This book demonstrates that the major traditions of thought from which the political values of the modern West have emerged are all, in the light of recent world history, in crucial respects incoherent or flawed. Zobraziť viac
What kind of people are suicide bombers? How do they justify their actions? In this meticulously researched and sensitively written book, journalist Christoph Reuter argues that popular views of these young men and women--as crazed fanatics or... Zobraziť viac
The last quarter century has been marked by the ascension of neoliberalism--market deregulation, state decentralization, and reduced political intervention in national economies. Not coincidentally, this period of dramatic institutional change has also... Zobraziť viac
Democracy in Europe is about the impact of European integration on national democracies. It argues that the oft-cited democratic deficit is indeed a problem, but not so much at the level of the European Union per se as at the national level. This is... Zobraziť viac
South Korea's phenomenal rise has been studied extensively in relation to democratisation and economic development. Through a comprehensive evaluation of South Korea's bilateral and multilateral relationships, Heo and Roehrig explore South Korea's rise... Zobraziť viac
Who are the American oligarchy? What do they want? How do they operate? Is there anything that can be done to contain their power? ... Zobraziť viac
Conflict--be it war between states, ethnic violence, civil war, or terrorist activity--endures, despite immense efforts to end it. How do states cope with conflict, minimize future threats, and reduce the risk of insecurity? Morgan outlines a spectrum... Zobraziť viac
This book compares existing approaches to regionalism and transregionalism and discusses its global impact on world politics and economy. It argues that for the changing world order, the development of transregionalism would have benign implications on... Zobraziť viac
Examines the internal dynamics of the Palestinian political elite and their impact on the struggle to establish a Palestinian state. This book argues that the Fatah leadership has attempted to mobilize social forces, local secular-nationalist and... Zobraziť viac
This book shows that Taiwan, unlike other countries, avoided serious economic disruption and social conflict, and arrived at its goal of multi-party competition with little blood shed. Nonetheless, this survey reveals that for those who imagine... Zobraziť viac
Political Analysis provides an accessible and engaging yet original introduction and distinctive contribution, to the analysis of political structures, institutions, ideas and behaviours, and above all, to the political processes through which they are... Zobraziť viac
"The European Union is the most successful supranational organization in history. It has reconciled former enemies, established a single market and a common currency, and reintegrated Central and Eastern Europe into the West. Yet the EU remains... Zobraziť viac
This book addresses some of the most pressing questions of our time: Is democracy threatened by globalisation? Is there a legitimacy crisis in contemporary democracies? Is the welfare state in individual countries under pressure from global trends?... Zobraziť viac
Since the path-breaking work of Karl Deutsch on security communities and Ernst Haas on European integration, it has been clear that international institutions may create senses of community and belonging beyond the nation state. Put differently, they... Zobraziť viac
"The Actors in Europe's Foreign Policy" is a timely survey of the interplay between the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy and the long-established national foreign policies of the Union's member states. Zobraziť viac
This volume presents a theory of constitutionalization as well as comparative analyses and case studies to underscore the claim that the European integration process itself engenders a democratic self-healing mechanism... Zobraziť viac
Nationalism Reframed is a theoretically and historically informed study of nationalism in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Zobraziť viac
The performance of governments is constantly under scrutiny. Providing evidence on strategies to improve the performance of public agencies is therefore essential to the practice of public management. This important 2006 contribution to the debate... Zobraziť viac
This book brings together leading scholars from a range of discipines to examine some of the most pressing questions asked of the role of human rights in international relations. The essays focus on the intersection between the role of judges, the... Zobraziť viac
Barrington Moore bequeathed comparativists a problem: how to reconcile his causal claim of 'no bourgeoisie, no democracy' with his normative 'dream of a free and rational society'. In this book, Mark I. Lichbach harmonizes causal methodology and... Zobraziť viac
