Politics & International Relations Books

New and Published Books

1. Governing the World?

   Cases in Global Governance

   Edited by Sophie Harman, David Williams

   ‘Global governance’ has become a key concept in the contemporary study of international politics, yet what the term means and how it works remains in question. Governing the World: Cases in Global Governance takes an alternative approach to understanding the concept by exploring how global...

   Published May 23rd 2013 by Routledge
2. Water Governance, Policy and Knowledge Transfer

   International Studies on Contextual Water Management

   Edited by Cheryl De Boer, Joanne Vinke-de Kruijf, Gül Özerol, Hans Th. A. Bressers

   Series: Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management

   In an increasingly global community of researchers and practitioners, new technologies and communication means have made the transfer of policies from one country or region to another progressively more prevalent. There has been a lot of attention in the field of public administration paid to...

   Published May 23rd 2013 by Routledge
3. Microtrade

   A New System of International Trade with Volunteerism Towards Poverty Elimination

   Edited by Yong-Shik Lee

   Series: Routledge Research in International Economic Law

   With contributions from well-regarded scholars of international economic law, this book sets out the case for an innovative solution to extreme poverty which utilizes international trade and its legal framework to relieve populations of the poorest countries around the world of extreme poverty. "...

   Published May 23rd 2013 by Routledge
4. Syria’s Uprising and the Fracturing of the Levant

   By Emile Hokayem

   Series: Adelphi series

   As an upbeat and peaceful uprising quickly and brutally descended into a zero-sum civil war, Syria has crumbled from a regional player into an arena in which a multitude of local and foreign actors compete. The volatile regional fault lines that run through Syria have ruptured during this conflict,...

   Published May 22nd 2013 by Routledge
5. Challenges in City Management

   A Case Study Approach

   By Becky J. Starnes

   Series: ASPA Series in Public Administration and Public Policy

   Incorporating urban management and organizational management theories with actual practice, the author presents a series of case studies based on observations made during her extensive experience. Multiple cases are offered in common contemporary city topics ranging from personnel, policy-making,...

   Published May 21st 2013 by CRC Press
6. Fleeing Homophobia

   Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Asylum

   Edited by Thomas Spijkerboer

   Each year, thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) asylum seekers apply for asylum in EU Member States.This book considers the position of LGBTI asylum seekers in European asylum law. Developing an encompassing approach to the topic, the book identifies and analyzes...

   Published May 21st 2013 by Routledge
7. Feminist Geopolitics

   At the Sharp End

   Edited by Deborah P. Dixon, Sallie A. Marston

   Building on a trans-disciplinary, feminist project that foregrounds the bodies of those at the ‘sharp end’ of various forms of international activity, such as immigration, development and warfare, the chapters included in this book cover a variety of sites, concerns, and hopes. These range from the...

   Published May 21st 2013 by Routledge
8. The Relationship between Rhetoric and Terrorist Violence

   Edited by Allison Smith

   Studies have demonstrated that choices in the use of language convey information that goes beyond the content of the words themselves. In many cases, how something is said matters as much as what is said. Using techniques collectively referred to as linguistic content analysis, researchers have...

   Published May 21st 2013 by Routledge
9. Transatlantic Regulation

   Edited by Susanne Lütz

   The European and American economies are closely interlinked as mutually important investment and trading partners. The growing intensity of economic interdependence has spurred the transatlantic coordination of rules and standards that can lead to the formation of non-tariff barriers to...

   Published May 21st 2013 by Routledge
10. Global Civil Society and Transversal Hegemony

    The Globalization-Contestation Nexus

    By Karen Buckley

    Series: Rethinking Globalizations

    There has been clear recognition of tendencies towards uncritically celebrating resistance and the need for critical appraisal within the literature on globalization and contestation. This book provides a conceptual history of global civil society and a critical examination of the politics of...

    Published May 20th 2013 by Routledge