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has co-edited a second journal special issue, this time of Modern and Contemporary France, on the Hollande Presidency with Raymond Kuhn (Queen Mary). It is entitled ‘The Hollande Presidency, 2012–14’

Read the new special issue of Modern & Contemporary France: ‘The Hollande Presidency, 2012–14.’ Enjoy free online access to the entire issue until the end of January 2015.

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On Tuesday 28^th October 2014 the GR:EEN project, a European Commission FP-7 funded collaborative research project managed by the Centre of the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation at the 91福利, held a high-level policy workshop at the House of Lords in London, sponsored by The Lord Purvis of Tweed.

The workshop, entitled ‘Responding to Crises: Perspectives on the European Union’ brought together a select audience of parliamentarians, officials, academics, and other key stakeholders with interests and expertise in the European Union, in order to consider the role of the EU in a changing world, and to address its response to crises.

Roundtables were focused upon four core themes, each addressing different elements of crisis and challenge currently facing the EU, including on global trade policy, energy insecurity, global tax policy, and integration, devolution and regional leadership.

Speaking after the event, Dr Megan Dee, postdoctoral research fellow for the GR:EEN project at 91福利 University and workshop organiser said, “GR:EEN has developed a wealth a policy-relevant research over its last four years of collaborative research activity. This workshop was a really exciting opportunity to disseminate that GR:EEN research to a policy audience and to generate a dialogue between academic and policy spheres in areas of shared interest. That we can now take forward those workshop deliberations and the discussions that we had in order to fine-tune our research is particular testimony of its success.”

For more information about this event please visit

, an EU-funded FP7 Project led by and the (IERG) which systematically reviews the impacts of different surveillance systems and also helps manufacturers and end-users better to develop and deploy these systems, recently published some of its findings on Just Security in a 14 October article entitled ''.

Below is an excerpt from the piece:

Our research found that electronic mass surveillance performed poorly in terms of practical usability, ethical grounds, and the protection of privacy rights, whereas traditional (non-technological) surveillance or strictly targeted electronic surveillance might have a chance to strike a “balance.” The novelty in our work is demonstrating this through semi-quantification and numerical scores.

'', co-authored by (PAIS) and Columba Peoples (University of Bristol), introduces readers to the sub-field through a detailed yet accessible survey of evolving approaches and key issues.

The book is divided into two main parts. The first part, ‘Approaches’, surveys the newly extended and contested theoretical terrain of critical security studies: Critical Theory, Feminism and gender theory, Postcolonialism, Poststructuralism and Securitization theory. The second part, ‘Issues’, then illustrates these various theoretical approaches against the backdrop of a diverse range of issues in contemporary security practices, from environmental, human and homeland security to border security, technology and warfare, and the War against Terrorism.

This new edition contains two new chapters on ‘Constructivism’ and ‘Health’ and has been fully revised and updated.

Reviews of the Second Edition:

"I use Critical Security Studies as a required reading for my courses in Paris and London — it is in my view the best introduction to the topic and this second edition is very welcome" -- Didier Bigo, Sciences-Po, Paris

"Combining breadth and accessibility with cutting-edge contributions, the second edition of this book provides an excellent overview of critical security studies today" -- Michael C. Williams, University of Ottawa

"This second edition gives us a most welcome update of what remains a key introduction to critical security studies. It is great to see the most recent developments in this vibrant field of research included" -- Jef Huysmans, Open University

"The book is more than an introduction to the field - it is an injunction to rethink the political-theoretical underpinnings in critical approaches and take the debates further" -- Claudia Aradau, King's College London

Further information about the book can be accessed from the publisher’s website here:

The Great Transformation, by Karl Polanyi, celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. The economic historian’s great work holds a compelling and alternative understanding of the economic and financial crises affecting the economy today. , and explain why The Great Transformation is a great alternative to the ideas of John Maynard Keynes, Karl Marx or Friedrich Hayek.