Politics/Current Affairs

Throughout history, Islamic law--through its jurists, judges, and scholars--has addressed various social, economic, and cultural issues, and has often drawn upon custom and local practice in doing so. This book examines the dynamism of Islamic law, or sharia, across time and place, particularly in mediating ...

A fact-filled introduction to philosophical, spiritual and religious traditions from around the world, from the earliest Confucian writings in China to the largely secular present.

Tide of Terror is an exclusive high-level analysis of the rise of the terrorist threat that all citizens now face in their daily lives.

The argument against narco-terrorism in Afghanistan

This important book looks beyond the Millennium Development Goals to highlight 12 major public policy conversations about the continent post-2015, arguing that Africa as a continent must work on developing a society that is socially, economically and politically inclusive.

In this unique book, the authors present, for the first time, information from over a hundred strategic police leaders in 22 countries about how they are selected for high office, how they are held to account and what their views are on current and future challenges in policing.

Has there ever been a period in modern history when democratic politics seemed more unpredictable or unruly? Matthew Flinders ranges expertly across architecture, art, fell running and fairy tales in an attempt to understand the emerging democratic landscape. This refreshing and stimulating book seeks to provoke and inform in equal measure.

With the growing importance of emerging markets the focus of analysts has begun to concentrate on the contribution of Latin America and the Middle East to the global economy, and the relations between these two regions. This has become ever more important with the trend in Latin America to diversify ...

Examines the impact democratisation across the Middle East and North Africa, a popular subject in both academia and the more general media.

In the last three decades, Turkey has attempted to build close relationships with Russia, Iran and the Turkic World. As a result, there has been ongoing debate about the extent to which Turkey's international relations axis is shifting eastwards.

Demonstrates the impact of Turkey's post-Kemalist approach on Outside Turkish communities

This edited volume brings together contributions by leading academics and young scholars whose work addresses both legal and philosophical aspects of justice in the European context and appraises the existence and nature of the justice deficit in the EU.

The United States is in the throes of two unfolding energy revolutions, and partisans - convinced that only their side holds the key to American prosperity, security, and safety - are battling over which one should prevail. In The Power Surge, Michael Levi takes readers inside these revolutions. He shows ...

Barry Kushner's damning examination of the current Coalition Government argues the UK is being spun a story about the need for drastic cuts, when there are other options.

For years, the Republic of Korea (also known as South Korea) has pursued a policy of peaceful reunification with North Korea. This report examines what could be done to convince North Korean elites that unification would be good for them.

Amidst the turmoil of economic crisis, Greece has become the first European experiment of Left rule in a sea of neoliberalism.

The book explores topics such as:Why water should be more expensive near sensitive environmental locations,Ways to set initial allocations of water rights,The role of regulatory oversight,The prerequisites of a water market, andHow to counter objections to water markets.

American technological prowess used to be unrivaled. But because of globalization, and with the blessing of the U.S. government, once proprietary technologies and materials are now exploited around the world. Nowhere is this more dangerous than in China's monopoly of rare earth elements-materials that ...

"Why," asks Nick Bromell, "should the political thought of white Americans remain the only theory to which Americans of all ethnicities turn when constructing and reconstructing their understanding of democracy? Must Americans remain locked in an apartheid of experience and perception even after whites ...

Terrorism, sadly, seems here to stay and to stay with a vengeance. It turns out that the United States was not prepared for it and must play catch-up. This book presents analyses primarily dealing with actions being taken or contemplated against terrorism or on the actions abroad related to terrorism.