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“marius profiroiu”

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  • The Palgrave Handbook of Decentralisation in Europe

    Edited by Marius Profiroiu, José Manuel Ruano ...
    This handbook provides an authoritative study of European decentralisation, taking into account, from a territorial perspective, the different political and administrative traditions in Europe (Continental, Anglo-Saxon and Ex-communist States) and the cleavages North-South and East-West. While in recent decades most European countries have implemented devolution policies trying to tackle different ... Read more

    $215.09 USD

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  • Between East and West

    Across the Borderlands of Europe

    by Anne Applebaum ...
    In 1991, Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gulag, Iron Curtain and Red Famine, took a three-month road trip through the borderlands between the fallen Soviet Union and Europe—lands that became Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Moldova. In her iconic reportage, which has become indispensable history, she captures the harrowing story of a region that is once again threatened by Russia ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Transformations of Democracy

    Crisis, Protest and Legitimation

    Edited by Robin Celikates, Regina Kreide, Tilo Wesche ...
    Is democracy in crisis? On the one hand, it seems to be decaying under the leadership of political elites who make decisions behind closed doors. On the other hand, citizens are taking to the streets to firmly assert their political participation across the globe.Drawing on a range of theoretical and empirical perspectives, this collection examines the multiple transformations which both the ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • Brexit, No Exit

    Why (in the End) Britain Won't Leave Europe

    by Denis MacShane ...
    The UK's Brexit vote in 2016 and the inconclusive general election just 12 months later have unleashed a wave of chaos and uncertainty - on the eve of formal negotiations with the EU. Denis MacShane - former MP and Europe minister under Tony Blair - has a unique insider perspective on the events that led to the Brexit vote and ultimately to Theresa May's ill-fated election gamble of June 2017.He ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • The Symbolic Politics of European Integration

    Staging Europe

    by Jacob Krumrey ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book presents a cultural history of European integration. It revisits the European Community’s postwar origins through the lens of symbolic representation and so reveals a hitherto unknown side to Europe’s notorious technocrats. They were not simply administrators: they were skillful marketing experts, clever spin doctors, and talented stage directors. After all, what made the European ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Talking to Terrorists, Non-Violence, and Counter-Terrorism

    Lessons for Gaza from Northern Ireland

    by Andrew Fitz-Gibbon ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book examines the history of “the Troubles” in Northern Ireland in the 1970s-1990s and compares it with the situation in the Gaza Strip. The book takes as its cue the tragic events in Gaza in July 2014, when Israel launched Operation Protective Edge which began seven weeks of bombardment of Gaza and which led to rocket attacks by the Palestinians on Israel. In all over 2,200 people were ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Parliamentary Socialisation

    Learning the Ropes or Determining Behaviour?

    by M. Rush, P. Giddings ...
    Series series Understanding Governance
    This first book-length study of the socialisation of MPs uses questionnaire data gathered over two Parliaments (1992-97 and 1997-2001) to find out how MPs learn about, and what their attitudes are towards, their role as a Member of Parliament. It analyzes their participation in debates, the use of Parliamentary Questions and committee work. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Gubernatorial Stability in Iowa: A Stranglehold on Power

    by Christopher W. Larimer ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book uses a multi-method approach to explain why recent Iowa governors have been able to stay in office significantly longer than their peers. Voters in Iowa value a personal connection with their governor and those governors who ignore that expectation are held accountable at the polls. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • The Political Theology of European Integration

    Comparing the Influence of Religious Histories on European Policies

    by Mark R. Royce ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book traces the connections between diverging postwar European integration policies and intra-Christian divisions to argue that supranational integration originates from Roman Catholic internationalism, and that resistance to integration, conversely, is based in Protestantism. Royce supports this thesis through a rigorously supported historical narrative, arguing that sixteenth-century ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Anti-Social Behaviour in Britain

    Victorian and Contemporary Perspectives

    by Sarah Pickard ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This comprehensive, interdisciplinary collection examines diverse forms of anti-social behaviour in Victorian and contemporary Britain, providing a unique comparison of the methods which have been employed by governments to control it. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Coalition Government Penal Policy 2010–2015

    Austerity, Outsourcing and Punishment

    by David Skinns ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book shows how the overall impact of the penal policy agenda of the Coalition Government 2010-2015 has not led to the intended 'rehabilitation revolution', but austerity, outsourcing and punishment, designated here as 'punitive managerialism'.The policy of austerity has led to significant budget cuts in legal aid and court services which threaten justice. It has also led to staffing ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Young People and Political Participation

    Teen Players

    by Jacqueline Briggs ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book analyses the various ways and the extent to which young people participate in politics, focusing primarily on the UK and including cross-national comparisons where relevant. It covers topics including: what is meant by political participation; youth political participation on a pan-European basis; new social media and youth political participation; whether the voting age should be ... Read more

    $80.99 USD