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Hardcover. This volume explores Brazil's perspectives on the global order. The authors demonstrate that even as Brazil seeks greater recognition on the world stage, it also brings important challenges to the US-led liberal international order. Editor(s): Stuenkel, Oliver; Taylor, Matthew M. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137491640
- ISBN
- 9781137491640
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€ 62.43
€ 62.43
Hardcover. This collection presents a political sociology of crisis in Europe. Focusing on state and society transformations in the context of the 2008 financial crisis and its aftermath in Europe, it observes a return of redistributive conflicts that correlates with a 'new politics of identity', nationalism, regionalism and expressions of Euroscepticism. Editor(s): Trenz, Hans-Jorg; Ruzza, Carlo; Guiraudon, Virginie. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPHV; JPSN2; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137493668
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- 9781137493668
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€ 62.87
€ 62.87
Hardcover. This book explores the absent and missing in debates about science and security. Through varied case studies, including biological and chemical weapons control, science journalism, nanotechnology research and neuroethics, the contributors explore how matters become absent, ignored or forgotten and the implications for ethics, policy and society. Editor(s): Rappert, Brian; Balmer, Brian. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; JPS; PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137493729
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- 9781137493729
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€ 108.79
€ 108.79
Hardcover. This book studies the dynamics of political discourse in governance processes. It demonstrates the process in which political discourses become normative mechanisms, first marking socially constructed realities in politics, second playing a role in delineating the subsequent policy frames, and third influencing the public sphere. Editor(s): Korkut, Umut; Cox, Robert Henry; Bucken-Knapp, Gregg; Mahendran, Kesi. Num Pages: 252 pages, 10 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JPF; JPH; JPP; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137495778
- ISBN
- 9781137495778
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€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Hardcover. This book intervenes in discussions of the fate of nationalism and national identity by exploring the relationship between state appropriation of marketing and branding strategies on the one hand, and, on the other, the commercial mobilization of nationalist discourses. Editor(s): Volcic, Zala; Andrejevic, Mark. Series: Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPFN; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137500984
- ISBN
- 9781137500984
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€ 118.77
€ 118.77
Hardcover. This edited collection focuses on the impact of the changing global distribution of power on the EU's energy policy and ability to project its approach to energy-related issues abroad. It maps the EU's changing position on global energy, the impact of various factors on its energy policy, and its relations with Russia, China, the USA and Brazil. Editor(s): Godzimirski, Jakub M. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPSN2; KCP; RND; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137502759
- ISBN
- 9781137502759
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€ 62.43
€ 62.43
Hardcover. This book presents an in-depth exploration of the impact of the Arab Uprisings on the relationship between constructions of (in)security, narratives of threat and patterns of socio-political change within the Middle East and North Africa region. It also offers insights into the study of regional security and the operation of threat perceptions. Editor(s): Monier, Elizabeth. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JPB; JPSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137503961
- ISBN
- 9781137503961
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€ 108.69
€ 108.69
Hardcover. This volume is the result of a 2013 conference held by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies (South Korea) on the 'middle power' countries of Mexico, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Turkey and Australia (MIKTA). Experts and policymakers discussed how members of the MIKTA can work to advance global governance in emerging global issue areas. Editor(s): Mo, Jongryn. Series: Asan-Palgrave Macmillan Series. Num Pages: 116 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPSD; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 220 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137506450
- ISBN
- 9781137506450
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€ 61.61
€ 61.61
Hardcover. In this volume, experts on East Asia focus on each of the past five decades to explain the weak predictive power of traditional IR theory as applied to the region and uncover the true forces driving change. Editor(s): Rozman, Gilbert. Series: International Relations and Comparisons in Northeast Asia. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
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- New
- SKU
- V9781137512918
- ISBN
- 9781137512918
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€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Hardcover. In this book, leading scholars from East Asia and beyond debate Michael Oakeshott's views on liberal democracy and totalitarianism and their implications for East Asia today. His ideas on rationality in politics, the nature of liberal democracy, and how democracy can defeat anti-liberal politics are explored in ten penetrating essays. Editor(s): Nardin, Terry. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137513267
- ISBN
- 9781137513267
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€ 62.15
€ 62.15
Hardcover. Bringing together perspectives from multiple disciplines and diverse regions of the world, this book explores the causes of persistent gender inequalities in public and private life, their implications for the meaning of democracy in the 21st century, and strategies for social transformation to attain democratic governance and gender justice. Editor(s): Vianello, Mino; Hawkesworth, Mary. Num Pages: 425 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPH; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 28. Weight in Grams: 648.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137514158
- ISBN
- 9781137514158
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€ 120.28
€ 120.28
Hardcover. Knowing Governance sets out to understand governance through the design and making of its models and instruments. What kinds of knowledge do they require and reproduce? How are new understandings of governance produced in practice, by scientists and policy makers and by the publics with whom they engage? Editor(s): Voss, Jan-Peter. Series: Palgrave Studies in Science, Knowledge and Policy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 black & white tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: HPK; JHBA; JPA; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137514493
- ISBN
- 9781137514493
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€ 119.49
€ 119.49
Hardcover. Contemporary governance is a contested field of competing institutional schemes and system of rules. This book analyzes new institutional trajectories, the renewal of old institutions or the emergence of new ones, to understand their interaction and how they can help renew collective action in a new world of global digital capitalism. Editor(s): Rioux, Michele; Fontaine-Skronski, Kim. Series: Information Technology and Global Governance. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSN; KCL; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137515193
- ISBN
- 9781137515193
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€ 62.12
€ 62.12
Hardcover. This edited volume brings back key thinkers whose work is foundational for the discipline of International Relations. International Relations is as much a conversation with the living as with the dead, and The Return of the Theorists presents forty dialogues with key thinkers that shaped the field, conducted by renowned contemporary IR scholars. Editor(s): Lebow, Richard Ned; Suganami, Hidemi. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137516442
- ISBN
- 9781137516442
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€ 120.10
€ 120.10
Hardcover. This edited volume illuminates the role of women in violence to demonstrate that gender is a key component of discourse on conflict and peace. Through an examination of theory and practice of women's participation in violent conflicts, the book makes the argument that both conflict and post-conflict situations are gender insensitive. Editor(s): Shekhawat, Seema. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137516558
- ISBN
- 9781137516558
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Condition: New
€ 150.03
€ 150.03
Hardcover. Japan was shaken by the 'double disaster' of earthquake and sarin gas attack in 1995, and in 2011 it was hit once again by the 'triple disaster' of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown. This international, multi-disciplinary group of scholars examines the state and societal responses to the disasters and social crisis. Editor(s): Mullins, Mark R.; Nakano, Koichi. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRAM2; JFFC; JPA; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137521316
- ISBN
- 9781137521316
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Condition: New
€ 140.26
€ 140.26
Hardcover. This volume is a study of the emergence and consequences of computerized voting advice applications (VAAs) in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. In contrast to the European experience of VAAs simplifying vote choices, this research shows that VAAs in East Asia may increase their complexity. Editor(s): Liao, Da-Chi; Chen, Boyu; Jensen, Michael J.; Pritchard, Colin W. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPHF; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 362.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137522061
- ISBN
- 9781137522061
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Condition: New
€ 118.69
€ 118.69
Hardcover. By combining perspectives from experts in domestic politics, regional politics, and specialists in international security, this edited volume focuses on the central role of energy production and supply in the Russian-Western completion across Eurasia. Editor(s): Kanet, Roger E.; Sussex, Dr. Matthew. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; JPA; JPSL; KNB; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 225 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137523723
- ISBN
- 9781137523723
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Condition: New
€ 62.56
€ 62.56
Hardcover. Much has been made of the role of various media in the shaping of conflicts and political agendas in today's Arab world. This volume examines this topic with interdisciplinary contributions that range across media studies, anthroplogy, religious studies, and political science and explore both new and older media forms. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Lena; Roald, Anne-Sofie. Series: The Palgrave MacMillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFD; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137525222
- ISBN
- 9781137525222
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Condition: New
€ 119.66
€ 119.66
Hardcover. Religion's persistent and new visibility in political life has prompted a significant global debate over the nature and impact of secularization. This book intervenes by providing summative accounts of the history, culture, and legal interactions that have informed the Australian case. Timothy Stanley critically analyzes secular political theory. Editor(s): Stanley, Timothy. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSR; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137536891
- ISBN
- 9781137536891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.48
€ 62.48