Corruption, Capitalism and Democracy (Routledge Studies in by John Girling

European Integration and the Nationalities Question (Routledge Innovations in Political Theory)

A hugely topical exam of the influence of ecu integration on family among states and minority international locations. This new assortment brings jointly the major experts within the box, and covers a variety of situations, from Northern eire within the West, to Estonia and Latvia within the East, and Cyprus within the South-East.

Talking about Politics: Informal Groups and Social Identity in American Life (Studies in Communication, Media, and Public Opinion)

No matter if at events, round the dinner desk, or on the workplace, humans discuss politics for all time. but whereas such conversations are a typical a part of way of life, political scientists recognize little or no approximately how they really paintings. In conversing approximately Politics, Katherine Cramer Walsh presents an leading edge, intimate research of the way traditional humans use casual staff discussions to make experience of politics.

Economic Sanctions vs. Soft Power: Lessons from North Korea, Myanmar, and the Middle East

The ebook examines the commercial progress of sanctioned countries when it comes to their skill to foster exchange partnerships with international locations that decide to stay clear of or now not agree to sanctions. while these "black knight" international locations locate robust neighborhood industry aggressive merits within the absence of companies from sender international locations, incentives advance to aid neighborhood political prestige quos.

Water and Politics: Clientelism and Reform in Urban Mexico

Lots of the world’s inhabitants lives in towns in constructing international locations, the place entry to easy public providers, equivalent to water, electrical energy, and well-being clinics, is both insufficient or sorely lacking. during the lens of city water provision, this e-book indicates how politicians fail to supply trustworthy and top of the range public providers simply because they typically gain politically from manipulating public provider provision for electoral achieve.