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This lively and accessible text provides a uniquely broad-ranging and thematic introduction to the politics of an increasingly significant and dynamic region of the contemporary world.

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Develops the concept of anxiety as a tool of political theory that draws together current political problems, from austerity and migration to security and terror

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How is it that Sweden has been able to combine political stability with an entrenched multiparty system How is it that she has produced such remarkable achievements in economic policy, social welfare, labor relations, and international cooperation In this first comprehensive study of Swedish parties and cabinet government in English the author ex

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Originally published in hardcover in 2013 by Bloomsbury Academic.

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Politics of Liberty brings together a series of essays on Montesquieu that shine new light on the meaning, conditions, and effects of freedom. Montesquieus mindful liberalism shows liberalisms past in a new light, illuminates its value in the present, and makes a case for its future.

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Leading thinkers address the relationship between the one and the many in this Political Theory and Contemporary Philosophy volume.

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Leading thinkers address the relationship between the one and the many in this Political Theory and Contemporary Philosophy volume.

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Looks at qustions, such as: What happens to left and liberal political orientations when faith in progress is broken, when both the sovereign individual and sovereign states seem tenuous, when desire seems as likely to seek punishment as freedom, when all political conviction is revealed as contingent and subjective

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Inspired and in honor of the work of noted political theorist Mary P. Nichols, the essays in this volume explore political ideas and implications in a range of works of philosophy, literature, and film from classical antiquity to the present day, creating an interdisciplinary conversation across genres.

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Arendt's thought is often poorly understood, because of its complexity and because her fame has made it easy for critics to write about what she is reputed to have said. Villa sets out to change that here, explaining Arendt's contributions to our understanding of politics, modernity, and the nature of political evil in our century.

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The interaction between politics and administration has generally been ignored by students of bureaucracy. Ezra N. Suleiman, however, views the French bureaucracy as a dynamic and integral part of the French political system. Using survey data as well as historical and contemporary sources, he concentrates on the highest officials and examines thei

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Offers an account of the central theories and ideas encountered in political philosophy. This text is structured, covering the discipline's principal ideologies: Statism; Realism; Liberalism; Conservatism; Socialism; Anarchism; and Environmentalism. It also offers a history of political philosophy and the major political philosophers.

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Offers an account of the central theories and ideas encountered in political philosophy. This text is structured, covering the discipline's principal ideologies: Statism; Realism; Liberalism; Conservatism; Socialism; Anarchism; and Environmentalism. It also offers a history of political philosophy and the major political philosophers.

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Reality is made up of absolute and casualty ideals. This book analyzes the lower aspects of absolute ideals that result in personal and social dysfunction and the ultimate end of civilization. Conversely, a society based on casualty and justice is stable and vibrant. It is a classless society, free of gender and ethnic biases.

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Political forces are seeking to stop progressive social, political, economic change by conspiring to impose authoritarianism to suppress the publics desire for just, democratic government. One means to obscure the ongoing conspiracy to impose outright dictatorship is to smear, malign critics of this conspiracy as guilty of conspiracy theory.

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Written from a universal human rights perspective, this text confronts the elitism of contemporary government and the dangers of empire in the next century. It proposes opposition policies for a transition to democracy and sustainable development.

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In this work the authors assess democratization theory in light of the evidence of postcommunist states.

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Explores and tests the theory of postimperialism, an interpretation of the relationship between political and economic power in world politics.

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In its examination of the marginal fringe groups struggling to secure power, Postmodern Political Communication broadens our conception of political behavior and places new emphasis on the generation and invention of politics.