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Book SynopsisThis book explores the application of concepts of fiduciary duty or public trust in responding to the policy and governance challenges posed by policy problems that extend over multiple terms of government or even, as in the case of climate change, human generations. The volume brings together a range of perspectives including leading international thinkers on questions of fiduciary duty and public trust, Australia''s most prominent judicial advocate for the application of fiduciary duty, top law scholars from several major universities, expert commentary from an influential climate policy think-tank and the views of long-serving highly respected past and present parliamentarians. The book presents a detailed examination of the nature and extent of fiduciary duty, looking at the example of Australia and having regard to developments in comparable jurisdictions. It identifies principles that could improve the accountability of political actors for their responses to major problems thaTrade Review'These stimulating essays confront the incapacity of our democratic and international institutions to meet the challenge of Carbon emissions. The authors canvass the possibility of refining and developing existing legal concepts, including the public trust doctrine, the fiduciary duty, integrity regimes and sovereign trust obligations, so as to breathe life into our institutions and equip them to meet that challenge.' Sir Anthony Mason, AC, KBE, QC, formerly ninth Chief Justice of the High Court of AustraliaTable of ContentsChapter 1 Rulers’ Duties to Our Environment?, Ken Coghill, Charles Sampford, Tim Smith; Chapter 2 Fiduciary Duty and Climate Governance: Challenges for International Diplomacy and Law, Will McGoldrick, Donald Feaver, Andrew Maver; Chapter 3 Public Trusts and Fiduciary Relations, Paul Finn; Chapter 4 Trust, Governance and the Good Life, Lisi Oliver, Charles Sampford; Chapter 5 Public Officials, Public Trusts and Fiduciary Duties, John Glover; Chapter 6 Atmospheric Trust Litigation Across the World, Mary Christina Wood; Chapter 7 Fiduciary Principles and International Organizations, Donald Feaver; Chapter 8 High Court of Australia on Fiduciary Theory, Rosemary Teele Langford; Chapter 9 Applying Fiduciary Duty in Real Politik, Andrew Murray; Chapter 10 Fiduciary Duty, Democracy and the Rule of Law, Robert Clark; Chapter 11 The Role of Fiduciary Duty in Safeguarding the Future, Kelvin Thomson; Chapter 12 A Ponzi Scheme on the Environment? Failures of Fiduciary Duty and the Challenges of Climate Governance, Fiona Haines; Chapter 13 From Fiduciary States to Joint Trusteeship of the Atmosphere: The Right to a Healthy Environment through a Fiduciary Prism, Evan Fox-Decent; Chapter 14 Conclusion, Ken Coghill, Charles Sampford, Tim Smith;

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Book SynopsisAn innovative collaborative research project conducted jointly at Durham University and the Istitut fÃr deutsche Sprache in Mannheim, Germany. It focuses on the study of public debates on economic and political integration of Europe, in both Britain and Germany and how these debates have developed in the post war period up to the 1990s. The following topics are investigated: Euro-discourse and the new media, British national identity in the European context, representations of Germany in the context of European integration in Margaret Thatcher's autobiographies, European debates in post-World War II Germany, the European debate in and between Germany and Great Britain, the career of the neologism Euro in German Press Texts and the metaphorization of European politics. The study links to Internet implications, providing the basis for further contrastive and comparative research on public discourse in the field of European politics.Trade Review�...an insightful study...� Journal of European Area StudiesTable of ContentsContents: British Discourse on Europe: British national identity in the European context, Gerlinde Mautner; Representations of Germany in the context of European integration in Margaret Thatcher’s autobiographies, Ruth Wittlinger; A province of a federal super state, ruled by an unelected bureaucracy - keywords of the Euro-sceptic discourse in Britain, Wolfgang Teubert; German Discourse on Europe: Words, phases and argumentational structures in the German debate on Europe in the early post-war period, Heidrun Kämper; Euro: the career of a European neologism in German press texts (1995-1999), Dieter Herberg. Comparative Studies: The European debate in and between Germany and Great Britain, Colin Good; The metaphorization of European politics: movement on the road to Europe, Andreas Musolff; Attitudes to Europe - mediated by translation, Christina Schäffner; Der Ton wird schärfer. Stereotypes in media translation, Arachne van der Eijk-Spaan.

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Book SynopsisPostcolonial Encounters in International Relations examines the social and cultural aspects of the political violence that underpinned the French colonial project in the Maghreb, and the multi-layered postcolonial realities that ensued. This book explores the reality of the lives of North African migrants in postcolonial France, with a particular focus on their access to political entitlements such as citizenship and rights. This reality is complicated even further by complex practices of memory undertaken by Franco-Maghrebian intellectuals, who negotiate, in their writings, between the violent memory of the French colonial project in the Maghreb, and the contemporary conundrums of postcolonial migration. The book pursues thus the politics of (post)colonial memory by tracing its representations in literary, political, and visual narratives belonging to various Franco-Maghrebian intellectuals, who see themselves as living and writing betweeTrade ReviewWith a beautifully written argument flowing seamlessly from social theory to literature to visual arts, this book opens a critical dialogue between poststructural and postcolonial approaches to International Relations.Robbie Shilliam, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Queen Mary, University of London, UK.Alina Sajed reveals the colonial roots of post-structuralism, offers fresh conceptualizations of the "translocal," and demonstrates how to decolonize international relations. Focusing on Franco-Maghreb encounters, she locates lost and forgotten themes that both resist and constitute the West. With precision, creativity, and poetic compassion, she retrieves the nuances of the actual world. I am sure this inspiring book will become required reading. Naeem Inayatullah, Professor of Politics, Ithaca College, USA.Alina Sajed’s brilliant work represents a stunning advance in our understandings of International Relations, Postcolonial Studies, immigration, exile, diaspora, violence and memory. Weaving a richly contrapuntal tapestry of the Franco-Maghrebian encounter, Sajed deftly demonstrates the inextricability of poststructuralist thought from its origins in the French colonial project – and its postcolonial legacy that so enduringly divides the ever-subaltern immigré of the banlieues from the neo-cosmopolitan exilé of the academy. This is one of those rare works that goes beyond recognizing an extant world of international relations – it radically alters our ways of seeing and understanding the world we live in. Sankaran Krishna, University of Hawai`i at Manoa, USA.Alina Sajed's innovative and compelling engagement with France's colonial legacy challenges both conventional and poststructural scholars for their inability to overcome a Eurocentric vision of the world.Roland Bleiker, Professor of International Relations, University of Queensland, Australia.Table of Contents1.‘IR and the world: the politics of encounters’ 2.‘The Post Always Rings Twice? The Algerian War, Post-Structuralism and the Postcolonial in IR theory’3. ‘Exilé and immigré: the politics of exile and diaspora in the Franco-Maghrebian borderland ‘4. ‘Where have all the natives gone? Spectral Presences and Authenticity in Photographic and Literary Narratives’5. ‘The Franco-Maghrebian Borderland as Cinematic Space: Memory, Trauma, and Authenticity’6. ‘Fanon, Camus and colonial difference: possibilities and limits for decolonial thought and action’ 7. ‘Postcolonial strangers in a cosmopolitan world: postcolonial hybridity and beyond’8. ‘Diasporic identifications, translocal webs, and international relations’ Conclusion. Transgressing International Relations.

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Book SynopsisMeaning and Melancholia: Life in the Age of Bewilderment sees Christopher Bollas apply his creative and innovative psychoanalytic thinking to various contemporary social, cultural and political themes.This book offers an incisive exploration of powerful trends within, and between, nations in the West over the past two hundred years. The author traces shifts in psychological forces and frames of mind', that have resulted in a crucial intellectual climate change'. He contends that recent decades have seen rapid and significant transformations in how we define our selves', as a new emphasis on instant connectedness has come to replace reflectiveness and introspection.Bollas argues that this trend has culminated in the current rise of psychophobia; a fear of the mind and a rejection of depth psychologies that has paved the way for what he sees as hate based solutions to world problems, such as the victory of Trump in America and Brexit in the United Kingdom. He maTrade ReviewPraise for Christopher Bollas:"One of the two most important living theoreticians in the world of psychoanalysis."-Al Haaretz "The most influential psychoanalyst writing in English today."-The Townsend Center, University of California, Berkeley "The most evocative psychoanalytic writer we have."-Adam PhillipsTable of ContentsPreface; Prologue; 1. The search for meaning 2. The Great War and the manic moment 3. The crash 4. Human character changes 5. Fractured selves 6. Normopathy and the compound syndrome 7. Transmissive selves 8. New forms of thinking 9. Resuscitation 10. Anti globalization 11. The democratic mind 12. "I hear that…" 13. Paranoia 14. Ideology 15. The pieces of the puzzle

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Book SynopsisAdam Smith (17231790) is famous around the world as the founding father of economics, and his ideas are regularly quoted and invoked by politicians, business leaders, economists, and philosophers. However, considering his fame, few people have actually read the whole of his magnum opus The Wealth of Nations the first book to describe and lay out many of the concepts that are crucial to modern economic thinking. The Routledge Guidebook to Smith's Wealth of Nations provides an accessible, clear, and concise introduction to the arguments of this most notorious and influential of economic texts. The Guidebook examines: the historical context of Smith's though and the background to this seminal work the key arguments and ideas developed throughout The Wealth of Nations the enduring legacy of Smith's work The Routledge Guidebook to Smith's Wealth of Nations is essential reading for students oTrade Review"Maria Pia Paganelli’s latest volume upends this paradigm of economization. A leading Smith scholar and historian of economic thought, Paganelli’s book expands rather than narrows the def­i­nition of what it means to publish a condensed “guidebook” to Smith’s Wealth of Nations."-Glory M. Liu, Harvard UniversityTable of Contents1. Adam Smith and the Scotland of his days 2. Introduction and Book I, Chapters I–III 3. Book I, Chapters IV–VII 4. Book I, Chapters VIII–X 5. Book I, Chapter XI 6. Book II 7. Book III 8. Book IV, Chapters I–IV 9. Book IV, Chapters VII–IX 10. Book V, Chapter I 11. Book V, Chapters II–III 12. Legacy.

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Book SynopsisWith the enhancement of national strength, China's diplomacy has leapt onto a new high ground, basically obtaining the status of a world power. Meanwhile, it has also received a large amount of right and wrong mixed criticism and suggestions from different sides, in the face of a sudden increase in opportunities, pressures, and conflicts. The creative involvement in this book is exactly proposed for the future of China's diplomacy. In this book, the author first defines the concept creative involvement. Different from diplomatic theories in the traditional senses, creative involvement is a kind of diplomatic thinking which encourages more active participation in international affairs and advocates creative solutions. Then the author makes case studies on some events and people which have been of typical significance in China's diplomatic practices since the end of the Cold War, expounding their innovations and limitations. In the third part, the author turns to various supportive prTable of ContentsPreface. Part 1 Concept and Definition Part 2 Case Study Part 3 Theoretical Ground Part 4 Imaginary Scenarios Conclusion. Postscript. Index

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Book SynopsisUntil deep into the 20th century, empire remained a source of pride for European states and their politicians. The 21st century, however, has seen the unexpected emergence of certain European states apologising to their former colonies. Analysing apologies from Germany, Belgium, Britain and Italy, this book explores the shifting ways in which these countries represent their colonial pasts and investigates what this reveals about contemporary international politics, particularly relations between (former) coloniser and colonised. It is argued that, far from renouncing colonialism in its entirety, the apologies are replete with discourses that are reminiscent of the core legitimising tenets of empire. Specifically, the book traces how the apologies both illuminate and recycle many of the inequalities, mind-sets and ambivalences that circulated at the height of empire.This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of peace and post-confliTable of Contents1 Introduction 2 On apology 3 Collective memory, postcolonialism and the (in)glorious past 4 The German apology for the Herero genocide 5 The Belgian apology for involvement in the assassination of Patrice Lumumba 6 The British apology for the Bloody Sunday 7 The Italian apology for colonialism in Libya 8 Conclusion

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Book SynopsisFirst Published in 1982. In this book, Taylor has selected for special attention the work of Saint-Simon and his disciples (the SaintSimonians), Owen, Fourier, Cabet, and Weitling - those thinkers who made the most important contributions to the development of early socialist theory. The author discusses the designation of ''utopian'' which entered into the conventional vocabulary of the history of ideas, and is now used almost without question. This title argues that these thinkers were certainly utopian in the sense that they sought to describe the structure of an ideal future society.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Chapter 1 Henri Saint-Simon; Chapter 2 Robert Owen; Chapter 3 Charles Fourier; Chapter 4 The Saint~Simonians; Chapter 5 Etienne Cabet; Chapter 6 Wilhelm Weitling;

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Book SynopsisThis collection gathers many of the best-known names in the field of Anglo-French relations and provides an authoritative survey of the field. Starting with the crucial period of the First World War and ending with the equally complex question of the second Iraq War, the study has an emphasis on British perceptions of the Entente.Trade Review'Overall, this collection offers an addition to the existing literature that is broad in both methods and time-span; but focused in purpose.' - Helen Parr, Twentieth Century British History (Oxford Journals)Table of ContentsIntroduction: 'Britain's Most Enduring Special Relationship'; A.Capet 'French people have a peculiar facility for being misrepresented': British Perceptions of France in the Great War; J.Ramsden Lloyd George and Clemenceau: Prima Donnas in Partnership; K.O'Morgan Behind the Façade of the Entente Cordiale after the Great War; R.Boyce Entente and Argument: Britain, France and Disarmament, 1899-1934; A.Webster British Communists and Anglo-French Relations between the Wars; A.Thorpe Churchill and de Gaulle: Makers and Writers of History; D.Reynolds The Singularity of Suez in Post War Anglo-French Relations: Une Entente mal entendue ; P.Catterall De Gaulle and Anglo-French Mésentente , 1958-67; J.Ellison Franco-British Relations during the Wilson Years, 1964-70; J.W.Young From Heath to Thatcher, 1970-90; J.Campbell A Complex Alliance: the Explosive Chemistry of Franco-British Relations in the Post-Cold War World; K.Larres Index

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Book SynopsisOffering conclusions for improving intergovernmental relations, determining international economic development strategies, and showing how many subnational governments are involved in world politics, this book examines how US states and governors connect to American foreign relations, tracing activities that began in the 1950s and have expanded with globalization. Chapters explain governors foreign relations activities in political, economic, and defense contexts and how US states compete in the global economy. The book analyzes US states ability to attract foreign investment and promote exports, making use of statistical analysis and personal interviews with state officials in the United States and posted abroad.Trade Review'With this well-written book, McMillan fills a gaping hole in the study of US foreign policy. His study of state governments is theoretically informed, data rich, cleanly organized, and comprehensive. It is also timely given the heightened activism of governors and other state officials in foreign affairs. I expect that students and practitioners of US foreign policy will find this a valuable resource for many years to come.' - Steven W. Hook, professor and chair of Political Science, Kent State University 'McMillan's book is an important contribution to our understanding of U.S. state engagements with international affairs. The book provides updated information, tests useful hypotheses, and offers new and interesting perspectives on states' foreign-relations activities.' - John Kincaid, Robert B. and Helen S. Meyner Professor of Government and Public Service, Lafayette College 'In this extensive study, McMillan documents how states - and particularly their governors - have become notable actors in helping to set the agendas, norms, and expectations of US foreign policy. In particular, he sheds additional light on which governors choose to become more involved in foreign policy as well as the impacts of both region and partisanship on their choices.' - Ralph G. Carter, professor of Political Science, Texas Christian University and co-author of Choosing to Lead: Understanding Congressional Foreign Policy Entrepreneurs 'McMillan covers a topic rarely addressed in political science or international relations. There has been significant growth in sub-state international relations, not just in the United States, but also in Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. In addition, this topic should become even more important in the future because of growing globalization and increasing linkages between the international and the local. The task of state governments will still be to protect and enhance the interests of their constituents, but the setting for doing so will morph as what happens outside the United States increasingly affects the well-being of constituents at the local and state levels within the US. This is a very worthwhile project and McMillan has delivered what he promises.' - Earl Fry, professor of Political Science, Brigham Young University 'The author convincingly answers the appeal of other scholars dealing with American states involvement in foreign relations, to focus 'more on motivations, strategies, and methods' (p. 191). Based on a blend of quantitative and qualitative methods, and insights from federalism studies, international relations, international political economy and foreign policy analysis, McMillan seeks to understand variation in U.S. states and governors involvement in foreign relations.' - PubliusTable of ContentsLinking International Relations to American Politics The Changing Roles of Governors US State Politics, Federalism, and Intergovernmental Relations Subnational Governments in the International System US States and Governors in Foreign Relations Analysis of Governors' Foreign Relations Activities US States and Governors in Foreign Economic Relations Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment and Export Promotion Conclusions and Future Research

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Book SynopsisIn a powerful new book, Boggs traces the historical evolution of American politics by focusing on the gradual triumph of corporate and military power over democratic institutions and practices. The consequences of expanding United States global presence since World War II - involving an integrated and interwoven system of power based in the permanent war economy, national security-state, and corporate interests - has meant erosion of democratic politics, strengthening of the imperial presidency, increased corporate and military influence over elections and legislation, weakening of popular governance, and diminution of citizenship. The events of 9/11 and their aftermath, including the War on Terror, two lengthy wars and foreign occupations, new threats of war, and massive increases in Pentagon spending, have only deepened the trend toward ever-more concentrated forms of power in a society that ostensibly embraces democratic values. Such developments, Boggs argues, have deep origins in Trade Review"Carl E. Boggs argues that the political system of the United States is no longer democratic in any recognizable sense, and that this represents a profound threat to popular sovereignty, to comity among the world's nations, and to the health and well-being of the American people (not to mention other peoples, animals, and the global ecosystem). Phantom Democracy is an unflinching work, one that marshals an enormous amount of historical and contemporary fact to reveal the true scope of the corruption of the body politic. Nothing could be more timely or politically urgent, at a time of rising influence of the extreme political right in our own nation and many in Europe as well, than the careful, no holds barred critique of the American political order today in this work." - John Sanbonmatsu, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Department of Humanities and Arts, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteTable of ContentsFrom Manifest Destiny to Empire The Imperial Labyrinth The Power Elite Today The Many Faces of Corporate Power Medical Tyranny An American Fascism? Postscript: Politics in the Nuclear Age

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Book SynopsisA study of the major U.S. military interventions in unconventional war, this book looks at four wars that occurred while the U.S. was a superpower in the post-war WW II period and one in the Philippines in 1898.Trade Review"Wayne Bert provides a thoughtful assessment of previous American military actions. In doing so, the author makes an excellent case for tempered and rational assessments of military action, prior to the initiation of force." - Political Science Quarterly "Wayne Bert has written a serious, but very readable, study of the combination of idealism and aggressiveness that for more than a century has resulted in U.S. military interventions that almost always have failed to accomplish their objectives - either for the United States or for the target peoples and countries. Bert shows that in most cases, from the Philippines at the turn of the 20th century to Iraq in the early 21st century, the United States had no clear national security interest involved before intervention. Moreover, the 'American style of war,' which relies on overwhelming materiel superiority, was ill suited to the low-intensity warfare that ensued. As a result, he concludes, "One could make an idealistic case for all these wars, but no matter how desirable the outcome, there would still be the problem of persuading the listener that the benefits of the intervention exceeded the political, economic and human costs it sustained for both the United States and the target country." The case studies in which Bert develops his argument demonstrate the impact of ethnocentrism, even racism, on the making and execution of U.S. policy, as well as the serious difficulty until very recently in Iraq and Afghanistan that the United States has had in adapting military policy to the realities of insurgency.The reader concerned about putting the recent U.S. experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq into historical context will find American Military Intervention in Unconventional War a thoughtful and thought-provoking introduction to the topic. The book should become required reading for any future team of U.S. security advisors considering overseas military intervention." - Roger E. Kanet, Professor, University of MiamiTable of ContentsPART I: INTRODUCTION The New International Environment US Policies: Origins and Objectives Counterinsurgency and US Adaptation to Fourth Generation War PART II: CASE STUDIES The Philippines: 1898-1901 Vietnam: 1945-73 Bosnia: 1991-95 Afghanistan: 2001 Iraq: 2003 PART III: CONCLUSION The Perils of Intervention

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Book SynopsisThe social novel is the traditional haunt of the liberal conscience. What does the triumph of the New Right mean for this type of fiction in Britain and the US? Should the liberal left seek consensus or assertion? This book examines these issues, and assesses the state of both nations, as well as that of the contemporary novel.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Reagan, Thatcher and the 1980s Complicity and British Fiction Liberal Guilt and American Fiction The Communitarian Turn Futures and Pasts The Battlefield of the Self Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisInvestigates the transformation of German labour market policy, showing that Germany has departed from the conservative-corporatist path of welfare, especially with the Hartz Legislation of the Red-Green government.Trade ReviewRecommended by CHOICE.Table of ContentsIntroduction Institutions, Ideas and Learning The Development of German Labour Market Policy The Institutional Setting of German Labour Market Policy-Making Red-Green Labour Market Policy-Making: An Overview The First Red-Green Government and the Alliance for Jobs The Second Red-Green Government and the Hartz Commission Conclusions

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Book Synopsis''How to combine the community, the market, and the state in the total economic system is probably the most important agenda for economists geared towards the reduction of poverty in developing economies''. - Professor Yujiro HayamiThis volume brings together leading scholars from all around the world to examine and extend Professor Hayami''s development model of ''community, market and state'', and to pay tribute to his invaluable contribution to economics. The authors provide new empirical analysis with a clear focus on the role of the community in economic development, and its relations with agricultural markets, industrialization and the government, using primary data from major countries in Asia and Africa. This book is indispensable reading for all interested in development economics, government and market studies and international development studies.Table of ContentsPreface PART I: AN OVERVIEW Community, Market, and State in Development: An Introduction; K.Otsuka & K.Kalirajan Crossing Borders: A Tribute to Yujiro Hayami; G.Ranis Pushing Frontiers of Development Thought; C.David PART II: ROLE OF STATE The Role of the Government in Facilitating TFP Growth during Japan's Rapid Growth Era; S.Aoki, J.Esteban-Pretel, T.Okazaki & Y.Sawada Development Performance across Indian States and the Role of the Governments; K.Kalirajan, S.Bhide & K.Singh The Role of Traditional Chinese State and the Origin of Modern East Asia; D.Ma Government Distortions to Agricultural Prices: Lessons from Rich and Emerging Economies; K.Anderson The Human Capital Basis of the Japanese Miracle: A Historical Perspective; Y.Godo PART III: STATE TO COMMUNITY Community Governance and Public Goods Investments in China's Villages; R.Luo, L.Zhang, J.Huang & S.Rozelle Poverty, Politics, and Projects under Community Participation in Zambia; A.de Janvry, H.Nakagawa & E.Sadoulet Political Competition and the Impact of Local Governance on Pro-Poor Programs; P.Bardhan & D.Mookherjee Promises and Realities of Community-Based Agricultural Extension; G.Feder, J.R.Anderson, R.Birner & K.Deininger PART IV: COMMUNITY AND MARKET The Community Mechanism of Contract Enforcement: What are the Differences between Rural Communities and Industrial Clusters?; K.Otsuka & T.Sonobe The Transformation of Hayami's Village; J.Estudilo, Y.Sawada, K.Kajisa, N.Fuwa & M.Kikuchi Recent Developments of Agricultural Markets in East Africa; T.Yamano, Y.Kijima, T.Matsumoto & M.Muto Private Sector Industrialization in China: Evidence from Wenzhou; J.Strauss, E.Y.Qian, M.Shen, D.Liu, M.Majbouri, Q.Sun, Q.Ying , & Y.Zhu The Role of Markets for Managing Agricultural Risks in Developing Countries; P.Hazell

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Book SynopsisThis book assesses the key factors underlying such Australian-Japanese cooperation and those policy challenges that could impede it. Experts offer critical insights into why their two countries - traditionally the two key ''spokes'' in the US bilateral alliance network spanning Asia - are moving toward a security relationship in their own right.Table of ContentsIntroduction; W.T.Tow & R.Kersten PART I: THE INTERPLAY OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY FACTORS Australian Foreign Policy Towards Japan: Weighing the Bureaucratic Process; D.Walton The Koizumi–Abe Revolution in Japanese Security Policy: Normative Transformation and Democratic Maturity; R.Kersten Japanese Domestic Politics and Security Cooperation with Australia: The Limits of 'Normalisation'; T.Anno Japan's Misfiring Security Hedge: Discovering the Limits of Middle-power Internationalism and Strategic Convergence; H.D.P.Envall & K.Fujiwara PART II: THE DYNAMICS OF BILATERAL SECURITY COOPERATION Regional Security Politics in East Asia: What Can Japan and Australia Usefully Do Together?; K.Togo Japan-Australia Security Relations: A Tale of Timing; M.Cook Japan-Australia Security Relations: Building a Real Strategic Partnership?; T.S.Wilkins Japan-Australia Joint Security Statements and the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue: A Japanese Perspective; E.Katahara PART III: REGIONAL AND GLOBAL RAMIFICATIONS OF INTENSIFIED BILATERALISM The Broader Context: how Australia-Japan Relations 'Fit' into Regional and Global Security Dynamics; W.T.Tow Comparing Japanese, Australian and European Responses to 'Out-of-area' Security Challenges; W.M.Vosse Japan, Australia and International Security Burden-sharing with the United States; T.Satake Building a Foundation for Regional Security Architecture in the Asia-Pacific: Human Resource Development for Peacebuilding; Y.Uesugi Security Arrangements in the Asia-Pacific: A Three-tier Approach; R.Sahashi

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Book SynopsisExplores the need for political science to pay more attention to complex interactions involving politically relevant groups. Distinguished contributors report on data from around the world and at different levels of political decision making - from ''below the radar'' in local communities to global negations at the World Trade Organization.Table of ContentsIntroduction; D.Halpin & G.Jordan Counting the Voices in the Heavenly Chorus: Pressure Participants in Washington Politics; K.Schlozman Enumerating Populations of Interest Organizations: The Several Theoretical Purposes of Counting; D.Lowery The Changing Contours of British Representation: Pluralism in Practice; G.Jordan & J.Greenan Numbers in a Niche: Lessons from Mapping Gay and Lesbian Groups in the US states; A.J.Nownes Multiple Arenas, Multiple Populations: Counting Organized Interests in Scottish Public Policy; D.Halpin , G.Baxter & I.MacLeod Tracking Interest Group Populations in the US and UK; G.Jordan , F.Baumgartner , J.McCarthy , S.Bevan & J.Greenan The Usual Suspects: Interest Group Dynamics and Representation in Denmark; P.M.Christiansen Mapping the WTO Interest Group System: Exploring Density, Diversity and Stability Over Time; M.Hanegraaff , J.Beyers & C.Braun-Poppelaars Below Which Radar? Mapping the Activities of Unregulated Third Sector Organisations in England; J.Mohan Counting at the Local Level: Where to Stop Counting?; W.A.Maloney & J.W. van Deth Conclusion; G.Jordan & D.Halpin

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive analysis of how European development policy was shaped, this book explores the role of former colonial officials in shaping the policy agenda and explores this example of 'recycled empire.' Dimier argues that this post-colonial agenda only changed as a result of pressure from the OECD and World Bank in the 1980s and 1990s.Trade Review“It succeeds in combining analytical rigour and extensive use of citations with a writing style that is both highly readable and engaging, giving the reader a unique peek into the personalities, convictions and conflicts of the key figures that gave DG8 its shape. … As a result, this book is essential reading for a wide and varied audience, in both the European studies and international development communities.” (Floor Keuleers, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 54 (2), 2016)Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. "Grandeurs et Servitudes Européennes en Afrique" 3. Brussels or the last French Colony: French Colonial Administrators' Leadership in Designing DG8 4. "Du Bon Usage de la Tournée": DG8's Quest for Legitimacy 5. Flag Dictatorship within the European Commission? The Construction of DG8's Autonomy 6. Fachoda Revisited: the Effects of the first EEC Enlargement on DG8 7. EEC Development Policy: a Sedimentation of Empire? 8. In the Name of Efficiency 9. From Indirect to Direct Rule: Towards Normative Power Europe? 10. 'Adieu les Artistes, Here are the Managers' 11. EEC Bureaucracy in Action 12. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisNow in paperback for the first time, Social Movements and their Technologies explores the interplay between social movements and their 'liberated technologies'. It analyzes the rise of low-power radio stations and radical internet projects ('emancipatory communication practices') as a political subject, focusing on the sociological and cultural processes at play. It provides an overview of the relationship between social movements and technology, and investigates what is behind the communication infrastructure that made possible the main protest events of the past fifteen years. In doing so, Stefania Milan illustrates how contemporary social movements organize in order to create autonomous alternatives to communication systems and networks, and how they contribute to change the way people communicate in daily life, as well as try to change communication policy from the grassroots. She situates these efforts in a historical context in order to show the origins of contemporary communicatTrade Review"The book is geared towards an advanced undergraduate audience and offers a comprehensive overview on how activists and organizers have harnessed technology in their struggles for social change. ... Social Movements and Their Technologies is an important contribution to a growing literature focused on the way activists and organizers utilize information and communication technologies in their work." (Todd Wolfson, Mobilization, 2015) "Stefania Milan's study of emancipatory media activism represents a distillation of her considerable research into its many forms over a number of years and in a number of countries, inflected by her own experience as an information activist. She gives full weight to the critical gender dimension of the subject, to a spectrum of technology uses, and the intersections with vital policy issues. Hers is a very substantive contribution to debate around social movement media." - John D.H. Downing, Editor, Sage Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media "Emancipatory communicative practices are at the basis of social movement action. Through innovative ideas and rigorous research, this volume has much to contribute to our understanding of media and political activism." - Donatella della Porta, co-editor, The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements "Stefania Milan's Social Movements and Their Technologies is a comprehensive work on dissent networking and a must read for anyone wishing a thorough understanding of the topic." - Oxblood Ruffin, member of the hacker group, Cult of the Dead Cow 'Social Movements and Their Technologies provides a rich overview of the Internet-enabled social movements that are working from the 'outside-in' to promote Internet openness and rights. Backed up with detailed empirical research, this book is a must-read for those interested in grassroots and alternative forms of political participation in the digital age.' Ron Deibert, Director of the Citizen Lab, University of Toronto, Canada, and author of Black Code: Inside the Battle for Cyberspace 'Social Movements and Their Technologies is a highly topical examination of the nature of media justice work in the world today, and Milan convincingly argues that we should take seriously that the media activism she discusses can legitimately be studied as a social movement in its own right.' - Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 2014Table of ContentsForeword.- Preface.- 1.Stealing the Fire: An Introduction to Emancipatory Communication Activism.- 2.Three Decades of Contention: The Roots of Contemporary Activism.- 3.Movement Formation and Identity Building.- 4.Organizational Forms.- 5.Repertories of Action: Mobilizing Inside, Outside and Beyond.- 6.Like a Karst River: A Transnational Movement in the Making?- Epilogue.- Appendix I:Methods and Epistemology of Engaged Research References.- Index.

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Book SynopsisAl-Rodhan sheds new light on the debate about the geopolitics of outer space, going beyond applying traditional International Relations approaches to space power and security by introducing a multidimensional spatial framework. The meta-geopolitics framework includes space and expands classical power considerations to cover seven state capacities.Trade Review'Traditional works of geopolitics have stopped at the atmosphere's edge, grounded in geography, economics and demographics. Nayef Al-Rodhan has expanded classical geopolitical considerations to include societal, health and the environment. In this book, he elevates geopolitics into space. The result is an analysis that challenges our assumptions about power and space power.' - Michael Krepon, Co-founder of the Stimson Center, Washington, USA 'A welcome 'outside of the box' analysis of outer space, geopolitics and the foundations of space power.' - Theresa Hitchens, Director of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), Geneva, Switzerland 'Dr. Nayef Al-Rodhan's book provides a first rate summary of key aspects of current space policies. It also shows how space adds new and important elements to many policy areas on Earth, but also has a life of its own, as a new field of policy, strategy and geopolitics. Much of the difficulty in grasping space issues derives from this double status.' - Laurence Nardon, Senior Research Fellow and Head of the United States Program and the Space Policy Program at the Institut francais des relations internationales (IFRI), Paris, FranceTable of ContentsSpace Power: An Introduction Space Power and Meta-Geopolitics Space Technology and Meta-Geopolitics Space Security and Meta-Geopolitics Space Power and Applied Meta-Geopolitics Space Governance and Meta-Geopolitics

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Book SynopsisDrawing from a wide spectrum of disciplines, the essays in this collection examine in different national contexts the consequences of the Latin American multicultural turn in Afro Latino social movements of the past two decades.Trade Review“A central focus of the volume is to expose the contemporary forces of state co-optation of corporatism that black social movements face. … This rich collection will be of great value to scholars of Afro-mobilization and makes an important intervention in the social movement literature. It is perfect for advanced coursework and study in the areas of Latin American social movements and identity politics.” (Keri Vacanti Brondo, Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, 2016)"A landmark study that provides a model for future research in a historically marginalized field. Highly recommended." - CHOICE Table of ContentsIntroduction: Black Social Movements in Latin America: From Monocultural Mestizaje and 'Invisibility' to Multiculturalism and State Corporatism/Cooptation - J.M.Rahier PART I: SETTING UP THE STAGE Afro In/Exclusion, Resistance, and the 'Progressive' State: (De)colonial Struggles, Questions, and Reflections - C.Walsh International Organizations and the Human Rights of Afro Latin Americans: The Case of UNESCO - P.M.Fontaine PART II: A FOCUS ON CENTRAL AMERICA Garifuna Activism and the Corporatist Honduran State since the 2009 Coup - M.Anderson The Afro-Guatemalan Political Mobilization: Between Identity Construction Processes, Global Influences, and Institutionalization - C.Agudelo PART III: A FOCUS ON THE ANDEAN REGION The Quest for a Counter-Space in the Colombian Pacific Coast Region: Towards Alternative Black Territorialities or Cooptation by Dominant Power? - U.Oslender Multicultural Politics for Afro-Colombians: An Articulation 'Without Guarantees' - R.Cardenas The Afroecuadorian Social Movement: Between Empowerment and Cooptation - C.Torre J.A.Sanchez Does 'Still Relatively Invisible' Mean 'Less Likely to be Co-opted'? Reflections on the Afro-Peruvian Case - S.Greene Interview of María Alexandra Ocles Padilla, Former Minister, Secretaría de Pueblos, Movimientos Sociales y Participación Ciudadana, Ecuador - J.M.Rahier M.Prosper PART IV: A FOCUS ON THE BRAZILIAN EXPERIENCES State and Social Movements in Brazil: An Analysis of the Participation of Black Intellectuals in State Agencies; C.B.R. - Silva From the Black Councils to the Federal Special Secretary for the Adoption of Policies that Promote Racial Equality (SEPPIR): New Identities of the Black Brazilian Movement - J.Silva Interview of Maria Inês Barbosa, Former Vice-Minister, Secretaria Especial de Políticas de Promoção da Igualdade Racial (SEPPIR), Brazil - J.M.Rahier

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Book SynopsisThis book sets out the political and cultural conditions regulating dramatic writing during an era of censorship and monopolistic royal theatres. Using a range of plays and manuscripts, it argues for the centrality of burletta, the theatrical locus of the attacks on the Cockney school of poetry and the vitality of the metropolitan dramatic scene.Trade Review'...a book positively bursting with fascinating new material...both an intriguing and rewarding foray into the plebeian culture of the minor London playhouses.' David O'Shaughnessy, British Association for Romantic Studies Bulletin& ReviewTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Busby, Burletta and Barnwell: Music, Stage and Audience Dramatic Topicality: Robert Merry's The Magician No Conjurer and the 1791 Birmingham Riots Black Face and Black Mask: The Benevolent Planters Versus Harlequin Mungo Belles Lettres to Burletta: William Henry Ireland as Fortune's Fool The Libertine Reclaimed : Burletta and the Cockney Presence The Royal Amphitheatre and Olympic Tom and Jerry Burlettas Moncrieff's Tom and Jerry and its Spin-Offs Conclusion: The Canadian Tom and Jerry Murder Notes Bibliography of Primary Sources Index

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Book SynopsisThere is little consensus about the nature of the political system that has emerged during the Putin presidency. This collection considers the issues arising in this connection, focusing more closely on institutions such as the presidency and the security police, and on the socioeconomic dimensions of political power.Trade Review'The book is sure to be the standard history of the Yukos affair and as a result will be a major text on the development of Russia's politics and political economy for some time to come.' - The Authors JournalTable of ContentsWhat Kind of Political Regime Does Russia Have?; H-H.Schröder The Presidentialization of a Semi-Presidential Regime: The Case of Russia; O.Zaznaev The Russian Federal Security Service under President Putin; E.Schneider The Inherent Instability of the Ruling Elite; H.Ticktin Interest Groups and Economic Reform in Contemporary Russia: Before and After Yukos; A.Yakovlev The 'Oligarchs' in Russian Mass Consciousness; A.Chepurenko Are Russia's Oligarchs Scapegoats? Some Empirical Evidence from the Russian Press; J.Fruchtmann Unintentional Humour in Oligarkh and Antikiller , or How New Are the 'New Russians'?; A.Rogachevsky

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Book SynopsisDrawing on rich source material - one local authority''s involvement in the epic central/local confrontation over local government spending in 1980s England - this book develops a multifaceted and widely applicable analysis of public law within government as a process of ''sustaining the art of the possible''.Table of ContentsIntroduction The Ultra Vires Rule: Its Substance and Significance Out with the Old: The 1980 Budget In with the New: The 1981 Budget A Heightened Awareness: The 1982 Budget Leftward, Ho: The 1983 Budget Pressing Ahead: The 1984 Budget Rate-Capped and Resistant: The 1985 Budget Aftermath: The 1986 Budget Victim of Circumstance: The 1987 Budget 'Policy-Capped': The 1988 Budget Out with the Old, Again: The 1989 Budget and Beyond Conclusion

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Book SynopsisWhile major theories of economic regionalism in the existing literature are primarily constructed to explore institutionalized regional integration, European integration in particular, the analytical framework developed in this work explains the unique process and pattern of regional integration in East Asia.Trade Review'Theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich, this is an excellent introduction to what is becoming the world's most important economic region.' - Mark Beeson, Professor in International Politics and Head of Department, Department of Political Science& International Studies, University of Birmingham, UK 'Artfully tracing the evolution of economic regionalism in East Asia, Kevin G. Cai identifies its distinguishing features and differences from the Western European and North American experiences. This book will win lavish praise from both specialists on Asia and general readers. It is a gem.' - James H. Mittelman, University Professor, School of International Service, American University, USA, and author of Hyperconflict: Globalization and Insecurity (2010)Table of ContentsIntroduction Theoretical Perspectives: Constructing an Analytical Framework The Evolution of the Global Economic Order since 1945 Regionalism in the World Economy since the 1950s Regional Economic Integration in East Asia Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book applies Revolution in Military Affairs theories to explain the various strategic victories and losses for assorted social forces in Colombia and Mexico. These countries form the ideal comparative case study of RMA, both from above by the state, and below by civil society.Table of ContentsIntroduction * Historical Aspects of Colombia's Strategic Landscape * Plan Colombia * Colombia and the Privatization of Warfare * Historical Aspects of Mexico's Strategic Landscape * Fight or Flight: Insurgency and Migration, Surveillance, and Complexity * Economic Dimensions of the RMA: Privatized War, Neo-liberal Strategy, and Public Resistance * Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the achievements and limitations of democratization in Senegal - and Africa more broadly - as a result of the continuing political culture of clientelism.Table of ContentsIntroduction * Clientelist Democracy in Comparative Perspective * The Rise of Senegal's Clientelist Democracy * Influential Brokers: The Murid Marabouts of Central Senegal * Dependent Brokers: Caste Politics among the Tukulor of Northern Senegal * Limited Brokers: The Casamançais Sons of the Soil in S. Senegal * Autonomous Brokers: The Bëru Gox of the Sénégalais d'Amérique * The Future of Clientelist Democracy

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Book SynopsisThis book offers an in-depth examination of party finance and political corruption in a variety of political contexts. Its central focus is on the relationship between different forms of raising party finance and the consequent implications for improper influence over policy making and implementations. It presents both a general discussion of the issues and a set of case studies which illuminate the particular experiences of Britain, the United States, Russia, Italy, Germany and Southeast Asia.Table of ContentsList of Tables Preface and Acknowledgements List of Contributors Aspects of Party Finance and Political Corruption; R.Williams Party Finance and Corruption: Britain; J.Fisher Parties, Corruption and Campaign Finance in America; D.McSweeney Party Finance and Corruption: Italy; J.Newell Court and Parties: Evolution and Problems of Political Funding in Germany; T.Saalfeld Russia: From a Corrupt System to a System with Corruption?; R.Sakwa Political Corruption in Southeast Asia; W.Callahan Conclusion: Problems and Prospects; R.Williams Index

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Book SynopsisDramatic changes in society, technology and culture have transformed the relationship between political parties, the media, and the individual voter over the last fifty years. The leading researchers gathered in this volume offer a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of British political communication since 1945. They explore the competition for coverage between political parties and media organizations, the ongoing rivalry between politicians and the press, and the implications for the quality of British democracy.Table of ContentsList of Tables List of Figures List of Acronyms Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction: J.Bartle & D.Griffiths Changing Voters or Changing Models of Voting?; J.Bartle Power as well as Persuasion: Political Communication and Party Development; D.Wring The Rise of Campaign Professionalism; M.Harrop The Fall and Rise of Constituency Campaigning; D.Denver & G.Hands The National Daily Press; C.Seymour-Ure British Political Broadcasting from 1945 to 1997: The Developing System; P.Goddard Referendum Campaigning; D.Griffiths Assessing Communications and Campaign Effects on Voters; J.Bartle Political Communications and Democratic Politics; P.Norris Index

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Book SynopsisElectoral Systems and Political Transformation in Post-Communist Europe assesses the influence of electoral systems on political change in 20 post-communist European states. The main finding is that electoral institutions have systematic effects on the formation of representative structures. ''Party-enabling'' aspects of electoral laws such as list proportional representation tend to foster popular inclusion in politics and institutionalized party systems, whereas ''politician-enabling'' rules such as single-member districts and ballots that allow voters to select individuals often favour the development of weakly structured systems and high levels of popular exclusion from the representative process.Table of ContentsList of Tables Preface PART I: ELECTORAL SYSTEMS IN POST-COMMUNIST EUROPE Electoral Institutions and Post-Communist Transition: Theoretical Considerations An Overview of Post-Communist Electoral Systems: Design and Measurement PART II: ELECTORAL SYSTEMS AND VOTERS Electoral Participation Representational Inclusion PART III: ELECTORAL SYSTEMS AND PARTIES Party System Size and Shape Party System Stability and Change Conclusion Appendix A: Summary Election Results for 20 Post-Communist States Appendix B: Data Sources Appendix C: Data on Party System Evolution Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis book aims to fill some of the gaps in historical narrative about labor unions, Nigerian leftists, and decolonization during the twentieth century. It emphasizes the significance of labor union education in British decolonization, labor unionism, and British efforts at modernizing the human resources of Nigeria.Table of ContentsBefore the Wind of Change: The Orientation of Trade Unions in Africa Leftist Intelligentsia, Labor Union Education, and Decolonization Decolonization: Understanding the Conventional Narratives The Colonial State and Organized Labor Labor Union Education before 1960 Champions of the Working Class: Samuel Grace Ikoku and other Noble Men On the Eve of Independence: The Nigerian Union of Seamen Dispute, 1959 Labor Union Education since 1960

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