International institutions

The project of European integration now spans Europe, but in becoming bigger and broader the European Union has brought on itself significant criticism.

This book connects the work of US private foundations, the US government, and Brazilian intellectuals to explore how they worked collaboratively to address racial disparities in Brazil during the Cold War.

A major new theoretical and empirical contribution to our understanding of the influence of EU institutions vis- -vis governments in the major decisions about both widening and deepening the European Union.

Shortlisted for the 2013 BISA IPEG Book Prize, this book explores how Eastern Europe's post-communist transition can only be understood as part of a broader interrogation of neoliberal hegemony in the global political economy, and provides a detailed historical account of the emergence of neoliberalism in Eastern Central Europe.

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The Oxford Handbook of Spanish Politics provides a comprehensive and comparative overview of the Spanish political system through the lens of political science.

This book examines the current state of economic regulation of renewable electricity and explores the possibilities for future harmonized EU regulation.

Museums of the Commons examines L'Internationale, an ongoing confederation between six museums and contemporary art institutions in Europe.

An EU and European nation-state perspective on the major policy issues in Europe since 1945.

This book outlines the possibilities and perspectives of an intertwining of European integration historiography with the history and concept of capitalism.

As the European Union gets ready to take it's new members, What Kind of Europe?

Rita Floyd traces US environmental security policies from 1993 to 2009 and proposes a revised theory of security.

This work fills a significant gap in the current literature by providing a concise introduction to religious institutions and an insightful analysis of their role in world affairs.

Post-conflict economic reconstruction is a critical part of the political economy of peacetime and one of the most important challenges in any peace-building or state-building strategy.

This book draws on critical theory to introduce readers to ways of exploring questions about the EU from a political economy perspective, questions like: -Does the EU help or hinder Europe's 'social models' to face the challenges of globalization?

In June 2007, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted The EU in Central Asia: Strategy for a New Partnership, highlighting the growing importance of Central Asia to the EU.

Europe is currently experiencing a "e;refugee crisis"e;, demonstrated by millions of displaced people unseen since World War II.

An excellent new analysis of federalism and the EU that investigates their mutual impact.

In der dynamischen Wirtschaftslandschaft Brasiliens sind starke lokale Netzwerke und tiefgehendes kulturelles Verständnis der Schlüssel zum Erfolg.

The contributors to this book explore approaches to building a framework for nuclear governance in the Asia-Pacific - encompassing nuclear safety, security, and safeguards/non-proliferation.

This edited volume examines the practices and applications of digital diplomacy in the OSCE Region.

This book is a compendium of the speeches and interviews of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, who reigned as Prime Minister of the State of Jammu and Kashmir from 1948 to 1953, and who was a large presence on the political landscape of India for fifty years.

The recent spate of threats to cultural heritage, including in Iraq, Mali, Nepal, Syria, and Yemen, has led to increased focus on the sources of international cultural heritage law.

This book is the second of two volumes that examine how EU member states co-ordinate their European policies.

This volume examines the role of Russia in the world under President Putin's rule.

In Pursuit of Prosperity provides a much needed exploration of the evolution of environmental sustainability in U.

This book provides humanitarian practitioners and policy makers with a manual for how to apply foresight and strategy in their work.

The emergence of The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in 2005 was the culmination of a long and contentious process.

This book offers a topical inquiry into the legal and political limits of EU regulation in the field of risk and new technologies surrounded by techno-scientific complexity, uncertainty, and societal contestation.

Restorative justice is increasingly being applied to settings characterized by large-scale violence and human rights abuses.

Provocative and timely examination of European integration and the specific methods that lead to the ill-fated monetary union.

The International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) is the international division of the American Arbitration Association (AAA).

This book explains how and why European non-governmental development organisations (NGDOs) engage in advocacy towards the European Union (EU).

The late-twentieth century is often portrayed as an 'Age of Democratisation', with democracy heralded as the best of all political systems.

Do international institutions really contribute to building a lasting peace?

How did France and Australia develop a deep strategic partnership, when only about two decades ago, a group of Australians bombed the French consulate in Perth to protest against French nuclear testing in the Pacific?

Public Policy and the CJEU's Power offers an overarching analytical framework for thinking about the impact of policy contexts on the CJEU's influence on European public policy and the course of European integration.

As corporate activity continues to expand in line with the continued globalization of the economy there is an increasing demand for establishing rules to regulate the trans-boundary activities of firms and their many and complex relations with consumers.

What explains China's response to intervention at the UN Security Council?

International Institutions (IIs), International NGOs (INGOs) and Transnational Hybrid Organizations (THOs) play a hugely important role in the modern world economy.

The increase in China's economic and political involvement in Africa is arguably the most momentous development on the continent since the end of the Cold War.

Throughout the Cold War there were longstanding efforts to control the spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) through extensive arms control, deterrence, and defense programs.

Support for security and justice institutions has become a crucial instrument of international engagement in fragile and conflict-affected states.

Dieses Buch liefert einen Überblick über Erfolge und Misserfolge der Migrationspolitik, insbesondere in Deutschland.

The United Nations has increased its worldwide efforts to promote sustainable development.

This book collects and integrates Abbott and Snidal's influential scholarship on indirect global governance, with a new analytical introduction that probes the role of indirect governance techniques in the universe of global governance arrangements.