International relations Books

The Seminar on Improved Techniques for the Extraction of Primary Forms of Energy was organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) and held at Vienna from 10 to 14 November 1980 at the invitation of the...

This book documents the ultramodern rise of the multifaith movement, as mulitfaith initiatives have been increasingly deployed as cosmopolitan solutions to counter global risks such as terrorism and climate change at the turn of the 21st century. These...

The rate of social change has speeded up in the last three decades, but how do we explain this? This volume ventures what the generative mechanism is that produces such rapid change and discusses how this differs from late Modernity. Contributors examine...

y of Lisbon, makes the book a very valuable contribution." (Tina Van den Sanden, Common Market Law Review, Vol. 50 (4), 2013)"The book under consideration distinguishes itself from the others that have already been published in that it expressly seeks to...

This book deals with the international law concerning overseas territories and the right of such territories to choose another relationship with their mother country. Many examples are studied, such as the British, French,...

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century international rela­ tions took on new and frightening aspects. A resurgent nationalism sharpened the conflicts between states, while an increasing industrial­ ism afforded them...

This book offers an original analysis and theorization of the biopolitics of development in the postcolonial present, and draws significantly from the later works of Michel Foucault on biopolitics. Foucault's works have had a massive influence on...

The objective of the book is to find an answer to the rationale behind the human quest for the Mars exploration. As a comprehensive assessment for this query is undertaken, it is realized that the basic question 'Why Mars?' seeks various responses from...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Politik - Region: Osteuropa, Note: gut, Technische Universität Dresden, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Tschechien gilt laut Bertelsmann Transformation Index als das am stärksten demokratisch konsolidierte Land...

This volume offers a concise yet thorough picture of the principles of EU external relations law. By carefully examining the role of the Union on the global scene, it aims to provide a systematic overview of the relevant rules and competences,...

This volume analyses current German domestic and foreign policy debates of international relevance. By reflecting their contemporary historical background and discussing the logic behind the different positions in a dispute, the author considers issues...

This volume focuses on several theoretical topics in world politics and analyzes prominent cases of global conflicts and their potential peaceful resolution. It covers issues such as the multiplication of nation states in the era of globalization, failed...

This book examines the nature and consequences of strategic competition between the US and China, which affects the global security landscape and the emerging security architecture across the broader Asia-Pacific region. The author illustrates the...

Despite the fact that the globalization process tends to reinforce existing inequality structures and generate new areas of inequality on multiple levels, systematic analyses on this very important field remain scarce. Hence, this book approaches the...

This book considers the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communication procedure as a key contributor to the realization of children's Article 12 Convention on the Rights of the Child participation rights. Weaknesses in...

„War for Drugs" als Prototyp der angebotsorientierten Drogenkontrolle.- Neue Unübersichtlichkeit: Drogen und organisierte Kriminalität.- Neue organisatorische und regionale Unsicherheit.- Neue regionale Unsicherheit: Drogen, Aufständische...

In der vorliegenden Analyse wird der Ist-Zustand der Bundeswehr unter der Fragestellung untersucht, ob die drei von der Verteidigungsministerin identifizierten „Leerstellen" bei Personal, Material und Finanzen im Hinblick auf die aktuellen Bedrohungen...

Matthias Mader zeigt, dass die Zustimmung der Deutschen zu spezifischen Auslandseinsätzen der Bundeswehr in starkem Maße davon abhängt, ob eine grundlegende Bereitschaft zur Kooperation innerhalb des transatlantischen Bündnisses und zum Einsatz...

Claudia Schneider widmet sich dem Spannungsfeld zwischen voranschreitender Europäisierung in der Auswärtigen Kulturpolitik der EU-Mitgliedstaaten und der zwangsläufigen Aufgabe nationaler Eigenlogik. Die Autorin zeigt die praktische Arbeit der...

Moustapha Thioune Diop befasst sich in diesem Buch mit der Frage nach dem partizipativ-demokratischen Ansatz in der bilateralen/internationalen Entwicklungspolitik zur Wirtschaftswachstumsförderung bzw. Armutsbekämpfung in Senegal. Den analytischen...

In view of the explosion of violent conflicts in many parts of the world and the hasty, but prevailing, assumption that ethnicity is the source of these conflicts, this book is encompassed to highlight, describe and examine how ethnicity is politicized...

This book improves our understanding of terrorists' motivations and rationality and may, ultimately, also indicate how to respond to the phenomenon of terrorism. In his research studies, Eric van Um explores the political rationality of terrorist groups...

Shabnam Mirsaeedi-Farahani analyzes Iran's interests in diversifying its energy sector, specifically electricity generation and consumption, between 1990 and 2011. She examines the policy discussions in the Iranian Parliament as well as policy...

In this book, Eva-Maria Maggi argues that the European Union (EU) had an impact on institutional reform processes in North Africa in cases where major domestic actors agreed. She analyzes how political actors in Morocco used EU neighborhood policies to...

Comparing Germany's and Brazil's government perspectives, Sybille Roehrkasten reveals that the ideas on global renewable energy governance are highly contested. In her study, the author sheds light on the politics behind the definition of global...

The book provides an in-depth analysis of EU-China cooperation mechanisms with a focus on efforts to jointly address global challenges. It zooms in on the cooperation mechanisms for addressing three specific global challenges that rank high on the...

Anitta M. Hipper examines to what extent and under what conditions the EU's transformative power met with resistance in Romania. The book touches upon a raw nerve for most post-communist societies: justice and anti-corruption reform. Through the use of a...

The volume critically discusses theoretical discourses and theoretically informed case studies on state violence and state terror. How do states justify their acts of violence? How are these justifications critiqued? Although legally state terrorism does...

With her research, Svenja Post offers an in-depth analysis of the implementation of the Comprehensive Approach in international crisis management both on EU and on member state national level. The author demonstrates in detail which steps have been taken...

From the perspectives of the political sciences as well as literature and language studies, this volume looks comparatively at Canadian and European constellations of cultural and linguistic diversity. By so doing, it takes Canada as exemplary for the...

​Taiwan has been excluded from the United Nations and other organizations for which statehood is required and its presence in IGOs is mainly limited to functional and regional organizations that allow flexible models of participation, having a specific...

Processes of global governance are mostly invisible to ordinary citizens, due to an overall lack of accompanying transnational public discourse. However, there are exceptional occasions on which media around the world do pay attention to global...

Corruption 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...

Dominant parties and democracies - are they really strange bedfellows? Malte Kaßner sheds light on the relation between one-party dominance and democracy from a comparative perspective. The study examines the key question how different types of dominant...

Reconciliation is an important agenda for postwar countries. It plays a major role in harmonizing bilateral and regional relations. Lin Ren compares reconciliations between the Sino-Japanese and the Franco-German dyads. Each dyad shares a deep-rooted...

The study analyzes three themes: first, the evolution of the concept of civilians in the course of human history, and secondly, the situation and victimization of civilians in armed conflict since 1990, and third, how the international community since...

With the ever farther advancement of globalization, governance has become one of the most prominent theoretical concepts to describe today's world. Governance theory is concerned with a system of rule through non-hierarchical governing modes, such as...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Politik - Region: Osteuropa, Note: 5 (Schweizer Notengebung), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Veranstaltung: Einführung in die politischen Systeme in Mittel- und Osteuropa, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract:...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Politik - Region: Australien, Neuseeland, Note: 1,3, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die disproportionale Stimmengewichtung, welche mit dem Begriff `Malapportionment´ beschrieben wird, kann signifikante...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Politik - Grundlagen und Allgemeines, Note: 1,0, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die globale Bedrohung durch Terrorismus hat nicht nur Deutschland und im speziellen Nordrhein...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Politik - Region: Mittel- und Südamerika, Note: 2,0, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Demokratische Staaten sind leicht zu erkennen, einzuordnen oder zu...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Politik - Thema: Internationale Organisationen, Note: 2,3, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit will versuchen der Schwierigkeit von institutionellen...

Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject Politics - Region: South Asia, grade: 1,0, University of Pavia, course: History of International Relations, language: English, abstract: During the early years of the Cold War the American as well as the...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Politik - Region: Osteuropa, Note: 2,3, Universität Potsdam, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, die Fragestellung zu beantworten, inwieweit die rechtliche Grundlage des...

Zusammenfassung aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Politik - Allgemeines und Theorien zur Internationalen Politik, Note: 2,3, FernUniversität Hagen, Veranstaltung: Modul 1.1: Governance - Einführung in die Thematik, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In dem Modul...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Politik - Thema: Internationale Organisationen, Note: 2,0, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Am 11. September 2001 setze der transnationale...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Politik - Region: Mittel- und Südamerika, Note: 1,0, , Veranstaltung: Wahlen, Parteien, Koalitionen in Südamerika: Argentinien, Brasilien, Chile und Uruguay im Vergleich, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Chile...

One of the most enduring questions in economics involves how a nation could accelerate the pace of its economic development. One of the most enduring answers to this question is to promote exports -either because doing so...