Title:International Relations, Irrelevant? Don’t blame theory
Author(s):REUS-SMIT, ChristianDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:It is now commonplace to bemoan our field’s lack of practical relevance, and to blame this sorry situation on our penchant for ever-more abstract theorising over the analysis of real-world phenomena. This article challenges ...
Title:International Responsibility and Grave Humanitarian Crises: Collective provision for human security
Author(s):PELTONEN, HannesDate:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract:This book examines responsibility in grave humanitarian crises, focusing on the international community's collective responsibility to take action in such cases as genocide or ethnic cleansing. The idea of collective ...
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:Internet Voting in Comparative Perspective: The Case of Estonia
Author(s):ALVAREZ, Michael R.; HALL, Thad E.; TRECHSEL, Alexander H.Date:2009-01-01Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Several countries have conducted Internet voting trials in binding public elections over the past decade, including Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. However, Estonia—a former Soviet republic and now ...
Title:Internet Voting in Comparative Perspective: The Case of Estonia
Author(s):ALVAREZ, Michael R.; HALL, Thad E.; TRECHSEL, Alexander H.Date:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Several countries have conducted Internet voting trials in binding public elections over the past decade, including Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. However, Estonia—a former Soviet republic and now ...
Title:Internet voting in Estonia - A comparative analysis of four elections since 2005. Report for the Council of Europe
Author(s):TRECHSEL, Alexander H.; VASSIL, Kristjan; [et al.]Date:2010Type of Publication:Technical ReportAbstract:Recent decade has seen an increasing interest in Internet voting from the scholarly point of view as well as form the perspective of policy makers. Some have argued that the introduction of e-voting breaks down the barriers ...
Title:Introduction to the Special Issue on the Evolution of Institutions
Author(s):BLYTH, Mark; HODGSON, Geoffrey M.; LEWIS, Orion; STEINMO, SvenDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:How can evolutionary ideas be applied to the study of social and political institutions? Charles Darwin identified the mechanisms of variation, selection and retention. He emphasized that evolutionary change depends on the ...