At the occasion of the 25 anniversary of the Dutch Cultural Policy Act, Dutch academics in cultural policy research have compiled a volume to commemorate the quarter century in which Dutch cultural policy has developed and analyse the key debates in Dutch cultural policy for the coming years.

Historically, central public authority in the Netherlands has been problematic. The country's origin as a confederation of seven independent republics, has had effect in the sense that government usually...

Introduction to political science. Discusses the character of the 'political'; its essential characteristics; key question to address for understanding politics; key concepts such as power, conflict, cooperation, political system and political community.

Politics is about the resolution of matters for a society or group that are contested. It exists not only in and between states (with their governments and other political institutions), but also in churches, sports organisations, commercial...

This twenty-first edition of American Foreign Policy Since World War II features three new chapters that examine the aftershocks of the Arab Spring and the revival of power politics and discuss the implications of a changing American policy under the Trump presidency.

Adapted from the groundbreaking Principles of Comparative Politics, now in its third edition, Foundations of Comparative Politics presents a scientific approach to the rich world of comparative inquiry, research, and scholarship, providing students a guide to cross-national comparison and why it matters to them.

Human security refers in its broadest sense to the protection of individuals from harm. Human Security: Theory and Action explores the theory and application of concepts central to this notion of security. It examines the conceptual roots of human security, connecting its origins to its applications and challenges in war and peacetime.

With a unique focus on the evolving notion of responsibility for security, the text introduces the critical questions and priorities that underpin policies and...

Most of economics takes politics for granted. Through some (often implausible) assumptions, it seeks to explain away political structures by characterizing them as stable and predictable or as inconsequential in understanding what goes on in an economy. Such attempts are misguided, and this book shows how governments and political institutions are composed of people who respond to incentives and whose behavior and choices can be studied through the lens of economics.

This book aims to bridge ...

De relevantie van de Europese Unie is de laatste jaren enorm toegenomen door problemen als de financiële crisis, klimaatverandering en vluchtelingenstromen. Des te belangrijker is het om te begrijpen hoe de EU werkt. Dit boek heeft tot doel de kennis over en het inzicht in de Europese politiek te vergroten. Wie het leest, leert niet alleen hoe de EU beleid maakt maar begrijpt ook waarom zij op deze wijze vormgegeven is.

Onder andere de belangrijkste integratietheorieën en een beknopte gesch...

Drawing on mainstream and critical theoretical approaches, International Organizations offers a comprehensive examination of international organizations' political and structural role in world politics. This text details the types and activities of international organizations and provides students with the conceptual tools needed to evaluate their effectiveness. Surveying key issue areas from international and human security to trade and the environment, International Organizations looks at p...

Michiel Hoogeveen schuift regelmatig aan bij Nieuwsuur en andere radio- en tv-programma's om de situatie rond Noord-Korea toe te lichten. Anders dan auteurs van Nederlandse Noordkoreaboeken, is hij wel in het land geweest. Tot nu toe reisde hij er vier keer heen. Als jonge politicoloog raakte hij in de ban van dit land en inmiddels is hij iemand met grote expertise, zodat ook een aantal buitenlandse media al om zijn commentaar vroegen.

In dit boek schetst hij de situatie van het land gedurend...