Polity

The establishment of durable, democratic institutions constitutes one of the major challenges of our age. As countless contemporary examples have s...

In a world of increasing austerity measures, democratic politics comes under pressure. With the need to consolidate budgets and to accommodate f...

In a world of increasing austerity measures, democratic politics comes under pressure. With the need to consolidate budgets and to accommodate f...

'The capacity to affect and to be affected'. This simple definition opens a world of questions - by indicating an openness to the world. To affect ...

'The capacity to affect and to be affected'. This simple definition opens a world of questions - by indicating an openness to the world. To affect ...

The politics of literature is not the same as the politics of writers and their commitments, nor does it concern the way writers represent social s...

The politics of literature is not the same as the politics of writers and their commitments, nor does it concern the way writers represent social s...

The philosophy of Paul Ricoeur is rarely viewed through the lens of political philosophy, and yet questions of power, and of how to live together i...

The philosophy of Paul Ricoeur is rarely viewed through the lens of political philosophy, and yet questions of power, and of how to live together i...

What is happening to pop music and pop culture? Synthesizers, samplers and MDI systems have allowed anyone with basic computing skills to make musi...

What is happening to pop music and pop culture? Synthesizers, samplers and MDI systems have allowed anyone with basic computing skills to make musi...

Pop music and rock music are often treated as separate genres but the distinction has always been blurred. Motti Regev argues that pop-rock is bes...

Pop music and rock music are often treated as separate genres but the distinction has always been blurred. Motti Regev argues that pop-rock is bes...

Karl Popper is a philosopher of knowledge and politics, rationality and freedom. His ideas have won acceptance and provoked controversy among an ac...

The mass of the Roman people constituted well over 90% of the population. Much ancient history, however, has focused on the lives, politics and cul...

The mass of the Roman people constituted well over 90% of the population. Much ancient history, however, has focused on the lives, politics and cul...

The third edition of Popular Music and Society is fully revised and updated, deftly exploring the study of popular music in the context of wider de...

The third edition of Popular Music and Society is fully revised and updated, deftly exploring the study of popular music in the context of wider de...

'Business-as-usual' has been transformed across the music industries in the post-CD age. Against widespread hype about the purported decline of the...

'Business-as-usual' has been transformed across the music industries in the post-CD age. Against widespread hype about the purported decline of the...

Popular Music in Theory provides a critical introduction to the key theoretical issues which arise in the study of contemporary popular music. Th...

Popular protest in China has been widespread and prevalent. Why do people protest and how are such demonstrations handled by the authorities? Could...

Popular protest in China has been widespread and prevalent. Why do people protest and how are such demonstrations handled by the authorities? Could...

This exciting new book presents the field of social demography, animating the study of population with a vibrant sociological imagination. Gregg Le...