This edited volume provides a comprehensive analysis of European approaches to United Nations peacekeeping by assessing past practice, present obstacles and future potentials related to nine core Euro
This handbook discusses and analyzes the history and development of OPEC, its global importance, and the role it has played, and still plays, in the global energy market.
This book presents a cross-regional comparative perspective on the trajectories of foreign fighters across different insurgent fronts in Eurasia. It was originally published as various special issues
Drawing on wide ranging evidence and innovative research from scholars around the world this volume explores the under-studied subject of Canadian corruption, examining its impact nationally and inter
This book examines challenges to electoral integrity, the actor involved, and shows the consequences of electoral malpractice and how poor electoral integrity can vary by regime.
The research on disability, health and the capability approach has been diverse in the topics it covers, and the conceptual frameworks and methodologies it uses. This book shares a set of contribution
The role of gender in the Middle East and North Africa is widely discussed―but often little understood. Seeking to close that gap, the authors of this comprehensive study explore a wide range of issue
This book assesses EU-Japan security relations, examining how they have developed in individual security sectors and how they could be affected by international developments.
The authors draw from their on-the-ground experiences as they discuss what “development” is, how to attain it, and what their findings mean for the funding and practice of development efforts. Often c
The authors draw from their on-the-ground experiences as they discuss what “development” is, how to attain it, and what their findings mean for the funding and practice of development efforts. Often c
The result of a long collaboration between a Kenyan-Somali mediator and a Swiss scholar-practitioner, Mediation and Governance in Fragile Contexts introduces an innovative, practical approach to resol
Authoritarian Neoliberalism explores how neoliberal forms of managing capitalism are challenging democratic governance at local, national and international levels.
Violence and the Third World in International Relations is intended as a contribution to the decolonization of international relations, and especially of international security studies, much of which
Topics covered in the book include: Methods and tools for loads and load effects, Methods and tools for strength assessment, Experimental analysis of structures, Materials and fabrication of structure
This book discusses and analyses the dimensions of Turkey’s strategic rapprochement with the Eurasian states and institutions since the deterioration of Ankara’s relations with its traditional NATO al
The ongoing turbulence in Turkey’s domestic and international politics raises a number of crucial questions. What explains the movement toward one-party, and even one-person, rule? These are among the
Research and Writing in International Relations offers the step-by-step guidance and the essential resources needed to compose political science papers that go beyond description and into systematic a
Research and Writing in International Relations offers the step-by-step guidance and the essential resources needed to compose political science papers that go beyond description and into systematic a
This book series is based on the premise that comparing countries around the world and getting 'inside' information about each country’s correctional system can be best derived by having people who ar
This book series is based on the premise that comparing countries around the world and getting 'inside' information about each country’s correctional system can be best derived by having people who ar
The glamour and excitement of the Parisian fashion scene explodes onto the page in these bold portraits and drawings of Paris by rising star and couture-insider Marc-Antoine Coulon.With an unwavering
This comprehensive volume sets out a ‘Whole-of-Society’ (WoS) approach which focuses on the social contexts within which conflict resolution and prevention take place. It was originally published as a
The proceedings cover topics and disciplines in civil engineering sciences, such as Buildings and Architectural Engineering, Bearing Structures, Material and Environmental Engineering, Constructi
Engineering dynamics and vibrations has become an essential topic for ensuring structural integrity and operational functionality in different engineering areas. However, practical problems regarding
Organizational Change combines conceptual models with concrete examples and hands-on exercises to dramatically improve the knowledge, skills, and abilities of students in creating effective change. Th
Includes the papers presented at the 18th International Congress of the Maritime Association of the Mediterranean (IMAM 2019, Varna, Bulgaria, 9-11 September 2019). It is essential reading for ac
This book provides the most comprehensive historical account of the birth and spread of social movements as a form of contentious politics to decrease categorical inequalities. This new edition reflec
This book provides and elaborates on an 'upstream' focus on the concrete organizational defence and security policy practices of military, civilian administrative and political leaderships. This book
This book describes in detail the main concepts of theoretical spectroscopy of transition metal and rare-earth ions. It shows how the energy levels of different electron configurations are formed and
Ideals and Ideologies: A Reader is a comprehensive compilation of classic and original readings representing all of the major 'isms'. It offers students a generous sampling of key thinkers in differen
Ideals and Ideologies: A Reader is a comprehensive compilation of classic and original readings representing all of the major 'isms'. It offers students a generous sampling of key thinkers in differen
Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal analyzes political ideologies to help readers understand individual ideologies, and the concept of ideology, from a political science perspective. This be
Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal analyzes political ideologies to help readers understand individual ideologies, and the concept of ideology, from a political science perspective. This be
This is a major new collection that investigates Maoist and post-Maoist approaches to 'Peoples War' and their continuing relevance in contemporary international politics and security. The chapters wer
