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State Sovereignty as Social Construct
Cambridge University Press 1996; US$ 46.00The contributors analyse how the components of state sovereignty are socially constructed and combined in specific historical contexts. more...
Countering the Financing of Terrorism
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 48.95Groups committing acts of terrorism have adapted their means of financing to elude detection since the 9/11 attacks in the United States. Surveying the global community?s multi-year effort to cut off terrorist funding, this volume offers a much-needed analysis of a complex, widely discussed, yet poorly understood subject. While books on terrorism... more...
The Emergence of Private Authority in Global Governance
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 32.00The emergence of private authority is a feature of the post-Cold War world. This volume examines the implications of this erosion of the power of the state for global governance, analysing actors ranging from financial institutions to religious terrorists. This book is an important contribution to debates concerning globalization. more...
Internat.. Law & Internat.. Relat..,, Sriram,, Bierstecker & al..
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 49.95This unique volume examines the opportunities for, and initiates work in, interdisciplinary research between the fields of international law and international relations; disciplines that have engaged little with one another since the Second World War. Written by leading experts in the fields of international law and international relations, it argues... more...
Private Power, Public Law
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 32.00Susan K. Sell's book argues that lobbying by powerful multinational corporations has moulded international law on intellectual property rights in order to protect their markets. It is a fascinating study of the influence of private interests in government decision-making, and in the shaping of the global economy. more...
The Democratic Peace and Territorial Conflict in the Twentieth Century
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 38.00It is commonly said that democracies very seldom fight each other. Huth and Allee re-evaluate this claim by testing three theoretical models using 348 territorial disputes from 1919-95. The results support the importance of democratic accountability and norms in shaping the diplomatic and military policies of democratic leaders. more...
State Identities and the Homogenisation of Peoples
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 37.00Victimization of ethnic and religious minorities has been used by rulers throughout history to assert their own control and legitimacy over communities brought together against alleged 'outsiders'. Rae demonstrates how these practices predate nationalism and how they prompted the development of international norms for legitimate state behaviour. more...
Democracy and Coercive Diplomacy
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 30.00Schultz explores the effects of democratic politics on coercive diplomacy. He argues that open political competition between government and opposition parties influences threats in international crises and how rival states interpret those threats. Schultz uses game-theoretic models and tests the resulting hypothesis using both statistical analyses... more...
Justice, Community and Dialogue in International Relations
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 41.00Shapcott considers the issue of cultural diversity and international morality. Conversation, and our ability to understand each other despite differences, provide the basis for the development of a world-wide, cosmopolitan, moral community. Students and scholars of international relations, politics and philosophy will be interested in this original... more...
Institutions for the Common Good
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 34.00Why do states act through international organizations to protect populations within other states, even though this falls outside traditional definitions of state interest? Cronin argues that states act in this way because a cohesive international order, ensured by international protection, is essential to international stability. more...









