Written by experts, this is the most complete, issues-led textbook on European Union politics. With contemporary issues and debates presented alongside thorough coverage of the theory, institutions, policies, and history of the EU, European Union Politics effortlessly guides students to a clear understanding of this complex area.

The book provides an introduction to the concept of territory, the ways in which ideologies and social practices are manifested in space, the deployment of territorial strategies and the geographical outcomes of these.

Cutting through the jargon of EU politics, the third edition of this engaging and informative textbook examines the history, institutions, processes and politics of the European Union with unprecedented clarity. The EU is a fascinating political experiment in regional integration and it has changed our understanding of Europe, how Europeans relate to one another, the role Europe plays in global politics and has even shifted our understanding of politics itself. Helping to make sense of it all...

- Kennismaking met ethiek én bedrijfsethiek;

- behandelt ethiek op individueel, bedrijfs- en mondiaal niveau;

- met uitgebreide online ondersteuning voor student en docent.

Economie en ethiek zijn onlosmakelijk aan elkaar verbonden, bedrijven en professionals hebben niet alleen een onderlinge morele verantwoordelijkheid, maar hebben ook een verantwoordelijkheid naar de wereld om zich heen. Toch stroken individuele belangen niet altijd met belangen op bedrijfsniveau en komen deze belangen wee...

Omdat we dagelijks te maken hebben met de gevolgen van politieke besluiten is het belangrijk om van de politieke ontwikkelingen op de hoogte te zijn. Hoe is ons politieke bestel ontstaan? Wat doen Kamerleden precies? Hoe komen besluiten tot stand? In dit boek komen alle onderdelen van de staatsinrichting aan bod, zoals de regering en het parlement. Ook lees je over de politieke partijen, de grondwet, verkiezingen, de gemeentepolitiek en de relatie met de Europese Unie. Bovendien krijg je uitg...

The newly updated third edition provides a clear and user-friendly introduction to the complex debates around how development has been understood and achieved. It has been fully updated and expanded to reflect global political and economic shifts, as well as new approaches to development. The book deals with the evolution of development ideas and policies, focusing on economic, political, social, environmental and spatial dimensions.

It highlights how development cannot be considered as a neu...

Ten engaging personal histories introduce readers to what it was like to live in and with the most powerful political machine ever created: the Chinese Communist Party. Detailing the life of ten people who led or engaged with the Chinese Communist Party, one each for one of its ten decades of its existence, these essays reflect on the Party's relentless pursuit of power and extraordinary adaptability through the transformative decades since 1921. Demonstrating that the history of the Chinese ...

On October 1, 2009, the People's Republic of China (PRC) celebrated the 60th anniversary of its founding. And what an eventful and tumultuous six decades it had been. During that time, under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), China was transformed from one of the world's poorest countries into the world's fastest growing major economy, and from a weak state barely able to govern or protect its own territory to a rising power that is challenging theUnited States for global in...

Research design is fundamental to all scientific endeavors, at all levels and in all institutional settings. In many social science disciplines, however, scholars working in an interpretive-qualitative tradition get little guidance on this aspect of research from the positivist-centered training they receive. This book is an authoritative examination of the concepts and processes underlying the design of an interpretive research project.

Such an approach to design starts with the recognition ...

This book examines the distinctive evolution of the political and economic relationships of East Asia. It does this by placing East Asian development in the unique historical circumstances that have underpinned its rise to power over the last few decades. This detailed analysis provides the basis for an assessment of a unified East Asian region.