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This is a translation of one of the most influential and important books from Tibet in the modern era, a passionate indictment of Chinese policies and an eloquent analysis of protests that swept Tibet from March, 2008 - the 'Earth Rat' year according to the Tibetan...
Editeur :
Hurst
Parution :
2017-01-01
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This book constitutes a systematic and critical assessment of the nature, evolution, and prospects of the development partnership between the 79-member African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) group of states and the 28-member European Union (EU). A core theme that runs...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-01-01
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This book tackles the 2014 European Parliamentary election as an event, phenomenon and process from an interdisciplinary but coherent perspective.This edited volume includes research by prestigious academics from the former communist countries in question, all of which...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-12-30
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Through a series of conversations with prominent theorists and leading political activists in different parts of the world, this book explores the causes of the setbacks of both the reformist and revolutionary strategies of the socialist Left. Addressing the larger...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-12-29
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Rechtsextreme Aktivisten finden im Internet weltweite Agitations- und Vernetzungsmöglichkeiten. Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht diese virtuellen Vernetzungsmuster mit (teil-)automatisierten Erhebungsverfahren und netzwerkanalytischen Methoden. Dabei stehen weniger die...
Editeur :
Centaurus Verlag & Media
Parution :
2016-12-27
Collection :
Soziale Probleme. Studien und Materialien
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The Russian protests, sparked by the 2011 Duma election, have been widely portrayed as a colourful but inconsequential middle-class rebellion, confined to Moscow and organized by an unpopular opposition. In this sweeping new account of the protests, Mischa Gabowitsch...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2016-12-27
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This book discusses current theories and practices in the field of public procurement. Over the past few decades, public procurement has had to evolve conceptually and organizationally in the face of unrelenting budget constraints, government downsizing, public demand...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-12-27
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Kim Leonie Kellermann analyzes the impact of sectoral minimum wages in Germany on the willingness of youths to undergo apprenticeship training. Using data from the German Socio-economic Panel, the author shows that higher wage floors set small, positive incentives for...
Editeur :
Springer Gabler
Parution :
2016-12-27
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This book is open access under a CC BY license.This book explores the impact that professional volunteers have on the low resource countries they choose to spend time in. Whilst individual volunteering may be of immediate benefit to individual patients, this...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-12-26
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Marking the 25th anniversary of Ukraine as a sovereign nation, this book traces its economic transformation since 1991. Post-communist transition has been a highlight of recent history, and Ukraine stands out as one of its most interesting and puzzling cases....
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-12-26
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This collection examines the relationships between a globalising neoliberal capitalism, a post-GFC environment of recession and austerity, and the moral economies of young people’s health and well-being. Contributors explore how in the second decade of the 21st...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-12-26
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This book explores, discusses, and assesses the actual and potential sense of subjectivation in a variety of contexts. In particular, it reflects the genealogies, connections, variations, and practical implications of various theories of subjectivity and subjection...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-12-25
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This book argues that in recent decades an unrestrained vampire-capitalism has emerged, disengaged from the needs of citizens and workers, leading to a deepening of social class, generational, gender, educational and ethnic divisions. The author explores how our...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-12-25
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This book highlights historical explanations to and roots of present phenomena of violence, insecurity, and law enforcement in Central America. Violence and crime are among the most discussed topics in Central America today, and sensationalism and fear of crime is as...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-12-24
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This book examines how foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Central and Eastern Europe have changed after the Great Recession. It argues that beyond their cyclical effects, the economic crisis and the changing competitiveness of Central and Eastern European...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-12-22
Collection :
Studies in Economic Transition
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This book examines the contribution of the European Commission to the process of transformation of EU borders. Migration issues have been at the centre of EU political debates in recent years. From national controversies sparked by the economic difficulties in the...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-12-22
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This book features a lively debate between two prominent scholars—Michael A. Genovese and David Gray Adler—on the critical issue of whether the Constitution, written in the 18th Century, remains adequate to the national security challenges of our time. The question of...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-12-22
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This book shows the necessity of measuring the incidence-basis indirect economic effects of public investments. The essential argument can be traced back to H. Mohring versus J. Tinbergen, the conclusions of one contradicting those of the other. Their arguments are...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-12-22
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Can multilateral treaties succeed in transforming conduct when they are rejected by the most powerful states in the international system? In the past two decades, coalitions of middle-power states and transnational civil society groups have negotiated binding legal...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-12-22
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This book offers a comprehensive introduction to law and policy responses to contemporary problems in Latin America, such as human rights violations, regulatory dilemmas, economic inequality, and access to knowledge and medicine. It includes 19 chapters written by...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-12-21
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