The second edition of this highly regarded book provides a concise and accessible
introduction to the principles and elements of policy design in contemporary governance. It …

The agent-structure problem is a much discussed issue in the field of international relations.
In his comprehensive 2006 analysis of this problem, Colin Wight deconstructs the accounts …

In the years since 9/11, followed by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, public attention the
world over has been on foreign policy. From the United States to Yemen, from China to …

This study examines the implicit conceptualisation and apparent transformation of the
discourse of peace both as an ideal, unachievable or achievable form, or as a subjective …

This book examines the way in which peace is conceptualized in IR theory, a topic which
has until now been largely overlooked. The volume explores the way peace has been …

The study of institutions and innovativeness is presently high on the agenda of the social
sciences. There is increasing concern with how a society's innovativeness is associated with …

" What kind of political order would there be in the absence of the state? Jens Bartelson
argues that we are currently unable to imagine what might lurk'beyond', because our basic …

This article is a brief inquiry into the meaning and function of the concept of globalization
within the social sciences during the last decade. Describing the ontological presuppositions …

This book assesses European Union policies aimed at encouraging democratization in East
Asia and the North African and Middle Eastern States within the Euro-Mediterranean …

SAGE Politics Texts offer authoritative and accessible analyses of core issues in
contemporary political science and international relations. Each text combines a …