The Muslim presence in Western societies is a major topic that has been drawing massive amounts of attention to the Muslim as a political focal point for two decades now. This considerable political attention has not exactly been positive; on the contrary this focus on Islam and Muslims has been experiencing too much negative social impact. This book addresses the identity question and its challenging existence of the Muslim individual in the secular liberal Western democratic life.

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Terwijl de wereld van verbazing naar verbazing strompelt, mogen ook wij in maart 2017 naar de stembus. Gaan we kiezen voor meer van hetzelfde of neemt de burger eindelijk echt het woord? Er doen ditmaal krasse partijen mee en zij kunnen met radicaal andere voorstellen komen. Democratische vernieuwingen zullen daarbij onstuitbaar zijn.

In zijn boek 'Welke democratie?' neemt Jan Storm een flink voorschot op dit thema.

Storm bekritiseert in dit boek het negentiende eeuwse karakter van onze Grond...

Vanaf het moment dat het coronavirus in Nederland om zich heen greep volgden politiek journalisten Thijs Broer en Peter Kee de politieke hoofdrolspelers in de coronacrisis op de voet. In talloze interviews en achtergrondgesprekken op en rond het Binnenhof voelden zij toonaangevende politici, topambtenaren, spindoctors, virologen en zorgbestuurders aan de tand, om te reconstrueren hoe het coronabeleid in de achterkamers van de macht tot stand kwam. Hoe gingen de politiek leiders om met de vele...

The most accessible and practical guide to research methods written especially for politics and international relations students.

On October 1, 2009, the People's Republic of China (PRC) celebrated the 60th anniversary of its founding. And what an eventful and tumultuous six decades it had been. During that time, under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), China was transformed from one of the world's poorest countries into the world's fastest growing major economy, and from a weak state barely able to govern or protect its own territory to a rising power that is challenging the United States for global i...

Since the election of Scott Walker, Wisconsin has been seen as ground zero for debates about the appropriate role of government in the wake of the Great Recession. In a time of rising inequality, Walker not only survived a bitterly contested recall that brought thousands of protesters to Capitol Square, he was subsequently reelected. How could this happen? How is it that the very people who stand to benefit from strong government services not only vote against the candidates who support those...

The founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum on how the impending technological revolution will change our livesWe are on the brink of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. And this one will be unlike any other in human history.Characterized by new technologies fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds, the Fourth Industrial Revolution will impact all disciplines, economies and industries - and it will do so at an unprecedented rate. World Economic Forum data predicts t...

Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of its initial publication, this special edition of Jane Jacobs's masterpiece, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, features a new Introduction by Jason Epstein, the book's original editor, who provides an intimate perspective on Jacobs herself and unique insights into the creation and lasting influence of this classic.

The Death and Life of Great American Cities was described by The New York Times as "perhaps the most influential singl...