African Exodus places the emphasis firmly on the causes of the refugee crisis, which are to be found not least in Europe itself, and charts ways in which we might deal with it effectively in the long term.
Based on years of anthropological fieldwork in the House of Lords and and the House of Commons, Crewe explains how relationships within the two Houses are utterly different from their surface appearances. This book looks beneath the surface and uncovers Parliament's surprises and secrets.
The first empirical study of the inner workings of South Africa's dysfunctional policy development process, exposing the challenges of large-scale policy overhaul and the frictions at the heart of the South African state.
An in-depth ethnographic exploration of how the AIDs pandemic has played out at a local level in South Africa, revealing the importance of understanding culture for shaping effective strategies of AIDs treatment.
Ralph Buckle, Tim Hewish, Robert Oulds, Iain Mansfield, John C. Hulsman
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During 2013-14, the IEA ran a competition ('BREXIT') to find the best blueprint for Britain outside the EU, with the objective of securing a free and prosperous economy should it choose to leave. This book brings together Iain Mansfield's winning submission with edited versions of three other contributions.
When Chelsea Manning was arrested in May 2010 for leaking massive amounts of classified Army and diplomatic documents to WikiLeaks, she was almost immediately profiled by the mainstream press as a troubled person: someone who had experienced harassment due to her sexual orientation and gender non-conformity, ...
Forget everything you think you know about the digital age. It's not about privacy, surveillance, AI or blockchain-it's about ownership. Because, in a digital age, who owns information controls the future.
This edited volume explores the different ways in which members of the European Union have interacted with Kosovo since it declared independence in 2008.
In the ten years after President Clinton made good on his promise to "end welfare as we know it" by signing the reform act of 1996, the number of families on welfare dropped by over three million. This hotly contested legislation has fueled countless hyperbolic arguments from both sides of the political ...
This book is about the basis and scope of impact that Taiwan - a democracy with a population of around 23 million - has on China, the most powerful remaining Leninist state which claims sovereignty over Taiwan and has a population of over 1.3 billion.
Dr. Ali al-Wardi (1913-1995) attended the American University of Beirut in 1943 and then travelled to the United States to attain his Masters and Doctorate degrees in Sociology at the University of Texas in 1948 and 1950 respectively.
Suitable for those interested in the future of British and European politics, this title answers such questions as: Where should Britain stand? What future should Britain want for the EU? And, how important is continued membership of the EU for Britain's future?
"Knowledge commons" describes how groups and communities share knowledge and information. Although commons institutions and organizations are used widely, successfully, and productively to generate and distribute new knowledge and innovation, they are not well understood in the factual context. How do knowledge commons work? When do they work well? When might they work poorly?
Relations between Europe and America have become contentious, fuelled by the post-9/11 unilateral and pre-emptive tone of US foreign policy and old fears of American hegemony. The author argues that this increasing mistrust prevents constructive dialogue and action and threatens world stability.
Scholars and policymakers in EU foreign policy lament the EU's inability to assert itself on the world stage. This book explains this weakness by arguing that EU foreign policy is burdened by various internal functions, and systemizes the analysis of internal functionality, pushing the study beyond the concern with effectiveness.
This collection of case studies in public management bridges the gap between mainstream CSR - confined to the for-profit corporations -and the vast bodies of workers and organizations that make up government and its public administration.
Economic growth and burgeoning populations have put South Asia's energy security in a perilous state. Already energy and power shortages are stunting development in some of the region's least developed locations spurring political insurgences and social dislocation.
The book consists of 14 essays written by eminent scholars in the field and focuses on India-Central Asia relations especially in the past two decades with a historical perspective.
An insider's account of India's transformation into one of the world's forefront economic powers documents such factors as the region's development by Fortune 500 companies and its partnership with the U.S. military, offering insight into India's rapidly growing role on the global stage.
American critics who deeply fear a "China threat" have unduly influenced government policy. "China hawks" believe China intends to push the United States out of Asia and dominate the world. Protectionists argue that China threatens American jobs and prosperity.
