Just Language revisits the Weimar period and its representation in the postwar years to explore narratives of linguistic resistance in the works of Walter Benjamin, Theodor W. Adorno, Hannah Arendt, and Paul Celan. How did this generation of exile writers grapple with their experiences of oppression and persecution? How did they create a language of resistance during the decades that prepared the Third Reich and the Shoah?

Facing the devastations of World War I, the book explores how Walter Benjamin analyzed language's ability to radically break the cyclical violence of war and examines his opposition to expansionism and imperialism in Weimar education and culture. Based on Benjamin's analysis, Johannssen traces the postwar responses of Hannah Arendt and Paul Celan. While Arendt proposed strategies of metaphorical thinking to counteract the formation of totalitarianism, Celan mobilized silence as a poetic counterforce against oppression and erasure. Just Language argues that every linguistic act and practice, no matter how small or marginalized, entails the ethical task of opposing the normalization and institutionalization of political violence. By tracing how Benjamin and his interlocutors struggled against German fascism, Johannssen presents a memory-based critique of linguistic violence, opening a dialogue between German-Jewish writers and today's debates on nondiscrimination, propaganda, and social justice.

Key Features:

• Bridges theory and practice in structured national chapters
• Covers legal frameworks across key European and international jurisdictions
• Serves as a reference point for future EU harmonisation initiatives and national law reforms
• Highlights best practices and common weaknesses from both established restructuring hubs and developing countries

Pre-Pack Sales and Corporate Rescue is a valuable resource for practitioners and researchers in insolvency, restructuring, company and commercial law, including those pursuing professional qualifications. An essential reference point for future reforms, it is also highly relevant to lawmakers and policymakers restructuring insolvency frameworks, as well as judges involved in insolvency and corporate rescue proceedings.

The Companion evaluates the evolution of sustainable development governance since 2015. International scholars examine governance and actors at the global, regional, national and local levels through case studies from Africa, Asia, Europe and North and South America. Drawing on both academic research and practical experience in negotiating and implementing the SDGs, they assess the impacts, challenges and successes of sustainable global governance and lessons for the continuing sustainable development agenda.

This Companion is a valuable resource for students and scholars of sustainable development, politics and public policy, and global environmental politics. Its practical insights are also beneficial for practitioners and UN officials responsible for monitoring the implementation of the SDGs.

Hayleigh Bosher presents relevant real world examples with practical, step-by-step guidance for stakeholders of all types. The book signposts the future of copyright in the music industry through an examination of new technologies such as artificial intelligence.

Key Features:

• Written in an engaging and approachable style
• Explains key concepts as well as commonly misunderstood topics, such as sampling and fair use
• Provides new chapters on music streaming, AI and the EU Digital Single Market Copyright Directive
• Evaluates recent copyright infringement cases such as those against Rudimental's 'Waiting All Night' and Ed Sheeran's 'Shape of You'

Musicians, producers, copyright holders and other practitioners in the music industry will find this an indispensable and easy-to-use resource for navigating all aspects of music copyright. It will also be of interest to academics and students of copyright law and music.

This timely Research Agenda examines how political parties are transforming amid digital change, shifting voter alignments and growing fragmentation. Bringing together leading international scholars, it combines classic theories with innovative approaches to understand how parties organize, communicate and govern in modern democracies.

Contributors analyze topics such as how parties democratize and distribute power, how digitalization and artificial intelligence reshape campaigns and communication and also how parties govern and cooperate in increasingly complex political systems. The Research Agenda bridges theory and method, linking institutionalism, rational choice and political psychology with cutting-edge technological and comparative tools, and outlines the framework of the internal, electoral and decision-making arenas of party politics.

A Research Agenda for Political Parties is a crucial resource for scholars and students of political parties, comparative politics, political behavior, political communication, and legislative studies. It will also benefit journalists, researchers and political practitioners seeking a deeper understanding of the changing nature of political parties.

The contributors provide expert analysis of the way in which the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) reviews complex economic or technical appraisals carried out by EU agencies. They address how the composite, multi-actor framework in which EU agencies operate affects the review by the CJEU. Chapters also reflect on a number of procedural issues related to litigation involving EU agencies before the CJEU.

EU Agencies Before the Court of Justice is an essential resource for scholars and students of administrative law, European law, politics and public policy. It is also a useful guide for legal practitioners, lawyers who specialize in EU law, and policymakers.

Authors conceptualise the relationship between IP, sustainability and ethics, considering innovations derived from historical knowledge as well as a coherent framework for IP development in competition policy. The topic is assessed in the context of digital advancements such as AI, scrutinising the ethics of copyright protection and the right to research. Case studies from across the globe analyse, among other things, sustainable patent practices in Japan, the use of inter- and intra-regional agreements in Latin America and sustainable innovation in the EU craft sector. The authors investigate how current IP rights can be reconciled with ethical and sustainability imperatives in different economic sectors, including agriculture, food production, oil and gas.

Intellectual Property, Ethical Innovation and Sustainability is a valuable resource for scholars and students of intellectual property and environmental law. It is also highly beneficial for legal policymakers and practitioners interested in ethical innovation, sustainability and the digital economy.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the European Union's legislative and decision-making processes. Authored by seasoned practitioners from key EU institutions-including Committee members of the European Parliament, and professionals in the European Commission and the Council of the European Union-it provides unique hands-on insights into the day-to-day workings and complexities of EU law-making and decision-making.

The book highlights the role of various institutions and key actors in legislative procedures, discusses the influence of lobbying on decision processes, and covers several policy fields, including digital policies and energy policy.

Whether you are studying, working within EU institutions, or reporting from Brussels, this guide is an invaluable resource to understanding the complexities and practical procedures of the EU's multi-level legislative system.

Drawing on political theory, public choice, complexity thinking and contemporary debates on artificial intelligence, the book argues that 'the Good' lies in sustaining the ecological, institutional, epistemic and educational infrastructures that make freedom and meaning possible within an interdependent world. Moving across democracy, ethics, education, water governance and digital transformation, Olssen deepens and extends his theory of continuance ethics, showing how responsibility can be understood in terms of preserving the conditions for future agency rather than conforming to a singular vision of the good life.

Against both foundational moralism and relativistic fragmentation, The Return of the Good in the Age of AI offers a distinctive normative vocabulary for governing under conditions of uncertainty, complexity and technological power. It will be essential reading for scholars and advanced students of political theory, public policy, philosophy, education, sociology and economics seeking to rethink ethics and democracy in a planetary and digital age.

Featuring leading experts writing from varied perspectives, this Handbook focuses on women as a category of analysis, examining overarching concepts of masculinities, sexualities, LGBT rights and transgender identities. Chapters explore issues of statecraft, abortion rights and human rights, with new contributions discussing the #MeToo movement, the gendered fault lines exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the emerging challenges posed by AI. This Handbook also includes literature reviews and bibliographies, providing readers with a gateway to further their research.

This updated and revised second edition of the Handbook on Gender in World Politics is an indispensable reference point for students and scholars of gender studies, international relations and gender in world politics. It will also greatly benefit practitioners and policymakers working in gender equality looking to pave the way for new regulations.

Chapters outline the rapidly evolving landscape of global cooperation and competition over AI standards, safety and ethics. Combining empirical studies and normative perspectives, expert authors evaluate international cooperation surrounding the regulation of AI, highlighting both its emerging structures and unresolved dilemmas. They assess the interaction of global governance and AI through topics such as sustainability, gender and warfare. Providing an essential guide to understanding how humanity seeks to control one of its most powerful technologies, this Handbook looks to the future of the governance of AI across the globe, exploring its role in human rights and technical standards.

The Handbook on the Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence is a crucial resource for students and scholars of international relations, political science, law and philosophy. Its valuable insights will also benefit policy professionals in international organizations, governments and think tanks.

With a particular focus on Earth System change, nuclear power and emergencies, pandemic threats and the risk of cascading crises in near-Earth space, the book explores future directions for tackling risk and disruption, with emphasis on foresight capacity and a better understanding that, since disaster potentials link up, successful responses must do so as well.

Re-imagining Risk and Disruption is an invaluable resource for students and scholars of global environmental change, risk and disasters, security, technological safety and development studies. It will also benefit policymakers and practitioners in NGOs and international organisations working on public health, security, infrastructure and the environment.

As members of representative bodies at local levels of government, municipal councillors play a vital role in democratic decision-making most closely related to the daily lives of citizens. Interactions between councillors and citizens, between councillors themselves, and between councillors and their representative bodies, are therefore some of the most common features of contemporary democracy. The multiple forms these interactions take provide important insights into the different roles of local government, as well as their administrative, civic and political cultures.

Bringing together an international network of leading experts, this book is one of two volumes that examines the roles of municipal councillors in twenty-eight European countries over the last twenty years. Chapters in this volume focus on councillors' interactions with citizens and their views of local government, democracy, and public service delivery. Structured thematically to allow for cross-country comparisons, the book will appeal to all those interested in European local government and public administration, as well as policymakers and practitioners.

Chapters provide an understanding of how the critical theory of capitalist society became influential for its concepts of the culture industry, one-dimensionality, social character and many other socio-political themes. Authors explore how classical theorists and later thinkers created this theory, evaluating its emergence in key topics including aesthetics, class consciousness, liberation and nature. This Research Handbook reconsiders and renews this tradition of research, analysing not only the development of critical theory, but also its applications to contemporary contexts, such as social media or critical media literacy.

The Research Handbook on Critical Theory is a crucial resource for scholars and students of sociology, political science, philosophy and cultural studies. It will also benefit researchers of critical theory looking for a reference point to guide their studies.

Following a detailed assessment of the current block exemption regulation, subsequent chapters address the key issues raised by the most common vertical restrictions and contractual models. These include resale price maintenance, exclusive distribution and customer allocation, selective distribution, single-branding, tying, franchise agreements, upfront access payments and category management, agency agreements, subcontracting agreements, and parity obligations.

Key Features:

• Reference to different legal systems provides valuable points of comparison
• Bridges theory and practice, combining academic insight with practical guidance
• Strong emphasis on economic analysis and how this informs enforcement practice
• Comprehensive coverage of the major types of vertical restraints, from traditional models to emerging contractual practices
• Thorough examination of digital challenges, including e-commerce, online platforms and the impact of digital transformation on distribution models

Vertical Restraints is an essential reference point for competition lawyers in private practice, in the legal departments of companies within the supply chains, and in public enforcement roles. It is also a valuable research resource for scholars in EU competition law.

This book integrates field archaeology with multidisciplinary research on the Erlitou site. Beyond its significant archaeological discoveries, Erlitou represents the site subjected to the most extensive analysis by the various scientific and technological sub-disciplines within Chinese archaeology community to date. The papers collected here reflect the latest outcomes of collaborative research in various disciplines, including chronology, natural environment reconstruction, human osteology, subsistence strategies and craft production.

Drawing on practical insights and evidence-based analysis, expert contributors assess how international agreements can create a durable framework to advance shared objectives while managing the divergent values that could otherwise sabotage cooperation. They evaluate formal treaties, informal understandings and global and intra-state deals from various sectors, including environmental, ceasefire, security, business and commercial agreements. Featuring a diverse range of perspectives, the Handbook integrates multiple cultural and disciplinary paradigms to better understand how agreements function in our complex global order.

The Handbook on the Politics of International Agreements is a crucial resource for scholars and students of international relations, international law, politics and public policy and conflict resolution. Diplomats, policymakers and practitioners in international law will also benefit from its deep understanding of the dynamics behind international agreements.

This book proposes to think about conflict in a way connected to the intersecting inequalities of gender, race, class, and territory that have hierarchized the world's populations since colonization and created the conditions for genocides and "epistemicides".The book presents a broader spectrum of global challenges by highlighting the inequalities that sustain a profoundly unequal order even in traditionally perceived peaceful periods. To address such challenges, it is necessary, as the authors of the volume argue, to break down the walls of masculinized, patriarchal, white-centric, and elitist structures that continue to guarantee privileges for a reduced portion of the world's population.

Transforming Science: Theory and Practice is an accessible handbook aimed at scientists, researchers, and students interested in research for transformative social change. Readers learn to design and implement a research project that forwards scientific and social justice ends. Through conceptual tools, examples, and exercises that illustrate community-based research gone wrong and right, the book covers how scientific processes have been misused, how to develop non-hierarchical and long-term relations and practices, and how researchers can repair relations with communities and environments. Transforming Science is a guide for practicing the science we are for: science for and with the people.

Written by the Science, Transformation, Accountability, and Resistance (STAR) Collective

An insightful and nuanced examination of a controversial and consequential presidency, written by some of the top presidential scholars in the nation.

It was the election result that shocked the world.

In November 2016, Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton to become the forty-fifth president of the United States, thereby bringing an end to the political power of one family and, in retrospect, beginning the era of his own family's dominance. At times, Trump's presidency posed new, sometimes unprecedented, challenges to the constitutional order, while in other respects he continued the trajectory toward greater executive power that had been decades in the making.

In this latest installment in a series that began with the George H. W. Bush years, the nation's leading scholars of the American presidency assess Donald J. Trump's first term-what many assumed would be his only term, following his loss to Joe Biden in 2020. Divided into five parts, the authors examine Trump's first four years in terms of electoral politics, public politics, national institutions, and policy outcomes, with a final section placing Trump in the context of the larger story of American politics.

In addition to the volume editors, the book includes chapters by Kelly Dittmar, John D. Graham, David Patrick Houghton, Nicole Mellow, Molly Reynolds, Brandon Rottinghaus, Theda Skocpol, Candis Watts Smith, Sharece Thrower, Alvin B. Tillery, Jr., and David Yalof.

Ideal for use in the classroom, this volume will be the definitive scholarly resource on Trump's first term for years to come.

Expanding on topics discussed in the first edition, this Handbook includes new chapters on class actions, party autonomy, behavioural economics and the harmonisation of private international law in successions and parental responsibility. It adds to the analysis of the Rome I and II Regulations, with particular focus on the law applicable to defamation and privacy. The Handbook also explores parallel proceedings and the lis pendens rules, as well as a novel application of the effectiveness of EU law in the context of both Brussels I and arbitration. This edition assesses current proceedings and identifies new areas for improvement in EU private international law.

This illuminating Handbook is a crucial reference point for scholars and students in private international law, European law, family law and the law of succession. Legal practitioners and commercial lobbyists will also benefit from its insights.