Articles in the General Interest category
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Democracy Promotion and Conflict-Based Reconstruction, by Matthew Alan Hill, investigates US foreign policy and how it has influenced the process of democratisation around the world.
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.
The Council of Europe, by Martyn Bond, is the latest addition to the Routledge Global Institutions series. Providing a succinct and much needed introduction to this important institution, Bond examines the Council of Europe from its foundation through the early conventions on human rights and culture to its expansion into the fields of social affairs, environment and education.
Prof. Ruth Taplin most recently published Intellectual Property and the New Global Japanese Economy with Routledge in 2009 and published Intellectual Property, Innovation and Management in Emerging Economies in 2010. Forthcoming in 2012 is Mental Health Care in Japan. One of Routledge's most active authors, with a whole showcase of titles.
The Certificate in Terrorism Studies is a 16 week program of study from the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV) at the University of St Andrews and Informa.
Delivered entirely online, this is the leading terrorism studies course, vital if it's part of your responsibility to protect people, infrastructure, organisations or investments.
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To coincide with the 2010 Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Review Conference, being held throughout May at the UN Headquarters in New York, Taylor and Francis journals have made a selection of articles on the nuclear debate free to view online.
Congratulations to Susanne Soederberg, the author of Corporate Power and Ownership in Contemporary Capitalism. The book was recently awarded the Rik Davidson/Studies in Political Economy Book Prize.
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Jeffrey R. Macris' recent Routledge book, The Politics and Security of the Gulf, is a comprehensive and thorough look at the history of the Gulf and the contemporary issues affecting the region. It is a historical narrative that examines two centuries of Persian Gulf history, along with Washington and London's role in shaping it.
