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Dieses Buch präsentiert Beiträge aus dem deutsch-polnischen Vergleichsprojekt: „‚Wissen ist Macht’: Grenzen der Politikberatung und des Lobbyismus im politischen Entscheidungsprozess“. Dabei werden neben den Strukturen und den gesetzlichen Regelungen im Bereich der...
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Springer VS
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2019-10-23
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The announcement of a Health and Human Services (HHS) rule requiring insurance providers to cover the costs of contraception as part of the Affordable Care Act sparked widespread political controversy. How did something that millions of American women use regularly...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
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2019-10-23
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Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich sounds the warning bell that communist-ruled China poses the biggest threat to the United States that we have seen in our lifetime.The United States is currently engaged in a competition with the Chinese government unlike any...
Editeur :
Center Street
Parution :
2019-10-22
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The former VA secretary describes his fight to save veteran health care from partisan politics and how his efforts were ultimately derailed by a small group of unelected officials appointed by the Trump White House.Known in health care circles for his ability to turn...
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PublicAffairs
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2019-10-22
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This book discusses the role of regional design and visioning in the formation of regional territorial governance to offer a better understanding of (1) how a recognition of spatial dynamics and the visualization of spatial futures informs, and is informed by, planning...
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Springer
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2019-10-22
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In recent times, US-Russia relations have deteriorated to what both sides acknowledge is an “all time low.” Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election and Putin’s continued support for the Assad regime in Syria have placed enormous strain on this...
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Polity
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2019-10-22
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This open-access edited collection, focusing on Ghana and Nigeria, offers a transatlantic, transnational exploration of barriers that threaten the wellbeing of West African youth—ranging from Black immigrant youth in the American city of Newark, New Jersey, to students...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-10-21
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Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora
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This book presents an innovative democratic framework that ensures public participation, based on applying principles of good governance to facilitate urban transport decision-making in an integrated and structured manner. While – given the need for mobility in cities –...
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Springer
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2019-10-21
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Marko Kukec studies the effect of intra-party coordination on individual behavior of local councilors, which is usually considered to be restrictive of individual behavior of representatives. Drawing on the potential of individual activities to serve as vote-seeking...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2019-10-20
Collection :
Urban and Regional Research International
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This book describes the four Nuclear Security Summits held over 2010-2016 at the initiative of U.S. President Barack Obama. The author draws upon his unique vantage point as a participant in the Summits, exclusive interviews with practitioners, and access to primary...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-10-19
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Nadja Wilker untersucht die Einstellungen politischer Repräsentanten gegenüber digitalen Formen der Bürgerbeteiligung und analysiert, welchen Einfluss dabei ihre unterschiedlichen Rollenverständnisse haben. Anhand einer quantitativen Befragung kommunaler Mandatsträger...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2019-10-19
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This book analyses and discusses the multiple dimensions of social exclusion/inclusion seen in South Asia. It not only captures how ‘social exclusion’ is intrinsic to deprivation or deprivation in itself, but also the processes of political engagement and social...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2019-10-19
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Das essential liefert einen Überblick über die Debatten um eine Europäische Armee. Gemessen an den Voraussetzungen – gemeinsame Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik, Bereitschaft zum Souveränitätsverzicht, harmonisierte „Militärkultur“, gemeinsame Rüstung,...
Editeur :
Springer VS
Parution :
2019-10-18
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This edited collection examines the multi-faceted phenomenon of transparency, especially in its relation to social movements, from a range of multi-disciplinary viewpoints. Over the past few decades, transparency has become an omnipresent catch phrase in public and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-10-18
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This edited book provides a multi-disciplinary approach to the topics of translation and cross-cultural communication in times of war and conflict. It examines the historical and contemporary experiences of interpreters in war and in war crimes trials, as well as...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-10-18
Collection :
Palgrave Studies in Languages at War
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There are twenty-nine Islamic law states (ILS) in the world today, and their Muslim population is over 900 million. Muslims in these countries--and, to some extent, all Muslims--are ethically, morally, doctrinally, or politically committed to the Islamic legal...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2019-10-18
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This book discusses Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and their potential to protect and maintain critical infrastructure in a variety of global governmental settings. Critical infrastructure is defined as essential services that underpin and support the backbone of a...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-10-18
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This volume of the Netherlands Yearbook of International Law explores the many faces of populism, and the different manifestations of the relationship between populism and international law. Rather than taking the so-called populist backlash against globalisation,...
Editeur :
T.M.C. Asser Press
Parution :
2019-10-17
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*SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA NON-FICTION CROWN*Meet the three women who helped shape the course of modern Chinese history; a gripping story of sisterhood and betrayal from the bestselling author of Wild Swans.They were the most famous sisters in China. As the country...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2019-10-17
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In many recent democracies, candidates compete for office using illegal strategies to influence voters.In Hungary and Romania, local actors including mayors and bureaucrats offer access to social policy benefits to voters who offer to support their preferred candidates,...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2019-10-17
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