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A scholarly perspective of a soldier's own challenges working in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). This work examines how regional/cultural knowledge and language ability contribute to improved leadership in a UN operation, based on the author's own...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2015-05-20
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In an age of uncertainties influenced by information technologies and the networking of societies, the maritime domain remains the main global lane of communication, vital for trade and security.
The European Union has become a maritime actor, carrying out...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2015-05-19
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Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
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Helmut Krieger untersucht den Staatsformierungsprozess in den besetzten palästinensischen Gebieten aus politökonomischer Perspektive. Die Palästinensische Autonomiebehörde wird dabei als strategisches Terrain analysiert, in dem Kooperationen, Konflikte und Kämpfe...
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Springer VS
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2015-05-13
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Christoph Trinn analysiert die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Vorhersagbarkeit der gewaltsamen Eskalation innerstaatlicher Konflikte. Auch wenn diese durchaus einfachen empirischen Gesetzmäßigkeiten unterliegen, ist der Ausbruch von Gewalt grundsätzlich unvorhersehbar....
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Springer VS
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2015-05-05
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This book provides a comprehensive treatment of Russett’s scientific contributions, with key examples of his major studies. It will greatly benefit today’s International Relations students, deepening their understanding of the field’s theory and methods.Bruce M. Russett...
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Springer
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2015-05-05
Collection :
SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice
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There is now a major new interest in ethical issues about warfare emerging from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, conflict in Syria and Libya, the war on terror, and the introduction of new weapon systems, such as unmanned drones. In this re-written version of the...
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OUP Oxford
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2015-04-30
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Russia's new 'pivot to Asia' increases the global significance ofRussia's Siberia and Far East. The contributors - recognized experts from Russia, China, South Korea, Japan, Norway and Singapore - analyze political, economic, social and geostrategic roadblocks in the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-04-30
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International Political Economy Series
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In this collection of refreshing and provocative essays, the contributors to Theorizing Foreign Policy in a Globalized World reflect on the game-changing political impact of globalization, outlining the situation as it currently stands and suggesting strategies for...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2015-04-29
Collection :
Palgrave Studies in International Relations
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This book focuses on the question of whether and how civil society may contribute to policy innovation. As the focus of civil society research is often more on the constraints on civil society by the state and less on the agency and effects of civil society...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2015-04-29
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The Nottingham China Policy Institute Series
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Wo bislang eine schwimmende Eisschicht das Meer der Arktis zwischen Sibirien, Alaska, Kanada, Grönland und dem Norden Skandinaviens ganzjährig bedeckte, werden sich in absehbarer Zukunft neue Seewege für den Welthandel öffnen und der Zugriff auf bislang unerreichbare...
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Springer VS
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2015-04-21
Collection :
essentials
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The book analyzes Brazil's Africa engagement as a rising power's strategy to gain global recognition, linking it to Brazil's broader foreign policy objectives and shedding light on the mechanisms of Brazilian status-seeking in Africa.
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-04-16
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In the past generation, Brazil has risen to become the seventh largest economy and fourth largest democracy in the world. Yet its rise challenges the conventional wisdom that capitalist democracies will necessarily converge to become faithful adherents of a US-led...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-04-15
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This study examines the history and politics of Turkey-EU relations since 1959, exploring the complex interaction of geostrategic and normative concerns which have resulted in the current lack of accession progress and Turkey's slide to authoritarianism.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-04-08
Collection :
New Security Challenges
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The world of trade is changing rapidly, from the 'rise of the South' to the growth of unconventional projects like fair trade and carbon trading. Beyond Free Trade advances alternative ways for understanding these new dynamics, based on historical, political, or...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-04-08
Collection :
International Political Economy Series
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This book reveals the mechanisms underlying the convergence of car fuel economy regulations in Europe, Japan and the US by drawing upon a constructivist theory of International Relations and law that focuses on business competition and environmental regulations. It...
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Springer
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2015-04-08
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This volume brings emerging research on religion and development into conversation with politics. Deploying innovative conceptual frameworks, and drawing on empirical research from across contemporary Asia, this collection makes an incisive contribution to the analysis...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-04-07
Collection :
International Political Economy Series
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The author examines the rise of the BRICs and the supposed decline of the United States. Focusing on the boom years from 1992 to 2007, and the crisis years after 2008, he argues that there are limits to the rise of the former and that the extent of US decline has been...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-04-07
Collection :
International Political Economy Series
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This book presents the theoretical-historical-comparative political framework needed to fully grasp the truly dynamic nature of 21st century global affairs. The author provides a realistic assessment of the shift from U.S predominance to a new mix of counterbalancing...
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Springer
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2015-04-02
Collection :
Global Power Shift
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Au sortir de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, des millions d’étrangers se trouvent sur le sol allemand : anciens travailleurs forcés, rescapés des camps nazis ou déracinés aux profils multiples. La plupart d’entre eux sont rapatriés après la capitulation allemande, mais...
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P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Éditions Scientifiques Internationales
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2015-03-31
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?This edited volume discusses critically the social implications of current structural transformations in Europe within the broader context of the global financial crisis. Experts from across Europe and the US discuss challenges and solutions to political and economic...
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Springer
Parution :
2015-03-26
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