This book examines the impact of states and their policies on visual art. States shape the role of art and artists in society, influence the development of audiences, support artistic work, and even affect the very nature of artistic production.
This volume examines the 'Convention on the Future of Europe' as a moment of European constitutional politics. It... Læs mere
This volume offers a timely and important study on how norms are transferred from the international... Læs mere
Identity Trouble assembles contributions from a variety of discourse fields to discuss the pressures on traditional understandings of... Læs mere
This book combines the work of nine leading teachers and scholars of children's literature from Europe and North America. They explore the various disciplines and... Læs mere
This collection of original essays discusses the implications of the new media for the creation, delivery and assessment of English studies.... Læs mere
From Civil Rights to Armalites traces and analyses the escalation of conflict in Northern Ireland from the first civil rights marches to the verge of full-scale civil war in 1972, focusing on the city of Derry.
The idea of social exclusion is part of the new political language. Ruth Levitas argues that there has been a shift away from understanding social exclusion as primarily a problem of poverty, towards questions of social integration through paid work and moral regulation.
A range of electronic corpora has become accessible via the WWW and CD-ROM. This coincides with improvements in standards governing... Læs mere
A range of electronic corpora is increasingly accessible via the WWW and CD-ROM. This development coincided with improved standards... Læs mere
This volume presents a thought provoking analysis of key welfare state issues engaging policy makers across the globe. It provides a unique and comprehensive evaluation of the state of welfare states- developed and developing.
Repositioning Organization Theory studies the political positioning of organization theory. The book argues that there are two main projects in organization theory: the hegemonic project of positioning and postmodern project of depositioning.