Amitav Acharya 
Why Govern? 
Rethinking Demand and Progress in Global Governance

First published in 1999, this book describes what the International community of scientific institutions could do to reverse this trend, by pooling its know-how and resources in International and …

This volume of case studies examines the rise in violent extremism, terrorism and insurgency in South and South East Asia, and subsequent state responses. The South and South East of Asia has exper …

First published in 1998, this volume examines East Asia, especially Northeast Asia, which has been a region of considerable political security of importance for several key reasons. It features …

This book describes and analyzes the gravest crisis now facing constitutional democracy: the fundamental conflict between liberal and egalitarian values. Particularly stressed in this analysis are …

In January 1949 the first Arab-Israeli war ended. In October 1956 the second began with Israel s invasion of Egypt. What happened in those intervening seven years to persuade the Israelis to attack …

This book provides a conceptual toolkit to understand the changing technologies and dynamics of political campaigning in India. Examining political campaigning and party strategies across many Indian …

”Explosive and beautifully told … these truths can set us free” Danny Dorling ”This book is dynamite – shining a spotlight on the evils of neoliberalism, shattering the myth that ‘there is no al …

It has been almost five years now since a new collective consciousness of Arab masses transformed the political landscape of the Middle East and North Africa. In just a short period of time, the peop …

As American leadership over climate change declines, China has begun to identify itself as a great power by formulating ambitious climate policies. Based on the premise that great powers have uni …

Commons opened Institutional Economics by declaring: ”My point of view is based on my participation in collective activities, from which I here derive a theory of the part played by collective …