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Book SynopsisThis book offers the first comprehensive analysis of the wave of revolutionary terrorism in affluent countries, focusing on the development paths followed by countries during the interwar period. It will appeal to researchers and students interested in studying political violence, conflict, and terrorism.Trade Review'Sánchez-Cuenca's truly path-breaking study of revolutionary terrorism in affluent countries is original, deep, broad-ranging, highly readable, and chock full of new and intriguing insights. An absolutely real gem.' Stathis Kalyvas, Gladstone Professor of Government, University of Oxford'This is a fascinating explanation of what seems, in retrospect, to be a very hard-to-understand wave of transnational terrorism - the revolutionary terrorist groups that operated in multiple advanced industrial countries in the 1970s and 80s. Sánchez-Cuenca handles multiple methods with a rare combination of creativity and common sense, making notable progress on the difficult problem of how to understand the interactive effects of ideology, historical legacies, and transnational shocks on political violence.' James Fearon, Stanford University, California'This book is about the causes of leftwing terrorism in the developed world, but this is not all. It goes beyond the conventional narratives focused on the radicalization processes sparked by May '68 by digging deep into history to carve out the different long-term development paths that broadly influenced political conflicts in the western world. Sánchez-Cuenca's book reads like a mystery, in which the shocking discovery of the culprit opens extraordinary new avenues for further research about the determinants of violence in our societies.' Luis De La Calle, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico'In summary, this book is truly a tour de force, highly recommended for experts on the matter and for those who wonder about the crossover between the right methodology to analyse long term processes, ideas, culture, institutions and specific facts that give results where luck and the individual and collective actions are also involved.' Carmen Lopez Alonso, Revista Española de Investigaciones SociológicasTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The argument: from development paths in the interwar years to revolutionary terrorism in the 1970s; 2. Revolutionary terrorism and its ideological roots; 3. The major cases of revolutionary terrorism; 4. Contemporary effects and background conditions; 5. The long-term determinants of revolutionary terrorism; 6. Historical mechanisms: radicalism and repression; 7. Individualism, modernization and violence.

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Book SynopsisThe Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the world''s largest regional security organisation, possesses most of the attributes traditionally ascribed to an international organisation, but lacks a constitutive treaty and an established international legal personality. Moreover, OSCE decisions are considered mere political commitments and thus not legally binding. As such, it seems to correspond to the general zeitgeist, in which new, less formal actors and forms of international cooperation gain prominence, while traditional actors and instruments of international law are in stagnation. However, an increasing number of voices - including the OSCE participating states - have been advocating for more formal and autonomous OSCE institutional structures, for international legal personality, or even for the adoption of a constitutive treaty. The book analyses why and how these demands have emerged, critically analyses the reform proposals and provides new arguments forTable of ContentsPart I. Introduction: 1. Legal uncertainty and indeterminacy – immutable characteristics of the OSCE? Carolyn Moser and Anne Peters; Part II. The Quest for International Legal Personality: 2. Political dynamics and institutional reforms in the OSCE Christian Nünlist and Petri Hakkarainen; 3. The role of the organisation in asserting legal personality: the position of the OSCE secretariat on the OSCE legal status Lisa Tabassi; 4. Legal personality of the OSCE – past developments, status quo and future ambitions Helmut Tichy; 5. 'It's politics, stupid': an international relations perspective on strengthening the legal framework of the OSCE Tanja A. Börzel and Ingo Peters; 6. Domestic implications of the OSCE's legal personality under Russian constitutional law Gleb Bogush; Part III. Manifestations of the Legal Position under International Law: 7. Revisiting questions of organisationhood, legal personality and membership in the OSCE: the interplay between law, politics and practice Niels M. Blokker and Ramses A. Wessel; 8. The OSCE's domestic legal status: an exploration of relevant international law sources Cedric Ryngaert; 9. Privileges and immunities of the organization for security and co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Isabelle Pingel; 10. The external relations of the OSCE Laurence Boisson de Chazournes and Andrzej Gadkowski; 11. The international responsibility of the OSCE Lorenzo Gasbarri; Part IV. The Legal and Institutional Framework as a Governance Issue: 12. The OSCE as a case of informal international lawmaking? Olivia Herman and Jan Wouters: 13. Conceptualising accountability in the legal and institutional framework of the OSCE Carolyn Moser; 14. Legitimate governance as a privilege and price for the autonomy of international organisations Mateja Steinbrück Platise; Part V. Conclusions: 15. Transformation of the OSCE legal status Mateja Steinbrück Platise and Anne Peters.

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Book SynopsisThe rise of Euroscepticism and populist backlash pose a dramatic challenge to the EU and highlight the EU''s growing legal powers over core areas of state sovereignty. Authored by leading academics and policymakers, this book provides a comprehensive and cutting-edge analysis of the fields of EU law at the heart of contemporary political debates - economic policy, human migration, internal security, and constitutional fundamentals at the national level. Following the specialist contributions, the conclusion draws out critical, cross-cutting lessons for improving legitimacy and advancing the rule of law, rights and democracy in sovereignty-sensitive areas of EU law. Accessible to students, this volume is an invaluable resource for researchers and scholars of EU law and politics.Table of Contents1. Introduction: EU law, sovereignty, and populism Francesca Bignami; Part I. Economic Policy: 2. The future of the European economic and monetary Union: issues of constitutional law Matthias Ruffert; 3. Post-crisis economic and social policy: some thoughts on structural reforms 2.0 Philomila Tsoukala; 4. Politicized integration: the case of the Eurozone crisis Nicolas Jabko; 5. EU financial regulation after the neoliberal moment Elliot Posner; 6. The Euro crisis and the transformation of the European political system Renaud Dehousse; Part II. Human Migration: 7. On equal treatment, social justice and the introduction of parliamentarism in the European Union Ulf Öberg and Nathalie Leyns; 8. The emerging architecture of EU asylum policy: insights into the administrative governance of the common European asylum system Evangelia Tsourdi; 9. Databases for non-EU nationals and the right to private life: towards a system of generalised surveillance of movement? Niovi Vavoula; Part III. Internal Security: 10. The EU and international terrorism: promoting free movement of persons, the right to privacy, and security Gilles de Kerchove and Christiane Höhn; 11. The preventive tun in European security policy: towards a rule of law crisis? Valsamis Mitsilegas; 12. The opening salvo: the CLOUD Act, e-evidence proposals, and EU-US discussions regarding law enforcement access to data across borders Jennifer Daskal; 13. Preserving article 8 in times of crisis: constraining derogations from the European Convention on Human Rights Marc Rotenberg and Eleni Kyriakides; 14. Progress and failure in the area of freedom, security, and justice Emilio De Capitani; Part IV. Constitutional Fundamentals: 15. Defending democracy in EU member states: beyond article 7 TEU Kim Lane Scheppele and R. Daniel Kelemen; 16. The politics of resentment and first principles in the European Court of Justice Tomasz Tadeusz Koncewicz; 17. The populist backlash against Europe: why only alternative economic and social policies can stop the rise of populism in Europe Bojan Bugarič; 18. The democratic disconnect, the power-legitimacy nexus, and the future of EU governance Peter L. Lindseth; 19. Conclusion: rule of law, rights, and democracy in sovereignty-sensitive domains Francesca Bignami.

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Book SynopsisOur understanding of civil war is shot through with the spectre of quagmire, a situation that traps belligerents, compounding and entrenching war''s dangers. Despite the subject''s importance, its causes are obscure. A pervasive ''folk'' notion that quagmire is intrinsic to certain countries or wars has foreclosed inquiry, and scholarship has failed to identify quagmire as an object of study in its own right. Schulhofer-Wohl provides the first treatment of quagmire in civil war. In a rigorous but accessible analysis, he explains how quagmire can emerge from domestic-international interactions and strategic choices. To support the argument, Schulhofer-Wohl draws upon field research on Lebanon''s sixteen-year civil war, structured comparisons with civil wars in Chad and Yemen, and rigorous statistical analyses of all civil wars worldwide fought between 1944 and 2006. The results make clear that the ''folk'' notion misdiagnoses quagmire and demand that we revisit policies that rest upon it. Schulhofer-Wohl demonstrates that quagmire is made, not found.Trade Review'This brilliant and erudite book, the outcome of assiduous and painstaking research, pulls together the premises underlying the heuristic metaphor of Quagmire. It is a master stroke. Destined, in my view, to become a landmark, a tour de force, even a classic for the analysis of civil wars in their diverse origins and manifestations. Like other classics, Professor Schulhofer-Wohl offers an enlightened theoretical paradigm, grounded empirical fieldwork, sustained by compelling prose. Equally appealing, he adopts a multilayered approach that draws on both internationally and domestically-centered perspectives to analyze the strategic interactions between foreign states and internal warring parties. In short, to understand how belligerents become entrapped in civil wars.' Samir Khalaf, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, American University of Beirut'It is sometimes said that powers 'find' themselves bogged down in quagmires. In this lucidly written work, Jonah Schulhofer-Wohl argues that 'quagmires are made, not found.' Schulhofer-Wohl shows just how foreign backers and belligerents make quagmires through the interaction of their strategic choices. Quagmire in Civil War is not only a significant contribution to our understanding of why some civil wars become prolonged, but also an important work adding to our comprehension of the preferences and interlocking strategic choices of external and domestic actors in civil war in general.' Roger Petersen, Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology'Professor Schulhofer-Wohl penetrates deeply into the question of why some - but not all - civil wars entrap governments, rebels, and foreign backers. Quagmire's analysis sheds light on Syria's civil war after 2011. It explains why both pro-government and rebel forces often fell back to non-territorial warfare between 2014 and 2016 and why the balance shifted in favor of Asad when Russia especially escalated to back the Syrian government's move for costly territorial control and rebel backers declined to match the escalation. Aspiring policymakers need to go beyond simplistic descriptions of the evolution of civil wars to consider Schulhofer-Wohl's analysis about how decisions by different actors can together produce outcomes not originally foreseen or intended by any side in a civil war.' Robert S. Ford, US Ambassador to Syria, 2011–2014'In this magisterial book, Schulhofer-Wohl takes on a big question: Why do some civil wars become 'quagmires' while others do not? His innovative answer points to the strategic structure of a conflict and associated decision-making problems for the warring parties and their potential foreign backers. Moving research on civil wars in new directions, he brings conceptual rigor to the notion of a civil war quagmire and highlights key mechanisms leading to their emergence. His rigorous empirical approach, which combines hypotheses derived from a formal model, original fieldwork in Lebanon, cross-national statistical tests, and comparative historical research on Chad and Yemen, inspires confidence in his arguments.' Melani Cammett, Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Harvard University'While many scholars have viewed the Lebanese Civil War as a key case study in comparative research on armed conflict, it was never quite written. Jonah Schulhofer-Wohl has finally done that job, and no one could have done it better. Quagmire in Civil War at once provides theoretical sophistication, in-depth empirical analysis, and policy relevance. It is one of the best studies on Lebanon and the Middle East I have seen in a very long time; a strong rebuke to anyone still claiming that Middle East studies fails to contribute to political science and the comparative study of war and peace.' Reinoud Leenders, Reader at the Department of War Studies, King's College London, and author of Spoils of Truce: Corruption and State-Building in Postwar Lebanon'How do warring parties get trapped in interminable civil wars, unable either to win or withdraw? In this important new book, Jonah Schulhofer-Wohl explains why quagmire is the tragic consequence of particular strategic interactions between contending factions and their foreign backers, and not the result of domestic constraints, strategic myopia, or other decision-making pathologies. Theoretically rigorous and empirically rich, Quagmire in Civil War is an exemplary work of policy-relevant social science.' Stephen M. Walt, Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University'Quagmire in Civil War offers not only a fascinating read on a highly relevant topic, but provides a model for how statistics, game theory, history, and political science can present a challenging topic.' Jerry Lenaburg, New York Journal of Books'Quagmire in Civil War is a masterpiece of conflict studies, combining a variety of research methods to explain a confusing phenomenon which tends to compound war's dangers and bog down superpowers in foreign theaters.' Giuseppe Spatafora, Journal of Peace Research'This is an excellent and important academic book that will interest Middle East scholars, political scientists, and political economists.' Laia Balcells, The Middle East Journal'… the book provides a rigorous understanding of the mechanisms of foreign-domestic entanglement in civil wars. The quantitative comparative analysis of 140 civil wars that follows the in-depth study of the Lebanese case convincingly points to the wide applicability of the theory. From this perspective, the book is a vital reference for scholars of civil wars and internationalisation of local conflicts, setting the stage for a new research agenda for the study of quagmire, its causes, duration, effects and implications for local belligerents, foreign powers and most crucially the civilian populations that are always at the receiving end of the nightmares of quagmires.' Marina Calculli, The International SpectatorTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. A theory of quagmire; 3. The Lebanese civil war, 1975–1990: issues, actors, turning points, explanations; 4. Mechanisms of quagmire in Lebanon; 5. Civil wars worldwide, 1944–2006; 6. Comparative evidence from Chad and Yemen; 7. A field guide to quagmire.

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Book SynopsisDecisions of international courts and arbitrators, as well as judgments of national courts, are fundamental elements of modern public international law. The International Law Reports is the only publication in the world wholly devoted to the regular and systematic reporting in English of such decisions. It is therefore an absolutely essential work of reference. Volume 185 is devoted to the International Court of Justice''s 2017 Order on Provisional Measures in Application of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Ukraine v. Russian Federation), 2019 judgment of the Norwegian Supreme Court in SIA North Star Ltd v. Public Prosecution Authority and the 2018 judgment of the United States Supreme Court in Animal Science Products Inc v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co Ltd.Table of Contents1. Application of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Ukraine v. Russian Federation); 2. Bosphorus Queen Shipping Ltd Corp. v. Rajavartiolaitos; 3. Russian National Extradition Case; 4. Martinson Case; 5. SIA North Star Ltd v. Public prosecution authority; 6. Re Review of Constitutionality of Article 1 of the Federal Law 'On Ratifying the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and Protocols Thereto'; 7. Minister of Home Affairs and Others v. Tsebe and Others, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Another v. Tsebe and Others; 8. Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe v. Fick and Others; 9. Law Society of South Africa and Others v. President of the Republic of South Africa and Others; 10. Svenska Petroleum Exploration AB v. Government of the Republic of Lithuania and Another (No 2); 11. AA-R (Iran) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department; 12. Ford v. Malaysian Airline Systems Berhad; 13. R v. Gul; 14. R v. Lama; 15. R (Nour) v. Secretary of State for Defence; 16. Pearl Petroleum Co Ltd v Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq; 17. Youssef v. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs; 18. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Others v. Helmerich and Payne International Drilling Co. and Others; 19. Jesner and Others v. Arab Bank, PLC; 20. Animal Science Products Inc and Others v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd and Others.

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Book SynopsisDecisions of international courts and arbitrators, as well as judgments of national courts, are fundamental elements of modern public international law. The International Law Reports is the only publication in the world wholly devoted to the regular and systematic reporting in English of such decisions. It is therefore an absolutely essential work of reference. Volume 186 is devoted to the Frontier Dispute (Burkina Faso/Niger), APDH v. Côte d''Ivoire, Umuhoza v. Rwanda, Anchugov and Gladkov v. Russia, Re Execution of the Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the Case of Anchugov and Gladkov v. Russia, Avotinš v. Latvia, BAC v. Greece, Fontevecchia and D''amico v. Argentina, Fontevecchia Case, Request under Regulation 46(3) of the Regulations of the Court, Decision on the ''Prosecution''s Request for a Ruling on Jurisdiction under Article 19(3) of the Statute'' ''Rohingya Case''), Ezokola v. Canada, B010 v. Canada, Google Inc. v. Equustek Solutions Inc. and Others, Dhakal anTable of Contents1. Frontier Dispute (Burkina Faso/Niger); 2. Actions pour la Protection des Droits de l'Homme (APDH) v. Republic of Côte d'Ivoire; 3. Umuhoza v. Republic of Rwanda; 4. Anchugov and Gladkov v. Russia; 5. Re Execution of the Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the Case of Anchugov and Gladkov v. Russia; 6. Avotiņš v. Latvia; 7. BAC v. Greece; 8. Fontevecchia and D'amico v. Argentina; 9. Fontevecchia Case; 10. Request under Regulation 46(3) of the Regulations of the Court; 11. Ezokola v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration); 12. B010 v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration); 13. Google Inc. v. Equustek Solutions Inc. and Others; 14. Dhakal and Others v. Nepal Government and Others; 15. Re Application by Finucane for Judicial Review.

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Book SynopsisOur understanding of civil war is shot through with the spectre of quagmire, a situation that traps belligerents, compounding and entrenching war''s dangers. Despite the subject''s importance, its causes are obscure. A pervasive ''folk'' notion that quagmire is intrinsic to certain countries or wars has foreclosed inquiry, and scholarship has failed to identify quagmire as an object of study in its own right. Schulhofer-Wohl provides the first treatment of quagmire in civil war. In a rigorous but accessible analysis, he explains how quagmire can emerge from domestic-international interactions and strategic choices. To support the argument, Schulhofer-Wohl draws upon field research on Lebanon''s sixteen-year civil war, structured comparisons with civil wars in Chad and Yemen, and rigorous statistical analyses of all civil wars worldwide fought between 1944 and 2006. The results make clear that the ''folk'' notion misdiagnoses quagmire and demand that we revisit policies that rest upon iTrade Review'This brilliant and erudite book, the outcome of assiduous and painstaking research, pulls together the premises underlying the heuristic metaphor of Quagmire. It is a master stroke. Destined, in my view, to become a landmark, a tour de force, even a classic for the analysis of civil wars in their diverse origins and manifestations. Like other classics, Professor Schulhofer-Wohl offers an enlightened theoretical paradigm, grounded empirical fieldwork, sustained by compelling prose. Equally appealing, he adopts a multilayered approach that draws on both internationally and domestically-centered perspectives to analyze the strategic interactions between foreign states and internal warring parties. In short, to understand how belligerents become entrapped in civil wars.' Samir Khalaf, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, American University of Beirut'It is sometimes said that powers 'find' themselves bogged down in quagmires. In this lucidly written work, Jonah Schulhofer-Wohl argues that 'quagmires are made, not found.' Schulhofer-Wohl shows just how foreign backers and belligerents make quagmires through the interaction of their strategic choices. Quagmire in Civil War is not only a significant contribution to our understanding of why some civil wars become prolonged, but also an important work adding to our comprehension of the preferences and interlocking strategic choices of external and domestic actors in civil war in general.' Roger Petersen, Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology'Professor Schulhofer-Wohl penetrates deeply into the question of why some - but not all - civil wars entrap governments, rebels, and foreign backers. Quagmire's analysis sheds light on Syria's civil war after 2011. It explains why both pro-government and rebel forces often fell back to non-territorial warfare between 2014 and 2016 and why the balance shifted in favor of Asad when Russia especially escalated to back the Syrian government's move for costly territorial control and rebel backers declined to match the escalation. Aspiring policymakers need to go beyond simplistic descriptions of the evolution of civil wars to consider Schulhofer-Wohl's analysis about how decisions by different actors can together produce outcomes not originally foreseen or intended by any side in a civil war.' Robert S. Ford, US Ambassador to Syria, 2011–2014'In this magisterial book, Schulhofer-Wohl takes on a big question: Why do some civil wars become 'quagmires' while others do not? His innovative answer points to the strategic structure of a conflict and associated decision-making problems for the warring parties and their potential foreign backers. Moving research on civil wars in new directions, he brings conceptual rigor to the notion of a civil war quagmire and highlights key mechanisms leading to their emergence. His rigorous empirical approach, which combines hypotheses derived from a formal model, original fieldwork in Lebanon, cross-national statistical tests, and comparative historical research on Chad and Yemen, inspires confidence in his arguments.' Melani Cammett, Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Harvard University'While many scholars have viewed the Lebanese Civil War as a key case study in comparative research on armed conflict, it was never quite written. Jonah Schulhofer-Wohl has finally done that job, and no one could have done it better. Quagmire in Civil War at once provides theoretical sophistication, in-depth empirical analysis, and policy relevance. It is one of the best studies on Lebanon and the Middle East I have seen in a very long time; a strong rebuke to anyone still claiming that Middle East studies fails to contribute to political science and the comparative study of war and peace.' Reinoud Leenders, Reader at the Department of War Studies, King's College London, and author of Spoils of Truce: Corruption and State-Building in Postwar Lebanon'How do warring parties get trapped in interminable civil wars, unable either to win or withdraw? In this important new book, Jonah Schulhofer-Wohl explains why quagmire is the tragic consequence of particular strategic interactions between contending factions and their foreign backers, and not the result of domestic constraints, strategic myopia, or other decision-making pathologies. Theoretically rigorous and empirically rich, Quagmire in Civil War is an exemplary work of policy-relevant social science.' Stephen M. Walt, Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University'Quagmire in Civil War offers not only a fascinating read on a highly relevant topic, but provides a model for how statistics, game theory, history, and political science can present a challenging topic.' Jerry Lenaburg, New York Journal of Books'Quagmire in Civil War is a masterpiece of conflict studies, combining a variety of research methods to explain a confusing phenomenon which tends to compound war's dangers and bog down superpowers in foreign theaters.' Giuseppe Spatafora, Journal of Peace Research'This is an excellent and important academic book that will interest Middle East scholars, political scientists, and political economists.' Laia Balcells, The Middle East Journal'… the book provides a rigorous understanding of the mechanisms of foreign-domestic entanglement in civil wars. The quantitative comparative analysis of 140 civil wars that follows the in-depth study of the Lebanese case convincingly points to the wide applicability of the theory. From this perspective, the book is a vital reference for scholars of civil wars and internationalisation of local conflicts, setting the stage for a new research agenda for the study of quagmire, its causes, duration, effects and implications for local belligerents, foreign powers and most crucially the civilian populations that are always at the receiving end of the nightmares of quagmires.' Marina Calculli, The International SpectatorTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. A theory of quagmire; 3. The Lebanese civil war, 1975–1990: issues, actors, turning points, explanations; 4. Mechanisms of quagmire in Lebanon; 5. Civil wars worldwide, 1944–2006; 6. Comparative evidence from Chad and Yemen; 7. A field guide to quagmire.

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Book SynopsisThe global financial crisis in 2008 brought central banking to the centre stage, prompting questions about the role of national central banks and - in Europe - of the multi-country European Central Bank. What can central banks do, and what are their limitations? How have they performed? Currency, Credit and Crisis seeks to provide a coherent perspective on the functions of a central bank in a small country by assessing the way in which Ireland''s financial crisis from 2010 to 2013 was handled. Drawing on his experiences as Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland and in research and policy work at the World Bank, Patrick Honohan offers a detailed analytical narrative of the origins of the crisis and of policy makers'' conduct during its most fraught moments.Trade Review'A fine account of these extraordinary events.' Colm McCarthy, Sunday Independent'A valuable and very readable insight into the work of an institution so important that its independence is protected by law …' Irish Times'Honohan's perspective as a policy-maker in one of the worst-affected countries would be valuable in any case. But this book is especially valuable for the unfailingly analytical approach Honohan brings to what he witnessed. It will be required reading for all who wish to understand what happened in the global financial crisis, and how that crisis did not become a calamity.' Dan Hardie, Central Banking Journal'Ireland has overcome its financial crisis with exemplary success, and Professor Honohan's account is readable, clear and fascinating. He clearly believes that the euro area's troubles are not yet over, and it is impossible not to agree.' William A. Allen, Society of Professional EconomistsTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Currency: 1. Fixed or floating; 2. Toward the euro; 3. The euro area crisis; Part II. Credit: 4. Safe and sound banking; 5. Faults in financial services; 6. The role of the central bank; Part III. Crisis: 7. The guarantee; 8. The race to stabilize the banks; 9. The bailout; 10. Cleaning-up; Part IV. Taking Stock: 11. The European decade of bank failure; 12. The Irish economy in boom and bust; 13. Lessons learnt.

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Book SynopsisIdeological congruence is the term generally used in comparative politics for the representative relationship between the general preferences of citizens and the perceived and stated position of government. This study provides a systematic comparative assessment of success and failure in achieving ideological congruence in nineteen developed parliamentary democracies from 1996 through to 2017. It then deconstructs the processes through which elections can connect citizens and governments into the three major stages: citizens'' votes in parliamentary elections; the conversion of those votes into legislative representation; the election of prime ministers by their parliaments and the appointment of cabinet ministers. Analyzing these three stages shows that average distance from the median citizen increases at each stage, with only a few remarkable recoveries once congruence begins to go astray.Table of Contents1. Elections and ideological congruence in parliamentary democracies; 2. The (rocky) paths to government congruence: three stages; 3. Party systems as contexts; 4. Incongruence at stage I: starting out on or off the path to ideological congruence; 5. Congruence failures at stage II: votes into seats – disproportionality and the distance of the median legislative party; 6. Forming governments: stage III failure – distance of the governments; 7. A special analysis problem at stage III: minority governments; 8. The costs of ideological congruence: achieving and achieved; 9. Representation in parliamentary democracies: when does congruence go astray?

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Book SynopsisHow does international law impact the behavior of states? This book designed for students in multiple disciplines offers a comprehensive, accessible introduction to the ''law of nations,'' detailing the evolution of state practice in response to an ever-changing, diverse world. In this new edition of William Slomanson''s foundational text, the new authors, Professors Slagter and Van Doorn, trace how states manage their sovereignty in myriad ways, working through treaties, international organizations, and international courts to secure their own as well as global interests. With special emphasis on five key areas-human rights, the use of force, human security and humanitarian intervention, environmental protection, and economic relations-the authors illustrate both the power and limits of international law to provide structure and predictability on a globalized planet. Real-world problem sets, annotated bibliographies, and a practical guide to studying international law make this a text that students and instructors alike will appreciate.Trade Review'The authors have produced a superb book on the fundamental topics, issue areas, and perspectives on international law, appropriate for both undergraduate and graduate students. The book is unmatched in its readability, organization, depth, and breadth and provides online support. The 7th edition builds and improves upon the long-enduring Bill Slomanson's book.' Ali Abootalebi, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire'Having taught international law for the past two decades, I have been on a long quest for a book that would present an engaging introduction to the subject matter for a diverse range of students, while striking the right balance between rigor and accessibility. Now, that quest has concluded with the 7th edition of Fundamental Perspectives on International Law.' Jack R. Mangala, Grand Valley State University'Slagter and Van Doorn have done an exceptional job updating Slomanson's Fundamental Perspectives on International Law for anyone interested in what international law can tell us about many contemporary global issues. The book draws on timely examples to provide an accessible overview of the promise and the limits of international law from traditional sources and emerging perspectives.' Adam Van Liere, University of Wisconsin La CrosseTable of Contents1. What Is International Law?; 2. States and Individuals in International Law; 3. Treaties and Diplomacy; 4. Range of Sovereignty; 5. Extraterritorial Jurisdiction; 6. International Organizations; 7. Human Rights; 8. The Use of Force by States; 9. Intervention and Human Security; 10. International Environmental Law; 11. International Economic Relations.

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Book SynopsisThe fourth edition of this market-leading textbook offers students a clear framework for understanding the practice and logic of International Organizations Law. It is structured around the three defining relationships IOs engage in â namely, with their member states, with their organs and staff, and with the outside world. These different dynamics give rise to different concerns, which each help to explain the logic behind international institutional law. The text also discusses the essential topics of the law of IOs, including powers and finances, privileges and immunities, institutional structures, and accountability. By demonstrating how the theory works in practice, with recent examples, students will observe the impact and significance of International Organizations Law. Updated with the latest case law and literature, this new edition also contains discussions of the withdrawal of Israel and the US from UNESCO, Brexit, and the Covid-19 pandemic, and how these affect the law of iTrade Review'Among the available textbooks on international organizations law, this book continues to stand out as the most conceptual one. Legal questions on the functioning of international organizations are answered in the context of a comparison of institutional rules. This approach is crucial to a better understanding of the nature of international organizations and their increasing importance in global rule-making.' Professor Ramses A. Wessel, University of Groningen'There is no better interpreter of the legal world of international organizations than Jan Klabbers. This new edition brings his classic text up to the minute while maintaining its sweeping overview of IOs in global history. It shows how Brexit, Covid, and other recent developments are entangled with the timeless questions about the authority, practice, and limits of international institutions. He navigates neatly among the nuance of legal theory, the apparent solidity of black-letter law, and the fluidity of practice. Even the footnotes are interesting. This is an essential book for scholars and students of international law and politics.' Professor Ian Hurd, Northwestern University'A very welcome update of a classic textbook. Students of the law of international organizations will find a clear exposition and analysis of all key areas. Moreover, the tension between organizational autonomy and state sovereignty provides a powerful narrative which, when combined with the author's engaging style, makes the book much more than a teaching text.' Professor Nigel D. White, University of Nottingham'The book brings together a wealth of illuminating illustrations drawn directly from the real world. The selection of these case studies is motivated not just by how helpful they are in clarifying the rules, but also by how well they show the rules' societal significance, and by their “entertainment” value – i.e. their potential first to captivate and then to keep the reader's interest in the materials.' Dr Otto Spijkers, Utrecht University School of LawTable of ContentsPreface to the fourth edition; Table of cases; A note on documentation; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The rise of international organizations; Part I. Member States and International Organizations; 3. The legal position of international organizations; 4. International organizations and the law of treaties; 5. Issues of membership; 6. Financing; 7. Privileges and immunities; 8. Legal instruments; 9. Dissolution and succession; Part II. Internal Relations; 10. Institutional structures; 11. The bureaucracy; Part III. External Relations; 12. Treaty-making by international organizations; 13. Organizational liaisons; 14. Issues of responsibility; 15 Concluding remarks; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis is the first book to jointly scrutinise two existential issues for the EU: withdrawal of a member state (i.e. Brexit) and territorial secession (affecting Scotland, Catalonia and beyond). The book applies normative and empirical analyses, explores new approaches and discusses the deep theoretical problems unleashed by these processes. Featuring a superb constellation of legal and political science scholars, the book combines specific legal analysis and considers the political dynamics behind the processes. It provides extensive coverage and sophisticated analysis of the interpretation of Article 50 and the possible consequences it may have. The implications of withdrawal and secession on EU citizenship are discussed in depth and there is an overview of the evolving nature of the relationship between the regions and the EU. Finally, there is an engaging normative discussion on the deeper meaning of these two processes with respect to the objective of European integration.Table of Contents1. Introduction. Troubled membership: secession and withdrawal Carlos Closa; 2. Secessionism and its discontents Joseph H. H. Weiler; 3. Internal enlargement of the European Union. Beyond legalism and political expediency Neil Walker; 4. Secession and the ambiguous place of regions under EU law Cristina Fasone; 5. Political and legal aspects of recent regional secessionist trends in some EU member states (I) Jean Claude Piris; 6. Political and legal aspects of recent regional secessionist trends in some EU member states (II) Jean Claude Piris; 7. The reach and resources of European law in the Scottish independence referendum Kenneth Armstrong; 8. The political rights of EU citizens and the right of secession Manuel Medina Ortega; 9. Unions and citizens: membership status and political rights in Scotland, the UK and the EU Jo Shaw; 10. Interpreting Article 50: exit, voice and … what about loyalty? Carlos Closa; 11. This way, please! A legal appraisal of the EU withdrawal clause Christophe Hillion; 12. Be careful what you wish for: procedural parameters of EU withdrawal Adam Lazowski; 13. EU citizenship and withdrawals from the Union. How inevitable is the radical downgrading of rights? Dimitry Kochenov.

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Book SynopsisBritain''s Brexit voters are right. They have been shamefully neglected. But the answer is to change Britain, not to leave Europe. This book sets out how we can radically improve the lives of people and communities shut out from prosperity.The EU, despite its frailties and strains, is a success story.The advantages of leaving are illusory: no gains in trade from deals with protectionist China and the United States can compensate for what is being lost in Europe. Britain is weakening a pillar of the world''s diplomatic and trade order at the same time as weakening itself - an act of self-harm, especially when so many countries are retreating from democracy, free trade and progressive values.In Saving Britain Will Hutton and Andrew Adonis set out a bold plan to transform Britain and fight for Europe as a force for good at home and abroad.Trade ReviewErudite, compelling and gravely urgent, this is a book of considerable political importance * Times Literary Supplement *A book which engages with the big issues of our time. And on the biggest of all - Europe - it is thoroughly convincing -- Alex Dean * Prospect *This is a seriously important book that sets out how we can radically improve the lives of people and communities shut out from prosperity - and the reality is that all this would be harder if Brexit happens -- Caroline Lucas

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Book SynopsisIn Europe, where the financial crisis was transformed into national debt crises in several countries, the current phase of the denial cycle marked by an official policy approach predicated on the assumption that normal restored through a mix of austerity, privatisation and less state involvement came through (anti-Keynes). The other view is this. Governmental investments and financial decision-making to regulate the effective demand in national economies is based on the basic principles introduced by John Maynard Keynes in his General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (1936), The solution of the temporary crisis of the democratic capitalism might be linked to Keynes by his successors the neo-Keynesians. However, the representative democracy has become weak and fragmented, and under control of international powerful multinationals. The citizens not any longer look upon their national government as their representatives but as representatives for interest of foreign states and international organisations. Poor public politics and policies are what come out of it. The first chapter examines the European Union''s capitalism in crisis. The second chapter of this book presents the weakness of the EU lying in its own foundation principals; its developments and its incapacity for transforming from a successful internal peace system into a reliable world power. The third chapter analyses the case-law of the EU on measures to fight online piracy so as to shed light on whether the Court of Justice of the European Union struck a fair balance between intellectual property and human rights. Also, the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights is examined. The last chapter analyses Spains internal conflict over the breakaway intentions of a part of Catalonian society, going through different influential aspects such as history, ethnicity, language and culture; economy, the structure of the Spanish central government, the role of European Union and several other milestones in the main claims of the supporters of the independence for Catalonia.

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Book SynopsisEurope is currently caught in a malfunction triangle between national politics, European policies, and global markets. Moreover, the democratic politics of the EU have remained national. Moreover, a single currency has been established without establishing a set of institutions to facilitate any regions of Europe to operate efficiently. The European area has been going through a lengthened period of weak economic activity and very low inflation, and there is a need to strengthen its Economic and Monetary Union, based on political stability, so as to upsurge its resilience to economic shocks. To that extent, uncertainty and political fragmentation have been amplified significantly in the aftermath of financial crises, which have been economically destructive, making crisis resolution more problematic. The crisis across Europe has led to a failure in confidence in European institutions, leading to political fragmentation of positions among Member States, and stirring up nationalistic instincts. This has impeded decision-making, averting the formation of a common growth strategy. Nevertheless, it is essential to move towards the establishment of the United States of Europe in order to avoid the collapse and disintegration of the EU.Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/the-united-states-of-europe-the-global-player/

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Book SynopsisThe purpose of this series is to find the true level of national identity within the European Union, probing whether a given state nationality will prevail, whether that nationality is sufficiently stable, and, if not, whether a consolidation process, forming a single pan-European nationality, exists and can replace the state nationality system. This series clarifies the role that each European group might play within the EU, if at all. This series about five European groups in the eastern and northern regions of Europe -- the Dutch, the Poles, the Hungarians, the Bulgarians, and the Swedish -- provides the reader with a fresh outlook on each of these groups. Consequently, it may shed light on the European Union and its future political and sociological prospects as it deals with typical behavioural patterns within each group, how those patterns have been created, and in what way and to what extent history has shaped that group to be unique. Each of these groups experienced foundational events that have affected its members' motives -- motives that may influence the future of the European Union. This series ties those groups' specific histories with the overall course of European history. It specifies which motives the members of the various groups have engendered in the course of their histories and explains how those motives can be expected to affect the future of the European Union. One of the arguments put forward by this series is that the two "World Wars" were, in reality, one European civil war, albeit in conjunction with relatively marginal events outside of Europe. Thus, like other civil wars, it served as an economic catalyst for Europe and helped to shape a new pan-European national identity.Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionAncient Times until the Unification of the Bulgarians and the SlavsFrom the BulgarianSlavic Unity to the Acceptance of Christianity by the Bulgarian-SlavsFrom the Acceptance of Christianity to the Presence of a Bulgarian Church in the Slavic LanguageFrom the Uniqueness of the Bulgarian Ecclesiastical Until the Loss of the First Bulgarian EmpireThe Age of Byzantine Rule and the Second Bulgarian EmpireThe Bulgarians Under Turkish RulePolitical Independence as a Way to Achieve Independence for the Bulgarian ChurchBulgarian Independence Before the Balkan War in 1912Between Two Wars, 1919-1941Bulgaria and World War II, 1941-1944The Communist Regime, 1944-1989The Post-Communist Era, 1989-2005 in the Face of the FutureSummaryReferencesAbout the AuthorIndex.

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Book SynopsisNATO is acutely aware of its increased status as a force for stability in a drastically altered Atlantic community. The number of its initiatives is on the increase just as a new political, economic and military Europe emerges. The Cold War''s end has wrought as many changes as there are continuities in the security environment. Eastern and Central European states, especially NATO and PfP members, enjoy an increasing importance to NATO, both as trading partners and as new participants in the civil society. While the literature on relations between NATO and the East Europeans is rather limited, the study of the overall posture of those states in the international system is almost non-existent, so that the consequences of their posture for NATO''s renewed concept are unknown. The study of these countries'' security posture and strategic interactions with Central European states in general promotes the renewed role of NATO. This book shows that each of the long-term relations with Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and Bulgaria is subordinated to the goal of entering the European Union, and that their different values will makes relations difficult. This will test NATO''s new strategic concept to the limit. It also shows the importance of strategic thinking.

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Book SynopsisThe United Nations Security Council has adopted 35 resolutions relating to the Iraq-Kuwait situation since the end of 1991. This book lists these 35 resolutions, provides the Security Council vote on each, and sets out the complete text of each resolution. In addition, two letters referred to in S/RES/1060 (1996) are included, and the text of the February 1998 Memorandum of Understanding between the United Nations and Iraq on special procedures for inspection of eight presidential sites in Iraq follows the text of Council Resolution 1154 (1998). The report of the United Nations Technical Mission to survey presidential sites in Iraq and the text of the procedures to be followed for those sites are also included.

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Book SynopsisThe beginning of the twenty-first century will witness an unprecedented expansion of the European Union, with ten new members joining in 2004 and more seeking to follow. Compared to past expansions, the current and forthcoming enlargements possess a number of characteristics. Of these, it is noticeable that a majority of new member countries are small. In addition, the economic, political and historical backgrounds of new small member states are very different from those of the current EU membership. In this context, there is a conventional wisdom that the accession of a large number of new small member states has the potential to create challenges to the future development of the enlarged EU. These challenges will be manifested in the decision-making process of the EU, the implementation of a wide range of its policies, and the governance of its institutions. However, this book will attempt to argue that this conventional view may not necessarily be the case.

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Book SynopsisThe European Union (EU) is an economic and political partnership that represents a unique form of co-operation among its 27 sovereign member states. The Union is the latest stage of a process of integration begun after World War II to promote peace, stability, and economic prosperity in Europe. The United States have strongly supported the EU and its progenitors as a means to foster democratic states and robust trading partners. The United States and the EU share a large, mutually beneficial trade and investment relationship. The global financial crisis and recession has challenged both sides to forge a common response. The United States and EU have a number of lingering trade disputes, but have led the push to liberalise world trade, and have sought to reduce non-tariff and regulatory barriers in the transatlantic workplace. This book provides an overview of these issues.

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Book SynopsisBritish Foreign Policy after Brexit by David Owen and David Ludlow is, perhaps surprisingly, a book written by two people from different generations who voted on opposite sides in the 2016 referendum. One a politician, the other a former diplomat, they both have significant business experience in world markets. The authors demonstrate how Britain's global role and influence can be enhanced rather than diminished post-Brexit, with a diplomatic, security, development and trade agenda based on hard-headed realism, including a review of budgetary priorities. As a firmly European country, they see the UK as a key player with Germany and France in the wider Europe, and a leader in security issues threatening the continent's stability. They do not regard the relationship with Moscow as inevitably confrontational, but believe strengthening NATO is essential and a top priority to contain Russia. In the wider world, a reinvigorated UK-US relationship will be critical, but must accommodate differences in some core areas, e.g. in dealing with China.Furthermore, they see the UK's new aircraft carrier at the heart of a UN Rapid Reaction Force drawn mainly from Commonwealth countries, including Australia, Canada, India and New Zealand, and supporting operations around the globe.

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Book SynopsisFULLY UPDATED PAPERBACK EDITION On 23 June 2016, in the biggest ever vote in British history, 17.4 million people chose to leave the EU. So what does the future now hold after this momentous decision? What will life be like in Britain after we end our European marriage? Will Brexit precipitate the doom and gloom that many predict? Drawing on years of experience at the cutting edge of economic, business and policy issues, plus extensive discussions with leading politicians and diplomats across the UK, Europe and the world, Clean Brexit answers these questions - and more. Economists Liam Halligan and Gerard Lyons believe great days lie ahead. Brexit is an opportunity to strike deals with the world's fastest-growing economies, boosting British trade and job prospects. Freed from the EU's regulatory stranglehold, the UK can thrive, spreading wealth throughout the whole of the country. Directly elected MPs will once again have the final say over our laws, borders, taxes and trade negotiations. Important, balanced and accessible, Clean Brexit is the ultimate guide to making a success of Britain's divorce from the EU - and a source of strength for voters elsewhere in Europe who have long demanded EU reform, but have been rebuffed.

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Book SynopsisNietzsche, warning his countrymen in the Bismarck era against the nationalism that sought to promote all that was anti-rational in the German tradition, exhorted them to be "good Europeans", avatars of the enlightened economic man of the eighteenth-century. Yet as RG Collingwood observed in his last great inquiry into the nature of civilisation, a book written to the glory of Hobbes at the height of the London blitz, Nietzsche was himself a victim of the disease he diagnosed. In "The Good European" Iain Bamforth reports on fifteen years of "experimental living" during which his attachment to the old continent brought him from Berlin, in the week in which he saw the fall of the Wall in 1989, to Strasburg, heart of aboriginal Europe and the city of noses in "Tristram Shandy". Thrown into a deep identity crisis by Bismarck's victories against the French in 1870, pilot region for some of the modern state's most radical policies (health insurance, public relations), Alsace's divided loyalties have affected the nature of Europe itself. With his ear attuned to the complexities of culture and politics, Bamforth attempts to discover Europe through extra-diplomatic channels: he offers essays on writers and thinkers who have done much to define the small archipelago on the edge of Asia, including classics such as Kleist, Kafka, Roth and Benjamin, WG Sebald and Mavis Gallant. He provides a portrait of the Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt, a send-off for Bernard Pivot's classic literary chat-show "Bouillon de Culture", a scrutiny of philosophising media pundit Peter Sloterdijk, landscapes from Provence and Bavaria, reports from Prague and Geneva, Franco-German shibboleths, a sarcastic letter from 'Kakania', and an anatomy of the Alsatian humorist Tomi Ungerer. Europe often reeks of the terminally nostalgic and the curatorial: here a sceptical Scots intelligence reaches out to Musil, Heine, Gogol, Sterne, Montaigne, Rabelais and beyond the 'standard average European' to the gallant, helpless, hero-smitten Don, in the hope that they can help him find the way towards a more generous Europe.

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Book SynopsisWhat kind of public sphere is possible in the European Union with its considerable diversity of national identities, languages and media systems? Against the backdrop of debates about a fundamental European community deficit and the possibility of post-national democracy, this book explores the role of a European public sphere not only in bridging presumed gaps between citizens and their representatives in the European institutions, but also in creating transnational communicative spaces that contribute to the politicisation of EU politics. Drawing on Deweyan pragmatism, social constructivism and the Habermasian notion of constitutional patriotism, this book moves beyond the conventional wisdom that a European public sphere necessitates the existence of a sense of European "identity light". Arguing that a political sense of community along the lines of a European constitutional patriotism can only emerge out of the democratic process itself, Maximilian Conrad looks at the role of daily newspapers not only as framers of public debate, but also as actors with distinct normative views regarding the future of the integration process, both in terms of the nature of the EU as a polity and the nature of democratic rule in this polity. The crucial empirical question addressed in the book is: Do newspapers with a pronounced preference for more democracy beyond the nation state also play a more active role in providing forums for transnational debate?

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Book SynopsisThis timely book offers a multifaceted analysis of EU-Russian relations, drawing on the investigation of competing models of international society. Makarychev argues that the huge variety of interest-based and normative models is best explained through the study of foreign policy and identity discourses. His approach defies simplistic explanations of EU-Russian relations as either destined for cooperation or doomed to constant collisions. Instead, Makarychev unveils multiple alternatives that both the EU and Russia face in their policies toward each other. Assessing the repercussions ongoing EU-Russian discord has on Europe and the world, Makarychev's volume reveals the interconnectedness of the discourses dominating the EU and Russia while also accounting for the deep-seated disconnect between them.

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Book SynopsisMore than 20 years have passed since the introduction of the Universal Character Set. However, legacy applications still cannot even render German umlauts correctly. Part of this problem is a hidden political agenda: Consciously or unconsciously, patterns of the Cold War are continued in the interaction between Western and Eastern European languages. This book examines the current use of diacritical marks in Western Europe, such as the use of names from Slavic languages in electronic data processing systems. The role of the media as multiplier receives particular attention, with most error examples taken from actual media coverage. Considering international, EU, and national law and referring to landmark court decisions, Kappenberg answers the question: 'Is there a right to diacritical marks in people's names?' This is followed by a description of current practice in several European countries. Finally, Setting Signs for Europe answers the question how in the framework of the EU's multilingualism policy, effective approaches can be created to raise awareness among software vendors, the media, government agencies, and individuals regarding the correct handling of diacritics. Kappenberg also assesses the use of diacritics as a style element and offers an improved input method for diacritics.

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Book SynopsisThe book discusses the challenges facing the EU, its stance in WTO talks, relations with India, and questions of European culture and identity.

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Book SynopsisExploring the European integration process, this title aims to throw imminent challenge to various theoretical paradigms, such as nationalism and globalization.

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Book SynopsisWe are now entering a world of greater plurilateralism, one that recognizes the shortcomings of multilateralism, the limits of bilateralism and the untenability of unilateralism. The current global situation has opened up spaces for more decentralised globalisation offering more opportunities to many more middle powers to participate actively in the international arena. What will the new order look like in the 21st century? The UN''s conflict prevention, peace-making and building role in regional conflicts, interstate and intrastate wars, and terrorism are serious developments coexisting with major power elitism, cross-veto, and implementation gaps. Universal membership of 193 countries makes consensus-building elusive. Big powers resort to unilateralism, regionalism, plurilateral and issue-based strategic groupings acting on their perceived national interests. The United Nations, therefore, enters the post globalized era in the 21st century as a central point of constancy in an age of flux. Through years of patient effort, it has achieved a complementarity in the working of its different organs which makes it the only organ most suited to fulfil its arduous tasks, thereby justifying its sustainability over 75 years. This new revised edition of the book looks at the old and new mandates of the United Nations today.

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Book SynopsisNow in its third edition, this book is the authoritative text on one of the world''s most important human rights treaties, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Covenant is of universal relevance. Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1966 and in force from 1976, it commits the signatories and parties to respect the civil and political freedoms and rights of individuals. Monitored by the UN Human Rights Committee, the Covenant ratified by the majority of UN member states.The book meticulously extracts and analyzes the jurisprudence over nearly forty years of the UN Human Rights Committee, on each of the various ICCPR rights, including the right to life, the right to freedom from torture, the right of freedom of religion, the right of freedom of expression, and the right to privacy, as well as admissibility criteria under the First Optional Protocol. Key miscellaneous issues, such as reservations, derogations, and denunciations, are also thoroughly assessed.Comprehensively indexed and cross-referenced, this book offers elegant and straight-forward access to the jurisprudence of the Human Rights Committee and other UN human rights treaty bodies. Presented in a clear and illuminating manner, it will be of use to the judiciary, human rights practitioners, human rights activists, government institutions, academics, and students alike.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition 'a seminal work which will be of enormous interest to the human rights community...' * Commonwealth Lawyer *"... a very useful first stop in finding the basic jurisprudence on the protection of civil and political rights under the treaties adopted under the auspices of the United Nations.'" * Urfan Khaliq, Tolley's Communications Law *... the publication makes a most creditable contribution to systematising and making accessible the work of the Human Rights Committee in the exercise of its various functions ... With its timely collation of the jurisprudence of the Human Rights Committee, it stands alone in the human rights literature. * Australian Year Book of International Law *"The book, all 985 pages of it, is an excellent source of reference. No other work has encompassed as much material and case law so far...the wide range of sources is impressive...Of great value is the subject index... this index is exceptionally good, detailed and clear...the compilation of such incredible amounts of material is a gigantic achievement. The inclusion of good-quality indexes and information tables makes the information readily available and is one of the major assets of the work...The volume is a most-needed and welcome contribution for scholars and practitioners alike. It fulfils its aim of bestowing the legal community with an excellent source of information on international human rights law and will certainly aid in the advancement of human rights protection." * Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht (Heidelberg Journal of International Law) *The authors are to be congratulated for their thoughtful and insightful analysis, and for their meticulous work in continuing to render the work of the Human Rights Committee accessible to a wide audience of civil servants, scholars, practitioners, and activists. * Australian Year Book of International Law *Table of ContentsPART I: INTRODUCTION ; 1. Introduction ; PART II: ADMISSIBILITY UNDER THE ICCPR ; 2. The Ratione Temporis Rule ; 3. The 'Victim' Requirement ; 4. Territorial and Jurisdictional Limits ; 5. Consideration Under Another International Procedure ; 6. Exhaustion of Domestic Remedies ; PART III: CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS ; 7. The Right of Self-determination - Article 1 ; 8. The Right to Life - Article 6 ; 9. Freedom from Torture and Rights to Humane Treatment - Articles 7 and 10 ; 10. Miscellaneous Rights - Articles 8, 11, 16 ; 11. Freedom from Arbitrary Detention - Article 9 ; 12. Freedom of Movement - Article 12 ; 13. Procedural Rights Against Expulsion - Article 13 ; 14. Right to a Fair Trial - Article 14 ; 15. Prohibition of Retroactive Criminal Laws - Article 15 ; 16. Right to Privacy - Article 17 ; 17. Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion - Article 18 ; 18. Freedom of Expression - Articles 19 and 20 ; 19. Freedoms of Assembly and Association - Articles 21 and 22 ; 20. Protection of the Family - Article 23 ; 21. Protection of Children - Article 24 ; 22. Rights of Political Participation - Article 25 ; 23. Rights of Non-Discrimination - Articles 2(1), 3, and 26 ; 24. Minority Rights - Article 27 ; PART IV: ALTERATION OF ICCPR DUTIES ; 25. Reservations, Denunciations, Succession, and Derogations ; APPENDICES ; A. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ; B. First Optional Protocol to the ICCPR ; C. Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR ; D. States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ; E. States Parties to the First Optional Protocol ; F. States Parties to the Second Optional Protocol ; G. States which have made a Declaration under Article 41 of the Covenant ; H. Members of the Human Rights Committee (Past and Present) ; I. General Comments of the Human Rights Committee

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Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law provides a comprehensive and original overview of one of the fundamental topics within international law. It contains substantial new essays by more than forty leading experts in the field, giving students, scholars, and practitioners a complete overview of the issues that inform research, as well as a ''map'' of the debates that animate the field. Each chapter features a critical and up-to-date analysis of the current state of debate and discussion, assessing recent work and advancing the understanding of all aspects of this developing area of international law.The Handbook consists of 39 chapters, divided into seven parts. Parts I and II explore the foundational theories and the historical antecedents of human rights law from a diverse set of disciplines, including the philosophical, religious, biological, and psychological origins of moral development and altruism, and sociological findings about cooperation and conflict. Part IITrade ReviewThe disposition of the authors and the choice of the contributors, many of them likewise experienced as academics and practitioners, are convincing. All chapters are well composed and focused, illustrating the relevant problems, discussing possible solutions and obstacles, and concluding with concise summarizing observations, and some, not too many, suggestions for Further Reading... Indeed Reading each chapter was a joy that I hope will be shared by many readers. * Eckart Klein, German Yearbook of International Law *Table of ContentsI. THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS ; II. HISTORICAL AND LEGAL SOURCES ; III. STRUCTURAL PRINCIPLES ; IV. NORMATIVE EVOLUTION ; V. INSTITUTIONS AND ACTORS ; VI. HUMAN RIGHTS AND GENERAL INTERNATIONAL LAW ; VII. ASSESSMENTS

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Book SynopsisInternational Organizations as Law-makers addresses how international organizations with a global reach, such as the UN and the WTO, have changed the mechanisms and reasoning behind the making, implementation, and enforcement of international law. Alvarez argues that existing descriptions of international law and international organizations do not do justice to the complex changes resulting from the increased importance of these institutions after World War II, and especially from changes after the end of the Cold War. In particular, this book examines the impact of the institutions on international law through the day to day application and interpretation of institutional law, the making of multilateral treaties, and the decisions of a proliferating number of institutionalized dispute settlers. The introductory chapters synthesize and challenge the existing descriptions and theoretical frameworks for addressing international organizations. Part I re-examines the law resulting from theTrade ReviewJose Alvarez is a rare bird in the scholarly aviary of international organization: he moves effortlessly between politics and the law. International Organizations as Law-makers is authoritative but easy to read, an exceptional text for courses in international relations as well as international law. * Thomas G. Weiss, Presidential Professor and Director, Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, The CUNY Graduate Center *As an authoritative observer of the prominent role played by international institutions in the global arena ,Professor Alvarez has undertaken a challenging task:fully taking account of the specific tasks and features of the individual organizations which now operate in all major areas of human endeavor ,he has distilled principles and procedures common to their law-making and dispute-settlement activities.With proper attention to history,theory,doctrine and practice,the book should become a standard item on reading lists not only for specialized courses on international institutional law but on general international law as well,given the impact of these institutions on traditional doctrine. * Eric Stein, Hessel E.Yntema Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Michigan *José Alvarez has written a tour de force that will endure for years to come as the definitive treatise on law-making, in all its forms, by international organizations. He has combined theory with a solid grasp of organizations' practice as he explains and analyzes the law-making activities of such disparate organizations as the United Nations, its many specialized agencies and the World Trade Organization, including judicial and "judicialized" bodies that exercise jurisdiction and make law across a broad subject-matter spectrum. Anyone with an interest in international law and organizations will do well to read this book and keep it handy on a nearby reference shelf. * Frederic L. Kirgis, Washington and Lee University School of Law *The world is increasingly dense with international organizations, yet they receive surprisingly little attention from international lawyers. Arguing that we are in "the age of IOs," Jose Alvarez offers a comprehensive treatment of the topic that skillfully melds theory, practice, and history. Deftly weaving together insights and evidence from both international law and international relations, International Organizations as Law-Makers provides one-stop shopping for anyone interested in the past, present, and future of international organizations. * Professor Kal Raustiala, UCLA Law School *Table of ContentsPART I: INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL LAW: SELECTED ISSUES; PART II: MULTILATERAL TREATY- MAKING; PART III: INSTITUTIONALIZED DISPUTE SETTLEMENT

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Book SynopsisA third edition of the highly successful analysis of politics and economics in the European Union. Fully revised and updated, this edition continues to provide an ideal introduction to the economic issues surrounding the EU, and an understanding of the political forces involved.Trade ReviewTsoukalis very successfully integrates political and economic approaches to understanding EU economic integration and covers a broad range of topics in his work./Y. Akbar/Regional Studies, Vol. 32.2.The author raises some fundamental questions regarding the future of the EU and the widening gap between economic and political integration. * European Access *Table of Contents1. Searching for Things New and European ; 2. The Early Ups and Downs of European Integration ; 3. Treaty Revisions and the New Economic Orthodoxy ; 4. From Customs Union to the Internal Market ; 5. The Political Economy of Liberalization and Regulation ; 6. Social Policies and Labour Markets ; 7. Building a Regional Currency System ; 8. Towards Monetary Union ; 9. Cohesion and Redistribution ; 10. European or Global Power? ; 11. Ten Theses on Integration ; Contributors

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook provides a broad introduction to Swedish politics, and how Sweden's political system and policies have evolved over the past few decades.Trade Reviewthe Handbook is a most welcome -- and sorely needed -- contribution. An impressively heavy, well-presented and organised tome, it paints a rich tapestry of Sweden's past and contemporary political and constitutional settlement -- from the dawn of the exceptional Swedish model through to its present (alleged) twilight as a beacon of prosperity and equality. * Carl Truedsson, LSE Review of Books *Table of ContentsSection 1: The Politics of the Welfare State (Section Editor: Bo Rothstein) 1: Bo Rothstein: Introduction 2: Stefan Svallfors: Who Loves the Swedish Welfare State? Attitude trends 1980-2010 3: Anders Lindbom: Political Partisanship and Policy Feedback: The Swedish Welfare State after Eight Years of Center-Right Government 4: Christina Bergqvist: The Welfare State and Gender Equality 5: Bo Rothstein: The Moral, Economic and Political Logic of the Swedish Welfare State Section 2: Constitutional Design (Section Editor: Shirin Ahlbäck Öberg) 6: Shirin Ahlbäck Öberg: Introduction 7: Olof Petersson: Constitutional History 8: Jörgen Hermansson: The Election System 9: Tommy Möller: The Parliamentary System 10: Shirin Ahlbäck Öberg and Helena Wockelberg: The Public Sector and the Courts Section 3: The Party System (Section Editors: Hanna Bäck and Gissur Erlingsson) 11: Hanna Bäck and Gissur O. Erlingsson: Introduction 12: Nicholas Aylott: The Party System 13: Gissur O. Erlingsson, Ann-Kristin Kölln and Patrik Öhberg: The Party Organizations 14: Peter Esaiasson and Lena Wängnerud: Political Parties and Political Representation 15: Hanna Bäck and Torbjörn Bergman: The Parties in Government Formation Section 4: Electoral Behaviour (Section Editors: Sören Holmberg and Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson) 16: Sören Holmberg and Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson: Introduction 17: Richard Öhrvall: Voter Turnout 18: Maria Oskarson: The Never-Ending Story of Class-Voting in Sweden 19: Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson and Sören Holmberg: Issue Voting Structured by Left-Tight Ideology 20: Jesper Strömbäck: Swedish Election Campaigns Section 5: Public Administration (Section Editor: Göran Sundström) 21: Göran Sundström: Introduction 22: Patrik Hall: The Swedish Administrative Model 23: Göran Sundström: Administrative Reform 24: Peter Ehn: The Public Servant 25: Bengt Jacobsson and Göran Sundström: Governing the State Section 6: Subnational Government (Section Editor: Anders Lidström) 26: Anders Lidström: Introduction 27: Stig Montin: Municipalities, Regions, and County Councils: Actors and Institutions 28: David Feltenius: Subnational Government in a Multi-Level Perspective 29: Lars Niklasson: Challenges and Reforms of Local and Regional Governments in Sweden 30: Anders Lidström: Swedish Local and Regional Government in a European Context Section 7: Sweden's International Relations (Section Editor: Ole Elgström) 31: Ole Elgström: Introduction 32: Ulf Bjereld and Ulrika Möller: Swedish Foreign Policy: The Policy of Neutrality and Beyond 33: Rikard Bengtsson: Sweden in the Baltic Sea Region 34: Annika Bergman Rosamond: Swedish Internationalism and Development Aid 35: Lisbeth Aggestam and Adrian Hyde-Price: A Force for Good? Paradoxes of Swedish Military Activism Section 8: Sweden and the EU (Section Editor: Ulrika Mörth) 36: Ulrika Mörth: Introduction 37: Ulrika Mörth: Sweden in a Multigovernance Polity 38: Bengt Jacobsson and Göran Sundström: The Europeanization of the Swedish State 39: Douglas Brommesson: The Europeanization of Swedish Foreign Policy and Beyond: On Multiple Roles in Swedish Post-Cold War Foreign Policy 40: Malena Rosén Sundström: Leading the European Union: Sweden's EU Presidencies 2001 and 2009 Section 9: The Political Economy of Swedish Governance (Section Editor: Johannes Lindvall) 41: Johannes Lindvall: Introduction 42: Jenny Andersson: A Model of Welfare Capitalism? Perspectives on the Swedish Model, Then and Now 43: Leif Lewin and Johannes Lindvall: One Hundred Years of Swedish Economic Policy 44: Lars Calmfors: The Swedish Macroeconomic Policy Framework 45: Torsten Svensson: The Swedish Model of Industrial Relations Section 10: Policy Making in Sweden (Section Editor: Carl Dahlström) 46: Carl Dahlström: Introduction 47: Torsten Persson: Policy Coordination Under Minority and Majority Rule 48: Olof Petersson: Rational Politics: Commissions of Inquiry and the Referral System in Sweden 49: PerOla Öberg: Interest Organizations in the Policy Process: Interest Advocacy and Policy Advice 50: Ingvar Mattson: Parliamentary Committees: A Ground for Compromise and Conflict

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Book SynopsisOpening with a discussion of the shifting conceptions of European democracy, this volume proceeds to look at key areas of substantive law against the backdrop of the Constitutional Treaty, from Foreign Relations to Fundamental Rights, Social Policy to Justice and Home Affairs. It also examines potential solutions to the constitutional crisis.Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. European Democracy Between Two Ages ; 3. Direct effect, indirect effect, supremacy and the evolving constitution of the European Union ; 4. Respecting Fundamental Rights in the New Union: A Review ; 5. Social Policy Revisited in the Light of the Constitutional Debate ; 6. The Area of Freedom, Security and Justice and the European Union's Constitutional Dialogue ; 7. Unity and Pluralism in the EU's Foreign Relations Power ; 8. 'Euro-visions'? Some Thoughts on Prospects and Mechanisms for Future Constitutional Change in the European Union

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Book SynopsisThis book seeks to comprehend the evolving nature of the European Union following the fall of the Berlin Wall and the failure of the European Constitution. Its prime focus is the last wave of enlargement that has profoundly transformed the EU. Although there are many parallels between the European integration process and state building processes, the Union is nothing like a Westphalian super state. The new emerging polity resembles a kind of neo-medieval empire with a polycentric system of government, multiple and overlapping jurisdictions, striking cultural and economic heterogeneity, fuzzy borders, and divided sovereignty. The book tries to spell out the origin, the shape, and the implications of this empire. The aim of this book is to suggest a novel way of thinking about the European Union and the process of European integration. The book shows ''two Europes'' coming together following the end of the cold war. It proposes a system of economic and democratic governance that meets thTrade ReviewEurope as Empire is an ambitious and an important book which presents a radical case for a Europe perpetually enlarging, perpetually decentralizing and finding new ways to bring accountability and legitimacy...Zielonka brings a passion for Europe along with a refreshing scepticism of its ambitions...and an ability to write clearly and elegantly, eschewing overly complex theory while also demonstrating considerable academic erudition. * EUROPEAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS REVIEW *Within elegant prose, through a careful balancing act of theoretical analysis and empirical data, Zielonka offers a persuasive new way of approaching issues which have become the focus of lively debate. Indeed, the care and sophistication with which the author approaches complex issues is enough to recommend this book to anyone interested in the nature - and future - of Europe. * Andrea Ott *Table of ContentsPreface ; Introduction: The Neo-Medieval Paradigm ; 1. Return to Europe ; 2. European Power Politics ; 3. Diversity and Adaptation ; 4. Economic Governance ; 5. Democratic Governance ; 6. Governance Beyond Borders ; 7. Implications of Neo-Medievalism ; Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the historical configuration of the territorial borders and functional boundaries of the European nation state. It presents integration as a process of boundary transcendence, redefinition, shift, and change that fundamentally alters the nature of the European states. Its core concern lies in the relationship between the specific institutional design of the new Brussels centre, the boundary redefinitions that result from its political production, and, finally, the consequences of these two elements on established and developing national European political structures. Integration is examined as a new historical phase in the development of Europe, characterized by a powerful trend toward legal, economic, and cultural de-differentiation after the five-century process of differentiation that led to the European system of nation states. Considering the EU as the formation of an enlarged territorial system, this work recovers some of the classic issues of political moderTrade ReviewReview from previous edition 'It is fascinating because Bartolini shares with us his broad and extensive knowledge of European history and politics. The parts where he cuts through disciplinary boundaries and decades, if not centuries, of history and politics are a pleasure to read. One cannot but admire scholars that have the gift of both perusing and condensing such a broad field of knowledge.' * EUSA review *Table of Contents1. A Theory of Exit Options, Boundary Building, and Political Structuring ; 2. Structuring Europe: The Experience of the 'Nation State' ; 3. Centre Formation in the European Union ; 4. The Political Production of the EU: Boundary Building and Boundary Removing ; 5. Political Structuring in Loosely Bounded Territories: Territorial and Corporate Structures ; 6. Electoral Representation in Loosely Bounded Territories: Mass Politics in the EU? ; 7. Restructuring Europe

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Book SynopsisPost-conflict economic reconstruction is a critical part of the political economy of peacetime and one of the most important challenges in any peace-building or state-building strategy. After wars end, countries must negotiate a multi-pronged transition to peace: Violence must give way to public security; lawlessness, political exclusion, and violation of human rights must give way to the rule of law and participatory government; ethnic, religious, ideological, or class/caste confrontation must give way to national reconciliation; and ravaged and mismanaged war economies must be reconstructed and transformed into functioning market economies that enable people to earn a decent living.Yet, how can these vitally important tasks each be successfully managed? How should we go about rehabilitating basic services and physical and human infrastructure? Which policies and institutions are necessary to reactivate the economy in the short run and ensure sustainable development in the long run? WTrade ReviewDel Castillo provides a thoroughly sensible policy framework for countries in which a state-based order is in prospect, provoking an overdue debate. * Alex de Waal, Times Literary Supplement *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations ; Foreword ; Introduction: Reconstruction off track ; PART I: WAR-TO-PEACE TRANSITIONS ; 1. Features of Recent Transitions ; 2. Debate on the Economic Consequences of Peacetime ; PART II: POST-CONFLICT ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION ; 3. Definitions and Characteristics ; 4. Basic Premises for Policymaking ; PART III: INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE ; 5. The Multilateral Framework for International Assistance ; 6. Issues for debate on International Assistance ; PART IV: LESSONS FROM CASE STUDIES ; 7. UN-Led Reconstruction Following UN-Led Negotiations: El Salvador ; 8. UN-Led Reconstruction Following NATO-Led Military Intervention: Kosovo ; 9. UN-Led Reconstruction Following US Military Intervention: Afghanistan ; 10. US-Led Reconstruction Amid US-Occupation: Iraq ; PART V: A STRATEGY FOR RECONSTRUCTION: LESSONS, POLICY GUIDELINES, AND BEST PRACTICES ; 11. Setting the Stage ; 12. Basic Institutional Framework ; 13. National Reconciliation Efforts ; 14. Macroeconomic Policymaking ; 15. Microeconomic Policymaking ; Concluding Remarks: Putting reconstruction on track ; Notes ; Bibliography

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Book SynopsisEurope Undivided analyzes how an enlarging EU has facilitated a convergence toward liberal democracy among credible future members of the EU in Central and Eastern Europe. It reveals how variations in domestic competition put democratizing states on different political trajectories after 1989, and how the EU''s leverage eventually influenced domestic politics in liberal and particularly illiberal democracies. In doing so, Europe Undivided illuminates the changing dynamics of the relationship between the EU and candidate states from 1989 to 2004, and challenges policymakers to manage and improve EU leverage to support democracy, ethnic tolerance, and economic reform in other candidates and proto-candidates such as the Western Balkan states, Turkey, and Ukraine. Albeit not by design, the most powerful and successful tool of EU foreign policy has turned out to be EU enlargement - and this book helps us understand why, and how, it works.Trade ReviewEurope Undivided is an exemplary work of the new comparative-international politics. It is a subtle and substantial analysis of how asymmetric interdependence and meritocratic European Union membership criteria combined to enhance the influence of the EU on domestic political reforms in Eastern Europe. * Robert O. Keohane, Professor of International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School *In this important study, Vachudova develops an original and compelling analysis of how variations in domestic competition and changes in EU leverage combined to shape postcommunist political and economic pathways in East Central Europe. * Valerie Bunce, Professor and Chair of Government, Aaron Binenkorb Chair of International Studies, Cornell University *A scrupulous, clearly organized, and highly informative _ analysis of one of the great success stories of our time. _ Vachudova combines the methods of comparative politics and_ international relations to explore the very direct _ connections between political change in Central and Eastern Europe and the influence of the European Union over the _ fifteen years from the velvet revolutions of 1989 to the _ eastward enlargement of the EU in 2004. * Timothy Garton _ Ash, Professor of European Studies, University of Oxford, _ and Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University_ *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Political Competition and the Reform Trajectories of Postcommunist States ; 2. Liberal and Illiberal Democracy After Communism ; 3. The Passive Leverage of the European Union ; 4. The Impact of Passive Leverage: EU Relations with Liberal and Illiberal States 1989-1994 ; 5. The Active Leverage of the European Union ; 6. The Impact of Active Leverage I: Making Political Systems More Competitive 1994-1998 ; 7. The Impact of Active Leverage II: Shaping Reform of the State and the Economy 1994-2004 ; 8. The Enlargement Endgame and the Future of an Enlarged EU ; Conclusion ; Bibliography

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