Sharing Concerns
This book draws together case analyses of public-private partnerships in Australia, France, Romania and Spain. The study illustrates that these partnerships are very adaptable and can take a variety of forms in different industries, regions or legal frameworks.
Consuming Visions
This collection of essays explores the “consuming visions” that shaped 20th-century American life. Ranging from the anti-chain store movement to the “bling” aesthetic, these innovative works reveal how questions of consumption have always been political.
This book presents the idea that reviews can be substantive essays, an art form with its own “shelf-life.” It collects the reviews of scholar Max J. Skidmore, Sr. to illustrate how reviews have a life of their own, evolving beyond the original work.
This collection of scholarly papers fills a gap in the literature on fiscal decentralisation in India. The papers critically review decentralisation since the 73rd/74th constitutional amendments, with a special focus on Kerala’s innovative initiatives.
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.
Asylum Seekers
Tribal Land Alienation and Political Movements
This study focuses on land alienation in tribal Andhra Pradesh since the colonial era. It examines how skewed socio-economic development and failed policies have fueled poverty, unrest, and violent political movements, revealing their underlying causes.
This book presents papers by graduate students on sustaining resilience in the Asia Pacific. After identifying contemporary issues, these papers propose frameworks for resolving them from a unique multidisciplinary and multilevel perspective.
This book brings together diverse perspectives on the War of 1812, exploring its effects through religion, literature, the press, Native American experiences, and the forging of a new Canadian identity.
This book collects the essential writings of the world’s great revolutionary thinkers. Committed to liberty, equality, and fraternity, they struggled for a better world. By studying their ideas, we can develop new visions for a world based on human freedom.
Resilience Under Siege
This anthology explores the challenges and solutions experienced within Zimbabwe’s economic and social spheres, with particular reference to the “crisis years” (2000-2008) and the “promising turn” (2009-2012), analysing how individuals and institutions responded to the crisis.
The Future of Post-Human Martial Arts
Contrary to the popular belief that martial arts are a spiritual path, their dark sides remain unexplored. This book offers an alternative way to understand their true nature, fundamentally changing how we think about the warrior’s body and spirit.
Guardians or Oppressors
This book analyzes why militaries in the Middle East and Mediterranean seek a guardianship role and how they react to democratization. It provides a multi-faceted understanding of complex civil-military relations in one of the world’s most unstable regions.
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.
Emancipating the Many
Eschewing the flawed promise of acting for the ‘common good’, this book discusses the process of individuation in order to elucidate contemporary experience as relational phenomena of networked human and non-human actors.
A Land of One’s Own
This book examines women’s land rights in Indian literature and society. As discrimination over land and property continues to keep women in a subordinate position, this book deals with the gap between women’s legal rights and their actual ownership of land.
Beyond the World of Titans, and the Remaking of World Order
Contrary to conventional wisdom, U.S. dominance is ending. The world is evolving towards a ‘post-post-Cold War era’—a world of titans and new empires remaking world order. This shift reveals the future emergence of a ‘union of the unions’ on earth and in space.
Interdisciplinarity in International Relations
This collection provides a unique, in-depth view of modern society’s problems using an interdisciplinary approach. It addresses issues in international relations, economics, law, and business, providing a better understanding and showcasing the potential of this method.
Dialogues of Love and Government
This study examines the Boethian dialogue form in Medieval texts on love and government. It links the dialogue to courtly love and Platonic politics, arguing that its irony implies a rejection of absolutist notions of love and government.
This book explores the domestic determinants of Italian policy towards European Political Cooperation (EPC). Highlighting Italy’s Mediterranean links through parliamentary debates and case studies, it provides the first full study of this crucial relationship.