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  • The Future of the Nation-State

    Essays on Cultural Pluralism and Political Integration

    Edited by Sverker Gustavsson, Leif Lewin ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in International Political Economy
    The tension between culture, politics and economy has become one the dominant anxieties of modern society. On the one hand people endeavour to maintain and develop their cultural identity; on the other there are many forces for international integration. How to understand and explain this fundamental issue is illuminated in nine essays by eminent scholars. ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Self-Interest and Public Interest in Western Politics

    by Leif Lewin ...
    Series series Comparative Politics
    Is it self-interest or public interest that dominates Western politics? This question has been debated in many fields, and through the 1980s a consensus developed, supported by extensive research, that in their political decisions and actions people are largely motivated by self-interest, not by common good. In this book, combining in a novel way insights from different fields, including rational ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

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  • Social Movements in Global Politics

    by David West ...
    Social Movements in Global Politics is a timely new account of the unconventional, ‘extra-institutional’ activities of social movements.In the face of impending global crises and stubborn conflicts, a conventional view of politics risks leaving us confused and fatalistic, feeling powerless because we are unaware of all that can be achieved by political means. By contrast, a variety of recent ... Read more

    $21.00 USD

  • Political Science

    A Global Perspective

    by Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Bertrand Badie, Leonardo A. Morlino ...
    From the award-winning team behind the International Encyclopaedia of Political Science...Moving beyond mainstream "traditional" approaches to bring you a new advanced-level introduction to political science.A perfect introduction for postgraduates who are new to political science, as well as upper-level undergraduates looking to broaden and deepen their understanding of core topics, this ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Modernity

    by Peter Wagner ...
    We live in a modern age, but what does ‘modern’ mean and how can a reflection on ‘modernity’ help us to understand the world today? These are the questions that Peter Wagner sets out to answer in this concise and accessible book.Wagner begins by returning to the question of modernity's Western origins and its claims to open up a new and better era in the history of humanity. Modernity's claims and ... Read more

    $21.00 USD

  • European Identity

    Edited by Jeffrey T. Checkel, Peter J. Katzenstein ...
    Series series Contemporary European Politics
    Why are hopes fading for a single European identity? Economic integration has advanced faster and further than predicted, yet the European sense of 'who we are' is fragmenting. Exploiting decades of permissive consensus, Europe's elites designed and completed the single market, the euro, the Schengen passport-free zone, and, most recently, crafted an extraordinarily successful policy of ... Read more

    $31.19 USD

  • The State

    Past, Present, Future

    by Bob Jessop ...
    Debates about the role and nature of the state are at the heart of modern politics. However, the state itself remains notoriously difficult to define, and the term is subject to a range of different interpretations.In this book, distinguished state theorist Bob Jessop provides a critical introduction to the state as both a concept and a reality. He lucidly guides readers through all the major ... Read more

    $24.00 USD

  • What Is Globalization?

    by Ulrich Beck ...
    This important new book offers an engaging and challenging introduction to the thorny paths of the globalization debate. ... Read more

    $25.00 USD

  • Power in the Global Age

    A New Global Political Economy

    by Ulrich Beck ...
    This brilliant new book by one of Europe's leading social thinkers throws light on the global power games being played out between global business, nation states and movements rooted in civil society. Beck offers an illuminating account of the changing nature of power in the global age and assesses the influence of the ever-expanding counter-powers.The author puts forward the provocative thesis ... Read more

    $32.00 USD

  • A Community of Europeans?

    Transnational Identities and Public Spheres

    by Thomas Risse ...
    In A Community of Europeans? a thoughtful observer of the ongoing project of European integration evaluates the state of the art about European identity and European public spheres. Thomas Risse argues that integration has had profound and long-term effects on the citizens of EU countries, most of whom now have at least a secondary "European identity" to complement their national identities. Risse ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Nationalism and Globalisation

    Conflicting or Complementary?

    Edited by Daphne Halikiopoulou, Sofia Vasilopoulou ...
    Nationalism and globalisation are two central phenomena of the modern world, that have both shaped and been shaped by each other, yet few connections have been made systematically between the two.This book brings together leading international scholars to examine the effect of globalisation on nationalism, and how the persistence of the nation affects globalisation. With a range of case studies ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Transnational Classes and International Relations

    by Kees Van der Pijl ...
    Series series RIPE Series in Global Political Economy
    An exciting and original analysis of the development of capitalist classes, such as the Freemasons, that cross national boundaries in the global political economy. This innovative book focuses on: * an historical perspective on class formation under capitalism and its transnational integration * international relations between the English-speaking centre of capital and successive contender states. ... Read more

    $73.99 USD