Politics, social theory, history of ideas

Capitalism, Jacobinism and International Relations Revisiting Turkish Modernity

Eren Duzgun

By advancing ‘Jacobinism’ as a historically specific geopolitical economy in world history, this book offers a new interpretation of Turkish modernity from the 19th century to the present. It will interest scholars and students of IR, historical sociology and political economy, especially those working on Turkey and the Middle East.

LSE International Studies

300pp

Jun. 2022 9781009158343 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781009158367

Change in Global Environmental Politics

Temporal Focal Points and the Reform of International Institutions

Michael W. Manulak | Carleton University, Ottawa

In a period defined by environmental crisis and an urgent need to update global institutions, Manulak shows how large-scale change occurs in global environmental politics. Meticulously researched using newly-available sources, this book examines the colourful and intensely political history of change in environmental governance.

280pp 2 b/w illus. 6 tables

May. 2022 9781009165884 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781009165877

China’s Strategic Opportunity Change and Revisionism in Chinese Foreign Policy

Yong Deng | United States Naval Academy, Maryland

This book is the first systematic account of China’s great-power diplomacy launched under President Xi Jinping. Revealing the foreign policy motive and patterns of the world’s leading rising power and second largest economy, it will appeal to scholars of Chinese foreign policy, international relations, and Chinese politics.

280pp

Aug. 2022 9781009101134 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99

Aug. 2022 9781009098694 Hardback GBP 79.99 / USD 105.00 eISBN 9781009105095

Conceptualizing International Practices

Directions for the Practice Turn in International Relations

Alena Drieschova | University of Cambridge

What difference does the turn to practice make in International Relations? This collection brings together leading practice scholars to highlight the strengths of this approach and develop it in new directions. Each scholar focuses on a key IR concept and showcases how a practice perspective leads to new theoretical and empirical insights.

300pp 7 b/w illus.

Jun. 2022 9781316511398 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781009052504

Demands of Justice

The Creation of a Global Human Rights Practice

Ann Marie Clark | Purdue University, Indiana Demands of Justice draws on original interviews and the documents of leading advocacy organizations, to show how global appeals for human rights developed. Clark argues that human rights has enriched three facets of justice in the world - a global neighbourhood, political and legal tools, and social justice.

220pp

Feb. 2022 9781009097260 Paperback GBP 22.99 / USD 29.99

Feb. 2022 9781009098274 Hardback GBP 64.99 / USD 84.99 eISBN 9781009093545

Divided Environments

An International Political Ecology of Climate Change, Water and Security

Jan Selby | University of Sheffield

In a new interpretation of the past, present and future of climate-related conflicts and threats, this volume explores the links between climate change, water and security from an ‘international political ecology’ perspective. The authors draw on case studies from Israel-Palestine, Syria, Cyprus, SudanSouth Sudan, and the Lake Chad basin.

300pp

Sep. 2022 9781009107600 Paperback GBP 26.99 / USD 34.99

Sep. 2022 9781009098021 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 105.00 eISBN 9781009106801

Domestic Interests, Democracy, and Foreign Policy Change

Brett Ashley Leeds | Rice University, Houston

This Element examines how foreign policy responds to domestic political interests, and how, even as the interests supporting leaders change, democracies’ foreign policies are no less stable than those of nondemocracies and often exhibit greater consistency.

Elements in International Relations

75pp

Mar. 2022 9781009016957 Paperback GBP 15.00 / USD 20.00 eISBN 9781009037938

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Environmentalism and Global International Society

Robert Falkner

London School of Economics and Political Science

The history of how environmentalism rose to prominence in international politics and how the international community came to accept a global responsibility for the planet’s health. It will appeal to scholars and students of international relations theory, history and global environmental politics.

Cambridge Studies in International Relations

374pp 1 table

Jun. 2022 9781108964012 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99

Jul. 2021 9781108833011 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781108966696

Fundamental Perspectives on International Law

Seventh edition

Tracy H. Slagter | University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh

An accessible introduction to international law designed for students in multiple disciplines, this book highlights the significance of international law in today’s world. Designed with students in mind, it provides a comprehensive survey of the field without sacrificing depth or engagement with real-world cases and contemporary examples.

600pp

Nov. 2022 9781108813891 Paperback GBP 39.99 / USD 49.99

Nov. 2022 9781108839952 Hardback GBP 95.99 / USD 125.00 eISBN 9781108878258

Hybrid Sovereignty in World Politics

Swati Srivastava | Purdue University, Indiana

Analysing little known archival sources from the past two centuries, this study shows how non-state contractors, lobbyists, and advocates, working with governments, have exercised a hybrid form of sovereign power without authority in international relations.

Cambridge Studies in International Relations

280pp

Sep. 2022 9781009204507 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781009204453

Legitimacy Politics

Elite Communication and Public Opinion in Global Governance

Lisa Dellmuth | Stockholms Universitet

This book focuses on how contestation among elites shapes the legitimacy of international organizations in the eyes of citizens. It offers fresh insights into major issues of our day, such as the rise of populism, the power of communication, the backlash against global governance, and the relationship between citizens and elites.

250pp 44 b/w illus.

9 tables

Dec. 2022 9781009222037 Hardback GBP 75.00 / USD 99.99 eISBN 9781009222020

Normative Transformation and the War on Terrorism

The Evolution of Targeted Killing, Torture, and Private Military Contracting

Simon Frankel Pratt | University of Melbourne

Pratt uses practice theory and relational sociology to analyse transformations in the prohibition on assassination, torture, and mercenaries during the US War on Terror. This book will interest students and scholars of foreign and defence policy, international relations theory, international security, social theory, and American politics.

250pp

Jan. 2022 9781316515174 Hardback GBP 85.00 / USD 110.00 eISBN 9781009092326

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On Dangerous Ground

A Theory of Bargaining, Border Settlement, and Rivalry

Toby J. Rider | Texas Tech University

An analysis of international border settlement and the lifecycle of geopolitical rivalries that arise when settlement fails. Readers - whether interested in political science, international relations, international conflict, global studies, international law, or geography - will find it relevant to contemporary conflicts and how to manage them.

355pp

Nov. 2022 9781108794541 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99

Mar. 2021 9781108840347 Hardback GBP 90.00 / USD 120.00 eISBN 9781108885713

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Politics and International Law

Making, Breaking, and Upholding Global Rules

Leslie Johns | University of California, Los Angeles Politics and International Law uses accessible writing and contemporary examples to explain where international law comes from, how actors decide whether to follow international law, and how international law is upheld. It is written for anyone who wants to understand how global rules shape and transform international politics.

582pp

Jun. 2022 9781108986656 Paperback GBP 37.99 / USD 49.99

Jun. 2022 9781108833707 Hardback GBP 110.00 / USD 145.00 eISBN 9781108981149

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Praxis

On Acting and Knowing

Friedrich Kratochwil | European University Institute, Florence Presents a shift from the accepted international relations standard of theorizing, by analyzing policy decisions made in non-ideal conditions within a broader framework of practical choices, emphasizing both historicity and contingency, as exemplified by changing practices in the international arena.

553pp

Nov. 2022 9781108457385 Paperback GBP 29.99 / USD 39.99

Aug. 2018 9781108471251 Hardback GBP 116.00 / USD 158.00 eISBN 9781108557979

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Private Governance and Public Authority

Regulating Sustainability in a Global Economy

Stefan Renckens | University of Toronto

In discussing private rulemaking, public policy, corporate sustainability, and EU policymaking, Renckens targets students and scholars in political science, international relations, political economy, EU politics, business, law, and environmental studies, as well as policymakers, interest groups and practitioners dealing with sustainable business. Business and Public Policy

328pp 2 b/w illus. 12 tables

Jun. 2022 9781108748483 Paperback GBP 24.99 / USD 32.99

Apr. 2020 9781108490474 Hardback GBP 78.99 / USD 105.00 eISBN 9781108781015