Dag concentrates on one particular conflict here, namely the Kurdish question in Turkey, with recent peace negotiations between Turkey and the PKK having apparently failed. He claims ideological rigidity is one of the core factors shaping the relationship between these parties.
One Republic, Multiple Fiefdoms
This book argues that public administration reform is not a purely technical process. It highlights the socio-political and cultural barriers that must be surmounted to sustain gains. It reveals a ‘hard’ environment of informal fiefdoms gripping the formal, ‘soft’ state.
This book is a socialist study of radicals and revolutionaries since the French Revolution. It argues for their vital role in creating modern society, showing how their struggles for democracy, freedom, and socialism have changed the world for the better.
Political Breakdown
Why has civility vanished from American politics? While many blame extremists, this book shows that unresolved social differences are to blame. Deep divisions over race, poverty, and immigration have left both sides believing the very nature of the country is at stake.
What makes a life worth living? This book argues that autonomy is the foundation of dignity and the source of the meaning we crave. A life poor in this meaning, regardless of its wealth or success, is a life lived in the cellar of human existence.
This book offers 180 actionable principles to empower new school leaders and inspire experienced ones. Drawing from the author’s extensive career, this guide is grounded in real-world challenges and equips you with practical strategies to drive meaningful, sustainable change.
Events, Issues, and Actions
This collection of contemporary essays mixes personal reflection and analysis to understand our troubled times. Exploring modern politics and recent events, the essays argue that by examining the world around us, we can build a better society—a Democratic Socialist world.
The Waffen-SS in Allied Hands Volume One
The Waffen-SS are regarded as Germany’s elite. This book uses manuscripts from the United States National Archives, many unscrutinised for over 70 years, to provide a unique insight into a force capable of incredible military feats and incredible evil.
The Waffen-SS in Allied Hands Volume Two
Regarded as Germany’s elite in WWII, the Waffen-SS were capable of incredible military feats and incredible evil. Sourced from the US National Archives, this book uses manuscripts unscrutinised for over 70 years to provide a unique insight into this infamous organisation.
Violence and Politics
In this volume, a new generation of researchers demonstrate the interaction between politics and violence in the context of Greek and European history. In terms of focus, the articles here extend over a time span stretching from the Greek classical period to the twentieth century
This book demonstrates that the Oromo national struggle for democracy and self-determination is complex and dangerous. It asserts that true liberation requires decolonizing the minds of the oppressed and the modern sciences that perpetuate domination and exploitation.
Thinkers, Activists, and Politics
From Karl Marx to Che Guevara, these critical essays examine revolutionaries who fought for freedom. Their bold ideas reshaped political thought, and their legacy fuels debates today. People often interpret the world—real revolutionaries attempt to change it.
The New Cold War
We are entering Cold War II. This time the fraught relationship is between China and America. With military build-ups, constant cyber attacks, and militarization of the South China Sea, what are the risks of this new Cold War descending into a hot war?
What is “soft power”? Chinese scholars debate how influence is won through admiration, not just military force. This volume assesses the concept in the United States, asking whether China can rival American prestige and what it means for US-China relations.
12 Pipelines Across North America
This book is about why oil and gas pipelines in North America succeed or fail politically. Widespread acts of de-legitimation and incompetence explain why these projects are so difficult to complete, making their story an intriguing account for any observer.
A historic tension defines American governance: the clash between presidents and the permanent, apolitical civil service. This book traces this power struggle from its origins to its explosive crisis during the Trump administration, exploring the future of the state.
Bringing together papers from recent conferences of the Canadian Peace Research Association, this volume examines world peace in its foundational, descriptive, conceptual, and prescriptive aspects, and as a social and human concept in positive and negative contexts.
The essays here represent a selection of the papers presented at a conference on “The Future of Human Rights in the UK” held in Brighton in 2016. They are designed to make the reader ask themselves: what does the future of human rights in the UK look like?
This collection considers the challenges for the EU as an international actor deeply influenced by migration. It centres on aspects related to East-West migration, such as the economic importance of migration and the impact of migration on both sending and recipient countries.
This book explores the role of NGOs in educating underprivileged children and the challenges they face. It covers curriculum development, collaboration with formal schools, CSR support, and the need for a sustainable model to help achieve the goal of ‘Education for all’.