Politics and International Relations 2011 (UK) - Routledge

Fascism and Political
Theory
Critical Perspectives on Fascist Ideology
daniel Woodley, DLD College, London, UK
Series: Routledge Issues in Contemporary Political
Theory
‘This is a captivating and
well-researched contribution
to political theory and
historical sociology.
Woodley’s sophisticated,
wide-ranging, and
clearly-written book
convincingly dissects the
anatomy of fascism,
including its relation to the
modern imperialinternational
context.‘
- Patricia Owens, author of
Between War and Politics: International Relations and
the Thought of Hannah Arendt (Oxford, 2007)
2009: 234 x 156: 288pp
Hb: 978-0-415-47354-5: £85.00
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ForthcomiNg
Neuroscience and Political
Theory
Edited by F. Vander Valk
This book provides an important overview and valuable
new perspectives on what political theory can bring to
the debates about climate change.
Selected Contents: 1. On the Seductive Power of
Neuro-explanations for Political and Moral Theory: An
Intellectual Genealogy, Maurizio Meloni 2. What is Ancient
in Contemporary Neuroscience?: Lessons From Descartes on
Constructing a Model of Mind Patricia Easton 3. Hobbes and
Neuroscience: Early Modern Strategies for Negotiating
Contemporary Subjectivity James R. Martel 4. Minding Our
Language John G. Gunnell 5. Educating the Brain:
Neuroscience and the Habit of Good Judgment Leslie Paul
Thiele 6. The Brain, Explanatory Pluralism, and the Question
of Healthy Politics Machiel Keestra 7. Does Deliberation
Make You Angry? Neuroscience, Emotions, and Theories of
Deliberative Democracies Marlene Sokolon 8. Minds,
Memes, and Micropolitics Frank Vander Valk 9. Evolution,
Neuroscience, and Prosocial Behavior in Disasters John
Protevi 10. Performing Gender Through Scientific Research
Emily B. Ngubia Kuria 11. The Absent Revolution Suparna
Choudhury, Jan Slaby, Max Stadler
October 2011: 234 x 156: 224pp
Hb: 978-0-415-78201-2: £80.00
Pb: 978-0-415-78202-9: £25.99
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Out of Africa
Post-Structuralism’s Colonial Roots
Pal Ahluwalia, University of South Australia
Series: Postcolonial Politics
At the heart of this book is the
argument that the fact that so
many post-structuralist French
intellectuals have a strong
‘colonial’ connection, usually
with Algeria, cannot be a
coincidence. The ‘biographical’
fact that so many French
intellectuals were born in or
otherwise connected with
French Algeria has often been
noted, but it has never been
theorised. Ahluwalia makes a
convincing case that post-structuralism in fact has
colonial and postcolonial roots. This is an important
argument, and one that ‘connects’ two theoretical
currents that continue to be of great interest,
post-structuralism and postcolonialism.
The re-reading of what is now familiar material against
the background of de-colonial struggles demonstrates
the extent to which it is this new condition that
prompted theory to question long-held assumptions
inscribed in the European colonial enterprise. The
wide-ranging discussion, ranging across authors as
different as Foucault, Derrida, Fanon, Althusser, Cixous,
Bourdieu and Lyotard, enables the reader to make
connections that have remained unnoticed or been
neglected. It also brings back into view a history of
struggles, both political and theoretical, that has shaped
the landscape of critique in the social sciences and
humanities.
Selected Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Algeria and
Colonisation 3. Sartre, Camus and Fanon 4. Derrida
5. Cixous 6. Althusser, Bourdieu, Foucault and Lyotard
7. Conclusion
March 2010: 234 x 156: 208pp
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Zizek’s Politics
Jodi dean
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2006: 216 x 140: 160pp
Hb: 978-0-415-95175-3: £95.00
Pb: 978-0-415-95176-0: £27.99
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Public Policy
Public Policy
ForthcomiNg
2nd edition
Analyzing Public Policy
Peter John, University of Manchester, UK
Series: Routledge Textbooks in Policy Studies
The fully revised and updated new edition of this
textbook continues to provide the most accessible
overview of the main approaches in the study of public
policy. It explains the most common and widely used
frameworks in the study of policy analysis:
• institutionalism
• network theory
• socioeconomic theories
• rational choice
• ideas-based.
The book explains each one, offers constructive criticisms
and explores their claims in the light of American, British
and European examples.
Peter John argues that no one approach offers a
comprehensive explanation of public policy, so a
combination is needed. After reviewing some recent
attempts at synthesis, he advocates an evolutionary
approach which is best able to account for the
importance of ideas and interests in the policy process.
Combining both a clear summary of debates in public
policy and a new and original approach to the subject,
this book remains essential reading for students of public
policy and policy analysis.
Selected Contents: 1. The Study of Public Policy 2. ’Stages’
Models 3. Institutional Approaches 4. Group and Network
Approaches 5. Socio-Economic Approaches 6. Rational
Choice Approaches 7. Ideas 8. A Synthesis Through
Evolution 9. Conclusions
July 2011: 246 x 174: 256pp
Hb: 978-0-415-47626-3: £80.00
Pb: 978-0-415-47627-0: £23.99
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State Management
An Enquiry into Models of Public
Administration & Management
Jan-Erik Lane, University of Freiburg, Germany
’Jan-Erik Lane has once again
produced a timely and
provocative book - this time
upon the distinctive
challenges of public
management in the twenty
first century. It is sure to
become a classic text for
researchers and students in
the field alike.’ - Stephen P.
Osborne, University of
Edinburgh, UK
2009: 216 x 138: 192pp
Hb: 978-0-415-49234-8: £85.00
Pb: 978-0-415-49235-5: £21.99
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