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E-Governance
Palgrave Macmillan 2004; US$ 105.00The e-governance revolution is said to be changing everything, but will all the modelling tools, electronic meeting management systems and online consultations really change political judgement in policy formation? Using case studies from local and federal government in the US and Europe, Perri 6 examines these claims and presents a new theory of how... more...
Anti-Political Establishment Parties
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 44.95Drawing on a wide variety of examples from countries across the world, this book provides a detailed comparative analysis of anti-political establishment parties. more...
A Unified Theory of Party Competition
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 32.00This book explains how parties and candidates locate themselves on the Left-Right ideological dimension and other issue dimensions. It offers a unified theoretical approach to voter behavior and party strategies that takes into account voter preferences, voter's partisan attachments, expected turnout, and the location of the political status quo. more...
Women and Politics in the Third World
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 55.95Women and Politics in the Third World is the first comprehensive textbook on women's political activities in the third world. It provides a feminist analytical perspective on the specific forms of resistance, organisation and negotiation by women in third world states. Using case studies, the book focuses on difference as a theoretical basis for... more...
State of Exception
University of Chicago Press 2008; US$ 17.00Two months after the attacks of 9/11, the Bush administration, in the midst of what it perceived to be a state of emergency, authorized the indefinite detention of noncitizens suspected of terrorist activities and their subsequent trials by a military commission. Here, distinguished Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben uses such circumstances to argue... more...
Who Governs Southern Europe?
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 52.95In modern politics, cabinet ministers are major actors in the arena of power as they occupy a strategic locus of command from which vital, authoritative decisions flow continuously. Who are these uppermost policy-makers? What are their background characteristics and credentials? How are they selected and which career paths do they travel in their ascent... more...
The Myth of the Military-Nation
Palgrave Macmillan 2004; US$ 34.00Altinay examines how the myth that the military is central to Turkey's national identity was created, perpetuated, and acts to shape politics. Tracing how the ideology of militarism is maintained and its implications for ethnic and gender relations, she considers the challenges facing Turkey as it moves from being a plural to a pluralistic society. more...
Taxation and the Financial Crisis
OUP Oxford 2012; US$ 98.99The financial crisis triggered a global debate on the taxation of the financial sector. A number of international policy initiatives, most notably by the G-20, have called for major changes to the tax treatment of financial institutions and transactions, as well as to working practice within the financial sector. This book examines how tax policies... more...
E-government and Public Sector Process Rebuilding
Springer 2004; US$ 219.00E-government and Public Sector Process Rebuilding: Dilettantes, Wheelbarrows, and Diamonds provides an input to rebuild and improve the processes in which the public sector perform activities and interact with the citizens, companies, and the formal elected decision-makers. more...
Civil-Military Cooperation in Post-Conflict Operations
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 49.95Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) is the relationship between militaries and humanitarians. Largely conducted in post-conflict environments, CIMIC has become a key characteristic of military operations in the twenty-first century. However, the field is mostly understood through stereotype rather than clear, comprehensive analysis. The range and scope... more...









