'Far Right and Islamist Populism: How They Disrupt the Hegemonic Order' undertakes the challenging task of bringing dialectical logic together with the empirical study of discursive and ideological antagonisms. Examining the European far right, as represented by Geert Wilders and his Party for Freedom in the Netherlands, and Hizb ut-Tahrir as the Islamic interlocutor, the book demonstrates the inner logic by which two opposing political ideologies create a single populist front. In their shar...

‘China Under Xi Jinping: A New Assessment’ is one of the first scholarly books on Xi’s China during the Pandemic, which contains several features that are unmatched by existing scholarship. First, all the authors have studied and taught Chinese and American history or politics in both China and the United States for decades. They accordingly are quite familiar with and possess deep understandings of the history, politics, ideology, and society in both countries and therefore their resea...

Weinig Belgen liggen wakker van staatshervormingen. Politici zouden zich beter met de 'echte' problemen van de mensen bezighouden, klinkt het vaak. Hoe je die staat organiseert, vormt nochtans de basis om het politieke spel te kunnen spelen.Bouteca probeert het stof van de Belgische staatshervorming af te slaan door de boeiende geschiedenis ervan te vertellen en de belangrijkste hedendaagse discussies toe te lichten. Waarom is dat federalisme eigenlijk nodig? Zouden we niet beter terugkeren n...

A major reappraisal, by the Nobel-prizewinning economist, of the relationship between capitalism and freedom

Despite its manifest failures, the narrative of neoliberalism retains its grip on the public mind and the policies of governments all over the world. By this narrative, less regulation and more ‘animal spirits’ capitalism produces not only greater prosperity, but more freedom for individuals in society - and is therefore morally better.

But, in The Road to Freedom Stiglitz asks, wh...