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De la Pantalla al Poder

La política del siglo XXI se juega en múltiples escenarios. Las plazas, los parlamentos y los actos públicos siguen siendo espacios centrales de la vida democrática, pero hoy el debate público también se desarrolla en pantallas, redes sociales y plataformas digitales donde circulan ideas, emociones ...

Historia de las relaciones internacionales

Tomo I: Desde la antigüedad profunda al 11 de septiembre de 2001

El análisis comienza con los antecedentes de la materia, que vivimos personalmente y se remontan a la década de los 60, cuando el Prof. Alfredo Eisenberg recrea la carrera, surgida en 1919, y asume la Cátedra de Historia de los Tratados. En el Cap. I ...

New Artificial Intelligence Act

a practitioner's guide

The new EU Artificial Intelligence Act provides a comprehensive and harmonised legal framework on the regulation of artificial intelligence. The new rules will have profound legal and economic effects on the future use and development of artificial intelligence. This Practitioner's Guide gives precise and ...

China's global strategy under Xi Jinping

A powerful analysis of China's bid for global pre-eminence and what it means for the future of international politics. Xi Jinping's pledge to achieve "the China Dream of national rejuvenation" by 2050 captures the ambition driving China's current global strategy. While the ...

Global governance and social democracy

between neoliberal and authoritarian capitalism

How can we understand social democracy today? This ambitious book offers a global perspective on the nature of capitalism; its past and future possibilities of survival; the differentiation between neoliberal, authoritarian and social democratic systems, exemplified by the United States, China, and the EU; and ...

Crisis

a critique

The 'end of history' in the form of the triumph of liberalism has given way to a proliferation of crises internal to liberal, and especially neoliberal democracies: our economies and ecosystems, democracies, social and labour relations, constitutions, cultures, identities, and bodies are subjected to repeated ...

Introduction to international relations

perspectives, connections and enduring questions

Fully updated with contemporary case examples, this introductory bestselling textbook offers a wide-ranging and approachable guide to international relations. Written by three acclaimed scholars bringing together decades of experience, it introduces key concepts and theories in international relations while equipping you with the analytical frameworks ...

Power

A Radical View

Since its publication in 1974, Power has consolidated its reputation as a classic work and a major reference point within social and political theory by assessing the main debates about how to conceptualize and study power. New to the Revelations series, this revised edition presents ...

The dynamics of powers in the European Union

Separation of powers is the time-tested touchstone of the legitimate exercise of power in modern democracies. This collection examines decision-making in the EU's multilayered and polycentric constitutional structure through this lens. The focus on separation of powers reveals how strong executive powers collaborate in ...

Policing the crisis

mugging, the state and law and order

As relevant as it was at the time of publication, this landmark work remains timely and urgent in demonstrating how to examine questions of race, politics and crime in contemporary society. A formative text in cultural studies and criminology, it shows the relevance of conjunctural ...

Human trafficking

examining the facts

Deeply researched and scrupulously even-handed, this work provides readers with a clear and accurate understanding of human trafficking and related issues related to socioeconomic inequality, human rights, and international law.Human Trafficking: Examining the Facts exposes falsehoods, half-truths, and distortions about trafficking that have gained ...

Eixamplar l’autogovern

20 anys de l’Estatut d’autonomia de Catalunya de 2006

Els professors Ridao i Bayona han consagrat la seva trajectòria acadèmica i professional a l’estudi de l’autogovern de Catalunya. Ambdós van tenir intervenció en l’elaboració i el desenllaç de l’Estatut de 2006. Amb motiu de complir-se vint anys de la seva ...

Hybrid warfare under International Law

This book addresses the regulation of hybrid warfare under relevant branches of international law, beginning with the law on inter-state use of force (jus ad bellum). Firstly, the book assesses the extent to which forms of hybrid warfare comply with or violate international humanitarian law ...

European Union Politics

Reflecting the numerous recent shocks and challenges to the global system and to the EU's place in that system, McCormick's European Union Politics cuts through the myths and misunderstandings about EU politics. It explains the origins of the EU, the way in which ...

Central and East European politics

changes and challenges

Clear and comprehensive, the 6th edition of Central and East European Politics: Changes and Challenges offers an authoritative and up-to-date analysis of the transformations and realities in Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltics, and Ukraine. Featuring a set of comparative country case studies as well ...

Perspectives on conflict

insights for professional and personal practice

This multi-perspective examination provides deep insight into the many ways people can better understand conflict, with practical application to various roles and settings. Kenneth H. Fox provides a broadly interdisciplinary examination of conflict insights and dives into implications of how this can inform more reflective ...

Protección de las personas con discapacidad electrodependientes ante emergencias del suministro energético

El Comité Español de Representantes de Personas con Discapacidad (CERMI) ha elaborado este primer estudio en España específicamente dedicado a analizar la realidad de las personas con discapacidad electrodependientes, sus necesidades y la protección que precisan ante emergencias y fallos del suministro energético. El estudio ...

Calamandrei

Biografía moral e intelectual de un protagonista del constitucionalismo de posguerra

Piero Calamandrei, retratado por uno de sus discípulos Calamandrei. Biografía moral e intelectual de un gran protagonista de la historia de Italia es la biografía que Alessandro Galante Garrone, magistrado e historiador del Risorgimento en la Universidad de Turín, dedicó a su maestro Piero Calamandrei ...

The rule of law under fire

will it survive?

Does the upsurge in populism, authoritarianism, and nationalism threaten the future of the rule of law? In this highly topical book, Raymond Wacks explores the philosophical roots of the concept, and its modern, often controversial, interpretation. He explores numerous ideological, economic, legal, and institutional attacks ...

Regulation that works

transforming the future of regulatory spaces

This book explains what regulation is - and is not. It clarifies how regulation actually works, and how it can be made better. It also sets out how regulation should be done given fundamental challenges and changes to how we have done it. What is regulation ...