This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This incisive book explores the implications of the nature–culture binary and how it impacts...
Considering whether theories of governance are useful for helping policymakers to meet and tackle contemporary challenges, this insightful book reflects on how a theory becomes useful and evaluates a range of theories according to whethe...
Edited by Robert M. McManus, Stanley J. Ward, Alexandra K. Perry
The world cries out for ethical leaders. We expect the best, but we are often left profoundly disappointed. While leadership programs may feature ethics as part of their curriculum, the approach is often either simplistic or overly esote...
This comprehensive Research Handbook investigates the success of EU law enforcement processes. Going beyond traditional analyses of administrations and courts in isolation, it focuses on the increased cooperation seen between national an...
This book offers a novel account of the debt crisis which hit many developing countries, between 1982 and 1989. Its strong interdisciplinary approach brings together the financial, political and legal dimensions. It will be of major inte...
Edited by Craig L. Johnson, Tima M. Moldogaziev, Justin M. Ross
This timely Handbook explores the handling of city and municipal finances in the 21st century. It examines the impact of the Great Recession and Covid-19 pandemic on cities and municipalities, highlighting strengths, weaknesses, and aven...
Demonstrating the crucial importance of local governance in China’s development and international relations, this topical Handbook combines theoretical approaches with novel methodological tools to understand state-society relations at t...
Bringing together contributions from a diverse range of international scholars, A Research Agenda for Public Attitudes to Welfare draws upon past and contemporary research methods used to study citizens’ attitudes to welfare. It highligh...
This comprehensive Handbook illustrates the wide range of approaches to teaching and learning social research methods in the classroom, online, in the field and in informal contexts. Bringing together contributors from varied disciplines...
Edited by Fabrizio De Francesco, Claudio M. Radaelli
This comprehensive Companion analyses the relevance of the OECD as a transnational policy-maker, idea broker, and standard-setter. Bringing together diverse disciplines and methodologies, it establishes the influence of the OECD on moder...
Edited by Ian Johnstone, Arun M. Sukumar, Joel Trachtman
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. Providing a much-needed study on cybersecurity regime building, this comprehensive book is a...
This provocative and timely book identifies and disrupts the conventional regulation and governance discourses concerning AI and big data. It suggests that, instead of being used as tools for exclusionist commercial markets, AI and big d...
