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New Books in Political Science

Interviews with Political Scientists about their New BooksSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

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Terrence Lyons, "The Puzzle of Ethiopian Politics" (Lynne Rienner, 2019)

Terrence Lyons, "The Puzzle of Ethiopian Politics" (Lynne Rienner, 2019)

How did a group with its origins in a small Marxist-Leninist insurgency in northern Ethiopia transform itself into a par... Read more

15 Aug 2023

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Anthony Seldon and Raymond Newell, "Johnson at 10: The Inside Story" (Atlantic Books, 2023)

Anthony Seldon and Raymond Newell, "Johnson at 10: The Inside Story" (Atlantic Books, 2023)

After his dramatic rise to power in the summer of 2019 amid the Brexit deadlock, Boris Johnson presided over the most tu... Read more

15 Aug 2023

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Keren Winterford et al., "Reframing Aid: A Strengths-Based Approach for International Development" (Practical Action, 2023)

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Elizabeth Humphrys, "How Labour Built Neoliberalism: Australia's Accord, the Labour Movement and the Neoliberal Project" (Haymarket, 2019)

Elizabeth Humphrys, "How Labour Built Neoliberalism: Australia's Accord, the Labour Movement and the Neoliberal Project" (Haymarket, 2019)

Why do we always assume it was the New Right that was at the centre of constructing neoliberalism? How might corporatism... Read more

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Len Niehoff and Thomas Sullivan, "Free Speech: From Core Values to Current Debates" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

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Why do we protect free speech? What values does it serve? How has the Supreme Court interpreted the First Amendment? Wha... Read more

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Frank Jacob, "Wallerstein 2.0: Thinking and Applying World-Systems Theory in the 21st Century" (Transcript Publishing, 2022)

Frank Jacob, "Wallerstein 2.0: Thinking and Applying World-Systems Theory in the 21st Century" (Transcript Publishing, 2022)

Immanuel Wallerstein's world-systems theory can help to better understand and describe developments of the 21st century.... Read more

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