Class explains much in the differentiation of life chances and political dynamics in South Asia; scholarship from the region contributed much to class analysis. Yet class has lost its previous centrality as a way of understanding the world and how it changes. This outcome is puzzling; new configurations of global economic forces and policy have widened gaps between classes and across sectors and regions, altered people's relations to production, and produced new state-citizen relations. Do...

A multidisciplinary analysis of how state capture unfolded in South Africa and was contested within both civil society and the state itself. It presents a scholarly and empirical understanding of how things went awry, even with various regulating bodies in place, and how to prevent state capture from happening again in the future.The metaphor of ‘state capture’ has dominated South Africa’s political discourse in the post-Zuma presidency era. What is state capture and how does it ma...

Despite increasing interest in how involvement in local government can improve governance and lead to civic renewal, questions remain about participation's real impact. This book investigates participatory budgeting—a mainstay now of World Bank, UNDP, and USAID development programs—to ask whether its reforms truly make a difference in deepening democracy and empowering civil society. Looking closely at eight cities in Brazil, comparing those that carried out participatory budgeting reforms...

The majorconflicts between the Global North and the South can be expected toresult from the confrontation of alternative conceptions of democracy,mainly between liberal or representative democracy and participatorydemocracy.The hegemonic model of democracy, while prevailing on aglobal scale, guarantees no more than low-intensity democracy. Inrecent times, participatory democracy has exhibited a new dynamic,engaging mainly subaltern communities and social groups that fightagainst soc...

Despite increasing interest in how involvement in local government can improve governance and lead to civic renewal, questions remain about participation's real impact. This book investigates participatory budgeting—a mainstay now of World Bank, UNDP, and USAID development programs—to ask whether its reforms truly make a difference in deepening democracy and empowering civil society. Looking closely at eight cities in Brazil, comparing those that carried out participatory budgeting reforms...

Bloody Women traces changing gender dynamics in the horror film industry to explore how women have played a crucial role in defining the genre of horror understood as a scholarly discipline, cultural institution, and site of pleasure. While acknowledging that women in the industry face ongoing challenges, this book focuses on their diverse contributions as creators, consumers, and critics of horror, showing how women have been essential in shaping the goals and methods of the genre. Aimed ...

Wer fragt, wie Kritik praktisch werden kann, muss eine Vorstellung davon haben, was Kritik ist – und vor dem Hintergrund welcher normativer Ordnungen etwas als eine kritische Praxis erscheint. Denn eine Ordnung infrage stellen zu können, scheint fundamental für die Wirkkraft einer kritischen Praxis zu sein, die Veränderung zum Ziel hat und sich mit dieser Forderung an besondere Adressaten und eine Öffentlichkeit wendet. Der Band führt vor Augen, dass Praktiken der Kritik zugleich bestimmte...

**One of Harvard Public Health Magazine's Best Public Health Books of the YearProfiles in Mental Health Courage portrays the dramatic journeys of a diverse group of Americans who have struggled with their mental health. This book offers deeply compelling stories about the bravery and resilience of those living with a variety of mental illnesses and addictions.**Several years ago, Patrick J. Kennedy shared the story of his personal and family challenges wit...

Prohibition, with all its crime, corruption, and cultural upheaval, ran its course after thirteen years in most of the rest of the country—but not in Memphis, where it lasted thirty years. Patrick O'Daniel takes a fresh look at those responsible for the rise and fall of Prohibition, its effect on Memphis, and the impact events in the city made on the rest of the state and country.Prohibition remains perhaps the most important issue to affect Memphis after the Civil War. It affected...

Rethinking Development through Deliberation and Collective Action This book explores the intersection of deliberative democracy and development studies, examining how group-based decision-making can address inequality and empower communities in developing countries. It questions the role of voice and collective action in unequal societies, offering new perspectives on participatory decision-making.Edited by Patrick Heller and Vijayendra Rao, this collection of essa...

Georg Lukács' "Geschichte und Klassenbewusstsein" ist ein Werk mit einer geradezu überzeitlichen Wirkung. Als Reaktion auf das Scheitern der deterministisch antizipierten proletarischen Weltrevolution nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg erschien diese Sammlung von Essays und Aufsätzen erstmals 1923. Das Buch war aufgrund seiner scharfen Kritik am 'orthodoxen Marxismus' für die Herausbildung des sogenannten westlichen Marxismus von zentraler Bedeutung, auch wenn Lukács es nach Kritik und Anfeindungen...

From Beat It to Billie Jean, the songs we know and love take on a brand-new, thrilling connotation in this anthology edited by Don Bruns.In this second collection in the Music and Murder Mystery series, nine award-winning, bestselling authors have written their own interpretations of the Thriller song list. With original work from some of the best mystery authors out there, the anthology includes stories from Heather Graham, Jeffery Deave...