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Command and Control - Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety

The Oscar-shortlisted documentary Command and Control, directed by Robert Kenner, finds its origins in Eric Schlosser's book and continue...

False Alarm - How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet

An “important” (Times UK) and “meticulously researched” (Forbes) book by the “skeptical environmentalist” argues that panic over climate ...

The Gatekeepers - How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency

Now with a chapter on the chaos in the Trump administration, the New York Times bestselling, behind-the-scenes look at the White House Ch...

War in 140 Characters - How Social Media Is Reshaping Conflict in the Twenty-First Century

"Examines the role of social media and other forms of 'new media' in changing the face of modern warfare, ... [providing] a new narrative...

China and Russia - Four Centuries of Conflict and Concord

Philip Snow traces the turbulent history of the relationship between Russia and China. From the wealth and strength of early Qing China t...

Revolution and Dictatorship - The Violent Origins of Durable Authoritarianism

Why the world’s most resilient dictatorships are products of violent revolution Revolution and Dictatorship explores why dictatorships bo...

In the Shadow of the Sword - The Battle for Global Empire and the End of the Ancient World

'A compelling detective story of the highest order, In the Shadow of the Sword is also a dazzlingly colourful journey into the world of l...

The Geopolitics of Emotion - How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope Are Reshaping the World

In the first book to investigate the far-reaching emotional impact of globalization, Dominique Moïsi shows how the geopolitics of today i...

Dark Mirror - Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance State

From the three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and author of the New York Times bestseller Angler, the definitive master narrative of Edward S...

Decisions and Dissents of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg - A Selection

The trailblazing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her own words. Her most essential writings on gender equality and women's r...

Solidarity and the 'Refugee Crisis' in Europe

New forms of solidarity are being shaped as a response to the European "refugee crisis." The state-in the form of national governments-ha...

Politics of Yemen - 2010-2011 Arab world protests, Elections in Yemen, Foreign relations of Yemen, Human rights in Yemen, Political parties in Yemen, Terrorism in Yemen, Yemeni politicians, USS Cole bombing, Ba'ath Party, John P. O'Neill

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 159. Chapters: 2010-2011 Arab world protests, Elections in Yemen, Foreign relations of Yemen, Human rights in Y...

The Third-Term Tradition - Its Rise and Collapse in American Politics

The Cabinet and Congress

Pre-Electoral Alliances, Coalition Rejections, and Multiparty Governments

Governing in coalitions is a central research field in comparative political science. This book explores how pre-electoral alliances and ...

Blackstone's EU Treaties & Legislation 2015-2016

Market-leading and first choice with students and lecturers, Blackstone's Statutes have an unrivalled tradition of trust and quality. Wit...

Terrorismus als Herausforderung der Europäischen Union

Der Kampf gegen den internationalen Terrorismus ist seit über fünfzehn Jahren ein zentraler Fokus der europäischen Sicherheitspolitik. Da...

Populism and World Politics - Exploring Inter- and Transnational Dimensions

This volume is the first to analyze populism's international dimension: its impact on, and interaction with, foreign policy and internati...

From GDP to Sustainable Wellbeing - Changing Statistics or Changing Lives?

This book is about the function and use of official statistics. It welcomes the aspiration for official statistics to be an indispensable...

Necropolitics - Living Death in Mexico

This book offers a contemporary look at violence in Mexico and argues for a recalibration in how necropolitics, as the administration of ...

Border Wars - The conflicts that will define our future

How are borders built in the modern world? What does Brexit mean for Ireland's border? And what would happen if Elon Musk declared himsel...

Capital for Champions - SPACs as a Driver of Innovation and Growth

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) represent a new alternative to access Growth Capital for European high potential companies....

Labour Market and Precarity of Employment - Theoretical Reflections and Empirical Data from Hungary and Russia

The book reflects with heterogenous contributions - one presenting purely theoretical reflections, the other two looking more focussed on...

Killer in the Kremlin

Putin - His Life and Times

'Magisterial' - Guardian 'Outstanding' - Ian Kershaw Vladimir Putin is a pariah to the West. Alone among world leaders, he has the power ...

International Politics - Concepts, Theories and Issues

This multi-authored textbook helps to critically understand the major concepts, theories and issues of international politics in a consta...

Young people in post-Soviet Russia - Case study on feature film ¿We are From the Future¿ (Andrei Malyukov, 2008)

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Russia, grade: 7, Uppsala University, course:...

Women's Empowerment and Youth Entrepreneurship in Agriculture and Rural Development Sector in Ghana - South-South and Triangular Cooperation

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2016 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Development Politics, Mohammed...

Secession Within NATO Countries. Scotland and Catalonia

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2014 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Miscellaneous, , language: Eng...

German-Greek Yearbook of Political Economy, Volume 3

Beiträge: Stefanos Leonardos and Constandina Koki, Political Systems and Indicators: Change and Continuity in Germany and Greece ; Emmano...

Elite Compatibility in Foreign Aid - An Institutional Approach for Increasing Aid Effectiveness

Diese Studie zeigt anhand empirischer Überprüfung die hohe Relevanz von Elitenkompatiblität als eine conditio sine qua non für die Effekt...

Another Brick in the Barricade: The Gezi Resistance and Its Aftermath

¿After more than two years, what has remained of the Gezi Park protests?¿ ¿Is Gezi`s critique of political power still valid?¿ ¿What has ...

Justice and Peace - The Role of Justice Claims in International Cooperation and Conflict

This book studies the justice concerns of political actors in important international regimes and international and domestic conflicts an...

Will Brexit Damage our Security and Defence? - The Impact on the UK and EU

This Palgrave Policy Essential considers the security and defence consequences of Brexit for the UK and the European Union. It considers ...

Dr Rose - part 2

In this book, you can follow Dr. Rose M. Peterson, 37 years, who suffered disappointments at home and thought to run away from these prob...

Handover of Power - Summary - Global Version - Volume 1/21

Politics rethought Do you sometimes worry that social divisions are becoming too extreme these days? Do you also wish for harmonious poli...

Chronicles of Dissent

An accessible, powerful overview of Noam Chomsky's political thought In sixteen extended talks with Alternative Radio's David Barsamian, ...

The Forgotten Years of Kurdish Nationalism in Iran

This book investigates the forgotten years of Kurdish nationalism in Iran, from the fall of the Kurdish republic to the advent of the Ira...

Transitional Justice in Comparative Perspective - Preconditions for Success

What if we could change the conditions in post-conflict/post-authoritarian countries to make transitional justice work better? This book ...

A Barfield Sampler: Poetry and Fiction by Owen Barfield

Aufstand der Außenseiter - Die Herausforderung der europäischen Politik durch den neuen Populismus

Rechtspopulismus, Rechtsextremismus und sogar Rechtsterrorismus sind in Europa heute längst wieder politische Realität. Fast überall hat ...

The minor politician

As young generations grapple with daunting political and socio-economic challenges in the 21st century, Matt-Eron is releasing a new book...

The Quality of Democracy in Africa - Opposition Competitiveness Rooted in Legacies of Cleavages

This book shows that democratization in sub-Saharan Africa can be successful, even if the government remains dominated by one major polit...

Ukraine¿s Fateful Years 2013¿2019: Vol. II: The Annexation of Crimea and the War in Donbas - Volume II

This book provides a detailed narrative analysis of the historic events in and around Ukraine from 2013 to 2019. These years were almost ...

Continuity and Change of Party Democracies in Europe

This special issue of the German Political Science Quarterly addresses the transformation and the sustainability of European party democr...

Islamic Law and Transnational Diplomatic Law - A Quest for Complementarity in Divergent Legal Theories

This book, in its effort to formulate compatibility between Islamic law and the principles of international diplomatic law, argues that t...

Confidence Man - The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America

'This is the book Trump fears most.' - Axios

Servants of the Damned - Giant Law Firms, Donald Trump, and the Corruption of Justice

National Bestseller "A powerful and important picture of how mega law firms distort justice."?David Cay Johnston, Washington Post The NYT...

OSCE Insights 2022 - War in Europe

The Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 poses a fundamental challenge to the OSCE, rendering the future of cooperative securi...

The Political Economy of Climate Finance in Brazil - How actors and their ideas shape institutions. The case of the Amazon Fund and the ABC Programme for Low-Carbon Agriculture

Navigating institutions and donor requirements to successfully access international climate finance is challenging for many countries. Es...

Summary: Time to Get Tough - Review and Analysis of Donald Trump's Book

The must-read summary of Donald J. Trump's book: "Time to Get Tough: Make America Great Again!". This complete summary of "Time to Get To...

Performance Management at Universities - The Danish Bibliometric Research Indicator at Work

"Mouritzen and Opstrup's book is a most welcome addition to the subject of the management of academic performance. It is certainly well-w...

The Juncker Commission - Politicizing EU Policies

The primary goal of this book is to trace the European Commission's strategies of dealing with the politicisation of EU legislation. In a...

Political Populism - Handbook of Concepts, Questions and Strategies of Research

Populism represents the greatest political challenge to Western democracies since World War II. The electoral successes of populist parti...

Chinese (Non-)Interventions - A Comparative Analysis of Chinese Interventions in the Middle East and Africa

China's participation in international conflict resolution is increasing. This study deals with the motives, modes and factors that are d...

Power-sharing in the Divided Asian Societies

Many countries in Asia are inhabited by multi-segment societies diversified in terms of race, religion, language and economic status. The...

The Other Pandemic - How QAnon Contaminated the World

Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist James Ball takes us into the depths of the internet to trace the origins and rapid ascent...

The Visegrad Four and the Western Balkans - Framing Regional Identities

The Western Balkans and the Visegrad Group are two macro-regions within the larger Eastern European area. Geographically and historically...

Monopoly of Force - The Nexus of DDR and SSR

If experience is any guide, it is safe to say that the next decade will be as full of surprises as the past decade. There is no doubt we ...

Tyranny of the Minority - How to Reverse an Authoritarian Turn, and Forge a Democracy for All

An urgent follow-up to international bestseller HOW DEMOCRACIES DIE. In this razor-sharp analysis of one of the most important issues fac...