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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

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 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

Regional Parallelism and Corruption Scandals in Nigeria is a ground-breaking book that offers fresh perspectives on the character and role of the African media in covering corruption scandals. It ex……続きを見る

This book offers an analysis of social security in Ireland from 1981 to 2016 - a period of immense economic and social change during which social provisions such as pensions and family benefits were……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

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

Was the Partition of India inevitable? Was it a ‘clash of civilizations’ between Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs of the Indian subcontinent? Was the Partition a momentous event or a long-drawn-out messy ……続きを見る

Media coverage of climate change has attracted much scholarly attention because the extent of such coverage has an agenda-setting effect and because the ways in which the coverage is framed can infl……続きを見る

* How this book distinguishes itself in the market and from the other 3 recently published books on the same subject: It is the the only impeachment-related title that looks at Constitutional law an……続きを見る

This book represents the first study dedicated to Twentieth Century German Art, the 1938 London exhibition that was the largest international response to the cultural policies of National Socialist ……続きを見る

El desarrollo tecnológico ejerce influencia sobre el sistema democrático, conlleva cambios en el funcionamiento de las organizaciones e instituciones políticas y afecta de manera particular al Parla……続きを見る

Im zweiten Band „Politisches Krisenmanagement“ geht es primär darum, wie wir uns derzeit auf Krisen vorbereiten, die wir nicht zu verhindern imstande waren. Dieses Problem wird seit einiger Zeit unt……続きを見る

This book assesses the 1991 Child Support Act and demonstrates how its failure was ‘foreseeable’ and ‘foreseen’. It provides an understanding of the creation, and failure, of the Act, as well as pro……続きを見る

The rhetoric of heroism pervades politics. Political leaders invoke their own heroic credentials, soldiers are celebrated at sporting events, ordinary citizens become state symbols (or symbols of op……続きを見る

This comprehensive volume is a three-part study of whether the Chinese political system has maintained a significant degree of regime legitimacy in the context of rising domestic discontent, in part……続きを見る

George H. Rodriguez has dedicated his life to sharing conservative values with fellow Hispanics and all-Americans. As a Ronald Reagan and George H. Bush appointee, he worked with the Department of J……続きを見る

It would be difficult to find a more interesting topic than the relationship between the news media and politics, especially given that Americans are now living in the "Twitter presidency" of Donald……続きを見る

What are the key challenges facing our increasingly digitized democracy, and how might we as citizens contribute to resolving them? This book explores these questions, adopting a multi-disciplinary ……続きを見る

Focusing on contexts of accelerated economic and political reform, this volume critically examines the role of slogans in the contemporary projects of populist mobilization, neoliberal governance, a……続きを見る

Congress is a bicameral legislature in which both the House and Senate must pass a bill before it can be enacted into law. The US bicameral system also differs from most democracies in that the two ……続きを見る

The election of Donald Trump as US President in 2016 seemed to catch the world napping. Like the vote for Brexit in the UK, there seemed to be a new de-synchronicity – a huge reality gap – between t……続きを見る

The Middle East and North Africa have recently experienced one of the highest population growth rates in the world, something which has profoundly affected the wider region and its institutions. In ……続きを見る

The judicial system in a liberal democracy is deemed to be an independent branch of government with judges free from political agendas or societal pressures. In reality, judges are often influenced ……続きを見る

Una discusión política de gran envergadura. Dos generaciones, dos maneras distintas de entender España, frente a frente. Pablo Iglesias y Enric Juliana son personalidades extraordinariamente lúcidas……続きを見る

In ‘Het koninkrijk van de angst’ merkt filosofe Martha Nussbaum op dat het politieke debat sterk is gepolariseerd en dat we niet meer in staat lijken met elkaar te communiceren. Ze is niet de enige ……続きを見る