This edited volume covers state capture, political risks and international business from the perspectives of Political Science and International Business Studies. Uniting theoretical approaches and empirical insights, it examines Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria and ..
This book provides a much needed catergorization and genuinely comparative analysis of the political voice gained by sub-state national groups in multinational democratic communities...
This is a comprehensive overview on aspects of Taiwan's recent defence reforms. Including sections on the threat from China, relations with the United States, the domestic context of reform and specific defence issues, this book is an invaluable guide to the changes undertaken and underway within Ta..
This book brings together political scientists and geographers to create a mutually fertilizing dialogue, which will advance our understanding of territorial designs. The chapters originally published as a special issue in Territory, Politics, Governance...
Accompanying the growing awareness of the significance of democratic local governments as an integrated part of peacebuilding, this volume seeks to discuss, problematize and explain the concept of the ‘local’. It tackles the ‘local turn’ of peacebuilding in a comprehensive and critical way. This boo..
Though scholarly attention to democracy promotion is increasing, there is still little comparative and theoretically-based work on the protagonists of democracy promotion. This book investigates the motives that drive democracy promotion in a comparative and theoretically oriented manner, exploring ..
This is the first work on international democracy that systematically assesses the dynamics of democratization affecting most international organizations. Consisting of chapters written by experts in the field, it integrates a large number of case studies with incisive and wide-ranging analysis to p..
First published in 1991, The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean provides a guide to the most important organizations, figures, events and themes in the contemporary politics of Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The countries covered include Mexico, Gua..