Political Sociology

At a time when democracy promotion is increasingly becoming part of international relations and foreign policy, this study offers some poignant lessons for democratization and conflict resolution in places such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Israel/Palestine to name but a few...

Developing Civil Society..

The identity implications have been overlooked from discussions on devolution, which have tended to focus on the constitutional, legal and financial issues. In this volume, contributors from the communities under discussion explore the ways in which devolution is experienced and understood by citize..

The identity implications have been overlooked from discussions on devolution, which have tended to focus on the constitutional, legal and financial issues. In this volume, contributors from the communities under discussion explore the ways in which devolution is experienced and understood by citize..

In an age of terrorism and securitized immigration, dual citizenship is of central concern. The contributors to this timely volume examine policies regarding dual citizenship across Europe, covering a wide spectrum of countries. The case studies explore the negotiated character and boundaries of pol..

In an age of terrorism and securitized immigration, dual citizenship is of central concern. The contributors to this timely volume examine policies regarding dual citizenship across Europe, covering a wide spectrum of countries. The case studies explore the negotiated character and boundaries of pol..

Dynamics of Political Violence examines how violence emerges and develops from episodes of contentious politics. By considering a wide range of empirical cases, such as anarchist movements, ethno-nationalist and left-wing militancy in Europe, contemporary Islamist violence, and insurgencies in South..

Building on its origins at a seminar in Oslo organized by two of the editors, this book combines classic texts of Nordic ecophilosophy and the original contributions of those influenced by this tradition to present the view that critical realism is indeed a worthy intellectual tradition to carry fo..

Addressing issues of emotion in social movements, this internationally oriented volume will appeal to both sociologists and political activists given its broad approach and unique emphasis on emotions in protest, dissent and social movements...

Addressing issues of emotion in social movements, this internationally oriented volume will appeal to both sociologists and political activists given its broad approach and unique emphasis on emotions in protest, dissent and social movements...

First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This title reflects the general theme of the 2010 IACR annual conference, held in Padua, Italy, which aimed to provide a fresh view on cultural and structural changes involving Western societies after the world economic crisis of 2008, from the point of view of critical realism. _x000D_ Global socie..