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This book is about protest politics and social movements led by a group of women, the “Mothers,” who were inadvertently drawn into South Korea’s democratization movement from the 1970s to the 2000s.……続きを見る

Demokratie heißt Kontroverse, heißt Bewegung, heißt Veränderung. Doch allzu lange schon stagnieren die politischen Institutionen, die staatlichen ebenso wie die zivilgesellschaftlichen. Nun präsenti……続きを見る

Kommune, das ist weit mehr als eine Verwaltungseinheit, das sind wir alle. Kommune bedeutet ursprünglich "Gemeinschaft ": die Familie, das Dorf, die Stadt. Das sind die wahren Lernorte, für Kinder w……続きを見る

Based upon a three-year multi-disciplinary international research project, Political and Civic Participation examines the interplay of factors affecting civic and political engagement and participat……続きを見る

Around the developing world, political leaders face a dilemma: the very information and communication technologies that boost economic fortunes also undermine power structures. Globally, one in ten ……続きを見る

A step-by-step guide to visiting and immigrating to the United States Visiting and immigrating to the United States can be a complicated and confusing process. There are many rules and new procedure……続きを見る

Starke Frauen, gute Geschichten: In Porträts und Reportagen erzählt Karim El-Gawhary vom Leben in den dunklen Zeiten der Diktatur, während der Aufstände und in der heutigen arabischen Welt. "Es ist ……続きを見る

In 1975, Texas adopted a law allowing school districts to bar children from public schools if they were in the United States unlawfully. The US Supreme Court responded in 1982 with a landmark decisi……続きを見る

Since the end of the nineteenth century, city planners have aspired not only to improve the physical living conditions of urban residents but also to strengthen civic ties through better design of b……続きを見る

Haci-Halil Uslucan lässt den aufgeblasenen Polemikern und gefährlichen Populisten die Luft ab: Wo liegen die Chancen für unsere Gesellschaft, wenn sie die türkischen Zuwanderer integriert? "Jetzt si……続きを見る

The idea of the ‘nation’ is a Western concept which has been applied to Southeast Asia. It is a project which has been in progress since the last century but is still incomplete. Various theoretical……続きを見る

Social structure may historically have been of primary importance in accounting for the attitudes and behaviour of many citizens, but now changes in social structure have diminished the role played ……続きを見る

National service and volunteerism enjoy a rich history in the United States and an emergent future in other parts of the world. However, there remains relatively scant evidence of overall impact of ……続きを見る

The Aporia of Rights is an exploration of the perplexities of human rights, and their inevitable and important intersection with the idea of citizenship. Written by political theorists and philosoph……続きを見る

Revolution and Rebellion in Mexican Film examines Mexican films of political conflict from the early studio Revolutionary films of the 1930-50s up to the campaigning Zapatista films of the 2000s. Ma……続きを見る

This book addresses the climate change crisis through scientific, historical, and spiritual lenses. Using Bernard Lonergan’s functional specialization method, developed to facilitate collaboration a……続きを見る

Patriotism is a powerful force that compels men and women to give full support to their government in time of war. But patriotism and loyalty are largely based on the belief that one has a personal ……続きを見る

Former Senator Gary Hart’s The Republic of Conscience is a meditation on the growing gap between the founding principles of the United States Constitution and our current political landscape. Going ……続きを見る

Ralph Nader is one of America’s most controversialーand uncompromisingー public figures. He is a man on a mission who believes that taking on the powers that be involves more than just talking about……続きを見る

Political commentator and public policy analyst Gilles Paquet examines the benefits and drawbacks of Canada's multiculturalism policy. He rejects the current policy which perpetuates difference and ……続きを見る

In this book, Maskivker argues that there ought to be a right not to participate in the paid economy in a new way; not by appealing to notions of fairness to competing conceptions of the good, but r……続きを見る

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What does disgust have to do with citizenship? How might pain and pleasure, movement, taste, sound and smell be configured as aspects of national belonging? Senses and Citizenships: Embodying Politi……続きを見る

This key text brings together twenty activists, officials and researchers from the five continents to discuss this burning question of today's globalization debate. Providing rare, authoritative ana……続きを見る

German–Turkish relations, which have a long history and generally unrecognized depth, have rarely been examined as mutually formative processes. Isolated instances of influence have been examined in……続きを見る

The Baltic–Russian debates on the past have become a hot spot of European memory politics. Violent protests and international tensions accompanying the removal of the "Bronze Soldier" monument, whic……続きを見る

Any consideration of global migration in relation to work and citizenship must necessarily be situated in the context of the Great Recession. A whole historical chapter – that of neoliberalism – has……続きを見る

Chantal Mouffe’s writings have been innovatory with respect to democratic theory, Marxism and feminism. Her work derives from, and has always been engaged with, contemporary political events and int……続きを見る

The book explores the current role of nationality from the point of view of international law, reassessing the validity of the ‘classical’, state-centered, approach to nationality in light of the ‘n……続きを見る

There is no recent literature that underscores the transition from Pan-Africanism to Diaspora discourse. This book examines the gradual shift and four major transformations in the study of Pan-Afric……続きを見る