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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Death Penalty as State Crime
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Power Legitimacy and World Order
Book SynopsisThis book reflects on the reasons for the decline of international cooperation in world politics and studies ways to restore legitimacy in the international order. It engages with the concept of legitimacy in international relations theories and practices to examine the discussions around power shifts, the decline of liberalism, demands for inclusive international architectures, and challenges to multilateralism, as well as established norms by leaders and nationalisms. It studies the impact of the post-COVID-19 world order on the nature of power in the international system and changes in normative concerns of security. The volume also interrogates political legitimacy through an area studies lens by examining the concept of legitimacy separately in the USA, Europe, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa.An important and timely text featuring contributions from eminent scholars, this book will be of use to students and researchers of modern history, political sTrade Review“The current fragility of institutional legitimacy at every level of social organization is no secret. This important volume addresses the growing crisis of legitimacy in international politics and emphasizes the need to focus on (re)building legitimacy if humanity is going to successfully face current threats such as global climate change and rising authoritarianism.”Jayne Seminare Docherty, Professor Emeritus, Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, Eastern Mennonite University“A most valuable compilation of thought-provoking and richly resourced essays examining the state of disorder and inequality in the world today. Very often there is a disconnect between power and legitimacy, both domestic and international. The emphasis on the concept of legitimacy brought out in the volume is timely and needs to be recognised by those in power.”Chinmaya R Gharekhan, former Indian ambassador and United Nations Under-Secretary-General“Recent developments reinforce the pitfalls of approaching international politics and international economics in silos. The blatant and increasing deployment of crude political power is undermining the legitimacy of many global institutional and trade frameworks. This volume unpacks the challenges of legitimacy that confront global governance frameworks. The excellent essays demonstrate that legitimacy and credibility of global economic architecture can be strengthened by fortifying principles such as transparency, reciprocity, fairness and equity.”Rajat Kathuria, Dean, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, and Professor of Economics, Shiv Nadar University“In this timely, valuable collection a formidable team of analysts examine, in all of their complexity, two concepts – power and legitimacy – that are crucial in world affairs. Diverse regions are assessed from a refreshing diversity of perspectives which take the analysis beyond conventional western perceptions.”James Manor, Emeka Anyaoku Professor, School of Advanced Study, University of London“This excellent, insightful and occasionally provocative volume on Power, Legitimacy, and the World Order merits careful study among policymakers and within global institutions. Its strength lies in its capacity to capture the contested nature of the concept and application of legitimacy. It should inspire serious debate on the legitimacy of a world order which is undergoing seismic changes.”Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka“This volume views today’s world order – or, more accurately, crisis, disorder and fragmentation – through the prism of 'power' and 'legitimacy' and their interaction. The book’s core strength is that it unpacks 'legitimacy' from a diverse range of intellectual and geographical perspectives. The Western vision of world order, based on liberal democracy at home, and US power and Western-shaped multilateral institutions abroad, is contested more than at any time since the end of the Second World War – and not only by China. The COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war have widened this legitimacy divide and further fragmented the world order. This volume helps us to understand these megatrends and navigate our way through an ever more uncertain future.”Razeen Sally, Former Professor of International Political Economy at the London School of Economics and the National University of Singapore‘The current fragility of institutional legitimacy at every level of social organization is no secret. This important volume addresses the growing crisis of legitimacy in international politics and emphasizes the need to focus on (re)building legitimacy if humanity is going to successfully face current threats such as global climate change and rising authoritarianism.’Jayne Seminare Docherty, Professor Emeritus, Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, Eastern Mennonite University‘A most valuable compilation of thought-provoking and richly resourced essays examining the state of disorder and inequality in the world today. Very often there is a disconnect between power and legitimacy, both domestic and international. The emphasis on the concept of legitimacy brought out in the volume is timely and needs to be recognised by those in power.’Chinmaya R Gharekhan, former Indian ambassador and United Nations Under-Secretary-General‘Recent developments reinforce the pitfalls of approaching international politics and international economics in silos. The blatant and increasing deployment of crude political power is undermining the legitimacy of many global institutional and trade frameworks. This volume unpacks the challenges of legitimacy that confront global governance frameworks. The excellent essays demonstrate that legitimacy and credibility of global economic architecture can be strengthened by fortifying principles such as transparency, reciprocity, fairness and equity.’Rajat Kathuria, Dean, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, and Professor of Economics, Shiv Nadar University‘In this timely, valuable collection a formidable team of analysts examine, in all of their complexity, two concepts – power and legitimacy – that are crucial in world affairs. Diverse regions are assessed from a refreshing diversity of perspectives which take the analysis beyond conventional western perceptions.’James Manor, Emeka Anyaoku Professor, School of Advanced Study, University of London‘This excellent, insightful and occasionally provocative volume on Power, Legitimacy, and the World Order merits careful study among policymakers and within global institutions. Its strength lies in its capacity to capture the contested nature of the concept and application of legitimacy. It should inspire serious debate on the legitimacy of a world order which is undergoing seismic changes.’Rehman Sobhan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka‘This volume views today’s world order – or, more accurately, crisis, disorder and fragmentation – through the prism of ‘power’ and ‘legitimacy’ and their interaction. The book’s core strength is that it unpacks ‘legitimacy’ from a diverse range of intellectual and geographical perspectives. The Western vision of world order, based on liberal democracy at home, and US power and Western-shaped multilateral institutions abroad, is contested more than at any time since the end of the Second World War – and not only by China. The COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war have widened this legitimacy divide and further fragmented the world order. This volume helps us to understand these megatrends and navigate our way through an ever more uncertain future.’Razeen Sally, Former Professor of International Political Economy at the London School of Economics and the National University of SingaporeTable of ContentsList of ContributorsPreface Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1 Introduction: Power, Legitimacy, and World Order Krishnan Srinivasan2 Power, Authority, and Shifting Sands of the Legitimacy Sanjay Pulipaka3 The View from the United Nations Mats Berdal and James Mayall4 From Taboo to Legality: Human Rights and the United Nations Radhika Coomaraswamy5 Domestic Politics, External Engagement, and Legitimacy: A Perspective from the US A. Peter Burleigh6 The Shifting Grounds of Power and Legitimacy in the European Union Fredrik Erixon7 Is the Putin System Partially Legitimate? Julius George Stephen Fein8 Power and Legitimacy in the People’s Republic of China Michael Puett9 Legitimacy and “A Global Community of Shared Future” Wang Yiwei10 Tribalism and the Limits of Liberalism: A (Conservative) Japanese Perspective on Legitimacy in World Politics Tadashi Anno11 Autocracy, Institutional Weakness, and Latin American Concept of Legitimacy Deepak Bhojwani12 Power and Legitimacy: A 21st-Century Perspective on Africa Rajiv Bhatia13 Authoritarianism, Resistance, and Legitimacy in the West Asian Political Order Talmiz Ahmad14 Power and Legitimacy in Pakistan and Bangladesh: To Be Muslim or Islamic? Kingshuk Chatterjee and Devadeep Purohit15 Interrogating Power and Legitimacy in the Information Age from an Indian Perspective Pranay Kotasthane and Nitin Pai16 Legitimacy, Political Power, and Tibetan Buddhism Jigme Yeshe Lama17 In Search of Legitimacy: The ASEAN Way Preeti Saran
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Taylor & Francis Ltd COVID19 and the Left
Book SynopsisThe COVID-19 pandemic and the measures introduced to purportedly contain its spread have wrought an unprecedented global social transformation.Authoritarian measures such as lockdowns, vaccine mandates, and the enforced wearing of facemasks, have led to a biopolitical disenfranchisement of human rights and the encroachment of state and corporate directives onto private lives. By supporting these measures, the left has lost sight of its traditional critique of capital, the state, and class society and has instead reinforced existing power structures in the name of saving lives'. In doing so, the left has contributed to widespread suffering, especially among the vulnerable' groups in society the measures claimed to protect, particularly children, the elderly, and the poor.COVID-19 and the Left explores why the left has departed from its self-understanding as a critical force against state power, unfettered capital accumulation, the digital transformation, biopolit
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Parliaments and Government Termination
Book SynopsisThis book assesses the larger influences that government termination by parliaments has on executivelegislative relations, claiming that the way in which the governments may be challenged or dismissed has far greater impact than previously understood.The core feature of a parliamentary system is not that governments tend to emerge from the legislatures in some way or another, but their political responsibility to this body. While in only some parliamentary systems the government needs formal support of parliament to take office, in all parliamentary systems no government can survive against the will of parliament. The academic literature related to the rules for how governments form is vast. Strikingly, scholars have paid far less time to unpack the core institution of parliamentary systems of government the confidence relationship and the various no confidence procedures. The chapters explore the institutions by which parliaments hold governments accountable aTable of Contents1. Parliaments and government termination: understanding the confidence relationship 2. Constitutional parliamentarism in Europe, 1800–2019 3. The vote of no confidence: towards a framework for analysis 4. Prime ministers, the vote of confidence and the management of coalition terminations between elections 5. Termination of parliamentary governments: revised definitions and implications 6. The effect of the constructive vote of no-confidence on government termination and government durability 7. Government termination in Europe: a sensitivity analysis 8. Party-system polarisation, legislative institutions and cabinet survival in 28 parliamentary democracies, 1945–2019 9. Government termination and anti-defection laws in parliamentary democracies 10. Government Selection and Executive Powers: Constitutional Design in Parliamentary Democracies
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Freud the Contemporary Superego and Western
Book SynopsisFreud, the Contemporary Super-ego, and Western Morality traces the origins of the relationship between the morality of the super-ego and the destructive impulse of the death drive in the liberal democracies of the 21st century.Giosuè Ghisalberti begins by refuting the analysis by contemporary social theorists of the phenomenon described as the return of the religious, presenting instead a comprehensive set of ideas as outlined by Freud in the writings of the 1920s and the analysis of a contemporary theological-political unconscious. Ghisalberti argues that the psyche of the liberal West has regressed to an infantile and primitive present, driven by an unconscious hostility towards the Oedipus complex and, more comprehensively, to Western civilization as a whole. The book re-examines Freud's psychoanalytic ideas on the nature of obsessions, interpreted first from the murder of the primal father in Totem and Taboo, and turns to his grounding ideals of intelligenTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Regressive Psychology of Groups 2. The Powers of the Super-ego and the Death Drive 3. The Present of Our Illusions 4. The Moral Coercions of Liberalism
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Spanish Anarchists and the Russian Revolution 191724
Book SynopsisThe Spanish Anarchists and the Russian Revolution, 191724 explores the impact of the Russian Revolution on the world's most powerful anarchist movement, the Spanish National Confederation of Labour. The monograph traces the curve of euphoria followed by scepticism that characterized anarchist reactions to the Soviet experiment in 191724. This book unearths the interactions between anarchists and Bolsheviks, and assesses their significance for social conflict in Spain and for the foundation of international communism. The Spanish anarchists are a window to examine the global appeal of the Bolsheviks among diverse, non-Marxist militant groups at a time of cross-fertilization for the left internationally. Through the case study of the Spanish anarchists, this book highlights how identification with the victorious Russian Bolsheviks became a rousing device and a political asset at a time of intense social effervescence, when, in the eyes of many, world revolution seemed Table of Contents1. The Three Bolshevik Years. 2. Negotiating Bolshevism, 1917-19 3. Three Missions 4. The Experience Of Defeat 5. Conclusion.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Discourse Rhetoric and Shifting Political
Book SynopsisUsing political discourse analysis, this book examines the extent to which the salient approaches of previous leadership generations have translated into present day policies shepherded in by Xi Jinping. On the strategic political level, the book includes comparisons of China's recent leadership periods with a focus on Xi Jinping's era, and contains examples of whether and how specific topics and tactics reoccur across generations. The state development strategy section then goes on to include chapters on shaping Chinaâs strategic narratives, neoliberal discourse within state developmentalism, and keyword evolution. The practical policies part looks at the issues of re-education, health, class, and ethnicity, analysing how the leaders talk about Chinaâs poor, frame the representations of megaprojects on social media, and discursively display diplomatic strength.As a study of the rule of Xi Jinping and the rhetoric of the contemporary Chinese political system, this book will be of huge interest to students and scholars of Chinese politics and political science more broadly.
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Taylor & Francis Routledge Handbook of Contemporary African Women
Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Contemporary African Women highlights the achievements and progress being made by African women across a wide range of sectors in society. Without glossing over the very real challenges which women in Africa continue to face, this landmark handbook demonstrates how women across the continent are deploying their agency to achieve notable progress in areas as diverse as:â Pandemicsâ Climate Changeâ Science & Technologyâ Entrepreneurshipâ Higher Educationâ Youth & Older PeopleChallenging prevailing narratives and stereotypes about African women, this handbook provides a more positive perspective into African womenâs progressive actions for sustainable development. It will be an essential read for readers across the fields of gender, environment, political science, history, development studies, religious studies and African Studies.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Left Theory and the AltRight
Book SynopsisThe alt-right movement in the United States has actively been endorsing the use of left theory to achieve its endsand with varying degrees of success. Tracing occasions where figures on the alt-right reference left theory, this volume asks if the alt-right's reference of left theory is just bad reading, or are there troubling ways that certain types of left theory encourage such interpretations? What if the connections between left theory and the alt-right lie in the shared disdain for certain types of institutions, structures of power, and the status quo? Are there lessons to be learned in what can often appear as an overlapping desire to deconstruct concepts like truth, justice, freedom, and democracy? Drawing on the longer history of right-wing readings of left theory, this volume seeks to unpack these recent developments and consider their impact on the future of theory.Trade Review"Language has always been a site of struggle and when understood in the context of theorizing political strategies it becomes even more problematic. Di Leo and McClennen address this debate in a unique and brilliant way by asking why and how the language of the left is often successfully appropriated by the alt-right. This is a brilliant book that rethinks and reworks language and theory both in terms of misleading appropriations and a path through which language offers a more focused educational focus on culture and a commitment to making education central to politics itself."- Henry Giroux, McMaster University "Left Theory and the Alt Right is the only book that takes on the difficult analysis, from a variety of perspectives, of how the excess of leftish theory fuels the alt-right, even as the alt-right inspires the most powerful critiques to emerge from leftish theory. As such, this book is of enormous value for understanding and moving beyond the dead-ends of contemporary society, national and global."-- Daniel O’Hara, Temple University"Left Theory and the Alt Right makes a crucial intervention into one of the most surprising and dismaying intellectual developments of the present: the appropriation of left-wing theory by the alt-right. Rather than blaming academic theory or conceding aspects of it to the neo-fascist right, the essays in this volume bring theoretical expertise to bear on this phenomenon, demonstrating that the right gets theory wrong. It also demonstrates that precise and clear-eyed theorizing, as is present in this volume, is a crucial weapon in the war against the racist and class-stratified imaginary of the alt-right. The left concedes the terrain of theory only at its own peril."-Christopher Breu, Illinois State University"This book takes the bull by the horns and addresses the common trope that upon which the left and the right ultimately converge. Did Derrida bring us Trump? On one level, of course not. And yet there are echoes and sometimes direct appropriations. How do we make sense of this phenomenon? How do we not capitulate to a simplistic both-sidesism? How do we resist oppression without undoing the very tools necessary for that resistance? These are the stakes of this book. Left Theory and the Alt Right is an extremely timely book edited by two top scholars in the field with a very impressive list of contributors. It is a very important book."– Allen Miller, University of South CarolinaTable of ContentsTable of ContentsIntroduction Jeffrey R. Di Leo and Sophia A. McClennen1 Steal this Theory: How the Alt-Right Accomplished the Intellectual Crime of the Century by Stealing Theory from the Left Jeffrey R. Di Leo2 The Three Stooges: How David Horowitz, Stanley Fish and Cary Nelson Turned Academic Freedom into Right-Wing Slapstick Sophia A. McClennen3 The Zionist’s Gambit: Israel Politics, the "Antisemitism" Ruse, and the Rightist Weaponization of Identity Benjamin Schreier4 The Public Use of Ressentiment Zahi Zalloua5 Glitch Politics: Specters of Alt-Right Anarchism Emily Apter6 Inertia Creeps: Critical Theory on/as Stasis Peter Hitchcock7 Rocket Theory Rita Raley and Russell Samolsky8 Ugly Freedom and the January 6 Insurrection Elisabeth Anker9 The Online House of Mirrors: Left Theory, Alt-Right Tactics, and Anticoalitional Digital "Communities" Gina Stinnett10 The 3-D Printed Gun, the Logic of Simulation, and the Postmodern Right Geoff Schullenberger11 What’s in a Face? Theory of the Mask Robin Goodman12 The Global Alt-Right as Prefigured in Roberto Bolaño Héctor Hoyos13 Bad Laws: Torture John Yoo Jacques Lezra
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Taylor & Francis Ltd What is the Sociology of Philosophy
Book SynopsisThis book introduces the sociology of philosophy as a research field, asking what can be gained by looking at the discipline of philosophy from a sociological perspective and how to go about doing it, as presented through three case studies of 20th-century Swedish and Scandinavian philosophy.After a general introduction to the topic including its brief history and central concepts, the case studies tackle questions such as how the crucial distinction between analytical and Continental philosophy came to be established in Sweden, how the Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess worked out in his early philosophy an approach to dealing with the cultural trauma of the Second World War and the Nazi occupation, and how professional philosophical careers were built in postwar Sweden. The authors then take a forward look, suggesting where the field might go from here and what its future key areas might be.This volume will appeal to scholars and students in sociology, philosophy, inte
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Warlord Hitler
Book SynopsisThis book is a study of Adolf Hitler in his role as military commander and strategist from the beginning of the Second World War until the end of 1942, examining in detail the campaign in southern Russia that year.The thesis challenges the post-war narrative of Hitler as a dilettante who was solely responsible for the strategic and operational errors that led to Germany's defeat in the war. Instead, this research highlights that decisions made by Hitler with respect to such disparate themes as strategy, operations, logistics, intelligence, economics, air and naval power, and coalition warfare were generally sound if viewed from his perspective, even if they were not ultimately successful. It also gives an overview of his own ideas concerning all aspects of military affairs, such as intelligence, command and morale. The careful analysis of Hitler's decision-making process offers a unique contribution to Second World War scholarship and moves beyond a superficial understanding Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Hitler and War 2. The German Army and High Command to 1939 3. Hitler’s Strategy from the Polish Campaign to the First Russian Winter, 1941-42 4. The Wehrmacht and its Allies 5. Transport and Logistics 6. Military Intelligence and FHO 7. The Campaign Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd PostTruth Fake News and Democracy
Book SynopsisThe new edition of Post-Truth, Fake News and Democracy offers an updated overview and critical discussion of contemporary discourses around truth, misinformation, and democracy, while also mapping cutting-edge scholarship.Through in-depth analyses of news articles, commentaries, academic publications, policy briefs, and political speeches, the book engages with the underlying normative ideas that shape how fake news is being addressed across the globe. Doing so, it provides an innovative, critical contribution to contemporary debates on democracy, post-truth, and politics. Three new chapters: Chapter 2 provides an outline of the scholarly field of research into fake news; Chapter 5 examines how issues of fake news and (mis)information have become intertwined with contemporary crisis events; and Chapter 9 presents democratic alternatives to post-truth solutionism. A new foreword by Professor Sarah Banet-Weiser. Fully updated examples and studiTrade ReviewEndorsements for the Second Edition "The issue is not, argue Farkas and Schou, a confrontation between post-truth and rationality, but a question of democracy, implying a clash between different interpretations of truth, which in turn requires adequate and egalitarian opportunities for discourse and exchange for its constantly reiterated search for agreements and compromises. These qualities are usually absent in most societies. However lively current debates over post-truth and fake news, this vital dimension is usually overlooked. This is a book that not only deserves to be widely read, but which should also inspire movements and campaigns.” Colin Crouch, Professor Emeritus at the University of Warwick, UK, External scientific member of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies at Cologne. “One of the most original studies on liberal democratic politics today, Farkas and Schou’s book offers a stunning discourse analysis of the ways we talk about fake news and alternative facts, revealing how these ways of talking profoundly shape our political imaginaries in a manner reductive and perilous for democracy itself. But more than a compelling exploration of how discourses on post-truth work and why they matter, the book is also invaluable as a resource for the reinvention of democratic politics by placing people’s voices and public deliberation at the heart of the political process. This is a contemporary classic and I cannot recommend it highly enough to anyone - scholar, student, journalist or concerned citizen - seeking to understand the challenges of our media-saturated world.” Lilie Chouliaraki, Professor and Chair in Media and Communications in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE, UK. “Post-Truth, Fake News and Democracy: Mapping the Politics of Falsehood is a clear-eyed critique of the new political imaginaries of "post-truth worlds" which have dominated popular and scholarly discourse since 2016. Johan Farkas and Jannick Schou systematically demonstrate how these discourses have limited not only how we conceptualize the relationship between democracy, information, and digital media, but the possible solutions. Instead, scholars must grapple with the legacy of political manipulation in liberal democracy, contextualizing the current moment within longer, and messier, histories. The book is a call to decouple academic work from trends, hot takes, and think pieces about "infodemics" and "fake news," enabling us to rethink our assumptions about democracy and imagine more radical futures.” Alice E. Marwick, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication, Co-Director of The Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. “A wonderful scholarly polemic that argues that 'fake news' and 'misinformation' are not new but hard-wired into a media system that is skewed by the distortions and exclusions of corporate power and liberal democracy. It maps out in a comprehensive and accessible fashion both the problems and some of the radical democratic solutions we need for a meaningfully accountable media. Essential reading to make sense of post-truth discourses.” Des Freedman, Professor of Media and Communication Studies, Head of Department and Co-Director of the Goldsmiths Leverhulme Media Research Centre, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. Endorsements for the First Edition “Post-truth, Fake news and Democracy provides a highly original analysis of how discourses of truth have emerged in the ‘fake news’ era. It shows how (re)equating democratic governance with only reason, rationality and truth undermines the voice of the people and excludes those most disaffected with politics. Anyone interested in contemporary debates on power and democracy will be both challenged and captivated by this book.” Ariadne Vromen, Professor of Political Sociology, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney, Australia. “Drawing on groundbreaking empirical and theoretical work, Farkas and Schou demonstrate the double threat to democracy posed by post-truth propaganda and its obverse: an authoritarian backlash to the politics of Truth with a capital T. Post-truth, Fake news and Democracy provides an invaluable conceptual roadmap for navigating the political perils of the contemporary media landscape with an unwavering commitment to democratic politics. The authors provide more than compelling arguments and timely analysis they offer a powerful and carefully constructed resource for hope.” Mark Andrejevic, Professor at the School of Media, Film, and Journalism, Monash University, Australia. “The book I have been waiting for – a critical interrogation of post-truth and fake news discourses embedded in their political and historical context that puts democratic renewal centre stage. Farkas and Schou skilfully draw upon political philosophy to argue that it is democracy rather than truth claims that should take priority if we really want deeper, better and more inclusive democratic institutions and societies. As they put it ,”we don’t need more truth but more politics”. This book is not only conceptually compelling but also politically important. It helped me understand not only what is going on but also what to do about it. A book for our times. Read it.” Natalie Fenton, Professor of Media and Communications, Co-Director Centre for the Study of Global Media and Democracy, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. “This is a book that needed to be written. Through an impressive empirical mapping and discourse theoretical analysis of recent post-truth and fake news discourses, the authors identify, and problematize, how democracy in these discourses is articulated as a technocratic order based on “the rule by truth.” In the process, and with the help of historical contextualization, Farkas and Schou expose the reactionary anti-democratic imaginary within the discourses, and consequently open space to once more envision democracy in terms of “the rule by the people.” This incredibly insightful and important book is a must read for all students, scholars, and proponents of democracy.” Lincoln Dahlberg, Researcher in Media Politics and Digital Democracy. “Few deny the emergence and importance of post-truth politics, fake news, and the changing impact of the public and social media on democratic politics, though it is difficult to find compelling diagnoses and alternatives. In Post-truth, Fake news and Democracy, Johan Farkas and Jannick Schou provide a compelling diagnosis of the contemporary discourses on “post-truth” through an in-depth analysis of news articles, commentaries, academic publications, policy briefs and political speeches. Carefully linking empirical research and critical political philosophy, the book successfully challenges those who call simply for greater truth and rationality by outlining a deeper conception of democracy, and its attendant institutions and practices. This is an important and path-breaking contribution that responds to a pressing issue in contemporary society and politics.” David Howarth, Professor and Director of the Centre for Ideology and Discourse Analysis, University of Essex, UK Table of ContentsPart 1: Preparing For The Post-Truth Journey 1. Introduction 2. An Expanding Field: Approaches, Concepts, Provocations 3. Political Theory in Post-Factual Times Part 2: Into Post-Truth Worlds 4. Prophecies of Post-Truth 5. Crises Upon Crises 6. Restoring Democracy Part 3: Out of Post-Truth Worlds 7. Post-Truth and Post-Politics: Splitting the Difference 8. Ways Out? Truth, Technology and Democracy 9. Democratic Alternatives to Post-truth Worlds 10. Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Italian Far Right from 1945 to the
Book SynopsisThe Italian Far Right from 1945 to the RussiaUkraine Conflict provides a comprehensive account of the postwar parliamentary and extra parliamentary far right in Italy. This book explores the ideology, movements and activism of the extreme right and neo- fascists. The recent victory in the Italian parliamentary elections of the post-fascist' party Fratelli d'Italia and its leader Giorgia Meloni highlights the importance of such research. The book examines why some of these movements participated with CIA- backing in the Strategy of Tension' in the years of the Cold War where terrorist actions aimed to keep Italy in NATO and prevent the Communist Party from coming to power, while other extreme- right groups vehemently opposed this and what they considered the dangerous Americanization' of the country. It debunks the myth that there was a unified postwar fascist movement in Italy, but instead excavates the complex battles within the extreme right as well as with their oTrade Review“This book is a fascinating analysis of an important period of European political history. This detailed and rigorous scholarship is a valuable resource for historians and political scientists.” Nell Bennett, Macquarie University, Australia"This book is a must for anyone interested in the extreme right in Europe from a contemporary historical and social science perspective. The great importance of neo- fascist and right- wing extremist groups in Italy is presented over decades in its historical and political references – especially with a view to the Strategy of Tension and the Years of Lead.” Fabian Virchow, University of Applied Sciences Dusseldorf, GermanyTable of ContentsIntroduction: The complexity of Italian neofascism and the extreme right after World War II 1. Ideological and political inhomogeneity of the Italian far right during the Years of Lead 2. Conceptual and operational structure of the Strategy of Tension: Ordine Nuovo (ON), Avanguardia Nazionale (AN), and the Italian and American secret services 3. Redating the Strategy of Tension to 1947 and the LOS ANGELES Net Project: The ‘Bands of Revolutionary Action’ [Fasci di Azione Rivoluzionaria] and the American intelligence 4. Hate speech of the opposing extremisms during the Years of Lead: A late and precarious truce 5. Giovane Europa (GE): An ideological classification to be corrected – the origin of National Bolshevism 6. The second neofascist generation of the Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari (NAR) and Terza Posizione (TP): Anarcho-fascism versus extreme right-wing hierarchism 7. The esoteric neo-Nazi group Ludwig and its relations with other far-right organizations 8. Eowyn magazine (1976–1982) and the personalizing feminism of neofascist women 9. The Russia-Ukraine war explodes the historical contradictions of the far right: Militants of different radical groups fight each other at the Ukrainian front 10. Italian Foreign Fighters of the extreme right and left on the Ukrainian front Ideological, historical, and methodological conclusions: Three neofascist generations between the Atlanticist extreme right, the Europeanist anti-American and Third-Worldist National Bolshevism, the anarcho-fascism and the nostalgic neofascism
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Political Economy of the Spanish Miracle
Book SynopsisIn the 1950s and 1960s, Spain underwent one of the most rapid processes of economic development the world had ever seen. Most existing analyses of this process explain the Spanish Miracle as a product of the unleashing of market forces and of changes in economic policy made by the Franco regime in the 1950s. Political Economy of the Spanish Miracle provides an alternative explanation of Spanish economic development, analyzing the Miracle from an interdisciplinary political economy perspective that treats capitalist growth as a complex and dynamic interaction between capitalists, workers and the state. The Spanish Miracle is linked to changes in Spanish society produced by the Spanish Civil War, to the class structure of the regime brought to power by that Civil War and to the interaction between domestic social struggles under the Franco regime and Spain's insertion into the international political economy of the Cold War capitalist world. Ambitious in scope, Political Table of ContentsI. Perspectives on the Spanish Miracle II. Economy and Society in Restoration Spain, 1874–1936 III. Peasant War and the Social Origins of the Franco Regime, 1931–1939 IV. Reconfiguration of State and Capital, 1936–1945 V. The Political Economy of “Autarky,” 1939–1951 VI. Primitive Accumulation, 1939–1951 VII. Acceleration, 1951–1957 VIII. Takeoff, 1957–1973
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Educational Philosophy and PostApocalyptical
Book SynopsisThis collection concerns educational philosophy and post-apocalyptical survival. This 14th volume in the Editor's Choice series provides insights into the philosophy of education as it relates to the concepts of civilizational collapse, discourses of decline, educating for survival amid climate emergency, cultural apocalypse and the pandemic. It is based on a series of editorials and articles published in the Educational Philosophy and Theory journal through its 55-year history. The articles, written by Editor Michael Peters and colleagues, explore the concept of global apocalypse from the educational philosophy lens. It will be of interest to scholars in philosophy of education and anyone who is working in the field of post-apocalyptic studies.
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Taylor & Francis International Labour and the Third World
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1987, this book focusses on the debate around the international role of the working class and other dominated classes such as the rural and urban poor. The contributions discuss whether Marxâs original version of the revolutionary role of workers can still be sustained. They examine the response of workers to the globalisation of production, to structural unemployment in the industrialized world and to the changing composition of the workforce in the industrialising periphery. The volume questions the historic starting points in the theorization of international labour.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Ujamaa and Ubuntu
Book SynopsisFor over a decade, the world has experienced an accelerating erosion of a language that took hundreds of years to emerge. It is a language ordering time and space with words, such as enlightenment, reason, rationality, modernization, and the most recent by-word, globalization. However, it is a language that has been accompanied by colonialism, imperialism, racism, the exploitation of people and nature, an unequal distribution of the world's resources, pogroms, genocides, and world wars. There has been a gap between assumptions underlying a visionary ambition and the often-brutal practices that have accompanied it. Moreover, it is a language that expresses European values, with the implicit or explicit suggestion that they pertain to the whole world, a civilizing mission from a European centre. Although the established narrative argued that there was continuous progress, it was a conclusion reached through hindsight. The idea of progress had to be repeatedly recreated through new visTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Ujamaa: evasive and elusive African socialism 3. The translation of the unwritten: ubuntu as religion, as law and as politics 4. Epilogue: can we learn from ujamaa and ubuntu?
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Taylor & Francis Ltd On Immigration and Refugees
Book SynopsisThe philosopher Michael Dummett was one of the sharpest and most prominent commentators and campaigners for the fair treatment of immigrants and refugees in Britain and Europe. On Immigration and Refugees was the only book he wrote on the topic and among one of the most eloquent and important reflections on the subject to have been published in many years. Exploring the confused and often highly unjust and racist thinking about immigration, Dummett questions the principles and justifications governing state policies, pointing out that they often conflict with the rights of refugees as laid down by the Geneva Convention. With compelling and often moving examples, he points a new way forward for humane thinking and practice about a problem we cannot afford to ignore.This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Sarah Fine.
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Taylor & Francis Insights on Journalism and Human Rights
Book SynopsisBringing together 17 authors from diverse perspectives, Insights on Human Rights and Journalism offers an accessible introduction to the characteristics and complexities of reporting human rights issues in a changing media environment.Organised into three sections, this book begins by mapping the field of human rights and journalism, outlining the evolving interaction between journalists and the human rights movement, and summarising the main theories and debates surrounding this relationship. Chapters then focus on journalists who find themselves at the centre of human rights violations and explore the challenges they face when covering human rights abuses, including their own safety and responsibilities. The final section of the book scrutinises the mediaâs treatment of various human rights-related issues such as terrorism, missing people, climate change, and migration, and identifies weaknesses and gaps in their coverage.Featuring case studies, points for dis
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Taylor & Francis The Dynamics of Cultural Nationalism
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1987, The Dynamics of Cultural Nationalism demonstrates the nature and role of cultural nationalism as a separate movement in the creation of modern nations. This is done through an intensive study of the modern Irish movements, and in particular the Gaelic revival at the end of the nineteenth century, which makes clear the importance of cultural nationalism as a vision and politics in its own right. The author, by approaching his material as both historian and sociologist, is able to illuminate the Irish case of nationalism by placing it in a broad, comparative perspective, showing how cultural nationalism has often provided those answers to the problems of nation building and the rediscovery of national identity that political nationalism failed to provide. This book will be of interest to all those in the social sciences and history who are concerned with problems of national identity, the uses of history and culture in the creation of modern nations, and the particular case of the development of nationalist movements in Ireland.
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Taylor & Francis Legislative Networks and Reforms in PostSoviet
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Understanding Fifty Years of Bangladesh Politics
Book SynopsisThis book studies the first 50 years of Bangladesh politics since independence. It looks at Bangladesh politics as a unique case for study to analyze and understand the role of institutions, political parties, the election commission, election-time government, judiciary, the media, etc. The volume cross-examines the 1971 War of Liberation and the brutal killing of the republic's founding father in 1975 as the two great divides that crystallized in the political arena between the Awami League on the one side and the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami on the other. Through deep dives on major historical events and key political developments that have since shaped Bangladesh's entire society and politics, it then delves into topics including the parliament, electoral integrity, civil society, and politics as they take on a confrontational course.An incisive study on major struggles, achievements, and challenges faced by Bangladesh in the 20th century, this volume will be of great interest
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Taylor & Francis Authoritarian Actors and Strategic Digital Information Operations
Book SynopsisThis book explores the complex web of Strategic Digital Information Operations (SDIOs) - defined as deliberate efforts by state and non-state actors to manipulate public opinion and emotions using digital technologies - intersect with political ambitions to create a complex environment ripe for manipulation.Drawing from extensive research and case studies, the book examines how actors ranging from authoritarian regimes to extremist groups such as ISIS, and even political entities in democratic countries, leverage digital platforms to further their agendas. As such, it provides a comprehensive overview of SDIOs, their evolving tactics, and implications for democracy, governance, and international relations. It examines the diverse tactics employed by these actors, from spreading half-truths and distractions to leveraging historical and religious narratives in the form of conspiracy theories or non-conspiracy narratives, aiming to control the discourse and shape the online environment to their advantage. This research challenges the conventional focus on disinformation, highlighting the shift towards more sophisticated and less discernible means of digital manipulation globally, and argues that SDIOs have become a pivotal tool for influencing public opinion, shaping political narratives, and even undermining democratic processes.This book will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners in communications/media studies, political sociology, comparative politics, security studies, political science and international politics.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Radical Philosophy of Rights
Book SynopsisAfter 1989 human rights have expanded into a vernacular touching every aspect of social life. They are seen as the key concept in morals and politics and a main tool for forging individual and collective identities. They are the ideology after the end of ideologies' the only values left after the end of history'. The response of the left to the rights revolution has been muted and unsure. Classical Marxist critiques of (natural) rights have made the left justly suspicious, and this is still the case today. Elaborating and addressing a series of foundational paradoxes of rights, this book the third in Costas Douzinas's human rights trilogy, following The End of Human Rights and Human Rights and Empire provides a long-overdue re-evaluation of the history and political uses of rights for the left.The book examines the history and philosophy of the (legal) person, the subject, the human and dignity from classical Rome to postmodern Brussels. It traces the gradualTable of ContentsIntroduction: life between university and parliament PART ILaw, persons, rights Prologue: are women and animals persons? 1 A brief history of the person 2 The story of dignitas 3 What is the legal person? 4 Subject, individual, human 5 Legality after virtue: from (objective) right to (subjective) rights PART IIThe paradoxes of rights 6 The paradoxes of human rights 7 Rights, identity, desire 8 Marx, the radical left and rights 9 The poverty of (rights) jurisprudence PART IIIThe right to resistance 10 Philosophy and resistance 11 The ‘right to the event’: the legality and morality of revolution and resistance 12 Prolegomena towards a theory of righting Epilogue: critical legal studies goes Greek Bibliography Index
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Taylor & Francis Epistemontology in SpinozaMarxFreudLacan
Book SynopsisA. Kiarina Kordela steps beyond extant commentaries on Marxâs theory of commodity fetishismâfrom A. Sohn-Rethel to L. Althusser, Ã. Balibar, Slavoj ÅiÅek, and othersâto show that in capitalism value is the manifestation of the homology between thought and being, while their other aspectâpowerâis foreclosed and becomes the object of biopower. Using monistic Marxian/Lacanian structuralism as an alternative to dominant models from Plato and Kant to phenomenological accounts, deconstruction, and other contemporary approaches, Kordela expertly argues that Marxâs theory of commodity fetishism is a reformulation of the Spinozian thesis that thought (mind) and things (bodies or extension) are manifestations of one and the same being or substance. Kordelaâs link between Spinoza and Marx shows that being consists of two aspects, value and power, the former leading to structuralist thought, the latter becoming the object of contemporary biopower. Epistemontology in Spinoza-Marx-FreudTrade Review'In Epistemology in Spinoza, Marx-Freud-Lacan, A. Kiarina Kordela gives us what has been sorely lacking in recent work on biopower: a reflection on how the commodification of self-actualization anchors the current moment of late capitalism. Through a series of joyful readings of Spinoza, Marx, Freud, and Lacan, Kordela opens a perspective not just on biopower, but on our own singular essence irreducible to capitalism's incessant repetition of the same old same old. This is a work to be reckoned with, to be thought about, and above all to be enjoyed.' - Timothy Campbell, Professor of Italian, Department of Romance Studies, Cornell University'At a moment when philosophy appears blocked in pointless antinomies, between either constructivism, or new materialism and speculative realism, A. Kiarina Kordela breaks with these antinomies and reveals those seemingly radical opponents as tacit accomplices - or "couples" in Bachelardian sense. Kordela's courageous advance aims for what philosophy can do best: it takes a position, it draws clear lines of demarcation, and it gives a superb overview of the current situation on philosophy's battleground.' - Robert Pfaller, University of Art and Industrial Design, LinzTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Words and Things in the Era of Value, Power, and Biopower 2. Materialist Epistemontology: Marx and Sohn-Rethel with Spinoza and Psychoanalysis 3. Psychoanalysis and Structuralism 4. Dialectics, or Valences of Structuralism 5. Value: The Aesthetic Itinerary from Content to Structure 6. Marx and Psychoanalysis 7. The Other Side of Value: Substance, Labor & Enjoyment, or, Biopolitics According to Spinoza, Marx & Lacan
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Taylor & Francis Judicial Review and Contemporary Democratic
Book SynopsisDeveloping democratic criteria for veto points in a democratic system, and comparing them to each other against these criteria, Lemieux and Watkins yield fresh insights into judicial review’s democratic value. Trade Review"A wonderful blend of normative and empirical analysis, which asks important questions about whether the judicial review we experience meets democratic standards, as opposed to the more common concern of whether an idealized form of judicial review might meet democratic standards."—Mark A. Graber, Regents Professor, University of Maryland Carey School of Law "Creatively blending political theory and institutional analysis, Watkins and Lemieux show why tired arguments over the dangers of judicial activism overlook the courts’ crucial function of protecting democracy from political failures. Their repositioning of courts as unique but fundamentally political institutions challenges both conventional legal and political science understandings of judicial behavior. The book reconfigures American politics by bringing the courts into the picture as necessary partners in ensuring democratic legitimacy and preventing domination."—Julie Novkov, Professor of Political Science and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University at Albany "This pioneering book challenges conventional thinking about judicial review and moves the field in an exciting new direction. It dismantles minimalist and ‘instructions for judges’ approaches rooted in the wrong-headed countermajoritarian paradigm and redirects our attention to how well courts, as compared to other veto points, contribute to the anti-domination aim of democracy. The authors’ approach---simultaneously theoretical, practical, and comparative---yields properly modest conclusions about the virtues and vices of judicial review."—Terri Peretti, Professor of Political Science, Santa Clara University"A wonderful blend of normative and empirical analysis, which asks important questions about whether the judicial review we experience meets democratic standards, as opposed to the more common concern of whether an idealized form of judicial review might meet democratic standards."—Mark A. Graber, Regents Professor, University of Maryland Carey School of Law "Creatively blending political theory and institutional analysis, Watkins and Lemieux show why tired arguments over the dangers of judicial activism overlook the courts’ crucial function of protecting democracy from political failures. Their repositioning of courts as unique but fundamentally political institutions challenges both conventional legal and political science understandings of judicial behavior. The book reconfigures American politics by bringing the courts into the picture as necessary partners in ensuring democratic legitimacy and preventing domination."—Julie Novkov, Professor of Political Science and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University at Albany "This pioneering book challenges conventional thinking about judicial review and moves the field in an exciting new direction. It dismantles minimalist and ‘instructions for judges’ approaches rooted in the wrong-headed countermajoritarian paradigm and redirects our attention to how well courts, as compared to other veto points, contribute to the anti-domination aim of democracy. The authors’ approach---simultaneously theoretical, practical, and comparative---yields properly modest conclusions about the virtues and vices of judicial review."—Terri Peretti, Professor of Political Science, Santa Clara UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1 1. Beyond the Countermajoritarian Difficulty 2. How Not to Argue About Judicial Review and Democracy 3. The Revolution will be Sub Silentio: The Roberts Court and Judicial Minimalism Part 2 4. Democracy-Against-Domination and Contemporary Democratic Theory 5. Compared to What? Judicial Review as Just Another Veto Point 6. Judicial Review in a Comparative Context 7. Conclusion: Toward a Realist, Institutionalist Democratic Theory
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Social Movements and Civil War
Book SynopsisThis book investigates the origins of civil wars which emerge from failed attempts at democratization.The main aim of this volume is to develop a theoretical explanation of the conditions under which and the mechanisms through which social movements' struggles for democracy end up in civil war. While the empirical evidence suggests that this is not a rare phenomenon, the literatures on social movements, democratization and civil wars have grown apart from each other. At the theoretical level, Social Movements and Civil War bridges insights in the three fields, looking in particular at explanations of the radicalization of social movements, the failure of democratization processes and the onset of civil war. In doing this, it builds upon the relational approach developed in contentious politics with the aim of singling out robust causal mechanisms. At the empirical level, the research provides in-depth descriptions of four cases of trajectory from social movements forTrade Review'Social Movements and Civil War is an ambitious and exceptionally original book. It analyses four cases of civil war through the prism of contentious politics and pushes our understanding of political violence forward significantly through the authors' imaginative use of the analytical concepts and tools of social movement research.' -- Niall Ó Dochartaigh, National University of Ireland'Many studies have tried to explain why nonviolent movements for democratization in authoritarian states succeed, yet much less attention has been paid to the mechanisms through which such democratic uprisings fail. This timely and important book looks into a particularly alarming type of failure: escalation into civil war. Studying the causal mechanisms in nonviolent social movements’ path to large scale political violence, the authors provide new empirical insights and a theoretical understanding of failed movement-driven democratization processes. This new book employs a compelling dynamic approach that seeks to move beyond the unfruitful dichotomy between structural and agency-based explanations which has, for too long, permeated research on nonviolent uprisings.' -- Isak Svensson, Uppsala University, Sweden'As mass uprisings in key Arab states have escalated into vicious and obdurate civil wars, this volume could not be timelier. Social Movements and Civil War is the first major work that comprehensively bridges Social Movement Theory with the study of civil war. It draws on theoretical rigor and deep empirical insights, providing sophisticated analyses of the wars in Syria, Libya, Yemen and former Yugoslavia. This book is sure to become a major reference work for those grappling with the tragedy of democratic aspirations degenerating into large-scale violence.' -- Reinoud Leenders, King’s College London, UK Table of Contents1. Social movements in civil wars: An introduction, Donatella della Porta2. Causal mechanisms in civil wars: A sensitizing map, Donatella della Porta3. Beyond Syria: Civil society in failed episodes of democratization, Teije Hidde Donker4. The failure of Libyan political transition and the descent into civil war, Emin Poljarevic5. Yemen’s failed transition: From peaceful protests to war of ‘all against all’, Bogumila Hall6. Yugoslavia: From social movement to state movement to civil war, Daniel P. Ritter7. Social movements, democratization, and civil wars: some conclusions, Donatella della Porta
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Anarchism and Authority
Book SynopsisExamining the political theory of anarchism from a philosophical and historical perspective, Paul McLaughlin relates anarchism to the fundamental ethical and political problem of authority. The book pays particular attention to the authority of the state and the anarchist rejection of all traditional claims made for the legitimacy of state authority, the author both explaining and defending the central tenets of the anarchist critique of the state. The founding works of anarchist thought, by Godwin, Proudhon and Stirner, are explored and anarchism is examined in its historical context, including the influence of such events as the Enlightenment and the French Revolution on anarchist thought. Finally, the major theoretical developments of anarchism from the late-nineteenth century to the present are summarized and evaluated. This book is both a highly readable account of the development of anarchist thinking and a lucid and well-reasoned defence of the anarchist philosophy.Trade Review’Above all, then, this volume performs both a clarificatory and redemptive function, and is an invaluable resource for anyone - student or scholar - wishing to acquire a basic and accurate philosophical grounding of anarchist thought.’ Studies in Social and Political ThoughtTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part 1 Anarchism and the Problem of Authority; Chapter 1 Defining Anarchism; Chapter 2 The Nature of Authority; Chapter 3 Forms of Authority; Chapter 4 The Legitimacy of the State; Part 2 Anarchism and the History of Ideas; Chapter 5 The Historical Foundations of Anarchism; Chapter 6 Foundational Texts of Anarchism; Chapter 7 Theoretical Developments of Anarchism; Chapter 101 Conclusion;
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Corporate Accountability under SocioEconomic
Book SynopsisIn recent decades, corporations have increasingly accepted that they have obligations to respect the socio-economic rights of individuals whose rights to livelihoods, education, food, health, housing and water are affected by the actions of corporations on a daily basis. Despite this, it is often difficult for victims to bring corporations to court for violations of their socio-economic rights. Domestic constitutional systems provide, at best, fragile and limited protections against adverse corporate activities, while international responses have been lacking in creating obligations and accountability for corporations under socio-economic rights. The urgency of bolstering corporate accountability for socio-economic rights is therefore apparent.In light of this, this book asks whether corporations are required to observe socio-economic rights and if they are accountable for any violations. In doing so, it identifies and analyzes the theoretical foundations and the existing scoTable of ContentsForeword - Paolo Davide FarahAcknowledgements PART IFundamental concepts and historical context1 Corporate accountability for socio-economic rights: introductory remarks2 The historical development of corporate accountability for socio-economic rights 3 Globalization, investment and the socio-economic environment 4 Business, socio-economic rights and good practices PART IICorporate accountability for socio-economic rights 5 Corporate human rights obligations under socioeconomic rights6 Corporate human rights obligations under specific socio-economic rights 7 Access to justice for victims of socio-economic rights violationsPART IIICorporate accountability for socio-economic rights and case studies8 Corporate accountability concerning socio-economic rights in Cambodia9 Corporate accountability concerning socio-economic rights in China10 Corporate accountability concerning socio-economic rights in ColombiaPART IVProposals for reform 11 Conclusions and recommendations Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Japanese Poetry and its Publics
Book Synopsis This book aims to explore precisely how modern Japanese poetry has remained central to public life in both Japan and its former colony of Taiwan.Though classical Japanese poetry has captivated the imagination of Asian studies scholars, little research has been conducted to explore its role in public life as a discourse influential in defining both the modern Japanese empire and contemporary postcolonial negotiations of identity. This book shows how highly visible poetry in regular newspaper columns and blogs have in various historical situations in Japan and colonial Taiwan contested as well as promoted diverse colonial imaginaries. This poetry reflects both contemporary life and traditional poetics with few counterpoints in Western media. Methodologically, this book offers a defense of the public influence of poetry, each chapter enlisting a wide range of social and media theorists from Japan, Europe, and North America to explore specific historical momTable of ContentsIntroduction: Japanese Poetry and its Publics Chapter One: Japanese Imperialism and Poetic Matrices – Conventional and Autopoietic Projections of "Nature," Place, and Labor in Early Colonial TaiwanChapter Two: Transculturation and Extreme Intertextuality—Taiwanese Poets in the New Year’s Day Poetry Pages of Colonial TaiwanChapter Three: Nativist Legacies of Desinicization and Nationalist Sentiment in Poetry During the Second Sino-Japanese WarChapter Four: The Long View of Colonial Regimes: The Taiwan Tanka Association’s Poetry of WitnessChapter Five: Postcolonial Affiliation after 3.11: Hyperobjects and Inter-evental Entanglement in the Taiwan Tanka AssociationChapter Six: Poetry Blogs and Posthuman Archives in Postcolonial TaiwanAppendixIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Aesthetics of Atmospheres
Book SynopsisInterest in sensory atmospheres and architectural and urban ambiances has been growing for over 30 years. A key figure in this field is acclaimed German philosopher Gernot Böhme whose influential conception of what atmospheres are and how they function has been only partially available to the English-speaking public. This translation of key essays along with an original introduction charts the development of Gernot Böhme''s philosophy of atmospheres and how it can be applied in various contexts such as scenography, commodity aesthetics, advertising, architecture, design, and art.The phenomenological analysis of atmospheres has proved very fruitful and its most important, and successful, application has been within aesthetics. The material background of this success may be seen in the ubiquitous aestheticization of our lifeworld, or from another perspective, of the staging of everything, every event and performance. The theory of atmospheres becoming an aesthetic theory thus rTable of ContentsForewordIntroduction Part I. Theory: Aesthetics and aesthetical economy 1. Atmosphere as a fundamental concept of a new aesthetics 2. Atmosphere as an aesthetic concept 3. The art of the stage set as a paradigm for an aesthetics of atmospheres 4. Kant’s aesthetics: a new perspective 5. On beauty 6. On synaesthesiae 7. Contribution to the critique of the aesthetic economy Part II. Aesthetics of nature and art 8. Aesthetic knowledge of nature 9. Nature in the age of its technical reproducibility 10. Body, nature and art 11. Nature as a subject Part III. Architecture 12. The atmosphere of a CITY 13. Atmosphere as the subject matter of architecture 14. Staged materiality 15. Architecture: a visual art? On the relationship between modern architecture and photography16. Metaphors in architecture–a metaphor? Part IV. Light and sound 17. Acoustic atmospheres 18. Music and architecture 19. The great concert of the world 20. Seeing light 21. The phenomenology of light
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Taylor & Francis The International Faith Labours Attitudes to
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1998, illuminating the principles and practices which impelled British Labourâs international attitudes, this book focuses on relationships between social democratic and communist organisations in the troubled scene of Europe between the wars. Peace and disarmament were the first priorities, giving way to the fight against fascism after 1933; the Spanish Civil War was the watershed when disarmament ceased to be a tenable option.Against this background, contacts made with the Labour and Socialist International and the International Federation of Trades Unions are considered and the distinctive approaches of women and young people are discussed. The history of these formal organisations is balanced by an account of the wide-ranging contacts of the broad Labour Movement in fields such as sport, education, Esperanto, music and art. Its protagonistsâ belief in international socialism is seen to be a faith which survived fascism and war, and continued to give hope for the future. This book will be of interest to students of Labour history and politics, as well as international and European studies.Trade Review'...a working-class internationalist culture flourished in [the 1930s] and it is this culture, poised as it was between hope and apprehension, that Christine Collette captures so effectively in her carefully researched and well-illustrated monograph.' Labor History, Vol. 40, No. 3 'Collette admirably conveys the spirit of the period, when a horror of war, faith in the Bolshevik revolution, and opposition to Fascism inspired in groups of working people...a vision of a new international community...' International History Review, Vol. XXI, No. 3 'This book provides an excellent source for an important and under-researched subject.' Labour History Review, Vol. 64, No. 3 'Collette sheds light on a neglected topic, and does so with élan...a work of considerable quality... should be required reading for all those who are interested in British politics, the British left, and nationalism and internationalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.' Twentieth Century British History, Vol. 11Table of Contents1. Strike for Peace: The British Labour Movement and the International Federation of Trades Unions. 2. Paths of European Unity, 1918-33: The Labour Party and the Labour and Socialist International. 3. The Fascist Challenge, 1933-39: The Labour Party and the Labour and Socialist International. 4. The International Faith: Subject and Special Interest Groups. 5. ‘Arise ye Starvelings’: The Language of Internationalism. 6. ‘Matters Affecting Women’: International Contacts between Women, Young People and Cooperators.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Nationalism
Book SynopsisNationalism provides a comprehensive exploration of nationalist identity, ideology, and practice which centers the geographic underpinnings of the phenomenon. It unpacks the fundamental principles and the many variations of this global phenomenon, as it examines nationalism through a spatial lens.Nationalism is the dominant political force in the modern world and no other global ideology is so strongly tied to concepts like territory, homeland, frontiers, and boundaries. The authors delve into how nationalism is fundamentally related to territory and place, why mapping is critical to the nationalist endeavors, the role of performance and personification, ethnonationalism, multinationalism, nationalist movements, and how nationalism is evidenced and experienced in cities and towns throughout the world. These provide a solid summary of what makes nationalism so compelling, so uniting, and so dangerous. Nationalism provides a fresh and compelling perspeTrade Review"Nationalism is now often said to be ‘back’ after a period of apparent eclipse. As this book shows in detail, nationalism is in fact one of the major features of modernity. But it can only be understood if it is examined in its own terms as a type of politics based in defending and promoting territories whose definition is fraught and fragile. Geography is thus central to its meaning." John Agnew, UCLA, USA."Nationalism studies cannot do without a critical geographic perspective. Kaplan and Hannum offer precisely that in their broad but rich sweep through the geographies of nationalism."Natalie Koch, Syracuse University, USA."In this long overdue geographically informed introduction to nationalism, Kaplan and Hannum put geographical concepts like territory, place, landscape, scale, borders and maps to work to explore the many expressions of the most geographical and pervasive of all ideologies. With many examples from all over the world they illustrate the spatial dimensions of nationalist claims and the political arrangements to accommodate them."Virginie Mamadouh, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands."Surveying the vast literatures and capacious themes associated with nationalism, Kaplan and Hannum’s book is an enlightening read. It deserves a place on the bookshelves and bibliographies of scholars across disciplines. Nationalism is philosophically well-grounded and rich with historical context. Its geographical framing engenders novel insights into nationalism’s past, present, and future. Encyclopedic in coverage, this book is a launch-point for students, as well as a textured synthesis for seasoned scholars interested in socio-political identity."Alexander C. Diener, University of Kansas, USA.Table of ContentsCHAPTER 1: VARIATIONS OF NATIONALISM Nationalism and Geographic ThemesApproach and Layout of this BookCHAPTER 2: GROWTH OF AN IDEOLOGY Nationalism as IdeologyPhilosophical Underpinnings of NationalismMaterial Underpinnings of NationalismThe Diffusion of Nationalism and the Rise of Anti-Colonial NationalismNational Identity, Ethnic Identity, and EthnonationalismCivic vs. Ethnic National IdentityThe Development of Majority-Based EthnonationalismConclusionCHAPTER 3: TERRITORY, NETWORKS, AND PLACE Territorial StrategiesHow Nation Space is Territorialized through Spatial IdentityImpacting the Discursive LandscapeBounding and Regulating National TerritoryNational ExpansionGenocide, Removal, or Forced AcculturationTransnationalism and DiasporasConclusionCHAPTER 4: MAPPING AND SYMBOLS OF NATIONHOOD Mapping, Cartography, and National PropagandaMapping for Colonial ProjectsMapping the NationMapping State-Led Irredentist CampaignsMapping SeparatismCritical Cartography: Counter-Mapping New National NarrativesNationalism in the Everyday: State EphemeraMoneyStampsClothing and TextilesPopular Culture and National IdentityConclusionCHAPTER 5: ACTION, PERFORMANCE, AND AGENCY Performing National Tradition and HeritageFestival CelebrationsTourism and PerformanceNationalism and SportPersonifying the NationMale and Female SymbolismRole of RuralityNational Performance through PolicyCompeting National PerformancesAgency and LanguageConclusionCHAPTER 6: MULTINATIONAL, FEDERALIST, AND SUPRANATIONALIST STATES The Nature of the Multinational StateTypes of Multinational StatesMultinational IdentificationThe Political Organization of MultinationalismNon-territorial ApproachesTerritorial ApproachesFederal or Unitary Systems for Multinational Governance SpainEthiopiaIndiaSupranationalism in Concept and PracticeThe European Union as a Supranational EntityConclusionCHAPTER 7: ETHNO-REGIONALIST AND ETHNO-NATIONALIST MOVEMENTS How Culture and Region InteractSecession Motivations and TradeoffsNationalism within Fragmented GeographiesJewish Fragmentation and ZionismBlack Nationalism in the United StatesIndigenous Nationalism in AustraliaClassic Regional SeparatismAspects of a Separatist MovementWhere the Costs of Independence are Too HighHow Shifting Geopolitical Considerations Change the BalanceHow Changing Sense of National Identity Affects the Prospects for SeparationAutonomy within Special RegionsNationalism within Dispersed GeographiesClassic IrredentismNations Straddling Multiple BordersConclusionCHAPTER 8: NATIONALISM AT THE LOCAL SCALE National Divisions within the CityLocal Boundaries and National TensionsEstablishing Parallel SocietiesThe Symbolic Weighting of Capital CitiesCapitals as Advancing a National ProjectCapitals as Mediating between Cultural GroupsThe Urban Landscape and NationalismLandscapes as Reflective of Shifting National IdentitiesLandscapes as Reflective of Abrupt ChangesLandscapes as Reflective of AuthoritarianismUrban Violence as Nationalistic ExpressionSectarian Urban ViolenceEthnonationalist Violence Against the CityConclusionCHAPTER 9: HOW DO NATIONALISM AND GEOGRAPHY INTERACT TerritoryLandscapeScaleMappingNationalism and Geography into the Future Bibliography
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Value and Limits of Rights
Book SynopsisRights are part of our everyday moral and political vocabulary. Yet while few would deny that rights are important, there is a great deal of disagreement about just how valuable rights are and what their proper limits ought to be. For example, some scholars and practitioners maintain that human rights are valuable because they lay down a framework of protection, while at the same time leaving people ample room to lead their lives as they see fit. They are not just another way of life, but instead set the boundaries to what government can or cannot do. Others, however, hold that, while important, rights are not neutral between different ways of life and hence cannot tell us what to do when different ways of life conflict. This collection breaks new ground by tackling such questions head on. The issues it covers are some of the most vital that we face today. Their relevance to contemporary social and political debates cannot be overstated. The collection should appeal to political phiTable of Contents1. Introduction: The value and limits of rights: essays in honour of Peter Jones 2. Human rights and the diversity of value 3. Grounding human rights 4. Why liberals should not worry about subsidizing opera 5. Rights as democracy 6. The right to health versus good medical care? 7. The value and limits of rights: a reply 8. Peter Jones: Publications
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Taylor & Francis Routledge International Handbook of
Book SynopsisCosmopolitanism is about the extension of the moral and political horizons of people, societies, organizations and institutions. Over the past 25 years there has been considerable interest in cosmopolitan thought across the human social sciences.The second edition of the Routledge International Handbook of Cosmopolitanism Studies is an enlarged, revised and updated version of the first edition. It consists of 50 chapters across a broader range of topics in the social and human sciences. Eighteen entirely new chapters cover topics that have become increasingly prominent in cosmopolitan scholarship in recent years, such as sexualities, public space, the Kantian legacy, the commons, internet, generations, care and heritage.This Second Edition aims to showcase some of the most innovative and promising developments in recent writing in the human and social sciences on cosmopolitanism. Both comprehensive and innovative in the topics covered, the Routledge InternatiTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: The Field of Cosmopolitan Studies, Gerard DelantyPart I: Cosmopolitan Theory, History and Approaches1. Kant and Cosmopolitan Legacies, Garrett W. Brown2. Radical Cosmopolitanism and the Tradition of Insurgent Universality, James Ingram3. There is no Cosmopolitanism without Universalism, Daniel Chernilo4. Alt-Histories of Cosmopolitanism: Rewriting the Past in the Service of the Future, David Inglis5. World History and Cosmopolitanism, Bo Stråth6. Cosmopolitan Thought in Weimar Germany, Austin Harrington7. The Modern Cognitive Order, Cosmopolitanism and Conflicting Models of World Openness: Towards a Critique of Contemporary Social Relations, Piet Strydom8. The Idea of Critical Cosmopolitanism, Gerard Delanty and Neal Harris9. Border Thinking and Decolonial Cosmopolitanism: Overcoming Colonial/Imperial Differences, Walter D. Mignolo10. Cosmopolitanism and Social Research: Some Methodological Issues of an Emerging Research Agenda, Victor Roudometof11. Performing Cosmopolitanism. The Context and Object-dependency of Cosmopolitan Openness, Ian Woodward and Zlatko SkrbisPart II: Cosmopolitan Cultures12. Anthropology and the New Ethical Cosmopolitanism, Pnina Werbner13. Cosmopolitanism and ‘Civilization’: Social Theory and Political Programmes, Humeira Iqtidar14. Cosmopolitanism and Translation, Esperança Bielsa15. Third Culture Kids and Paradoxical Cosmopolitanism, Rachel Cason16. Festivals, Museums, Exhibitions: Aesthetic Cosmopolitanism in the Cultural Public Sphere, Monica Sassatelli17. Aesthetic Cosmopolitanism, Nikos Papastergiadis18. The Cosmopolitanism of the Sacred, Bryan S. Turner19. Imagining Cosmopolitan Sexualities for a 21st Century, Ken Plummer20. Themes in Cosmopolitan Education, Matthew J. Hayden21. Media Cultures and Cosmopolitan Connection, Alexa Robertson22. Interspecies Cosmopolitanism, Eduardo Mendieta23. Making Heritage Cosmopolitan, Jasper Chalcraft24. Bordering and Connectivity: Thinking about Cosmopolitan Borders, Chris Rumford and Anthony Cooper25. Cosmopolitan Public Space(s), Daniel Innerarity & Ander Errasti26. Cosmopolitanism in Cities and Beyond, Breda S. A. Yeoh and Weiqiang LinPart III: Cosmopolitics27. Seeking Global Justice: What Kind of Equality Should Guide Cosmopolitans?, Gillian Brock28. Cosmocitizens?, Richard Vernon29. Global Civil Society and the Cosmopolitan Ideal, Alexander Hensby and Darren J. O’Byrne 30. The Commons and Cosmopolitanism, Nick Stevenson31. The Idea of Cosmopolitan Solidarity, Robert Fine32. Humanitarianism and Cosmopolitanism, Iain Wilkinson33. A Deeper Framework of Cosmopolitan Justice: Addressing Inequalities in the Era of the Anthropocene, Tracey Skillington34. Cosmopolitan Care, Mihaela Czobor-Lupp35. The Internet and Cosmopolitanism, Oliver Hall 36. Cosmopolitanism and Migrant Protests, Tamara Caraus and Camil-Alexandru Parvu37. Cosmopolitan Diplomacy, Seckin Baris GulmezPart IV: World Varieties of Cosmopolitanism38. Cosmopolitanism in Latin America: Political Practices, Critiques, and Imaginaries, Aurea Mota39. Caribbean Cosmopolitanism: The View from Ethnography, Huon Wardle 40. Americans and Others: Historical Identity Formation in the United States, Andrew Hartman41. Cosmopolitanism in Asia, Baogang He and Kevin Brown42. Benedict Anderson’s Cosmopolitan Leanings and the Question of Southeast Asian Subjectivity, Pheng Cheah43. Unity in Diversity: The Indian Idea of Cosmopolitanism, Sudarsan Padmanabhan 44. Between Tianzia and PostSocialism: Contemporary Chinese Cosmopolitanism, Lisa Rofel45. Kyōsei: Japan’s Cosmopolitanism, Yoshino Sugimoto46. Immigration, Indigeneity and Identity: Cosmopolitanism in Australia and New Zealand, Keith Jacobs and Jeff Malpas47. Cosmopolitanism in a European context: Reflections on cosmopolitan order in Europe and the EU, Maurice Roche48. Cosmopolitan Europe: Postcolonial Interventions and Global Transitions, Sandra Ponzanesi49. Afropolitanism and the End of Black Nationalism, Sarah Balakrishnan50. Jews and Cosmopolitanism from the Early Modern Age to the Global Era, Michael L. Miller and Scott Urry
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Taylor & Francis Unjust Borders
Book SynopsisStates restrict immigration on a massive scale. Governments fortify their borders with walls and fences, authorize border patrols, imprison migrants in detention centers, and deport large numbers of foreigners. Unjust Borders: Individuals and the Ethics of Immigration argues that immigration restrictions are systematically unjust and examines how individual actors should respond to this injustice. Javier Hidalgo maintains that individuals can rightfully resist immigration restrictions and often have strong moral reasons to subvert these laws. This book makes the case that unauthorized migrants can permissibly evade, deceive, and use defensive force against immigration agents, that smugglers can aid migrants in crossing borders, and that citizens should disobey laws that compel them to harm immigrants. Unjust Borders is a meditation on how individuals should act in the midst of pervasive injustice.Trade Review"The book is persuasive and beautifully written, bringing forth a realistic and optimistic account of how humans can reorganize themselves to better govern in the emerging epoch. It is agenda setting, providing new ideas for progress on a variety of fronts— from the environmental, to the social, to the political—and giving us new ways to think about environmental governance in uncertain, unstable circumstances. Overall it stands as a novel and robust treatment of the Anthropocene and the core issues of global governance. Perhaps most importantly, the book offers hope that human reason and communication with one another and with the Earth system can rise to the challenges of theAnthropocene." - Jen Iris Allan, Ethics and International AffairsTable of ContentsIntroduction1. The Case Against Exclusion2. Challenges to Freedom of Movement3. Actual Immigration Restrictions Are Unjust4. Are More Open Borders Feasible? Does It Matter?5. Resistance at the Border6. People Smuggling7. Complicity and the Duty to Resist8. Promoting More Open Borders
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Political Philosophies of Antonio Gramsci and
Book SynopsisBridging two generations of scholarship on social inequality and modern political forms, this book examines the political philosophies of inclusion of subalterns/Dalits in Gramsci and Ambedkar's political philosophies. It highlights the full range of Gramsci's philosophy of praxis' and presents a more critical appreciation of his thought in the study of South Asian societies. Equally, Ambedkar's thought and philosophy is put to the forefront and acquires a prominence in the international context.Overcoming geographical, cultural and disciplinary boundaries, the book gives relevance to the subalterns. Following the lead of Gramsci and Ambedkar, the contributors are committed, apart from underscoring the historical roots of subalternity, to uncovering the subalterns' presence in social, economic, cultural, educational, literary, legal and religious grounds. The book offers a renewed critical approach to Gramsci and Ambedkar and expands on their findings in order to offerTable of Contents1. Subalterns and Dalits in Gramsci and Ambedkar: A prologue to a ‘posthumous’ dialogue Part 1: The Emergence of Subaltern/Dalit Subjectivity and Historical Agency 2. Subaltern Social Groups in Antonio Gramsci’s Prison Notebooks 3. Revisiting Interwar Thought: Stigma, Labor, and the Immanence of Caste-Class 4. The Other Prince: Ambedkar, Constitutional Democracy, and the Agency of the Law Part 2: The Function of Intellectuals 5. Notes on Q6§32: Gramsci and the Dalits 6. Limits of the Organic Intellectual: a Gramscian reading of Ambedkar Part 3: Subalternity and Common Sense 7. Living Subalternity: Antonio Gramsci’s Concept of Common Sense 8. Race, Class, & Religion: Gramsci’s Conception of Subalternity 9. The Risorgimento and its Discontents. Gramsci’s Reflections on Conflict and Control in the Aftermath of Italy’s Unification Part 4: Dalit Literature, Subalternity and Consciousness 10. Hegemony and Consciousness - building Processes in Dalit Literature 11. Consciousness, Agency and Humiliation: Reflections on Dalit Life Writing and Subalternity Part 5: The Religion of the Subalterns/Dalits 12. Why does religion matter to politics? Truth and ideology in a Gramscian approach 13. Intellectuals and Subalterns in the Context of Religion 14. The Place of ‘Practical Spirituality’ in the Lives of the Dalit Buddhists in Pune 15. Conclusion: Which Itineraries for Dalits, Subalterns and Intellectuals?
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Freedom from Religion and Human Rights Law
Book SynopsisAlthough human rights belong to all persons on the basis of their humanity, this book demonstrates that in the practice of international human rights law, the freedom to be non-religious or atheist does not receive the same protection as the freedom to be religious. Despite the claimed universality of freedom of religion and belief contained in article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the key assertion made is that there is a hierarchy of religion and belief, with followers of major established religions enjoying high protection and low regulation at the top, and atheists and non-believers enduring high persecution and weaker protection at the bottom. The existence of this hierarchy is proven and critiqued through three case study chapters that respectively explore the extent to which non-religious and atheist rights-holders enjoy freedom from proselytism, freedom from hate and freedom from the religions of their parents.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Freedom of Religion or Belief1. The meaning of ‘religion’ and ‘belief’ in international law 2. ICCPR Article 18 and the plurality of religion and belief 3. Limitations to manifestations4. Conclusion: The limits of article 18 to protect freedom from religionChapter 2: The Hierarchy of Religion and Belief1. Established, major religions at the top of the hierarchy 2. New, unusual or emerging religions and beliefs 3. Non-religion and atheism at the bottom of the hierarchy 4. Conclusion: Non-religious and atheist rights-holders neglectedChapter 3: Freedom from Proselytism1. Proselytism as a manifestation of religion 2. Forms of improper coercion3. Determining where coercion undermines choice4. Conclusion: The need to prioritise rights over religionsChapter 4: Freedom from Hate1. Article 20 and hate speech in the name of religion2. Pro-religious bias of article 20 3. Weak protection of non-believers and atheists from hate speech 4. Conclusion: Curtailing religious incitement to violence against atheistsChapter 5: Freedom from Parents1. Balancing rights of parents and children2. Freedom from coercive religious or moral education 3. Freedom from religious circumcision4. Conclusion: The need to protect children from their parents Chapter 6: Conclusion1. Indefensibility of pro-religious bias of human rights law 2. Freedom from religion as the measure of religious freedom
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Life and Times of Thomas Stukeley c.152578
Book SynopsisThis book was published in 2003. Thomas Stukeley was one of the most colourful characters of the Elizabethan age, whose exploits brought him fame and notoriety throughout Europe. Described variously as picturesque, quixotic, cloudy minded, remarkable, and (by Evelyn Waugh) as a preposterous and richly comic figure, Stukeley remains a flamboyant and fascinating character in the imagination of succeeding generations. Yet whilst these portrayals may be accurate, they do not in themselves do full justice to a multifaceted man whose remarkable career included stints as mercenary, pirate, forger, colonial adventurer, political advisor, diplomat and traitor, and who rubbed shoulders with princes, kings and popes. In this new biography, Professor Tazon makes extensive use of previously neglected documents from British, Spanish and Italian archives to produce a much more rounded and complete portrait of Stukeley and the events in which he participated. He brings Stukeley forth as a real figure,Trade Review'The Life and Times of Thomas Stukeley is a product of substantial archival research and should be the standard work on the subject for many years.' Times literary Supplement '...a major study of an important but almost forgotten figure in European history. There is no comparable work, in any language.' Geoffrey Parker (Ohio State University) '... restores Stukeley and his cause to the center of the sixteenth-century political world... Tazón's important biography fills a neglected gap in Spanish and English history.' Renaissance Quarterly 'Tazón's excavation of Stukeley's career offers much to enrich our understanding of the multinational political world in which such men lived, occasionally thrived, and, sooner or later, died.' Sixteenth Century JournalTable of ContentsContents: Preface; Literature and the man; The shadows of the past; Goodbye England; Arrival; Confusion and fear; A continental wanderer; African heat; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Routledge Handbook of Marxian Economics
Book SynopsisMost developed economies are characterized by high levels of inequality and an inability to provide stability or opportunity for many of their citizens. Mainstream economics has proven to be of little assistance in addressing these systemic failures, and this has led both scholars and students to seek alternatives. One such alternative is provided by Marxian economics. In recent decades the field has seen tremendous theoretical development and Marxian perspectives have begun to appear in public discourse in unprecedented ways.This handbook contains thirty-seven original essays from a wide range of leading international scholars, recognized for their expertise in different areas of Marxian economics. Its scope is broad, ranging from contributions on familiar Marxist concepts such as value theory, the labor process, accumulation, crisis and socialism, to others not always associated with the Marxian canon, like feminism, ecology, international migration and epistemology. TTrade Review"The fading from memory of the Soviet Union has allowed Marxism to be comprehended in increasing clarity these days, consigning to the dustbin of Cold War history many of the silly notions people held of it in those distorted times. Nor has interest in Marxism waned since those times either - if anything, especially since the Great Recession began in 2007, interest and concern with the themes and ideas of Marxism and especially Marxist economics has increased. It is time then for a review and updating of the great insights and theories of that tradition in light of recent history. This volume is a restatement of the main ideas of today’s Marxist economics as they have developed up to the present moment." — Eric A. Schutz, Professor Emeritus, Economics, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, USA"As a scholar I found myself compelled by the deep, exhaustive treatments of Marxian concepts; the accounts are rich, well argued, and generally quite illuminating. As a teacher, I found some of the more introductory and definitional contributions of particular utility in teaching the foundations of Marxian theory...Generally speaking, however, the book is a useful contribution to the field of Marxian economics, many of its chapters warranting consistent re-reading. It is a book that I have already used in my work and one that I am likely to continue using for the foreseeable future." — Benjamin J Anderson, is a PhD Candidate in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University (SFU), Marx & Philosophy Review of BooksTable of Contents Contents List of Contributors Preface Acknowledgements Part One: Dialectics and Methodology 1 Dialectics and Overdetermination 2 Epistemology 3 Marxian Class Analysis Part Two: Analytical and Theoretical Topics 4 Exploitation 5 Labor and Labor Power 6 Abstract Labor 7 Money 8 Value and Price 9 Capital 10 The Circuits of Capital 11 Rent 12 Productive and Unproductive Labor 13 Alienation 14 Primitive Accumulation 15 Demand and Socially Necessary Labor-time Part Three: Capitalist Production and Reproduction 16 The Capitalist Firm 17 Marxian Theories of the Labor Process: From Marx to Braverman 18 Marxian Labor Process Theory Since Braverman 19 Accumulation 20 Marxian Reproduction Schemes 21 Tendency of the Rate of Profit to Fall - long term dynamics 22 Business Cycles - short term dynamics 23 Neoliberalism 24 Financialization Part Four: Capitalism, Non-Capitalism and Transitions 25 Productive Self-employment in Marxism 26 Socialism and Communism 27 International Migration 28 Agriculture and the Agrarian Question 29 Economic Development 30 Transition Part Five: Marxian Traditions 31 Postmodernism 32 Analytical Marxism 33 Marxism and Keynesianism 34 Social Structure of Accumulation 35 Monopoly Capital Theory 36 Marxism, Feminism and the Household 37 Marxism and Ecology Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Darkest Sides of Politics I
Book SynopsisThis book examines a wide array of phenomena that arguably constitute the most noxious, extreme, terrifying, murderous, secretive, authoritarian, and/or anti-democratic aspects of national and international politics. Scholars should not ignore these dark sides of politics, however unpleasant they may be, since they influence the world in a multitude of harmful ways.The first volume in this two-volume collection focuses on the history of underground neo-fascist networks in the post-World War II era; neo-fascist paramilitary and terrorist groups operating in Europe and Latin America in the 1960s and 1970s; and the manipulation of those and other terrorist organizations by the security forces of various states, both authoritarian and democratic. A range of global case studies are included, all of which focus on the lesser known activities of certain secular extremist milieus.This collection should prove to be essential reading for students and researchers interested in unTrade Review"Drawing from a remarkably broad array of sources and cases, Jeffrey Bale sheds light on the politics, tactics and ideology of various extremist groups in Europe's recent history. Masterful." - Lorenzo Vidino, Director, Program on Extremism, George Washington University, USA. "In an age where ahistorical tunnel visions, politically corrected half-truths, and socially mediated platitudes dominate the understanding of extremism, and where specialist academic insights have been devalued by an abundance of journalistic counterfeits, this is a refreshing volume, exciting even. Anyone keen to get to grips with the threat posed by the contemporary far-right or appreciate its long-term roots without recourse to sensationalist clichés is recommended to start here. With its companion volume covering more recent developments, The Darkest Sides of Politics is a rare example of a history of post-1945 extremism by someone with the language-ability, scholarship, passion for forensic investigation, and iconoclastic attitude towards established and establishment perspectives that are needed to reconstruct violent events on the right with due regard to their profound socio-political, ideological, and religious drivers. It is the sort of book that counter-terrorism agencies should read, but almost certainly will not." - Roger Griffin, Oxford Brookes University, UK."Jeffrey Bale is the world’s leading expert on right-wing terrorism and one of the most scrupulous and intellectually provocative researchers in modern social sciences. This long-awaited volume is a meticulously researched, uniquely informative and genuinely fascinating treatise of post-war international fascism and extremist subversion in Europe and elsewhere." Anton Shekhovtsov, author of Russia and the Western Far Right: Tango Noir"I know of no other expert worldwide with the depth and breadth of knowledge of extremist ideologies possessed by Dr. Bale. The Darkest Sides of Politics reveals what for many readers – even seasoned scholars – will be new facets of the complex undercurrents of political extremism that plague global society."Gary Ackerman, Ph.D., Director, Unconventional Weapons and Technology Division, National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), USA.Table of Contents1 Introduction: ideologies, extremist ideologies, and terrorist violence2 Political paranoia versus political realism: on distinguishing between bogus conspiracy theories and genuine conspiratorial politics3 Postwar neo-fascist internationals, part 1: Nazi escape networks, the Mouvement Social Europeenne, Europaische Neu-Ordnung, and Jeune Europe4 Postwar "neo-fascist" internationals, part 2: Aginter Presse and the "strategy of tension" in Italy5 The December 1970 "Borghese coup" in Rome6 The May 1973 terrorist attack at Milan police HQ: anarchist ‘propaganda of the deed’ or ‘false-flag’ provocation?7 Concluding thoughts on the terrorist "strategy of tension" in Italy8 The ultranationalist right in Turkey and the attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II9 ‘National revolutionary’ groupuscules and the resurgence of ‘left-wing’ fascism: the case of France’s Nouvelle Resistance
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Human Rights and the Capabilities Approach
Book SynopsisAmong several contesting views about the purpose of development and how progress should be evaluated, human rights and capabilities (or human development) stand out as two approaches that are concerned first and foremost with the well-being of individuals, their freedom, dignity and empowerment. These two approaches contrast sharply with the dominant development frameworks that emphasize economic growth as the essential objective. Though human rights and capabilities share these common commitment to human priorities, they are distinct concepts and fields that have developed separately. The aim of this volume is to explore the relationship between them in order to enhance the understanding of both as theoretical paradigms, as public policy frameworks and as approaches to development.The book includes contributions from some of the leading scholars in the two fields of capabilities approach and human rights. It covers the essential aspects of this relationship: addressinTable of ContentsForeword Amartya Sen Chapter 1. Introduction: The Capability approach and human rights Polly Vizard, Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Diane Elson Chapter 2. Capabilities, Entitlements, Rights: Supplementation and Critique Martha Nussbaum Chapter 3. Responsible Pluralism, Capabilities and Human Rights Jay Drydyck Chapter 4. Economics and Human Rights: A Non-Conversation Sanjay Reddy Chapter 5. The Metrics of Human Rights:Complementarities of the Human Development and Capabilities Approach Sakiko Fukuda-Parr Chapter 6. ‘Operationalising’ the capability approach as a basis for equality and human rights monitoring in 21st century Britain Tania Burchardt and Polly Vizard Chapter 7. Millennium Development Goals and human rights: Far away, so close? Simone Cecchini and Francesco Notti Chapter 8. Right to information and local governance institutions: An exploration P.B. Anand Chapter 9. Financial Regulation, Capabilities and human Rights in the US Financial Crisis: the Case of Housing Radhika Balakrishnan, Diane Elson, and James Heintz Chapter 10. Towards a Human Rights Accountability Index Philip Alston Chapter 11. Poverty and Human Rights: Building on the Capability Approach Siddiqur Rahman Osmani
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of
Book SynopsisWhile paternalism has been a long-standing philosophical issue, it has recently received renewed attention among scholars and the general public. The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Paternalism is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems and debates in this exciting subject and is the first collection of its kind. Comprising twenty-seven chapters by a team of international contributors the handbook is divided into five parts: What is Paternalism? Paternalism and Ethical Theory Paternalism and Political Philosophy Paternalism without Coercion Paternalism in PracticeWithin these sections central debates, issues and questions are examined, including: how should paternalism be defined or characterized? How is paternalism related to such moral notions as rights, well-being, and autonomy? When is paternalism morally objectionable? What are the legitimate limits of government benevolence? To what extent should mediTrade Review'This volume is a comprehensive treatment of all aspects of paternalism. The contributions are of high quality and topics are covered which are often neglected, e.g. nudging, manipulation, epistemic paternalism.'Gerald Dworkin, University of California, Davis, USA Table of ContentsIntroduction: Jason Hanna and Kalle GrillA. What is Paternalism? The Concept of Paternalism: Danny Scoccia (New Mexico State University) Hard and Soft Paternalism: Jason Hanna (Northern Illinois University) Moralism and Moral Paternalism: Peter de Marneffe (Arizona State University) Paternalism by and towards Groups: Kalle Grill (Umeå University) Self-Paternalism: Chrisoula Andreou (University of Utah) B. Paternalism and Ethical Theory Paternalism and Well-Being: Jason Raibley (California State University, Long Beach) Consequentialism, Paternalism, and the Value of Liberty: Sarah Conly (Bowdoin College) Kantian Perspectives on Paternalism: Melissa Seymour Fahmy (University of Georgia) Paternalism and Duties to Self: Michael Cholbi (California State Polytechnic Univ, Pomona) Paternalism and Rights: Daniel Groll (Carleton College) Paternalism and Sentimentalism: Michael Slote (University of Miami) Paternalism and Autonomy: Suzy Killmister (Monash University, Australia) C. Paternalism and Political Philosophy Mill’s Absolute Ban on Paternalism: Jonathan Riley (Tulane University) Perfectionism and Paternalism: Steven Wall (University of Arizona) Libertarian Perspectives on Paternalism: Peter Vallentyne (University of Missouri) Egalitarian Perspectives on Paternalism: Richard Arneson (University of California, San Diego) Should the Capability Approach be Paternalistic? Serene Khader (Brooklyn College and CUNY Graduate Center) D. Paternalism Without Coercion Libertarian Paternalism, Nudging and Public Policy: Muireann Quigley (Newcastle Law School) Paternalistic Manipulation: Moti Gorin (Colorado State University) Paternalistic Lying and Deception: Andreas Stokke (Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study, Uppsala University) Epistemic Paternalism: Kristoffer Ahlstrom-Vij (Birkbeck College, University of London) E. Paternalism in Practice Paternalism and the Criminal Law: Heidi Hurd (University of Illinois) Paternalism and Contract Law: Péter Cserne (University of Hull) Paternalism and the Practitioner/Patient Relationship: Emma C. Bullock (Central European University) Deciding for the Incompetent: Dana Howard (Dept. of Bioethics, NIH) Paternalism and Education: Gina Schouten (Harvard University) Paternalism and Intimate Relationships: George Tsai (University of Hawaii) Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd European Cosmopolitanism
Book SynopsisThis book provides a fresh examination of the cosmopolitan project of post-war Europe from a variety of perspectives. It explores the ways in which European cosmopolitanism can be theorized differently if we take into account histories which have rarely been at the forefront of such understandings. It also uses neglected historical resources to draw out new and unexpected entanglements and connections between understandings of European cosmopolitanism both in Europe and elsewhere. The final part of the book places European cosmopolitanism in tension with contemporary postcolonial configurations around diaspora, migration, and austerity. Overall, it seeks to draw attention to the ways in which Europe's posited others have always been very much a part of Europe's colonial histories and its postcolonial present.Trade ReviewIn sharp contrast to the anti-historical, methodological Eurocentrism that has permeated the greater part of scholarly work on ‘Cosmopolitan Europe’, this book applies a rare, let’s call it, methodological cosmopolitanism to its subject matter. In so doing, it not only successfully challenges numerous assumptions and claims concerning the cosmopolitanism in and of Europe (and vice versa). As the book’s contributions amply testify, it also opens the door to a new, highly enlightening and thus utterly central empirical terrain for the field. This book is an achievement that should define the context for future research and intellectual debate.—Peo Hansen, Professor of Political Science at REMESO, Linköping UniversityAt a time when the EU political project has been called into question as never before in its history, Bhambra and Narayan’s edited collection offers an insightful exploration of the hidden histories that have shaped cosmopolitan Europe, but are largely omitted by its historical canon. By recovering silenced histories, the book provides us with a novel perspective as well as expanded resources with which to address the challenges of our contemporary society.— Nando Sigona, Birmingham Fellow, Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director of IRiS, Univeristy of BirminghamThis book makes a bold and crucial intervention. It simultaneously challenges the complacencies of elite European self-understandings, whereby an official ideology of European cosmopolitanism in fact reinstates postcolonial historical denial and Eurocentric insularity and excavates the richly cosmopolitan histories of imperial Europe’s inseparability from anti-colonial cosmopolitanisms, that go beyond ‘Europe’. The critical insight and rigor of this collection is indispensable for any serious reflection on the questions of ‘Europe’ and cosmopolitanism.—Nicholas De Genova, Reader in Human Geography, King’s CTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Colonial Histories and the Postcolonial Present of European Cosmopolitanism , (Gurminder K Bhambra and John Narayan)Part I: Theorizing European Cosmopolitanism Otherwise2. Cosmopolitan Europe: Memory, Apology and Mourning, (Meyda Yeğenoğlu)3. Ah, We Have Not Forgotten Ethiopia: Anti-Colonial Sentiments for Spain in a Fascist Era, (Robbie Shilliam) 4. Communist Cosmopolitanism, (William Outhwaite and Larry Ray) Part II: Alternative Historical Groundings of Cosmopolitanisms in Europe 5. Always Already Cosmopolitan – Indigenous Peoples and Swedish Modernity, (Gunlög Fur)6. The Early Modern Spanish Monarchy and European Cosmopolitanism, (M. J. Rodriguez-Salgado)7. The Cosmopolitan Caribbean Spirit and Europe, (Shantelle George)Part III: Contemporary Postcolonial Cosmopolitanisms8. Rethinking Cosmopolitanism, Multiculturalism and Diaspora via the Diasporic Cosmopolitanism of Europe’s Kurds, (Ipek Demir) 9. Europe is over! Afro-European Mobilities, Former Colonial Metropoles, and New Cosmopolitanisms, (Sarah Demart) 10. Fanon’s Decolonized Europe: The Double Promise of Coloured Cosmopolitanism in the Age of Austerity, (John Narayan) 11. EPILOGUE: A New Vision of Europe: Learning from the South, (Boaventura de Sousa Santos)
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Taylor & Francis Inc Political Philosophy
Book SynopsisPolitical philosophy is not a well-defined field. It hovers between political theory and classical philosophy. Few early political thinkers could have anticipated the most pressing political issues of our time: the need to stop global warming; the reduction of nuclear armaments; the rise of inequality between individuals and nations; and the struggle against authoritarianism, particularly when it comes disguised as democracy or as socialism. Here, celebrated philosopher Mario Bunge masterfully integrates socio-political theory into a philosophical exploration of power and resource distribution in the world today.Bunge contends that even recent political thinkers have generally failed to address the political underpinnings of topical issues. Environmental degradation, gender and race discriminations, participative democracy, nationalism, imperialism, the North-South divide, resource wars, and the industrial-military complex have all largely been bypassed in political thinking.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Philosophical Background: Universal Ideas 2. Citizen and Polity: Diversity and Unity 3. Values and Morals: Individual and Social 4. Ideology: Issues and Ideals 5. Contention and Negotiation 6. Public Governance 7. Scientifi c Input to Politics 8. Technological Input to Politics 9. Vision: Integral Democracy References Index of Names Index of Subjects
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Encounters with World Affairs
Book SynopsisThis book is designed to familiarise students with leading International Relations (IR) theories and their explanation of political events, phenomena, and processes which cross the territorial boundaries of the state. Thus, students will be exposed to the interplay between power, interest, ideas, identity, and resistance, in explaining continuity and change in international relations. Developed to provide students with the analytical tools and intellectual frameworks needed to understand the behaviour of different international actors in contemporary global affairs. This textbook responds to the challenges of a dynamic job market by assisting students to gain both thorough theoretical knowledge and training them to apply this knowledge to real world problems. In short, this textbook delivers: A comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to the examination of national, regional and global trends in politics, economics and socio-cultural developments allowing students to understand: Trade Review’Finally a comprehensive and serious approach to International Relations that pays necessary homage to its theories and frameworks as a discipline while striving to acquaint readers to the topicality, relevance, and impact of what an IR scholar actually empirically studies and why it MATTERS in the real world. This is a welcome novel engagement of the discipline that should attract many new young minds to our field.’ Matthew Crosston, Bellevue University, USA ’International Relations is a young discipline. This textbook is an innovative attempt at exploring this young discipline in all its complexities and contradictions. A very useful book to inform the beginners and to engage the scholars. Rigorous as well as accessible!’ Harsh V. Pant, King's College London, UK ’In this excellent and innovative volume Kavalski has assembled scholars working at the forefront of contemporary international relations. All of the chapters provide surprising insights and unique perspectives on the contemporary practice and theory of international relations. It is refreshing to find a textbook that challenges long held assumptions in this way. A must read for all introductory courses on global politics.’ Colin Wight, University of Sydney, AustraliaTable of ContentsContentsPrologueObserving and encountering global life – Emilian KavalskiPart I: Perspectives and frameworksChapter 1The history of global politics – Kevin MarshChapter 2Theories of world affairs – Mark Chou and Avery Dorothy Howard Poole Chapter 3Ethics and morality in international relations – Lavina LeeChapter 4The levels of analysis of the international system – Taku TamakiPart II: ActorsChapter 5The state on the world stage – Theresa CallanChapter 6Individuals in international politics – David WaltonChapter 7Transnational actors in world politics – Brian KingChapter 8Nature as an Actor in International politics – Stephen HobdenPart III: Topics and issuesChapter 9The international economy of world politics – Greg AndersonChapter 10Conflict and in/security in global life – Sandra Popiden Chapter 11Global inequality – Eunyoung Ha and Julia Hyeyong KimChapter 12Shifts in world power – Lui Hebron Chapter 13Identity politics on the world stage – David Siroky and David Muchlinski Chapter 14Imposing Internal Order on States – Chris WilsonChapter 15Borders, Immigration and State Transformation – Alex BalchChapter 16The Media and International Relations – Anne AllyChapter 17Global governance – Sandra Popiden Chapter 18Religion and international relations – Nilay Saiya EpilogueWhat next for the study and practice of world affairs? – Emilian Kavalski
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Taylor & Francis Ltd StateBuilding and Democratization in Bosnia and
Book SynopsisState Building and Democratization in Bosnia and Herzegovina details the post-Dayton evolution of the country over the last two decades. Carefully evaluating the successes and failures the book explores the slow progress of the democratization process and how key elites initially took hold of the state and its institutions and have successfully retained their grip on power, despite heavy international presence and reform attempts to counter-balance this trend. Bosnia and Herzegovina offers a useful lens through which to view international state-building and democratization efforts. International engagement here incorporated significant civilian and military investment and has been ongoing for many years. In each chapter international scholars and field-based practitioners examine the link between post-war events and a structure that effectively embeds ethno-national politics and tensions into the fabric of the country. These contributors offer lessons to be learned, and practices to bTrade Review’This volume makes a major contribution to helping readers understand why Bosnia-Herzegovina is still deadlocked and why it has made only limited political and economic progress since the end of war two decades ago. Examining the project of post-war state-building, including international involvement in the country, the authors characterize Bosnia as a failed success and remain skeptical about the future of the country. Based on up-to-date materials, the volume will prove useful to anyone interested in Bosnia and belongs in every university library.’ Sabrina P. Ramet, Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Norway ’The authors provide excellent overviews and analyses of the complex political, social, military and economic situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina, with emphasis on the role of the international community. An essential read for those interested in Bosnia, but also for anyone concerned with external attempts at democratization and state-building.’ Chip Gagnon, Ithaca College, USATable of ContentsIntroduction, SoerenKeil, ValeryPerry; Chapter 1 Constitutional Reform Processes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, ValeryPerry; Chapter 2 Party Politics in Bosnia and Herzegovina, JohnHulsey; Chapter 3 Building the Rule of Law, Meagan SmithHrle; Chapter 4 Virtual Deterrence—BiH’s Institutionalized Insecurity and the International Flight from Responsibility, Kurt W.Bassuener; Chapter 5 Post-war Economic Transition in Bosnia and Herzegovina—A Challenging Transformation, AdnanEfendi?, AzraHadžiahmetovi?; Chapter 6 No Exit, MatejaPeter; Chapter 7 Successes and Failures of Transitional Justice in BiH, IvaVukuši?; Chapter 8 Leader-dominated Ethnic Part Ies and Dysfunctional Institutional Design in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo, TinaMavrikos-Adamou; Chapter 9, SoerenKeil; Chapter 101 Conclusion, FlorianBieber;
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Failure to Prevent World War I
Book SynopsisWorld War I represents one of the most studied, yet least understood, systemic conflicts in modern history. At the time, it was a major power war that was largely unexpected. This book refines and expands points made in the author's earlier work on the failure to prevent World War I. It provides an alternative viewpoint to the thesis of Christopher Clark, Fritz Fischer, Paul Kennedy, among others, as to the war''s long-term origins. By starting its analysis with the causes and consequences of the 1870-71 Franco-Prussian War and the German annexation of Alsace-Lorraine, the study systematically explores the key geostrategic, political-economic and socio-cultural-ideological disputes between France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Russia, Japan, the United States and Great Britain, the nature of their foreign policy goals, alliance formations, arms rivalries, as well as the dynamics of the diplomatic process, so as to better explain the deeper roots of the ''Great War''. The book cTrade Review'Hall Gardner's book on the origins of the First World War is in many ways quite unique.' - Journal of Intelligence History, 2017Table of ContentsIntroduction; Chapter 1 The “Insecurity-Security Dialectic” and the Unexpected Armageddon; Chapter 2 Origins of the Franco-Prussian War; Chapter 3 Global Consequences of the Franco-Prussian War; Chapter 4 French Calls for Revanche and Bismarck’s Nightmare of Coalitions; Chapter 5 British Intervention in Egypt and the Threat of a Continental Alliance; Chapter 6 Bismarck’s Strategy and Anglo-German Alliance Talks; Chapter 7 The Failure of Caprivi’s New Course; Chapter 8 1894: Year of Anglo-German Alienation; Chapter 9 Fissures within the Continental Alliance; Chapter 10 The Failure of Anglo-German Alliance Talks; Chapter 11 Britain’s Quest for New Allies; Chapter 12 The Anglo-German Détente and Eurasian Conflicts; Chapter 13 The Question of Alsace-Lorraine; Chapter 14 Stumbling into Armageddon; Chapter 15 Conclusions;
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