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Hardcover. How can we strengthen the capacity of governments and parties to manage arrivals and departures at the top? Democracy requires reliable processes for the transfer of power from one generation of leaders to the next. This book introduces new analytical frameworks and presents the latest empirical evidence from comparative political research. Editor(s): Hart, Paul 't; Uhr, John. Series: Understanding Governance. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPH; JPL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230242968
ISBN
9780230242968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.03

Hardcover. Governance of Public Sector Organizations analyzes recent changes in government administration by focusing on organizational forms and their effects. Contributors to this edited volume demonstrate how generations of reform result in increased complexity of government organizations, and explain this layering process with multiple theories. Editor(s): Verhoest, Koen; Lagreid, Per. Series: Governance and Public Management. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 black & white tables, 12 figures. BIC Classification: JPH; JPP; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 26. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230238206
ISBN
9780230238206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.35

Hardcover. Analyzes why Left Parties enter national government, what they do when they get there and what effect this has on them. Alongside two comparative chapters, this book features detailed case-studies of European Left Parties in government. Editor(s): Olsen, Jonathan; Koss, Michael; Hough, Dan. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPFF; JPL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230236509
ISBN
9780230236509
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.61

Hardcover. A pioneering exploration of the phenomenon of the composite state in Eighteenth-century Europe. Employing a comparative approach, it combines the findings of new research on Ireland with broader syntheses of major composite states in Europe -- those of France, Austria and Poland-Lithuania. Editor(s): Hayton, D. W.; Kelly, James; Bergin, John. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230231597
ISBN
9780230231597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.21

Hardcover. A timely assessment of loyalist history, identity and community in Northern Ireland today which provides a comprehensive picture of how loyalism has reacted to changes since the Good Friday Agreement. Challenging simplistic stereotypes of loyalism this book provides a complex multi-faceted explanation of the loyalist imagination. Editor(s): McAuley, James W.; Spencer, Graham. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JPF; JPQ; JPV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230228856
ISBN
9780230228856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.29

Hardcover. British Party Politics and Ideology after New Labour brings together academics and politicians to debate the intellectual roots of the ideas that currently drive the main UK political parties. With major players responding to the arguments raised in each chapter, the book will be a must-read for anyone interested in or teaching British politics. Editor(s): Griffiths, Simon; Hickson, Kevin. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JM; JPF; JPL; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230220768
ISBN
9780230220768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

Hardcover. Global justice is of every increasing importance in the contemporary political world. This volume brings a hitherto overlooked perspective - the politics of recognition - to bear on this idea. It considers how discussion of each of these illuminates the problems posed by the other, thus addressing an issue of vital concern for the years to come. Editor(s): Burns, A; Burns, Tony; Thompson, Simon. Series: International Political Theory. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPP; JPQ; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230205970
ISBN
9780230205970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Hardcover. Exploring the 'promise' and 'peril' associated with the opening two years of the presidency of Barack Obama, this book is a comparative look at the various aspects of his presidential strategy including the impact of his legislative agenda, his use of executive power, and the burgeoning disillusionment within the African American community. Editor(s): Davis, John. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; 3JMG; JPQ; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230120907
ISBN
9780230120907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.90

Hardcover. Governance has emerged as a central concept and key word in China's governmental and local policy and practice at different levels. This edited collection combines empirical and normative researches as well as theoretical exploration and case studies on the governance theories and practices in China. Editor(s): Guo, Sujian; Deng, Zhenglai. Num Pages: 251 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117280
ISBN
9780230117280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.90

Hardcover. There is more continuity than discontinuity in US national security policy under President Obama, despite widespread expectations for change and misperceptions of fundamental changes having been wrought. This project brings together US and non-US experts to assess continuities and changes in US national security policy in the Obama era. Editor(s): Rajaee, Bahram M.; Miller, Mark J. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230116825
ISBN
9780230116825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Hardcover. Barack Obama has faced many challenges in reversing U.S. policy on the Middle East. This book highlights points of resistance to Obama's efforts regarding U.S. foreign policy and what lessons may be learned from this experience for the remainder of his presidency and his potential second term in office. Editor(s): Akbarzadeh, Shahram. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JMC; JPA; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230112773
ISBN
9780230112773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

Hardcover. Editor(s): Sparrman, Anna; Westerling, Allan; Lind, Judith; Dannesboe, Karen Ida. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 152 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 3 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JHBK; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319467733
ISBN
9783319467733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.30

Hardcover. Editor(s): Henderson, Karen. Series: One Europe or Several?. Num Pages: 192 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2005th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403935229
ISBN
9781403935229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.42

Hardcover. Editor(s): Shiach, Morag. Num Pages: 270 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, 3 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349951116
ISBN
9781349951116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.88

Hardcover. Editor(s): Priestley, Philip; Vanstone, Maurice. Num Pages: 412 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JKVP; JKVS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 219 x 27. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137595560
ISBN
9781137595560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.87

Hardcover. This volume provides a pluralistic discussion from world-renowned scholars on the international aspects of the debt crisis and prospects for resolution. It provides a comprehensive evaluation of how the debt crisis has impacted Western Europe, the emerging markets and Latin America, and puts forward different suggestions for recovery. Editor(s): Stiglitz, Joseph E.; Heymann, Daniel. Series: International Economic Association. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JMC; 3JMG; JPQB; KCL; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137411464
ISBN
9781137411464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.11

Hardcover. Addressing the specific contexts of communal leadership, educational policy, inter-communal relations, legal reform, media production, public discourse, public opinion, and responses to government policy, this volume examines Western-Muslim relations and makes proposals for enhancing Self-Other interaction to improve societal harmony. Editor(s): Karim, Karim H.; Eid, Mahmoud. Num Pages: 252 pages, 13 figures. BIC Classification: HRAM2; JFSR2; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137403681
ISBN
9781137403681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Hardcover. Based on the research of the EU-6th framework funded research consortium on 'New Modes of Governance in the European Union', this volume explores the roots, execution and applications of new forms of governance and evaluates their success. Editor(s): Heritier, Adrienne; Rhodes, Martin. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPQ; JPSN2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230243408
ISBN
9780230243408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Hardcover. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590330432
ISBN
9781590330432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.06
€ 70.85

Paperback. This book puts emotions, ideologies and rhetoric aside, and provides a serious empirical investigation of whether private sector participation in water leads to increased welfare, especially for the poor. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; JPQB; KCA; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349355860
ISBN
9781349355860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.94

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