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This book considers the ways in which public administration (PA) has been studied in Europe over the last forty years, and examines in particular the contribution of EGPA, the European Group for Public Administration, both to the growth of a truly pan-European PA, and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-08-17
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The presence of women in Congress is at an all-time high -- approximately one of every five members is female -- and record numbers of women are running for public office for the 2018 midterms. At the same time, Congress is more polarized than ever, and little research...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-08-17
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Hierarchical relationships—rules that structure both international and domestic politics—are pervasive. Yet we know little about how these relationships are constructed, maintained, and dismantled. This book fills this lacuna through a two-pronged research approach:...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-08-16
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Benjamin Page untersucht anhand der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik jene Faktoren, die für den Erhalt bzw. den Niedergang von Autokratien in Krisenzeiten ursächlich sind. Dies geschieht aus der Perspektive der zentralen Akteure aufseiten des Staates – den...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2018-08-16
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Since the 1980s, while trying to maintain political stability and territorial integrity, the Vietnamese state has strongly moved towards the transformation of a centrally-planned economy to a more market-oriented model, in which private, foreign and joint-venture...
Editeur :
Institut de recherche sur l'Asie du Sud-Est contemporaine
Parution :
2018-08-16
Collection :
Carnets de l’Irasec
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The political regime in Myanmar used to be a seemingly monopolistic structure where power was exclusively in the Army’s hands. A marginal external influence was exercised by businessmen with close ties to the regime while the country is also exposed to the influence of...
Editeur :
Institut de recherche sur l'Asie du Sud-Est contemporaine
Parution :
2018-08-16
Collection :
Carnets de l’Irasec
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Nationalism, in China as much as elsewhere, is today adopted, filtered, transformed, enhanced, and accelerated through digital networks. And as we have increasingly seen, nationalism in digital spheres interacts in complicated ways with nationalism "on the ground". If...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-08-16
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All known societies exclude one or more minority groups, frequently employing a rhetoric of disgust to justify stigmatization. For instance, in European anti-Semitism, Jews were considered hyper-physical and crafty; some upper-caste Hindus find the lower castes dirty...
Editeur :
OUP India
Parution :
2018-08-16
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This book is a major contribution to the study of political economy. With chapters ranging from the origins of political economy to its most exciting research fields, this handbook provides a reassessment of political economy as it stands today, whilst boldly gesturing...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-08-16
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Are the issues of civil society, “good governance”, and the role of NGOs in Vietnam part of a discursive discourse that is linked to a growing development industry in which development studies and economics dominate? Kleinen questions these issues based upon...
Editeur :
Institut de recherche sur l'Asie du Sud-Est contemporaine
Parution :
2018-08-15
Collection :
Carnets de l’Irasec
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The 2011 Arab uprisings and their subsequent aftermath have thrown into question some of our long-held assumptions about the foundational aspects of the Arab state. While the regional and international consequences of the uprisings continue to unfold with great...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-08-15
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This book is devoted to analyzing contemporary capitalism both in Japan and in the world economy by using the theoretical framework of the French régulation theory and by revisiting the theory of civil society in postwar Japan. The Japanese theory of civil society...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-08-15
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THE EXPLOSIVE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A bombshell.' Daily Mail'Damning, terrifying and enraging.' The SpectatorHouse of Trump, House of Putin offers the first comprehensive investigation into the decades-long relationship among Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2018-08-14
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“As a Journal Editor for over twenty-five years, I have read a lot about the European Union. I am often asked, 'what are the major gaps in EU research?' My answer is always 'implementation'. Eva Thomann's book makes a major contribution to EU implementation studies. She...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-08-14
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This edited volume provides a critical account of the theories and policies that have informed work in the field of early childhood and explores how they have operated in practice. Underpinning the theoretical debates are the familiar tensions between global norms and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-08-14
Collection :
Palgrave Studies on Children and Development
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This book addresses one main question: whether the United States has a cohesive foreign policy for Africa. In assessing the history of the United States and its interactions with the continent, particularly with the Horn of Africa, the author casts doubt on whether...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-08-14
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This book assesses the impact of the work of Chris Brown in the field of International Political Theory. The volume engages with general issues of IPT as well as basic issues such as the use and role of practical reasoning and presents a nuanced understanding about...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-08-13
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Terrorism is one of the driving geopolitical trends of our era. Spectacular events are recognized by their dates--for example, the 9/11 attacks in New York and Washington and the 7/7 London bombings. It was a terrorist attack that drew the United States into a war in...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-08-13
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This book sets out to analyze how the OBOR initiative will influence the world’s geo-political and geo-economic environment, with specific regard to the ‘Belt and Road’ countries and regions. It evaluates what opportunities the OBOR can offer them in light of the...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-08-13
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This book sheds light on one of the most under-studied but powerful navies in the world. Using a multifaceted approach, it examines how the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) has sought to transform itself from a coastal naval force focused solely on deterring North Korea to...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-08-11
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