The Transparency Society

Transparency is the order of the day. It is a term, a slogan, that dominates public discourse about corruption and freedom of information. Consider...

Drawing on fieldwork from the UK, France and Germany, this volume addresses the relationship between trust and transparency in the context of multi...

Considering the interactions between developments in open data and data journalism, Data for Journalism offers an interdisciplinary account of this...

This highly readable book tells Canadians what they ought to know to better understand the ways in which surveillance is expanding - mostly uncheck...

Evolving modes of delivery and new technologies are changing the way society holds police officers to account. This much-needed new book from crimi...

From James Comey, former FBI director and the number one bestselling author of A Higher Loyalty, Saving Justice is about how truth and the institut...

Reducere. Authoritarian regimes in many countries, and the men that lead them, depend on the international management of licit and illicit funds under their ...

Contributor(s): Author: Jean BaudrillardIn his analysis of the deep social trends rooted in production, consumption, and the symbolic, Jean Baudril...

This book assesses the causes and consequences of 'open meeting laws, ' which require public access to proceedings in state legislatures. While som...

DescriptionHow to analyze data settings rather than data sets, acknowledging the meaning-making power of the local.In our data-driven society, it i...

The book that every dean and department chair needs to survive--and thrive--in the twenty-first-century university. First released in 2006, The Col...

An exposé of fragmented trading platforms, poor governance, and exploitative practices in today's capital markets Capital markets have undergone a ...

Reducere. Administrative Law for Public Managers a comprehensive guide to the essentials that public managers need to know about administrative law--why we h...

Reducere. Drawing on the experiences of grassroots political activists from different socio- economic and ethnic backgrounds, Green Shoots of Democracy explo...

Since the birth of Sint Maarten on October 10, 2010, the constellation of the parliament of Sint Maarten has changed multiple times. In The Constit...

Andrew Feinstein, former member of the African National Congress, investigates the secretive world of the global arms trade in his gripping new boo...

Reducere. Born in a time of anxiety, Words and Worlds examines some of the disquieting challenges that societies now face. Through an inquiry into a politica...

DescriptionPopulism, or the political ideology that pits the people against elites, has become a significant feature of mature democracies in the t...

Using espionage as a test case, The End of Intelligence criticizes claims that the recent information revolution has weakened the state, revolution...

DescriptionOne of the most powerful factors in therapy is that it involves the intensive relationship between two (or more) human beings. The issue...

A formal model in the social sciences builds explanations when it structures the reasoning underlying a theoretical argument, opens venues for cont...

DescriptionBeneath Venezuelan soil lies an ocean of crude--the world's largest reserves--an oil patch that shaped the nature of the global energy b...

Reducere. DescriptionA Best Science Fiction Book of 2017 -- The Guardian From the widely acclaimed author of The Gone-Away World and Tigerman, comes a virtuo...

Reducere. Fake news posts and Twitter trolls were just the beginning. What will happen when misinformation moves from our social media feeds into our everyda...

"In a society where my generation is often mischaracterized or misunderstood by parents and those around them, assumed to be irreligious, cynical, ...

DescriptionIn the space of one election cycle, authoritarian governments, moneyed elites and fringe hackers figured out how to game elections, bypa...

Reducere. How policies forged after September 11 were weaponized under Trump and turned on American democracy itself In the wake of the September 11 terror a...

An award-winning presidential historian offers an authoritative account of American presidents' attacks on our freedom of the press. "The FAKE NEWS...

DescriptionReview every skill and question type needed for SAT success - now with eight total practice tests.The 2018 edition of The Official SAT S...

James Comey, former FBI Director and New York Times bestselling author of A Higher Loyalty, uses his long career in federal law enforcement to expl...

Reducere. DescriptionIt has been nine months since Gordy and his friends, Max and Adilene, saved B.R.E.W. (the Board of Ruling Elixirists Worldwide) and the ...

Reducere. Torie Clarke, renowned and respected in political and business circles as one of the nation's most gifted communicators, offers a complete guide to...

Reducere. The Power of Music and the ADHD Brain is filled with true experiences and tested methods for dealing with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ...

Reducere. An Amazon BestsellerThe Most Comprehensive Takedown of the Obama Presidency "If you want to know why the history books will have a dim view of Bara...

Understand why Donald Trump's negotiations prevailed and failed. Learn from internationally recognized negotiation expert Marty Latz as he analyzes...

Reducere. Marriage is a bond that requires hard work from two people in order to find happiness--find all the tips and tools to a happily-ever-after using th...

Reducere. How many times have you felt like you were singled out because of your relationship status? Unfortunately, we live in a society that equates person...

Reducere. Have your secret sexual behaviors recently been discovered? Are you stuck in knowing what to share, how much to share, and how to not traumatize yo...

Reducere. DescriptionSweden has long been viewed as a beacon for democratic government and progressive social policies. In this witty and insightful book, jo...