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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
€ 66.97
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.
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- 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
€ 66.90
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
€ 66.90
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205970
- ISBN
- 9780230205970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
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
€ 67.24
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
€ 67.29
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
€ 67.21
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
€ 66.61
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
€ 68.35
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
€ 67.03
Hardcover. Discusses the ambiguous nature of the state in Russia, focusing on elite networks and their role in policy processes. This book examines the paradoxical dualism of state institutions and ruling networks, providing answers as to why some decisions are not implemented, and why the state exists despite the systemic inefficiency of its institutions. Editor(s): Kononenko, Vadim; Moshes, Arkady. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JPP; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230249646
- ISBN
- 9780230249646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Hardcover. Explores the role of governments in creating and regulating private pensions in the UK and Germany since the 1980s. Private pensions have given rise to a new regulatory state in this area. The contributing authors compare pension regulation and utility regulation, while others analyse the regulatory role of the EU. Editor(s): Leisering, Lutz. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; JKSB; JPQB; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272057
- ISBN
- 9780230272057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.11
€ 68.11
Hardcover. Explores Russia's re-emergence as a major actor in Central Asia and the Caucasus - a re-emergence which is limited by the involvement and influence of external state and non-state actors, including China, the USA and foreign energy companies. Editor(s): Freire, Maria Raquel; Kanet, Roger E. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1DVUA; 1FC; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273788
- ISBN
- 9780230273788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.21
€ 128.21
Hardcover. Global contributors discuss the theoretical controversies concerning the merits and demerits of affirmative action, and explain why affirmative action is needed in multi-ethnic countries. They analyse actual experience with affirmative action policies - their origin, nature and consequences - in nine countries. Editor(s): Brown, Graham; Langer, Arnim; Venugopal, R.; Stewart, Frances. Series: Conflict, Inequality and Ethnicity. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL; JPB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277809
- ISBN
- 9780230277809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardcover. Using an analytical framework based on Foucault's concept of governmentality and through unique case-studies, this volume explores the ongoing transformations taking place in the Swedish welfare state. Editor(s): Larsson, Bengt; Letell, Martin; Thorn, Hakan. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293410
- ISBN
- 9780230293410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.89
€ 128.89
Paperback. Beech and Lee provide a definitive guide to the coalition's first year in office. Offering compelling insights into their policy agenda, its chances of success, and a thought-provoking analysis of how the coalition government will affect the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Labour long-term. Editor(s): Beech, Matt; Lee, Simon. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; JPLM; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296442
- ISBN
- 9780230296442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
Hardcover. Written by a team of distinguished leadership scholars, this volume explores all the major fields of political leadership, from executive, legislative and party leadership to leadership in social movements and international organizations. The special value and appeal of this volume is the comparative focus which characterizes all chapters. Editor(s): Helms, Ludger. Series: Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership. Num Pages: 343 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296497
- ISBN
- 9780230296497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.48
€ 128.48
Hardcover. Over the last two decades the countries of South East Europe have engaged in far-reaching reforms of their health systems. However, overviews of reform efforts in this part of Europe have been sorely lacking. This book addresses this shortage through the analysis of key aspects of health reforms and health workforce mobility in South East Europe. Editor(s): Bartlett, William; Bozikov, Jadranka; Rechel, Bernd. Series: New Perspectives on South-East Europe. Num Pages: 264 pages, 26 black & white tables, 17 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVW; JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300033
- ISBN
- 9780230300033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
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
€ 67.39
€ 67.39
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
€ 67.39
€ 67.39
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230337145
- ISBN
- 9780230337145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Hardcover. This volume summarizes the key elements and main features of a subsidiarity-informed model of governance and outlines an analytical framework which can be applied to other subsidiarity-informed models of governance worldwide. Editor(s): Colombo, Alessandro. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338692
- ISBN
- 9780230338692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.46
€ 66.46
Hardcover. The authors identify conditions under which firms seek higher rather than lower regulation in a context of weak regulatory capacities by engaging in self-regulation or partnering up with the government and/or NGOs. They analyse how firms in the automotive, food, textile, and mining sectors fight environmental pollution and HIV/AIDS. Editor(s): Borzel, Prof.Dr. Tanja A.; Thauer, Christian. Series: Governance and Limited Statehood. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPQB; JPRB; KJR; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230347779
- ISBN
- 9780230347779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.17
€ 68.17
Hardcover. This book is about how power communication inrecent years hasbegun to reflect on its own limits in a new way. It focuseson a number of areas within the welfare state and how power desires non-power. It looks at financial policy, voluntary policy, educational policy and public steering technologies. Editor(s): Andersen, Niels Akerstrom; Sand, Inger-Johanne. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348011
- ISBN
- 9780230348011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15