Title:The Independence of Scotland: Self-government and the Shifting Politics of Union
Author(s):KEATING, MichaelDate:2009Type of Publication:BookAbstract:After three hundred years, the Anglo-Scottish Union is in serious difficulty. This is not because of a profound cultural divide between England and Scotland but because recent decades have seen the rebuilding of Scotland ...
Title:Individuos o sistemas?: Las razones de la abstención en Europa Occidental
Author(s):ANDUIZA PEREA, EvaDate:1999Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Este libro analiza las causas de la abstención electoral en el marco de las elecciones parlamentarias considerando simultáneamente las variables individuales y las características del sistema político y de la elección como ...
Title:Institutions in Environmental Management: Constructing mental models in sustainability
Author(s):HUKKINEN, JanneDate:1999Type of Publication:BookAbstract:This book is a synthesis of case studies I have conducted in the United States, Europe and China since the late 1980s on institutional issues of long-term environmental management and sustainable development. My aim is ...
Title:Interest conflict and political change in Brazil
Author(s):SCHMITTER, Philippe C.Date:1971Type of Publication:BookAbstract:A principal aim of the study is to discover the nature of the relationship between societal development and the propensity for forming, joining, and participating in representative associations. The author describes how ...
Title:Intergovernmental Cooperation. Rational Choices in Federal Systems and Beyond
Author(s):BOLLEYER, NicoleDate:2009Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Over the past decades, governments have increasingly been confronted with problems that transcend their boundaries. A multitude of policy fields are affected, including environment, trade and security. Responding to the ...
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 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:Israeli Counter-Insurgency and the Intifadas. Dilemmas of a Conventional Army
Author(s):CATIGNANI, SergioDate:2008Type of Publication:BookAbstract:This volume analyzes the conduct of the Israel Defence Forces’ (IDF) counter-insurgency operations during the two major Palestinian uprisings (1987-1993 and 2000-2005) in the Territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. ...
Title:Japan and the Globalisation of European Integration
Author(s):BOURKE, ThomasDate:1996Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Dynamic developments in the global political economy pose challenges to further political integration in western Europe. This book analyzes the recent evolution of relations between Japan and the European Union with ...
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 ...