The term governance describes the multitude of actors and processes that lead to
collectively binding decisions. The term risk governance translates the core principles of …

▪ Abstract Scholars have become acutely interested in how behavior driven by ideas rather
than self-interest determines policy-making outcomes. This review examines the literature …

The Uses of Social Investment provides the first study of the welfare state, under the new
post-crisis austerity context and associated crisis management politics, to take stock of the …

Since the first edition of International Practice Theory was written, the practice theoretical
debate in international relations has matured significantly. It seemed reasonable to drop the …

How could the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) not only survive but even thrive, regaining
the support of many Chinese citizens after the Tiananmen Square crackdown of 1989? Why …

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 …

Over the last 25 years, there has been a noteworthy turn across major International
Relations (IR) theories to include domestic politics and decision-making factors …

Games Real Actors Play provides a persuasive argument for the use of basic concepts of
game theory in understanding public policy conflicts. Fritz Scharpf criticizes public choice …

Drawing upon philosophy and social theory, Social Theory of International Politics develops
a theory of the international system as a social construction. Alexander Wendt clarifies the …

Norms have never been absent from the study of international politics, but the sweeping
“ideational turn” in the 1980s and 1990s brought them back as a central theoretical concern …