Global Policy Journal - Articles

The New Dynamics of the International Trading System

Nicol?s Albertoni — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 12:38:20 +0000

These two books motivate us to think more broadly and ask new questions related to the current trading system. For instance, why has free trade become so unpopular in the last decade? What are the rea...Read more

The Commitment to Disaster Risk Reduction as a Bridge between Humanitarian Aid and Sustainable Development

Francesca Pusterla — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 10:36:27 +0100

Humanitarian Crises, Intervention and Security: A Framework for Evidence-Based Programming by Liesbet Heyse, Andrej Zwitter, Rafael Wittek, and Joost Herman (eds). London and New York: Routledge Studi...Read more

Neoliberalism and The Future of Social Movements (Studies)

Brecht De Smet — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 15:56:59 +0100

Learning Activism: The Intellectual Life of Contemporary Social Movements by Aziz Choudry. Toronto: University of Toronto Press 2015. 216 pp, $66 hardcover 9781442607910, $29.95 paperback 978144260790...Read more

Modernity, Capitalism and Crisis: Understanding the New Great Transformation

Peter Wagner — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 17:49:46 +0000

Homo Economicus: The (Lost) Prophet of Modern Times by Daniel Cohen. Cambridge: Polity, 2014. 184 pp., £16.99 hardcover 978 0745680125, £12.99 e-book 978 0745685328 (first in French, 2012)...Read more

New Perspectives for the EU after the Financial Crisis

Christian Schweiger — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 16:42:18 +0000

Turbulent and Mighty Continent: What Future for Europe by Anthony Giddens. Cambridge: Polity, 2013. 224 pp., £16.99 hardcover 978 0745680965, £9.99 paperback 978 0745680972, £7.49 e-...Read more

The Civil War in Syria: The International Dimension

Ferdinand Arslanian — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 17:57:08 +0000

The Syria Dilemma edited by Nader Hashemi and Danny Postel. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2013. 272 pp., £12.95 hardcover, 978 026833, $12.95 ebook 978 0262026833Syria's Uprising and the Fractur...Read more

Whither Global Governance?

Richard Beardsworth — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 09:02:00 +0000

Gridlock: Why Global Cooperation is Failing When We Need It Most by Thomas Hale, David Held and Kevin Young. Cambridge: Polity, 2013. 357 pp. £55 hardcover, 978-0745662390. £17.99 paperbac...Read more

Global Politics and the Environment

Global Politics and the Environment — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:22:08 +0100

Climate Governance in the Developing World edited by David Held, Charles Roger and Eva-Maria Nag. Cambridge: Polity, 2013. 272 pp. £55 hardcover, 978 0 7456 6276 3; £17.99 paperback, 978 0...Read more

Digging Deeper: the Politics of ‘Conflict Minerals’ in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Jeroen Cuvelier, Jose Diemel and Koen Vlassenroot — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:07:45 +0000

Consuming the Congo: War and Conflict Minerals in the World’s Deadliest Place by Peter Eichstaedt. Chicago, IL: Lawrence Hill Books, 2011f. 232 pp., £16.38,hardcover, 978 15697...Read more

The Future of Global Energy: Overcoming the Policy Challenges

Robert Harmon — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:18:31 +0100

The May 2012 special section on policy agendas for the future of global energy provides insightful perspectives and case histories of important energy policy initiatives that have implications for pol...Read more