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This volume presents and interrogates both theoretical and artistic expressions of the revolutionary, militant spirit associated with "1968" and the aftermath, in the specific context of gender. The contributors explore political-philosophical discussions of the legitimacy of violence, the gender of aggression and peaceability, and the contradictions of counter violence; but also women’s a…
This innovative new book argues that diplomacy, which emerged out of the French Revolution, has become one of the central ideological state apparatuses of the modern democratic nation-state. The book is divided into four thematic parts. The first presents the central concepts and theoretical perspectives derived from the work of Slavoj Žižek, focusing on his understanding of politics, ideol…
The contributors examine traditional and non-traditional diplomatic actors, and domestic, regional, continental, and global orders. They argue that African diplomats profoundly shape these orders by situating themselves within in-between-spaces of geographical and functional orders. It is in these borderlands that agency, despite all kinds of constraints, flourishes. Chapters in the book compar…
Sudah sejak lama persoalan negara hukum dan hak asasi manusia, selalu diperbincangkan dikalangan ahli-ahli hukum ketatanegaraan dan dikalangan para pemikir-pemikir politik. Tujuannya untuk mencari suatu konsep yang ideal, tentang negara hukum dan perlindungan hak asasi manusia, namun berabad-abad lamanya konsep negara hukum dan perlindungan hak asasi manusia yang dianggap ideal tersebut, selalu…
Apakah pendidikan bisa dipisahkan dengan kebudayaan? Apakah keduanya sebenarnya satu mata uang yang sama dengan dua sisinya untuk laku kehidupan ini? Buku Pendidikan yang Berkebudayaan dari Yudi Latif menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan mendasar itu dengan menyumberkan pada Ki Hadjar Dewantara dengan visi pendidikannya sebagai proses belajar menjadi manusia seutuhnya untuk dipelajari dan dikembangka…
Corruption is increasingly recognized as a preeminent problem in the developing world. Bribery, extortion, fraud, kickbacks, and collusion have resulted in retarded economies, predator elites, and political instability. In this lively and absorbing book, Robert Klitgaard provides a framework for designing anti-corruption policies, and describes through five case studies how courageous policymak…
The term 'middle power' is conceptually fragile. Some scholars have even argued for abandoning it. This book argues that the concept needs to be analysed more profoundly and that new analytical tools need to be developed to better understand the phenomenon. The traditional approach, based on Western states, is insufficient and has become increasingly irrelevant in a transformed global environme…
President Obama’s former United States chief of protocol looks at why etiquette and diplomacy matter—and what they can do for you. History often appears to consist of big gestures and dramatic shifts. But for every peace treaty signed, someone set the stage and provided the pen. As social secretary to the Clintons for eight years, and more recently as chief of protocol under President Ob…
This book examines what counts regarding the role and conceptualization of regions in world politics. It presents a fresh look at which narratives awake, persist, fall dormant or re-emerge amidst diverse interlocking processes of environmental, technological and global political changes. It puts forward a thorough and multidimensional conceptualization of regions as embedded in changing, overla…
This book examines how Rwandan elites within the government, private sector and civil society perceive the nation’s political and economic relationship with the international community. Using testimonies and interviews of Rwandan political, military and economic leaders, and bureaucrats, this book examines the intersubjective beliefs that formulate how Rwanda engages with the international co…