Political Science - General

This book focuses on the central "moment" of Hegel's tripartite division of the political realm into the spheres of family, civil society, and state. It also focuses on his particular form of idealism; his logic, the identity of identity and difference; and the contradictions...

This book builds on the consolidated research field of Political Discourse Analysis and attempts to provide an introduction suitable for adoption amongst a readership wishing to understand some of the principles underlying such research, and above all to appreciate how the tools of discourse...

Welcome to the world of fear behind these walls nothing is the same. Follow this officer as he goes from being a cadet to a seasoned career veteran.Look what it is like to be one of the few surrounded bythe many. Behind these walls...

This book addresses the problem of the underrepresentation of women in politics, by examining how language use constructs and maintains inequality in political institutions. Drawing on different political genres from televised debates to parliamentary question times, and fifty interviews with politicians between 1998 and...

Seminar paper from the year 2019 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: European Union, grade: 2,7, University of Bamberg (International and European Politics), course: New Security and Challenges in the European Union, language: English, abstract: The topic of this term paper...

Seminar paper from the year 2019 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Miscellaneous, grade: 1,3, University of Mannheim, language: English, abstract: In December 2017, the net neutrality regulation of the US was repealed. One year later, evaluations of the consequences show...

Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Western Europe, University of Malta (Institute for European Studies), language: English, abstract: In about and since the Valletta EU-Africa Summit of 2015, EU policy has shifted to controlling its...

A second volume compilatio of articles from the 'Winegum Telegram' blog as penned by Johnny 'Petunia Winegum' Monroe.Author: Johnny MonroeISBN-10: 1693363836ISBN-13: 9781693363832Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/21/2019Pages: 334Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.75d

From projecting ideology and influence, to maintaining a notion of 'Gulfness' through the selective exclusion or inclusion of certain beliefs, cultures and people, the notion of Gulfization is increasingly pertinent as Gulf countries occupy a greater political and economic role in wider Middle East...

Somaliland is an example of a territory that has fulfilled the conditions that are pre-requisite for state recognition in the international system. Somaliland is however, not recognised as a state. Questions abound about why Somaliland finds itself in this situation when there are territories...

Is Feminism without the agency of sexed subjects possible? Can the problems of a highly gendered world be formulated and tackled without resorting to the notion of fundamental sexual difference? Is it possible for a Feminism that is not based on the assumption of...

This Festschrift commemorates the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Clausewitz-Society in the Federal Republic of Germany of 1961. This volume follows the intentions of the Clausewitz-Society as described by one of its former presidents: "to view the current tasks of politics and...

In contemporary armies, violence among soldiers seems to be a universal phenomenon found in both professional and drafted armies. However, the comparison of violent practices in various armies around the world allows us to identify specific features linked to those countries' sociological, political or...

The madness incarnate of September 11, 2001 is one which will never be forgotten, and how could it be? This was a shock to the entire world, and my heart along with everyone else's was broken. This book is the result of guest book...

Over the last 40 years, the world has lost more than fifty percent of its wildlife population. The amount of carbon dioxide has exceeded the critical 400 ppm limit and emissions continue to rise. The oceans now contain only 10 percent of the original...

Due to the challenges that modern representative democracy is facing, citizens and politicians of various countries are looking for new solutions and ways to ensure the optimal functioning of their political and decision making system. In this context, Switzerland appears to be a country...

Shopper marketing, category management, and trade marketing have ranked high on the agenda of consumer goods manufacturers over the last years. They are key to keeping the interaction with increasingly consolidated retailers on eye-level and move the discussions beyond negotiations of trade terms. Yet,...

Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Africa, grade: 1.0, Free University of Berlin (Otto-Suhr-Institut), course: Issues of postcolonial transformation in Africa, language: English, abstract: This paper outlines a museum exhibition of selected photographs by the...

Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Gender Studies, grade: A, ( Atlantic International University ), language: English, abstract: Feminist theories provide useful insight into the social and economic position of African women in general and Zimbabwe in particular. Broadly conceptualized feminist theories...

Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: A, Webster University, language: English, abstract: During the 1960‟s and early 1970‟s, a rise in Quebec nationalism led to an independence movement through...

Scientific Study from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, language: English, abstract: As a result of recent terrorist attacks in Qatar, where a Chechen leader was killed in a car explosion and where...

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: European Union, grade: 1,7, University of M?ster (Institut f? Politikwissenschaft), course: Poland in the European Union - A Newcomer's Perspective, language: English, abstract: This paper deals with Poland's membership...

Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: A-, Utrecht University (Roosevelt Academy), course: Security in the Post-Cold War Era, language: English, abstract: Rare earth metals are chemical elements which are...

Increasingly, there are tendencies observable aimed at improving the social service provision, in order to cope more effectively with the significant social challenges that the world is facing nowadays. Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) are an example of such an innovation, introducing evidence base and...

The volume addresses education policy in higher education, vocational/professional education and the reform of education systems. Contributions span Africa, America, Asia, Australia and Europe. It helps researchers, policy makers, students and practitioners to understand processes of policy making, its theory, practice and outcomes.Author: Sandra...

This book is devoted to the issue of nationalism in the latest Polish history as well as to legitimation of power and creation of social trust with the use of propaganda. It focuses on the contemporary history of Eastern Europe.Author: Anna Wolff-Powęska, Marcin ZarembaISBN-10:...

This book offers a concise history of Slovenia: It presents the history of a region that once belonged to the Roman Empire, and was later influenced by Franconians, Bavarians and Hungarians. It is a history of a landscape, as well as of its people...

This long-standing introductory text thoroughly describes nuclear many-body theory, with an emphasis on methodology and the technical aspects of the theories that have been used to describe the nucleus. Now available in a more affordable softcover edition, the original contents of The Nuclear Many-Body...

Among other influences, a specific set of factors, which are related to the belligerents, any third parties that intervene, or both of them, determine whether a conflict is likely to see mediation efforts in the first place and ultimately the prospects for successful mediation...

The book analyzes the various legal and political concepts to resolve the problem of the existing space debris in outer space and which measures have been taken to avoid space debris or to reduce potential space debris in the course of future space missions....

This book reinforces the foundation of a new field of studies and research in the intersection between social sciences and specifically between political science, international relations, diplomacy, psychotherapy, and social-cognitive psychology. It seeks to promote a coherent and comprehensive approach to international negotiation from...

Traditionally, the British Armed Forces did not care about doctrine. During the 1990s, however, they undertook intense efforts to explore, debate and publish doctrinal issues. They developed a coherent understanding of the military's role in a post-Cold War era characterised by regional instabilities and...

Hermann Broch wrote two of the most significant novels of German modernism, The Sleepwalkers and The Death of Virgil, which established his importance to German literature. His writings on democracy, mass delusion and internationalism are more obscure. Embracing Democracy examines the central political, social...

This book explores two festivals over ten years: Queer Zagreb and Ljubljana Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Kajinic focuses on the festivals' participation in a regional network of queer festivals and provides an insight into how these festivals and their audiences negotiated the limits...

This book offers a comprehensive overview of current space exploration in terms of geopolitical and commercial aspects. Despite multiple attempts to foster commercial activities in the field of space exploration, for decades the domain largely continued to be funded and led by governments in...

Ugliness or unsightliness is much more than a quality or property of an individual's appearance--it has long functioned as a social category that demarcates access to social, cultural, and political spaces and capital. The editors of and authors in this collection harness intersectional and...

Tolerant Islam vs. Extremism This manuscript is a compilation of an article and excerpts from speeches by the Iranian Resistance's President-elect Maryam Rajavi, a Muslim woman who has led a relentless struggle for freedom in Iran. She represents a voice against Islamic fundamentalism and...

This book is our sixth Small Wars Journal-El Centro anthology, covering writings published between 2016 and 2017. The theme of this anthology pertains to the rise of the narcostate (mafia states) as a result of the collusion between criminal organizations and political elites-essentially authoritarian...

Part of the Small Wars Journal (SWJ) Anthology, Hammer of the Caliphate is a continuation of previous works on the Islamic State, Al-Qaeda, and their affiliate groups. The anthology title is a play on words related to the fifteenth-century treatise Malleus Maleficarum (Hammer of...

The Book Al-Ahkam as-Sultaniyyah is both the single most comprehensive account of the workings of islamic governance and equally a highly influential theoretical outline of the nature of that governance. It is also as if it were a snapshot of the inner workings of...

Israel - What is it really all about?What is the mechanism behind the incredible success of Israel? How can one small country in the turbulent of the Middle East, be such a success story?An intriguing - best-selling book, combining first hand experiences and stories...

In the second decade of the twentieth century, an idea became all too fashionable among those who feel it is their right to set social trends. Wealthy families took it on as a pet cause, generously bankrolling its research. The New York Times praised...

Capitalist-Socialist Party of America Doctrines and Adherence and Outline. Many communists are waking up not understanding why the sudden decline in their government and system whereby they are being governed. The decline of absolute communism was inevitable. The outstanding reasons as any businessman or...

Special hard cover edition. As a young man, James Comey was the victim of a home invasion by a masked man known as the Ramsey Rapist. The experience forever changed him, instilling in him a desire to seek justice for the oppressed and to...

Were you surprised at the racial divide in America when the verdict of the George Zimmerman trial was read? Did you think we had evolved past this point in the country's history? After all, don't we have a black president?Well, the truth is, race...

You're thinking about running for public office, but you aren't sure how to begin. But you want to get involved.Maybe the thing that finally pushed you into politics was small, such as another $65 parking ticket or a city ordinance that bans selling ice...

Evangelical Christian David Limbaugh, a proud supporter of President Donald Trump, takes no prisoners in pursuit of the conservative agenda. In this collection of his 2017 weekly syndicated columns, he provides biting commentary on what it means to be a conservative in the post-Obama...

In this moving and personal work, Rade B.Vukmir MD, JD vividly re-creates life in an American steel town. Relying on extensive interviews and his own experience in the industry, Dr. Vukmir offers a retrospective summary of the life and times of a diverse group...

Chinese generally look condescendingly on the humanity of black Africans, but over the past decades there have been a huge influx of Chinese on the African continent. What is driving the Chinese to the African continent? Are the Chinese in Africa to help Africa...

Boston, November 5, 1995 The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina is an unheard-of tragedy. Before the eyes of the entire world, a state is being destroyed, and the people (population) of a nation are suffering the genocide and ethnic cleansing. All the principles of...