In Europees Verval maak je een reis door de wereld van de Europese

eenwording. Allereerst worden de historie en de werking van de

Europese eenwording beschreven en vervolgens wordt er ingegaan

op de problemen die de Europese Unie met zich meebrengt. Wie

problemen aan de kaak stelt moet ook met een oplossing komen, die

oplossing is er. Het volledig uitgewerkte soft-Nexit plan van Baten

toont aan dat Nederland uit de Europese Unie kan stappen zonder

de handel en voordelen te verliezen. Waarom d...

Fifty years ago, people in leafy North London and people in working-class Northern towns could vote for a Labour party that broadly encompassed all of their interests. Today their priorities are poles apart. In this groundbreaking and timely book, Goodhart shows us how people have come to be divided into two camps: the 'Anywheres', who have 'achieved' identities, derived from their careers and education, and 'Somewheres', who get their identity from a sense of place and from the people around...

Encompassing everything from great power politics to everyday objects such as smart phones, geopolitics affects citizens, governments, and international bodies, and is far more than simply the impact of geographical features on political developments. This book considers both geopolitics' intellectual historical origins and its current concerns.

Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan is arguably the greatest piece of political philosophy written in the English language. Written in a time of great political turmoil (Hobbes' life spanned the reign of Charles I, the Civil Wars, the Commonwealth and the Protectorate, and the Restoration), Leviathan is an argument for obedience to authority grounded in an analysis of human nature. Since its first publication in 1991 Richard Tuck's edition of Leviathan has been recognised as the single most accurate and...

This book discusses the ways civil society initiatives open communities to newcomers and why, how,and under what circumstances some are more welcoming than others,exploring importance of transgressive cosmopolitanism as a basis for creating more inclusive and pluralistic societies.

This volume provides a state-of-the-art analysis on the fourth wave of far-right politics in Germany by leading scholars in the field.

Focusing on the continued terrorist threat by jihadist groups, such as Al Qaeda and ISIS, and homegrown violent far-right and far-left extremists in the West, Terrorism and Counterterrorism investigates this form of political violence in a historical and contemporary context. In this comprehensive and highly readable text, renowned expert Brigitte Nacos clearly defines terrorism’s diverse causes, actors, and strategies; outlines anti- and counterterrorist responses; and highlights terr...

Psychoanalytic Reflections on Vladimir Putin: The Cost of Malignant Leadership attempts to explore the core psychodynamics that appear to characterize Vladimir Putin’s presidency.

The Psychology of the Extreme provides an accessible introduction to extremism as a force that can affect all aspects of culture and people’s choices in everyday settings.

The Polycentric Republic presents a compelling and innovative critique of modern social contract theory. It reveals how the social contract theory systematically neglects the interests and prerogatives of non-state associations.