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Book SynopsisThis book examines the development and fundamental nature of legal pluralism. Legal pluralism evokes two distinctions: state' vs non-state' law; and law' vs non-law'. As such, although this book focuses upon circumstances in which two or more legal orders compete to govern the same social space, it also addresses the nature of law in general. Drawing on material conflicts arising within jurisdictions such as Australia, Burundi, Cameroon, Gambia, the United States, and Zambia, this book explores the conceptual, moral, and political challenges that legal pluralism creates. Emphasising that non-state law carries no less dignity than that often ascribed to the legal orders of contemporary states, it advances a theoretically sophisticated argument in favour of recognising and respecting genuine cases of legal pluralism, wherever they arise. Accessible and thought provoking, this book will appeal to legal scholars, anthropologists, sociologists, and political and s

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Book SynopsisThis book outlines the threats from information warfare faced by the West and analyses the ways it can defend itself.Existing on a spectrum from communication to indoctrination, information can be used to undermine trust, amplify emotional resonance, and reformulate identities. The West is currently experiencing an information war, and major setbacks have included: âfake newsâ; disinformation campaigns; the manipulation of users of social media; the dissonance of hybrid warfare; and even accusations of âstate captureâ. Nevertheless, the West has begun to comprehend the reality of what is happening, and it is now in a position defend itself. In this volume, scholars, information practitioners, and military professionals define this new war and analyse its shape, scope, and direction. Collectively, they indicate how media policies, including social media, represent a form of information strategy, how information has become the âcentre of gravityâ of operations, and why the further exploitation of data (by scale and content) by adversaries can be anticipated. For the West, being first with the truth, being skilled in cyber defence, and demonstrating virtuosity in information management are central to resilience and success.This book will be of much interest to students of strategic studies, information warfare, propaganda studies, cyber-security, and International Relations.Table of ContentsForeword Rick Legett Introduction: The world information war Robert Johnson and Timothy Clack Part I: How Did This War Start? 1. A brief history of propaganda: ‘a much maligned and misunderstood word’ David Welch 2. Homo Digitalis enters the battlefield David Patrikarakos Part II: Truth, Cognition, and Control 3. Democracy and contemporary media: what is the problem? Alexander Prescott-Couch 4. The changing nature of propaganda: coming to terms with influence in conflict Alicia Wanless and Michael Berk 5. ‘Does my suffering matter?': Storytelling and the military Oliver Lewis and Chris DeFaria Part III: How Others Fight 6. Women, digital imagery, and the Islamic State: ‘guns and roses’ Rebecca Fallon and Timothy Clack 7. Social media, computational propaganda, and control in China and beyond Gillian Bolsover 8. Russian information war: construct and purpose Keir Giles Part IV: Policy Response and How to Fight 9. Algorithmic pluralism: media regulation and system resilience in the age of information warfare Damian Tambini 10. Digital propaganda, counterpublics, and the disruption of the public sphere: the Finnish approach to building digital resilience Corneliu Bjola and Krysianna Papadakis 11. Information warfare: theory to practice Robert Johnson 12. Artificial intelligence, security and society Keith Dear Part V: On the Horizon 13. From Beijing bloggers to Whitehall writers: observations on the ‘invisible war’ Timothy Clack and Louise Selisny 14. War in an age of uncertainty Nigel Inkster

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Book SynopsisIn the face of limited time and escalating impacts, some scientists and politicians are talking about attempting grand technological interventions into the Earth's basic physical and biological systems (geoengineering) to combat global warming. Early ideas include spraying particles into the stratosphere to block some incoming sunlight, or enhancing natural biological systems to withdraw carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at a higher rate. Such technologies are highly speculative and scientific development of them has barely begun.Nevertheless, it is widely recognized that geoengineering raises critical questions about who will control planetary interventions, and what responsibilities they will have. Central to these questions are issues of justice and political legitimacy. For instance, while some claim that climate risks are so severe that geoengineering must be attempted, others insist that the current global order is so unjust that interventions are highly likely to be iTable of ContentsIntroduction: Geoengineering, Political Legitimacy and Justice1. The Tollgate Principles for the Governance of Geoengineering: Moving Beyond the Oxford Principles to an Ethically More Robust Approach2. Climate Change, Climate Engineering, and the "Global Poor": What Does Justice Require?3. Indigeneity in Geoengineering Discourses: Some Considerations4. Recognitional Justice, Climate Engineering, and the Care Approach5. Institutional Legitimacy and Geoengineering Governance6. Legitimacy and Non-Domination in Solar Radiation Management Research7. Toward Legitimate Governance of Solar Geoengineering Research: A Role for Sub-State Actors8. Fighting risk with risk: solar radiation management, regulatory drift, and minimal justice9. The Panglossian politics of the geoclique10. Democratic authority to geoengineer11. A mission-driven research program on solar geoengineering could promote justice andlegitimacy12. Geoengineering the climate and ethical challenges: what we can learn from moral emotions and art

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Book SynopsisThis handbook provides a toolbox of definitions and typologies to develop a theory of multilevel constitutionalism and subnational constitutions. The volume examines systems with subnational entities that have full subnational constituent autonomy and systems where subnational constituent powers, while claimed by subnational governments, are incomplete or non-existent. Understanding why complete subnational constituent power exists or is denied sheds significant light on the status and functioning of subnational constitutions. The book deals with questions of how constitutions at multiple levels of a political system can co-exist and interact. The term multilevel constitutionalism', recognized as explaining how a supranational European constitution can exist alongside those of the Member States, is now used to capture dynamics between constitutions at the national, subnational and, where applicable, supranational levels. Broad in scope, the book encompasses many different typTable of Contents Subnational Constitutionalism: Defining subnational constitutions and self-constituent capacity Subnational Constitutionalism in Argentina: Provincial autonomy in a uninational federation Subnational Constitutionalism in Australia: State autonomy in a uninational federation Subnational Constitutionalism in Austria: The pluralisation of homogeneity Subnational constitutionalism in Belgium: A matter of abstained maturity Subnational Constitutionalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Towering sub-national autonomy and a loose clamp of the central level to all intents and purposes Subnational Constitutionalism in Brazil: The space of state constitutions for improving Brazilian federalism Subnational Constitutionalism in Canada: A hysteretic approach to distinctive constitutional identities Subnational Constitutionalism in Ethiopia: Constitutional déjà vu Subnational Constitutionalism in Germany: Constitutional autonomy, unitarian federalism, and intertwined policy-making Subnational Constitutionalism in India: Subnational constitutionalism or constitution within the constitution? Subnational Constitutionalism in Italy: Unfulfilled Expectations? Subnational Constitutionalism in Malaysia: Weak states in a strong federation Subnational Constitutionalism in Mexico: Medium state autonomy in a centralized federation Subnational Constitutionalism in South Africa: An empty promise Subnational constitutionalism in Spain: Confluence of wills in a basic institutional norm Subnational Constitutionalism in Switzerland: A sleeping beauty awaiting to be kissed Subnational Constitutionalism in the United Kingdom: Constitutional statutes within the context of an uncodified constitution Subnational Constitutionalism in the United States: Powerful states in a powerful federation Conclusion: Nine hypotheses to explain variation in subnational constitutional autonomy

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Book SynopsisPlacing Alexander the Great's leadership, command skills, and grand strategy within the context of twenty-first century military challenges, and thus showing continuities in leadership and warfare since his time, this volume demonstrates how and why Alexander is relevant to the modern world by emphasizing the need for human leadership in our digital era.Not only does this volume explore Alexander's rich military history, but also it provides a robust exploration of the twenty-first century security environment. Theorists and policy-makers will gain insight into how Alexander's story informs our thinking about peace, war, and strategy, while practitioners and educators will encounter ways to improve their approaches to leader development and building curricula. Ferguson and Worthington set forth these lessons in a thematic framework that organises Alexander's reign into distinct parts, together with chapters discussing the lessons and warnings he brings to the modern world. TwTrade Review"A timely, important, and impressive book that provides a tremendous new examination of Alexander the Great. Ferguson and Worthington establish convincingly that civilization's advances have not made war less complex or less taxing on the human condition. As the world evolves from an era of benign globalization to one of renewed great power rivalries, The Military Legacy of Alexander the Great is a compelling exploration of the timeless and often brutal nature of war." -- General David Petraeus (US Army, Ret.), former Commander of the Surge in Iraq, US Central Command, and NATO/US Forces in Afghanistan and co-author (with Andrew Roberts) of Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine."Ferguson and Worthington’s book is a bold effort that integrates a history from antiquity with contemporary insights on leadership. A well designed project of no small amount of intellectual ambition, it is brilliantly executed with nuance and good deal of classical scholarship. Professional students of the art of war will benefit from this historically grounded study that serves as a unique guide to anyone aspiring to master the complexities of strategic leadership." -- Frank Hoffman, Ph.D., U.S. National Defense University"A much needed, didactic reexamination of the unique ways in which Alexander the Great overcame daunting challenges of logistics, geography, numbers, culture, and politics that should have guaranteed his failure—and the lessons that ancient history offers... A rare, scholarly and pragmatic guide to the unchanging principles of conducting war by authors who are as versed with wars of the past as they are familiar with conflict in the present." -- Victor Davis Hanson, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Author of A War Like No Other; The Second World Wars."Michael P. Ferguson and Ian Worthington have presented an excellent account and analysis of Alexander’s campaigns, detailing his strengths and weaknesses across the different levels and components of strategy. Moreover, the book identifies a range of valuable insights for the modern practitioner of strategy. Perhaps most importantly, the book determines that, despite our ever-changing world, war and strategy remain fundamentally human endeavours in which leadership and strategic judgement remain paramount." -- David J. Lonsdale, author of Alexander the Great: Lessons in Strategy."Leadership, strategy, perseverance, individual will...these characteristics are the legacy of Alexander the Great, and they are why we have studied him and his campaigns over the centuries. His ability to push his army beyond normal limits and reach the fullest possible potential of his soldiers are what is expected of every modern leader today." -- Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, U.S. Army (Retired).Table of ContentsIntroduction: Why Alexander the Great? Then and Now; Part I The Environment; 1. Alexander’s Macedonian Background and Influences; 2. A Brave New World?; Part II Military Organization and Structure; 3. The Macedonian Army and Greek Warfare; 4. Organizing, Innovating, and Prioritizing Modernization; Part III Choosing Battles – And Winning Wars?; 5. Alexander’s First Campaigns; 6. Alexander in Persia 1: King of Asia; 7. Alexander in Persia 2: Mission Accomplished?; 8. The Art of Control and the Enduring Fog of War; Part IV Eastern Exposure; 9. Alexander in Central Asia; 10. Alexander in India and His Final Years; 11. West Meets East: Command and Control?; 12. The Trials and Tolls of Expeditionary Warfare; Part V The Human Domain; 13. Alexander’s Generalship; 14. Alexander’s Grand Strategy: Model or Model Failure?; Conclusion by Lt. General H. R. McMaster.

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Defence Studies provides a comprehensive collection of essays on contemporary defence studies by leading international scholars.Defence studies is a multi-disciplinary study of how agents, predominantly states, prepare for and go to war. Whereas security studies has been broadened and stretched to cover at times the near totality of international and domestic affairs, and war studies has come to mean not just operations and tactics but also experiences and outcomes, defence studies remains a coherent area of study primarily aimed at how defence policy changes over time and in relation to stimulating factors such as alterations in power, strategy and technology. This new Handbook offers a complete landscape of this area of study and contributes to a review of defence studies in terms of policy, security and war, but also looks forward to new challenges to existing conceptions of defence and how this is changing as states and their militariTable of ContentsIntroduction, David J. Galbreath and John R. Deni Part I: Defence as Policy 1. Defence as Policy, Trevor Taylor 2. Defence as War, Olivier Schmitt 3. Defence as Security, Hannah E. Dönges and Stephanie C. Hofmann 4. Methods in Defence Studies, Delphine Deschaux-Dutard Part II: Defence Practice 5. Defence Budgets, Keith Hartley 6. Defence Procurement, Matthew Uttley 7. Recruiting and Retention to Sustain a Volunteer Military Force, Beth J. Asch and John T. Warner 8. Professional Military Education, Victoria Syme-Taylor and Duraid Jalili 9. Military Logistics, Mahyar Amouzegar 10. Military Doctrine, Harald Høiback 11. Strategy, Thomas G. Mahnken 12. Defence Strategic Culture: Between Power and Rules, Julian Lindley-French 13. Civil-Military Relations, Birthe Anders Part III: Operations and Tactics 14. Land Warfare, Christopher Tuck 15. Air Warfare, Viktoriya Fedorchak 16. Naval Warfare, Alessio Patalano 17. Insurgency and Counterinsurgency, Celeste Ward Gventer 18. Nuclear Warfare and Deterrence, John Friend and Bradley A. Thayer 19. Cyber Warfare, Chris Bronk 20. Joint Combined Operations, Thomas Drohan 21. Peace Operations and 'no peace to keep', Berma Klein Goldewijk and Joseph Soeters 22. Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Adam D.M. Svendsen Part IV: Contemporary Defence Issues 23. Public Opinion and Defence, Bastian Giegerich 24. The Role of Private Military Corporations in Defence, Mark Erbel and Christopher Kinsey 25. Resilience, Security and Defence, Brett Edwards 26. Military Transformation, Peter Dombrowski 27. Military Robots and Drones, Ulrike Esther Franke 28. Military Alliances, James Sperling 29. Security Assistance, John R. Deni 30. Future War, Manabrata Guha

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding the New Global Economy: A European Perspective argues that globalisation is facing economic and political headwinds. A new global economic geography is emerging, cross-border relationships are changing, and global governance structures must come to terms with a new multipolar world. This book clarifies the fundamental questions and trade-offs in this new global economy, and gives readers the tools to understand contemporary debates. It presents a range of possible policy options, without being prescriptive. Following a modular structure, each chapter takes a similar approach but can also be read as a stand-alone piece. State-of-the-art academic research and historical experiences are weaved throughout the book, and readers are pointed towards relevant sources of information . This text is an accessible guide to the contemporary world economy, suited to students of international economics, political economy, globalisatTrade ReviewA comprehensive and accessible guide on global and European economic affairs; an essential text outlining the underpinnings of current debates on globalisation, digitalisation, and sustainability; a must read for students, executives, and policy makers.Iftekhar HasanUniversity Professor and E. Gerald Corrigan Chair in International Business and Finance, Fordham University, USAThis book, based on a masterful analytical survey viewed from European perspective, gives update on the structural changes in the global economy. It is a "must" reading for both specialists and nonspecialists interested in the global economy to understand the multi-polarized New Global Economy emerging in the 21st century.Kwan S. KimEmeritus Professor of Economics, Kellogg Institute for International Studies and Fellow, Liu Institute for Asian Studies, University of Notre Dame, USA.European integration is Globalisation – writ small and large. Small, though not that small, given its regional dimension. Large, since it allows for a significantly deeper integration and embedding of markets. Harald Sander, in most accessible ways, provides his readers with the data and the tools to understand what is happening around them. A most impressive achievement!Hans-Helmut KotzResident Fellow, Center for European Studies, Harvard University, USA; Former Member of the Executive Board of Deutsche BundesbankThis tour-de-force book provides an analytical framework and essential information for the readers to make their own judgement for the future of globalisation. A must read in the current uncertain world economy.Justin Yifu LinProfessor, Peking University; Former Chief Economist, the World BankTable of Contents1. Introduction, 2. Global Production, 3. Global Trade, 4. Global Investment, 5. Global Intangibles, 6. Global Money and Finance, 7. Governance in the New Global Economy

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a focused discussion of how families are governed through technologies. It shows how states attempt to influence, shape and govern families as both the source of and solution to a range of social problems including crime.The book critically reviews family governance in contemporary neo-liberal society, notably through technologies of self-responsibilisation, biologisation, and artificial intelligence. The book draws attention to the poor working class and racialised families that often are marked out and evaluated as culpable, dysfunctional, and a threat to economic and social order, obscuring the structural inequalities that underpin family lives and discriminations that are built into the tools that identify and govern families.Filling a gap where disciplinary perspectives cross-cut, this book brings together sociological and criminological perspectives to provide a unique cross-disciplinary approach to the topic. It will be of interest to research

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Book SynopsisThe contributions to this book examine the two main asymmetries of the Euro Area as they have intensified during the second decade of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU): the first between monetary union (more supranational governance) versus economic' union (less centralised governance); the second between those Euro Area member states of the so-called core' and those of the periphery'.EMU stands as one of the European Union's (EU) flagship integration achievements. Set up in 1999, with the large majority of EU member states at the time, EMU was described as asymmetrical' even prior to its start. From the outset, it involved asymmetrical integration in monetary and economic' union. Although a major element of the blueprint that paved the way for the final stage of EMU, the concept of economic' union was insufficiently developed. The second decade of the single currency gave rise to a second asymmetry, namely one between those Euro Area member states of the core' and thoTable of ContentsIntroduction: Economic and Monetary Union at twenty: a stocktaking of a tumultuous second decadeDavid Howarth and Amy Verdun1. EMU and political union revisited: what we learnt from the euro’s second decade Dermot Hodson2. Sui generis no more? The ECB’s second decade Michele Chang3. Economic and fiscal policy coordination after the crisis: is the European Semester promoting more or less state intervention? Jörg S. Haas, Valerie J. D’Erman, Daniel F. Schulz and Amy Verdun4. EMU and the Italian debt problem: destabilising periphery or destabilising the periphery? Ton Notermans and Simona Piattoni5. EMU and the Greek crisis: testing the extreme limits of an asymmetric unionGeorge Pagoulatos6. Euro adoption policies in the second decade – the remarkable cases of the Baltic States Assem Dandashly and Amy Verdun7. Democratic legitimacy in the post-crisis EMU Ben Crum and Stefano Merlo8. Gender, austerity, and support for EMU across generationsSusan Banducci and Peter Loedel9. One money, two markets? EMU at twenty and European financial market integrationDavid Howarth and Lucia Quaglia10. EMU’s asymmetries and asymmetries in German and French influence on EMU governance reformsJoachim Schild

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Book SynopsisThis book examines how the process of remembering Stalinist repression in Romania has shifted from individual, family, and group representations of lived and witnessed experiences characteristic of the 1990s to more recent and state-sponsored expressions of historical remembrance through their incorporation in official commemorations, propaganda sites, and restorative and compensatory measures. Based on fieldwork dealing with Stalinist repression and memorialization, together with archival research on the secret police (Securitate), it adopts an interdisciplinary approach to reveal the resurfacing of particular themes. As such it draws on concepts from sociology, political science, and legal studies, related to memory, justice, redress, identity, accountability, and reconciliation. A study of competing narratives concerning the meaning of the past as part of a struggle over the legitimacy of the post-communist state, Repression, Resistance, and Collaboration in Stalinist Romania Trade Review'This study makes a significant contribution to post-communist and memory studies by enhancing the comparative dimension that can be brought to these subjects. As such, the book has interdisciplinary and international appeal at the level of university undergraduates and postgraduates in the fields of history and social sciences. At the same time, Dr Ciobanu performs a civic duty, one which will help to dispel the mists of distortion which hover in the minds of many over the Communist past of Romania.' - Dennis Deletant, Emeritus Professor, University College London, UK'Based on an astonishing variety of sources, the author skilfully weaves together the insights of both memory studies and transitional justice research to provide a fascinating account of Romania’s protracted struggles to come to terms with its painful history. I highly recommend this to everyone interested in the politics of memory and identity in Central and Eastern Europe today.' - Eva-Clarita Pettai, Imre Kertész Kolleg, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany‘Ciobanu’s book poses difficult questions about a haunting past. The answers she provides are just as disturbing as the questions themselves – and this is the greatest merit of this work. As such, Ciobanu’s monograph constitutes a morally uneasy reading that refuses the hasty gesture of condemning the past without comprehending its complex intricacies and moral ambiguities. It is, at the same time, a theoretically reflexive and analytically lucid approach that sets the ground for a contextualized understanding of a troubled and still troubling past.’ - Mihai S. Rusu‘ … makes an important contribution to our understanding of the processes of memory making in post-communist Romania by focusing on several agents of memory and demonstrating how a master narrative is imposed. Moreover, the book represents a valuable resource for the scholars of the memory of communism in Eastern Europe as well as for those interested in the role-played by civil society actors in the making of memory discourses.’ - Caterina Preda, Memory StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Repression and Victimization 2. The Piteşti Project: Testimonies of Remembering 3. Vernacular and Politicized Representations of the Armed Resistance 4. Perpetrators: Indifference, Denial and Delayed Justice 5. Different Voices: The Experiences of Women and Their Representations of Repression and Resistance 6. The Past in the Present Tense: The Case of the National Peasant Christian-Democratic Party and its Leader Corneliu Coposu Concluding Remarks

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Book SynopsisPolitical ecology is one of the most vibrant fields of environmental research. This book introduces political ecology to a new generation of students in a daring new way: as an interdisciplinary approach to environmental research but also as a series of lived realities and a praxis for change.The origins of political ecology are often traced through an Anglo-American canon. In Discovering Political Ecology, Gustav Cederlöf and Alex Loftus instead take up the challenge of presenting the key conversations and the diverse traditions that have shaped this field with attention to its extensive international roots. Inspired by voices and research in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas, the authors address the concerns of those who from different social backgrounds have grown up in a world shaped by climate change and increasing environmental inequalities. Engaging and accessible in style, Discovering Political Ecology introduces a set of key concepts around which coTrade Review"This book is a great contribution to political ecology. The examples are chosen from diverse places around the world, yet maintain specificity, striking a good balance between trying to capture a "global" perspective while keeping it locally grounded. It’s an interesting and captivating read and I look forward to using it in my teaching."Alida Cantor, Assistant Professor, Portland State University Department of Geography, USA."This is a magnificent field guide to contemporary political ecological thought, informed by multiple scholarly and activist traditions. Written in a direct and accessible style, Discovering Political Ecology is the new indispensable text for instructors and researchers alike. It deftly weaves analytical and illustrative points to describe a rich subfield defined by its political commitments, analytical rigor, and growing set of co-conspirators. Political ecology is more important now than ever before, and this book is essential reading for all those who have felt its call to action."Andrea Marston, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Rutgers University – New Brunswick, USA."A long-awaited foundational text offering a promising way forward for political ecology teaching, research and activism. Cederlöf and Loftus own up to the field’s Anglo (yet anti-colonial) roots while bringing forth more diverse scholarship and exhibiting the various manifestations of colonialism and environmental injustice around the globe and calls for action."Anna Lavoie, Colorado State University, USA."This brilliant book is required for students and educators in the field of political ecology. It responds to the urgent need to decentre political ecology from the Anglo-American centricity and to open-up diverse roots, voices, perspectives and contexts that have contributed to its emergence and development."Mathew Bukhi Mabele, University of Dodoma, Tanzania.Table of Contents1 Discovering political ecology 2 Power 3 Scale 4 Nature 5 Urbanisation 6 Water 7 Energy 8 Fields and forests 9 Virtual political ecology 10 Seminar activities

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Comparative Political Institutions (HCPI) is designed to serve as a comprehensive reference guide to our accumulated knowledge and the cutting edge of scholarship about political institutions in the comparative context. It differs from existing handbooks in that it focuses squarely on institutions but also discusses how they intersect with the study of mass behaviour and explain important outcomes, drawing on the perspective of comparative politics. The Handbook is organized into three sections: The first section, consisting of six chapters, is organized around broad theoretical and empirical challenges affecting the study of institutions. It highlights the major issues that emerge among scholars defining, measuring, and analyzing institutions. The second section includes fifteen chapters, each of which handles a different substantive institution of importance in comparative politics. ThiTrade ReviewWith a stellar line-up of brilliant authors and a wide range of chapter topics, the Handbook of Comparative Political Institutions should be indispensable to all scholars of comparative politics and political institutions. Anna Gryzmala-Busse, University of Michigan From the birth of modern political science in the early 20th century to contemporary rational choice institutionalism, political institutions have been a defining subject of our discipline. This Handbook covers the full terrain of analytical ideas and empirical regularities discovered by this great tradition and also points the way forward for future scholarship. This is a "must have" for any serious political science collection. Simon Hix, London School of Economics Gandhi and Ruiz-Rufino have brought together an outstanding set of scholars to provide a comprehensive treatment of political institutions and their impact. This volume will be essential reading for those interested in exploring the variety of ways in which the formal (and sometimes informal) rules of the game affect political, economic and social outcomes. A major contribution. Daniel Posner, University of California – Los Angeles This handbook is exceptionally clear, fresh, empirically rich, and analytically tight. It should be read widely because it is designed to serve as a comprehensive reference guide to accumulated knowledge of political institutions. It challenges some conventional thinking about how formal and informal political institutions operate under various types of government systems. What distinguishes this volume from existing literature is its focus on political institutions and ways they intersect with the study of mass behavior. K. M. Zaarour, Shaw University, CHOICE recommended Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION 1. Introduction PART I APPROACHES TO STUDYING INSTITUTIONS 2. The New Economic Institutionalism in Historical Perspective 3. Studying Institutions 4. Endogenous Change of Institutions 5. Formal and Informal Institutions 6. Equilibrium Analysis of Political Institutions 7. Using Field Experiments to Study Political Institutions PART II COMPARATIVE POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS 8. Constitutions as Political Institutions 9. From Duverger to Rokkan and Back: Progress and Challenges in the Study of Electoral Systems 10. Parties and Party Systems11. Legislative Organization and Outcomes12. Executive-Legislative Relations 13. Coalition Formation and Policymaking in Parliamentary Democracies 14. Judicial Institutions 15. Federalism16. Bureaucracy 17. Election Administration, Election Observation, and Election Quality18. The Military’s Role in Politics19. Authoritarian Institutions 20. Fiscal Institutions 21. Labour Market Institutions and Economic Performance 22. Domestic Politics and International Institutions: Cooperation, Sacrifice, and Change PART III THE EFFECTS OF COMPARATIVE INSTITUTIONS 23. Voting Behaviour and Political Institutions 24. Ethnicity and Elections 25. Political Mobilization and Institutions 26. Political Violence: An Institutional Approach 27. The Institutional Context of Transitional Justice 28. The Institutional Components of Political Corruption 29. Political Institutions and Economic Development

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Book SynopsisThis book sheds new light on the often shadowy, but essential role of committees, which exist in modern parliaments around the globe, and it questions the conventional notion that the real' work of parliament happens in committees.Renowned country specialists take a close look at what goes on in committees and how it matters for policy making. While committees are seen as the central place where policy is made, they often hold their sessions closed to the public and calls for transparency are growing. To understand this black box it is necessary to look within but also beyond the walls of the committee rooms and parliament buildings. Bringing together formal and informal aspects, rules and practices shows that committees are not a paradise of policy making. They have great relevance nonetheless: as crystallization points in the policy networks, as drivers for division of labor and for socialization and the integration of MPs.The new insights presented in this book willTrade Review"This book addresses one of the most important issues in the field of legislative studies – parliamentary committees. Not enough books have looked into this topic, and it has been quite a few years since the last one. The fact that the centrality of parliamentary committees in policy-making is not assumed but investigated is a strength, and the team assembled to cover each country is impressive. A common framework for analysis implemented in the country cases creates a cohesiveness that is lacking in most cross-country edited volumes. This book offers a useful, original and important contribution."Reuven Y. Hazan, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel."Parliamentary Committees in the Policy Process provides a close view of committee members, organization and functions in 12 countries, ranging from the stable to the episodic, from the large to the small, and from one hemisphere to the other. This book’s multi-dimensional view of committee members and policy functions within a changing and complex institutional structure will be a basic platform for future research on ubiquitous and variable legislative committees in parliaments around the world."David M. Olson, UNC Greensboro, USA."In sum, this volume is a highly interesting and extremely important contribution to the literature on legislative committees. The volume analyzes the substantial role parliamentary committees play in policy-making. Thereby, it questions the widespread assumption that policies are made in parliamentary committees which is a clear strength of the contribution."Simone WegmannTable of Contents1. Investigating the role of parliamentary committees in the policy process 2. A black box that deserves more light: Comparative findings on parliamentary committees in the policy process 3. Assess – to Assist: A preliminary analysis of committees in Arab parliaments 4. The role of parliamentary committees and legislative agreements in party bargaining during minority government in Denmark 5. Committees in the Finnish Eduskunta: Cross-party cooperation and legislative scrutiny behind closed doors 6. Twenty years of attempts at reforming committees: A tale of reforms missing the mark at the French National Assembly 7. No paradise of policy making: The role of parliamentary committees in the German Bundestag 8. From ‘a rubber stamp’ to influencing policy: A critical view of committees in the parliament of Ghana 9. Parliamentary committees in the Hungarian Parliament: Instruments of political parties and government agenda control 10. Strength and weakness: Legislative and oversight powers of the parliamentary committee system in Israel 11. Japan's unusual but interesting parliamentary committees: An arena and transformative model? 12. Exploring the gap between theory and practice in law-making and oversight by committees of the Nigerian National Assembly 13. Norwegian parliamentary committees: Split and sidelined in the policy process 14. Committees in a party-dominated parliament: The Spanish Congreso de los Diputados 15. Parliamentary Committees in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, 2002 to 2020 16. The role of legislative committees in the policy process: The case of the Ukrainian parliament 17. Still deviant? The development and reform of the UK House of Commons committee system, 1979 to present 18. "Specially-commissioned minorities": committee governance and political parties in the United States Congress

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Book SynopsisIntroducing the NegevBedouin land issue from the international indigenous land rights perspective, this comparative study suggests options for the recognition of their land. The book demonstrates that the Bedouin land dispossession, like many indigenous peoples', progressed through several phases that included eviction and displacement, legislation, and judicial decisions that support acts of dispossession and deny the Bedouin's traditional land rights. Examining the Mawat legal doctrine on which the State and the Court rely on to deny Bedouin land rights, this volume introduces the relevant international law protecting indigenous land rights and shows how the limitations of this law prevent any meaningful protection of Bedouin land rights. In the second part of the work, the Aborigines' land in Australia is introduced as an example of indigenous peoples'' successful struggle for their traditional land rights. The final chapter analyzes the basic elements of judicial rTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Background 3. Dispossession of Bedouin land 4. Protection of indigenous peoples’ land rights under international and regional systems 5. Recognition of indigenous peoples’ land rights 6. Land recognition: application of the customary land rights model in the Bedouin case

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Book SynopsisOffering theoretical insights on region building, this book explores the attempts to formulate a political and institutional vision for the Black Sea region in the post-9/11 era and in the context of the enlargements of the EU and NATO. It investigates in depth these attempts, viewed as a failure by the key actors involved, in order to understand how regions emerge in international politics as well as how and why they may fail to come into being. To this end, the book explores a range of factors that impacted region building in the Black Sea, considering the role of region builders involved, their practices and the context of their actions, and the spatial representations and security discourses that were integral to the region building process. Hence, attention is paid to how these factors both enabled and constrained the discursive construction of the Black Sea region, thus identifying the elements that distinguish the Black Sea from other successful cases of region buildinTable of Contents1. Regions and Their Study: A Critical Reading 2. The Theoretical Framework: Towards a Genealogy 3. The Narrative(s) of a "Black Sea Region" 4. Region Builders: Unravelling the BSEN 5. Practices As Tools of Region Building 6. Writing Space: The Cartography of the Black Sea 7. Different Logics of Security, Clashing Region Building Visions

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a new theory of federalism. The work critically discusses traditional federal theories and builds on theories that focus on the dynamics of federalism. It offers a definition of federalism and federal organizations that encompasses both new and old types of multi-tiered system. Unlike traditional federal theory, it is well-suited to research both multinational and mononational systems. It also takes into account the complexity of these systems, with bodies of governance at the local, regional, national, and supranational level. The book is divided into three parts: the first part outlines the contours of dynamic federalism, based on a critical overview of traditional federal theory; the second part develops comprehensive indexes to measure autonomy and cohesion of multi-tiered systems; and the third part focuses on the dynamics of federal organizations, with a special focus on institutional hubs for change. Dynamic FederaliTrade Review"Popelier aims at laying the foundations for a new, dynamic theory of federalism, overcoming some key weaknesses of traditional federal theory, and testing such theory on a series of conditions: universality, specificity, and flexibility… the author’s endeavors in trying to overcome the theoretical weaknesses of traditional federal scholarship, doing so from a legal perspective, is certainly fascinating… the book also offers a peculiar opportunity for comparative constitutional law scholarship to reflect on the importance of method and the definition of concepts to advance research." Lidia Bonifati, Diritti Comparati, 27 May 2021 "Dynamic Federalism is one of the rare books that attempt to develop a holistic theory. One that not only describes but also explains and predicts how federal structures come about, remain in place, contribute to stability or fuel fragmentation, and eventually dissolve. Written by a constitutional lawyer and drawing on the Belgian case to measure its various dimensions and indicators, there is much to be learned from several of the book’s core postulates both in the theoretical and in the empirical realms." Sean Mueller (2021): Dynamic federalism: a new theory for cohesion and regional autonomy, Regional & Federal Studies, DOI: 10.1080/13597566.2021.1939691 `…the book is not only greatly informative, but thought-provoking and inspiring. It offers illuminating paths into the worlds of federalism—not all of them yet unknown, but superbly nuanced and analyzed.’ Anna Gamper University of Innsbruck, Austria; doi:10.1093/publius/pjab034 Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I. Theoretical framework Chapter 1. What is federalism? In search of building blocks for a new federal theory Chapter 2. Dynamic Federalism: ‘Federalism as a Process’ Revisited Part II. Measuring Cohesion and Autonomy Chapter 3. Preliminary notes on the indicators: representation, and the Belgian case study Chapter 4. Status Chapter 5. Powers Chapter 6. Fiscal arrangements Part III. Measuring change Chapter 7. Contours for a theory of change Chapter 8. Institutional hubs for change Conclusion: Findings and way forward Appendix: Showcase – Belgium

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a varied, thorough and informative analysis of how newspapers covered the 2014 Scottish independence referendum in its critical final months. Providing a wealth of new empirical findings, the book engages with the key themes and issues presented by a variety of newspaper outlets. These main observations include: a major focus on the economic aspects of the debate; persistent concerns regarding an independent Scotland's prospects on the world stage, both militarily and strategically; the re-emergence of Gordon Brown as a political heavyweight; and a myopic focus on Alex Salmond, who would come to be framed as personally synonymous with the abstract concept of Scottish independence.The book will be the first point of contact for readers interested in the subject, providing an overview which is meticulously researched, authoritative and engaging, and offering broader insights in the areas of journalism, political communication and media studies.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Scotland and The Press in 2014; 2. It’s the Economy, Stupit: Presenting an Uncertain Future; 3. What Matters Most: The Health Service and Currency; 4. Scotland’s Place in the World: Military and Strategic Considerations; 5. Everyone’s Got an Opinion: Celebrities, Royalty, and the Conservative Party; 6. Beast Mode: Darling, Brown and the Labour Party; 7. Eck of a Story: The Focus on Alex Salmond; 8. Conclusion: The Same Old Script? Thoughts Regarding the Coverage

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Book SynopsisGlobal Governance Futures addresses the crucial importance of thinking through the future of global governance arrangements. It considers the prospects for the governance of world order approaching the middle of the twenty-first century by exploring today's most pressing and enduring health, social, ecological, economic, and political challenges. Each of the expert contributors considers the drivers of continuity and change within systems of governance and how actors, agents, mechanisms, and resources are and could be mobilized. The aim is not merely to understand state, intergovernmental, and non-state actors. It is also to draw attention to those underappreciated aspects of global governance that push understanding beyond strictures of traditional conceptualizations and offer better insights into the future of world order.The book's three parts enable readers to appreciate better the sum of forces likely to shape world order in the near and not-so-near futurTable of Contents1. Making Sense of Global Governance Futures PART I: PLANETARY Introduction 2. Global Governance and the Anthropocene: Explaining the Escalating Global Crisis 3. War: The Governance of Violence and the Violence of Governance 4. Geopolitics: Competition in an Age of Shared Global Threats 5. Civilizations: Fusion or Clash? 6. Regions and Regionalism: Confronting New Forms of Connectedness 7. Cities: Understanding Global Urban Governance PART II: DIVIDES Introduction 8. Human Rights after the West: Goodbye to All That 9. Migration Governance 2050: Utopia, Dystopia, or Heterotopia? 10. The Global Governance of Poverty and Inequality 11. Race: Apartheid Governance on a Global Scale 12. People: Who Governs and Who Is Governed? PART III: CHALLENGES Introduction 13. Food: Governance Challenges for a Hot and Hungry Planet 14. Health: Less Global, Less Health, Less Governance 15. Climate Action: Beyond the Paris Agreement 16. Biodiversity: Protecting the Planetary Web of Life 17. Aid: The COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond 18. Data: Global Governance Challenges 19. Illicit Drugs: Prohibition and the International Drug Control Regime

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Book SynopsisExamining the relationship between humanitarianism, human rights, and security in the governance of borders and migration, this book analyses the case of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), challenging the common assumption that humanitarianism and human rights provide a critical basis for countering securitisation. Arguing that these are not three opposing discourses and modes of governing, the author contributes to a deeper understanding of their connections and combined effects in border governance. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and document analysis, the book offers three perspectives on Frontex's changing relationship to humanitarianism and human rights. In doing so, it provides a multifaceted account of Frontex and its gradual appropriation of what are often considered pro-migrant discourses. Combining organisational sociology with a Foucauldian analysis, the book speaks to ongoing debates on continuity and change in the security fieldTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Humanitarianism, Human Rights, and Security Chapter 2: Frontex as a Compromise Chapter 3: Frontex as Protector of Europe, Saviour of Lives, and Promoter of Rights Chapter 4: Frontex as a Fragmented Organisation Chapter 5: The Effects of Frontex’s Re-Positioning Conclusion: Reconsidering Critique

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Book SynopsisRecent evidence suggests that macroeconomic outcomes are inferior in countries operating under presidential regimes compared with those with parliaments, with lower levels of economic growth, higher rates of inflation, and higher levels of income inequality in countries with presidential governments. Despite this, more heads of state look to consolidate and build their executive power. This book considers why presidential regimes, in particular, are so bad for the economy.Throughout the book, the authors comprehensively and simultaneously consider the impact of legal, political, and economic institutions on the mechanisms. It is first demonstrated that presidential countries have (on average) inferior outcomes relative to parliamentary states with respect to these institutions and, moreover, with respect to healthcare and human development indicators. Subsequently, the book explores the impact of constitutional choice (parliamentary versus presidential) on both institutions a

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Book SynopsisThe unique leadership challenges organizations face throughout the world call for a renewed focus on what constitutes authentic, inclusive, servant, transformational, principled, values-based, and mindful leadership. Traditional approaches rarely provide a permeating or systematic framework to garner a sense of higher purpose or nurture deeper moral and spiritual dimensions of leaders. Learning to be an effective leader requires a deep personal transformation, which is not easy. This text provides guidelines in a variety of settings and contexts while presenting best practices in successfully leading the twenty-first century workforce and offering strategies and tools to lead change effectively in the present-day boundary-less work environment.Given the ever-growing, widespread importance of leadership and its role in initiating change, this will be a key reference work in the field of leadership and change management in business. The uniqueness of this book lies in its anchorage in the moral and spiritual dimension of leadership, an approach most relevant for contemporary times and organizations. It represents an important milestone in the perennial quest for discovering the best leadership models and change practices to suit the contemporary organizations.Designed to be a resource for scholars, practitioners, teachers and students seeking guidance in the art and science of leadership and change management, this will be an invaluable reference for libraries with collections in business, management, sports, history, politics, law, and psychology. It will present essential strategies for leading and transforming corporations, small businesses, schools, hospitals, and various nonprofit organizations. It brings the research on leadership and change management up to date, while mapping its terrain and extending the scope and boundaries of this field in an inclusive and egalitarian manner.

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Book SynopsisThe crisis caused by COVID-19 poses a major challenge for the global economy and business. It has been a test for economic resilience, and how this crisis will affect business activities will be determined by their competitiveness. Only firms that have succeeded in reorienting and quickly adapting to the emerging crisis have continued without interruption in their operations, thus demonstrating their flexibility and high level of resilience. Research shows that companies driving the gig economy celebrate the benefits: flexibility, additional income, freedom and other various opportunities for workers. They require entrepreneurial digital skills that improve their competitiveness and benefit not only themselves but the economy as well. Therefore, digital competencies are becoming a significant resource and precondition for employment, and it is essential to promote digital entrepreneurial skills, introducing them into education programs through different forms of educatioTable of ContentsPART I. Theoretical Perspectives of Globalization 1. Global business flows Prof. Dr Mirjana Radović-Marković PART II. Globalization and Entrepreneurship 2. Entrepreneurship: past, present & future Prof. Dr Mirjana Radović-Marković PART III. Digital Entrepreneurship 3. Enterprise digital transformation towards network virtualization Prof. Dr Mirjana Radović-Marković 4. Exploring the synergistic potential in virtual university and virtual enterprise Prof. Dr Dušan Marković PART IV. Changing Nature of Work in the Digital Era 5. The transformation of work in a global knowledge Economy Prof. Dr Mirjana Radović-Marković PART V. Organisational and Entrepreneurial resilience 6. Resilience and entrepreneurship Prof. Dr Mirjana Radović-Marković 7. The Resilient Entrepreneur Arsen Dragojević PART VI. Economic and social impact of Global ecosystem on Progress in Montenegro 8. Economic Prosperity in the Western Balkans and Montenegro Prof. Dr Mirjana Radović-Marković 9. Measuring Quality of Life Prof. Dr Borislav Đukanović and Arsen Dragojević 10. Measuring Professional Life Prof. Dr Borislav Đukanović

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Book SynopsisThis book adopts an innovative conceptualization and analytical framework to the study of anti-system parties, and represents the first monograph ever published on the topic. It features empirical research using original data and combining large-N QCA analyses with a wide range of in-depth case studies from 18 Western European countries. The book adopts a party-centric approach to the study of anti-system formations by focusing on the major turning points faced by such actors after their initial success: long-term electoral sustainability, the different modalities of integration at the systemic level and the electoral impact of transition to government. The author examines in particular the interplay between crucial elements of the internal supply-side of anti-system parties such as their organizational and ideological features, and the political opportunity structure. Anti-System Parties is a major contribution to the literature on populism, anti-establishment parties and coTrade Review"With in-depth case studies of parties in 18 Western European countries, this book offers unique insights in the life-cycle of anti-system parties. In addition, the theoretical chapters provide a detailed conceptual discussion and analytical tools to understand the barriers and opportunities faced by anti-system parties. A most useful resource for party scholars." Emilie van Haute - Chair of the Department of Political Science at the Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium."Using a sound conceptual base and a robust mixed-methods approach, which combines both in-depth case-studies and fsQCA, this book constitutes a perfect complement to Sartori’s classical work. In a time where democracy seems to be under threat more than ever before, and certainly since the inter-war period, this book helps us to resolve the mystery of both why and how anti-systemic parties have managed to stir the traditionally stable Western European cocktail. A must-read for party politics and democratization scholars alike." Fernando Casal Bertoa - Associate Professor in Comparative Politics, University of Nottingham, UK."With its focus on anti-system parties, this books looks at a very important political phenomenon of our times which characterizes today’s democracies. Zulianello’s analysis is theoretically well-rooted in the comparative politics literature. Applying a large-N QCA, the results are achieved through an innovative methodological approach." Claudius Wagemann - Professor of Political Science Methods, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany."Zulianello’s book is a welcome improvement of the current state of conceptual analysis about anti-system parties and a rigorous application of the concept to current Western European political landscape, where anti-system parties have recently gained power in the electorate and institutions. I have little doubt It will become a necessary reading and valuable guideline for future research on the transformations of European party systems." - Filippo Tronconi – Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Bologna, Italy."Zulianello’s book offers a new typology of political parties, including a much needed reconceptualitation of "anti-system" parties able to account for their different modalities of integration and radicalisation. Uniquely, it explains variation in how anti-system parties achieve electoral sustainability following a parliamentary breakthrough. Theoretically astute and methodologically sound, it is a great addition to the available literature on party competition and the evolution of party systems and will become an inescapable point of reference for research and teaching in these areas in the years to come." - Daniele Albertazzi - Senior Lecturer in European Politics, Department of Political Science and International Studies (POLSIS), Univeristy of Birmingham, UK."Overall, Zulianello's book provides a relevant and important research on the experiences of anti-system parties after their parliamentary entry." Peter Bankov, University of GlasgowTable of Contents1. Introduction, 2. (Re)defining anti-system parties: The statics and dynamics of a revisited concept, 3. Enduring or fleeting challenges to established parties? 4. Changing interaction streams: modalities of integration and disembedding, 5. Governing between metapolitical and coalitional pressures: electoral asset or liability? 6. Epilogue: A new wave of anti-system parties in crisis-ridden Europe.

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Book SynopsisThrough an in-depth legal analysis by leading scholars, this book searches for the exact legal causes of land-related disputes in Asia within the histories, legal systems and social realities of the respective countries. It consists of four main parts: examining the relationship between law and development; land-taking in developmental stages; common ownership; and proposals for new approaches to land law and dispute resolution. With a combination of orthodox legal interpretations and the empirical approach of legal sociology, the contributors undertake an extensive comparative legal analysis across common and civil law traditions. Most importantly, they propose pathways forward for legal transformations in the pursuit of sustainable development in Asia. This book is vital contribution to the study of comparative law, and especially property law, in East and Southeast Asia. Table of ContentsPart I: Model Conflict in Land Law and Civil Code Drafting 1. "Origin of Land Disputes: Reviving Colonial Apparatus in Land Law Reforms" 2. "Land Ownership in Cambodia: Inter-Donor Debates for the Protection of Private Rights in Development" 3. "Lao Civil Code and Land Law Debates" 4. "Land Law Reform and Civil Code Drafting in Vietnam: How to Balance the Conflicting Needs for Land" Part II: Land Taking for "Development" and Beyond 5. "Takings for Private Use/Private Interest and Livelihood Compensation in Japan" 6. "What enables a private party to expropriate an individual from an estate in Korea?" 7. "Public-Interest Requirements of Zone Expropriation in Taiwan" 8. "Land Expropriation and Compensation in China" Part III: Securing Commons in the Old and New Property Regime 9. "Vacant Properties in Japan: A New Challenge for the Study of the Commons and Land Laws in Asia" 10. "Land Disputes in Indonesia: Consistency of Supreme Court and Constitutional Court Judgments" 11. "Right of Commons under Japan’s Civil Code" 12. "The Concept of Juridical Personality and the Autonomy of Villagers’ Committees in China "Part IV: Land Law toward Alternative "Development" 13. "Land Law Reforms in Asian Emerging Economies: Toward Balanced Development" 14. "The Role of Administrative Courts in Vietnam in Solving Land Disputes: Legal and Political Boundaries" 15. "Land Law and Disputes in Myanmar: A Historical Struggle for Redefining the Property Rights" 16. "Asian Land Conflicts and the Great Transformation: Fallacy of the Law and Development Long-Term View".

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Book SynopsisThis book seeks to identify and address gaps in our understanding of maritime security and the role of small navies in Europe. The majority of Europeâs navies are small, yet they are often called upon to address a complex array of traditional and non-traditional threats. This volume examines the role of small navies within the European security architecture, by discussing areas of commonality and difference between navies, and arguing that it is not possible to fully understand either maritime strategy or European security without taking into account the actions of small navies. It contains a number of case studies that provide an opportunity to explore how different European states view the current security environment and how naval policy has undergone significant changes within the lifetime of the existing naval assets. In addition, the book examines how maritime security and naval development in Europe might evolve, given that economic forecasts will likely limit tTable of Contents1. Introduction: Europe, Small Navies and Maritime Security Robert McCabe, Deborah Sanders and Ian Speller Part I: Theorising small navies and maritime security 2. Small navies in the current strategic context Geoffrey Till 3. Seapower and small navies: a post-modern outlook Basil Germond 4. Special effects – Force multipliers and small navies Andrew Mallia and Chris Xuereb 5. From hand-me-down navies to niche players? Comparing the navies of (very) small European states Brendan Flynn 6. Small navies and naval warfare in the Baltic Sea region Niklas Granholm Part II: Small navies within the European context 7. European small(er) navies: failure and success in doing more with less Jeremy Stöhs 8. The Royal Netherlands Navy after the Cold War: working with a new doctrine in a new security environment Anselm van der Peet 9. Maritime security strategies for very small states: the case of the Baltic States William Combes 10. Bulwark and balancing act: the strategic role of the Royal Norwegian Navy Tor Ivar Strømmen 11. The Royal Danish Navy: how small states use naval strategy Johannes Riber 12. Rebuilding the Ukrainian Navy: maritime security in a highly contested environment Deborah Sanders 13. A comparative analysis of policy and practice within three small navies: Croatia, Ireland and Malta Ciaran Lowe Conclusion Robert McCabe, Deborah Sanders and Ian Speller

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Book SynopsisThroughout history and in every geographical location, the rise and fall of industry, which impact the fate of large populations, are tied to the development and cultural entanglement of particular models that are articulated with political power. Models are understood as knowledge devices â expert, theoretical, practical and commonsense â that are embedded in cultural and social environments and designed through struggles at various scales.This book results from the collaboration of an interdisciplinary team bringing together specialists in anthropology, geography, sociology, economics, political science, mathematics and engineering around the theme of âModels and their Effects on Development Pathsâ. Based on empirical research conducted on the heavy industries, Industry and Work in Contemporary Capitalism addresses how models that inform the organization of work and production and are created by powerful actors may diverge from, overlap with, or contradict theTable of Contents1. Industry and Work in Contemporary Capitalism: Models, markets and crisis in the global system Part I: Models - What they are and what they do 2. Isomorphism and Local Interests in the Spread of Global Policies: An enquiry into privatization policy adoption using computer modelling and simulation 3. Modelling the Economy with Language 4.Class and Social Order: Political consequences of the move from class to culture Part II: Scale and Disjuncture 5. Steel Industry, Geography, and Regional Development: Evolving and travelling concepts 6. Learning from Minas Gerais: Flows of capital, production and managerial models in the steel industry 7. Continuities and Discontinuities of Economic Models and Workers’ Perception of Model Changes in Argentina Part III: Innovation Technologies and Power 8. Global Dynamics, Local Responses to Industrial Innovation and Livelihood Transformations 9. Politics for Industrial Machines: Techno-political transitions in a Spanish steel plant Part IV: Policies and Politics 10. Civil society, Global Governance and the Circulation of Models 11. Spain’s Labour Reforms: Temporariness, flexibility, and discipline of the working class 12. Reflections on an industrial policy for a sustainable European steel industry

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on two areas of substantial and growing importance to the human development and capability approach: health and disability. The research on disability, health and the capability approach has been diverse in the topics it covers, and the conceptual frameworks and methodologies it uses, beginning over a decade and a half ago in health and more than a decade ago in disability. This book shares a set of contributions in these two areas: the first set of chapters focusing on disability; and the second set focusing on health and the health capability paradigm (HCP), in particular. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities.Table of ContentsHealth, Disability and the Capability Approach: An Introduction 1. An Analysis of the Intentions of a Chilean Disability Policy Through the Lens of the Capability Approach 2. Towards a Disability-inclusive Higher Education Policy through the Capabilities Approach 3. Disability and Poverty in Morocco and Tunisia: A Multidimensional Approach 4. Corporate Contributions to Developing Health Capabilities 5. India, Health Inequities, and a Fair Healthcare Provision: A Perspective from Health Capability 6. Health Economics and Ethics and the Health Capability Paradigm 7. Exploring Different Interpretations of the Capability Approach in a Health Care Context: Where Next?

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Book SynopsisWhat is a democracy? Why do we form democratic systems? Can democracy survive in an age of distrust and polarisation?The Psychology of Democracy explains the psychological underpinnings behind why people engage with and participate in politics. Covering the influence that political campaigns and media play, the book analyses topical and real-world political events including the Arab Spring, Brexit, Black Lives Matter, the US 2020 elections and the Covidd-19 pandemic. Lilleker and Ozgul take the reader on a journey to explore the cognitive processes at play when engaging with a political news item all the way through to taking to the streets to protest government policy and action. In an age of post-truth and populism, The Psychology of Democracy shows us how a strong and healthy democracy depends upon the feelings and emotions of its citizens, including trust, belonging, empowerment and representation, as much as on electoral processes.Table of ContentsChapter 1The Emotional Citizen Chapter 2Processing Political Communication Chapter 3Thinking About Politics Chapter 4Political Participation Chapter 5Understanding the Psychology of Contemporary Democracies

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Book SynopsisThe Commonwealth consists of only a quarter of the worldâs states and yet the Commonwealth Secretariat and Foundation have made and continue to make a significant contribution to global politics.Commonwealth is a superb examination of an often neglected but crucial force in world affairs. Timothy M. Shaw; explains the history, structure and future of the Commonwealth demonstrates the central role that the Commonwealth has played in advancing decolonization and supporting multiculturalism, democracy and human rights details the significant links between Commonwealth institutions and myriad networks concerned with education, development, gender, health, islands, literature, media and sport examines the Commonwealth within the context of wider debates about âglobalâ governance and globalization.

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Book SynopsisThis informative collection investigates the European dimension of multiculturalism and immigration. It argues that political theory discourse of multiculturalism and resulting EU policies assume an interpretation of liberalism developed chiefly from the American experience, and that this issue must be addressed as the European experience is entirely different (with the main influx being non-white, ethnic and religious groups challenging liberalism and existing notions of citizenship). Presenting a fresh and unique perspective of multiculturalism and citizenship in Western Europe today, this book offers a comparative series of national case studies by a diverse range of leading scholars that together provide a theoretical framework for the volume as a whole. The contributors investigate the extent to which we can talk about a common Europe-wide multiculturalism debate, or whether here too there is a Europe of two (or more) gears, in which some countries address multicultural Table of Contents1. European Challenges to Multicultural Citizenship 2. Multiculturalism, Citizenship and Islam in Problematic Encounters in Belgium 3. British Muslims and the Politics of Multiculturalism 4. French Secularism and Islam France’s Headscarf Affair 5. The Particular Universalism of a Nordic Civic Nation 6. Enemies Within the Gates – The Debate about the Citizenship of Muslims in Germany 7. Religious Diversity and Multiculturalism in Southern Europe 8. The Muslim Community and Spanish Tradition 9. Secularism and the Accommodation of Muslims in Europe 10. Europe, Liberalism and the ‘Muslim Question’

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Book SynopsisWorking after the war, Hayek''s writing was very much against the tide of mainstream Keynesian economic thought. But in the 1970s and 1980s - the eras of Thatcherism and Reaganomics - he was championed as a prophet of neo-liberalism by those who were seeking to revolutionize the post-war social consensus. The Constitution of Liberty is crucial reading for all those seeking to understand ideas that have become the orthodoxy in the age of the globalized economy.Trade Review'Professor von Hayek has boldly taken for his province the whole science of man and has deployed his powerful and lucid mind over the entire range of its concerns.' - The SpectatorTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Part 1: The Value of Freedom 1. Liberty and Liberties 2. The Creative Powers of a Free Civilisation 3. The Common Sense of Progress 4. Freedom, Reason and Tradition 5. Responsibility and Freedom 6. Equality, Value and Merit 7. Majority Rule 8. Employment and Independence Part 2: Freedom and the Law 9. Coercion and the State 10. Law, Commands and Order 11. The Origins of the Rule of Law 12. The American Contribution: Constitutionalism 13. Liberalism and Administration: The Rechtsstaat 14. The Safeguards of Individual Liberty 15. Economic Policy and the Rule of Law 16. The Decline of the Law Part 3: Freedom in the Welfare State 17. The Decline of Socialism and the Rise of the Welfare State 18. Labor Unions and Employment 19. Social Security 20. Taxation and Redistribution 21. The Monetary Framework 22. Housing and Town Planning 23. Agriculture and Natural Resources 24. Education and Research: Postscript - Why I Am Not a Conservative

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a new interpretation of the principle of utility in moral and political theory based on the writings of the classical utilitarians from Hume to J.S. Mill. Discussion of utility in writers such as Adam Smith, William Paley and Jeremy Bentham is included.Trade Review'Rosen offers a provocative thesis, particularly concerning Hume and Smith, which critics will certainly have to answer.' – Political Studies Review'There is a lot of material in this book that anyone interested in utilitarianism would benefit from mulling over. It presents interesting perspectives on some traditional themes, and succeeds in clarifying ... a number of issues that I am sure will still be discussed in many years.' – Economics and PhilosophyTable of Contents1. IntroductionPart I 2. Utility and Justice: Epicurus and the Epicurean Tradition3. Reading Hume Backwards: Utility as the Foundation of Morals4. The Idea of Utility in Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments 5. Helvetius, the Scottish Enlightenment, and Bentham's Idea of Utility6. The Idea of Utility in Smith's Wealth of Nations 7. Bentham and Smith on Liberty8. William Paley as a Utilitarian9. Liberty, Utility, and the Reform of the Criminal Law10. J.S. Mill's Hedonism11. J.S. Mill on Justice and LibertyPart II 12. Punishment of the Innocent13. Individual Sacrifice and the Greatest Happiness14. The Tyranny of the Majority15. Negative Liberty

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Book SynopsisWhat is âhumpty-dumptyingâ? Do âarguments from analogyâ ever stand up? How do I know when someone is using âweasel wordsâ? Whatâs the difference between a âred herringâ and a âstraw manâ?This superb book, now in its third edition, will help anyone who wants to argue well and think critically. Using witty and topical examples, this fully-updated edition includes many new entries and updates the whole text. New entries include: Principle of Charity Lawyerâs Answer Least Worst Option Poisoning the Well Sentimentality Sunk Cost Fallacy Weasel Words âYou would say that wouldnât youâ. Thinking from A to Z may not help you win every argument, but it will definitely give you the power to tell a good one from a bad one.Trade Review'Warburton is always a very clear writer and has the knack of finding the right register to talk to the non-professional without over-simplifying or patronising.' – Philosopher's MagazineTable of ContentsAcknowledgements, Introduction, Thinking from A to Z

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Book SynopsisEvidence of climate change, resource shortages and biodiversity loss is growing in significance year by year. This second edition of Environmental Policy explains how policy can respond and bring about greater sustainability in individual lifestyles, corporate strategies, national policies and international relations. The book discusses the interaction between environmental and human systems, proposing environmental policy as a way to steer human systems to function within environmental constraints.The second edition has been completely updated to reflect advances in scholarship (for example developments in governance theory) and the increasing primacy of climate policy within environmental policy as a whole. Key political, social and economic concepts are used to explain how effective environmental policies can be designed, implemented and evaluated. Environmental problems, the role of human beings in creating them and sustainable development are all introduced. Environmental policy formulation, implementation and evaluation are discussed within three specific contexts: the firm, the nation state and at an international level. The book reviews the relationship of economics, science and technology to environmental policy. It ends by reflecting upon the predicament of humankind in the twenty-first century and the potential of achieve sustainability through the use of the environmental policy âtoolboxâ.Environmental Policy is an accessible text with a multi-disciplinary perspective. Lively case studies drawn from a range of international examples â and completely updated for this second edition â illustrate issues such as climate change, international trade, tourism and human rights. It includes chapter summaries, suggestions for further reading and links to relevant web resources.Trade Review"This book (1st ed., 2004), part of the Routledge Introductions to Environment series, reflects the more matter-of-fact and cooperative ways that the EU deals with environmental issues....This well-written book will therefore be valuable to American universities as an introductory resource that can be used alongside American works to provide a more balanced treatment of the subject."—F. T. Manheim, George Mason University, Highly recommended title, CHOICETable of Contents1. So, What's the Problem? 2. The Roots of Environmental Problems 3. Sustainable Development and the Goals of Environmental Policy 4. Science and Technology: Policies and Paradoxes 5. Corporate Environmental Policy Making 6. Environmental Policy Making in Government 7. International Environmental Policy Making 8. Environmental Economics 9. Conclusion: Making Policy for the Planet

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Book SynopsisWomen and Representation in Local Government opens up an opportunity to critique and move beyond suppositions and labels in relation to women in local government. Presenting a wealth of new empirical material, this book brings together international experts to examine and compare the presence of women at this level and features case studies on the US, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Finland, Uganda, China, Australia and New Zealand. Divided into four main sections, each explores a key theme related to the subject of women and representation in local government and engages with contemporary gender theory and the broader literature on women and politics. The contributors explore local government as a gendered environment; critiquing strategies to address the limited number of elected female members in local government and examine the impact of significant recent changes on local government through a gender lens. Addressing key questions of how gender equality can beTable of Contents1. Introduction Barbara Pini and Paula McDonald Part 1: Women’s Representation in Local Government: Facilitators and Constraints 2. Moving through the Pipeline: Women’s Representation in Municipal Government in the New England Region of the United States Paige Ransford and Meryl Thomson 3. Women in Local Assemblies: Rare Guests or (Almost) Equal Partners? An Analysis of the Causes of Women’s Underrepresentation in the German County Councils Raphael Magin Part 2: Strategies to Increase Women’s Representation in Local Government 4. Women and Local Politics in Spain: Exploring Gender Regimes and Biased Party Candidate Selection Processes Tania Verge 5. Making it Happen in Practice: Organized Efforts to Recruit Rural Women for Local Government Leadership Louise Carbert 6. Missing from the Picture: Women’s Initiatives in English Local Government Wendy Stokes Part 3: Making a Difference? The Descriptive and Substantive Representation of Women in Local Government 7. How Gender Shapes Local Party Politics: The Case of Belgium Petra Meier and Dries Verlet 8. Critical Acts and Critical Contexts: Understanding the Substantive Representation of Women at the Regional Level in France Katherine Opello 9. Transforming Local Politics? The Impact of Gender Quotas in Finland Anne Maria Holli Part 4: Gender and a Changing Local Government Sector 10. Gendering Local Government Amalgamations: An Australian Case Study Denise Conroy 11. Women in New Zealand Local Government: The Effect of Reform on Women’s Presence in Leadership Marianne Tremaine and Jean Drage 12. New Public Management and Gender in Swedish Local Government Gun Hedlund

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewFeedback on the second edition: A comprehensive, up-to-date and eminently readable critical exploration of the idea that as globalization marches on, geography and its core principles matter more than ever for understanding the process, its challenges, and its impacts on places from the local to the global scale. - Emeritus Professor Peter Daniels, Department of Geography, University of Birmingham, UK‘Genuinely global, unlike much of its competition, the new edition of Geographies of Globalization continues to provide an extremely well-written, enjoyable, thoughtful and occasionally provocative analysis of globalization. Already highly successful, the book is well on the way to becoming a classic.’- Professor John Connell, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Australia'A first rate introduction to globalization encompassing economic, cultural, political and environmental processes and perspectives. This accessible and well-structured textbook combines a critical discussion of various theories of globalization with wide-ranging and up to date examples, presenting globalization as a dynamic and geographically unequal phenomenon that is central to understanding the modern world.' - Professor Michael Woods, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, UK'Globalization became a buzzword in the 1990s. Two decades on and writing from the southwestern Pacific, Warwick Murray and John Overton provide an excellent review of the debates: looking backwards, forwards and beyond the polemics' - Professor James D Sidaway, Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, Singapore Reviews of the first edition:'Geographies of Globalization is a must read. It offers reasons why geographers have been marginal to the wider globalization debates, an agenda for rectifying this issue, and a call to arms to geographers on how to make their discipline distinct and valuable to the debates.' - Canadian Geographer Review'A valid contribution to the globalisation literature as an introductory level or foundation text, combining key themes and empirical case studies with some key theoretical ideas. As part of the Routledge Contemporary Human Geography Series the book serves its role as a teaching aid, providing a concise introduction to the subject while is also amenable to delivery as, or as an accompaniment to, an undergraduate lecture courses.'- Tim Vorley, University of Leicester'The book is very well written, carrying the reader along with all the zest and enthusiasm that characterise a winner of one of the 2006 national tertiary teaching awards. Reading it often seems like being in a high-energy classroom.' - New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences'Geographies of Globalization is written in a very clear, accessible and concise manner and is a book that offers students something of a route-map through the uncertainty, confusion and misunderstandings that surround this now widely debated phenomenon.' - New Zealand Geographer, 2006'This book will travel well beyond the discipline of geography and will be equally useful for students of a range of other social science disciplines.' - Marcus Power, Department of Geography, University of Durham'Geographies of Globalization is a must read. It offers reasons why geographers have been marginal to the wider globalization debates, an agenda for rectifying this issue, and a call to arms to geographers on how to make their discipline distinct and valuable to the debates.' - Canadian Geographer Review'I am certain that Geographies of Globalization will make an excellent text for many geography courses that focus on globalization' - Annals of the AAG Feedback on the second edition: A comprehensive, up-to-date and eminently readable critical exploration of the idea that as globalization marches on, geography and its core principles matter more than ever for understanding the process, its challenges, and its impacts on places from the local to the global scale. - Emeritus Professor Peter Daniels, Department of Geography, University of Birmingham, UK‘Genuinely global, unlike much of its competition, the new edition of Geographies of Globalization continues to provide an extremely well-written, enjoyable, thoughtful and occasionally provocative analysis of globalization. Already highly successful, the book is well on the way to becoming a classic.’- Professor John Connell, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Australia'A first rate introduction to globalization encompassing economic, cultural, political and environmental processes and perspectives. This accessible and well-structured textbook combines a critical discussion of various theories of globalization with wide-ranging and up to date examples, presenting globalization as a dynamic and geographically unequal phenomenon that is central to understanding the modern world.' - Professor Michael Woods, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, UK'Globalization became a buzzword in the 1990s. Two decades on and writing from the southwestern Pacific, Warwick Murray and John Overton provide an excellent review of the debates: looking backwards, forwards and beyond the polemics' - Professor James D Sidaway, Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, Singapore Reviews of the first edition:'Geographies of Globalization is a must read. It offers reasons why geographers have been marginal to the wider globalization debates, an agenda for rectifying this issue, and a call to arms to geographers on how to make their discipline distinct and valuable to the debates.' - Canadian Geographer Review'A valid contribution to the globalisation literature as an introductory level or foundation text, combining key themes and empirical case studies with some key theoretical ideas. As part of the Routledge Contemporary Human Geography Series the book serves its role as a teaching aid, providing a concise introduction to the subject while is also amenable to delivery as, or as an accompaniment to, an undergraduate lecture courses.'- Tim Vorley, University of Leicester'Geographies of Globalisation is written in a very clear, accessible and concise manner and is a book that offers students something of a route-map through the uncertainty, confusion and misunderstandings that surround this now widely debated phenomenon.' - New Zealand Geographer 2006'This book will travel well beyond the discipline of geography and will be equally useful for students of a range of other social science disciplines.' - Marcus Power, Department of Geography, University of DurhamTable of ContentsPart I: Globalization in Three Dimensions – Place, Time and Space 1. Globalization and Place – Geography is Dead? 2. Globalization and Crisis – Three World Challenges 3. Globalization, Time and Space – History and Theory Part II: Globalization in Three Spheres – Economic, Cultural and Political 4. Globalizing Economic Geographies 5. Globalizing Cultural Geographies 6. Globalizing Political Geographies Part III: Globalization and Three Crises – Development, Environment and Uneven Capitalism 7. Inequality, Development and Globalization 8. Environment, Sustainability and Globalization 9. Uneven capitalism, globalization and recession 10. Progressive Globalization – Long Live Geography

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses how domestic and European structures impact on national actors' identities, interests and foreign policy practices. Employing Norway as the case study area, the author uses this nation as an example to assess Europeanization and identity politics across the European Union (EU).Utilising an original and innovative approach called social constructivist fusion perspective', the author addresses Europeanization across several key factors. The author assesses the influence of the EU on half-way member countries', and the impact of identity politics and domestic structures, which factors contribute to or hinder Europeanization, and attempts to empirically measure Europeanization at the actor level. It analyses the impact of domestic and European structures on the identities, interests, attitudes and foreign policy practices of the Norwegian policy-makers. Whilst contributing to knowledge and literature on how constructivist approaches can be utilized in emTrade Review"This thorough scholarship, drawn from careful research, covers an important element in the Europeanization process: when identity cuts across the integration process. Gamze Tanil's study of why Norway has remained 'Eurosceptic' illuminates the wider question of European integration." - Clive Archer, Emeritus Professor, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK."Tanil´s book contributes significantly to our knowledge and understanding of the EU's influence in a non-member country and how this influence is mediated through officials rather than politicians. Her study also demonstrates the fruitfulness of applying a social constructionist perspective on the relationship between such diverse actors as the EU and Norway" - Hans Lödén, Associate Professor in Political Science, Karlstad University, Sweden."A rigorous, well-researched and highly stimulating book that should be read by all those interested in Nordic politics, European integration and International Relations alike. With the concept of a social constructivist fusion perspective, Gamze Tanil not only offers new ways of understanding how fusion approaches to European integration can help us to understand the values of national policy-makers when handling EU questions, but her work also helps to address one of the major critiques of social constructivism. Namely how can it be used in an operational setting and applied in practice. In addition by taking the case of Norwegian policy-makers, Dr Tanil demonstrates how far the pressures of European integration go in shaping the preferences and policies of non-EU member states. Very good, very good indeed" - Professor Lee Miles, Loughborough University, UK and Karlstad University, SwedenTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Framework 3. Foreign and Security Policy 4. Justice and Home Affairs Policy 5. Energy Policy 6. Agricultural and Food Safety Policy 7. Fisheries Policy 8. External Validations 9. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisIntended as a successor to Monetary Policy and Credit Control (Croom Helm, 1978; Routledge Revivals, 2013), this book, first published in 1982 with a revised edition in 1984, traces the changes in approach to monetary control in the U.K. throughout the 1970s, and the consequences for policy and the British economy. The book considers the widely-publicised proposals for reserve base' or monetary base' control of the financial system, including a critique of the 1980 Bank of England Green Paper. David Gowland concludes with an analysis of the 1979 Conservative Government's monetary policy. This is a very interesting title, of great relevance to students and academics researching recent British economic history and varying governmental approaches to monetary policy.Trade Review'David Gowland, guru and myth-dispeller on monetary economics, has become "the authority" to many teachers concerning has monetary policy works ... The exposition is enviably lucid ...' - The Times Educational Supplement'This blend of historical survey and economic analysis provides an excellent and ... readable guide to events and arguments for and against the policies successively adopted' - Public MoneyTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Introduction 2. Techniques of Monetary Control 3. Techniques of Monetary Control II: Portfolio Constraints and the Reserve Base System 4. Techniques of Control III 5. The New Approach 6. The History of Competition and Credit Control 7. Competition and Credit Control: An Analysis 8. The New ‘New Approach’ 9. The Labour Government’s Monetary Policy 10. Plus Ça Change?; Bibliography; Index

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Book SynopsisResearch design is fundamental to all scientific endeavors, at all levels and in all institutional settings. In many social science disciplines, however, scholars working in an interpretive-qualitative tradition get little guidance on this aspect of research from the positivist-centered training they receive. This book is an authoritative examination of the concepts and processes underlying the design of an interpretive research project. Such an approach to design starts with the recognition that researchers are inevitably embedded in the intersubjective social processes of the worlds they study.In focusing on researchersâ theoretical, ontological, epistemological, and methods choices in designing research projects, Schwartz-Shea and Yanow set the stage for other volumes in the Routledge Series on Interpretive Methods. They also engage some very practical issues, such as ethics reviews and the structure of research proposals. This concise guide explores where researcTrade Review"Peregrine Schwartz-Shea and Dvora Yanow’s Interpretive Research Design: Concepts and Processes is not a "how-to" book nor it is a philosophical meditation on the differences among methodologies, though both of these elements are present. Rather it is a book about "the good" and "the other," the criteria we use to evaluate what counts as "research" in social science, and the politics of categorization. . . . It is an important and eminently readable book that deserves a wide readership among researchers, grant reviewers, journal editors, and graduate students." Thomas J. Catlaw, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory"Schwartz-Shea and Yanow answer all the questions that pester and unnerve fieldworkers, in language that is understandable and with examples that make all the complex meanings clear. Their book will help both novices and experienced researchers find their way to believable and unassailable results."Howard S. Becker, author of Tricks of the Trade and Writing for Social Scientists"Interpretive Research Design offers essential guidance for students and scholars who want to reach beyond the confines of positivist inquiry. In clear, engaging prose, the authors explain how to develop the key elements of an interpretive study and communicate them effectively to reviewers and readers. The authors, both leading figures in contemporary debates over methodology, offer perspectives on research that are consistently insightful and occasionally (wonderfully) provocative."Joe Soss, University of Minnesota"Interpretive Research Design is a streamlined, clear, and important discussion of a topic of crucial concern across the social sciences. Bringing together interpretive principles and practice, this welcome book reminds us that scholars who study not rocks or genomes but people and communities require a commensurate understanding of science. Both interpretivists and non-interpretivists who seek greater familiarity with the tradition must read—and ponder deeply—Schwartz-Shea and Yanow’s lucid discussion to learn what good interpretive social science looks, sounds, and feels like."Edward Schatz, University of Toronto"Schwartz-Shea and Yanow clearly demonstrate the stakes, value, and reasoning behind interpretive research in the field. Both interpretivist and non-interpretivist political scientists desperately need this volume to achieve their potential for excellence in research: it guides interpretivists in their efforts to conduct sophisticated yet accessible research on critical topics across the range of subfields in the discipline, and it allows non-interpretivists to recognize equal excellence in interpretivist and positivist modalities and insights."Cecelia Lynch, University of California, Irvine"Interpretive Research Design: Concepts and Processes is an indispensable handbook that should have a place on the bookshelf of every politics, policy and public administration scholar whose work is informed by an interpretive approach. More importantly, in regards to shaping the future development of these social scientific disciplines, Schwartz-Shea and Yanow’s text should have a place on every Research Design and Methods syllabi. That way, regardless of their methodological persuasions, students will become as familiar with the practice of interpretive social science research as they are with alternative approaches."Richard Holtzman, Bryant University, Smithfield"Interpretive Research Design: Concepts and Processes is one of the few research texts I've read cover to cover and that I recommend to students frequently."Debra D. Burrington, Colorado Technical University"Peregrine Schwartz-Shea and Dvora Yanow’s Interpretive Research Design: Concepts and Processes is not a "how-to" book nor it is a philosophical meditation on the differences among methodologies, though both of these elements are present. Rather it is a book about "the good" and "the other," the criteria we use to evaluate what counts as "research" in social science, and the politics of categorization. . . . It is an important and eminently readable book that deserves a wide readership among researchers, grant reviewers, journal editors, and graduate students." Thomas J. Catlaw, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory"Schwartz-Shea and Yanow answer all the questions that pester and unnerve fieldworkers, in language that is understandable and with examples that make all the complex meanings clear. Their book will help both novices and experienced researchers find their way to believable and unassailable results."Howard S. Becker, author of Tricks of the Trade and Writing for Social Scientists"Interpretive Research Design offers essential guidance for students and scholars who want to reach beyond the confines of positivist inquiry. In clear, engaging prose, the authors explain how to develop the key elements of an interpretive study and communicate them effectively to reviewers and readers. The authors, both leading figures in contemporary debates over methodology, offer perspectives on research that are consistently insightful and occasionally (wonderfully) provocative."Joe Soss, University of Minnesota"Interpretive Research Design is a streamlined, clear, and important discussion of a topic of crucial concern across the social sciences. Bringing together interpretive principles and practice, this welcome book reminds us that scholars who study not rocks or genomes but people and communities require a commensurate understanding of science. Both interpretivists and non-interpretivists who seek greater familiarity with the tradition must read—and ponder deeply—Schwartz-Shea and Yanow’s lucid discussion to learn what good interpretive social science looks, sounds, and feels like."Edward Schatz, University of Toronto"Schwartz-Shea and Yanow clearly demonstrate the stakes, value, and reasoning behind interpretive research in the field. Both interpretivist and non-interpretivist political scientists desperately need this volume to achieve their potential for excellence in research: it guides interpretivists in their efforts to conduct sophisticated yet accessible research on critical topics across the range of subfields in the discipline, and it allows non-interpretivists to recognize equal excellence in interpretivist and positivist modalities and insights."Cecelia Lynch, University of California, Irvine"Interpretive Research Design: Concepts and Processes is an indispensable handbook that should have a place on the bookshelf of every politics, policy and public administration scholar whose work is informed by an interpretive approach. More importantly, in regards to shaping the future development of these social scientific disciplines, Schwartz-Shea and Yanow’s text should have a place on every Research Design and Methods syllabi. That way, regardless of their methodological persuasions, students will become as familiar with the practice of interpretive social science research as they are with alternative approaches."Richard Holtzman, Bryant University, Smithfield"Interpretive Research Design: Concepts and Processes is one of the few research texts I've read cover to cover and that I recommend to students frequently."Debra D. Burrington, Colorado Technical UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Wherefore Research Designs? 2. Ways of Knowing: Research Questions and Logics of Inquiry 3. Starting from Meaning: Contextuality and its Implications 4. The Rythms of Interpretive Research I: Getting Going 5. The Rhythms of Interpretive Research II: Understanding and Generating Evidence 6. Designing for Trustworthiness: Knowledge Claims and Evaluations of Interpretive Research 7. Design in Context: From the Human Side of Research to Writing Proposals and Research Manuscripts 8. Speaking Across Epistemic Communities

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Book SynopsisThe field of international relations is often stagnated in realism and liberalism. Groundbreaking and guaranteed to stir debate, this work will move the field of international relations beyond its current, and often inadequate, assumptions. The contributors describe how states, ideologies, and other areas of analysis evolve, conquer others, or disappear entirely. Change and the fluid nature of history--though so clearly a part of historical reality--are not so deeply embedded in other paradigms as they are in the variation and selection model of evolutionary international relations. Some contributors lay out the various controversies inherent to the new theory, while others apply the paradigm to specific problems in IR theory. Regardless of the approach, the presentation of this entirely new perspective and method succeeds in forming a new paradigm of international relations. Contributors include: William R. Thompson, George Modelski, Vincent S. E. Falger, David P. Rapkin, Jennifer Sterling-Folker, Hendrik Spruyt, Stewart Patrick, Paul Hensel, Karen Rasler, Craig N. Murphy, Jeffrey A. Hart, Sangbae and Brian Pollins.Trade Review"A valuable portrait of evolutionary theory as applied to the study of world politics. In contributions that range from international history to contemporary political economy they capture the diversity and dynamism of this approach." -- Miles Kahler, Rohr Professor of Pacific International Relations, University of California, San Diego"An innovative, potentially ground-breaking, book that will help the field of international relations move beyond realism and liberalism and onto a truly new perspective that provides non-obvious insights that will eventually produce new mid-range theories of world politics and the global economy." -- John Vasquez, Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University"This thought-provoking collection of essays offers an authoritative survey of the state-of-the art in evolutionary thinking applied to a variety of topics in world politics. Analysts wanting to resurrect systemic international relations theory cannot afford to overlook this approach and its contributions." -- Lars-Erik Cederman, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles"Evolutionary world politics proves itself to be a powerful paradigm for apprehending global change. This volume is evidence of its growing methodological sophistication, its adoption and use in alternative theoretical frameworks, and its enlightening application to a variety of questions about conflict, cooperation and the functioning of the global political economy." -- Robert A. Denemark, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Delaware"This thought-provoking collection of essays offers an authoritative survey of the state-of-the art in evolutionary thinking applied to a variety of topics in world politics. Analysts wanting to resurrect systemic international relations theory cannot afford to overlook this approach and its contributions." -- Lars-Erik Cederman, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles"[T]his impressive volume conclusively demonstrates that an evolutionary approach, in combination with political and sociologically oriented theories, may go along way toward improving our understandings of the mechanisms that govern and explain international change and institutionalization... a much needed collection of essays on evolutionary world politics, which is essential reading not only for IR theorists interested in evolutionary perspectives, but also for all IR theorist who are looking for better ways to explain international change and stability." -- The Journal of Politics,Emanuel AlderTable of ContentsIntroduction; Evolving Toward an Evolutionary Perspective, William R. Thompson; Central Questions About Interpretation Evolutionary World Politics: Problems of Scope and Method, George Modelski; Evolutionary World Politics Enriched: The Biological Foundations of International Relations, Vincent S.E. Falger; Obstacles to an Evolutionary Global Politics Research Program David P. Rapkin; Bridges to Other Perspectives Evolutionary Tendencies in Realist and Liberal IR Theory, Jennifer Sterling-Folker; Divergence or Uniformity in the Modern World?: Answers from Evolutionary Theory, Learning and Social Adaptation, Hendrik Spruyt; The Evolution of International Norms: Choice, Learning, Power and Identity, Stewart Patrick; Applications to Conflict and Cooperation Evolution in Domestic Politics and the Development of Rivalry: The Bolivia-Paraguay Case, Paul R. Hensel; Expectancy Theory, Strategic Rivalry Deescalation, and the Evolution of the Sino-Soviet Case, William R. Thompson; Political Shocks and the De-Escalation of Protracted Conflicts: The Israeli-Palestine Case, Karen Rasler; Applications to International Political Economy Egalitarian Social Movements and New World Orders, Craig N. Murphy; Technological Capacity as Fitness: An Evolutionary Model of Change in the International Political Economy, Sangbae Kim and Jeffrey A. Hart; Continuity vs. Evolutionary Shift: Global Financial Expansion and the State, Brian Pollins; About the Contributors; Index

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Book SynopsisClass Theory and History takes an ambitious and ground-breaking look at the entire history of the Soviet Union and presents a new kind of analysis of the history of the USSR: examining its birth, evolution, and death in class terms. Utilizing the class analytics they have developed over the last three decades, resnick and Wolff formulate the most fully developed economic theory of communism now available, and use that theory to answer the question: did communism ever exist in the USSR and if so, where, why and for how long? Their initial, and controversial, conclusion: Soviet industry never established a communist class structure. This conclusion then leads to the hypothesis that the USSR and provate capitalism in the United States to discuss the future of private capitalism, state capitalism and communism.Trade Review"A very ambitious and interesting book on a very important topic." -- Howard Sherman, author of Reinventing Marxism"Using a version of Marx's theory of class to explain the rise and fall of the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union as evidence for the validity of this theory, Resnick and Wolff succeed in providing us with an original and fascinating account of both. Whether one agrees or disagrees with their results, no future work on either of these important subjects will be able to ignore the sheer creative verve and intellectual rigor with which they lay out their arguments. Very highly recommended." -- Bertell Ollman, editor of Market Socialism: The DebateAmong Socialists"A stunning achievement! Resnick and Wolff have extended their path breaking work in Knowledge and Class to a full-fledged class analysis of the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. Building on the clearest analysis of class in the Marxian tradition, Resnick and Wolff provide a comprehensive analysis of the core contradictions in pre-Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union. This is a work that all those concerned with the Soviet experience, the nature of class, and the possibilities of fundamental social change will have to contend with." -- Victor D. Lippit, editor of Radical Political Economy: Explorationsin Alternative Economic Analysis"Class Theory and History both follows in the best Marxian tradition's footsteps and develops new important insights. Building upon a notion of class whose pivot is the production and distribution of surplus, the authors offer a stimulating and original interpretation of the USSR's birth, development, and fall. This is class analysis at its best, a work which deserves the widest circulation." -- Guglielmo Carchedi author of For AnotherEurope: A Class Analysis of European Economic Integration"Stephen Resnick and Richard Wolff, both economics professors, approach Soviet history on a highly theoretical level, analyzing the productive relations in Soviet society with sometimes mathematical (or, perhaps, pseudomathematical) precision...[A] strikingly original argument." -- Humanities and Social Sciences OnlineTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I. Communism 1.A General Class Theory 2.The Many Forms of Communism Part II.State Capitalism 3.A Class Theory of State Capitalism 4. Debates over State Capitalism Part III. The Rise and Fall of the USSR 5.Class Structures and Tensions Before 1917 6.Revolution, War Communism, and the Aftermath 7. revolution, Class, and the Soviet Household 8. The New Economic Policies of the 1920s 9.The Transformations of the 1930s 10.Class Contradictions and the Collapse References

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together the essays of Robert Art, one of America's leading scholars of international relations and US foreign policy.The essays represent some of his most important and influential international relations and foreign policy pieces written since the end of the Cold War. Focused on the theme of American grand strategy, the essays cover such topics as: the use of force coercive diplomacy nuclear deterrence defence policy the role of NATO US-European relations. The essays in this collection possess both theoretical depth and historical breadth, providing a coherent assessment of the role that American military power plays in international politics. It includes a new introduction that provides an overview of American grand strategy and an original afterword in which the author reflects on the future of grand strategy in the post-9/11 world.Trade Review"Praise for Robert Art's previous work. "A brilliant distillation and synthesis of some of the best contemporary scholarship on American grand strategy...[Art]offers a clear exposition of U.S. national interests and how to defend them." -- Walter Russell Mead,Foreign Affairs"Robert Art writes about American grand strategy in the tradition of Walter Lippmann and George Kennan." -- John Mearshimer"Bob Art is a leading student of American foreign policy, and this collection brings together pieces of theoretical importance and contemporary relevance. They are indispensable for understanding world politics and American security."-Robert Jervis, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics, Columbia University"These essays confirm Robert Art's standing as one of our most knowledgeable and insightful students of American foreign and military policy. They are conceptually rich, extensively researched, and consistently fair-minded. Art's writing is a model of clarity, and his reasoning is clear-eyed and incisive. This collection is an exemplar of what reasoned discourse about strategy can be, and it points the way to a smarter and more successful foreign policy." --Stephen M. Walt, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University"As America grapples with its grand strategic choices after the George W. Bush presidency, it needs a strong dose of Robert Art. The essays in this volume show a grand master of the analysis of U.S. grand strategy at work. They address core theoretical issues in grand strategy, assess them in engaging historical cases, and apply them to key contemporary policy questions. The compilation is a must-read for those who wish to engage in one of the great debates of our time, and will be welcomed by teachers and students of U.S. foreign policy and grand strategy." --William C. Wohlforth, Daniel Webster Professor and Chair, Dartmouth College"America’s Grand Strategy in World Politics is a very strong work, and it is recommended for those readers wishing to engage seriously with the “big questions” in U.S. strategy and foreign policy."--Comparative Strategy, 29, Oct 2010, p382Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Force and Foreign Policy 1. American Foreign Policy and the Fungibility of Force 2. The United States and Coercive Diplomacy (Co-authored with Patrick M. Cronin) Part 2: World War II and the Cold War 3. The United States, the Balance of Power, and World War II: Was Spykman Right? 4. To What Ends Military Power? 5. The United States: Nuclear Weapons and Grand Strategy Part 3: Selective Engagement 6. A Defensible Defense: America's Grand Strategy after the Cold War 7. Geopolitics Updated: The Strategy of Selective Engagement Part 4: Europe, China, and the Future 8. Why Western Europe Needs the United States and NATO 9. Europe Hedges Its Security Bets 10. The United States and the Rise of China: Implications for the Long Haul 11. Looking Ahead – Near Term and Far

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