Political structure & processes
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Political structure & processes
Hardcover. Richard Joseph's seminal 1987 book Democracy and Prebendal Politics in Nigeria represented a watershed moment in the understanding of the political dynamics of Nigeria. This groundbreaking collection brings together scholars from across disciplines to assess the significance of Joseph's work and the current state of Nigerian politics. Editor(s): Adebanwi, Wale; Obadare, Ebenezer. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; JPHV; JPZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280763
- ISBN
- 9781137280763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. This handbook offers a comprehensive picture of the European activities of national parliaments in all 28 member states of the European Union. In the aftermath of the Lisbon Treaty, it assesses the extent to which national legislatures actually matter in European governance. Editor(s): Hefftler, Claudia; Neuhold, Christine; Rozenberg, Olivier; Smith, Julie. Num Pages: 792 pages, 46 black & white tables, 16 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFE; JPH; JPQ; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 242 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1332.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137289124
- ISBN
- 9781137289124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 289.42
€ 289.42
Hardcover. With contributions from experts on democracy promotion, this volume examines civil society development and external civil society promotion in post-socialist Europe. It focuses on countries with a failed or deficient process of democratic consolidation looking at unintended consequences of external democracy promotion on civil society development. Editor(s): Beichelt, Timm; Hahn, Irene; Schimmelfennig, Frank; Worschech, Susann. Series: Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137291080
- ISBN
- 9781137291080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Hardcover. The success of fascist and communist regimes has long been explained by their ability to turn political ideology into a type of religion. These innovative essays explore the notion that all forms of modern mass-politics, including democracies, need a form of sacralization to function. Editor(s): Augusteijn, Joost; Dassen, Patrick G. C.; Janse, Maartje J. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: JPFR; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137291714
- ISBN
- 9781137291714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.79
€ 67.79
Hardcover. The word Eurocracy has resonance throughout out Europe but in reality we know little about the people who work in and around the EU or how they fit into its large bureaucratic framework. Based on extensive fieldwork, this book addresses this problem by exploring the MEPs, diplomats, civil servants and commissioners that work in and around the EU. Editor(s): Georgakakis, Didier; Rowell, Jay. Series: European Administrative Governance. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPH; JPP; JPQ; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137294692
- ISBN
- 9781137294692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39
Hardcover. Mass Dictatorship and Modernity is the second volume in the 'Mass Dictatorship' series. A transnational, academic research venture, it interrogates mass dictatorship in a broad historical context, focusing on the emergence of modernity through interactions of center and periphery, empire and colony, and democracy and dictatorship on a global scale. Editor(s): Kim, Michael; Schoenhals, Michael; Kim, Yong-Woo. Series: Mass Dictatorship in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTB; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137304322
- ISBN
- 9781137304322
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Condition: New
€ 129.51
€ 129.51
Hardcover. The end of the Cold War has seen an international proliferation of parliamentary bodies of all types and at all levels. How can this process of parliamentarization be assessed and under what conditions do these institutions operate? This book explores how regional integration and globalization are developing from a parliamentary perspective. Editor(s): Costa, Oliver; Dri, Clarissa; Stavridis, Stelios. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 graphs, 1 figures, 18 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPB; JPH; JPR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137322739
- ISBN
- 9781137322739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.77
€ 67.77
Hardcover. After two decades of research into the impact of the EU on domestic politics and policies, this book explores the relationship between Europeanization and EU integration. It argues that Europeanization should be considered as a stage in the development of EU integration as well as questioning the notion of incremental Europeanization. Editor(s): Coman, Ramona; Kostera, Thomas; Tomini, Luca. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPA; JPF; JPH; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137325495
- ISBN
- 9781137325495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. Russia 2025 offers a compelling insight into Russia's future by exploring thematic scenarios ranging from politics to demographics. The widening rift between a modernizing, post-Communist society and a paternalistic government will ultimately shape developments in the coming years and will impact on state-society and Center-periphery relations. Editor(s): Lipman, Maria; Petrov, Nikolay. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPH; JPQ; JPV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137336903
- ISBN
- 9781137336903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.57
€ 67.57
Hardcover. Moving beyond the current fixation on "state construction," the interdisciplinary work gathered here explores regulatory authority in South Sudan's borderlands from both contemporary and historical perspectives. Taken together, these studies show how emerging governance practices challenge the bounded categorizations of "state" and "non-state." Editor(s): Vaughan, Christopher; Schomerus, Mareike; De Vries, Lotje. Series: Palgrave Series in African Borderlands Studies. Num Pages: 260 pages, 5 maps, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBTR; JPHC; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137340887
- ISBN
- 9781137340887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.93
€ 66.93
Hardcover. Leadership an Elizabethan Culture studies the challenges confronted by government and church leaders (local and central), the counsel given them, the consequences of their decisions, and the views of leadership circulating in late Tudor literature and drama. Editor(s): Kaufman, Peter Iver. Series: Jepson Studies in Leadership. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; HBJD1; JPHL; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137343352
- ISBN
- 9781137343352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39
Paperback. Updating the papers from the 2011 Asan Conference to cover the end of 2011, this book reflects the state of analysis on the eve of the important 2012-13 transition to China's fifth-generation leaders. Editor(s): Rozman, Gilbert. Series: Asan-Palgrave Macmillan Series. Num Pages: 343 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPH; JPQB; JPSD; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137344090
- ISBN
- 9781137344090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.48
€ 140.48
Hardcover. The 2012 election in Japan ejected the governing DPJ and returned the LDP overwhelmingly to power while brand new parties pulled in millions of voters. This book explains what happened, why it happened and what it means. International experts analyze the election results, parties strategies, gender issues, policy implications and more. Editor(s): Pekkanen, Robert; Reed, Steven R.; Scheiner, Ethan. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JMG; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137348517
- ISBN
- 9781137348517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.57
€ 67.57
Hardcover. The authors use multilateral security governance theory to propose mutual persuasion, institution-building, incorporation of non-state actors into multilateral strategies, collective action, and multilateral governance as a strategy for modern Mexico. Editor(s): Hussain, Imtiaz; Schiavon, Jorge A. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; JPHV; JPSD; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137349880
- ISBN
- 9781137349880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. For the first time, European professional deregulation is the focus of reflection by social scientists. This book explores how professional associations act as pressure groups and highlights the democratic regime that is prevailing and the potential convergence problems that Europe may face. Editor(s): Rego, Raquel. Num Pages: 108 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFM; JHBL; JPH; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 110
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137352743
- ISBN
- 9781137352743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.45
€ 66.45
Paperback. European and American experts systematically compare US and EU strategies to promote democracy around the world - from the Middle East and the Mediterranean, to Latin America, the former Soviet bloc, and Southeast Asia. In doing so, the authors debunk the pernicious myth that there exists a transatlantic divide over democracy promotion. Editor(s): Magen, Amichai; Risse, Thomas; McFaul, Michael A. Series: Governance and Limited Statehood. Num Pages: 309 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 1QFG; JPB; JPHV; JPS; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137353962
- ISBN
- 9781137353962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. Globalization involves structural changes in forms of state, society and culture, ecology and political economy and in ethics and expectations. In this IPE Classic, with a new Foreword and Preface, globalization and multilateralism are linked to questions of epistemology, ontology, and strategy. Editor(s): Gill, Stephen. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JPHV; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137355164
- ISBN
- 9781137355164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.75
€ 61.75
Paperback. With a new Preface and Foreword, this IPE Classic, by an international group of authors, analyzes the ways in which local politics in developing countries - often neglected in work on democratization - render democratic experiments more or less successful in realizing substantial democracy. Editor(s): Tornquist, Olle; Harriss, John; Stokke, Kristian. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPH; JPHV; JPR; JPS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137355195
- ISBN
- 9781137355195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.53
€ 128.53
Hardcover. Resulting from an interdisciplinary dialogue between philosophy, political science and International Relations about Europe as a political community this volume rethinks the European political project beyond the rigid opposition between universalism and particularism approaching Europe as a space of the exposure of differences to each other. Editor(s): Prozorov, Sergei; Lindberg, Susanna; Ojakangas, Mika. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPH; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137361813
- ISBN
- 9781137361813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardcover. For states in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, the "Arab Spring" has had different implications and consequences, stemming from the politics of identity and the historical and political processes that have shaped development. This book focuses on how these factors interact with globalization and affect state formation. Editor(s): Christie, Kenneth; Masad, Mohammad. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137369598
- ISBN
- 9781137369598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover. The diffusion of fascism in Europe coincided with a wave of dictatorships that supplanted democratic regimes. This volume explores this interaction and in their historical context. Editor(s): Costa-Pinto, Antonio; Kallis, Aristotle. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137384409
- ISBN
- 9781137384409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.89
€ 152.89
Paperback. A multidisciplinary analysis of the role of values and virtue in public administration, this book calls for a rediscovery of virtue. It explores ways of enabling the public sector to balance the values that are presently dominant with classic values such as accountability, representation, equality, neutrality, transparency and public interest. Editor(s): Vries, Michiel S. de; Kim, Pan Suk. Series: Governance and Public Management. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPH; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137387981
- ISBN
- 9781137387981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.84
€ 128.84
Hardcover. International friendship is a distinct type of interstate relationship, and that as such, it can contribute to capture aspects of international politics that have long remained unattended. This book offers a framework for analyzing friendship in international politics by presenting a variety of conceptual approaches and empirical cases. Editor(s): Koschut, Simon; Oelsner, Andrea. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137396334
- ISBN
- 9781137396334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardcover. Bringing together an international team of specialists, this volume considers the place of royal heirs within their families, their education and accommodation, their ability to overcome succession crises, the consequences of the death of an heir and finally the roles royal heirs played during the First World War. Editor(s): Mehrkens, Heidi; Muller, Frank Lorenz. Series: Palgrave Studies in Modern Monarchy. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBTB; JPF; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137454966
- ISBN
- 9781137454966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.51
€ 129.51