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Hardcover. An exploration of whether politicians are perceived to keep their election promises. While scholars claim that parties act on most of their election promises, citizens hold the opposite view. This 'Pledge Puzzle' guides Naurin in her analysis of the often referred to but not empirically investigated, 'conventional wisdom' about election promises. Series: Public Sector Organizations. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHF; JPLM; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290853
- ISBN
- 9780230290853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Hardcover. An exploration of the recent financial crisis which argues that the hitherto dominant intellectual and policy paradigm of neo-liberalism has been fatally weakened and will in due course be replaced. The implications of the crisis for politico-cultural identities and our sense of ourselves as members of an ordered society are explored. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JMG; JP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290877
- ISBN
- 9780230290877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Anti-Racist Movements in the EU: Between Europeanisation and National ...
Fella, Stefano, Ruzza, Carlo
Hardcover. Based on extensive primary research, including interviews with movement and policy actors across six European countries, this book examines anti-racist movements throughout Europe, focusing on how they influence culture and government policy at national and EU level, shedding light on the nature of racism and responses to it across Europe. Editor(s): Fella, Stefano; Ruzza, Carlo. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 figures, 1 black & white tables, 1 colour tables. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290907
- ISBN
- 9780230290907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
The Future of European Social Democracy. Building the Good Society.
. Ed(S): Meyer, Henning; Rutherford, Jonathan
Paperback. European social democracy is in crisis. In the last decade it has ceased to be about either society or democracy. The authors explore its values, how it can be revived and what kind of political economy it requires to thrive. This book includes a foreword by the two leaders of the 'Building the Good Society' project, Andrea Nahles and Jon Cruddas. Editor(s): Meyer, Henning; Rutherford, Jonathan. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPFF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290945
- ISBN
- 9780230290945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. An in-depth account of EU policies in the area of public service broadcasting, focusing mainly on the application of the European State aid rules. The book discusses when, how and with what impact the European Commission deals with public service broadcasting. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFE; GTC; JFDT; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290969
- ISBN
- 9780230290969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.35
€ 67.35
Hardcover. Series: Gender and Politics. Num Pages: 305 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 219 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290976
- ISBN
- 9780230290976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.32
€ 194.32
Hardcover. This book provides a critical analysis of the reintegration challenges facing ex-combatants. Based on extensive field research, it includes detailed case studies of ex-combatant reintegration in Namibia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. Series: Rethinking Political Violence. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JPS; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290990
- ISBN
- 9780230290990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. Wittig presents the first unified coherent framework for the systematic analysis of terrorist finance. With empirical examples from around the globe, he dispels several popular myths about these activities to make an important step forward in our understanding of not only terrorist finance, but also the place of terrorism in the contemporary world. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPWL; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230291843
- ISBN
- 9780230291843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Hardcover. This book brings together for the first time a large collection of essays (including three new ones) of a leading writer on diplomacy. They challenge the fashionable view that the novel features of contemporary diplomacy are its most important, and use new historical research to explore questions not previously treated in the same systematic manner Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230291850
- ISBN
- 9780230291850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardcover. Triantafillou analyzes the changing ways of governing the public sector and the ways in which public organizations have become the target of interventions seeking to improve their efficiency and quality. He exposes how political and social science theories were adopted in often unpredictable ways in the process of reforming the public sector. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230291980
- ISBN
- 9780230291980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardcover. The question of how to move beyond contentious pasts exercises societies across the globe. Focusing on Northern Ireland, this book examines how historical injustices continue to haunt contemporary lives, and how institutional and juridical approaches to 'dealing' with the past often give way to a silencing consensus or re-marginalising victims. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JF; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292000
- ISBN
- 9780230292000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. A comparative analysis of an old and new EU Member State's perceptions of and contributions to EU security and defence. This book focuses on change and continuity in both countries' defence policies and where convergence and divergence has occurred. This has important implications for the EU's effectiveness as an international security actor. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVP; 1QFE; JPSN2; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292017
- ISBN
- 9780230292017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. An exploration of political traditions and their usage in explanations of British politics. This book includes an evaluation of both classical and critical approaches to the British Political Tradition. It also analyses more recent uses of political tradition by Bevir, Rhodes and Marquand. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPA; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460. 288 pages. An exploration of political traditions and their usage in explanations of British politics. This book includes an evaluation of both classical and critical approaches to the British Political Tradition. It also analyses more recent uses of political tradition by Bevir, Rhodes and Marquand. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPA; JPQ. Dimension: 215 x 151 x 21. Weight: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292024
- ISBN
- 9780230292024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Globalization and Human Rights in the Developing World (Global Ethics)
Nault, Derrick M., England, Shawn L.
Hardcover. Focusing on world regions where human rights abuses are the most serious, extensive and sustained; this book fills a crucial gap in our knowledge of the difficulties and promise of promoting human rights in our global age. Series: Global Ethics. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292208
- ISBN
- 9780230292208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. An analysis of think-tanks in Britain and Germany and their role in the re-making of the British Labour party and Germany's Social Democrats as 'Third Way' parties. The part that think-tanks played in the creation of the the 'workfare state' in the 1990s and 2000s is also explored in this book. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSB; JPB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292949
- ISBN
- 9780230292949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. Over the long eighteenth century English governance was transformed by large adjustments to the legal instruments and processes of power. This book documents and analyzes these shifts and focuses upon the changing relations between legal authority and the English people. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JPQB; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293014
- ISBN
- 9780230293014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.31
€ 68.31
Hardcover. The end of Stalinist Russia, China's change under Deng Xiaoping and the publication of previously unexplored documents of Marx in the MEGA2 opened a new epoch in the analysis of Marx. Marx's Discourse With Hegel is both a product and contribution to this rebirth of Marxism by its reformulation of the relationship between Hegel and Marx Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293342
- ISBN
- 9780230293342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.34
€ 140.34
Hardcover. In the aftermath of the financial crisis, Cooper locates the WTO-focused struggle between the US and the very small island state of Antigua on Internet gambling in the wider International Political Economy. He draws connections between gambling and offshore and/or enclave cultures and points out the stigmatization of 'Casino Capitalism'. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJWVB; JPS; KCP; KFF; KNTX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293458
- ISBN
- 9780230293458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Hardcover. This book examines ideas of 'home' of Americans and Western Europeans under the influence of the two major revolutions of our times: the gender revolution and increased mobility due to globalization. It analyzes how 'home' has been politicized, as well as alternative home-making strategies that aim to transcend the 'logic of identities'. Num Pages: 161 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFSJ; JFSL1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293984
- ISBN
- 9780230293984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. This book examines ideas of 'home' of Americans and Western Europeans under the influence of the two major revolutions of our times: the gender revolution and increased mobility due to globalization. It analyzes how 'home' has been politicized, as well as alternative home-making strategies that aim to transcend the 'logic of identities'. Num Pages: 168 pages, 7 black & white tables, 2 figures, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JFSJ; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 161
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293991
- ISBN
- 9780230293991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.40
€ 65.40
Hardcover. The Good War tackles the issue of NATO in Afghanistan, exploring NATO's evolution in the 1990s and blending NATO's transformation from a reactive defense organization into a pro-active risk manager with the ethic of liberalism. It raises questions such as why an alliance built upon the territorial defence of Europe ended up in Afghanistan. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FCA; JPSL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 429.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230294271
- ISBN
- 9780230294271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. Heo conceptualizes reconciliation in International Relations theory and fills a gap by building a theoretical framework for interstate reconciliation. Combining historical and political scientific approaches, she analyses case studies from Europe, the Middle East, and Northeast Asia. Series: International Relations and Development Series. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230295438
- ISBN
- 9780230295438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Hardcover. An analysis of Cuba's history from a British diplomatic perspective during the period of US political and economic domination, from 1898 to 1964. It investigates how Britain attempted to protect its trade and other interests in the island, whilst always sensitive to the reactions of its most important ally, the United States. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230295445
- ISBN
- 9780230295445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Political Struggles and the Forging of Autonomous Government Agencies ...
Cristopher Ballinas Valdés
Hardcover. Argues that autonomous agencies are not the result of a systematic design, but are produced by the interactions of political and bureaucratic forces. The case studies illustrate how political struggles between politicians and bureaucrats can create a muddle of agencies that lack coherence and are subject to conflicting levels of political control. Series: Public Sector Organizations. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JPH; JPP; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296480
- ISBN
- 9780230296480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49