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This proceedings book provides selections from the 2023 Topical Issues in International Political Geography (TIPG) meeting.This gathering addresses the main issues of contemporary political geography and international relations, providing a platform for discussion and...
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Springer
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2024-12-23
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In this new edition of his now classic 1999 book, Jonathan Olsen explores the relationship between the far right and the environment, or what he terms “right-wing ecology.” Arguing that radical environmentalism is not exclusively a domain of the left, Olsen shows how...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-12-23
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Die Kommunalverwaltungen in Deutschland befinden sich in einem akuten Spannungsfeld: Der Reformdruck steigt, aufgrund diverser Herausforderungen wird eine neue Rolle gefordert, um gestaltend und moderierend auf die lokale sozial-ökologische Transformation zu wirken. Dem...
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Springer VS
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2024-12-23
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This book addresses water privatization from a historical-sociological perspective and argues against the unrelenting imposition of neoprivatist water politics worldwide. Water is essential for life, but it is also a source of economic and political power. Prevailing...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-12-23
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Government and market failures spur many citizens to practical action today. Around the globe people form renewable energy cooperatives, provide support for marginalized populations, and deliver alternative justice and care services. What motivates citizens to begin...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2024-12-22
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The Market in Global International Society tracks the idea and practice of the market through both modern and premodern times, and its evolution as a primary institution in international relations over the past two centuries. It develops a new approach to understanding...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2024-12-22
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This book examines the consequences of nationalization for members of Congress and the voters they represent. Constituents have come to evaluate their elected representatives on the basis of their national policy records. Although the public expects the government to...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-12-21
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This book explores the nexus between social media use among young people and political participation in Vietnam, which presents a novel case example for examining whether social media can expand the public sphere to become involved in everyday politics. With an...
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Springer
Parution :
2024-12-21
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Gleichwertige Lebensverhältnisse zu gewährleisten, ist in Deutschland ein rechtlich verankertes Ziel. Dieses Open-Access-Buch analysiert, welche Aspekte Menschen wichtig sind, wenn es um ein gutes Leben geht, mit welchen Orten oder Regionen sie ihre Lebensverhältnisse...
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Springer VS
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2024-12-21
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This book offers an analytical tool for identifying and analysing the linguistic mechanisms that shape American national identity in public discourses. Drawing on methods from (critical) discourse analysis and corpus linguistics, the authors provide insights into...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-12-20
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China's military has entered a new era. It has acquired modern weapons to rival the world’s finest, undergone a massive restructuring under Xi Jinping, and been on the frontlines of territorial disputes with Japan, India, Vietnam, and the Philippines. It is readying...
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Polity
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2024-12-20
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What do convicted terrorists really believe when they say they committed their acts in the name of a higher authority? Combining oral history, social psychology, and historical research, Beatrice de Graaf explores the belief systems that underlie acts of religious...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2024-12-20
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This book analyzes major human security threats in the MENA region, including food, water, energy, climate, and health security. It also examines sectarian conflict, terrorism, and poverty in the region. The author highlights the relationship between human security...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-12-20
Collection :
Palgrave Studies in Global Security
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Progressive political organizing faces a chicken-and-egg predicament. On the one hand, those who are most impacted by a circumstance should be the ones identifying problems and developing solutions. On the other hand, simply being a worker does not make one a unionist...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2024-12-20
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The discourse surrounding freedom of religion and expression in Muslim-majority countries is complex and multifaceted, shaped by a myriad of factors including cultural, political, and legal dynamics. This volume examines the complex interplay of these factors...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-12-19
Collection :
Political Economy of Islam
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This book analyses political leadership, addressing key questions central to the ongoing debate on the transformation of contemporary democracies. What exactly is political leadership? How does the relationship between leadership and power shape democratic...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-12-19
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This book presents a comprehensive view of governance reforms, changes, and developments in the structure, process, and cultures of governments and public administration systems around the world since the 1980s. The focus of this book is on the last forty years of...
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Springer
Parution :
2024-12-19
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This book explores how different Chinese social groups portray or discuss the European Union. The authors engage with issues such as trade, populism, EU crises, systemic rivalry and the Chinese media’s representation of European integration and Brexit. They use...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-12-18
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Dominic Ongwen was abducted in 1987 when he was 8 or 9 years old by the Lord’s Resistance Army (‘LRA’) in Northern Uganda and trafficked as a child soldier; he made multiple unsuccessful attempts to escape, and finally succeeded in late 2014. ...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-12-18
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This open access volume offers a unique interdisciplinary analysis of the current structure of global governance on tax, trade, and investment. It explores the interplay between actors, critiques current norm-making procedures, and proposes concrete solutions for...
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Springer
Parution :
2024-12-18
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