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Why should states matter and how do relations between fellow-citizens affect w... Why should states matter and how do relations between fellow-citizens affect what is owed to distant strangers? How if at all can demanding egalitarian principles inform political action in the real world? This book proposes a novel solution through... more

Beneath the national radar the relationship between citizens and government is... Beneath the national radar the relationship between citizens and government is undergoing a dramatic shift. More than ever before citizens are educated skeptical and capable of bringing the decision-making process to a sudden halt. Public officials... more

How should we understand the relationship between citizens and governments and... How should we understand the relationship between citizens and governments and what are the obligations of citizens? In this substantially revised new edition of an influential text John Horton challenges dominant theories by offering an associative... more

This book examines civil liberties in China today covering the topics of const... This book examines civil liberties in China today covering the topics of constitutional rights of citizens rights of the criminally accused the court and legal systems and judicial conflicts between government regulation and personal freedoms. The... more

The U.S. House of Representatives has been frozen at 435 members for almost a ... The U.S. House of Representatives has been frozen at 435 members for almost a century and in that time the nation s population has grown by more than 200 percent. With the number of citizens represented by each House member now dramatically larger... more

Written entirely in public with input from readers probes the truth about micr... Written entirely in public with input from readers probes the truth about microfinance to guide governments foundations investors and private citizens who support financial services for poor people. In particular it explains the need to deemphasize... more

For his 65th birthday acclaimed novelist Michael Mewshaw took a 4 000-mile ove... For his 65th birthday acclaimed novelist Michael Mewshaw took a 4 000-mile overland trip across North Africa. Arriving in Egypt during food riots he heads west into Libya where billions in oil money have produced little except citizens eager to flee... more

In Domesticating Democracy Susan Helen Ellison examines foreign-funded alterna... In Domesticating Democracy Susan Helen Ellison examines foreign-funded alternate dispute resolution (ADR) organizations that provide legal aid and conflict resolution to vulnerable citizens in El Alto Bolivia. Advocates argue that these programs... more

This work examines the European Union as mandated by the Maastricht Treaty. Us... This work examines the European Union as mandated by the Maastricht Treaty. Using both empirical and theoretical perspectives the author reviews such timely issues as the environment and the new regionalism the politics of policy-making in the... more

This book first published in 1969 is widely regarded as one of the best studie... This book first published in 1969 is widely regarded as one of the best studies of Rousseau s thought in any language. In it Professor Shklar examines Rousseau s central concern: given that modern civilisation is intolerable and a return to the... more

Conservatives and Liberals often resort to cartoon images of the opposing ideo... Conservatives and Liberals often resort to cartoon images of the opposing ideology relying on broadly defined caricatures to illustrate their opposition.　To help us get past these stereotypes this short punchy book explains the two dominant... more

This book critically explores the urban governance of healthy lifestyles and t... This book critically explores the urban governance of healthy lifestyles and the contemporary problematisations of the obesity sedentarism and alcohol epidemics . To do so it uses US and UK case studies to shed light on the complex socio-spatial... more

In February of 2011 Libyan citizens rebelled against Muammar Qaddafi and quick... In February of 2011 Libyan citizens rebelled against Muammar Qaddafi and quickly unseated him. The speed of the regime s collapse confounded many observers and the ensuing civil war showed Foreign Policy s index of failed states to be deeply... more

Previous notions of what constitutes citizenship within a country have been st... Previous notions of what constitutes citizenship within a country have been steadily challenged by the movement towards a globalized world. Examining the everyday habits of citizens and non-citizens the contributors to Recasting the Social in... more

Conservatives and Liberals often resort to cartoon images of the opposing ideo... Conservatives and Liberals often resort to cartoon images of the opposing ideology relying on broadly defined caricatures to illustrate their opposition.　To help us get past these stereotypes this short punchy book explains the two dominant... more

Thanks to advances in international communication and travel it has never been... Thanks to advances in international communication and travel it has never been easier to connect with the rest of the world. As philosophers debate the consequences of globalization cosmopolitanism promises to create a stronger global community.... more

This book examines accountability in the EU from different perspectives and co... This book examines accountability in the EU from different perspectives and considers whether EU citizens have real opportunities for holding decision-makers accountable. This book critically analyses five arguments which claim there are sufficient... more

This book traces the emergence of the ideas and institutions that evolved to g... This book traces the emergence of the ideas and institutions that evolved to give people mastery over their own destiny through the force of public opinion. The Greek belief in citizen participation is shown as the ground upon which the idea of... more

In 1996 less than half of all eligible voters even bothered to vote. Fewer cit... In 1996 less than half of all eligible voters even bothered to vote. Fewer citizens each year follow government and public affairs regularly or even think they should. Is popular sovereignty a failure? Not necessarily argues Michael Schudson in this... more

In this first volume in the Contending Modernities series Inclusive Populism: ... In this first volume in the Contending Modernities series Inclusive Populism: Creating Citizens in the Global Age Angus Ritchie claims that our current political upheavals exemplified by the far-right populism of billionaire Donald Trump reveal... more