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Written for students working in a range of disciplines, this textbook provides an accessible, balanced, and nuanced introduction to the field of public international law.…

Written for students working in a range of disciplines, this textbook provides an accessible, balanced, and nuanced introduction to the field of public international law.…

Why understanding contemporary youth militancy demands history Al-Shabaab fighters patrolling Afgooye-Mogadishu road (2025) In civil war-era Somalia in the early 1990s, global media headlines about ‘stoned teenagers’ cruising Mogadishu on jeeps mounted with machine guns became synonymous with the construction of Somalia as a ‘chaotic African country’ in which one could be killed for nothing more than ‘the clothes on your back’ (New York Times, 1992).…

In this post Niva Golan-Nadir and Daniel Smith expand on their recent Politics and Religion article ‘From religious to secular perspectives of religion and state – tracing the American Blue law‘.…

Groups grew out of years of watching real groups struggle and succeed. The aim was to create something you could use in the room, in real time, and not just cite in a paper.…

In this “Conversation with Authors,” we spoke with APSR authors Michael Albertus and Victor Gay about their open access article, State-Building and Rebellion in the Run-Up to the French Revolution.…

An impressively comprehensive textbook adopting a phenomenological approach to quantum physics. The chapters cover everything from basic definitions of key concepts to detailed discussions of the underlying theoretical framework… Learn more here. …

Understanding Modern Warfare has established itself as a leading text in professional military education and undergraduate teaching. This third edition has been revised throughout to reflect dramatic changes during the past decade.…

Evidence-informed decision-making, grounded in transparent and trustworthy data and supported by appropriate consultation processes, is considered essential for promoting legitimate and lasting policies.…

For years, Operation Lava Jato (Operation Car Wash) was the “spectacle” of Latin American politics. From 2014 to 2021, the world watched as a group of Brazilian prosecutors and a provincial judge dismantled a seemingly untouchable web of corruption involving the state oil giant Petrobras and the country’s largest construction firms.…

The “visual idea of race” is one of those widespread misconceptions that naturalise biologistic notions of race. Such idea is premised on the assumption that the markers of race are pre-culturally inscribed in visually perceptible phenotypical variance and thereby in biological substance.…

Edited by Luisa Alemany and Job J. Andreoli Publishing 30 January 2026 | Paperback / $65.00 / £50.00 / 9781009537834 Order an examination copy About the Book Rigorously revised, with brand new chapters on additional private sources of funding, due diligence, sustainable finance, and deep tech investing, the second edition of this successful textbook provides a cutting-edge, practical, and comprehensive review of the financing of entrepreneurial ventures.…

For decades, political leaders, economists, and business elites have repeated a familiar warning: tax the rich too much, and everyone will suffer.…

Recent scholarship on the long 1960s has moved beyond the solely political dimensions of the era to recognize the religious impulses that shaped cultural and social transformations across the Atlantic.…

On 12 October, 2025, Typhoon Halong reached the shores of Southwestern Alaska, with devastating consequences for many of the Indigenous communities living here.…

Cambridge University Press is pleased to announce that it will publish Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations from January 2026, in partnership with the International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR).…

What can Pac-Man, Space Invaders, and Mortal Kombat teach us about cultural evolution? In shopping malls of the 1970s, arcades were where people played digital games together, huddled around custom-built cabinets.…

Cambridge University Press and the Linguistic Society of America (LSA) are excited to announce that Cambridge University Press will publish the Society’s new Journal of Black Language and Culture (JBLAC) from 2027.…

Research programs that are deeply engaged with, and responsive to, communities require significant investment to build and sustain. Why, then, should archaeologists — often constrained by time and resources–commit to community archaeology?…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its way into courtrooms worldwide, promising efficiency and consistency in judicial decision-making. From predicting case outcomes to drafting legal documents, AI tools are reshaping the way courts operate.

We have recently introduced a new article type for authors and readers of AJSIE, the brief research report. This will complement the existing original research articles, literature reviews and submissions for the Special Education Perspectives section of the journal.…

Social Policy and Society (SPS) is a long-established international journal, published by Cambridge University Press and sponsored by the Social Policy Association (SPA).…

How we updated the classic textbook An Economic History of Europe to reflect changes both in the world and in how we teach and learn economic history.

The photographic series “Padre Patria” (2014) and “Vírgenes de la Puerta” (2014), by Juan José Barboza-Gubo and Andrew Mroczek, offer a visual narrative of hate crimes against the LGBTI community in different parts of Peru.…

It is common for health organizations, including hospitals, to hire lobbyists who represent tobacco interests. In our study in the Journal of Public Policy, we test various hypotheses for why health organizations hire tobacco interests.…

Although the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic now feels like a distant memory, the political consequences of that period remain a critical lens through which we can understand voter behaviour in times of crisis.…

Cambridge University Press and the Linguistic Society of America (LSA) are excited to announce that Cambridge University Press will publish the Society’s journals Language and Phonological Data and Analysis from 2026 and the Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America from 2027.…

How do we define success in radical politics? This is a question I have asked myself throughout my research and writing on what many historians, politicians, and colleagues deem a sensational, unequivocal failure. The Attica Prison Uprising began with a flash of possibility yet ended with dozens killed and even more wounded, setting off a slew of pro-carceral propaganda from the Nixon and Rockefeller administrations amid intensifying mass incarceration. What does it mean to recognize the Attica Prison Uprising as a success, and what tools might we find in the language of performance for making this kind of political assessment?

In this “Conversation with Authors,” we spoke with APSR authors Roberto Valli, Yannick I. Pengl, Carl Müller-Crepon, Lars-Erik Cederman, and Luc Girardin about their open access article, The Train Wrecks of Modernization: Railway Construction and Separatist Mobilization in Europe.…

Join Social Policy and Society for their VIII annual journal event, where leading experts in social policy will share insights and research across diverse policy areas, including employment, housing, pensions, family, tax and social policy and climate justice.…

An interview series with authors Hajnal, Hutchings and Lee Authored by three of the USA’s most well-known scholars on American politics, this undergraduate textbook argues that racial considerations are today-and have always been since the nation’s founding-central to understanding America’s political system writ large.…

An interview series with authors Hajnal, Hutchings and Lee Authored by three of the USA’s most well-known scholars on American politics, this undergraduate textbook argues that racial considerations are today-and have always been since the nation’s founding-central to understanding America’s political system writ large.…

An interview series with authors Hajnal, Hutchings and Lee Authored by three of the USA’s most well-known scholars on American politics, this undergraduate textbook argues that racial considerations are today-and have always been since the nation’s founding-central to understanding America’s political system writ large.…

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Business Analytics, a new textbook from author and professor Richard Huntsinger is uniquely designed for both the business-oriented and data science-oriented student.…

The Arctic region has been a part of the resource race for a while now with developing countries like India and China also establishing their research bases in the high north.…

Encountering a counter question “When we think of international law, which city do we imagine?” “Rome?” “Osnabrück?” “Versailles?” “Paris?” “The Hague?”…

Veronica Frisancho, Chief Economist at CAF (Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean) answers our questions about her award winning article “Spillover effects of financial education: The impact of school-based programs on parents” published in the inaugural issue of Journal of Financial Literacy and Wellbeing.…

The Annual of the British School at Athens (ABSA) has long been a preferred repository of research on Sparta. This introduction provides a brief history of research in the region and an account of further developments in archaeological and historical research.…

Human activities continue to degrade nature and encroach on wildlife’s habitats and undeveloped open areas. Concern for the environment appears to be increasing as indicated by numerous countries signing the international commitments to conserve 30% of land by 2030 (or 50% by 2050).…

In this “Conversation with Authors,” we spoke with APSR authors Simone Cremaschi, Nicola Bariletto, and Catherine E. De Vries about their open access article “Without Roots: The Political Consequences of Collective Economic Shocks”.…

We are pleased to introduce ourselves to the Cambridge Core family as the co-editors of Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. Tristan is a professor of modern Japanese history at Nagoya University, specializing in colonialism, architecture, urban planning, film, and pop culture.…

Political instability has long been associated with negative economic consequences, particularly through its presumed effect on investment. Conventional wisdom suggests that regime changes – such as resignations, coups, or assassinations – create uncertainty that drives away investors and stunts economic growth.…

Gender equality is a universal aspiration, but achieving it requires genuine collaboration across sectors. Businesses, long perceived as reluctant or passive players in equality policies, are now being called to take on more active roles.…

We asked the editors of Cambridge management and cross-disciplinary journals to select recently published articles covering topics they felt would be hotly debated, discussed and researched in 2025.…

Mayra Feddersen and colleagues have published in the Law & Society Review a Spanish-language translation of their article, “‘The state is something that disappoints’: legal consciousness amid institutional dissatisfaction” (2024, Vol.…

The extensive use of free service providing websites by netizens aligned with ignorance of their copyright violation while accessing such websites is an issue for deliberation.…

The right to housing is a key principle in international human rights law, meant to apply to everyone. However, it is often less accessible to vulnerable groups, especially immigrants.…

Ex aequo et bono originates from the concept of “fundamental fairness.” Translated from Latin, the phrase means “what is fair and good,” allowing decisions to reflect justice even outside formal legal constraints.…

It may seem improbable, but the columns in a housewives’ magazine were the unexpected source of innovation in Japan’s appliance industry.…

There is a lot of interest right now in the critical minerals found in the deep-sea. This heightened interest is driven by the growing demand for zero-carbon and low-cost energy sources, such as solar and wind power, and even batteries for electric vehicles.…

The political endgame at COP29 laid bare, once more, the contested politics of responsibility and burden sharing in global climate governance: Who is to pay?…

Cambridge University Press is pleased to announce that it will publish Experimental Economics and the Journal of the Economic Science Association (JESA) from January 2025, in partnership with the Economic Science Association.…

Are social innovation and public policy compatible? Social innovation has widely been defined as citizen-led initiatives aimed at improving community welfare through collaborative relations.…

Banditry played recognisable and widely accepted roles societies up to the 19th-century throughout the world

We are absolutely thrilled to announce a new policy at the Law & Society Review (LSR) that allows authors to publish translations of their work!…

Although the Covid19 pandemic and its aftermath have largely disappeared from current affairs, there are wider lessons to be learned from how different political regimes responded to the crisis.…

On 19th July 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rendered an Advisory Opinion on the Legality of Israel’s Occupation of Palestinian Territories.The…

In “Due Regard for Future Generations? The No-Harm Rule and Sovereignty in the Advisory Opinions on Climate Change,” a new open access article in Transnational Environmental Law, Caroline Foster introduces the idea that states must have due regard for future generations as a matter of international law, particularly in the climate context.…

This article introduces “A New Leaf: Is It Time to De-objectify Plants in Private Law?”, a new open access article in Transnational Environmental Law.…

This article introduces “Why Do States Adhere to the Sustainable Development Goals?”, a new open access article in Transnational Environmental Law.…

Find part one of this post here. 3. Decontextuality Since the Court was asked by the General Assembly to render a legal opinion about the legal consequences of the (illegally) prolonged occupation of Palestine, it may be arguably justifiable to be reticent about what has been going on in Palestine, especially Gaza, since 7 October 2023.…

It is apparent that many international legal norms are not simply or genuinely legal, but are rather reflective of political power relations or one party’s control over another.…

Stephen Hawking’s struggle with wheelchair inaccessibility at the Taj Mahal in 2001 remains a potent symbol of India’s persistent failure to foster disability (purple) inclusion in tourism sector.…

Introduction In his National Day Message 2024 delivered on 8 August, the Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong referred to the current status of Singapore: “[W]e transformed Singapore into a first-world success story…As a developed economy, we cannot expect to grow as rapidly as before…59 years ago, we were a third-world nation with paltry means whether to earn a living or to defend ourselves.”…

In this “Conversation with Authors,” we spoke with APSR author Andreas Wimmer about his open access article “Geo-Political Rivalry and Anti-Immigrant Sentiment: A Conjoint Experiment in 22 Countries”, co-authored with Bart Bonikowski, Charles Crabtree, Zheng Fu, Matthew Golder, and Kiyoteru Tsutsui.…

The International Court of Justice (‘Court’) delivered the Israel’s Practices and Policies Advisory Opinion on 19 July 2024. While examining the legality of the measures taken by Israel, the court gave due consideration to ‘the large-scale confiscation of land and the deprivation of access to natural resources … inducing [the Palestinian population’s] departure’ (para.…

The editorial team of Transnational Environmental Law (TEL) is thrilled to present the inaugural issue of 2024, centered on the themes of rights of nature, international climate law, and resource governance.…

This brief essay would analyse the provisional order by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued on 24 May 2024 in South Africa’s application against Israel regarding the alleged violation of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention) in the Gaza Strip.…

Find part one of this post here. High Contracting Parties to Geneva Conventions of 1949 have also a positive obligation, which requires them to take all reasonable steps to stop and prevent these violations.…

It is apparent that the international community benefits from the International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s role in developing and clarifying key principles of international law, which can also help settle future disputes.…

The International & Comparative Law Quarterly (ICLQ) proudly announces the launch of the ICLQ Forum, a special issue of the journal dedicated to showcasing the breadth of topics that fall within the thematic scope of the Journal.…

Read part one of this post here. Tension between the Outer Space Treaty and the Artemis Accords The primary bone of contention is the principle of Common Heritage of Mankind (CHM) and equitable sharing of resources which the US objects and claims as not being envisioned by the OST, as it is silent on the commercial exploitation of lunar resources.…

Introduction The tremendous growth in space technology has intensified the lunar race among the space faring states. The near precise landing of Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) close to the Moon’s equator and its unexpected survival of lunar night has not only been a historic mission of JAXA but has also kickstarted the lunar explorations of 2024.…

Read part one of this post here. A. What are the Best Practices for Investigating and Prosecuting Crimes that can be Committed by Means of or that Result in Environmental Damage?…

A. Introduction In the tumult of war and grave international crimes, the environment often becomes an unassuming casualty, suffering silently amidst the chaos of conflict.…

The VII annual meeting and lecture of Social Policy and Society will take place on Friday 7th June 2024 at the University of Derby.

Read Part I of this blog post here. I explained that in its 1975 and 1979 legal interpretations of the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the Philippines, U.S.…

It is an article of faith among ordinary Filipinos that American troops will die with Filipino troops defending Philippine claims to the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea (SCS).…

Introduction There is a general perception that, traditionally, international law applied only to States. States are considered the oldest and most important subjects of international law and all other subjects were recognised later.…

Since its inception, public administration has been rich with stories of frontline officials, often portraying the complex interplay between the perceived “good cops” and “bad cops.”…

Read part 1 of this post here. Impact of Ethics Ethics is needed because the present situation and status quo in this area are so alarming (e.g.,…

Ethics Right From the Start The end of the year 2021 brought an extraordinary announcement that a technological genie was being shoved back into its bottle: Facebook (now: Meta) stopped using the facial-recognition software that allows it to automatically detect and tag people in photos and videos.…

The latest issue of Law & Society Review is an exciting one for many reasons. It contains the biannual Law and Society Association presidential address and associated commentaries, as well as a series of original research contributions and book reviews.…

In this “Conversation with Authors,” we spoke with APSR author Anne-Kathrin Kreft about her open access article, co-authored with Mattias Agerberg,“Imperfect Victims?…

International efforts to protect biodiversity date back to the 1970s in the form of Multilateral Environmental Agreements and regional legal instruments like the Directives of the European Union (EU).…