Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

公共選択百科事典
Jong-A-Pin, Richard / Bjornskov, Christian (eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Choice. (Elgar Encyclopedias in Economics and Finance) 1088 pp. 2025:9 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-7>
ISBN 978-1-80220-774-3 hard ¥73,502.- (税込) GB￡ 260.00

This definitive Encyclopedia explores the core ideas of public choice theory, including rational choice, algorithmic fairness and political budget cycles. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, entries cover both empirical and philosophical principles in the field.Leading experts discuss how anarchy, apartheid and terrorism impact public choice, debating the knowledge and rationality of voters. They present key theoretical concepts, such as Arrow's Theorem, the Coase Theorem and the Seat Production Model, as well as attitudes towards globalization and democratic decline. Entries analyze electoral competitiveness and methodological individualism in relation to current paradigms of capitalism and social contagion. Contributors further demonstrate the role of socioeconomic factors such as gender and domestic income on public choice, shedding light on the importance of bribery, debt, political economies and public-sector efficiency.The Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Choice is a valuable resource for students and scholars in economics, political science and public finance that wish to broaden their knowledge in voting policy and governance. Its focus on institutional effectiveness and policy design also make it an enlightening read for economists and public policy professionals.Key Features:A diverse range of international expertsExamines how economics and politics influence each other in real-world settingsProvides forward-thinking insights into political behavior, corruption, election cycles and policy-making

宇宙政策・ガバナンス百科事典
Mosteshar, Sa'id / Beischl, C. / Soennichsen, A. (eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Space Policy and Governance. (Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences) 222 pp. 2025:6 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-8>
ISBN 978-1-80392-546-2 hard ¥50,886.- (税込) GB￡ 180.00

This authoritative Encyclopedia explores the dynamic fields of space policy and governance. Authored by over 50 expert scholars and practitioners from across the globe, it delves into the key concepts, governing bodies, and challenges involved in regulating the space sector.Entries examine the complex task of governing national and international space activities, underscoring the need for actors to communicate based on a common understanding. The Encyclopedia provides insights into topics ranging from cybersecurity and sustainability to astropolitics and space law, critically engaging with the definition, core issues, and future directions of each aspect.Key Features:Analyses a diverse variety of approaches to each themeFully cross-referenced to present a broad yet detailed overview of space governanceIncludes a list of further recommended readings for each entry, covering fundamental principles as well as cutting-edge researchStudents and researchers in public policy, regulation and governance, political science, public international law, and international relations will greatly benefit from this comprehensive Encyclopedia. It is also an invaluable resource for policymakers, space industry professionals and military personnel seeking to expand their knowledge of developments in space policy and governance.

政治的コミュニケーション百科事典
Nai, Alessandro / Groemping, Max / Wirz, Dominique (eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Communication. (Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences) 2544 pp. 2025:8 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-9>
ISBN 978-1-0353-0143-0 hard ¥84,810.- (税込) GB￡ 300.00

This Encyclopedia covers the vast field of political communication, presenting an authoritative overview of its key foundational theories and empirical methodologies. Authored by nearly 600 experts from across the globe, it explores diverse areas of inquiry, foreshadowing future trends and avenues for research.Highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of political communication, the Encyclopedia engages with a range of topics from election campaigns, news and journalism, to interpersonal communication, social media, and psychological mechanisms of information processing. Entries are concise and accessible, critically examining the role of the communicator, the message, the medium, and the receiver, as well as applications to broader societal issues.Key Features:Thoroughly comprehensive with over 400 entries written by leading scholars and researchersExpands the boundaries of political communication beyond usual Western-centric conceptionsProvides insights into a wide variety of topics, approaches, paradigms, methodologies, and perspectivesStudents and scholars of media and communication, political science, sociology, international relations, public administration and management, and social sciences in general will greatly benefit from this essential Encyclopedia. It is also a vital resource for researchers and international policy professionals seeking to understand cutting-edge developments in the field.

食品と社会百科事典
Holloway, Lewis / Goodman, M. K. / Maye, D. et al. (eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Food and Society. (Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences) 592 pp. 2025:8 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-5>
ISBN 978-1-80088-742-8 hard ¥55,126.- (税込) GB￡ 195.00

Featuring over 120 entries from international experts, this Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of the activities, ideas, issues and challenges that shape relationships between food systems and society. Each entry includes an accessible and informative introduction to its topic, along with specific examples, recommended further reading and references to other sources.Presenting a range of ideas around food production, consumption and waste, the Encyclopedia outlines how food and societal relationships are entwined with political, economic, cultural and environmental processes. Adopting a critical and interdisciplinary approach, entries explore how food production and consumption are a reflection of race, gender and class ideologies, analysing the social implications of food through a sustainability lens. The Encyclopedia also demonstrates how relationships between food and society are embedded in urgent debates around climate and environmental emergencies, poverty and food security.This Encyclopedia is an essential resource for students and academics in human geography, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, politics and history, as well as for those working in interdisciplinary areas such as food studies, environmental and sustainability sciences and development studies. Its unique insights into the legal, social and health aspects of food will greatly benefit practitioners in public policy and environmental politics.Key FeaturesOver 120 entries from a diverse variety of global contributorsProvides an exceptional breadth of coverage of food-society issuesEntries are extensively cross-referenced to emphasise linkages between issuesIncludes recommended reading to guide further research on the subject

M.ハウレット他著　政策設計事典
Howlett, Michael / Howlett, Alexander, Dictionary of Policy Design. 352 pp. 2025:9 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-6>
ISBN 978-1-80392-701-5 hard ¥45,232.- (税込) GB￡ 160.00

This authoritative Dictionary provides a detailed guide to the terminology and vocabulary used in policy design. Unpacking this crucial area of policy making, it outlines the topics that are central to the theoretical and practical aspects of the discipline.With an accessible structure, the Dictionary showcases extensive lists of policy tools, actors involved in design work and processes such as policy formulation. It includes short definitions of key terms as well as longer entries explaining the background and origins of important concepts. Entries contain recommendations of essential works for further reading, while the expansive index incorporates cross-references to similar ideas, providing interdisciplinary insights into economics, political science, law, psychology and other related fields.The Dictionary of Policy Design is a vital resource for students and scholars of political science, economics, policy studies and public administration. Practitioners and policymakers in public management will also benefit from this comprehensive book.

Diner, Dan / Steele, Diana (eds.), Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture. Volume 7. 596 pp. 2025:5 (Brill, NE) <747-3>
ISBN 978-90-04-30948-7 hard ¥65,676.- (税込) EUR 279.00

コンサイス・スポーツ法百科事典
Hessert, Bjoern / Goh, Chui Ling (eds.), Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Sports Law. (Elgar Concise Encyclopedias in Law) 496 pp. 2025:10 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-4>
ISBN 978-1-80220-652-4 hard ¥57,953.- (税込) GB￡ 205.00

演出家百科事典
Delgado, Maria M. / Williams, Simon (eds.), The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Stage Directors. 804 pp. 2025:5 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <747-2>
ISBN 978-1-107-19059-7 hard ¥33,924.- (税込) GB￡ 120.00

With a broader range of entries than any other reference book on stage directors, this Encyclopaedia showcases the extraordinary diversity of theatre as a national and international artistic medium. Since the mid nineteenth century, stage directors have been simultaneously acclaimed as prime artists of the theatre and vilified as impediments to effective performance. Their role may be contentious but they continue to exert powerful influence over how contemporary theatre is made and engaged with. Each of the entries - numbering over 1,000 - summarises a stage director's career and comments on the distinctive characteristics of their work, alluding to broader traditions where relevant. With an introduction discussing the evolution of the director's role across the globe and bibliographic references guiding further reading, this volume will be an invaluable reference work for stage directors, actors, designers, choreographers, researchers, and students of theatre seeking to better understand how directors work across different cultural traditions.

F.カウニー他編　コンサイス法曹教育百科事典
Cownie, Fiona / Bradney, Anthony / Jones, Emma (eds.), Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Legal Education. (Elgar Concise Encyclopedias in Law) 442 pp. 2025:1 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-1>
ISBN 978-1-0353-0292-5 hard ¥65,021.- (税込) GB￡ 230.00 *

This Concise Encyclopedia provides a thorough overview of legal education and explores diverse topics including the use of digital skills in law schools, and the intersection between law and economics and law and humanities. Carefully curated, it presents an invaluable survey of legal pedagogy.Incisive and informative, the Encyclopedia considers different jurisdictions around the world, dissecting the history, contemporary situation and regulation of legal education and enabling the reader to make global comparisons. Entries include analyses of topics including pro-bono initiatives and public legal education in prisons. They cover key perspectives and approaches, from the traditional to the innovative and experimental, such as AI and game-based learning.The Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Legal Education is an essential resource for students and academics interested in law and society, legal education, and teaching methods in law. Its content will also be of value to other professionals and practitioners in the field.Key Features:111 entries written by leading scholars and practitioners in the fieldIndividual bibliographies facilitate further reading.A range of contemporary topics that highlight different approaches to legal education across Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America, and Oceania

P.ネイカンプ他編　テーマ別地域科学百科事典
Nijkamp, Peter / Kourtit, K. / Haynes, K. E. et al. (eds.), Thematic Encyclopedia of Regional Science. (Elgar Encyclopedias in Economics and Finance) 720 pp. 2025:7 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-10>
ISBN 978-1-80037-927-5 hard ¥70,675.- (税込) GB￡ 250.00

This thematic Encyclopedia explores the multifaceted world of regional science, presenting a systematic and coherent overview of its central topics. It highlights the interdisciplinary nature of the field, examining the wide range of concepts, theories, methods and models that shape spatial-oriented approaches to the social sciences.Contributions from expert scholars delve into key aspects of regional science, from urban poverty and natural resource management to smart cities and AI. Highly accessible entries cover the definition, history, theoretical background, and applications of each topic, as well as avenues for future research.Key Features:Over 300 entries written by leading academics from across the globeConsiders a broad range of issues in the context of both developed and emerging economiesClear thematic categorization of concepts into seven pivotal research domains reflecting the heterogeneity of the fieldStudents and scholars of regional and urban economics, human and economic geography, planning, environmental science, transportation science, urban and rural sociology, and spatial econometrics will greatly benefit from this comprehensive Encyclopedia. It is also an essential resource for researchers, policymakers and industry professionals seeking to understand cutting-edge developments in the field.

政治人類学百科事典
Szakolczai, Arpad / O'Connor, Paul (eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Anthropology. (Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences) 960 pp. 2025:8 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-11>
ISBN 978-1-0353-1048-7 hard ¥97,531.- (税込) GB￡ 345.00

This Encylopedia explores the anthropological underpinnings of politics. Featuring biographical entries that reconstruct the life-works of key theorists from across the globe alongside topical entries on a range of issues in political anthropology, it poses the question: what does it mean to be human in contemporary times?Entries examine classic and modern perspectives in philosophical anthropology, and analyse themes such as the human capacity for meaning-making and how it is impacted by modernity, the dynamics of socio-political transformations and how varying perceptions of human nature have shaped political theory and practice. The Encyclopedia provides thought-provoking insight into the anthropological foundations of contemporary political and cultural phenomena, drawing from work in a wide range of connected fields including comparative historical sociology, classical philosophical anthropology, mythology, art history and beyond.Students and academics in political science and public policy, sociology, anthropology, philosophy and historiography will greatly benefit from this Encyclopedia's comprehensive overview of political anthropology. It is also a valuable reference tool for political practitioners.Key FeaturesOver 130 entries written by leading international scholarsDemonstrates how hypermodern society systematically disconnects humanity from many aspects of realityConsiders anthropology in a broad, multi-disciplinary sense, tracing the meaning back to the Enlightenment and classical timesIncorporates relevant perspectives from classical philosophical anthropology, archaeology, comparative historical sociology, mythology, and civilisational analysis

グローバル社会理論百科事典
Verschraegen, Gert / Vanderstraeten, Raf (eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Global Social Theory. (Elgar Encyclopedias in Sociology) 464 pp. 2025:10 (E. Elgar, UK) <747-12>
ISBN 978-1-80392-211-9 hard ¥50,886.- (税込) GB￡ 180.00

This comprehensive Encyclopedia serves as an authoritative reference on global postwar social theory. It examines how the field has responded to critiques of occidental and colonial bias and provides a state of the art which is both original and global in its approach and coverage. Compiled by expert authors, the Encyclopedia outlines different regional strands of social theory, demonstrating how they conceptualize the international social order and contribute to understanding globalization processes. It identifies key concepts in contemporary social thought, addressing issues such as methodological nationalism, post-colonialism, globalization and world society. Entries emphasize the vital role of social theory in understanding society and set a new standard for reviewing ideas and concepts in the discipline. This Encyclopedia is breaking new ground and helping to define Global Social Theory in the 21st century.Students and scholars of sociology and sociological theory will greatly benefit from this invaluable Encyclopedia. It is also an essential resource for scholars in interdisciplinary global studies and postcolonial studies.Key Features:Develops analysis and theorization of the modern social worldProvides 65 entries from leading international scholarsPresents state-of-the-art research overviews of the key topics and debates