Kerstin Blome & Andreas Fischer-Lescano 
Contested Regime Collisions [EPUB ebook] 
Norm Fragmentation in World Society

This book addresses the compulsions that underlie the China’s relations with India and South Korea— both increasingly mutually dependent on China for markets, trade, investments, technology, tourism, …

There is a perceived North-South divide in British politics. In this study, William Field points out that this divide marks the resurgence of a core-periphery cleavage which was also dominant in …

Notwithstanding the fact that among the parliaments of the world, 38 per cent have Second Chambers (67 out of 179), Second Chambers themselves have only rarely been the focus of attention from …

This collective study examines the transformation (metamorphosis) that Greece has experienced over the course of the 20th century by exploring its gradual evolution into a consolidated democracy, an …

Strike up a conversation with a citizen from the post-communist region and invariably the talk will turn to the topic of corruption – the misuse of public power for private gain. People are sure that …

The contributions cover a wide range of territories – Argentina, Russia, the Ukraine, Indonesia and Taiwan The book will be the first to call into question the idea of ”good governance” and exactly …

This book analyses Ukraine’s relations with each of its neighbours in its first decade of independence. It examines the degree to which these relations fitted into Ukraine’s broad objective of …

Why did Britain come to play such a prominent role in the war on terror and why did the military instrument come to be the dominant theme in the British prosecution of what was an ideological and …

The most comprehensive and contemporary source available on socialist economic systems, this book employs economic data from eight East European countries and Russia to provide readers with a thoroug …

This collection provides a balanced evaluation of multi-level governance. Written by international experts of policy-making in the European Union, each contribution builds on common conceptual …