Major Works: Forthcoming Politics & International Relations

Forthcoming Books – Page 1

1. Business and Government

   Edited by Matthew Maguire, Graham Wilson

   Series: Critical Perspectives on Business and Management

   Business and government are two of the most important actors in shaping our lives. This new four volume collection from Routledge’s Major Works series, Critical Perspectives on Business and Management, will explore four key areas of the relationship: First, what is the balance of power between...

   To Be Published June 13th 2013 by Routledge
2. Matthew Arnold and John Stuart Mill (Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 15)

   By Edward Alexander

   This study defines the relationship between humanism and liberalism by comparing the two Victorian figures who were most concerned with the preservation of humanistic values in a free and democratic society: Matthew Arnold and John Stuart Mill. The book sets apart Arnold and Mill from their...

   To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
3. Educate, Agitate, Organize Library Editions: Political Science Volume 59

   One Hundred Years of Fabian Socialism

   By Patricia Pugh

   This volume describes the way in which the Fabian Society works, the distinctive contributions of individuals to that work, the structure they have built and the methods they have evolved to facilitate their labours. Some Fabians are dedicated to shaping economic and social policies, speaking or...

   To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
4. Risk

   Edited by Ragnar Lofstedt, Frederic Bouder

   Series: Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences

   Can we better predict or mitigate the consequences of natural disasters, such as earthquakes and hurricanes? Can we reduce the number of oil spills? And what should be done to clean up the mess when something does goes wrong? Why are people concerned about nuclear plants, but so reckless when they...

   To Be Published June 25th 2013 by Routledge
5. The Cold War

   Edited by Steven Casey

   Series: Critical Concepts in Military, Strategic, and Security Studies

   SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY PRICE! (Valid until 3 months after publication) The Cold War dominated international politics between 1945 and 1990, when the two superpowers, the United States and Soviet Union, vied for supremacy. Their clash profoundly influenced the main trends of the time, including...

   To Be Published June 27th 2013 by Routledge
6. Chinese Media

   Edited by Michael Keane, Wanning Sun

   Series: Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies

   From an area of specialist research a decade ago China’s media has become now an important element of research and teaching worldwide, not only in specific Chinese cultural studies courses at the university level but increasingly in post-graduate research and in the domain of business consultancy....

   To Be Published August 1st 2013 by Routledge
7. Ethics of War and Conflict

   Edited by Asa Kasher

   Series: Critical Concepts in Philosophy

   Standing on the shoulders of thinkers who have sought carefully to delineate proper behaviour in armed conflict—not least to distinguish just from illegitimate wars—military ethics is a subdiscipline enjoying renewed interest and, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, increasing practical...

   To Be Published November 14th 2013 by Routledge
8. Politics and the Internet

   Edited by William H. Dutton

   Series: Critical Concepts in Political Science

   SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY PRICE!(Valid until 3 months after publication) It is commonplace to observe that the Internet—and the dizzying technologies and applications which it continues to spawn—has revolutionized human communications. But, while the medium’s impact has apparently been immense, the...

   To Be Published November 14th 2013 by Routledge
9. Social Transformation in China

   Edited by Jieyu Liu

   Series: Critical Concepts in Asian Studies

   Since the late 1970s, China has transformed itself from an inefficient centrally-planned backwater to a fast-growing market-orientated economy. Whilst economic reform has enabled average living standards to improve immensely, the benefits have been shared disproportionately depending on demographic...

   To Be Published November 14th 2013 by Routledge
10. Citizenship

    Edited by Richard Bellamy, Madeleine Kennedy-Macfoy

    Series: Critical Concepts in Political Science

    Citizenship, denoting full and active membership of the national and political community, has been recognized as a critical concept since ancient times. However, three key and related changes have occurred to each of the basic components of this concept that have altered dramatically to whom and to...

    To Be Published December 14th 2013 by Routledge