David J. Samuels & Matthew S. Shugart 
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This book examines the language of the European Union»s response to the threat of terrorism. Since its re-emergence in the wake of the September 11 attacks, the »fight against terrorism» has come …

East Manchester has been the site of one of the most substantial regeneration projects internationally. The initiative in east Manchester confirmed the tag that the city is the »regeneration …

Reg Prentice remains the most high-profile politician to cross the floor of the House of Commons in the post-war period. His defection reflected an important »sea change» in British politics; the …

― Human Rights ― Equality ― Free Speech ― Privacy ― The Rule of Law These five ideas are vitally important to the way of life we enjoy today. The battle to establish them in law was long …

The purpose of this book is to move beyond the approach which views energy as a purely geopolitical tool of the Russian state and assumes a »one size fits all» approach to energy security in Centra …

This book describes how American society has evolved over the past half century by examining the cultural context for political change. It explores the profound alterations that have occurred in …

The War on Terror has been going on for over a decade and it shows no signs of winding down in near future, a war which has directly contributed to growing security regimes in frontline states. Thi …

This book examines the Senkaku/Diaoyu dispute between Japan and China and the Dokdo/Takeshima dispute between Japan and Korea, in order to offer new perspectives on the possible approaches towards am …

As the United Nations moves beyond its fiftieth anniversary into the new millennium, it is faced with a new global system fraught with political and economic tensions that can no longer be handled …

Entry into the European Community in 1973 was a momentous event – with seismic consequences for the politics and constitution of Britain. Discussion of Brexit, equally momentous, has been confined …