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The subject of this essay is the relation between Milton's classical patriotism and his English nationalism. It has two principal aims. First, it sets out to examine the degree to which the affective or emotional quality of Milton's patriotism was shaped by the classics, especially Cicero and Virgil. For all the energy that has gone into studying Milton's classical republicanism, there has been relatively little interest in that political movement's central concern with patriotism: few, for instance, have shown much interest in David Norbrook's acknowledgment that "English republicanism emerged in part as a vehicle for English nationalism." And second, through this focus on the classical aspect of Milton's patriotism, it argues that far from being neutralized or undercut, Milton's nascent nationalism was actually enabled and intensified by his internationalism, an internationalism that is most graphically illustrated by his engagement with Italy and its role in recovering the classics.

Schiefergas verändert die Welt - aber wie? Angesichts schwankender Angaben zu Vorkommen und wachsender Umweltbedenken stellen sich einige Fragen: Wird aus dem amerikanischen Fracking-Hype ein langfristiger Trend? Sind ähnliche Entwicklungen anderswo möglich? Und: Welche Folgen wird das für die Investitionen in erneuerbare Energien haben? (IP)

This article offers insights from ecopsychology – which aims to place human behaviour back in the context of the natural world – to further the development of an ecosociology that meets Catton and Dunlap's (1978) call for a paradigmatic shift in the way sociology views the role of nature in human society. A more ecocentric viewpoint, reincorporating direct experience, including the environment as part of being embodied, and extending the social to the more-than-human world, could offer new views on the nature of the social, what it is to be human, and wider issues of environmental sustainability. This would be a move towards a revitalized ecosociology that could help humanity come to terms with its unique, but not pre-eminent role in the global system.

Many new oil-producing countries are emerging -- most of them developing countries. The lessons from the UK and Norway following the initial discovery of hydrocarbons in the 1960s offer interesting insights, with two very different approaches to resource extraction and two very different outcomes. This experience, briefly outlined in this essay, may inform policymakers in today's new oil-producing countries who are faced with important choices on how best to use their resource wealth and foster development. The framework to analyze contractual arrangements and revenue management revolves around three global cycles: the political cycle, the resource nationalist cycle, and the obsolescing bargain cycle. Adapted from the source document.

Demand for oil has fallen dramatically in the worst recession since the 1930s, yet oil prices doubled in the year to January. What is behind these apparently contradicting moves and where are prices heading now? Adapted from the source document.