Covid Consensus“The condition of post-Brexit Britain is grim. This excellent book shows that this has little to do with having lost the putative benefits of EU membership. Far more important is the British state's steady incapacitation and the decay of neoliberal political parties. The promise of “taking control” remains, but only if Britain undergoes a democratic and social transformation.”Costas Lapavitsas, Professor of Economics, SOAS London“A worthy contribution to our understanding of the EU, and to attempts to escape it.”Morning Star“Their critiques of the UK political establishment are trenchant and their proposals are far reaching… the wider message is important”Times Literary Supplement"Brilliant."Matthew Goodwin, author of Values, Voice and Virtue"[A]n urgent corrective of many of the left’s misconceptions about Brexit"Sublation"Eloquent and emphatic… an arresting prospectus for a new departure in UK politics.”New Left Review Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1 From Nation-States to Member-States 2 Voiding National Sovereignty 3 The Vote 4 Leaving the EU, Remaining in the Void 5 Constituting the Nation 6 Taking Control: Towards a Democratic Britain References Index

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Book SynopsisEuropean integration has had many successes and failures, Brexit being one of the biggest failures. Despite the setbacks, the EU has been acquiring more functions and members and has now reached a stage where it needs to become a political adult. In this book, one of the world’s leading authorities on Europe provides a lucid and wide-ranging appraisal of contemporary European affairs – of how the EU became what it is today and the key challenges Europeans must now confront. These challenges include the search for a common foreign and security policy that will also require a more symmetrical transatlantic relationship; the search for democracy beyond the nation state; more inclusive societies; the development of the euro into a fully fledged currency; a higher degree of autonomy in high technology; and the greening of economies. In Tsoukalis’ view, what is at stake in these challenges is whether the EU can exercise effective political power in a multipolar, highly asymmetrical and increasingly unstable world, and whether it can find a workable relationship between global markets and domestic social contracts. Willing and able countries should lead the way. The stakes are high – and not just for Europe. A declining and marginalized Europe would not be able to defend fundamental interests and values, including freedom and security for its citizens. And the world would greatly benefit from the moderating influence of a regional power that operates on the basis of broad consensus and compromise. This bold and ambitious book, based on extensive experience of European affairs, will be of value to anyone interested in Europe and its future as well as anyone concerned with the great political challenges of our time.Trade Review‘A vision of the EU's future based on lucid analysis without concessions but all imbued with a strong belief in the European project. This is the approach of one of the best experts on the Union, Loukas Tsoukalis, an engaged spectator. War and climate are creating a new world. The EU must be given the means to preserve and deepen its unique model. We are too dependent on others today to play a full geopolitical role. The EU must protect people better and make them stronger. We need more democracy and more leadership. I wholeheartedly agree with all these messages.’Herman van Rompuy, Emeritus President of the European Council ‘There are two reasons why this book is a masterpiece. The first is that no scholar can, better than Loukas Tsoukalis, make sense of the complex intertwining between European and national debates. The second is that a deep understanding of these debates requires both economic and political culture. Experience and depth are called for, and he has both.’Jean Pisani-Ferry, Sciences Po, Paris / EUI, Florence / Bruegel, Brussels / PIIE, Washington DC ‘This book is the story of a lifelong love affair. Loukas Tsoukalis is not unaware of how far from perfection is the object of his affections – the EU. But he does show how and why its creation and subsequent development have been not only essential, but also successful. It is a pity that so many in the UK fail to understand these great truths.’Martin Wolf, Financial Times ‘One of the most knowledgeable people about, and clearest writers on, the European Union sets out, in characteristically forthright and highly readable fashion, the challenges facing the Union, and how it should best respond to them. A must read for anyone who claims to be informed about the EU.’Anand Menon, King’s College London, Director of UK in a Changing Europe‘Loukas' book is a brilliant reminder of all that a united Europe still must do. Every informed pro-European should read it.’The Progressive Post'Loukas Tsoukalis’s latest book assembles together the analyses, observations and personal experiences of a European citizen who has minutely researched European construction… Tsoukalis offers a gripping read which holds the reader’s interest page after page… remarkable pedagogical quality, excellent writing, the sharing of personal experiences and a rigour which does not sacrifice humour. Scholars of Europe will read this book with delight, while students will come to see it as a definitive text which clarifies and illuminates the obscurities of a political system which emerged through an unplanned process of incremental sedimentation'Revue française de science politique, Yves Mény, Emeritus President, European University Institute, Florence‘Traversing issues from migration and economic crises to Brexit and the war in Ukraine, Tsoukalis’s rich analysis will be of interest to anyone concerned with Europe’s history and future.'LSE Review of Books‘Tsoukalis has a gift for summarizing complex economic issues for the general reader, and he is clear about the problems that he sees ahead'Mark Mazower, The Nation“Europe’s Coming of Age is a well-written book, presenting an insightful overview of the challenges facing Europe today, and will be particularly engaging for non-academics interested in European politics.”Journal of Common Market StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Declaration of Intent PART ONE. Extracts from a Diary on the European Journey 1 When Everything Seemed Possible 2 Learning from Crises 3 The Ability to Surprise 4 When the Facts Change PART TWO: Main Challenges and Choices 5 How Many Presidents and Crises for the Euro? 6 ‘That’s Your Bloody GDP, Not Ours’ 7 Digital Laggard and Green Pioneer 8 Defending Common Interests – Against Whom? 9 Delivering the Goods: Elites and Democracy 10 Who Needs Europe, and What For? Notes

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Book SynopsisWhat explains the peculiar intensity and evident intractability of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Of all the ""hot spots"" in the world today, the apparently endless clash between Jews and Arabs in the Middle East seems unique in its longevity and resistance to resolution. Is this conflict really different from other ethnic and nationalist confrontations, and if so, in what way? In this fully revised and expanded fifth edition of his highly respected introductory text, Alan Dowty demystifies the conflict by putting it in broad historical perspective, identifying its roots, and tracing its evolution up to the current impasse. His account offers a clear analytic framework for understanding transformations over time, and in doing so, punctures the myths of an ""age-old"" conflict with an unbridgeable gap between the two sides. Rather than simply reciting historical detail, this book presents a clear overview that serves as a road map through the thicket of conflicting claims. Updated to include recent developments, such as the recent Israeli elections and the debate over the two-state solution, the new edition presents in full the opposed perspectives of the two sides, leaving readers to make their own evaluations of the issues. The book thus expresses fairly and objectively the concerns, hopes, fears, and passions of both sides, making it clear why this conflict is waged with such vehemence – and how, for all that, the gap between the two sides has narrowed over time.Trade Review"Now in its fifth edition, Dowty's Israel/Palestine remains the go-to textbook for anyone interested in understanding the conflicting claims of Arabs and Jews. Moving beyond the dry description of historical events, Dowty's balanced construction of these competing narratives is both fascinating and compelling."—Asaf Siniver, University of Birmingham "This updated edition of Alan Dowty's book comprehensively and chronologically covers a complicated and intractable conflict in a manner that is clear, concise, compelling, accessible, and, above all, impartial. Dowty assiduously and judiciously presents the perspectives of both sides and does so in a clear-eyed and sober fashion while giving the reader hope that a solution is still possible. Dowty's book is required reading for students and specialists alike."—Eric Lob, Florida International UniversityTable of ContentsPreface Maps, Figures, and Tables 1. Introduction: Two Worlds Collide 2. The Jewish Story to 1914 3. The Arab Story to 1914 4. The Emergence of Israel, 1914-1967 5. The Re-Emergence of the Palestinians, 1967-1988 6. The First Pass at Peace, 1988-2001 7. The Fourth Stage of the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict, 2001-2009 8. The Downward Spiral since 2009 9. The Impasse That Remains 10. The Perfect Conflict Chronology Further Reading Internet Links References Index

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Book SynopsisConspiracy theories are neither delusions nor lies, neither simplistic fallacies nor psychological quirks: rather, they are a political problem. They are not so much about truth as about power. Rather than seeking to debunk conspiracy theories as the work of fringe groups and cranks, Donatella Di Cesare develops an original account that portrays conspiracy as the spectre of a shattered community. With the proliferation of conspiracy theories, the distrust of politics and politicians turns into a boundless and pervasive suspicion. Who is behind the scenes? Who is pulling the strings? The world, which seems increasingly confusing and impossible to read, must have a hidden side, a secret realm, that of the Deep State and the New World Order, where plans are hatched, information is gathered and thoughts are controlled. It is no longer a matter of a one-off plot or intrigue. Conspiracy is the very form in which citizens who feel condemned to a frustrating impotence, helpless before a techno-economic juggernaut, and manipulated by a faceless power relate to the world. This is why conspiracy, which exposes the emptiness of democracy, proves to be a fearsome weapon of mass depoliticisation.Trade Review‘Conspiracism, according to Donatella Di Cesare, is a political problem that has more to do with power than truth. This short book is packed with this and other valuable insights about a modern malaise with a long history.’Quassim Cassam, University of Warwick‘An essential vade mecum for the descent into Wonderland that has become the daily fate of a connected citizen. Di Cesare anatomises the complex scenarios of malevolent forces, plots and secrets that thrive in the margins of media democracies and discovers they are less cause than consequence of the closing of contemporary public space.’Howard Caygill, Goldsmiths, University of LondonTable of ContentsWho pulls the strings? In the depths of intrigue Politics and its shadow-realm The unreadability of the world Enigmas and misunderstandings The workings of the plot Democracy and power The cause of all our ills Hungry for myths The Prague cemetery: the backdrop to the plot Spokesmen for the deceived Sovereign ressentiment The New World Order The “Great Replacement” and the QAnon patriots The extreme taste for the apocalypse. Hidden enemies Populism and the plot Victimhood and political powerlessness On the “heresy” of believers in plots: a critique of Umberto Eco Transparency and secrecy. In the press In praise of suspicion Beyond anti-conspiracism Notes

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Book SynopsisConspiracy theories are neither delusions nor lies, neither simplistic fallacies nor psychological quirks: rather, they are a political problem. They are not so much about truth as about power. Rather than seeking to debunk conspiracy theories as the work of fringe groups and cranks, Donatella Di Cesare develops an original account that portrays conspiracy as the spectre of a shattered community. With the proliferation of conspiracy theories, the distrust of politics and politicians turns into a boundless and pervasive suspicion. Who is behind the scenes? Who is pulling the strings? The world, which seems increasingly confusing and impossible to read, must have a hidden side, a secret realm, that of the Deep State and the New World Order, where plans are hatched, information is gathered and thoughts are controlled. It is no longer a matter of a one-off plot or intrigue. Conspiracy is the very form in which citizens who feel condemned to a frustrating impotence, helpless before a techno-economic juggernaut, and manipulated by a faceless power relate to the world. This is why conspiracy, which exposes the emptiness of democracy, proves to be a fearsome weapon of mass depoliticisation.Trade Review‘Conspiracism, according to Donatella Di Cesare, is a political problem that has more to do with power than truth. This short book is packed with this and other valuable insights about a modern malaise with a long history.’Quassim Cassam, University of Warwick‘An essential vade mecum for the descent into Wonderland that has become the daily fate of a connected citizen. Di Cesare anatomises the complex scenarios of malevolent forces, plots and secrets that thrive in the margins of media democracies and discovers they are less cause than consequence of the closing of contemporary public space.’Howard Caygill, Goldsmiths, University of LondonTable of ContentsWho pulls the strings? In the depths of intriguePolitics and its shadow-realmThe unreadability of the worldEnigmas and misunderstandingsThe workings of the plotDemocracy and powerThe cause of all our illsHungry for mythsThe Prague cemetery: the backdrop to the plotSpokesmen for the deceivedSovereign ressentimentThe New World OrderThe “Great Replacement” and the QAnon patriotsThe extreme taste for the apocalypse. Hidden enemiesPopulism and the plotVictimhood and political powerlessnessOn the “heresy” of believers in plots: a critique of Umberto EcoTransparency and secrecy. In the pressIn praise of suspicionBeyond anti-conspiracismNotes

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Book SynopsisIn June 2016, the people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. As the EU’s chief negotiator, for four years Michel Barnier had a seat at the table as the two sides thrashed out what ‘Brexit’ would really mean. The result would change Britain and Europe forever. During the 1600 days of complex and often acrimonious negotiations, Michel Barnier kept a secret diary. He recorded his private hopes and fears, and gave a blow-by-blow account as the negotiations oscillated between consensus and disagreement, transparency and lies. From Brussels to London, from Dublin to Nicosia, Michel Barnier’s secret diary lifts the lid on what really happened behind the scenes of one of the most high-stakes negotiations in modern history. The result is a unique testimony from the ultimate insider on the hidden world of Brexit and those who made it happen.Trade Review"There is admiration for Britain in Barnier's Secret Brexit Diary, a blow-by-blow account of the marathon dance that he performed with a succession of British ministers and two prime ministers, all of whose behaviour he found exasperating."The Times "Michel Barnier's new book helps explain why Britain ended up being comprehensively out-negotiated over Brexit and saddled with a flawed withdrawal agreement and a deeply disadvantageous future relationship, both of which will cause us major problems for decades to come. This is therefore an important account."Jonathan Powell, The Guardian "Michel Barnier, who is one of the most experienced and intelligent leaders in the world, played a hugely significant role in the Brexit process and this book provides a lively and compelling account of it, drawing on his unique perspective. Anyone with a serious interest in understanding the terms of the UK's departure from the European Union will benefit from reading it."Tony Blair "Michel Barnier, an Anglophile and natural team-player, is methodical, loyal, steady, above all honest. So his Brexit diary is disconcerting: it seems we really were as ill-prepared and inconsistent as observers suspected. His accounts of the posturing of Davis and Raab, and his discovery that he couldn't trust Johnson and Frost, ring all too true. His is a sobering story of British self-harm."Lord Kerr of Kinlochard "For historians writing about the UK’s long and painful exit from the European Union, Michel Barnier's account is essential reading. For anyone interested in Brexit, it offers a valuable guide to the EU's negotiating strategy and the people who shaped it."Jennifer Rankin, Brussels Correspondent, The Guardian "If the treaties are the legal texts of the Brexit talks then this is the human version, revealing a Michel Barnier who is much warmer and far less diplomatic than his public persona. It's a masterclass in how the EU operates, and a rare glimpse into the tensions on their side."Adam Fleming, Chief Political Correspondent, BBC News "How did the European Union deal with the challenge of losing a leading member state? In this unique insider's account, the EU's chief negotiator reflects on the Brexit process, how it unfolded and how he managed the EU's approach to the talks. Required reading for everyone interested in figuring out what happened and why."Anand Menon, Professor of European Politics at King's College, London, and author of Brexit and British Politics "This book is required reading for anyone seriously interested in the exhausting saga of the Brexit negotiations, and it is good to have an English edition of what is undoubtedly an important historical document."Robert Tombs, Professor Emeritus of French History at the University of Cambridge and author of The English and Their History "This is a political thriller: 500 pages of twists and turns, advances and setbacks, taking place behind the scenes in an altogether extraordinary negotiation."Nicolas Demorand, France Inter "The former European chief negotiator has delivered his Brexit novel: a unique experience of four and a half years recounted day by day, in the theatre of the powerful with its noble aims and petty squabbles, its backtracking and its bluffs, its laughter and its tears, including very personal ones. And it's absolutely riveting."Mathieu Laine, Les Échos "An important account of how the EU comprehensively out-negotiated the UK."The New Statesman"Europe out-negotiated the United Kingdom across the board. The British people—faced with confusion on the border with Ireland, severe labor and product shortages, and continuing squabbles over a host of issues from fishing to banking—are now paying the price."Foreign AffairsTable of ContentsList of Illustrations The Main Players A Warning Origins of the Referendum Diary 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 A Second Negotiation 2021 Acknowledgements Glossary Chronology Abbreviations Index

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Book SynopsisAfter years of existential crisis, Europe has found a new raison d’être: the European Green Deal and the energy transition that lies at its core. This green Europe represents a normative vision, an economic growth strategy, as well as a route to a political Union that would enhance EU integration and legitimacy. But it can only be realized if it addresses head-on the social, economic, political and geopolitical ramifications of this epochal change. In A Green and Global Europe, Nathalie Tocci explains how the unprecedented nature of the current energy transition represents both a unique opportunity and a huge challenge to Europe’s future prosperity. The EU, she argues, must not act in isolation or ignore the adverse effects of the transition on Member States and neighbours. It must also address the global cleavages that may arise with China, the transatlantic relationship and the Global South as a result of the EU’s green agenda. By adopting a truly global approach to the energy transition, Europe can deliver on its responsibilities to people and planet alike, and avoid unleashing social, economic and security problems that could come biting back at the Union.Trade Review"The European Union has moved into uncontested global leadership in its ambitious goals to green its economy. No one is better equipped than Nathalie Tocci to analyze in a balanced manner how the actions required will present both opportunities and challenges, a reality that is admirably assessed in this highly informative book."Robert N. Stavins, A. J. Meyer Professor of Energy & Economic Development, Harvard Kennedy School"Nathalie Tocci’s book is an extraordinary journey into the European Union vision and mission to become the global leader of the green agenda. Nathalie explores in a fascinating way the links between the Green Deal, domestic European dynamics, and the regional and worldwide geopolitical implications of today and tomorrow. It couldn’t be more timely, as it analyses the different ways in which the strategic autonomy of the European Union is intertwined with its green agenda and its energy transition. A precious contribution to the definition of a new horizon for our continent’s mission!"Federica Mogherini, Rector of the College of Europe and Former High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy"Nathalie Tocci unpacks the complex policy dilemmas facing Europe in its quest for climate leadership. Her invaluable guide to the democratic, foreign policy and geo-political challenges of the energy transition shows the all-of-government approach that the EU needs to take to succeed in its great leap forward in integration through the European Green Deal."Heather Grabbe, Director, Open Society Policy Institute"A Green and Global Europe offers a concise, up-to-date, authoritative and clearly written account of the trajectory of Europe’s energy and climate policies, also shedding light on the social, economic and political prerequisites for their sustainability and success. Importantly, it also provides a compelling analysis of the multiple ways in which these policies will reverberate across Europe’s troubled neighbourhood. General readers will obtain from this book a great overview of the European energy and climate policy architecture, while energy and climate specialists will gain new insights on the crucial, but still underexplored, social and political dimensions of this historical transformation."Simone Tagliapietra, Bruegel, the Catholic University of Milan, and the Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe"The ecological challenge will be one of the most enduring and defining issues of the 21st century. In this timely book, Nathalie Tocci makes a compelling case for the EU to be decidedly green and global in confronting this challenge."Alexandros Yannis, senior official, European External Action Service (EEAS)"Nathalie Tocci’s deeply informed and compelling book makes an eloquent argument that for the EU’s ‘green’ policies to succeed they must also be incorporated and mainstreamed into its external relations. It’s a must read for all."Karen Smith, LSE"This is a powerful book from one of Europe’s most experienced analysts, rich with practical insights and a call to arms for the EU’s future development. An essential read for those looking to map out how the EU can engage with both its internal and external challenges."Simon Usherwood, The Open University"Nathalie Tocci fully understands that climate, geopolitics and social equity must be one conversation, not siloed. In A Green and Global Europe, she advances that vision as key to a rejuvenated and successful 'European project.'"Ernest Moniz, 13th United States Secretary of Energy“Amidst an unprecedented energy crisis and the need to address the existential challenge of climate change, Nathalie Tocci’s A Green an Global Europe charts a way for the EU to navigate these structural transformations. Worth reading.”Arancha Gonzales, Dean of PSIA at Sciences Po and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain Table of ContentsAbbreviations Preface Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 A Green and Political Europe Chapter 3 A Green Europe and the Future of Liberal Democracy Chapter 4 A Green Europe in a Troubled Neighbourhood Chapter 5 A Green Europe Amidst Global Rivalry Chapter 6 Conclusion Bibliography Notes

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Book SynopsisAfter two years of global pandemic, it is no surprise that immunization is now at the center of our experience. From the medicalization of politics to the disciplining of individuals, from lockdowns to mass vaccination programs, contemporary societies seem to be firmly embedded in a syndrome of immunity. To understand the ambivalent effects of this development, it is necessary to go back to its modern genesis, when the languages of law, politics, and medicine began to merge into the biopolitical regime we have been living under for some time. This regime places a high priority on immunization and security: no security is more important than health security. The Covid-19 pandemic has taken the dynamic of immunization to a new level: for the first time in history, we see societies seeking to achieve generalized immunity in their entire populations through vaccination. This allows us to glimpse the possibility of a “common immunity” that strengthens the relation between community and immunity. The dramatic tensions we have experienced in recent years between security and freedom, norm and exception, power and existence, all refer to the complex relationship between community and immunity, the decisive features of which are reconstructed in this book. Building on the prescient argument originally developed two decades ago in Immunitas, Roberto Esposito demonstrates in this new book how the pandemic and our responses to it have brought into sharp relief the fundamental biopolitical conditions of our contemporary societies.Trade Review“Common Immunity interrogates the democratic potential of a politics of universal social immunity able to overcome the terminal limitations, contradictions, and impasses of contemporary liberal governmentality. This book is an urgent, forceful, and enlightening reformulation of biopolitical theory and its practical potential.” Alberto Moreiras, Texas A&M UniversityTable of ContentsIntroductioni. Contaminationsii. Auto-“Immunitarian” Democracyiii. In the Time of Biopoliticsiv. Philosophies of Immunityv. Pandemic PoliciesNotes

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Book SynopsisEver since the end of World War II, when the sheer enormity of the Nazi crime against the Jews became apparent, there have been repeated attempts to deny that the Holocaust really happened. The existence of gas chambers was questioned and the testimony of survivors was thrown into doubt; the more witnesses spoke out, the more they were intimidated and attacked by a denialism that sought to present itself as a search for historical truth. The accusation of trickery and deception – so central to the centuries-old anti-Jewish hatred – continues to thrive in the present. Today, denialism takes a new and more insidious form: Jews are accused of exploiting the ‘cult of the Holocaust’ to justify the state of Israel and to take the reins of political power. Holocaust denial has merged with conspiracy theories, alleging the existence of a Jewish-controlled New World Order. Concisely and authoritatively, acclaimed philosopher Donatella Di Cesare reconstructs the evolution of denialism and sheds new light on one of the most troubling phenomena of our time.Trade Review"Of all the “big lies” that are circulating in our increasingly credulous times, none is larger or more insidious than denial of the Holocaust. Undeterred by attempts to silence her, the distinguished Italian political philosopher Donatella Di Cesare uncovers its sources, traces its global dissemination, and warns against the expanding role it plays in fuelling antisemitic violence and undermining democracy."Martin Jay, University of California"With analytical precision and rhetorical brilliance, Donatella Di Cesare simultaneously constructs "denialism" as an extraordinarily potent ideological-cum-political category and utterly destroys its moral and empirical validity. This intellectual tour de force provides a welcome antidote to the dark conspiracies that are polarizing our time."Jeffrey Alexander, Yale UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceThe New DenialismIf Auschwitz Is Nothing1. Annihilation and Denialism2. The Desecrators of Ashes3. In Hitler’s Shadow4. “Night and Fog”. Erasure in Language5. In the Shallows of Denial6. A Matter of Opinion?7. Technical Expertise and Gas. On the Idolatry of the Real8. The Face of the Asphyxiated. On the “Sonderkommando”9. Even the Dead Will not be Safe"". Memory and Remembrance10. The Future of a Negation11. The Singularity of the Extermination12. Saying AuschwitzAntisemitism in the Twenty-First CenturyBibliographyNotes

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Book SynopsisEver since the end of World War II, when the sheer enormity of the Nazi crime against the Jews became apparent, there have been repeated attempts to deny that the Holocaust really happened. The existence of gas chambers was questioned and the testimony of survivors was thrown into doubt; the more witnesses spoke out, the more they were intimidated and attacked by a denialism that sought to present itself as a search for historical truth. The accusation of trickery and deception – so central to the centuries-old anti-Jewish hatred – continues to thrive in the present. Today, denialism takes a new and more insidious form: Jews are accused of exploiting the ‘cult of the Holocaust’ to justify the state of Israel and to take the reins of political power. Holocaust denial has merged with conspiracy theories, alleging the existence of a Jewish-controlled New World Order. Concisely and authoritatively, acclaimed philosopher Donatella Di Cesare reconstructs the evolution of denialism and sheds new light on one of the most troubling phenomena of our time.Trade Review"Of all the “big lies” that are circulating in our increasingly credulous times, none is larger or more insidious than denial of the Holocaust. Undeterred by attempts to silence her, the distinguished Italian political philosopher Donatella Di Cesare uncovers its sources, traces its global dissemination, and warns against the expanding role it plays in fuelling antisemitic violence and undermining democracy."Martin Jay, University of California"With analytical precision and rhetorical brilliance, Donatella Di Cesare simultaneously constructs "denialism" as an extraordinarily potent ideological-cum-political category and utterly destroys its moral and empirical validity. This intellectual tour de force provides a welcome antidote to the dark conspiracies that are polarizing our time."Jeffrey Alexander, Yale UniversityTable of ContentsPreface The New Denialism If Auschwitz Is Nothing 1. Annihilation and Denialism 2. The Desecrators of Ashes 3. In Hitler’s Shadow 4. “Night and Fog”. Erasure in Language 5. In the Shallows of Denial 6. A Matter of Opinion? 7. Technical Expertise and Gas. On the Idolatry of the Real 8. The Face of the Asphyxiated. On the “Sonderkommando” 9. Even the Dead Will not be Safe"". Memory and Remembrance 10. The Future of a Negation 11. The Singularity of the Extermination 12. Saying Auschwitz Antisemitism in the Twenty-First Century Bibliography Notes

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Book SynopsisIn the early hours of 24 February 2022, Russian forces attacked Ukraine. The brutality of the Russian assault has horrified the world. But Russians themselves appear to be watching an entirely different war – one in which they are the courageous underdogs and kind-hearted heroes successfully battling a malign Ukrainian foe. Russia analyst Jade McGlynn takes us on a journey into this parallel military and political universe to reveal the sometimes monstrous, sometimes misconstrued attitudes behind Russian majority backing for the invasion. Drawing on media analysis and interviews with ordinary citizens, officials and foreign-policy elites in Russia and Ukraine, McGlynn explores the grievances, lies and half-truths that pervade the Russian worldview. She also exposes the complicity of many Russians, who have invested too deeply in the Kremlin’s alternative narratives to regard the war as Putin’s foolhardy mission. In their eyes, this is Russia’s war – against Ukraine, against the West, against evil – and there can be no turning back.Trade ReviewA New Statesman Book of the Year 2023 "This is the most comprehensive analysis of popular support for Russia’s war to date. Jade McGlynn emphasizes that broad swathes of Russian society back the invasion and unpacks the varied reasons for this support. An important read for anyone interested in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine."Timothy M. Frye, author of Weak Strongman: The Limits of Power in Putin’s Russia"Timely, original and highly readable, McGlynn’s book is essential for anyone wishing to understand the past, present and future difficulties we face in dealing with Russia."Edward Lucas, former Economist Moscow correspondent and author of The New Cold War"McGlynn offers a tantalising glimpse into the Russian public’s perception of the war in Ukraine. Do the Russians care? McGlynn provides the answer in a gripping narrative that brings out the nationalist fervour, the cautious scepticism and the mind-boggling indifference of those on whom Vladimir Putin counts for support."Sergey Radchenko, Johns Hopkins University"An unnerving exposé of Russian support for the war against Ukraine."James Ryan, Cardiff University"An invigorating take on Russia's war in Ukraine. McGlynn’s refreshing analysis looks beyond the battlefield to understand how Russians see the conflict."Rasmus Nilsson, University College London"compelling"The Moscow Times"Superb. A must-read for anyone looking for an understanding of Russian attitudes."Richard Shirreff, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Strategia Worldwide and former NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe“Anyone who wants to understand why so many Russians support the war in Ukraine should start here” Simon Baugh, Chief Executive of UK Government Communications “The most extensive examination so far of Russian attitudes to the invasion and the nefarious methods that the Kremlin uses to try to manipulate minds … Russia’s War is a thoughtful guide to this deadly cocktail of confusion and hatred. Just don’t expect any easy answers.”The Times“Russian support for the war identified by McGlynn represents a major obstacle to the building of bridges, so her argument that we need to understand it is hard to deny.”Financial Times“Urgently relevant, highly readable.” Owen Matthews, Times Literary Supplement“Powerful and disturbing”The Washington Post“A journey into the heart of darkness, even madness, but with a cool-headed and astute guide we quickly learn to trust.”Robin Ashenden, The Spectator“Anybody wishing to better understand why Russians continue to support this murderous conflict will learn much from this pithy and insightful study” Robert Dale, CEU Review of BooksTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsPrologue: Credence and IncredulityChapter 1: The Bad TsarChapter 2: Putin’s PollsChapter 3: How do you say ‘war’ in the Russian?Chapter 4: Washing brainsChapter 5: We are at war with the WestChapter 6: The UkrainophobesChapter 7: Restoration, redemption, revengeChapter 8: ‘We will go to heaven, they will just croak’Conclusion: How Russia Lost the WarNotes

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Book SynopsisFrom the breweries of Colorado and the faculties of Harvard to the Nobel Prize ceremonies in Stockholm, Marco D’Eramo guides us through the places where a new war has been thought out, planned and financed. It’s a real war, though it has been fought silently, without us realizing it. Warren Buffett, one of the richest men in the world, said it best: ‘There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning’. The revolt from above has affected all fields – not only the economy, but also justice and education. It has twisted our ideas of society, family and ourselves. It has taken advantage of every crisis, whether natural disasters, terrorist attacks, recessions or pandemics. It has used every weapon, from the information revolution to the technology of debt. It has changed the nature of power, from discipline to control. It has learnt from the workers’ struggle, using Gramsci and Lenin against them. Maybe the time has come for us to do the same and to learn from our opponents.Trade Review‘Before Masters, to speak of the ideological defeat of the left was taboo, a shameful story, and unspeakable. With the courage of truth, Marco d'Eramo spells out how it was the billionaires of the world, not the oppressed, who took to heart Gramsci’s lessons on building hegemony. In this brilliant, foundational work, he invites us to learn from our adversaries, to stop living as oblivious subjects and to take back the initiative.’Saskia Sassen, The Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University‘Marco d'Eramo is one of the most provocative and insightful thinkers of our time, and his gifts are all splendidly on display in this riveting account of how global elites launched, and eventually won, their war against the poor and the weak.’Amitav Ghosh, author of The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in CrisisTable of ContentsPrologue 1. Counterintelligentsia 2. Ideas Are Weapons 3. The Justice Market 4. Trigger-Happy Parents 5. The Tyranny of Benevolence 6. Capitale sive Nature 7. The Politics Pricelist 8. Arsenic and Witchcraft I 9. Arsenic and Witchcraft II 10. And They All Lived Happily Antily Ever After 11. Social Pornography 12. The Circular Thought of the Economic Circuit 13. The Game is Rigged. However … 14. Time to Learn from Your Enemies Postscript Bibliography Index

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