Politics and Government

This comprehensive study traces the transnationalization of activist networks, analyzing their changing compositions and characters and examining t...

This volume explores in a novel and challenging way the emerging norm of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), initially adopted by the United Natio...

This book, first published in 1986, focuses on the activity of the Soviet Union in Southeast Asia and the effects of Soviet policy on the region si...

Using the developmental history of Taiwan as a starting point, Flexibility, Foresight and Fortuna critically examines several prevalent formulation...

Encoding the Olympics assembles a uniquely representative international team of media experts to provide a comprehensive review of the global impac...

Previously published as a special issue of British Journal of Middle East Studies, this volume focuses on leading figures within Iran between 1997-...

The People’s Republic of China is the world’s most populous state and largest consumer of energy, having demonstrated momentous progress on an unpr...

This book explores the political process behind the construction of cyber-threats as one of the quintessential security threats of modern times in ...

Southeast Asia serves as an excellent case study to discuss major transformations in the relationship between states. This book looks at the changi...

This book examines the strategic interactions among China, the United States, Japan, and Southeast Asian States in the context of China’s rise and ...

Filling a gap in the existing literature, this book analyzes the distinctive features of Japan’s development aid, especially technical co-operation...

Do you have a weak subject you just have to pass?Ideal for students of any subject, this highly accessible and practical study guide gives you quic...

This book considers whether the potential of democracy following the end of the Cold War was diminished by technocratic, judicial control of politi...

China's recent economic reforms have opened its economy to the world. This policy, however, is not new: in the late nineteenth century, the United ...

Canada officially achieved legislative autonomy in 1931 and has since developed into one of the world's most prosperous democracies. Though its pol...

Public Policy and Private Interest explains the complexities of the policy making process in a refreshingly clear way for students who are new to t...

This book explains the exceptional nature of the East Timor intervention of 1999, and deals with the background to the trusteeship role of the UN i...

There are dozens of myths surrounding educational reform today, maintaining the school’s role in economic competitiveness, the deficiency of teache...

The post-Cold War era saw an unexpected increase in intra-state violence against ethnic and religious groups, brutal civil wars and asymmetric conf...

Status-seeking is an important aspect of the foreign policies of a number of small states, but one that has been rarely studied. This book aims to ...

This book is the first attempt to rethink and appraise the role of temporary commoning experiences that develop in contexts of crisis. Activist and...

This book examines the differences and similarities between warfare in China and India before 1870, both conceptually and on the battlefield. By fo...

This volume examines how the Ottoman Army was able to evolve and maintain a high level of overall combat effectiveness despite the primitive nature...

Over the last sixty years, Washington has been a major player in the politics of the Middle East. From Iran in the 1950s, to the Gulf War of 1991, ...