Frank Biermann & Pieter Glasbergen 
Partnerships, Governance and Sustainable Development [PDF ebook] 
Reflections on Theory and Practice

The first part of the book is devoted to an historical survey of what has been written regarding Britain”s policy problems since 1946: problems such as full employment, the sources and methods of co …

Diversity and dissent have been shown to improve decision-making in small groups. This understanding can be extended to the political arena and in turn it can enlighten ideas about policy-making. Thi …

Is the state a necessity, a convenience, or neither? It enforces collective choices in which some override the preferences and dispose of the resources of others. Moreover, collective choice serves a …

The expression ”non-state actors” has become part and parcel of the common parlance of international lawyers. Together with the traditional subjects of international law, such as states and interna …

This insightful book debates whether conflict within states has emerged as the Achilles Heel of the international community. It covers a wide-range of issues including the roots of internal conflict, …

This book analyses the politics and political issues associated with Trade Unions and Trade Unionism in Western Europe. …

This book discusses the innovative research instruments developed and employed in the Netherlands, examining their strengths and weaknesses and comparing them with classic environmental planning poli …

Addressing a host of hot-button issues, Horwitz argues that rigidly doctrinal interpretation renders First Amendment law inept in the face of messy, real-world situations. Courts should let instituti …

In light of the Arab Spring and after days of public quarreling that highlighted the divisions among NATO’s members on an agreement to give command of the ‘no-fly’ zone in Libya to the Alliance, it i …

First Published in 1968. This is a study of the impact of the First Wor Id War on the role of government in the economy of a country which was the prototype of modern industrial society and focuses o …