Polity

In recent decades, China has become a quasi-capitalist economic powerhouse. Yet it continues to be ruled by the same Communist Party-dominated gove...

In recent decades, China has become a quasi-capitalist economic powerhouse. Yet it continues to be ruled by the same Communist Party-dominated gove...

The dominant model of democratic politics emphasizes reason at the expense of the passions. Passions have been treated as dangerous, the opposite o...

The dominant model of democratic politics emphasizes reason at the expense of the passions. Passions have been treated as dangerous, the opposite o...

This book offers a much-needed introduction to the dynamics of the communication exchange between providers and patients in the health-care environ...

This book offers a much-needed introduction to the dynamics of the communication exchange between providers and patients in the health-care environ...

Pre-modern society was overshadowed by illness and the threat of death. This outstanding new book examines what people did when they fell sick in B...

The concept of 'patriarchy' is one which signals a sharp divide between traditions of feminist thought. Sylvia Walby attempts to conceptualize 'pa...

From flag-waving to the singing of national anthems, the practices and symbols ofpatriotism are inescapable, and modern politics is increasingly fu...

From flag-waving to the singing of national anthems, the practices and symbols ofpatriotism are inescapable, and modern politics is increasingly fu...

We are inclined to assume that digital technologies have suddenly revolutionized everything – including our relationships, our forms of work and le...

We are inclined to assume that digital technologies have suddenly revolutionized everything – including our relationships, our forms of work and le...

How peace has been made and maintained, experienced and imagined is not only a matter of historical interest, but also of pressing concern. Peace: ...

How peace has been made and maintained, experienced and imagined is not only a matter of historical interest, but also of pressing concern. Peace: ...

Since the end of the Cold War a significant number of peace agreements have been signed, many of them in bloody intra-state conflicts that were pre...

Since the end of the Cold War a significant number of peace agreements have been signed, many of them in bloody intra-state conflicts that were pre...

In recent years there has been a tendency to intervene in the military, political and economic affairs of failed and failing states and those emerg...

In recent years there has been a tendency to intervene in the military, political and economic affairs of failed and failing states and those emerg...

As peace operations become the primary mechanism of conflict management used by the UN and regional organizations, understanding their problems and...

As peace operations become the primary mechanism of conflict management used by the UN and regional organizations, understanding their problems and...

Peace processes are mostly very fragile. This engagingly written book takes a bold new approach to the topic by beginning from the premise that soc...

Peace processes are mostly very fragile. This engagingly written book takes a bold new approach to the topic by beginning from the premise that soc...

Preventing violent conflicts and establishing comprehensive lasting peace in some of the world’s most turbulent regions has become the new global i...

Preventing violent conflicts and establishing comprehensive lasting peace in some of the world’s most turbulent regions has become the new global i...