Jeffery A. Jenkins & Eric M. Patashnik 
Congress and Policy Making in the 21st Century [PDF ebook] 

This book examines the language of the European Union”s response to the threat of terrorism. Since its re-emergence in the wake of the September 11 attacks, the ”fight against terrorism” has come …

East Manchester has been the site of one of the most substantial regeneration projects internationally. The initiative in east Manchester confirmed the tag that the city is the ”regeneration …

Reg Prentice remains the most high-profile politician to cross the floor of the House of Commons in the post-war period. His defection reflected an important ”sea change” in British politics; the …

The purpose of this book is to move beyond the approach which views energy as a purely geopolitical tool of the Russian state and assumes a ”one size fits all” approach to energy security in Centra …

This book describes how American society has evolved over the past half century by examining the cultural context for political change. It explores the profound alterations that have occurred in …

What explains the rise of populist movements across the West and their affinity towards Russia? UKIP’s Brexit victory, Trump’s triumph, and the successive elections and referendums in Europe were uni …

”Soft power” is an oft-used term and commands an instinctive understanding among journalists and casual observers, who mostly interpret it as ”diplomatic” or somehow ”persuasive”. ”Hard …

In this fascinating book, Michael Herzfeld argues that ”modern” bureaucratically regulated societies are no more ”rational” or less ”symbolic” than the societies traditionally studied by …