This title was first published in 2003. In this study Ricardo Gomez traces the origins of the external Mediterranean policy of the European Union (EU) and examines in detail the negotiations that shaped the policy and its impact. Combining historical analysis with case studies of the Euro-Med partnership initiative, EU policy on Algeria and the EU's involvement in the Middle East peace process, he covers a diverse array of issues that will appeal to scholars across a variety of sub-disciplines of political science and international relations.

This title was first published in 2003. In this study Ricardo Gomez traces the origins of the external Mediterranean policy of the European Union (EU) and examines in detail the negotiations that shaped the policy and its impact. Combining historical analysis with case studies of the Euro-Med partnership initiative, EU policy on Algeria and the EU's involvement in the Middle East peace process, he covers a diverse array of issues that will appeal to scholars across a variety of sub-disciplines of political science and international relations.

Public venues are vital to information access across the globe, yet few formal studies exist of the complex ways people in developing countries use information technologies in public access places. Libraries, Telecentres, Cybercafes and Public Access to ICT: International Comparisons presents groundbreaking research on the new challenges and opportunities faced by public libraries, community telecentres, and cybercafes that offer public access to computers and other information and communication technologies. Written in plain language, the book presents an in-depth analysis of the spaces that serve underserved populations, bridge digital divides, and further social and economic development objectives, including employability. With examples and experiences from around the world, this book sheds light on a surprising and understudied facet of the digital revolution at a time when effective digital inclusion strategies are needed more than ever.

This is a study of the socio-political, economic, environmental and spiritual reality of Latin America and the response of the Christian church. The purpose of this investigation is to provide a paradigm for integral mission based on Luke-Acts that enables the Latin American church to embody missio Dei.

Das Corona-Virus bestimmt seit mehr als zwei Jahren das Leben in Deutschland. Solange Politik und Gesellschaft auf Bundes-, Landes- und Kommunalebene kooperativ, subsidiar und selbstverantwortlich gehandelt haben, war die Coronapolitik am effektivsten und die Eingriffstiefe staatlicher Massnahmen am geringsten. Doch Politik und Gesellschaft haben sich zu oft in sich selbst verheddert, zu oft gegenseitig blockiert und die Verantwortung gegenseitig zugeschoben. Am Ende des Tages ist die Bilanz vor allem deswegen ernuchternd, weil wir die Vorteile unserer Gesellschaftsordnung - Demokratie, Foederalismus und Selbstbestimmung - fur das Krisenmanagement zu wenig in Wert gesetzt haben. Die Politik war nicht in der Lage, Orientierung zu geben, die Gesellschaft driftete auseinander und die Coronabekampfung entsolidarisierte sich zunehmend.

Diferente de outros estados da regiao Nordeste brasileira, o turismo no estado do Piaui encontra-se em fase inicial de desenvolvimento, pois os fluxos turisticos nacionais e internacionais sao pouco observados. Os principais atrativos turisticos do estado sao o Parque Nacional da Serra da Capivara (no sul do Piaui), o Parque Nacional de Sete Cidades (na porcao centro-norte do estado), o Delta do Parnaiba (no litoral do estado) e a capital Teresina, nas modalidades de turismo de eventos e negocios e o turismo de saude. Ao longo dos 350 quilometros da BR 343 que separa Teresina do litoral piauiense existem outras localidades de interesse para o turismo, tais como Campo Maior, Castelo do Piaui, Piripiri e Pedro II. Esses destinos, contudo, ainda sao pouco visitados pelos usuarios da rodovia. Dessa forma, a obra tem por objetivo geral identificar e analisar os fatores condicionantes a existencia de um corredor turistico e sua importancia como fator de desenvolvimento sustentavel para uma regiao, tendo como enfoque a analise do trecho da BR 343, entre Teresina e o litoral do Piaui."