Social & Political Philosophy

Marking the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh's Constitution, this book gauges its development from 1972 to 2022, focusing on its foundational goals, ...

Shaping Nations and Markets employs a mixed methods approach to contend that economic ideas, organization of domestic interests and their economic ...

In the 21st century, the old colonial attitude of terra nullius, meaning a vacant place free for the taking, still lurks behind the global economic...

In the 21st century, the old colonial attitude of terra nullius, meaning a vacant place free for the taking, still lurks behind the global economic...

Where does the great Bengali poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore stand in todays global world? The legacy of Rabindranath Tagore is vast. No...

In this book the experiential history of the Soviet-style social transformation projects between 1945 and 1980 is discussed through the example of ...

Looking at two of the key paradigms of the post-Cold War eranational sovereignty, and human rights this book examines the possibilities for their ...

The media and the politicians are always screaming at us about horrifying, end-of-the-world threats, and also about miraculous new technologies tha...

This book provides a philosophical analysis of the notion of selfhood that underlies identity politics. It offers a unique theory of the self that ...

This book offers a concise, yet provocative, summation of Christos Yannaras long reflection on the meaning of politics. It provides vital clarifica...

The familiar problems of democratic capitalism have given way to a deep crisis challenging the basic forms of governance introduced around the late...

Drawing on phenomenological and realist approaches, this book surveys the theoretical evolution of new institutional economics.For all its populari...

Where does the great Bengali poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore stand in todays global world? The legacy of Rabindranath Tagore is vast. No...

Following the narratives explored in Hominescence, Incandescent and The Bough, Michel Serres continues and concludes his 'grand story' of humanity ...

Following the narratives explored in Hominescence, Incandescent and The Bough, Michel Serres continues and concludes his 'grand story' of humanity ...

A bold exploration of the life and work of one of the worlds most influential and controversial thinkers, which brings Arendts ideas into urgent ...

This book provides an analysis of how penal discourses are used to legitimate post-Cold War military interventions through three main case studies:...

Free speech has become central to discussions about racism, and is increasingly weaponised against anti-racist movements. This book argues that the...

Free speech has become central to discussions about racism, and is increasingly weaponised against anti-racist movements. This book argues that the...

Stephen J. White (1983-2021) was developing a comprehensive view of responsibility and its limits when his life was tragically cut short. This volu...

From its original meaning as a gaping void, or the emptiness that precedes the whole of creation, chaos has taken on the exclusive meaning of confu...

Considering the support behind Brexit and Donald Trumps America first policies, this book challenges the idea that they are motivated solely by fea...

This book takes a creative approach in examining one of the biggest crises of our time: that of mental suffering, distress and anxiety. By bringing...

This title provides an introduction to the philosophical implications of the recent surge of political and ethical interest in historical redress. ...

In Very Practical Ethics David Benatar discusses some of the moral problems that ordinary people face in their everyday lives. These are not moral ...

Business corporations are political entities and need to be considered as such. Seeing Like a Firm invites readers to do just that by providing a p...

G.W.F. Hegel was a radical and incisive thinker, whose ideas have shaped the face of political philosophy. With questions of political agency and f...

How does the act of performance speak to the concept of commemoration? How and why does commemorative theatre operate as a conceptual, historical a...

What role does reason have in tackling the catastrophic ecological situation of the early 21st-century? Can the concept shrug off its problematic r...

This book features leading scholars examining the dynamics of Turkish politics through alternative themes, including political economy and behavior...

This is the first wide-ranging analysis of Alain Badious use, development and transformation of the concept of history. Despite the wealth of persp...

First published in 1969, Modernization in Ghana and the U.S.S.R. examines the aspects of politics of modernization in two statesthe U.S.S.R. and Gh...

First published in 1936, Western Civilization in the Near East traces the spread and growth of Western civilization in the countries of the Levant ...

In Digital Environments and Human Ecology: New Perspectives on AI Issues, editors and contributors embark on a multidisciplinary exploration of how...

First published in 1932, Nationalism and Imperialism in the Hither East seeks to present the history of Turkey, Egypt and Arabia in the decade wher...

The Palgrave International Handbook of Marxism and Education is an international and interdisciplinary volume, which provides a thorough and precis...

Beyond Decolonial African Philosophy dives into decoloniality discourse, challenging some of its shortcomings and offering alternative perspectives...

Beyond Decolonial African Philosophy dives into decoloniality discourse, challenging some of its shortcomings and offering alternative perspectives...

Curating Human Rights conceptualizes the human rights museum as a dynamic cultural-political genre that interacts with multiple social activist, st...

Arthur Schopenhauer (17881860) lived through an era of great political turmoil, but previous assessments of his political thought have portrayed hi...

This book is about governing well for the future. It investigates the nature of, and the conditions for, prudent long-term democratic governance in...

François Laruelle emerged from the hallowed generation of French postwar philosophers that included luminaries such as Jacques Derrida, Gilles Dele...

In Dear Friend, you must change your life, we see some of the most fascinating thinkers in history at their most private and profound, reaching out...

We describe people who are consumed or devoured by ambition as if by a predator or an out-of-control inferno. Thinkers since deepest antiquity h...

The 500th anniversary of Thomas More's Utopia has directed attention toward the importance of utopianism. This book investigates the possibilities ...

The Carol J. Adams Reader gathers together Adamss foundational and recent articles in the fields of critical studies, animal studies, media studies...

Edited and with an introduction by Matt Colquhoun, this collection of lecture notes and transcriptions reveals acclaimed writer and blogger Mark Fi...