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Brexitspeak: Demagoguery and the Decline of Democracy

“Demagoguery and the decline of democracy” This is the subtitle of my new book with CUP. But it might just as well be a headline on 5 November 2024 when Donald Trump was voted 47th president...

Paul Chilton | 16 Dec 2024

Relocating Development Economics: Insights from Early Indian Economists

In the history of economics, the contributions of early Indian economists remain largely overlooked despite their profound impact. My work centers on the pioneering voices of these economists, particularly...

Maria Bach | 16 Dec 2024

The Role of Law in Combatting Modern Slavery

Modern slavery is regarded as a global problem of epic proportions. The 2021 Global Estimates on Modern Slavery contends that on any given day there are 50 million people in situations of modern slavery,...

Judy Fudge | 13 Dec 2024

The Family in EU Law

For most people, their family is the most important aspect of their life. The concept of ‘family’ is central to individual identity but an understanding of what constitutes a ‘family’ as well...

Marja-Liisa Öberg, Alina Tryfonidou | 13 Dec 2024

Party Transformation in Congressional Primaries

In an era of increasing partisan conflict and ideological division in the U.S. Congress, primaryelections are frequently blamed. In my new book, Party Transformation in CongressionalPrimaries: Faction...

Mike Cowburn | 13 Dec 2024

Jesus in a Changing World: Introducing The New Cambridge Companion to Jesus

As we step into the second quarter of the 21st century, the landscape of Christianity is undergoing a seismic shift. While Europe and North America have long been seen as the heartlands of Western Christianity,...

Markus Bockmuehl | 11 Dec 2024

International Organizations and Global Peaceful Change

The role of international organizations (IOs) in global politics is as complex as it is critical. Today, they are arenas of contestation among established and rising states as well as domestic politics...

T. V. Paul, Anders Wivel, Kai He | 9 Dec 2024

UN Mediators in Syria: The Challenges and Responsibilities of Conflict Resolution

In a world increasingly at war, defined by both great power-rivalry and forgotten conflicts, the United Nations (UN)—the international organization tasked with the responsibility to maintain international...

Fadi Nicholas Nassar | 9 Dec 2024

Improving Your British Sign Language: A Guide to Proficient Use

The book is the result of over 25 years of teaching experience, shaped by numerous interactions with students who were eager to improve their skills in British Sign Language (BSL). Over the years, I have...

Luigi Lerose | 9 Dec 2024

The British Novel of Ideas

What does it mean to write a novel of ideas? These are works of fiction that foreground debate and disputation-like the discussions of Zionism in George Eliot’s Daniel Deronda, the politico-religious...

Rachel Potter, Matthew Taunton | 5 Dec 2024

Revisiting the Third Indochina War

The literature of the Third Indochina War has been dominated by journalists and political scientists, particularly international relations specialist with an interest in Asia and/or Indochina writing...

Cheng Guan Ang | 3 Dec 2024

An Economics of Artificial Intelligence

Contemporary Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a learning technology that has come into prominence at the same time that humans are learning more about the nature of intelligence. These learning processes...

Wim Naudé, Thomas Gries, Nicola Dimitri | 29 Nov 2024