This book debates the changing notions of identity in Central and Eastern Europe influenced by EU integration. Researchers from Europe, the USA, and Asia analyze the breaking of national identity borders and the transition towards new transnational identities.
The Eastern Mediterranean is in turmoil, plagued by conflict and economic crisis. But newly discovered energy reserves offer hope. This book proposes a High Energy Authority for countries to exploit their reserves together, turning antagonists into allies and reducing conflict.
The Global Geopolitics of Energy, 2014-2018
The 50 commentaries on geopolitical energy subjects in this volume reflect on the politics emanating from the post-2014 decline in world oil and gas prices and the attendant massive increase in supply on by the discovery and development of unconventional sources of energy.
Democracy and Security in the 21st Century
As the Western order is challenged by the rise of the Asia-Pacific, this book offers multidisciplinary perspectives on the political, economic, and cultural dimensions of this transformation, proposing responses to today’s global challenges.
This book is an empirical investigation of the EU’s growing external challenges. Exploring security policy, military operations, and relations with powers like Russia and China, it argues for the need for the EU to develop innovative external action.
Leadership and the Problem of Electoral Democracy in Africa
In this text, the notion that African leaders are responsible for electoral malfeasance throughout the continent is explored. Five case studies are selected, to illustrate variations and similarities in the dilemma of electoral democracy in Africa’s political system.
Karl Marx’s Philosophy of Nature, Action and Society
This work analyses Marx’s philosophy of nature as the basis for his practical philosophy. Marx considered humans’ relationship to the world as natural, social, and material. This material feature of human action is the foundation for social critique.
The course of world politics is shaped by the decisions of leaders. This book provides a new perspective on international relations by analyzing the subjective, psychological elements in their decision-making to better understand and predict global outcomes.
Looser explores the differences between extrinsic and intrinsic Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), reflecting on the impact these discrepancies have on CSR stakeholders.
Australia and Human Rights
Was the Howard government’s human rights retreat an aberration? Examining policies on refugees, China, and the UN, this book reveals a deeper legacy of failure, questioning Australia’s supposedly proud human rights history.
Turkey–EU Relations
This book tells the untold story of the positive aspects of EU–Turkey relations. Because this complex relationship is often misunderstood, and public perceptions are shaped by political leaders, mutual benefits are underestimated. This book fills those gaps.
This book provides an interdisciplinary analysis of technology’s influence on contemporary international relations. Exploring the complex challenges of these changes, it is essential reading for scholars, students, and anyone interested in this dynamic interplay.
Reflections on Conservatism brings together scholars studying conservatism from different perspectives. The articles cover a wide range of theoretical aspects and focus on conservative movements and thinkers from different countries.
This volume presents some of the key approaches to war reporting and suggests trajectories for further critical research into media visualisation of conflict. It highlights the visual culture of conflict, specifically the claim that images are central to contemporary geopolitics.
This anthology describes the processes of change shaping the Middle East in the post-Arab Spring context, investigating the extent to which these led to the region’s polarisation between states that integrate politically and economically and states that disintegrate internally.
The most significant phenomenon occurring around us today is the European crisis, whether in its political, economic, cultural or social manifestations. This volume brings together the contributions of twenty authors in response to this challenge.
The presidency of George W. Bush was one of extremes, from the highest approval ratings to the lowest. This collection of essays addresses the contentious questions of his time in office, offering initial assessments of this controversial president’s legacy.
The Camp
Camps are diverse: from extermination and concentration to refugee and detention. This book explores the universal structure of the camp, analyzing how narratives of internment and exclusion become potential sites of agency and testimony.
This book identifies the conditions under which foreign countries intervene in civil wars, proposing a framework of four dimensions: the civil war itself, the intervening states, the host-intervener relationship, and the relationship between the interveners themselves.