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Security Studies
An Applied Introduction
2024 || Paperback || Norma Rossi e.a. || SAGE
The most applied, pedagogically innovative, policy-oriented, and contemporary text on Security Studies available. The unique structure has been devised to seamlessly merge theoretical concepts with practical scenarios and help you to engage with and understand the complexities of security in the modern world.
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Politiek in tijden van wantrouwen
Een nieuwe aanpak voor een falend beleid
2024 || Paperback || Bram Verschuere || Lannoo
In 2024 vinden in België verkiezingen op alle beleidsniveaus plaats. Peilingen voorspellen een afstraffing van de traditionele politiek. Burgers zijn gefrustreerd door de vele schandalen. De overheid lijkt niet meer in staat om belangrijke maatschappelijke vraagstukken aan te pakken. Het politiek-bestuurlijk systeem kraakt in zijn voegen. Tegelijk is het debat over politiek en bestuur van een bedroevend niveau. De analyse raakt vaak niet voorbij het cliché van de zakkenvullende en amateuris...
On Freedom
2024 || Paperback || Timothy Snyder || Vintage Publishing
A brilliant exploration of freedom - what it is, how it's been misunderstood, and why it's our only chance for survival - by the acclaimed, bestselling author of On Tyranny.
Timothy Snyder has been called 'the leading interpreter of our dark times'. As a historian, he has given us startling reinterpretations of political collapse and mass killing. As a public intellectual, he has turned that knowledge toward counsel and prediction, working against authoritarians.
His book On Tyranny has inspi...
White Terror
a True Story of Murder, Bombings and Germany’s Far Right
2024 || Paperback || Jacob Kushner || Harper Collins UK
In a tour de force of investigative journalism, White Terror tells for the first time the story of the National Socialist Underground in Germany - in an engrossing global story that examines violence, modern racism and national trauma.
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Understanding Homeland Security
2024 || Paperback || Gus Martin || SAGE
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Infectious Generosity
The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading
2024 || Paperback || Chris Anderson || Veltman Distributie Import Books
Recent years have been tough on optimists. Hopes that the Internet might bring people together have been crushed by the ills of social media. Is there a way back?
Chris Anderson, the head of TED, believes that we can turn outrage back into optimism. It all comes down to reimagining one of the most fundamental human virtues: generosity. What if generosity could become infectious generosity? Consider:
• how a London barber began offering haircuts to people experiencing homelessness - and cata...
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International Relations
Theories in Action
2024 || Paperback || Hubert Zimmermann e.a. || SAGE
Whether you're starting your BA degree or more advanced, this text is an essential companion for anyone seeking a comprehensive guide to International Relations. It’s the ideal companion for all undergraduate and postgraduate students of global affairs.
How to Be a Citizen
Six Ways to Live Well Together
2024 || Paperback || Skach C.L. Skach || Veltman Distributie Import Books
Laws and rules are in place to protect us. They are what keeps our societies from descending into madness and chaos. Without them, how we would know our right from wrong, how would we improve our communities and how could we be better neighbours to one another without rules telling us what to do?
Cindy Skach feels differently. After years spent in some of the most complex corners of the world, reading and writing constitutions, trying to create order where it did not exist, she has come to re...
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We Need To Talk About Xi
What We Get Wrong About the World's Most Powerful Leader
2024 || Paperback || Michael Dillon || Veltman Distributie Import Books
Meet the most powerful leader in the world.
Chinese premier Xi Jinping graces our television screens and news headlines on a regular basis. But even after a decade in power, he remains shrouded in mystery.
From growing up with a father purged in Mao's Cultural Revolution and his mission to eradicate poverty, to his persecution of Uyghur Muslims and paranoia about being likened to Winnie-the-Pooh, Xi Jinping is a man obscured by caricatures. In this short, essential primer, historian and write...
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International Organizations in World Politics / 2nd edition
2024 || Paperback || Tamar L. Gutner || SAGE
This book analyzes the most influential international organizations, including the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization, and the European Union, and the key role they play in global governance.