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Book SynopsisThis well-crafted and engaging biography of Augustus Garrett and his wife, Eliza Clark Garrett, tells two equally compelling stories: an ambitious man's struggle to succeed and the remarkable spiritual journey of a woman attempting to overcome tragedy.Trade ReviewIn telling the story of Augustus and Eliza Garrett, Charles H. Cosgrove has done an excellent job pulling together the slender threads of antebellum Chicago history. More than just a biography of an early mayor and businessman, this history illuminates the importance of evangelical religion in the social and cultural life of early Chicago." —Theodore J. Karamanski, author of Rally 'Round the Flag: Chicago and the Civil War"Cosgrove focuses on two individuals who shaped and reshaped the diverse worlds of nineteenth-century Chicago political, religious, business, and educational life. Readable, enlightening, engaging, and instructive, the dual biography invites the reader into the fabric and feel of early nineteenth-century urban life. [Many] will appreciate greatly the careful attention to Eliza Garrett’s role in the founding of the institution that bears her name and her struggles with controlling clergy." —Russell E. Richey, coauthor of The Methodist Experience in America: A Sourcebook"Grounded in the development of Protestantism in Chicago and especially in the crucial role that Eliza Garrett played in founding Methodist institutions, this thoughtful look at an early Chicago couple who found economic success in the city's rise reminds us of just how many stories of early Chicago are yet to be told." —Ann Durkin Keating, author of The World of Juliette Kinzie: Chicago before the Fire"Cosgrove captures the personal, economic, and religious struggles of a unique nineteenth-century American couple. Steeped in original research, Cosgrove’s book not only brings the sights and sounds of Old Chicago back to life but also allows us to see how the Garretts formed a unique partnership, leading one to a career in early Chicago politics and the other to become the first woman in the United States to found a theological seminary." —Christopher H. Evans, author of The Social Gospel in American Religion: A History

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Book SynopsisThis second edition of Ethnic Conflict in World Politics is an introduction to a new era in which civil society, states, and international actors attempt to channel ethnic challenges to world order and security into conventional politics. From Africa''s post-colonial rebellions in the 1960s and 1970s to anti-immigrant violence in the 1990s the authors survey the historical, geographic, and cultural diversity of ethnopolitical conflict. Using an analytical model to elucidate four well-chosen case studies?the Kurds, the Miskitos, the Chinese in Malaysia, and the Turks in Germany?the authors give students tools for analyzing emerging conflicts based on the demands of nationalists, indigenous peoples, and immigrant minorities throughout the world. The international community has begun to respond more quickly and constructively to these conflicts than it did to civil wars in divided Yugoslavia and genocide in Rwanda by using the emerging doctrines of proactive peacemaking and peace enforcem

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Book SynopsisPresents the inside story of Kurdish guerrilla movement. This book combines reportage and scholarship to give an account of PKK, the Kurdistan Workers' Party.Trade ReviewIts an achievement of Blood and Belief that despite the bloodletting, Marcus still generates empathynot for the murderous Ocalan, but for the desperate Kurds who joined the PKK revolution feeling they had nowhere else to turn. * The Washington Post Book World *;Marcus dispassionate recounting of events is impressive in its factual, documented style and avoidance of partisan shrillness. * The Bloomsberry Review *Blood and Belief offers unusual insight into the rebels' shadowy universe and, by extension, into Turkey's festering Kurdish problem. . . . [A] scholarly, gripping account. * The Economist *Marcus dispassionate recounting of events is impressive in its factual, documented style and avoidance of partisan shrillness. While never condoning any of the PKK’s excesses, she points out its one achievement: to have put the Kurdish problem on the agenda in Turkey and in front of the world. * Bookforum *Blood and Belief gives meaning and context to the grinding guerrilla war that claimed tens of thousands of lives. * Boston Globe *Table of ContentsA Note to ReadersAcronyms Introduction Prologue I Ocalan, Kurds, and the PKK's Start1 The Origins of the PKK, 1949-1976 2 Abdullah Ocalan, Leader, 1975-1980 3 The Flight to Survive, 1980-1982 4 On the Road to War, 1982-1984 II The PKK Consolidates Power5 Loyalty and Violence, 1985-19906 The Struggle to Succeed, 1985-1990 7 The Deluge, 1988-1991 III PKK Militants Fight for Control8 War in the Streets, 1991-1992 9 Fueling the War, 1992-1993 10 Mixing War and Politics, 1991-1993 11 Change in Fortunes, 1993-1997vIV Ocalan's Capture and After12 The Decline, 1995-1998 23913 Searching for a New Way, 1995-1998 14 Ocalan, Caught by Surprise, 1998-1999 15 The PKK Saves Itself, 1999-2007 Conclusion Timeline Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisWilliam E. Connolly expands his influential work on democratic pluralism to confront the perils of climate change by calling on us to deepen our attachment to the planet and to create a worldwide coalition of people from all demographics to contest the forces that prevent us from addressing climate change.Trade Review"... theorists will find plenty to unpack here. Recommended. Graduate students through faculty." -- R. J. Meagher * Choice *"Connolly’s analysis of planetary calamities and proposal for a politics of swarming merit attention. The book effectively integrates a variety of sources, including from political theory, social theory, philosophy, theology, economics, geology, biology and paleontology, and covers a wide range of topics, reinvigorating discussion regarding not only the current ecological problems, but also what can be done given the prospect of a seemingly apocalyptic future." -- Nikhilendu Deb * LSE Review of Books *"Facing the Planetary is a timely book. It underscores what is daily becoming ever more obvious." -- David W. Orr * Perspectives on Politics *"William Connolly aspires to make us see our fragile and beautiful planet from the temporal distance the Anthropocene imposes. He does so by plunging, with intellectual courage, theoretical sophistication, and deeply felt appreciation for the human and nonhuman forces that tie human destines to what he calls 'the planetary.'" -- Nidesh Lawtoo * Postmodern Culture *"Bill Connolly’s Facing the Planetary buzzes with a swarm of innovative concepts, testing both the limits and the creative powers of contemporary political theory to address the fragility of the human condition in the Anthropocene." -- Anatoli Ignatov * Contemporary Political Theory *Table of ContentsPrelude: Myth and the Planetary 1 1. Sociocentrism, the Anthropocene, and the Planetary 15 2. Species Evolution and Cultural Creativity 37 3. Creativity and the Scars of Being 63 4. Distributed Agencies and Bumpy Temporalities 89 5. The Politics of Swarming and the General Strike 121 6. Postcolonial Ecologies, Extinction Events, and Entangled Humanism 151 Postlude: Capitalism and the Planetary 175 Acknowledgments 199 Notes 201 Bibliography 217 Index 225

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Book SynopsisAn updated edition of this bestselling introduction to the conflictThe essential guide that allows both sides to be heard Rabbi Professor Dan Cohn-Sherbok presents the Israeli perspective, while Dr Dawoud El-Alami presents the Palestinian perspective Updated to cover the most recent events, including the US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the May 2021 fighting in Gaza, this bestselling introduction explores the history, motivations and people behind the Palestine-Israel conflict - and assesses the prospects for peace after almost eighty years.Trade Review‘There are no dispassionate accounts of the conflict that racks the Holy Land, nor should there be. As this intelligent and important book makes clear, it is hard to be dispassionate when you believe that you are fighting for your life; and both the authors remind us that no less than this is what is felt to be at stake. But conflict is always intensified by ignorance. What this book does is to test how far we can go in mapping out a common history and exactly where and how this common history comes to be read differently. It offers no magical solution to this most persistent and harrowing conflict of our times, but it refuses to settle down with slogans, and models the possibility of a painful, honest – even angry – dialogue that does not simply freeze into mutual uncomprehending hatred.’ -- Dr Rowan Williams, Honorary Fellow and Honorary Professor of Contemporary Christian Thought, University of Cambridge‘Offers a rare insight into the Palestine–Israeli dilemma while outlining political, religious, historical and emotional issues in the struggle for peace.’ * Library Journal *'A must for anybody interested in understanding the conflict in the Middle East.' -- George Joffé, Research Fellow, Centre for International Studies, University of Cambridge

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Book SynopsisManeuver warfare, often controversial and requiring operational and tactical innovation, poses perhaps the most important doctrinal questions currently facing the conventional military forces of the U.S. Its purpose is to defeat the enemy by disrupting the opponent''s ability to react, rather than by physical destruction of forces. This book develops and explains the theory of maneuver warfare and offers specific tactical, operational, and organizational recommendations for improving ground combat forces. The authors translate concepts?too often vaguely stated by manuever warfare advocates?into concrete doctrine. Although the book uses the Marine Corps as a model, the concepts, tactics, and doctrine discussed apply to any ground combat force.Table of ContentsWestview Special Studies -- Foreword -- Introduction -- The Theory of Maneuver Warfare -- Tactics and Operations -- Techniques and Organization -- Amphibious Operations -- Education and Training -- Conclusion -- Fundamentals of Tactics

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Book SynopsisIllustrated definitions are rarely found in zoning and development ordinances. Ordinances prefer the thousand words rather than the single picture. Illustrations greatly simplify how standards should be applied, particularly where the lot or parcel is irregularly shaped or where there are a number of variables present, each of which might have an impact on how the ordinance might apply in a specific situation.This best-selling resource has been the mainstay of the planner's bookshelf since its first publication and it differs from other books and publications containing development definitions in three major respects: It is illustrated; most of the definitions are designed to be used directly in ordinances with little or no change; and the more complex definitions are accompanied by commentaries and annotations that explain how the definition may be used in an ordinance, along with background information pertinent to the definition.This expanded edition standardizes in one handy reference all the key terms used in zoning, subdivision, site plan, and environmental ordinances. In all, it contains 1,957 definitions and 103 illustrations that can be incorporated in local ordinances with little or no change. Written and illustrated by two professional planners with nearly eighty years of combined experience in the practice of planning and zoning, this is a basic working tool and required reference for anyone involved in land development planning and regulation.

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Book SynopsisA vexing problem in contract law is modification. Two parties sign a contract but before they fully perform, they modify the contract. Should courts enforce the modified agreement? A private remedy is for the parties to write a contract that is robust to hold-up or that makes the facts relevant to modification verifiable. Provisions accomplishing these ends are renegotiation-design and revelation mechanisms. But implementing them requires commitment power. Conventional contract technologies to ensure commitment liquidated damages are disfavored by courts and themselves subject to renegotiation. Smart contracts written on blockchain ledgers offer a solution. We explain the basic economics and legal relevance of these technologies, and we argue that they can implement liquidated damages without courts. We address the hurdles courts may impose to use of smart contracts on blockchain and show that sophisticated parties'' ex ante commitment to them may lead courts to allow their use as Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The Hold-up Problem, its Impact and Mechanism Design; 3. Possible Solutions to the Hold-up Problem; 4. Background on Blockchain and Smart Contracts; 5. How Smart Contracts on Blockchain Can Help Reduce Contractual Hold-up; 6. Conclusion; Appendix A: Addressing Hold-up with Options Contracts (Noldeke and Schmidt 1995); Appendix B: Moore-Repullo Revelation Mechanism.

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Book SynopsisWhat makes a photograph of a dead body obscene? Auchter offers a genealogy of obscenity that argues this process is highly political. She explores how and why some images are framed as ethically necessary to view, while others are displayed as spectacles, and others deemed too graphic for viewing.Trade Review'In this stunning, brilliantly written, empirically rich and courageously incisive book, Jessica Auchter examines how an 'obscenity taboo' inconsistently governs and disciplines how the dead in international politics are seen. Such inconsistency tells us something about various layers of political community in global politics. Yet this electrifying study tells us even more, about how, paradoxically, the dead re-humanize, de-humanize, and functionally shape global politics for the living.' Brent J. Steele, Professor and Francis D. Wormuth Presidential Chair of Political Science, The University of Utah'In this stunning book, Auchter undertakes a meticulous exploration of the politics of obscenity, particularly as obscenity relates to dead bodies. Global Corpse Politics brings troubling and challenging questions into discussions on visual politics and the politics of representation. Throughout the book, Auchter explains with astonishing clarity, audacity, humility, and often poignancy how decisions with regards to 'dead body images' are always political choices. These decisions partake of the global politics of the obscene, and they repeatedly reframe the relationship between death–and its visual rendition–and what it means to be human. Global Corpse Politics is a masterful work of critical scholarship that must be read by many, irrespective of their disciplinary backgrounds or intellectual interests.' François Debrix, Director of the ASPECT program and Professor of Political Science, Virginia Tech'What can the dead tell us about global politics? In this thoughtful and considerate book, Jessica Auchter refuses to see dead bodies as the grisly remnants of global politics. Instead, she explains how corpses work to constitute global politics, focusing particular attention on how dead bodies have been used to both re-humanise and de-humanise the people that populate international landscape. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in images of death that circulate in the media because it provides the theoretical tools we need to understand how death is seen, whose deaths are seen, and what these death reveal about the living world we inhabit.' Thomas Gregory, Senior Lecturer, University of AucklandTable of Contents1. Visualizing corpse politics; 2. Horrifically graphic: the obscene corpse; 3. The visual politics of ISIS beheadings; 4. Dead terrorists and dead dictators; 5. Proof of death: evidence and atrocity; 6. Displaying the dead body: Some conclusions.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the politics of hinterlands in the developing world, showing that even in peripheral regions where the state appears weakest, it has significant power to transform society. The book challenges classic theories of state-building and provides lessons for policymakers promoting development in some of the world's poorest regions.Trade Review'Using the case of Ghana to study state-society relations in the hinterland, Prof. Noah Nathan's excellent new book forces his readers to rethink common claims about the state. In particular, Prof. Nathan provides a fresh and compelling theory of when, how and why even a 'weak' state can have everlasting effects on core development outcomes such as inequality, elite capture, electoral competition, clientelism and political violence. This book should be a must read for anyone interested in developing countries' political and economic trajectories.' Guy Grossman, University of Pennsylvania'In this theoretically original and empirically rich book, Noah Nathan reveals the outsized impact of rare state interventions on social, economic, and political relations in the hinterlands. Transforming the rhetoric and refocusing the analysis on the scarcity of the state transforms our understanding of governance and government throughout the world.' Margaret Levi, Stanford UniversityTable of ContentsPart I. Introduction: 1. The politics of state scarcity; 2. The large effects of scarce states; 3. Northern Ghana's scarce state; Part II. Societal Effects: 4. The origins of inequality; 5. Bottom-Up responses to scarcity; Part III. Political Effects: 6. Dynasties; 7. Invented chiefs and distributive politics; 8. Non-State violence as a state effect; Part IV. Extending the Argument: 9. Shadow cases; 10. The paradox of state weakness; Appendix: Qualitative interviews; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis Element presents newly-collected cross-national data on reelection rates of lower house national legislators from almost 100 democracies around the world. It suggests that clientelism evolves with economic development, assuming new forms in highly developed democracies but never entirely disappearing.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Dimensions of clientelism; 3. Interpretations of clientelism in existing literature; 4. Is clientelism effective? New empirical evidence; 5. An interest group interpretation of the prevalence of clientelism; 6. Rethinking clientelism and development; Appendix A – data definitions; Appendix B – data sources; References.

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Book SynopsisWhy do many Muslim-majority societies exhibit dictatorship and violence? It is not due to Islam nor aspects of Muslim culture. Rather, this book argues the institutional legacy of the Muslim conquests and variation in nontax government revenues (rents) explain patterns of dictatorship and violence in many Muslim societies today.Trade Review'Why are Muslim-majority societies so often plagued by poverty, tyranny, and war? In this remarkable book, Faisal Ahmed offers a fresh answer to this age-old question. Synthesizing large and diverse bodies of scholarship and disparate data sources, he shows how historical legacies and natural endowments together determine the fate of nations. The result is one of the most important works on the political economy of the Muslim world to appear in many years.' Tarek Masoud, John F. Kennedy School of Government'Faisal Ahmed presents us with an excellent overview of how the early Muslim conquests wound up saddling territories with an institutional panoply that would produce long-term stagnation. Full of both theoretical and empirical insight, this is a book that will be of great interest to anyone keen to understand the historical trajectory of the Middle East.' David Stasavage, author of The Decline and Rise of Democracy'Conquests and Rents provides a fresh take on the question of why Muslim societies tend to be less democratic and more prone to violence. Rather than pinning the blame on Islam as a religion or a set of institutions, Ahmed highlights variation in historical development in Muslim-majority countries and the more temporally proximate effects of oil and foreign aid receipts. Based on rigorous analyses, the book makes an important intervention in ongoing debates about historical legacies and the 'resource curse.'' Melani Cammett, Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Harvard UniversityTable of ContentsPart I. A Political Economy Approach: 1. Political violence; 2. Analytical framework; Part II. The Institutional Legacy of Muslim Conquest: 3. The conquest equilibrium; 4. Conquest fostered autocratization; 5. The autocratic legacy of Muslim conquest; Part III. The impact of contemporary rents on dictatorship and violence: 6. Fueling authoritarian resilience; 7. Aiding political violence; 8. Democratic transitions in non-Muslim societies; Part IV. Conclusion: 9. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThe political participation of public school teachers in new democracies has generated heated debates. In some countries, teacher strikes shutter schools for months each year; in others, teachers'' unions have become powerful political machines and have even formed new political parties. To explain these contrasts, Mobilizing Teachers delves into changes in education politics and the labor movement. Christopher Chambers-Ju argues that union organizations fundamentally shape teacher mobilization, with far-reaching implications for politics and policy. With detailed case studies of Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico, this book is the first comparative analysis of teacher politics in Latin America. Drawing on extensive field research and multiple sources of data, it enriches theoretical perspectives in political science and sociology on the interplay between protests, electoral mobilization, and party alliances. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the role vested interests play in shaping European education policy, often at the expense of children. Interest groups are powerful, users of education are not. The consequence of this inequality in organisational power is explored in this book for the first in time in over forty years.

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Book SynopsisBalancing Pressures analyses how the economy, national politics, and supranational politics shape economic policymaking in the European Union. Economic theories alert policymakers of the problems associated with policy initiatives. Economic uncertainties shape political positioning during negotiations, while actual economic conditions affect both negotiations and implementation. National pressures to win office and pursue policies systematically influence negotiating positions, implementation patterns, and outcomes. Supranational pressures are associated with membership in the euro area, the expected and actual patterns of compliance, or the context of negotiations. Spanning the period of 1994 to 2019, this book analyses how these pressures shaped the definition of the policy problems, the controversies surrounding policy reforms, the outcome, timing, and direction of reforms, the negotiations over preventive surveillance, the compliance with recommendations, and the use and effectiveness of the procedure to correct excessive fiscal deficits. It concludes by assessing the effectiveness, fairness, and responsiveness of the policy.

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Book SynopsisOffering a more accessible alternative to casebooks and historical commentaries, Law Among Nations explains issues of international law by tracing the fieldâs development and stressing key principles, processes, and landmark cases.This comprehensive text eliminates the need for multiple books by combining discussions of theory and state practice with excerpts from landmark cases. The book has been updated in light of the continuing revolution in communication technology; the dense web of linkages between countries that involve individuals and bodies both formal and informal; and important and controversial areas such as human rights, the environment, and issues associated with the use of force. Renowned for its rigorous approach and clear explanations, Law Among Nations remains the gold standard for undergraduate introductions to international law.New to the Twelfth Edition Added or expanded coverage of timely issues in internaTrade ReviewPraise for Law Among Nations Thorough, insightful, informative, and readable, Law Among Nations is the gold standard for international law textbooks. This text includes a brilliant compilation of legal material, and is essential reading for students of international law at all levels. Jeffrey S. Morton, Florida Atlantic University I have used Law Among Nations for several years in undergraduate law and international relations classes and found that it works well for instructor and students alike. The coverage is comprehensive, including environmental law and economic law as well as the more traditional topics, with clear explanations of complex international law subjects. I am looking forward to using the new edition. David A. Gantz, University of Arizona Larry Taulbee has updated and improved this International Law text, which continues to be the very best summation of the legal approach. It allows nonlawyers to understand how the different states (countries), as well as non-state actors and even individuals, are regulated by the laws that most states follow most of the time, and the rules that persist even when those rules are ignored. Students are exposed to legal cases, but unlike a law school text, it provides clear explanations of the complicated rules that have emerged over centuries but continue to become more complicated and relevant to everyone everywhere, whether or not they realize it. Henry Frank Carey, Georgia State University Praise for Law Among Nations Thorough, insightful, informative, and readable, Law Among Nations is the gold standard for international law textbooks. This text includes a brilliant compilation of legal material, and is essential reading for students of international law at all levels. Jeffrey S. Morton, Florida Atlantic University I have used Law Among Nations for several years in undergraduate law and international relations classes and found that it works well for instructor and students alike. The coverage is comprehensive, including environmental law and economic law as well as the more traditional topics, with clear explanations of complex international law subjects. I am looking forward to using the new edition. David A. Gantz, University of Arizona Larry Taulbee has updated and improved this International Law text, which continues to be the very best summation of the legal approach. It allows nonlawyers to understand how the different states (countries), as well as non-state actors and even individuals, are regulated by the laws that most states follow most of the time, and the rules that persist even when those rules are ignored. Students are exposed to legal cases, but unlike a law school text, it provides clear explanations of the complicated rules that have emerged over centuries but continue to become more complicated and relevant to everyone everywhere, whether or not they realize it. Henry Frank Carey, Georgia State University Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Abbreviations PART I THE LAW OF NATIONS CHAPTER 1 The Nature of International Law CHAPTER 2 Development of Law Among Nations CHAPTER 3 Sources of the Law CHAPTER 4 International Agreements CHAPTER 5 International Legal Process CHAPTER 6 The Relationship Between International and Municipal Law PART II SUBJECTS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW CHAPTER 7 Subjects of International Law: Recognition CHAPTER 8 Rights and Duties of International Legal Persons PART III THE ALLOCATION OF COMPETENCE IN INTERNATIONAL LAW CHAPTER 9 Nationality CHAPTER 10 Principles of Jurisdiction CHAPTER 11 State Responsibility CHAPTER 12 The Law of the Sea CHAPTER 13 Jurisdiction: Air Space, Cyberspace, and Outer Space CHAPTER 14 Agents of International Intercourse Immunities PART IV INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE INDIVIDUAL CHAPTER 15 The Individual and International Law: Human Rights CHAPTER 16 International Criminal Law PART V PROCESSS AND ISSUES CHAPTER 17 Adjudication CHAPTER 18 International Law and Protection of the Environment CHAPTER 19 International Economic Law PART VI LAW AND THE USE OF FORCE CHAPTER 20 Law and the Use of Force CHAPTER 21 International Humanitarian Law: War Crimes CHAPTER 22 War Crime Tribunals Subject and Name Index Index of Cases

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Book SynopsisThis book challenges the classic and often tacit compartmentalization of tourism, migration, and refugee studies by exploring the intersections of these forms of spatial mobility: each prompts distinctive images and moral reactions, yet they often intertwine, overlap, and influence one another.Tourism, migration, and exile evoke widely varying policies, diverse popular reactions, and contrasting imagery. What are the ramifications of these siloed conceptions for people on the move? To what extent do gender, class, ethnic, and racial global inequalities shape moral discourses surrounding people's movements? This book presents 12 predominantly ethnographic case studies from around the world, and a pandemic-focused conclusion, that address these issues. In recounting and juxtaposing stories of refugees' and migrants' returns, marriage migrants, voluntourists, migrant retirees, migrant tourism workers and entrepreneurs, mobile investors and professiTrade Review"At long last! We finally have a scholarly volume of work that critically and efficaciously examines the multiple crossovers between tourism, migration and exile. This remarkable collection of chapters provides an endless buffet of theoretically rich and empirically inspiring insights into diverse human mobilities and their implications for tourism. Crucial concepts, including migration, belonging, identity, existential fluidity, imaginaries, exclusion and inclusion, and many others, are skillfully interpreted through the lenses of mobilities, diasporas, migrations, refugees, and exiles. I congratulate Natalia Bloch and Kathleen Adams for putting together this consequential tome, which is global in its reach and appeal. This masterpiece belongs on the desk of every social scientist who has interests in tourism, migration, exile and all other manifestations of human mobility."Dallen J. Timothy, Professor and Senior Sustainability Scientist, Arizona State University"One of the most important developments in the study of mobilities over the last quarter century has been a growing willingness by scholars to consider the intersections between different forms of (im)mobility. Kathleen Adams and Natalia Bloch’s edited volume constitutes a major contribution to this effort. This diverse collection of ethnographic case studies demonstrates the dynamic productiveness of addressing the overlaps and interplays between tourism, migration, and exile rather than treating these mobilities as investigative siloes. It will be a significant resource in both research and teaching."Vered Amit, Professor Emerita of Anthropology, Concordia University Montreal, Canada"This collection constitutes an important step towards the integration of the study of mobilities. In a series of ethnographic case studies of tourists, migrants, exiles, refugees, returnees and volunteers, the volume provides a framework for the systematic study of the great variety of personal mobility phenomena in different parts of the contemporary world. The insights of the authors and editors constitute a step forward towards the formulation of a systematic comparative approach to mobilities."Erik Cohen, Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem"Tourist, migrant, traveler, refugee: too often we take for granted what these terms mean and to whom they should be applied. This collection’s lucid, thought-provoking chapters trenchantly challenge such simplistic categorizations, using the fine-grained lens of ethnography to reveal how mobilities overlap, intersect, and blur in lived experience—despite deep-rooted systems of governance, finance, representation, and scholarship that keep them conceptually distinct. Addressing a dazzling range of geographical settings, populations, motivations, and outcomes, this wonderfully coherent yet notably interdisciplinary volume will be a landmark work, prompting serious reflection and debate."Dr Naomi Leite, Reader in Anthropology, SOAS, University of LondonTable of ContentsForeword- Mimi ShellerIntroduction: Problematizing Siloed Mobilities: Tourism, Migration, Exile.Kathleen M. Adams and Natalia BlochChapter 1. Temporality and the Intersection of Tourism and Migration: Mobilities between Cuba and Denmark. Nadine T. FernandezChapter 2. Migrant, Tourist, Cuban: Identification and Belonging in Return Visits to Cuba. Valerio SimoniChapter 3. Diasporic Im/mobilities: Migrants, Returnees, Deportees, Expats, Tourists and Beyond in the Vietnamese Homeland. Long T. BuiChapter 4. Student Migration as an Escape from Protracted Exile: The Case of Young Sahrawi Refugees. Rita ReisChapter 5. The Intersections between Tourism and Exile: Justice Tourism in Bethlehem, Palestine. Rami K. IsaacChapter 6. Crafting Activists from Tourists: Volunteer Engagement during the "Refugee Crisis" in Serbia. Robert RydzewskiChapter 7. Panama’s Temporary Migrants in the Tourism Era. Carla Guerrón MonteroChapter 8. Intersections of Tourism, Cross-border Marriage, and Retirement Migration in Thailand. Kosita Butratana, Alexander Trupp, Karl HusaChapter 9. The Tourist, the Migrant, and the Anthropologist: A Problematic Encounter within European Cities. Francesco ViettiChapter 10. In and Out of Brazil: Overlapping Mobilities in the Capoeira Archipelago.Lauren Miller GriffithChapter 11. Intersections of Professional Mobility and Tourism among Swedish Physicians and Researchers. Magnus Öhlander, Katarzyna Wolanik Boström, Helena PetterssonChapter 12. Mobility through Investment: Economics, Tourism, or Lifestyle Migration? Narratives of Chinese and Brazilian Golden Visa Holders in Portugal. Maria de Fátima Amante, Irene RodriguesPandemic Postscript: Tourism, Migration, Exile. Stephanie Malia Hom

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Book SynopsisAt a time when the global development industry is under more pressure than ever before, this book argues that an end to poverty can only be achieved by prioritizing human dignity.Unable to adequately account for the roles of culture, context, and local institutions, today's outsider-led development interventions continue to leave a trail of unintended consequences, ranging from wasteful to even harmful. This book shows that increased prosperity can only be achieved when people are valued as self-governing agents. Social orders that recognize autonomy and human dignity unleash enormous productive energy. This in turn leads to the mobilization of knowledge-sharing that is critical to innovation and localized problem-solving. Offering a wide range of interdisciplinary perspectives and specific examples from the field showing these ideas in action, this book provides NGOs, multilateral institutions, and donor countries with practical guidelines for implementing dignity-first deveTrade Review"The liberalism of Warner and Palmer could be called ‘adultism.’ The other policies—of a statist right or a statist left or for that matter a statist middle—all treat adults as bad children or sad children. Poor things, poor things, they’re waiting to be fed. On the contrary, adults are to be accorded the dignity of ‘the equal presumption of liberty and citizen-based democratic political principles’ . . . You need this lucid and eloquent book. Read it, right away. No time to waste . . . ."Deirdre N. McCloskey, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Economics and of History, and Professor Emerita of English and of Communication, adjunct in classics and philosophy, at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA"Read this book and you will be introduced to new perspectives on the power of local knowledge – rooted in human experience – to fuel sustainable development and to generate the socio-economic wealth of nations."Vernon L. Smith, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences"Development with Dignity is an outstanding contribution to the public discourse addressing the intimate relationships between universal rights, human dignity, and economic prosperity. Adam Smith's liberal plan of liberty, equality, and justice is restated and grounded in the latest research in the social sciences and humanities, and readers will learn of the power of entrepreneurship to improve lives as individuals as they are empowered to pursue productive specialization and realize social cooperation through mutually beneficial exchange. As a result, these individuals experience greater freedom and prosperity. Palmer and Warner have produced a must-read book dealing with the most fundamental and important question in the social sciences.Peter Boettke, George Mason University, USATable of ContentsIntroduction: Why Dignity Matters Chapter 1. Dignity Chapter 2. Dignity and Innovation Chapter 3. Dignity and Enterprise Chapter 4. Dignity and Democracy Chapter 5. Indignity of Autocracy Chapter 6. Indignity of Development Aid Chapter 7. Dignity and Institutions Chapter 8. Dignity and Knowledge Chapter 9. Dignity and Innovation Diffusion Chapter 10. Development with Dignity

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of French Politics and Culture provides a detailed survey of the highly differentiated field of research on French politics, society and culture across the social sciences and humanities. The handbook includes contributions from the most eminent authors in their respective fields who bring their authority to bear on the task of outlining the current state-of-the art research in French Studies across disciplinary boundaries. As such, it represents an innovative as well as an authoritative survey of the field, representing an opportunity for a critical examination of the contrasts and the continuities in methodological and disciplinary orientations in a single volume.The Routledge Handbook of French Politics and Culture will be essential reading and an authoritative reference for scholars, students, researchers and practitioners involved in, and actively concerned about, research on French politics, society and cultuTrade Review"This book is a very useful contribution to the study of French politics and culture today. It is a collective endeavour which highlights recurring aspects of French ‘exceptionalism’ as well as other trends in line with other European countries. This edited volume offers a timely assessment of France under the Macron presidency and stays abreast of the more recent and dramatic transformations of the political system, but also of major societal and cultural changes. The study is a snapshot into France in 2019, and is divided into sections, each of them deals with a particular aspect of contemporary France: the institutional system and recent political realignments, what it is to be French, spaces of political and cultural contestation, and issues mediating memories and culture. The authors draw on a variety of academic disciplines. This state-of-the-art volume fills a gap in the existing literature on French society as a whole."Philippe Marlière, University College London, UK."An engaged, and engaging, journey through the political, social and cultural landscape of contemporary France. With an approach well-grounded in the history of modern France, this collective volume tackles many different forms of contemporary political and cultural contestation. On the way, the reader travels through physical spaces from the streets of Paris and the banlieue to the French countryside of the twenty-first century, meeting far more complex French identities and experiences than traditional Republican discourse would suggest. Less tangible spaces are also explored, those of traditional and new media and their effects, of voting patterns and the French political system, of gender, of migration and of the memories of the conduct and experiences of war and colonisation and their presence in the immediate every day. Successive chapters bring together aspects of Macron’s France as diverse as the evolving place of popular culture to changes affecting the political sphere, all asking fundamental questions about continuity and change in French politics and culture in the wider context of recent global shifts."Debra Kelly, University of Westminster, UK."Any scholar of modern and contemporary France must confront the question of whether the country is, or has ever been, exceptional in relation to the rest of the global North. This rich and diverse collection of essays on French politics and culture is a very welcome and timely update on that perennial question. It provides illuminating overviews and detailed case studies on themes such as the 2017 elections, official and counter-narratives of the banlieue and Jewish culture and popular music, written by many of the leading experts in French studies. It is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand French society today."Jan Windebank, University of Sheffield, UK.Table of ContentsIntroduction: French Politics and Culture in the Macron Era Part I: Politics in Modern and Contemporary France 1. From Despair, to Hope, to Limbo: The French Elections and the Future of the Republic 2. The French Party Political System 3. Gaullism as a Doctrine and Political Movement 4. France and the World: The African Dimension 5. Gender in Modern and Contemporary French Politics Part II: Identification and Belonging 6. The Politics of Migration 7. The Political Transversality of Islamophobia: An Analysis of Historical and Ideological Foundations 8. The new Politics of Racialisation in France: The Roma, Territorialisation and Mobility 9. Youth and Politics in France: Democratic Deficit or New Model of Citizenship? 10. Anti-racism, Race and the Republic in Contemporary France Part III: Spaces of Political and Cultural Contestation 11. La France dans la Rue 12. The French ‘Banlieue’: Realities, Myths, Representations 13. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: ‘Banlieue Youth’ as Figure of Speech and as Speaking Figures 14. Night-clubs and National Belonging: Malek Boutih’s Solutions for Personal and National Insecurity 15. Local and Social Belonging in the Contemporary French Rural World 16. Gender and Crisis: Women’s Writing in French at the Start of the Twenty-first Century Part IV: Mediating Memories and Cultures 17. Remembering the First World War in France: HGG and Thiepval 18. Waging the War of Words: Propaganda and the Mass Media in Modern France, 1939–2017 19. Cultural Policy: A Weakened Exception? (1959–2016) 20. Popular Music Nostalgia in Contemporary French Media Discourse 21. Media and Contemporary France 22. The Multiple Deaths of the French Intellectuals 23. Jewish Culture in Twenty-first Century France

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Book SynopsisUnlocking Constitutional and Administrative Law provides an indispensable foundation in this core law curriculum subject, ensuring that you grasp the main concepts with ease. Containing accessible explanations in clear and precise terms that are easy to understand, it provides an excellent foundation for learning and revising Constitutional and Administrative Law. The information is clearly presented in a logical structure and the following features support learning, helping you to advance with confidence: Clear aims and objectives at the beginning of each chapter set out the skills and knowledge you will need to get to grips with the subject Key Facts summaries throughout each chapter allow you to progressively build and consolidate your knowledge Diagrams to aid memory and understanding Cases and judgments are highlighted to help you find them and add them to your notes quickly End-of-chapter summaries provide a useful cTable of Contents1. Introductory Concepts 2. Constitutions 3. The Nature of the British Constitution 4. The Sources of the British Constitution 5. The Separation of Powers 6. The Rule of Law 7. Parliamentary Sovereignty 8. Parliament I: Nature, Functions and Privilege 9. Parliament II: The House of Commons 10. Parliament III: The House of Lords 11. The Executive 12. Executive/Parliamentary Relations 13. The Judiciary 14. The Decentralisation of Public Power 15. The European Union 16. The European Convention on Human Rights 17. The Human Rights Act 1998 18. Freedom of Speech 19. Judicial Review I (Rationale and Procedure) 20. Judicial Review II (Grounds of Review and Remedies) 21. Grievance Mechanisms 22. COVID-19 and The Constitution

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Book SynopsisUnlike most books which consider China's transformation and globalization over the last four decades by focusing on China's economic growth, this book examines how the Chinese regime has handled the increasingly complex sociopolitical and socio-economic challenges generated as a result of the country's economic growth and transformation, challenges arising both from within the country and also from the external political environment. Based on extensive original research, the book outlines how China's economic development has generated social and governance pressures, discusses the government's social, educational, and governance reforms, and highlights how China's development experiences, which differ from the Western economies with democratic political regimes, have drawn increasing attention from other countries in the developing world as an example to follow.Trade Review'What a crucial book this is! Ka Ho Mok has brought China’s social policy, higher education and global strategy to the world. China’s governance, society and economy, which are immensely complex, will be seminal to the human future, as significant as the Euro-American countries and also different in important ways. Understanding the dynamism of China’s achievements, which began in massive poverty and continue to be subject to geopolitical containment, taking in both the general lessons and the specifically Chinese characteristics, is crucial to all of us. Professor Mok’s clear thinking and wide vision is in the tradition of the best scholarly-practical work.'Simon Marginson, Professor of Higher Education, University of Oxford and Director of the ESRC/RE Centre for Global Higher Education, UK'We need to understand Global China’s many forms. This important and timely book does much of that work for us.'Anthony Welch, Professor of Education, University of Sydney, Australia'This is by far the most important book that has been written on the social policy and governance responses to globalization in China. Professor Ka Ho Mok's world leading expertise provides important new insights into both recent and historical developments which go beyond the usual narrow globalization focus on international trade and the economy.'David Gordon, FBA FRSA, UK Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Diplomatic Activism for Global Leadership: China’s Approaches of Soft Power and Soft Security 2 China’s Three-Pronged Approach Managing the New Geo-Politics in International Higher Education 3 Responses to Global Capitalism: The Marketization and Privatization of Higher Education and University Governance 4 Does International Education Matter?: Studying Overseas, Job Acquisition, and Graduate Employment 5 Questing for a Vibrant World-Class City Cluster: Opportunity and Challenge for Developing the Greater Bay Area 6 Social Policy Expansion and Welfare Regime(s) in Transition: Productivist Construction of Selective Welfare Capitalism in China7 Similar Policy Agenda, Diverse Policy Practices: Government Procurement of Social Services and Social Governance Reforms 8 Enhancing Public Sector Management through Social Service Delivery Reforms: Implementation Challenges and Policy Implications 9 International Benchmarking with Chinese Characteristics: National Adaptations to Transnational Policy Learning Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisLeadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations, Fourth Edition provides a compact but complete analysis of leadership for students and practitioners who work in public and nonprofit organizations. Offering a comprehensive review of leadership theories in the field, from the classic to the cutting-edge, and how they relate specifically to the public sector and nonprofit contexts, this textbook covers the major competency clusters in detail, supported by research findings as well as practical guidelines for improvement. These competencies are portrayed in a leadership action cycle that aids readers in visually connecting theory and practice. This thoroughly revised new edition also offers: Questions for discussion and analysis, hypothetical scenarios for each chapter, as well as an easily reproducible leadership assessment instrument students may use to apply the theories theyâve learned Expanded coverage of nonprofit leadership integrated throughout the chapters, including in-depth discussions about managing volunteers, fundraising ethics, the nonprofit board, advocacy, diversity and philanthropy, emotional labor, and mission-based leadership An all-new chapter section on virtual leadership approaches, designed to help current and future managers cope with the unique opportunities and challenges presented by remote work. Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations is an essential core text designed specifically with upper-level and graduate public administration and nonprofit management courses on leadership in mind, but it has also proven an indispensable guidebook for professionals seeking insight into the role of successful leadership behavior in the public and nonprofit sectors. It can further be used as supplementary reading in introductory courses examining management competencies, in leadership classes to provide practical self-help and improvement models, and in organizational theory classes that wish to balance organizational perspectives with individual development.Trade Review"By far, this is the most comprehensive textbook on leadership currently in circulation. It covers the basic leadership principles and explores the many leadership theories that the practitioner, graduate, or undergraduate student would need to have a firm foundation and understanding of leadership today. This new edition updates the chapters with additional text and examples that are inclusive and illustrative. Van Wart and Medina work their genius in providing the reader a clear picture of leadership in the 21st century." Abraham David Benavides, The University of Texas at Dallas, USATable of Contents1. Introduction Part I: Theories and Approaches to Leadership 2. Understanding Theories of Leadership and Leadership Styles 3. Early Management, Trait, Stratified Systems, and Transactional Theories of Leadership 4. Charismatic and Transformational Approaches 5. Distributed Approaches to Leadership 6. Ethics-Based Leadership Theories 7. Leadership Approaches Focusing on Influence, Attribution, and a Changing Environment 8. Competency-Based Leadership Approaches 9. Traits That Contribute to Leader Effectiveness Part II: Applied Leadership Competencies 10. Skills That Contribute to Leader Effectiveness 11. Assessments by Leaders and the Goals to Which They Lead 12. Task-Oriented Behaviors 13. People-Oriented Behaviors 14. Organization-Oriented Behaviors 15. Leadership Development and Evaluation

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an in-depth empirical analysis and theoretical history of the institutional development of EU police cooperation, with a focus on the creation and integration of Europol. Presenting a thoroughly comprehensive analysis, the book systematically traces integration dynamics and the evolution of EU police cooperation over a 40-year period, assessing the influence of cross-country interdependencies, politicisation and policy entrepreneurship on Member States' behaviour and institutional choice. By combining a wealth of sources including previously unpublished sources and personal insights from key decision-makers, it explores which driving factors shape processes of differentiation and integration in this sovereignty-sensitive policy domain, and how, and attempts to explain state preferences on international police cooperation in the light of major theories of European integration. The book will be of key interest to students, scholars and practitioners woTrade Review"In this remarkable book, Franca König delivers probably the most comprehensive account of the dynamics of European integration in the field of police cooperation to date. A must read for anyone interested in how policing and internal security cooperation has evolved in Europe."Florian Trauner, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium"Ms König has provided an excellent and comprehensive analysis on international police cooperation in the EU. I highly recommend reading this book to better understand how this process has influenced recent decisions on the European internal security." Catherine De Bolle, Executive Director of Europol, The Hague, The Netherlands"This book comes on the heels of an important reform of the Europol Regulation and of the proposed EU Police Cooperation Code. It is a key contribution to understanding the underlying integration dynamics in this field."Cathrin Bauer-Bulst, Head of Unit "Security in the Digital Age", European Commission, BelgiumTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. EU Internal Security and Police Cooperation: Putting Theory into Perspective 2. The Trevi Group – Birthplace of European Police Cooperation 3. Institutional Beginnings: The Europol Drugs Unit and Early Europol 4. European Police Cooperation in the Early 2000s: Towards an EU Law Enforcement Agency 5. Snowballing into the Future? The Europol Regulation and Beyond. Conclusion and Discussion

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding and encouraging the development of good leaders are so important that schools of business administration, public administration, public policy, and organizational development teach courses in leadership. Within the public administration literature, scholars have discussed the value of studying outstanding individuals who have been uniquely effective in fulfilling their formal duties, as well as ethical in leading their organizations. Public Service Exemplars is the first book to highlight the decision-making styles of American public servants who serve as models of excellence in public service.While the roles they held, eras in which they served, formal training for the job, personalities, and relative levels of fame differ widely, the figures profiled in this book are united in their strong belief in the efficacy of government service and a willingness to employ innovative methods for accomplishing objectives. Examining three theories of decision-making

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Book SynopsisThis book deepens our understanding of humanityâs diverse relationships with water and the law, providing a critical assessment of this relationship, as well as charting the course towards a more sustainable and just water future.By using legal geography, the book pays particular attention to the place-based inter-relationships between water, people, and law, both formal and informal, and to the ways that law both creates and is created by the relationship between people and place. Starting in the 1980s, Chapters 2 and 3 investigate the early commodification of water through the liberalisation of rural water markets in Chile and the urban water and sanitation systems of England and Wales, before examining its global expansion in the 1990s, starting with donor driven water governance reforms in the global south. Chapters 4 and 5 document both the grassroots response to these neoliberal water reforms and the inherent tensions in attempts during the early 2000s to reconcile the recognition of a human right to water with the ongoing roll out of market mechanisms, both in the domestic context of South Africa and within the United Nations human rights system. Moving forward again, Chapter 6 examines the recent intensification of neoliberal water governance through financialisation, and considers its specific impacts in Detroit and Flint, Michigan. Chapter 7 then considers the renewed global emphasis on living waters and Indigenous ontologies of water by examining the new legislative arrangements for the Whanganui River in Aotearoa/New Zealand. In the face of a growing global water crisis, which is being exacerbated by climate change, humanity must confront the fundamental nature of our relationship with living water and the immerse damage that has been wrought through extractivist approaches. The book concludes in Chapter 8 by highlighting the stories of hope that can be found in many of the case studies explored in the book and in emerging examples from around the world.This book is essential reading for students and scholars interested in water law, security, and justice from across a wide range of disciplines, including environmental studies, law, geography, human rights, and political ecology.

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Book SynopsisLarge-Scale Evacuation introduces the reader to the steps involved in evacuation modelling for towns and cities, from understanding the hazards that can require large-scale evacuations, through understanding how local officials decide to issue evacuation advisories and households decide whether to comply, to transportation simulation and traffic management strategies. The author team has been recognized internationally for their research and consulting experience in the field of evacuations. Collectively, they have 125 years of experience in evacuation, including more than 140 projects for federal and state agencies. The text explains how to model evacuations that use the road transportation network by combining perspectives from social scientists and transportation engineers, fields that have commonly approached evacuation modelling from distinctly different perspectives. In doing so, it offers a step-by-step guide through the key questions needed to model an evacuaTable of ContentsList of Figures List of TablesAcknowledgements List of Acronyms Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview Chapter 2 Natural and Technological Hazards Requiring Evacuation Management Chapter 3 Protective Actions and Protective Action Decision Making Chapter 4 Who Leaves and Who Does Not Chapter 5 When Do Evacuees Leave? Chapter 6 Managing Evacuation Logistics Chapter 7 Evacuation Behavioral Forecasts Chapter 8 Strategies for Managing Evacuation Demand and Capacity Chapter 9 Evacuation Traffic Modeling and Simulation Chapter 10 Evacuation Termination and Reentry Chapter 11 Case Studies 2Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisEvery year thousands of college students apply for and receive federally guaranteed loans to fund their educations in the United States. The loans are managed by nongovernmental entities Sallie Mae, College Ave Student Loans that indirectly implement the public goal of affordable higher education. Put another way, the US Department of Education relies on these nongovernmental entities for implementation of public policy via third parties. Where this kind of indirect implementation occurs, and how it differs from direct implementation, is the focus of this book, introducing readers to the theory and practice of third-party governance. It helps students understand market-oriented tools such as contracting, networks, public-private partnerships and other collaborative governance mechanisms that make up the repertoire of third-party governance. This background is, in turn, key to understanding modern governance arrangements all over the world.Author Jessica N. Terman explores tTrade Review"Government primarily provides goods and services by outsourcing them to third parties, yet this remains an underappreciated research area in public administration. Terman skillfully weaves the full picture of how government intersects with the market system to further public and social good - whether through contracts or public-private-partnerships. The book is a practical guide to understanding the role of networks and impact of transactional costs in managing a wide array of government functions through third party governance."Hina Kazmi, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, USATable of Contents1. Third-Party Governance 2. Government 3. The Market 4. The History of and Vehicles for Using Third Parties 5. Transaction Costs and Mitigating Transaction Costs 6. Networks 7. A Concluding Discussion in Third-Party Governance

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Book SynopsisThis book contends that the discourses of jihadism in Russia's North Caucasus, and their offshoots in other parts of the Russian Federation, are not just reflections of jihadi ideologies that came from abroad, rather that post-Soviet jihadism is a phenomenon best understood when placed in the broader cultural environment in which it emerged, an environment which comprises the North Caucasus, the whole of Russia, and beyond. It examines how post-Soviet jihadism is also part of global processes, in this case, global jihadism, explores how post-Soviet jihadism bears the imprint of the preceding Soviet context especially in terms of symbols, discursive tools, interpretational frameworks, and dissemination strategies, and discusses how, ironically, Russian-speaking jihadism is an expansionist idea for uniting all Russian regions on a supra-ethnic principle, but an idea that was not born in Moscow or St. Petersburg. Overall, the book demonstrates that Russian-speaking jihadism is a comple

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Book SynopsisContracting for Services in State and Local Government Agencies: Best Practices for Public Procurement, Third Edition provides state-of-the-art tools for best practice in the procurement of services at state and local levels, throughout the procurement cycle. Including lively case studies and research conducted with state and local agencies across the United States, this award-winning book provides management advice and tips on compliance to reduce costs, select the best-qualified contractors, manage contractors' performance, and prevent corruption and waste.Utilizing the results of new research across states, cities, counties, and institutes of higher learning, this third edition offers 18 all-new best-practice documents as well as updated methodologies and templates including but not limited to: a full-length and short form request for proposal (RFP), a full-length and short form pro forma contract (PFC), a letter contract, a sample estimate at completion, a contraTable of Contents1. Research Conducted on Best Practices for Public Procurement, 2. Introduction, Advance Procurement Planning, and the Procurement Cycle, 3. Socioeconomic and Competitive Procurement, 4. Solicitation Documents – Information for Prospective Contractors, 5. Management of Pre-Proposal Communications and Evaluation of Proposals, 6. Protests, 7. Contract Negotiations, Ethics, and Conflicts of Interest, 8. Contract Document, 9. Contract Terms and Conditions, 10. Short Form Contracts, Short Form RFPs, Emergencies, and Letter Contracts, 11. Contract Review, Execution, and Audit, 12. Contract Administration and Closeout

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Book SynopsisPhua focuses on applying the best of corporate strategy and innovation tools and praxis into the policy process with the aim of devising a coherent policy strategyinnovation framework and process.Government and business strategies differ in their operating assumptions and variables, but the strategy process is more similar than is often perceived. Phua debunks the government versus business dichotomy and demonstrates the potential for cross-learning between both domains. Readers will benefit the most by reading this book in tandem with Phua's other works on strategy also featured in this series.This book is an essential primer for academics, practitioners and learners of public policy, strategy, innovation and applied problem-solving.Trade Review"Policy problems are inherently complex and hence difficult to solve. Charles Phua's book is well embedded in complexity thinking assumptions and ventures to cross fertilise the best of corporate strategy into policy strategy. This interdisciplinary entrepreneurial book is essentially about practical problem-solving methodology and has immense potential for problem solving in other disciplines."Professor Carmine Bianchi, Professor of Business and Public Management, University of Palermo, Italy, and Scientific Coordinator for CED4 Systems Dynamics Group"To make public policy and business strategy work together for the greater good requires more than just rhetoric. It requires tools. This is precisely the focus of The Policy-Strategy Innovation Primer and practitioners will benefit."Professor Craig Calhoun, University Professor of Social Sciences, Arizona State University, former president of London of School of Economics and Social Sciences Research Council (SSRC)"When in need of a tool, a toolbox is extremely useful, if its contents are well organized and cover many contingencies. Charles Chao Rong Phua has assembled a conceptual toolbox composed of elements of strategic pragmatism for policy strategy-innovation that draws selectively on complexity, policy and strategy literatures to create an effective repository of conceptual devices to aid practitioners’ practical wisdom."Professor Stewart Clegg, D.Phil, D.Litt, Ph.D, John Grill Institute for Project Leadership, School of Project Management and Faculty of Engineering, The University of Sydney"In an era when governments the world over face seemingly insurmountable challenges, public administrators need more of the kind of "strategic pragmatism" that Charles Chao Long Phua advocates in this book. Readers will find Policy Strategy and Innovation Primer brimming with optimism that governmental organizations can adapt and innovate to meet the many demands of our time."Prof Cary Coglianese, Edward B Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science; Director, Penn Program on Regulation, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School."A sweeping and intellectually challenging analysis of policy- strategy innovation, especially its complex inter-disciplinary nature and written with an eye for politicians and civil servants. A text for the times."Professor Christopher Coker, Director, LSE IDEAS"I think the future of interesting research and writing sits as the intersection of arenas and disciplines rather than within any particular one. This is what Certified Management Consultant Charles Phua has accomplished in his latest book. Here, in (Charles, put the title in the form you'd like it), the worlds of public policy and business strategy are inter-twined to produce a practically oriented text designed to appeal to the research community and practitioners alike.As chair of the Academic Fellows with the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes and a fellow Certified Management Consultant, I fully endorse the bridge building between the leading edge of practice and communicable insight that Charles has achieved."Prof Simon Haslam, CMC, Visiting Professor, University of Durham Business School and Chair, International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI) Academic Fellows"In this lively new book, the author lays out an approach to public policy that escapes the usual US and Westminster boundaries to the broader fabric of public policy puzzles throughout the world. He lays out strategies for innovation that are rooted in the emerging new reality of policy complexity. That creates a rich new lens through which to view the big issues facing governments around the world."Professor Donald F. Kettl, Professor Emeritus and Former Dean, University of Maryland School of Public Policy "Business and policy scholarly disciplines have professionalised through the decades. But the increasingly complex topics as technology and sustainability are necessitating cross-fertilisation and cross-learning across disciplines. Having done doctoral training in public policy and business strategy, Charles Phua's cross-fertilisation of business strategy tools into the policy process will advance the complexity discourse in public policy. A novel and commendable feat!"Professor Sarah Kreps, John L. Wetherill Professor in the Department of Government, Director, Cornell Tech Policy Lab, Cornell University, and non-resident senior fellow, Brookings Institution"Policy Strategy and Innovation Primer: Process, Praxis, Tools is very relevant to policy scholars and practitioners because innovative policies are needed to solve complex problems of today. Under this context, professor Phua clearly articulated and elucidated the strategies in innovation for the policy domain. I am confident that this book on policy strategy and innovation will greatly impact the building of theory and practical know-how in the field of public policy."Professor Hae Young Lee, Professor of Public Administration at Yeungnam University, S. Korea, former President of Korean Association of Public Administration (2014) and former Chairman of Korean Government Evaluation Commission (2014-2018)"In the fast-changing world that we live in today, where innovation outstrips policy formulation and regulation, and where the longevity of a political party, let alone a politician, is increasingly elusive, the public-private debate takes on heightened emphasis. Charles does an excellent job of addressing this head-on, questioning if a dichotomy truly exists or should be allowed to prevail."Lim Hwee Hua, Former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore, Rector, Tembusu College, National University of Singapore, and author of Government in Business - Friend or Foe? (2014) and Government in Business - Leading or Lagging? (2021)"Good policy strategy requires a sound outstanding of context and strategic levers. Good policy innovation requires focus on objective and agility in design and implementation. Charles Phua’s book offers a unique blend of how corporate strategy and innovation tools could support better strategies and innovation in public policy. Both government and business worlds should operate with the citizen-user in mind."Professor Lim Siong Guan, Professor in Practice, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, former Head of Singapore Civil Service, former Chairman of Economic Development Board and former Group President of GIC "As the world advances towards a post-pandemic future amidst intensifying technologization and geopolitical upheaval, greater clarity than ever is needed for sound policy making. This book provides a strategic and practicable framework to answer those imperatives"Professor Lim Sun Sun, Professor and Head of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Singapore University of Technology and Design, former Nominated Member of Parliament, Singapore"This book is based on the author’s belief that corporate strategy and innovation tools and practices have much to offer in the practice of public policy – a conviction formed through Charles Phua’s two-decade experience as a bureaucrat-nonprofit entrepreneur, researcher, and adjunct faculty at various universities. By breaking down the public policy process into steps, and through the use of diverse examples, Charles illustrates the potential application of corporate strategies, in a manner that permits it to be transferable across political systems. Those interested in public policy are likely to find much food for thought offered in this book."Professor Ling San, Deputy President and Provost, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore"Classical military strategists such as Sun Tzu have inspired corporate strategists. Public policy strategy as a growing field could benefit from learning from corporate strategy. This nexus is well articulated in Charles Phua's book which strings relevant corporate strategy frameworks to their matching policy strategy process. A highly commendable interdisciplinary effort, useful to practitioners, academics, students and public-conscious citizens."Professor Hwy-Chang Moon, Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University, and author of The Art of Strategy: Sun Tzu, Michael Porter and Beyond "In the early years of its independence, Singapore attempted any method, regardless of orthodoxy or elegance, that delivered favourable outcomes to it citizens. Several public- sector leaders also led government-linked companies, thereby gaining valuable cross- sector experiences. Charles Phua's book is a timely reminder that despite professionalisation of disciplines, corporate strategy may have something useful to offer the public sector in pursuing solutions to time-honoured problems."Joseph Y Pillay, Rector, College of Alice and Peter Tan, National University of Singapore, former Chairman (2005-2019), Council of Presidential Advisors (Singapore) and, former Chairman, Singapore International Airlines (1972-1996)"What makes certain decisions effective and outcomes successful will very much depend on having an in-depth policy strategy and innovation. What are the necessary inputs for formulating good policies and why some worked and some do not, are highlighted, and explained carefully in this book. This book shows that much of that often requires in turn, a good knowledge and use of business strategies as well. The author comes from an interesting mix of background experiences from utilising a variety of tools and applied techniques to bear on a number of real-life scenarios. This book is strongly recommended to readers who have keen interest in how real problems may be solved. "Professor Euston Quah, Albert Winsemius Chair Professor of Economics, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; President, Economic Society of Singapore "As a practicing city designer, where we think everything is political and everything is inter-disciplinary, it is a refreshing way of analysing and dissecting policy strategy innovation. It is a must read for policy makers as well as city practitioners such as us where we need consensus to design and plan future cities and future of our current cities."Chintan Raveshia, Cities Business Leader, Southeast Asia, Arup"Charles has laid out a comprehensive array of toolkits from the private sector that can be invaluable for public policy-making. These business practices may just be able to help develop solutions for addressing some of our most wicked problems in society today."Seah Chin Siong, President, Singapore Institute of Management, and Chairman, National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre"Policy strategy and innovation is growing field and often seen as a central force for increasing economic prosperity and improving economic inequality. The writer incorporate the business strategy framework into public policy process for formulation innovative public policy. The book is recommended for the policy practitioners and scholars even for the MBA students. It offers different views how to formulate innovative policy."Professor Agus Soehadi, Vice Rector, and former Dean of Business and Economics School, Presetiya Mulya University (Indonesia)"Industry 4.0 and the many disruptions the world is facing, even before the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war, has accelerated the rate of change to a level where business models, policies and skills are becoming obsolete at such a rapid pace that society as a whole struggles to keep and catch up. Policy makers cannot rely on past models because what worked in the past will also quickly become outdated. In business, cross-disciplinary knowledge has shown to yield superior results. In the book, Charles has cleverly suggested that policy making needs to also take an inter-disciplinary approach of adopting innovation and business concepts, tools, and strategies from business disciplines to yield robust policies that the world badly needs to keep the peace and prosperity of the world. Current and future policy makers should use this as a reference and guide as they take over helms of politics and policy making. "Professor Inderjit Singh Dhaliwal, Former Member of Parliament, Singapore, Entrepreneur and Adjunct Professor, College of Engineering, Nanyang Technological University and President, Global Start-up Committee, WBAF (World Business Angel Investment Forum) "Public policy impacts everyone’s life, it does not take place in a void and not just for policy practitioners or scholars. As the nation’s challenges get more complex and the people more educated, it needs to open itself to more public participation in policy making. It is equally important that active citizens are able to understand and participate more meaningfully in discourses on public policy. Charles Phua’s new book fills an important gap to facilitate this by providing a primer and applied guide on strategy-innovation in public sector. You can sense Charles’s enthusiasm to share his deep knowledge as he has always been keen to drive more active citizenry in policymaking. Given his role as a trainer and management consultant, this book is both useful and practical. "Professor Tan Thiam Soon, Institute Professor and former President, Singapore Institute of Technology"It is a great project, very valuable for both academics and practitioners, especially those who want to learn and integrate latest business practices in strategic management into the governance and decision making in the public sector."Professor Wang Xiaohu, Professor and PhD programme coordinator, Department of Public Policy, City University of Hong Kong"This book on Policy Strategy and Innovation by Charles Phua provides many interesting perspectives on the subject. In doing so, he enables readers to have a broader yet insightful understanding of what policy strategy is all about. It is also a well-researched piece of work. "Professor Wee Chow Hou, PhD, BBM(L), PPA, FMIS(Hon), Adjunct Professor for Strategy and Marketing, Nanyang Technological University and Singapore University of Social Sciences, author of 5 books on Sun Zi Bingfa"In this volume, Charles Chao Rong Phua continued his strategic pragmatism thesis and embedded it in the policy strategy process. His infusion of corporate strategy tools into the right policy process sequence is novel and requires a deep understanding of both public policy and business management disciplines to do so. This book opens the door for greater cross-fertilisation of knowledge between policy and business disciplines through policy strategy and innovation cases. Highly recommended for government and business practitioners and academics alike."Professor Xufeng Zhu, Executive Dean, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua UniversityTable of ContentsList of FiguresList of Tables Preface 1 Public Policy and Public Administration/Management: Paradigms, Practice and Paradoxes2 Bringing the Public and Process Back Into Public Policy: A Citizen’s Guide to Public Policy Process 3 Macro-Situation Analysis: Environment Analysis 4 Macro-Situation Analysis: Organisational Strategies 5 Meso-Analysis for Policy Strategy: Interaction Strategies 6 Agenda Setting, Data Collection and Analysis Tools 7 Idea Generation 8 Conclusion: Towards Strategic Pragmatism in Policy Strategy–Innovation, a Research Agenda for Complexity Index

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses the translation policies and practices of international non-governmental organisations (INGOs), engaging in critical questions around the ways in which translation can redress power dynamics between INGOs and the people they work with, and the role of activist researchers in contributing to these debates.The volume examines the duality of translation and interpreting in INGOs, traditionally undervalued and under-resourced while simultaneously acknowledged as a powerful tool in ensuring these organisations work according to their own values of equal access to information, dialogue, and political representation. Drawing on over ten years of ethnographic fieldwork and interview data with a wide variety of INGOs, Tesseur offers unique insights into if and how INGOs plan for translation and interpreting needs while also critically reflecting on her own experience and the ways in which activist researchers like her can ensure social justice efforts are fully reflTable of ContentsTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Introduction INGOs, language, and T&I Conceptual framework Engaged research and critical reflexivity A note on international development terminology Underpinning research Structure of the book References Chapter 2: Translation management in INGOs throughout history Introduction Save the Children UK: a history of language silence? Organisational growth and restructuring as an incentive for translation management Translation management choices and challenges: limitations of policies and internal services Translation as a resource, as risk management, or as inclusion? Concluding remarks References Chapter 3: Translating One Global Amnesty: Managing Amnesty’s message and voice in translation Introduction Becoming One Global Amnesty Amnesty press releases Diverging views on the role of translation in a changing Amnesty Discussion and concluding remarks References Chapter 4: Managing volunteer translation: On quality, risk, and ethics in Amnesty’s Urgent Action translations Introduction Amnesty’s global Urgent Action network Managing volunteer translation: Amnesty Flanders (AIVL) network of Urgent Action translators Translation output Volunteer translation, risk, and social justice Improving practice Discussion and concluding remarks References Chapter 5: Language and translation ideologies in international NGOs: Explaining the paradox between English as a lingua franca and social justice values Introduction Language and translation ideology Interview data Narrative 2: Encourage mutual language learning and translation Narrative 1: English as a lingua franca as the best possible solution Concluding remarks References Chapter 6: Informal translation practices as empowerment? Balancing the need for access and dialogue with risk reduction Introduction Case study 1: Multilingual staff as informal translators and interpreters Case study 2: Free machine translation at work: A tool for empowerment or risky business? Case study 3: Translating COVID-19 health information as part of humanitarian crisis response Concluding remarks References Chapter 7: Towards a more comprehensive approach to translating for social justice in international NGOs Introduction Key findings on T&I provision in INGOs in light of social justice values Ideas for a more socially just approach to language and translation in INGOs Key findings and implications for translation research and training Limitations of the research References Chapter 8: Influencing translation policies as an activist researcher: Evaluating research impact and learning from linguistic choices Introduction Evaluating Research Impact Linguistic reflexivity: a critical account of linguistic research choices Concluding remarks

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Book SynopsisAll corporate entities, from the largest multinational conglomerate to the smallest tennis club, need effective governance. Some features of corporate governance are basic, common to all corporate entities: every governing body needs to think strategically and set policies to supervise ongoing management activities to ensure the entity is financially viable and is achieving its objectives.Every corporate entity has a governing body, whether it is called a board of directors, a committee, a council, or anything else. Many people, when appointed to the governing body of an organisation, have little idea of what to expect and what is expected of them. Even those with board-level experience find that the culture and leadership style of other governing bodies differ. The aim of this book is to help them understand and improve their contribution to the organisation and governing body they serve. The book is a simple guide to the work of every board member.Each chapter concluTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Prologue. Chapter 1 All Corporate Entities Need Corporate Governance. Chapter 2 Board Structure and Board Members. Chapter 3 The Role of the Board. Chapter 4 The Corporate Entity and Society. Chapter 5 Board Culture and the Challenge of the Chair. Chapter 6 The Effective Board. Chapter 7 The Effective Director. Chapter 8 Governance Issues in Different Types of Corporate Entities. Epilogue. Index.

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Book SynopsisMapping the New Left Antisemitism: The Fathom Essays provides a comprehensive guide to contemporary Left antisemitism.The rise of a new and largely left-wing form of antisemitism in the era of the Jewish state and the distinction between it and legitimate criticism of Israel are now roiling progressive politics in the West and causing alarming spikes in antisemitic incitement and incidents. Fathom journal has examined these questions relentlessly in the first decade of its existence, earning a reputation for careful textual analysis and cogent advocacy. In this book, the Fathom essays are contextualised by three new contributions: Lesley Klaff provides a map of contemporary antisemitic forms of antizionism, Dave Rich writes on the oft-neglected lived experience of the Jewish victims of contemporary antisemitism and David Hirsh assesses the intellectual history of the left from which both Fathom and his own London Centre for the Study of ContemporarTrade Review‘Antisemitism has often presented itself as a satisfactory explanation for what is wrong with the world, and repeatedly offered tragic recipes for how to improve that world. Do our moral and political ideals today reproduce past prejudice and projection? We cannot know without reflection, and it is difficult to imagine a better stimulus to reflection than the essays gathered in this informative, wide-ranging, and important volume’.David Nirenberg, author of Anti-Judaism: The Western Tradition‘This is an indispensable volume on an unignorable subject’.Anthony Julius, author of Trials of the Diaspora: The History of Anti-Semitism in England‘Written by many of this generation’s leading scholars, Mapping the New Left Antisemitism: The Fathom Essays is a valuable compilation of learned, deeply insightful analyses of contemporary anti-Jewish hostility prevalent in significant strains of western political thought. An eye-opening, much-needed collection, it offers critically important reflections on a phenomenon too often overlooked or denied: the pernicious links between “anti-Zionism” and antisemitism within the political left’.Alvin Rosenfeld, Professor of English and Jewish Studies and Irving M. Glazer Chair, Jewish Studies Director, Center for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism, Indiana University at Bloomington, USA ‘Fathom has played an invaluable role challenging some dangerous myths concerning Jews and Zionism that have corrupted parts of the left. This wide-ranging collection will compel anyone concerned with a future left to worry about intellectually and historically simplistic formulas’.Mitchell Cohen, Professor of Political Science at Baruch College of the City University of New York and the CUNY Graduate Center. 1991-2009 co-editor of Dissent, one of the United States' leading intellectual quarterlies, now an Editor Emeritus‘Mapping the New Left Antisemitism is essential reading for anyone interested in one of the most destructive ideologies of the 21st century. It includes essays by some of the most pertinent scholars on antisemitism from the political left and makes the case for the urgency of combating antisemitism in its most modern forms’.Gunther Jikeli, Erna B. Rosenfeld Professor in Jewish Studies and Associate Director at the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism, Indiana University Bloomington, USA‘This collection of essays on contemporary left antisemitism showcases the best qualities of Alan Johnson’s Fathom, which focuses relentlessly on the heart of the problem of how people relate to Israel. People who consider themselves to be well-informed and anti-racist are too often confused about the facts and prone to stumbling into antisemitic ways of thinking. Johnson is attentive to the temptation to use an invented notion of Jews or Zionism to make sense of a frightening world. He educates about the situation and provides a platform (through Fathom) for smart people writing from diverse viewpoints’.Rosa Freedman, inaugural Professor of Law, Conflict and Global Development at the University of Reading, and a Research Fellow at The London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism, UK‘In 10 years Fathom has already published half a century's worth of critically important essays and reviews’.Michael Walzer, Professor (Emeritus) of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ; author of Just and Unjust Wars (1977), among other books; former co-editor of Dissent magazine for twenty yearsTable of ContentsPart 1: Introduction and Contexts 1. Introduction to Mapping the New Left Antisemitism: The Fathom Essays 2. A New Form of the Oldest Hatred: Mapping Antisemitism Today 3. The Jewish Experience of Antisemitism 4. The Left and the Jews: Time for a Rethink Part 2: Contemporary Left Antisemitism 5. What is Left Antisemitism? 6. Anti-Zionism and Anti-Semitism 7. Alibi Antisemitism 8. Like a Cloud Contains a Storm: Jean Améry’s Critique of Anti-Zionism 9. What Corbyn’s favourite sociologists Greg Philo and Mike Berry get wrong about contemporary antisemitism 10. Antisemitism and the Left: A Memoir 11. Denial: Norman Finkelstein and the New Antisemitism 12. ‘Toxic Gifts’: Israel and the Anti-Zionist Left. An interview with Susie Linfield Part 3: The Soviet Roots of Contemporary Left Antisemitism 13. Soviet Anti-Zionism and Contemporary Left Antisemitism 14. Communists Against Jews: The Anti-Zionist Campaign in Poland in 1968 15. The German Left’s Undeclared Wars on Israel. An Interview with Jeffrey Herf Part 4: Left Antisemitism and the Holocaust 16. Holocaust Inversion and Contemporary Antisemitism 17. Hitler and the Nazis’ Anti-Zionism 18. Holocaust Falsifiers: Blaming ‘Zionists’ for the Crimes of the Nazis Part 5: Left Antisemitism in Europe and the United States 19. Reflections on Contemporary Antisemitism in Europe 20. The unwelcome arrival of the quenelle 21. A Modern Orthodox-Christian Ritual Murder Libel: St. Philoumenos of Jacob’s Well 22. We Shall Be as a City on a Hill: Trump, ‘Progressive’ Antisemitism, and the Loss of American Jewish Exceptionalism Part 6: Left Antisemitism and Academia 23. The Meaning of David Miller 24. From Scholarship to Polemic? A case study of the emerging crisis in academic publishing on Israel 25. Pathologising ‘Jewish Being and Thinking’: Oren Ben-Dor and Academic Antisemitism Part 7: The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance 26. On Misrepresentations of the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism 27. Political Antisemitism: A Defence of the IHRA Definition Part 8: Theory and Left Antisemitism 28. Misreading Hannah Arendt: Judith Butler’s Anti-Zionism and the Eichmann Trial 29. The Pleasures of Antisemitism 30. Intersectionality and Antisemitism: A New Approach 31. Left Alternatives to Left Antisemitism: a conversation between Alan Johnson and Philip Spencer

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Book SynopsisExploring British Politics is a concise, comprehensive, and accessible guide to the subject. Fully updated and revised, the new edition covers developments since 2016 in the role of the executive, parliament, the civil service, political parties, general elections, party ideology, and membership, as well as examining turmoil and leadership battles within the Labour and Conservative parties, the politics of growing inequality, public action and reaction, demographic trends and their political consequences, and the future of the UK itself. Stimulating critical analysis and lively debate, it provides new perspectives on two key themes the health of British democracy and the transition from traditional models of government to more flexible forms of governance'.Key features include:Comprehensive analysis of the 2019 general election, Brexit developments since the 2016 Referendum to today's ongoing impacts, and the shadow cast by the COVID-19 global pandemic aTrade Review"One of the best British politics texts on the market: comprehensive but approachable, up-to-date but historically aware, it strikes just the right balance between fine-grained analysis and sheer readability." Tim Bale, Queen Mary University London, UK. "This is the premier textbook of British politics available on the market today. It’s gauged appropriately for university-level students, well written, and insightful. My US-based students find the book to be interesting reading and I would not wish to teach without this most excellent of texts, which lays the foundation for my lectures brilliantly." Heather Mbaye, University of West Georgia, USA. "Exploring British Politics is pitched perfectly to both students completely new to the British political system and those who are steeped in its complexities." Craig Ortsey, Purdue University Fort Wayne, USA. "Once again, Garnett, Dorey and Diamond offer a clear and accessible introduction to some complex political issues, neatly capturing the changing landscape of British politics. This superb book remains a go-to text for all political science students." Louise Thompson, University of Manchester, UK. "This updated edition of Exploring British Politics provides a clear and thought-provoking assessment of recent developments in British politics and is an invaluable resource for both students and teachers. The book provides a comprehensive analysis of a wide range of issues and debates in Britain today." Samantha Wolstencroft, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Table of ContentsPart I: Context 1. Understanding British Politics 2. Analysing British Politics 3. UK Government in Context: From Attlee to Blair 4. Economy and Society 5. The Media and Communications Part II: Constitution and Institutions 6. The Constitution 7. The Core Executive 8. Parliament 9. The Judiciary and the Law Part III: Multi-level Governance 10. The Changing State 11. Local Government to Local Governance 12. Devolution 13. The UK and the European Union Part IV: Political Parties 14. UK Party Systems 15. Party Organisation 16. Ideology and Party Competition Part V: Participation 17. Elections and Electoral Systems 18. Voting Behaviour 19. Participation Beyond Elections Part VI: Conclusions 20. Governance and Democracy in the UK

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Book SynopsisProviding an in-depth analysis of public opinion, including its origins in political socialization, its role in the electoral process, and the impact of the media, American Public Opinion goes beyond a simple presentation of data to include a critical analysis of the role of public opinion in American democracy.New to the 11th Edition Updates all data through the 2020 elections and includes early polling through 2022. Pays increased attention to polarization. Expands focus on support for democratic values in the Trump and post-Trump era. Covers new voting patterns related to race, ethnicity, and gender. Expands coverage of political misinformation, media bias, and negativity, especially in social media. Defends political polling even in the wake of 2020 failings. Trade ReviewPraise for American Public OpinionThe strengths of this text have always been the authors' thorough coverage of the topic of political opinion. The book is a great primer on the most important factors. Additionally, the book is a relatively easy read for students. It is not laden with academic jargon and data is presented in a straightforward manner. The new edition is a timely update and it will continue to be my go-text for my public opinion course. —Monika McDermott, Fordham UniversityAmerican Public Opinion is well organized and uses excellent examples. Its focus dovetails with the way I organize my course. It is clearly written, and accessible to undergraduates. It’s also about the right length. It’s the perfect textbook for my course on Public Opinion, and the new edition will be greatly welcomed with its enhanced discussion of polarization, the updating of material to reflect recent scholarship, and recent developments in American politics. —Howard Gold, Smith CollegePraise for American Public OpinionThe strengths of this text have always been the authors' thorough coverage of the topic of political opinion. The book is a great primer on the most important factors. Additionally, the book is a relatively easy read for students. It is not laden with academic jargon and data is presented in a straightforward manner. The new edition is a timely update and it will continue to be my go-text for my public opinion course. —Monika McDermott, Fordham UniversityAmerican Public Opinion is well organized and uses excellent examples. Its focus dovetails with the way I organize my course. It is clearly written, and accessible to undergraduates. It’s also about the right length. It’s the perfect textbook for my course on Public Opinion, and the new edition will be greatly welcomed with its enhanced discussion of polarization, the updating of material to reflect recent scholarship, and recent developments in American politics. —Howard Gold, Smith CollegeTable of Contents1. Public Opinion in Democratic Societies2 .Polling: The Scientific Assessment of Public Opinion 3. Microlevel Opinion: The Psychology of Opinion-Holding4. Macrolevel Opinion: The Flow of Political Sentiment5. Political Socialization and Political Learning 6. Public Opinion and Democratic Stability 7. Group Differences in Political Opinions 8 .The News Media and Political Opinions 9. Elections as Instruments of Popular Control 10. The Public and Its Elected Leaders ]11. Public Opinion and the Performance of Democracy

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Book SynopsisThis book compares the different expressions of, and outcomes from, banking nationalism in two European countries to draw wider conclusions about the consequences for Banking Union in Europe and to show how national governments deal (or fail to deal) with international commitments. It reveals how and why one case Spain managed to tackle failing banks within EU Banking Union regulations even before they became written in EU law, while the other Italy had more persistent problems. The book argues that Spain demonstrates a successful case of liberal economic nationalism, typified by aggressive, early state intervention to restructure Spanish banks, and help from the European Stability Mechanism even in the face of local political opposition. Italy, meanwhile, suffered from the weaker, delayed intervention which forced it to confront European institutions with demands for special treatment as a means of externalizing its own internal weakness. This book will be of key Table of Contents1. Economic Nationalism and Banking Union 2. Banking Union 3. Economic nationalism and EU state aid rules 4. Interests, Institutions and Implementing EU Law 5. Banking Nationalism in Spain 6. Banking Nationalism in Italy 7. Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the challenges of parenting in the digital age, providing a counter-narrative to, and critique of, risk and cyber safety narratives, as well as some suggestions for a way forward.Drawing on qualitative research with Australian families, this book explores the knowledges, practices, anxieties and lived experiences of families themselves. It demonstrates that the realities of family life in the digital age are more complex than the headlines and cyber safety advice would have us believe, as parents grapple with balancing their own anxieties and social expectations about what it means to be a âgoodâ parent, with the practices, desires, and rights of their child. It addresses key questions including: How much attention should we pay to media headlines about the dangers of contemporary media? What is actually worrying Australian parents and how do they address these concerns? Why do young people love media so much? How capable are young people of actually mana

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Book SynopsisThe first book dedicated specifically to research methods in the political economy of media and communication, it provides a methodological toolkit to investigate the functioning of media, technology, and cultural industries in their historical, institutional, structural, and systemic contexts.Featuring contributions from across the globe and a variety of methodological perspectives, this volume presents the state of the art in political economy of media and communication methods, articulating those methods with adjacent approaches, to study concentration of ownership and power, pluralism and diversity, regulation and public policies, governance, genderization, and sustainability. This collection charts the methodological innovations critical political economists are adopting to analyse a rapidly transforming digital media landscape, exploring ideology, narratives, socio-analysis and praxis in communication with ethnographic and participatory approaches, as well as designs foTrade Review“This book provides an invaluable insight into the long-awaited answer to ‘how do I research this?’ from a critical Political Economy of Media and Communication perspective (PEMC). It allows not only to apply the key methodological and epistemological tenets of PEMC but also to counter its all too often misrepresentation by guardians of corporate power.” - Ana I. Segovia Alonso, Associate Professor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain“For anyone seeking a deeper understanding of PEC and its methodologies, this book is an indispensable companion. It delves into the types of sources PEC scholars rely on, the methodologies they employ for data collection, and how they skilfully employ history and theory to make sense of their findings. Furthermore, it provides a thoughtful examination of how political economists engage with complementary approaches and the philosophical assumptions guiding their choices. Its multifaceted exploration of the field's core components and evolving directions make it an essential read for both students and seasoned scholars. I enthusiastically recommend this book as an essential resource for anyone interested in the intricate world of political economy of communication (PEC).” - Benedetta Brevini, Associate Professor, University of Sydney and New York UniversityTable of ContentsForeword Janet Wasko Introduction Thomas F. Corrigan and Francisco Sierra Caballero, Rodrigo Gómez,and Joan Pedro-Carañana Part I: EPISTEMOLOGY OF THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION Introduction Thomas F. Corrigan 1. Rethinking “method” in the political economy of media and communication: A realist perspective Thomas F. Corrigan 2. A historical-structural approach to media research Enrique E. Sánchez-Ruiz 3. Internet policy research: Critical epistemological and methodological considerations Robin Mansell 4. Who knows? Feminist epistemologies, gendered labor, and a political economy of communication Micky Lee Part II: INSTITUTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS Introduction Rodrigo Gómez 5. With history at its core: Making a case for historical methods in critical political economy Mandy Tröger 6. Political Economy of Communication and Network Analysis Rodrigo Gómez and Ben Birkinbine 7. Audiovisual diversity and subscription video-on-demand services: Mapping the territory in Spain Josep Pedro and Luis A. Albornoz 8. Measuring media pluralism in informative TV programs through a multidimensional multi-scope instrument Chiara Sáez Baeza 9. The framework of analysis as integrative scaffolding for our research Argelia Muñoz Larroa 10. Political economy and critical studies of advertising and media industries Jonathan Hardy Part III: ANALYSIS OF IDEOLOGY, SOCIO-ANALYSIS AND PRAXIS Introduction Joan Pedro-Carañana 11. Quantitative and qualitative content analysis in political economy research: A systematic review of strategies, methods, and techniques Florian Zollmann 12. Elite news content (still) matters now more than ever before: Social movements, social media, elite news media, and the media dependence model Andrew Kennis 13. The dialectical model of social mediation and its methods for researching the social production of communication Joan Pedro-Carañana 14. Structure meets agency: Political economy and ethnography Olga Lucía Sorzano and Toby Miller 15. Participatory action research in political economy: Researchers’ commitment to communication democratization and social justice Adilson Vaz Cabral Filho 16. A methodological proposal for the analysis of the Political Economy of Communication from an intersectional feminist perspective M. Cruz Tornay-Márquez Part IV: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND EMERGING CHALLENGES Introduction Joan Pedro-Carañana 17. Artificial intelligence and technological accelerationism: A critique of cybernetic ideology Francisco Sierra and Daniela Inés Monje

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Book SynopsisNow in its 11th edition, The Other World combines thematic and area studies approaches to explore contemporary global issues. Accessible and interdisciplinary, this textbook offers political, economic, social, and historical analyses of Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the Middle East, and Asia. The Other World highlights similarities and differences as it recognizes the challenges and opportunities offered by globalization.New to the 11th Edition: A new co-author, Sara Lopus, whose academic training at the intersection of social, agricultural, and environmental problems enhances the interdisciplinary appeal of the book. A new concluding chapter on Other World features in western countries and postcolonialism. Revamped sections on Perspectives on Globalization, with cases on creative responses to sustainability, sovereignty, and cultural change issues. Discussion of new topics including cybersecurity and cyberwarfare; the

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