Gohar’s study focuses on convergence to pure strategy Nash equilibria in plurality voting games and other scoring rules. It investigates restrictions on the number of iterations that can be made for different voting rules, considering weighted and equi-weighted voting settings.
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.
This conference proceedings analyses a range of political, economic, security and socio-cultural issues that lie at the heart of the instability that the Middle East and North Africa region is currently experiencing.
The Theory of War and Peace
Using the results of empirical and theoretical research in the field of geophilosophy, as well as neuroscience, psychology, social philosophy and military history, Bazaluk defines the axiomatics of the theory of war and peace and formulates its consequences.
E-merging for E-Government
Explore e-Government with leading experts in this essential collection. Featuring previously unreleased articles, it merges key perspectives on citizen-centric policy, governance, and ICT.
Turkey’s Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East
This book investigates the effects of the Arab Spring on Turkish foreign policy, drawing on a wide range of disciplines including sociology and economics. It reflects on the emergence of new regional actors in the Middle East and the ongoing complicated struggle in Syria.
The United States has played a pivotal, controversial role in China-Japan relations since WWII. This volume provides a multi-faceted overview of America’s interaction in East Asia, highlighting the obstacles to improved bilateral and regional integration.
Ethnicity and religious confession generate intense controversy. Diversity can lead to either cooperation or conflict. We face discrimination, marginalization, and the inequitable distribution of power. Intercultural dialogue is essential to build a multicultural society.
Iran, Turkey and the Levant
The endless wars in the Levant have allowed Iran and Turkey to shift toward militarized nationalism and reshape their authoritarian rule. This book offers new perspectives on the resilience of authoritarianism, highlighting its connection to the region’s protracted conflicts.
Coevolution of Mutualistic Species Assemblages
While new evidence suggests complex human societies preceded agriculture, little attention has been given to how humans extended cooperation to animals. This book provides a novel framework, offering insight into our coevolution with nonhuman animals.
Politics and Left Politics
This unapologetically political study of the Left outlines the core ideas of Socialism, Humanism, and Emancipation. It argues for a better Left, one that can change the world.
Presidents, Religions, and Nuclear Decisions
This book explores how four Cold War presidents made pivotal nuclear decisions, significantly influenced by their religious heritage. It offers valuable insights into the complex interplay between religion, politics, and executive decisions in the nuclear arena.
The Role of Sovereign Wealth Funds in Economic Diplomacy
Explore the pivotal role of the UAE’s sovereign wealth funds in its economic diplomacy. Discover how these powerful state investors shape international relations and soft power, with captivating case studies and insights from leading experts.
South Africa’s Foreign Policy Since 1994
This book discusses South Africa’s foreign policy before and after 1994. Once a pariah state, South Africa emerged as a pivotal power in Africa and an important player in global governance, seeking to reform the international order.
Framing Violence
This collection analyses many of the questions surrounding challenges in framing the rising violence across the globe and in its new forms. It provides case studies and debates, with violence discussed in its political form and its domestic, financial, and artistic forms.
The Visual Politics of War Volume Two
This volume examines the visual politics of war and crisis in today’s hostile media environment. Scholars from around the world explore how images and personas are developed and appropriated by those with their own distinct political agendas.
Fossati assesses contemporary world politics, beginning by defining concepts such as “world order”, before going on to classify foreign policies into four models of political cultures. He shows how multipolar and bipolar systems have remained relatively stable.
Based on case studies in Sub-Saharan Africa, this book examines the paradoxes of environmental resource management and climate change policy. It critiques flawed interventions and calls for questioning orthodoxies to address Africa’s developmental challenges.
Looser explores the differences between extrinsic and intrinsic Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), reflecting on the impact these discrepancies have on CSR stakeholders.
Contemporary Perspectives on Turkey’s EU Accession Process
Turkey’s EU bid is more controversial than ever, with relations at an all-time low. Using (de)Europeanisation as a framework, these essays explore the accession process from various perspectives, examining Turkish policy, EU discourse, and comparisons with the Western Balkans.