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U.S. Peacefare: Organizi...
Organizing American Peace-Building Operations
_U.S. Peacefare: Organizing American Peace-Building Operations_ surveys the evolution of the American peace-building apparatus during the presidencies of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, with an emphasis on changes since 2003, when the invasion of Iraq led the Bush A...
(2010)
20 Reads
U.S. Foreign Policy and ...
Chronology and Index for the 20th Century
_U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security: Chronology and Index for the 20th Century_ provides a unique compilation of data never before combined in a single volume. Key events and policy meetings are arranged in order by presidential administration, from the McKinl...
(2010)
47 Reads
The World Island: Eurasi...
Eurasian Geopolitics and the Fate of the West
The 20th century was dominated by three visions of Eurasian geopolitics: "The World Island," "Containment," and "Prometheism." _The World Island: Eurasian Geopolitics and the Fate of the West_ posits a fourth vision of Eurasian geopolitics: the 21st-century Geopoliti...
(2011)
56 Reads
A History of War Resista...
From the Colonial period on, war has inevitably divided U.S. society into pro- war and antiwar factions, and few subjects have proven so polarizing or long- lasting as a nexus of public discourse. In the contest over war and peace, uninformed beliefs have been conflated with...
(2010)
38 Reads
The Nexus: International...
International Terrorism and Drug Trafficking from Afghanistan
_The Nexus: International Terrorism and Drug Trafficking from Afghanistan_ addresses an issue that directly impacts the prospects for resolution of the current insurgency in that nation. Written by noted terrorism expert Frank Shanty, the book explores the nature and...
(2011)
31 Reads
The Offensive Art: Polit...
Political Satire and Its Censorship around the World from Beerbohm to Borat
_The Offensive Art_ is an arch and sometimes caustic look at the art of political satire as practiced in democratic, monarchical, and authoritarian societies around the world over the past century-together with the efforts by governmental, religious, and corporate au...
(2008)
41 Reads
Of the People, by the Pe...
Documentary Record of Voting Rights and Electoral Reform
by Thomas J. Ba... and Kyle L. Kreider
The hotly disputed election of 2000 roused a generally complacent electorate to recognize the erosion of a basic rite of citizenship many had long taken for granted: the exercise of their right to vote. Since then, controversial technology for casting and counting ba...
(2010)
53 Reads
The Capacity of Central ...
by Daniela Obra... and Heiko Pleines
The integration of ten Central and East European countries (CEEC) into the EU as part of the 2004 and 2007 enlargements poses new challenges to EU governance, as the number of countries involved has thereby increased dramatically. However, the actors coming from the new member...
(2012)
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From Antagonism to Partn...
The Uneasy Path of the U.S.-Russian Cooperative Threat Reduction
This book is a study of cooperative security efforts between the United States and Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. It undertakes an analysis of the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Programme and several other programmes established by different U.S. Department...
(2012)
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"Ich erinnere mich nicht...
Kann “Kultur” einen Modernisierungsimpuls vermitteln? Diese Fallstudie untersucht am Beispiel des Gebiets L’vivs in der Ukraine regionale Entwicklung und Entwicklungspolitik aus akteurszentrierter Perspektive und zeigt wie der Gestaltungsspielraum der Akteure durch „Kultur“ st...
(2012)
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Governance, Systemvertra...
Welche Faktoren begünstigen die nachhaltig positive Entwicklung von Volkswirtschaften? Bei der Beantwortung dieser Fragen entfalteten in den vergangenen 60 Jahren unterschiedliche Strömungen entwicklungspolitische Relevanz. Zunächst eher staatszentrierte Ansätze wichen in den ...
(2012)
43 Reads
International Election O...
Geopolitical Pawns or Agents of Change?
by Stina Torjesen and Indra Øverland
Azerbaijan’s parliamentary elections in November 2005 became an arena where domestic and international actors jostled for influence and control. This book highlights the role of international observers in the election process, and presents in-depth assessments of the pre- and ...
(2012)
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Neoliberale Globalisieru...
Mit den erfolgreichen Protesten gegen die Welthandelskonferenz 1999 in Seattle geriet das neoliberale Globalisierungsprojekt unter dem Druck einer weltweiten Kritik zunehmend in die Krise. Die Demokratiebewegung in China zehn Jahre zuvor war weit weniger erfolgreich. Ihre blut...
(2012)
44 Reads
Movements, Migrants, Mar...
Challenges of societal and political participation in Eastern Europe and the enlarged EU
by Heiko Pleines, Sabine Fischer, and Hans H Schröder
The end of socialism posed a historical challenge to European societies. The former socialist Central and East European countries were faced with what has been called a "triple transformation": Mutually dependent changes in the political, economic, and social spheres. At the s...
(2012)
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Die (Neu-)Positionierung...
Wie die Liberalen auf den Verlust ihrer Regierungsposition reagierten
by Stefan Kubat
Nach der Bundestagswahl 1998 stand die FDP vor einem großen Scherbenhaufen. Die Bildung der ersten rot-grünen Bundesregierung bedeutete, dass die Liberalen nach 29 Jahren in ununterbrochener Regierungsverantwortung in die Opposition verwiesen wurden. Damit erreichte die Existe...
(2012)
13 Reads
Restructuring of the Eco...
Recruitment, Institutions and Attitudes
by Jochen Tholen, David Lane, and Gyorgy Lengyel
The collapse of the former socialist states has led to the transformation of their political, economic and social systems as well as a major change in international orientations. In this context, new economic and political elites of the former state socialist societies have em...
(2012)
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Rituale des Abschieds
Eine Studie über das staatliche Begräbniszeremoniell in Deutschland
Bei großen Politikern ist nicht einmal der Tod Privatsache. Wenn sie sterben, stellen sie sich ein letztes Mal in den Dienst der Politik. Sie geben dem Staat Gelegenheit, sich selbst in Szene zu setzen: mit einem bild- und wortreichen, manchmal pompösen, immer eindrucksvollen ...
(2012)
45 Reads
Wer versteht den Bundesk...
Die Verständlichkeit der Grossen Regierungserklärungen
by Marco Niecke
Täglich sehen und hören wir Politiker im Fernsehen. Sie äußern sich zu allen nur erdenklichen Themen. Sie kommentieren dies und jenes und haben – so scheint es – immer etwas zu sagen. Aber verstehen wir eigentlich auch das, was sie uns sagen? Anhand der Großen Regierungserklär...
(2006)
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Tatarstan in der Transfo...
Nationaler Diskurs und Politische Praxis 1988-1994
by Marlies Bilz
Die Studie untersucht das in den tatarischen Transformationsdiskursen von der Nationalbewegung propagierte Modell "Nation als ethnische Gemeinschaft". Insbesondere widmet sie sich den Fragen, inwieweit dieses Modell geeignet war, der Rekonstituierung von staatlichen Institutio...
(2012)
47 Reads
Corporate Governance in ...
Dieser Sammelband verbindet wirtschafts- und politikwissenschaftliche Perspektiven auf die Entwicklung von Corporate Governance in post- sozialistischen Volkswirtschaften. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf Russland, wobei zu vergleichenden Zwecken weitere Länder in die Analyse einbezo...
(2012)
17 Reads
