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  • The British Constitution: Continuity and Change

    A Festschrift for Vernon Bogdanor

    Edited by Matt Qvortrup ...
    Vernon Bogdanor once told The Guardian that he made 'a living of something that doesn't exist'. He also quipped that the British Constitution can be summed up in eight words: 'Whatever the Queen in Parliament decides is law.' That may still be the case, yet in many ways the once elusive British Constitution has now become much more grounded, much more tangible and much more based on written ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • “We Had All the Good Songs!”

    Reflections on Australia’s Voice Referendum

    Edited by Matt Qvortrup, Paul Pickering ...
    The Voice Referendum was a momentous event in Australian politics. It was a historical turning point, but one where history stubbornly refused to turn. In this book leading public intellectuals – both indigenous and non-indigenous – reflect of the change that never was. Why was the referendum lost? What does it mean for Australian perception of themselves? How will the wounds be healed? ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

  • Bildung, Knowledge, and Global Challenges in Education

    Didaktik and Curriculum in the Anthropocene Era

    Edited by Ellen Krogh, Ane Qvortrup, Stefan Ting Graf ...
    This book offers a critical and reflective discussion of contemporary challenges for education relating to sustainability and post-factual truths in light of the concepts of knowledge and Bildung.The book uses the concepts of knowledge and Bildung as keys to grasp what education is, and how the different educational traditions can complement a better understanding of challenges to education. ... Read more

    $85.99 CAD

  • Neurospicy

    The superpower of an ADHD brain

    by Jim Latrache, Nicoline Latrache-Qvortrup ...
    NEUROSPICY They call ADHD an illness. Jim Latrache calls it power. Jim was told he had ADHD and that it needed to be controlled. "Why do people keep calling it an illness?" He didn't buy it — and he set out to prove them wrong. Loud, intense, and impossible to ignore, he's spent a lifetime being told he's too much. But it's his neurospicy brain that made him the perfect undercover operative in ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Didaktik and Curriculum in Ongoing Dialogue

    Edited by Ane Qvortrup, Ellen Krogh, Stefan Ting Graf ...
    Didaktik and Curriculum in Ongoing Dialogue revives the dialogue between the continental European Didaktik tradition and the Anglo-Saxon tradition of curriculum. It highlights important research findings that bridge cultural differences and argues for a mutual exchange and understanding of ideas.Through analyses of shared conditions and cultural differences, the book invites a critical stance and ... Read more

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  • The Routledge Handbook to Referendums and Direct Democracy

    Edited by Laurence Morel, Matt Qvortrup ...
    Over the last 30 years referendums have played an increasingly important role in determining government policy. Recent high profile referendums in Scotland, Catalonia and Ukraine have continued the movement towards independence referendums following decolonization and the end of the Cold War. The Greek bailout referendum and Britain’s vote on membership of the EU reflect a tradition of European ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD

  • Changing Patterns of European Family Life

    A Comparative Analysis of 14 Countries

    Edited by Katja Boh, Maren Bak, Cristine Clason, Maja Pankratova, Jens Qvortrup, Giovanni B. Sgritta, Kari Waerness ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Family
    Originally published in 1989, this cross-national study investigates the role and pattern of family life in fourteen countries in contemporary Europe. Providing a wealth of information on European families, it is a key source for anyone wishing to understand the changes in the family at that time.The contributors argue that, far from withering away, the family remained a very important social unit ... Read more

    $70.99 CAD

  • Referendums Around the World

    Edited by Matt Qvortrup ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Direct Democracy is inexpensive. The average cost per vote is about $ 10. So, maybe we should have more of them? Before you answer that question, you need to know the facts about this type of complementary democracy. Referendums Around the World, is a complete and comprehensive revision of the 2016 edition of Referendums Around the World, which in turn was an updated version of the 2013 edition, ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

  • Consociationalism and Power-Sharing in Europe

    Arend Lijphart’s Theory of Political Accommodation

    Edited by Michaelina Jakala, Durukan Kuzu, Matt Qvortrup ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book examines the theoretical and practical relevance and challenges of the consociationalist model of democracy. Since the publication of the Politics of Accommodation (1968) and Democracy in Plural Societies (1977) Professor Lijphart’s theories and practical implementations have played a key role in establishing enduring peace settlements. In this edited volume, scholars and Professor ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Nationalism, Referendums and Democracy

    Voting on Ethnic Issues and Independence

    Edited by Matt Qvortrup ...
    Series series Democratization and Autocratization Studies
    This revised and expanded edition analyses the factors conducive to holding independence and secession referendums, to winning these votes and to their status in domestic and international law. Taking into account the votes in Catalonia and Scotland, the book shows that votes on secession and independence are not a passing phenomenon but an important part of international politics.The book ... Read more

    $85.99 CAD

  • Into a Star

    by Puk Qvortrup ...
    Translated by Hazel Evans ...
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE ALTA FIRST TRANSLATION PRIZEIntimate and devastating, a luminous debut novel about untimely grief and the resilience of the human heart, inspired by the author's own experiences'Three in the bed. One not yet born, another dead, and I'm alive'Puk is 26 years old, preparing for the birth of her second child, when her husband has a heart attack while out running. She leaves their ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

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  • Referendums Around the World

    With a Foreword by Sir David Butler

    Edited by Matt Qvortrup ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book provides a comprehensive summary and analysis of all the nationwide referendums since 1793. Referendums are ubiquitous and they are increasingly becoming vehicles for political change – or sometimes vehicles of conservatism. In 2016, for example, the voters in the United Kingdom caused a major upheaval when they voted for leaving the European Union. Later in the same year, a majority of ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD