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Book SynopsisThoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of this highly acclaimed textbook will be required reading for graduate and undergraduate students on a wide range of courses including: European economics, economic policy, European integration, European studies and international relations.Trade ReviewAcclaim for the first edition: The book is essential for students in European studies, international economics and business or international relations at both graduate and postgraduate level. --- Ricardo Pinheiro-Alves, The Times Higher Education SupplementTable of ContentsContents: Preface and Introduction 1. Origin, Evolution and Prospects for the European Union 2. Budget of the European Union 3. Competition Policy 4. Common Agricultural Policy 5. Fiscal Integration 6. European Monetary Integration 7. Industrial Policy in Manufacturing and Services 8. Trade Policy and International Economic Cooperation 9. Regional Policy 10. Social Policy 11. Mobility of Labour 12. Energy Policy 13. Transport Policy 14. Environment Policy 15. Enlargement 16. Conclusions Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive textbook provides a thorough guide to the economic analysis of law, with a particular focus on civil law systems. It encapsulates a structured analysis and nuanced evaluation of norms and legal policies, using the tools of economic theory.Trade Review‘This work’s relevance extends significantly beyond Germany to jurisdictions in Asia as well as many Anglo-American-law countries. The book offers a systematic coverage of the civil law system, utilizing the law and economics scholarship the authors have pioneered for half a century. It provides accessible discussions on the core pillars of economics that underpin the analyses of legal doctrines. These comprehensive chapters will be a masterpiece introduction for novices and experts alike.’ -- Iljoong Kim, SungKyunKwan University, South Korea‘Hans-Bernd Schäfer and Claus Ott provide a definitive economic analysis of private law in European civil-law systems. With rigorous style and insightful discussions, this outstanding book is a valuable companion for students of both law and economics, explaining in a lucid and comprehensive manner the economic impact of legal norms. Combining the more traditional aspects of efficiency and welfare with behavioural and psychological methods, this is a must-read for all scholars willing to understand the economic foundations of private law.’ -- Emanuela Carbonara, University of Bologna, Italy‘Professors Hans-Bernd Schäfer and Claus Ott are both scientific pillars and co-founders of the economic analysis of law. This publication is a comprehensive, path-breaking and much-needed tool for academic use, for legislative drafting and for legal policy-making aimed at human development while addressing the equity and efficiency foundations of all main legal traditions worldwide. Clearly a masterpiece!’ -- Edgardo Buscaglia, Columbia University, US and National University of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to The Economic Analysis of Civil Law PART I FUNDAMENTALS 1. Alternative decisions, consequences, and evaluations 2. Normative foundations – What is social welfare? Problems of social choice 3. Economics, property rights and economic analysis of law 4. Homo economicus, behavioural economics, and paternalism PART II ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF TORT LAW 5. Objectives and regulatory problems of tort law, the magic triangle of tort law 6. Fault liability and strict liability 7. Reciprocal and bilateral damages 8. Attribution of damage, causality 9. The scope of protection by tort law, liberal rights, pure economic loss, and non-pecuniary damage 10. Special problems of tort law: product liability, environmental liability, compensation for pain and suffering, vicarious liability, limits of civil liability PART III ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CONTRACT LAW 11. On the economic analysis of contractual freedom and contract law 12. The fully specified contract and its reconstruction by default rules 13. Complementary contract interpretation, base of the contract, reconstruction of the fully specified contract, and fair distribution of the total surplus from a contract 14. Economic analysis of breach of contract, impossibility and delay 15. Liability for defects in sales contracts and contracts for work 16. Ignorance, trust, opportunism and efficiency 17. Legal protection of legitimate expectations in the law of exchange of goods and services PART IV PROPERTY RIGHTS (ABSOLUTE RIGHTS) 18. Concept, function and design of property rights 19. The transfer of rights by acquisition in good faith 20. Involuntary transaction of property through taking and regulatory taking 21. Insolvency and conflicting security interests of creditors 22. Incompatible use of land and efficient use of an area 23. Intellectual property rights, the generation of innovations PART V CORPORATE LAW 24. From contract to hierarchy 25. Basic structures and problems of company law Index

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive textbook provides a thorough guide to the economic analysis of law, with a particular focus on civil law systems. It encapsulates a structured analysis and nuanced evaluation of norms and legal policies, using the tools of economic theory.Trade Review‘This work’s relevance extends significantly beyond Germany to jurisdictions in Asia as well as many Anglo-American-law countries. The book offers a systematic coverage of the civil law system, utilizing the law and economics scholarship the authors have pioneered for half a century. It provides accessible discussions on the core pillars of economics that underpin the analyses of legal doctrines. These comprehensive chapters will be a masterpiece introduction for novices and experts alike.’ -- Iljoong Kim, SungKyunKwan University, South Korea‘Hans-Bernd Schäfer and Claus Ott provide a definitive economic analysis of private law in European civil-law systems. With rigorous style and insightful discussions, this outstanding book is a valuable companion for students of both law and economics, explaining in a lucid and comprehensive manner the economic impact of legal norms. Combining the more traditional aspects of efficiency and welfare with behavioural and psychological methods, this is a must-read for all scholars willing to understand the economic foundations of private law.’ -- Emanuela Carbonara, University of Bologna, Italy‘Professors Hans-Bernd Schäfer and Claus Ott are both scientific pillars and co-founders of the economic analysis of law. This publication is a comprehensive, path-breaking and much-needed tool for academic use, for legislative drafting and for legal policy-making aimed at human development while addressing the equity and efficiency foundations of all main legal traditions worldwide. Clearly a masterpiece!’ -- Edgardo Buscaglia, Columbia University, US and National University of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to The Economic Analysis of Civil Law PART I FUNDAMENTALS 1. Alternative decisions, consequences, and evaluations 2. Normative foundations – What is social welfare? Problems of social choice 3. Economics, property rights and economic analysis of law 4. Homo economicus, behavioural economics, and paternalism PART II ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF TORT LAW 5. Objectives and regulatory problems of tort law, the magic triangle of tort law 6. Fault liability and strict liability 7. Reciprocal and bilateral damages 8. Attribution of damage, causality 9. The scope of protection by tort law, liberal rights, pure economic loss, and non-pecuniary damage 10. Special problems of tort law: product liability, environmental liability, compensation for pain and suffering, vicarious liability, limits of civil liability PART III ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CONTRACT LAW 11. On the economic analysis of contractual freedom and contract law 12. The fully specified contract and its reconstruction by default rules 13. Complementary contract interpretation, base of the contract, reconstruction of the fully specified contract, and fair distribution of the total surplus from a contract 14. Economic analysis of breach of contract, impossibility and delay 15. Liability for defects in sales contracts and contracts for work 16. Ignorance, trust, opportunism and efficiency 17. Legal protection of legitimate expectations in the law of exchange of goods and services PART IV PROPERTY RIGHTS (ABSOLUTE RIGHTS) 18. Concept, function and design of property rights 19. The transfer of rights by acquisition in good faith 20. Involuntary transaction of property through taking and regulatory taking 21. Insolvency and conflicting security interests of creditors 22. Incompatible use of land and efficient use of an area 23. Intellectual property rights, the generation of innovations PART V CORPORATE LAW 24. From contract to hierarchy 25. Basic structures and problems of company law Index

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Book SynopsisIn this book the authors tackle the concept of `quality of government’ (QoG) both conceptually and empirically and apply their focus to EU countries and regions. In a pioneering empirical effort, they map out regional QoG for the first time for 172 NUTS 1 and 2 regions throughout 18 countries in the EU, and provide a detailed methodology.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I: DEFINING QoG AND WHY IT MATTERS TO EUROPE 1. A Focus on the European Union and the Sub-National Dimension of QoG Lewis Dijkstra 2. Conceptualizing QoG Bo Rothstein PART II: QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF QoG IN THE EU 3. Evaluating EU Countries by QoG: National Level Nicholas Charron 4. QoG at the Sub-National Level and the EQI Nicholas Charron PART III: CASE STUDIES AND LESSONS FROM THE REGIONAL QUALITATIVE EXPERT INTERVIEWS 5. Variation in Sub-National QoG in Italy and a Closer Look at QoG in Bolzano and Campania Nicholas Charron 6. Variation in Sub-National QoG in Belgium: Flanders and Wallonia Jonas Håkansson 7. Variation in Sub-National QoG in Romania Oana Borcan 8. Conclusions: How to Improve QoG in Europe Victor Lapuente Index

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a basic yet rigorous understanding of the current issues and problems of economic integration and innovation in Europe, and argues that national or regional economic development depends mainly on technical change, social and human capital, and knowledge creation and diffusion.Table of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: INNOVATION AND THE KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY 1. The Innovation Ecosystem Elias G. Carayannis 2. Patterns of Innovation and the Determinants of the Diffusion Process in Selected EU Member States George M. Korres 3. Building the Innovation Union: Lessons from the 2008 Financial Crisis Alice O. Nakamura, Leonard I. Nakamura and Masao Nakamura PART II: NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SYSTEMS OF INNOVATION 4. The European National and Regional Systems of Innovation George M. Korres 5. European Innovation Policies from RIS to Smart Specialization: A Policy Assemblage Perspective Arnoud Lagendijk and Krisztina Varró PART III: THE FUTURE OF INNOVATION AND PROSPECTS FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC INTEGRATION 6. Innovation Diplomacy as Driver of Democracy, Innovation and Development: The Case of Greece Elias G. Carayannis 7. Spatial Knowledge Spillovers within and between European Regions: A Meta-Analysis Urban Gråsjö, Charlie Karlsson and Peter Warda 8. Innovation, Efficiency and Economic Integration Aikaterini Kokkinou Index

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Book SynopsisIn his long and distinguished academic career, historian Robert Fox has specialized in the modern history of physical science, particularly in France, from 1700 onward. In Science Without Frontiers, he explores the discipline of science as a model for global society.

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Book SynopsisIn this prescient Research Agenda leading experts explore emerging and future research in EU politics. Leading experts in the field analyse current trends in the EU, including digitalization and a change of paradigm in external foreign policies.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘This is a fascinating study, which juxtaposes two major factors that have shaped the EU’s energy policy recently: the increasing salience of environmental concerns, which shaped the EU’s Green Deal, and the evolving pattern of the EU’s relations with its previously major supplier Russia. The book is strongly recommended to anyone who is interested in the complexity of the EU's energy policy and its current evolution.’ -- Tatiana Romanova, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia‘This book makes it explicit how profoundly different the EU energy policies of the 2020s are compared to the previous decade, documenting how and why the Union's long-standing relations with Russia came to an end. This will be important to keep in mind in the years to come once EU Member States establish relations with potential hydrogen suppliers.’ -- Pami Aalto, Tampere University, Finland‘A very timely book that offers a fresh and compelling perspective on the evolving EU energy and climate policies in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Through in-depth, acute analysis, Marco Siddi charts the evolution of energy relations between the EU and Russia and convincingly shows the key role that Europe can play in the global green transition.’ -- Andrea Prontera, University of Macerata, Italy‘The book provides a comprehensive look back at European energy policy, explaining how we reached the present moment. Such an understanding is critical to chart a path forward, away from dependence on Russian fossil fuels and through the interdependencies of the new energy era.’ -- Samantha Gross, Energy Security and Climate Initiative, Brookings Institution, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1 Introduction: European energy and climate policy and the green transition 2 Studying European energy policy: concepts, theories and approaches 3 The EU’s Energy Union: focusing on security and diversification 4 The European Green Deal: shifting the focus to the energy transition 5 Climate change and the green transition: the new geopolitical conundrum 6 EU–Russia energy relations: the case of gas trade 7 EU–Russia energy relations amidst war and the green transition: a paradigm change? 8 Conclusion: the future of European energy policy and EU–Russia energy relations Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Steven Slaughter’s book moves from a dissection of the problems facing our globalized world, through a critique of existing initiatives and institutions, to a neo-republican argument for an array of plausible, concrete proposals. It is a theoretically persuasive, empirically informed study, deserving of attention in the public square and the corridors of power as well as in the seminar room.’ -- Philip Pettit, L.S.Rockefeller University Professor of Human Values, Princeton University, US‘Steven Slaughter offers a compelling argument for seeking a middle path to a better international politics. It is a path that aims to avoid what he sees as the too-totalizing control of a full world government, and the ineffectiveness of most attempts at robust global governance. His alternative, Republican Global Constitutionalism, emphasizes the evolution of treaty-based, constitution-like governance in some aspects of international politics, and especially the roles that an active “global citizenry” could play in advancing and transforming global cooperation. This book is highly recommended for those seeking a sophisticated but accessible entry into dialogues on the transformation and/or surpassing of the liberal international order.’ -- Luis Cabrera, Griffith University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to Republican Global Constitutionalism 1. International law and organisations 2. Informal global governance 3. Transnational activism and civil society 4. The republican critique of global governance 5. Republican global constitutionalism Conclusion: rebuilding globalisation Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis innovative Handbook presents a comprehensive overview of the significance of complexity theory for understanding institutions. Eminent scholars cover the key tools and concepts of the field, including emergence, networks, ergodicity, and modularity, exploring their contributions to institutional formulation and evolution.

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Book SynopsisThis insightful book investigates the role of the UN Secretariat in an era of significant global power shifts. It argues that though UN staff can shape political outcomes towards their own ideals and the UNâs institutional mission, their powers are limited by member states seeking to influence and control the Secretariat.Trade Review‘The book usefully brings together analysis of shifting power in the global arena with the response by international civil servants in the UN System. Through linking the external power and internal management dynamics, notable insights are provided from comparison across a diverse set of countries, issue areas, and organizations.’ -- Kent Kille, The College of Wooster, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to Global Institutions in a Time of Power Transition 1 Kendall Stiles, Joel E. Oestreich 2 Hegemonic Change in International Organizations: A Theory of Professional Responsibility in Multilateralism 25 Joel E. Oestreich 3 China and the United Nations Secretariat: A Mutual Influencing Game 41 Gregory T. Chin 4 The Crisis of the Multilateral Agenda in Brazilian Foreign Policy: Perceptions and Reactions from the United Nations 62 Hugo Bras Martins da Costa, Giovana Esther Zucatto, and Marianna Restum Albuquerque 5 Human Rights During Power Transitions 81 Rhona Smith and Conall Mallory 6 The United Nations Development System: Change and Agency in the Secretariat 102 Joel E. Oestreich 7 The Impact of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank on the United Nations 123 Bimal Adhikari 8 Rethinking Institutional Independence: The WHO as a Challenged Institution 143 Stephanie Strobl 9 The Guardian of Global Trade Governance? Examining the Role of the WTO Secretariat 160 Wei Liang 10 Conclusion to Global institutions in a time of power transition 180 Kendall Stiles and Joel E. Oestreich Index

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Book SynopsisWith novel insights into the ambitions and objectives behind President Jean-Claude Juncker’s European Commission, this innovative book elucidates how the Commission has transcended the concept of ‘ever closer union’ in its attempts to adopt a future-proof EU reform agenda in the highly contested fields of migration and economic policy.Trade Review‘Bojovic's empirically rich study of the Juncker Presidency will be of interest to all those seeking to understand the European Commission’s ambitions for European integration in the highly sensitive domains of economic governance and justice and home affairs.’ -- Dermot Hodson, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK‘Bojovic's work on the Juncker Commission is a great piece of research, which flags the centrality of supranational institutions for new intergovernmentalist scholarship. The book shows how Juncker sought to combine political ambition and complicity with intergovernmental institutions, experiencing both success and failure of Commission leadership.’ -- Uwe Puetter, Europa Universität Flensburg, Germany‘This book is a stellar analysis of the Juncker Commission, providing fresh insights into its political purposes and aspirations. Accessing the views of Brussels bureaucrats and other European policy makers, Bojovic delivers a compelling account of the Commission’s goals and strategies around the critical policy concerns of European border control, migration, and asylum as well as around banking union proposals and revamping the European stability mechanism – policy episodes critical in shaping and checking the EU supranational project.’ -- Diane Stone, European University Institute, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: what makes the Juncker Commission interesting? 2. Theory and methods: how to explain the ambition of a supranational actor 3. The Commission’s ambition in Justice and Home Affairs 2014–19 4. The Commission’s ambition in the Economic and Monetary Union 2014–19 5. Conclusion: main findings and implications Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking book uses the idea of experience to investigate the various ways in which international organizations are understood by judges, legal practitioners, legal researchers, legal theorists, and thinkers of global governance.Trade Review‘Standing on top of Mount Olympus as well as in the valley below, over the last decade or so Jean d’Aspremont has been creating a genre all his own, best seen as ‘confessional phenomenology’ perhaps. He is not unique in looking at what (mostly academic) international lawyers do, but where others look at how international lawyers contribute to justice or injustice, oppression or emancipation, d’Aspremont turns his gaze inward, reflecting on what drives those international lawyers, including (and occasionally especially) himself. The result, here as elsewhere, is insightful and sometimes infuriating, eye-opening and occasionally trivial, with lots of ideas to explore and some to disagree with. In other words, The Experiences of International Organizations is vintage d’Aspremont.’ -- Jan Klabbers, University of Helsinki, Finland‘The phenomenological approach to law fits in with the latest scholarly insights and trends. It is therefore timely to provide a subjective, experiential perspective on what is perceived by many as the sturdiest and most objective of all legal occurrences: the international organisation. This book carefully lays out such a phenomenological perspective, with the author’s signature combination of eloquence and analytical rigour. A must-read for anyone who wishes to keep ahead in international (institutional) law scholarship.’ -- Catherine Brölmann, University of Amsterdam, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Preface viii Introduction: A phenomenological approach to international institutional law 1 The experience of affection 2 The experience of insulation 3 The experience of edification 4 The experience of restriction 5 The experience of reconciliation Epilogue Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisPolitical theory deals with profound questions about human nature, political principles, and the limits of knowledge. In Teaching Political Theory, Nicholas Tampio shows how political theorists may take a pluralistic approach to help students investigate the deepest levels of political life.Trade Review‘This book is exceptionally impressive in its breadth - contemporary and historical, Western and non-Western, analytical and critical/continental. This is the future of political theory.’ -- Adrian Blau, King's College London, UK‘This book is an innovative call for political theorists to pluralize their teaching styles, offering practical tips to broaden our pedagogical horizons. Embracing an astonishingly wide range of texts and traditions with precision, energy, and ease, Nicholas Tampio not only practices the pluralism he preaches but he also shares a wealth of suggestions to keep pace with our changing times. With his finger on the pulse of the latest developments in political theory, this is also a spirited defense of political theory as a discipline with teaching needs all its own.’ -- Katherine Goktepe, Yasar University, Turkey‘In this book, Nicholas Tampio presents an innovative example of teaching Chinese political thought. By meticulously tracing the philosophical and political origins of the Chinese philosophers and creatively engaging them in conversation with their Western peers, Nicholas Tampio methodically demonstrates that a comparative approach in teaching classical Chinese philosophy can recast our view of how Chinese philosophy engages political issues across space and time. The book will be a welcome source for anyone interested in teaching Chinese and comparative political theory.’ -- Peng Yu, Earlham College, US‘It is rare to encounter a text that is both intellectually engaging and carefully and sensitively crafted around the challenges of teaching political theory. The book is exceptionally creative, the writing is excellent, and the approach is admirably broad and global. Nicholas Tampio, a current editor of the journal Comparative Political Theory, incorporates the best features of this broad approach into his teaching and his writing about teaching.’ -- Jeffrey C. Isaac, Indiana University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface vii 1 Teaching political theory: a pluralistic approach 1 PART I DESIGNING A POLITICAL THEORY COURSE 2 Crafting a syllabus, with illustrations from American political thought 23 3 Writing lectures, with illustrations from Chinese and European political thought 43 4 Making assignments, with illustrations from Indian and African American political thought 76 PART II TEACHING POLITICAL THEORY TODAY 5 Teaching Greek political thought, with a focus on Sextus Empiricus 120 6 Teaching Chinese political thought, with a focus on Zhuangzi 141 7 Teaching neuroscience in a political theory course 168 8 Teaching the public, with examples from education policy 192

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Today, hardly any area of the law is not influenced by European Union law. This book provides a clear and concise account of EU law’s structure and functioning, covering both institutional and substantive law as well as the interplay between them. Written in an accessible style and updated for this new edition, the text offers a highly valuable introduction to EU law, not only for students, but also for legal practitioners wishing to get a grasp on this complex area of the law and on the European Union.’ -- Sacha Prechal, Judge at the Court of Justice of the EU‘This is an excellent Advanced Introduction to EU law, which provides the reader with a succinct and insightful analysis of the constitutional, institutional and substantive dimensions of the subject. Jacques Ziller conveys a great deal of information in an engaging manner.’ -- Paul Craig, University of Oxford, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1 A constitution based upon international treaties 2 Scope of EU law and conferral 3 Values, fundamental rights and citizenship 4 The area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ) 5 The internal market 6 Policies bordering on the internal market 7 Economic and monetary union 8 External action 9 Specific features of EU law 10 Institutional framework of the EU 11 Distribution of powers in the EU 12 Acts of EU law and hierarchy of norms 13 Judicial review and case law Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Today, hardly any area of the law is not influenced by European Union law. This book provides a clear and concise account of EU law’s structure and functioning, covering both institutional and substantive law as well as the interplay between them. Written in an accessible style and updated for this new edition, the text offers a highly valuable introduction to EU law, not only for students, but also for legal practitioners wishing to get a grasp on this complex area of the law and on the European Union.’ -- Sacha Prechal, Judge at the Court of Justice of the EU‘This is an excellent Advanced Introduction to EU law, which provides the reader with a succinct and insightful analysis of the constitutional, institutional and substantive dimensions of the subject. Jacques Ziller conveys a great deal of information in an engaging manner.’ -- Paul Craig, University of Oxford, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1 A constitution based upon international treaties 2 Scope of EU law and conferral 3 Values, fundamental rights and citizenship 4 The area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ) 5 The internal market 6 Policies bordering on the internal market 7 Economic and monetary union 8 External action 9 Specific features of EU law 10 Institutional framework of the EU 11 Distribution of powers in the EU 12 Acts of EU law and hierarchy of norms 13 Judicial review and case law Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe Annual Review, produced in association with the JCMS, The Journal of Common Market Studies, covers the key developments in the European Union, its member states and acceding and/or applicant countries in 2004/2005. It contains key analytical articles on political, economic and legal issues in the EU by leading experts, together with a keynote article. The Review is the most up-to-date and authoritative source of information for those engaged in teaching and research or who are simply interested in the European Union. Includes an invaluable guide to EU documents and publications - and the various websites of the EU - together with a chronology of key events, and a list of all the books submitted to the Journal of Common Market Studies for review. Table of ContentsEditorial: A Fusing Europe in a Confusing World?: Lee Miles. Keynote Article – The Constitutional Treaty: Three Readings from a Fusion Perspective: Wolfgang Wessels. Governance and Institutions: A New Constitution and a New Commission: Desmond Dinan. The Irish Presidency: A Diplomatic Triumph: Nicholas Rees. The Dutch Presidency : An Assessment: Peter van Ham. Internal Policy Developments: David Howarth. The European Central Bank in 2004: David G. Mayes. Legal Developments: Michael Dougan. External Policy Developments: David Allen and Michael Smith. Enlarging the European Union: Julie Smith. Justice and Home Affairs: Jörg Monar. Developments in the ‘Old’ Member States: Michael Bruter. Developments in the New Member States and Applicant Countries: Karen Henderson. Developments in the Economies of the ‘Fifteen’: Nigel Grimwade. Developments in the Economies of the New Member States and the Candidate Countries: Debra Johnson. Chronology: The European Union in 2004: Lee Miles. Index

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Book SynopsisThe Annual Review, produced in association with JCMS, The Journal of Common Market Studies, covers the key developments in the European Union, its member states, and acceding and/or applicant countries in 2005/2006. It contains key analytical articles on political, economic and legal issues in the EU by leading experts, together with a keynote article. Contains analytical articles on key political, economic and legal issues in the EU by leading experts, together with a keynote article on the domestic politics of the French and Dutch referendums The Review is the most up-to-date and authoritative source of information for those engaged in teaching and research or who are simply interested in the European Union Includes an invaluable guide to EU documents and publications - and the various websites of the EU - together with a chronology of key events, and a list of all the books submitteTable of ContentsEditorial: Crisis, What Crisis?: Ulrich Sedelmeier and Alasdair R. Young. Keynote Article: The 2005 French and Dutch Referendums: Paul Taggart. Review Essay: The ‘Governance Turn’ in EU Studies: Beate Kohler-Koch and Berthold Rittberger. The Luxembourg Presidency: Derek Hearl. The UK Presidency: Richard Whitman. Governance and Institutional Developments: Desmond Dinan. Internal Economic and Social Policy Developments: David Howarth. Justice and Home Affairs: Jörg Monar. Legal Developments: Michael Dougan. Relations with the Wider Europe: Sandra Lavanex and Frank Schimmelfennig. Relations with the Rest of the World: David Allen and Michael Smith. Developments in the EU Member States: Nick Sitter and Karen Henderson. Economic Development in the Euro Area: Amy Verdun. The Economies of Member States Outside the Euro Area: Debra Johnson. Chronology: The European Union in 2005: Ulrich Sedelmeier and Alasdair R. Young. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Annual Review, produced in association with JCMS, The Journal of Common Market Studies, covers the key developments in the European Union, its member states, and acceding and/or applicant countries in 2006/2007.Table of ContentsEditorial: 2006 A Quiet Year?: Ulrich Sedelmeier and Alasdair R. Young. 1. The Austrian Presidency: Pragmatic Management: Johannes Pollak and Sonja Puntscher Riekmann. 2. The Finnish Presidency: Effi ciency Before Eloquence?: Hanna Ojanen and Eero Vuohula. 3. Keynote Article: What Doesn’t Kill You Can Only Make You Stronger: Colin Hay. 4. Review Article: The Politics of Legal Integration: Lisa Conant. 5. Coping Without the Constitutional Treaty: Desmond Dinan. 6. Reinforcing the New Lisbon Message of Competitiveness and Innovation: David Howarth. 7. Justice and Home Affairs: Jörg Monar. 8. Legal Developments: Michael Dougan. 9. Relations with the Wider Europe: Sandra Lavenex and Frank Schimmelfennig. 10. Relations with the Rest of the World: David Allen and Michael Smith. 11. Political Developments in the EU Member States: Karen Henderson and Nick Sitter. 12. Economic Developments in the Euro Area: Amy Verdun. 13. Economic Developments in the Non-Euro Area EU Member States: Debra Johnson. 14. Chronology: The European Union in 2006: Arantza Gomez-Arana

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Book SynopsisReveals both routine and behind-the-scenes practices that have characterized International Monetary Fund-Latin American relations in general and IMF-Argentina relations in particular, from 1944 to the presentTrade Review"Kedar's book derives from her success in clarifying the objectives of the IMF, while describing the conditions under which they were adopted or rejected... It is well written, exhaustive, and contains many sound judgments. Kedar has interdisciplinary abilities as a historian and an economist." - Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Autumn 2013 "Kedar's study of Argentine interactions with the IMF is a welcome and impressive addition... With its clear and straightforward writing, the book is a challenging prompt for comparable studies on Brazil and Mexico, which are long overdue. Its academic significance is enhanced by the fact that it is in line with current debates about the beliefs, actual behavior, and influence of Washington politics on the procedures and policies of multilateral financial institutions, which important scholars...have pushed forward in the last decade." - Hispanic American Historical Review "Kedar makes meticulous use of IMF documents dating back to the 1940s, and triangulates with Argentine government documents and materials from the U.S. and British National Archives...[T]wo things about this book set it apart from the familiar chronicle. The first is its firm grounding in an impressive array of original historical documents... Second, Kedar is part of a new movement of scholars seeking to update traditional theoretical understandings of what international financial institutions do and why they do it... Kedar draws on newly-available information to present a different view of the IMF as a bureaucracy with its own bureaucratic interests, which do not always coincide with the interests of the U.S. government." - Contemporary Sociology, May 2014Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 Multilateralism from the Margins: Latin America and the Founding of the IMF, 1942-1945 2 It Takes Three to Tango: Argentina, the Bretton Woods Institutions, and the United States, 1946-1956 3 Dependency in the Making: The First Loan Agreement and the Consolidation of the Formal Relationship with the IMF, 1957-1961 4 Fluctuations in the Routine of Dependency: Argentine-IMF Relations in a Decade of Political Instability, 1962-1972 5 All Regimes Are Legitimate: The IMF's Relations with Democracies and Dictatorships, 1973-1982 6 Routine of Dependency or Routine of Detachment? Looking for a New Model of Relations with the IMF Conclusions Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisThe Annual Review, produced in association with JCMS, The Journal of Common Market Studies, covers the key developments in the European Union, its member states, and acceding and/or applicant countries in 2011. * Includes specially commissioned articles by Douglas Hurd, Willem Buiter, Daniel Gros and Erik Jones.Table of ContentsEditorial: Desperate, but not Serious – The EU in 2011 (Nathaniel Copsey and Tim Haughton) 1. The ECB as Lender of Last Resort (Willem Buiter and Ebrahim Rahbari) 2. On the Stability of Public Debt in a Monetary Union (Daniel Gros) 3. 1989: The Missed Opportunity (Douglas Hurd) 4. The JCMS Annual Review Lecture (Erik Jones) 5. The Hungarian Rhapsodies (Attila Ágh) 6. Poland in the Driving Seat (Karolina Pomorska and Sophie Vanhoonacker) 7. Governance and Institutions (Desmond Dinan) 8. Internal Market (James Buckley, David Howarth and Lucia Quaglia) 9. Justice and Home Affairs (Jörg Monar) 10. Legal Developments (Fabian Amtenbrink) 11. The Arab Spring, the Eurozone Crisis and the Neighbourhood (Richard G. Whitman and Ana E. Juncos) 12. Relations with the Rest of the World (David Allen and Michael Smith) 13. The Eurozone in 2011 (Dermot Hodson) 14. Economies of Member States Outside the Eurozone (Richard Connolly) 15. Chronology: The European Union in 2011 (Fabian Guy Neuner) Index

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Book SynopsisHow Europe shapes British public policy examines the development of the EU as a sectarian issue in the UK. It discusses the effects of disengagement through the political practices of policy making and the implications that this has had for depoliticisation in government and the civil service.Trade Review"Morphet makes a sophisticated argument around the differences in British and EU public policy-making. This analysis forms the rump of her book, and it is impressive in both its scope and depth." LSE Review of Books“There is a huge amount to learn from reading Janice Morphet’s fascinating and provocative book. Whether you are a critic or supporter of the European Union, you should sit up and take notice of this account of its importance for policy making in Britain.” Peter John, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, University College LondonTable of ContentsIntroduction; The mechanisms of policy making; British Public Policy Making; Policy shaping in the EU; Trade and Privatisation; The Single European Market and Transport; Environment and Sustainability; Territory and Subsidiarity; How does Europe Shape British Public Policy?.

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Book SynopsisHow Europe shapes British public policy examines the development of the EU as a sectarian issue in the UK. It discusses the effects of disengagement through the political practices of policy making and the implications that this has had for depoliticisation in government and the civil service.Trade Review"Morphet makes a sophisticated argument around the differences in British and EU public policy-making. This analysis forms the rump of her book, and it is impressive in both its scope and depth." LSE Review of Books“There is a huge amount to learn from reading Janice Morphet’s fascinating and provocative book. Whether you are a critic or supporter of the European Union, you should sit up and take notice of this account of its importance for policy making in Britain.” Peter John, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, University College LondonTable of ContentsIntroduction; The mechanisms of policy making; British Public Policy Making; Policy shaping in the EU; Trade and Privatisation; The Single European Market and Transport; Environment and Sustainability; Territory and Subsidiarity; How does Europe Shape British Public Policy?.

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Book SynopsisThe third edition of this leading textbook offers a contemporary, lively and accessible overview of international actors and social policy formation, identifying key issues, debates and priorities for action in social policy across the Global South and North.Table of Contents1. Introducing Global Social Policy - Nicola Yeates and Chris Holden Part 1: Institutions, Actors and Theories 2. Global and Regional Social Governance - Sophie MacKinder, Nicola Yeates and Chris Holden 3. International Trade, Global Economic Governance and Welfare - Chris Holden 4. Business, Labour and Global Social Policy - Kevin Farnsworth and Robert O’Brien 5. Theorising Global Social Policy - Nicola Yeates and Chris Holden 6. Global Social Justice - Theo Papaioannou Part 2: Cross-Cutting Policy Fields and Issues 7. Global Climate Justice - Carolyn Snell 8. Global Poverty and Inequality - Chris Holden 9. Global Migrations and Global Social Policy - Nicola Yeates and Nicola Piper 10. Gender and Global Social Policy - Rianne Mahon 11. Young People and Global Social Policy - Ross Fergusson Part 3: Global Social Policy Domains 12. Global Social Policy at the Nexus of Water, Energy and Food - Jeremy J. Schmidt 13. Global Health Policy - Meri Koivusalo and Eeva Ollila 14. Global Education Policy - Susan Robertson and Roger Dale 15. Global Social Security Policy - Lutz Leisering

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Book SynopsisWith reference to global governance initiatives aimed at promoting ethical business practices, this volume offers a timely examination of Canada-Africa relations and natural resource governance.Table of ContentsSection I – Introduction: Conceptual Approaches and Policy Implications 1. Africa-Canada Relations in Natural Resource Sectors: Approaches to (and Prospects for) Corporate Social Responsibility, Good Governance, and Human Security – Nathan Andrews, University of Northern British Columbia and J. Andrew Grant, Queen’s University Section II – Canada in Africa: From the Global to the Local (and Back) 2. Canadian Government and Corporate Social Responsibility: Implications for Sustainable Development in Africa – Uwafiokun Idemudia, York University; W. R. Nadège Compaoré, York University & Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR); and Cynthia Kwakyewah, Tony Elumelu Foundation 3. Corporate Social Responsibility and Canada’s Role in Africa’s Extractive Industries: A Critical Analysis – Nketti Johnston-Taylor, United Way Calgary 4. Canadian Perspectives on the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights in Africa: Assessing the Legitimacy of Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives in Extractive Sectors – Charis Enns, University of Sheffield & Aga Khan University, Kenya 5. The Impact of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights on Corporate Social Responsibility Policies: An Assessment of Canadian Mining Firms – Jason J. McSparren, University of Massachusetts, Boston 6. Natural Resource Governance and Human Security: What has Canada got to do with Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Africa? – Timothy Adivilah Balag’kutu, University of Massachusetts, Boston Section III – Corporate Social Responsibility, Norms, and Development 7. Global Governance via Local Procurement? Interrogating the Promotion of Local Procurement as a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy – Paula Butler, Wilfrid Laurier University 8. Examining the Dynamics of Global Corporate Social Responsibility Frameworks and Canadian Mining Firms: Insights from Ghana and South Africa – Raynold Wonder Alorse, Queen’s University 9. ‘Golden’ Expectations: Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance in South Africa’s Mining Sector – David Orr, University of Cambridge 10. A Natural Resource Boon or Impending Doom in East Africa? Political Settlements and Governance Dynamics in Uganda’s Oil Sector – Shingirai Taodzera, University of Ottawa Section IV – Concluding Remarks: Reflections on Corporate Social Responsibility, Legitimacy, and Africa-Canada Relations in Natural Resource Sectors 11. Corporate Social Responsibility and Issues of Legitimacy and Development: Reflections on the Mining Sector in Africa – Bonnie Campbell, Université du Québec à Montréal 12. Reflections on Africa-Canada Relations in Natural Resource Sectors in the 2020s – J. Andrew Grant, Queen’s University and Nathan Andrews, University of Northern British Columbia

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an overview of the Balkans since 1878 with an emphasis on the region post-1989. Mindful of a complicated past, it seeks to explain why the region has endured such a prolonged and fraught transition to democracy and eventual membership in the European Union.Trade Review“This book’s strengths lie in its easy-to-read prose and frankness about the problems faced by the region, be it borders, ethnicity or the widescale corruption continuing to hold it back. Austin’s many unique and eyewitness accounts also add value to this text. Making and Remaking the Balkans is useful and insightful for anyone new to or interested in the region, particularly undergraduates of business and public policy.” -- James C. Pearce, University of Liverpool * Eurasian Geography and Economics *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 Making Nations and States 2 Good News, Bad News: Before and After 1989 3 Hero-Free Wars and Ethnic Purity 4 Albania Implodes, Kosovo Arms 5 Contested Heroes: Alexander the Great, Mother Teresa, and the Republic of Macedonia 6 To Europe, for Some: Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Croatia Epilogue: Greater This or Greater That, Alone or in Europe Guide to Further Readings Index

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Book SynopsisThe Conflict over the Conflict offers a unique view of the threat to free speech, academic freedom, and the future of the academy posed by those on both sides of the Israel/Palestine campus debate.Trade Review"In a smart, personal, and engaging book, Kenneth S. Stern, director of Bard College’s Bard Center for the Study of Hate, takes us on a tour of today’s American campus Israel/Palestine debates in the context of a full-throated argument for free speech." -- Mira Sucharov * Canadian Jewish Record *"The Conflict over the Conflict is a calm, controversial analysis of 'the tendency of people who define themselves as part of a group to depersonalize others.' Stern pulls no punches. His work is thoughtful and provocative." -- Holly Doan * Blacklock's Reporter *"The Conflict over the Conflict: The Israel/Palestine Campus Debate, by Kenneth S. Stern, may be the most comprehensive assessment of the (at least) 20-year battle on North American campuses between pro-Israel and anti-Israel forces." -- Pat Johnson * The Jewish Independent *"A useful reminder that faculty would do well to model the respect for and effort to understand conflicting points of view that we often encourage in our students." -- Ernst Benjamin * Academe *"Ken Stern deftly navigates challenging waters on this deeply contentious topic, one where even a topic as simple as adherence to the truth over lies is debatable." -- Alec R. Ewig * The Times of Israel *"Anyone interested in the history of the BDS controversy would benefit from reading Stern’s book. There is no better road map to the twists and turns of the debate in recent years, in a book that is in equal parts a history and a memoir." -- Peter Eisenstadt * Israel Horizons *"College students, parents, anyone concerned about the Israel/Palestine campus debate, and anyone wondering about the IHRA definition of antisemitism owe it to themselves to read The Conflict over the Conflict." -- Steve Sheffey * The Times of Israel *"Stern’s book provides a roadmap for campuses to safely examine controversies in order to carefully prepare students for a learning moment. Stern argues that to prepare students to challenge and debate on and off campus hate, they need to be carefully exposed to all sorts of ideas, including BDS and related issues such as antisemitism." -- Robert Aaron Kenedy * Canadian Jewish Studies Vol. 31 *"As an American Jewish member of academia actively involved in combating antisemitism, Stern’s perspective—shared by many Jewish faculty members—is valuable in calming the passions to legislate and sanction." -- Ari Blaff, University of Toronto * Canadian Ethnic Studies *"Stern is an excellent writer and scholar. His book is based on extensive research—the bibliography of works cited is enormous—as well as first-hand professional experience. This is a superb piece of scholarship and liberal commentary." -- Daniel Gordon, University of Massachusetts Amherst * Society *"Stern’s book provides a roadmap for campuses to safely examine controversies in order to carefully prepare students for a learning moment." -- Robert Aaron Kenedy, York University * Canadian Jewish Studies *"Kenneth Stern’s important book, The Conflict over the Conflict, has a central theme that people on all sides of The Israel/Palestine Campus Debate need to open lines of communication among students, faculty, and other stakeholders. An attorney and former senior staffer at the American Jewish Committee (AJC) specializing in antisemitism, Stern has written a tough, thoughtful, and brave book." -- Paul Finkelman, Gratz College * Justice *Table of ContentsPrologue 1. Thinking about Thinking 2. Zionism and 1948 3. Free Speech and Academic Freedom 4. Durban and Its Aftermath 5. The Academic Boycott of Israel 6. Stopping and Chilling Speech: Heckler’s Veto, Legal Threats 7. The Antisemitism Awareness Act 8. Blueprint for Rational Campus Discussions on Israel and Palestine

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces readers to the deep political tensions in the Asia-Pacific and offers classroom simulations designed to encourage students to delve deeper into the issues and dynamics of the region.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Notes on Contributors 1. The Politics of the Asia-Pacific: An Introduction Mark S. Williams Colonialism 2. Colonial Legacies and Post-Colonial Economic Development in East and Southeast Asia Anne Booth 3. A Historical Perspective on the Straits of Melaka: Transport, Trade, and the Layering of Colonialisms Jean Michel Montsion Economics 4. Asia and Varieties of Capitalism Paul Bowles 5. Why Are the Asia-Pacific’s Economies So Successful? Richard Stubbs 6. Building a Twenty-First Century Economy in East Asia Carin Holroyd Democracy and Authoritarianism 7. Democracy and Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia Philip Calvert 8. Malaysia’s Democratic Moment vs. Singapore’s Status Quo David Matijasevich 9. Indonesia: A Young Democracy and its Ongoing Renovation Leonard C. Sebastian 10. Understanding Vietnamese Politics: How to Cope? Adam Fforde 11. Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific: Democracy, Authoritarianism, and Policy Matthew Bowes, Jeffrey Lewis, and Mark S. Williams Security 12. Chinese Global and Regional Hegemony in the Twenty-First Century: Fate or Fantasy? J. R. Lacharite 13. Civil War and Peace in the Asia-Pacific Shane Barter and Mahesh Kushwaha 14. Nuclear North Korea: Pyongyang’s Determination and the International Failure to Frustrate It Inhan Kim 15. Peacebuilding in Cambodia and Timor-Leste Sorpong Peou Regionalism and Governance 16. Asia-Pacific Regionalism and a Rising China Robert J. Hanlon 17. Contemporary ASEAN Region-Building and Regional Foreign Policy Naila Maier-Knapp 18. Designing the Future of Cybersecurity in ASEAN Lisa-Carolin Petersen and Mark S. Williams Active Learning Sequences 19. The Korean Crisis: An Emergency Session of the United Nations Security Council Mark S. Williams 20. The Women’s Movement in the Asia-Pacific Mark S. Williams, Quinn Campbell, and Madison Lussier 21. From the Asian Financial Crisis to the Looming Threat of De-Globalization: An ASEAN+3 Summit Mark S. Williams and Selina Haynes

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Book SynopsisPeter H. Russell presents an accessible, historically-informed biography of the sovereignty claim, explores its limitations as well as ways of transcending them through the division of powers found within federal states.Trade Review"It is wry, fast-moving and instructive…Sovereignty casts a bright light on platitudes that dominate official discourse on First Nations. The result is absorbing." -- Holly Doan * Blacklock’s Reporter *"Sovereignty: The Biography of a Claim provides a nuanced… approach to nation-state claims of sovereignty that serve as a useful contrast to Indigenous and emerging articulations of self-determination, thus underscoring the relationships at stake in such claims and the practices these claims foster." -- Jim Miranda, Bentley University * Transmotion *Table of Contents1. Introduction: Confronting the Claim to Sovereignty 2. Cannosa: Emperor and Pope Fight for It 3. Westphalia: The State Gets It 4. We the People Become Sovereign 5. Sovereignty as the Instrument of European Imperialism 6. Federalism Paves the Way for Removing Sovereignty’s Sting 7. Sovereignty Challenged Beyond and Within the State 8. Conclusion: Sharing Power Instead of Claiming Sovereignty

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Book SynopsisIn examining the nuts and bolts of former prime minister Stephen Harper’s foreign policy universe between 2006 and 2015, Harper’s World turns to key foreign policy experts to break down and evaluate Harper’s international policies from relations with China to his engagement with Canada’s Arctic region. In explaining both the what and the why of Harper’s foreign policy record, this book argues that the policy decisions of Harper’s Conservative government were primarily shaped and motivated by domestic, regional, and, most importantly, electoral calculations. Bringing together Canada’s leading foreign policy specialists, Harper’s World identifies the push and pull factors of Harper’s approach to various Canadian foreign policy issues. This collection offers original analyses, factual evidence, case studies, and supporting documentation to shed light on Harper’s foreign policy orientation duringTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Part I: Contextual Environment 1. Introduction: Stephen Harper and Canadian Foreign Policy Peter Mckenna 2. Primat der Wahlurne: Ideology and Politicization in Harper’s Foreign Policy Kim Richard Nossal 3. Bullies, Busy-work and Bureaucrats Inside `Fort Pearson’ During the Harper Years Peter Mckenna Part II: Multilateral Perspectives 4. Stephen Harper’s Canada and the United Nations: A Tale Full of Sound and Fury? Alistair D. Edgar 5. International Climate Change Policy in the Harper Era Mark Winfield and Vanessa Scanga 6. Learning the Hard Way: Harper, Canadian Defence Policy and Combatting International Terror Jeffrey Rice and Stéfanie Von Hlatky 7. Stephen Harper’s War in Afghanistan: Eagerly In, Cautiously Out Justin Massie Part III: Bilateral and Regional Relationships 8. Stephen Harper and the Politics of Canada-U.S. Relations Duane Bratt 9. Trade in the Key of Blue: Canadian Economic Diplomacy in the Harper Years Asa Mckercher 10. The Recasting of the Arctic Sovereignty Theme: Assessing Harper’s Arctic Foreign Policy Andrea Charron 11. Canada and the Americas: From Liberal to Conservative Internationalism Jean-Philippe Thérien, Gordon Mace and Hugo Lavoie-Deslongchamps 12. China Choices: The Harper Era and Its Legacy Paul Evans 13. Stephen Harper: “To Russia With Love” David Carment with Milana Nikolko and Katarina Koleva 14. Canada and Israel Under the Harper Conservatives: Interpreting a Radical Shift in Foreign Policy Shaun Narine 15. The Harper Government and Sub-Saharan Africa: The End of Aspiration? David R. Black Conclusion Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisAfrica’s natural resource sectors are experiencing unprecedented levels of foreign investment and production. Hailed as a means of reducing poverty and reliance on foreign aid, the role of foreign corporations in Africa’s extractive sector is not well understood and important questions remain about the impact of such activities on people and on the environment. With reference to global governance initiatives aimed at promoting ethical business practices, this volume offers a timely examination of Canada-Africa relations and natural resource governance. Few Canadians realize how significant a role their country plays in investing in Africa’s natural resource sector. The editors and contributors consider the interplay between public opinion, corporate social responsibility, and debates about the extraction and trade of Africa’s natural resources.Table of ContentsSection I – Introduction: Conceptual Approaches and Policy Implications 1. Africa-Canada Relations in Natural Resource Sectors: Approaches to (and Prospects for) Corporate Social Responsibility, Good Governance, and Human Security – Nathan Andrews, University of Northern British Columbia and J. Andrew Grant, Queen’s University Section II – Canada in Africa: From the Global to the Local (and Back) 2. Canadian Government and Corporate Social Responsibility: Implications for Sustainable Development in Africa – Uwafiokun Idemudia, York University; W. R. Nadège Compaoré, York University & Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR); and Cynthia Kwakyewah, Tony Elumelu Foundation 3. Corporate Social Responsibility and Canada’s Role in Africa’s Extractive Industries: A Critical Analysis – Nketti Johnston-Taylor, United Way Calgary 4. Canadian Perspectives on the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights in Africa: Assessing the Legitimacy of Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives in Extractive Sectors – Charis Enns, University of Sheffield & Aga Khan University, Kenya 5. The Impact of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights on Corporate Social Responsibility Policies: An Assessment of Canadian Mining Firms – Jason J. McSparren, University of Massachusetts, Boston 6. Natural Resource Governance and Human Security: What has Canada got to do with Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Africa? – Timothy Adivilah Balag’kutu, University of Massachusetts, Boston Section III – Corporate Social Responsibility, Norms, and Development 7. Global Governance via Local Procurement? Interrogating the Promotion of Local Procurement as a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy – Paula Butler, Wilfrid Laurier University 8. Examining the Dynamics of Global Corporate Social Responsibility Frameworks and Canadian Mining Firms: Insights from Ghana and South Africa – Raynold Wonder Alorse, Queen’s University 9. ‘Golden’ Expectations: Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance in South Africa’s Mining Sector – David Orr, University of Cambridge 10. A Natural Resource Boon or Impending Doom in East Africa? Political Settlements and Governance Dynamics in Uganda’s Oil Sector – Shingirai Taodzera, University of Ottawa Section IV – Concluding Remarks: Reflections on Corporate Social Responsibility, Legitimacy, and Africa-Canada Relations in Natural Resource Sectors 11. Corporate Social Responsibility and Issues of Legitimacy and Development: Reflections on the Mining Sector in Africa – Bonnie Campbell, Université du Québec à Montréal 12. Reflections on Africa-Canada Relations in Natural Resource Sectors in the 2020s – J. Andrew Grant, Queen’s University and Nathan Andrews, University of Northern British Columbia

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces readers to the deep political tensions in the Asia-Pacific and offers classroom simulations designed to encourage students to delve deeper into the issues and dynamics of the region.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Notes on Contributors 1. The Politics of the Asia-Pacific: An Introduction Mark S. Williams Colonialism 2. Colonial Legacies and Post-Colonial Economic Development in East and Southeast Asia Anne Booth 3. A Historical Perspective on the Straits of Melaka: Transport, Trade, and the Layering of Colonialisms Jean Michel Montsion Economics 4. Asia and Varieties of Capitalism Paul Bowles 5. Why Are the Asia-Pacific’s Economies So Successful? Richard Stubbs 6. Building a Twenty-First Century Economy in East Asia Carin Holroyd Democracy and Authoritarianism 7. Democracy and Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia Philip Calvert 8. Malaysia’s Democratic Moment vs. Singapore’s Status Quo David Matijasevich 9. Indonesia: A Young Democracy and its Ongoing Renovation Leonard C. Sebastian 10. Understanding Vietnamese Politics: How to Cope? Adam Fforde 11. Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific: Democracy, Authoritarianism, and Policy Matthew Bowes, Jeffrey Lewis, and Mark S. Williams Security 12. Chinese Global and Regional Hegemony in the Twenty-First Century: Fate or Fantasy? J. R. Lacharite 13. Civil War and Peace in the Asia-Pacific Shane Barter and Mahesh Kushwaha 14. Nuclear North Korea: Pyongyang’s Determination and the International Failure to Frustrate It Inhan Kim 15. Peacebuilding in Cambodia and Timor-Leste Sorpong Peou Regionalism and Governance 16. Asia-Pacific Regionalism and a Rising China Robert J. Hanlon 17. Contemporary ASEAN Region-Building and Regional Foreign Policy Naila Maier-Knapp 18. Designing the Future of Cybersecurity in ASEAN Lisa-Carolin Petersen and Mark S. Williams Active Learning Sequences 19. The Korean Crisis: An Emergency Session of the United Nations Security Council Mark S. Williams 20. The Women’s Movement in the Asia-Pacific Mark S. Williams, Quinn Campbell, and Madison Lussier 21. From the Asian Financial Crisis to the Looming Threat of De-Globalization: An ASEAN+3 Summit Mark S. Williams and Selina Haynes

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Book SynopsisThe Middle East has not, historically, been a first-order priority for Canadian foreign and defence policy. Most major Canadian decisions on the Middle East have come about through ad hoc decision-making rather than strategic necessity. Balancing international obligations with domestic goals, Canadian relations with this region try to find a balance between meeting alliance obligations and keeping domestic constituents content. Middle Power in the Middle East delves into some of Canada’s key bilateral relations with the Middle East and explores the main themes in Canada’s regional presence: arms sales, human rights, defence capacity-building, and mediation. Contributors analyse the key drivers of Canada’s foreign and defence policies in the Middle East, including diplomatic relations with the United States, ideology, and domestic politics. Bringing together many of Canada’s foremost experts on CanadaMiddle East relations, this collection proTrade Review"This collection nicely demonstrates how – and why – the Middle East continues to matter to Canadians." -- Kim Richard Nossal, Queen’s University * International Journal *Table of Contents1. Introduction Thomas Juneau and Bessma Momani 2. Sleeping Beside the Elephant: The U.S. and Canada’s Middle East policy Farzan Sabet 3. Being a Reliable Ally in a Politicized War: Canada’s Fight Against the Islamic State Justin Massie and Marco Munier 4. Capacity-Building and Training: Supporting Security Services in Iraq, Jordan, and the Palestinian Territories Mike Fleet and Nizar Mohamad 5. Islamic State Foreign Fighters: Their Return and Canadian Responses Amarnath Amarasingam and Stephanie Carvin 6. Humanitarian Foreign Policy and Refugees: Welcoming Syrians in Crisis Nawroos Shibli 7. Supporting Civil Society: Jordan’s Changing Development Landscape E.J. Karmel 8. Dealing with an Illiberal Democracy: Turkey’s Erdoğan Tests Bilateral Relations Chris Kilford 9. Responding to Political Islam: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and Islam in Canada Nermin Allam 10. Promoting Human Rights: Canada’s Confused Policies in the Middle East David Petrasek 11. Selling Weapons: Saudi Arabia and the Trudeau Government’s Feminist Foreign Policy Jennifer Pedersen 12. Supporting Mediation: Canada as Peacemaker in the Middle East Peter Jones 13. Balancing Canada’s Role in the Arab-Israeli Peace Process Costanza Musu 14. Navigating Ideology and Foreign Policy: Canadian Prime Ministers and Israel Frédéric Boily 15. Conclusion Nathan C. Funk

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Book SynopsisThrough informed and skilful interviewing of the participants, Denis Stairs has reconstructed the background to Canadian policy during the Korean War. Ottawa officials, led by External Affairs Minister Lester B. Pearson, viewed the war as an exercise in collective security, in which it was essential to constrain the course of American decisions. As a result Canadian initiatives were taken on a multilateral basis through the United Nations with a view to moderating the exercise of US power; this is the theme which gives the book its title.The story begins with a discussion of an American-inspired United Nations attempt, in which Canada was closely involved, to secure an early resolution of the Korean question in 1947-8 and concludes with the Canadian role in the Geneva conference in 1954. A final chapter analyzes the personalities, the policy decisions, and the role of the military and of public opinion as a case-study of Canadian foreign policy and diplomacy.Professor

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Book SynopsisWritten from a global perspective, The Institutions of Human Rights is a contributed volume that examines international human rights institutions, procedures, and select issues.Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations Introduction Gordon DiGiacomo and Susan Kang 1. The International Human Rights Regime: Commitment and Compliance Linda Camp Keith 2. United Nations’ Human Rights Procedures Suzanne Egan 3. The UN Security Council and Human Rights David Petrasek 4. The International Criminal Court Jonneke Koomen 5. A Global Human Rights Court? Jesse Kirkpatrick 6. Protecting Refugee Rights: International Refugee Law and the UNHCR James C. Simeon 7. The International Labour Organization: Champion of Worker Rights or 90-Pound Weakling? Gordon DiGiacomo 8. European Court of Human Rights: Towards a Holistic Approach to Human Rights Filiz Kahraman 9. Typology and Appraisal of the African Human Rights System Pacifique Manirakiza 10. The Inter-American Human Rights System Cristiane Lucena Carneiro 11. Human Rights in Post-Transitional Contexts Verónica Michel 12. Human Rights and Police Accountability Susan Kang Conclusion Susan Kang and Gordon DiGiacomo Glossary Contributors

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Book SynopsisIn Continent by Default, Anne Marie Le Gloannec, a distinguished analyst of contemporary Europe, considers the European Union as a geopolitical project. This book offers a comprehensive narrative of how the European Union came to organize the continent, first by default through enlargement and in a more proactive, innovative, but not always successful way. The EU was not conceived as a foreign-policy actor, she says, and the Union was an innocent on questions of geopolitics. For readers who may wonder how the EU arrived at Brexit, the invasion of Ukraine, and the refugee crisis, Le Gloannec ties events to the EU's long-term failure to think in politically strategic terms. Le Gloannec takes readers through the process by which, under the security umbrella of the United States, the European Commission engineered a new way for states and societies to interact. Continent by Default shows the Commission domesticated international relations and promoted peace by including neTrade ReviewLe Gloannec’s posthumous account of the European Union’s ad hoc approach to foreign policy covers two areas: enlargement and neighborhood policy, as well as in-depth case studies of the migrant crisis and the strained relationship with Russia. The book weaves together multiple examples that convincingly advance the central argument that circumstances drive EU policy responses more than its own strategies, leading to missed opportunities and outright failures. Readers familiar with European affairs will find themselves nodding in agreement throughout this well-written book. * Choice *This thoughtful, wide-ranging and lucid account of Europe's engagement with its geopolitical environment is a reminder that [Le Gloannec's] voice will be missed among those who care about the future of the European experiment. * Survival *The chasm between the aspirations of the European Union (EU) and its capabilities has never been on greater display than over the last decade. In this brilliant, engaging, and remarkably balanced analysis of the EU's current geopolitical crises, Anne Marie Le Gloannec argues that its roots lie in the fact that the EU "came to organize the continent in a fit of absentmindedness". * Political Science Quarterly *

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Book SynopsisIn the 2000s, Laos was treated as a model country for the efficacy of privatized, sustainable hydropower projects as viable options for World Bank-led development. By viewing hydropower as a process that creates ecologically uncertain environments, Jerome Whitington reveals how new forms of managerial care have emerged in the context of a privatized dam project successfully targeted by transnational activists. Based on ethnographic work inside the hydropower company, as well as with Laotians affected by the dam, he investigates how managers, technicians and consultants grapple with unfamiliar environmental obligations through new infrastructural configurations, locally-inscribed ethical practices, and forms of flexible experimentation informed by American management theory.Far from the authoritative expertise that characterized classical modernist hydropower, sustainable development in Laos has been characterized by a shift from the risk politics of the 1990s to an ontologicaTrade ReviewWhitington's book analyses a period of unprecedented hydropower development during which the country effectively doubled its major dams. The book is daunting in its complexity, but it essentially con- ceptualises the administration of water from its practices * Australian Book Review *Bursting with insights about dams as an ecological response in the contemporary moment, Anthropogenic Rivers will be required reading for environmental anthropologists, historians, sociologists, and science and technology studies scholars with an interest in enviro-technical landscapes. This book also adds to the burgeoning literature on rivers and waters in Asia tackling what it means to do environmental scholarship in late industrial and post-socialist landscapes in the global South. Finally, this book breaks fresh ground in ethnography of the statist development by rethinking how we define expertise and uncertainty. Every reader will come away from the book to look at rivers and dammed waterscapes with a new lens. * H-Net *Through the ethnographic study of an unusual, experimental collaboration between a hydropower company constructing dams in Laos and a transnational activist group, Whitington's Anthropogenic Rivers examines the purposeful production of uncertainty as a strategic political ontology and as a form of knowledge. Anthropogenic Rivers is an exciting contribution to the study of uncertainty and a slightly rebel addition to the by now well established subgenre of analyses of the Anthropocene. * Anthropos *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction: The Production of Uncertainty Interlude. On the Postcolony (Engineering) Hydropower's Circle of Influence Interlude. What Is a Dam? Vulnerable at Every Joint Interlude. Intimacy (Vetting) 3. Performance-Based Management Interlude. The Method of Uncertainty 4. The Ethics of Document Engineering Interlude. Interview Notes (Lightly Edited) 5. Anthropogenic Rivers Conclusion: Figuring the Anthropogenic Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn the 2000s, Laos was treated as a model country for the efficacy of privatized, sustainable hydropower projects as viable options for World Bank-led development. By viewing hydropower as a process that creates ecologically uncertain environments, Jerome Whitington reveals how new forms of managerial care have emerged in the context of a privatized dam project successfully targeted by transnational activists. Based on ethnographic work inside the hydropower company, as well as with Laotians affected by the dam, he investigates how managers, technicians and consultants grapple with unfamiliar environmental obligations through new infrastructural configurations, locally-inscribed ethical practices, and forms of flexible experimentation informed by American management theory.Far from the authoritative expertise that characterized classical modernist hydropower, sustainable development in Laos has been characterized by a shift from the risk politics of the 1990s to an ontologicaTrade ReviewWhitington's book analyses a period of unprecedented hydropower development during which the country effectively doubled its major dams. The book is daunting in its complexity, but it essentially con- ceptualises the administration of water from its practices * Australian Book Review *Bursting with insights about dams as an ecological response in the contemporary moment, Anthropogenic Rivers will be required reading for environmental anthropologists, historians, sociologists, and science and technology studies scholars with an interest in enviro-technical landscapes. This book also adds to the burgeoning literature on rivers and waters in Asia tackling what it means to do environmental scholarship in late industrial and post-socialist landscapes in the global South. Finally, this book breaks fresh ground in ethnography of the statist development by rethinking how we define expertise and uncertainty. Every reader will come away from the book to look at rivers and dammed waterscapes with a new lens. * H-Net *Through the ethnographic study of an unusual, experimental collaboration between a hydropower company constructing dams in Laos and a transnational activist group, Whitington's Anthropogenic Rivers examines the purposeful production of uncertainty as a strategic political ontology and as a form of knowledge. Anthropogenic Rivers is an exciting contribution to the study of uncertainty and a slightly rebel addition to the by now well established subgenre of analyses of the Anthropocene. * Anthropos *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction: The Production of Uncertainty Interlude. On the Postcolony (Engineering) Hydropower's Circle of Influence Interlude. What Is a Dam? Vulnerable at Every Joint Interlude. Intimacy (Vetting) 3. Performance-Based Management Interlude. The Method of Uncertainty 4. The Ethics of Document Engineering Interlude. Interview Notes (Lightly Edited) 5. Anthropogenic Rivers Conclusion: Figuring the Anthropogenic Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisDuring the Cold War, the U.S. built a series of alliances with Asian nations to erect a bulwark against the spread of communism and provide security to the region. Despite pressure to end bilateral alliances in the post-Cold War world, they persist to this day, even as new multilateral institutions have sprung up around them. The resulting architecture may aggravate rivalries as the U.S., China, and others compete for influence. However, Andrew Yeo demonstrates how Asia's complex array of bilateral and multilateral agreements may ultimately bring greater stability and order to a region fraught with underlying tensions. Asia's Regional Architecture transcends traditional international relations models. It investigates change and continuity in Asia through the lens of historical institutionalism. Refuting claims regarding the demise of the liberal international order, Yeo reveals how overlapping institutions can promote regional governance and reduce uncertainty in a global context. In addition to considering established institutions such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, he discusses newer regional arrangements including the East Asia Summit, Trans-Pacific Partnership, and the Belt and Road Initiative. This book has important implications for how policymakers think about institutional design and regionalism in Asia and beyond. Trade Review"Andrew Yeo has written an informed, nuanced, and vivid account of Asia's regional architecture. His historical institutionalist framework captures well the richness and diversity of efforts at cooperation among regional actors. A welcome and significant contribution to the literature." -- Victor D. Cha, D.S. Song-KF Professor and Chairholder, School of Foreign Service and Government Department * Georgetown University *"This innovative and important book puts changes in Asia's regional architecture into a broad historical and institutional perspective. In an era of unilateral transactional American diplomacy, Andrew Yeo reminds us of how and why the complex patchwork of past bilateral and multilateral security and economic arrangements will shape our and Asia's future." -- Peter J. Katzenstein, Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies * Cornell University *"Andrew Yeo offers a rich account of how Asia's security and economic architecture has evolved since 1945. Asia's Regional Architecture convincingly explains stability and change, and the eclectic approach ties all the empirical evidence together." -- Ralf Emmers, Professor and Associate Dean at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies * Nanyang Technological University *"Yeo has written a book with indisputable value for understanding international cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. Its 'big tent' approach to theoretically analyzing historical events also should appeal to a range of scholars and policymakers. With Asia's centrality to many events in global politics, Yeo's research should find its way onto the bookshelves of regional specialists, scholars of both alliance politics and international institutions, and students with an interest in learning about the complexities of Asian diplomacy." -- Stephen Herzog * H-Diplo *"[Bilateralism] and multilateralism in Asia have been extensively researched since the end of the Cold War....Yeo contributes to the literature by bringing all of this material together and analyzing it through the application of a less well-known conceptual framework—historical institutionalism. To my knowledge, this has never before been attempted, making the book both original and innovative. The end result is that Asia's Regional Architecture takes a long-term view that enriches the existing analysis and provides a sense of perspective." -- Ralph Emmers * Asia Policy *"Yeo offers a discussion that, more than most, tries to account for Asia's different moving parts....Asia's Regional Architecture is a worthwhile contribution to the debate about Asian security and especially the U.S. role in the region." -- Alice D. Ba * Asia Policy *[Yeo] provides detailed yet succinct accounts of the main political, economic, and security regional institutions in Asia. A plethora of insights are contained in this book....[Its] broad definition of institutions—ranging from ASEAN-led regional multilateral frameworks to U.S.-led bilateral security alliances—opens up new research questions regarding the interactive dynamics within regional institutions." -- Kei Koga * Asia Policy *"Asia's Regional Architecture provides a comprehensive and timely account of the evolution, development, and operation of the various institutions that compose the region's security architecture....Yeo's use of historical institutionalism makes this text a coherent, dynamic, and theoretically insightful account of the beginning, development, and future of Asia's architecture." -- Renato Cruz de Castro * Asia Policy *"Yeo offers a refreshing perspective through the use of the historical-institutionalist framework....This book should be required reading, not only for students, analysts and experts of East Asian affairs, but also for present and future US administration officials to understand the consequential role the US has played and will continue to play in the East Asian order and for regional stability." -- Bhubhindar Singh * Asian Studies Review *"Yeo's book serves as an outstanding primer on how the institutional landscape developed the way it did and why. It is an absolutely essential addition to the literature on regionalism and security architecture in the Asia-Pacific, and comes highly recommended for students, scholars, and practitioners alike." -- Thomas Wilkins * Pacific Affairs *Table of ContentsContents and Abstracts1Asia's Regional Architecture: A Historical Institutional Perspective chapter abstractThis chapter presents a new theoretical framework for understanding the development of Asia's regional architecture. Drawing on historical institutionalism, the chapter discusses how endogenous processes of change, as well as mechanisms of continuity, have produced a layering of bilateral, trilateral, mini-lateral, and multilateral institutions in Asia. The chapter also discusses the limitations of theories of rational institutional design, and the role ideas and institutions play in shaping actors' choices. 2Bilateralism, Multilateralism, and the Making of an Alliance Consensus chapter abstractChapter 2 recounts the origins of bilateralism in Asia and the legitimization of the US-led hub-and-spokes system among Asian elites during the Cold War. It also outlines the rise of ASEAN in the 1960s. Exploring postwar US alliances forged with the Philippines, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and Thailand, I demonstrate how material threats, institutions, and ideas interact to produce an alliance consensus among political elites in Asia. Despite periodic domestic opposition to US alliances, and the weakness of ASEAN, the hub-and-spokes system and ASEAN become entrenched over time. 3Change and Continuity: 1989–1997 chapter abstractThis chapter demonstrates elements of change and continuity in Asia's regional architecture between the waning years of the Cold War and the Asian financial crisis. Despite the external shock of the Cold War, I argue that the path to change is best captured by endogenous processes of change where mechanisms of change and continuity intersect. The first part of the chapter chronicles the development of two multilateral institutions: the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and the ASEAN Regional Forum. The second part demonstrates the continuity of bilateral alliances, focusing on the US-Japan and US-Philippines alliance. 4Rising Regionalism: 1998–2007 chapter abstractChapter 4 describes the rising phenomena of East Asian regionalism in the wake of the Asian financial crisis and demonstrates how debates between inclusive and exclusive variations of Asian regionalism played out in the development of the regional architecture. The chapter traces the establishment of the ASEAN Plus Three, the East Asia Summit, and the Six-Party Talks. Taken together, these three institutions signified greater political will behind regional multilateralism but also revealed the contentious nature of institution building. The discussion of multilateral developments is juxtaposed to an analysis of the US–South Korea and US-Thailand alliances, and their resilience in an era of greater multilateralism and expanding regionalism. 5Complex Patchwork: 2008–2017 chapter abstractThis chapter demonstrates how the complex patchwork of overlapping institutions in Asia is largely a product of historical institutional processes. Between bilateralism and multilateralism, a variety of mini-laterals, preferential trade agreements, and track II dialogues have grown to become an important part of the institutional landscape. Policy makers turned to these additional informal outlets to advance regional economic and security goals. The chapter describes US alliance relationships with Australia and the Philippines during the period of the US pivot to Asia, as well as the growth of new security partnerships with Singapore and Vietnam. It also explores trilateral relations and the rise of multilateral trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). 6America First, China's Rise, and Regional Order chapter abstractChapter 6 explores developments in Asia's regional architecture under the Trump government and the rising influence of China under Xi Jinping. The chapter draws explicit connections between Asia's current regional architecture and the future of Asian order. It makes the case that institutions in Asia, particularly US bilateral alliances, are more resilient than presumed. It then draws on the historical institutionalism and regime complexity literatures to describe how the complex patchwork both complicates and advances institutional cooperation. The chapter concludes by offering a more optimistic outlook regarding the complex patchwork and its potential for improving regional governance. 7Conclusion: Theory, Policy, and the Relevance of Historical Institutionalism and Asia chapter abstractChapter 7 recaps the book's finding that processes of continuity and change have occurred simultaneously, transforming an under-institutionalized region into a complex patchwork of overlapping institutions. The chapter then draws lessons from historical institutionalism for international relations theory and its significance for Asia policy and strategy. The book concludes with recommendations for US policy makers given rising tensions in US-Sino relations and potential institutional competition between Beijing and Washington. In particular, it advocates policy makers to adopt a zero-sum framework and continue building and supporting the regional architecture in ways which reinforce, but also look beyond its bilateral alliances.

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Book SynopsisA case study of one of the most important global institutions of cultural policy formation, UNESCO and the Fate of the Literary demonstrates the relationship between such policymaking and transformations in the economy. Focusing on UNESCO's use of books, Sarah Brouillette identifies three phases in the agency's history and explores the literary and cultural programming of each. In the immediate postwar period, healthy economies made possible the funding of an infrastructure in support of a liberal cosmopolitanism and the spread of capitalist democracy. In the decolonizing 1960s and '70s, illiteracy and lack of access to literature were lamented as a "book hunger" in the developing world, and reading was touted as a universal humanizing value to argue for a more balanced communications industry and copyright regime. Most recently, literature has become instrumental in city and nation branding that drive tourism and the heritage industry. Today, the agency largely treats high literature as a commercially self-sustaining product for wealthy aging publics, and fundamental policy reform to address the uneven relations that characterize global intellectual property creation is off the table. UNESCO's literary programming is in this way highly suggestive. A trajectory that might appear to be one of triumphant success—literary tourism and festival programming can be quite lucrative for some people—is also, under a different light, a story of decline.Trade Review"Brouillette brings to our attention a signal institution of postwar global culture, one that has been all but entirely ignored in previous studies of world literature. In her impressive and bracingly severe account, UNESCO becomes an institutional lens through which we can see the much larger and more powerful set of economic realities that have shaped our sense of what role literature should play in the world at large."—Mark McGurl, Stanford University"This book adds another dimension to Brouillette's already impressive scholarship on postcolonial literature and the global economic downturn. With bracingly rigorous yet refreshingly traditional methodology, she provides a bravura demonstration of nuanced, non-reductive Marxist analysis."—Stephen Schryer, University of New Brunswick"In her probe of UNESCO's transformations, Sarah Brouillette skewers the complacency of the reading class. Readers of this book, all of whom will be members of this class, will be enlightened, troubled, and perhaps mortified by their participation in the consolations of the literary world, including its most critical and politically aware corners. Brouillette's analysis is both necessary and devastating."—Wendy Griswold, Northwestern University"Sarah Brouillette's excellent new book, UNESCO and the Fate of the Literary, grounds the category of 'world literature' in the only literary institution capable of matching the concept's scale....[Her] book is a powerful argument for the modest power of literature, however long it lasts."—Christopher Findeisen, Los Angeles Review of BooksTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. UNESCO's Collection of Representative Works 2. America's Postwar Hegemony 3. Cultural Policy and the Perils of Development 4. Book Hunger 5. Policy Making for the Creative Industries Today 6. Pirates and Pipe Dreams Conclusion

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Book SynopsisA case study of one of the most important global institutions of cultural policy formation, UNESCO and the Fate of the Literary demonstrates the relationship between such policymaking and transformations in the economy. Focusing on UNESCO's use of books, Sarah Brouillette identifies three phases in the agency's history and explores the literary and cultural programming of each. In the immediate postwar period, healthy economies made possible the funding of an infrastructure in support of a liberal cosmopolitanism and the spread of capitalist democracy. In the decolonizing 1960s and '70s, illiteracy and lack of access to literature were lamented as a "book hunger" in the developing world, and reading was touted as a universal humanizing value to argue for a more balanced communications industry and copyright regime. Most recently, literature has become instrumental in city and nation branding that drive tourism and the heritage industry. Today, the agency largely treats high literature as a commercially self-sustaining product for wealthy aging publics, and fundamental policy reform to address the uneven relations that characterize global intellectual property creation is off the table. UNESCO's literary programming is in this way highly suggestive. A trajectory that might appear to be one of triumphant success—literary tourism and festival programming can be quite lucrative for some people—is also, under a different light, a story of decline.Trade Review"Brouillette brings to our attention a signal institution of postwar global culture, one that has been all but entirely ignored in previous studies of world literature. In her impressive and bracingly severe account, UNESCO becomes an institutional lens through which we can see the much larger and more powerful set of economic realities that have shaped our sense of what role literature should play in the world at large."—Mark McGurl, Stanford University"This book adds another dimension to Brouillette's already impressive scholarship on postcolonial literature and the global economic downturn. With bracingly rigorous yet refreshingly traditional methodology, she provides a bravura demonstration of nuanced, non-reductive Marxist analysis."—Stephen Schryer, University of New Brunswick"In her probe of UNESCO's transformations, Sarah Brouillette skewers the complacency of the reading class. Readers of this book, all of whom will be members of this class, will be enlightened, troubled, and perhaps mortified by their participation in the consolations of the literary world, including its most critical and politically aware corners. Brouillette's analysis is both necessary and devastating."—Wendy Griswold, Northwestern University"Sarah Brouillette's excellent new book, UNESCO and the Fate of the Literary, grounds the category of 'world literature' in the only literary institution capable of matching the concept's scale....[Her] book is a powerful argument for the modest power of literature, however long it lasts."—Christopher Findeisen, Los Angeles Review of BooksTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. UNESCO's Collection of Representative Works 2. America's Postwar Hegemony 3. Cultural Policy and the Perils of Development 4. Book Hunger 5. Policy Making for the Creative Industries Today 6. Pirates and Pipe Dreams Conclusion

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