Rowman Littlefield International: 550 books
New Routes to Social Justice
Empowering Individuals and Iinnovative Forms of Collective Action
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2017
The centre left is at a crossroads. Social democracy as a model for social and economic organisation was one of the most remarkable achievements of the 20th Century. Yet today, it comes short of offering attractive and credible new ideas that address the challenges of contemporary societies.
Navigating...
Institutionalisation (and De-Institutionalisation) of Right-Wing Protest Parties
The Progress Parties in Denmark and Norway
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2018
When it comes to party institutionalisation – at least for entrepreneurial right-wing protest parties -- leadership matters! That is the primary takeaway from this book.
Of the hundreds of new parties that have formed since the 1970s, many have fallen by the wayside, but others have gone...
Democracy and Subjective Rights
Democracy Without Demos
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2018
This book critically investigates the notion of democracy without demos by unravelling the link that modern history has established between the concepts of democracy and the sovereignty of the people. This task is imposed on us by globalization. The individualization of the subject of rights is the...
The Modern State Subverted
Risk and the Deconstruction of Solidarity
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Until recently, liberalism was, according to Karl Polanyi, embedded within civil society, working closely with a democratic state intent on addressing, in solidarity, the social risks associated with modern capitalism. Modern relations between society and the state. Today’s neoliberalism is, to...
Open Left
The Future of Progressive Politics
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
The ten years since the financial crash have been lean years for progressive politics of all kinds. Now Brexit in the UK, Trump in the US, and the rising tide of national populism in Europe pose new dangers. Parties of the Centre-Left are in retreat. Old bases of support have declined, old policies...
The European Public Servant
A Shared Administrative Identity?
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Sager & Overeem's timely analysis constitutes an original effort to integrate history of ideas and cutting-edge survey research. It presents the subject's ideational foundations as well as its modern manifestation in European administrative space. 'Sager & Overeem's excellent collection is...
New Migration Realities
Inclusive Narratives
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2017
Immigration to the UK has been growing in recent years, reaching its highest level on record in 2016. As the figures have increased, so have popular concerns about pressure on public services and the impact on British identity and social cohesion. The Brexit vote highlighted more than ever before...
Absorbing the Blow
Populist Parties and their Impact on Parties and Party Systems
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2018
The significance of populist parties and their presence in party systems is undeniable. Parties like the Dutch Freedom Party, the French National Front, and the Five Star Movement in Italy rank among the largest political parties in their party systems. Absorbing the Blowexamines the effect of populist...
by Stefano Bartolini
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2018
‘Politics’ is a noun that points to a field or sphere of human activity and interaction. ‘Political’ is an adjective that usually associates with other names to qualify and specify them. Political behaviour, political institutions, political participation and political groups denote special...
How to Keep a Competitive Edge in the Talent Game
Lessons for the EU from China and the US
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
By 2020, the global map of higher education will be completely redrawn, and by 2030, China is expected to emerge as the world's largest source of brainpower. The European Union should not necessarily view this development as a threat, but rather it can be seen as an opportunity for the EU to become...
Coping with Complexity
How Voters Adapt to Unstable Parties
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
When parties undergo abrupt organisational changes between elections – such as when they fuse, split, join or abandon party lists – they alter profoundly the organisation and supply of electoral information to voters. The alternatives on the ballot are no longer fixed but need to be actively sought...
Greece in the Euro
Economic Delinquency or System Failure?
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Greece banked on EMU. Entry into the eurozone was its ticket to macroeconomic stability, its modernisation jacket and its gateway to global markets. So how did such a promising start turn to dust so quickly? Was Greece the delinquent eurozone member whose fiscal downfall nearly brought down some of...
Assessing European Neighbourhood Policy
Perspectives from the Literature
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
Several events in the past few years have dramatically shown how the interests of European citizens are directly affected by the stability, security and prosperity of their neighbouring regions. At the same time, the European Union and its member states face many challenges and dilemmas in designing...
by Tariq Modood
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2019
Whether the recently settled religious minorities, Muslims, in particular, can be accommodated as religious groups in European countries has become a central political question and threatens to create long-term fault lines.
In this collection of essays, Tariq Modood argues that to grasp the...