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Book SynopsisBased exclusively on primary sources, this study offers an up-to-date overview of EU's involvement in the Israeli-Arab conflict since 1967.

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Book SynopsisBrexit is on its way. By mid 2019, the UK will no longer be a member of the European Union and its new relationship with the EU will be have taken shape. Getting to that point will involve complex negotiations untangling legal, economic and political issues. This volume brings together leading commentators to examine three crucial questions on the risk, the negotiating framework and the process.Trade ReviewNegotiating Brexit is a collection of incisive essays which offers a searchlight and a compass for navigating the uncharted waters ahead from the perspective of negotiating the UK’s withdrawal process. -- George K Ndi * Common Market Law Review *

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Book SynopsisThe EU is one of the most notoriously complex international organisations. It is the only supranational organisation where nation-states agree to share sovereignty in some areas but not in others. At the heart of the EU debate across Europe are two opposing groups: one aims to devolve more sovereignty to the EU, with the aim of creating a European 'super-state' and the other wishes to devolve less, effectively relegating the EU to a mere discussion forum. In this accessible and engaging book, Mark Corner provides an essential introduction to the history and modern workings of the EU. Focusing on key themes in the union's development and the debates surrounding future enlargement, this book answers the key questions related to the EU and provides a 'one-stop shop' for anyone curious about future of Europe.Trade Review'At last: a completely common sense, no-nonsense, hands-on and eminently readable introduction to the European Union'. Theo D'haen, former Director of European Studies, University of Leuven.Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction and Outline of the Book Chapter 2: History Chapter 3: Anatomy Chapter 4: The Single Market Chapter 5: Agriculture and Aquaculture Chapter 6: A Europe of Regions Chapter 7: External relations Chapter 8: The Greening of Europe? Chapter 9: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisIn the second half of the twentieth century, Germany became the dominant political and economic power in Europe - and the arbiter of all important EU decisions. Yet Germany's leadership of the EU is geared principally to the defence of German national interests. Germany exercises power in order to protect the German economy and to enable it to play an influential role in the wider world. Beyond that there is no underlying vision or purpose. In this book, former British ambassador in Berlin Paul Lever provides a unique insight into modern Germany. He shows how the country's history has influenced its current economic and political structures and provides important perspectives on its likely future challenges and choices, especially in the context of the 2015 refugee crisis which saw over 1 million immigrants offered a home in Germany. As Britain prepares to leave the European Union, this book will be essential reading and suggests the future shape of a Germany dominated Europe.Table of ContentsPreface Now We’re Speaking German It’s the Economy, Stupid Proud of the F Word A Land without a Past Coping with the Relations The Ever Closer Union Will the EU Army Ever March? The Shape of Things to Come

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Book SynopsisThe signing of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) propelled the Member States into the European Monetary Union (EMU) leading directly to the transfer of authority over monetary policy to the European System of Central Banks (ESCB),leaving Central Banks in the Member States to implement its decisions. This vital shift has led to calls for a fresh assessment of the independence status of the ECB. The question of central bank independence and its impact on economic performance has been extensively studied, but the equally important question of democratic accountability has been largely ignored. The study offers an explanation of what the concept means in the context of central banks, and suggests criteria by which the democratic accountability can be evaluated. The present system of democratic accountability in a number of central bank systems is scrutinized, and contrasted against possible future models for the ECB. The author asks whether and to what extent the ECB will be democratically accountable, to what extent reinforcement might be required, what influence will this have on monetary policy, and the extent to which existing democratic mechanisms in the Member States are likely to remain applicable. In the course of this study six national central bank systems are analysed, including the Bank of England, the Banque de France, the Deutsche Bundesbank, the Nederlandsche Bank, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and the Federal Reserve System (Fed), and the ESCB and ECB. Fabian Amtenbrink is a Lecturer in European and Economic Law, and an associate of the CRBS at the University of Groningen.Trade ReviewAn invaluable contribution to fill a gap existing in this branch of EC Law. Europarttslig Tidskrift July 2001 ... exceptionally interesting work Robin Mackenzie, University of Kent European Law Review February 2003Table of ContentsPart 1 Introduction: context; objective; approach; structure. Part 2 Democratic accountability and central bank independence and theoretical background: central bank independence - the evaluation of central bank independence, conclusions; the democratic accountability of central banks - the case for democratic accountability, defining democratic accountability for central banks, conclusions; on the relationship between central bank independence and democratic accountability. Part 3 The central banks - an overview: Bank of England - historic development, institutional structure, tasks; Banque de France - historic development, institutional structure, tasks; Deutsche Bundesbank - historic development, institutional structure, tasks; De Nederlandsche Bank NV - historic development, institutional structure, tasks; the European system of central banks and the European Central Bank: historic development, institutional structure, tasks; the Reserve Bank of New Zealand - historic development, institutional structure, tasks; Federal Reserve system - historic development, institutional structure, tasks. Part 4 Evaluating the democratic accountability of central banks: legal bias - constitutional recognition of central banks, act of parliament, a constitutional recognition of member states' central banks in ESCB?; monetary objectives - central banks with an indistinct monetary objective; central banks with a primary monetary objective, central banks with a statutory quantified monetary objective; the relationship with the executive branch of government - central bank statutes with an explicit reference to independence, central bank statues without an explicit reference to independence; appointment and dismissal procedures - appointment and reappointment, dismissal; override-mechanism - central bank systems precluding an override mechanism, the limited override mechanism of the Bundesbank, central bank systems incorporating a full override mechanism; relationship with parliament - institutionalised relationship between the central bank and parliament, central banks without an institutionalised relationship with parliament; transparency - transparency in the decision-making procedures of the central banks, transparency through publicity; budgetary accountability - budgetary independence, limited budgetary independence. Part 5 Democratic accountability - quo vadis?: conditions for democratic accountability - introducing a yardstick, creating an arena; instruments of democratic accountability - threat of change - the constraining effect of the legal basis, collegiate principle v. personal responsibility - the (re-) appointment and dismissal procedures, the stick behind the back - the override mechanism, checking where the money goes -budgetary accountability; the status quo and the future of the democratic accountability of the ECB - the subsidiary role of democratic accountability, a new approach for a democratically accountable ECB (Part Contents).

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Book SynopsisGerman troops fighting the Taliban in the Hindu Kush; EU judges sitting in courts in the Balkans; UN viceroys governing parts of Oceania; American occupation of the Middle East. Amid the myriad political experiences of the post-Cold War era, the historians of the future are likely to pay particular attention to attempts by outsiders to administer a host of post-conflict societies, to perform physical and social reconstruction, to establish functioning institutions, to open economies and, ultimately, to transform the 'maladjusted' political cultures of Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Few developments in the two decades after 1989 were as revealing of the character of the international system, of the gaps between liberal discourse and practice, and of the fleeting nature of the Western hegemonic moment. What made the new protectorates possible? What were they like as an actual political experience? How contradictory was its reception? Why was the process of governing others for their own good so flawed and the outcomes so disappointing? These are among the questions addressed by some of the leading authorities in the field, including Stefan Halper, Christopher Clapham, Mats Berdal and Richard Caplan. The book is divided into two parts. The first examines the historical background from which the new protectorates (Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan) emerged and the dissonant reactions to their creation; the second analyses the experience of governance in the protectorates along several dimensions, ranging from United Nations involvement through problems of policing, civil-military relations, coordination between international forces and the local state to the sometimes perverse consequences of economic policy.Trade Review'This is a fascinating and insightful collection of essays from a distinguished set of authors. It examines the international trusteeship of troubled territories from a wide and complimentary set of angles: historical and contemporary, tactical and strategic, theoretical and practical.' * Iain King, co-author, Peace at any Price: How the World Failed Kosovo *'The editors turn a critical eye on the role of external actors in post-war societies. [ - ] Both optimistic and skeptical readers will find evidence to suit their arguments in this important volume; but the balance of evidence will better suit the pessimists. Practitioners would do well to read it closely.' * Bruce Jones, Director and Senior Fellow of the Center on International Cooperation, NYU and Senior Fellow and Director of the Managing Global Insecurity Program at the Brookings Institution *'A tremendously exciting volume, drawing both on history and on theory, in assessing, unsentimentally, a set of post-colonial variants of the protectorates of old. The authors are well chosen, their essays both acute and literate. The introduction is a model of lucidity, concision and depth. This book represents a major contribution to the literature of international relations.' * David M. Malone, President, International Development Research Centre, Ottawa *

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Book SynopsisThe huge number of security forces stationed around the world as United Nations peace- keepers is second only to the global military deployments of the USA. But most UN peace- keepers come from the emerging powers and developing states that comprise the global South. This is the first book to analyse this phenomenon at the international level. Such unprecedented deployments show that peacekeeping is the most widely tolerated use of force in international affairs today. Far from signalling progress towards global governance, Legions of Peace argues that UN peacekeeping must be understood in the context of continuing economic inequality and the uneven distribution of global power. Philip Cunliffe contends that through UN peace- keeping Western states have used their domination of international institutions to harness the armed forces of the global South. In so doing, Western states seek to reduce the political and military costs of hegemony and stave off their inevitable, long-term decline in power. This strategy has profound political implications. Instead of transcending the 'scourge of war', by globalising peacekeeping the UN has made peace dependent on the extensive and sustained deployment of armed force - a development that bodes ill for the future.Trade Review'Cunliffe's Legions of Peace is one of the most stimulating works on UN peacekeeping I have read over the last decade. It provides a compelling analysis of UN peacekeeping as a low-risk instrument in the hands of powerful states who sub-contract their security governance role in the unruled world to weaker countries of the Global South. The book will not necessarily resonate well in Western capitals, yet it is a clear and solid contribution to the conceptualisation of peacekeeping and how it relates to international politics.' * Thierry Tardy, Senior Analyst at the European Union Institute for Security Studies *'This provocative study adds to the historical and still growing consensus on the failures of the "international community" and its various peace interventions, which has failed to fully leave behind old habits or overcome iniquitous power structures.' * Oliver Richmond, Professor of International Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies, The University of Manchester, Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute *'Cunliffe offers important insights into the motivations of the "new" peacekeepers of the global south - and the objectives of the big powers who co-opt their services for their own purposes. This is a clear-sighted and engaging investigation which challenges many of the complacent pieties conventionally attached to the peacekeeping role.' * Norrie MacQueen, Honorary Research Fellow, University of St Andrews *'A sweeping but hard-hitting mix of theory, history and smart analysis of contemporary peacekeeping operations, Legions of Peace will stir up controversy and make uncritical advocates of blue helmet missions rethink many of their basic assumptions.' * Richard Gowan, Research Director, NYU Center on International Cooperation *

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Book SynopsisWhile military intervention in Iraq was being planned, humanitarian organizations were offered US government funds to join the Coalition and operate under the umbrella of "Operation Iraqi Freedom". In Kosavo, Timor, Sierra Leone and Afghanistan, NGOs had previously been asked to join in "just" wars. Indeed many aid agencies cooperated eagerly, subordinating their specific aims to the greater goal of "peace, democracy and human rights". Few Afghans or Sierra Leoneans regret the interventions. However, the inconvenient victims of these triumphs, those from the "wrong" side, are quickly forgotten. These are individuals whom humanitarian organizations have the duty to save, yet in doing so they must remain independent of the warring parties, and refrain from joining in the "struggle against evil" or any other political agenda. Then there are places where the pretence of providing assistance allows donor governments to disguise their backing of local political powers. Lastly there are those whose sacrifice is politically irrelevant in the wider scope of international relations. In circumstances such as these, what little international aid is available collides head-on with the mutal desire of the adversaries to wage "total" war that may lead to the extermination of entire populations. In this book, international experts and members of the MSF analyse the way these issues have crystallized over the five years spanning the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st. The authors make the case for a renewed commitment to an old idea: a humanitarianism that defies the politics of sacrifice.Trade Review'This book is an aid to clearer thinking in an era in which, as David Rieff argues in his essay, states have decided that A"humanitarianism is too important to be left to humanitariansA". But, although he is pessimistic, their appropriation of it is not yet complete, and ought to be resisted.' -Martin Woollacott, The GuardianTable of ContentsContents; Introduction; SITUATIONS Abstention Chechnya: Eradication of the enemy within - Thornike Gordadze; Democratic Republic of Congo: Victims of no importance - Marc Le Pape; Colombia: Violence versus politics - Michel Agier; Algeria: The utility of terrorism - Chawki Amari; Involvement North Korea: Feeding totalitarianism - Fiona Terry; Angola: Woe to the vanquished - Christine Messiant; Sudan: Who benefits from humanitarian aid? - Marc Lavergne and Fabrice Weissman; Intervention East Timor: Better late than never - Gil Gonzalez-Foerster; Sierra Leone: Peace at any price - Fabrice Weissman; Liberia: The logic of orchestrated chaos - Jean-Herve Jezequel; Afghanistan: From 'militant-monks' to Crusaders - Francois Calas and Pierre Salignon; POINTS OF VIEW Iraq: In search of a 'humanitarian crisis' - Rony Brauman and Pierre Salignon; Kosovo: The end of an era? - David Rieff; Humanitarian Spaces: spaces of exception - Michel Agier and Francoise Boucher-Saulinier; Justice and Humanitarian Action: a conflict of interest - E. DACHY; The Modern Missionaries of Islam - A. R. GHANDOUR; Of Medicines and Men - Annick Hamel; Translated from French by Vincent HOMOLKA and Roger LEVERDIER - except chapters by RIEFF and TERRY; English version edited by Fiona TERRY.

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Book SynopsisClearly discusses the impact and uses of interest representation in the development of the EU system.* Examines the complexities of representation at EU level, a vital issue for potential lobbyists and interest groups* Charts new trends and issues such as enlargement, Europeanization and Central and Eastern Europe* Contributions by acknowledged experts with a proven track record of research and publication in this field, including seven current and past practitioners of EU politics with experience as lobbyists from either institutional, NGO or corporate perspectives* Places interest representation in its historical and theoretical context.Table of ContentsKey themes focus on interest representation as a necessary activity for participants in EU decision-making; Europeanization; and current issues in the field of interest representation, such as EU enlargement; Chapters are contributed by a variety of leading practitioners, academics, researchers and other experts in the field; Discusses and explains the politics of Interest representation; EU institutions and interest representation; and new issues, including EU expansion, NGOs and civil society.

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents* Overview of EU law in the Irish courts 1973-2010 * The Emanation of the State Doctrine in Irish Law: Direct and Indirect Effect and State Liability * The Primacy of EU law in Ireland * The Duty of Co-operation * The Constitutional Dimension to the Implementation of EU in Ireland * Litigation by the Irish State at EU Level and EU Law Litigation Emanating from Ireland * EU Consumer Law in Ireland: Product Liability, Package Holiday Law and Unfair Contract Terms * The Legal Role of the Oireachtas in EU Affairs * The European Arrest Warrant in Ireland Appendices * European Communities Act 1972 * European Union Act 2009 * European Union Scrutiny Act 2002 * European Union Act 2007 * Article 29.4 of the Constitution post- Lisbon * Selection of Key Cases

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Book SynopsisScholars agree that a direct correlation can be made between poor governance and the emergence of extremist movements. This book challenges both the efficacy and wisdom of purely militarized responses to extremist movements typified by the Global War on Terror, as well as the cursory replication of international counter-terrorism frameworks promulgated by the UN and EU in Africa. Emphasis is given to the importance of understanding local history, culture and regional geopolitics, among a variety of context-specific factors, to effectively address the emergence and spread of extremisms in Africa. As such, it draws on contributions from a range of thematic and regional experts, including security-sector specialists, conflict analysts, journalists, international relations and governance specialists, political scientists, social anthropologists, psychologists, and theologians.Table of ContentsForeword: Dr Alain Tschudin, GGA Executive Director; Chapter 1: Between rhetoric and reality: Strategic approaches to counter-terrorism – Peter Knoope; Chapter 2: Public opinion on security and terrorism in Africa – Rorisang Lekalake; Chapter 3: Terrorism in North Africa and the Sahel – Richard Chelin; Chapter 4: The Sahel’s ungoverned spaces and the ascent of AQIM, Al-Mourabitoun, and MUJAO in Mali and Niger – Celeste Hicks; Chapter 5: Why the Tuareg have been demonised – Prof. Jeremy Keenan; Chapter 6: Visions of an alternative world: Understanding the background to Boko Haram – Graham Furniss; Chapter 7: Boko Haram and counter-insurgency in Nigeria – Stephen Johnson; Chapter 8: The rise of ISIS and its implications for East Africa – Stephen Buchanan-Clarke; Chapter 9: The evolving threat of violent extremism and terrorism in the SADC region – Ric Chelin and Stephen Buchanan-Clarke; Chapter 10: Identity politics and the re-emergence of South Africa’s Far Right – Stephen Buchanan-Clark Chapter 11: The socio-economic rehabilitation & reintegration of Children Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups (CAAFAG): A community-based approach in Borno State, Nigeria – Emmanuel Bosah & Mustapha Al-Hassan; Chapter 12: Accounting for the rise of Islamist extremism in Africa: Origins, trajectory and recommendations – Hussein Solomon; Chapter 13: Transnational Evangelical Christianity and political culture in sub-Saharan Africa – Robert A. Dowd; Chapter 14: The United States’ approach to countering terrorism and violent extremism – Lindsay Cohn.

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Book SynopsisThis open access handbook analyses the role of development cooperation in achieving the 2030 Agenda in a global context of ‘contested cooperation’. Development actors, including governments providing aid or South-South Cooperation, developing countries, and non-governmental actors (civil society, philanthropy, and businesses) constantly challenge underlying narratives and norms of development. The book explores how reconciling these differences fosters achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.Table of ContentsForeword (Jorge Chediek).-​Introduction : Contestation and Collaboration: Effective Development Cooperation for Achieving the 2030 Agenda.-Section 1: Changing Context of Development Cooperation - Current Narratives and Trends Chapter 1: An evolving shared concept of Development Cooperation (Milindo Chakrabarti and Sachin Chaturvedi, Research and Information System for Developing Countries, India).-Chapter 2: The globalisation of foreign aid: Global influences and the diffusion of aid priorities (Liam Swiss, Memorial University).-Chapter 3: Southernization of OECD’s ODA approach (Paulo Esteves, BRICS Policy Center, Brazil / Stephan Klingebiel, DIE).-Chapter 4: Conceptualising ideational convergence of Chinese and “Western” aid (Heiner Janus, DIE / Tang Lixia, China Agricultural University).-Section 2: Global Development Norms and Institutional Architecture - Points of Convergence and Divergence Chapter 5: How to govern a global development cooperation regime? (André de Mello e Souza, Institute for Applied Economic Research, Brazil).-Chapter 6: The position of development policy: a functional definition(Adolf Kloke-Lesch, Sustainable Development Solutions Network Germany).-Chapter 7: The past and future of the emerging economies and the GPEDC: points of convergence and divergence (Gerardo Bracho, Centre for Global Cooperation Research).-Chapter 8: Should China join the GPEDC? The prospects for China and the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation(Qi Gubo, China Agricultural University / Li Xiaoyun, China Agricultural University).-Section 3: Measurements of Development Cooperation - Frameworks and Theories for Assessments: Development Cooperation Chapter 9: ‘From billions to trillions’: Measuring financing the SDGs in a world ‘beyond aid’ (Emma Mawdsley, University of Cambridge).-Chapter 10: Future of the GPEDC Monitoring Framework (Debapriya Bhattacharya, Centre for Policy Dialogue).-Chapter 11: Monitoring and evaluation in South-South Cooperation: the case of CPEC in Pakistan (Murad Ali, DIE).-Chapter 12: African civil society organizations: Monitoring and Evaluation of CSO programmes (Fanwell Kenala Bokosi, AFRODAD).-Section 4: Multi-level perspectives on development cooperation for achieving the SDGs Domestic:Chapter 13: South Africa’s changing role in development structures: Being in them but not of them (Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIA).-Chapter 14: India’s approach to development cooperation (Anthea Mulakala, The Asia Foundation).-Chapter 15: The SDGs, multilateral development organisations and maximsing the impact of U.S. development assistance (Anthony Pipa, Brookings).-Chapter 16: A middle way towards development cooperation: Foreign aid discourse of South Korea and Turkey in relation to the OECD DAC (Melis Baydag, Ruhr University Bochum).-Chapter 17: Malawi: a micro-cosm of the new development finance architecture (Neissan Besharati, Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa).-Chapter 18: The role of development cooperation in new national planning in Least Developed Countries (Admos Chimhowu, University of Manchester / David Hulme, University of Manchester).-Triangular Cooperation:Chapter 19: Achieving the SDGs through triangular cooperation/South-South cooperation on climate change: Germany-China-Ethiopia (Moritz Weigel, The ChinaAfricaAdvisory / Alexander Demissie, The ChinaAfricaAdvisory).-Chapter 20: India as a Partner in Triangular Development Cooperation: Prospects for the India-UK Partnership for Global Development (Sebastian Paulo, Observer Research Foundation India).-Non-State Actors:Chapter 21: The changing role of the private sector for development cooperation (Jorge A. Pérez Pineda, Anáhuac University / Dorothea Wehrmann, DIE).-Chapter 22: The Changing Role of the Private Sector in South-South Co-operation: The Cases of Kenya and Uganda (Vitalice Meja, Reality of Aid Africa Network).-Conclusion: What Future for Development Cooperation? Prospects and key messages for BAPA+40 and beyond

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Book SynopsisThe process of European integration is marked both by continued deepening and widening, and by growing evidence of domestic disquiet and dissent. Against this background, this volume examines three key themes: the challenge to the power of member states - as subjects of European integration - to determine the course of the integrationist project and to shape European public policies; the increasing constraints in the domestic political arena experienced by member states as objects of European integration; and the contestation over both the ''constitutive politics of the EU'' and specific policy choices. These three themes - power, constraint and contestation - and their interdependence are explored with specific reference to contemporary Germany.The main findings call for a revision of the ''conventional wisdom'' about Germany''s Europeanization experience. First, while Germany continues to engage intensively in all aspects of the integration process, its power to ''upload'' - ''hard''Trade ReviewAn important contribution to the updating and re-evaluation of literature on the EU and the German political system. * Perspectives on Political Science *Table of ContentsLiving with Europe: Power, Constraint, and Contestation ; Europeanization in Context; Concept and Theory ; The Federal Executive: Bureaucratic Fusion versus Governmental Bifurcation ; The Bundestag: Institutional Incrementalism Behavioural Reticence ; ; The German Lander: From Milieu-Shaping to Territorial Politics ; Public Law: Towards a Post-National Model ; The Party System: Structure, Policy and Europeanization ; Interest Groups: Opportunity Structures and Organizational Capacity ; The Media Agenda: The Marginalization and Domestication of Europe ; Economic Policies: From Pace-Setter to Beleaguered Player ; ; Competition Policy: From Centrality to Muddling Through? ; Electricity and Telecommunications: Fit for the European Union? ; Social Policy: Transforming Pensions, Challenging Health Care? ; Environmental Policy: A Leader State under Pressure? ; Justice and Home Affairs: Europeanization as a Government-Controlled Process ; Foreign and Security Policy: On the Cusp Between Transformation and Accomodation ; Europeanization Compared: The Shrinking Core and the Decline of 'Soft' Power

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Book SynopsisGlobal governance organizations (GGOs) - from the World Trade Organization to the Forest Stewardship Council - have taken on prominent roles in the management of international affairs. The author provides a clearer picture of the compromises within and the competition among these institutions by focusing attention on their organizational design.Trade Review"World Rule is ambitious, engaging, and well-researched; it will be a major contribution to the literature on international organizations and global governance more broadly." - Steven Bernstein, University of Toronto"

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Book SynopsisAn analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing the World Trade Organization. Papers address the WTO's institutional capacity, the resources available to the secretariat, policy issues facing the WTO, and the WTO's relationship with transition and developing countries.

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Book SynopsisAn account of the Uruguay Round which includes an examination of the historical context in which it took place, and an insider's assessment of the agreement's future impact on the international trading system. Implications for the political/economic relationships are also discussed.Table of ContentsPreface Prologue: Rendezvous at Punta 1: The Decade That Transformed World Trade 2: The Wobbly Bicycle, 1979-1982 3: Establishing the Agenda, 1983-1986 4: Specifying the Objectives, 1987-1988 5: The Road to Brussels, 1989-1990 6: Farm Subsidy Showdown, 1991-1992 7: Diplomatic and Political Endgames, 1993-1994 8: The Final Agreement: An Assessment 9: A Trade Agenda for the 1990s 10: The Brave New World Economic Order App. A. Chronology of Events App. B. Punta del Este Ministerial Declaration, Adopted September 20, 1986 App. C. Final Uruguay Round Agreement, Table of Contents App. D. Marrakesh Ministerial Decision on Trade and Environment, April 14, 1994 Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThe Fate of Canada introduces readers to poet, intellectual, constitutional expert, activist and law professor F.R. Scott’s biography, puts his diary entries into the political context of the time, and identifies the people he met and the places he visited during the hearings of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism.Trade Review"The Fate of Canada is a wonderful diary. I read it with growing interest and appreciation, and it will be an indispensable source for Canadians wanting to understand the decisive 1960s. A unique and enduring record of a critical moment in Canada's history." John English, Trinity College, University of Toronto, and author of The Worldly Years: The Life of Lester B. Pearson, 1949–1972"Graham Fraser should be thanked for having the brilliant idea of editing this journal. The Fate of Canada gives us a better understanding of Scott, his views on bilingualism, and the work of the commission, as well as his reactions to Quebec's language policy." Marcel Martel, York University and co-editor of Entre solitudes et réjouissances : Les francophones et les fêtes nationales (1834-1982)“This book could not have come at a better time. It is an incredibly valuable contribution both to the corpus on Canada’s intellectual and political history and to contemporary debates around language and the Canadian constitution.” American Review of Canadian Studies“Scott's prose is humorous and biting, philosophical, and introspective. This is some of the best kind of history reading: accessible, entertaining, revealing, and a primary source to boot from the historical actor himself.” The Canadian Historical Review“Graham Fraser has beautifully edited and contextualised Scott’s diary.” Canada's History

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Book SynopsisTickner focuses her distinctively feminist approach on new issues of the international relations agenda since the end of the Cold War, such as ethnic conflict and other new security issues, globalizations, democratization, and human rights.Trade ReviewTickner offers a massive survey of the literature in international relations, both traditional and feminist... Highly recommended for research libraries. Choice Very good... Tickner manages to convey both the breadth and the subtleties of feminist contributions in IR... She does not water down what she sees as the ultimate implications for IR of feminist analyses. American Political Science ReviewTable of Contents1. Gendering World Politics 2. Troubled Encounters: Feminism Meets IR 3. War, Peace, and Security 4. Gendering the Global Economy 5. Democratization, the State and the Global Order: Gendered Perspectives 6. Conclusions and Beginnings: Some Pathways for IR Feminist Futures Bibliography

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Book SynopsisBuilding States examines how the UN tried to manage the dissolution of European empires in the 1950s and 1960sand helped transform the practice of international development and the meaning of state sovereignty in the process. Eva-Maria Muschik traces how UN personnel pioneered a new kind of state building in the midst of decolonization.Trade ReviewThe formation of the United Nations in 1945 proved essential to the decolonization of the world, as Eva-Maria Muschik elegantly demonstrates in this state-of-the-art international history. In its first twenty years, the UN machinery was instrumental in new states’ attainment of formal sovereignty—and played an even more pivotal role in the development of many new states after their emergence. Revising our understanding of an era in which the UN’s contribution has often been criticized or trivialized, Muschik has transformed the study of international governance. -- Samuel Moyn, Yale UniversityBuilding States is a highly original book. It pushes forward our understanding of the international history of the United Nations, and it also acts as a powerful corrective to studies that lionize uncritically the work of the UN. -- Alessandro Iandolo, Harvard UniversityBuilding States will find an enthusiastic audience among historians and IR scholars interested in international organizations and development. Muschik’s focus on public administration is an important addition to the wealth of studies on agricultural and infrastructural development projects. Through a series of well-researched case studies, Muschik explores how "technical assistance" came to emphasize state-building as a job best handled by professionals and reveals how subtle (and not so subtle) tensions between ideals of expertise and democracy played out in practice. -- Perrin Selcer, author of The Postwar Origins of the Global Environment: How the United Nations Built Spaceship EarthAn ambitious book in its chronological, geographic and thematic scope, offering one perspective on the vast scale of UN interventions across the global South during the era of decolonization. * International Affairs *With new insight into how international organisations became major players in governance and development,Building States has significant implications for the histories of decolonization, UN intervention and the Cold War. * e-IR *The book has outstanding qualities, which make it more than worth reading. Building States makes a poignant case for the agency not only of the Secretariat but also of the new and small states. * International Peacekeeping *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Managing the World1. The UN and the Colonial World: International Trusteeship and Non-Self-Governing Territories2. How to Build a State?: The UN in Libya3. If Ten Years Suffice for Somaliland . . .4. Moving Beyond Advice: Pioneering Administrative Assistance in Bolivia5. Hammarskjöld, Decolonization, and the Proposal for an International Administrative Service6. State-Building Meets Peacekeeping: UN Civilian Operations in the Congo Crisis, 1960–1964EpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewValdimar Hafstein [is the] author of some of the most mordant and witty critical analysis of intangible heritage protection. -- From "UNESCO and the Strange Career of Multiculturalism," published in the Los Angeles Review of BooksWhile a prior knowledge of international heritage policy can help, students, scholars, and professionals in anthropology, folklore, and allied fields and disciplines – those interested in heritage theory and practice, and those out on the frontlines of "ICH" work – should read this book. * Cultural Analysis *The book is a useful tool for the study of critical heritage studies as well as for the expansion of our knowledge about the uses and resignifications linked to the concept of intangible heritage. * Anthropological Journal of European Cultures *Table of ContentsPrelude: Confessions of a Folklorist1. Making Heritage: Introduction2. Making Threats: The Condor's Flight3. Making Lists: The Dance Band in the Hospital4. Making Communities: Protection as Dispossession5. Making Festivals: Folklorisation RevisitedPostlude: Intangible Heritage as Diagnosis, Safeguarding as TreatmentConclusion: If Intangible Heritage is the Solution, What is the Problem?AcknowledgmentsWorks CitedIndex

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Book SynopsisStep-by-step guidance, insider tips, and all the tools you need tocreate budgets and financial plans that win grants Grants are a major source of funding in the nonprofit sector, andnonprofits invest considerable time, effort, and resources intoobtaining them. A key aspect of any successful grant applicationinitiative is budgeting and financial planning. A well-craftedbudget, clearly delineating when, where, and how grant moneys willbe applied, goes a long way toward selling a grantor on anapplicant''s vision. Unfortunately, many nonprofit professionalslack the know-how required to create budgets that instill grantorswith confidence. This book fills that much-needed gap. AuthorsJames Aaron Quick and Cheryl Carter New walk you through the entirebudgeting process, providing invaluable insider tips, guidelines,and rules of thumb. More importantly, they provide you withindispensable guidance including a complete, step-by-step budgetingsystem, with each step fully documented and acTrade Review"Many concepts are very valuable and useful." (CharityChannel.com, September 2003)Table of ContentsWhat Is a Budget: And Where Does One Come From? DEVELOPING YOUR PROJECT. What Is a Project: And Where Does One Come From? What Is a Problem: And How Does a Project Come from One? Project Development. DEVELOPING YOUR BUDGETS. Fundamentals of Project Budgets: Concepts and Terms. Direct Costs: Definitions and Explanations. Personnel Costs: Compute and Capture. Travel Costs: Compute and Capture. Other Direct Costs and Prices. REPORTING YOUR BUDGETS. Putting It All Together: Developing a Finished Budget. The Budget Narrative. Index. About the CD-ROM.

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Book SynopsisPresents an inventory of the methods developed in the study of international organizations (IOs) under the headings of Observing, Interviewing, Documenting, Measuring and Combining. The book creates a space for scholars in different academic traditions to reflect on methodological choices and the way they impact knowledge production on IOs.Trade ReviewThis book is original and innovative, as it is the first companion to provide a broad and thoughtful inventory of research methods used in the social sciences and humanities to understand what international organizations are and what they do: so very helpful!" - Bob Reinalda, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands"International Organizations and Research Methods fills a gaping hole in the IO literature and will be particularly valuable to graduate students and IO researchers with its diversity of methods and authors covering a range of UN specialized agencies and IOs in different issue areas and regions. The book's introduction provides a very useful overview of what the book aims to do and not do and how the editors define methods as a reflexive part of the research process. The innovative use of boxes is a great way to present specific tools and ‘tricks,’ including interviewing in a foreign language and analyzing tweets." - Margaret Karns, University of Massachusetts BostonTable of Contents INTRODUCTION. Rethinking Methods of Investigation and International Organizations Fanny Badache, Leah R. Kimber and Lucile Maertens PART 1. OBSERVING Introduction: Observing Fanny Badache, Leah R. Kimber and Lucile Maertens Chapter 1. Direct Observation Kari De Pryck and Svenja Rauch Box a. Observing Spatial Practices Fiona McConnell Box b. Digital Observation MÉlanie Albaret Chapter 2. Participant Observation Leah R. Kimber and Lucile Maertens Box c. Multipositionality Simon Tordjman Box d. Carnal Sociology Julie Patarin-Jossec Box e. Exiting Fieldwork FrÉdÉric MÉrand Chapter 3. Ethnographic Interviews Leah R. Kimber and Emilie Dairon Box f. Reversed Photo-Elicitation Leah R. Kimber Interlude I. Frictions of Distance and Proximity. Observing IOs in Action Birgit MÜller PART 2. INTERVIEWING Introduction: Interviewing Fanny Badache, Leah R. Kimber and Lucile Maertens Chapter 4. Surveys Clara Egger and Monique J. Beerli Box g. Languages and Interviews James Worrall Box h. Focus Groups Marie Saiget Chapter 5. Semi-Structured Interviews MÉlanie Albaret and Joan Deas Box i. Interviewing “Beneficiaries” Lucie Laplace Box j. Asymetrical interviews Emilie Dairon Chapter 6. Biographic Interviews Monique J. Beerli Box k. Online Interviews Leah R. Kimber Interlude II. Controversies in Interview Research Annabelle Littoz-Monnet PART 3. DOCUMENTING Introduction: Documenting Fanny Badache, Leah R. Kimber and Lucile Maertens Chapter 7. Legal Research Ian Hurd Chapter 8. Archives Ellen J. Ravndal Box l. Visual Archives ValÉrie Gorin Chapter 9. Visual Methods ValÉrie Gorin Box m. Analyzing Maps BenoÎt Martin Box n. Branding Analysis Stefan Tschauko Box o. Artifact Analysis Julian Eckl Chapter 10. Document Analysis: a praxiographic approach Christian Bueger Box p. Semiology of Websites Camille Rondot Box q. Analyzing Tweets Matthias Hofferberth Chapter 11. Discourse Analysis Audrey Alejandro, Marion Laurence and Lucile Maertens Box r. Studying Ideas Olivier Nay Chapter 12. Statistics and Quantification Roser CussÓ and Laure Piguet Box s. Analyzing Charts, Infographics and Dataviz BenoÎt Martin Chapter 13. Budget Analysis Svanhildur Thorvaldsdottir and Ronny Patz Interlude III. What IOs Talk about When They Talk about Themselves, and How They Do It Davide Rodogno PART 4. MEASURING Introduction: Measuring Fanny Badache, Leah R. Kimber and Lucile Maertens Chapter 14. Voting Analysis Erik Voeten Chapter 15. Statistical Analyses with IO Data Fabien Cottier and Heidrun Bohnet Box t. Navigating Human Resource Statistics Fanny Badache Chapter 16. Large-N Data and Quantitative Analyses Charles B. Roger Chapter 17. Computerized Text Analysis Mor Mitrani and Inbar Noy Chapter 18. Multiple Correspondence Analysis Constantin Brissaud Box u. Building Databases on Individuals Kseniya Oksamytna Chapter 19. Social Network Analysis Anna-Luise ChanÉ Interlude IV. Challenging IOs through Numbers Simon Hug PART 5. COMBINING Introduction: Combining Fanny Badache, Leah R. Kimber and Lucile Maertens Chapter 20. Interviews and Observations Kari De Pryck Box v. Challenging Secrecy Olivier Schmitt Chapter 21. Observation, Interviews and Archives Marieke Louis Chapter 22. Computational Text Analysis and Archival Methods Evan Easton-Calabria and William Allen Chapter 23. Qualitative Comparative Analysis Ryan Federo Chapter 24. Structured, Focused Comparison Vytautas Jankauskas, Steffen Eckhard and JÖrn Ege Chapter 25. Process Tracing Svenja Rauch Chapter 26. Prosopography Aykiz Dogan and FrÉdÉric Lebaron Box w. Research with LinkedIn Monique J. Beerli Chapter 27. Practice Analysis Vincent Pouliot Chapter 28. Feminist Approaches Georgina Holmes Box x. Postcolonial Insights Soumita Basu Box y. Reflexivity in Practice Audrey Alejandro Chapter 29. Composing Collages: Working at the Edge of Disciplinary Boundaries Anna Leander Box z. Expeditions as a Research Method Doaa Abdel-Motaal Interlude V. Controversies on Methodological Pluralism J. Samuel Barkin

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Book SynopsisMethodologies for the study of International organizationsTrade ReviewThis book is original and innovative, as it is the first companion to provide a broad and thoughtful inventory of research methods used in the social sciences and humanities to understand what international organizations are and what they do: so very helpful!" - Bob Reinalda, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands"International Organizations and Research Methods fills a gaping hole in the IO literature and will be particularly valuable to graduate students and IO researchers with its diversity of methods and authors covering a range of UN specialized agencies and IOs in different issue areas and regions. The book's introduction provides a very useful overview of what the book aims to do and not do and how the editors define methods as a reflexive part of the research process. The innovative use of boxes is a great way to present specific tools and ‘tricks,’ including interviewing in a foreign language and analyzing tweets." - Margaret Karns, University of Massachusetts BostonTable of Contents INTRODUCTION. Rethinking Methods of Investigation and International Organizations Fanny Badache, Leah R. Kimber and Lucile Maertens PART 1. OBSERVING Introduction: Observing Fanny Badache, Leah R. Kimber and Lucile Maertens Chapter 1. Direct Observation Kari De Pryck and Svenja Rauch Box a. Observing Spatial Practices Fiona McConnell Box b. Digital Observation MÉlanie Albaret Chapter 2. Participant Observation Leah R. Kimber and Lucile Maertens Box c. Multipositionality Simon Tordjman Box d. Carnal Sociology Julie Patarin-Jossec Box e. Exiting Fieldwork FrÉdÉric MÉrand Chapter 3. Ethnographic Interviews Leah R. Kimber and Emilie Dairon Box f. Reversed Photo-Elicitation Leah R. Kimber Interlude I. Frictions of Distance and Proximity. Observing IOs in Action Birgit MÜller PART 2. INTERVIEWING Introduction: Interviewing Fanny Badache, Leah R. Kimber and Lucile Maertens Chapter 4. Surveys Clara Egger and Monique J. Beerli Box g. Languages and Interviews James Worrall Box h. Focus Groups Marie Saiget Chapter 5. Semi-Structured Interviews MÉlanie Albaret and Joan Deas Box i. Interviewing “Beneficiaries” Lucie Laplace Box j. Asymetrical interviews Emilie Dairon Chapter 6. Biographic Interviews Monique J. Beerli Box k. Online Interviews Leah R. Kimber Interlude II. Controversies in Interview Research Annabelle Littoz-Monnet PART 3. DOCUMENTING Introduction: Documenting Fanny Badache, Leah R. Kimber and Lucile Maertens Chapter 7. Legal Research Ian Hurd Chapter 8. Archives Ellen J. Ravndal Box l. Visual Archives ValÉrie Gorin Chapter 9. Visual Methods ValÉrie Gorin Box m. Analyzing Maps BenoÎt Martin Box n. Branding Analysis Stefan Tschauko Box o. Artifact Analysis Julian Eckl Chapter 10. Document Analysis: a praxiographic approach Christian Bueger Box p. Semiology of Websites Camille Rondot Box q. Analyzing Tweets Matthias Hofferberth Chapter 11. Discourse Analysis Audrey Alejandro, Marion Laurence and Lucile Maertens Box r. Studying Ideas Olivier Nay Chapter 12. Statistics and Quantification Roser CussÓ and Laure Piguet Box s. Analyzing Charts, Infographics and Dataviz BenoÎt Martin Chapter 13. Budget Analysis Svanhildur Thorvaldsdottir and Ronny Patz Interlude III. What IOs Talk about When They Talk about Themselves, and How They Do It Davide Rodogno PART 4. MEASURING Introduction: Measuring Fanny Badache, Leah R. Kimber and Lucile Maertens Chapter 14. Voting Analysis Erik Voeten Chapter 15. Statistical Analyses with IO Data Fabien Cottier and Heidrun Bohnet Box t. Navigating Human Resource Statistics Fanny Badache Chapter 16. Large-N Data and Quantitative Analyses Charles B. Roger Chapter 17. Computerized Text Analysis Mor Mitrani and Inbar Noy Chapter 18. Multiple Correspondence Analysis Constantin Brissaud Box u. Building Databases on Individuals Kseniya Oksamytna Chapter 19. Social Network Analysis Anna-Luise ChanÉ Interlude IV. Challenging IOs through Numbers Simon Hug PART 5. COMBINING Introduction: Combining Fanny Badache, Leah R. Kimber and Lucile Maertens Chapter 20. Interviews and Observations Kari De Pryck Box v. Challenging Secrecy Olivier Schmitt Chapter 21. Observation, Interviews and Archives Marieke Louis Chapter 22. Computational Text Analysis and Archival Methods Evan Easton-Calabria and William Allen Chapter 23. Qualitative Comparative Analysis Ryan Federo Chapter 24. Structured, Focused Comparison Vytautas Jankauskas, Steffen Eckhard and JÖrn Ege Chapter 25. Process Tracing Svenja Rauch Chapter 26. Prosopography Aykiz Dogan and FrÉdÉric Lebaron Box w. Research with LinkedIn Monique J. Beerli Chapter 27. Practice Analysis Vincent Pouliot Chapter 28. Feminist Approaches Georgina Holmes Box x. Postcolonial Insights Soumita Basu Box y. Reflexivity in Practice Audrey Alejandro Chapter 29. Composing Collages: Working at the Edge of Disciplinary Boundaries Anna Leander Box z. Expeditions as a Research Method Doaa Abdel-Motaal Interlude V. Controversies on Methodological Pluralism J. Samuel Barkin

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Book SynopsisExamining the development of European states, this book explains the ways in which Europe's position has evolved in accordance with its all-important US links. It provides historical analysis of major ideas and events such as the evolution and collapse of the Cold War; and the rise of the New Left and New Right groups.Table of ContentsPreface. Part I: Setting the Stage:. Politics in the Atlantic Community: Late 1950s to the Early 1970s:. 1. Introduction to the Politics. 2. US Politics: Kennedy to Nixon. 3. West German and Austrian Politics: 1959-1974. 4. French Politics: 1958-1974. 5. Britain and the Smaller Northern Democracies, 1959-1974. 6. Italy and the Iberian Peninsula, 1958-1978. Part II: Transnational Cooperation and Conflict: 1958-1974:. 1. Keys to Western Security. 2. The Cold War: 1958-1974. 3. New Left and Cultural Revolution. Part III: Politics in the Atlantic Community: From the Mid-1970s to the 1990s:. 1. US Politics: 1974: Ford to Reagan. 2. US Politics: Bush to Clinton. 3. Germany: Divided and United. 4. France, 1974 to the Present. 5. Britain, 1974 to the Present. 6. Italy and the Iberian Peninsula, 1979 to the Present. Part IV: Transnational Cooperation and Conflict: 1975 to the Present:. 1. Keys to Western Security. 2. Cold War: End and Aftermath. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis study focuses on postwar Japan's foreign policy making in the political and security areas, the core UN missions. The intent is to illustrate how policy goals forged by national security concerns, domestic politics, and psychological needs gave shape to Japan's complicated and sometimes incongruous policy toward the UN since World War II.

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Book SynopsisJessica Lynne Pearson explores the collision between imperial and international visions of health and development in French Africa as postwar decolonization movements gained strength. The consequences of putting politics above public health continue to play out in constraints placed on international health organizations half a century later.Trade ReviewPearson’s deeply researched and elegantly written book demonstrates that international organizations played a defining role in reshaping empire in the postwar period. Her work compellingly argues that the United Nations and the World Health Organization provided templates for universal rights and health for all, even colonial subjects. The Colonial Politics of Global Health will be an invaluable addition to our understanding of the French Empire, decolonization, and global health initiatives. -- Jennifer Johnson, Brown UniversityA smart, persuasive study of one of the most influential chapters in the history of twentieth-century Africa. This impressive work poses an intriguing question: how did imperial powers in sub-Saharan Africa interact with new international humanitarian organizations providing oversight of colonial governance after World War II? Pearson is to be commended for taking on such a challenging topic and for telling a fascinating, human story in such an accessible way. -- Alice L. Conklin, The Ohio State UniversityAn important, thought-provoking book that uses global health as a prism through which to understand tensions between colonial powers and international organizations like the World Health Organization in late colonial Africa. Pearson skillfully shows how decolonization converged with a wide array of attempts to stem disease made by French doctors, colonial officials, and world health representatives in Africa. -- Nancy Rose Hunt, University of Michigan[A] probing account…Focusing on the area of public health, Pearson shows that France sought to reap the benefits of the World Health Organization’s operations in Africa, even as it pursued its own health-care policies in its colonies. France’s efforts, Pearson argues, succeeded in maintaining French influence over UN policies in West Africa even after the country’s former colonies had won their independence. -- Nicolas van de Walle * Foreign Affairs *Shows how the World Health Organization’s origins and development in Africa and the politics of the postwar period of decolonization were intimately intertwined. -- Laura Jane McGough * Bulletin of the History of Medicine *

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Book SynopsisThe disappearance and formation of states and nations after the end of the Cold War have proved puzzling to both theorists and policymakers. This book argues that this lack of conceptual preparation stems from two tendencies in conventional theorizing.Trade Review"Cederman presents an exhaustively researched, precisely orchestrated study using complex adaptive system computer modelling in an attempt to simulate emergent political actors and nationalism. It is an outstanding work, and Lars-Erik Cederman has earned a place on the bookshelf of every serious IR student."--International RelationTable of ContentsList of TablesList of FiguresPrefaceCh. 1Introduction3Ch. 2Modeling Actors in World Politics14Ch. 3Toward Richer Models37Ch. 4Emergent Polarity72Ch. 5Extending the Emergent Polarity Model109Ch. 6Modeling Nationalism136Ch. 7Nationalist Mobilization151Ch. 8Nationalist Coordination184Ch. 9Conclusions for Theory and Policy213Bibliography233Index255

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Book Synopsis"Written under the auspices of the Center of International Studies, Princeton University"--Page facing title page.Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Tables, pg. ix*Figures, pg. xi*Acknowledgments, pg. xiii*Abbreviations, pg. xvi*Introduction, pg. 1*1. The Traditional Chinese Image of World Order, pg. 19*2. The Maoist Image of World Order, pg. 49*3. Global Politics in the General Assembly, pg. 97*4. China and the Security Council, pg. 178*5. The New International Economic Order, I: The Inaugural Process, pg. 242*6. The New International Economic Order, II: The Implementation Process, pg. 282*7. China, Functionalism, and the Specialized Agencies, pg. 334*8. China and International Legal Order, pg. 405*9. The Chinese Image and Strategy of World Order, pg. 471*Interview Schedule, pg. 503*Appendixes, pg. 509*Bibliography, pg. 531*Index, pg. 567

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Tables, pg. ix*Figures, pg. xi*Acknowledgments, pg. xiii*Abbreviations, pg. xvi*Introduction, pg. 1*1. The Traditional Chinese Image of World Order, pg. 19*2. The Maoist Image of World Order, pg. 49*3. Global Politics in the General Assembly, pg. 97*4. China and the Security Council, pg. 178*5. The New International Economic Order, I: The Inaugural Process, pg. 242*6. The New International Economic Order, II: The Implementation Process, pg. 282*7. China, Functionalism, and the Specialized Agencies, pg. 334*8. China and International Legal Order, pg. 405*9. The Chinese Image and Strategy of World Order, pg. 471*Interview Schedule, pg. 503*Appendixes, pg. 509*Bibliography, pg. 531*Index, pg. 567

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Book SynopsisAuthoritative, critical history and analysis of the World Bank from its founding to the present dayTrade Review'Superior … a broad ranging guide that explains the global power structure over the last eight decades. The history of the World Bank and its frequent support of dictatorships in the Global South clarifies the nexus between high finance and power politics.' -- Carlos Marichal, El Colegio de México'The World Bank's many critics usually urge institutional redemption through reforms. In this harsh and thorough indictment, Eric Toussaint blasts those hopes. Covering the history of the Bank from its early days as a prop to European colonialism through the Rwandan genocide, the Washington Consensus and the Iraq war, he argues that the Bank is incorrigible and should, therefore, be abolished. Read and judge for yourselves.' -- James K. Galbraith, author, 'Welcome to the Poisoned Chalice: The Destruction of Greece and the Future of Europe''The record of lending to authoritarian regimes … invites fresh thinking on the need to streamline human rights considerations into development lending. Recommended reading to get a different view of the Bretton Woods institutions.' -- Andrés Solimano, founder, International Center for Globalization and Development'Eric Toussaint's book could not be more opportune as the world enters a dangerous period of potential geopolitical conflict. Toussaint exposes, with chapter and verse, the role of the World Bank (and other 'Bretton Woods institutions) as tools for the financial control of the world - in particular, the exploitation of the Global South through the manipulation of debt. The World Bank is found not to be a great institution to reduce global poverty, but on the contrary, to perpetuate it.' -- Michael Roberts, Economist and co-author of 'Capitalism in the 21st Century''Éric Toussaint's detailed and powerful indictment of the World Bank emerges at a vital time. It should be read by all who want to challenge domination and exploitation and contribute to the struggle for global justice.' -- 'Counterfire'Table of ContentsForeword Terminology: South/North – Developing/Developed. Just What Are We Talking About? Chapter 1 – The Origins of the Bretton Woods Institutions Chapter 2 – The First Years of the World Bank (1946-1962) Chapter 3 – Difficult Beginnings Between the Un and the World Bank Chapter 4 –The Post-world War II Context – the Marshall Plan and the London Agreement on Germany’s Debt Chapter 5 – A Bank Under Influence Chapter 6 –World Bank and IMF Support for Dictatorships Chapter 7 – The World Bank and the Philippines (1946–1990) Chapter 8 – The World Bank’s Support for the Dictatorship in Turkey Chapter 9 – The Bank in Indonesia: a Textbook Case of Intervention Chapter 10 – The World Bank’s Theoretical Falsehoods Regarding Development Chapter 11 – South Korea: the “miracle” Unmasked Chapter 12 – The Debt Trap Chapter 13 – The World Bank Saw the Debt Crisis Looming Chapter 14 – The Mexican Debt Crisis and the World Bank Chapter 15 – The World Bank and the IMF: the Creditors’ Enforcers Chapter 16 – Presidents Barber Conable and Lewis Preston (1986-1995) Chapter 17 – Rwanda: the Genocide’s Financiers Chapter 18 – James Wolfensohn Switches on the Charm (1995-2005) Chapter 19 – Debates in Washington at the Start of the Twenty-first Century Chapter 20 – Structural Adjustment and the Washington Consensus Were Not Abandoned in 2000 Chapter 21 – Climate and the Environmental Crisis: Sorcerer’s Apprentices at the World Bank and the IMF Chapter 22 – Paul Wolfowitz (2005–2007): an Architect of the Invasion of Iraq at the Head of the World Bank Chapter 23 – Ecuador: Progress and the Limits of Resistance to the Policies of the World Bank, the IMF and Other Creditors Chapter 24 – The US President’s Men Keep Control of the World Bank Chapter 25 – The IMF and the World Bank in the Time of Coronavirus: the Failed Campaign for a New Image Chapter 26 – The World Bank Did Not Foresee the Arab Spring Popular Uprisings and Still Promotes the Very Same Policies That Triggered Them Chapter 27 – The “Gender Equity” Farce: a Feminist Reading of World Bank Policies Chapter 28 – The World Bank and Human Rights Chapter 29 – Time to Put an End to World Bank Impunity Chapter 30 – The Case for Abolishing and Replacing the IMF and the World Bank Annexes Annex 1: The World Bank: an ABC Annex 2: The International Monetary Fund (IMF): an ABC Glossary Bibliography of Works Cited Works by Eric Toussaint Published in English Table of Tables Table of Graphs

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Book SynopsisToday Europe finds itself in a crisis that casts a dark shadow over an entire generation. The seriousness of the crisis stems from one core political contradiction at the heart of the European project: namely, that what urgently needs to be done is also extremely unpopular and therefore virtually impossible to do democratically.Trade Review"The title of his book says it all: Europe finds itself in a trap of its own making. Offe has no easy answers as to how the continent might escape. But his 130-page essay is a model of analytical clarity and should be required reading for anyone who wants to grasp the core issues of the crisis—and eschew simple slogans and facile apportionment of blame to single nations (whether Germany or Greece)."Current History"This is a strangely heart-warming book. While Claus Offe analyses the weaknesses and failures of European integration with ruthless precision, he also reminds us powerfully of the values of the European ideal, and shows how we could come closer to realising them - if only political leaders had the will and tenacity to do so. In the current climate of Europhobia, this is the nearest thing to realistic optimism that we are likely to get."Colin Crouch, University of Warwick"Claus Offe has written a passionate, probing, and deeply perturbing book that both excoriates the European Union and provides a glimpse of hope in the struggle for a social Europe."Gary Marks, UNC-Chapel Hill and RVU Amsterdam"After so many years without a resolution, it is hard to feel hopeful about the euro crisis. If there are grounds for hope they lie in this volume. In it Claus Offe describes how the citizens of Europe, and of Germany in particular, frame the crisis. He explains how that framing defines the range of feasible policy options. Offe shows how it is in the capacity of those citizens and their leaders -- of European society, in other words -- to modify that framing in ways that open the door to a more constructive policy response. Offe's careful analysis deserves a wide audience. If it receives one, Europe will be a better place."Barry Eichengreen, University of California, Berkeley"At the core of this book is the proposition that, though the Euro was a mistake, its undoing would be a greater mistake. Around this insight, Offe describes the logic of the economic, institutional, political and cultural traps that have been sprung on European polities. The great merit of this book is that it poses the fundamental question implicit in any attempt to escape such traps: who is to be the agent of change? No one reading this book will think that this question has an easy answer; they will realise that an answer is desperately called for."Albert Weale, University College London ‘Europe Entrapped brilliantly summarizes the huge complexity of the EU that hinders its effective crisis management, and comes with a passionate call for more material solidarity among EU citizens... Offe contributes a most welcome counterweight to all the short and simple arguments attributing blame for the crisis to a small group of people, persons, or institutions. For everyone interested in the Euro crisis and annoyed or confused by the barrage of media coverage on it, I highly recommend this book.’International Studies Review‘Offe provides a lucid explanation of the Eurozone crisis and how Europeans should reform their institutions. While assembling the intellectual tools to dissect this predicament, he paints a full picture of the challenges facing welfare states under globalization… The silver lining of this book is that it is partisan in the best possible way: provocative but not distorting, critical but not irascible. Most of all: its political rallying cry to citizens, namely that the Europe we have is flawed and the one we stand to gain is worth fighting for, is both urgent and true.’ Constellations‘This is an important read for any Europhile who thinks that anything economically or socially rational must also be politically realistic.’ Times Higher EducationTable of ContentsAbbreviations vi Preface vii Introduction 1 1 Democratic Capitalism and the European Union 6 2 The Nature of the Crisis 16 3 Growth, Debt, and Doom Loops 32 4 No Return to Square One 48 5 In Search of Political Agency 56 6 Finalitées: Bases of Identification with European Integration as a Political Project 61 7 The Configuration of Political Forces and Preferences 81 8 Germany’s Leadership Role for Europe: A Non-Starter 90 9 “Thin” Citizenship: The Ugly Face of the EU System of Rule 109 10 Redistribution Across State Borders and Social Divides 120 References 131

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Book SynopsisToday Europe finds itself in a crisis that casts a dark shadow over an entire generation. The seriousness of the crisis stems from one core political contradiction at the heart of the European project: namely, that what urgently needs to be done is also extremely unpopular and therefore virtually impossible to do democratically.Trade Review"The title of his book says it all: Europe finds itself in a trap of its own making. Offe has no easy answers as to how the continent might escape. But his 130-page essay is a model of analytical clarity and should be required reading for anyone who wants to grasp the core issues of the crisis—and eschew simple slogans and facile apportionment of blame to single nations (whether Germany or Greece)."Current History"This is a strangely heart-warming book. While Claus Offe analyses the weaknesses and failures of European integration with ruthless precision, he also reminds us powerfully of the values of the European ideal, and shows how we could come closer to realising them - if only political leaders had the will and tenacity to do so. In the current climate of Europhobia, this is the nearest thing to realistic optimism that we are likely to get." Colin Crouch, University of Warwick"Claus Offe has written a passionate, probing, and deeply perturbing book that both excoriates the European Union and provides a glimpse of hope in the struggle for a social Europe." Gary Marks, UNC-Chapel Hill and RVU Amsterdam"After so many years without a resolution, it is hard to feel hopeful about the euro crisis. If there are grounds for hope they lie in this volume. In it Claus Offe describes how the citizens of Europe, and of Germany in particular, frame the crisis. He explains how that framing defines the range of feasible policy options. Offe shows how it is in the capacity of those citizens and their leaders -- of European society, in other words -- to modify that framing in ways that open the door to a more constructive policy response. Offe's careful analysis deserves a wide audience. If it receives one, Europe will be a better place." Barry Eichengreen, University of California, Berkeley"At the core of this book is the proposition that, though the Euro was a mistake, its undoing would be a greater mistake. Around this insight, Offe describes the logic of the economic, institutional, political and cultural traps that have been sprung on European polities. The great merit of this book is that it poses the fundamental question implicit in any attempt to escape such traps: who is to be the agent of change? No one reading this book will think that this question has an easy answer; they will realise that an answer is desperately called for." Albert Weale, University College LondonTable of Contents List of Abbreviations Preface (1) Democratic capitalism and the European Union (2) The nature of the crisis (3) Growth, debt and doom loops (4) No return to square one (5) In search of political agency (6) Finalitées: Bases of identification with European integration as a political project (7) The configuration of political forces and preferences (8) Germany's leadership role for Europe: a non-starter - Framing the crisis (9) “Thin” citizenship: The ugly face of the EU system of rule (10) Redistribution across state borders and social divides Afterword

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Book SynopsisThis is the definitive history of the Canadian experience, both its successes and failures, on the world’s largest stage – the United Nations Security Council.Trade ReviewFull of insights and surprises, [Canada on the United Nations Security Council] is a welcome addition to Canadian foreign policy. -- Daniel Livermore * Forum: Bulletin of Canadian Foreign Service *Chapnick carefully and methodically documents Canada's six terms on the UNSC. -- Kevin Brushett, Royal Military College Of Canada * The British Journal of Canadian Studies *This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of Canadian foreign policy and global engagement and will be a useful resource in graduate and upper-level undergraduate courses on these topics. -- Tyler Chamberlain * Canadian Journal of Political Science *Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Training Wheels2 An Auspicious Start3 The Forgotten Years4 Transformation5 Keeping the Peace?6 The Gang of Five in the Trudeau Era7 Going All In8 Constructive Internationalists at Work9 A Mission on a Mission10 Rejection and Its AftermathConclusionNotes; Bibliography; Index

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Book SynopsisA valuable set of reflections, anecdotes, and pure fund raising wisdom from one of the great pioneers in the development field. --Michael O''Neill, professor and director, Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management, University of San Francisco For over forty-five years, Henry Rosso has worked to enhance and advance the work and lives of professional fund raisers the world over. He has been recognized as the person who has most shaped present fund raising practice and theory. In this book of thoughtful essays, he explores a variety of topics including leadership, stewardship, the art of asking, building relationships, and more--all in a refreshing writing style that makes fund raising human and friAndly.Trade Review"Hank Rosso wrote this book after his first forty-five years in development. The wisdom he's gained over those four-and-a-half decades and his encyclopedic knowledge of the history of fund raising ooze from every page: insights on stewardship, donor cultivation, the qualities of leadership, the art of asking with composure, and a lot more." (Mal Warwick, author of How to Write Successful Fundraising Letters) "Rosso smoothly combines history and philosophy with strong technique and practical experience...This will be an invaluable book, an classic one day." (Robert L. Payton, professor of philanthropic studies and senior research fellow, Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University) "Hank Rosso's words and experience model fund raising's best values and practices. Anyone who wants to understand fundraising from the inside out should read Rosso on Fund Raising." (Dean Schooler, president, The Schooler Family Foundation) "This book is a classic. It includes some of the best wisdom from one of our profession's caring fathers." (Martha A. Taylor, vice president, University of Wisconsin Foundation) "This is a valuable set of reflections, anecdotes, and pure fund raising wisdom from one of the great pioneers in the development field." (Michael O'Neill, professor and director, Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management, University of San Francisco)Table of ContentsTHE ESSENTIALS OF FUND RAISING. 1. Setting Realistic Expectations. 2. Growing a Successful Fund Raising Program. 3. Developing Leadership for Fund Raising. 4. The Art of Asking with Composure. 5. It's All About Being Friends: Cultivating Donors. 6. Diversifying Funding Sources. 7. Classic Mistakes and Their Lessons. 8. Evaluating Fund Raising Programs and Capabilities. FUND RAISING IN PERSPECTIVE. 9. Our Heritage: Rich in Values and Virtues. 10. A Blend of Art and Science: The Five Essential Steps in Disciplined Fund Raising. 11. Language and the Gentle Arts of Persuasion. 12. My Start in Fund Raising. 13. Stewardship in Giving and Receiving. 14. Recollections by One Who Was There. 15. A Call to Service.

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Book SynopsisToday''s public and private schools can no longer rely ontraditional sources of funding to fulfill their educational goals.Although grants have become increasingly popular alternatives forfinancial support, principals and their staff must face stiffcompetition for these limited sources. This practical, step-by-stepguide is for principals who want to improve their chances ofwinning grants for their schools. As administrative leaders, principals are in a pivotal position tomotivate teachers, parents, and volunteers in the grantseekingprocess. This guide provides principals with techniques formobilizing school staff, coordinating community support, developingwinning proposals, constructing realistic plans and budgets, andsuccessfully implementing those grants that have been awarded.David Bauer is not only an educator and former administrator but anoted expert in grantseeking and fund-raising. He draws from hisextensive experience to share useful strategies as well asresources, inTrade Review"David Bauer offers the inexperienced administrator very clear,concise, nonthreatening assistance." (Philip S. Boggio,superintendent, The DePaul Institute, Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania) "Grantwriting is becoming mandatory for schools seeking alternativefunding. This is a most helpful and insightful book for all schooladministrators." (Alicia Boyko, director of community education,West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, New Jersey) "Much like David Bauer's presentations, this book is practical,interesting, informative . . . just plain terrific!" (Mary BethFetchko, coordinator for government, corporate and foundationrelations, La Roche College, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)Table of Contents1. The Principal's Role in Supporting Grantseeking. 2. Setting Up a Proactive Grants System in Your School. 3. Getting Ready: Assessing Needs, Establishing Goals, andDeveloping Solutions. 4. The Grants Marketplace: What a Principal Needs to Know. 5. Finding the Best Funders: Matching Projects to Grantors. 6. Strategies for Contacting Prospective Grantors. 7. Putting the Proposal Together: Developing a Strategy, Plan, andBudget. 8. Preparing Federal Grant Proposals for Your School. 9. Improving and Submitting Your School's Federal GrantProposal. 10. Developing Foundation and Corporate Grants Support for YourSchool. 11. Improving and Submitting Your School's Foundation/CorporateProposal. 12. The Decision: Contacting Grantors and Dealing withSuccess/Rejection. 13. The Principal's Role in Administering Grant Funds.

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Book SynopsisKleine provides the first systematic analysis of the parallel development of the formal rules and informal norms that have governed the EU from the 1958 Treaty of Rome until today.Trade ReviewThe author provides a compelling argument for understanding the prevalence of informal governance. Using a clear conceptualization, she exposes various practices in EU policy making that have been documented frequently, but have rarely been studied in a coherent framework....In sum, I recommend Informal Governance in the European Union to students, scholars and practitioners interested in decision making, public administration and international organizations. -- Johan Adriaensen * Political Studies Review *Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Preface AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Liberal Regime Theory2. Formal and Informal Governance in the European Union3. The Commission's Agenda-Setting Power4. Decision Making in the Council and the Parliament5. The Implementation of EU Policies6. Knowing the Limits7. The Council Presidency as an Adjudicator8. Adjudicatory Authority in PracticeConclusion and ExtensionNotes Glossary of Institutions, Treaties, and Procedures References Index

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Book SynopsisWhy does soft power conflict management meet with variable success over the course of a single mediation? In Nested Security, Erin K. Jenne asserts that international conflict management is almost never a straightforward case of success or failure. Instead, external mediators may reduce communal tensions at one point but utterly fail at another point, even if the incentives for conflict remain unchanged. Jenne explains this puzzle using a nested security model of conflict management, which holds that protracted ethnic or ideological conflicts are rarely internal affairs, but rather are embedded in wider regional and/or great power disputes. Internal conflict is nested within a regional environment, which in turn is nested in a global environment. Efforts to reduce conflict on the ground are therefore unlikely to succeed without first containing or resolving inter-state or trans-state conflict processes.Nested security is neither irreversible nor static: ethnic relations may eTrade ReviewErin Jenne makes an important contribution to the literature on conflict management. Jenne argues that in order for mediation of civil disputes to succeed, it is necessary to first address the wider conflict environment.... But as she herself acknowledges, external stability alone does not create peace. It is an important piece of the conflict management puzzle and she does well to remind scholars and policymakers alike that we cannot get so caught up in the trees that we miss the forest. -- Jennifer De Maio * H-Net *Jenne (Central European Univ.) presents a comprehensive analysis of international conflict management under two European security systems: the League of Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).... highly recommended. -- K. M. Zaarour * CHOICE *Table of ContentsIntroduction1. The Promises and Pitfalls of Cooperative Conflict Management2. The Theory of Nested Security3. Preventive Diplomacy in Interwar Europe4. Induced Devolution in Interwar Europe5. Preventive Diplomacy in Post–Cold War Europe6. Induced Devolution in Post–Cold War Europe7. Nested Security beyond EuropeGreat Powers and Cooperative Conflict Management

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Book SynopsisIn A Community of Europeans? a thoughtful observer of the ongoing project of European integration evaluates the state of the art about European identity and European public spheres. Thomas Risse argues that integration has had profound and long-term effects on the citizens of EU countries, most of whom now have at least a secondary European identity to complement their national identities. Risse also claims that we can see the gradual emergence of transnational European communities of communication. Exploring the outlines of this European identity and of the communicative spaces, Risse sheds light on some pressing questions: What do Europe and the EU mean in the various public debates? How do European identities and transnational public spheres affect policymaking in the EU? And how do they matter in discussions about enlargement, particularly Turkish accession to the EU? What will be the consequences of the growing contestation and politicization of European affairs for European deTrade Review"A Community of Europeans? is a pathbreaking contribution that brings together the main strands of theoretical and policy debate since the EU's current identity crisis began in the early 1990s and evaluates them against the best and most up-to-date empirical data. Thomas Risse has been a leading voice in these debates since their inception." -- Thomas Banchoff, Director of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and Associate Professor of Government, Georgetown University"In a book that will become a classic, Thomas Risse provides a fascinating, comprehensive, and wise analysis of European identity. This book is a model of conceptual clarity, empirical richness, and theoretical acuity that is certain to shape both the field of European studies and debate about the future of Europe." -- Gary Marks, Chair in Multilevel Governance, VU Amsterdam, and Burton Craige Professor, UNC–Chapel Hill"This timely and important book spans sociology, comparative politics, and international relations. Thomas Risse was one of the first to write about European identity issues as well as about the European public sphere; he combines sophisticated quantitative methodology with careful qualitative analysis." -- Vivien Schmidt, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration, Boston University"Thomas Risse has taken up the hard question of whether or not a European public sphere exists. He has tentatively answered 'yes.' But, he also has a realistic view of the limits of that sphere and the political forces that affect the possibility of that sphere expanding, contracting or leading to bad outcomes. His perspective marks a clear position in this important debate about the future of Europe. This makes the book well worth reading." -- Neil Fligstein, University of California, BerkeleyTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Europeanization of Identities and Public SpheresPart I. An Emerging European Identity? 1. Collective Identities: Conceptual and Methodological Questions 2. Multiple Europes: The Europeanization of Citizens' Identities 3. Modern Europe and Its Discontents: The Europeanization of Elite Identities 4. Europeanization of National Identities: ExplanationsPart II: An Emerging European Public Sphere? 5. Transnational Public Spheres: Conceptual Questions 6. The Gradual Europeanization of Public Spheres 7. A European Community of Communication?Part III: Consequences 8. "Deepening": European Institution-Building 9. "Widening": EU Enlargement and Contested Identities 10. European Democracy and PoliticizationConclusions: Defending Modern EuropeReferences Index

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Book SynopsisWhy have the states of Europe agreed to create an Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and a single European currency? What will decide the fate of this bold project? This book explains why monetary integration has deepened in Europe from the Bretton...Trade ReviewA significant contribution to our understanding of the relationship between ideas and political and economic decisions. * Governance: An International Journal of Policy and Administration *An exhaustive case study.... McNamara's book provides a wealth of valuable detail on the path taken by European elites to develop a coordinated monetary policy and ultimately, a shared currency. * Society for Women in International Political Economy Newsletter *It is the prevailing wisdom that economic forces have driven Europe toward the adoption of its single currency, the euro, and that political forces have played a secondary role, if that. It is refreshing, therefore, to find a book that takes politics seriously in what is surely a political situation (as well as an economic one). McNamara considers not just politics but the ideas that condition political decisions and the environment in which those ideas are developed. An interesting book.... Well written with many useful references. * Choice *Kathleen McNamara's book is a welcome addition to the small but growing collection of scholarship which straddles the political/economic divide in order to understand contemporary developments in the global political economy.... Together with another recent Cornell publication, Louis Pauly's Who Elected the Bankers, McNamara's work provides a good example of both the strengths and limitations which a perspective anchored firmly in the scholarly mainstream can offer to our knowledge of how the global political economy is organized. -- Randall Germain * International Affairs *McNamara's book brings much good political and economic sense to bear on a subject where it is often lacking. -- Alan S. Milward * The Times Literary Supplement *The Currency of Ideas has much to offer those desiring to learn more about the forces driving monetary integration in Europe. * British Politics Group Newsletter *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Puzzle of Exchange Rate Cooperation 3. Capital Mobility and Ideas in European Monetary Cooperation 4. Capital Control, Keynesianism, and Bretton Woods 5. Capital Mobility, Policy Crisis, and the Snake 6. Neoliberal Policy Consensus and the European Monetary System 7. The Drive toward Economic and Monetary UnionIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book illuminates the central role played by international nongovernmental organizations-including environmental organizations, human rights groups, bodies formed to regulate technical standards, and economic development organizations, among others-in the emergence and development of a comprehensive world polity.Trade Review"This book is an unfaltering progress in world-polity institutional assessment."—U.S.I. JournalTable of ContentsContents BOLI JOHN THOMAS GEORGE M. Part One: 1. BOLI JOHN THOMAS GEORGE M. 2. BOLI JOHN LOYA THOMAS A. LOFTIN TERESA Part Two: 3. FRANK DAVID JOHN HIRONAKA ANN MEYER JOHN W. SCHOFER EVAN TUMA NANCY BRANDON 4. BERKOVITCH NITZA 5. KIM YOUNG S. 6. FINNEMORE MARTHA Part Three: 7. LOYA THOMAS A. BOLI JOHN 8. BARRETT DEBORAH FRANK DAVID JOHN 9. CHABBOTT COLETTE 10. SCHOFER EVAN BOLI JOHN

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Book SynopsisIn 1999, the United Nations embarked on intervention in Kosovo. This book compares two adjacent municipalities two years into that intervention. Similar in all key respects, by 2001 the municipalities were headed down different paths - one making progress toward institution-building, democratization, and reconstruction; the other stagnating.Trade Review"Holohan provides a conceptually elegant and yet remarkably practical analysis of democratization and reconstruction efforts in two municipalities in Kosovo, some two ears after the launch of the United Nations post-conflict mission there in 1999."—Contemporary Sociology"Throughout the case studies, Holohan relentlessly pushes her theoretical points, while seamlessly weaving the theoretical aspects of network organizations into the specific discussions of the municipalities . . . Networks of Democracy undoubtedly provides important lessons for international interventions, both present and future."—Yale Journal of International Law"Anne Holohan brings something long overdue to the democratization bookshelf: comparative case studies based on fieldwork. This book should be mandatory reading for all Washington, D.C. policymakers at work on spreading democracy."—Julie Mertus, American University"With unique access to all levels of nation-building organizations, Anne Holohan gives an original and exceptional analysis of the process. This book will become a classic on how to enhance international cooperation and democratization missions."—Charles Moskos, Northwestern University"[M]y students have read Networks of Democracy, as should all who are interested in the theory and practice of peace building and international conflict intervention."—American Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsContents Acronyms and Abbreviations 000 Introduction 000 Part I: The UN Mission in Kosovo as a Network Organization 1. Democratizing Through Networks 000 2. Theoretical Background 000 Part II: Two Municipalities in Kosovo 3. Leadership in Networks 000 4. Formality, Social Embeddedness, and Accountability 000 Part III: Information and Communication Technologies 5. The Use and Misuse of Information and Communication Technologies 000 6. Transactive Memory 000 Part IV: Members of the Network 7. The UN Civil Administration and KFOR 000 8. The OSCE, the International Police, and NGOs 000 9. Conclusion: Implications for International Interventions in Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Beyond ... 000 Appendix: Backgrounds and Methods 000 Notes 000 References 000 Index 000

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Book SynopsisThrough the lens of the Asian Financial Crisis, this book documents how international organizations and national governments crafted legal responses, through corporate bankruptcy reforms, to the fragility of financial markets in East Asia and worldwide.Trade Review"The first study of its kind, the book offers a theory of legal change to explain why global-local tensions produce implementation gaps. Through its analysis of globalization, this book has lessons for international organizations and developing and transitional economies the world over."— Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and Environment"Halliday and Carruthers's book will take tis place as part of a growing tradition of work dissecting the emergence of a system of global economic governance that is redefining what 'world government" is likely to mean in the future. They are pushing forward a new tradition."—Peter Evans, American Journal of Sociology."Halliday and Carruthers explain how global organizations such as The World Bank and the UN developed international laws for corporate bankruptcy after the Asian Financial Crisis, and how policymakers have responded to these changes. Written for policymakers and economists for developing economies and international organizations, this volume examines how these institutions developed global standards and norms, and how countries such as Indonesia, Korea and China reacted."—Book News"Halliday and Carruthers analyze the birth of international bankruptcy legislation in a truly expert fashion. Their engaging work will be of great importance for social scientists all over the world as well as for policyelites in the developing countries."—Richard Swedberg, Cornell University"This is an impressive book revealing how global norms are generated and put into practice in different countries. Based on hundreds of interviews from around the world, it is extremely well researched and theoretically innovative. It speaks to those interested in globalization, international political economy, and institutional change. It moves well beyond conventional studies of global diffusion." —John L. Campbell, Dartmouth College and Copenhagen Business School"The beautifully crafted argument of this book culminates an impressive program of research on Asian bankruptcy. Halliday and Carruthers are theoretically profound on the recursivity of law as a dynamic at the foundation of new international financial architectures. This landmark of socio-legal scholarship reframes our understanding of global normmaking." —John Braithwaite, Australian National University

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