Is democracy in crisis? Amidst a loss of trust in institutions, this volume brings together experts to shed light on the future of our democracies. By focusing on Japan and Germany, it determines transnational tendencies and country-specific consequences.
Explore theories and research on social influence. This book covers methods from advertising and propaganda to public relations, examining source credibility, the third-person effect, media agenda-setting, and the effectiveness of government communication campaigns.
Explore how communities use alternative planning to oppose government interventions. This book is the first systematic overview of activist planning, compiling 164 global cases with a comprehensive classification scheme for researchers and students.
This book provides empirical research on controversial media. How are users affected by erotica? Do violent depictions increase violence in society? How does political content, from media bias to online content, affect voters?
Gender-Based Violence and Religion
This book critically examines how religious doctrines are misused to justify violence against women and girls. It highlights the need for international human rights law to adapt to complex cultural realities, offering a crucial resource for advancing gender equality worldwide.
This book journeys through the hidden dangers of foodborne illness, exploring the science behind contamination. Drawing on real-life case studies, it serves as a practical guide to safeguarding your health and the food you eat every day.
Everyday Echoes Among African Scholars and Raconteurs
A distinctive blend of scholarly essays, short stories, and poems illuminates the experiences of African peoples. Scholars and artists merge research with creative insight, exploring the quest for a just society and the pursuit of a fulfilling, authentic life.
Feminist Activism in the Digital Era
This collection highlights a rich diversity of feminist activism. From digital resistance to gender-based violence in Pakistan to online organizing against abortion bans in Poland, movements use creative strategies that show a global unity in the fight for equality.
This collection provides a comprehensive overview of issues in the humanities at the turn of the 21st century, which create a veritable platform for the global redefinition and understanding of Africa’s rich cultures and traditions.
Violent Extremism in the 21st Century
This anthology provides global insights into violent extremism, questioning how and why it arises and what can be done about it. It contributes models, analyses, and practical tools for first-liners working to prevent extremism and rehabilitate those returning to society.
A Treatise on the Capitalist Society, Second Edition
Language is the foundation of capitalism. This book uses this unique lens to redefine private property, challenge Marx’s theory of surplus value, and reveal the wage labor system as a cooperative one, deepening your understanding of our economic reality.
This global history challenges our understanding of modern law and politics. From the Renaissance to WWII, it reveals how liberalism and fascism shaped justice not only in Europe, but in societies like the Ottoman Empire, India, and the Cherokee Nation.
An explosive insider account from 25 years at the Israeli Government Press Office. Discover the untold story of how journalists manipulated coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, creating a false narrative. A vital wake-up call for a free press.
A History of the American Nonprofit Sector
This history of the American nonprofit sector covers its independence in a seminal 19th-century Supreme Court decision, its 20th-century professionalization, and modern challenges like lobbying. It also analyzes nonprofits in pop culture. A key text for researchers and students.
Perceived Threats in Turkish Politics
This analysis of contemporary Turkey reveals how perceived threats shape its national identity, policy-making, and nationalism. Unpacking the ‘security-nationalism’ paradigm, it offers a unique insight into the mechanisms driving the politics of a major geopolitical player.
This manual is a framework for starting a new government. It guides non-technical readers in building a successful representative democracy that can be adapted to any culture. This researched, equitable approach is for all humankind—on Earth, underground, underwater, or in space.
Beyond Natural Resources to Post-Human Resources
Are natural resources limited, or does demand create its own supply? This book rejects these opposing views and offers a new theory to fundamentally change the way we think about resources, diversity, discontinuity, and the future of humanity.
A Malaysian Study of Mixed Methods
Roosli and O’Keefe focus on how to combine quantitative with qualitative methods in a research project. This approach, which is detailed here, is called ‘Triangulation’; a plan, structure and investigation strategy used to obtain answers to problems from an earlier stage.
Matriculture, Shamanism, and the Authority of Women
This book explores intersections between matriculture—the cultural worlds of women—and power in societies worldwide. Contributors analyze the forces that support or suppress women’s authority and agency, pointing to the social benefits of a thriving matriculture for all.
Cities and Protests
As protests over climate change, democracy, and human rights erupt worldwide, cities become the stage. This collection explores how a city participates in these struggles, negotiating its own identity while providing answers—or not—to the protesters and their cause.