A trail of fire for political cinema

Marking the 50th anniversary of the premiere of La Hora de Los Hornos (The Hour of the Furnaces) (Getino and Solanas, 1968), A Trail of Fire for Political Cinema is an edited collection that closely analyses the film, looking to the context and the socio-political landscape of 1960s Argentina, as...

Europe - giving shape to an idea

This fascinating compilation of extracts from proposals for uniting Europe, drawn up over the centuries, shows that the idea of European integration is far older than is often imagined.

The materiality of politics: volume 2

Through a series of historical illustrations, the author investigates the political aspects of violence, law, terror, protection, justice and post-colonial governance.

The materiality of politics: volume 1

Through a series of historical illustrations, the author investigates the political aspects of violence, law, terror, protection, justice and post-colonial governance.

The retreat of democracy and other itinerant essays on globalization, economics, and india

‘The Retreat of Democracy’ presents an expanded and reworked selection of Basu's best journalistic writings on political and economic themes since the late 1990s.

The british presidency

Makes a compelling argument about the increrased importance of political leaders and the changing style of leadership in Britain and the US. Introduces new concepts and backs them up with a convincing argument about the existence of a British 'presidency'. Completely up-to-date - the first convin...

Caciquismo in twentieth-century mexico

Caciquismo (roughly translated as "boss politics") has played a major role in Mexican political and social life. Loosely knit interest groups, or "caciques," of diverse character--syndicates, farmers, left- and right-wingers, white-collar workers--have exercised great power within Mexico's distin...

Rethinking right-wing women

Rethinking Right-wing Women traces the mobilization of women for the UK Conservative Party from the period before their enfranchisement to Theresa May. As party workers and organisers, MPs and leaders, and as voters, women have been fundamental to the success of the Conservative Party.

Environmental politics in the european union

This book provides an introduction into the development, the making and the implementation of European Union environmental politics. It employs a clear and accessible analytical perspective based on the theoretical state-of-the-art of EU policy Studies

The rule of law in latin america

This collection analyses the experience, success and failure of judicial reform processes funded by international donor organisations in Latin America. It also addresses the question of the connection between rule of law reform and broader processes of regime consolidation and state building.

Governing britain

A timely new book on how government operates – and the problems that can arise – by one of Britain’s foremost constitutional experts. The book assesses the key principles and relationships at the heart of the constitution and how they are shaping and being shaped by the political turmoil of recen...

Devolution and constitutional change in northern ireland

This edited book, written by a collection of scholars with an interest in Northern Ireland, tracks its uneasy experience with devolution following the optimistic political period associated with the 1998 Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement. The volume brings together researchers from the Economic and...

Thucydides' meditations on fear

Adapting Greek philosopher Thucydides’ fivefold classification of fear, this book analyses fears emerging in contemporary great-power states facing existential crises in their identity politics. 

Corruption in contemporary politics

The book provides an accessible account of the significance of political corruption, its causes, consequences and remedies.

Comrades in conflict

This is the first in-depth academic study of the Labour Government’s 1969 attempt to introduce industrial relations to curb strikes by trade unions. Using archival sources, this book explains how this attempt provoked strong opposition in the Party, and from the unions, to the extent that it was ...

National perspectives on a multipolar order

This book explores how the concept of a multipolar order is being used for different purposes in different national contexts. It examines the ways that debates about power and order in the world are shaping the policies of rising and established powers alike.

Na fianna éireann and the irish revolution, 1909–23

This book examines the early history of the Irish nationalist youth organisation Na Fianna Éireann and its notable contribution to the Irish Revolution in the period 1909–23.

None past the post

The latest book in the long-running Britain at the Polls series provides an indispensable account of the remarkable 2017 British general election. Leading experts explain why Theresa May and the Conservatives lost their majority, and analyse how the other political parties and voters responded to...

On the fall of the roman republic

On the Republic juxtaposes the fall of the Roman Republic with the contemporary political landscape of the United States: a republic in disarray, violence and corruption thwarting the will of the people, military misadventures abroad, and rampant economic inequality diminishing a shared sense of ...

Ireland and the european union

This book examines how Ireland’s relationship with the EU was affected by a succession of crises; the financial crisis, the migration crisis and the Brexit crisis, in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Order and rebellion

This book, written by two authors with longstanding familiarity with the party, provides an in-depth and nuanced analysis of the different managerial strategies pursued by three Labour leaders, Ed Miliband, Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer, in the tumultuous years of opposition from 2010 to 2024.

Vulnerability

This volume explores how the language of ‘vulnerability’ transforms social policy and national security programmes, through case studies drawn from Europe, Africa, North America and the Middle East.

Freedom isn't free

Freedom Isn’t Free takes an analytical look at political, economic, social and moral trade-offs in a world in flux. Highly readable, the volume’s collected foreign affairs essays are wide-ranging and engaging—from manageable regional issues to dramatic geopolitical tensions—presented not as dista...

Black ‘race’ and the white supremacy saga

This book examines the conundrum that has haunted the Black and White ancestry for ages on what supremacy actually means. Is it Black or White supremacy? Granted, the term White supremacy has occupied the sociopolitical, cultural and economic discourse for ages, but what does that really imply? T...

Memory, migration and (de)colonisation in the caribbean and beyond

Memory, Migration and (De)Colonisation furthers our understanding of Caribbean migrations and migrants in relation to the histories and cultures of countries of the Northern Atlantic. It focuses on the relationship between Caribbean migrants and processes of decolonisation. At the heart of this b...

Covert colonialism

This book is the first comprehensive archive-based study to explore governance, surveillance, political culture and public policymaking in colonial Hong Kong from 1966 to 1997, using newly released archival documents in London and Hong Kong. Using historical discipline, it provides a thorough und...

Labour and the politics of empire

This is a pathbreaking comparative and trans-national study of the neglected influences of nation, empire and race upon the development and electoral fortunes of the Labour Party in Britain and the Australian Labor Party from their formative years of the 1900s to the elections of 2010. Based upon...

Human rights in the world

Human rights occupy a key place in international law and relations. Understanding their significance involves knowing what the current guarantees of human rights are, and how the arrangements for protecting them work. This text offers a broad survey outlining the main human rights instruments and...

The rights track

The Rights Track: Sound Evidence on Human Rights and Modern Slavery uses rich content from The Rights Track podcast [www.rightstrack.org] in an innovative book that enhances and enriches our understanding of the human rights challenges facing the world today.

Trysts with democracy

This volume offers a collection of lucid, theoretically stimulating articles that explore and analyse the institutions and values which are salient in understanding political practices in South Asia.

Altered destinations

‘Altered Destinations’ addresses the complex interrelations of state, nation and identity in India through the medium of culture, and compellingly reframes the debate in the context of the Gandhian concept of swaraj.

The path to paralysis

Using the lens of history, The Path to Paralysis offers the first comprehensive analysis of how U.S. politics became polarised and dysfunctional and why things aren’t likely to change soon.

The anti-politics machine in india

This book assesses the validity of ‘anti-politics’ critiques of development, first popularised by James Ferguson, in the peculiar context of India. It examines the extent to which it is possible to keep politics out of a highly technocratic state watershed development programme that also seeks to...

America's americans: population issues in u.s. society and politics

Liberal peace in question

This book examines the politics of crafting liberal peace in contemporary intrastate conflicts using Sri Lanka’s failed attempt to negotiate peace with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

The democracy amendments

A vicious spiral of political polarisation, failing government, loss of public faith, and conspiracy-mongers undermining US elections, are pushing the country toward the abyss of political violence. Only deep constitutional change, brought about by a new national convention, can free us from this...

Obama's washington

Examines the array of challenges facing the Obama administration and the president himself. This volume includes topics that range from how best to manage a ruptured economy to controlling the budget, the green agenda, foreign policy, and the recalibration of US relations with Britain.

Women's movement in international perspective: latin america and beyond

Recent developments in albanian constitutional law

The main objective of the book is to give an overview of parts of the Albanian legal system regarding changes in the field of Constitutional Law, which are linked directly to constitutional development. The book will provide guidance to some of the changes since the entering into force of the new...

The new politics of nationalism in contemporary europe

The resurgence of nationalism is one of the most significant developments in European politics over the past 25 years. Few countries have avoided it, with most experiencing a surge in support for parties that espouse anti-immigrant, anti-European Union and anti-globalization views. Led by populis...

Turkey and the liberal international order

This book examines Turkey’s increasingly unstable position in the liberal international order and its complicated relationship with the West. 

Downing street downfalls

Before Johnson’s rollercoaster ride, and the ensuing “blink and you missed it” premiership of Truss, the high wastage-rate among Britain’s prime ministers was becoming a cause for concern. This book examines 30 years of prime ministerial misadventures to answer why 10 Downing Street has become a ...

The hobbled state

Germany’s moral and political dilemma, as a nation unwilling to assume a leadership role in the international community, for fear of becoming dominant, is well rehearsed. Mark Vail traces Germany’s reluctant embrace of power from its state formation in the nineteenth century to its current recons...

The social foundations of global finance

A fresh collection of original contributions from a range of scholars inspired by the work of Tim Sinclair that critically engages and further applies the social foundations approach to global finance.

The roots of populism

A novel and highly engaging philosophical analysis of populism and how it represents both a challenge to and promise of renewal for liberal democracy. Elliott argues that neoliberal governance has sought to bury the legacy of working-class politics but now the reappearance of “the people” is caus...

Inside accounts, volume i

Focusing on the peace process, these two volumes includes seventeen interviews from high-ranking civil servants and political leaders in the Irish Government and takes the reader inside the negotiating room to experience the efforts, tensions and actions that led to the Good Friday Agreement of ...

The regulation of standards in british public life

This is an analysis of the revolution of the last two decades that has built an extensive new regulatory apparatus governing British public ethics. The book sets the new machinery in the wider institutional framework of British government. Its main purpose is to understand the dilemmas of regulat...

The far right in the balkans

The first book to provide comprehensive coverage of the far right parties in the Balkans

Defense of the west

This book offers a history of a transatlantic security relationship that has endured for over seventy years, examining how developments inside NATO and European Union member states affect their ability to defend against external threats while preserving Western values, in the era of Trump and Bre...

Towards a just europe

This book analyses the problem of distributive justice in the European Union. The author examines the nature of the distributive duties linked to EU membership and puts forward a set of policy proposals to advance a just Europe.

The wolves are coming back

The wolves are coming back moves beyond stereotypic representations of East Germany, and shines light on the complexities of post-socialist life and losses. It seeks to explain the extraordinary success of new far right parties in a vivid ethnographic recounting of the local politics of fear, hop...

Constitutions and political theory

Constitutions and political theory is a concise textbook offering a omprehensive analysis of the principal-agent problematic inherent in all forms of politics. It shows how rule of law institutions come in two forms that restrain opportunism in politics. And it traces the principal-agent perspect...

Britain and africa in the twenty-first century

Britain and Africa in the twenty-first century offers the first book-length study of how Britain’s relationship with Africa has fared since the fall of the 1997-2010 New Labour government.

Citizen now

Citizen now charts a new research path in the study of the engagement of youth. Although their methods are varied and reflective of current technological tools, Citizen now argues that the tactics and motives of the groups reflect traditional political elements.

Formulating development

From the Alpine pastureland of late nineteenth century Switzerland to the hospitals of post-independence West Africa, Nestlé and the shaping of the aid industry tells the story of how Nestlé earned a seat at the table of international aid, and uncovers the long-forgotten alliances and controversi...

Crisis? what crisis?

The first full length account of the 1979 'winter of discontent'

Christianity and democratisation

This book explores the contribution of different Christian traditions to the waves of democratization that have swept various parts of the world in recent decades. Written in an accessible style, it will appeal to students of politics, sociology and religion, and prove useful on a range of advanc...

Neither left nor right?

This book provides a comprehensive and considered account of the nature of Liberal Democrat electoral politics in contemporary Britain, exploring the specific challenges facing the Liberal Democrats in their struggle for identity, distinctiveness and, most importantly, votes.

Political issues in ireland today

Political issues in Ireland today addresses the important current topics in Irish politics. Readers will find it a valuable resource on the important policy debates and for evaluating major social changes.

The european union and industrial relations

This is the first book to provide a clear overview and innovative analysis of the multiple ways the European Union affects industrial relations.

Richard wainwright, the liberals and liberal democrats

A biography of a long-standing Liberal MP. As well as the revival of the Liberal Party and the formation of the Liberal Democrats, it examines his experiences as a Conscientious Objector in the Second World War; his work in the Methodist Church; his role in the resignation of Jeremy Thorpe and in...

Eu security governance

EU security governance provides the first comprehensive treatment of the EU as a security actor. It covers four dimensions of security - assurance, prevention, compellance and protection - that range from military interventions to state-building efforts to internal security in the age of terrorism.

Debating civilisations

Debating civilisations offers an up-to-date evaluation of the re-emerging field of civilisational analysis, tracing its main currents and comparing it to rival paradigms such as Marxism, globalisation theory and postcolonial sociology.

Regulatory quality in europe

This book focuses on the capacity of European governments and the EU institutions to deliver high quality regulation. Drawing on comprehensive research and an original survey, it shows how regulatory quality can be measured and appraised - thus appealing both to academicsand to policy-makers invo...

Keynes and marx

The book develops a sympathetic Marxist critique of Keynes. Keynes’s insights, particularly into unemployment, money and finance and the importance of state intervention gain greater critical purchase when re-worked on Marxist foundations and doing so also enriches Marxism.

The last yugoslav generation

The last Yugoslav Generation charts the development of youth culture and politics in socialist Yugoslavia, focusing on the 1980s

Roots of the pax americana

This fascinating book examines how and why Americans built an informal trading empire and why the British Empire needed to be removed before a Pax Americana could be built. It offers a systematic explanation for the rise of this super empire, and explains in detail how it is governed.

Conservatism for the democratic age

This book offers a new interpretation of the Conservative party’s revival and adaptation to democratic politics in the early twentieth century. New insights are provided into how the Conservatives met the challenges provided by class, gender and regional identities and the means by which the part...

Divided isles

In 2019, Solomon Islands made international headlines when the country severed its decades-old alliance with Taiwan in exchange for a partnership with Beijing. The decision prompted international condemnation and terrified security experts. This penetrating investigation into the switch sheds lig...

Political marketing and british political parties (2nd edition)

Political parties use market intelligence to listen to the public, develop a product to suit and communicate it before the election and in government, raising concerns about treating voters like consumers, how to communicate delivery and managing political parties like businesses.

The irish voter

This pioneering analysis uses the results from the first ever Irish election study to provide a comprehensive survey of the motives, outlook and behaviour of voters in the Republic of Ireland. Building on the foundations laid down by previous work on comparative electoral behaviour, it explores l...

In search of social democracy

The first work to reflect in detail on the Left’s experiences in government in the 1990s and early twenty-first century.

Pluriversal sovereignty and the state

This book explains how the processes of ‘total territorial rule’ at the core of the modern international system became normalised in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). It develops a decolonial framework informed by a ‘pluriverse’ of multiple ontologies of sovereignty to argue that the state itself is an outcome...

Castles and colonists

This book is the first to examine life in the leading province of Elizabeth I's nascent empire, an Ireland of colonizing English farmers and an imported Protestant elite living in fortified manors and medieval castles

Prayer, providence and empire

This book examines the old traditions of communal prayer and contrition in the ‘new world’ contexts of Britain’s settler colonies in Canada, Australia and South Africa. In explaining why colonial governments summoned their peoples to worship in times of stress and celebration, this book provides ...

Spacing ireland

Spacing Ireland explores questions of ‘space’ and ‘place’ to understand the nature of major social, cultural and economic change in contemporary Ireland.The authors explore the intersections between everyday life and global exchanges through the contexts of the ‘stuff’ of contemporary everyday en...

The impact of feminism on political concepts and debates

This volume provides a timely and invaluable resource for all political theorists and all who are interested in challenging gender inequalities. It combines clear exposition of concepts and debates with cutting-edge contributions from experts in the field.

Sports law and policy in the european union

This book argues that the EU is receptive to the sports sectors claims for special treatment before the law. The book investigates the birth of EU sports law and policy by examining significant court decisions, the possibility of exempting sport from EU law, sport and the EU treaty, and more.

The struggle for a social europe

This book provides a detailed comparison of the trade unions of five EU member states (Austria, Britain, France, Germany and Sweden) and their positions on EMU. Several European-level trade union organisations are also investigated.

The african presence

This book considers the ways that representations of Africa have contributed to the changing nature of British national identity. Using interviews, photo archives, media coverage, advertisements, and web material, the book focuses on major Africa campaigns: the abolition of slavery, anti-aparthei...

Securitising russia

The book demonstrates how Vladimir Putin has wrestled with terrorism, immigration, media freedom, religious pluralism and economic globalism in response to twenty-first-century security concerns.

Following franco

This book interrogates the interrelationship between culture and politics during the Spanish transition to democracy. Drawing on both high and popular culture, it critically interrogates the stakes of the Transition and reveals how its consequences continue to inform political debate.