The exciting story of New York in the progressive era told by the reformers and visionaries who shaped its history,

Drawing on the cases of South Africa, East Timor, Sierra Leone, and the Solomon Islands, examines how Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (TRCs) have engaged with youth in ways that represent their stories and reflect their substantive participatory capacity as political stakeholders.

Essays exploring to what extent Nietzsche's thought can aid us in understanding politicized identities.

Makes the case that the different stances Aristotle and Socrates take toward politics can be traced to their divergent accounts of friendship.

The first edited volume solely dedicated to the philosophy of Adriana Cavaero.

A critical and creative reconstruction of Adorno's conception of truth that shows its relevance for contemporary philosophy, art, and politics.

An analysis of the China Race—the global competition for leadership and world order between the US-led West and the People's Republic of China.

Uncovers the facts behind the celebrated 1889 case of Riggs v. Palmer and shows how they transform our understanding of the decision.

First-of-its-kind study offering a model for understanding vice-presidential influence in the modern era.

Challenges deep-seated assumptions about the traditionalist nature of Confucianism by providing a new interpretation of the emergence of modern Confucianism in Republican China.

Argues for a revolutionary political theology that can be used to combat racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression.

Explores the question of whether heroes matter in the modern republic.

The most comprehensive collection of writings by an important twentieth-century radical writer.

Interlinks Gilles Deleuze's critical philosophy with Niklas Luhmann's systems theory to unpack contemporary democratic politics as a contest for complexity-reducing orientation in sense.

Explores the influence coping has had on African Americans' political attitudes and behaviors.

This entertaining and accessible guide shows readers how to turn danger into opportunity, even when dragons threaten.

Reframes the discussion of deliberative democracy in a unique fashion, approaching the debate as a historical conversation.

Putting at work a negative pedagogy centered around learning from unlearning, problematizes and boldly challenges today's culturalist discourses, camouflaged racisms, and masked fascisms.

Investigates, through a critical exploration of Derrida's political thought, the foundations of modern secular discourse in relation to issues of race and colonialism.

Analyzes the different feelings, drives and instincts we have inherited from other species, to suggest a new understanding of ourselves as part of an eco-political community.

Presents a timely discussion of the core problems faced by peasant communities under neo-liberal economics.

A critical reflection on the limitations of Carl Schmitt's political theology, reconsidered in light of the current crisis of the liberal democratic order.

Explains the complexities of policy implementation and why attempts to translate new laws into effective and enduring policy sometimes succeed and sometimes fail.

Argues that states substitute unwanted policy changes dictated by globalization with politically feasible ones, leading to policy convergence.

Analyzes the history of legislative party switching and its regulation in the Israeli Knesset.