Politisk sociologi

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 …

Voices: Linguistic and Cultural Dynamics of the Refugee Population in the United States, ’ Paarth Mathur presents a profound exploration of the intricate tapestry woven by the linguistic and cultural …

War is one of the most lucrative job markets for an increasingly global workforce. Most of the work on American bases, everything from manning guard towers to cleaning the latrines to more technical …

Civilization is about to enter a new chapter in its history, yet most of us are so bogged down in our work, personal lives, and daily activities—surviving—that we forget about or don’t see the big pi …

This is a book on the Belt and Road Initiative, written from an unusual perspective — it is written by someone who was born in India but raised in Singapore; who has never spent a day of schooling in …

Using an analysis of imperialism and case studies of Syria, Iran, Iraq, Bosnia, Russia and Ukraine, Global Democracy and the Crisis of Anti-Imperialism shows that the purported anti-imperialism of ma …

This ground-breaking book offers a deep and original analysis of the Mafia – in particular Cosa Nostra – as a distinct form of politics. Marco Santoro breaks with criminal and economic approaches whi …

Religious diversity is a key feature of countries across the world today, but it also presents governments with very real challenges. Controversies around religious free speech, symbols, social value …

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 …

A powerful, accessible, and eye-opening analysis of the global economy. Growing up in an African American working-class family in the Midwest, Jon Jeter watched the jobs undergirding a community disa …