Why have Africa’s two largest oil producers, Angola and Nigeria, experienced such different outcomes? This book reveals how Angola’s leader used oil wealth to consolidate a 38-year autocracy, while in Nigeria, perennial contestation for power created a more competitive system.
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 innovative biography of Luigi Einaudi, an outstanding Italian political personality of the 20th century, highlights his lesser-known contributions. His proposals for a European federation inspired the EU, and his monetary policies prefigured today’s European Central Bank.
Local Integration of Refugees in Cameroon
As wars provoke forced migration in Africa, Cameroon has become a safe haven for refugees. This book explores the crises causing this migration, the international legal bases for humanitarian assistance, and the sustainable measures taken by the UNHCR and its partners.
In an age of Capitalist cultural crisis, this book studies the relationship between culture and Capitalism to understand the struggle for Socialism—for a society based on a free culture and a free humanity.
Based on the author’s firsthand experience, this book covers advances in responding to CBRNe threats. It focuses on effective communication during severe events and modern systems using quantum tech and AI for the remote detection of chemical agents and explosives.
This volume analyses the political activities of migrant groups and diasporas in their host countries and homelands. It combines theoretical approaches and case studies to detail their objectives, organizations, and links with political parties.
As governments worldwide innovate to provide better public services, this collection of essays highlights public service theory and practice. It is an excellent, updated resource for scholars, students and practitioners in public administration.
US Policy toward Chile in the 1970s
This book analyzes the bureaucratic politics of US foreign policy toward Chile during the 1970s. Based on original interviews with key officials and extensive archival research, it recreates internal debates in Washington and assesses the impact of US influence on Chile.
Connecting South-South Communities
This book offers an overview of over twenty-five years of relations between South Africa and Malaysia, evaluating their diplomatic, commercial, and cultural connections. It unpacks the notions of ‘African ways’ versus ‘Asian ways’ and highlights the role of non-state actors.
Russia-Eurasia Relations
Across the world, there are regions caught between identity and power. This book analyses the great powers’ challenges in Eurasia within the framework of strategic interests, conflict, and cooperation.
From the 1870s to the 1920s, a political struggle raged over public houses. Temperance reformers clashed with the powerful drink trade over compensation for pub closures, creating a stalemate broken only by a controversial deal and radical WWI experiments like State Purchase.
How Political Eras End
Is the UK at ‘the end of a political era’? This book analyses the seismic shifts since the 2016 EU Referendum, comparing them with past eras to make a compelling case. It defines what a political era is, exploring vital issues like democracy, identity, and migration.
The New European Union and Its Global Strategy
The European Union faces unprecedented crises. As it projects itself as a global actor, reshaping ties with the United States, China, and Russia, its future remains a subject of intense debate. This volume offers answers regarding the conundrum of the EU’s transformations.
Spanning 50 years, these essays investigate the role of intellectuals in China’s dramatic changes. They explore the tension between utopian dreams and the quest for human rights, offering a unique perspective that challenges both official Chinese and Western narratives.
Reframing the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy
This book explores the European Union’s need for hard power to provide the military security its citizens demand. It clarifies the future of the EU’s defense policy, introducing the controversial possibility of a unified army with a practical, data-driven approach.
Born from WWI propaganda, public diplomacy is a tool to influence foreign populations. But the earliest US attempts failed, torn between public idealism and self-interested pragmatism. This book evaluates the pioneering 1918 campaign directed at the Mexican people.
In this collection, Nigeria’s most notable scholars offer insights into the pitfalls of governance and institutional dysfunctions that threaten the vitality of the Fourth Republic—the nation’s longest stretch of democratic rule since the end of military regimes.
This book discusses 300 years of change in Dutch corruption and public morality between 1648 and 1940. Through rich historical case studies, it tells the story of how ideas of “good” government evolved, placing them in a wider European context.
This book interrogates the controversial civil-military relations debate in Zimbabwe. It demonstrates the complexity of the relationship between military institutions and civic societies, particularly in developing countries, and brings this history up to date.