Challenges to Urban Democratic Governance in Zimbabwe
This book investigates urban democratic governance in Zimbabwe, focusing on the Minister’s power to appoint special interest councillors. It finds a high level of partisanship in appointments, which often rewards those who lost elections but belong to the Minister’s party.
This book challenges the idea of a singular Europe. It moves beyond a narrow focus on integration to reveal the multiplicity all around us. Confronting binaries like East/West, it makes a compelling case that Europe is best understood in its many forms.
An original exploration of the radical English student movement of the 1960s. Based on new research and oral histories, this book tells the untold stories of England’s biggest student rebellion and its lessons for today.
China and Europe in 21st Century Global Politics
China and Europe shape global politics through partnership and competition. This volume investigates their “co-evolution”—cooperating where possible to minimize conflict. With balanced perspectives from Chinese and European scholars, it covers security, economics, and energy.
Left and Right
The “great dichotomy” between left and right has gained renewed visibility in the current economic crisis. Should we think with the dichotomy, or beyond its strictures? This volume provides theoretically sound and empirically informed answers.
Republic of Macedonia Foreign Policy
Macedonia’s existence is contested and its internal balance is delicate, yet it could become a model of stability. Dejan Marolov presents an in-depth analysis of its foreign policy since the break-up of Yugoslavia. Anyone interested in the Western Balkans should read this book.
Citizenship in Transition
The Arab Spring and new waves of migration challenge dominant ideas about citizenship. This timely book deconstructs the debates shaping migration and integration in Europe, illuminating emerging patterns in cultural identity, education, and citizenship.
This book examines the political response to environmental concerns in the British Isles. It explores debates on climate change and nuclear energy, the link between landscape and identity, and the discrepancy between political promises and implemented policies.
Sharing Concerns
This book draws together case analyses of public-private partnerships in Australia, France, Romania and Spain. The study illustrates that these partnerships are very adaptable and can take a variety of forms in different industries, regions or legal frameworks.
Turkey
This book explains the most important domestic and international developments related to Turkey during the last two decades. Written by experts to the highest academic standards, it focuses on Turkey’s relations with the wider world and is highly analytical.
South Indian states are advanced in human development, yet rampant child labour persists. Why are societies with high literacy and health indicators failing to protect their children from hard labour? This book examines this question in Karnataka.
This multidisciplinary work explores the relationship between Albania and Europe. Chapters cover history, sociology, and political science, examining the multidimensional idea of Europe and its reflection in Albanian society, both past and present.
The 21st century is marked by a geopolitical power shift from West to East, creating challenges more difficult than any in the past. Will this new era be defined by rivalry between a weakening US and a rising China? This volume provides expert insights.
Russia in Transition
This book discusses Russia’s transition over the last two decades, giving a panorama of Putin’s ruling ideology by examining his regional and media policies. Russia-China relations are also discussed as a crucial factor for security in the Asian-Pacific region.
International Relations and Islam
This book seeks common ground between International Relations and Islamic Studies. It offers diverse perspectives on topics like the Islamic veil, feminism, Muslim integration, and democracy, with a section specifically examining Turkey’s foreign policy.
Political Theory
Paradoxically, political theory is being marginalized in the academy. This volume addresses this situation. What are the problems and challenges it faces today? What is its importance? Its greatest strength is that it operates across disciplinary boundaries.
Without Borders or Limits
Activists, artists, and academics explore anarchism’s potential to transform reality. This dynamic, interdisciplinary collection bridges theory and praxis with art and culture, offering vital tools for critical teachers, students, and organizers.
Contemporary Populism
What is populism? This book approaches the phenomenon from a theoretical and empirical perspective, making reference to its developments on several continents. It helps to clarify the concept and presents the diverse forms populism has taken worldwide.
The Crowe Memorandum
An “outsider” in the Foreign Office, Sir Eyre Crowe was one of Britain’s most significant public servants. His 1907 Memorandum on Germany had a profound influence on foreign policy for forty years, shaping events from WWI to the eve of WWII.
This book presents the idea that reviews can be substantive essays, an art form with its own “shelf-life.” It collects the reviews of scholar Max J. Skidmore, Sr. to illustrate how reviews have a life of their own, evolving beyond the original work.