Practical Politics 36

When Winston Spencer Churchill was born in 1874. No one could have predicted the path that lay ahead. But, as it turned out, from Winston's undistinguished academic career to his front-line experien……続きを見る

The latest edition of Politics offers a comprehensive and comparative approach to the essential components of democratic politics in today's states. The book begins by addressing ways of thinking ab……続きを見る

Eight years after the second Palestinian uprising, the Oslo accords signed in 1993 seem to have failed. The reasons for the failure continue to fascinate students, politicians, researchers and polic……続きを見る

This concise and accessible new text offers original and insightful analysis of the policy paradigm informing international statebuilding interventions. The book covers the theoretical frameworks an……続きを見る

A gripping and shocking insight into Russia's most influential oligarchs, including Roman Abramovich and Boris Berezovsky, from New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires. To u……続きを見る

Since 2005, Thailand has been in crisis, with unprecedented political instability and the worst political violence seen in the country in decades. In the aftermath of a military coup in 2006, Thaila……続きを見る

Bargaining between states in the international system is governed by rules which shape and constrain their bargaining behavior. However, these rules can be changed. When, why, and how do states barg……続きを見る

The world has vowed "Never again" in memory of the 800,000 Rwandans and other groups slaughtered by génocidaires. Yet, ever since the Holocaust, the international community has repeatedly betrayed i……続きを見る

The development of centre-regional relations has been at the forefront of Russian politics since the formation of the Russian state and numerous efforts have been made by the country’s subsequent ru……続きを見る

In today's world, public policies are increasingly associated with social and environmental risk and scientific uncertainty. Given such potential impacts on the moral freedom and equality for existi……続きを見る

Nicolo Machiavelli was born in Florence on 3rd May 1469. Over the centuries his words have become the bywords for manipulation, deception and other traits which we all feel are beneath us. But is T……続きを見る

अंग्रेजों ने हिंदुत्व को, राष्ट्रीयत्व को क्षीण करने का षड्यंत्र रचा, जिसे डॉ. बाबा साहब अंबेडकरजी ने समझा और समाज में आई बुराइयों को दूर करने का बीड़ा उठाया। वंचित वर्ग में प्रेरणा जगाकर उसमें ऊपर ……続きを見る

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अगस्त 2011 में मजबूत लोकपाल विधेयक की माँग को लेकर अन्ना हजारे का आमरण अनशन स्वतंत्र भारत के इतिहास की ऐतिहासिक घटना थी। कई घोटालों के उजागर होने के तुरंत बाद हुआ यह आंदोलन जिस तेजी से मध्यम वर्ग के……続きを見る

Chanakya was an Indian teacher, philosopher and royal advisor. He managed the first Maurya emperor Chandragupta’s rise to power at a young age. He is widely credited for having played an important r……続きを見る

विष्णुगुप्त चाणक्य एक असाधारण बालक थे। उनके पिता चणक एक शिक्षक थे। वह भी शिक्षक बनना चाहते थे। उन्होंने तक्षशिला विश्वविद्यालय में राजनीति और अर्थशात्र की शिक्षा ग्रहण की। इसके पूर्व वेद, पुराण इत्य……続きを見る

“I’ve never read a better explanation of why presidents lie.”ーJohn W. Dean, former counsel to President Nixon, The Washington Monthly By the end of the twentieth century, after decades of demoraliz……続きを見る

This volume explores the way governments endeavoured to build and maintain public support for the war in Afghanistan, combining new insights on the effects of strategic narratives with an exhaustive……続きを見る

Historically, there has been reluctance, from mainstream IR scholars as well as feminists, to seriously engage with women’s agency in warfare. Instead, scholarship has tended to focus on women’s act……続きを見る

It has become commonplace to observe the growing pervasiveness and impact of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). And yet the three central approaches in International Relations (IR) theory, Liber……続きを見る

As a central component of contemporary culture, films mirror and shape political debate. Reflecting on this development, scholars in the field of International Relations (IR) increasingly explore th……続きを見る

The remote vastness of Mongolia has remained somewhat of a mystery to most Westerners - no less so in the 20th century. Homeland of the legendary conqueror Chingiz Khan, in modern times Mongolia its……続きを見る

श्री नरेंद्र मोदी बहुआयामी व्यक्तित्व के धनी हैं। वे न केवल एक सशक्त और सफल प्रशासक हैं, अपितु एक प्रखर बौद्धक चिंतक, प्रभावी लेखक, प्रखर वक्ता, नीतिनिपुण राजनीतिक तथा समाज-सुधारक भी हैं। इस पुस्तक ……続きを見る

Pres. Jimmy Carter issued last-minute rules immediately before leaving the White House, creating frustration for the incoming Reagan Administration. As George W. Bush prepared to cede the Oval Offic……続きを見る

Presidential scholars, former and current policymakers, and a former president bring varied insights and analyses to consider the impact, influence, and legacy of the presidency of William Jefferson……続きを見る

Presidents of nations with constitutionally imposed term limits are often viewed as growing weaker as they approach the end of their time in office. However, in this important new study, political s……続きを見る

Some of today’s most prominent experts on the American presidency offer their perspectives, commentary, and analyses in this volume of studies, commissioned by the Fulbright Institute of Internation……続きを見る

President Ronald Reagan’s famous address to the Houses of Parliament is now consideredーin its spirit if not in its actual wordsーto be the initial enunciation of his “Evil Empire” stance. In this i……続きを見る

The contention of Film and the American Presidency is that over the twentieth century the cinema has been a silent partner in setting the parameters of what we might call the presidential imaginary.……続きを見る

Policy informatics is addressing governance challenges and their consequences, which span the seeming inability of governments to solve complex problems and the disaffection of people from their gov……続きを見る