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As the crisis of democratic capitalism sweeps the globe, The Great Retreat makes the controversial argument that what democracies require most are stronger political parties that serve as intermediaries between citizens and governments.
Once a centralizing force of...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2025-01-06
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In 1997, the smooth handover of Hong Kong between China and the United Kingdom defied pessimistic predictions about Hong Kong's future. The successful resolution of the Hong Kong issue was the result of 18 years of diplomatic exchanges between Chinese and British...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2025-01-04
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This book offers a comprehensive understanding of the developments in the modern Chinese history since the Opium War in 1840, by reflecting on the history of the Communist Party of China, the history of China since 1949, the history of the economic reform and opening...
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Springer
Parution :
2025-01-03
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Numerous publications have examined the challenges faced by non-native (often Western) academics conducting research in repressive countries. However, discussions of the unique security risks experienced by native scholars seem to be largely absent. While native...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2025-01-03
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Despite their untold human suffering, widespread destruction and loss, and far-reaching destabilization, the fires of many of the world's most violent civil wars continue to burn. In light of their devastating effects, how can we explain the intractability of costly and...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2025-01-02
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This book examines the strategies adopted by local governments to obtain excess construction land quotas in the face of the central government’s strict land management system. It applies game theory, principal-agent theory, collective action theory, and competition and...
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Springer
Parution :
2025-01-02
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Journalism in a Fractured World addresses the fractured nature of journalism as it has developed online. Engaging with theories from journalism studies and politics, it bases its findings on the study of peripheral journalistic media from the US, UK, and Netherlands. It...
Editeur :
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2025-01-02
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This open access book aims to review the history, achievements, and challenges of trilateral cooperation among China, Japan, and South Korea in a systematic way. It offers numerous perspectives to explain the emergence of trilateral institution-building processes and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2025-01-01
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This book is the first comprehensive study of the history, nature, and purposes of peace museums, comprising twenty-one essays by a leading authority in the field. It presents a powerful argument for the need for this new kind of museum that informs and inspires...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2024-12-31
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This book examines how new flows of foreign direct investments from autocracies are framed, their effects, and the policy responses to them, within the context of challenges to the international liberal order. Chapters address thematic and regional issues, from national...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-12-30
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This textbook on political geography is devoted to a discipline concerned with the spatial dimensions of politics.This course is an introduction to the study of political science, international relations and area studies, providing a systemic approach to the spatial...
Editeur :
P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Éditions Scientifiques Internationales
Parution :
2024-12-30
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This book engages contemporary research in the neurobiology of consciousness, specifically how Integrated Information Theory (IIT) understands and models consciousness as an emergent phenomenon. In a thorough yet accessible discussion of IIT, the book explores the...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-12-30
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The influence of news coverage on the rise of far-right ideologies is undeniable. To better understand the potential impact of the liberal media on the development of authoritarian, ultra-nationalist, xenophobic, racist, or reactionary views, it is essential to explore...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-12-29
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This edited volume explores and makes explicit the links between neoliberal economic policies and right-wing ideology. The book focuses on the case of the US while situating these trends in the global political economy. The book brings together contributions from an...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-12-28
Collection :
Palgrave Insights into Apocalypse Economics
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Der global erstarkende Antisemitismus und seit dem 07. Oktober 2023 insbesondere sein Ausdruck in antiisraelischer Agitation findet sich auch in linken und sich selbst als progressiv verstehenden Bewegungen. In diesem Buch wird untersucht, welche Antisemitismen sich in...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2024-12-28
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This book draws on empirical research from North America, Europe and Australia to present a nuanced picture of the far right and analyses micro and macro level factors contributing to the appeal of far-right groups and agendas. It argues that a key reason for the...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-12-28
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A uniquely broad and fair-minded guide to making immigration policy ethical.
Immigration is now a polarizing issue across most advanced democracies. But too much that is written about immigration fails to appreciate the complex responses to the phenomenon. Too many...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2024-12-27
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This book provides a tour through a novel theoretical approach to understanding the political economy of authoritarianism and the international market for capital investment. As the author demonstrates through an extensive series of analysis, success in attracting...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2024-12-27
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The world is changing.The era of globalization – where the states have been eager to cooperate towards common aims – might seem to be disappearing. Russia expresses a contempt for international law, China makes claim to power, while the United States, at least...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2024-12-27
Collection :
Global Issues
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This book seeks to replace a comforting European narrative of British missed opportunities with a chronicle of the complexity of UK/EC-EU relations. After nearly a decade of Brexit (2016), it revisits the historical evolution of the relationship between Britain and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2024-12-27
Collection :
Contributions to International Relations
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