Politics and Left Politics
This unapologetically political study of the Left outlines the core ideas of Socialism, Humanism, and Emancipation. It argues for a better Left, one that can change the world.
Anatomy of a Terrorist Organisation
Leading experts examine the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), tracing its evolution from a Cold War entity to a global network. This book analyzes the PKK’s ideology, propaganda, and operational dynamics, and its profound impact on regional geopolitics and global security.
Presidents, Religions, and Nuclear Decisions
This book explores how four Cold War presidents made pivotal nuclear decisions, significantly influenced by their religious heritage. It offers valuable insights into the complex interplay between religion, politics, and executive decisions in the nuclear arena.
Uniting traditional and technological sustainability, this book explores the India-Japan partnership’s potential. It delves into new tech, international relations, and climate change, offering a forward-looking perspective on sustainable development for policymakers and industry.
While China’s engagement across Africa has grown, there has been a dearth of attention on its relationship with Eritrea. Based on field research and robust data, this book fills that gap, providing a clear-eyed, comprehensive examination of China-Eritrea relations.
Emerging African Geopolitics
This book explores the intricate tapestry of African geopolitics, examining the continent’s socio-economic challenges and prospects. It navigates Africa’s complex interactions with global powers, the lingering shadows of colonialism, and the quest for a promising future.
African Democratic Montage
African states have the tools for democracy, but their varied application leads to fragile outcomes, rights violations, and military coups. This book explores why, using case studies to reveal the path to true democratic consolidation and good governance.
Challenging traditional theories, this book views institutions not as static constructs but as dynamic, adaptive systems. It introduces path emergence theory to show how small, decentralized actions can ripple through societies, fostering global and regional change.
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.
The London Underground Public Private Partnership 1997-2010
Confidential files reveal the bitter feud between Blair, Brown, and Livingstone for the London Underground. Uncover the political spin behind the spectacular collapse of the UK’s largest public-private deal—a staggering £450 million failure.
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.
The Access to Public Information
Information is a fundamental right and the pillar for exercising all others. It is the path to holding authorities accountable. This book explores how individuals can participate in public decision-making and reclaim their rightful ownership of public data.
The American Lobby
To understand American lobbying today, look to the Gilded Age—a time with no rules, when a lobbyist’s only limit was their imagination. This work examines the controversial and scandalous tools that became the foundation of modern lobbying practice.
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.
American Policy Discourses on China
This book’s compelling analysis examines the narratives surrounding US-China relations from early American perspectives to the present, revealing enduring perceptions of China that continue to significantly influence policy in the world’s most important bilateral relationship.
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.
This book focuses on the transformation of Turkish modernisation and democratisation. Contributors examine the dynamics behind the decline of democratic standards, the effects of the EU membership process, and the projection of domestic political struggles.
Liberal democracy has enriched lives, but it is under threat from totalitarian regimes and ideological extremes. This book argues that its defence against rising authoritarianism is the great moral imperative of our time, combining legal analysis, history, and philosophy.
Global Shifts in Human Trafficking
The modern approach to human trafficking is limited in scope. This book offers a comprehensive analysis, reviewing exploitation over the millennia and examining the application of trafficking laws to broaden the fight to include all forms of modern-day slavery.
This book tackles government underperformance, widely blamed on a lack of public accountability and widespread corruption. The author argues that the solution lies in government budgetary practice, showing how public budgeting can establish accountability in governance.