MPIfG Books

MPIfG Books are monographs and edited volumes based on research projects conducted at the MPIfG. Published by German and international presses, these books are aimed at a wide professional readership. They reflect the Institute’s research methods and wide-ranging interests in sociology and political science. Since 1987, the MPIfG has had its own book series with Campus; the majority of the books are in German. Proposals to publish in the series are subject to internal and external peer review.

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Agents of Migration: Institutional Embeddedness of Labour Brokerage in Nepal

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This book responds to the growing presence of “middle elements” – intermediaries and migration agents – in the facilitation of labour migration and advances an economic sociological explanation for their rising relevance in the contemporary migration landscape. Rather than treating the… more

I capitalismi a confronto: L’economia politica comparata in venti lezioni

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La Comparative Political Economy (CPE) è una disciplina ancora relativamente poco diffusa in Italia, ma da tempo consolidata a livello internazionale. Essa analizza i fenomeni economici attraverso gli strumenti delle scienze sociali, in particolare della scienza politica e della… more

The Game: The Economy of Undocumented Migration from Afghanistan to Europe

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What social relationships and economic interactions facilitate the crossing of borders for people to seek asylum? This book follows the migration trajectory from Afghanistan to Germany, examining each stage of the journey through Iran, Turkey, Greece, and along the so-called Balkan route… more

Understanding Political Economy: Capitalism, Democracy and Inequality

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Understanding Political Economy provides a critical discussion of the leading concepts and theories in political economy. Bob Hancké, Toon Van Overbeke and Dustin Voss conduct a historical and thematic review of the evolution of political-economic thought, revolving around the relation… more

How We Sold Our Future: The Failure to Fight Climate Change

Klimawandel

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For decades we have known about the dangers of global warming. Nevertheless, greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase. How can we explain our failure to take the necessary measures to stop climate change? Why are societies, despite the mounting threat to ourselves and our children, so… more

Understanding Political Economy: Capitalism, Democracy and Inequality

Taking Back Control? States and State Systems After Globalism

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Taking Back Control? analyses the ongoing tug-of-war between the forces of globalism and democracy, of centralization and decentralization, and unification and differentiation of states and state systems, and how they are tied to the advance of global capitalism and the prospects for its… more