| |
Debates about Basque self-determination were curtailed for decades by political violence, involving both the actions of ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna) and the counter-terrorism activities of Spain and France. In 2011, ETA announced a permanent cessation of operations....
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2016-04-29
PDF, ePub
|
Over the past three decades, professions across the European Union have faced significant and radical challenges. This book analyses three professional groups involved in the academic and health sectors and how they are affected by different national Welfare State...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-04-29
Collection :
Issues in Higher Education
PDF
|
In the wake of the post-Cold War era, the aftermath of 9/11, the 2008 global financial crisis, and the emergence of the G20 at the leaders level, few commentators expected a reshaping of the global system towards multipolarity, and away from the United States. And yet,...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-04-28
ePub
|
In the wake of the post-Cold War era, the aftermath of 9/11, the 2008 global financial crisis, and the emergence of the G20 at the leaders level, few commentators expected a reshaping of the global system towards multipolarity, and away from the United States. And yet,...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-04-28
PDF
|
The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) was initially intended to create ‘a ring of friends surrounding the Union, from Morocco to Russia and the Black Sea’ (Prodi, 2002). Today, however, the ever-worsening security situation in the region clearly shows that the aim...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-04-26
ePub
|
This book deals with the critical empirical void created by the speed at which healthcare restructuring has taken place in Europe. Chapters explore the political uncertainty and budgetary pressures which have led governments increasingly to turn to New Public Management...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-04-25
ePub
|
Urban Regeneration is widely discussed but less widely understood. Fully revised with important new policy, case studies and international analysis, the Second Edition ofUrban Regeneration will correct that. The 16 chapters, written by leading experts, are organised...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2016-04-23
PDF, ePub
|
Water. Except for air, it is the most important ingredient to all life on Earth. It surrounds us every day. We are literally bathed in it, we cook our food with it, and we need a steady stream of it in our bodies every single day just to survive. But water, and the...
Editeur :
Wiley-Scrivener
Parution :
2016-04-20
PDF, ePub
|
This book examines Modern Iran through an interdisciplinary analysis of its cultural norms, history and institutional environment. The goal is to underline strengths and weaknesses of Iranian society as a whole, and to illustrate less prescriptive explanations for the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-04-20
PDF, ePub
|
This book unites scholarship on law and politics with compliance research in the EU to shed light on the political role of a neglected dimension of litigation in the EU: the political role of governmental actions for annulment. The book does not portray national...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-04-20
ePub
|
With an increasing number of elders moving into nursing homes, the shift from family to nursing home care calls for an exploration of caregiving decision-making in urban China. This study examines how a rapidly growing aging population, the one-child policy, and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-04-11
ePub
|
The Politics of Evidence Based Policymaking identifies how to work with policymakers to maximize the use of scientific evidence. Policymakers cannot consider all evidence relevant to policy problems. They use two shortcuts: ‘rational’ ways to gather enough evidence, and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2016-04-11
ePub
|
In this book Jo Maybin draws on rare access to the inner-workings of England's Department of Health to explore what kinds of knowledge civil servants use when developing policy, how they use it and why. Combining ethnographic data with insights from psychology,...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-04-08
PDF
|
The work demonstrates a techno-economic model of power generation for the cost-effective integration of renewable energy sources, with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Canada.The methodological approach outlined by the author is based on periodic...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-04-07
Collection :
SpringerBriefs in Energy
ePub
|
This insightful volume examines the politics and contestations around urban space in India’s national capital, Delhi. Moving beyond spectacular megaprojects and sites of consumption, this book engages with ordinary space and everyday life. Sites and communities analysed...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-04-04
Collection :
Exploring Urban Change in South Asia
ePub
|
Should we legalize marijuana? If we legalize, what in particular should be legal? Just possessing marijuana and growing your own? Selling and advertising? If selling becomes legal, who gets to sell? Corporations? Co-ops? The government? What regulations should apply?...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2016-04-01
PDF, ePub
|
The Globalization and Environment Reader features a collection of classic and cutting-edge readings that explore whether and how globalization can be made compatible with sustainable development. Offers a comprehensive collection of nearly 30 classic and cutting-edge...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2016-03-31
PDF, ePub
|
Contemporary social work cannot be understood without an appreciation of the broader context of social policy in which it takes place. Such an understanding is increasingly important as social workers are expected to work across institutional, professional and even...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2016-03-31
ePub
|
This book analyzes the link between economic and political inequalities and investigates the mechanisms that lead to economically rooted inequalities in the political representation of citizens’ policy preferences. Focusing on the case of Switzerland and evaluating...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-03-22
Collection :
Contributions to Political Science
ePub
|
In the decade following the housing crisis, Americans remain enthusiastic about the prospect of owning a home. Homeownership is a symbol of status attainment in the United States, and for many Americans, buying a home is the most important financial investment they will...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2016-03-18
PDF, ePub
|