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Book Review: Legions of Peace: UN Peacekeepers from the Global South by...

The huge number of security forces stationed around the world as United Nations peace keepers is second only to the […]

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Book Review: Failing to Protect: The UN and the Politicisation of Human...

The United Nations was established to safeguard world peace and security, development, and human rights, yet it is undeniable that […]

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Book Review: Democracy in Retreat: The Revolt of the Middle Class and the...

In this study of democratization, Joshua Kurlantzick proposes that the spate of retreating democracies, one after another over the past […]

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Book Review: Agenda Setting, Policies, and Political Systems: A Comparative...

Before making significant policy decisions, political actors and parties must first craft an agenda designed to place certain issues at […]

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Book Review: Is the Planet Full? edited by Ian Goldin

We often hear how an increasing global population is depleting the Earth’s resources and destroying the environment. However, in this […]

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Reading List: 7 must-read books on music festivals and carnival culture

With the Notting Hill Carnival and Reading and Leeds music festivals seeing out summer 2014 last weekend, these books offer […]

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Sign up to our free email alerts and win one of 10 bundles of social science...

Today we’re launching an exciting competition for all social science students and academics! To be in with a chance of […]

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Book Review: How Think Tanks Shape Social Development Policies, edited by...

Across the globe, there are more than four thousand policy institutes or think tanks that research or advocate for economic […]

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Book Review: The History of Development: From Western Origins to Global Faith...

In the fourth edition of this influential development text, Gilbert Rist aims to trace the concept of development from its origins […]

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Call for Contributors: write for LSE Review of Books

LSE Review of Books are looking to take on reviewers with academic experience and interest in the following areas: Development […]

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Book Review: The Right and the Welfare State by Carsten Jensen

The Right and the Welfare State studies the welfare state policies of conservative and liberal governments. These parties have been assumed […]

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Book Review: Advancing Electoral Integrity edited by Pippa Norris, Richard W...

Are elections free and fair? How can we measure whether they are? And what is the popular reaction to different […]

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Reading List: 4 essential books to read for the People’s Climate March

This weekend cities around the world hosted the People’s Climate March to raise awareness of climate change and to show […]

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Reading List: 8 inspirational books to read for the #HeForShe gender equality...

This week actor and UN Women Global Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson delivered a speech at the United Nations Headquarters, calling for gender equality […]

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Book Review: A Feminist Voyage through International Relations by J. Ann Tickner

A Feminist Voyage through International Relations is a collection of essays by renowned feminist IR scholar, J. Ann Tickner. Over […]

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Book Review: Surpassing the Sovereign State: The Wealth, Self-Rule, and...

This book aims to show that in many regions throughout the world, partially independent territories such as Scotland, Catalonia, and Puerto Rico tend […]

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Book Review: Achieving Environmental Justice: a cross-national analysis by...

This book is a valuable and revealing snapshot of current local and global environmental justice issues in a variety of […]

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Book Review: Spreading Protest: Social Movements in Times of Crisis edited by...

Which elements do the Arab Spring, the Indignados and Occupy Wall Street have in common? How do they differ? This […]

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Book Review: Coffee by Gavin Fridell

Coffee is one of the most valuable Southern exports, generating billions of dollars in corporate profits each year, yet the majority […]

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Book Review: The Violence of the Image: Photography and International...

The Violence of the Image is a thought-provoking book that examines the roles of image producers and the functions of photographic imagery in […]

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