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“stephen elstub”

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  • Democracy in Theory and Practice

    Edited by Stephen Elstub ...
    Democracy is an issue of major importance in theory and practice in politics throughout the world. However, democracy’s study and advancement has been significantly compromised by a dichotomy between theorising about democracy, and empirical studies of democracy in practice. In addition to highlighting the need for this gap to be overcome, this book contributes to overcoming this divide, by ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Deliberative Democracy

    Issues and Cases

    Edited by Stephen Elstub ...

    $31.39 USD

  • Deliberative Systems in Theory and Practice

    Edited by Stephen Elstub, Ricardo Fabrino Mendonça, Selen Ercan ...
    Deliberative democracy is an approach to democracy that requires collective decision-making to be preceded by reasoned, inclusive, and respectful debate for it to be legitimate. It has become an increasingly dominant approach to democracy over the last few decades. In recent years, there has been a particular focus on ‘deliberative systems.’ A systemic approach to deliberative democracy opens up a ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

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  • Cultural Policy

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  • Globalization: The Key Concepts

    Edited by Annabelle Mooney, Betsy Evans ...
    Series series Routledge Key Guides
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  • Labour Law, Vulnerability and the Regulation of Precarious Work

    by Lisa Rodgers ...
    The shifting nature of employment practice towards the use of more precarious work forms has caused a crisis in classical labour law and engendered a new wave of regulation. This timely book deftly uses this crisis as an opportunity to explore the notion of precariousness or vulnerability in employment relationships.Arguing that the idea of vulnerability has been under-theorised in the labour law ... Read more

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  • A Globalizing World?

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    Edited by David Held ...
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  • Human Geography: The Basics

    by Andrew Jones ...
    Series series The Basics
    Human Geography: The Basics is a concise introduction to the study of the role that humankind plays in shaping the world around us. Whether it’s environmental concerns, the cities we live in or the globalization of the economy, these are issues which affect us all. This book introduces these topics and more including:global environment issues and developmentcities, firms and regionsmigration, ... Read more

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  • Global Creative Industries

    by Terry Flew ...
    Series series Global Media and Communication
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  • The Environment and International Relations

    Edited by Mark Imber, John Vogler ...
    Environmental issues and questions of global change are now firmly established on the international political agenda. This book provides a wide-ranging survey of the current treatment of environmental issues in international relations.This book begins by looking at the relevance of the different theoretical approaches current in international relations to the study of the environment. It analyzses ... Read more

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