Political sociology

The global economy is currently at an unprecedented juncture. Within the development context, the year 2020 ushered in the Decade of Action for achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. The …

A brilliant, eye-opening work of history that speaks volumes about today’s battles over international trade, immigration, public health and global inequality. Before the First World War, enthusiasm f …

International organizations (IOs) are essential and controversial actors in global governance, working on just about every imaginable issue that states cannot easily address individually. The Second …

This report introduces the Global Integration Index, which assesses the progress of globalization across traditional areas, such as trade, investment and institutional arrangements, and includes new …

Examines the importance of South Africa’s peaceful transition to democracy, especially in light of Nelson Mandela’s belief that cosmopolitan dreams are not only desirable but a binding duty. Nelson M …

What does it mean when consumers ‘shop with a conscience’ and choose products labeled as fair or sustainable? Does this translate into meaningful changes in global production processes? To what exten …

Allegations of Russian conspiracies meddling in the affairs of Western countries have been a persistent feature of Western politics since the Cold War – allegations of Russian interference in the US …

Is political polarization on the rise? Do various ‘populist’ movements have anything in common? Is the opposition between left and right becoming obsolete and, if so, what might replace it? Many of t …

With an entire discipline devoted to political science, what is distinctive about political sociology? This concise book explains what a sociological perspective brings to our understanding of the em …

How can we study globalisation in a way that transcends the material/ideational rift? How has globalisation resonated and/or dominated in different national contexts? What role has been played by nat …