This publication investigates the challenges faced by Turkey in the last twenty years through case studies of the humanitarian, cultural, economic and political dimensions of its role in a diffuse neighbourhood, in which the country has tried to exert its power in recent decades.
Malewska-Szałygin argues that common-sense convictions of rural Polish citizens are “post-peasant” or “post-agrarian”, rather than post-socialist or post-communist, drawing on ethnographic fieldwork carried out in the early 2000s in the highland region in the south of Poland.
Analyzing Foreign Policy Crises in Turkey
This collection examines foreign policy crises and the way the states and leaders deal with them. It sheds light on how the reactions of the Turkish ruling elite change while trying to manage crises, such as that of Cyprus and the Aegean Sea.
World events in 2017 showed the fundamental features of social systems. The structure of power is changing, with the prominent roles played by Trump, Putin and Xi. As such, this text explores peace and conflict, politics, international relations, and social sciences.
The Persecution of Professors in the New Turkey
This book tells the story of an American academic, Clyde R. Forsberg Jr., living and working in the AKP heartland of Turkey. It recounts the events surrounding his wrongful arrest for “aiding and abetting a terrorist organization”, employing a media studies approach.
Contemporary Customary Land Issues in Africa
Drawing from the Land Use and Rural Livelihoods in Africa Project, the contributions here examine current trends in customary land issues in Africa, focusing on the practice of converting customary land into leasehold tenure, particularly in Zambia.
Challenges and Critiques of the EU Internal Security Strategy
The papers gathered here explore a variety of areas and issues related to, or raised by, the EU Internal Security Strategy. They cover such matters as critical infrastructure protection and environmental crime, from a range of disciplinary perspectives.
The Post-Crisis Crises
Dobrescu shows that, in the post-crisis period, global turmoil has moved to the regional level. He proves that the clash between spheres of influence and the world order is being reproduced over and over again in almost every important region of the world.
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 volume studies complexity theory and offers elements that support the continued and ever-growing need for its use. It probes technology, culture, and science to navigate systems within organisations, to divulge the broad spectrum in which complexity theory may be utilised.
Illicit Sex within the Justice System
This book exposes sexual immorality in the justice system. Researching scandals across the USA, it argues that when officials engage in misconduct, they forfeit their authority, leading to systemic breakdown and a dwindling power to enforce morality laws.
Elhusseini analyses Turkey’s role in the Arab world and investigates the effects of the Arab Spring on Turkish foreign policy, decision-making and its role. Particular attention is focused on widespread terms such as strategic depth, neo-Ottomans and the Turkish Model.
Urban Governance in Karnataka and Bengaluru
This book deals with aspects of urban governance in the Indian state of Karnataka, in particular its capital, Bengaluru. It illuminates the diverse governance questions and policy issues concerning the improvement of the urban landscape of Bengaluru, Karnataka, and India.
The Century of the Emerging World
Dobrescu explores how the first decade of the 21st century was nothing short of “les années folles”. He shows that the long-term tendencies inaugurated during this decade represent a silent revolution, which will lead to a geopolitical reconfiguration hard to envision at present.
Kurban addresses the treaties, crises and other issues that seem to be turning points in Russian-Turkish relations, reflecting on Russian and Turkish archival documents and resources. She analyses Russian-Turkish relations from the First World War up to the present time.
Regime Changes in 20th Century Europe
This book traces the commonalities of processes of regime change, regardless of their ideological colour. From the last stages of World War I to the present Crimean crisis, the case studies here offer timeless insights for understanding ideological and military conflicts.
Russia and the Former Soviet Space
This title represents a fresh contribution to current academic debate regarding the determinants of Russian foreign policy assertiveness, addressing the ways in which perceived security threats have been used by Russia to legitimize its interventions in the former Soviet Space.
The Process of Politicization
While envisioning a completely depoliticised society requires a big leap of imagination, there can still be doubts as to the degree to which modern societies may be politicised in different dimensions. This book addresses this issue using several examples from modern history.
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 Literary Reagan
This collection of authentic quotations reveals the inner Ronald Reagan. Based on his own writings and letters—not a speechwriter’s—it gathers over 1,500 quotes on everything from the Cold War and the power of government to personal humor, toasts, and even wine.