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Civil Society in Algeria
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 44.95Between 1987 and today Algeria has been engaged in a conflict pitching the army against Islamist guerilla groups which has killed more than 200.000 people. During the same period, Algeria also witnessed the explosion of more than 70,000 voluntary associations, making it one of the most civic-dense countries in the Arab world. This book analyses the... more...
The Arab Uprisings
Oxford University Press, USA 2012; US$ 12.99Beginning in December 2010 popular revolt swept through the Middle East, shocking the world and ushering in a period of unprecedented unrest. Protestors took to the streets to demand greater freedom, democracy, human rights, social justice, and regime change. What caused these uprisings? What is their significance? And what are their likely consequences?... more...
An Introduction to Australian Public Policy
Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 52.00This book provides a theoretical and practical overview of the policy process in Australia. more...
The People Want
Saqi 2013; US$ 21.86?The people want ...?: the first part of the slogan chanted by millions of Arab protestors since 2011 revealed a longrepressed craving for democracy. But huge social and economic problems were also laid bare by the protesters? demands. Although Islamist parties did not initiate the protest movement, they have benefitted the most from the power vacuum... more...
Kingship in Early Medieval China
BRILL 2008; US$ 144.00The institution of the Retired Emperor forms the innovative angle from which this study analyzes Classical Chinese political history (4th-7th centuries AD) and lays bare broader patterns of political and social action of Classical Chinese monarchy. It lays a basis for a framework to think about kingship and succession in East Asia. more...
The Middle East
Zed Books 2009; US$ 29.95Amidst recent hype about events in the Middle East, there have been few attempts to get below the surface and develop a fuller understanding of what politics means there. The Middle East: The Politics of the Sacred and Secular redresses this balance and provides essential historical and theoretical context. more...
Fighting Corruption in Transition Economies, Azerbaijan 2005
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2005; US$ 42.00This book presents the outcomes of a review of legal and institutional frameworks for fighting corruption in Azerbaijan, which was carried out in the framework of the Anti-Corruption Network for Transition Economies based at the OECD. The review examined national anti-corruption policy and institutions currently in place in Azerbaijan, national anti-corruption... more...
Fighting Corruption in Transition Economies, Georgia 2005
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2005; US$ 56.00This book presents the outcomes of a review of legal and institutional frameworks for fighting corruption in Georgia, which was carried out in the framework of the Anti-Corruption Network for Transition Economies based at the OECD. The review examined national anti-corruption policy and institutions currently in place in Georgia, national anti-corruption... more...
Fighting Corruption in Transition Economies, Tajikistan 2005
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2005; US$ 42.00This book presents the outcomes of a review of legal and institutional frameworks for fighting corruption in Tajikistan, which was carried out in the framework of the Anti-Corruption Network for Transition Economies based at the OECD. The review examined national anti-corruption policy and institutions currently in place in Tajikistan, national anti-corruption... more...
Fighting Corruption in Transition Economies, Kyrgyz Republic 2005
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2005; US$ 42.00This book presents the outcomes of a review of legal and institutional frameworks for fighting corruption in the Kyrgyz Republic, which was carried out in the framework of the Anti-Corruption Network for Transition Economies based at the OECD. The review examined national anti-corruption policy and institutions currently in place in the Kyrgyz Republic,... more...









