Combining elements of economic reasoning and political science has proven to be very useful for understanding the broad variation in economic development around the world. In a sense research in this field goes back to the Scottish Enlightenment and Adam Smith's original plan in…
"Since its appearance twenty years ago, Benjamin R. Barber's Strong Democracy has been one of the primary standards against which political science thinking and writing is measured. Defined as the participation of all of the people in at least some aspects of self government at …
Brian Roper refreshes our understanding of democracy using a Marxist theoretical framework. He traces the history of democracy from ancient Athens to the emergence of liberal representative and socialist participatory democracy in Europe and North America, through to the global …
"Why is it that terrorism has become such a central factor in our lives despite all the efforts to eradicate it? Ranging from early modern Europe to the contemporary Middle East, Martin Miller reveals the foundations of modern terrorism. He argues that the French Revolution was …
For more than thirty years neoliberalism has declared that market functioning trumps all other social, political and economic values. In this book, Nick Couldry passionately argues for voice, the effective opportunity for people to speak and be heard on what affects their lives,…
Two of India's leading economists argue that, despite economic development, there must be a greater understanding of inequalities in India When India became independent in 1947 after two centuries of colonial subjugation, it immediately - and quite successfully - adopted a firml…
"This series of essays examines the dark side of democracy in contemporary India. It looks closely at how religious majoritarianism, cultural nationalism, and neo-fascism simmer just under the surface of a country that projects itself as the world's largest democracy. Roy writes…
Betoog waarin de auteur laat zien dat er weinig reden is te veronderstellen dat de door 'Amerika gecreëerde wereldorde' binnen afzienbare tijd gevaar zal lopen.
Explores the conflict between consumer capitalism and globalization of the economy on the one hand, and the fragmentation of the political landscape into smaller tribal units based on ethnic, religious and racial factors on the other.
