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This timely Research Handbook examines the dynamic and
interdependent relationship between law and diplomacy in the
contemporary international system. Through accounts of the actual
practice of international law and diplomacy, it provides insights
into how international law and relations operate and examines the
complex relationship. An impressive selection of contributors
provides analyses of bilateral and multilateral diplomacy in
international law making, interpretation, and adjudication. These
accounts include examinations of legal diplomacy, reforms within
international organisations, judicial diplomacy, and the role of
non-state actors - including NGOs and corporations - in the
international system. Chapters consist of case studies of treaty
negotiations, multilateral legal reform, and the resolution of
disputes under formal and informal international legal mechanisms.
This Handbook also assesses the relative roles of lawyers,
diplomats and lawyer-diplomats within the international system, and
the ethical framework for their professional conduct. This Handbook
will be helpful to advanced undergraduate, graduate, and law
students, as well as researchers, practitioners, and policy makers
interested in multilateralism, diplomacy, international law,
international organisations, civil society, and the ethics of law
and diplomacy.
The concept of "Place" has become prominent in natural resource
management, as professionals increasingly recognize the importance
of scale, place-specific meanings, local knowledge, and
social-ecological dynamics. Place-Based Conservation: Perspectives
from the Social Sciences offers a thorough examination of the
topic, dividing its exploration into four broad areas. Place-Based
Conservation provides a comprehensive resource for researchers and
practitioners to help build the conceptual grounding necessary to
understand and to effectively practice place-based conservation.
How are ethnographic knowledge and anthropological theory created
out of field experiences? Working in the Field explores emplacement
and experience-centered narratives as the modes in working in
places brings anthropology to life. Stewart and Strathern show how
first impressions of an area carry depths of meanings which can
gradually be unpacked in later analysis and how the fieldworker's
memories may become blended with those of the people studied as a
result of long-term engagement with them. Spanning Papua New
Guinea, Taiwan, and Scotland, and Ireland, Stewart and Strathern
show how fieldwork in apparently different areas can lead to
unexpected comparisons and discoveries of similarities in human
cross-cultural patterns of behavior.
One of the truisms in American politics has been that "divisive"
primaries hurt the party's prospects of winning the presidency in
the general election. However, traditional definitions of divisive
primaries focus too much on candidate behavior and not enough on
the actual divisions and fractures within a party. The Invisible
Hands of Political Parties in Presidential Elections proposes a new
measure of party cohesion that instead looks at individual donors
who are willing to contribute to multiple candidates during the
early stages of the presidential primaries. The authors of this
collection reveal how these preprimary donor networks can serve as
an accurate barometer of party unity, providing a significant
perspective on the changing roles of political parties in American
government today.
The concept of Place has become prominent in natural resource
management, as professionals increasingly recognize the importance
of scale, place-specific meanings, local knowledge, and
social-ecological dynamics. "Place-Based Conservation: Perspectives
from the Social Sciences" offers a thorough examination of the
topic, dividing its exploration into four broad areas.
"Place-Based Conservation" provides a comprehensive resource for
researchers and practitioners to help build the conceptual
grounding necessary to understand and to effectively practice
place-based conservation.
"Sex and Aesthetics in Samuel Beckett's Works "places sex and
sexuality firmly at the heart of Beckett's ouevre. From the
earliest prose to the late plays, Paul Stewart uncovers a profound
mistrust of procreation and a surprising variety of
non-reproductive forms of sex-- the solitary, the homoerotic, and
the geriatric--which challenge established notions of propriety and
identity politics. Sex informs Beckett's search for a means of
aesthetic creation not infected by aspects of natural procreation,
and the suffering and death which it entails, in the hope that the
tyranny of Schopenhauer's will-to-live might be overcome. Paul
Stewart ably and amply shows that sex, so long overlooked, is an
integral, and troubling, facet of Beckett's art.
An examination of the form and character of recent transformations
in the international automobile industry. Using comparative and
national-based case study analysis, it explores the nature of such
recent developments (outsourcing, modularization, high performance
workplaces, etc.) and their impact on issues in the sector on a
world scale.
This book examines the most recent transformations in the
automobile industry. In particular it analyzes the impact of the
new forms of industrial restructuring on production organization
and the organization of labor and employee relations within Fiat in
Italy, Volkswagen in Brazil and Renault and MCC/Smart in France.
These case studies illustrate the most recent radical changes in
the industry (outsourcing and modular organisation) and show how
they have affected lean production.
This book examines the form and character of the internationalization of employee relations in the automobile industry. It goes onto examine the impact of the new forms of regionalization and their impact on employment relations within firms. Case studies are used to examine the transformation of employment standards, including General Motors, Toyota, Renault, FIAT and Peugeot. The book also assesses the significance of the emergence of regional integration processes in the form of regional economic spaces (EC, Nafta, Mercusor and ASEAN).
This book examines the form and character of the
internationalisation of employee relations in the automobile
industry. It goes on to examine the impact of the new forms of
regionalization and their impact on employment relations within
firms. Case studies are used to examine the transformation of
employment standards, including General Motors, Toyota, Renault,
FIAT and Peugeot. The book also assesses the significance of the
emergence of regional integration processes in the form of regional
economic spaces (EC, Nafta, Mercusor and ASEAN).
An updated and expanded edition of the widely used overview of
international human rights law for students, practitioners, and
professors. Provides a comprehensive overview of the international,
regional and domestic human rights systems. Reviews recent
developments in the field, including in the UN, European, OAS and
African human rights systems and the adoption of new conventions
such as those on forced disappearances and persons with
disabilities. Includes chapters on the treatment of human rights
treaties and norms within the U.S. legal system as well as on the
role of non-governmental human rights organizations. Discover the
history behind international human rights, including the
institutional context from which they evolved. An unparalleled
resource for beginning students as well as more experienced
practitioners.
This book places sex and sexuality firmly at the heart of Beckett.
From the earliest prose to the late plays, Paul Stewart uncovers a
profound mistrust of procreation which nevertheless allows for a
surprising variety of non-reproductive forms of sex which challenge
established notions of sexual propriety and identity politics.
The Rhodesian African Rifles overcame profoundly divisive racial
and tribal differences among its members because a transcendent
"regimental culture" superseded the disparate cultures of its
individual soldiers and officers. The RAR's culture grew around the
traditions of the British regimental system, after which the RAR
was patterned. The soldiers of the RAR, regardless of racial or
tribal background, identified themselves first as soldiers and
members of the regiment, before their individual race and tribe.
Regimental history and traditions, as well as shared hardships on
deployments and training were mechanisms that forced officers and
soldiers to see past differences. The RAR is remarkable because
these bonds stayed true through to the end of the war, through
incredible pressure on black Rhodesians to succumb to the black
nationalist groups and cast off a government that was portrayed to
them as oppressive, racist and hateful. Through the end of the Bush
War, 1965-1980, RAR soldiers remained loyal and steadfast to their
regiment, and that must be their legacy. In the end, the values of
the government were irrelevant. It was the regiment that drew these
men in, and their loyalty was more to their comrades and their
heritage than to any particular government or cause.
The Rhodesian African Rifles overcame profoundly divisive racist
and tribal differences among its members because a transcendent
"regimental culture" superseded the disparate cultures of its
individual soldiers and officers. The RAR's culture grew around the
traditions of the British regimental system, after which the RAR
was patterned. The soldiers of the RAR, regardless of racial or
tribal background, identified themselves first as soldiers and
members of the regiment, before their individual race and tribe.
Regimental history and traditions, as well as shared hardships on
deployments and training were mechanisms that forced officers and
soldiers to see past differences. The RAR is remarkable because
these bonds stayed true through to the end of the war, through
incredible pressure on black Rhodesians to succumb to the black
nationalist groups and cast off a government that was portrayed to
them as oppressive, racist and hateful. Through the end of the Bush
War, 1965-1980, RAR soldiers remained loyal and steadfast to their
regiment, and that must be their legacy. In the end, the values of
the government were irrelevant. It was the regiment that drew these
men in, and their loyalty was more to their comrades and their
heritage than to any particular government or cause.
"Social media is changing the workings of our museums. Our
hierarchical structure has historically disseminated information
from our experts to our visitors. The envisioned twenty-first
century model, however, is more level. Instead of a one-way
presentation, online visitors are often interested in having a
conversation with our curators and content providers. And many of
us are joining our traditional experts in representing our
institutions in these conversations. In response, new media
specialists have been looking for ways to engage our public by
designing and using applications that encourage dialogue..." Jeff
Gates, Lead Producer, New Media Initiatives, Smithsonian American
Art Museum Conversations with Visitors: Social Media and Museums
brings together for the first time in book form a rich and varied
international collection of essays which examine this concept in
depth. In its 360 pages, Conversations with Visitors shares the
experience of some of the world's leading international thinkers
and doers in the field of social media and museums. Together, these
essays provide sound, practice-based advice on communicating with,
involving, challenging, and analysing museum visitors (and
non-visitors) through the use of many different types and styles of
social media.
This thesis examines the impact of the 1967 flight deck fire on the
aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA 59) and the resulting two
investigations, on the development of U.S. Navy damage control
doctrine and equipment. The first investigation focused solely on
the Forrestal fire; the second assessed the safety of aircraft
carrier operations throughout the U.S. Navy. Both investigation
reports included several proposals to improve shipboard damage
control. The thesis found that most of these recommendations were
successfully implemented, substantially enhancing shipboard damage
control capability over the long term. Successful implementation of
these proposals depended on the following: strong support by,
long-term involvement of, and resourcing by the Chief of Naval
Operations; as well as broad agreement by senior Navy leaders that
the proposed changes were necessary based on lessons learned from
the two investigations. Training and material deficiencies appeared
to be non-controversial and thus relatively easy to correct;
proposals that did not mesh well with Navy culture and existing
personnel practices appeared especially controversial and were not
successfully implemented.
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