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The Courage To Welcome - Between Principles And Pragmatism In International Affairs

by Catherine Ashton e Filippo Grandi

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 Filippo Grandi reflects on a decade as UN High Commissioner for Refugees, exploring the right to asylum in a divided world. Alongside Catherine Ashton, he advocates for international cooperation and a pragmatic, principled approach to displacement.
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Prophecy In Politics - Or, The Wigram Aspect

by Kenneth Weisbrode

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 This short book takes up a vast, complex, and well-worn subject â€" the future. It revisits a half-dozen familiar and not-so-familiar incidents of prophecy â€" from the warnings given to Stalin about Operation Barbarossa to those given to Bill Clinton and George W. Bush about â€˜terrorismâ€™ â€" in order to uncover a pattern of complacency and neglect.
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Defence And The Uk Constitution

by Nigel D. White

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 Defence and the UK ConstitutionÂ introduces key constitutional issues to a general audience and pinpoints the differences between the â€˜legal constitutionâ€™ and the â€˜political constitutionâ€™, with reference to the lack of accountability within modern British security structures
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Could It Happen Here? - The Day A Prime Minister Refuses To Resign

by Peter Hennessy

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 Britain's preeminent constitutional historian asks how well protected is our democracy from the threat of authoritarianism.
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The Noble Army - The Modern Martyrs Of Westminster Abbey

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 An intriguing chapter in the history of England's most famous church, these ten pen portraits include the stories of Martin Luther King and Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
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Northern Ireland And The Uk Constitution

by Lisa Claire Whitten

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 Written for a non-specialist audience, Northern Ireland in the UK Constitution is a comprehensive yet accessible introduction for those who want to understand Northern Ireland as a constitutional entity.
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Trust In Public Life

by Claire Gilbert

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 A deep reflections on the nature of trust in the context of public life.
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Chaucer'S Pilgrims

by Robert Temple

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 Original woodcut depictions were first published in 1483, and since it was only 83 years after Chaucer's death, we can regard them as highly authentic.
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Secret Service - National Security In An Age Of Open Information

by Jonathan Evans

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 Secret Service is a fascinating insight into the world of the security services and a reminder of the importance of actively attending to the moral health of both the institution itself and its operatives who, by their very nature, are its greatest strength and also its greatest weakness.
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We Are The People - The Rise Of The Afd In Germany

by Penny Bochum

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 â€˜We are the Peopleâ€™ examines the sudden growth and radicalisation of the AfD, from Eurosceptic beginnings in 2013 to a far-right populist party with an influential extremist, ethno-pluralist wing.
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Truth In Public Life

by Claire Foster-Gilbert, Stephen Lamport e Vernon White

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 Truth in Public Life explores the difficulty in defining truth, its critical importance in civilised society and the challenges and threats to telling the truth in different public service settings. This short book is a potent reminder of how important truth is, even as it is threatened afresh.
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The Responsibilities Of Democracy

by John Major e Nick Clegg

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 The Responsibilities of Democracy explores the overall health of UK democracy, giving a balanced analysis of its values and flaws. It is also a clarion call to the electorate and politicians to nurture and protect the gentle values on which democracy depends. No reader seeking to understand democracy can afford to ignore this book.
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Fiction, Fact And Future - The Essence Of Eu Democracy

by James Elles

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 James Elles explains how the EU functions, emphasising the emerging role of the European Parliament in the process.
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Unwritten Rule - How To Fix The British Constitution

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 Unwritten RuleÂ calls for a radical realignment, embracing a federal approach that would accommodate devolution as the best way of bringing about a successful and diverse national life, increasing democratic control over local and national decision-making, and modernising our national political structures.
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Justice In Public Life

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 These essays look at the meaning of justice for the 21st century expressed through principles; justice as it can be expressed by our public service institutions; and how justice is expressed in society more widely.
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Secret Service - National Security In An Age Of Open Information

by Jonathan Evans

23,78€ + 10% CARD

 Secret Service is a fascinating insight into the world of the security services and a reminder of the importance of actively attending to the moral health of both the institution itself and its operatives who, by their very nature, are its greatest strength and also its greatest weakness.
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Citizens Of Everywhere - Searching For Identity In The Age Of Brexit

by Peter Gumbel

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 Through the lens of his own family's history, Peter Gumbel explores issues of identity, nationality and belonging after Brexit.
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Integrity In Public Life

by Claire Foster-Gilbert, Jane Sinclair e Vernon White

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 Integrity in Public Life provides a critique of and an essential guide to integrity, leaving the reader with some hope for its continued place in public life.
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Drawing The Line - The Irish Border In British Politics

by Ivan Gibbons

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 Drawing the Line provides a concise explanation of the historic background to the current controversy by outlining how the border has continually bedevilled relations between the two countries and why the future of the Irish border after Brexit is of crucial importance.
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The Power Of Civil Servants

by David Normington e Peter Hennessy

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 The Power of Whitehall is an accessible introduction to the life of the Civil Servant as well as the Civil Service itself.
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These Islands - A Letter To Britain

by Ali M. Ansari

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 Ansari makes the claim that Britain's strength lies in its ability of shape the popular imagination, both at home and abroad, and that an `excess of enthusiasm' may yet do untold damage to the fabric of a state and society that has been carefully constructed and will not be easily repaired.
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Breaking Point - The Uk Referendum On The Eu And Its Aftermath

by Gary Gibbon

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 In July 2016 David Cameron rolled the dice on Britain's 43-year-old membership of the EU. Breaking Point explains where post-referendum Britain is heading, how we got here, and what lessons might be learned. It combines analysis of official and off-the-record meetings with senior politicians as well as encounters with ordinary voters.
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The European Identity - Historical And Cultural Realities We Cannot Deny

by Stephen Green

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 Is there any such thing as a European identity? Amidst all the kaleidoscopic variety what - if anything - do 28 members of the European Union have in common? If the EU is to succeed the big states of Europe must discover and define that common identity.
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Establishment And Meritocracy

by Peter Hennessy

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 The interlocking themes of Establishment and Meritocracy are a crucial part of the intellectual compost that made Hennessy's generation of postwar Britons. The Establishment and the concept of a growing and eventually self-propelling meritocracy were always at odds, and the policies that brought it about dramatically altered British society.
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