Book review : History as thought and action. The philosophies of Croce, Gentile, de Ruggiero and Collingwood
(2014)
Journal Article
Fear, C. (2014). Book review : History as thought and action. The philosophies of Croce, Gentile, de Ruggiero and Collingwood. Rethinking History, 18(4), 620-625. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642529.2014.931125
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Assessing the changing roles of the Brazilian Development Bank (2014)
Journal Article
Doctor, M. (2015). Assessing the changing roles of the Brazilian Development Bank. Bulletin of Latin American Research, 34(2), 197-213. https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.12210Since it was founded in 1952, the Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES; Brazilian National Bank for Economic and Social Development) has been at the centre of Brazil's industrialisation and development strategy. It played a key... Read More about Assessing the changing roles of the Brazilian Development Bank.
Press self-regulation in Britain: a critique (2014)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2015). Press self-regulation in Britain: a critique. Science and engineering ethics, 21(1), 159-181. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-014-9538-8This article reviews the history of press self-regulation in Britain, from the 1947 Ross Commission to the 2012 Leveson Inquiry Commission. It considers the history of the Press Council and the Press Complaints Commission, analysing the ways they dev... Read More about Press self-regulation in Britain: a critique.
Collingwood's logic of question and answer against the relativization of reason (2014)
Book Chapter
Fear, C. (2014). Collingwood's logic of question and answer against the relativization of reason. In A. Skodo (Ed.), Other logics: alternatives to formal logic in the history of thought and contemporary philosophy (81-100). Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004270183_007
Inequality and violence: A re-appraisal of man, the state and war (2014)
Book
Beyer, A. C. (2014). Inequality and violence: A re-appraisal of man, the state and war. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315588452With Theory of International Politics Kenneth Waltz established Neo-realism as a major school of thought in IR, which still remains a dominant approach within the discipline in the Anglo-American world and beyond. Man, the State and War - his first c... Read More about Inequality and violence: A re-appraisal of man, the state and war.
Individuality, freedom and socialism: the British idealists' critiques of the Fichtean state (2014)
Journal Article
Tyler, C. (2015). Individuality, freedom and socialism: the British idealists' critiques of the Fichtean state. Political studies, 63(2), 319-335. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9248.12108Together with utilitarianism, British idealism dominated Anglo-American philosophy from the 1870s until the end of the First World War. This article counters a persisting criticism of the British idealists: that they endorsed the allegedly oppressive... Read More about Individuality, freedom and socialism: the British idealists' critiques of the Fichtean state.
After Leveson: Recommendations for Instituting the Public and Press Council (2014)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2014). After Leveson: Recommendations for Instituting the Public and Press Council. The international journal of press/politics, 19(2), 202-225. https://doi.org/10.1177/1940161213516680The aim of this article is to review the work of the official inquiry committee headed by Lord Justice Brian Leveson in Britain. It is argued that the existing situation in Britain is far from satisfactory, and that the press should advance more elab... Read More about After Leveson: Recommendations for Instituting the Public and Press Council.
The Aden pivot? British counter-insurgency after Aden (2014)
Journal Article
Dingli, S., & Kennedy, C. (2014). The Aden pivot? British counter-insurgency after Aden. Civil Wars, 16(1), 86-104. https://doi.org/10.1080/13698249.2014.904987This article argues that the Aden Insurgency was a pivotal moment in the history of British counter-insurgency. We argue that it was in Aden where the newfound strength of human rights discourse, embodied in Amnesty International, and of anti-colonia... Read More about The Aden pivot? British counter-insurgency after Aden.
And another thing … The House of Lords: Reform, not elect (2014)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2014). And another thing … The House of Lords: Reform, not elect. In B. Jones, & P. Norton (Eds.), Politics UK (368-369). (8th ed.). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315740720
Environmental Governance in Europe (2013)
Book
Wurzel, R., Zito, A., & Jordan, A. (2013). Environmental Governance in Europe. Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781849804721'Theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich, this book provides an overview of the introduction, development, and use of new policy instruments and new modes of environmental governance in the European context, taking into account both national... Read More about Environmental Governance in Europe.
2. The Emergence of a Right to Democracy—An African Perspective (2013)
Book Chapter
Olivier, M. (2013). 2. The Emergence of a Right to Democracy—An African Perspective. In The Arab Spring (29-52). Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004243415_003The poor quality of governance, lack of democracy and inability of the rule of law to take root in Africa, have been longstanding causes for concern and are directly linked to the ills befalling the continent. This chapter examines the commitment of... Read More about 2. The Emergence of a Right to Democracy—An African Perspective.
Conservatism (2013)
Book Chapter
O'Sullivan, N. (2013). Conservatism. In M. Freeden, & M. Stears (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Political Ideologies. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199585977.013.0005Conservative ideology in its moderate form is inspired by opposition to belief in radical political and social change on the ground that it rests on several mistaken assumptions, of which the most important are that human nature is highly malleable;... Read More about Conservatism.
Crito's failure to deliberate socratically (2013)
Journal Article
Hatzistavrou, A. (2013). Crito's failure to deliberate socratically. Classical Quarterly, 63(2), 580-594. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0009838813000116In comparison to the speech of the Laws the dialectic between Crito and Socrates at the beginning of the Crito has received little attention. In this paper I argue that it contains an important philosophical message. It illustrates that the many's fa... Read More about Crito's failure to deliberate socratically.
Humanitarian intervention and foreign policy in the Conservative-led coalition (2013)
Journal Article
Beech, M., & Oliver, T. (2014). Humanitarian intervention and foreign policy in the Conservative-led coalition. Parliamentary affairs, 67(1), 102-118. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gst024This paper examines the role of humanitarian intervention as a tool of foreign policy in the Conservative-led Coalition. The first section of the paper provides historical context and assesses the traditional approaches to humanitarian intervention a... Read More about Humanitarian intervention and foreign policy in the Conservative-led coalition.
Libya and Syria: R2P and the spectre of the swinging pendulum (2013)
Journal Article
Morris, J. (2013). Libya and Syria: R2P and the spectre of the swinging pendulum. International Affairs, 89(5), 1265-1283. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2346.12071
Politics UK (2013)
Book
Lord Norton of Louth, P. (2013). Politics UK. Routledge
In memoriam: Edmund Pellegrino (June 22, 1920-June 13, 2013) (2013)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2014). In memoriam: Edmund Pellegrino (June 22, 1920-June 13, 2013). Science and engineering ethics, 20(2), 307-311. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-013-9465-0
Alexander the Great and the art of adaptation (2013)
Journal Article
Lonsdale, D. (2013). Alexander the Great and the art of adaptation. Journal of Military History, 77(3), 817-835Alexander the Great campaigned successfully for twelve years, across the range of military operations, against a wide range of opponents, and within many varied geographical environments. This article argues that this remarkable record of success can... Read More about Alexander the Great and the art of adaptation.
First do no harm: pressing concerns regarding euthanasia in Belgium (2013)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2013). First do no harm: pressing concerns regarding euthanasia in Belgium. International journal of law and psychiatry, 36(5-6), 515-521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2013.06.014This article is concerned with the practice of euthanasia in Belgium. Background information is provided; then major developments that have taken place since the enactment of the Belgian Act on Euthanasia are analysed. Concerns are raised about (1) t... Read More about First do no harm: pressing concerns regarding euthanasia in Belgium.
From 'peace by dictation' to international organisation: great power responsibility and the creation of the United Nations (2013)
Journal Article
Morris, J. (2013). From 'peace by dictation' to international organisation: great power responsibility and the creation of the United Nations. International History Review, 35(3), 511-533. https://doi.org/10.1080/07075332.2013.795497This article examines the attitudes of US, British, and Soviet policy-makers as they planned for the forthcoming peace during the Second World War. It charts how they moved from planning a ‘peace by dictation' of the great powers, to planning one whi... Read More about From 'peace by dictation' to international organisation: great power responsibility and the creation of the United Nations.