............................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................ IntheEnglish constitutional tradition, subjecthoodhas been primarily derived from two circumstances: place of birth and time of birth. People not born in th...

The bargaining model of war envisions the initiation, prosecution, termination, and consequences of war as part of a single bargaining process. This article focuses on the most recent works on this topic, many of which employ formal techniques, and it applies the model to the different phases of war. It also discusses the state of empirical work on the bargaining model. Finally, the article con...

An emerging literature on ‘new municipalism’ has identified attempts not only to transform local state functions respond the urban crises of neoliberal austerity, but also structure and practices itself, embedding democratic processes into government. This article utilises historical experience left’ within Greater London Council (GLC) from 1981 1986 explore internal dynamics transformation in ...

This brief commentary discusses a recent paper by Speed and Mannion that explores “The Rise of post truth populism in liberal democracies: challenges for health policy.” It considers their assertion that through meaningful democratic engagement in health policy, some of the risks brought about by an exclusionary populist politics can be mediated. With an overview of what participation means in ...

The essence of human uniqueness and what is special about humans is spirituality. What is unique to every human being is his: language, sociability, politic, science, art, technical and working attitudes, playing games, fun and laughter, as well as religiosity and ethical attitudes. All of these dimensions are based upon spirituality or even the human spirit. This paper aims to relate all these...