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Hardback. An engaging explanation and unique analysis of the increased involvement of the private sector in one of the world's most influential development organizations, the United Nations Development Programme. Num Pages: 142 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137449191
- ISBN
- 9781137449191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.04
€ 66.04
Hardback. Statistical data show a weak correlation between R&D expenditure and economic growth acceleration, the correlation becomes even weaker if applied to EU poorer regions. The evidence suggests that R&D programs can display different returns. This work explores the relationship between democracy, innovation and efficiency. Series: Palgrave Advances in Regional and Urban Economics. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPSN2; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137449658
- ISBN
- 9781137449658
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Condition: New
€ 127.70
€ 127.70
Hardback. Hamed El-Said investigates Counter-de-Rad programmes in Muslim majority and Muslim minority states. This multifaceted book provides a new approach to evaluate Counter-de-Rad Programmes and develops a holistic framework which will allow policy-makers and practitioners to design and effectively implement and assess such programmes in the future. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSR2; JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137449962
- ISBN
- 9781137449962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.09
€ 128.09
Hardcover. This study examines the history and politics of Turkey-EU relations since 1959, exploring the complex interaction of geostrategic and normative concerns which have resulted in the current lack of accession progress and Turkey's slide to authoritarianism. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QFE; JPSD; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137450029
- ISBN
- 9781137450029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. This collection discusses China's contemporary national and international identity as evidenced in its geopolitical impact on the countries in its direct periphery and its functioning in organizations of global governance. This contemporary identity is assessed against the background of the country's Confucian and nationalist history. Editor(s): Dessein, Bart. Series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Num Pages: 359 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HPDF; JPFC; JPS; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137450296
- ISBN
- 9781137450296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.81
€ 128.81
Report on the State of the European Union: Is Europe Sustainable?
Le Cacheux, Jacques, Laurent, Eloi
Hardcover. This volume is the fourth instalment of the 'Report on the state of the European Union' series. Its shows that if the EU does not want to be ruled by crisis any longer, it must invest in sustainability, political, economic, social and environmental. Europe must turn this elusive and ever-threatening 'crisis' into a chosen and meaningful transition. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPSN2; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137451071
- ISBN
- 9781137451071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.37
€ 66.37
Hardback. The author narrates the end of the European crisis from the June 2012 European Council summit through the bailout of Cyprus. Paying particular attention to political developments in Italy, the book shows the fragility of market confidence and the waving attitudes of political elites. Series: Global Reordering. Num Pages: 143 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSN2; KCB; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 143
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137451101
- ISBN
- 9781137451101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.13
€ 66.13
Hardcover. While international attention has focused on China's developing economy, dramatic changes are also taking place in its legal system. This book gives an introduction to different aspects of Chinese law and presents a real life picture of legal practice in China, in which Chinese lawyers and judges speak openly about their frustrations and hopes. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA; LAQ; LNB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137452054
- ISBN
- 9781137452054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Hardcover. This book analyzes changes in Polish foreign policy in the context of the EU membership, exploring Poland's transition from a policy taker to policy-maker. It focuses on how Poland shapes EU policy towards the Eastern neighbors. Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, 4 black & white tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1DVP; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137452221
- ISBN
- 9781137452221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardcover. Can foreign rule be morally justified? Since the end of the First World War, international transitional administrations have replaced dysfunctional states to create the conditions for lasting peace and democracy. In response to extreme state failure, the author argues, this form of foreign rule is not only justified, but a requirement of justice. Series: Governance and Limited Statehood. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137452566
- ISBN
- 9781137452566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.46
€ 66.46
Hardcover. How can fair cooperation and a stable peace be reached in the international realm? Peace, Justice and International Order discusses this question in the light of John Rawls' The Law of Peoples, offers a new approach to Rawls' international theory and contributes to the discourse on international peace and justice. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137452658
- ISBN
- 9781137452658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
The Communicative Construction of Europe: Cultures of Political Discou...
Hepp, Andreas, Elsler, Monika, Lingenberg, Sw...
Hardcover. Based on a 12-year long project, this book demonstrates the contested character of the communicative construction of Europe. It does so by combining an investigation of journalistic practices with content analysis of print media, an examination of citizens' online interactions and audience studies with European citizens. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 black & white tables, 46 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; JFD; JPB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137453129
- ISBN
- 9781137453129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.29
€ 67.29
Paperback. This handbook explores the etymological meaning and the religious, legal and political connotations of the concept of 'peace'. The wide range of international contributors provide evidence to show how adopting a multi-faceted approach to peace could ultimately lead to a more authentic understanding of peace across the world. Editor(s): Dietrich, Wolfgang; Echavarria Alvarez, Josefina; Esteva, Gustavo; Ingruber, Daniela; Koppensteiner, Norbert. Num Pages: 655 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137453235
- ISBN
- 9781137453235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 286.08
€ 286.08
Regimes of Social Cohesion: Societies and the Crisis of Globalization ...
Green, Andy, Janmaat, Jan Germen
Paperback. In this volume, now in paperback, Green and Janmaat employ an original and highly interdisciplinary mixed method approach to identify four major traditions of social cohesion in developed societies, analyzing how these various mechanisms are withstanding the strains of the current global financial crisis. Series: Education, Economy and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 black & white tables, 52 figures. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPA; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137453242
- ISBN
- 9781137453242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Hardcover. This book offers a comparative analysis of the distinct experiences of the Peruvian and Bolivian cocaleros as political actors. In doing so, it illustrates how coca, an internationally criminalzsed good, affected the path and outcome of cocalero political empowerment in each case. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 1KLSR; JPB; JPH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137453549
- ISBN
- 9781137453549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Hardcover. This edited collection brings together distinguished scholars across a range of academic disciplines to explore how the European Union engages with culture. The book examines the ways in which cultural issues have been framed at the EU level and the policies and instruments to which they have given vent. Editor(s): Psychogiopoulou, Evangelia. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFC; JFFS; JPQB; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137453747
- ISBN
- 9781137453747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.29
€ 183.29
The European Union and the Catholic Church: Political Theology of Euro...
Kratochvíl, Petr, Dolezal, Tomás
Hardcover. As the first comprehensive monograph on the relations between the Catholic Church and the European Union, this book contains both a detailed historical overview of the political ties between the two complex institutions and a theoretical analysis of their normative orders and mutual interactions. Series: Central and Eastern European Perspectives on International Relations. Num Pages: 232 pages, 23 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; HRAM2; HRCC7; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137453778
- ISBN
- 9781137453778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Hardcover. An analysis of the first half of Francois Hollande's five-year presidential term that examines the strengths and weaknesses of presidential politics following the Left's return to power in 2012 and puts forward an interpretation of the underlying nature of contemporary French politics, and the French Fifth Republic. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JMG; JPFF; JPHL; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137453907
- ISBN
- 9781137453907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardback. By comparing Germany, France, the UK and the USA this study explores how governments have tackled the increased pressure of financing state pensions. Specifically, it looks at the approach of each of these countries to raising the age of entitlement in order to understand the ways in which this policy was introduced in different countries. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; JPB; JPQB; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137453969
- ISBN
- 9781137453969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
hardcover. This book examines the governance arrangements in Northern Ireland through a multi-level lens, particularly in the period since the new institutions established through the 1998 Agreement became more firmly embedded. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JPH; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137453990
- ISBN
- 9781137453990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.00
€ 67.00