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  • Pha(bu)llus

    A Cultural History

    by Alka Pande, Johan Mattelaer, Philip Van Kerrebroeck, Amrita Narayanan, P Kerrebroeck, J Mattelaer, A Narayanan ...
    Phallic symbolism is one of the oldest and most prevalent motifs in religion, culture and art: the earliest known representations go back to prehistoric times. Starting off as a symbol of fertility, the phallus has gone through numerous interpretations in the way it is perceived, and its symbolic significance varies across cultures as well. In the west, the erotic symbolism of the phallus is often ... Read more

    $49.99 CAD

  • The Politico-Military Dynamics of European Crisis Response Operations

    Planning, Friction, Strategy

    by Alexander Mattelaer ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    How do Europeans engage in military strategy? Through detailed comparisons of operational planning and exploring the framework of the EU, NATO and the UN, this book sheds light on the instrumental nature of military force, the health of civil-military relations in Europe and the difficulty of making effective strategy in a multinational environment ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

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  • Populist Parties in Europe

    Agents of Discontent?

    by Palgrave Macmillan ...
    Populism is a concept that is currently in vogue among political commentators and, more often than not, used pejoratively. The phenomenon of populism is typically seen as something adverse and, in the European context routinely related to xenophobic politics. What populism exactly is and who its main representatives are, however, often remains unclear. This text has two main aims: to identify ... Read more

    $128.99 CAD

  • Government Transparency

    Impacts and Unintended Consequences

    by T. Erkkilä ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Transparency has become a global concept of responsible government. This book argues that the transnational discourse of transparency promotes potentially contradictory policy ideas that can lead to unintended consequences. It critically examines whether or not increased transparency really leads to increased democratic accountability. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Lobbying in the European Parliament

    The Battle for Influence

    by Maja Kluger Dionigi ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book explains when and how interest groups are influential in the European Parliament, which has become one of the most important lobbying venues in the EU. Yet we know little about the many ways in which interest groups and lobbyists influence parliamentary politics. The author offers insights on four key cases of lobbying, based on the analysis of EU documents, lobbying letters, and 150 ... Read more

    $154.99 CAD

  • Governing the Use-of-Force in International Relations

    The Post 9/11 US Challenge on International Law

    by A. Warren, I. Bode ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book examines US recourse to military force in the post-9/11 era. In particular, it evaluates the extent to which the Bush and Obama administrations viewed legitimizing the greater use-of-force as a necessary solution to thwart the security threat presented by global terrorist networks and WMD proliferation. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • The Public Understanding of Political Integrity

    The Case for Probity Perceptions

    by J. Rose ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Through detailed analyses of major and newly available datasets, this study examines the utility of a public probity-focused approach to understanding citizen disaffection with politicians. It shows that perceptions of public probity are coherent, substantively meaningful, responsive, and, most importantly, that they do matter. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • National Policy in a Global Economy

    How Government can Improve Living Standards and Balance the Books

    by I. Budge, S. Birch ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This study offers an analysis of the UK's current economic policy options and a plan for improving life for ordinary citizens via a sensible and realistic understanding of governments' limited ability to manage economic performance. It provides a manifesto which political parties could immediately adopt to make life better for all. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • European Union Civil Society Policy and Turkey

    A Bridge Too Far?

    by O. Zihnioglu ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Drawing on interviews with Civil Society organizations and in conjunction with an examination of EU Civil Society Policy and the legal and institutional environment in Turkey this book examines EU policies on Turkish Civil Society organizations and highlights the significant constraints and limited impacts of these policies. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Politics and Legitimacy in Post-Soviet Eurasia

    by Martin Brusis, Joachim Ahrens, Martin Schulze Wessel ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Political legitimacy has become a scarce resource in Russia and other post-Soviet states. Their capacity to deliver prosperity has suffered from economic crisis, war in Ukraine and confrontation with the West. Will nationalism and repression enable political regimes to survive? This book studies the politics of legitimation in Post-Soviet Eurasia. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Theories of Local Immigration Policy

    by Felipe Amin Filomeno ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book offers a critical account of studies of local immigration policy and a relational approach to explain its emergence, variation, and effects in a context of interdependence and globalization. The author emphasizes the horizontal interactions between local governments, and vertical interactions between local and national levels of government, as well as international interactions. ... Read more

    $70.99 CAD

  • The Policy and Politics of Food Stamps and SNAP

    by Matthew Gritter ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Food Stamps, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), has endured and expanded in recent years. The program has been preserved and in some cases enhanced as a result of its inclusion in the Farm Bill, being characterized as a safety net of last resort and as a program for the deserving poor. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD