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Politics & International Relations
Our progressive, global and fast-growing textbook programme is at the forefront of innovative scholarship and research, along with our prominent portfolio of journals and reference materials.
With student success at the heart of what we do, our critical, thought-provoking textbooks empower students to engage with cutting-edge research, analyze the issues of today and understand the rapidly changing world of Politics and IR.
Spanning research methods to conflict resolution, introductory International Relations to public management, Security Studies to statistics, we are committed to promoting diverse and progressive topics, discussions, and voices.
Security Studies: An Applied Introduction
Edited by: Norma Rossi & Malte Riemann
The most applied, pedagogically innovative, policy-oriented, and contemporary text on Security Studies available. The unique structure has been devised to seamlessly merge theoretical concepts with practical scenarios and help you to engage with and understand the complexities of security in the modern world.
International Relations: Theories in Action
By Hubert Zimmermann & Alex Burkhardt
This introduction to International Relations starts off by examining key theories with real-world perspectives, then it tackles the core problems of international politics – from armed conflict and financial markets to the climate crisis, global inequality, gender and race.
The Politics of Policymaking
By Arjen Boin & Martin Lodge
This new textbook explains how policymaking works using examples from around the world, from the emergence of policy ideas to deciding between cutting-edge solutions; from evaluating policies to improving policymaking practices.
An Introduction to UK Politics: Place, Pluralism, and Identities
Edited by Joanie Willett & Arianna Giovannini
This is the first UK Politics textbook which breaks free from conventional approaches that revolve around the Westminster bubble, instead drawing upon the diverse challenges facing citizens and decision-makers today.
"The collection is a tight volume containing the diverse insight of the many years of collective experience of a range of academics."