Human Rights, now in its fourth edition, is an introductory text that is both innovative and challenging. Its unique interdisciplinary approach invites students to think imaginatively and rigorously about one of the most important and influential political concepts of our time.

Tracing the history of the concept, the book shows that there are fundamental tensions between legal, philosophical and social-scientific approaches to human rights. This analysis throws light on some of the most contr...

Geen enkele minderheid had de afgelopen twee eeuwen zo’n grote invloed in Nederland als de gereformeerden. Ze maakten nooit meer dan een tiende van de bevolking uit, maar zorgden wel voor politieke omwentelingen en leverden verschillende minister-presidenten. Uitgerekend de eerder zo conservatieve gereformeerden sloegen vanaf 1960 voortdurend linksaf en hadden zo een sleutelrol bij de progressieve kanteling van Nederland.

Zonder de links afgeslagen gereformeerde politici van de ARP was er g...

With unrivalled coverage of a wide range of issues - from terrorism, inter-state conflict and nuclear deterrence, to environmental security, health, and transnational crime - Contemporary Security Studies is the definitive introduction to Security Studies. Bringing together contributions from leading scholars, it provides a student-friendly guide to traditional and critical theoretical approaches, as well as the most important contemporary issues that dominate the modern security field. The s...

'I'm a fairly calm fellow; I don't usually get het up about things. But I was, let's say, concerned when I tuned into the Moscow Echo radio station and heard that the Kremlin had put a price on my head. The announcement didn't quite say 'dead or alive'. But it came close...' Mikhail Khodorkovsky, March 2021

Mikhail Khodorkovsky has seen behind the mask of Vladimir Putin. Once an oil tycoon and the richest man in Russia, Khodorkovsky spoke out against the corruption of Putin's regime - and was...