Regional, state and other local government

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This book deals with human rights action planning, as a largely under-researched area, from theoretical, doctrinal, empirical, and practical perspectives, and as such, provides the most comprehensive studies of human rights planning to date.

This book deals with human rights action planning, as a largely under-researched area, from theoretical, doctrinal, empirical, and practical perspectives, and as such, provides the most comprehensive studies of human rights planning to date.

The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) is the principle regional human rights treaty for the African continent.

The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) is the principle regional human rights treaty for the African continent.

This is the third of five ambitious volumes theorizing the structure of governance above and below the central state.

With over 400 A-Z entries, this new dictionary provides clear and authoritative definitions of terms within the fast-growing field of African Politics.

Consisting of more than 300 entries, this new and authoritative dictionary provides a useful overview of the wide array of political structures and systems that comprise the contemporary Middle East.

Social scientists have regularly proclaimed the end of territory under successive waves of modernization, yet it continually re-emerges as a key principle of social, economic, and political organization.

The Council of Europe, of which all European States are members, plays a pivotal role in the promotion and protection of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Europe.

The Council of Europe, of which all European States are members, plays a pivotal role in the promotion and protection of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Europe.

The Oxford Handbook of Local and Regional Democracy in Europe analyses the state of play of democracy at the subnational level in the 27 member states of the EU plus Norway and Switzerland.

The Oxford Handbook of Local and Regional Democracy in Europe analyses the state of play of democracy at the subnational level in the 27 member states of the EU plus Norway and Switzerland.

Overcoming state fragility is one of the most important international development objectives of the 21st century.

The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government is an historic undertaking.

The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government is an historic undertaking.

In this synthetic, interdisciplinary work, Neil Brenner develops a new interpretation of the transformation of statehood under contemporary globalizing capitalism.

The twin categories of the state and nature collectively embody some of the most fundamental reference points around which our lives and thinking are organized.

This contributed volume is the first-known collection of essays that brings together scholarly review, critiques, and primary and secondary data to assess how sociocultural factors influence health behavior in South Asian women.

Environmental public health is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the direct and indirect impact of exposure to environmental hazards on the public's health and wellbeing.

Environmental public health is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the direct and indirect impact of exposure to environmental hazards on the public's health and wellbeing.

The search for a robust balance of power is a continuous challenge for multilevel political system.

Modern Russian identity and historical experience has been largely shaped by Russia's imperial past: an empire that was founded in the early modern era and endures in large part today.

Modern Russian identity and historical experience has been largely shaped by Russia's imperial past: an empire that was founded in the early modern era and endures in large part today.

This is the second of five ambitious volumes theorizing the structure of governance above and below the central state.

This is the second of five ambitious volumes theorizing the structure of governance above and below the central state.

Much research has highlighted that sub-state entities (SSEs) - such as the German Lander, the Spanish autonomous communities, or the French regions - mobilise at the European level.

This volume traces the logic of urban political conflict in late medieval Europe's most heavily urbanized regions, Italy and the Southern Low Countries.

Renewed interest in Swiss history has sought to overcome the old stereotypes of peasant liberty and republican exceptionalism.

This is the first of five ambitious volumes theorizing the structure of governance above and below the central state.

This is the third of five ambitious volumes theorizing the structure of governance above and below the central state.

The history of eastern European is dominated by the story of the rise of the Russian empire, yet Russia only emerged as a major power after 1700.

During the Sixties the nation turned its eyes to San Francisco as the city's police force clashed with movements for free speech, civil rights, and sexual liberation.

Across the Muslim world, religion plays an increasingly prominent role in both the private and public lives of over a billion people.

Across the Muslim world, religion plays an increasingly prominent role in both the private and public lives of over a billion people.

When Michael Bloomberg handed over the city to Bill de Blasio, New York and the country were experiencing record levels of income inequality.

When Michael Bloomberg handed over the city to Bill de Blasio, New York and the country were experiencing record levels of income inequality.

What an intensely divisive election portends for American politicsThe year 2020 was a tumultuous time in American politics.

In 1999, Texas passed a landmark clean energy law, beginning a groundswell of new policies that promised to make the US a world leader in renewable energy.

In 1999, Texas passed a landmark clean energy law, beginning a groundswell of new policies that promised to make the US a world leader in renewable energy.

This edited book is the first one in English that demonstrates the innovative use of cutting-edge statistical methods for sociological and social science data.

Systems Biology in Toxicology and Environmental Health uses a systems biological perspective to detail the most recent findings that link environmental exposures to human disease, providing an overview of molecular pathways that are essential for cellular survival after exposure to environmental toxicants, recent findings on gene-environment interactions influencing environmental agent-induced diseases, and the development of computational methods to predict susceptibility to environmental agents.

This book first attempts to explore the nexus between urban innovation and sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Drawing on theories in politics, sociology, gender and feminist studies, and social movement studies, this book compares and contrasts NGOized feminist organizations and informal street feminist groups in Belgium and Romania in order to understand the transformation of modern and contemporary feminist movements.

This book examines critically how the Chinese government has proactively engaged the nine cities and two special administrative regions in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) in Southern China for deeper collaborations in order to transform the country from the "e;World Factory"e; to become a leading world economy in innovation and entrepreneurialism.

This edited book empirically discusses stratification in contemporary Japanese society.

This edited volume serves as the second instalment of a two-part title that aims to provide an academic exploration of the contemporary issues and perspectives on tourism in the Philippines.

This book aims to contribute to the transdisciplinary study of the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus in cities and to help policy makers adopt a more integrated approach to natural resources management in urban environments to face the challenges and threats of climate change.

This edited volume uniquely explores the extensive themes and frameworks of tourism development and investment in Bangladesh.

With contributions from a diverse array of international scholars, this edited volume offers a renewed understanding of gender-based violence (GBV) by examining its social and political dimensions in migration contexts.