Title:The Hidden Order of Corruption: An institutional approach
Author(s):DELLA PORTA, Donatella; VANNUCCI, AlbertoDate:2012Type of Publication:BookSeries/Report no.:[COSMOS]Abstract:The Hidden Order of Corruption investigates the hidden order of corruption, looking at the invisible codes and mechanisms that govern and stabilize the links between corrupters and corruptees. When corruption is exposed, ...
Title:EU External Relations Law and the European Neighbourhood Policy: A paradigm for coherence
Author(s):VAN VOOREN, BartDate:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract:The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) is a recent example of an external EU policy drawn up explicitly with the objective of achieving coherence in the external policies of the EU and its Member States. Positioning the ...
Title:Europapolitik „am Abgrund”. Die Krise des „leeren Stuhls“ 1965–66
Author(s):BAJON, PhilipDate:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Brüssel, 1. Juli 1965, kurz vor Morgengrauen. Im "Saal der Katastrophen" platzt die Ministerratssitzung über die Finanzierung der europäischen Landwirtschaftspolitik. Aus Protest zieht die französische Regierung ihre ...
Title:Media/Society: Industries, Images, and Audiences, 4th edition
Author(s):CROTEAU, David; HOYNES, William; MILAN, StefaniaDate:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract:In a society saturated by mass media, from newspapers and magazines, television and radio, to digital video projects and the Internet, iPods and TiVo, most students possess a great deal of media knowledge and experience ...
Title:Liberalization of Electricity Markets and Public Service Obligations in the Energy Community
Author(s):KAROVA, RozetaDate:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract:This book presents the first in-depth analysis of the export of the EU electricity acquits, through the imposition of an EU-type regional electricity market (REM) in SEE within the enlargement process. Among other germane ...
Title:Gewalt und Politik im Europa des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts
Author(s):HAUPT, Heinz-GerhardDate:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Unterbinden kollektive Gewaltaktionen politische Kommunikation oder werden sie in ihren Farmen und Ergebnissen Teil der politischen Diskussion? Diese auch in den Sozialwissenschaften und der politische Theorie relevante ...
Title:Justifications of Inaction: Responsibility and Non-Intervention in Genocide
Author(s):PELTONEN, HannesDate:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract:This book's theme is located at the intersection of international relations, international law, and ethics. It provides an excellent overview of discussions on 'humanitarian' intervention during the last decades and an ...
Title:Mass Violence and the End of the Dutch Colonial Empire in Indonesia
Author(s):LUTTIKHUS, Bart; MOSES, A. DirkDate:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract:A recent strand of research in genocide studies emphasizes the intimate connections and the porous boundary between imperial and colonial violence and genocidal practices. So far, the British and German settler colonies ...
Title:Our Man in Rome: Henry VII and his Italian Ambassador
Author(s):FLETCHER, CatherineDate:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract:1527. Gregorio 'The Cavalier' Casali is Henry VIII's man in Rome. An Italian freelance diplomat, he charmed his way into the English service before he was twenty. But now he faces an almighty challenge. Henry wants a divorce ...
Title:Multilayered Representation in the European Union: Parliaments, courts and the public sphere
Author(s):EVAS, Tatjana; LIEBERT, Ulrike; LORD, ChristopherDate:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract:The evolving European Union brings up vital questions about where democracy is heading. The book contributes to this discussion by offering critical appraisals and constructive propositions by eminent experts engaging with ...
Title:Arab Society in Revolt: The West's Mediterranean Challenge
Author(s):MERLINI, Cesare; ROY, OlivierDate:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract:The Arab Spring will be remembered as a period of great change for the Arab states of North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean. The significant transitions in governance are the result of the profound social, cultural, ...
Title:Internationalisierung der Hochschulen. Eine institutionelle Gesamtstrategie. Gutachen
Author(s):BLOSSFELD, Hans Peter; Vereinigung der Bayerischen WirtschaftDate:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Die Internationalisierung der deutschen Hochschulen hat sich in den letzten Jahren überaus dynamisch entwickelt. Allerdings lag der rasanten Entwicklung in den verschiedenen Bereichen der Hochschulen kein strategisches ...
Title:Transnational Citizenship in the European Union: Past, present, and future
Author(s):OLSEN, Espen D. H.Date:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract:This book argues that European citizenship is transnational, a status that has emerged incrementally during the European integration process. Transnational Citizenship in the European Union follows an institutionalist ...
Title:Die Stimme der Entmündigten Geschichte des indigenen Journalismus im kolonialen Algerien
Author(s):ZESSIN, PhilippDate:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Der Kolonialismus brachte für die indigene Bevölkerung immer auch eine starke Beschränkung der Teilnahme am öffentlichen Diskurs, etwa in den Medien. Am Beispiel des indigenen Journalismus in Algerien zeigt Philipp Zessin, ...
Title:Migrant Smuggling: Irregular migration from Asia and Africa to Europe
Author(s):TRIANDAFYLLIDOU, Anna; MAROUKIS, ThanosDate:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract:This book explores one important aspect of international irregular migration, notably the smuggling of migrants from Asia and Africa into southern European countries. During the last two decades, international migration ...
Title:The Rise of Fiscal States: A global history, 1500-1914
Author(s):YUN-CASALILLA, Bartolome; O’BRIEN Patrick K.; COMÍN COMÍN, FranciscoDate:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract:From the Netherlands to the Ottoman Empire, to Japan and India, this groundbreaking volume confronts the complex and diverse problem of the formation of fiscal states in Eurasia between 1500 and 1914. This series of country ...