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In today’s complex and interconnected world, scholars of international relations seek to better understand challenges spurred by intensified global communication and interaction. The complex connect……続きを見る

Across the world, ecosystems are for sale. ‘Green grabbing’ – the appropriation of land and resources for environmental ends – is an emerging process of deep and growing significance. A vigorous deb……続きを見る

La Suisse va-t-elle disparaître ? Et son peuple ? Ce sont les questions auxquelles les Suisses vont se voir confrontés ces prochaines années. Déjà des professeur-e-s de droit public, des politicien-……続きを見る

Wie kommen wir wieder an kompetente Persönlichkeiten, die sich den "Job Politik" überhaupt antun? Wie überbrücken wir die immer größer werdende Kluft zwischen Politik und Bevölkerung? Sind Reformen ……続きを見る

Ron Paul is a medical doctor, U.S. Congressman, intellectual godfather of the Tea Party and three-time U.S. Presidential nominee. Despite his folksy demeanor, Paul has attracted many ardent supporte……続きを見る

Economic liberalisation processes and the rapid development of the private sector are widely visible signs of over thirty years of reform policies in the People’s Republic of China. Nevertheless, th……続きを見る

After WWII, the world entered a phase of extreme dynamics. The USA outpaced all other countries. More than 50 years later, it no longer has the radical esprit that brought about its hegemony. Still,……続きを見る

This book investigates the legal and political evolution of Chinese presidency from the period of its forerunner in the 1930s, its establishment in 1954 to its abolition in 1975, and its restoration……続きを見る

This fully updated edition of an essential introductory text offers a concise guide to the key structures and concepts in social policy and is now supplemented by unique and innovative digital conte……続きを見る

In this book, Senator Bernie Sanders explains where he comes from. He describes in detail how, after cutting his teeth in the Civil Rights movement, Sanders helped build an extraordinary grassroots ……続きを見る

Faith in the UK’s political system has reached new lows. Politicians and commentators are lining up to offer answers, but what if the problem goes beyond left and right, trust and bureaucracy? What ……続きを見る

Documentary filmmaking is one of the most vibrant areas of media activity in the Chinese world, with many independent filmmakers producing documentaries that deal with a range of sensitive socio-pol……続きを見る

Voters expect their elected representatives to pursue good policy and presume this will be securely founded on the best available knowledge. Yet when representatives emphasize their reliance on expe……続きを見る

The local food movement is one of the most active of current civil engagement social movements. This work presents primary evidence from over 900 documents, interviews, and participant observations,……続きを見る

El clam social a favor de la independència cada vegada és més indestriable de l’aspiració de construir un país ben governat, amb unes institucions de qualitat i lliures de corrupció. Però com ho hem……続きを見る

In recent years questions of ethical responsibility and justice in war have become increasingly significant in international relations. This focus has been precipitated by United States (U.S.) led i……続きを見る

Research polls, media interviews, and everyday conversations reveal an unsettling truth: citizens, while well-meaning and even passionate about current affairs, appear to know very little about poli……続きを見る

Electoral behaviour is one of the most dynamic areas of study in the field of comparative politics today. A strongly emerging theme in recent years has been the need to set the study of voting behav……続きを見る

Since its introduction in the early 1960s, Spanish-language television in the United States has grown in step with the Hispanic population. Industry and demographic projections forecast rising influ……続きを見る

Numerous scholars have noticed that certain political institutions, including federalism, majoritarian electoral systems, and presidentialism, are linked to lower levels of income redistribution. Th……続きを見る

This book analyzes the effect of policy on the digital game complex: government, industry, corporations, distributors, players, and the like. Contributors argue that digital games are not created no……続きを見る

Since Canada may be faced with a period of minority governments, it has become increasingly important to understand the role of the Head-of-State, the Governor General, in facing the challenge of dy……続きを見る

पुस्तक के पाँचवें खंड में कुछ उन आंदोलनकारियों को भी शामिल किया गया है जिनकी मौत पुलिस या माफिया की गोली से नहीं हुई, बल्कि जिन्होंने इलाज के अभाव में दम तोड़ा, जिनकी स्वाभाविक या दुर्घटना में मौत ह……続きを見る

En el contexto democrático actual -caracterizado por una pérdida de confianza y credibilidad ciudadana-, la competencia electoral es una guerra de percepciones, donde lo más importante no son los he……続きを見る

This important collection presents a radical reconception of the place of knowledge in contemporary policymaking in Europe, based not on assumptions about evidence, expertise or experience but on th……続きを見る

EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Popular views of white working-class communities are common but knowledge of their views on multiculturalism and change less so. This i……続きを見る

In 2002, after a long political struggle, Lula was elected Brazil’s first working class President amid huge expectations that he and the Workers’ Party (PT) would bring much-needed reform. A great d……続きを見る

Originally published in 1971. On May 4th, 1970, shots fired by the Ohio National Guard at Kent State University were heard around the world. People were either outraged by the killings or outraged a……続きを見る

Activism in any social movement group is, as Deborah Gould observes, a project of collective ‘world-making’. It is about changing the world out there by influencing policy and public opinion, but is……続きを見る

Renowned Marxist scholar and critical media theorist Christian Fuchs provides a thorough, chapter-by-chapter introduction to Capital Volume 1 that assists readers in making sense of Karl Marx’s most……続きを見る