2018

Productivity and Innovation in SMEs

Bali, Azad; McKiernan, Peter; Vas, Christopher and Waring, Peter. Productivity and Innovation in SMEs: Creating Competitive Advantage in Singapore and South East Asia. Routledge. 2018.

This book analyses the determining factors behind productivity and innovation amongst Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore, and within the context of South East Asia, in order to offer recommendations for increasing productivity and aiding economic growth. More information…

Routledge Handbook of Policy Design

Bali, Azad Singh and Ramesh, M. “Policy Capacity: A Design Perspective,” in Howlett, Michael and Mukherjee, Ishani (eds.,). Routledge Handbook of Policy Design. Routledge, 2018.

Mukherjee, Ishani and Bali, Azad Singh. “Capacities and Customization in Policy Design,” in Howlett, Michael and Mukherjee, Ishani (eds.,). Routledge Handbook of Policy Design. Routledge, 2018.

Uniting theoretical bases and advancements in practice, the Routledge Handbook of Policy Designbrings together leading experts in the academic field of policy design in a pioneering effort of scholarship. Each chapter provides a multi-topic overview of the state of knowledge on how, why, where or when policies are designed and how such designs can be improved. More information...

The Road to Federalism in Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka

Breen, Michael. The Road to Federalism in Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka: Finding the Middle Ground. Routledge, 2018.

This book charts the origins and evolution of federalism and other approaches to the accommodation of minority ethnic groups in Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka. It applies a historical institutionalism methodology to understand why federalism has been resisted, what causes it to be established and what design options are most likely to balance otherwise competing centripetal and centrifugal forces. More information…

The Oxford Handbook of International Political Theory

Brown, Chris and Eckersley, Robyn (eds.,). The Oxford Handbook of International Political Theory. Oxford University Press, 2018.

MacDonald, Kate. “Accountability in global economic governance,” in Brown, Chris and Eckersley, Robyn (eds.,). The Oxford Handbook of International Political Theory. Oxford University Press, 2018.

MacDonald, Terry. “Sovereignty, democracy, and global political legitimacy,” in Brown, Chris and Eckersley, Robyn (eds.,). The Oxford Handbook of International Political Theory. Oxford University Press, 2018.

This Handbook provides an authoritative account of the issues, debates, and perspectives in the field, guided by two basic questions concerning its purposes and methods of inquiry. First, how does IPT connect with real world politics? In particular, how does it engage with real world problems, and position itself in relation to the practices of real world politics? And second, following on from this, what is the relationship between IPT and empirical research in international relations? This Handbook showcases the distinctive and valuable contribution of normative inquiry not just for its own sake but also in addressing real world problems. More information…

Human Rights, Transitional Justice, and the Reconstruction of Political Order in Latin America

Carmody, Michelle Frances. Human Rights, Transitional Justice, and the Reconstruction of Political Order in Latin America. Springer, 2018.

Contextualizing cultural and political shifts in Argentina after the 1976 military coup with comparisons to other countries in the Southern Cone, Michelle Frances Carmody argues that incorporating human rights practices into official policy became a way for state actors to both build the authority of the state and manage social conflict, a key aim of post-Cold War democracies. More information…

The Practice of Political Theory

Chin, Clayton. The Practice of Political Theory: Rorty and Continental Thought. Columbia University Press, 2018.

Recent political thought has grappled with a crisis in philosophical foundations: how do we justify the explicit and implicit normative claims and assumptions that guide political decisions and social criticism? In The Practice of Political Theory, Clayton Chin presents a critical reconstruction of the work of Richard Rorty that intervenes in the current surge of methodological debates in political thought, arguing that Rorty provides us with unrecognized tools for resolving key foundational issues. More information…

Sexual Violence Against Men in Global Politics

Merger, Sara. “The political economy of sexual violence against men and boys in armed conflict,” in Zalewski, Marysia; Drumond, Paula; Prugl, Elisabeth and Stern, Maria (eds.,). Sexual Violence Against Men in Global Politics. Routledge, 2018.

This book engages a diverse set of questions and offers fresh analysis on the incidences of sexual violence against men using both new and existing data. Additionally, the authors pay close attention to some of the controversial debates in the context of sexual violence against men, revisiting and asking new questions about the vexed issue of masculinities and related theories of gender hierarchy. More information…

The Relationality of Race in Education Research

Moodie, Nikki. “Decolonizing race theory: place, survivance & sovereignty,” in Vass, Greg; Maxwell, Jacinta; Rudolph, Sophie and Gulson, Kalervo N. (eds.,). The Relationality of Race in Education Research. Routledge, 2018.

This edited collection examines the ways in which the local and global are key to understanding race and racism in the intersectional context of contemporary education. Analysing a broad range of examples, it highlights how race and racism is a relational phenomenon, that interconnects local, national and global contexts and ideas. More information…

Analyzing Christmas in Film

Lauren, Rosewarne. Analyzing Christmas in Film: Santa to the Supernatural. Lexington Books, 2018.

Film plays a vital role in the celebration of Christmas. For decades, it has taught audiences about what the celebration of the season looks like - from the decorations to the costumes and to the expected snowy weather – as well as mirrors our own festivities back to us. More information…

European Union External Environmental Policy

Postnikov, Evgeny. “Environmental Instruments in Trade Agreements: Pushing the Limits of the Dialogue Approach,” in Adelle, Camilla; Biedenkopf, Katja and Torney, Diarmuid (eds.,). European Union External Environmental Policy: Rules, Regulation and Governance Beyond Borders. Palsgrave Macmillan, 2018.

This book considers the environmental policies that the EU employs outside its borders. Using a systematic and coherent approach to cover a range of EU activities, environmental issues, and geographical areas, it charts the EU’s attempts to shape environmental governance beyond its borders. More information…