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This book looks at the fundamental components of national identity as understood by ordinary nation members, and the way in which it is mobilised by political elites. Drawing on an original case comparison between Wales and the Basque Country, the author suggests there...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2018-08-10
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This book combines political theory with media and communications studies in order to formulate a theory of post-truth, concentrating on the latter’s preconditions, context, and functions in today’s societies. Contrary to the prevalent view of post-truth as primarily...
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Palgrave Pivot
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2018-08-10
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A research-based guide to political psychology that is filled with critical arguments from noted experts Political Psychology is solidly grounded in empirical research and critical arguments. The text puts the emphasis on alternative approaches to psychological enquiry...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2018-08-10
Collection :
BPS Textbooks in Psychology
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National Identity in 21st-Century Cuban Cinema tours early 21st-century Cuban cinema through four key figures—the monster, the child, the historic icon, and the recluse—in order to offer a new perspective on the relationship between the Revolution, culture, and national...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2018-08-10
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Populistische Ideologeme und populistische Kommunikation beruhen auf Narrativen, also erzählerischen Grundmustern, die gesellschaftliche Denkmuster abbilden. Eine narrative Analyse dieser Muster führt zu einem besseren Verständnis des Phänomens des Populismus. In diesem...
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Springer VS
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2018-08-09
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Russian novels, poetry and ballet put the country squarely in the European family of cultures and yet there is something different about this country, especially in terms of its political culture. What makes Russia different? Maxim Trudolyubov uses private property as a...
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Polity
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2018-08-08
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This volume brings together well-versed authors from four continents to critically discuss the roots of neoliberalism and how academics use the word today. Neoliberalism has recently recycled and mutated towards new forms of radicalization where fear plays a leading...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-08-08
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With more than 500,000 people killed and at least half the population displaced, Syria's conflict is the most deadly of the twenty-first century. Russia's decision to join the war has broken the long military and political stalemate but it looks unlikely to deliver any...
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Polity
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2018-08-08
Collection :
Hot Spots in Global Politics
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Mariette Fink untersucht das Zusammenspiel verschiedener Akteure rund um die Stellung erwerbstätiger Frauen in den europäischen Nationalstaaten und stellt die Frage, inwieweit europäische Integration als Chance für die Gleichstellung der Geschlechter bewertet werden...
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Springer VS
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2018-08-07
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According to this book, the United States is currently in a moment of crisis, fomented by anxieties around race and gender politics. Unlike fear, which is usually focused on a particular object, anxiety is indeterminate and uncertain. It is also the emotion that led to...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-08-07
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This book examines the nature of transnational organized crime and gangs, and how these diverse organizations contribute to violence, especially in so-called fragile states across Central and Latin America. While the nature of organized crime and violence differs...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-08-07
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The economic policies of reactive states such as Turkey and Greece, both of which have shown limited ability to implement institutional reforms in recent years, have paved the way for deep crises.The crises are devastating for both societies’ social fabric, but they...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-08-07
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Swiss citizens approve of their government and the way democracy is practiced; they trust the authorities and are satisfied with the range of servicesSwiss governments provide. This is quite unusual when compared to other countries. This open access book provides...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-08-07
Collection :
Governance and Public Management
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Angebote Sozialer Arbeit werden selten auf Basis ihres institutionellen Kontextes reflektiert. Mittels einer räumlichen Perspektive eröffnen die Beiträge besondere Sichtweisen auf Bedarfe von Klient*innen, fachliches Arbeiten des Personals und vielschichtige soziale...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2018-08-06
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This book clarifies the misconceptions and misinterpretations of the Chinese Path through historical and market logic. The author begins with a historical review of Chinese institutions from their cultural origins to their modern connotations: Chinese regard unity over...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-08-06
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This edited volume takes a close look at Nicos Poulantzas’s thought as a means of understanding the dynamics of the capitalist, neoliberal state in the 21st century. Nicos Poulantzas has left us with one of the most sophisticated theories of the state in the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-08-06
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This book is a comprehensive overview of the theory, history, law, institutional framework and culture of global diplomacy. It reflects on the key existential challenges to the institution and addresses aspects that are often overlooked in diplomatic studies: inter alia...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-08-06
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The critical theory of the Frankfurt School has undergone numerous and at times fundamental changes over the last ninety years. Since the late 1960s, it has been characterized primarily by Jürgen Habermas’s “communicative turn” and a focus on normative foundations....
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-08-04
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This book examines the problem of accountability in two African political systems, South Africa and Nigeria. Despite the principle of separation of powers and the doctrine of checks and balances among the institutions of governance, a burgeoning governance crisis...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-08-03
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This book starts with four aspects - subject’s cognition, way of thinking, political value and ideology, conducts comparative studies on political culture. Amid using the concept of political culture in western academic circles, it makes comprehensive supplement for...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-08-03
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