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This volume illustrates the diversity of populism globally. When seeking power, populists politicize issues, and point to problems that need to be addressed such as inequalities, the loss of nationa……続きを見る

Populism is on the rise in Europe and the Americas. Scholars increasingly understand populist forces in terms of their ideas or discourse, one that envisions a cosmic struggle between the will of th……続きを見る

Over the course of the twentieth century, Japan has experienced a radical shift in its self-perception. After World War II, Japan embraced a peaceful and anti-militarist identity, which was based on……続きを見る

Human Rights and the Judicialisation of African Politics shows readers how central questions in African politics have entered courtrooms over the last three decades, and provides the first transnati……続きを見る

Was ist eine gerechte Strafe? Gibt es sie überhaupt? Für den leidenschaftlichen und wortmächtigen Strafjuristen Thomas Fischer geht es um das, was unsere Gesellschaft zusammenhält: Ein selbstgegeben……続きを見る

Bürgerbeteiligung, d. h. die Beteiligung der Bürgerinnen und Bürger an politischen Planungsprozessen oder Entscheidungen, wird bereits in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz gefördert und gelebt……続きを見る

As the pace of economic change seems to only quicken, including rapid technological advance, today’s advanced economies face uncertainty from a number of directions, most of which have the potential……続きを見る

The Arctic is 5.5 million square miles and has been inhabited by humans for thousands of years, yet it is still a frontier of development. But who owns the Arctic? This book charts the history of pe……続きを見る

The international system is becoming increasingly legalized, with legal arguments and legal advisors playing an increasingly important part in the state policymaking process. Presenting a practice-o……続きを見る

The question of how Donald Trump won the 2016 election looms over his presidency. In particular, were the 78,000 voters who gave him an Electoral College victory affected by the Russian trolls and h……続きを見る

In this timely study, Ofer Feldman, Sonja Zmerli, and their team of experts shed light on the multiple ways communication affects political behavior and attitudes. Written for students and scholars ……続きを見る

This volume offers an original and theoretically grounded conceptualization and measurement of international parliamentary institutions and their role in ensuring the accountability of regional inte……続きを見る

How can we promote people-centered governance in Africa? Cell phones/ information and communications technology (ICT) are shown to be linked to neoliberal understandings of more democratic governanc……続きを見る

Language barriers in Belgium are egregious and unnecessary. The same is true in the European Union (EU), with its 24 official languages. Belgium can address its language problem and, in doing so, sh……続きを見る

This volume examines how Governmental agencies, non-profit organizations and educational institutions are mobilizing their resources to promote inclusion of refugees and internally displaced people.……続きを見る

Taalbarrières in België zijn flagrant en onnodig. Hetzelfde geldt voor de Europese Unie (EU) met zijn 24 officiële talen. België kan zijn taalprobleem aanpakken en door dit te doen de EU tonen hoe h……続きを見る

As America’s National Security Strategy changed, the Army reshaped itself from a Cold War   forward deployed force, prepared to fight the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact, to a force   projection Ar……続きを見る

In the months after the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 2017 decision to repeal network neutrality as US policy, it is easy to forget the decades of public, organizational, media and gover……続きを見る

This groundbreaking work adopts an alternative metaphor-based approach to challenge, unpack, and redefine our understanding of persuasion and strategic communication and the extents to which they sh……続きを見る

Many aspects of research activity in science are opaque to outsiders and this opacity infects how connections are made between science and other disciplines. The aim of Culture, Curiosity and Commun……続きを見る

"The data economy" is a term used by many, but properly understood by few. Even more so the concept of "big data". Both terms embody the notion of a digital world in which many transactions and data……続きを見る

'He who contemplates the depths of Paris is seized with vertigo. Nothing is more fantastic. Nothing is more tragic. Nothing is more sublime.' ー Victor Hugo Think of Paris and you might picture roma……続きを見る

Federalism is widely believed to be an efficient tool to quell ethnic conflict, yet recently there has been a pronounced global tendency among ethnic minorities to break away from larger nations. Ir……続きを見る

Climate change, economic crises, migration, and terrorism are among the many problems that challenge public governance in modern societies. Many of these problems are spanning political and administ……続きを見る

This edited volume assesses governance innovation and institutional change under the fifth generation of China’s political leaders headed by Xi Jinping. The configuration of long-term policy innovat……続きを見る

This book explores the images and perceptions of the EU in the eyes of their Strategic Partners. Spanning four continents, these ten important global actors – the BRICS together with the USA, Canada……続きを見る

Une analyse critique de la gestion et de l'exploitation des sources d'énergie au XXIe siècle. Chauffage, éclairage, mobilité, alimentation, production de biens et de services… l’énergie est à chaque……続きを見る

With the ending of the Cold War and the rise of a nationalistic ‘America First’ strategy, the post-war liberal international order, based upon the hegemonic power of the USA, is fading away. In its ……続きを見る

Identification vs profiling; state welfare vs state surveillance; privacy vs transparencyーAadhaar has bitterly polarized India since its launch in 2010. No other project has captured the imaginatio……続きを見る

How effective is the Indian polity in making laws and policies to address changing ground realities? How do its gears work? Which stakeholder groups are more successful in bringing about policy chan……続きを見る