Political Science - General

Author: Knut Marcus RøsnæsISBN-10: 3639077873ISBN-13: 9783639077872Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 09/03/2008Pages: 76Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d

Author: Groth JeannetteISBN-10: 3639075080ISBN-13: 9783639075083Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 08/20/2008Pages: 124Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d

Author: Pitchpatu WaiyachoteISBN-10: 3639073754ISBN-13: 9783639073751Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 09/03/2008Pages: 52Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.11d

International migration is affected by the increasing interdependence among countries caused by economic liberalization, income disparity among nations, accessible means of transportation, and growing demographic difference between developed and developing countries, geo-political factors.The focus of the book is immigrants' distribution between the municipalities in...

The present study explores a selected group of post- Soviet states and their de jure accommodation of the Russian-speaking minority residing on their territory. More specifically the study aims to categorize the titular states of Latvia, Lithuania and Moldova in terms of their national...

The war on terrorism in Afghanistan draws world policy leaders into questioning the avenue of future collaboration. Two actors play a key role both in rebuilding the war- and terror-torn country and restructuring the global conning bridge. The United States pursue to maintain its...

This book explores the processes and outcomes of two US social justice campaigns against the violence associated with extractive industries in Sierra Leone, Angola and Sudan: The Campaign to Eliminate Conflict Diamonds and the Capital Markets Sanctions Campaign. The book provides a narrative of...

Societies erect monuments to commemorate heroes or remember crucial and significant events in their histories. Set in stone, they become part of the public landscape. While some fade into obscurity, others assume an ever greater role in the society's understanding of the past, and...

In West Africa, the endurance of the state culture as a comprehensive political culture depends largely on the ethnic entrepreneurs who mediate realtions between state and society.However, in West Africa, the ethnic entrepreneurs are self-serving. The character and type of leadership in West Africa...

Author: Philip AfeadieISBN-10: 3639070941ISBN-13: 9783639070941Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 08/25/2008Pages: 184Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d

Most empirical studies of child labor and schooling choices ignore a common third option in Africa: to send a child away from the household to work else-where. The explanation is simple: most datasets are based on surveys which primarily provide information on members living...

When America's president sneezes, the world catches a cold. Shouldn't then the global community have a say in who does the sneezing? The Economist found 87% of its readers supported Barack Obama over John McCain in 2008. In places like Europe and the Middle...

Author: Mark SeifertISBN-10: 3639066480ISBN-13: 9783639066487Publisher: VDM VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/27/2008Pages: 220Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d

In an age when technology is evolving at an exponential pace, our reliance on it is increasing just as fast. But during, and immediately after, Hurricane Katrina, almost all communication in the area abruptly ceased. Only one medium was able to effectively operate and...

Cricket diplomacy, playing an important part in the Pakistani-Indian peace process, is more relevant than ever twenty years after Pakistani president Zia went cricket-watching to India in 1987. Sport has been widely recognized in recent years for its potential for peace in capacity of...

The topic of the research is to analyze the discourse that different local academic, cultural and political elites use in order to construct a regional identity in Banat province from Romania, and to reveal the used discursive structures and peculiarities, which appear in this...

Author: Sharareh KorkchiISBN-10: 3639065565ISBN-13: 9783639065565Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 07/28/2008Pages: 80Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d

The main question of this thesis is whether or not the political success of the American conservative movement is reflected by changes in the political views of the American population between 1972 and 2004. The thesis measures the strength of conservatism in the political...

It has been argued that strong national parties, with somewhat deep roots in the society, are necessary for electoral accountability. In such settings, citizens with varying combinations of societal characteristics would be better able to identify which party represents their cleavage-generated interests and vote...

Since Hugo Chávez became the Head of State of Venezuela in 1998, he has not missed a chance to alienate the United States. His friend-ship with Fidel Castro, fierce verbal attacks against George Bush and threats of cutting down on oil production have made...

The notion of Territorial Cohesion sprung up shortly after the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) was adopted and has since gained considerably in relevance. Territorial cohesion is likely to be integrated into the Treaties as a Community objective - be it in a Constitutional...

The terrorist attack of 9/11 has created and/ or accelerated increased pressure to change the manner in which traditional security and policing organizations are structured and behave. The 'network' argument posits that due to the unique nature of security threats existing today, security and...

Author: Yiyang HuISBN-10: 3639063139ISBN-13: 9783639063134Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 08/26/2008Pages: 56Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d

Contemporary scholarship tends to view the Soviet Union as a finished chap-ter in Russian and world history. However, the ruins of Soviet society continue to haunt the Russian body politic in profound ways. By examining parliamentary, street, and cultural politics, souvenirs, markets, and thinkers...

In the period between 4th of November 1999 and 10th of April 2000 Cochabamba, Bolivia and its surrounding areas saw multiple protests wanting to cancel the contract that the Bolivian government had signed with Aguas del Tunari. This contract encompassed the privati-zation of the...

This book analyses three autobiographical works, namely "A Boy's Life" by Jack Davis, "Don't Take Your Love to Town" by Ruby Langford and "My Place" by Sally Morgan, with particular regard to Australia's controversial history and various features of the autobiographical genre. Within this...

The objectives of the 2004 enlargement of the EU were clearly outlined and the positive effects were extensively promoted by the politicians. The process was promised to be accompanied by a stimulation of the EU economies and should be to the best of all...

The international community has seen a dramatic increase in the com-plexity of aid operations, with increasing numbers of donors partici-pating in humanitarian aid endeavors. Therefore, it is essential to determine factors that contribute to successful aid delivery. In an effort to guide more effective...

This book focuses on the foreign policy making processes in Armenia and Georgia in the 1990-2006 period, but it also aims to survey, examine and critique the literature pertaining to the theory of small states by examining the way small states conduct foreign policy...

Author: Thomas Maxwell AidooISBN-10: 3639054180ISBN-13: 9783639054187Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 08/13/2008Pages: 140Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d

Disability NGO in the nascent democracies of Latin America face the dual challenges of poverty and exclusion. Consolidation policies have tasked them with a multitude of overlapping and sometimes contradictory responsibilities, as relations must be renegotiated with a reconfigured state, a liberalized market and...

At first glance, it is difficult to comprehend why East Timor is free and West Papua continues to be held by Indonesia. The human rights offenses these peoples have suffered include what appear to be acts of genocide (including hundreds of thousands of targeted...

Author: Tove LindénISBN-10: 3639049470ISBN-13: 9783639049473Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 09/12/2008Pages: 328Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d

Author: Simone S. DewarISBN-10: 363905198XISBN-13: 9783639051988Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 07/11/2008Pages: 76Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d

This book addresses the causes of tax policy changes, its direction and magnitude, in a comparative way by studying three dimensions: centralization, progressivity, and level in Argentina and Brazil during the 1980s and 1990s. I present a contingent application of veto players theory to...

Ever more research is engaged in understanding corruption. But we still need more knowledge about which areas in society it affects, and how institutional and contextual conditions influence corruption and the risk of corruption. Moreover, countries regarded as among the least corrupt have seldom...

Author: Jonny RodinISBN-10: 3639045688ISBN-13: 9783639045680Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 07/18/2008Pages: 292Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d

Author: Catherine BanksISBN-10: 363904391XISBN-13: 9783639043914Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Language: EnglishPublished: 07/08/2008Pages: 336Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d

Europeanization has become a frequently used word, both in the everyday debate about society and in social science literature. This book analyses the Europeanization of defence industry policy, with a special focus on the Swedish case. Drawing from European integration theory and new institutional...

Europe has been going through an economic and political reconfiguration in the second part of the last century, one of the results being the expansion of a huge regional trading bloc, the European Union (EU). In this process, micro-states play only a peripheral role,...

In 1986, with the advent of the "era of renovation" (doi moi), Vietnam began to experience significant economic growth which has continued up to the present. Geographically, it is particularly the coastal zone of Vietnam which is of paramount importance for assuring the country's...

Increasingly it is argued that HIV/AIDS might threaten the internal and external security of severely affected societies due to its devastating impact on social, political, and economic variables. Although various studies have explored this issue, the question whether and how far HIV/AIDS may affect...

It has been shown many times that SAPs lead to the violation of people's human rights in developing countries. The intention of this book is to assess the World Bank's SAPs as the principal economic impediment to implementing an RBA to NEPAD. This assessment...

Was the cause of the war in Bosnia attempt by Serbia to protect and rescue Serbian ethnic islands that were stranded in Croat and Muslim teritorry? Can ethnic security dilemma explain eruption of violent conflict in Bosnia, or were the causes more complex? Can...

Low Intensity Conflict (LIC) is a significant feature of the contemporary world and it is a particular challenge to the armed forces of many states which are involved in such conflict, or are likely to become so. The purpose of this research is to...

Chief Crowfoot's plea in 1877 "Take pity on me with regard to ...the waters...and do not take them from myself and my children for ever," indicates that he had no intention of relinquishing their title to the lands and waters of their traditional territories....

After the signing of the Schengen Agreement in 1985 and the sub-sequent dismantling of the internal boarders among the EU member states, -Moors at the coast!- or the contemporary equivalents such as -flood- or -invasion- have become a part of a discourse, in which...

Bono's political efforts on behalf of the world's poorest have been well-publicized. Since the late 90s the Irish rock star has expended tremendous energies lobbying the world's richest governments on behalf of those who have few means to lobby for themselves. Bono has deftly...

In the 1980s and 1990s, traditional (military-centric, state-centric and objectivist) conceptions of security were challenged by a number of new approaches which stressed, inter alia, a widened security concept, non-military and non-state perspectives, and an emphasis on culture, identity, gender and discourse. One of...

Contemporary military interventions involve public relations. Strategic communication to inform and persuade publics has become part of achieving specific political and organisational, as well as military, goals. This book analyses NATO's communication operations in the 1999 Kosovo Campaign against Yugoslavia. It argues that NATO...