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Taylor & Francis Ltd Secrecy in Public Relations Mediation and News
Book SynopsisThis book investigates the relationship of secrecy as a social practice to contemporary media, news cultures and public relations.Drawing on Georg Simmel's theorisation of how secrecy produces a second world' alongside the obvious world' and creates and reshapes social relations, Anne Cronin argues for close analysis of the PR industry as a powerful vector of secrecy and an examination of its relationship to news cultures. Using case studies and in-depth interviews, as well as recent research in media and cultural studies, sociology, journalism studies and communication studies, the book analyses how PR practices generate a second, shadow world of the media sphere which has a profound impact on the obvious world'. It interrogates both the PR industry's and news culture's role in shaping social relations for a digital media landscape, and those initiatives promoting transparency of data and decision-making processes.An insightful, interdisciplinary approach to debates o
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Politics of the Eurogroup
Book SynopsisThe Politics of the Eurogroup provides an intriguing look inside the euro crisis and the secretive forum of finance ministers that came to dominate it.
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Cambridge University Press Responsive States
Book SynopsisThe US Constitution did not establish a clear division of responsibilities between the national government and state governments, so the distribution of policymaking authority is subject to constant renegotiation and debate. When national lawmakers introduce policy initiatives that implicate the states in important ways, why do state leaders sometimes respond with strong support and other times with indifference or outright hostility? Moving beyond the conventional story that state officials simply want money and autonomy from their national counterparts, this book explains how the states'' responses over the short, medium, and long term are shaped by policy design, timing, and the interaction between the two. Reaching across different historical eras with in-depth case studies of policies such as Superfund, the No Child Left Behind Act, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the book shows how federalism has influenced, and continues to influence, the evolution of AmericaTrade Review'This engaging and innovative book puts forward a significant theoretical innovation backed up by extensive research.' C. Shortell, ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction: states as stakeholders; 1. Federalism and policy feedback; 2. The surprising persistence of unemployment insurance; 3. The brief life of the Sheppard-Towner Act; 4. Medicaid's remarkable expansion; 5. The rise and demise of general revenue sharing; 6. How Superfund sowed the seeds of its own instability; 7. No Child Left Behind and the politics of state resistance; 8. Policy design, polarization, and the Affordable Care Act; Conclusion: responsive states.
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Cambridge University Press Brexit Britain
Book SynopsisIn June 2016, more than 17 million people voted for Britain to leave the European Union. The fallout of this momentous referendum has been tumultuous and unpredictable. Now, from the authors of the highly-acclaimed Brexit: Why Britain Voted to Leave the European Union (Cambridge University Press, 2017), comes the definitive guide to the transformation of British politics in the years following the Brexit vote. By charting the impact of Brexit on three major elections ? the 2017 and 2019 general elections as well as the 2019 European Parliament elections ? this book reveals the deeper currents reshaping modern Britain. The authors draw upon many years of unique and unprecedented data from their own surveys, giving key insights into how and why Brexit has changed British electoral politics. The book is written in a clear and accessible style, appealing to students, scholars and anyone interested in the impact of Brexit on Britain today.Table of ContentsPart I. The Short Term: 1. Welcome to Brexit Britain; 2. Getting Brexit done; 3. Political paralysis – The 2017 general election; 4. The collapsing party system – The 2019 European elections; 5. The Johnson break through – The 2019 general election; Part II. The Long Term: 6. Time and the fragmenting party system; 7. Space and the fragmenting party system; 8. Who is responsible? The dynamics of accountability; Part III. The Future: 9. A disaster or a damp squib? The economic effects of Brexit; 10. Brexit Britain, Covid Britain – The political fallout.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Ontopolitics in the Anthropocene
Book SynopsisThe Anthropocene captures more than a debate over how to address the problems of climate change and global warming. Increasingly, it is seen to signify the end of the modern condition itself and potentially to open up a new era of political possibilities. This is the first book to look at the new forms of governance emerging in the epoch of the Anthropocene. Forms of rule, which seek to govern without the handrails of modernist assumptions of command and control' from the top-down; taking on board new ontopolitical understandings of the need to govern on the grounds of non-linearity, complexity and entanglement. The book is divided into three parts, each focusing on a distinct mode or understanding of governance: Mapping, Sensing and Hacking. Mapping looks at attempts to govern through designing adaptive interventions into processes of interaction. Sensing considers ways of developing greater real time sensitivity to changes in relations, often deploying new technologies of BTrade Review"If the Anthropocene is to be understood as a condition of malaise, as David Chandler suggests in this sophisticated theoretical engagement with contemporary ontopolitics, it necessarily needs new modes of governance. While mapping and sensing might be understood as modern methods, the promise of hacking and digital activism hold out possibilities for acting that deserve much more attention in the world of new rapidly changing urban vulnerabilities. This volume, by one of the key current philosophers of resilience, offers a preliminary ‘must be read’ guide to these emerging political potentialities in the ruins of neoliberalism."—Simon Dalby, Balsillie School of International Affairs, Canada"How is it possible that the new metaphysicians of the Anthropocene have greeted the threat of planetary extinction with such affirmation? This is the stirring question that drives Chandler’s book. Bringing together policy questions in international relations with contemporary new materialisms, Chandler takes us beyond the entanglements of ticks, slime molds, and ocean currents to ask about the Anthropocene’s ontopolitical claims and the postmodern modes of governance they affirm. The result is a stunning exposure of the pragmatic and philosophical stakes of our current condition and an urgent call to contest the affirmative ontopolitics of the Anthropocene. A must read!"—Lynne Huffer, Emory University, USA"...Chandler's Ontopolitics of the Anthropocene is one of the most important pieces of analytical scholarship to come out the academy in years. It provides a new framework for understanding the world that is taking shape. Following the human own-goal of the Anthropocene, we are now suborned to let the world govern and guide us. The new orthodoxy celebrates the demise of linear causality and with it conventional modes of knowing and governing. Open to its contributions, Chandler provides an eloquent and penetrating analysis of its limits. He warns of the potential intellectual sterility of the ontopolitical alternatives it entails. Everyone should heed Chandler's urgent call to critically dissect the governing discourse of the Anthropocene and the relation to the world it creates."—Mark Duffield, University of Bristol, UK"Chandler throws himself headlong into the global tempest of our eponymous era. What comes out the other side is a challenging and vital engagement with the Anthropocene that calls on International Relations to pay attention to the world beyond the narrow confines of our geopolitically charged, species narcissism. A must read for those of us beginning to take notice."—Jairus Grove, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, USA"Ontopolitics in the Anthropocene is the culmination of David Chandler’s long-running engagement with contemporary transformations in social and environmental governance. This book is essential reading for anybody interested in understanding novel practices of rule and how they shape and constrain possibilities for critical thought. As he carefully details how a post-humanist "affirmation of the Anthropocene" straightjackets our political imaginary, Chandler challenges readers to reinvent what critique might become today."—Kevin Grove, Florida International University, USATable of ContentsPart One – Introduction 1. Introduction: Affirming the Anthropocene Part Two: Mapping 2. After Neoliberalism: Mapping Assemblages 3. From the ‘Black Box’ to the ‘Great Outdoors’ Part Three: Sensing 4. The Rise of the Correlational Machine 5. Big Data Sensing Part Four: Hacking 6. From Sensing to Hacking 7. Hacking as Sympoiesis Part Five: Stakes 8. Ontopolitics and Critique 9. Conclusion
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Political Theory
Book SynopsisWhile Western modern political thought has been a story of inclusion, it has also been one of continued exclusion and new forms of political oppression and silencing. This is why political theory is so necessary today.Political thought is diverse. From liberal theories laying out ideal democratic institutions, to critical analyses of postcolonial settler states, to conceptual analyses of the nature of freedom, there are very different approaches, topics and aims within the tradition of Western political theory.What binds these diverse forms of thinking together? How do how do they help us to understand political institutions, life, behaviour and events? How do they help us to make decisions in the complex world of politics?This book, significantly revised and reconceptualized, introduces you to the modern discipline of political theory in the Western tradition, tackling its key debates, concepts, problems and traditions:- What is the nature of political concepts? What problems dTrade ReviewA vital and engaging introduction to modern political theory in all its breadth and complexity. This book is an invaluable tool for any student of politics. * Ashley Dodsworth, Senior Lecturer of Politics and International Studies, University of Bristol, UK *This fifth edition of Andrew Heywood’s textbook Political Theory, adapted and improved by Clayton Chin, serves as an excellent introduction to political philosophy and theory. Approachable, comprehensive and updated, this book gives attention to students and instructors alike and is an essential resource for inclusion in more theoretically-oriented courses offered by political science departments. * Jean-Paul Gagnon, Senior Lecturer of Politics, University of Canberra, Australia *Clearly and accessibly written, this is a masterly and comprehensive study of the major concepts and problems in political theory. It relates key figures and traditions in the history of political thought to contemporary debates, covering the diverse strands of liberal thinking, as well as a wide range of critical theories and approaches. * Katherine Smits, Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Auckland, New Zealand *This new edition of Political Theory is an astute, remarkably skilful and telling account of what political theory is. It is an engaging and stimulating resource for all those who are interested in the topic. * Ruth Groff, Associate Professor of Political Science, Saint Louis University, USA *A highly accessible, compelling and up-to-date introduction to political thought conveyed through the myriad debates that propel it from past to present. Students who read it will not only be able to grasp concepts, but learn how to use them to understand the world we live in. * Jemima Repo, Reader in Political and Feminist Theory, Newcastle University, UK *Newly revised, the fifth edition of Political Theory provides a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the field. Distinguished by its focus on both traditional and modern political problems, including those related to exclusion, the book thoroughly explores the nature and contributions of the discipline. * Clay Arnold, Professor and Department Chair of Political Science, University of Central Arkansas, USA *Table of ContentsPART 1: WHAT IS POLITICAL THINKING? 1) The Problems of Political Theory 2) The Problem of Foundations: Tradition, Progress and Utopia 3) The Problem of Human Nature: The Individual and Society PART 2: MODERN POLITICAL ISSUES 4) The Problem of Power: Authority and Legitimacy 5) The Problem of the State: Politics, Sovereignty and Government 6) The Problem of Law: Order and Justice 7) The Problem of Citizenship: Freedom, Rights and Obligations 8) The Problem of Democracy: Representation and the Common Good 9) The Problem of Political Community: The Nation and Transnationalism PART 3: THE 20TH CENTURY AND BEYOND 10) The Problem of Property: Planning and the Market 11) The Problem of Equality: Social Justice and Welfare 12) The Problem of Exclusion: Culture and Gender 13) The Problem of Exclusion: Race and Colonialism
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Policy Press Making Sense of Brexit
Book SynopsisWhat can we learn about our society and the need to listen to each other in order to make sense of Brexit within a wider world? This accessible book addresses the causes and implications of Brexit, exploring the anger against political elites as people felt estranged from a political process that no longer expressed their will.Trade Review"What hope for us now Brexit has brutally exposed the chasm between us in class, generation and region? Victor Seidler shows the price we paid for inequality - and how to repair the damage." Polly Toynbee, The Guardian“In Making Sense of Brexit Seidler persistently urges us to suspend our assumptions and genuinely attend to the diversity of voices of anger and hope responding to neoliberal capitalism’s injustices. Seidler cogently highlights the potential of a politics of voice, and crucially, the urgency of the ethical project of listening." Shani Orgad, London School of Economics and Political Science"Seidler has done a terrific job at surveying the process and impact of Brexit. He has mined some of the best journalism from the time and then applied his own uniquely prescient analysis of the social and emotional forces that have been unleashed." Andrew Bethell"Acts as an antidote to the twin dangers of nationalism and isolation. It has both the generosity and passion we will require to navigate the crosscurrents of Brexit. Above all it speaks to the need for a renewed, democratic sense of justice; one that can include, unite and inspire. Seidler speaks of the thing that we need most - hope." Jon Cruddas, MP"Vic Seidler offers insight into a wide range of issues from gender to immigration, class to the emotional side of politics. His book will remain valuable for years to come as the country struggles to understand just what is happening." Craig Calhoun, Berggruen Institute"Seidler’s book offers us an entirely new way of understanding the Brexit vote that goes beyond conventional explanations based on class, generation or party." Manali Desai, University of Cambridge"A wonderful litmus reading of a society and economy whose acid foundations, built on the wealth of the few, are dissolving civic society. A thoughtful and thought-provoking reflection on the complex divides across identity, gender, geography and class." Rowland Atkinson, University of Sheffield.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Making Sense of Brexit: Democracy, Europe and Uncertain Futures; 1. Brexit: Shock, Memories and Displacements; 2. Class, Austerity, Injustice and Resentment; 3. Masculinities, Class and Generations; 4. Migration, Hate Speech, Violence and Democracy; 5. Immigrations, Racisms and Fear of the Other; 6. Globalisation, Inequalities and Neoliberalism; 7. Uncertain Conclusions and Alternative Futures.
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Bristol University Press The Property Lobby
Book SynopsisThe complex and self-serving nexus behind the UK's housing crisis is laid bare in this passionate book from Bob Colenutt. Investigating the network of landowners, house-builders, financial backers and politicians, he reveals how we have been forced to accept the cycle of low supply and high prices, and proposes solutions to the housing emergency.Trade Review“The housing crisis stems from a new and unholy alliance of financial, developer and land-owning interests which this timely book uncovers and promises to fix as a central part of fixing the economy and society.” Michael Edwards, University College LondonTable of ContentsThe finance-housebuilding complex The housing shortage The housebuilding business Financing housing investment The property lobby Shaping national housing and planning policy The 2008 financial crash continues The housebuilders and affordable housing How the social and affordable housing sectors got swallowed Local case studies Unblocking the impasse
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Bristol University Press Policy Analysis in South Korea
Book SynopsisBringing together outstanding researchers, this book is the first to examine the theory and practice of policy analysis in South Korea. Drawing on case studies, it explores the development of policy analysis and procedures for decision making at different levels of governmentTable of ContentsPart 1: Overview of policy analysis in Korea. 1. An introduction to policy analysis in Korea - Cheol H. Oh 2. Policy analytical styles and public institutions in Korea - Suho Ji and Sounman Hong 3. The policy analysis profession in Korea - Inwon Lee Part 2: Policy analysis by governments 4. Policy analysis and government capacity - Jiwoong Yoon 5. Regulatory impact analysis: the experience of policy analysis in the Korean central government - Song June Kim and Sun Gwon Ha 6. Policy analysis in quasi-governmental institutions in Korea - Hyung Jun Park, Jiye Ju and Hyung Gun Park 7. Policy analysis in Korean local governments - Hyunsang Ha 8. The myth of local government incompetency - Kilkon Ko and Ran Kim Part 3: Committees, consultants, media, public inquiries and public opinion 9. Policy advisory bodies in Korea - Tae Hee Kim 10. Public concerns and public inquiry in Korea - Sangyub Ryu 11. National Assembly committees and support organisations - Yongmo Lee and Inseok Seo 12. Media policy and the public interest in Korea - Namkee Park Part 4: Parties and interest groups and advocacy-based policy analysis 13. Business associations and policy analysis - Sam Youl Lee and Mean Sun Noh 14. Policy analysis and labour movements in Korea - Jooha Lee 15. Changes in social enterprise policy in Korea - Chisung Park Part 5: Academic, research institutes and policy analysis 16. Think tanks and the policy analysis in Korea - Cheol Liu and Byung-duk Cho 17. The role of Korean academics in policy analysis - Min-gil Kim and Rosa Minhyo Cho 18. Policy analysis education in Korea - Yui-ryong Jung and Yiyoon Chung
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Edinburgh University Press The Scottish Parliament
Book SynopsisFully updated in light of the 2012 and 2016 Scotland Acts and the Independence and Brexit referenda, this textbook gives students a rigorous introduction to the powers of the Scottish Parliament: how it makes laws, how it holds the Scottish Government to account and how its legislation and its actions can be scrutinised and challenged.
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Edinburgh University Press Democracy in the PostTruth Era
Book SynopsisCriticises the carefree optimism of liberal theory towards the problem of expert knowledgeTrade Review"Grygie?? has made an important contribution to the literature on democracy and expertise, with a realistic appraisal of the proposed political structures offered as solutions to the problem, and a deep understanding of the issues in political theory that are raised by these proposals particularly the prospect of a de facto slide into epistocracy." -Stephen Turner, University of South Florida
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd What Is at Stake Now: My Appeal for Peace and
Book SynopsisThirty years after the end of the Cold War, world peace is at risk again. The United States has withdrawn from the disarmament treaty with Russia, Europe is disintegrating, China is surging forward and a wave of nationalism and populism is destabilizing established political institutions and endangering hard-won liberties. Moreover, the coronavirus pandemic has brought into sharp relief the fragility of the global order and the speed with which it can slide into chaos. In view of this dangerous and unpredictable state of affairs, Mikhail Gorbachev, the last great statesman of the 1989 revolution, has written this short book to warn us of the grave risks we now face and to urge us all, political leaders and citizens alike, to take action to address them. He focuses on the big challenges of our time, such as the renewal of the arms race and the growing risks of nuclear war, the new tension between Russia and the West, the global environmental crisis, the global threat of diseases and epidemics, the rise of populism and the decline of democracy. He argues that self-serving policies and narrow-minded politics aimed at the pursuit of national interests are taking the place of political principles and overshadowing the vision of a free and just world for all peoples. He offers his view of where Russia is heading and he urges political leaders in the West to recognize that re-establishing trust between Russia and the West requires the courage of true leadership and a commitment to genuine dialogue and understanding on both sides. Now more than ever, the responses to the great challenges we face cannot be purely national in character but must be based on a collaborative effort in which political leaders put aside their differences and work together to advance the human security of all.Trade Review"I was fortunate in being with Margaret Thatcher when she met Mikhail Gorbachev in 1984. He did more to end the Cold War than anyone else and it ended without a shot being fired. We need to listen to his wise advice and encourage Vladimir Putin, not just Donald Trump, to act on it. Neither wants war but, as Gorbachev writes, we could end up with it by accident with the world being devastated." Sir Malcolm Rifkind, former Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary of the United Kingdom "Mikhail Gorbachev has written this book to warn us of the grave risks we now face and to urge us all, political leaders and citizens alike, to take action to address them. This succinct account of the immense challenges we now face by one of the world’s greatest statesmen will be of interest to everyone concerned about the current state of the world and its future." George P. Shultz, former Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury of the United States "This is a book that should be read and pondered by every concerned citizen. The shock of pandemic has exposed fundamental flaws in the international system that developed following the end of the Cold War. We must demand that our political leaders heed Mikhail Gorbachev’s impassioned plea for an end to militarized geopolitical competition in favour of cooperative policies that promote security for all nations." Jack F. Matlock, Jr., author of Reagan and Gorbachev: How the Cold War Ended"This timely book, strongly urging re-affirmation of morality in global relations, is of value out of all proportion to its 120 pages."Rev. Brian Cooper, Vice President, Uniting for PeaceTable of ContentsTable of ContentsPrefacePart OneOur shared securityThe militarization of world politicsEqual security for all: The Charter of ParisBreak the vicious cycle!We must act togetherPart TwoUnderstanding the global worldWho benefits from globalization?The environmental challengeThe Earth CharterPart ThreeIdeas and politicsThe wave of populism and decline of democracyCan politics and morals be reconciled?Part FourWho’s who in the global world?The USA: Monopoly leadership or partnership?Europe: Our continent, our homeChina and India: The new giantsThe Middle East: Tense hub of world politics The rollback of democracyThe responsibility of the mediaCivil society and international organizationsThe new RussiaAfterword
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Manchester University Press Us Politics Today: Fourth Edition
Book SynopsisUS politics today not only introduces the defining features of contemporary American politics but also considers the strengths and weaknesses of a system that is now under serious strain.The book is ideal for students, teaching staff and the general reader. It outlines the ways in which the Constitution shapes the politics of today, surveys the role of the presidency, Congress and the federal courts, and examines processes of political participation through elections, organized interests and parties. It pays particular attention to Barack Obama and Donald Trump’s turbulent years in office and the ways in which recent decades have reshaped the US political landscape. US politics today also places the US in a comparative context and considers key theoretical perspectives. In sum, the book not only provides an indispensable introduction to contemporary American politics but establishes a basis for informed commentary and further study.Table of ContentsList of tablesPreface1 The US Constitution 2 The US Congress3 The Presidency and the Executive Branch4 The US Supreme Court5 US democracy and participation: elections 6 Political participation: parties and interests 7 Putting US politics in context: theories and comparisons
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Manchester University Press Pluriversal Sovereignty and the State: Imperial
Book SynopsisThis book documents the political and cosmological processes through which the idea of ‘total territorial rule’ came into being in the context of early- to mid-nineteenth-century Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Analysing ideas at the core of the modern international system, Pluriversal sovereignty and the state develops a decolonial theoretical framework informed by a ‘pluriverse’ of multiple ontologies of sovereignty to argue that the territorial state itself is an outcome of imperial globalisation. Anti-colonialism up to the middle of the nineteenth century was grounded in genealogies and practices of sovereignty that developed in many localities. By the second half of the century, however, the global state system and the states within it were forming through colonising and anti-colonising vectors. By focusing on the ontological conflicts that shaped the state and empire, we can rethink the birth of the British Raj and locate it in Ceylon some 50 years earlier than in India. In this way, the book makes a theoretical contribution to postcolonial and decolonial studies in globalisation and international relations by considering the ontological significance of ‘total territorial rule’ as it emerged historically in Ceylon. Through emphasising one important manifestation of modernity and coloniality — the territorial state — the book contributes to studies in the politics of ontological pluralism in sovereignty, postcolonial and decolonial international studies, and globalisation through colonial encounters.Trade Review'Parasram lays out a thought-provoking argument – while European colonialism and European ideas fashioned a territorially grounded account of sovereignty, in that very fashioning we encounter an ontological collision between modernist-liberal accounts of sovereignty and the sovereign traditions of the colonised. When sovereignty is revalued, the consequences are devastating.' Roshan de Silva-Wijeyeratne (Dundee Law School, University of Dundee) -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction: total territorial rule and the universal state1 Colonial contamination and the postcolonial moment 2 Universal sovereignty: externalizing violence, relational state formation, and empire3 Universal gaze and pluriversal realities: 4 Ontological collision and the Kandyan Convention 18155 The coloniality of the archivesConclusion: pluriversal sovereignty and research Index
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Manchester University Press The Anthropology of Power, Agency, and Morality:
Book SynopsisThe works of F. G. Bailey (1924–2020) provide a seminal template for good ethnography. Central to this is Bailey’s ability to conceptually connect the well-described micro-contexts of individual interactions to the macro-context of culture. Bailey’s core concerns – the tension between individual and collective interests, the will to power, and the dialectics of social forces which foster both collective solidarity as well as divisiveness and discontent – are themes of universal interest; the beauty of his work lies in his analyses of how these play out in local arenas between real people. His models provide nuanced, yet explicit road maps to analysing the different leadership styles of everyday people and contemporary leaders. This volume seeks to inspire new generations of anthropologists to revisit Bailey’s seminal texts, to help them navigate their way through the ethnographic thicket of their own research.Table of ContentsPreface – Edward SimpsonIntroduction, or: ‘Yes that’s it!’ – Victor de Munck and Elisa J SoboPart I: Contributions to the discipline1 F. G. Bailey’s political anthropology and its malcontents – Felix Girke2 Morality, truth and power in F. G. Bailey’s ethnography of politics – Gitika De3 Politics as theatrical performance and backstage pragmatism: work and legacy of F. G. Bailey – Stanley R. BarrettPart II: Professional mentoring4 Leadership influence: an aperture on ‘character’ – Christopher Griffin5 A personal memory of F. G. Bailey – Gavin Smith6 Mancunian realism and Melanesian anthropology – David LipsetPart III: Individuals in situations7 Negotiating the gap between the ‘ought’ and the ‘is’: older Americans’ strategies – Yohko Tsuji8 Conundrums of caste, history, and truth: Hindu Nadar identities in urban South India – Sara Dickey9 The moral guises of injustice: from Bisipara to Aotearoa – Erica PrussingPart IV: Rules and roles of conflict10 The social construction of the Washington Consensus on international trade policy – Robert H. Wade11 ‘Rules are Weapons’: Can F. G. Bailey’s toolbox aid our understanding of irrigation bureaucracies? – Namika Raby12 Politics and administration in the narrow neck of the hourglass: an account of normative and pragmatic rules in Norwegian local politics – Christian Lo13 ‘Tertius Gaudens aut Tertium Numen? Third-party Roles in Conflict and Conflict Resolution’ – Kevin AvruchPart V: Social change14 Tribe and nation in the Balkans: Bailey’s Concepts of agency, expediency, morality and change in the former Yugoslavia – Mary Kay Gilliland15 Old boys or a new middle class?: Defining leadership through bridge-actions in a Fijian Pentecostal church – Karen J. Brison16 ‘The Need for Enemies’: modernity and malevolence in Tribal India – Andrew Willford
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Manchester University Press Conquering the Maharajas: India’S Princely States
Book SynopsisThe position of India’s princely states is a relatively under-studied aspect of the British withdrawal from India and the early years of Indian and Pakistani independence. Far from playing second fiddle to events in the British Indian provinces, the princely states played an integral role in the transfer of power in 1947. Under the British Raj, the princely states were politically autonomous, and the rulers of each state had to be cajoled and, in some cases, forced to accede to India or Pakistan. The princes’ commitment to preserving their sovereignty not only threatened the territorial integrity of both South Asian countries but brought them to the brink of war on multiple occasions. Conquering the maharajas tells the often overlooked history of Princely India through the tumultuous end of empire in South Asia and the early years of Indian and Pakistani independence.Trade Review'Conquering the Maharajas is a marvellous piece of scholarship that provides both nuanced empirical accounts and a sophisticated analysis of the integration of princely states into the sovereignty projects of both India and Pakistan. It provides a novel historical perspective of the dramas of nation-building in South Asia over two decades that spanned late colonial constitutional debates, Partition and immediate post-colonial statehood. By focusing on the politics of late colonial India from the standpoint of princely rulers and by analysing various “problem cases” in comparative perspective, Akins provides powerful lessons about the complicated and ambivalent processes involved in the making of modern South Asia.'Adnan Naseemullah, Reader in International Politics, King’s College London'Many histories of the accession of the Indian princely states following the lapse of British paramountcy focus solely on the elite actors. Harrison Akins’ accessible account gives an insight into the role of violence as a strategic tool and the pressures on the princes from below. The book is closely researched and combines narrative and sharp analysis in locating the end of princely India in the wider process of South Asian decolonisation.'Ian Talbot, Emeritus Professor in the History of Modern South Asia, University of Southampton -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction: Conquering the maharajas 1 British paramountcy and the princely states 2 The nationalist movement and the princely states 3 The All-India Federation, or the first failed accession 4 The debates over India’s constitutional future 5 The princes’ resistance to accession 6 Jammu and Kashmir: ‘The Switzerland of the East’ 7 Hyderabad: The Nizam’s gambit 8 Junagadh: Between the sea and a hard place 9 Kalat: Pakistan’s frontier challenge Conclusion: The false promise of autonomy
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Quercus Publishing Politically Homeless
Book Synopsis'Rarely is such an important book this funny. And rarely is such a funny book this important' - RICHARD OSMAN'The second funniest book I have read about being a Labour supporter from Blair to Brexit' - JOHN O'FARRELL'Matt Forde is brilliant at finding the comedy which often accompanies political life. This book made me laugh out loud - and wince in recognition' - TONY BLAIR'This book is smarter and funnier than Donald Trump. Matt Forde was so bad at politics that I'd have considered working for him' - ANTHONY SCARAMUCCI'That Matt Forde is able to make the current political shit-show funny shows his genius. You'll be laughing too hard to notice, but this is a very clever book' - RUTH DAVIDSON'Definitely one of the books I will claim to have read this year' - JACK DEE'Absolutely brilliant. I didn't want the book to end but I'm glad Fordy's political career did. And I mean that as both a compliment and not a compliment' - RUSSELL HOWARD-----------Part memoir, part behind-the-scenes insider view, Politically Homeless is both a fascinating and funny book for anyone who feels annoyed by the current state of politics. Which should be around 65 million people in the UK alone.Matt Forde has been obsessed with politics ever since he was 9 years old. Raised by a single mum on benefits in inner city Nottingham, he joined the Socialist Workers Party as soon as he could, foisted issues of Marxism Today on innocent bystanders and attended his first political party conference. From then on, despite some career suicide moments such as chatting to the Prime Minister at Number 10 while badly drunk, Matt's whole future looked wedded to the Labour Party as he started working for MPs in dingy back rooms in Nottinghamshire.But then Labour started to fall apart, and so did Matt's sense of purpose. With the rise of Corbyn, Brexit and Trump, his love for politics that had been so profound began to quickly crumble.Exploring themes such as tribalism, the curse of complacency and why some politicians refuse to speak normally, Politically Homeless is a hugely entertaining book of (often hilarious) personal stories and thought-provoking insights into this complicated world. And despite everything, Matt's passion is still there. Through hosting his award-winning weekly podcast, 'The Political Party' (over 5 million downloads) involving interviews with some of politics' most powerful and notorious figures including Tony Blair, Nicola Sturgeon, Sadiq Khan, Michael Heseltine, Nigel Farage and Jacob Rees-Mogg and performing critically acclaimed stand-up comedy shows, Matt has been able to keep enough faith that politics will get better. Maybe.Trade ReviewRarely is such an important book this funny. And rarely is such a funny book this important * Richard Osman *Funny, fierce and genuinely moving * J. K. Rowling *The second funniest book I have read about being a Labour supporter from Blair to Brexit * John O’Farrell *Matt Forde is brilliant at finding the comedy which often accompanies political life. This book made me laugh out loud - and wince in recognition. * Tony Blair *This book is smarter and funnier than Donald Trump. Matt Forde was so bad at politics that I'd have considered working for him * Anthony Scaramucci *That Matt Forde is able to make the current political shit-show funny shows his genius. You'll be laughing too hard to notice, but this is a very clever book * Ruth Davidson *It would be impressive for anyone to bring such surgical precision to either comedy or political analysis. Forde's ability to bring it to both - in spades - is truly remarkable. A sparkling jewel of a book * James O'Brien *Definitely one of the books I will claim to have read this year * Jack Dee *This is the funniest book I've read in ages, but then I do read very serious books * Jess Phillips *Absolutely brilliant. I didn't want the book to end but I'm glad Fordy's political career did. And I mean that as both a compliment and not a compliment * Russell Howard *Wise and witty - the must-read (and will-make-you-laugh-out-loud) confessions of a political obsessive. Dazzling stuff * Gyles Brandreth *Anyone who has ever seen Matt Forde on stage knows he's funny, smart and politically spot on. So is this book * Alastair Campbell *Passionate, hilarious, thought-provoking and packed with political insight and life wisdom * Emily Dean *Matt Forde is one the cleverest and funniest people I know. He has managed to find humour and insight in a time when they are sorely missing from not only politics but life in general. This book is better than mine and I hate him for that * Jon Richardson *Matt Forde is one of my favourite comedians and this book is fantastic * Vicky McClure *Matt Forde is one of the funniest people I have ever met. He is also one of the most underrated political commentators in the country. Read this book if you want to learn about politics and laugh at the same time. * Rob Beckett *Politically Homeless is both searingly insightful and laugh-out-loud hilarious * Peter Mandelson *Matt Forde's love of politics seems to have brought him only pain. Luckily his account of his own suffering is a hilarious read for the rest of us * Josh Widdicombe *A truly rare breed of political comedian who succeeds in being hilarious whether you agree with him or not * James Acaster *Matt Forde proves that the personal is political, and that it can be very funny too. It's not every day you get a tour around a comedian's inner workings. * Al Murray *Also politically homeless, I expected to either laugh or cry at this book. I cried with laughter * Kezia Dugdale *Funny and approachable, just like Matt himself * Jeremy Vine *Insightful, witty and measured, it's the perfect political antidote to politics right now! * Rachel Riley *Laugh-out-loud funny * Ian Rankin *There are some laugh-out-loud lines, alongside a few centrist dad jokes, as Twitter might call them - most of which are unprintable here. But he's certainly perceptive. * Mail on Sunday *An amusing account... that probably speaks for many others * Sunday Times *
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PublicAffairs,U.S. The Triumph of Politics: Why the Reagan
Book SynopsisAs Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the early 1980s, David Stockman was a chief architect of the Reagan Revolution,a bold plan to cut taxes and reduce the scope and cost of government. The Triumph of Politics was Stockman's frontline report of the miscalculations, manipulations, and political intrigues that led to its failure. A major publishing event and New York Times bestseller in its day, The Triumph of Politics is still startling relevant to the conduct of Washington politics today.
£20.39
UNSW Press The First Albanese Government
£25.64
Biteback Publishing Power Trip: A Decade of Policy, Plots and Spin
Book SynopsisFrom 1999 to 2009, Damian McBride worked at the heart of the Treasury and No. 10. He was a pivotal member of Gordon Brown’s inner circle before a notorious scandal propelled him out of Downing Street and onto the front pages. When he released his memoir Power Trip in 2013, its frank depiction of the dirty work that props up British politics was greeted with shock, disgust and awe. Never before had the lid been blown off the Westminster system with such ferocity. Throughout the book, McBride made no effort to cleanse his reputation; instead, he sought relentlessly to expose the manipulation, plotting and skullduggery that lay at New Labour’s core. Ten years on, Power Trip remains the essential guide to understanding the murky underbelly of modern politics and how it can shape and corrupt those who inhabit it for too long. Now updated with a new foreword, this is the 10th anniversary edition of the most explosive political memoir of the past decade.
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World Scientific Europe Ltd Authoritarian Party Systems: Party Politics In
Book SynopsisAfter the gradual slowing down of the 'third wave of democratization,' electoral authoritarianism is rapidly emerging as a dominant form of contemporary autocracy. Political parties play a key role within the political and institutional structures of electoral autocracies. Pro-regime parties provide the dictatorial executive with electoral and legislative tools of sustaining power. At the same time, permitted opposition parties, while normally incapable of challenging the regime, are important for regime sustainability because they perform such vital functions as co-opting actual or potential opposition groups, facilitating power-sharing, and mobilizing electoral participation. The interactions among the dominant parties and the permitted opposition parties, if displaying sustainable cross-temporal patterns, constitute authoritarian party systems.Authoritarian Party Systems provides a theoretical discussion of electoral authoritarianism with special reference to authoritarian party systems; a methodological overview of party system research with special reference to the problems caused by the authoritarian nature of the observed party systems; a comprehensive cross-regional and historical overview of authoritarian party systems; a quantitative analysis of their structural characteristics, including fragmentation, party system format, volatility, and nationalization; and in-depth discussions of the political regime determinants of authoritarian party systems and of the interplay between party systems and other components of the authoritarian institutional order. Quantitative analysis has been performed on an original database comprising cases of party-structured authoritarian regimes between 1945-2019. This content of the book is illustrated by case studies drawn from across the spectrum of contemporary authoritarian regimes.
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Verso Books Classes
Book SynopsisQuestions of class, power and distribution have reemerged as central concerns in the public discourse. When we talk about class, we don't always know what is meant. Is class about income or affect or the ownership of the means of production? Perhaps it is about authority or autonomy? But what happens when, as is often the case in complex advanced economies, people can occupy social and economic roles that seem to indicate membership in more than one class? And what does this mean for the supposed relationship between class and potential political capacity and affinity?In Classes, Erik Olin Wright, the greatest American Marxist sociologists, rises to the twofold challenge of both clarifying the abstract, structural account of class implicit in Marx, and of applying and refining the account in the light of contemporary developments in advanced capitalist societies. What Wright calls "contradictory class locations" can make the class landscape appear much more complex than the simple model presented in Marx. Despite this complexity, common interests and therefore political alliances can still be found. In a society, like the US, characterized by extreme inequality, Classes provides not just a useful descriptive account of the operation of class but also the tools to understand the interplay of class interests and political (re)alignment.Trade Review“The most impressive book on class I have read in some years.”—Michael Mann, Contemporary Sociology“An empirically supported reformulation of class theory that achieves exemplary standards of critique, complexity and clarity.”—Claus Offe“Erik Olin Wright’s Classes is almost certain to be the most important book on social classes this decade ... The book presents a major breakthrough in the conceptualization of class relations ... and it will be required reading for all macro-sociologists.”—American Journal of Sociology
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Amber Books Ltd The History of Russia: From the Rus' people to
Book SynopsisFrom monarchy to the world’s first socialist state, from Communism to Capitalism, from mass poverty to Europe’s new super rich, Russia has seen immense revolutions in just the past century, including purges, poisonings, famines, assassinations and massacres. In that time, it has also endured civil war, world war and the Cold War. But the extremes of Russian history are not restricted to the past 100 years. When Napoleon invaded in 1812, the Russians retreated, slashing and burning their own country and Moscow itself, rather than conceding defeat to Napoleon. They were victorious, but at immense cost. Russia’s history is also spiked with mystery. Did Stalin shoot his wife? Who ordered the killing of Rasputin? Or the shooting of Anna Politkovskaya and the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko or the Skripals in Salisbury, England? What involvement and influence did Russian intelligence have on the 2016 US Election? In addition, it is a history of appalling disasters, such as at the Chernobyl nuclear power station, the sinking of the Kursk submarine, and the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Ranging from medieval Kievan Rus' to Vladimir Putin, The History of Russia explores the murder, brutality, genocide, insanity and skulduggery in the efforts to seize, and then maintain, power in the Slav heartland. Illustrated with 180 photographs and artworks, the book is a fascinating, lively and wide-ranging history from the Mongol invasions to the present day.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. ‘The Expanses are so Great...’: Kievan Rus 2. Life, Death and Tyranny 3. ‘I Write on Human Skin...’ 4. Time and Patience 5. Something Better? 6. Tempering the Steel 7. ‘A War of Extermination’ 8. Drowning in Falsehood 9. ‘We Will Bury You’ 10. Opening Up and Closing Down 11. The Bear is Back Bibliography Index
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Oneworld Publications Africa: A Beginner's Guide
Book SynopsisVast, diverse, dynamic, and turbulent, the true nature of Africa is often obscured by its poverty-stricken image. In this controversial and gripping guide, Tom Young cuts through the emotional hype to critically analyse the continent's political history and the factors behind its dismal economic performance. Maintaining that colonial influences are often overplayed, Young argues that much blame must lie with African governments themselves and that Western aid can often cause as much harm as good.Trade Review"A very useful introduction…highly recommended." * Journal of Modern African Studies *
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Bookmarks Publications 'kill All The Gentlemen': Class struggle and
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Lawrence & Wishart Ltd For the People: Left Populism in Spain and the US
Book SynopsisIn For the People: Left Populism in Spain and the US Jorge Tamames offers a stimulating comparative study of Spain’s Podemos and the Bernie Sanders movement in the US. Left populism emerges as a potential powerful antidote to rising inequality in both Europe and America. Recent years have witnessed dramatic challenges to established politics across Europe and America. Opposition to business-as-usual has not been limited to the radical right: left populist movements with transformative agendas offer a very different – if equally radical – response to the status quo. Focusing on left populist movements in the contrasting political landscapes of Spain and the US, For the People brings together insights from Karl Polanyi, Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe to offer a bold new explanatory framework for today’s left populism. The book will be a key text for activists, students of politics, and anyone interested in the current political landscape of Europe and America. It grounds its insights in a careful excavation of recent political history in the two countries, tracing the emergence and advance of left parties and movements from the early days of neoliberalism in the 1970s, through the political landslides that followed the 2008 financial crisis and the post2011 protest cycle, up to the present day. In the age of Trump and Brexit, For the People offers an indispensable mix of theoretical, historical and practical insights for all those interested in and inspired by the radical potentials of left populism.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Populists at the gates 1.Populism and its discontents 2. Earthquakes and countermovements 3. The move to the market 4. From consensus to crisis: Spain 1978-2013 5. From New Deal to no deal: America 1977-2014 6. Storming heaven: Podemos and Spain’s populist moment 7. Bernie Sanders’s political revolution Conclusion: Hopes and prospects for left populism
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Luath Press Ltd The Scottish Parliament: At Twenty
Book SynopsisBased on the research of a small advisory group formed of key figures in the Scottish Parliament, Jim Johnston and James Mitchell use their extensive experience of Scottish politics to discuss ideas about the Parliament’s future. Sir Paul Grice, Holyrood chief executive, is chairing the advisory group which includes members such as former PO George Reid, Caroline Gardner (Auditor General), Louise MacDonald (chief exec Young Scot), and Sarah Davidson (civil servant). Made up of a series of short essays, this book discusses vital issues such as public engagement, key challenges for the Parliament arising from issues such as Brexit, and what we can learn from the past. This book is truly essential read in this uncertain but exciting time for Scottish politics.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 7 Open the Doors! EDWIN MORGAN 8 Foreword: KEN MACINTOSH MSP 11 Introduction: JIM JOHNSTON AND JAMES MITCHELL 13 1 Doing Right by the Common Weal BERNARD PONSONBY 23 Dear Scottish Parliament... Alicja Hertmanowska 32 2 A Building Which is More Than a Building GILLIAN BAXENDINE 33 Dear Scottish Parliament... 43 3 A Tale of Two Parliaments LEE BRIDGES 44 4 The MSP’s Role ALAN CONVERY AND DAVID PARKER 54 Dear Scottish Parliament... Claire Hossack 64 5 Parliament and Business: An Unfulfilled Relationship? MICHAEL CROW 65 Dear Scottish Parliament... Dionne Hossack 76 6 People-Powered Politics FIONA DUNCAN 77 7 Local Government and the Scottish Parliament: Parity of Esteem? ALISON EVISON 89 Dear Scottish Parliament... Ellie Gauld 99 8 Scrutiny and Transparency CAROLINE GARDNER 101 Dear Scottish Parliament... Emma Cook 112 9 Raising Taxes CHARLOTTE BARBOUR AND MORIA KELLY 113 10 Twenty Years of Devolution: Small Steps Towards Equality, But We Need Big Leaps TALAT YAQOOB 127 Dear Scottish Parliament... Etieno Essien 136 11 Some Questions on Sovereignty and Free Speech CHARLES ROBERT 137 Dear Scottish Parliament... Ewan Carmichael 149 12 A New Voice in the Land JIM WALLACE 150 Dear Scottish Parliament... Hope Teal 160 13 The Role of Law CHRISTINE O'NEILL 161 14 The Scottish Economy: Fiscal Challenges and Opportunities GRAEME ROY AND DAVID EISER 170 Dear Scottish Parliament... Quinn Muirhead 180 15 Principles and Practices of the Good Parliament: Babyleave, Institutional Resistance and Change SARAH CHILDS 181 Dear Scottish Parliament... Robyn Gibson 190 16 Look, Listen: This is Who We Are JAMES ROBERTSON 191 Conclusion: The Scottish Parliament in a Changing World JIM JOHNSTON AND JAMES MITCHELL 201 Appendix: A User’s Guide to the Scottish Parliament ELIZABETH CANTLIE AND ANDREW AITON 210 Contributor Biographies 219
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Perspectiva The Politics of Waking Up: Power and Possibility
Book SynopsisEveryone thinks they know what it means to be 'woke' - whether they're proudly declaring it, or angrily attacking it. But writer, political entrepreneur and psychosocial therapist Indra Adnan has written a comprehensive and necessary account of 'waking up' - to the realities of climate crisis, social breakdown, and personal agency - which implicates us all. In the internet era, no one escapes the global revolution of learning, connecting and mobilising and its entangled consequences. This reality demands a political response. But our current politics - led by squabbling parties and their exhausted ideologies - are clearly broken and dysfunctional. Only 2% of the UK electorate think it's worth the time or money to join a political party. How do we put the full spectrum of a consciously awakening humanity at the heart of society, economy and politics? As social bonds fray and the planet burns, a politics of 'waking up' is more urgently required than ever. Informed by decades of public advocacy, transformative work with both local and global communities, as well as her lifelong commitment to inner wisdom, The Politics of Waking Up lays out Adnan's practical, beautiful and urgent ways to redesign politics for an era of people power. Drawing on her years of political entrepreneurship as co-initiator of The Alternative UK, Adnan shares a compelling vision of a 'fractal' politics with an emphasis on new patterns of behaviour and viable prototypes of social progress that can be copied and replicated everywhere. She presents a coherent and radical alternative to our current socio-political turbulence. One that is there for the taking.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Trump Presidency: From Campaign Trail to World Stage
Book SynopsisThis edited collection delves into the key aspects of the Trump campaign promises around immigration, trade, social and foreign policy, and unpicks how the first year of the presidency has played out in delivering them. It charts his first year from both historical and contemporary political standpoints, and in the context of comparative pieces stacking Trump’s performance against Gold-standard presidents such as Reagan, Kennedy and the last ‘outsider’, Eisenhower. Focusing in on a number of key elements of the presidency in depth, it offers a unique perspective on a presidency like no other, drawing on the overriding themes of populism, nativist nationalism and the battle for disengagement from the neoliberal power generation. Table of ContentsCHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION Mara Oliva & Mark Shanahan PART I: A Historical Perspective CHAPTER II: Outsider Presidents – Comparing Eisenhower and Trump Mark Shanahan 03_CHAPTER III: Style and Substance: Trump in the Context of Camelot Mark White 04_CHAPTER IV: Make America Great Again: Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump Iwan Morgan PART II: Winning at Home 05_CHAPTER V: Pushing Back the Obama Legacy: Trump’s First Year and the Alt Right – Evangelical – Catholic coalition Lee Marsden 06_CHAPTER VI: Racial Policy under Trump Richard Johnson 07_CHAPTER VII: Bad Hombres: The Trump Administration, Mexican Immigration and the Border Wall Kevern Verney 08_CHAPTER VIII: Grab ‘em by the Legacy: Rolling Back the Years with President Trump Clodagh Harrington 09_CHAPTER IX: Trumpism and Social Policy Alex Waddan PART III: Winning Away 10_CHAPTER X: Stability not Chaos: Donald Trump and the World – the first year Maria Ryan 11_CHAPTER XI: Trump and China: Much Ado about Nothing Mara Oliva 12_CHAPTER XII: Conclusions Mark Shanahan & Mara Oliva
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Integration and Differentiation in the European
Book SynopsisFar from displaying a uniform pattern, European integration varies significantly across policy areas and individual countries. Why do some member states choose to opt out of specific EU policies? Why are some policies deeply integrated whereas others remain intergovernmental? In this updated second edition, the authors introduce the most important theoretical approaches to European integration and apply these to the trajectories of key EU policy areas. Arguing that no single theory offers a completely convincing explanation of integration and differentiation in the EU, this thought-provoking book provides a new synthesis of integration theory and an original way of thinking about what the EU is and how it works.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- The European Union as a System of Differentiated Integration.- PART I: THEORY Intergovernmentalism.- Supranationalism.- Constructivism.- PART II: POLICIES The Single Market.- Economic and Monetary Union.- Security and Defence.- The Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice.- Conclusions: Integration and differentiation in the European Union.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG European Solidarity in Action and the Future of
Book SynopsisThis book sheds light on how member states and EU neighbours reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of European solidarity, what they expect from the EU, and other member states, and how they are ready to contribute to common action. The volume reveals how European countries experience and perceive solidarity from the EU and towards the EU in different policy dimensions, such as intra-EU mobility, healthcare and financial and economic aspects of Europe’s recovery. The book offers national perspectives and perceptions of solidarity and concrete aspects in different policy areas. It includes a Foreword by the Vice-presidents of the European Parliament Katarina Barley and Othmar Karas.Table of ContentsChapter 1: MEMBER STATES Austria first? Chapter 2: Belgium: Struggling with Solidarity Chapter 3: Bulgaria: Free-riding on EU solidarity Chapter 4: Croatia: Solidarity lost in translation Chapter 5: Cyprus’ quest for EU solidarity: juxtaposing community values with national interest Chapter 6: Flexible solidarity and the limits of altruism in Czechia Chapter 7: Danish Frugal Solidarity Chapter 8: Estonia: symbols of solidarity or traps of interdependence? Chapter 9: Finland: Cherry-picking on solidarity? Chapter 10: France: solidarity for others… and for itself!Chapter 11: Germany: ‘Together for Europe’s recovery’? – ‘Wir schaffen das!’ Chapter 12: Contested European solidarity in times of migration crisis: the Greek case Chapter 13: European Solidarity? A view from a renitent Hungary Chapter 14: Ireland: Dublin Benefits from and Contributes to European Solidarity Chapter 15: Italy: the straw that breaks the camel’s back? Chapter 16: Latvia’s Peripheralised Solidarity: Rise and Fall of the ‘Baltic Bubble’ during the COVID-19 Pandemic Chapter 17:Perceptions of European solidarity in Lithuania - plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose? Chapter 18:Liberty, Fraternity, Recovery - The Luxembourg perspective Chapter 19 :Solidarity as the Small State Mantra for Malta’s EU Membership Chapter 20: Poland: from the Solidarity movement to non-reciprocal European solidarityChapter 21: Gone with the pandemic? - Portugal and EU solidarity Chapter 22: Romania relies on the EU’s solidarity budget to overcome the pandemic Chapter 23: The extent of solidarity - (mis)interpretation in Slovakia Chapter 24: Slovenia: Solidarity sounds right, but can we see it? Chapter 25: Spain’s view of European solidarity: a pro-EU attitude and a self-perception of weakness Chapter 26: Sweden: COVID-19 messing up the concept of solidarity Chapter 27: The Netherlands: Solidarity and responsibility are two sides of the same coin Chapter 28: "EU NEIGHBOURS Is the EU Albania’s Indispensable Ally Through Thick and Thin?" Chapter 29: Can the coronavirus defeat ethno-politics? Paradoxes of solidarity and politics in Bosnia and Herzegovina Chapter 30: Georgia’s Pandemic Response: promoting European integration through the lens of solidarityChapter 31: European solidarity out of self-interest: Iceland and crisis management in the EU Chapter 32: Friends in need are friends indeed: how Kosovo failed to show solidarity during COVID-19 crisis Chapter 33: Liechtenstein: Solidarity, Yes, but on my terms Chapter 34: Montenegro: Enlargement solidarity, Hoping for the Best… Chapter 35: EU solidarity in action: the curious case of North Macedonia – welcomed amidst quarantine! Chapter 36: European solidarity in a time of crisis: a Norwegian perspective Chapter 37: Serbia: Shared Loyalties Amidst the Pandemic Chapter 38: Switzerland: solidarity taken hostage Chapter 39: Solidarity clashes with geopolitics in EU-Turkey Relations Chapter 40: United Kingdom: Brexit meets European Solidarity Chapter 41: EU-Ukraine: Towards a New Quality of Solidarity
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG European Solidarity in Action and the Future of
Book SynopsisThis book sheds light on how member states and EU neighbours reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of European solidarity, what they expect from the EU, and other member states, and how they are ready to contribute to common action. The volume reveals how European countries experience and perceive solidarity from the EU and towards the EU in different policy dimensions, such as intra-EU mobility, healthcare and financial and economic aspects of Europe’s recovery. The book offers national perspectives and perceptions of solidarity and concrete aspects in different policy areas. It includes a Foreword by the Vice-presidents of the European Parliament Katarina Barley and Othmar Karas.Table of ContentsChapter 1: MEMBER STATES Austria first? Chapter 2: Belgium: Struggling with Solidarity Chapter 3: Bulgaria: Free-riding on EU solidarity Chapter 4: Croatia: Solidarity lost in translation Chapter 5: Cyprus’ quest for EU solidarity: juxtaposing community values with national interest Chapter 6: Flexible solidarity and the limits of altruism in Czechia Chapter 7: Danish Frugal Solidarity Chapter 8: Estonia: symbols of solidarity or traps of interdependence? Chapter 9: Finland: Cherry-picking on solidarity? Chapter 10: France: solidarity for others… and for itself!Chapter 11: Germany: ‘Together for Europe’s recovery’? – ‘Wir schaffen das!’ Chapter 12: Contested European solidarity in times of migration crisis: the Greek case Chapter 13: European Solidarity? A view from a renitent Hungary Chapter 14: Ireland: Dublin Benefits from and Contributes to European Solidarity Chapter 15: Italy: the straw that breaks the camel’s back? Chapter 16: Latvia’s Peripheralised Solidarity: Rise and Fall of the ‘Baltic Bubble’ during the COVID-19 Pandemic Chapter 17:Perceptions of European solidarity in Lithuania - plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose? Chapter 18:Liberty, Fraternity, Recovery - The Luxembourg perspective Chapter 19 :Solidarity as the Small State Mantra for Malta’s EU Membership Chapter 20: Poland: from the Solidarity movement to non-reciprocal European solidarityChapter 21: Gone with the pandemic? - Portugal and EU solidarity Chapter 22: Romania relies on the EU’s solidarity budget to overcome the pandemic Chapter 23: The extent of solidarity - (mis)interpretation in Slovakia Chapter 24: Slovenia: Solidarity sounds right, but can we see it? Chapter 25: Spain’s view of European solidarity: a pro-EU attitude and a self-perception of weakness Chapter 26: Sweden: COVID-19 messing up the concept of solidarity Chapter 27: The Netherlands: Solidarity and responsibility are two sides of the same coin Chapter 28: "EU NEIGHBOURS Is the EU Albania’s Indispensable Ally Through Thick and Thin?" Chapter 29: Can the coronavirus defeat ethno-politics? Paradoxes of solidarity and politics in Bosnia and Herzegovina Chapter 30: Georgia’s Pandemic Response: promoting European integration through the lens of solidarityChapter 31: European solidarity out of self-interest: Iceland and crisis management in the EU Chapter 32: Friends in need are friends indeed: how Kosovo failed to show solidarity during COVID-19 crisis Chapter 33: Liechtenstein: Solidarity, Yes, but on my terms Chapter 34: Montenegro: Enlargement solidarity, Hoping for the Best… Chapter 35: EU solidarity in action: the curious case of North Macedonia – welcomed amidst quarantine! Chapter 36: European solidarity in a time of crisis: a Norwegian perspective Chapter 37: Serbia: Shared Loyalties Amidst the Pandemic Chapter 38: Switzerland: solidarity taken hostage Chapter 39: Solidarity clashes with geopolitics in EU-Turkey Relations Chapter 40: United Kingdom: Brexit meets European Solidarity Chapter 41: EU-Ukraine: Towards a New Quality of Solidarity
£33.74
Springer International Publishing AG Ethics of Political Commemoration: Towards a New
Book SynopsisThis book proposes a new Ethics of Political Commemoration adapted from the Just War tradition, reflecting that remembrance is often conducted with political – and even coercive – intent. With its Ius ad Memoriam (what to commemorate) and Ius in Memoria (how to commemorate) criteria, the framework looks to guide debates that are currently inchoate so that remembrance of the past can transform relationships in the present and build a shared future. Offering a moral argument with memorable illustrations, Gutbrod and Wood draw on experiences from Armenia, Georgia, Ireland, Lebanon, and Libya, while connecting to mainstream debates in Western Europe and the United States. Bringing together an ethical tradition with the practice of conflict transformation, the framework fuses two perspectives that enrich each other. The book, in providing a first systematic presentation of the ethics, seeks to engage citizens and scholars, and help those who work to transform conflicts. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: Towards an Ethics of Political CommemorationChapter 2: Ius ad Memoriam: What is Deserving of Commemoration? Chapter 3: Ius in Memoria: How Should we Commemorate?Chapter 4: Commemoration as Path for Conflict TransformationChapter 5: Applying the Framework and its LimitationsChapter 6: Conclusion: Roadmap for the Paradigm
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Palgrave Macmillan Radicalizing the Mainstream in Western Europe
Book Synopsis1. “Driving on the Right”: The Shameless Normalization of Far-Right Discourses (Ruth Wodak).-2. Radicalizing the Mainstream: A Research Program (Liriam Sponholz, Anna-Maria Meuth, Sabrina Zajak, Mirjam Weiberg and Stefan Berger).-3. Beyond Western Civilizationism: Constructing Collective European Identity and the Muslim ‘Other’ on the Far Right. (Max Brunner).-4. Agenda Setters or Agenda Surfers? The Role of the Far Right in Media Narratives on Islam (Liriam Sponholz).-5. The Transnational Link: Insights on Sociotechnical Mobilization in the Online Far Right on Facebook (Damla Keskekci).-6. Spreading and Preventing Anti-Muslim Narratives and Practices in Communal Space in Britain and Germany (Anna-Maria Meuth).-7. Who or What Radicalizes Whom? (Liriam Sponholz, Anna-Maria Meuth, Sabrina Zajak, Mirjam Weiberg and Stefan Berger)
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Palgrave Macmillan Political Marketing in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election
£33.24
Aarhus University Press Happiness in the Nordic World
Book SynopsisMany experts attribute the Nordic region’s high levels of happiness to factors such as greater relative national wealth, wellfunctioning institutions, or the welfare state model. Instead, economist Christian Bjørnskov argues that the true key to national happiness is social trust — the ability to trust other people one does not know personally.The populations in three of the five Nordic countries are also characterized by a very strong sense of personal freedom. These two factors contribute to a fuller and richer life. Bjørnskov ends by discussing to what extent these elements can be exported to other parts of the world.
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Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. INDIA AHEAD: 2025 AND BEYOND
Book SynopsisIndia''s fundamentals are, no doubt, stronger now than ever before, but the country also faces several old and new challenges in the areas of politics, economics and governance. These can only be met if we are able to generate sufficient political will to pursue the right policies and shake-off the dead weight of the past.India Ahead: 2025 and Beyond highlights the immediate priorities that need to be tackled. The primary focus of this book is to promote the country''s national interest in theong run, irrespective of any party-specific political agendabe it the right, theeft or the in-between. The strength of this bookies in the fact that its suggestions are relevant for any party or coalition of parties, that come into power.Bimal Jalan brings his remarkable expertise in policy and economic affairs to bear on a range of topics of critical importance to India''s future. Written in an incisive yetucid style, Jalan concludes that India''s opportunities are huge, but so are the challenges which need to be resolved to realize India''s full potential. Of paramount importance, however, is the need for sufficient will and cooperation among theegislature, judiciary and executive. This would make it easier to find solutions and move further on the path of progress.
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Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. Saving India from Indira: The Untold Story of
Book SynopsisAn abidingove of natureies at the root of all of Rabindranath Tagore''s works. Thousands of pages have been written in appreciation of his writings on nature. However, Tagore has not commonly been considered relevant to the current environmental debate. Using theens of ecocriticism, the author shows us how Tagore brings up important issues regarding the imbalanced relationship between man and nature, decades before the concept had been formally introduced. Rabindranath Tagore: Aife of Intimacy with Nature differs from earlier works in its exploration of Tagore''s quest to nurture the delicate relationship between the human and natural realms of existence, consciously and consistently. The book shows how an ecocritical evaluation of Tagore, today, can help us discern his pioneering role in this field, especially when man''s neglect of the environment is having a disastrous impact on a global scale. This ecobiography helps us understand hisife and work anew.
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Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. RETHINKING GOOD GOVERNANCE: Holding to Account
Book SynopsisPublic institutions support good governance, which, in turn, promotes sustainable economic development and, thereby nurtures the welfare of the people. The vital bond between a people and its government is that of trust and these public institutions help maintain that trust. They serve as the pillars supporting the foundation of a robust and vibrant democracy. In Rethinking good governance, Vinod Rai highlights the strength of each of these pillars and analyses the circumstances that may haveed to their weakening, resulting in the foundations of our democratic fabric being somewhat shaken. From numerous occasions when parliamentarians failed to adhere to the decorum expected ofawmakers in the house, the serious deficit of impartiality and integrity within the central Bureau of investigation, to the issue of governance that has plagued the Board of control for cricket in India (BCCI) and the imbroglio around the perceivedack of cohesion between the government and the Reserve Bank of India, Rai reveals how each of these instancesed to a gradual decline of the independence and autonomy of these institutions over the decade.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore African Land Reform Under Economic
Book SynopsisThis open access book offers unique in-depth, comprehensive, and comparative analyses of the motivations, context, and outcomes of recent land reforms in Africa. Whereas a considerable number of land reforms have been carried out by African governments since the 1990s, no systematic analysis on their meaning has so far been conducted. In the age of land reform, Africa has seen drastic rural changes. Analysing the relationship between those reforms and change, the chapters in this book reveal not only their socio-economic outcomes, such as accelerated marketisation of land, but also their political outcomes, which have often been contrasting. Countries such as Rwanda and Mozambique have utilised land reform to strengthen state control over land, but other countries, such as Ghana and Zambia, have seen the rise in power of traditional chiefs in managing the land. The comparative perspective of this book clarifies new features of African social changes, which are carefully investigated by area experts. Providing new perspectives on recent land reform, this book will have a considerable impact on scholars as well as policymakers.Table of ContentsPreface1. Shinichi Takeuchi & Kojo S. Amanor. “Introduction: Social outcomes of land reform in post-Cold War Africa” 2. Kojo S. Amanor. “Land governance, class and rural development in Ghana” 3. Peter Narh. “Traversing state, agribusinesses, and farmers' land discourses in Kenyan intensive agriculture” 4. Horman Chitonge. “Land reform in Africa: The governance of customary land in the spotlight” 5. Shuichi Oyama. “Shifting cultivation and land tenure reform in Zambia” 6. Akiyo Aminaka. “Politics over the land resource management in Mozambique” 7. Shinichi Takeuchi. “Land law reform and the state-building in Rwanda” 8. Teshome Emana. “Urban policy and state power in urban land commercialization in Ethiopia” 9. Chizuko Sato. “Land tenure reform in three former settler colonies in Southern Africa” 10. Lungisile Ntsebeza. “Land tenure reform in South Africa's former Bantustans: Reform or regression?” 11. Shinichi Takeuchi. “Conclusion: Community, chief, and the state,”
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State University of New York Press Politics and Government in Israel Fourth Edition
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Orion Publishing Co Head North
Book SynopsisGordon Brown: ''A path-breaking book by two dynamic leaders, whose ideas on the future deserve all our attention.''Picked as one of Waterstones'' Non-Fiction ''Books You Need to Read in 2024''Picked by the Financial Times as one of ''The Best New Politics Books''Picked by iNews as one of ''The Best New Books to Read in March 2024''Britain is more unequal than ever before. If we''re ever going to fix this, we must take the power out of Westminster.Looking North could change this, and the Labour Mayors of Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City Region, Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram are leading this fight. For the first time, they share their experiences of modern British politics, from how the Hillsborough disaster shaped them and their time as MPs in Westminster witnessing its systematic flaws, to leaving to become Mayors up North, battling Boris Johnson during the Covid-19 pandemic, and creating a new visi
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Biteback Publishing The The Slow Downfall of Margaret Thatcher: The
Book SynopsisBranded `the rough-spoken Yorkshire Rasputin', Bernard Ingham served as Margaret Thatcher's press secretary for virtually all of her eleven-year premiership, adroitly steering the government's relationship with the media - and the Prime Minister's relationship with the nation. Known for his unswerving loyalty, he robustly defended Thatcher from her critics in both the press and the political jungle, earning him friends and foes in equal measure, as she went on to win three consecutive elections. Thatcher's last days in power, however, saw some of the most remarkable events in British political history, and Ingham was, for once, helpless to turn the tide. These eagerly anticipated diaries cover two turbulent years from January 1989 to December 1990 - a period Ingham terms `the long, slow assassination' - detailing the succession of crises that led to the Prime Minister's resignation in November 1990, and the critical roles played by the big political beasts of the time. With his trademark gruff candour and wry wit, Ingham's spirited diaries shed new light on Thatcher's final months in No. 10, charting the dramatic downfall of one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century.Trade Review"Entertainingly written and fulfils the first requirement of any political memoir, giving a tantalising glimpse of the hem of the black petticoat of power." The Tablet
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Bristol University Press PolicyMaking as Designing
Book SynopsisFirst published as a special issue of Policy & Politics, this book presents original critical reflections on the value of design approaches and how they relate to the classical idea of public administration as a design science.Table of Contents1. Improving Public Policy and Administration: Exploring the Potential of Design – Arwin Van Buuren, Jenny M Lewis, B Guy Peters and William Voorberg 2. Applying Design in Public Administration: A Literature Review to Explore the State of the Art – Margot Hermus, Arwin Van Buuren and Victor Bekkers 3. Challenges in Applying Design Thinking to Public Policy: Dealing with the Varieties of Policy Formulation and Their Vicissitudes – Michael Howlett 4. Designing Environments for Experimentation, Learning and Innovation in Public Policy and Governance – Maurits Waardenburg, Martijn Groenleer and Jorrit De Jong 5. Policy Labs: The Next Frontier of Policy Design and Evaluation? – Karol Olejniczak, Sylwia Borkowska-Waszak, Anna Domaradzka-Widła and Yaerin Park 6. When Design Meets Power: Design Thinking, Public Sector Innovation and the Politics of Policymaking – Jenny M Lewis, Michael McGann and Emma Blomkamp 7. Designing Institutions for Designing Policy – B Guy Peters 8. Applying Design Science in Public Policy and Administration Research – A Georges L Romme and Albert Meijer 9. Using a Design Approach to Create Collaborative Governance – John M Bryson, Barbara Crosby and Danbi SEO 10. Policy-Making as Designing: Taking Stock and Looking Forward – Arwin Van Buuren, Jenny M Lewis, B Guy Peters and William Voorberg
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Biteback Publishing Brexit Unfolded: How no one got what they wanted
Book SynopsisBritain's 2016 vote to leave the EU divided the nation, unleashing years of political turmoil. Today, many remain unreconciled to Brexit whilst, in a tragic irony, some of those most committed to it are angry and dissatisfied with what was delivered. In this clear-headed assessment, Chris Grey argues that this painful legacy was all but inevitable, skilfully unpacking how and why the promise of Brexit dissolved during the confusing and often dramatic events that followed the referendum. Now fully updated with an afterword covering each element of the Brexit debate since the end of the transition period in 2021, this new edition remains the essential guide to one of the most bitterly contested issues of our time.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Political Power of the Business Corporation
Book SynopsisA comprehensive analysis of how the large corporation has impacted national and global governance. Wilks has made an important contribution to the literature on the changing political and social role of business in contemporary capitalist polities.'- David Vogel, University of California, US'Observers are increasingly realizing that that the large corporation has become one of the main institutions that govern our lives; the market economy, which in principle prevents corporations from possessing political power, today endows them with that power. Stephen Wilks here traces the extraordinarily important implications of this fact, and makes some sober proposals for tackling the problems it creates for democracy. Others have noted this phenomenon; here at last is a thorough study of it - detailed enough to satisfy the standards of social science; worrying enough to command the concern of policy makers; and written in an approachable style to attract the general reader.'- Colin Crouch, University of Warwick, UK'This is a book that needed to be written and Stephen Wilks has the academic understanding and breadth of practical experience to accomplish the task with authority and conviction. This is an important book, not only because it helps to fill a gap in a still under developed literature on the political role of the modern corporation, but because it raises important and disturbing questions about contemporary democracy.'- Wyn Grant, University of Warwick, UKThe large business corporation has become a governing institution in national and global politics. This trail-blazing book offers a critical account of its political dominance and lack of democratic legitimacy.Thanks to successful wealth generation and ideological victories the large business corporation has become an effective political actor and has entered into partnership with government in the design of public policy and delivery of public services. Stephen Wilks argues that governmental and corporate elites have transformed British politics to create a 'new corporate state' with similar patterns in the USA, in competitor economies - including China - and in global governance. The argument embraces multinational corporations, corporate social responsibility, corporate governance and the inequality generated by corporate dominance.The crucial analysis presented in this ground-breaking book will prove invaluable for academics, researchers and both under- and postgraduate students with an interest in the role of the corporation in politics and society across a wide range of fields including business and management (business ethics), politics, political economy, sociology, corporate governance and strategy.Contents: Preface 1. The Genesis of a Governing Institution 2. The Corporation as a Political Actor 3. Globalisation and the Enhanced Power of Multinational Corporations 4. Corporate Power in the UK: The Rise of the Corporate Elite 5. The Politics of the New Corporate State 6. Partnership and Policy in Britain s New Corporate State 7. Multinational Corporations as Partners in Global Governance 8. Corporations, Culture and Accountability 9. How Persuasive is Corporate Social Responsibility? 10. The Explosion of Interest in Corporate Governance 11. Conclusion: Fairy-tales, Facts, Foci and Futures Bibliography IndexTrade ReviewI consider this book to be an outstanding contribution to the study of the power of large business corporations; it takes a fresh perspective by making fruitful connections between (1) new institutionalism and political economy, (2) the domestic and transnational levels of corporate power and governance, and (3) different key corporate political agendas like CSR and corporate governance. --Martin Fougère, Hanken School of Economics, FinlandIn a much-needed and important overview and analysis of the field that should appeal to students of political science and corporate law, Wilks argues the forces that created the corporation have ''unleashed new autocrats, immune from effective political control''. His argument in The Political Power of the Business Corporation is that it is impossible to understand the ''structural dependence'' between the state and the corporation without studying the corporation in its mould as a political actor. --LSE Review of BooksTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The Genesis of a Governing Institution 2. The Corporation as a Political Actor 3. Globalisation and the Enhanced Power of Multinational Corporations 4. Corporate Power in the UK: The Rise of the Corporate Elite 5. The Politics of the New Corporate State 6. Partnership and Policy in Britain’s New Corporate State 7. Multinational Corporations as Partners in Global Governance 8. Corporations, Culture and Accountability 9. How Persuasive is Corporate Social Responsibility? 10. The Explosion of Interest in Corporate Governance 11. Conclusion: Fairy-tales, Facts, Foci and Futures Bibliography Index
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Oxford University Press Democracy without Shortcuts A Participatory
Book SynopsisThis book defends the value of democratic participation. It aims to improve citizens' democratic control and vindicate the value of citizens' participation against conceptions that threaten to undermine it.Trade ReviewA brilliant book. The author offers a powerful reconstruction of the systematic content of a participatory conception of deliberative democracy, which she justifies with metacritical arguments that exhibit an equal measure of analytical acumen. * Jürgen Habermas, Journal of Deliberative Democracy *Trenchantly argued, ambitious, and full of surprising insights, Democracy without Shortcuts is a major contribution to contemporary democratic theory by one of the best political philosophers in the world. * Fabio Wolkenstein, Perspectives on Politics *It is hard to exaggerate the importance today of Lafont's identification and exploration of the central goal of dispelling alienation – helping citizens to own their own laws, identify with those laws, and endorse them... Her willingness to directly address the need for the justification of state coercion is what makes this book so important... Lafont's analysis is extremely valuable for today and for the future. It puts the citizen at the center and takes seriously the citizens' capacities for reflectively endorsing the laws that coerce them. * Jane Mansbridge, Journal of Deliberative Democracy *A searching and thought-provoking philosophical work on the nature of deliberation in modern democracy. * Thomas Christiano, Jus Cogens 2 *Cristina Lafont's powerful critique of deliberative minipublics strikes at the central strategy that has energized efforts to actually apply deliberative democracy to real public problems. Every effort to make deliberative democracy practical needs to take account of her critiques. * James Fishkin, Journal of Deliberative Democracy *This book makes a significant contribution to the literature defending a broadly deliberative view of democracy ... In the course of her defense she shows that judicial review need not be opposed to participatory deliberative democracy. * H. Oberdiek, CHOICE *
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