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Is being colorblind the most effective way to address overt and covert racism in schooling today? Should educators pretend that race doesn't matter? Award-winning sociologist Laurie Cooper Stoll argues that, as long as society is stratified along racial lines, taking a colorblind approach will never end racial inequalities in schooling. Educators must strive to be color-conscious and actively engage in antiracism if they want to address preju...

9/11 was an inside job. The Holocaust is a myth promoted to serve Jewish interests. The shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School were a false flag operation. Climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese government. These are all conspiracy theories. A glance online or at bestseller lists reveals how popular some of them are. Even if there is plenty of evidence to disprove them, people persist in propagating them. Why? Philosopher Quass...

The natural resources of the earth - from oil and water to minerals and land - are crucial to our basic economic and social existence. But who is entitled to control, use and benefit from them? Should anyone 'own' the natural bounty of our planet? In this book, distinguished political theorist Margaret Moore tackles these questions and examines the different positions in the debate. States claim the right to control the natural resources withi...

Until fairly recently, only serial killers and lunatics had profiles. Yet today, most of us will have a profile as users of social media, and even by using the tracking capabilities on our smartphone. But where does the idea of "profiling" an individual come from, how has it changed over time and what are its implications? In this book, Andreas Bernard shows how contemporary profiling and quantification have their roots in methods developed in...

The extent to which diplomacy can tackle security and governance problems in cyberspace is considered in relation to the example of recent events, such as Russian cyber interference, in this compact and pithy introduction from an expert in this emerging field.

The fluid intellectual boundaries and fragmented ways of thinking that the umbrella term communication studies comprises are explored in relation to the idea that they are too diffuse to be studied as one discipline, in this broad overview of communication scholarship.

New technologies have opened up fresh possibilities for public diplomacy, but this has not erased the importance of history. On the contrary, the lessons of the past seem more relevant than ever, in an age in which communications play an unprecedented role. Whether communications are electronic or hand-delivered, the foundations remain as valid today as they ever have been. Blending history with insights from international relations, communic...

From citizens paying taxes to employees following their bosses' orders and kids obeying their parents, we take it for granted that a whole range of authorities have the power to impose duties on others. However, although authority is often accepted in practice, it looks philosophically problematic if we conceive persons as free and equals. In this short and accessible book, Fabian Wendt examines the basis of authority, discussing five prominen...

The dark side of UK-gulf relations is exposed in this look at how interests in capital, oil, gas and arms play into foreign policy.

Fresh and original perspective on the nature of power, shedding new light on the key feature of political life, rarely considered on its own terms.

The meaning of social deviance in contemporary society is considered in relation to fluctuating norms of moral identity. New edition features up-to-date example cases.

The election of Donald Trump and the Brexit vote in the UK have caused fear and panic among liberals worldwide. They argue that the populist backlash represents a dangerous new authoritarianism. But what if the really dangerous authoritarianism is in fact their own? In this provocative and highly original book, Salvatore Babones argues that democracy has been undermined by a quiet but devastating power grab conducted by a class of liberal exp...

Sketches in the Theory of Culture is a remarkable work by all measures. Written by Zygmunt Bauman when he was still a professor in Poland, and originally intended for publication in 1968, it was suppressed by the Polish government in the wave of repression following the protests in March of that year. For decades, it was thought to be lost. Astonishingly, it survived in the form of an uncorrected set of proofs which was recently discovered, an...

Democracies today are in the grip of a myth: the myth of the will of the people. Populist movements use the idea to challenge elected representatives. Politicians, content to invoke the will of the people, fail in their duty to make responsible and accountable decisions. And public contest over political choices is stifled by fears that opposing the will of the people will be perceived as elitist. In this book Albert Weale dissects the idea o...

The winner of the Geschwister Scholl Prize, this is the account of the whistleblower of Syrian civil war atrocities known by the codename Caesar, as told to independent journalist Garance Le Caisne. This testimony from a figure who has never appeared in the media, and whose very existence was doubted by President Bashar al-Assad, stands as an important document of the global effort to hold war crimes to account.

From international relations professor Peter Dauvergne comes this urgent warning that entrusting sustainability concerns to big business could lead to further environmental degradation. Applying a direct and concise tone, Dauvergne lifts the lid on the truths behind illusions of corporate social responsibility.

If you are trying to understand and improve global policy, this is the place to start. Weiss takes the major issues on the global agenda and subjects them to a rigorous five-fold analysis that lets us see where the greatest gaps in the policy process really are. This is great food for thought with lots of suggestions for practical action." Craig N. Murphy, Wellesley College and University of Massachusetts Boston "Global Governance is the most ...

Joseph A. Schumpeter (1883-1950) is one of the most celebrated authors on the economics and sociology of the twentieth century. Richard Swedberg′s new biography provides an engaging and vivid account of Schumpeter′s varied life, including his ventures into politics and private banking as well as his academic career.

This new book by Stephen Morton provides an ideal introduction to the work of Gayatri Spivak, a complex and increasingly important contemporary thinker in the contested field of post colonial studies. It provides an in-depth analysis of Spivak's relationship to postcolonialism, feminism, Marxism, and subaltern studies.

Post-Democracy is a polemical work that goes beyond current complaints about the failings of our democracy and explores the deeper social and economic forces that account for the current malaise.Colin Crouch argues that the decline of those social classes which had made possible an active and critical mass politics has combined with the rise of global capitalism to produce a self-referential political class more concerned with forging links wi...