Citizens of Everywhere

Peter Gumbel

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• In 1939, as war loomed, Peter Gumbel's Jewish-born grandparents fled Nazi Germany for England. But within a matter of decades, their grandson, appalle... Lees meer

The Power of Journalists

Nick Robinson, Barbara Speed, Charlie Beckett, Gary Gibbon

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• We live in a profoundly challenging era for journalists. While the profession has historically taken on the mantle of providing clear, sound informati... Lees meer

Nonviolence

Ramin Jahanbegloo

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• A powerful book on the importance of committing to nonviolence. In this compact book, Ramin Jahanbegloo argues that the time has come for humanity to ... Lees meer

Truth in Public Life

Vernon White, Stephen Lamport, Claire Foster-Gilbert

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• In Truth in Public Life , three public servants--a theologian, an economist, and an ethicist--contend for both the existence and moral imperatives of ... Lees meer

The European Identity

Stephen Green

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• What--if anything--do the twenty-eight member states of the European Union have in common? Amidst all the variety, can one even speak of a European id... Lees meer

Self and Society

Michael Amherst, David Crane, Nick Inman, Beninio McDonough-Tranza, Tara McEvoy

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• A collection of five essays from the 2020 Hubert Butler Essay Prize that examine contemporary society, featuring a foreword from Irish President Micha... Lees meer

Integrity in Public Life

Vernon White, Claire Foster-Gilbert, Jane Sinclair

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• Good governance is a fundamental value in the United Kingdom, and its citizens are entitled to expect that public officials, both elected and non-elec... Lees meer

We Are the People

Penny Bochum

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• Recent years have seen a surge of populism across the Western world, exposing the vulnerabilities of liberal democracy and driving the international p... Lees meer

Justice in Public Life

Claire Foster-Gilbert, Jane Sinclair, James Hawkey

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• An exploration of the concept of justice, focusing on its place in public service. The three essays in Justice in Public Life , written by Claire Fost... Lees meer

The Responsibilities of Democracy

John Major, Nick Clegg

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• Democracy operates on consent. That means politicians have an obligation to present and argue their causes in order to ultimately win consensus. Above... Lees meer

Drawing the Line

Ivan Gibbons

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• Though once a source of violent conflict, the border dividing the Republic of Ireland from Northern Ireland has been relatively stable in recent years... Lees meer

The Power of Civil Servants

Peter Hennessy, David Normington

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• Throughout Britain, Civil Servants are exposed to public scrutiny today in unprecedented ways. What does it mean that the political neutrality of the ... Lees meer

The Vitality of Democracy

Gisela Stuart

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• A reflection on the current state of and challenges to British democracy. In The Vitality of Democracy , British-German politician Gisela Stuart argue... Lees meer

Fiction, Fact and Future

James Elles

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• Since its inception, the European Union has developed to become an open and transparent system which is democratically accountable to more than five h... Lees meer

Commons and Lords

Emma Crewe

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• The British Parliament rewards close scrutiny not just for the sake of democracy, but also because the surprises it contains challenge our understandi... Lees meer

Brexit and the British

Stephen Green

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• Whatever the eventual outcome of Britain's negotiations to leave the European Union, the critical questions remain: what does the Referendum vote tell... Lees meer

Establishment and Meritocracy

Peter Hennessy

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• Like so many of the postwar generation in Britain, Peter Hennessy climbed the ladders of opportunity set up by the 1944 Education Act designed to enco... Lees meer

Lion and Lamb

Mihir Bose

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• The great British dilemma is this: Britain is a country forever wrestling with two moral sides--whether to be viewed as a lion that roars and conquers... Lees meer

A Love Affair with Europe

Giles Radice

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• From his earliest childhood, Giles Radice has held Europe close to his heart. Ten years after the end of World War II, at the age of 18, he set off to... Lees meer

Trust in Public Life

James Hawkey, Anthony Ball, Anna Rowlands, Josie Rourke

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• A deep and thoughtful reflection on trust in the context of public life. Trust in Public Life is a collection of essays addressing the importance of t... Lees meer

The Noble Army

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• The narratives of the figures behind the ten statues of martyrs at the Westminster Abbey. In July 1998, ten statues of martyrs of the twentieth centur... Lees meer

The Power of Judges

David Neuberger, Peter Riddell

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• To the vast majority of the English public, the role of the United Kingdom's Supreme Court has often been distant and incomprehensible, its judges a c... Lees meer

Secret Service

Jonathan Evans

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• In Secret Service , former Director Deneral of the British Security Service Jonathan Evans reveals how he balanced two apparently irreconcilable press... Lees meer

The Uk's In-Out Referendum

David Owen

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• As David Owen notes in The UK's In-Out Referendum , the European Union's attempts at conflict resolution have left much to be desired. In the Ukraine,... Lees meer