Political Science & Theory

The problematic of biopolitics has become increasingly important in the social sciences. Inaugurated by Michel Foucaults genealogical research on t...

In The Power of Race in Cuba, Danielle Pilar Clealand analyzes racial ideologies that negate the existence of racism and their effect on racial pro...

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We live in a time of crises - economic turmoil, workplace disempowerment, unresponsive government, environmental degradation, social disintegration...

Political decisions have the potential to greatly impact our lives. Think of decisions in relation to abortion or climate change, for example. This...

Everyday practices of state building interrogates the question about how to reinstate movement to our conceptualisation of state formation in Afric...

An argument that humanists have the toolsand the responsibilityto mobilize political power to tackle climate changeAs climate catastrophes intensif...

The Good Friday Agreement of 1998 ended a protracted violent conflict in Northern Ireland and became an international reference point for peace-bui...

The idea of a critical theory is famous across the world, yet it is today rarely practised as originally conceived by the Frankfurt School. The wan...

How the migration of white southerners to the industrial Midwest reshaped American politics and societyOver the first two-thirds of the twentieth c...

Reinhold Niebuhr's ideas about ethics, social justice, and foreign policy have been hugely influential for American political thought, and this has...

A feminist, an outspoken activist, a woman without a college education, Midge Costanza was one of the unlikeliest of White House insiders. Yet in 1...

This accessible introductory text explains the political, economic and religious developments since the formation of the Islamic Republic in 1979 a...

Democratic societies run on opinion, and so reputation matters to their functioning. Issues pertaining to reptuation emerge in discussions ranging ...

In 2016, the voters of the United Kingdom decided to leave the European Union. The majority for 'Leave' was small. Yet, in more than 40 years of EU...

This volume draws on Herman's professional experience and personal recollections to examine the past and present of British intelligence. In twenty...

A bold new perspective on the strategic logic of international human rights enforcementWhen a government violates the rights of its citizens, the i...

The various social roles we occupy, such as teacher, parent, or friend, shape our ethical lives and colour our perceptions of each other and oursel...

Is the United Kingdom capable of grand strategy? Common wisdom suggests otherwise. Some think it implausible amid the maelstrom of domestic politic...

The international crime of crimes against humanity has become integral to contemporary political and legal discourse. However, the conceptual core ...

Growth and Welfare in Advanced Capitalist Economies takes stock of the major economic challenges that advanced industrial democracies have faced si...

Ethics and international Relations (IR), once considered along the margins of the IR field, has emerged as one of the most eclectic and interdiscip...

In seinem Werk verbindet Randall Collins eine an die Traditionslinien von Marx und Weber anknüpfende meso- und makrosoziologische Konflikttheorie m...

Gramscis theory of common sense is a metanarrative that can be used to explain both religion and political formations. This book examines Gramscis ...

Hurricanes batter our coasts. Wildfires rage across the American West. Glaciers collapse in the Artic. Politicians, activists, and the media espous...

Civil Society: Ideas, Interpretations, Transgressions is essential to learning about the place and importance of civil society in creating and main...

This book brings together a group of British and Italian scholars who have made significant contributions to the historiography of modern Italy ove...

'To a rational being there can be but one rule of conduct, justice, and one mode of ascertaining that rule, the exercise of his understanding.' G...

These selections from the many writings of Thomas Sowell over a period of a half century cover social, economic, cultural, legal, educational, and ...

The European People's Party, the largest political party in Europe, has roots that run deep in history. Founded in 1976 as a Christian Democratic f...