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Anti-Democratic Thought
Imprint Academic
Edited by Erich Kofmel, Exeter and Charlottesville
This book marks the start of a daring new debate and re-introduces anti-democratic thought and practice to the academic discourse and into the syllabus. It wishes to offer a serious discussion of anti-democratic thought,
Rethinking International Development Series
Palgrave Macmillan
Series Editors: Andy Sumner, Fellow of the Vulnerability and Poverty Research Team, Institute of Development Studies, UK.
Ray Kiely, Professor of International Politics, Queen Mary University of London, UK.
The core aims of the series are to present critical work that:
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Progress in Development Studies - Call for Book Reviewers
UEA
Message from Dr Catherine Locke (Review Editor, Progress in Development Studies):
We are currently seeking reviewers for a number of recently published volumes, listed below, for Progress In Development Studies book reviews. We encourage contributions to our book reviews from established
Conflict and Development: Development Matters
Zed Books
Eleanor O' Gorman
June 2011
During the 1990s the drive of liberal peace efforts in the form of humanitarian intervention transformed the ways in which traditional development assistance operated in war and post-war situations. From Somalia and Rwanda to Bosnia
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Conflict, Security and Development: an introduction
Routledge
By Danielle Beswick and Paul Jackson
Combines academic teaching and approaches with practical policy experience to provide an overview of the connections between security and development, before, during and after conflict.
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Environmental protection, climate change and human rights
DIKE
The book is the outcome of the contribution of scholars, practitioners and judges of more than ten different countries, providing new insights in climate change, environmental protection and human rights. The book is divided into three different sections. The first
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Uncertain Futures
Practical Action Publishing
Adapting development to a changing climate
Jonathan Ensor (Practical Action, UK)
‘This is a fascinating and timely book. It deals with a set of highly complex issues surrounding the practical dimensions of tackling community-based adaptation.’
Emily Boyd, School of Earth and Environment, University
Small Farmers, Big Change
Practical Action Publishing
Small Farmers, Big Change: Scaling up impact in smallholder agriculture
Edited by David Wilson (Consultant, UK), Kirsty Wilson (Oxfam GB, UK) and Claire Harvey (Oxfam GB, UK)
‘The cases in this important book show that when small farmers are given
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Gender, Faith and Development
Practical Action Publishing
Gender, Faith and Development
Edited by Emma Tomalin (University of Leeds, UK)
‘Emma Tomalin’s edited volume starts with a keen appreciation of the importance, complexity, and sensitivity of the topic, and the rich array of chapters probe different dimensions of
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In Good Company: An Anatomy of Corporate Social Responsibility
Stanford University Press
In Good Company: An Anatomy of Corporate Social Responsibility
By Dinah Rajak.
Rajak is Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Sussex, UK.
Under the banner of corporate social responsibility (CSR), corporations have become increasingly important players in international development. These days,
