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Paperback. This book examines the origin, nature, the portfolio, organizational structure and operation of theseven largest SWFs from the perspective of the holding countries. Uniquely it tackles the issues from the perspectives of those non-OECD countries whose access to funds creates the most concern." Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPS; KCP; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349316816
- ISBN
- 9781349316816
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€ 66.95
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Paperback. "The idea of international political theory after Hobbes is a timely and lively focus through which to raise questions about international politics. Contributors explore Hobbes views on contemporary international political theory and on international relations in the context of the history of political thought and Hobbesian realism"-- Editor(s): Prokhovnik, Raia; Slomp, Gabriella. Series: International Political Theory. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
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- New
- SKU
- V9781349316878
- ISBN
- 9781349316878
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€ 66.95
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Paperback. EU law consists of several thousand acts of which the overwhelming majority are made by the Commission. The Commission is controlled by comitology, a system of committees of member state representatives that are consulted when new acts are proposed. This book looks at why the system was created, how it functions and how it has evolved. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPSD; JPSN; LBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
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- New
- SKU
- V9781349317158
- ISBN
- 9781349317158
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€ 66.95
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Paperback. "Transnational connections are a defining feature of contemporary Europe. They include cross-border economic and cultural exchange, migration, and political activism. This volume probes their political and social significance and makes a case for incorporating transnationalism more systematically into the research agenda of European Studies."-- Editor(s): DeBardeleben, Joan; Hurrelmann, Achim. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHB; JPA; JPB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349317370
- ISBN
- 9781349317370
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€ 66.95
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Paperback. Shows that networks in European integration governance were not a phenomenon that developed in the 1980s out of a 'hollowing out' of the nation-states in the 1970s. Based throughout on newly accessible sources, the authors discuss various networks and show how they contributed to constitutional choices and policy decisions after World War II. Editor(s): Kaiser, W.; Leucht, Brigitte; Gehler, Michael. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; JHB; JPA; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349317394
- ISBN
- 9781349317394
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. An empirical assessment of whether participatory governance reforms within the EU enhance or endanger democracy. Many consider allowing civil society to take an active role in EU policy-making to offer the most effective means of enhancing democracy in the EU, whereas others argue that such attempts deepen the EU's democratic deficit. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV; JPSD; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349317462
- ISBN
- 9781349317462
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Provides insights into a lively field of international human rights politics the protection of children and their rights by looking at the negotiations leading to the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child." Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP; JPA; JPS; JPVH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349317509
- ISBN
- 9781349317509
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€ 127.45
€ 127.45
Paperback. This book explores the uses and limits of Max Weber's work for thinking sociologically about capitalism today. The books argues that through Weber, a network of concepts can be developed that can frame a sociological analysis of the present. Num Pages: 161 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB; JHBA; JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 161
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349317745
- ISBN
- 9781349317745
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€ 65.40
€ 65.40
Paperback. Unique in comparative scope, this volume brings together global scholarship on gender. Thirteen international experts explore the gendered mobilization of men and women in twentieth century European and Asian mass dictatorships and colonial empires, examining both mobilization 'from above' and self-empowerment 'from below'. Editor(s): Lim, Jie-Hyun; Petrone, Karen. Series: Mass Dictatorship in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJF; HBTB; JPA; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349317769
- ISBN
- 9781349317769
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€ 149.56
€ 149.56
Paperback. Efforts to counter terrorism are drawing increasingly on community-based initiatives and a partnership between police officers and members of specific social groups. This book analyses the potential of these initiatives and the role played by factors such as community engagement, gender and religion, and the tensions that these create. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; JKVM; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349317820
- ISBN
- 9781349317820
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€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. The creation of the EU's autonomous security policy in 1999 ended ten years of political conflict. In this book, the policies of Britain and Germany are analyzed as those of 'constrained balancing': balancing US post-Cold War supremacy with the constraints of established security institutions. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349317844
- ISBN
- 9781349317844
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€ 66.29
€ 66.29
paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; JPP; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349317936
- ISBN
- 9781349317936
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€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Paperback. "This book explores the effect of semi-presidentialism on newly-democratising countries. In recent years semi-presidentialism -- the situation where a constitution makes provision for both a directly elected president and a prime minister who is responsible to the legislature -- has become the regime type of choice for many countries"-- Editor(s): Elgie, Robert; Wu, Y. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349318087
- ISBN
- 9781349318087
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€ 127.93
€ 127.93
paperback. This is the first in-depth conceptual and empirical analysis of the political issues, processes and themes associated with private security provision and its growth in the postwar era, examining why private security has become so prominent, what its relationship to the state is and how it can be controlled. Series: Crime Prevention and Security Management. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; JPA; JPB; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- SKU
- V9781349318100
- ISBN
- 9781349318100
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€ 127.76
€ 127.76
paperback. "How can we strengthen the capacity of governments and parties to manage arrivals and departures at the top? Democracy requires reliable processes for the transfer of power from one generation of leaders to the next. This book introduces new analytical frameworks and presents the latest empirical evidence from comparative political research"-- Editor(s): Hart, Paul 't; Uhr, John. Series: Understanding Governance. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- SKU
- V9781349318148
- ISBN
- 9781349318148
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€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Paperback. Based on the research of the EU-6th framework funded research consortium on 'New Modes of Governance in the European Union', this volume explores the roots, execution and applications of new forms of governance and evaluates their success. Editor(s): Heritier, Adrienne; Rhodes, M. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349318339
- ISBN
- 9781349318339
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€ 66.95
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Paperback. This ground breaking book provides empirical and theoretical insights into the interface between deliberative democracy and the rough and tumble of interest groups in advocacy politics. It examines how deliberative ideals work alongside the adversarial realties of interest-based politics. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JHB; JPA; JPB; JPHV; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 419.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349318414
- ISBN
- 9781349318414
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€ 66.95
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Paperback. "Popular struggles in the global south suggest the need for the development of new and politically enabling categories of analysis, and new ways of understanding contemporary social movements. This book shows how social movements in Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East politicize development in an age of neoliberal hegemony"-- Editor(s): Motta, Sara C.; Nilsen, A. Gunvald. Series: Rethinking International Development Series. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349318438
- ISBN
- 9781349318438
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€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. In 2008, the economic relationship between the United States and China almost collapsed due to a crisis at two American mortgage corporations, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This book explains how that crisis came about, and analyzes the consequences and implications. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349318513
- ISBN
- 9781349318513
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€ 66.95
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Paperback. Fifteen years after the first Summit of the Americas, the world and the Americas have changed enormously. Competing strategies for economic development and political representation have shattered the hemispheric consensus of the 1990s. This book analyzes these developments and points towards a future for inter-American co-operation. Editor(s): Mace, G.; Cooper, A.; Shaw, T. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JPSD; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349318551
- ISBN
- 9781349318551
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€ 66.95
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Paperback. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBL; HBTQ; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349318575
- ISBN
- 9781349318575
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€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Paperback. Political parties are essential for the functioning of parliamentary democracy but how have parties adapted to the challenges created by the growth of a new layer of political decision-making at the supranational level, i.e. the EU? This comparative survey focuses on parties in four Nordic countries, including Norway, which remains outside the EU. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPHF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349318612
- ISBN
- 9781349318612
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€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Paperback. Series: International Political Theory. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 334.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349318858
- ISBN
- 9781349318858
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€ 66.95
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Paperback. "This book explores the intriguing idea that there is much more democracy in human history than is generally acknowledged. It establishes that democracy was developing across greater Asia before classical Athens, clung on during the 'Dark Ages', often formed part of indigenous governance and is developing today in unexpected ways"-- Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349318872
- ISBN
- 9781349318872
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€ 66.24
€ 66.24