In this collection, eminent academics explain the phenomenon of public sector reform. Drawing on vast theoretical, empirical, and comparative data, this is a first-rate resource for scholars seeking to understand its key trends, challenges, and dilemmas.
Iran and the World
In an era of profound global change, Iran has maintained stability in its blend of religion and politics. This book examines recent developments in Iran and its interaction with the world, attracting experts in international relations and political science.
The Right to Roam
Nomadic groups and sedentary society have been in conflict for ages. ‘The Right to Roam’ examines the right of nomadic groups to maintain their way of life against the drive toward sedentarisation, exploring the case of Travellers in modern Ireland.
Tribal Land Alienation and Political Movements
This study focuses on land alienation in tribal Andhra Pradesh since the colonial era. It examines how skewed socio-economic development and failed policies have fueled poverty, unrest, and violent political movements, revealing their underlying causes.
Voters or Consumers
This collection asks whether the consumer, not the voter, is now central to politics. It explores political consumerism, party branding, and how consumer behaviour models can explain voting and political communication.
Land and Mind
This book is a study of Kenneth White’s geopoetics, applying the concept to Charles Doughty’s Arabia Deserta. The result is not only a reinterpretation of an English classic, but an introduction to a regrounded field of culture.
Rights and Subjectivity
To understand the paradox of human rights—universal attributes that depend integrally upon the nation state for their recognition—this study investigates the pre-historical formation of the individual as an inherent bearer of rights.
When East Meets West
This book serves as a reference that brings together theoretical perspectives and research on media from a Sino-American vantage point. It considers the issues China and the U.S. will encounter as they move toward greater interdependence, capturing a “decisive moment.”
Sino-Japanese Relations
Sino-Japanese relations are crucial for East Asia and beyond. However, the relationship has been increasingly marked by political strife, historical grievances, and a lack of trust. Any deterioration has the potential to generate conflicts with far-reaching consequences.
South Indian states are advanced in human development, yet rampant child labour persists. Why are societies with high literacy and health indicators failing to protect their children from hard labour? This book examines this question in Karnataka.
This rich collection of essays engages with “refusal” as a form of social action and resistance. Ranging from activism to identity, it is an important contribution to our understanding of the tensions and contradictions of contemporary culture.
This volume brings together thoughtful and provocative essays on the complex interrelationship of language, thought, and action. From popular to technical, light to deadly serious, this collection calls attention to the importance of language to politics.
The Paris of the left is an icon, but the Paris of the right has received far less attention. This book examines the relationship between Paris and the right, exploring how political leaders controlled the city and how it inspired right-wing novelists.
Where does today’s passionate intensity come from? To understand modern ideological enmity, this book investigates the propaganda of the past, from Hitler’s enemy images to the Rwandan genocide and the invisible enemies of the future.
Gender mainstreaming is an essential strategy for equality, but it is plagued by conceptual confusion and practical challenges. This book critiques the politics of mainstreaming, using UK local government case studies to offer new insights for progress.
Karl Marx’s Philosophy of Nature, Action and Society
This work analyses Marx’s philosophy of nature as the basis for his practical philosophy. Marx considered humans’ relationship to the world as natural, social, and material. This material feature of human action is the foundation for social critique.
This book presents papers by graduate students on sustaining resilience in the Asia Pacific. After identifying contemporary issues, these papers propose frameworks for resolving them from a unique multidisciplinary and multilevel perspective.
Legitimisation in Political Discourse
How was the “war-on-terror” linguistically legitimised? This book reveals ‘proximization’: the strategy of presenting distant events as a direct, personal threat to persuade a nation to support the war in Iraq.
Asylum Seekers
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