Society & social sciences
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Society & social sciences
Hardcover. This book examines constructions of 'national' citizenship in the context of perceived internal division, including devolution, multiculturalism, ethno-religious conflict, post-conflict and refugees, drawing on a wide range of countries such as Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the UK, Ukraine, Canada and Palestinians in Lebanon. Editor(s): Kiwan, Dina Jane. Series: Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSL; JFSR; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230303416
- ISBN
- 9780230303416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This comprehensive, state-of-the-art reference work provides the first systematic review to date of how sociologists have studied the relationship between race/ethnicity and educational inequality over the last thirty years in eighteen different national contexts. Editor(s): Stevens, Peter A. J.; Dworkin, A. Gary. Num Pages: 676 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JNF; JNK; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 235 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1190.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230304284
- ISBN
- 9780230304284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.06
€ 133.06
Hardcover. When the global financial system crashed, governments in America and Britain perfomed the greatest bailout in history. The legacy is record government debt, low growth and a new era of austerity. A stellar cast of contributors, including Tim Bale, Wyn Grant and Graham Wilson provide a sophisticated account of how the administrations are faring. Editor(s): Casey, Terrence. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBB; JPB; JPHF; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230304581
- ISBN
- 9780230304581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.88
€ 67.88
Hardcover. This comparative study focuses on the changing relations between civil servants and politicians in the European Union in the last two decades. As well as national case studies this book also looks into politico-administrative relations in supranational institutions such as the European Commission and the European Parliament. Editor(s): Neuhold, Christine; Vanhoonacker, Sophie; Verhey, Luc. Series: Public Sector Organizations. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFE; JPP; JPSN2; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230304833
- ISBN
- 9780230304833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardcover. Executive Politics in Times of Crisis brings together leading international scholars to consider key trends and challenges that have defined executive politics over the past decade. It showcases key debates in executive politics and contributes to an understanding of the 'executive factor' in political life. Editor(s): Lodge, Martin; Wegrich, Kai. Series: Executive Politics and Governance. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPH; JPP; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230304864
- ISBN
- 9780230304864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Paperback. Combining practical experience with academic analysis this book explores the social and organizational dynamics of performance indicators. It moves beyond the technicalities of measurement and indicators and looks at how performance information is changing the public sector. Editor(s): Dooren, Wouter van; Van de Walle, Steven. Series: Governance and Public Management. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230309128
- ISBN
- 9780230309128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.27
€ 138.27
Hardcover. This book argues that it is the fluidity of women's identities that enables them to bridge the gender divides and roles ascribed to them by society and culture with those that they have chosen for themselves whilst retaining a sense of their self. Editor(s): Afshar, Haleh. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230314092
- ISBN
- 9780230314092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Hardcover. Specialists in Conservative Party politics examine the effectiveness of the Cameron led coalition. The contributors examine Cameron as leader and Prime Minister; the Conservatives' modernisation strategy; the level of ideological coherence in 'liberal conservatism'; and the impact of the coalition on a range of policy areas and on 'New' Labour. Editor(s): Heppell, Timothy; Seawright, David. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPFM; JPHL; JPL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230314108
- ISBN
- 9780230314108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardcover. What comes next for a former leader in a democracy - a Prime Minister or President obliged to leave office because they have lost an election, come to the end of their constitutionally-fixed term, lost the backing of their party, or chosen to leave? This book analyses the role and political influence of former leaders in Western democratic states. Editor(s): Theakston, Kevin; Vries, Jouke de. Series: Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHL; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230314474
- ISBN
- 9780230314474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. An exploration of how the EU is influenced by multilateral institutions. There has recently been a dramatic increase in interaction between the EU and multilateral institutions. This book shows that international institutions shape EU policies, as well as acting as a source of preferences and strategies for EU stances internationally. Editor(s): Costa, Oriol; Jorgensen, Knud Erik. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPH; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230314481
- ISBN
- 9780230314481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Hardcover. An assessment of the capacity of the EU to coordinate actors and policies with regards to global development. The authors argue that the EU and its member states have the potential to act for global development when they are able to improve policy and actor coherence, such as through better linking of bilateral and community programmes. Editor(s): Ganzle, Stefan; Grimm, Sven; Makhan, Davina. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; GTF; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 220 x 14. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230319677
- ISBN
- 9780230319677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.52
€ 67.52
Hardcover. An exploration and analysis of the regulation and practices of citizens' initiatives in eleven European democracies and the EU. The contributors to this volume shed light on how citizens' initiatives influence patterns of political agenda-setting in representative democracies and how they can contribute to participatory democracy. Editor(s): Setala, Maija; Schiller, Theo. Series: Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPHV; JPP; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230319691
- ISBN
- 9780230319691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Hardcover. Beyond Citizenship? Feminism and the Transformation of Belonging pushes debates about citizenship and feminist politics in new directions, challenging us to think 'beyond citizenship', and to engage in feminist re-theorizations of the experience and politics of belonging. Editor(s): Roseneil, Sasha. Series: Citizenship, Gender and Diversity. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFFS; JFSJ; JHB; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230320543
- ISBN
- 9780230320543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Paperback. This edited volume provides new empirical evidence of far-reaching changes to welfare states globally, which have changed the boundaries of the 'public' and 'private' domain within the mixed economies of welfare. Various modes of policy intervention are investigated, providing a nuanced account of reforms in the past decade. Editor(s): Seeleib-Kaiser, Martin. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSB; JPB; JPP; LNTH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230321779
- ISBN
- 9780230321779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Hardcover. How successful was the EU's Lisbon Strategy? This volume provides the first comprehensive assessment of the Strategy and reflects on its key developments during its 10-year cycle. The volume contains both theoretical and empirical contributions by some of the leading scholars of EU studies across the social sciences. Editor(s): Papadimitriou, Dimitris; Copeland, Paul. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPB; JPP; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230337121
- ISBN
- 9780230337121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230337145
- ISBN
- 9780230337145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardcover. This book is concerned with our ideological, technical and emotional investments in reclaiming medieval for contemporary popular culture. The authors illuminate both medieval and contemporary popular culture in surprising and productive ways while interrogating the many ways in which metamedievalism reinterprets and reconceptualises the medieval. Editor(s): Ashton, Gail; Kline, Daniel T. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; DS; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230337343
- ISBN
- 9780230337343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book explores the challenges and obstacles faced by dissident leaders in Asia seeking to introduce reforms into regimes that are either imperfectly democratic or frankly hostile to democratic practices and institutions. Editor(s): Kane, John; Loy, Hui-Chieh; Patapan, Haig. Series: Palgrave Series in Asian Governance. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JPHC; JPHL; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230337534
- ISBN
- 9780230337534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Paperback. This collection of interdisciplinary essays examines current cinematic and media landscapes from the perspective of transnational feminist practices and methodologies. Focusing on film, media art, and video essays, the contributors chart innovative strategies for exploring contemporary visual cultures. Editor(s): Marciniak, Katarzyna; Imre, Aniko; O'Healy, Aine. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFCD; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338142
- ISBN
- 9780230338142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.75
€ 71.75
Hardcover. As the global commitment to educational access has become enshrined in all levels of society, new technologies have also been developed that hold tremendous promise for enabling these goals. This book looks at trends and challenges for expanding access to post-secondary education via technology through a set of case studies and analyses. Editor(s): Clothey, Rebecca; Austin-Li, Stacy; Weidman, John C. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNM; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338319
- ISBN
- 9780230338319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 47.45
€ 53.36
€ 47.45