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Peacekeeping and Peacemaking - Towards Effective Intervention in Post-Cold War Conflicts (Hardcover): Tom Woodhouse, Robert... Peacekeeping and Peacemaking - Towards Effective Intervention in Post-Cold War Conflicts (Hardcover)
Tom Woodhouse, Robert Bruce, Malcolm Dando
R2,892 Discovery Miles 28 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the United Nations was commemorated in 1995 with a number of conferences and publications which assessed the history and contemporary role of this paramount international organisation. This book is the result of a meeting of scholars and specialists who wished to further understanding of the challenges faced by the United Nations in its efforts to intervene in post-cold war conflict. In particular the experiences in Bosnia, Somalia and in Rwanda, where UN peacekeepers seemed powerless to act in the face of acts of genocide, gross violations of human rights and the widespread suffering caused by war, makes such an analysis timely and important.

Social Partnership in the European Union (Hardcover): H Compston, J. Greenwood Social Partnership in the European Union (Hardcover)
H Compston, J. Greenwood
R2,872 Discovery Miles 28 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This study examines the extent to which the development and operation of social partnership at EU level can be explained in terms of the logic of self-interest, as opposed to factors such as the influence of ideas or of cultural or ideological values. The editors have assembled a team of international authors with rare expertise, who present fresh and original data based on extensive research interviews with the main players, from the highest level through to those involved in the detail of the negotiations.

The Foreign Policy of the European Union (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Stephan Keukeleire, Tom Delreux The Foreign Policy of the European Union (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Stephan Keukeleire, Tom Delreux
R3,090 Discovery Miles 30 900 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Keukeleire and Delreux demonstrate the scope and diversity of the European Union's foreign policy, showing that EU foreign policy is broader than the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy, and that areas such as trade, development, environment and energy are inextricable elements of it. This book offers a comprehensive and critical account of the EU's key foreign relations - with its neighbourhood, with the US, China and Russia, and with emerged powers - and argues that the EU's foreign policy needs to be understood not only as a response to crises and conflicts, but also as a means of shaping international structures and influencing long-term processes. This third edition reflects recent changes and trends in EU foreign policy as well as the international context in which it operates, addressing issues such as the increasingly contested international order, the conflict in Ukraine, the migration and refugee crisis, Brexit and Covid-19. The book not only clarifies the formal procedures in EU foreign policy-making but also elucidates how it works in practice. The third edition includes new sections and boxes on 'strategic autonomy', European arms exports, the EU's external representation, the 'Brussels Effect', and decentring and gender approaches to EU foreign policy. Up to date, jargon-free and supported by its own website (eufp.eu), this systematic and innovative appraisal of this key policy area is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as practitioners.

Understanding the UN Security Council - Coercion or Consent? (Paperback): Neil Fenton Understanding the UN Security Council - Coercion or Consent? (Paperback)
Neil Fenton
R1,059 Discovery Miles 10 590 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This impressive work sheds light on the recent history of the UN Security Council (UNSC), examining how the penchant for UN-backed humanitarian intervention in the 1990s has given way to an impotent UNSC, unable to play a meaningful role in the war in Iraq. It examines the precepts that govern UNSC politics, including the sanctity of sovereign states, the norm of non-intervention and state interests. Designed for readers who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the workings of the UNSC, the attitudes of its members towards the use of force and sovereignty, as well as understanding its limitations in international politics, this volume: * evaluates key issues such as the principle of consent, the use of force, intervention and sovereignty * provides a rich array of case studies to understand the challenges of consent-based peacekeeping * presents strong analytical consistency drawing on a wide variety of sources

Research Handbook on EU Administrative Law (Hardcover): Carol Harlow, Paivi Leino, Giacinto Della Cananea Research Handbook on EU Administrative Law (Hardcover)
Carol Harlow, Paivi Leino, Giacinto Della Cananea 2
R6,772 Discovery Miles 67 720 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This Handbook uses a thematic and interdisciplinary approach to discuss and analyse the various governance structures of the EU, focusing in particular on how these are administered. Key chapters, written by leading experts across the field, engage with important ongoing debates in the field of EU administrative law, focusing on areas of topical interest such as financial markets, the growing security state and problematic common asylum procedures. In doing so, they provide a summary of what we know, don't know and ought to know about EU administrative law. Examining the control functions of administrative law and the machinery for accountability, this Research Handbook eloquently challenges areas of authoritarian governance, such as the Eurozone and security state, where control and accountability are weak and tackles the seemingly insoluble question of citizen 'voice' and access to policy making. Practical and engaging, this timely Research Handbook is sure to appeal to scholars and researchers of EU administrative law and EU law more broadly. Legal practitioners and EU policy makers will also benefit from its high level of engagement with contemporary deliberations. Contributors include: V. Abazi, M. Baran, T.A. Boerzel, K. Bradley, A. Brenninkmeijer, E. Chiti, D. Curtin, H. Darbishire, M. de Visser, G. della Cananea, M. Everson, J. Grimheden, E. Guild, C. Harlow, E.G. Heidbreder, H. Hofmann, C. Joerges, M. Kjaerum, P. Leino, L. Leppavirta, I. Maher, J. Mendes, L. Muzi, N. Poltorak, T. Raunio, R. Rawlings, M. Ruffert, J.-P. Schneider, C. Scott, G. Toggenburg

Regional Security Governance in Post-Soviet Eurasia - The History and Effectiveness of the Collective Security Treaty... Regional Security Governance in Post-Soviet Eurasia - The History and Effectiveness of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Igor Davidzon
R3,112 Discovery Miles 31 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores post-Soviet Eurasian regional security governance, as embedded in the military alliance of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). CSTO was established in 2002 and consists of six post-Soviet countries: Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Moving studies of regional security governance beyond the so-called Eurocentrism trend expressed, inter alia, via the focus on Western military alliance, such as NATO, this book examines CSTO as a new, post-Soviet form of regional security cooperation by looking at the reasons and drivers behind the establishment of the post-Soviet Eurasian security governance; the organization's institutional design; the military capabilities of its member states; the degree of the members' integration within the alliance; the cooperation pattern adopted by CSTO members; as well as the effect and effectiveness of this military alliance.

The Routledge Handbook of Differentiation in the European Union (Hardcover): Benjamin Leruth, Stefan Ganzle, Jarle Trondal The Routledge Handbook of Differentiation in the European Union (Hardcover)
Benjamin Leruth, Stefan Ganzle, Jarle Trondal
R6,533 Discovery Miles 65 330 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The Routledge Handbook of Differentiation in the European Union offers an essential collection of groundbreaking chapters reflecting on the causes and consequences of this complex phenomenon. With contributions from key experts in this subfield of European Studies, it will become a key volume used for those interested in learning the nuts and bolts of differentiation as a mechanism of (dis)integration in the European Union, especially in the light of Brexit. Organised around five key themes, it offers an authoritative "encyclopaedia" of differentiation and addresses questions such as: How can one define differentiation in the European Union in the light of the most recent events? Does differentiation create more challenges or opportunities for the European Union? Is Europe moving away from an "ever closer Union" and heading towards an "ever more differentiated Union", especially as leading political figures across Europe favour the use of differentiation to reconcile divergences between member states? This handbook is essential reading and an authoritative reference for scholars, students, researchers and practitioners involved in, and actively concerned about, research in the study of European integration. As European differentiation is multifaceted and involves a wide range of actors and policies, it will be of further interest to those working on countries and/or in policy areas where differentiation is an increasingly relevant feature. The Introduction and chapters 13, 21, 30, and 35 of this book is available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www.routledge.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Negotiating at the United Nations - A Practitioner's Guide (Paperback): Rebecca W. Gaudiosi, Jimena Leiva Roesch, Wu Ye-Min Negotiating at the United Nations - A Practitioner's Guide (Paperback)
Rebecca W. Gaudiosi, Jimena Leiva Roesch, Wu Ye-Min
R1,187 Discovery Miles 11 870 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book offers a comprehensive practitioner's guide to negotiating at the United Nations. Although much of the content can be applied broadly, the guide focuses on navigating multilateral negotiations at the UN. The book is a tool to help new UN negotiators, explaining basic negotiation concepts and offering insight into the complexities of the UN system. It also offers a playbook for cooperation for negotiators at any level, exploring the dynamics of relationships and alliances, the art of chairing a negotiation, and the importance of balancing the power asymmetries present in any multilateral discussion. The book proposes improvements to the UN negotiation process and looks at the impact of information technologies on negotiation dynamics; it also shares stories from women UN delegates, illustrating what it means to be a female negotiator at the UN. This book is an exploration of the power of the individual in any negotiation, and of the responsibility all negotiators have in wielding that power to speak for a better world. This book will be of much interest to students of diplomacy, global governance, foreign policy, and International Relations, as well as practitioners and policymakers.

The United Nations and Sustainable Development Goals (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Sheriff Folarin, Esther Akinlabi, Aderemi... The United Nations and Sustainable Development Goals (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Sheriff Folarin, Esther Akinlabi, Aderemi Atayero
R3,390 Discovery Miles 33 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book is a collection of analyses on country-specific and universal efforts, programmes and projects from Africa and beyond, aimed at realising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Specifically, the chapters focus on the achievements and challenges that can potentially aid countries of the world and the United Nations in achieving the 17 SDGs. The chapters focus more on the challenges, prospects and concrete steps taken in the Global South towards the attainment of these goals.

A Responsible Europe? - Ethical Foundations of EU External Affairs (Hardcover, 2006 ed.): H Mayer, H Vogt A Responsible Europe? - Ethical Foundations of EU External Affairs (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)
H Mayer, H Vogt
R1,525 Discovery Miles 15 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

'A Responsible Europe?' seeks to understand the EU's global role from a distinct normative perspective. This book identifies moral principles that could serve as guidelines for a responsible role of the EU in global affairs, and applies these principles to selected policy areas and regional co-operation frameworks.

Monetary Union in Crisis - The European Union as a Neo-Liberal Construction (Hardcover): B. Moss Monetary Union in Crisis - The European Union as a Neo-Liberal Construction (Hardcover)
B. Moss
R2,899 Discovery Miles 28 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume presents a radical reinterpretation of the European Community or Union as a neo-liberal construction. It was neo-liberal rather than classically liberal because it was designed and used as an external instrument to weaken the interventionist welfare state that protected working people and strengthened the hand of labor. It was founded on the vision of a free market untrammelled by public intervention and worked to ensure competition, sound money and profitability against the inflationary force of workers and unions and the welfare state. Monetary union in particular restored profitability but produced slow growth, mass unemployment, and insecurity and came under challenge, most dramatically in France, by working people from below. This view is substantiated by an economically based study of member-state performance and complemented by a series of national studies on the monetarist turn by leading scholars.

The Fight against Human Trafficking - Drivers and Spoilers (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Maria Ravlik The Fight against Human Trafficking - Drivers and Spoilers (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Maria Ravlik
R1,541 Discovery Miles 15 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides a quantitative, cross-nationally comparative, longitudinal, and multilevel study of the drivers and spoilers of national governments' anti-trafficking measures. Both macro-level determinants of anti-trafficking enforcement and micro-level foundations of human trafficking are unfolded and explored. Large-N comparative research examines how characteristics of countries interact with people's attitudes towards violence to better understand what creates environments that are more or less supportive of governments' anti-trafficking efforts. The results presented in the book are highly relevant from the perspectives of global governance and human rights protection.

State and Society in Post-Socialist Economies (Hardcover): J. Pickles State and Society in Post-Socialist Economies (Hardcover)
J. Pickles
R2,883 Discovery Miles 28 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"State and Society in Post-Socialist Economies" provides detailed examinations of a range of state-society relations in post-socialism. It examines ways that the state regulates or sets the parameters for regulating capitalist practices and the ways in which the state interacts with social groups focused on changing state policy. The cases cover the full range of post-socialist countries, from the Central European new members of the EU, to those in Eastern Europe, as well as a range of countries of the former Soviet Union, including a "progressive" country (Lithuania) and a "reform resister" (Belarus).

Europe in the World - The Persistence of Power Politics (Hardcover): Maurice Keens-Soper Europe in the World - The Persistence of Power Politics (Hardcover)
Maurice Keens-Soper
R2,869 Discovery Miles 28 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Preoccupation with the EU's internal affairs risks ignoring the extent to which Europe itself will now be shaped by foreign affairs. The future of Europe lies in its own hands only if it organizes itself to adjust to events in a world diplomatic system over which it can hope to have only limited control. The global setting in which Europe will have to find a place is the reverse image of its post-1945 direction. Whereas Western Europe's states have renounced 'power politics' among themselves, the rest of the world has done no such thing. The basis of inter-state relations remains remarkably similar to Rousseau's description as the 'constant action and reaction of powers in continued agitation'. Failure to recognize the persistence of power politics is now among the principal obstacles to Europe's future. It is as if recovery from the nemesis of mid-century has produced hubris towards its end. Europe finds it hard to accept that it must coexist with the outside world on terms increasingly set not by its own virtuous example of reconciliation among old enemies and the creation of political union, but by states who see little reason to follow its example. More fundamental than blueprints and policies for European Monetary Union and the European Union enlargement, Europe needs a trustworthy grasp of the world's foreign affairs to which its diplomacy must apply and its statecraft contribute.

European Monetary Union and Exchange Rate Dynamics - New Approaches and Application to the Euro (Hardcover, Softcover reprint... European Monetary Union and Exchange Rate Dynamics - New Approaches and Application to the Euro (Hardcover, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001)
Paul J.J. Welfens
R2,855 Discovery Miles 28 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The creation of the European Central Bank and the Euro have brought new challenges to EU integration and economic policy. This book looks into issues of monetary and factor market policies. The analysis also presents new theoretical and empirical research on the - transitory - decline of the Euro. Issues of exchange rate policy and international economic relations also are addressed.

Democracy and Constitutionalism in the European Union - Collected Essays (Hardcover): Federico Mancini Democracy and Constitutionalism in the European Union - Collected Essays (Hardcover)
Federico Mancini
R3,385 Discovery Miles 33 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

When he passed away in July 1999, Federica Mancini had served for seventeen years at the Court of Justice of the European Communities, first as an Advocate General and then as a Judge. As such, he participated in some of the most important judicial developments in European Community law to date and witnessed the transformation of the Community into a monetary and, to a certain extent, political union. Throughout this time, he also contributed widely to academic debates and literature on the role of the Court in the process of European integration, the changing nature of the European Union and on specific areas of law such as the protection of fundamental rights and labor law. This collection of essays brings together his most important writings in English, which concentrate largely on the issues of democracy, constitutionalism and individual rights in the European Union. The book presents the unique perspective of someone who witnessed the birth of European integration, contributed to

United Nations juridical yearbook 2016 (Paperback): United Nations United Nations juridical yearbook 2016 (Paperback)
United Nations
R3,185 R2,794 Discovery Miles 27 940 Save R391 (12%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Yearbook contains documentary materials of a legal character concerning the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations (IGOs). The present volume covers activities in 2016 and contains: legislative texts and treaties, or provisions thereof, concerning the legal status of the UN and related IGOs; a general overview of the legal activities of the UN and related IGOs; selected treaties concerning international law concluded under the auspices of the organizations concerned; selected decisions of administrative tribunals of the UN and related IGOs; selected legal opinions of the UN and related IGOs; a list of judgments, advisory opinions and selected decisions rendered by international tribunals; selected decisions of national tribunals relating to the work of the UN and related IGOs

Britain and the European Union (Hardcover, 2nd edition): David Gowland Britain and the European Union (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
David Gowland
R4,432 Discovery Miles 44 320 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This engaging and concise new edition offers the student and general reader a compact, readable treatment of British membership of the European Union (EU) from 1973 up until the present day and Brexit, with detailed analysis of the period 1945-1972 accounting for Britain's absence from the formation of the EU. It provides a highly distilled and accessible analysis and overview of some of the parameters and recurring features of Britain's membership of the European Union, touching on all the major facets of membership at this critical time in Britain's relationship with Europe. Key features of the new edition: examines the constant and changing character of British membership of the EU; discusses the problematical and often paradoxical features of EU membership; familiarises the reader with both academic and public debates about the subject; offers thematic treatment of all aspects of policy and attitudes towards the EU; significantly restructured and updated to include the origins of the decision to hold a referendum on UK membership of the EU, the campaign, explanations for its outcome, and the course, substance and implications of the UK-EU Brexit negotiations. This book will be of key interest to scholars, students and the generally interested reader in the areas of European Politics/Studies, British Politics, EU Politics/Studies, Area Studies and International Relations.

United Nations Disarmament Processes in Intra-State Conflict (Hardcover): S Hill United Nations Disarmament Processes in Intra-State Conflict (Hardcover)
S Hill
R2,889 Discovery Miles 28 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Stephen Hill analyzes the factors that affected the success or failure of the UN disarmament processes during intra-state peacekeeping missions conducted between 1991 and 1999. He examines seven case studies including Cambodia, Mozambique, the former Yugoslavia, Somalia, El Salvador, and the last two operations in Angola. The text utilizes developing approaches to conflict resolution in order to create an analytical framework through which to assess the UN's attempts at disarmament.

The Impact of Radical Right-Wing Parties in West European Democracies (Hardcover, 2006 ed.): M. Williams The Impact of Radical Right-Wing Parties in West European Democracies (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)
M. Williams
R1,524 Discovery Miles 15 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book contends that far-right parties play pivotal roles in setting the tone of political debates, shaping the political party system, and structuring government policy. Increasingly, as national governments attempt to cope with new realities of greater global migration, strained welfare states, and threats of foreign terror, opportunities have opened for parties of the far right to position themselves strategically.

The Harmonization of European Public Policy - Regional Responses to Transnational Challenges (Hardcover): Leon Hurwitz The Harmonization of European Public Policy - Regional Responses to Transnational Challenges (Hardcover)
Leon Hurwitz
R2,789 Discovery Miles 27 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Cinematic Perspectives on International Law (Hardcover): Olivier Corten, Francois Dubuisson, Martyna Falkowska-Clarys Cinematic Perspectives on International Law (Hardcover)
Olivier Corten, Francois Dubuisson, Martyna Falkowska-Clarys
R2,631 Discovery Miles 26 310 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Why are constitutionalist ideals so prominent in science fiction? Does Independence Day depict self-defence as a legal concept with absolute limits? Is international law lost in space? This innovative interdisciplinary volume represents the first exploration of the relationship between international law and cinema. From Star Wars to Werner Herzog, The Godfather to The West Wing, this book uncovers a diverse range of representations of international law and its norms in film and television. Examining the wider links between international law, cinema, and ideology, the contributions not only examine visual representations of international law, but they offer an essential insight into the functions fulfilled by these cinematic representations. Providing an extraordinary introduction to a variety of perspectives on core international legal questions, Cinematic perspectives on international law extends a valuable methodology by which international lawyers can critique the depiction of international law in film. -- .

The Western European Union - International Politics Between Alliance and Integration (Paperback): Sally Rohan The Western European Union - International Politics Between Alliance and Integration (Paperback)
Sally Rohan
R1,465 Discovery Miles 14 650 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This full-term study of the Western European Union (WEU) brings to life the history of Europe's search for a co-operative security and defence order, from its post World War II origins to the present day. Establishing the WEU as a support organization, designed to promote the two security "ideas" of collective defence and integration through the primary organizations of Alliance and Community, this book offers a window onto the challenges faced in the development and management of NATO and the evolving EC/EU over time. As the WEU's historical journey unfolds, the frequently competing visions of the future organization of the European security space are exposed in the fluctuating nature of its own functional evolution and devolution. A hybrid organization driven by its dual support role, the constructively ambiguous and conveniently autonomous WEU was to provide a mechanism through which divergent interests could converge and inherent tensions be relieved, preventing NATO and EC/EU stagnation. This book offers fresh insight into the means by which the gradual transformation of the institutional framework of European security was enabled, and stakes the WEU's claim as a fundamental and life-long contributor to the stability of the European security system.

European Portugal - The Difficult Road to Sustainable Democracy (Hardcover): J. Magone European Portugal - The Difficult Road to Sustainable Democracy (Hardcover)
J. Magone
R2,872 Discovery Miles 28 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book analyses the Europeanization of the Portuguese political system in the context of globalization and the so-called Third Wave of Democratization. It pursues the thesis that democratization and Europeanization are two intertwined processes in the case of Portugal. Inte gration into the European Union has changed considerably the rationalities within the political structures of the Portuguese political system. Furthermore, the author stresses the necessity to encourage greater political participation of the population and to evolve towards a project of sustainable democracy.

A History of the United Nations - Volume 2: The Age of Decolonization, 1955-1965 (Hardcover): Evan Luard A History of the United Nations - Volume 2: The Age of Decolonization, 1955-1965 (Hardcover)
Evan Luard
R5,662 Discovery Miles 56 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This history of the United Nations recounts the actions of the UN in confronting the world's crisis situations, the conflicting policies of the member states and the initiatives undertaken in each case to preserve the peace. It is based on detailed examination of the record UN discussions.;This volume deals with a period when the organization was involved with major crises over Suez, Hungary, Lebanon, India, the Congo, the Cuba Missile Crisis and armed conflicts in Cyprus, Kashmir and the Dominican Republic. It covers the first UN peace-keeping operations: in Sinai, the Congo and Cyprus. It examines the effectiveness of the UN's peace-keeping role in these countries and suggests how this might be improved.

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