This book debates the nature & functions of authority: it examines how far our inherited images of authority derive from an aristocratic & traditional order and considers which models of authority are still relevant in a democratic & rationalist society.

This study focuses primarily on the nature of 'direct action' in relation to contemporary movements, and considers the role of direct action methods in past campaigns for constitutional and social rights.

April Carter examines the anarchist critique of the state, of bureaucracy, of democratic government & contrasts this with more orthodox political theory. She considers anarchist theories of social & economic organization, the relevance of anarchism to contemporary conditions & the problems of idealism in politics.

From an international politics perspective, this book assesses the role of people power in global politics in the twenty first century and its relevance to opposing theories about the nature of international relations. Focusing on protests that have sought to overthrow oppressive regimes or to contest the rigging of elections, Carter seeks to use these to illuminate key issues and concepts in the study of politics. She also examines how National movements often have support from organizations or campaigns in other countries, and may be the focus of widespread transnational solidarity and...

This study draws on case studies of postwar arms control negotiations to dissect the many barriers to arms control agreements: ideological conflict and the political and military obstacles inherent in great-power competition, psychological factors, domestic obstacles, and the momentum of weapon technology.

This book examines the upsurge in mass popular protest against undemocratic regimes. Relating early revolutions to recent global trends and protests, it examines the significance of 'people power' to democracy.

Taking a comparative approach, this text analyses unarmed　uprisings in Iran 1977-79, Latin America and Asia in the 1980s, Africa from 1989-1992, 1989 in Eastern Europe and ex-Soviet states after 2000, right up to the 2011 'Arab Spring'. The author assesses the influence on people power of global politics and trends, such as the growth of international...