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The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is known for his populist Islamist ideology, charismatic personality, and for......more
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This book critically explores how meanings of ’independence’ are constructed and reconfigured by public service broadcas......more
During the Brexit referendum campaign it became clear how easily national conversations around politics could become rau......more
This book is a collection of chapters penned by practitioners from around the world on the impact that disinformation an......more
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This book explores the different ways Francophone research on news media has faced the challenges of dependence and inde......more
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This book provides a long-term perspective on the opinions of the British public on foreign and defence policy in the po......more
Part of what is revealed is what is wrong and toxic - in ourselves, in our relations with others, and in our relation wi......more
Political theorists often see deliberation--understood as communication and debate among citizens--as a fundamental act ......more
This volume provides a critical examination of the evolution of platform economies in India. Contributions from leading ......more
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For millions of Africans, the social situation is dire. Over half of the population of Sub-Sahara Africa do not have acc......more
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused, and will continue to cause, great disruptions to lives, livelihoods, ways of life, and......more
The People’s Health is the first systematic study of health care and medicine in Maoist China. Opening a unique window i......more
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The book aims to promote greater understanding of social cohesion amidst existing complexities of faith and identity, an......more
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This timely 2 volume edited collection looks at the extent and nature of global jihad, focusing on the often-exoticised ......more
This timely 2 volume edited collection looks at the extent and nature of global jihad, focusing on the often-exoticised ......more
As cultural, social, political, and historical objects, guns are rich with complex and contested significance. What guns......more
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By investigating the Southern WeeklyIncident, in which censorship of the prominent Chinese newspaper Southern Weekly tri......more
Designing a new digital social contract for our technological future In this book, a former Facebook public policy advis......more
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Our digital world is increasingly mobile. All mobile communication rests upon access to one invisible, essential element......more
Developing world Healthcare has Witnessed Unprecedented change I TE Last Century, Discases have been Vanquished Average ......more
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Nepal is passing through a historic transition from a unitary kingdom to a plural, democratic, multi-religious, multi-li......more
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This is the first book to examine debates about, and the practice of, state supplementing of wages. It charts the histor......more
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Please Note: Although the "Answers" in this book are drawn from the SSA website and publications, this book is not publi......more
A compelling argument that the Internet of things threatens human rights and security and that suggests policy prescript......more
Are assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) a medical issue or a matter of public policy, subject to restrictions? Fra......more
In many countries regional and local authorities are given more powers in the field of social security. Supposedly, this......more
In developed countries, men s labor force participation at older ages has increased in recent years, reversing a decades......more
Right-wing populism is a global phenomenon that challenges several pillars of liberal democracy, and it is often describ......more
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Universal basic income (UBI) is emerging as one of the most hotly debated issues in development and social protection po......more
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In the last two decades or so, community development efforts in Singapore have strongly focused on task-centred communit......more
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A provocative analysis of net neutrality and a call to democratize online communication This short book is both a primer......more
This book discusses the framing of referendum campaigns in the news media, focusing particularly on the case of the 2014......more
A rare insight into how industry practices like regional restrictions have shaped global media culture in the digital er......more
A rare insight into how industry practices like regional restrictions have shaped global media culture in the digital er......more
The Palgrave Handbook of Methods for Media Policy Research covers the craft that is and the methods used in media and co......more
On January 28 2011 WikiLeaks released documents from a cache of US State Department cables stolen the previous year. The......more
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Examines the governance challenges of cybersecurity through twelve, real-world case studies Through twelve detailed case......more
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The revolution in digital communications has altered the relationship between citizens and political elites, with import......more
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Contemporary European Security explores the complex European security architecture and introduces students to the empiri......more
This book traces important legal and regulatory developments in the first two decades since the Telecom Regulatory Autho......more
Federal entitlement programs are strewn throughout the pages of U.S. history, springing from the noble purpose of assist......more
In Media in Postapartheid South Africa, author Sean Jacobs turns to media politics and the consumption of media as a way......more