Elinor Ostrom 
Governing the Commons [EPUB ebook] 
The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action

This book is a comprehensive guide to theories of International Relations (IR). Given the limitations of a paradigm-based approach, it sheds light on eighteen theories and new theoretical perspective …

Advancing a bold theory of the relevance of tort law in the fight against human rights abuses, celebrated US law professor George Fletcher here challenges the community of international lawyers to th …

`England», Benjamin Disraeli famously said, `does not love coalitions». But 2010 saw the first peace-time coalition in Britain since the 1930s. The coalition, moreover, may well not be an aberratio …

This book offers a novel approach to understanding the puzzle of nuclear proliferation by examining how leaders’ beliefs and perceptions about the international system influence states» decisions to …

South Korea underwent rapid economic development under a semi-military, virulently anti-communist government which banned trade unions and kept close checks on the economy. President Roe Tae Woo has, …

This book analyses how financial elites in key dollar-holding emerging markets perceive the contest between the euro and the dollar for global currency status. It also assesses how far the Eurozone h …

Shortlisted for the 2013 BISA IPEG Book Prize , this book explores how Eastern Europe’s post-communist transition can only be understood as part of a broader interrogation of neoliberal hegemony in t …

This book, originally published in 1986, shows the importance of geography in international power politics and shows how geopolitical thought influences policy-making and action. It considers the var …

Failed attempts at producing ambitious global climate commitments and instruments have made it increasingly important for nation states to deliver climate policies. This in turn requires a better und …

The United States embargo against Cuba was imposed over fifty years ago initially as a response to the new revolutionary government»s seizure of US properties, which was viewed by the US as a violat …