Politics in the Developing World

The third edition of this well respected textbook explores the changing nature of politics in the developing world in the twenty-first century. Beginning with an examination of theoretical approaches, leading scholars then go on to discuss the social and cultural context, state governance, as well as key policy issues including ...

Globalization of World Politics – John Baylis and Steve Smith

Now in its third edition, The Globalization of World Politics has been fully revised to cover the latest developments in world politics. The book features three new chapters on International Law, Terrorism, and Social Constructivism and two updated case studies. Written specially for those coming to the subject for the ...

Niccolo Machiavelli – The Prince

Considered one of the first works of modern philosophy, Machiavelli’s The Prince is an intense study on the nature of power and the course it should take when ruling a country and expresses the author’s strong and unyielding ideals and beliefs on using force rather than law to achieve your ...

Traditions of War – Karma Nabulsi

Traditions of War examines wars and military occupation, and the ideas underlying them. The search for these ideas is conducted in the domain of the laws of war, a body of rules which sought to regulate the practices of war and those permitted to fight in it. This work introduces three ...

Theories on European Integration

In this first book-length treatment of integration theory for many years, Ben Rosamond provides an accessible and stimulating critical introduction to the full range of classical and contemporary perspectives. The book explains the centrality of theoretical work to the study of integration and the EU and carefully locates different theories ...

The European Union and Security Sector Reform

The EU has emerged in the last few years as a key player in security sector reform in many countries struggling with instability or emerging from conflict or authoritarian regimes. This reflects its twin role as the world’s largest source of development assistance and, ever increasingly, a major partner in ...

Social Ideas and Policies

This collection of essays traces the development of a range of social ideals, then addresses questions about society and the international order. With a balanced inclusion of historical and contemporary selections, this is the most comprehensive anthology available in social and political philosophy.

Radu Sebastian Ungureanu – Securitate, Suveranitate si Institutii Internationale

Volumul analizeaza modul in care se conjuga institutional actiunea internationala in gestionarea securitatii, intr-o perioada marcata de sfirsitul Razboiului Rece si intr-un spatiu care, desi a fost numit „butoiul cu pulbere al Europei”, face parte din lumea considerata „civilizata”. In dezbaterea dintre cele doua importante traditii ale stiintelor sociale —explicativa, ...

Russia in the 21st century – Steven Rosefielde

This book demonstrates that Russia intends to re-emerge as a full-fledged superpower before 2010–challenging America and China and potentially threatening a new arms race. Contrary to conventional wisdom, this goal would appear to be easily within the Kremlin’s grasp, but the cost to the Russian people and global security would ...

Hannah Arendt – Originile Totalitarismului

The Origins of Totalitarianism begins with the rise of anti-Semitism in central and western Europe in the 1800s and continues with an examination of European colonial imperialism from 1884 to the outbreak of World War I. Arendt explores the institutions and operations of totalitarian movements, focusing on the two genuine forms ...