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Dictionary of Public Policy
Edited by Michael Howlett, M Ramesh, Anthony Perl, Elisa Ferreira
‘The Dictionary of Public Policy captures the length, breadth, and depth of the burgeoning discipline of public policy. It is a requisite tool for researchers and practitioners alike. It is authoritative, exhaustive, concise, and illumin... -
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The Nexus Between Organised Crime and Terrorism
Edited by Letizia Paoli, Cyrille Fijnaut, Jan Wouters
‘Terrorism is a very 21st century global threat. Organized crime has a distinctly 20th century feel to it yet is often related in the public mind with terrorism. This book explores the variable connections of the two. In some places and... -
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A Modern Guide to Local and Regional Politics
Edited by Colin Copus, Richard Kerley, Alistair Jones
‘This volume makes an important theoretical contribution by introducing the concept of “intra-state” governments to describe their critical role in governance. It is even more compelling for demonstrating the value of this concept across... -
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Nudged into Lockdown?
Ananish Chaudhuri
‘In responding to the novel coronavirus pandemic, most governments abandoned the existing scientific and policy consensus and mimicked one another to embrace lockdowns of varying stringency. Remarkably, hardly any seemed to produce cost–... -
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Nationalism and Democracy in the Welfare State
Edited by Pauli Kettunen, Saara Pellander, Miika Tervonen
‘There are many discussions of the relative importance in today’s political conflicts of culture and class, and of the ambiguous relationships among market liberalism, nationalism and the welfare state. But there are very few that confro... -
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Urban Violence, Resilience and Security
Edited by Michael R. Glass, Taylor Seybolt, Phil Williams
‘Urbanization is one of the most significant mega-trends of the modern era. It is also one of the most profoundly misunderstood. This knowledge gap is explored by Michael Glass, Taylor Seybolt and Phil Williams who examine the multiple c... -
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Data Ethics of Power
Gry Hasselbalch
‘A recurring criticism of tech ethics is that ideas about responsible innovation are idealizations—aspirational wish lists too far removed from inequitable real-world power struggles. Gry Hasselbalch’s Data Ethics of Power: A Human Appro... -
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How to Lead Academic Departments Successfully
Edited by Adam Lindgreen, Alan Irwin, Flemming Poulfelt, Thyra U. Thomsen
‘Few colleagues plan (and prepare) to be an academic leader at the start of their career. But, almost inevitably, many of us will be asked to take up a major leadership role at some point, and often unexpectedly. Managing professionals w... -
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A Research Agenda for Multilevel Governance
Edited by Arthur Benz, Jörg Broschek, Markus Lederer
‘In an age of complexity, change and turbulence, A Research Agenda for Multilevel Governance provides conceptual clarity and fresh perspectives . . . it redefines the state-of-the-art when it comes to understanding contemporary governanc... -
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A Research Agenda for Space Policy
Edited by Kai-Uwe Schrogl, Christina Giannopapa, Ntorina Antoni
‘The space industry is rapidly evolving and as a result, space policy plays an increasingly important and impactful role. The Research Agenda for Space Policy covers pressing topics which have been at the center of the space policy disco... -
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Tools for State and Local Fiscal Management
Edited by Alex Hathaway, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Chris Thayer
Governments have always endured economic woes, but the increasing severity of such challenges, from the Great Recession starting in 2008 to the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, highlight the need for better-developed fiscal... -
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The Economics of Covid-19
Imad A. Moosa
‘For the global community wanting to understand the economic causes and effects of the pandemic, this book is the one to read. Professor Moosa thoroughly analyzes the economics of pandemics and public policies developed to deal with thos...
