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We are told that this is a new world, with which old theories cannot cope. But the dynamic driving the current global transformation is not as new as …

Sovereign nation states, which were formed in the context of major war, have been deeply exclusionary in their dealings with minority cultures and ali…

We live in a world which no longer questions itself, which lives from one day to another managing successive crises and struggling to brace itself for…

'Globalization' is a word that is currently much in use. This book is an attempt to show that there is far more to globalization than its surface mani…

At the 2005 UN World Summit, world leaders endorsed the international principle of Responsibility to Protect (R2P), acknowledging that they had a resp…

In the past 25 years, the distribution of income and wealth in Britain and the US has grown enormously unequal, far more so than in other advanced cou…

The turn of the century has seen the US greatly enhance its military supremacy across the world. It has also played a key role in shaping the internat…

At the end of the Cold War, there was much talk of a new world order in which the sovereign state would be held to democratic account, fundamental rig…

This book provides an accessible account of popular political, social and economic movements in the Third World. Focusing on poor and marginalized gro…

With the growing challenges of economic globalization and national welfare state retrenchment, the development and future of EU social policy has beco…

Globalization is now widely discussed but the debates often remain locked within particular disciplinary discourses. This book brings together for the…

How should one understand the nature and possibilities of political radicalism today? The political radical is normally thought of as someone who stan…

Strategy is not a modern invention. It is an essential and enduring feature of human history that is here to stay. In this original essay, Colin S. Gr…

Many books have been written about war, but few have focused on how wars can be brought to an end. Wars are rarely inevitable however and this book is…

Long regarded as an empty and inhospitable environment, the deep ocean is rapidly emerging as an ecological hot spot with a remarkable diversity of bi…

A unique approach to human behavior that integrates and interprets the latest research from cell to society Incorporating principles and findings from…

This book provides a highly original account of the changing meaning of democracy in the contemporary world, offering both an historical and philosoph…

Those who work with children and young people have a responsibility to safeguard and promote their welfare. Recognizing and detecting signs of emotion…

In this pathbreaking book, one of the world’s leading analysts of globalization and global governance confronts the failures of international politics…

The ideas of Hans Morgenthau dominated the study of international politics in the United States for many decades. He was the leading representative of…

Guibernau offers a comparative analysis of nationalist movements in nations without states.

Gathering among the best European specialists of welfare state comparisons, this book organises comprehensive and up to date information on European w…

When India was invented as a «modern» country in the years after Independence in 1947 it styled itself as a secular, federal, democratic Republic comm…

The lifestyle, economic basis and political affiliations of the British upper class are the focus of this exciting new textbook. Combining a review of…

George Bush leaves the White House in January 2009 and the United States goes back to “normal”, right? Wrong, argues Susan George in this fascinating,…

Politics was once regarded as an activity which could give human societies control over their fate. However, there is now a deep pessimism about the a…

The idea of finding a 'third way' in politics has become a focus of discussion across the world. Political leaders, in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin …

This book provides seven studies that address major issues such as the human rights and human security nexus, gender aspects of human security, ethica…

Europe's social model – its system of welfare and social protection – is regarded by many as the jewel in the crown. It is what helps to give the Euro…

In recent years there has been a tendency to intervene in the military, political and economic affairs of failed and failing states and those emerging…

A good political community is one whose citizens are actively engaged in deciding their common future together. Bound together by ties of national sol…

Politics was once a term with an array of broadly positive connotations, associated with public scrutiny, deliberation and accountability. Yet today i…

This book provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the major political thinkers of modern Germany. It includes chapters on the works o…

Overstretched provides fresh perspectives on the reality of European family life where care and paid work need to be woven together on a daily basis, …

Korea is one of the critical flashpoints in the world today. News of North Korea's recent nuclear tests, conducted in defiance of international pressu…

This volume offers an incisive overview of central issues and controversies in political thought and analysis. It includes major discussions of the id…

This innovative new text is derived from a highly successful Open University course of the same title. It takes as a dominant theme the contested issu…

Until the late 1980s, there were very few democratically elected governments in the developing world. These areas were characterized by a range of aut…

Since the end of the Cold War, activists and scholars alike have celebrated the phenomenal growth of transnational social movements across the globe. …

The terms 'global' and 'civil society' have both become part of the contemporary political lexicon. In this important new book, Mary Kaldor argues tha…

In this lively and accessible book, Matt Matravers considers the role of responsibility in politics, morality and the law. In recent years, responsibi…

In this book, Bruno Latour pursues his ethnographic inquiries into the different value systems of modern societies. After science, technology, religio…

The European Union seems incapable of undertaking economic reforms and defining its place in the world. Public apathy towards the EU is also increasin…

East Asia has re-emerged after a long eclipse as a centre of world wealth creation and growth. Over the past four decades the region’s share of world …

Wars throughout history have been fought in the name of ideology, religion and the pursuit of peace. Our thinking about war – when it is justified, ho…