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Critique and Immanence tells a critical and philosophical history of the succession of generations of Frankfurtian Critical Theory and presents a systematic Adorno-inspired argument concerning the concept of immanent critique. Rather than asking what it means for critique to be immanent, the book inverts the question; starting with more recent protagonists of this tradition, such as Rahel Jaeggi, and going all the way back to Adorno, it is guided by the question of what the scope of immanence is when critical theorists designate their own critique as immanent. To what precisely is critique immanent? To the extent that the boundaries delineating the space of immanence are redrawn by successive "generations," it becomes possible to continue coherently advocating an immanent form of critique, yet one that becomes increasingly less critical. This book rereads the Frankfurt School's family novel against the grain: beginning from its end, the book diagnoses a state of exhaustion in the tradition, whose defining symptom is its very self-thematization. As the book delves into this history in reverse, two distinct concepts of immanence are uncovered, along with two corresponding concepts of immanent critique. While Axel Honneth's positive "immanent critique" defines the space of the "social" as coextensive with normativity, thereby restricting the scope of critique, Adorno develops a dialectical and negative concept of immanence that contains transcendence within itself.

This book examines one of the deepest paradoxes of Colombia's transition: how a peace agreement and its most innovative institution, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (SJP), came to divide the nation so profoundly, even as international institutions and experts hailed it as a pioneering model of transitional justice. Part 1 provides historical context for Colombia's long search for peace, the creation of the SJP, and explains why it generated fear, anger, and political backlash across broad sectors of society. Part 2 centres on the nearly 9 million victims who have borne the gravest consequences of the conflict, through an in-depth analysis of two major SJP macro-cases involving all principal conflict actors. Part 3 examines both the transformative power and the jurisdictional limits of the SJP, especially its uneven capacity to reach the full range of actors implicated in the conflict. The book ultimately asks whether the SJP's attempt to construct a comprehensive judicial truth can do more than illuminate the past: can it also help narrow the moral and political divide between victims and sectors of the elites that benefited, directly or indirectly, from the conflict? Drawing on extensive fieldwork, interviews, primary sources, media, social media, local knowledge, and first-hand observation, this book offers a critical and original account of the SJP as one of the most ambitious efforts anywhere to reinvent justice after mass atrocity.

This book examines coastal ecologies under the growing pressures of climate change and climate-related disasters. It explores coastal vulnerability, disaster risk reduction, resilience, and socio-ecological sustainability. Bringing together theory, policy discussion, and empirical case studies, the book highlights how coastal communities, ecosystems, and governance systems respond to climate risks and environmental changes.

The book is organized into five parts. The first part introduces key ideas related to climate disasters and socio-ecological vulnerability in coastal regions. The second part discusses coastal resilience and management strategies, including infrastructure resilience, risk perception, communication and early warning systems, ecosystem-based adaptation, and community participation. The third part focuses on policy frameworks, sustainable coastal management, and future challenges in reducing climate-related risks. The fourth part highlights participatory research approaches and field experiences from coastal communities in the Global South. The final part presents case studies demonstrating the use of geographic information systems, community knowledge, nature-based solutions, and participatory planning in coastal disaster risk reduction.

The book enhances disaster policy planning by integrating coastal community perspectives into geographic analysis, benefiting policy planners, scientists, researchers, professionals, students and those working in disaster studies.

War has deeply shaped human history, but the faces of modern conflict are changing. Beyond traditional causes like the pursuit of power, territorial disputes, and ethnic tensions, a growing threat is emerging: Organized Crime. In unstable regions, criminal networks find the perfect breeding ground to expand their influence through modern technology and cross-border operations.
The scientific analysis in this book illuminates the dangerous symbiosis between armed conflict and globally active syndicates. Criminal organizations no longer just threaten national security; they systematically undermine the rule of law and state institutions. Through the "Crime-as-a-Service" model, they offer everything from money laundering to cyber-attacks, exploiting the mechanisms of globalization to funnel illegal profits into legitimate economic cycles.
In the face of these hybrid threats, a shift in perspective is required. This creeping destabilization of our world order can only be countered through coordinated global strategies, political reforms, and strengthened law enforcement. This is a profound analysis of the power of crime in today's crisis zones and the urgent necessity for international cooperation.

In the last four decades Latin America has experienced one of the fastest growing higher education sectors in the world. 25 million students are currently enrolled in more than 3,800 universities. As a result, higher education in the region has had to respond to growing demands for access, pressures for quality and sustainable financing, institutional diversification and internationalization, while simultaneously facing technological disruptions and governance challenges that require new leadership and management approaches.

In light of these developments, this book addresses various aspects of higher education policy in Mexico. It offers a comprehensive view of the challenges universities currently face, the organizational models that have emerged to respond to them, and policy solutions for strengthening them further. In doing so, the book offers a valuable contribution for the study and understanding of universities in the region and beyond. It is an indispensable tool for researchers in public policy and education policy, as well as policymakers and institutional administrators.

This book examines the effects of different legal and political administrative systems and models on public governance in terms of organizational frameworks, operational activities and the manifestation of the rule of law. It also analyses instrumental and normative constitutional legal perspectives on government and bureaucracy as it pertains to law as an instrumental tool for government, public administration and bureaucracy. The book adopts a comparative approach, discussing Western traditions and their influence in the world, as well as systems in Africa, Asia and Latin America. In bridging the gap between law and public administration, the book provides an important interdisciplinary and comparative perspective to help understand this complex relationship. It is essential reading for scholars and students of public administration, governance and law, as well as practitioners.

U.S. political history is often told through certain perspectives. Whether that is of certain personalities, presidential elections, or political crises, the history of American politics around administrations, ideological conflicts, and pivotal moments, treating each era as distinct. But often these histories fail to compare causes and consequences across time, confusing correlation with causation, mistaking anecdotes for drivers.

This book provides an analytic history of American politics from 1763 to 2024. Focused on conscious efforts to shape public policy, Byron Shafer and Regina Wagner guide their readers through 260 years by relying on four analytical categories that span across the timeline of this narrative. Leveraging analyses of social cleavages, intermediary organizations, governmental institutions, and the policymaking process, the authors are thus able to compare and contrast the efforts to effect policy in different eras and within different contexts. With this new perspecting on American politics, Shafer and Wagner help us better understand our past and contextualize our present.

This edited book establishes a justice-oriented agenda for understanding and acting on disasters in the world's most hazard-exposed regions. Challenging technocratic and event-centred framings, the volume theorises disasters as historically produced and politically mediated, tracing how colonialism, capitalism, extractivism, and uneven governance create and compound risk. Across four parts-foundations; (re)conceptualising disasters; methods; and critical voices from the field-the chapters develop key ideas such as critical vulnerability, structural/prospective amnesia, and disaster populism; advance plural, decolonising methodologies (including talanoa, autoethnography and co-production of knowledge); and offer grounded cases from Aotearoa New Zealand, Japan, the Philippines, Rapa Nui, Chile, Vietnam and the Pacific. In doing so, Critical Disaster Studies in Asia and the Pacific centres Indigenous and local epistemologies, Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI)-informed practice, and systems-behaviour models for transformative disaster risk reduction. Bringing together leading and emerging scholars across disciplines, this is an indispensable resource for researchers, practitioners and policymakers seeking to move from managing hazards to transforming the conditions that generate disaster risk.

This book examines public opinion towards one of the most important and controversial elements of European integration: the euro. Both fiercely contested and consistently supported, the single currency offers a window into the dynamics of EU legitimacy. The book argues that understanding public attitudes toward the euro reveals how European governance is sustained not only through political contestation but also through forms of 'banal' legitimacy. Drawing on original focus group research in Italy, France, and the Netherlands, it analyses how citizens discuss the euro and relate it to broader questions of national sovereignty, economic justice, and European solidarity. In doing so, it shows how European integration is perceived, interpreted, and evaluated in everyday life, demonstrating how low-salience, taken-for-granted acceptance can underpin European governance more broadly. The book will appeal to scholars and students of European politics, public policy, and democracy.

Americans have participated in the ballot box from the Founding Era to the present day. By combining historical background with current debates, it highlights both progress and persistent barriers to fuller democratic participation. Presented in an accessible dictionary-style format, the book defines and explains key terms, concepts, court cases, and political developments that have shaped U.S. democracy. It covers milestones such as the expansion of suffrage, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and modern challenges like gerrymandering, voter suppression, election denial, and disinformation.

Historical Dictionary of Voting and Elections in the United States contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography, and cross-referenced dictionary entries. With a focus on election mechanics, reforms that have expanded access, and the threats of democratic backsliding, this volume gives readers the language and context to understand how U.S. elections operate and why they matter. It serves as both a reference and a reminder to value and defend the foundations of democratic participation.