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Paperback. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJK; HBL; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349338474
ISBN
9781349338474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.34

paperback. " Aiming to furnish the reader with the historical data to engage with the debates surrounding the Cameron government's 'Big Society' and civil society, this book gives the reader a greater and more informed historical consciousness of how the NGO sector has grown and influenced. "-- Num Pages: 399 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 273 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
399
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2012
SKU
V9781349338597
ISBN
9781349338597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.53

Paperback. This comparative study focuses on the changing relations between civil servants and politicians in the European Union in the last two decades. As well as national case studies this book also looks into politico-administrative relations in supranational institutions such as the European Commission and the European Parliament. Editor(s): Verhey, Luc. Series: Public Sector Organizations. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPHV; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349338726
ISBN
9781349338726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.06

Paperback. 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, M. Series: Executive Politics and Governance. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349338740
ISBN
9781349338740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.01

paperback. Analyzes the communication processes in direct democratic campaigns and their effect on the opinion formation of the voters. Based on a detailed analysis of the politicians' strategies, media coverage and the opinion formation of the public in three campaigns, this book argues that the campaigns are more enlightening than manipulating. Editor(s): Kriesi, H. Series: Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHF; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2012
SKU
V9781349338764
ISBN
9781349338764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.78

Paperback. Energy in Europe and Russia is in flux. This book presents a rich set of case studies for analyzing the complex and intertwined regional dynamics of multiple actors, levels, and policy fields in energy throughout Europe and Russia, with the aim of offering an alternative view to the prevalent geopolitical or neoliberal approaches. Editor(s): Keating, M.; Kuzemko, Caroline; Belyi, Andrei V. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPB; JPS; JPSN; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349338825
ISBN
9781349338825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.55

Paperback. This book explores the significance of sport in the understanding of past and current societal dynamics in the Arab world. It examines sport in relation to cultural, political and economic changes in the Arab World, including nation-state building, the formation of national identity and international relations in post-colonial context. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; JHBS; JPA; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349338849
ISBN
9781349338849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.60

Paperback. The way in which elections are run is changing, as radical reforms or experiments have been introduced across the world. This book establishes why election administration might be used by political elites to win and maintain power. It identifies the role of elite interests in shaping election administration in USA, UK and Ireland. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPB; JPHF; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339006
ISBN
9781349339006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.26

Paperback. Few concepts have witnessed a more dramatic resurgence of interest in recent years than corruption. This book provides a compelling historical and conceptual analysis of corruption which demonstrates a persistent oscillation between restrictive 'public office' and expansive 'degenerative' connotations of corruption from classical Antiquity to 1800. Series: Political Corruption and Governance. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339129
ISBN
9781349339129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.06

paperback. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JPA; JPWL; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2013
SKU
V9781349339167
ISBN
9781349339167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.75

Paperback. This book is about the mundane, local, every day practices that constitutes democracy. Focusing on France and Finland, the book defines politicization as the key process in understanding democracy in different cultural contexts andshows a nuanced picture of two opposite models of European politics." Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPB; JPHV; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339181
ISBN
9781349339181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.78

Paperback. The first detailedanalysis of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) influence on global public sector reform. Based on extensive interviews and internal documents, this book explores the evolution of the OECD's approach to governance issues over the last 50 years and what its future agenda should be. Series: Public Sector Organizations. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339204
ISBN
9781349339204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HPC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339327
ISBN
9781349339327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.49

Paperback. In reaction to the centralizing nation-building efforts of states in nineteenth-century Europe, many regions began to define their own identity. In thirteen stimulating essays, specialists analyze why regional identities became widely celebrated towards the end of that century and why some considered themselves part of the new national self-image. Editor(s): Storm, H. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JHM; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 389.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
313
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339402
ISBN
9781349339402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.01

Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHF; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339525
ISBN
9781349339525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.20

Paperback. Al-Rodhan sheds new light on the debate about the geopolitics of outer space, going beyond applying traditional International Relations approaches to space power and security by introducing a multidimensional spatial framework. The meta-geopolitics framework includes space and expands classical power considerations to cover seven state capacities. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPP; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339679
ISBN
9781349339679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.23

Paperback. Clear disparities exist between notions of representative democracy and political practice in Britain. Alternative models of democracy, however, have their own incongruities in trying to marry representation and democracy. This book analyses the mismatches in democratic theories and between theory and practice in British representative democracy. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339693
ISBN
9781349339693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.91

Paperback. What comes next for a former leader in a democracy - a Prime Minister or President obliged to leave office because they have lost an election, come to the end of their constitutionally-fixed term, lost the backing of their party, or chosen to leave? This book analyses the role and political influence of former leaders in Western democratic states. Editor(s): Theakston, Kevin; Vries, J.De; De Vries, Jouke. Series: Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPB; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339716
ISBN
9781349339716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.78

Paperback. An exploration ofhow the EU is influenced by multilateral institutions. There has recently been a dramatic increase in interaction between the EU and multilateral institutions. This book shows that international institutions shape EU policies, as well as acting as a source of preferences and strategies for EU stances internationally." Editor(s): Costa, Oriol; Jorgensen, K. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339730
ISBN
9781349339730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.78

Paperback. This volumehighlights women's work sustaining local economies and environments, particularly in response to the current food, fuel and climate crises.It includes women's role in the green entrepreneurship, women's reproductive and productive work in the care economy, and a further examination of eco feminist debates." Series: Gender, Development and Social Change. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSJ; JHB; JPA; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339754
ISBN
9781349339754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
349
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339778
ISBN
9781349339778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.43

Paperback. Michal Nahman traces different kinds of 'extraction': the practices of human egg harvesting in different national contexts; the political economic consequences of such extraction for the women involved and the ways in which this has consequences for nationalism and race or 'Israeli extraction'. Series: Global Ethics. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HPQ; JFFN; JFSJ; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349339877
ISBN
9781349339877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.66

paperback. An assessment of the capacity of the EU to coordinate actors and policies with regards to global development. The authors argue that the EU and its member states have the potential to act for global development when they are able to improve policy and actor coherence, such as through better linking of bilateral and community programmes. Editor(s): Ganzle, Stefan; Grimm, Sven; Makhan, Davina. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; JPS; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2012
SKU
V9781349340101
ISBN
9781349340101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Paperback. An exploration and analysis of the regulation and practices of citizens' initiatives in eleven European democracies and the EU. The contributors to this volume shed light on how citizens' initiatives influence patterns of political agenda-setting in representative democracies and how they can contribute to participatory democracy. Editor(s): Setala, M; Schiller, T. Series: Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349340149
ISBN
9781349340149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.98

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