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Book SynopsisHopeful and provocative, this account considers the principle social and ecological threats facing Australia and outlines the ways in which these crises need to be confronted and addressed. Taking a radical approach to climate change prevention, this bold manifesto claims that Australia’s current focus on over-consumption and “greener lifestyles” are ineffective. Rather, this opinionated record argues that society must instead make more dramatic changes and stop over-production. Thought-provoking and dynamic, this exploration is a must-read for people interested in climate change.

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Book SynopsisIn 1941, the paper emperors of the Australian newspaper industry helped bring down Robert Menzies. Over the next 30 years, they grew into media monsters.This book reveals the transformation from the golden age of newspapers during World War II, through Menzies' return and the rise of television, to Gough Whitlam's 'It's Time' victory in 1972.During this crucial period, twelve independent newspaper companies turned into a handful of multimedia giants. They controlled newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations. Their size and reach was unique in the western world.Playing politics was vital to this transformation. The newspaper industry was animated by friendships and rivalries, favours and deals, and backed by money and influence, including from mining companies, banks and the Catholic Church.Even internationally, Australia's newspaper owners and executives were considered a shrewd and ruthless bunch. The hard men of the industry included Rupert Murdoch, Frank Packer, Warwick Fairfax's top executive Rupert Henderson, and Jack Williams, the unsung empire builder of the Herald and Weekly Times.In Media Monsters, Sally Young, the award-winning author of Paper Emperors, uncovers the key players, their political connections and campaigns, and their corporate failures and triumphs. She explores how the companies they ran influenced the Australia we know today.

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Book SynopsisThe Liberal-National Party Coalition was elected to office on 2 March 1996 and continued in power until 3 December 2007 making John Howard the second-longest serving Australian Prime Minister. This book is the final in a four-volume series examining the four Howard Governments. Contributors to each of these volumes are asked to focus critically on the Coalition’s policies and performance to reveal the Howard Government’s shortcomings and failures. The aim of each of these volumes is to be analytical rather than celebratory (although giving praise where due), to create an atmosphere of open and balanced inquiry, including among those who contributed to the history being examined while making the most of the passage of time – that is, writing with the benefit of hindsight. fourth volume covers the period October 2004 to November 2007 and examines the Opposition leadership of Mark Latham, the Coalition’s gaining control of the Senate, changes to the social welfare policy and provision, the advent of WorkChoices, the progress of Indigenous Reconciliation and the Northern Territory intervention, succession tensions between John Howard and Peter Costello, the ‘Kevin 07’ campaign, the election that saw the Coalition lose office and the Prime Minister his seat in parliament, and the longer-term legacies of the Howard years.

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Book SynopsisDespite the transition from apartheid to democracy, South Africa is the most unequal country in the world. Its extremes of wealth and poverty undermine intensifying struggles for a better life for all.The wide-ranging essays in this sixth volume of the New South African Review demonstrate how the consequences of inequality extend throughout society and the political economy, crippling the quest for social justice, polarising the politics, skewing economic outcomes and bringing devastating environmental consequences in their wake.Contributors survey the extent and consequences of inequality across fields as diverse as education, disability, agrarian reform, nuclear geography and small towns, and tackle some of the most difficult social, political and economic issues. How has the quest for greater equality affected progressive political discourse? How has inequality reproduced itself, despite best intentions in social policy, to the detriment of the poor and the historically disadvantaged? How have shifts in mining and the financialisation of the economy reshaped the contours of inequality? How does inequality reach into the daily social life of South Africans, and shape the way in which they interact? How does the extent and shape of inequality in South Africa compare with that of other major countries of the global South which themselves are notorious for their extremes of wealth and poverty? South African extremes of inequality reflect increasing inequality globally, and The Crisis of Inequality will speak to all those – general readers, policy makers, researchers and students – who are demanding a more equal world.Table of Contents List of tables and figures Introduction The global crisis of inequality and its South African manifestations — Devan Pillay Part One: Inequality And Class: Polarities And Policies Chapter 1 Inequality in South Africa — Neva Makgetla Chapter 2 A national minimum wage in South Africa: A tool to reduce inequality? — Jana Mudronova and Gilad Isaacs Chapter 3 The politics of poverty and inequality in South Africa: Connectivity, abjections and the problem of measurement — Sarah Bracking Chapter 4 The financialisation of the poor and the reproduction of inequality — David Neves Part Two: The Politics Of Inequality Chapter 5 Liberal democracy, inequality and the imperatives of alternative politics: Nigeria and South Africa — Samuel Oloruntoba Chapter 6 Liberalism and anti-liberalism in South Africa. Or, is an egalitarian liberalism possible? — Daryl Glaser Chapter 7 Equality and inequality in South Africa. What do we actually want? And how do we get it? — Roger Southall Part Three: Social Dimensions Of Inequality Chapter 8 Analysis must rise: A political economy of falling fees — Stephanie Allais Chapter 9 Education, the state and class inequality: The case for free higher education in South Africa — Enver Motala, Salim Vally and Rasigan Maharajh Chapter 10 Still waiting: The South African government’s pending promise of equality for people with disabilities — Jacqui Ala and David Black Chapter 11 Big fish in small ponds: Changing stratification and inequalities in small towns in the Karoo region, South Africa — Doreen Atkinson Part Four: Land And Environment Chapter 12 Spatial defragmentation in rural South Africa: A prognosis of agrarian reforms — Samuel Kariuki Chapter 13 Mining, rural struggles and inequality on the platinum belt, South Africa — Sonwabile Mnwana Chapter 14 Challenging environmental injustice and inequality in contemporary South Africa — Jacklyn Cock Chapter 15 The geography of nuclear power, class and inequality in South Africa — Jo-Ansie van Wyk List of contributors Index

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Book SynopsisOrganise or Die? Democracy and Leadership in South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers is the first in-depth study of one of the leading trade unions in the country. Founded in 1982, the trade union played a key role in the struggle against white minority rule, before turning into a central protagonist of the ruling Tripartite Alliance after apartheid. Deftly navigating through workerist, social movement and political terrains that shape the South African labour landscape, this book sheds light on the path that led to the unprecedented 2012 Marikana massacre, the dissolution of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) federation and to fractures within the African National Congress (ANC) itself.Working with the notions of organisational agency and strategic bureaucratisation, Raphaël Botiveau shows how the founding leadership of NUM built their union’s structures with a view to mirror those of the multinational mining companies NUM faced. Good leadership proved key to the union’s success in recruiting and uniting mineworkers and NUM became an impressive school for union and political cadres, producing a number of South Africa’s top post-apartheid leaders. An incisive analysis of leadership styles and strategies shows how the fragile balance between an increasingly distant leadership and an increasingly militant membership gradually broke down.Botiveau provides a compelling narrative of NUM’s powerful history and the legacy of its leadership. It will appeal to a broad readership – including journalists, students and social sciences scholars – interested in South Africa’s contemporary politics and labour history.Table of Contents Figures And Tables Acknowledgements Acronyms And Abbreviations Chapter 1 Introduction: South African Trade Unions in Apartheid and Democracy Part I Organisational Agency In Union Bureaucracy And Politics Chapter 2 Local Weaknesses Solved through Centralisation Chapter 3 The Power of Head Office: Building National Bureaucracy Chapter 4 Doing Union Politics: The Branches as Idealised Seat of Union Power Chapter 5 The Regions as Antechambers of National Power Part II Leading Mineworkers: A Charterist Leadership School Chapter 6 The Burden of Leadership Chapter 7 The Learning Organisation Chapter 8 Trajectories of Union Leaders and NUM Leadership Ideals Chapter 9 Taking Control of NUM: The Rise of the Communist Faction Chapter 10 Conclusion: From Bureaucratic Organisation to Bureaucratic Politics Index

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Book SynopsisSocial scientist Archie Mafeje, who was born in the Eastern Cape but lived most of his scholarly life in exile, was one of Africa's most prominent intellectuals. This ground-breaking book is the first to consider the entire body of Mafeje’s oeuvre and offers much-needed engagement with his ideas.The most inclusive and critical treatment to date of Mafeje as a thinker and researcher, it does not aim to be a biography , but rather offers an analysis of his overall scholarship and his role as a theoretician of liberation and revolution in Africa.Bongani Nyoka argues that Mafeje’s superb scholarship developed out of both his experience as an oppressed black person and his early political education. These, merged with his university training, turned him into a formidable cutting-edge intellectual force. Nyoka begins with an evaluation of Mafeje's critique of the social sciences; his focus then shifts to Mafeje’s work on land and agrarian issues in sub-Saharan Africa, before finally dealing with his work on revolutionary theory and politics. By bringing Mafeje’s work to the fore, Nyoka engages in an act of knowledge decolonisation, thus making a unique contribution to South studies in sociology, history and politics.Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I A Critique of the Social Sciences Chapter 1 From Liberal Functionalism to Radical Social ScienceChapter 2 A Critique of the Social SciencesChapter 3 Reading Mafeje’s The Theory and Ethnography of African Social FormationsPart II On Land and Agrarian Issues in sub-Saharan AfricaChapter 4 The Land and Agrarian QuestionChapter 5 Peasants, Food Security and Poverty EradicationPart III On Revolutionary Theory and Politics Chapter 6 Neo-Colonialism, State Capitalism and UnderdevelopmentChapter 7 Liberation Struggles in South AfricaNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThis timely collection of essays analyses the crisis of journalism in contemporary South Africa at a period when the media and their role are frequently at the centre of public debate. The transition to digital news has been messy, random and unpredictable. The spread of news via social media platforms has given rise to political propaganda, fake news and a flattening of news to banality and gossip. Media companies, however, continue to shrink newsrooms, ousting experienced journalists in favour of 'content producers'. Against this backdrop, Daniels points out the contribution of investigative journalists to exposing corruption and sees new opportunities emerging to forge a model for the future of non-profit, public-funded journalism. Engaging and dynamic, the book argues for the power of public interest journalism, including investigative journalism, and a diversity of voices and positions to be reflected in the news. It addresses the gains and losses from decolonial and feminist perspectives and advocates for a radical shift in the way power is constituted by the media in the South African postcolony. A valuable introduction to the confusion that confronts journalism students, it has much to offer practising media professionals. Daniels uses her years of experience as a newspaper journalist to write with authority and illuminate complex issues about newsroom politics. Interviews with alienated media professionals and a semi-autobiographical lens add a personal element that will appeal to readers interested in the inner life of the media.Trade ReviewWhat is the power of journalism in an era of social media? Power and Loss in South African Journalism examines this important question and makes a ringing call to re-imagine the media for the 21st century. —Ferial Haffajee, associate editor, Daily Maverick Glenda Daniels takes sophisticated theoretical turns to recuperate the idea that the media ought not to reinforce existing patterns of power and domination, but instead, question the social order to mediate the emergence of a just and equal society. A must-read for scholars, students, policy makers and journalists trying to understand complex disruptive changes in the media. —Tawana Kupe, vice-chancellor and principal, University of PretoriaTable of Contents Preface Acknowledgements Acronyms Tables and figures Glossary Chapter 1 Power and subjection in the media landscape Chapter 2 The tension between the media, the state and Zuma’s African National Congress Chapter 3 ‘Zupta’: Power and loss in investigative journalism Chapter 4 The job loss tsunami in journalism Chapter 5 Going online when you’re offline: The case of community media Chapter 6 The anti-feminist backlash, the glass ceiling and online trolls Chapter 7 Decolonial ‘green shoots’ in media Chapter 8 Power, loss and reimagining journalismEpilogue Appendices References Index

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Book SynopsisWhat happens when a former liberation movement turned political party loses its dominance but survives because no opposition party is able to succeed it? The trends are established: South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) is in decline. Its hegemony has been weakened, its legitimacy diluted. President Cyril Ramaphosa's appointment suspended the ANC's electoral decline, but it also heightened internal organisational tensions between those who would deepen its corrupt and captured status, and those who would redeem it. The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened its fragility, and the state's inability to manage the socio-economic devastation has aggravated prior faultlines. These are the undeniable knowns of South African politics; what will evolve from this is less certain. In her latest book Precarious Power Susan Booyen delves deep into this political terrain and its trajectory for South Africa's future. She covers an expansive range of topics, from contradictory party politics and dissent that is veiled in order to retain electoral following, to populist policy-making and the use of soft law enforcement to ensure that angry citizens do not become further alienated. Booysen's analysis reveals Ramaphosa to be a president who is weak and walking a tightrope between serving the needs of the organisation and those of the nation. While he rose to the challenge of being a national leader during the COVID-19 pandemic, the crisis has highlighted existing inequalities in South Africa and discontent has grown. The ANC's power has indeed become exceedingly precarious, and this seems unlikely to change in the foreseeable future.This incisive analysis of ANC power - as party, as government, as state - will appeal not only to political scientists but to all who take a keen interest in current affairs.Table of Contents Tables and figures Acronyms and abbreviations Chapter 1 The ANC and Precarious Power Chapter 2 Shootouts below the Shroud of ANC Unity Chapter 3 Boosted Election Victory, Porous Power Chapter 4 Presidency of Hope, Shadows and Strategic Allusion Chapter 5 Courts and Commissions: Crutches amidst Self-Annihilation Chapter 6 Reconstituting the Limping State Chapter 7 Parallelism, Populism and Proxy as Tools in Public Policy Wars Chapter 8 Protest as Parallel Policy-Making and Governance Chapter 9 Parallel Power, Losing Power and Staying in Power Select references Index

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Book SynopsisWho controls the land and minerals in the former Bantustans of South Africa - chiefs, the state or landholders? Disputes are taking place around the ownership of resources, decisions about their exploitation and who should benefit. With respect to all of these issues, the courts have become increasingly important.The contributors to Land, Law and Chiefs in Rural South Africa capture some of these intense contestations over land, law and political authority, focussing on threats to the rights of ordinary people. History and customary law feature strongly in most disputes and succession to chieftaincy is also frequently disputed. Judges have to make decisions in a context where rival claimants to property or office assert their own versions of history and custom. The South African constitution recognises customary law and the courts are attempting to incorporate and develop this branch of jurisprudence as 'living customary law'. Lawyers, community leaders and academics are called on to assist in researching cases around restitution, land rights and customary law. The chapters in this collection discuss legal cases and policy directions that have evolved since 1994. Some chapters analyse the increasing power of chiefs in the South African rural areas, while others suggest that the courts are giving support to popular rights over land and supporting local democratic processes. Contributors record significant pushback from groups that reject traditional authority. These political tensions are a central theme of the collection and thus serve as vital case studies in furthering our understanding of rights and restitution in South Africa.Table of Contents Preface - William Beinart Introduction Land, Law and Chiefs: Contested Histories and Current Struggles - William Beinart Chapter 1 Constitutional Court Judgements, Customary Law and Democratisation in South Africa - Geoff Budlender Chapter 2 Was 'Living Customary Law' There All Along? - Derick Fay Chapter 3 When Custom Divides 'Community': Legal Battles over Platinum in North West Province - Sonwabile Mnwana Chapter 4 Chiefs, Mines and the State in the Platinum Belt: The Bapo-ba-Mogale Traditional Community and Lonmin - Gavin Capps Chapter 5 Grave Sites and Dispossession in Mpumalanga - Dineo Skosana Chapter 6 The Abuse of Interdicts by Traditional Leaders in South Africa - Joanna Pickering and Ayesha Motala Chapter 7 Resisting the Imposition of Ubukhosi: Contested Authority-Making in the Former Ciskei - Thiyane Duda and Janine Ubink Chapter 8 Black Landlords, Their Tenants and the Natives Administration Act of 1927 - Khumisho Moguerane Chapter 9 Customary Law and Land Ownership in the Eastern Cape - Rosalie Kingwill Chapter 10 A History of Communal Property Associations in South Africa - Tara Weinberg Chapter 11 'This is Business Land': The Hlolweni Land Claim, 1983-2016 - Raphael Chaskalson Chapter 12 Restitution and Land Rights in the Eastern Cape: The Hlolweni, Mgungundlovu and Xolobeni Cases - William Beinart

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Book SynopsisDemocracy is being destroyed. This is a crisis that expresses itself in the rising authoritarianism visible in divisive and exclusionary politics, populist political parties and movements, increased distrust in fact-based information and news, and the withering accountability of state institutions. Over the last four decades, democracy has radically shifted to a market democracy in which all aspects of human, non-human and planetary life are commodified, with corporations becoming more powerful than states and their citizens. This is how neoliberal capitalism functions at a systemic level and if left unchecked, is the greatest threat to democracy and a sustainable planet. Volume six of the Democratic Marxism series focuses on how decades of neoliberal capitalism have eroded the global democratic project and how, in the process, authoritarian politics are gaining ground. Scholars and activists from the political left focus on four country cases - India, Brazil, South Africa and the United States of America - in which the COVID-19 pandemic has fuelled and highlighted the pre-existing crisis. They interrogate issues of politics, ecology, state security, media, access to information and political parties, and affirm the need to reclaim and re-build an expansive and inclusive democracy.Destroying Democracy is an invaluable resource for the general public, activists, scholars and students who are interested in understanding the threats to democracy and the rising tide of authoritarianism in the global south and the global north.Table of Contents Acknowledgements Acronyms and Abbreviations Preface: Neoliberal Capitalism in the Time of Covid-19: Destroying Democracy and Rising Authoritarianism - Michelle Williams and Vishwas Satgar Part I: Neoliberal Capitalism’s Destruction of Democracy Chapter 1 The Crisis of Democracy: Neoliberal Capitalism, Authoritarianism and Reclaiming Democracy - Michelle Williams Chapter 2 The Rise of Eco-Fascism - Vishwas Satgar Part II: Neoliberal Capitalism Against Democracy Globally Chapter 3 Populism and Fascism: Lessons from the 1920s Ku Klux Klan - Linda Gordon Chapter 4 What Do ‘Unruly’ Right-Wing Authoritarian Nationalists Do When They Rule? The United States under Donald Trump - Ingar Solty Chapter 5 Brazilian Democracy Facing Authoritarian Neoliberalism - Alfredo Saad Filho Chapter 6 India’s Trajectories of Change, 2004-2019 - Alf Gunvald Nilsen Part III: Neoliberal Capitalism Against Democracy in South Africa Chapter 7 The Dialectic of Democracy: Capitalism, Populism and Working-Class Politics - Devan Pillay Chapter 8 Democracy and the Right to Know in South Africa’s Capitalist Transition - Dale T McKinley Chapter 9 South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Media and Democracy - Mandla J Radebe Chapter 10 Securitising Protests as Domestic Instability in South Africa - Jane Duncan Chapter 11 Prospects for a Left Renewal in South Africa - Gunnett Kaaf Conclusion - Vishwas Satgar Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisIn fascinating detail, Ashwin Desai and Goolam Vahed bring the inner workings of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) to life against the canvas of major political developments in South Africa during the 1970s and 1980s, and up to the first democratic elections in 1994.The NIC was relaunched during the rise of the Black Consciousness Movement, which attracted a following among Indian university students, and whose invocation of Indians as Black led to a major debate about ethnic organisations such as the NIC. This debate persisted in the 1980s with the rise of the United Democratic Front and its commitment to non-racialism. The NIC was central to other major debates of the period, most significantly the lines drawn between boycotting and participating in government-created structures. The NIC continued to attract recruits who encouraged the development of community organisations. Some members played dual roles and were members of a legal organisation as well as allies of the African National Congress’ underground armed struggle. Drawing on oral interviews, newspaper reports, and minutes of organisational meetings, this in-depth study tells a largely untold history, challenging existing narratives around Indian ‘cabalism’, and bringing the African and Indian political story into present debates about race, class and nation.Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1 Repression, Revelation and Resurrection: The Revival of the NIC Chapter 2 Black Consciousness and the Challenge to the ‘I’ in the NIC Chapter 3 Between Principle and Pragmatism: Debates over the SAIC, 1971−1978 Chapter 4 Changing Geographies and New Terrains of Struggle Chapter 5 Class(rooms) of Dissent: Education Boycotts and Democratic Trade Unions, 1976−1985 Chapter 6 Lenin and the Duma Come to Durban: Reigniting the Participation Debate Chapter 7 The Anti-SAIC Campaign of 1981: Prefigurative Politics? Chapter 8 Botha’s 1984 and the Rise of the UDF Chapter 9 Letters from Near and Afar: The Consulate Six Chapter 10 Inanda, Inkatha and Insurrection: 1985 Chapter 11 Building Up Steam: Operation Vula and Local Networks 191 Chapter 12 Between Fact and Factions: The 1987 Conference 209 Chapter 13 ‘Caught With Our Pants Down’: The NIC and the Crumbling of Apartheid 1988−1990 Chapter 14 Snapping the Strings of the UDF Chapter 15 Digging Their Own Grave: Debating the Future of the NIC Chapter 16 The Ballot Box, 1994: A Punch in the Gut? Chapter 17 Between Rajbansi’s ‘Ethnic Guitar’ and the String of the ANC Party List Conclusion: A Spoke in the Wheel Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisGood Jew, Bad Jew is a critique by one of South Africa’s foremost political theorists of mainstream understandings of Jewishness. Steven Friedman offers a searing analysis of the weaponisation of anti-Semitism in service of political objectives that support the Israeli state and global white supremacy. Looking specifically at the way in which language is used to shape identities, Friedman uses many examples to illustrate how anyone that opposes the interests and policies of the Israeli state is increasingly defined as anti-Semitic. The use of anti-racist language to defend racial domination distorts not only the meaning of what it is to be Jewish, but sheds light on how all dogmatic nationalisms function. Friedman uses India and South Africa as examples, but the analysis applies across the world too. This is a detailed, deeply researched and critical work that will appeal to both specialists and general readers looking for a considered view on how language shapes belief systems, and how the powerful forces of racism and nationalism – and their opponents – are being misrepresented.Table of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction The Tenacity of Race Bias Chapter 1 Turning Anti-Semitism on its Head Chapter 2 Making ‘Good Jews’ White and European Chapter 3 What Anti-Semitism Really Is Chapter 4 The Israeli State as a ‘Cure’ for Anti-Racism Chapter 5 Zionism as an Escape from Jewishness Chapter 6 Mimicking the Oppressor Chapter 7 Two Religions and the Nightmare the West Created Chapter 8 Colonising Anti-Racism Conclusion The ‘New Anti-Semitism’ and Politics Today References Index

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Book SynopsisIn periods of intense crisis the pressing need to take sides comes to the surface and trumps neutrality. The claim to objectivity, always a little problematic, can no longer be sustained, and becomes itself a ground of confrontation as the conflicts amongst economists and constitutional lawyers show. As the world is moving towards a state of permanent crisis the engaged intellectual and the committed media are coming back (Costas Douzinas, Professor of Law and Contributor to The Guardian). This is a crucial collection that provides a new perspective on the social dimension of crisis - exemplified in the new wave of social mobilization gaining ground across the globe. The collection is an invigorating addition to the market of ideas circulating at this time of uncertainty, austerity and social change. It is an important and timely contribution to the study of social movements and the rise of direct civil action in pursuit of democracy. In this milieu of social change, Athens is its muse. This book is one of the first collections of chapters devoted to the specificities of Greece's crisis in English that does not focus solely on economics. Its scope and intention aligns it with other recently published books on the 'Arab Spring' and the 'Occupy' movements, although its register moves away from journalistic commentary to academic considerations of futurity and the potential of the city to reinvent itself. This makes it a unique interdisciplinary project with a broad appeal.

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Book SynopsisThis timely book utilizes the tools of politics, economics and public policy to explore the causes of the recent global financial crisis, which, the author argues, can be explained as the absence of a public interest perspective in policy making. Maurice Mullard points out that recessions are not collective shared experiences. Recessions create winners and losers. Furthermore, recessions are not an external event but reflect the outcomes of the policy process. The author looks beyond economic explanations for the economic crisis, and instead points towards a structural explanation. He explores the concept of social structures, the effects of the relationships between power and influence, and the role of ideology and income inequalities as contributory factors. The commitment to deregulated financial markets created an over the counter derivatives market worth some $640 trillion dollars compared to a global GDP worth $65 trillion dollars. The growth of derivatives markets, the role of credit rating agencies, major shifts in policy making and growing income inequalities are described as major factors explaining the present economic recession. The absence of a public interest perspective, the breakdown of trust in institutions, policy makers dependence on financial contributions, the housing bubble, and the increased concentration of income have distorted the democratic process. Thought provoking and stimulating, this book will provide a fascinating study for students and academics with an interest in politics, economics, political economy and public policy.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: The Absence of Public Interest 2. Anatomy of Financial Crisis 3. Explanations of the Financial Meltdown and the Present Recession 4. Derivatives and Securities: The Finance Industry 5. Credit Rating Agencies and their Contribution to the Financial Meltdown 6. Possible Keynesian Explanations and Responses 7. Structural Explanation of the Financial Crisis 8. The Politics of Recession: Power and Politics 9. The Politics of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission 10. Conclusions: Lessons of the Financial Crisis Index

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Book SynopsisThis book offers empirical analyses of conflicts over the ownership, control, and use of knowledge and information in developed and developing countries.Sebastian Haunss and Kenneth C. Shadlen, along with a collection of eminent contributors, focus on how business organizations, farmers, social movements, legal communities, state officials, transnational enterprises, and international organizations shape IP policies in areas such as health, information-communication technologies, indigenous knowledge, genetic resources, and many others. The innovative and original chapters examine conflicts over the rules governing various dimensions of IP, including patents, copyrights, traditional knowledge, and biosafety regulations.Written from a political perspective, this book is a must-read for political scientists, sociologists and anthropologists who study IP and conflicts over property. It is also an essential read for stakeholders in institutions, NGOs and industry interested in knowledge governance and IP politics.Trade Review'A much-referenced work. . . remains one of the few books with a broad social sciences perspective on current conflicts over intellectual property policy, with a focus on the national level set within the context of shifting global patterns.' -- Intellectual Property Watch'We know much more about the global politics of intellectual property than we do about national political contests over the ownership of knowledge. Haunss and Shadlen have identified this gap in the literature and have done a fine job of bringing together a set of essays that helps to fill this gap in our understanding of the multi-layered nature of intellectual property politics.' -- Peter Drahos, The Australian National University, Canberra'This thought-provoking volume provides invaluable new insights and is a major contribution to the debate on the politics of intellectual property rights.' -- Duncan Matthews, Queen Mary, University of London, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Rethinking the Politics of Intellectual Property Sebastian Haunss and Kenneth C. Shadlen 2. The Post-TRIPS Politics of Patents in Latin America Kenneth C. Shadlen 3. The Politics of Patents: Conditions of Implementation of Public Health Policy in Thailand Gaëlle Krikorian 4. Illicit Seeds: Intellectual Property and the Underground Proliferation of Agricultural Biotechnologies Ronald J. Herring and Milind Kandlikar 5. Who Speaks for the Tribe? The Arogyapacha Case in Kerala Sabil Francis 6. Lobbying or Politics? Political Claims Making in IP Conflicts Sebastian Haunss and Lars Kohlmorgen 7. Can Patent Legislation Make a Difference? Bringing Parliaments and Civil Society into Patent Governance Ingrid Schneider 8. Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Movie Industry: Contemporary Political Conflicts in Germany Lars Bretthauer 9. Who Benefits? An Empirical Analysis of Australian and US Patent Ownership Hazel V.J. Moir 10. Timing, Continuity, and Change in the Patent System Sivaramjani Thambisetty Index

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Book SynopsisThe second edition of this Handbook contains more than 30 new and original articles as well as six essential updates by leading scholars of global environmental politics. This landmark book maps the latest theoretical and empirical research in this energetic and growing field. Captured here are the pioneering and lively debates over concerns for the health of the planet and how they might best be addressed. The introduction explores the intellectual trends and evolving parameters in the field of global environmental politics. It makes a case for an expansive definition of the field, one that embraces an interdisciplinary literature on the connections between global politics and environmental change. The remaining chapters are divided into four broad themes - states and cooperation; global governance; the political economy of governance; and knowledge and ethics - with each section covering key emerging issues. In-depth explorations are given to topics such as climate change, multinational corporations, international agreements and UN organizations, regulations and business standards, trade and international finance, multilevel and transnational governance, and ecological citizenship. Handbook of Global Environmental Politics, Second Edition is a comprehensive review of the field and offers cutting-edge ideas for further research. As such, scholars, students and policy makers will find themselves looking to it for many years to come. Contributors: S. Andresen, K. Backstrand, J.S. Barkin, S. Bernstein, F. Biermann, H. Bulkeley, K. Conca, P. Dauvergne, I. de Soysa, E.R. DeSombre, R. Dimitrov, A. Dobson, L. Elliott, R. Falkner, M. Finger, D. Fuchs, T. Gehring, L.H. Gulbrandsen, J. Gupta, T. Gutner, M.J. Hoffmann, D. Humphreys, S. Jinnah, A. Jordan, A. Kalfagianni, G. Kutting, D.L. Levy, R.D. Lipschutz, K. Litfin, R. Matthew, A.P.J. Mol, P. Newell, S. Park, M. Paterson, T. Princen, T. Rayner, H. Schroeder, H. Selin, T. Skodvin, G. Spaargaren, D.F. Sprinz, D. Svarin, J. Vogler, P. Wapner, M. WilliamsTrade Review‘Both novices and experts will benefit from having this outstanding resource in hand. It contains vivid descriptions on the cutting edge topics that form the heart of contemporary environmental politics. It offers a mother lode of footnote and end-of-chapter bibliographical material that can be mined for profit.’ -- American Society of International Law NewsletterTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Research Trends in Global Environmental Politics Peter Dauvergne PART II: STATES AND COOPERATION 2. When Regimes Backfire: Institutional Expectations and Environmental Deadlock J. Samuel Barkin 3. Changing Issue Structure to Avoid Free Riders: Protecting the Ocean Environment Elizabeth R. DeSombre 4. International Environmental Regimes as Decision Machines Thomas Gehring 5. Climate Regime Design, the Global Warming Potential, and Climate Risk Management Tora Skodvin 6. The Politics of Persuasion: UN Climate Change Negotiations Radoslav Dimitrov 7. Do We Need More Global Sustainability Conferences? Steinar Andresen 8. Changing North–South Challenges in Global Environmental Politics Joyeeta Gupta 9. Environment, Conflict, and Peacebuilding Richard Matthew 10. The Comfortable Lie? Another Look at Natural Resource Scarcity and Armed Conflict Indra de Soysa PART III: GLOBAL GOVERNANCE 11. Legitimacy Problems and Responses in Global Environmental Governance Steven Bernstein 12. International Organizations and Global Environmental Governance: Toward Structural Reform Frank Biermann 13. Studying the Global Commons: Governance without Politics? John Vogler 14. Long-term Environmental Policy: Definition–Origin–Response Options Detlef F. Sprinz 15. Global Environmental Politics and Governance: A Networks and Flows Perspective Arthur P.J. Mol and Gert Spaargaren 16. Global Multilevel Governance and the Management of Hazardous Chemicals Henrik Selin 17. Governing Climate Change: The Challenge of Mitigating and Adapting in a Warming World Tim Rayner and Andrew Jordan 18. Climate Governance Experiments Matthew J. Hoffmann 19. Global Cities and the Politics of Climate Change Harriet Bulkeley and Heike Schroeder PART IV: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GOVERNANCE 20. The Political Ecology of Globalization Peter Newell 21. Exploring Global Governance from a Critical Global Political Economy Perspective Gabriela Kütting 22. Nonstate Actors in Global Environmental Governance Matthias Finger and David Svarin 23. The Effectiveness of Private Environmental Governance Doris Fuchs and Agni Kalfagianni 24. Private Actors and Strategies in Global Environmental Governance: The Role of Information Disclosure David L. Levy 25. Business Power, Business Conflict: A Neo-pluralist Perspective on International Environmental Politics Robert Falkner 26. Impacts of Nonstate Governance: Lessons from the Certification of Marine Fisheries Lars H. Gulbrandsen 27. Evaluating World Bank Environmental Performance Tamar Gutner 28. Greening Development Finance: Cases from the World Bank Group Susan Park 29. Moving the Earth: Cars and the Dynamics of Environmental Politics Matthew Paterson 30. Trade–Environment Politics: The Emerging Role of Regional Trade Agreements Sikina Jinnah PART V: KNOWLEDGE AND ETHICS 31. Environmental Human Rights: Greening “the Dignity and Worth of the Human Person” Ken Conca 32. Thinking like a Planet: Gaian Politics and the Transformation of the World Food System Karen Litfin 33. After Nature: Environmental Politics in a Postmodern Age Paul Wapner 34. Knowledge, Power and Global Environmental Policy Marc Williams 35. The Global Politics of Geoengineering David Humphreys 36. A Sustainability Ethic Thomas Princen 37. The Sustainability Debate: Déjà Vu All Over Again? Ronnie D. Lipschutz 38. Transnational Environmental Harm, Inequity and the Cosmopolitan Response Lorraine Elliott 39. Democracy and Global Environmental Politics Karin Bäckstrand 40. Ecological Citizenship Revisited Andrew Dobson Index

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Book SynopsisThe Arctic ice cap is melting and scientists are uncertain about how this will affect ecosystems. At the same time, the Arctic is the object of heated political discussion. Who shall extract the oil when the ice disappears? How are marine delimitation lines established? Who will control the new sea routes that are opening up? Who actually owns the Arctic? This volume, edited by a leading academic in the field, brings together some of the most authoritative journal articles on Arctic politics publishes since the end of the Cold War. The articles discuss circumpolar and regional Arctic governance, including the claim that a ‘scramble for the Arctic’ is underway.Along with an original introduction by Professor Hønneland, this collection will be of interest to academics, researchers and students with an interest in the politics of the arctic.Trade Review‘This is a timely and much needed volume that provides the reader with easy access to a wide selection of academic and semi-academic work that has served to set the tone and direction of the international debate on Arctic affairs over the last two decades.’ -- Alf Håkon Hoel, Havforskningsinstituttet, NorwayTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Geir Hønneland The First Arctic Wave PART I THE END OF THE COLD WAR 1. Oran R. Young (1985), ‘The Age of the Arctic’ 2. Clive Archer (1988), ‘General Features of Political Development and Possibilities for Cooperation in the Arctic’ 3. Olav Schram Stokke (1990), ‘The Northern Environment: Is Cooperation Coming?’ 4. J. Enno Harders (1987), ‘In Quest of an Arctic Legal Regime: Marine Regionalism – A Concept of International Law Evaluated’ 5. Alexei Yu Roginko and Matthew J. LaMourie (1992), ‘Emerging Marine Environmental Protection Strategies for the Arctic’ 6. David D. Caron (1993), ‘Toward an Arctic Environmental Regime’ PART II CIRCUMPOLAR COOPERATION 7. Robert L. Friedheim (1988), ‘The Regime of the Arctic - Distributional or Integrative Bargaining?’ 8. David Scrivener (1999), ‘Arctic Environmental Cooperation in Transition’ 9. Oran R. Young (2002), ‘Can the Arctic Council and the Northern Forum Find Common Ground?’ 10. Oran R. Young (2005), ‘Governing the Arctic: From Cold War Theater to Mosaic of Cooperation’ 11. Lassi Heininen and Heather N. Nicol (2007), ‘The Importance of Northern Dimension Foreign Policies in the Geopolitics of the Circumpolar North’ 12. Carina Keskitalo (2007), ‘International Region-Building: Development of the Arctic as an International Region’ 13. Elana Wilson (2007), ‘Arctic Unity, Arctic Difference: Mapping the Reach of Northern Discourses’ 14. Njord Wegge (2011), ‘The Political Order in the Arctic: Power Structures, Regimes and Influence’ 15. Torbjørn Pedersen (2012), ‘Debates over the Role of the Arctic Council’ PART III REGIONAL COOPERATION 16. Christopher Kirkey (1995), ‘Smoothing Troubled Waters: The 1988 Canada–United States Arctic Co-operation Agreement’ 17. Kristian Åtland (2008), ‘Mikhail Gorbachev, the Murmansk Initiative, and the Desecuritization of Interstate Relations in the Arctic’ 18. Iver B. Neumann (1994), ‘A Region-Building Approach to Northern Europe’ 19. Geir Hønneland (1998), ‘Identity Formation in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region’ 20. Sergei Medvedev (2001), ‘[the_blank_space] Glenn Gould, Finland, Russia and the North’ 21. Pami Aalto, Simon Dalby and Vilho Harle (2003), ‘The Critical Geopolitics of Northern Europe: Identity Politics Unlimited’ 22. Christopher S. Browning (2003), ‘The Region-Building Approach Revisited: The Continued Othering of Russia in Discourses of Region-Building in the European North’ 23. Geir Hønneland (2010), ‘East–West Collaboration in the European North’ 24. Tore Henriksen and Geir Ulfstein (2011), ‘Maritime Delimitation in the Arctic: The Barents Sea Treaty’ THE SECOND ARCTIC WAVE PART IV THE “SCRAMBLE” FOR THE ARCTIC 25. Scott G. Borgerson (2008), ‘Arctic Meltdown: The Economic and Security Implications of Global Warming’ 26. Margaret Blunden (2009), ‘The New Problem of Arctic Stability’ 27. Charles K. Ebinger and Evie Zambetakis (2009), ‘The Geopolitics of Arctic Melt’ 28. Adriana Craciun (2009), ‘The Scramble for the Arctic’ 29. Elizabeth Elliot-Meisel (2009), ‘Politics, Pride, and Precedent: The United States and Canada in the Northwest Passage’ 30. Klaus Dodds (2010), ‘Flag Planting and Finger Pointing: The Law of the Sea, the Arctic and the Political Geographies of the Outer Continental Shelf’ 31. Ian G. Brosnan, Thomas M. Leschine and Edward L. Miles (2011), ‘Cooperation or Conflict in a Changing Arctic’ 32. Timo Koivurova (2011), ‘The Actions of the Arctic States Respecting the Continental Shelf: A Reflective Essay’ 33. Younkyoo Kim and Stephen Blank (2011), ‘The Arctic: A New Issue on Asia’s Security Agenda’ 34. Margaret Blunden (2012), ‘Geopolitics and the Northern Sea Route’ 35. Nong Hong (2012), ‘The Energy Factor in the Arctic Dispute: A Pathway to Conflict or Cooperation?’ 36. Torbjørn Pedersen (2006), ‘The Svalbard Continental Shelf Controversy: Legal Disputes and Political Rivalries’ PART V NEW ARCTIC GOVERNANCE 37. Olav Schram Stokke (2006), ‘A Legal Regime for the Arctic? Interplay with the Law of the Sea Convention’ 38. Donald Rothwell (2008), ‘The Arctic in International Affairs: Time for a New Regime?’ 39. Oran R. Young (2009), ‘Whither the Arctic? Conflict or Cooperation in the Circumpolar North’ 40. Timo Koivurova (2010), ‘Limits and Possibilities of the Arctic Council in a Rapidly Changing Scene of Arctic Governance’ 41. Oran R. Young (2010), ‘Arctic Governance - Pathways to the Future’ 42. Olav Schram Stokke (2011), ‘Environmental Security in the Arctic: The Case for Multilevel Governance’ 43. Oran R. Young (2011), ‘If an Arctic Treaty is not the Solution, What is the Alternative?’ 44. Shih-Ming Kao, Nathaniel S. Pearre and Jeremy Firestone (2012), ‘Adoption of the Arctic Search and Rescue Agreement: A Shift of the Arctic Regime toward a Hard Law Basis?’

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Book SynopsisIn the midst of the freezing winter of 1978–79, more than 2,000 strikes, infamously coined the “Winter of Discontent,” erupted across Britain as workers rejected the then Labour Government’s attempts to curtail wage increases with an incomes policy. Labour’s subsequent electoral defeat at the hands of the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher ushered in an era of unprecedented political, economic, and social change for Britain. A potent social myth also quickly developed around the Winter of Discontent, one where “bloody-minded” and “greedy” workers brought down a sympathetic government and supposedly invited the ravages of Thatcherism upon the British labour movement. 'The Winter of Discontent' provides a re-examination of this crucial series of events in British history by charting the construction of the myth of the Winter of Discontent. Highlighting key strikes and bringing forward the previously-ignored experiences of female, black, and Asian rank-and-file workers along-side local trade union leaders, the author places their experiences within a broader constellation of trade union, Labour Party, and Conservative Party changes in the 1970s, showing how striking workers’ motivations become much more textured and complex than the “bloody-minded” or “greedy” labels imply. The author further illustrates that participants’ memories represent a powerful force of “counter-memory,” which for some participants, frame the Winter of Discontent as a positive and transformative series of events, especially for the growing number of female activists. Overall, this fascinating book illuminates the nuanced contours of myth, memory, and history of the Winter of Discontent.Trade ReviewReviews 'The most comprehensive, balanced and persuasive analysis of the Winter of Discontent so far available.'Pat Thane'An important book of considerable scholarship and historical technique, offering valuable alternative perspectives and significant insights into the industrial unrest of the British ‘winter of discontent’.' John Shepherd, University of Huddersfield'Lopez’s study focuses – as the title suggests – on the creation of the myths that surrounded the Winter of Discontent, and their subsequent repackaging and reiteration in the 1980s and beyond. Utilising a number of previously unseen sources, especially some stimulating and thought-provoking interviews with a number of those who participated on various sides of the 1978/9 industrial disputes, the study provides an important addition to the ever-growing historiography of late-twentieth-century British political history.' Andrew Edwards, Labour History Review'The book makes possible a significantly more nuanced understanding, both of the ‘lived experience’ of those who participated in industrial action and of the dire economic conditions from which the strikes emerged. The result is a valuable contribution to the scholarly literature on the 1970s.'Robert Saunders, Twentieth Century British History'Martin López looks beyond the common, monolithic understanding of the period to examine the complex, underlying forces that affected the strikes and their reception by Labour and Conservative politicians, the media and the British public. Her book traces the ways in which understandings and experiences of gender were embedded within workers’ lives and the increasing gendering of trade union spaces, which is often overlooked in retellings of the event. ... this is a valuable and important book for people interested in British labour, economic and political history, as well as gender and transnational feminist studies. Martin López deepens and enriches previous scholarly understandings of the period.' Laura Y. Merrell, Feminist ReviewTable of Contents Dedication Acknowledgements Foreword by Sheila Rowbotham Introduction 1. The Ghosts of the Past: Myth and the Winter of Discontent 2. Winter of Discontent:Causes and Context 3. The Floodgates Open: The Strike at Ford 4. ‘The Second Stalingrad:’ The Road Haulage Strikes 5. ‘Freezers of Corpses and Sea Burials:’ The Liverpool Gravediggers’ Strike 6. Unseemly Behaviour: Women and Local Authority Strikes 7. ‘Celia’s Gate’ and Strikes in the National Health Service 8. Crosscurrents of Memory: Myth, Memory, and Counter-Memory 9. Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHow and why do listeners come over time to 'feel the nation' through particular musical works? This book develops a comparative analysis of the relationship between western art music, nations and nationalism. It explores the influence of emergent nations and nationalism on the development of classical music in Europe and North America and examines the distinctive themes, sounds and resonances to be found in the repertory of each of the nations. Its scope is broad, extending well beyond the period 1848-1914 when national music flourished most conspicuously. The interplay of music and nation encompasses the oratorios of Handel, the open-air music of the French Revolution and the orchestral works of Beethoven and Mendelssohn and extends into the mid-twentieth century in the music of Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Copland. The book addresses the representation of the national community, the incorporation of ethnic vernacular idioms into art music, the national homeland in music, musical adaptations of national myths and legends, the music of national commemoration and the canonisation of national music. Bringing together insights from nationalism studies, musicology and cultural history, it will be essential reading not only for musicologists but for cultural historians and historians of nationalism as well. MATTHEW RILEY is Reader in Music at the University of Birmingham. The late ANTHONY D. SMITH was Professor Emeritus of Nationalism andEthnicity at the London School of Economics.Trade ReviewGiven the current direction of travel of global politics, this wide-ranging and fascinating survey has a particular timely quality to it. A collaboration between a music historian and a historian of political nationalism, it carefully teases apart the different strands that make up the expression of national sentiment in music. * SUNDAY TIMES *A lucid and worthwhile overview of important themes in the study of nations and nationalisms, affirming both the continued relevance of these issues for interpreting and appreciating Western classical music, and the growing significance of music for cultural and social history. * ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW *Can find a home with both music historians and 'regular' historians and sociologists...should provide for fruitful discussion and future enquiry that will hopefully bring the fields of musicology and national studies into closer contact and communication. * FONTES ARTIS MUSICAE *Presents a detailed survey of the relationship between music and nationalism over a period of two and half centuries... explor[ing] a subject that is perhaps more relevant now than at any time in the past century. * MUSIC AND LETTERS *This excellent book is a collaboration between music historian Matthew Riley and the late Professor Anthony D Smith, who lectured in nationalism and ethnicity...this intriguing study is as good as we expect from Boydell Press. * CLASSICAL MUSIC *Table of ContentsIntroduction Music and the National Community: from Monarchs to Citizens Folk Music into Art Music Music of the Homeland Myths and Memories of the Nation The Music of Commemoration The Canonization of National Music Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Jon Pierre and Guy Peters expertly guide the reader through governance - one of the most widely used terms in political science - and its differing interpretations, with comprehensive discussion of the key issues covering global as well as local level governance. A detailed look into what constitutes 'good governance', whether produced by a government or by more informal means, is also explored. Key features include: examination of what governance is, how it is created and the differing styles of governance how governance is becoming more collaborative between governments and the private sector an investigation into the governance process and outcomes, including topics such as bargaining, negotiation and the use of political power. This insightful Advanced Introduction will be an excellent resource for both graduates and undergraduates studying governance and political science. It will also be a useful guide for academics who are interested in governance and who need a concise introduction.Trade Review‘A fair commentary on this book is that it is wisdom distilled. If you want to grapple with governance and get a clear sense of its core, this is the book for you. If you want to understand some of its subtleties and complexities, this is also the book for you. These authors are the joint godfathers of governance. They are making you an offer you should not refuse.’ -- Gerry Stoker, University of Southampton, UK'With their typical clarity, Pierre and Peters manage to bring an enormous range of dispersed research together into a focused framework for analyzing governance--a framework that puts governance into perspective by illuminating its distinctive features and by making its relationship to government and governing crystal clear. The result is a highly readable account that will greatly enhance cross-national research.' -- Christopher Ansell, University of California, Berkeley, US'This Advanced Introduction, authored by two internationally leading scholars in the field, provides a much needed, inspiring and reflected analysis of theories and concepts of governance. Based on innovative analytical distinctions, the book offers a highly accessible and encompassing approach to study one of the most important concepts in the public policy and public administration literature.' -- Christoph Knill, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction: What is governance? 2. Etatiste governance 3. Network and interactive governance 4. Multilevel governance 5. Informal governance 6. Metagovernance: The governance of governance 7. Good governance? 8. Theoretical and methodological issues in governance research References Index

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook covers the accounts, by practitioners and observers, of the ways in which policy is formed around problems, how these problems are recognized and understood, and how diverse participants come to be involved in addressing them. H.K. Colebatch and Robert Hoppe draw together a range of original contributions from experts in the field to illuminate the ways in which policies are formed and how they shape the process of governing. The Handbook on Policy, Process and Governing covers not only the activities of government, but also the contributions of other stakeholders, and the ways in which a wide range of participants contribute to the formation of public policy. It explores the tensions involved in the policy process between: innovative choice and stable practice, authoritative decision and negotiated order, and agreed activity and announced goals.The scholar's focus on the analysis of activity and the practitioner's interest in the achievement of outcomes are brought together in this timely book, making it a valuable read for public policy scholars and practitioners alike.Contributors include: K.P.R. Bartels, V. Bekkers, W. Blomquist, H.K. Colebatch, D. Dery, D.P. Dolowitz, K. Dowding, W.N. Dunn, A.R. Edwards, J.-E. Furubo, J. Grin, R. Hoppe, M. Howlett, P. Hupe, H. Ingram, M. Ingram, P. John, A. Kellow, J. Kohoutek, K. Lancaster, R. Lejano, I. Mukherjee, M. Nekola, E.C. Page, A. Ritter, M. Sedlacko, H. Strassheim, R. Tiffen, N. Turnbull, A. Veselý, J.J. WooTrade Review'Edited by leading scholars with contributions from over thirty renowned experts, this is the leading Handbook on policy, processes and real world governing.' --Klaus Schubert, University of Muenster, Germany'This is a highly valuable and timely book, which re-discovers and re-thinks the relationship between policy processes, policy analysis (expertise and ''policy work'') and governing in the context of a search for optimal governance in an ever more globalized world. This Handbook does not simply bring a set of theories ''in good standing'' in academia, but rather relates them to one another to form an overall framework needed in dealing with the increasing internationalization of governing at a regional (the EU) and a global level.' --Danica Fink-Hafner, University of Ljubljana, SloveniaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Policy, process and making sense of governing H.K. Colebatch and Robert Hoppe Part I: Tracing the signature of policy 2. ‘Whatever governments decide to do or not to do’ Ed Page 3. policy as ordering through documents Michal Sedlacko 4. policy as (mere) problem-solving Nick Turnbull 5. policy as practice Koen Bartels 6. policy as a body of expertise Holger Strassheim Part II: Policy as authoritative choice 7 ‘stage’’ theories of the policy process William Dunn 8. design as a window on the policy process Hal Colebatch 9. Thirty years of research on policy instruments Michael Howlett, Ishani Mukherjee and J.J. Woo 10. implementation Peter Hupe 11. evidence and evaluation Jan-Eric Furubo Part III: Policy as structured interaction 12. Linkage and the policy process Hal Colebatch 13. The Advocacy Coalition Framework Keith Dowding 14. Multiple streams Alison Ritter and Kari Lancaster 15. Policy work and its significance for public policy Jan Kohoutek, Martin Nekola and Arnost Vesele. Part IV: Policy as sense-making 16. Frames and framings in policy-making Perri 6 17. Agenda formation and change Peter John 18. Narrative in the policy process Raul Lejano, Mrill Ingram and Helen Ingram 19. Policy learning and diffusion David Dolowitz 20. The news media and the policy process Rod Tiffen 21. The role of Social Media in the policy process Victor Bekkers and Arthur Edwards 22. Problematisation David Dery Part V: The limits of policy 23. Choice v. incrementalism Robert Hoppe 24. Stasis and change John Grin 25. Policy and Socio-economic characteristics William Blomquist 26. From Policy typologies to policy feedback Aynsley Kellow What do we learn from this ? 27. Policy and the theorising of governing Robert Hoppe and H.K. Colebatch Index

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Book SynopsisThe idea that constitutions are gendered is not new, but its recognition is the product of a revolution in thinking that began in the last decades of the twentieth century. As a field, it is attracting scholarly attention and influencing practice around the world. This timely Handbook features contributions from leading pioneers and younger scholars, applying a gendered lens to constitution-making and design, constitutional practice and citizenship, and constitutional challenges to gender equality rights and values. Offering cutting-edge perspective on the constitutional text and record of multiple jurisdictions, from long-established to newly emerging democracies, Constitutions and Gender portrays a profound shift in our understanding of what constitutions stand for and what they do. Its central insight is that democratic constitutions must serve the needs and aspirations of all the people, and constitutional legitimacy requires opportunities for participation in both the fashioning and functioning of a country's constitution. This challenging assessment is of relevance to scholars and practitioners of law and politics, and gender and feminism as well as practitioners and advisers involved in constitution-making.Contributors include: C. Albertyn, M. Allen, D. Anagnostou, B. Baines, J. Bond, J. Bond, M. Davis, R. Dixon, K. Gelber, B. Goldblatt, H. Irving, V. Jackson, J. Kang, W. Lacey, S. Millns, C. Murray, R. Rubio-Marin, A. Stone, S. Suteu, S. Williams, J. Vickers, C. WittkeTrade Review'This timely book is the first in a series of Research Handbooks in Comparative Constitutional Law from Edward Elgar, which also produces a series ofResearch Handbooks in Comparative Law. This volume is the first of these handbooks to focus on gender. The editor, Helen Irving - professor of law at the Sydney Law School at the University of Sydney, Australia - has compiled 19 impressive chapters that serve as a corrective to the marginalisation of women's experiences that is usually the case in most collections, which may have little or no coverage of gender issues.' --Gender and DevelopmentTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Helen Irving PART I CONSTITUTION-MAKING 1. Women and participatory constitution-making Silvia Suteu 2. Women and constitution-making in South Africa Catherine Albertyn 3. Gender and post-colonial constitutions in Sub-Saharan Africa Johanna Bond 4. International institutions, constitution-making and gender Christina Murray and Cindy Wittke PART II CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN 5. Gender equality: International law and national constitutions Wendy Lacey 6. ‘Gendering’ federal constitutions Jill Vickers 7. A practitioner’s account: the Constitution Assessment for Women’s Equality Melanie Allen PART III CONSTITUTIONAL PRACTICE 8. Gender equality, interpretation, and feminist pluralism Vicki C. Jackson 9. Gender and constitutionalism in the European Union Susan Millns 10. Gender equality and parity in European national constitutions Dia Anagnostou 11. Women judges on constitutional courts: why not nine women? Beverley Baines PART IV CONSTITUTIONS AND CITIZENSHIP 12. Women’s political citizenship in new European constitutionalism: between constitutional amendment and progressive interpretation Ruth Rubio-Marín 13. Indigenous women and constitutional recognition Megan Davis 14. Citizenship and nationality Helen Irving PART V CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES 15. Religion, custom, and legal pluralism Susan H. Williams 16. Constitutions and reproductive rights: convergence and non-convergence Rosalind Dixon and Jade Bond 17. Constitutions, gender and freedom of expression: the legal regulation of pornography Katharine Gelber and Adrienne Stone 18. Constitutional approaches to gender and social and economic rights Beth Goldblatt 19. Patriarchy and constitutional origins John Kang Index

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Book SynopsisThe idea that constitutions are gendered is not new, but its recognition is the product of a revolution in thinking that began in the last decades of the twentieth century. As a field, it is attracting scholarly attention and influencing practice around the world. This timely Handbook features contributions from leading pioneers and younger scholars, applying a gendered lens to constitution-making and design, constitutional practice and citizenship, and constitutional challenges to gender equality rights and values. Offering cutting-edge perspective on the constitutional text and record of multiple jurisdictions, from long-established to newly emerging democracies, Constitutions and Gender portrays a profound shift in our understanding of what constitutions stand for and what they do. Its central insight is that democratic constitutions must serve the needs and aspirations of all the people, and constitutional legitimacy requires opportunities for participation in both the fashioning and functioning of a country's constitution. This challenging assessment is of relevance to scholars and practitioners of law and politics, and gender and feminism as well as practitioners and advisers involved in constitution-making.Contributors include: C. Albertyn, M. Allen, D. Anagnostou, B. Baines, J. Bond, J. Bond, M. Davis, R. Dixon, K. Gelber, B. Goldblatt, H. Irving, V. Jackson, J. Kang, W. Lacey, S. Millns, C. Murray, R. Rubio-Marin, A. Stone, S. Suteu, S. Williams, J. Vickers, C. WittkeTrade Review'This timely book is the first in a series of Research Handbooks in Comparative Constitutional Law from Edward Elgar, which also produces a series ofResearch Handbooks in Comparative Law. This volume is the first of these handbooks to focus on gender. The editor, Helen Irving - professor of law at the Sydney Law School at the University of Sydney, Australia - has compiled 19 impressive chapters that serve as a corrective to the marginalisation of women's experiences that is usually the case in most collections, which may have little or no coverage of gender issues.' --Gender and DevelopmentTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Helen Irving PART I CONSTITUTION-MAKING 1. Women and participatory constitution-making Silvia Suteu 2. Women and constitution-making in South Africa Catherine Albertyn 3. Gender and post-colonial constitutions in Sub-Saharan Africa Johanna Bond 4. International institutions, constitution-making and gender Christina Murray and Cindy Wittke PART II CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN 5. Gender equality: International law and national constitutions Wendy Lacey 6. ‘Gendering’ federal constitutions Jill Vickers 7. A practitioner’s account: the Constitution Assessment for Women’s Equality Melanie Allen PART III CONSTITUTIONAL PRACTICE 8. Gender equality, interpretation, and feminist pluralism Vicki C. Jackson 9. Gender and constitutionalism in the European Union Susan Millns 10. Gender equality and parity in European national constitutions Dia Anagnostou 11. Women judges on constitutional courts: why not nine women? Beverley Baines PART IV CONSTITUTIONS AND CITIZENSHIP 12. Women’s political citizenship in new European constitutionalism: between constitutional amendment and progressive interpretation Ruth Rubio-Marín 13. Indigenous women and constitutional recognition Megan Davis 14. Citizenship and nationality Helen Irving PART V CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES 15. Religion, custom, and legal pluralism Susan H. Williams 16. Constitutions and reproductive rights: convergence and non-convergence Rosalind Dixon and Jade Bond 17. Constitutions, gender and freedom of expression: the legal regulation of pornography Katharine Gelber and Adrienne Stone 18. Constitutional approaches to gender and social and economic rights Beth Goldblatt 19. Patriarchy and constitutional origins John Kang Index

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Book SynopsisRussia and the Politics of International Environmental Regimes is an important and timely analysis of Russia's interaction with the international environmental policy process. The three authors draw on a wealth of research experience working within the region in order to explore Russia s activities with respect to climate policy, water protection and fisheries management. Their detailed analysis provides an illuminating and much-needed insight into the interaction between Russian foreign and domestic policy goals and international environmental regimes operating at a range of scales.'- Jonathan Oldfield, University of Birmingham, UK'This is a timely contribution to our understanding of the motives behind, and results to be expected from, Russia's international environmental engagement. By focusing on climate change policy, Barents Sea fisheries, and regional seas protection in the Baltic, the authors judiciously conclude that trans-boundary environmental commitments are primarily the result of 'great power' concerns including domestic economic growth, regional trade, and a globally favorable image - not ecological conscience. The book represents a major step forward in post-Soviet foreign policy studies.'- David Feldman, University of California, Irvine, US'This valuable book brings together the insights and research of three established scholars. Students new to the environmental aspects of Russia's international engagement will appreciate the clear and readable case studies. The findings and discussion that result from the authors' unique and rigorous cross-case comparison will be of great interest to scholars of Russia s foreign policy and environmental policy more broadly.'- Elana Wilson Rowe, Norwegian Institute of International AffairsRussia and the Politics of International Environmental Regimes examines the political relationship between Russia and other states in environmental matters. Based on detailed empirical analysis and data, including interviews and media sources, this groundbreaking book scrutinizes the dynamics of Russia's participation in international environmental politics.The authors explore three detailed case studies focusing on climate policy, water protection and fisheries management. They then recommend how best to negotiate with Russia on key environmental issues.This book will be of particular interest to scholars of environmental politics, international relations and Russian studies. Environmental policymakers will also find this to be a useful tool when looking to understand environmental politics within Russia.Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Environmental Regimes and Russia's Approaches to Environmental and Foreign Policy 3. The Global Case: The Climate Regime 4. The Regional Case: Protecting the Environment of the Baltic Sea 5. The Bilateral Case: Fisheries Management in the Barents Sea 6. Discussion: Two levels of Discourses in Russian Environmental Policy 7. Conclusion: Environmental Encounters? References IndexTrade Review‘Is Russian participation in international environmental regimes motivated by environmental concerns, economic interests, or broader foreign policy goals? Anna Korppoo, Nina Tynkkynen, and Geir Hønneland address this question by examining the internal policy discourses surrounding climate change, environmental protection in the Baltic Sea, and fishery management in the Barents Sea.’ -- The Russian Review‘Russia and the Politics of International Environmental Regimes is an important and timely analysis of Russia’s interaction with the international environmental policy process. The three authors draw on a wealth of research experience working within the region in order to explore Russia’s activities with respect to climate policy, water protection and fisheries management. Their detailed analysis provides an illuminating and much-needed insight into the interaction between Russian foreign and domestic policy goals and international environmental regimes operating at a range of scales.’ -- Jonathan Oldfield, University of Birmingham, UK‘This is a timely contribution to our understanding of the motives behind, and results to be expected from, Russia's international environmental engagement. By focusing on climate change policy, Barents Sea fisheries, and regional seas protection in the Baltic, the authors judiciously conclude that trans-boundary environmental commitments are primarily the result of 'great power' concerns including domestic economic growth, regional trade, and a globally favorable image – not ecological conscience. The book represents a major step forward in post-Soviet foreign policy studies.’ -- David Feldman, University of California, Irvine, US‘This valuable book brings together the insights and research of three established scholars. Students new to the environmental aspects of Russia’s international engagement will appreciate the clear and readable case studies. The findings and discussion that result from the authors’ unique and rigorous cross-case comparison will be of great interest to scholars of Russia’s foreign policy and environmental policy more broadly.’ -- Elana Wilson Rowe, Norwegian Institute of International AffairsTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Environmental Regimes and Russia’s Approaches to Environmental and Foreign Policy 3. The Global Case: The Climate Regime 4. The Regional Case: Protecting the Environment of the Baltic Sea 5. The Bilateral Case: Fisheries Management in the Barents Sea 6. Discussion: Two levels of Discourses in Russian Environmental Policy 7. Conclusion: Environmental Encounters? References Index

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Book SynopsisScience has become a central political concern with massive increases in public investment, but resources are embedded in a complex web of expectations that vary between countries and regions. This book outlines an insightful understanding of science policy as both concerning the governance of science itself through priority-setting, funding, organization and articulation with polity, society and economy, and its extra-organizational connections in terms of higher education, innovation and national policy concerns.The New Global Politics of Science examines how science and innovation have become truly global, and the consequences of this for scientists, policymakers and citizens. This book provides an overview of how research policies have evolved in different countries and contexts. It also examines how science research has been aligned with nation-building and state-formation, enmeshed in meta-governance, and how this relates to economic growth.Analysing how knowledge policies have been forged in their specific historical and geographical settings, this book will be an invaluable tool for scholars and policymakers in the fields of science, innovation and public policy.Trade Review'Mats Benner's The New Global Politics of Science: Knowledge, Markets and the State provides an analytically insightful and impressively wide ranging contemporary account of the governance, or ''knowledge politics'', of research across major national performers. The informed and balanced integration of analytical themes spanning national innovation systems, the politics of research, and science and technological studies make it a valuable contribution to several fields of study.' --Irwin Feller, Pennsylvania State University, US'Benner's ambitious book globalizes the field of knowledge policy, showing how the universal link between science and economic growth, across all world regions supersedes previous distinctions among nations based upon traditional political and military criteria.' --Henry Etzkowitz, Stanford University, US'The New Global Politics of Science ventures to study and analyze the growing national investment in science, including academic science. Mats Benner shows that while global forces are real and important, the nation-states and geography remain critical determinants of R&D productivity. His case study approach, including China, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, the United States, and the pan-European research area, explores both differences and similarities in regional science systems and the heightened sense of competition and shared responsibility. Science remains not only the Endless Frontier, but increasingly the primary means of economic and, one hopes, social progress.' --John Aubrey Douglass, University of California, Berkeley, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. The new global politics of research 2. China – the antinomies of catching up 3. India waits – The protracted route to a Knowledge State 4. Singapore and Hong Kong – small, similar but different 5. Why is there no knowledge policy in the United States? 6. The European Union – straddling interests and expectations 7. Europe beyond the European Union: a multitude of models 8. Reprise: the new global politics of research References Index

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Book SynopsisThis definitive Handbook addresses the current lack of research into European policy-making and development using an interpretive perspective. Questioning areas that mainstream approaches tend to neglect, contributors target the ways in which ideas, arguments and discourses shape policies in the institutional context of the EU. The Handbook of European Policies provides an in-depth and comprehensive introduction for all significant policy areas in the EU, highlighting the theories of post-positivism and interpretivism. With rich explanations of different methodological and conceptual approaches to post-positivist research, key chapters consider the essential exchange between EU integration studies and EU policy studies, examining how both can benefit from this new and exciting approach. Offering theoretically grounded answers, this Handbook creates a dialogue between critical policy studies and European integration theory. Academics and practitioners concerned with the functioning of EU policies will benefit from the eminent contributors? insights into issues high on the institutional agenda of the EU and its member states. In addition, the Handbook is suitable for both undergraduate and graduate courses concerned with European integration and EU policies.Contributors include: R. Atkinson, P. Biegelbauer, Y. Bollen, D. Dakowska, F. Daviter, P.H. Feindt, H. Heinelt, J. Kantola, J.D. Kelstrup, M. Knodt, X. Kurowska, E. Lombardo, S. Münch, F. Nullmeier, J. Orbie, K.T. Paul, W. Petzold, C.M. Radaelli, D. Sack, E.K. Sarter, S. Saurugger, M.A. Schreurs, K. Serrano Velarde, V.A. Schmidt, M.A. Schreurs, H. Strassheim, M. Weber, K. ZimmermannTrade Review'A welcome addition to the established range of collections on European integration, this Handbook on interpretive EU policy studies sets out to carve out a new niche in the field of European integration studies. As the 20 contributions by leading authors in the field demonstrate most impressively, this is just the tip of the iceberg of much research that is still to come. It will be interesting to watch how interfaces between the root disciplines of interpretivist methodology in international relations theory and European integration theories form, based on this important publication. Definitively worthwhile reading for all interested in approaches to policymaking in the EU, especially in times of crisis.' --Antje Wiener, University of Hamburg, Germany and University of Cambridge, UK'Until recently European Studies was the taken for granted domain of mainstream political science. Its vocabulary has been that of states, rational actors, institutions, power, principal-agent relationships, and rational games. By introducing an interpretive approach to European Studies this excellent volume significantly broadens the intellectual horizon of the field. The contributors ask important new research questions and introduce new analytical tools (such as frame and discourse analysis) that will set the field's agenda for years to come.' --Hendrik Wagenaar, University of Sheffield, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Hubert Heinelt and Sybille Münch PART I 1. The constructivist turn in EU public policy approaches Sabine Saurugger 2. The role of ideas and discourse in European integration Vivien A. Schmidt 3. EU policies and the Europeanization of domestic policymaking Claudio M. Radaelli 4. How to explain discursive change: An actor-centered approach to interpretive explanation Frank Nullmeier 5. The framing of EU policies Falk Daviter PART II 6. EU agricultural policy Peter H. Feindt 7. The structural funds and EU cohesion policy Hubert Heinelt and Wolfgang Petzold 8. European spatial planning policy Rob Atkinson and Karsten Zimmermann 9. EU consumer policy Katharina T. Paul and Holger Straßheim 10. EU trade policy Yelter Bollen 11. EU environmental policy Miranda A. Schreurs 12. EU energy policy Michèle Knodt 13. EU research, technological development and innovation policy Peter Biegelbauer and Matthias Weber 14. European higher education policy Dorota Dakowska and Kathia Serrano Velarde 15. EU foreign policy Xymena Kurowska 16. EU development policy Sarah Delputte and Jan Orbie 17. EU migration and asylum policies Sybille Münch 18. EU gender equality policies Johanna Kantola and Emanuela Lombardo PART III 19. Think tanks in EU public policies Jesper Dahl Kelstrup 20. Strategic use and social taming – Opening up the doctrine of market competition in public procurement Detlef Sack and E. K. Sarter Index

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Book SynopsisMpho Mamela, a young accountant at a coal mine in the Middelburg coalfields of South Africa is killed one night when he gets caught in the rollers of a conveyor belt. He is mangled beyond recognition. There will be an official State enquiry into his death, by the Inspectorate of Mining. Stephen Wakefield, the in-house lawyer and a director of the company, begins preparing for the enquiry, but he struggles to understand what happened - Mamela should not have been anywhere near the place he was killed. Bit by bit, Stephen's investigation uncovers a story far removed from a simple workplace accident. A web of deception and massive fraud is unveiled; fraud perpetrated by a person who publicly insists on high standards of morality and honesty. It becomes clear to Stephen that Mamela had tried to blackmail the guilty party to help his lover, who is in prison for attempting to steal a trifling amount from the mining company. When the killer learns that his actions are about to be exposed, Stephen realises that his own life is now in danger...

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Book SynopsisScrutinizing a relatively new field of study, the Handbook of Political Party Funding assesses the basic assumptions underlying the research, presenting an unequalled variety of case studies from diverse political finance systems. With contributions from both eminent international scholars and prominent representatives of the second generation of students in the field, this original and thought-provoking collection of current research updates our understanding of party funding regimes, while contributing to the re-examination of perennial and often problematic issues. It illustrates, using select empirical data, the range of alternative political finance structures, exposing both the limits of these regimes and their effects on parties, systems and on democratic competition. Offering diverse and detailed case studies, the chapters examine the stakes involved nationally, and the impact of financing on the political environment. At the same time, they present a picture of a field of study that is still establishing itself, offering direction for future research. Students and academics of political science, public law and comparative politics will find this an essential reference for studying party funding and its wider influence. Members of political institutions and those fighting political corruption will find this an incredibly useful Handbook for understanding the positives and negatives of party funding globally.Contributors include: M. Blumenberg, R. Boatright, L. Brenez, S.-H. Chang, B.A. Dworkin, N. Evertsson, J. Fischer, A. Francois, A. Gupta, F. Jimenez, M.A. Lopez Varas, E. Martins Paz, D. May, I. Mendez De Hoyos, J. Mendilow, A. Meyer, K.-H. Nassmacher, H. Onken, G. Orr, M. Pelletier, É. Phélippeau, D.R. Piccio, M. Pinto-Duschinsky, V.C. Reyes Jr., G. Sandri, S.E. Scarrow, V. Shale, V. Simral, J. Smulders, H. Soo Sim, S.U. Umoh, I. Van Biezen, M. Villoria, F.C. Von Nostitz, W. WolfsTrade Review'This Handbook is the most important contribution over the past generation to the understanding of the role of money in politics - one of the thorniest issues for democracy today. The breadth and ambition of this book is only equaled by the rigor of the chapters, written by a stellar and global group of scholars. This is simply the best available survey of the knowledge accrued on the regulation of political finance across the world. But it is also a work of wisdom, which combines a sense of urgency with a nuanced view of political finance and the limits of regulation. This volume is destined to become a classic text in the field.' --Kevin Casas-Zamora, Inter-American Dialogue, Washington DC, US'Money is a central part of the political process in all parts of the world, regardless of their past democratic development or current political situation. However, the dynamics of political finance varies between regions and contexts. In this excellent book, scholars examine the influence of money over politics in a wide range of countries from Lesotho to Germany, and in established democracies as well as in non-democratic states. This is essential reading for those wishing to understand more about the complex nature of money in politics today.' --Magnus Ohman, International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)Table of ContentsContents: Introduction: the Party Funding Paradox and Attempts at Solutions Jonathan Mendilow Part I Some issues in contention 1. Funding and Propaganda Alix Meyer and Eric Phélippeau 2. Corporate Contributions to Electoral campaigns - The Current State of Affairs Nubia Evertsson 3. Party Election Expenditure Election Effects: National vs. District Level and the Regulatory Challenges Justin Fisher 4. Political Finance and the Cartel Party Thesis Daniela R. Piccio and Ingrid Van Biezen 5. Full Public Funding: Cleaning up Parties or Parties Cleaning up? Graeme Orr 6. Political Finance Regulation and Equality: Comparing Strategies and Impact Susan E. Scarrow 7. Political Party Funding and the Enigma of Trust Danielle May 8. Gated Digital Communities and the Future of Party Funding Jonathan Mendilow Part II. The arena of party finance 9. Like Water on Pavement: Political Fundraising at the Sub-National Level – The New Jersey Example Benjamin A. Dworkin 10. Party Finance at the Level of the European Union - Party Finance reform to vitalize the EU’s Proto-party system? Wouter Wolfs and Jef Smulders 11. State Funding and Party Primaries Felix-Christopher Von Nostitz and Giulia Sandri Part III – CASE STUDIES Section A. Party finance in developed democracies 12. Party funding in the United States Robert G. Boatright 13. Germany: Current Issues of an Aging Party Finance Regime Manuela S. Blumenberg, Karl-Heinz Nassmacher and Holger Onken 14. Party funding in France Abel François, Eric Phélippeau, 15. Public Funding in Canada: Reform without Consensus Maxime Pelletier 16. Party funding in Britain Michael Pinto-Duschinsky Section B. Party funding in newly democratized states 17. Party funding in South Korea Heung Soo Sim 18. Party Funding in Spain Fernando Jiménez and Manuel Villoria 19. Political Finance in East Central Europe Vit Simral 20. Party Funding in Brazil Following the Re-Democratization: A Brief Critical Overview Ezequiel Martins Paz 21. Party funding in Taiwan Shih-Hsien Chang Section C. Party funding in Developing Democracies 22. Party funding in India Asha Gupta 23. Party funding in Mexico and Chile Irma Méndez de Hoyos and Miguel Angel López Varas 24. Party funding in South Africa Samuel Uwem Umoh 25. Political Party Funding and Regulation in Lesotho and Mozambique Victor Shale Section D. Party funding in countries with single party and hybrid regimes 26. The Iceberg of Political Financing in Russia (2000-2015) Lou Brenez 27. Survival Politics and Electoral Manipulation: Singapore’s Hegemonic Party, Political Finance and the Reconstitution of the City-State Vicente Chua Reyes Jr Index

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Book SynopsisFaced with the scale and intensity of the ecological crisis, environmental transition is underway, consisting of a first phase of technological mutation, aimed at replacing technologies harmful to the environment with those which have no destructive effects on the earth system and its equilibrium. This book examines the roots of the concept of environmental transition, identifying and characterizing the negative effects of technology on the environmental crisis. We will then identify the technological mutations that have the potential to contribute to environmental transition, and demonstrate how these changes are already forming part of a new emerging technological system. We will conclude by addressing the question of the limits of technological responses to the environmental crisis, demonstrating the importance of the dimensional factors of human activity and weight of growth in this crisis, thus raising the issue of global reconsideration, with reference to the pla

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Book SynopsisThe threats of emerging diseases have shaken certainties about health systems, the effectiveness of governance, lifestyles and the reality of national sovereignty.The Covid-19 Crisis analyzes the global issues related to the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus through investigations and reflections related to both the epidemic itself (epidemiology, computerized surveillance tools and vaccines) and to the societal issues it raises (work, innovation, religious practices, behaviors and societal models).This eclectic approach highlights scientific working methods that meet the requirements of health crises, as well as technical solutions and societal practices adapted to epidemic situations. It also presents feedback and testimonies.Table of ContentsIntroduction xiJacques BARNOUIN and Bruno SALGUES Chapter 1 Deciphering the Covid-19 Epidemic and Analysis of Its Controllability 1Jacques BARNOUIN 1.1 Facts and lessons learned from the emergence of Covid-19 in France 1 1.1.1 SARS-CoV-2 and emerging risks 1 1.1.2 The emergence of the emergence 3 1.1.3 Oise cluster 7 1.1.4 The Haut-Rhin and the Grand Est mega-cluster 15 1.2 Characteristics of an outbreak control system that could potentially control Covid-19 25 1.2.1 Detection of the atypical and the bizarre 25 1.2.2 Three levels of pre-positioning 28 1.2.3 Computer tools for anticipation and analysis 30 1.3 Health rules and scientific lines of thought and action 36 1.4 Geographical distribution of Covid-19 cases and differences in population susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection 38 1.4.1 Analyzing the geography of the epidemic to better understand it 38 1.4.2 Covid-19 in the world 39 1.4.3 Possible explanations for differences in population susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 44 1.5 Conclusion: challenging, preparing, uniting 45 1.5.1 A manageable crisis 45 1.5.2 A crisis without a written end 47 1.5.3 A crisis alien to our societal software 48 1.6 References 50 Chapter 2 The Story of a Pandemic Foretold: Focus on the Covid-19 Vaccine 61Jean-Pierre GIRARDEAU 2.1 2002, the first warning 61 2.2 2012, a second warning 62 2.3 2019, the pandemic 64 2.4 SARS-CoV-2: far from unknown 65 2.5 Vaccine design possible as early as 2010 66 2.6 Lack of a vaccine: a collective responsibility 69 2.7 SARS-CoV vaccinology: a pathway for rapid development of Covid-19 vaccines 71 2.8 Finalized and planned vaccines 73 2.9 Conclusion: viral aggressor and human disruptor 75 2.10 References 76 Chapter 3 Remote Working after Lockdown 81Emmanuel MIGNOT 3.1 Elements in the development of remote working 81 3.2 Findings following lockdown 84 3.3 Foreseeable developments 86 3.3.1 Fragile nature of the concept of enterprise 86 3.3.2 Development of mixed statuses (self-employed employees) 86 3.3.3 Generalized multi-employment 87 3.3.4 Development of globalized employment platforms 87 3.4 Obstacles to the widespread development of remote working 88 3.5 References 92 Chapter 4 The Digital Revolution and Religious Fact in the Context of Lockdowns Linked to the Coronavirus 93Éric FOGARASSY and François DEMONGEOT 4.1 Introduction 93 4.2 The lockdown concept 94 4.3 Religions and religious facts 95 4.4 The confinement concept and religious practices 96 4.5 Religions in the face of great historical epidemics 97 4.6 Impact of the digital revolution on religions and their practices 97 4.7 Main digital tools used during the Covid-19 pandemic 100 4.8 Adapting religious practices during lockdown for the coronavirus crisis 101 4.8.1 Christian worship 102 4.8.2 Jewish worship 103 4.8.3 Muslim worship 103 4.9 Digital revolution and religious practices: the future 106 4.10 References 107 Chapter 5 Old and New Rituals Throughout the Covid-19 Pandemic 109Bruno SALGUES 5.1 The ritual notion 110 5.1.1 Religious and secular rituals 110 5.1.2 Function of ritual recognition 112 5.2 Decline of traditional rituals 112 5.2.1 Causes of decline 112 5.2.2 Contradictory manifestations of the decline of rituals 114 5.3 Old rituals substituted by new ritual phenomena 115 5.3.1 In social life 115 5.3.2 Rituals as an expression of a current of thought 116 5.4 Poorly understood rituals 117 5.4.1 Unknowingly engaging in rituals 117 5.4.2 Dealing with the new place of rituals 117 5.4.3 Protective role of the State 117 5.5 Performative rituals 118 5.5.1 Rituals and order 118 5.5.2 Rituals of protection 118 5.5.3 Rituals of inversion 119 5.5.4 Fighting the ritual with disorder 120 5.5.5 Rituals of opposition 120 5.5.6 Integrated rituals 121 5.6 Death and culture 122 5.6.1 Forms of interrogation 122 5.6.2 Halloween: the manipulated birth of a ritual 122 5.6.3 Conjuring death 124 5.7 Example of the handshake 125 5.8 Political rituals 126 5.9 Conclusion 126 5.10 References 127 Chapter 6 The New Innovators in the Footsteps of the Coronavirus 131Henri SAMIER, Emmanuel CHÉNÉ and Guy CAVEROT 6.1 Introduction 131 6.2 Pre-Covid innovators 131 6.2.1 Generations of innovation 132 6.3 Types of innovators 133 6.3.1 The explorer 133 6.3.2 The rebel (disobedience and disorder) 134 6.3.3 Corporate hacking 135 6.4 In-Covid innovators (2020–2021) 135 6.4.1 The birth of innovations in times of crisis 135 6.4.2 Examples of innovations arising in times of crisis 136 6.4.3 Motivations of innovators 138 6.5 Post-Covid innovators 143 6.5.1 Sense and common sense 143 6.5.2 Collective and remote working tools 144 6.5.3 Balance of activity–nature–assessment 145 6.5.4 Innovations for humans 145 6.5.5 Organizational innovations 145 6.5.6 Technical innovations 146 6.6 Conclusion 146 6.7 References 147 Chapter 7 Behavior and Anticipation of the Covid-19 Crisis 151Christian SCHOEN 7.1 Preamble 151 7.2 Anticipation, uncertainty and acceptability 151 7.3 More questions 152 7.4 From information to communication and education 153 7.5 Markers of anticipation 154 7.6 Xth wave 156 7.7 Conclusion: much remains to be done in the study of behavior related to health crises 156 7.8 References 157 Chapter 8 Humans, Digital Technology and the SARS-CoV-2 Health Crisis 159Judith NICOGOSSIAN 8.1 Introduction 159 8.2 Physical and digital communication in a crisis situation 162 8.3 A little reminder about communication 163 8.3.1 Use case: the Covid-19 health crisis 164 8.3.2 Worrying? 165 8.4 Living and the organization of life 167 8.5 Different value systems in conflict 167 8.5.1 Reason and emotion (between individual and person) 167 8.5.2 Governance by affect 170 8.5.3 Laughter 170 8.5.4 Fear 171 8.6 French communication on the virus 173 8.6.1 Myth of war 174 8.6.2 Sensemaking 176 8.6.3 Importance of rituals 177 8.7 Healing (medicine) and caring (attention) 178 8.8 People and the Internet: from physical to digital 179 8.8.1 Infobesity 179 8.8.2 Digimal 180 8.8.3 Digital obscurantism 181 8.9 Phygital techniques 183 8.10 Conclusion 184 8.11 References 185 Chapter 9 Will the Covid-19 Pandemic be an Opportunity to Implement the Principle of Sustainable Development? 191Jean-Paul BOIS-MARGNAC 9.1 Introduction 191 9.2 Economic liberalism: a now dominant ideology 192 9.3 An effective pragmatics encouraged by argued academic theses 193 9.4 A deceptive “decline” 195 9.5 Suffering from the predations of the deregulated economic order 195 9.6 How the post-Covid-19 era could bring about change 196 9.7 Principles of sustainable development, foundations of a new social contract 197 9.8 Beyond the citizen and the citizen-consumer, a new political figure 199 9.9 Towards a new morality 199 9.10 Conclusion: uncertainty and unpredictability 201 9.11 References 202 Chapter 10 The Pandemic Has Invited Itself into a World in the Midst of a Crisis of Meaning 203Philippe TRONC 10.1 Foreword 203 10.2 Giving meaning 205 10.3 Crisis in personal behavior 207 10.4 Crisis of business models 208 10.5 Crisis of our social models 208 10.6 The health crisis as seen from France 210 10.7 Conclusion 218 10.8 References 218 Conclusion 221Bruno SALGUES List of Authors 225 Index 227

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Book SynopsisIn recent years, social impact assessment (SIA) has become an important issue for organizations in the social and solidarity economy (SSE). SIA refers to the measurement of the effects of these organizations on society, and it is increasingly seen as a performance measurement for this type of organization. Social Impact in Solidarity-based Organizations is based on a series of original case studies of SIA approaches carried out in a variety of organizations. It takes a nuanced, reflective look at SIA, charting a path between unreserved promotion and wholesale rejection of the very principle of the approach. The book focuses on the debates, uses and limits of SIA practices, placing them in their own contexts, values, challenges and objectives.

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Book SynopsisThis multidisciplinary Handbook examines the complex and often hidden relationship between organised crime and politics across the globe, highlighting the difficulties involved in researching such relationships and offering new insights into how they evolve to become pervasive and destructive.Organised into five distinct sections, key chapters focus on issues and case studies from across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Eurasia and international organisations in order to provide a new and systematic picture and analysis of what the relationship between criminal organisations and politics looks like in different national contexts. In so doing, it offers an insight into the ever-evolving nature of this relationship, and the exchanges within it, in order to identify common features and key differences. These in turn raise provoking questions regarding the possibility of improving democracy, political systems, civil society and economic systems in order to counter the possible infiltration of these organisations, their associates and representatives. Students and scholars of public policy, politics, criminology and those focussing on organised crime more specifically will find this Handbook an original and engaging guide to the current state of play, whilst policy makers, practitioners and NGOs will find the case studies set in national context eminently valuable.Contributors include: S. Adorno, F. Allum, J. Arsovska, M. Beare, M. Bedetti, G. Borrelli, S. Brady, D. Bright, J.-L. Briquet, A. Chung, N. Dalponte, A. De Vos, C.N. Dias, S. Dinnen, G. Favarel-Garrigues, J. Gilbert, S. Gilmour, C. Gunnarson, E. Gutterman, C. Hemmings, A. Idler, D. Islas, J. Janssens, S. Jeperson, M. Joutsen, A. Kupatadze, R. Le Cour Grandmaison, S. Lemière, A. Markovska, V. Mete, S. Musau, A. Orlova, I. Roberge, A. Rostami, D. Silverstone, M. Shaw, D. Smith Jr., F. Strazzari, M. Tzvetkova, C. van Ham, G. Walton, J. Wheatley, J. Whittle, Y. Zabyelina, G. ZanolettiTrade Review'Felia Allum and Stan Gilmour have put together a truly global collection of case studies on the nexus between crime and politics. It makes a valuable contribution to a highly dynamic field of research at the intersection of political science and criminology.' --Klaus von Lampe, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany'As this book recognises, ''organised crime'' has historically been a contested and ambiguous concept, leaving a contemporary legacy of regularly shifting scientific and policy inquiry, even more so in cross-cultural contexts. But irrespective of how we construct 'it', the intrinsic and extrinsic political dimensions of organised crime and its control that this book foregrounds ought to be central to those researching in this area. This timely collection provides an expansive overview of organised crime and politics, and the politics of organised crime, from a diverse array of nation states across the globe and at the supranational level, making a valued contribution to the literature.' --Nicholas Lord, University of Manchester, UK'This is a very important collection, bringing together key experts in the field to offer insights into the opaque nexus between politics and organised crime.' --Elizabeth David Barrett, University of Sussex, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface Giuseppe Borrelli Introduction Felia Allum, Stan Gilmour And Catherine Hemmings Part I Europe 1. France: Criminal Organisations, Urban Gangs And Politics Jean-Louis Briquet And Gilles Favarel-Garrigues 2. Sweden: Organised Crime, Politics And Civil Society Carina Gunnarson And Amir Rostami 3. Germany: Ndrangheta, Settlements And Democracy Nicolo Dalponte And Martina Bedetti 4. Italy: Politics, Local Government And Mafias Vittorio Mete 5. Western Balkans: Organised Crime, Political Corruption And Oligarchs Jana Arsovska 6. Ukraine: Organised Crime, Shady Politics And 'Frozen' Conflict Yuliya Zabyelina And Anna Markovska 7. Bulgaria: Organised Crime, Privaye Security And The State In Post-1989 Marina Tzvetkova 8. Post Soviet Eurasia: Variations, Organised Crime And Political Corruption Alexander Kupatadze 9. Russia: A 'Mafia State', Politics And Shifting Power Dynamics Alessandra Orlova Part II The Americas 10. United States Of America I: Organised Crime, Public Corruption And A Downward Trend Joseph Wheatley 11. United States Of America II: Organised Crime, Political Corruption And Illicit Enterprise Dwight Smith Jr 12. Canada: Internal Conspiracies: Corruption, Politics, And Crime Margaret Beare 13. Mexico: Politics, Cartels And Violence Romain Le Cour Grandmaison 14. Brazil: Organised Crime, Corruption And Urban Violence Sérgio Adorno And Camila Nunes Dias 15. Guatamela: Organised Crime, Fraud And Politics Diorella Islas 16. Colombia: Organised Crime, Politics And Convenience Annette Idler Part III Africa 17. Kenya: Organised Crime, Political Linkages And Violence Stephen Musau 18. Sahel-Sahara Region: Organised Crime, The Sahel-Sahara Region And State (Un)Making Francesco Strazzari And Giovanni Zanoletti 19. Sierra Leone: Organised Crime, Lack Of State Capture And Success Sasha Jesperson 20. South Africa: Origins Of The ‘Mafia State’: Political Transition, Organised Crime And The Impact On Democracy Mark Shaw 21. Nigeria: Black Gold, Suits And Brown Envelopes Sheelagh Brady Part IV Eurasia 22. Australia: Organised Crime, Donations And Political Assassinations David A. Bright And Carolien Van Ham 23. New Zealand: Patched Gangs, Police And Political Corruption Jarrod Gilbert 24. India: Systemic Criminality, Work And The Politics Of Labour Andrew Sanchez 25. China: The 'Red/Black Nexus', Politics And Organised Crime Daniel Silverstone, Alex Chung And Joe Whittle 26. Malaysia: Gangster Boogie, Bosses And Politics Sophie Lemiere 27. The Pacific: The Dark Side Of Economic Globalisation, Politics And Organised Crime Grant W Walton And Sinclair Dinnen Part IV International Organisations 28. The European Union: Organised Crime Policies, Politics And The EU Jelle Janssens And Anke De Vos 29. Financial Action Task Force: Fighting Transnational Organised Crime, Money Laundering And The Limits Of Experimentalist Governance Ellen Gutterman and Ian Roberge 30. The United Nations: Organised Crime On The Agenda Of The United Nations Matti Joutsen Index

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook on the Politics of Higher Education reveals valuable new perspectives for understanding higher education. Higher education plays an ever-greater role in contemporary life, creating innovation, skills, prosperity, and wellbeing, and is therefore of increasing importance to understand.Crafted as a sophisticated entry point, this Handbook takes a wide look at the topic, the state of contemporary research, and future directions. An array of expert international contributors examine important and contentious issues such as who should pay, how to keep higher education accountable, the assurance of quality, boosting productivity and affordability, and the role of states and markets. Experts explain how universities relate to states and societies, the political economy of higher education, planning and resource allocation, regulation and quality, and the politics of stakeholder interests.Unpacking key issues for both researchers new to the sector and experts alike, this topical Handbook will prove essential and thought-provoking reading for government policymakers, social science researchers, higher education executives, as well as instructors of graduate courses.Contributors include: B. Cantwell, H. Coates, A. Boggs, J. Brennan, A. Calderon, D.G. Carew, B. Chapman, G. Croucher, G. Davis, R. Deem, T. Depaola, D. Dohmen, R. Fearnside, C.A. Goldman, A. Grimm, E. Halford, T. Hicks, E. Jerez, B. Jongbloed, A. Kezar, R. King, M. Klemencic, D. Kristoffersen, M. Krongkaew, S. Lee, B. Lepori, M. Lodge, R. Middlehurst, K. Moore, Å. Olsson, B.Y. Park, A. Pettigrew, S. Popenici, B. Pusser, S. Robertson, P. Rohan, C. Sá, E. Sabzalieva, D. Van Damme, M. Van Der Wende, M. Vukasovic, R. Wagenaar, S.U. Weerakkody, M. Wells, R. Yang, C. ZigurasTrade Review'An impressive feature of the Handbook on the Politics of Higher Education is the elegant economy with which it incorporates multiplicity, ambiguity and contestation into clear conceptual and organisational frameworks, beginning with a simple two-way matrix comprising social analysis, social action; rational choice, power and conflict. The array of international contributors includes, amongst others, political theorists and political scientists, economists and sociologists, administrators, managers, institutional leaders, finance specialists and policy advisers. They draw on their higher education research, scholarship, consultancy, practice and policy development in Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America, and Africa, as well as Latin America and the Middle East.' --Mary Henkel, retired from Brunel University London, UK'The Handbook on the Politics of Higher Education is much the best available collection of its kind and the editors are to be congratulated. Topic coverage by the distinguished group of contributors is great, and starting with Brian Pusser's brilliant opening chapter, that sweeps across the field, there's a real excitement in much of the writing. This is sharp and authoritative analysis of the politics of higher education, like a coiled spring, for an increasingly political time-a time in which universities themselves are likely to become more political in future.' --Simon Marginson, University College London, ESRC/HEFCE Centre for Global Higher Education and Editor-in-Chief, Higher Education'Politics surrounds academic life. The state, the organization, its actors, and the policies that get developed in tertiary education all function by way of political frameworks. What makes this Handbook useful is not only that it is comprehensive, but also that it crosses national boundaries and provides a geopolitical understanding to complex topics. The authors are experts in the field and the topic is of timely import. Thoughtful. Useful. Provocative.' --William G. Tierney, University of Southern California, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: The politics of higher education Brendan Cantwell, Hamish Coates and Roger King PART 1 THE UNIVERSITY, STATE AND SOCIETY 1. The State and the Civil Society in the Scholarship of Higher Education Brian Pusser 2. Trust, universities and the state Gwilym Croucher and Glyn Davis 3. The politics of university governance and United Kingdom devolution Andrew M. Boggs and Robin Middlehurst 4. Transformations of higher education institutions in the Chinese tradition Rui Yang 5. The Social Dimension of Higher Education: reproductive and transformative John Brennan PART II POLITICAL ECONOMY AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE 6. Global higher education governance Dirk Van Damme and Marijk Van der Wende 7. Global higher education and variegated regionalisms Susan L. Robertson 8. The geopolitics of academic science Brendan Cantwell and Adam Grimm 9. Scientific nationalism in a globalizing world Creso Sá and Emma Sabzalieva 10. Soft power projection: The political return on investment in international higher education Christopher Ziguras 11. The geopolitics of higher education: pursuing success in an uncertain global environment Angel Calderon PART III PLANNING AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION 12. National resource allocation decisions in higher education: Objectives and dilemmas Benedetto Lepori and Ben Jongbloed 13. Higher education funding in the context of competing demands for government expenditure Dieter Dohmen 14. The Political Economy of the Higher Education Contribution Scheme Bruce Chapman and Timothy Hicks 15. The political economy of Thailand’s income contingent and allowance loan (TICAL) scheme: A personal account Medhi Krongkaew 16. Using workforce data to plan higher education degree programs Charles A. Goldman and Diana G. Carew 17. The politics of funding for research and development Alan Pettigrew and Åsa Olsson PART IV REGULATION AND QUALITY 18. Risk-based regulation in higher education: Why, how, when, and what else? Roger King 19. Regulating diversity: The challenges of regulation in pluralistic higher education systems, A UK Case Study Elizabeth Halford 20. Tertiary regulation in Asia: Emerging models Dorte Kristoffersen, Susanna Lee and Rob Fearnside 21. Regulating higher education: National audit explosions in international markets Martin Lodge 22. Transparency is the lynchpin for higher education success Hamish Coates, S. Umesha Weerakkody, Emeline Jerez, Michael Wells and Stefan Popenici PART V THE POLITICS OF STAKEHOLDER INTERESTS 23. Stakeholder organizations and multi-level governance of higher education Martina Vukasovic 24. The gender politics of higher education Rosemary Deem 25. Neoliberalism and faculty roles: The politics of academic work Adrianna Kezar and Tom DePaola 26. Student politics: Between representation and activism Manja Klemenčič and Bo Yun Park 27. University-industry collaboration Peter Rohan and Kenneth Moore 28. Skills and learning gain(s) in twenty-first-century higher education: Politics or policy? Robert Wagenaar Index

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Book SynopsisPolitics continues to evolve in the digital era, spurred in part by the accelerating pace of technological development. This cutting-edge Handbook includes the very latest research on the relationship between digital information, communication technologies and politics.Written by leading scholars in the field, the chapters explore in seven parts: theories of digital politics, government and policy, collective action and civic engagement, political talk, journalism, internet governance and new frontiers in digital politics research. The contributors focus on the politics behind the implementation of digital technologies in society today.All students in the fields of politics, media and communication studies, journalism, science and sociology will find this book to be a useful resource in their studies. Political practitioners seeking digital strategies, as well as web and other digital practitioners wanting to know more about political applications for their work will also find this book to be of interest.Contributors include: E. Amnå, N. Anstead, N. Benn, W.L. Bennett, C. Birchall, L. Bode, A. Bruns, S. Coleman, N. Couldry, K.B. Culver, P. Dahlgren, E. Dubois, W.H. Dutton, S. Edgerly, D. Freelon, C. Fuchs, S. González-Bailon, T. Graham, T. Hall, A. Hanna, T. Highfield, F. Hirzalla, Y. Kim, D. Kreiss, T. Mcafee, G. Moss, B. O'Loughlin, K. Parry, R. Petchler, J. Schradie, A. Segerberg, D.V. Shah, K. Thorson, N. Thurman, E. Vraga, C. Wells, S. Wright, M.A. Xenos, J. Yang, L. van ZoonenTrade Review'Coleman and Freelon have deftly edited a series of essays that help us transition to the next big thing in political communication - an internet connecting many people over many kinds of devices making large volumes of data. Digital politics is no longer so much about what happens in your browser, but about what happens when your devices talk to each other on their own. This collection helps us get ready to understand the new infrastructure of political life.' --Philip N. Howard, University of Washington'The Handbook of Digital Politics edited by Stephen Coleman and Deen Freelon is an incredibly rich and outstanding collection of essays on the ideologies, theories and methodologies that currently inspire the field of political science and communication. The editors brilliantly succeed in guiding us through this fascinating world - avoiding any rhetoric, or either a dystopian or utopian perspective on the subject. The articles collected here represent the golden section of the contemporary debate on digital politics.' --Leopoldina Fortunati, Head of the Ph.D program in Multimedia Communication, University of Udine, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Conceptualising Digital Politics Stephen Coleman and Deen Freelon PART I THEORIZING DIGITAL POLITICS 2. The Internet as a Civic Space Peter Dahlgren 3. The Social Foundations of Future Digital Politics Nick Couldry 4. The Fifth Estate: A Rising Force of Pluralistic Accountability William H. Dutton and Elizabeth Dubois 5. Silicon Valley Ideology and Class Inequality: A Virtual Poll Tax on Digital Politics Jen Schradie PART II GOVERNMENT AND POLICY 6. Online Voting Advice Applications: Foci, Findings and Future of an Emerging Research Field Fadi Hirzalla and Liesbet van Zoonen 7. Internet Voting: The State of the Debate Thad Hall 8. Digital Campaigning Daniel Kreiss 9. e-Petitions Scott Wright 10. Argumentation Tools for Digital Politics: Addressing the Challenge of Deliberation in Democracies Neil Benn PART III COLLECTIVE ACTION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT 11. The Logic of Connective Action: Digital Media and The Personalization of Contentious Politics W. Lance Bennett and Alexandra Segerberg 12. Youth Civic Engagement Chris Wells, Emily Vraga, Kjerstin Thorson, Stephanie Edgerly and Leticia Bode 13. Internet Use and Political Engagement in Youth Yunhwan Kim and Erik Amnå PART IV POLITICAL TALK 14. Everyday Political Talk in the Internet-Based Public Sphere Todd Graham 15. Creating Spaces for Online Deliberation Christopher Birchall and Stephen Coleman 16. Computational Approaches to Online Political Expression: Rediscovering a “Science of the Social” Dhavan V. Shah, Kathleen Bartzen Culver, Alex Hanna, Timothy Mcafee, and JungHwan Yang 17. Two-screen Politics: Evidence, Theory and Challenges Nick Anstead and Ben O’Loughlin PART V JOURNALISM 18. From News Blogs to News on Twitter: Gatewatching and Collaborative News Curation Axel Bruns and Tim Highfield 19. Research on the Political Implications of Political Entertainment Michael A. Xenos 20. Journalism, Gatekeeping and Interactivity Neil Thurman PART VI INTERNET GOVERNANCE 21. Internet Governance, Rights and Democratic Legitimacy Giles Moss 22. Social Media Surveillance Christian Fuchs PART VII EXPANDING THE FRONTIERS OF DIGITAL POLITICS RESEARCH 23. Visibility and Visualities: ‘Ways of Seeing’ Politics in the Digital Media Environment Katy Parry 24. Automated Content Analysis of Online Political Communication Ross Petchler and Sandra González-Bailon 25. On the Cutting Edge of Big Data: Digital Politics Research in the Social Computing Literature Deen Freelon Index

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Book SynopsisBridging the Prosperity Gap in the EU addresses the great social challenge currently facing the European Union. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the authors invaluably pinpoint both overarching problems and possibilities associated with the social dimension of European integration.Prominent researchers of economics, law and political science tackle this complex issue, providing new solutions within their respective fields of expertise. The chapters cover crucial policy challenges and analyse fundamental mechanisms that limit, or otherwise affect, the evolution of a European social dimension. These insights clarify the far-reaching measures that will be needed to gradually restore the balance between market integration and social protection across the European Union. Illustrating the importance of cohesion, this book is vital for those interested in comparative European studies, from backgrounds in public and social policy, law and economics.Contributors include: U. Bernitz, N. Charron, A.-C. Jungar, A.-S. Lind, M. Ljunge, L. Magnusson, M. Martensson, S. Murhem, P. Nyman, L. Oxelheim, J. Paju, T. Persson, B. Rothstein, J. Ruist, J.J. VotiniusTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Analysing the Prosperity Gap: The Economic, Legal, and Political Challenges Facing the EU Ulf Bernitz, Moa Mårtensson, Lars Oxelheim and Thomas Persson 2. Social Rights and EU Citizenship Anna-Sara Lind 3. Repercussions of Right-Wing Populism for European Integration Ann-Cathrine Jungar 4. The Prosperity Gap and the Free Movement of Workers Joakim Ruist 5. The Political Challenge of Austerity Politics Pär Nyman 6.The Social Dialogue in Europe 1985 -2014: Has it Been Played Out? Lars Magnusson and Sofia Murhem 7. Youth, Labour Law, and European Economic Crisis Jenny Julén Votinius 8. The Future of National Systems of Social Security in the EU Jaan Paju 9. The Role of Trust in Explaining Health and Wealth Gaps in the EU Martin Ljunge 10. Regions of Trust and Distrust: How Good Institutions Can Foster Social Cohesion Nicholas Charron and Bo Rothstein Index

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Book SynopsisThis unique Research Handbook offers an overview of contemporary electronic government and digital public administration and management, encouraging innovative inquiry and exploring new avenues for research in the field. Bringing together international scholars and researchers, the book illustrates the broad and changeable technological context of public organizations, public services and governance from a range of theoretical and methodological perspectives. Chapters investigate key developments in information technology, including social media, big data, cyberinfrastructure and blockchain technologies, and investigate their implications for the traditional goals and values of public administration and management. Examining timely subjects of discussion, including data sharing, public service transactions and trust, citizen engagement and tribal governances, chapters illustrate the global dimensions of technological governance in a variety of settings, including Brazil, Nepal, South Africa, the US, and Small Island Developing States. Representing global scholarship in the field, this Research Handbook is critical reading for scholars and researchers exploring the latest developments in e-governments, as well as graduate students in public management and administration. Public sector managers and policymakers will also benefit from its practical insights into utilizing information tech.Trade Review‘In the last 25 years, e-government research has made significant progress from descriptive efforts to sound qualitative and quantitative analyses. This Handbook constitutes an exemplar of what e-government research currently entails, including topics such as collaboration, data sharing, citizen engagement, trust, security, privacy, emergent technologies, and the importance of context. Based on a global perspective, the Research Handbook on E-Government represents a comprehensive and diverse collection of current topics, critical reflections, and cases from around the world and I highly recommend it.’ -- J. Ramon Gil‐Garcia, State University of New York at Albany, USnology in public administration.‘This important book brings together research from some of the world’s top scholars to present a comprehensive view of cutting edge e-government research. Chapters present a variety of approaches and methods to examine the state of play from collaboration to smart cities to surveillance.’ -- Jane Fountain, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on E-Government 1 Eric Welch PART I COLLABORATION, COORDINATION AND DATA SHARING 2 Better together? Testing a collaborative approach to solve the local societal problems with open data 13 Erna Ruijer, Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen, Jochem van den Berg and Albert Meijer 3 The use of information and communication technologies in emergency management: a systematic review 31 Mete Yıldız, Nilay Yavuz and Naci Karkın 4 Smaller cities, greater barriers? Moving data sharing ahead in US local governments 65 Federica Fusi PART II CITIZENS AND GOVERNANCE 5 Big Data applications: exploratory data analytics of public safety concerns 84 Alfred Tat-Kei Ho, Zachary J. Roman and Michael Yusheng Wu 6 Too much of a good thing? Frequent flyers and the implications for the coproduction of public service delivery 101 Benjamin Y. Clark and Jeffrey L. Brudney 7 Digital governance in Indian Country 114 Traci Morris, Karen Mossberger and Nicholet Deschine Parkhurst 8 Youth participation and social media: evidence from the youth activism and social movement of Hong Kong 129 Wilson Wong PART III TRUST, SECURITY AND SURVEILLANCE 9 An integrative model for interpersonal trust in the public sector 149 Luis Felipe Luna-Reyes 10 Apply with caution! The contingent effect of blockchain-enabled governance on trust 183 Heyjie Jung, Federica Fusi, Eric Welch, Sélim Louafi and Daniele Manzella 11 Electronic workplace surveillance in context: privacy, motivation, and performance 196 Robin (Guohuibin) Li PART IV DIVERSE TECHNOLOGICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS 12 AI adoption in smart cities: a barriers perspective 209 Amal Ben Rjab, Sehl Mellouli and Jacqueline Corbett 13 U.S. cyberinfrastructure for scientific innovation: adaptation, management, and performance 222 Yu-Che Chen and Rich Knepper 14 The role of e-governance on supply chain functions and innovations 242 Jack Crumbly and Eric W. Welch PART V GLOBAL DIMENSIONS 15 The social life of disaster information: cultivating resources for emergent information infrastructures in Nepal 256 Robert Soden and Leysia Palen 16 Towards the implementation of fully-fledged e-government for municipalities in South Africa: An agency theory perspective 270 Mziwoxolo Mayedwa and Jean-Paul Van Belle 17 From heroism to institutionalization: the recent history of e-government in Brazil 283 Gustavo Henrique Maultasch de Oliveira and Alexandre Rodrigues Gomes 18 E-government use in small island states: review of the literature, problems and ways forward 299 Mete Yıldız and Mustafa Sağsan Index

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Book SynopsisIn this enlightening book, John Mukum Mbaku analyses the main challenges of constitutional design and the construction of governance institutions in Africa today. He argues that the central issues are: providing each country with a constitutional order that is capable of successfully managing sectarian conflict and enhancing peaceful coexistence; protecting the rights of citizens ? including those of minorities; minimizing the monopolization of political space by the majority (to the detriment of minorities); and, effectively preventing government impunity. Mbaku offers a comprehensive analysis of various approaches to the management of diversity, and shows how these approaches can inform Africa?s struggle to promote peace and good governance. He explores in depth the existence of dysfunctional and anachronistic laws and institutions inherited from the colonial state, and the process through which laws and institutions are formulated or constructed, adopted, and amended. A close look at the constitutional experiences of the American Republic provides important lessons for constitutional design and constitutionalism in Africa. Additionally, comparative politics and comparative constitutional law also provide important lessons for the management of diversity in African countries. Mbaku recommends state reconstruction through constitutional design as a way for each African country to provide itself with laws and institutions that reflect the realities of each country, including the necessary mechanisms and tools for the protection of the rights of minorities.From students and scholars to NGOs, lawyers and policymakers, this unique and judicious book is an essential tool for all those seeking to understand and improve governance and development in Africa.Trade Review'An excellent exposition of the policy imperative for African countries to find ways to ensure peaceful coexistence of their ethnic groups and provide the enabling environment for inclusive growth and development. Mbaku has convincingly applied Buchanan's constitutional political economy model to show how African countries can use constitutional design so that laws and institutions can provide the wherewithal for peaceful coexistence and create the enabling environment for growth and development. Recommended reading for political economy scholars, rights activists, and African policy-makers.' --Kempe Ronald Hope, Sr., Development Practice International, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. General introduction: issues in Africa’s efforts to protect the rights of minority groups 2. The historical foundations of the problem 3. The critical domains in the post-independence period 4. Confronting poverty and underdevelopment in Africa today 5. Why process is important in constitutional design 6. Process-driven constitutional design, legitimacy and minority rights: constituent assemblies 7. Process-driven constitutional design, legitimacy and minority rights: the constitution-making process 8. The importance of legitimacy for compliance and constitutional maintenance in Africa 9. Enhancing the protection of minority rights in Africa: lessons from US constitutional practice 10. Thinking of political democracy 11. Comparative constitutional law and the management of ethnocultural diversity 12. Enhancing the protection of minority rights in Africa: consociational democracy 13. Polyarchy, participation and minority rights in Africa 14. Governance and group-differentiated citizenship in the African countries 15. Constitutional design, constitutionalism and the protection of minority rights in Africa: the way forward Index

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Book Synopsis'In 1958, Britain and Denmark both advocated closer European cooperation through the looser framework of the Free Trade Area (FTA) rather than membership of the nascent European Economic Community (EEC). By 1972, however, the situation had changed drastically. The FTA was a long-forgotten concept. Its replacement, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), seemed economically and politically inept. Now, at the third time of asking, both countries were on the verge of joining the EEC as full members. This compelling analysis compares how the European policies of the British Labour Party and the Danish Social Democrats evolved amid this environment. Based on material from 12 archives in four countries, it updates our knowledge of key moments in both parties’ interaction with the integration story, including in the formative stages of the EEC in 1958¬–60 and the negotiations for British and Danish EEC membership in 1961–63, 1967 and 1970–72. More innovatively, this book argues that amid an array of national and international constraints the reciprocal influence exerted by Labour and the SD on each other via informal party contacts was itself a crucial determinant in European policymaking. In so doing, it sheds light on the sources of Labour European thinking, the role of small states like Denmark in the integration process, and the prominence of the Anglo-Scandinavian nexus in the broader narrative of British foreign policy in this period.'Trade ReviewReviews 'Clearly written, logically structured and underpinned by an impressive base of archival material, this is a strong comparative analysis of British Labour and the Danish Social Democrats.' Dr Paul Corthorn, Queen’s University Belfast'The book is an impressive piece of scholarship, using a broad range of secondary sources in English and the Scandinavian languages as well as a few in French and German. Its anchoring in primary sources is exemplary. The author has trekked not just to the obvious archives in Britain and Copenhagen, but even to Amsterdam and Oslo in pursuit of his project.'European History Quarterly'Broad’s book is a fine accomplishment which sets an example on how government centred analysis can be hugely enriched by supplementing it with a transnational approach that moves beyond and below the state level – and still helps us to understand government agency.' Thorsten Borring Olesen, Journal of European Integration History

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Book SynopsisThis insightful book develops a new theoretical account of governance as regimes of governing practices that shape the political ordering of social relations. This account develops insights from sociology, politics and political economy and is 'post'-poststructuralist in scope. Chapters explore and synthesise three key features of governing that are often treated as contradictory: the historical contingency of statehood, the structured and unequal distribution of power and authority in governing, and the transformative possibilities of political action. This book proposes an innovative approach to governance analysis as a critical mode of empirical enquiry that is systematic, contextualised and holistic. In doing so, it also provides a new analytical framework to facilitate empirical investigation. Featuring tools of situated critique and analytical contextualisation, and with case study chapters that apply this framework in a range of empirical settings, this book is vital reading for all researchers of public policy and governance. Furthermore, researchers applying state theories to empirical investigation, and postgraduate students scrutinising complex governance settings, will also benefit from this book s theoretical account, analytical framework and case examples.Trade Review''Trenchant and urgently needed analysis. Emma Carmel aims to ''rescue'' governance from the bin of irrelevancy and rescue she does. With a scholarly eye alert to real-world practices, the authors tackle how governing is actually done, featuring its oft-overlooked practices and politics. A huge contribution to the theoretical and methodological analysis of governance.' --Janine R. Wedel, George Mason University, USTable of ContentsContents: PART I: Ontology, theory, epistemology 1. Introduction to governance analysis: critical enquiry at the intersection of politics, policy and society Emma Carmel 2. Regimes of governing practices, socio-political order and contestation Emma Carmel 3. Governance analysis: epistemological orientations and analytical framework Emma Carmel PART II: Governing practices, statehoods and social inequalities 4. Governing skills, governing workplaces: explaining the New Labour Skills Strategy for England Hannah Durrant 5. The political ordering of migrant workers through labour admission policies Regine Paul 6. Understanding the complexity and implications of the English care policy system Fiona Morgan 7. Understanding the state-third sector relationship in public services delivery Jenny Harlock PART III: Governing practices, social politics and contestation 8. Participatory governing through co-production and co-design Michelle Farr 9. Participatory governing at the margins of the state Sarah Morgan-Trimmer 10. Governing, politics and policy contestation within European networks Hester Kan Index

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Book SynopsisThe recent economic crisis has had severe and negative impacts on the EU over the last decade. This book focuses on a neglected dimension by examining European political entrepreneurship in times of economic crisis with particular emphasis on EU member-states, institutions and policies. Governance and Political Entrepreneurship in Europe examines the role that the political entrepreneur can play in promoting entrepreneurship and growth. The book includes an actor and a structure perspective by focussing on politicians and institutions within the public sector that use innovative approaches to encourage businesses with a goal of growth and employment. This exemplary book is a useful tool for entrepreneurship and political science scholars wishing to gain a better understanding of the ways in which political bodies can impact economic development. EU politicians and public servants would also benefit from reading this timely book as it offers key information on how they can help to promote growth. Contributors include: M. Alebaki, C. Berggren, M.-L. von Bergmann-Winberg, S. Gretzinger, C. Karlsson, B. Leick, A. Olausson, A. Parkhouse, E. Petridou, B. Pircher, C. Silander, D. Silander, P. Strömblad, S. Tavassoli, E. WihlborgTable of ContentsContents: PART I FRAMEWORK OF THE STUDY 1. European Governance and Political Entrepreneurship in Times of Economic Crisis Daniel Silander 2. Political Entrepreneurs as Actors in Governance Networks: Conceptualising Political Entrepreneurs through the Actor-Network Approach Elin Wihlborg 3. Institutional Entrepreneurship: A Different Perspective on Political Entrepreneurs? Birgit Leick and Susanne Gretzinger Part II EU INSTITUTIONS ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND REGIONAL GROWTH 4. The European Commission: The EU As Agenda-Setter for Economic Growth and Entrepreneurship Daniel Silander and Charlotte Silander 5. Entrepreneurship Policy in the Council of the EU: Reaching Consensus Among Member States? Brigitte Pircher 6. Debating the Economic Crisis in the European Parliament: Enriching the Discourse Brigitte Pircher Part III EU EMBEDDED POLICIES ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND REGIONAL GROWTH 7. Industrial Policy in the Post-Industrial Society: Is EU on the right track? Charlie Karlsson and Sam Tavassoli 8. The Social Efficiency of Entrepreneurship Education Charlotte Silander and Caroline Berggren 9. Exploring Preconditions for Political Entrepreneurship and Integration in European Societies Anna Parkhouse and Per Strömblad 10. Entrepreneurship in Times of Crisis: A Resilience Perspective on the Greek Wine Sector Evangelia Petridou, Maria Alebaki and Marie-Louise von Bergmann-Winberg Part IV CASE STUDIES ON LOCAL POLITICAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP 11. The Legitimacy of Political Entrepreneurs in Networks: Lessons From Local Development Projects in Swedish Municipalities Albin Olausson and Elin Wihlborg 12. Local Cases of Institutional Entrepreneurship: Change Agents in Regions Facing Demographic Change Birgit Leick and Susanne Gretzinger Part V CONCLUDING REMARKS 13. State of the Union for a Prosperous Europe Daniel Silander and Charlotte Silander Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. This timely and insightful Research Agenda for Federalism Studies brings together comparative reflections from leading scholars across five continents on the past, present and future of federalism research. Addressing the research needs of federalism studies around the world, contributors focus on political theory, constitutionalism, self-rule, gender, diversity and conflict resolution, as well as challenges for federalism in Africa, Asia and Europe, to identify contemporary research lacunae and seek out new directions for investigation. In a world where more than 40 percent of the world's people live in federal systems, this impressive book provides accessible guidance through a profuse and complex research terrain. This rich source of ideas and research pathways offers critical insight for graduate students of political science and comparative government, as well as senior scholars seeking fresh perspectives on federalism studies. Contributors include: N. Aroney, J. Bednar, H. Bhattacharyya, P. Dardanelli, J. Dinan, A. Fenna, A.-G. Gagnon, T.O. Hueglin, S. Keil, J. Kincaid, A. Lecours, S. Mueller, F. Palermo, C. Saunders, N. Steytler, A. Tremblay, A. Valdesalici, J. VickersTrade Review'In 16 crisp, highly-readable chapters by recognized federalism scholars, this collection meets two important objectives. It synthesizes state-of-the-art research on a broad range of aspects related to federal studies, and identifies areas where further theoretical, comparative and empirical research is needed. In so doing it provides a helpful road-map on where federal studies stand, and an innovative compass on where they should be heading.' --Johanne Poirier, McGill University Faculty of Law, Canada'A great collection arriving when global politics is navigating unknown waters. In such times, open-minded reflection and sure-footed knowledge of every federal experience should take priority over scholasticism and methodological perfectionism. Commendably, most chapters stay clear of the practice of cross-referencing the like-minded. Instead, scholars across various disciplines propose different research agendas bringing dynamism, relevance and nuance to what is likely to be a solution to the challenges awaiting us.' --Jan Erk, University of Pretoria, South Africa'A Research Agenda for Federalism Studies is a treasure-trove of solid federalism scholarship as well as a compilation of questions as yet unanswered. The contributors provide a first rate research agenda for scholars--especially new scholars--seeking to make a difference in this subfield.' --Carol S. Weissert, Florida State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to A Research Agenda for Federalism Studies 1 John Kincaid 1 Federalism and political theory: a case of mutual neglect? 15 Thomas O. Hueglin 2 Federalism theory: the boundary problem, robustness and dynamics 27 Jenna Bednar 3 Federalism and constitutionalism: challenges presented by dominant conceptions of the unitary state 39 Cheryl Saunders 4 Subnational constitutions: a research agenda 50 John Dinan 5 Federalism and courts: research avenues 61 Nicholas Aroney 6 What hope for comparative federalism? 76 Alan Fenna 7 The peregrinations of fiscal federalism: past, present and future of a research agenda 93 Alice Valdesalici 8 De/centralization 106 Paolo Dardanelli 9 The gender-and-federalism research field: past, present and future 117 Jill Vickers 10 Federalism and diversity: a new research agenda 129 Alain-G. Gagnon and Arjun Tremblay 11 Federalism and nationalism 140 André Lecours 12 Federalism as a tool of conflict resolution 151 Soeren Keil 13 Federalism and the politics of shared rule 162 Sean Mueller 14 Non-centralism in Africa: in search of the federal idea 175 Nico Steytler 15 Federalism in Asia: beyond the diversity problematic 187 Harihar Bhattacharyya 16 Federalism and the European Union: asymmetry, policies and some recurring federal dilemmas 198 Francesco Palermo Index 209

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This incisive Research Agenda for Governance draws together unique contributions from leading scholars to examine the two distinct models of governance: the traditional model, based on the state and exercise of control through law and bureaucracy, and an alternative model centred on the collaboration of public and private sector actors.Introducing the essential principles and rationale of these alternative models of governance, both of which can be seen operating at all levels of government in democratic as well as non-democratic regimes, the chapters evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the two systems. Drawing conclusions from critical areas of inquiry, including multi-level governance, the nature of governance in democratic and authoritarian regimes, and digital innovations in governance, the book offers a richly detailed insight into the respective workings of the models of governing by control and by collaboration.This Research Agenda will be an invaluable resource for academics and graduate students of public policy, regulation and governance, and public administration management. Its measured consideration of the possibilities for enhancing public innovation via alternative models of governance will also be of significant interest to employees within the public sector.Trade Review‘This is essential stuff for anyone interested in real processes of governance. If you want to understand how new forms of collaboration with citizens become intertwined with traditional modes of hierarchical governance – and in the challenges this poses for governance practices and governance research – this book is essential. It is also written in easily accessible language while simultaneously drawing on a very rich base of expert knowledge. A fascinating read!’ -- Thomas Schillemans, Utrecht University, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: 1. Foundations for thinking about governance 2. State-centric governance 3. The rise of collaborative governance 4. Metagovernance 5. How does collaboration function in multilevel governance? 6. What is good governance and how good is it? 7. How collaborative governance can make political systems more democratic and effective 8. The promise, perils and pitfalls of digital governance 9. Is global governance possible? 10. Measuring governance 11. The quest for public innovation 12. Conclusion: the implications of control and collaboration in public governance Index

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Book SynopsisDemocratic governments are increasingly under pressure from populists, and distrust of governmental authority is on the rise. Economic causes are often blamed. Making a 21st Century Constitution proposes instead that constitutions no longer provide the kind of support that democracies need in today's conditions, and outlines ways in which reformers can rectify this.Frank Vibert addresses key sources of constitutional obsolescence, identifies the main challenges for constitutional updating and sets out the ways in which constitutions may be made suitable for the the 21st century. The book highlights the need for reformers to address the deep diversity of values in today's urbanized societies, the blind spots and content-lite nature of democratic politics, and the dispersion of authority among new chains of intermediaries.This book will be invaluable for students of political science, public administration and policy, law and constitutional economics. Its analysis of how constitutions can be made fit for purpose again will appeal to all concerned with governance, practitioners and reformers alike.Trade Review‘In Making a 21st Century Constitution: Playing Fair in Modern Democracies, Frank Vibert explores the current state of constitutions, outlining why they have become outdated and suggesting ways in which they can be reworked to better meet the needs of democracies today. While readers may not agree with all of the book’s arguments, it provides interesting insight into how constitutions can overcome their democratic weaknesses and is a welcome addition to this increasing body of scholarship.’ -- Elyse Wakelin, LSE Review of BooksTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Constitutions and Democracy: The Setting PART I SOURCES OF CONSTITUTIONAL OBSOLESCENCE 3. Obsolescence: The Foundational 4. Obsolescence: The Canonical 5. Obsolescence: The Purposive 6. Diversity and the Challenge to Established Social Practices PART II REFINING THE CHALLENGES: MOTIVES AND THEIR EXPRESSION 7. Building Blocks and the Mix of Motives 8. The Material Motive: Problem Management 9. The Emotive: Togetherness and Fairness 10. The Normative Motivation: The Role of Politics PART III UPGRADING CONSTITUTIONAL EXPRESSION 11. Constitutions and Common Knowledge of the New Actors 12. Hierarchy and Political Persuasion 13. Qualitative Rules and the Transvaluational 14. Missing Actors in Chains of Intermediation 15. Benchmarking: Rights and Normative Choice 16. Legitimacy: Identification and Consent 17. Conclusions: Upgrading Constitutions Appendix References Index

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Book SynopsisBased on theoretical and empirical research, this authoritative book explains why, how and under which conditions innovative policies are achievable in multilevel governance. Taking a forward-thinking approach, the book also addresses implications of the rise of multilevel governance for research and practice. Arthur Benz explores multilevel governance both in relation to and beyond governments’ responses to an increasing complexity of public policies. Chapters analyse how political authority is divided and policies have to be coordinated across jurisdictional boundaries. Utilizing case studies on energy and climate policy in transnational, national and local contexts, and on fiscal equalization in federations, Benz illuminates the interplay of policy change and institutional change, as well as the particular conditions that enable or constrain these mechanisms. The book concludes that complexity in multilevel systems of governance does not rule out policy innovation, but rather it establishes both favourable and constraining conditions for significant change. Providing an overview of theories of multilevel governance, this book will be critical reading for scholars and advanced students of political science and public administration. It will also be beneficial for policymakers interested in complex governance.Trade Review‘This book builds on a decades-long study of policymaking and multilevel governance. It engages with fundamental issues of institutional change and policy innovation that we know far too little about. Arthur Benz gathers an impressive range of evidence and thinking that allow us to better tackle these thorny issues.’ -- Gary Marks, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, US and European University Institute, Italy‘Summarizing a decade of research on multilevel governance, this book is an essential guide for political scientists, politicians and public administrators. I warmly recommend it, in particular, to those interested in theories of policy change or institutional change, and those focusing on linkages between multiple arenas, such as my fellow experts in European integration. Let's all keep in mind Arthur Benz’s reminder that "complexity of governance should be regarded not only as a necessary evil but also a precondition to solve complex policy problems in a democratic way.’ -- Gerda Falkner, University of Vienna, Austria‘Arthur Benz is an eminence in the study of multilevel governance. This book draws together different strands of his work and provides an encompassing analysis of multilevel governance in federal, European and international contexts. If you want to know why it can deliver, this is the book to read.’ -- Michael Zürn, WZB Berlin Social Science Center, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to Policy Change and Innovation in Multilevel Governance 2. Deadlocks or dynamics? The state of research on multilevel governance 3. Mechanisms, conditions and outcomes: theories of policy change 4. Continuity and change in multilevel governance 5. Transformation of a policy regime: energy and climate policy 6. Changing a redistributive policy: renewal of fiscal equalization 7. Conditions and processes of policy innovation in multilevel governance 8. Conclusion to Policy Change and Innovation in Multilevel Governance References Index

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Book SynopsisThis highly accessible book gives readers a thorough and nuanced overview of European environmental law, covering on the basic framework and principles as well as substantive law. It provides much-needed insight into a crucial area of legal practice throughout the EU; at a time when environmental law in Member States is becoming ever less 'national' and EU regulation is growing in scope and importance. The book provides state-of-the-art insights into key pieces of legislation and topical developments in various areas of environmental regulation. The first part offers a succinct overview of the framework of European environmental law and the fundamental principles that govern it. This part covers the creation, implementation and enforcement of environmental regulations and includes dedicated chapters on in particular environmental impact assessment and environmental liability. The chapters in the second part offer in-depth analysis of the substantive law in key areas, including biodiversity, air quality, waste and chemicals regulation, and climate change. European environmental regulation is becoming more complex and interrelated, making it a crucial field of study for European law graduates and an area of increasing exposure to the legal profession and in industry. This much-needed book combines detailed legal analysis with a concise and accessible style, making it an ideal companion for students, academics and professionals alike.Trade Review'Within the EU, environmental law has been harmonized almost entirely. EU environmental law, however, does not only dominate national environmental policies and law within the EU member states. It also has a global impact. As EU environmental law is considered to be both innovative and effective, it is often reviewed by policymakers around the world, as well as businesses that are active on global markets. This brilliant book provides an accessible, yet comprehensive and up-to-date overview of EU environmental law.' --Jonathan Verschuuren, Tilburg University, the Netherlands'While EU environmental law is becoming increasingly complex, this book provides an essential guide to the still growing body of rules and case law. With easily accessible and concise discussions of core topics such as principles, competences, implementation and trade, and various substantive matters including water, nature and climate protection, this book is recommendable to everyone who wants to get a quick but thorough insight into the history and current state of affairs of the body of EU environmental law.' --Marjan Peeters, Maastricht University, the Netherlands'This book is an important work of reference, not only for practitioners and scholars, but for anyone interested in a thoroughly contemporary study of environmental issues.' --The Barrister MagazineTable of ContentsContents: 1. Setting the context PART I BASICS/FRAMEWORK OF EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW 2. Principles of European Environmental Law 3. Environmental law making in the EU 4: Implementation and enforcement 5. Public Participatory Rights 6. Additional tools in implementing European Environmental Law 7. Environmental and Strategic Impact Assessments 8. Environmental Liability and Environmental Crime 9. State Aid and Competition Law PART II SUBSTANTIVE LEGISLATION 10. Biodiversity and Nature Conservation 11. Water protection legislation and policy 12. Noise pollution legislation and policy 13. Air pollution legislation and policy 14. Climate Change legislation and policy 15. Waste legislation and policy 16. Chemicals legislation and policy 17. Trade and the Environment Index

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