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  • Media, Conflicts and the National Security Question

    Communicating (In)security in Nigeria, West Africa and the Sahel

    Edited by Abiodun Adeniyi, Paul A. Obi, Sani K. Usman, Ibrahim U. Yusuf ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This book explores how the media, and journalism in a cross-disciplinary sense, has treated conflicts in Nigeria, West Africa and the Sahel. Contributors connect theoretical foundations with practical experiences in the study of media, conflicts and national security, seeking to unravel the mediated and communication logic(s) in news coverage and analyse the media's role in pre-conflict, in ... Read more

    $152.09 USD

  • The Press and Democratic Backsliding

    How Journalism Has Failed the Public and How It Can Revive Democracy

    by Bethany Albertson, Daryl A. Carter, Daniela Grassau, Katherine Haenschen, Jamie C. Higdon, Andrea Hudson, Sharon Jarvis, Patrick R. Johnson, Thomas J. Johnson, Barbara K. Kaye0, Kyser Lough1, Lindsey Meeks2, Andrew Mendelson3, Paul A. Obi4, Constanza Ortega-Gunckel5, Christian Staal Bruun Overgaard6, Mildred F. Perreault7, Valentina Proust8, Joshua M. Scacco9, Anita Varma0, Aaron S. Veenstra1, Joseph Yoo3 ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Political Communication
    This edited volume explores the democratic dangers posed by a political press that emphasizes electoral competition, strategy, entertainment, and what Jay Rosen calls “savviness”—praising candidates for being politically smart rather than being honest—in its coverage of a political landscape dominated by a looming authoritarian threat. Contributors document how the American and global political ... Read more

    $109.39 USD

  • Media and Nigeria's Constitutional Democracy

    Civic Space, Free Speech, and the Battle for Freedom of the Press

    by Sam Amadi, Joe Babalola Bankole, Joseph Nwanja Chukwu, Senator Iroegbu, Taye C. Obateru, Paul A. Obi, Paul Ogwu, Lasisi Olagunju0, Bridget Chiedu Onochie1, Igomu Onoja2, Brigadier General Sani K. Usman3, Ibrahim Uba Yusuf4 ...
    In this edited collection, contributors analyze how the media is navigating Africa's most populous nation, Nigeria, and its mediated democracy. Despite its constitutional role, recognizable as the fourth estate of the realm, the Nigerian media has a history of confronting daunting challenges headlong. This book captures an array of the challenges faced, from British colonialism and military rule ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

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  • Bilderberg People

    Elite Power and Consensus in World Affairs

    by Ian Richardson, Andrew Kakabadse, Nada Kakabadse ...
    Bilderberg People explores the hidden mechanisms of influence at work in the private world, and personal interactions, of the transnational power elite. It is not concerned with conspiracy theories; instead it is about certain fundamental forces that shape the world in which we live. These forces, with their power to bring about transitions in emotion and preference within, and beyond, the elite ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Youth-Led Social Movements and Peacebuilding in Africa

    Edited by Ibrahim Bangura ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Peace, Conflict and Security in Africa
    This book critically examines and analyses the active role played by youth-led social movements in pushing for change and promoting peacebuilding in Africa, and their long-term impacts on society. Africa’s history is characterised by youth movements. The continent’s youth populations played pivotal roles in the campaign against colonialism and, ever since independence, Africa’s youth have been at ... Read more

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  • Foundations of International Relations

    by Stephen McGlinchey ...
    An engaging introduction to the core concepts, theories, actors and issues in global politics. Featuring a combination of chapters authored by leading scholars, researchers and practitioners from around the world, this textbook takes into account the historical development of international relations and the web of dynamics that forms the subject, resulting in a clear analysis of the field from a ... Read more

    $34.79 USD

  • Understanding Modern Nigeria

    Ethnicity, Democracy, and Development

    by Toyin Falola ...
    Since its independence from Britain in 1960, Nigeria has emerged as Africa's second largest economy and one of the biggest producers of oil in the world. Despite its economic success, however, there are deep divisions among its two hundred and fifty ethnic groups. Centered around three of the dominant themes of Nigeria's post-colonial narrative - ethnicity, democracy and governance, this is an ... Read more

    $50.09 USD

  • Contemporary Conflict Resolution

    by Oliver Ramsbotham, Tom Woodhouse, Hugh Miall, Harmonie Toros ...
    The indispensable guide to conflict resolution in a troubled worldConflict prevention and resolution, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding have never been more important as priorities on the global agenda. The wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and tensions between the major powers in what is now a multi-polar world, require new conflict resolution responses. The fifth edition of this hugely popular text offers ... Read more

    $32.00 USD

  • Human Dignity and the Future of Global Institutions

    by Mark P. Lagon, Anthony Clark Arend, John J. DeGioia, Nancy E. Soderberg, Tod Lindberg, Abiodun Williams, Chester A. Crocker, Anoop Singh, Ryan Kaminski0, Rosalia Rodriguez-Garcia1, Raj M. Desai2, Homi Kharas3, Benjamin Boudreaux4, Thomas Banchoff5, Nicole Bibbins Sedaca6, Michael A. Samway7 ...
    What does human dignity mean and what role should it play in guiding the mission of international institutions? In recent decades, global institutions have proliferated—from intergovernmental organizations to hybrid partnerships. The specific missions of these institutions are varied, but is there a common animating principle to inform their goals? Presented as an integrated, thematic analysis ... Read more

    $31.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Diplomacy and the Future of World Order

    by Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson, Pamela Aall, Jean Marie Guéhenno, Hans Binnendijk, Ana Palacio, Dmitri Trenin0, Marcos Tourinho1, Solomon Dersso2, Shadi Hamid3, Kanti Bajpai4, See Seng Tan5, Chas W. Freeman Jr.6, Lise Morjé Howard7, Toby Dalton8, Stacie Hoffmann9, Emily Taylor0, Samantha Bradshaw1, Daniel Benjamin2 ...
    Three scenarios for future approaches to peace and conflict diplomacy, explored through the lens of regional perspectives and security threatsDiplomacy in pursuit of peace and security faces severe challenges not seen in decades. The reemergence of strong states, discord in the UN Security Council, destabilizing transnational nonstate actors, closing space for civil society within states, and the ... Read more

    $33.29 USD

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  • Human rights and humanitarian diplomacy

    Negotiating for human rights protection and humanitarian access

    by Kelly-Kate Pease ...
    Human rights and humanitarian diplomacy provides an up to date and accessible overview of the field, and serves as a practical guide to those seeking to engage in human rights work. Pease argues that while human rights are internationally recognised, important disagreements exist on definition, priority and implementation. With the help of human rights diplomacy, these differences can be bridged, ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Digital Dissidence and Social Media Censorship in Africa

    Edited by Farooq A. Kperogi ...
    Series series Routledge African Media, Culture and Communication Studies
    This book reflects on the rapid rise of social media across the African continent and the legal and extra-legal efforts governments have invented to try to contain it.The relentless growth of social media platforms in Africa has provided the means of resistance, self-expression, and national self-fashioning for the continent’s restlessly energetic and contagiously creative youth. This has provided ... Read more

    $57.99 USD