Political Science and International Relations – Page 8

The Changing Dynamics of the Relations among China, Taiwan, and the United States

Edited By: Cal Clark, Janet Clark

£39.99

China and Taiwan are divided by a sovereignty dispute, with the US in a central role. This book analyzes the triangular relations among Beijing, Taipei, and Washington, exploring what causes shifts from tense rivalry to rapprochement and how stable the future is.

Administrative System Innovation and Building a Public Service-Oriented Government

Edited By: Marc Holzer, Wei Hu, Mengzhong Zhang

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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.

To Democratize or Not? Trials and Tribulations in the Postcolonial World

Edited By: Volkan Ipek, Ebru Ilter-Akarcay

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This book brings together local voices from Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America to offer a comparative analysis of democracy and development. Contributors explore a shared disenchantment with politics, democratic backsliding, and the trials of the postcolonial era.

Democratic Consolidation and Europeanization in Romania

A One-Way Journey or a Return Ticket?

Edited By: Sergiu Mişcoiu

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Experts analyze Romania’s multi-dimensional transformation after 1989. This volume depicts the stages of democratic transition, Europeanization, and recent setbacks, providing a balanced and complete understanding of Romania’s post-communist challenges.

The European Union’s Eastern Neighbourhood Today

Politics, Dynamics, Perspectives

Edited By: Dan Dungaciu, Valentin Naumescu

£52.99

As the European Union faces a crisis and Russia becomes more assertive, Eastern Europe is caught in the middle. This volume explores the region’s opportunities, vulnerabilities, and dilemmas, along with the challenges of a possible second Cold War.

Challenges to Local Governance in the Pandemic Era

Perspectives from South Asia and Beyond

Edited By: John S. Moolakkattu, Jos Chathukulam

From £37.99

This volume is a collection of articles on the experiences of local governments in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. With a focus on South Asia, it also provides perspectives from Europe, Africa and Latin America, offering clues for sustainable policy in the post-COVID era.

Mining Industry Association at Multiple Levels of Governance

Drilling Down

By: Aynsley Kellow, Marian Simms

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This book examines why the global mining industry lacked a representative group for so long, and how it finally formed one at the turn of the millennium in response to global environmental policy and the emerging focus on sustainable development.

Catalytic Strategies for Conscious Social Transformation

Leadership in Thought

Edited By: Garry Jacobs, Ivo Šlaus, Jüri Engelbrecht, Alberto Zucconi

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This collection of essays examines complex global challenges and advocates for fundamental change. It advances new thinking on human security, human-centered economics, and human rights, proposing integrated knowledge to bridge the divide between theory and social reality.

Transnational Migration, Diasporas and Political Action

Edited By: Maria Eugenia Cruset

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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.

Geopolitics of French in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa

Attitudes, Language Use, and Identities

By: Ibrahima Diallo

£58.99

Diallo offers a comprehensive study of the geopolitical, geolinguistic, and geostrategic challenges facing France and the French language in post-independence Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa, showing that their reputation has been seriously damaged in this context.

North African Mosaic

A Cultural Reappraisal of Ethnic and Religious Minorities

Edited By: Nabil Boudraa, Joseph Krause

£44.99

Forged from centuries of exchange, North African cultures flourish in a polysemic voice. This book explores them as a bridge between sub-Saharan peoples and Europe, an antidote to anemic politics, and a seminal force in the cross-flow of global destinies.

The Moral Psychology of Terrorism

Implications for Security

Edited By: Nathan Lean, Jalil Roshandel

£44.99

Why do terrorists kill? This volume moves beyond politics to explore the psychology, morality, and beliefs that fuel terrorism. With perspectives from many disciplines, it probes the minds of terrorists to understand this tragic path to violence.

Turkey’s Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East

Under the Shadow of the Arab Spring

Edited By: Ýdris Demir

£59.99

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.

Luigi Einaudi, the President Who Made Europe Move

By: Angelo Santagostino

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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.

In Search of a European Public Sphere

Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects

Edited By: Malgorzata Winiarska-Brodowska

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This vital collection offers insight into the European public sphere, providing Western and Eastern perspectives on media trends like misinformation and fragmentation. It analyzes current issues such as populism, migration, and foreign involvement in European affairs.

East-West Migration in the European Union

Edited By: Nicolae Marinescu

£70.99

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.

How Political Eras End

1906 and 2017

By: Eric Caines

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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.

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.

People, Power, and Politics in the Post-Pandemic World Order

Edited By: Ahmet Gökbel, Erman Akıllı, Burak Güneş

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2020 showed that the international system is always open to global crises. The COVID-19 pandemic initiated a transition whose effects still carry on. This book explores the pandemic's significant effect on migration management, climate change, diplomacy, and globalisation.

2020 showed that the international system is always open to global crises. The COVID-19 pandemic initiated a transition whose effects still carry on. This book explores the pandemic’s significant effect on migration management, climate change, diplomacy, and globalisation.

Back to Maastricht

Obstacles to Constitutional Reform within the EU Treaty (1991-2007)

Edited By: Carlo Spagnolo, Leila Simona Talani

£44.99

After the Cold War, European integration sought a new legitimacy. This book argues the Maastricht Treaty established a constitutional framework for a new polity without resolving its purpose, linking these decisions to the defeat of the Constitutional Treaty.

The European Debt Crisis

Causes, Consequences, Measures and Remedies

Edited By: Ali Ari

£44.99

The global financial crisis led to a European sovereign debt crisis that threatens the future of the EU. This book provides answers from theoretical and empirical perspectives, exploring the causes, consequences, and potential solutions to the ongoing crisis.