Polity

The first book of its kind, Decolonizing Geography offers an indispensable introductory guide to the origins, current state and implications of the...

The first book of its kind, Decolonizing Geography offers an indispensable introductory guide to the origins, current state and implications of the...

Recent efforts to diversify and decentre the literary canon taught at universities have been moderately successful. Yet this expansion of our readi...

Recent efforts to diversify and decentre the literary canon taught at universities have been moderately successful. Yet this expansion of our readi...

Political science emerged as a response to the challenges of imperial administration and the demands of colonial rule. While not all political scie...

Political science emerged as a response to the challenges of imperial administration and the demands of colonial rule. While not all political scie...

Sociology, as a discipline, was born at the height of global colonialism and imperialism. Over a century later, it is yet to shake off its commitme...

Sociology, as a discipline, was born at the height of global colonialism and imperialism. Over a century later, it is yet to shake off its commitme...

‘Deep adaptation’ refers to the personal and collective changes that might help us to prepare for – and live with – a climate-influenced breakdown ...

‘Deep adaptation’ refers to the personal and collective changes that might help us to prepare for – and live with – a climate-influenced breakdown ...

What happens when we can no longer believe what we see? Show the AI technologies that create deepfakes enough images of a celebrity or a politician...

What happens when we can no longer believe what we see? Show the AI technologies that create deepfakes enough images of a celebrity or a politician...

We all feel unfairness deeply when treated in rash ways. We expect, and the law requires, government officials to take fairness seriously, giving u...

We are witnessing a crisis of liberal democracy. A widespread fear of social decline, rapid globalization and uncontrolled immigration have culmina...

We are witnessing a crisis of liberal democracy. A widespread fear of social decline, rapid globalization and uncontrolled immigration have culmina...

What is the West? Why does it need to be defended? From what, by whom, and how? These are thorny questions that international society must grapple ...

What is the West? Why does it need to be defended? From what, by whom, and how? These are thorny questions that international society must grapple ...

Who counts as a woman? This question lies at the heart of many public debates about sex and gender today. While we increasingly recognise the desir...

Who counts as a woman? This question lies at the heart of many public debates about sex and gender today. While we increasingly recognise the desir...

Humans have become so powerful that we have disrupted the functioning of the Earth System as a whole, bringing on a new geological epoch – the Anth...

Humans have become so powerful that we have disrupted the functioning of the Earth System as a whole, bringing on a new geological epoch – the Anth...

Social activism and dissent have become global phenomena for our times. Ordinary people across the world are fighting back. This newly potent polit...

Social activism and dissent have become global phenomena for our times. Ordinary people across the world are fighting back. This newly potent polit...

Defining Women is a major in-depth analysis of the social, economic and political position of women in contemporary societies. It explores the ways...