Thomas Risse & Stephen C. Ropp 
Persistent Power of Human Rights [EPUB ebook] 
From Commitment to Compliance

On one day in 2009, in thirty-eight countries around the world, 4, 000 ordinary citizens gathered to discuss the future of climate policy. This project, ”WWViews”, was the first-ever global democra …

This anthology offers students a carefully edited selection of the most influential and enduring interpretations of key political theorists. There are sections on Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Burke, Bent …

First Published in 1988. This is a collection of essays in honor of Alec Nove and covers such topics as Leon Trotsky, Navrozov, Soviet Investment criteria, Soviet Agricultural, and economic politics …

First Published in 1993. A Green Dimension for the European Community is a collection of nine essays from a range of contributors, separated into two parts: political issues and processes. The theme …

This book surveys the development of geo-political thought in the twentieth century and relates it to international political developments, as well as examining how sound geopolitical theories are. I …

Examining the past, present and future formulation and implementation of US foreign policy, this research companion provides a range of interpretations of the topic so that the reader comes away with …

Labour and social security law studies have addressed the topic of the decline of the standard employment relationship mainly from the point of view of the growing number of atypical relationships. O …

”Grand” corruption, generally used to define corruption amongst the top political elite, has drawn increasing attention from academics and policy makers during recent years. Our understanding of th …

East Asian countries have adopted remarkably good policies to ensure sustained economic growth, but how did they come to adopt such policies in the first place? This book produces a more thorough exp …

Although the implications of EU membership have been the subject of intense political debate and academic enquiry throughout the member states, the actual impact of EU action on those states remains …