Originally published in 1993, this book provides an excellent analysis of commodity policies internationally during the late 20th Century. It discusses 2 major methods of market regulation: price stabilization – based on buffer stocks or export quotas – and compensatory finance. The authors analyse whether major commodity policies have reached their primary objectives and to what extent the…
The topic of book has occupied my mind since I finished writing my previous book: A Complexity Theory for Public Policy (2012a). In A Complexity Theory my goal was to present the implications of com- plexity theory for public policy studies. The complexity of public policy processes was recognized by almost everybody who practiced policy ana- lysis or policymaking or who studies policy…
Emerging Practices in the Age of Automated Digital Journalism provides detailed insight into the current state of journalism and its future challenges. The book brings together a global team of authors to review and analyse emerging practices in the automated digital scenario through which journalism is being reshaped, such as novel languages, storytelling forms, and business models. Providi…
This book explores democratic possibilities for education after the critique of the impact of neo-liberalism on educational policy and practice. Together, the authors investigate the contours of a 'new publicness' of education. This edited volume refers to well-established critiques that expose how neoliberal governance has normalised the privatisation of public life and undermined the publi…
The classic book Frankenstein, written two centuries ago by English author Mary Shelley, bears an eerie descriptive of our pandemic world today. ‘Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change’, Shelley wrote. Well, say hello to our COVID-19 world, ‘a great and sudden change’ accompanied by waves of pain jolting minds and lives worldwide through lockdowns, quar…
Privileged populations in the global north are increasingly getting hammered by natural disasters, turbo-charged by climate change. In other words, what vulnerable communities everywhere have been experiencing for decades. Climate breakdown is indeed accelerating, and the existential threat is finally impossible to ignore in the halls of power. This makes the debate about the Green New Deal…
"The prolificacy and accessibility of technology and digital communications platforms is not only empowering a new form of communication between people and communities, but changing the way individuals, communities and society collectively think, act, and behave. Social media as an open-source tool has lowered the barrier for the consumption of digital and technologically based information, man…
In this handbook, we discuss and reflect on two intricately interwoven concepts: privacy and social media. Using social media is fun, allows us to stay connected, to socialize, to be entertained, to seek out news, and to stumble across content we didn’t know we were interested in. Social media are platforms for exploration, games, and the unlikely beauty of the mundane, the ridiculous, and…
This book provides an expanded conceptualization of legalization that focuses on implementation of obligation, precision, and delegation at the international and domestic levels of politics. By adding domestic politics and the actors to the international level of analysis, the authors add the insights of Kenneth Waltz, Graham Allison, and Louis Henkin to understand why most international law is…
Taking a qualitative approach based on original case studies, this book offers a detailed overview of the contemporary media system in Malta. Three Maltese news organisations are examined to understand the editorial routines, ownership and management structures, and social and cultural factors that affect the day-to-day business of creating news. In-depth interviews with key stakeholders of …
This volume provides a comprehensive examination and analysis of the concepts and issues related to police use of force, particularly the use of deadly force with a firearm, from multi-faceted and international perspectives. It explores innovative training, protocols, policies, tactical options for de-escalation, and recommendations for the restriction of the use of force by law enforcement off…
Under Science Diplomacy, three types of activities were noted in 2010 by the Royal Society and American Association for the Advancement of Science: (i) informing science and supporting foreign policy objectives (Science in Diplomacy), (ii) diplo- macy facilitating international cooperation (Diplomacy for Science), and (iii) scien- tific cooperation improving international relations (Scien…
This book explains the psychological and social mechanisms that limit political plasticity and shape the possibility of changes in both democratic and dictatorial countries. Students, teachers, and anyone interested in political behavior and social psychology will benefit from this volume.
This handbook explores the significance of Indo-Pacific in world politics. It shows how the re-emergence of the Indo-Pacific in international relations has fundamentally changed the approach to politics, economics, and security. The volume: - Explores the themes related to trade, politics and security for better understanding of the Indo-Pacific and the repercussions of the regions' emergence; …
The purpose of Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations is to publish high quality volumes that refect original research pursued at the juncture of philosophy and politics. Over the past 20 years new important areas of inquiry at the crossroads of philosophy and politics have undergone impressive developments or have emerged anew. Among these, new approaches to human rights, transitional…
This book analyzes the ideological roots, structures and operational methods of Jihadi intelligence and counterintelligence activities. Based on a substantive collection of data on terrorist attacks, communication channels, recruitment methods, manuals and statements released by various Jihadi groups, it examines and compares the nature, ideology and realities of Jihadi intelligence operations.…
This book mainly introduces the concepts and approaches of global governance from the viewpoints of Chinese and Russian scholars and is divided into four parts. The first one deals with the concept of a new type of global governance, namely “Globalization 2.0”. The second one is dedicated to institutions and multilateralism, including the importance and effectiveness of international instit…
Renewable energy policy is very timely topic in the European policy-making as the European Union is facing an urgent need to eliminate its dependence on imports of Russian fossil fuels before 2030 in the context of Russia’s ongoing aggression in Ukraine. Renewable energy is also a key building block to accelerate the energy transition towards climate neutral economy by 2050 and reach EU’s e…
Democracy is both an obvious and dubious idea. Here's why democracy is an obvious idea: For most of history, most governments divided people into the few who rule and the many who obey. The few then used the state to advance their own private interests at the expense of the many. Rulers were less like noble protectors appointed by God and more like intestinal parasites. The obvious solution is …
The selections for this volume appeared in a variety of outlets and formats – thereby providing a window onto the world of letters in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
This book argues that the examination of sports media within cultural and media studies is organized around more than just a shared topic: mediated sports. What counts as 'sports media' in journals, books, and conferences are extremely diverse; they can cover athlete expression on social media, shoe commercials, gender in sports commentary, indigenous name change activists, and fantasy sports. …
This book is going to press at a time when speculations about the future – not just the future of media, be it ‘traditional’ or ‘new’, but also of the many other aspects of our socio-political life such as communication platforms, political frameworks or, indeed, the world itself – are rife with existential anxieties. We are in the middle of a global pandemic caused by the Covid-19 …