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Paperback. This book starts out from the deep concern with contemporary tendencies towards depoliticisation of public issues and popular interests and makes a case for rethinking more democratic popular representation. It outlines a framework for popular representation, examines key issues and experiences and provides a policy-oriented conclusion. Editor(s): Tornquist, Olle; Webster, Neil; Stokke, Kristian. Series: Governance, Security and Development. Num Pages: 273 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137006929
- ISBN
- 9781137006929
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Condition: New
€ 62.00
€ 62.00
Hardcover. In this collection, distinguished scholars investigate how forced and voluntary migrations intersect with global politics, from economic and environmental crises to human rights and security. Editor(s): Khory, Kavita R. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137007117
- ISBN
- 9781137007117
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€ 62.62
€ 62.62
Hardcover. Escaping the economic and security-centered approaches, prevalent in contemporary U.S. debate the contributors explore political relations between the European Union (EU) and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).Their inter-disciplinary perspectives touch on domains such as security, comparative integration, human rights, energy. Editor(s): Portela, Clara; Novotny, Daniel. Series: Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FM; 1QFE; 1QFS; GTF; JPSD; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137007490
- ISBN
- 9781137007490
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Condition: New
€ 62.20
€ 62.20
Hardcover. This is a provocative collection of timely reflections on the state of social democracy and its inextricable links to crime and justice. Authored by some of the world's leading thinkers from the UK, US, Canada and Australia, the volume provides an understanding of socially sustainable societies. Editor(s): Carrington, Kerry; Ball, Matthew; O'Brien, Erin; Tauri, Juan. Series: Critical Criminological Perspectives. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JKV; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 602.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137008688
- ISBN
- 9781137008688
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Condition: New
€ 63.79
€ 63.79
Hardcover. By assembling original, ethnographically-grounded research in legislatures, executives, and bureaucracies, this volume illuminates and unpacks the structures, practices, and values of government actors in local, regional, and national contexts. Editor(s): Coulter, Kendra; Schumann, William R. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137009210
- ISBN
- 9781137009210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Hardcover. As a country, Taiwan is one of the most vibrant, exciting, colourful and entrepreneurial on earth. The contributors reveal what underpins the vitality of Taiwan, examining the relevance of its democratic politics, civil society and the presence of an existential threat from China, as well as the importance of its international business nexus. Editor(s): Tsang, Steve. Series: The Nottingham China Policy Institute Series. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; GTB; GTF; JPP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137009890
- ISBN
- 9781137009890
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Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Hardcover. In this book, leading academics and policy practitioners develop approaches for managing critical contemporary and emerging security challenges for South East Europe. They attempt to conceptualize and realize security as a cooperative endeavour for collective good, in contrast to security narratives driven by power and national egotism. Editor(s): Cross, Sharyl; Kentera, Savo; Vukadinovic, Radovan; Nation, R. Craig. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVW; JPS; JPWL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137010193
- ISBN
- 9781137010193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Hardcover. In September 2009 Dmitrii Medvedev unveiled the term that was to become the defining objective of his presidency: 'modernization.' The contributors to this book, drawn from the leading scholars in Russian affairs, focus on the contested nature of the concept of modernization and the obstacles that arose in attempting to carry it out. Editor(s): Jonson, Lena; White, Stephen. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JM; HBJD; HBLX; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137011190
- ISBN
- 9781137011190
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Condition: New
€ 62.62
€ 62.62
Hardcover. Do party systems help or hinder democracy in Africa? Drawing lessons from different types of party systems in six African countries, this volume shows that party systems affect democracy in Africa in ways that are unexpectedly different from the relation between party systems and democracy observed elsewhere. Editor(s): Doorenspleet, Renske; Nijzink, Lia. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JPB; JPHV; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137011701
- ISBN
- 9781137011701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12
Hardcover. In the wake of the economic crisis, many public services are facing a challenging environment in which they receive less funding but are expected to deliver better services. Organisational Innovation in Public Services develops new theoretical models and analyses case studies to provide an important insight into how to modernise public services. Editor(s): Valkama, Pekka; Bailey, Stephen J.; Anttiroiko, Ari-Veikko. Series: Governance and Public Management. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; JPQB; KJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137011831
- ISBN
- 9781137011831
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Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Hardcover. This volume dissects how the economic crisis and recession of the late 2000s and the subsequent austerity measures of the coalition government have impacted on class inequalities in the UK. Editor(s): Atkinson, Will; Roberts, Steven; Savage, Mike. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMG; JFSC; JHBL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137016379
- ISBN
- 9781137016379
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Condition: New
€ 129.00
€ 129.00
Hardcover. Development was founded on the belief that religion was not important to development processes. The contributors call this assumption into question and explore the practical impacts of religion by looking at the developmental consequences of Pentecostal Christianity in Africa, and by contrasting Pentecostal and secular models of change. Editor(s): Freeman, Dena. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; HRCC96; JPWH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave MacMillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137017246
- ISBN
- 9781137017246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.65
€ 139.65
Hardcover. Based on the findings of a large-scale, comparative research project, this volume systematically assesses the institutional design and national influence of the Open Method of Coordination in Social Inclusion and Social Protection (pensions and health/long-term care), at the European Union level and in ten EU Member States. Editor(s): Barcevicius, Egidijus; Weishaupt, Timo; Zeitlin, Jonathan. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JKSB; JPB; KCR; LNTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 220 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137022615
- ISBN
- 9781137022615
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Condition: New
€ 62.76
€ 62.76
Hardcover. The authors investigate the exceptional political economy of the ten inhabited islands whose territory is divided amongst two or more countries: that are unitary geographical spaces but fragmented polities. Editor(s): Baldacchino, Godfrey. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPRB; JPSL; KCP; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137023124
- ISBN
- 9781137023124
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Condition: New
€ 62.95
€ 62.95
Hardcover. Sarkozy came to power promising radical political and social change while simultaneously developing a presidential persona that melded the public and the personal under the glare of media attention, unparalleled in the French Fifth Republic. This volume provides a detailed analysis of the fit between his ambitions and the outcomes of his presidency Editor(s): Raymond, Gino G. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JMC; 3JMG; HBJD; JPF; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137025319
- ISBN
- 9781137025319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. Utilizing both historical and new research data, this book analyzes voting patterns for local and national elections in thirteen west European countries from 1945-2011. The result of rigorous and in-depth country studies, this book challenges the popular second-order model and presents an innovative framework to study regional voting patterns. Editor(s): Dandoy, Regis; Schakel, Arjan H. Series: Comparative Territorial Politics. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; JPB; JPHF; JPHV; JPL; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137025432
- ISBN
- 9781137025432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Hardcover. Prompted by the 'affective turn' within the entire spectrum of the social sciences, this books brings together the twin disciplines of political psychology and the political sociology of emotions to explore the complex relationship between politics and emotion at both the mass and individual level with special focus on cases of political tension. Editor(s): Demertzis, Nicolas. Series: Palgrave Studies in Political Psychology. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA; JMQ; JPVH1; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137025654
- ISBN
- 9781137025654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.23
€ 63.23
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137027979
- ISBN
- 9781137027979
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Condition: New
€ 63.15
€ 63.15
Hardcover. This comprehensive book examines the Iranian government's mobilization of resources to develop science and technology, presenting an overview of the structure, dynamics, and outcomes of the government's science and technology policies. Authors are leaders in the industries they discuss and offer an unparalleled look into Iran's technology sector. Editor(s): Soofi, Abdol S.; Ghazinoory, Sepehr. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JPQB; KNDH; KNTX; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137030092
- ISBN
- 9781137030092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. An exploration of the individual work of ten diplomats who were charged with negotiating conclusions to intractable conflicts in the Middle East and Balkans, this book is the first study to combine the outlooks of practitioners and academics on new forms of war, especially asymmetrical warfare between state and non-state actors. Editor(s): Fixdal, Mona. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVW; 1FB; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137030535
- ISBN
- 9781137030535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.84
€ 62.84