Crisis in Governance
An academic view of military intervention in Bangladesh, with insights from unique personal experience and confidential documents. This book reveals unrecorded facts about the causes of the 2007 intervention and the ambiguous role of foreign powers.
This book explains the political significance of cultural constructions in global-local clashes, identity, and the self. Through diverse case-studies and interdisciplinary perspectives, authors interpret cultural politics and their consequential divides.
Culture and Paradiplomatic Identity
The contributions here investigate aspects that emphasise the essential role of culture as a promoter and supporter of peace and security and as an agent of regional and national development, and will particularly appeal to professors and students of political science.
This book examines the workings of rural local governments (Panchayati Raj institutions) in tribal areas of India. Through the case of Odisha, it shows how these institutions strengthen local governance and propel economic development for tribal communities.
Democracy and Security in the 21st Century
As the Western order is challenged by the rise of the Asia-Pacific, this book offers multidisciplinary perspectives on the political, economic, and cultural dimensions of this transformation, proposing responses to today’s global challenges.
This book examines the tension between democratic governance and the aspirations of a developmental state in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic. It unveils the contradictions where democratic ideals clash with the realities of economic progress, highlighting the challenges Nigeria faces.
Democracy Challenged in the 2022 Presidential Succession in Kenya
An intense struggle defined Kenya’s 2022 presidential succession, driven by the incumbent president’s determination to shape the outcome. This book explores the tools an Imperial President used to circumvent restrictions, revealing the barriers to democracy in Africa.
Democracy of the Oppressed
This book assesses the impact of India’s MGNREGA scheme on Adivasi/Indigenous people. It uncovers rampant corruption and inefficiency in the scheme’s implementation, while also providing new data showing the policy can be an important tool for mitigating violent conflict.
Amid its greatest crisis, is the European Union doomed? This book reveals the EU’s revolutionary core: the historic overcoming of the nation state and the birth of a pioneering post-national democracy, a model for the future of global governance.
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.
Democracy, the State and the Market
This text centres on the relationship between democracy, the State and the global market, demonstrating that their irreconcilability is merely a political choice. It proposes an agreement of cultural and economic cooperation aimed at spreading instruction and well-being for all.
Democratic Consolidation and Europeanization in Romania
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.
How can we turn the norm of universal democracy and human rights into a fact? This volume applies a political philosophy to key areas like international law, legislation, and global protection mechanisms to show what actions we can take and what instruments we can use.
Development and Decay of Public Administration in Bangladesh
This book analyzes the development and decay of public administration in Bangladesh, revealing how the British “steel frame” of bureaucracy provides its basis. Though post-colonial governments tried to form their own bureaucracy, they failed to retain its prestige and glory.
Dialogue Across Divides
This is the untold story of the Pugwash Conferences, Nobel Peace Prize winners who played a behind-the-scenes role in the world’s most intractable conflicts, from the Iran nuclear issue to talking to the Taliban, carving out a niche as contributors to diplomatic breakthroughs.
This book presents distinctive perspectives on the utility and limitations of science and technology in national security. The decisions being made to equip, train, and lead the future force need wisdom from experienced scientists, engineers, and innovators.
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.
Prominent administrative law scholars discuss how the law has adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic and can prepare for future emergencies. The book also considers the digitization of administrative law, a topic that will increasingly shape public law in the future.
This book reveals the powerful role of business people in shaping Taiwan’s economic diplomacy. A bottom-up analysis uncovers their global influence, proving their economic impact is a vital, yet overlooked, force in international relations.
Disruptions in Economic and Social Polity
Capitalism is in crisis and the neoliberal model has failed, causing major economic and social disruptions. This book analyzes these global issues, with particular reference to India, to find a direction for change and detail plans for future actions.