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Using the cases of Northern Cyprus and Transdniestria, the author examines state-building as practiced by informal states. Exploring symbolic and economic dimensions of state-building projects and using insights from political sociology, she investigates how they...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2012-03-20
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Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies
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The TRIPS Agreement (Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights), signed on April 15, 1994, introduced intellectual property protection into the World Trade Organization's multilateral trading system, and it remains the most comprehensive...
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Oxford University Press
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2012-03-15
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Enlightened Aid is a unique history of foreign aid. The book begins with the modern concept of progress in the Scottish Enlightenment, follows the development of this concept in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century economics and anthropology, describes its...
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Oxford University Press
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2012-03-15
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During the first decade of the twenty-first century, the United States increasingly has relaxed its regulatory posture in the face of critical challenges to public health and the environment. This is true for regulation of recycling of end-of-life products, including...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2012-03-12
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The Rise and Decline of the American "Empire" explores the rapidly growing literature on the rise and fall of the United States.The author argues that after 1945 the US has definitely been the most dominant power the world has seen and that it has successfully met the...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-03-08
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The Rise and Decline of the American "Empire" explores the rapidly growing literature on the rise and fall of the United States.The author argues that after 1945 the US has definitely been the most dominant power the world has seen and that it has successfully met the...
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OUP Oxford
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2012-03-08
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A growing interest in the oeuvre of Hans J. Morgenthau and in re-readings of 'classical realism' increases the significance of his European, pre-emigration writings in order to understand the work of one of the founding figures of IR. This book is the first English...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2012-03-06
Collection :
Palgrave Studies in International Relations
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Hardie investigates the link between the financialization – defined as the ability to trade risk – and the capacity of emerging market governments to borrow from private markets. He considers the government bond markets in Brazil, Lebanon and Turkey and...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2012-03-05
Collection :
International Political Economy Series
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Experts from academia, governments, think tanks, NGOs, trade unions, and business investigate whether the public should play a greater role in foreign policy making by analysing their current role in the Iraq war (USA), Post-Apartheid (South Africa), trade relations...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2012-03-02
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Global crises not only deeply impact the economy and people's livelihoods, they also unsettle basic ideas and assumptions about the meaning and drivers of development. This collection of theoretical and empirical studies explores the substance and politics of policy...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2012-03-02
Collection :
International Political Economy Series
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Fidel turns to me again: - Why did you come to Cuba? - I answer in an obvious tone, almost smiling, andFidel does the same: - I'm delighted that you've come to make money, so that I can make more than you! This reflection also reveals to me the state of mind that reigns...
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Max Milo Éditions
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2012-03-01
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The authors interrogate the condition of the neoliberal project in the wake of the global crisis and neoliberalism's predicted death in 2007, both in terms of the regulatory structures of finance-led capitalism in Europe and North America, and the impact of new centres...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2012-02-29
Collection :
International Political Economy Series
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International institutions (United Nations, World Bank) and multinational companies have voiced concern over the adverse impact of resource extraction activities on the livelihood of indigenous communities. This volume examines mega resource extraction projects in...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2012-02-14
Collection :
International Political Economy Series
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Offering 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...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2012-02-13
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Formulating a strategy involves complex interactions between politicians, strategic commanders and generals in the field. The authors explore the strategic decisions made during NATO missions in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Afghanistan, Somalia and Libya.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2012-02-10
Collection :
New Security Challenges
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Werden private Sicherheits- und Militärfirmen (PSMCs) in Zukunft vermehrt in internationale Friedensmissionen eingebunden? Dieser Frage geht die vorliegende Studie nach und verbindet zwei Phänomene miteinander, die seit den 1990er- Jahren an Aktualität gewonnen haben....
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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2012-01-31
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There is widespread agreement that climate change is a serious problem. If we fail to regulate greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming, or use alternative strategies for addressing the problem, the damages could be significant, and perhaps catastrophic....
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OUP Oxford
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2012-01-26
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Indispensable for students of diplomacy and junior members of diplomatic services, this dictionary not only covers diplomacy's jargon but also includes entries on legal terms, political events, international organizations, e-Diplomacy, and major figures who have...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2012-01-25
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Friesen demonstrates how transnational CSOs and NGOs can influence the context in which international political decisions are made. She shows how, by reframing the issues, the transnational campaign for the cancellation of third world debt altered the dominant...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2012-01-25
Collection :
International Political Economy Series
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The resolution of the civil war in El Salvador coincided with the end of the Cold War. After two years of negotiations and a decade-long effort to implement the peace accords, this work examines how peace was made and whether it has endured.
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2012-01-17
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