Politics & International Relations

This is just a selection of our recently published Politics & IR textbooks, including titles by Cal Jillson, Mark Eric Williams and Daniel C. Hellinger among others. Scroll down to click the links and read more, or request a complimentary exam copy.

A selection of our new titles published in International Security this month. Highlights include titles by Aidan Hehir, Natasha Kuhrt and Andrew Mumford; and John Mueller, amongst others.

In May this year, Dag Harald Claes and Carl Henrik Knutsen presented their book, Governing the Global Economy, at an international research seminar at The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. The seminar was held in honor of Professor Helge Hveem, to celebrate his 70th birthday and includes an introduction by the authors. You can now view this seminar online, including a presentation of the book, as well as many other relevant discussions by a range of speakers.

Can you hear the drum roll? The 2012 Reference Catalog has arrived and can be downloaded today. Simple. You can learn about all our 2011 and 2012 Library Reference titles, both in print and eBooks, across the humanities and social sciences. And we have packed the Catalog full of new interactive features. Read on for the full low down.

Published this month, Political Discourse Analysis is an exciting new textbook from Isabela and Norman Fairclough. Coming from experts in the field of language and linguistics, this text offers an insightful new approach to the analysis of political discourse, as the authors apply their extensive knowledge to this subject. Most importantly, they also maintain an accessible style, making this an ideal text for students and researchers alike.

Cal Jillson is a leading scholar of American politics and Professor of Political Science at Southern Methodist University. He is the author of several popular textbooks on American Government and Politics, and is frequently cited in local and national media on a range of political issues.

Routledge author Clara Portela has won the THESEUS Award for Promising Research on European Integration for her book European Union Sanctions and Foreign Policy. The award ceremony took place on Thursday, 24 November 2011 in Cologne, as part of a conference to discuss present challenges and future perspectives of the EU two years after the Lisbon Treaty has come into force.

Routledge are thrilled by the news that Joseph M. Schwartz has won The David Easton Book Award 2011 for The Future of Democratic Equality. The David Easton Award is presented annually for the best book by the Foundations of Political Theory section of APSA.