International relations Books
Luath Press Ltd Au Revoir Britannia
Book SynopsisDemons had been let loose, xenophobia and racism legitimised... But was it, in fact, the European Union that was the root of the referendum defeat, or was it a convenient and obvious scapegoat? Ironically, the day following, ‘EU’ was the most searched term on the internet. What was this institution that they had just decided to leave? Many people had, in fact, no idea.au revoir: (French)goodbye for the present; until we see each other again.Britannia: (Latin)a province of the Roman Empire to the north of Gaul.Is it goodbye to the eu forever for Britain?Has the good ship Albion sailed into an oblivion of its own making?From her unique perspective as former French ambassador to the UK, Sylvie Bermann examines the mistruths told by politicians surrounding the fateful 2016 Brexit referendum. Au Revoir Britannia asks the question ‘How did this happen?’ and exposes what she sees as the ‘unrepenting’ and ‘inveterate’ lies of the now pm, Boris Johnson. This first English edition includes a new preface exploring the future of post-Brexit Europe and Britain, and the uncertain implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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ACA Publishing Limited The Evolution of China's Diplomacy in the Modern
Book SynopsisAs China’s economy, global influence and interactions with other countries grow, its diplomatic strategy is attracting more and more interest internationally. This book aims to answer the following questions:What kind of development path has China chosen? What does China’s development mean to the world? What ideas and theories guide China’s diplomacy? What diplomatic policies does China pursue? How will China’s rise impact neighbouring countries? Will China break away from the traditional pattern of ‘a rising power always seeking hegemony’? Will developing countries benefit from China’s development? How does China define its international role and its participation in multilateral governance? How does China conduct public diplomacy?One of the key goals of China’s foreign policy is to develop mutually beneficial trade deals. The first and largest FTA (free trade agreement) China established with other countries was the ASEAN+1 FTA concluded in January 2010, which was also ASEAN’s first FTA with a foreign country. China ASEAN trade exceeded US$400bn in 2013, US$470bn in 2018 and is expected to reach US$1 trillion by 2020.While this book expounds the orthodox China view on its place in the world, its relations with other countries and its diplomatic strategy of peaceful cooperation and mutual benefit, it concedes that despite all parties’ best efforts, sometimes territorial disputes can’t be quickly or easily resolved. In such cases, China takes the pragmatic view that it’s OK for some problems to be put on hold pending future resolution, and the book explores many of the key problem areas in some detail such as the North Korean nuclear issue, the disputed China-India border and sovereignty over islands and territorial waters in the South China Sea.In terms of land and maritime border issues, the authors concede that whereas only two of 14 land borders with neighbouring countries remain unresolved (with India and Bhutan), to date China has yet to agree maritime borders with any of the eight countries with which it shares maritime borders.
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Hansib Publications Limited Imperial Ambition
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Hansib Publications Limited Global Citizen: Grass Roots Activism and High
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GINGKO Iran and Global Decolonisation: Politics and
Book SynopsisHow did Iran’s unique position in the world affect and define its treatment of decolonization? During the final decades of Pahlavi rule in the late 1970s, the country sought to establish close relationships with newly independent counterparts in the Global South. Most scholarly work focused on this period is centered around the Cold War and Iran's relations with the United States, Russia, and Europe. Little attention has been paid to how the country interacted with other regions, such as Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Adding to an important and growing body of literature that discusses the profound and lasting impact of decolonization, Iran and Global Decolonisation contributes to the theoretical debates around the re-shaping of the world brought about by the end of an empire. It considers not only the impact of global decolonization on movements and ideas within Iran but how Iran’s own experiences of imperialism shaped how these ideas were received and developed.
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Jacana Media Mozambique and Brazil: Forging new partnerships
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Just World Books Gaza Unsilenced
Book SynopsisDuring Israel’s lengthy 2014 assault on Gaza, voices worldwide rose in stunned protest. Using numerous creative means, Palestinians and their allies bore witness to the Israeli attacks—and to the siege that has strangled Gaza ever since. Gaza Unsilenced foregrounds the words and images with which Gaza Palestinians recorded the pain, losses, and dislocations of the attacks, the continuing punishment of the siege, and their community’s resilience and dignity. The book includes original contributions from the editors themselves along with essays, reportage, images, and poetry from Gaza and elsewhere. Contributors include: Ali Abunimah, Ramzi Baroud, Diana Buttu, Belal Dabour, Chris Hedges, Rashid Khalidi, and Eman Mohammed.
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Editions L'Harmattan La France et la controverse du Sahara Occidental
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Botswana – A Modern Economic History: An African
Book SynopsisTogether with Mauritius, Botswana is often categorized as one of two growth miracles in sub-Saharan Africa. Due to its spectacular long-run economic performance and impressive social development, it has been termed both an economic success story and a developmental state. While there is uniqueness in the Botswana experience, several aspects of the country’s opportunities and challenges are of a more general nature. Throughout its history, Botswana has been both blessed and hindered by its natural resource abundance and dependency, which have influenced growth periods, opportunities for economic diversification, strategies for sustainable economic and social development, and the distribution of incomes and opportunities.Through a political economy framework, Hillbom and Bolt provide an updated understanding of an African success story, covering the period from the mid-19th century, when the Tswana groups settled, to the present day. Understanding the interaction over time between geography and factor endowments on the one hand, and the development of economic and political institutions on the other, offers principle lessons from Botswana’s experience to other natural resource rich developing countries. Table of ContentsPart IChapter 1: An African Diamond in the RoughChapter 2: Pre-Colonial Economy and Society, c. 1850-1930Part IIChapter 3: Colonial Policies and the Cattle Economy, c. 1930-1975Part IIIChapter 4: Growth, Incomes and Development, c. 1940-PresentChapter 5: Trapped by Diamonds, c. 1975-PresentChapter 6: Inequality of Incomes and Opportunity, c. 1920-PresentPart IVChapter 7: Conclusion
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Migration and Integration Challenges of Muslim Immigrants in Europe: Debating Policies and Cultural Approaches
Book SynopsisAs the impetus of globalization continues to gather pace, more and more people leave their homes pursuing dreams of a better life for themselves and their families. Muslim immigrants converging on Europe from widely divergent communities scattered throughout North Africa, the Middle East and South-East Asia, represent a great variety of local cultures and traditions. Trans-Mediterranean networks form the basis of migration routes and are key factors in the destinations of these migrants and in the overall process of immigration, be this towards Europe or other Muslim countries. South-North fluxes intertwine with South-South fluxes, among which the Gulf Arab countries stand out as a prime destination, not only for low-skilled labour. Different situations emerge, within a variegated discourse on co-existence, integration, assimilation and the preservation of identity. The adoption of this transnational dimension incorporating both destination, and points of origin, enables the investigation of migration to move beyond a purely Eurocentric approach. Thus, different national patterns are analyzed with a focus on a number of significant case-studies. By debating policies and cultural approaches the aim is to add innovative scholarship to the challenge of integration. Cross-cultural pluralism on the part of the nation states comprising the European Union is one avenue for moving the dialogue between different cultural frameworks towards a more compatible form.Table of Contents
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Springer International Publishing AG How Border Peripheries are Changing the Nature of
Book SynopsisThis book addresses the multiple dimensions of the limited reach, or breakdown, of central authority in border regions of Arab states, and their implications for state sovereignty and modes of governance. These include the emergence of illicit networks of exchange, the rise of new nonstate actors in border regions, including paramilitary or jihadi groups, and the transformation of border areas into areas of regional conflict. Collectively, the essays in this volume address such processes, which have been observable in conflict-stricken countries such as Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, and in fragile political or economic contexts, like the ones in Lebanon, Tunisia, and Algeria, as well as in relatively stable Emirates such as Kuwait. The contributions also shed light on how border peripheries in the Arab world have impacted the center of political and economic power in their states. Table of Contents1. Introduction, Maha Yahya2. Smuggling and State Formation: A Match Made in Algeria, Dalia Ghanem3.Cronies and Contraband: Why Integrating Tunisia’s Informal Economic Elite Has Become Necessary, Hamza Meddeb4. North Pacific: Why Lebanon’s Akkar Region Weathered the Syrian Conflict, Maha Yahya and Mohanad Hage Ali5. Transnationalization of a Borderland: Center, Periphery, and Identity in Western Iraq, Harith Hasan6. Hadramawt’s Emergence as a Center: A Confluence of Yemeni Circumstances and Hadrami Resourcefulness, Ahmed Nagi7. How Syria’s War Extended Border Policies to Much of the Country, Kheder Khaddour and Kevin Mazur8. The Center Gives: Southern Syria and the Rise of New Peripheral Powerbrokers, Armenak Tokmajyan9. On the Edge: How Risks from Iraq Have Helped Form Kuwaiti Identity, Bader Al-Saif
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Springer International Publishing AG Russia, China and the Revisionist Assault on the
Book SynopsisThis book analyzes Russian and Chinese revisionism in the face of US and Western post-Cold War liberal international order building and asks why both powers have turned revisionist in the late 2000s. The study develops a neoclassical realist model of international order building and contestation and posits to view revisionism as a strategic choice. States go revisionist if the status quo international order threatens their vital security needs (broadly defined not only as territorial security, but also political, economic, normative and ontological) and if they have the means to challenge the undesirable status quo. Russia and China were both unhappy with the post-Cold War international order of American designs, but had to opt for accommodation in the 1990s and early 2000s (“strategic accommodation” in the Chinese case, “resentful accommodation” in the Russian case), before revisionism became even more of a necessity and a real policy option from the late 2000s onward (“constructive revisionism” in the Chinese case, “destructive revisionism” in the Russian case). The author calls for a policy of neo-containment to counter Moscow’s and Beijing’s efforts to game and erode the international order.Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction.- Chapter 1: Enduring Rivals: The Return of Great Power Politics between Russia, China and the West.- Part II: Theory of International Order Building and Revisionism.- Chapter 2: Falling Short: International Order and Revisionism in IR Theory.- Chapter 3: Strategic Choices: Neoclassical Realist Model of Order and Revisionism.- Part III: Western Triumph & Non-western Accommodation in the 1990s.- Chapter 4: False History: Globalization of the US-led Liberal West and its Delusions.- Chapter 5: Russia’s Fall: Resentful Accommodation to Grim Post-Cold War Realities.- Chapter 6: China’s Rise: Strategic Accommodation to Post-Cold War Opportunities.- Part IV: Western Crisis & Anti-western Revisionism From the Late 2000s.- Chapter 7: Return of History: Outgrowth amidst Erosion of the US-led Liberal Order.- Chapter 8: Russia’s Nightmare: Destructive Revisionism for Great Power Survival.- Chapter 9: China’s Dream: Constructive Revisionism for “Great Rejuvenation”.- Part V: Conclusion.- Chapter 10: Geopolitical Realities: The Case for Neo-Containment against Russia and China.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Multinationale Unternehmen aus Schwellenländern und Europa: Herausforderungen und Strategien
Book SynopsisIn letzter Zeit hat die Öffentlichkeit Bedenken hinsichtlich der Auswirkungen multinationaler Unternehmen aus Schwellenländern geäußert. Die Expansion chinesischer multinationaler Unternehmen nach Europa und die Belt and Road Initiative ist ein prominentes Beispiel, das Hoffnung geweckt hat, aber auch das Bewusstsein für die langfristigen Auswirkungen geschärft hat. Auf der Grundlage einer systematischen Analyse von Internationalisierungstheorien, der Rolle ausländischer Direktinvestitionen und multinationaler Unternehmen in Verbindung mit eingehender empirischer Forschung anhand von Fallstudien in der Türkei, Russland, Lateinamerika, Asien und Europa befasst sich dieser aktuelle Sammelband mit den Chancen und Bedenken im Zusammenhang mit diesem neuen Trend. Darüber hinaus liefert er neue Erkenntnisse, die für Wissenschaftler, politische Entscheidungsträger, regionale Wirtschaftsagenturen und Studenten sowie für die breite Öffentlichkeit von großer Bedeutung sind. Durch die Konzentration auf die (potenziellen) Auswirkungen der Expansion multinationaler Unternehmen aus Schwellenländern auf Europa und die Einbeziehung einer langfristigen Perspektive bietet das Buch eine neue Sichtweise auf ein äußerst kontroverses Thema.Table of ContentsEmpirischer Überblick und theoretische Perspektiven.- Politik und Macht in multinationalen Unternehmen in Schwellenländern.- Nachhaltigkeit und multinationale Unternehmen in Schwellenländern.- Globale Arbeitsbedingungen im Wandel.- Regionale Expansionsstrategien in Europa.- Schlussfolgerungen.
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Palgrave Macmillan Myanmars Digital Coup
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Palgrave Macmillan Religion Law and Dispute Resolution in Canada and
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Palgrave Macmillan The Return of Geopolitics and Imperial Conflict
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Palgrave Macmillan Injuries of War
Book SynopsisChapter 1: The Origins and Evolution of Weapons Law.- Chapter 2: Traditional Interpretation.- Chapter 3: Health Effects-Based Interpretation.- Chapter 4: Weapons Use and Health Effects.- Chapter 5: Unnecessary Suffering in Contemporary Legal Framework.- Chapter 6: The Law in Practice.- Chapter 7: Challenges and Future Technology.
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Springer EU Agencies in the Security of Europe
Book SynopsisChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Institutional Research in the Context of European Integration Theories.- Chapter 3. Principal-agent as an analytical framework.- Chapter 4. The nature and position of agencies in the EU structure.- Chapter 5. Comparing CFSP Agencies: An Analysis of the SatCen, EUISS and EDA.- Chapter 6. The European Guardians: Europol, Eurojust, and Frontex.- Chapter 7. CEPOL, EU-LISA, and ENISA: Shared Attributes and Collaborative Effort.- Chapter 8. European Values in the Security: EUAA, EIGE, FRA and EMCDDA.- Chapter 9. Comparing EU Agencies in the Area of Security.- Chapter 10. The Future of EU Agencies: Stronger Together?.- Chapter 11. Conclusion.
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Palgrave Macmillan The Global South in the Kremlins Foreign Policy after 242
Book SynopsisChapter1- Russia/the USSR and the non-Western world before Vladimir Putin.- Chapter2- Russian Foreign Policy 2000-2024Between the Global North and the Global South Marina Glaser.- Chapter3- BRICS: New Geo-Economics for a New Geopolitical Era.- Chapter4-Russia’s Relations with sub- Saharan Africa moving to a new stage.- Chapter5-Russia in Search of Allies in the Greater Middle East.- Chapter6- Prioritizing Russian Interests in Global South: Russia’s “Pivot” to Latin America.
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Palgrave Macmillan Beyond Principles
Book SynopsisChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: UNHCR’s Mandate and Culture in Evolution.- Chapter 3: Organisational Culture Theories Applied to UNHCR.- Chapter 4: The Global Context and UNHCR’s Inner Workings.- Chapter 5: IR Theory and the Cultural Landscape of UNHCR.- Chapter 6: Principles Under Pressure: Ethics at UNHCR in Practice.- Chapter 7: The Hidden Traits: What Psychometrics Reveal About UNHCR.- Chapter 8: UNHCR as Family and Bureaucracy: Cultural Archetypes in Conflict.- Chapter 9: The Dichotomy of Motives: Why People Join UNHCR.- Chapter 10: The Light and Dark Triads: Personality, Power, and Organisational Risks.- Chapter 11: Diversity and Competence: Clashing or Complementary?.- Chapter 12. From Self-Promotion to Protection Gaps: Leadership Dynamics.- Chapter 13: The Fear of Speaking Out.- Chapter 14: Stress and Complacency: Hidden Drivers of Dysfunction.- Chapter 15: Symbolic Soldiers: Military Metaphors and Hierarchical Culture.- Chapter 16: The Psychology of Impression Management.- Chapter 17: The Cult-like Culture of UNHCR.- Chapter 18: The Limits of Accountability.- Chapter 19: The Reality of Duty of Care.- Chapter 20: Blind Spots and Barriers to Organisational Learning.- Chapter 21: UNHCR Through Organisational Metaphors.- Chapter 22: How Internal Dynamics Shape Organisational Performance.- Chapter 23: Organisational Culture and Emergency Response Effectiveness.- Chapter 24: Political Caution over Protection.
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De Gruyter Europa-Philosophie
Book SynopsisWhat is Europe, if it is not a geographical unit and still is not an economic and political unit? What is this Europe that has indulged in the excesses of war and mass murder up to the end of the 20th century, but wants to see itself as incorporating the ideals of justice and goodness? Europe was never simply 'Europe', it always questioned itself, it had to understand itself as Europe and thus found its unity in its philosophy. This book looks forward to Europe's future with a new reading of key texts in Europe's modern philosophical reflection on itself.
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Walter de Gruyter Einführung in die Internationale Politik
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de Gruyter Theorien der Internationalen Beziehungen
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de Gruyter The War between Russia and Ukraine
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Kohlhammer Grundlagen Der Internationalen Beziehungen: Eine
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Kohlhammer Logik Und Schrecken Des Krieges
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Springer International Publishing AG Africa and the World: Bilateral and Multilateral
Book SynopsisThis book probes key issues pertaining to Africa’s relations with global actors. It provides a comprehensive trajectory of Africa’s relations with key bilateral and major multilateral actors, assessing how the Cold War affected the African state systems’ political policies, its economies, and its security. Taken together, the essays in this volume provide a collective understanding of Africa’s drive to improve the capacity of its state of global affairs, and assess whether it is in fact able to do so. Trade Review“An edited compilation of thoughts and perspectives on Africa’s multifaceted interactions with the rest of the world. … Africa and the World: Bilateral and Multilateral International Diplomacy offers credible insights into Africa’s external engagements in a unique and novel way.” (Oluwole Olutola, African Studies Review, Vol. 63 (1), 2020)“Africa and the World is informative and easy to read. It offers scholars and students significant insights into the policy and strategy frameworks that inform Africa’s engagements with the world, and the push and pull factors that underpin Africa’s bilateral and multilateral relations.” (Sanusha Naidu, South African Journal of International Affairs, February, 2019)Table of Contents1. Introduction: Inspirations and Hesitations in Africa’s Relations with External Actors Charles MutasaPart I: Bilateral Relations: Traditional Powers 2. Africa and the United Stater: A History of Malign Neglect Adekeye Adebajo3. Africa and Russia: The Pursuit of Strengthened Relations in the Post-Cold War EraRosaline Daniel and Vladimir Shubin4. Africa and China: Winding Into A Community Of Common DestinyLiu Haifang5. France and AfricaDouglas A. Yates6. To Brexit and Beyond: Africa and the United Kingdom Alex Vines 7. Africa and PortugalClara Carvalho Part II: Bilateral Relations: Non-Traditional Powers 8. Africa and Italy’s Relations After the Cold War Bernardo Venturi9. Brazil-Africa Relations: From Boom to Bust?Adriana Erthal Abdenur10. A Renewed Partnership? Contemporary Latin America-Africa EngagementDanilo Marcondes11. Africa and India: Riding the Tail of the Tiger?Kudrat Virk12. Africa-Japan Relations in the Post-Cold War EraScarlett Cornelissen and Yoichi Mine13. Africa and the Nordics Anne Hammerstad14. Africa, the Islamic World, and EuropeRoel van der Veen Part III: Multilateral Relations 15. Africa and the Middle East: Shifting Alliances and Strategic PartnershipsHamdy A. Hassan and Hala Thabet16. Africa at the United Nations: From Dominance to Weakness James O.C. Jonah17. Africa and the International Criminal CourtDan Kuwali18. Can the BRICS Re-Open the “Gateway to Africa”? South Africa’s Contradictory Facilitation of Divergent Brazilian, Russian, Indian and Chinese Interests Patrick Bond19. Europe-Africa Relations in the Era of UncertaintyGilbert M. Khadiagala20. Africa and the World Trade OrganisationMariama Williams21. Sub-Saharan Africa: the World Bank and the International Monetary FundL. Adele Jinadu22. ConclusionDawn Nagar
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Springer International Publishing AG Practical Economics: Economic Transformation and Government Reform in Georgia 2004–2012
Book SynopsisThis book is open access under a CC BY license.In this book, Nika Gilauri reveals his formulas for government reform and economic recovery, including how to fight against corruption, reform fiscal policy and tax systems, privatize state-owned enterprises, build a welfare system for those most in need, create a competitive education and healthcare system, and streamline procurement. All formulas are corroborated by practical experience and empirical evidence gathered during Mr Gilauri's term as a cabinet member (2004-2009) and prime minister (2009-2012) of Georgia, and provide an in-depth view of what worked in the case of Georgia since 2003, and how lessons learned could be applied in other parts of the world.Table of Contents1. Carpe diem2. Fighting corruption3. Reforming the national economy4. Creating a business-friendly climate5. Reforming taxes and customs6. Privatization of state-owned enterprises7. Reforming the energy sector 8. Welfare − Focusing on the neediest with a simple scoring model9. Healthcare – Unleashing the power of public-private partnership10. Education – School financing and university reform11. Thoughts on leadership
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Duncker & Humblot Quo Vadis Europa?: Gegenwarts- Und Zukunftsfragen
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Harrassowitz Kulturtransfer Und Auswartige Kulturpolitik:
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Verlag Herder Die Leise Macht: Die Diplomatie Des Heiligen
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Walter de Gruyter Einen Anfang finden!
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Brill I Schoeningh Border Fears in the Baltic Sea Region since 1918
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Uberwachtes Deutschland: Post- Und
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Vandenhoeck + Ruprecht Ein Parlament für Europa
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Die Zukunft des Friedens: Band 1: Eine Bilanz der
Book Synopsis15 Jahre nach dem Ende des Ost-West-Konflikts haben sich neue Strukturen des internationalen Systems und neue Konstellationen für Krieg und Frieden herausgebildet. In Europa sind wieder begrenzte Kriege möglich geworden. Der "gerechte Krieg" hat als örtlich und waffentechnologisch begrenzter Krieg wieder Einzug in das politische und öffentliche Denken gefunden, etwa in der Gestalt der "humanitären Intervention". Was bedeutet das für die Zukunft von Krieg und Frieden? Mitglieder der Gründergeneration der Friedens- und Konfliktforschung versuchen in dem vorliegenden Band einen Rückblick auf die vergangenen vier Jahrzehnte der Forschung zu Krieg und Frieden und einen Ausblick auf die nächsten vier Jahrzehnte, nicht um sich in (vergeblicher) Prophetie zu üben, sondern um Entwicklungstendenzen des Kriegswesens, des Unfriedens und der Friedensbemühungen herauszuarbeiten.Trade Review"Insgesamt bietet die exzellente Zusammenstellung vielfältige Anregungen und Orientierungen für empirische Arbeiten und Seminarkonzeptionen, sodass die Bände sicherlich auch längerfristig zum Kanon der Standardwerke der FKF zählen werden." WeltTrends, Winter 2007/2008Table of ContentsProlog - Friedensbegriff - Friedensakteure - Friedensstrategien und Konfliktlinien - Die Zukunft des Friedens Mit Beiträgen von Hans Günter Brauch, Lothar Brock, Andreas Buro, Jörg Calließ, Ernst-Otto Czempiel, Paulus Engelhardt, Erhard Forndran, Klaus Jürgen Gantzel, Heinz Gärtner, Egbert Jahn, Peter Lock, Bernhard Moltmann, Wolf-Dieter Narr, Wilfried Röhrich, Astrid Sahm, Eva Senghaas-Knobloch, Reiner Steinweg, Konrad Tempel, Rainer Tetzlaff und Volker Weichsel.
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wbg academic Conflict Resolution Through Reconciliation
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Diplomacy and International Law in Globalized Relations
Book SynopsisDiplomacy is transforming and expanding its role as the method of interstate relations to a general instrument of communication among globalized societies. Adapting to globalization, the practice of diplomacy is shared by non-state participants, thus becoming privatized and popularized. This book offers a comprehensive understanding of the widening scope of public as well as private diplomacy and its normative framework. It features a practitioner’s inside view of diplomacy combined with interdisciplinary academic analysis.Trade ReviewAus den Rezensionen: "Es ist ein ganz besonderes Buch: Hier schreibt ein Diplomat und Ausbilder von Praktikern im auswärtigen Dienst über die Kunst der Diplomatie in den Zeiten der Globalisierung. ... Die altgedienten wie die neuen Akteure aus NGOs, internationalen Organisationen, transnationalen Konzernen, aus Wissenschaft und Journalismus macht Bolewski hier vertraut mit den Herausforderungen des 21. Jahrhunderts." (www.buchkatalog.de)Table of ContentsGermany.- Introduction: Practitioner’s perspective of diplomacy.- Essentials of modern diplomacy.- Diplomacy between statecraft and social science.- Internalization of diplomacy or internationalization of domestic policy.- From national to European Foreign Service.- Symbolism and ritual in multilateral diplomacy.- Flexibility and pragmatism as response to global challenges.- Reciprocity versus communitarianism.- Transformation of globalized relations and its impact on diplomacy.- New participants and corporate diplomacy: symbiosis of diplomacy and transnational companies.- Citizen diplomats and public relations diplomacy: popularization of diplomacy.- Towards a diplomatic corporate identity?.- The importance of an international diplomatic culture.- The relevance of language.- Globalized relations and the law.- Private authority in transnational relations.- Transnational regime as soft law.- Judicial review of governmental diplomacy.
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Peter Lang AG 300 Jahre deutsch-tuerkische Freundschaft: Stand
Book SynopsisDer Sammelband präsentiert die Ergebnisse eines Symposiums, das vom 18.20. Oktober 2018 in Antalya (Türkei) stattfand und von der Akdeniz Universität (Antalya, Türkei), der Trakya Universität (Edirne, Türkei), vom Informationszentrum des Deutschen Akademischen Austauschdienstes DAAD (Ankara) und von der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Dernegi (Ankara) gemeinsam durchgeführt wurde. Anlass war das 300-jährige Jubiläum der deutsch-türkischen Beziehungen. Diese wurden durch ein Schreiben des Osmanischen Sultans an den preußischen König Friedrich Wilhelm I. eingeleitet, die in den dreihundert Jahren in vielfältige Kooperationen und ein militärisches Bündnis mündeten. Auf der dreitägigen Veranstaltung diskutierten Wissenschaftler*innen, Expert*innen sowie Praktiker*innen aus Deutschland und der Türkei über unterschiedliche Bereiche und Kooperationsfelder in Geschichte und Gegenwart. In dem Sammelband behandeln insgesamt 20 Beiträge ein breites Spektrum an Themen und Zeitabschnitten, die neben der politischen, wirtschaftlichen und militärischen Zusammenarbeit aus der Vorrepublikzeit beider Länder auch die Gegenwartsthemen wie das der europäischen Integration und der Migration und Integration aus beidseitiger Perspektive diskutieren.
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Lit Verlag The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps: Border
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden (Dys-)Functionalities of Corruption: Comparative
Book SynopsisCorruption is usually understood as hampering political development, economic growth and democratic participation of citizens, but comparing the effects of corruption for different political regimes presents astonishingly complex findings. The ongoing persistence of corruption underlines that it is not only dysfunctional, but can be highly functional as well. This special issue brings together contributions from comparative politics, political science and economics which precisely focus on these (dys) functionalities of corruption in political regimes across various world regions. The question of methodological pluralism is especially important for studying corruption comparatively. While on an international level a trend towards an increased use of quantitative methods in political science as well as in economics can be observed, the special issue underlines the importance of having a pluralistic approach for grasping the complex and multi-layered effects of the phenomenon. Of similar importance is the adoption of a comparative perspective that includes different world regions in order to understand the different roles of corruption in developing, transforming and developed countries alike.Dr. Tobias Debiel is Director of the Centre for Global Cooperation Research and of the Institute for Development and Peace (INEF). Since 2006, he is also Professor in International Relations and Development Policy, Institute of Political Science, University of Duisburg-Essen.Dr. Andrea Gawrich is Professor for International Integration at the University of Gießen.
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Springer Globalization: Prerequisites, Effects,
Book SynopsisThis textbook deals with the progressive global dissolution of political, economic, and social boundaries, which has significant implications for labor markets, the international division of labor, social security, and income distribution. Politically, it is eroding the sovereign ability of nation-states to shape their own affairs; socially, it conjures up the specter of an increasingly global culture of unity. Against the background of the empirical effects of globalization processes in a number of areas, the book discusses to what extent these fears are justified, whether they cannot also be explained by other developments, and whether the benefits of globalization justify the costs and risks resulting from it.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Globalization and technological development: production, transport and communication.- Political globalization: democracy, international organizations and global civil society.- Trade.- Foreign investment.- World financial flows.- Migration and globalization.- Globalization and employment.- Globalization and income distribution.- Statehood.- Globalization and the welfare state.- Globalization and democracy.- Globalization and culture.- Globalization and its adversaries.- Global governance.- Drying up of the sources of globalization or resilience.
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Springer VS Umkämpfte Integration
Book SynopsisEinleitung.- Transformation globaler Machtverhältnisse aus der Perspektive einer prozessorientierten Hegemonietheorie.- Das Terrain der Integration: Der globale Finanzkapitalismus und das Dollar-Wall-Street-Regime.- Chinas umkämpfte Integration in die globalen Finanzbeziehungen.- Konfliktachsen, Strategien und Folgen der Auseinandersetzungen um Chinas Integration in die globalen Finanzbeziehungen.
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Studienverlag GesmbH Debating Migration: Political Discourses on Labor
Book SynopsisStefanie Mayer and Mikael SpAng take a close look at debates regarding (labor) immigration in Austria and Sweden by comparing discussions during the 1960s and 1970s with contemporary political discourse. The editors combine their research on institutional developments with elements of critical discourse analysis in a comparative perspective. The volume also includes comments from experts on migration issues from former emigration and/or EU-accession countries, such as Finland, Turkey, former Yugoslavia, and the Czech Republic, thereby, casting light on how migration issues have been discussed in different contexts.
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Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Der Kosovo-Konflikt - Wege in Einen Vermeidbaren
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Small States and Alliances
Book SynopsisThe book focuses on the relations between small states and alliances. It is on why, how and under what conditions states engage in alliances. What are the benefits and costs of alliances? How are the benefits and costs of alliances allocated among their members? What determines who allies with whom? Can small states still pursue their own security interests within an alliance? Can they even become integral part of an alliance? Scholars, practitioners, policy-makers and advisors from several countries discuss these issues. They address historical, empirical and theoretical topics and give policy recommendations.Table of ContentsSmall States and Alliances.- Introductory Comments on the Objective of the Small States and Alliances Workshop.- Minor Powers, Alliances, and Armed Conflict: Some Preliminary Patterns.- The Concept of Military Alliance.- Small States and European Security.- Gaining Control.- Engineering Influence: The Subtile Power of Small States in the CSCE/OSCE.- Small States and International Operations.- The Danish Experience. Denmark in NATO, 1949–1999.- Small States and Alliances — A Swedish Perspective.- Finland, the European Union and NATO — Implications for Security and Defence.- Small States and Alliances: The Case of Slovenia.- Switzerland and Europe’s Security Architecture: The Rocky Road from Isolation to Cooperation.- Austria.
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