The Politics of Debt and Europe`s Relations with the ‘South`, Stefan Nygard
Автор: Roxburgh Angus Название: Strongman ISBN: 1780765045 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781780765044 Издательство: I B Tauris Рейтинг: Цена: 14950.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Russia under Vladimir Putin has proved a prickly partnerfor the West, a far cry from the democratic ally many hoped for when the Soviet Union collapsed. Abroad, he has used Russia's energy might as a foreign policy weapon, while at home he has cracked down on opponents, adamant that only he has the right vision for his country's future. Former BBC correspondent Angus Roxburgh charts the dramatic fight for Russia'sfuture under Vladimir Putin - how the former KGB man changed from reformer to autocrat, how he sought the West's respect but earned its fear, how he cracked down on his rivals at home and burnished a flamboyant personality cult, one day saving snow leopards or horse-back riding bare chested, the net tongue-lashing Western audiences. Drawing on dozens of exclusive interviews in Russia, where he worked for a time as a Kemlin insider advising Putin on press relations, as well as in the US and Europe, Roxburgh also argues that the West threw away chances to bring Russia in from the cold, by failing to understand its fears and aspirations following the collapse of communism.
Автор: De la Calle Название: Nationalist Violence in Postwar Europe ISBN: 1107024102 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107024106 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 95040.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book offers the first comprehensive analysis of nationalist violence in postwar Europe. Through a combination of theoretical modeling, statistical methods and case studies, the author shows that nationalist violence in developed countries is the product of unresponsive political elites and nationalists unable to attract supporters through legal channels.
Автор: Tampke Название: Czech-German Relations and the Politics of Central Europe ISBN: 0333734491 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780333734490 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 135090.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: In the aftermath of World War Two, approximately three million Sudeten-Germans were expelled from their homes in the former Czechoslovakia because of their part in the dismemberment of the Czechoslovak Republic by Nazi Germany in 1938-39.
Since the 1950s, Japan-Europe relations have been characterised by a mutual coldness in terms of diplomatic dialogue, punctuated by a number of trade disputes. This book analyses the development of the political and diplomatic relationship between Japan and Europe, and shows that - especially during the Cold War years - whilst they share a wide range of political values and goals, the quality of diplomatic relations has often been sacrificed to both overcome trade issues and as a result of systemic factors.
Focusing on the institutionalization of relations between Japan and the EU, this book examines both the historical-diplomatic dimension and political-strategic discourse. It traces the historical development of the relationship from the post-war years, to the signing of the Japan-EU action plan in 2001, which marked a key turning point in the relationship. It goes on to examine the achievements and criticisms of ASEM, the Asia-Europe Meeting, which whilst meeting successfully for the past sixteen years, has also been condemned as little more than a talking shop. Crucially, Oliviero Frattolillo's analysis clearly demonstrates how the interaction between Japan and the EU has been constructed on the basis of their perceptions of each other, thus underlining the inherent impact of different political identities, cultures and values on international relations.
Providing a keen insight into Japan-EU relations, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Japanese and European history and politics, as well as those interested in the history of international relations and security studies.
Автор: Babayan, Anahit Название: Armenia on the horizon of europe ISBN: 3631660359 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783631660355 Издательство: Peter Lang Рейтинг: Цена: 59710.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book provides a critical review of the achievements and challenges of European organizations promoting democracy in the Republic of Armenia. Armenia is a post-transition country and yet not a consolidated democracy. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Council of Europe, and the European Union with its Neighbourhood Policy have been actively engaged in the country’s democratization process. A central question is to what extent reforms and recommendations have been accepted in Armenia, and whether they convey real implementations. By analyzing the organizations’ activities and recommendations, this book explains how projects overlap, whether they reveal an interlocking or interblocking nature, and when they cause unintended side effects.
Автор: Wojciech Kriegseisen Название: Between State and Church: Confessional Relations from Reformation to Enlightenment: Poland – Lithuania – Germany – Netherlands ISBN: 3631626703 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783631626702 Издательство: Peter Lang Рейтинг: Цена: 118100.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The different theoretical notions and practices of the relations between the state and religious communities in early modern Europe constitute one of the most interesting problems in historiography. Moving away from a simple «toleration» versus «non-toleration» dichotomy, the author sets out to analyse the inter-confessional relations in selected European territories in a «longue duree» perspective, between Reformation and Enlightenment. Outlining the relations between the state and the different Churches (confessions) in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Holy Roman Empire of Germany, and the Northern Netherlands serves to highlight the specificity of Northern Netherlands serves to highlight the specificity of «free» (non-absolutist) composite states, where the particularly complex process of defining the raison d’etat determined the level of religious toleration that was politically feasible and socially acceptable.
Автор: Isabel Maria Freitas Valente Название: Calvet de Magalhaes: Pensamento e Accao ISBN: 2875742655 ISBN-13(EAN): 9782875742650 Издательство: Peter Lang Рейтинг: Цена: 42900.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: O presente livro pretende evidenciar ate que ponto o pensamento e a accao do Embaixador Jose Thomaz Calvet de Magalhaes (1915–2004), pioneiro da chamada diplomacia economica e um dos protagonistas da nossa adesao a Europa, foram importantes nesse processo. Visa-se, ainda, demonstrar que a procura de um caminho europeu para Portugal e de uma relacao solida com os Estados Unidos se constituiu como parte essencial da sua actividade diplomatica e intelectual, como campo de aplicacao do exercicio da diplomacia pura. Neste quadro, nao deixa de ser importante relevar que essa procura de uma certa abertura de Portugal a Europa e ao mundo ocorre, numa epoca e num pais ainda marcados, na sua politica externa e de seguranca, pelo pensamento geopolitico atlantista ou pelo isolacionismo nacionalista. Ao analisarmos a vida e obra deste diplomata descobrimos o sinete do liberalismo, do humanismo kantiano e da interculturalidade. Pensamento e voz que, ontem como hoje, continuam de viva actualidade, que souberam aliar a graca do estilo a elevacao do seu ideal – a diplomacia como sinonimo de paz e o caminho euro-atlantico para Portugal. Calvet de Magalhaes foi protagonizando a historia da participacao de Portugal nos movimentos europeus, sempre critico em relacao ao desinteresse manifestado pelos portugueses relativamente aos assuntos europeus, lastimando a hostilidade e a descrenca das autoridades politicas.
Автор: Houda Ben Hamouda, Mathieu Bouchard Название: La construction d`un espace euro-mediterraneen: Geneses, mythes et perspectives ISBN: 9052017743 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789052017747 Издательство: Peter Lang Рейтинг: Цена: 40130.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: S’il est devenu d’usage courant de parler d’un espace euro-mediterraneen, celui-ci merite pourtant d’etre interroge pour montrer ce qu’il contient de realites mais aussi de fantasmes. A l’ombre aussi bien des crises coloniales et postcoloniales que du processus de construction europeenne, entre ambitions nationales et strategies collectives, l’idee que l’on se fait de la Mediterranee, tout en conservant son ambivalence – frontiere ou pont entre ses rives – a considerablement evolue depuis 1945 et l’apparition des premiers projets euro-mediterraneens. Dans ce livre, issu d’une journee d’etudes organisee a Paris, le 25 juin 2010, par l’association Richie, de jeunes chercheurs, historiens, politologues et geographes, confrontent ainsi leurs travaux et tracent une premiere histoire, sinueuse et hesitante, des projets d’integration euro-mediterraneenne, en en montrant les aspects et les fondements politiques, diplomatiques, militaires, economiques, intellectuels et culturels.
Автор: Lorenz Plassmann Название: Comme dans une nuit de Paques ?: Les relations franco-grecques, 1944-1981 ISBN: 9052017697 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789052017693 Издательство: Peter Lang Рейтинг: Цена: 59530.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Cet ouvrage a recu le Prix Joseph du Teil 2013, decerne par l’Academie des Sciences Morales et Politiques de l’Institut de France. Il fallait combler un vide laisse par l’historiographie anglo-saxonne et grecque sur l’histoire de la Grece contemporaine : non, la France n’est pas absente de son evolution politique et economique apres la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Au lendemain du conflit elle risque pourtant d’y perdre ses positions privilegiees acquises depuis le XIXe siecle, au profit des Britanniques et des Americains qui integrent la Grece dans leur sphere d’influence a l’aube de la guerre froide. Alors que le role joue par les Etats-Unis, la Grande-Bretagne, l’Allemagne et l’URSS etait etudie pendant des decennies sous toutes ses coutures dans nombre de travaux de recherche, colloques et publications specialises sur la Grece, la France faisait figure de parent pauvre. Ce livre sur les relations entre la France et la Grece, depuis le debut de la guerre civile grecque en 1944 jusqu’a l’adhesion pleine et entiere de la Grece a la CEE en 1981, retablit un certain equilibre dans l’historiographie contemporaine. Les archives francaises et grecques consultees par l’auteur, pour certaines jusque-la encore inedites, ouvrent un champ nouveau dans la comprehension des relations entre les deux pays et du role joue par la France dans la destinee du peuple hellene au cours de cette periode si particuliere marquee par la definition d’un monde bipolaire ou l’enjeu de la securite menace les reperes traditionnels.
Автор: Trica Danielle Keaton, T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting, Tyler Stovall Название: Black France / France Noire: The History and Politics of Blackness ISBN: 0822352478 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780822352471 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 101810.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание:
In Black France / France Noire, scholars, activists, and novelists from France and the United States address the untenable paradox at the heart of French society. France's constitutional and legal discourses do not recognize race as a meaningful category. Yet the lived realities of race and racism are ever-present in the nation's supposedly race-blind society. The vaunted universalist principles of the French Republic are far from realized. Any claim of color-blindness is belied by experiences of anti-black racism, which render blackness a real and consequential historical, social, and political formation. Contributors to this collection of essays demonstrate that blackness in France is less an identity than a response to and rejection of anti-black racism. Black France / France Noire is a distinctive and important contribution to the increasingly public debates on diversity, race, racialization, and multicultural intolerance in French society and beyond. Contributors. Rémy Bazenguissa-Ganga, Allison Blakely, Jennifer Anne Boittin, Marcus Bruce, Fred Constant, Mamadou Diouf, Arlette Frund, Michel Giraud, Bennetta Jules-Rosette, Trica Danielle Keaton, Jake Lamar, Patrick Lozès, Alain Mabanckou, Elisabeth Mudimbe-Boyi, T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting, Tyler Stovall, Christiane Taubira, Dominic Thomas, Gary Wilder
Автор: Thomas Froeschl, Ulrike Kozeluh, Christian Schaller Название: Democratisation and de-Democratisation in Europe?: Austria, Britain, Italy and the Czech Republic-A Comparison ISBN: 3706545195 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783706545198 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 29590.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: This anthology illustrates political changes as a result of neoliberal economic and social policies as well as their impact on democracy at the national and European level. Five central issues constitute the framework for a general analytic approach, a detailed description of the country reports from Austria, Britain, Italy and the Czech Republic: - What are the general economic and social conditions and prerequisites for participation? To what extent do these determine the quality of democracy, democratisation, and de democratisation? - In what forms of political participation does the population engage and what political participation behaviour does it exhibit? What effects do these forms and behaviour patterns in political participation have on the quality of democracy, democratisation, and de-democratisation? - What impact does the relationship between politics and the media have on the interaction between the quality of democracy, democratisation, and de-democratisation? - What are the consequences of Europeanisation (shifting political competences to the European Union level) for the quality of democracy, democratisation, and de-democratisation at the national level? - What reforms for democratisation and what counterstrategies to combat de-democratisation are possible and/or desirable? This volume demonstrates parallels in the development towards democratisation on the basis of different lines of argumentation and additionally takes stock of a variety of major and minor democratic deficits in the above-mentioned countries as well as at the European level. The Editors: Erich FrA¶schl, Ph.D., political scientist, is former director of the Dr.-Karl- Renner-Institute/Vienna and since 1992 lecturer for political science at Vienna University. Ulrike Kozeluh is a free-lance politologist, currently working under a mandate of the Council for Research and Technology Development. Christian Schaller, Ph.D., free lance political scientist, working i.a. for the Austrian Council for Research and Technology Development, member of Agora.
If Europe, with its long historic and dendritic development, has common patterns, one might be its heterogeneity. Europe was and is shaped by its different regions and minorities within national borders.
Regionalization in Central Eastern Europe was often suspected of playing into the hands of minorities seeking centrifugal autonomy and thus endangering the respective national entity. There is little reason to proclaim an end of history in regionalization, decentralization, and minorities. The developments in Czechoslovakia 1989/90, in former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, and the reshaping of Serbia since 2001 have proved this beyond doubt.
Within the EU there is reason to hope that any changes will be peaceful and achieved through political and social consensus. New trends in EU regional and cohesion policy from 2014 on will have a significant impact. This new policy approach will lead to the motivation of decentralized structures to enter a transnational and transregional dialogue with possible likeminded partners within the EU.
The present volume on regional decentralization and minorities in CEE proffers an open and unbiased debate in the area. The approach links the two issues with respect to the countries of Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania, thus incorporating some of the hot spots in recent history.
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