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Global climate change poses an unprecedented challenge for governments across the world. Small wonder that many experts question whether democracies have the ability to cope with the causes and long-term consequences of a changing climate. Some even argue that...
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Polity
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2018-06-22
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Das Buch gibt einen fundierten Einblick in das Regierungssystem Tschechiens, die Gesellschaft, Parteien und Medien sowie ausgewählte Politikfelder. Dabei konzentriert es sich auf zentrale Merkmale und ihren Zusammenhang mit der Europäischen Union, zeichnet wichtige...
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Springer VS
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2018-06-21
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Weitreichende Reformen der Arbeitsmarkt- und Rentenpolitik wurden in Deutschland bereits ab Mitte der 1990er Jahre umgesetzt, in Frankreich hingegen erst ab Ende der 2000er Jahre.Dabei wird deutlich, dass die französischen Arbeitsmarkt- und Rentenreformen der letzten...
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Springer VS
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2018-06-21
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While the first half of the 20th century was characterized by total war, the second half witnessed, at least in the Western world, a massive expansion of the modern welfare state. A growing share of the population was covered by ever more generous systems of social...
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OUP Oxford
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2018-06-21
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The purpose of this book is to draw up a picture of the transformations in the innovation systems induced by globalization - or globalization. We understand the latter as the existence of new macroeconomic solidarities. These are attested since about the middle of the...
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Wiley-ISTE
Parution :
2018-06-21
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Democracy requires a connection to the 'will of the people'. What does that mean in a world of 'fake news', relentless advocacy, dialogue mostly among the like-minded, and massive spending to manipulate public opinion? What kind of opinion can the public have under such...
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OUP Oxford
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2018-06-21
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This Handbook provides in one volume an authoritative and independent treatment of the UN's seventy-year history, written by an international cast of more than 50 distinguished scholars, analysts, and practitioners. It provides a clear and penetrating examination of...
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OUP Oxford
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2018-06-21
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Consisting of more than 300 entries, this new and authoritative dictionary provides a useful overview of the wide array of political structures and systems that comprise the contemporary Middle East. From Turkey through Iraq and Iran, to the Arabian Peninsula and the...
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OUP Oxford
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2018-06-21
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This book investigates the often-fragmented nature of Ulster Nationalist / Republican / Roman Catholic politics, culture and identity. It offers a companion publication to The Contested Identities of Ulster Protestants (2015). Historically the Catholic...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-06-20
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Fighting for Peace in Somalia provides the first comprehensive analysis of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), an operation deployed in 2007 to stabilize the country and defend its fledgling government from one of the world's deadliest militant organizations,...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-06-20
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The armed forces of Europe have undergone a dramatic transformation since the collapse of the Soviet Union.The Handbook of European Defence Policies and Armed Forces provides the first comprehensive analysis of national security and defence policies, strategies,...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2018-06-20
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This book constructs a measure of education inequality using time-series cross-national data and utilizes real-world examples based on author interviews. It provides insights into how classic trade theory might be applied more broadly to generate expectations not only...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-06-19
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Societies create rules that govern our practices. Such rules can only be effective, however, if the intermediaries between rules and practices--institutions--harness the skill, knowledge, and motivation of practitioners. Yet, everywhere institutions seem to be failing....
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Oxford University Press
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2018-06-19
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This book critically investigates the historiography of International Relations. For the past fifteen years, the field has witnessed the development of a strong interest in the history of the discipline. The chapters in this edited volume, written by some of the field’s...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-06-19
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Malte Dreß liefert eine Analyse der parteipolitischen Auseinandersetzung über den Islam und die religiösen Bedürfnisse der Muslime in Deutschland seit dem deutsch-türkischen Anwerbeabkommen von 1961. Der Autor entwickelt vier Kategorien zur Einordnung islampolitischer...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2018-06-18
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This book examines the relationship between corruption scandals and transitional processes in post-Miloševic Serbia after 2000. The study challenges the view that corruption has always been understood as a conflict between private interests and the public good, as these...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-06-16
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This book seeks to understand why almost all commentators on the Irish economy were unprepared for the scale of the recent economic crisis. It analyses the public contributions from a broad range of observers, including domestic and international agencies, academics,...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-06-16
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This book examines the democratic acceptance of spatial planning measures, using Switzerland as a case study. The currently inefficient land use in industrialised countries calls for new spatial planning policies. Yet governments have largely failed to implement...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-06-15
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This book highlights the relationship between disasters and development through a socio-cultural study of human geography and governance institutions. It studies the cause, context and consequences of disasters in one of the most fragile Himalayan regions in India. The...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-06-15
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“Performing the Northern Ireland Peace Process offers a nuanced and stimulating analysis which goes beyond standard explanations by exploring the motives and means used by those who made peace in Northern Ireland.” (Professor Timothy White, Xavier University, USA)“Paul...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-06-15
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