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    Institutions, Information, and the Politics of Belief

    Series series Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions
    A dictator's power is secure, the authors begin in this muscular, impressive study, only as long as citizens believe in it. When citizens suddenly believe otherwise, a dictator's power is anything but, as the Soviet Union's collapse revealed. This conviction – that power rests ultimately on citizens' beliefs – compels the world's autocrats to invest in sophisticated propaganda. This study draws on ... Read more

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    Do the U.S, the EU and Russia Form a New Strategic Triangle?

    Series series Contemporary Security Studies
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    Series series Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies Research Papers
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    Series series Princeton Studies in Global and Comparative Sociology
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  • Power in the Changing Global Order

    The US, Russia and China

    Power has been compared to the weather: people discuss it all the time, but very few really understand it. This book seeks to demystify this complex concept by providing students with an incisive and engaging introduction to the shifting configurations of power in the contemporary global order.Drawing on the work of leading international relations scholars, philosophers and sociologists, the ... Read more

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