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This book brings together contributions from emerging African and internationally recognized scholars in the field of international human rights law and policy in general and women and minority rights in particular. Its primary aim is to further the...

The volume New Politics of Decisionism aims to add a new dimension to the literature of populism. It deals with what Carl Schmitt famously coined as 'decisionism' - a form of politics based on the rule of a personal will, which is opposed to the rule of...

Die Arbeit befasst sich mit Anwendungsproblemen der Eu-Güterrechtsverordnungen. Diese ergeben sich aus Inkohärenzen des Systems des europäischen Internationalen Privat- und Zivilverfahrensrechts. Gleichzeitig bestehen Abgrenzungsprobleme zu nationalen...

This book aims to explore the changing scope of the humanitarian response of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, comprised by the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, International Committee of the Red Cross, and the...

This book provides a critical analysis of literature about nuclear policy and nuclear waste disposal while presenting major arguments in favor of retracing the regulative profile of concurrent diversification processes in the context of renewable energy...

"Television is a greater menace to American youth than the atomic bomb, plus the H-bomb. The real hell-bomb, that shatters the soul as well as the body, is not caned by bombing planes. It is carried directly into millions of homes by the hellish...

BACK IN PRINT!In 1990 William Gairdner published The Trouble with Canada and it sparked a conservative renewal and inspired a generation.In 1910 he completely this update, The Trouble with Canada ... Still! Gairdner rejoins the battle, showing that...

Empowering voters. Defending democracy. Improving lives. "Raising Our Voices: League of Women Voters of Metro St. Louis 1960-2022" demonstrates how League members advocated for change during six decades of tremendous upheaval. As a sequel to Avis...

Los acontecimientos de la última década exigen nuevos enfoques para prevención de atrocidades que sean adaptables, innovadoras y independiente de una doctrina centrada en el estado. Con el Objetivo de reducir los factores de riesgo como la guerra civil,...

First, this book is unique in subject. Dr. Wayne Baker is reporting a surprising truth about Americans: We are united by 10 Core Values. This truth is empowering because it enables us to rise above and see beyond political polarization, Washington...

Few Americans see the US presidents and the presidency outside of a sentimental idealism. Amaury de Riencourt, an author of more than eight books who lectured extensively in the US in the 1950s, pulls out all the stops to reveal the essence of the U.S...

The existing reference literature on intellectual freedom tends to focus on topics such as government censorship of books, the internet, and political speech. This has also been the focus of intellectual freedom scholars among professional librarians in...

This book offers a thoroughly researched and detailed account into the formation and development of Na Fianna Eireann in Cork city during a turbulent but fascinating period of Irish history. Through access to the recently discovered personal notes and...

Kashmir has been in geopolitical limbo since the partition of the British Raj in 1947. A region of stunning natural beauty and diverse ethnicities and cultures, its people have experienced violence, state oppression, and terrorism for generations. This...

The world watched as Egyptians rose up together for the first time in history to overthrow President Hosni Mubarak. It could've been a gripping tale straight out of a movie, with communication blackouts, violent and bloody protests, police and army...

What the students who pass the Life in the UK Test on their first attempt know, that you don't...Maybe you're worried about not passing your examination on the first attempt?Or maybe you have no idea where to begin with preparing for the test?If that's...

This collection highlights the work of the Royal Anthropological Institute’s Urgent Anthropology Fellowships fund, which supports research into communities whose culture and social life are under immediate threat. Created by George Appell in...

タヴィストック人間関係研究所は、アメリカやイギリスの道徳、精神、文化、政治、経済政策に大きな影響を与えています。アメリカ憲法を攻撃する最前線にいるのだ。アメリカ国民の大多数が第一次世界大戦に反対していた時期に、アメリカを第一次世界大戦に参戦させるために、これほどプロパガンダを展開したグループはなかった。同じ戦術が、タヴィストックの社会科学者たちによって、アメリカを第二次世界大戦、韓国、ベトナム、セルビア、そしてイラクとの2つの戦争に巻き込むために使われた。タヴィストックは、トインビーが「偽情報のブラックホ...

Looking at refugee protection in Latin America, this landmark edited collection assesses what the region has achieved in recent years. It analyses Latin America's main documents in refugee protection, evaluates the particular aspects of different...

The book explores the relationship between leadership, language and sustainable peace through a case study of the Northern Ireland peace process. The author challenges traditional approaches to conflict resolution and argues that a new political paradigm...

A moving, inspirational memoir about how living and working in an all-black town during the height of the civil rights movement profoundly affected the author's entire family-and how they in turn impacted the community.

Why have the great revolutionary leaders of modern times-from Robespierre to Lenin and Mao Tse-tung-so often been ascetics, austere "puritans" with few emotional ties? What functions, political as well as personal, do these ascetic traits perform for the...

"An important new method for participatory democracy, which is urgently needed as we face the enormous inter-connected challenges of our times." Peter Hawkins, Emeritus Professor of Leadership, Henley Business School.Could this democratic invention...

The 'Western' green movement has grown rapidly in the last three decades: green ministers are in government in several European countries, Greenpeace has millions of paying supporters, and green direct action against roads, GM crops, the WTO and...

This book on the differentiated politicisation of European governance provides an overview of research on the growing salience of EU governance, polarisation of opinion and expansion of actors and audiences engaged in monitoring and influencing EU...

A right to equality and non-discrimination is widely seen as fundamental in democratic legal systems. But failure to identify the human interest that equality aims to uphold reinforces the argument of those who attack it as morally empty or...

This textbook draws on academic theory, field research and policy developments to provide an overview of the connections between security and development, before, during and after conflict. This 3rd edition is revised and updated to take account of...

The twentieth century has been labelled the 'century of genocide', and according to estimates, more than 250 million civilians were victims of genocide and mass atrocities during this period. This book provides one of the first regional perspectives on...

This book brings the discourses around social justice and sustainable development back into focus by looking at India's mining sector and the state's frameworks for economic development. The chapters in this volume analyse mining practices in the...

This book provides an introduction to the theory and practice of diplomacy and its vital role in an era of increasing international uncertainty.

In the award-winning Just Sex? The Cultural Scaffolding of Rape, Nicola Gavey provides an extensive commentary on the existing literature on rape, analysing recent research to examine the psychological and cultural conditions of possibility for...

Using her experience of living under apartheid and witnessing its downfall and the subsequent creation of new governments in South Africa, the author examines and compares gender inequality in societies undergoing political and economic transformation...

In modern liberal democracies, rights-based judicial intervention in the policy choices of elected bodies has always been controversial. For some, judicial intervention has tended to trivialize and impoverish democratic politics. For others, judges are...

East Asia is a region deeply affected by conflict. Colonial, ideological, and national wars have left their scars and legacies on regional, international, and national governance. Yet East Asian post-conflict development experiences have been viewed as...

This book explains the role emotions play in Indian politics, and the part they played in the aftermath of the 2019 general elections. It traces the consolidation of the Right in India and highlights the reasons for its electoral successes with a focus...

This book examines the hypothesis that transitional justice interventions that strive to address historical injustices perpetrated by violence, conflict and entrenched by socio-political impunity, can initiate preventive measures against electoral...

During the first half of the twentieth century, the international system was largely dominated by the USA and the colonial powers of western Europe. After the two world wars, the political and economic dominance of these states guaranteed them and...

Justice After Stonewall is an interdisciplinary analysis of challenges and progress experienced by the LGBT community since the Stonewall riots in 1969. The riots (sparked by a police raid in New York City) are a milestone in LGBT history. Within a short...

This volume provides a holistic overview of the long peace process in Nepal following the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in 2006.

This edited volume explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming international conflict in cyberspace.

This book offers a detailed understanding of 'enemy images', which are used in political rhetoric to dehumanize adversaries for various purposes, such as to legitimate violent conflicts.

In this book, Mary McThomas examines how individuals can claim their own subjecthood while still evading the identity-forming powers of state surveillance.　 Building on post-colonial theories, Queer theories, and surveillance studies, McThomas analyzes...

Unaccompanied child asylum seekers are amongst the world's most vulnerable populations and their numbers are increasing. This book reconceptualises the relationship between unaccompanied child asylum seekers and states.