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"Empire and maps are mutually reliant phenomena and traceable to the dawn of civilisation. Furthermore, maps retain a supremely authoritative status as unquestioned reflections of reality. In today's image-saturated world, their influence is more powerful now than at any other time in history. This book argues that in the 21st century we are seeing an imperial renaissance in the European Union (EU), a political organisation which defies categorisation, but whose power and influence grows by the year. It examines the past, present, and future of the EU to demonstrate that empire is not a category of state but rather a collective imagination which reshapes history and appropriates an artificial past to validate the policies of the present and the ambitions of the future. In doing so, this book illuminates the imperial discourse that permeates the mass maps of the modern EU. This text will be of key interest to students and scholars of political science, EU Studies, Human Geography, European political history, cartography and visual methodologies and international relations"--

Over recent years, a series of challenges including Brexit and the rise of Euroscepticism, have manifested in landmark moments for European integration. First published as a special issue of Global Discourse, this edited collection investigates whether these crises are isolated phenomena or symptoms of a deeper malaise across the EU

This article explores an emerging strategy by sections of the British radical right towards the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) community, who the radical right claim are existentially threatened by the alleged violent homophobia of Islam and their ostensible betrayal by 'the left'. Consequently, parts of the radical right present themselves as the 'true' protectors of LGBTQ+ individuals through what we term alter-progressivism. By analysing recorded speeches, discussions and interviews by and with key British radical right figures, we demonstrate three themes: (1) the broad radical right discourse of a 'Great Replacement' specifically tailored towards LGBTQ+ anxieties, (2) a narrative in which the radical right portray themselves as the defenders of (some) minorities and (3) an emerging distinction between the far-right and radical right concerning LGBTQ+ rights. We conclude that these themes represent a significant rhetorical shift and reveal the flexibility of radical right narratives in an attempt to appeal to diverse communities. This represents a serious challenge, which compels social scientists to adapt their understandings of radical right ideologies, objectives and strategies.

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- About the Author -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 The Problem of Carbon Dioxide Emissions -- Sustainable Development -- The Research Matter -- Carbon Emissions -- Economic Theory -- Research Problem -- Company Car Taxation up to 2002 -- Company Car Taxation after 2002 -- Conceptual Framework -- Research Aim -- Outline of this Book -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 Our Economic System and Environmental Damage -- Is Economic Theory Deficient? -- Recognition of Environmental Impact -- Costing Externalities -- Internalising Costs -- The Influence of Accounting -- The Scope of Accounting -- Regulatory Perspective -- Carbon Taxes -- Car Taxation -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Measuring Attitudes and Behaviour amongst Company Car Drivers -- Research Hypotheses -- Research Methodology -- Survey Instrument -- Survey Questions -- The Survey -- Screening of Results -- Data Analysis -- Matters of Validity -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 Assessing the Potential Effectiveness of Ecological Taxation -- Background -- Responses to the Survey Questions -- Initial Findings -- Is Business Mileage Likely to Change? -- Choice of Car -- Hypothetical Tax Changes -- Next Car -- Is the Change in Company Car Taxation a Good Idea? -- Other Measures to Reduce the Distance Travelled -- Ranking of Features in Choosing a Car -- Other Notable Matters -- Hypotheses Tests -- Summary -- Chapter 5 The Inelasticity of Business Mileage -- Summary of Results -- Consideration of Findings -- Implications for CO2 Reductions -- Implications for Taxation -- Compliance -- Other Implications -- Generalisability of Findings -- Underlying Theory -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6 Working Towards a Low-Carbon Society -- Contribution of the Research -- Limitations of the Research -- Key Findings

Chapter 7 Getting the BackgroundAmerican Seeds, Japanese Soil; Why Can't We Do This Overseas?; Chapter 8 ORIX Hits a Home Run; Quality in Services = Equality at Home; Chapter 9 China, a Learning Experience; The Chinese Ex-Bureaucrat; The Japanese Ex-Manager; The Real China Story; Chapter 10 The Presidenton Strategy; Finding a Comfort Zone; China: No One to Blame but Ourselves; Korea: Different Challenges; The Business of Energy; From Localization to Global Expansion; Chapter 11 Meeting the DNA; A Journey Above the Clouds; Hits and Misses; Today and Tomorrow; Chapter 12 Baseball Friends.