Politics
The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (EPUB )
"A superb book….Mearsheimer has made a significant contribution to our understanding of the behavior of great powers."—The National Interest, Barry R. Posen A decade after the cold war ended, policy makers and academics foresaw a new era of peace and prosperity, an era in which democracy and open trade would herald the "end of history." [...]
Performance in the Blockades of Neoliberalism: Thinking the Political Anew (Studies in International Performance)
This bookranges from refugee camps in Palestine to halting sites of the Irish Travellers and elsewhere in search of a new politics practiced through performance. Written through the intersection of performance and philosophy, the book refutes neoliberalism's depoliticizing and strategic uses of humanitarianism, human rights, and development.
Human Rights, Development and Decolonization: The International Labour Organization, 1940-70(PDF)
"A breakthrough in historical scholarship on international politics in the twentieth century in general and on the role of international organizations, human rights and development in particular." —Corinna R. Unger, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany Copublished with Palgrave Macmillan as part of the ILO Century Series.
Vetospieler in der Policy-Forschung (German Edition)
Das ursprünglich für die vergleichende Demokratieforschung entwickelte Vetospieler-Theorem von George Tsebelis hat auch in die Policy-Forschung Eingang gefunden. Die in diesem Band versammelten Beiträge wenden die Überlegungen Tsebelis’ in Analysen politischer Entscheidungsprozesse in verschiedenen Politikfeldern an und diskutieren theoretische Aspekte des Konzepts. Dabei fragen die Autorinnen und Autoren stets danach, ob und wie das ursprüngliche [...]
A Companion to the Anthropology of the Body and Embodiment
A Companion to the Anthropology of the Body and Embodiment offers original essays that examine historical and contemporary approaches to conceptualizations of the body. In this ground-breaking work on the body and embodiment, the latest scholarship from anthropology and related social science fields is presented, providing new insights on body politics and the experience of [...]
International Politics in Times of Change
There is every indication that the international system is undergoing a period of significant transformation. The substantially higher growth rates of the emerging-market economies in comparison with those of the developed economies are changing the global distribution of power. Studies project that if economic trends are not reversed in the coming years, China will surpass [...]
Justice and Conflicts: Theoretical and Empirical Contributions
Central to the book are questions concerning the existence and the characteristics of justice motives, and concerning the influence that justice motives and justice judgements have on the emergence, but also the solution of social conflicts. Five main themes will be addressed: (1) “Introduction and justice motive”, (2) “organizational justice”, (3) “ecological justice”, (4) “social [...]
Open Access to STM Information: Trends, Models and Strategies for Libraries (Ifla Publications)
This book contains a plethora of different viewpoints and research results from all over the world, bringing them together to provide a global perspective on the various issues that comprise 'open access'. Topics include copyright, best practices and management, open access and society, repositories, journals, publications and publishing, services and technology, quality and evaluation. The [...]
Fraud Examiners Manual(PDF)
Your Essential Resource as an Anti-Fraud Professional The Fraud Examiners Manual is the global standard for the anti-fraud profession. Because no other work provides such a comprehensive guide, every fraud fighter should keep a copy in the library. This 2,000 page guide is divided into four main sections: Section I: Financial Transactions and Fraud Schemes: [...]
American Foreign Policy: Pattern and Process
Now in its Seventh Edition, AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY has been thoroughly revised and updated to include several completely new sections, reflecting the most recent developments and scholarship related to American foreign policy. This Seventh Edition provides considerable attention to how the Bush administration sought to reshape national strategy, policies and structures; its domestic and international [...]