The Rest Vol. 12 No. 2


The 24th issue of the rest: journal of politics and development is out now.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS


Research Articles


Thinking through the Event: Alain Badiou versus Michael Hardt & Antonio Negri
By Semra Akay

Return and Recuperation Strategies on Returnees to Nigeria: The Libya Episode
By A. J. Aluko & D. O. Apeloko & Bello M. Ayodele

Politico Legal Dynamics of Seaborne Piracy in the Pelagic Waters of South East Asia
By Sreemoyee Sarkar

Geopolitical Struggle between Russia and Turkey: The Intersection of Ukraine and Syrian Crises
By Rahman Dag


Review Article


Arab Spring in Syria and the Rest
By I. William Zartman


Book Reviews


Adam Goodman
The Deportation Machine. America’s Long History of Expelling Immigrants
By Gennaro Errichiello

Rachel McCleary and Robert J Barro
The Wealth of Religions: The Political Economy of Believing and Belonging
By Nurbanu Yaşar

Joseph Masco
The Nuclear Borderlands: The Manhattan Project in Post-Cold War New Mexico
By Daniyal Talat

John G. Matsusaka
Let the People Rule: How Direct Democracy Can Meet the Populist Challenge
By Robert Nyenhuis

Catherine E. De Vries and Sara B. Hobolt
Political Entrepreneurs: The Rise of Challenger Parties in Europe
By Meltem Ince-Yenilmez

Noah Feldman
The Arab Winter: A Tragedy
By Ramzi Bendebka