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The American Congress

Paperback — 5e druk — ISBN: 9780521708364

The American Congress provides the most insightful, up-to-date treatment of congressional politics available in an undergraduate text. Informed by the…

A Guide to Diplomatic Practice

ISBN: 9781108028875

Recruited straight from university, Ernest Satow (1843-1929) became one of the most respected British diplomats, particularly in Japan, where he is st…

United Nations Reform and the New Collective Security

ISBN: 9780511675966

In 2004, the Report of the Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change emphasised the linkages between economic development…

Managing Strategic Surprise

ISBN: 9780511755880

The scope and applicability of risk management have expanded greatly over the past decade. Banks, corporations, and public agencies employ its new tec…

Weber, Habermas and Transformations of the European State

ISBN: 9780511756047

This book critically engages Jurgen Habermas's comprehensive vision of constitutional democracy in the European Union. John P. McCormick draws on the …

Growing Apart?

ISBN: 9780511619502

Many thought the 21st century would witness political, economic and even ideological convergence amongst the countries of the West. This has not happe…

Cycles of Spin

ISBN: 9780511642289

How do politicians try to shape their news coverage? Sellers examines strategic communication campaigns in the U.S. Congress. He argues that these cam…

Self-Organizing Federalism

ISBN: 9780511642319

This book investigates the self-organizing responses of governments and interests to the institutional collective action (ICA) dilemmas of particular …

Local Politics and Participation in Britain and France

ISBN: 9780511666957

Local participation can and does influence the political process. Local Politics and Participation in Britain and France, first published in 1990, pro…

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Samuel Hartlib and the Advancement of Learning

Paperback — ISBN: 9780521130110

Samuel Hartlib (1600–1662) came to England from Prussia. He was a member of an important group of scientists and thinkers who, during the Puritan Revo…

Political Constitutionalism

ISBN: 9780511490187

Judicial review by constitutional courts is often presented as a necessary supplement to democracy. This book questions its effectiveness and legitima…

Democracy Defended

ISBN: 9780511490293

Is there a public good? A prevalent view in political science is that democracy is unavoidably chaotic, arbitrary, meaningless, and impossible. Such s…

Designing Deliberative Democracy

ISBN: 9780511491177

Is it possible to advance democracy by empowering ordinary citizens to make key decisions about the design of political institutions and policies? In …

Global Accountabilities

ISBN: 9780511490903

Accountability is seen as an essential feature of governments, businesses and NGOs. This volume treats it as a socially constructed means of control t…

Idea of the State

ISBN: 9780511490361

For a half-century or more, political theory has been characterized by a pronounced distrust of metaphysical or ontological speculation. Such a dispos…

Taxation and State-Building in Developing Countries

ISBN: 9780511490897

There is a widespread concern that, in some parts of the world, governments are unable to exercise effective authority. When governments fail, more si…

European Union and Border Conflicts

ISBN: 9780511491337

It is generally assumed that regional integration leads to stability and peace. This book is the first systematic study of the impact of European inte…

Liberalism, Democracy and Development

ISBN: 9780511491818

Many commentators have assumed a close connection between liberal democracy and economic development. Sylvia Chan questions this assumption and sugges…

Democratic Politics in the European Parliament

ISBN: 9780511491955

With the European Parliament comprising politicians from many different countries, cultures, languages, national parties and institutional backgrounds…

Environmental Policy Convergence in Europe

ISBN: 9780511491962

Has globalisation led to a convergence in policy-making across nations and, if so, what are the causal mechanisms? This book analyses the extent to wh…

Euros and Europeans

ISBN: 9780511492020

Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) is one of the most important developments in modern European politics. Building on two decades of monetary integrati…

Institutional Economics of Corruption and Reform

ISBN: 9780511492617

Corruption has been a feature of public institutions for centuries yet only relatively recently has it been made the subject of sustained scientific a…

Migration of Constitutional Ideas

ISBN: 9780511493683

The migration of constitutional ideas across jurisdictions is one of the central features of contemporary constitutional practice. The increasing use …

Optimal Protection of International Law

ISBN: 9780511494291

Assume, for a moment, that the necessary tools are available to induce or even force states to comply with international law. In such a state of affai…

United Nations Sanctions and the Rule of Law

ISBN: 9780511494352

The United Nations Security Council has increasingly resorted to sanctions as part of its efforts to prevent and resolve conflict. Farrall traces the …