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Hardcover. This book focuses on the question of whether and how civil society may contribute to policy innovation. As the focus of civil society research is often more on the constraints on civil society by the state and less on the agency and effects of civil society organisations the authors provide a fresh and fruitful perspective. Series: The Nottingham China Policy Institute Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 black & white tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137518637
- ISBN
- 9781137518637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.21
€ 128.21
Political Decision-Making in Switzerland: The Consensus Model under Pr...
Sciarini, Pascal, Fischer, Manuel, Traber, De...
Hardcover. This in-depth study of the decision-making processes of the early 2000s shows that the Swiss consensus democracy has changed considerably. Power relations have transformed, conflict has increased, coalitions have become more unstable and outputs less predictable. Yet these challenges to consensus politics provide opportunities for innovation. Series: Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 43 black & white tables, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1DFH; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137508591
- ISBN
- 9781137508591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.09
€ 139.09
Hardcover. The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the international development policies of ten Central and Eastern European countries that joined the EU between 2004 and 2007. The contributors offer the first thorough overview of the 'new' EU member states' development cooperation programmes, placing them in a larger political and societal context. Editor(s): Horky-Hluchan, Ondrej; Lightfoot, Simon. Series: Eadi Global Development Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, 7 black & white tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; 1QFE; 3JMC; JPQB; JPSN2; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137505408
- ISBN
- 9781137505408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Hardback. Series: Education Policy. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JNA; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 461.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137502230
- ISBN
- 9781137502230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. The book analyzes Brazil's Africa engagement as a rising power's strategy to gain global recognition, linking it to Brazil's broader foreign policy objectives and shedding light on the mechanisms of Brazilian status-seeking in Africa. Num Pages: 234 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLSB; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137499561
- ISBN
- 9781137499561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.17
€ 68.17
Hardcover. New Labour was outwardly hostile to trade unions and their concerns. Yet the Blair government worked closely with the TUC on several key employment reforms. Steve Coulter analyses the dimensions of the often fractious Labour-union partnership and shows how the TUC pursued an 'insider lobbying' route to influence the shape of New Labour's policies. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHL; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137495747
- ISBN
- 9781137495747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
Hardcover. This book provides an in-depth and timely analysis of the member states' compliance patterns with the key European Union Anti-Discrimination Directives. It examines the various structural, administrative, and individual aspects which significantly affect the degree and the nature of compliance patterns in select European Union member states. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPQ; JPS; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137495181
- ISBN
- 9781137495181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Hardcover. This is the first book to examine how and why museums are political institutions. By concentrating on the ways in which power, ideology and legitimacy work at the international, national and local levels of the museum experience, Clive Gray provides an original analysis of who exercises power and how power is used in museums. Series: New Directions in Cultural Policy Research. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4. BIC Classification: GM; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137493408
- ISBN
- 9781137493408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.19
€ 116.19
Hardcover. As firms from East Asia gain global market share they are stirring trade disputes with import-competing firms in the West. Jessica Liao analyzes the role played by government-business collaboration in determining how effective East Asian governments are in helping their exporters gain an edge over western competitors through WTO litigation. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPQB; KCLT; KCP; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 250 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137489555
- ISBN
- 9781137489555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.13
€ 127.13
hardcover. Political legitimacy has become a scarce resource in Russia and other post-Soviet states. Their capacity to deliver prosperity has suffered from economic crisis, war in Ukraine and confrontation with the West. Will nationalism and repression enable political regimes to survive? This book studies the politics of legitimation in Post-Soviet Eurasia. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JPB; JPF; JPH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137489432
- ISBN
- 9781137489432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 97 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPA; JPP; JPQB; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 273.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 97
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137487056
- ISBN
- 9781137487056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 230 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCP; KFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137486295
- ISBN
- 9781137486295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
What's New about the "New" Immigration?: Traditions and Transformation...
Halter, Marilyn, Johnson, Marilynn S., Viens,...
Hardcover. Historians commonly point to the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act as the inception of a new chapter in the story of American immigration. This wide-ranging interdisciplinary volume brings together scholars from varied disciplines to consider what is genuinely new about this period. Editor(s): Stachura, Peter D. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JFFN; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137483867
- ISBN
- 9781137483867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Hardback. Num Pages: 345 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNF; JNK; JNM; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 345
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137480194
- ISBN
- 9781137480194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.57
€ 128.57
Russia's Coercive Diplomacy: Energy, Cyber, and Maritime Policy as New...
Valeriano, Brandon, Maness, Ryan
Hardcover. Russia's place in the world as a powerful regional actor can no longer be denied; the question that remains concerns what this means in terms of foreign policy and domestic stability for the actors involved in the situation, as Russia comes to grips with its newfound sources of might. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 figures, 42 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JPQB; JPS; KNB; KNDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137479433
- ISBN
- 9781137479433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.99
€ 182.99
Hardcover. This study presents an intriguing analysis of the impact of private security companies' practices upon the fields of security and politics in the Czech Republic. Series: Central and Eastern European Perspectives on International Relations. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; JKSW1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137477514
- ISBN
- 9781137477514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.37
€ 66.37
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JFC; JHB; JPQB; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 437.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137475220
- ISBN
- 9781137475220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.38
€ 116.38
Hardcover. This study offers an analysis of the UK's current economic policy options and a plan for improving life for ordinary citizens via a sensible and realistic understanding of governments' limited ability to manage economic performance. It provides a manifesto which political parties could immediately adopt to make life better for all. Num Pages: 119 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137473042
- ISBN
- 9781137473042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.94
€ 65.94
The Conservative-Liberal Coalition. Examining the Cameron-Clegg Govern...
. Ed(S): Beech, Matt; Lee, Simon
Hardback. This book offers a unique full term analysis of the Cameron-Clegg Government. From austerity to gay marriage, the Scottish referendum to combating IS, it brings together expert academic voices to provide rigorous yet readable insights on the key areas of government politics and the debates which will shape the 2015 general election. Editor(s): Beech, Matt; Lee, Simon. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137461360
- ISBN
- 9781137461360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
hardcover. This book examines the governance arrangements in Northern Ireland through a multi-level lens, particularly in the period since the new institutions established through the 1998 Agreement became more firmly embedded. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JPH; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137453990
- ISBN
- 9781137453990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.00
€ 67.00
Hardback. By comparing Germany, France, the UK and the USA this study explores how governments have tackled the increased pressure of financing state pensions. Specifically, it looks at the approach of each of these countries to raising the age of entitlement in order to understand the ways in which this policy was introduced in different countries. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; JPB; JPQB; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137453969
- ISBN
- 9781137453969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Hardcover. This edited collection brings together distinguished scholars across a range of academic disciplines to explore how the European Union engages with culture. The book examines the ways in which cultural issues have been framed at the EU level and the policies and instruments to which they have given vent. Editor(s): Psychogiopoulou, Evangelia. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFC; JFFS; JPQB; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137453747
- ISBN
- 9781137453747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.29
€ 183.29
Hardback. An engaging explanation and unique analysis of the increased involvement of the private sector in one of the world's most influential development organizations, the United Nations Development Programme. Num Pages: 142 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137449191
- ISBN
- 9781137449191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.04
€ 66.04
Hardcover. Spanish-Italian Relations and the Influence of the Major Powers examines complex relations between Spain and Italy, beginning in 1943 and continuing until 1957, contending that the relationship cannot be examined in isolation and must be understood in its broader context. Series: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DST; 3JJH; 3JJPG; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137448668
- ISBN
- 9781137448668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27